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The New 
Standard Formulary 



Comprising in Part I all Preparations official 
or included in the Pharmacopeias, Dis- 
pensatories or Formularies of the World, 
together with a vast collection from other 



sources. 



The Parts following embracing Domestic 
and Veterinary Remedies, Proprietary and 
Synthetic Remedies, Perfumes and 1 oilet 
Articles, Soda and other Beverages and 
Domestic Utilities. 



BY 
A. EMIL HISS, PH. G. 

A*ND 
ALBERT E. EBERT, PH. M., PH. D. 

FIFTH REVISED EDITION 

BY 

E. D. IRVINE, PH. G. 




CHICAGO 

G. P. ENGELHARD & COMPANY 



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COPYRIGHT 1920 

By G. P. ENGELHARD & COMPANY 




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CONTENTS 



PAGES 
PART I PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS ... H 

Part II. Domestic and Veterinary Remedies . 545 

Part III. Synthetic and Proprietary Preparations 659 

Part IV. Perfumes and Toilet Articles ... 881 

Part V. Soda Fountain Beverages . . ■ • 1023 

Part VI. Domestic Utilities ...••• 1033 



PREFACE 



The original Standard Formulary has been so extensively 
revised and greatly enlarged that the present edition is more than 
double the former size. 

The first part contains a vast collection of so-called pharma- 
ceutical or galenical preparations. It includes all the formulas 
of the United States Pharmacopoeia, the National Formulary, the 
Eclectic Dispensatory, the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia, the Cin- 
cinnati Academy of Pharmacy, the British Pharmacopeia, the 
British Formulary, the German Pharmacopeia, the Thomsonian 
preparations, Rademacher's preparations, and Kneipp's remedies ; 
also many from the Austrian Pharmacopeia, the German For- 
mulary, the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Pharmacopeias, the 
French Codex, from formularies of several American hospitals, 
and of the London Throat Hospital ; also the best afforded by 
Hager's and Dietrich's manuals, as well as many other formulas 
which are considered practical and useful and have received the 
sanction of good authority. In this part are included formulas 
for articles of surgical use, such as medicated cottons, gauzes, 
ligatures, etc., also dermatic varnishes and pastes, and many of 
Unna's and Lassar's preparations. 

Part II includes the vast array of preparations for Domestic 
and Veterinary use which pharmacists are expected to keep put 
up ready for counter sale. Whatever information regarding dis- 
eased conditions is necessary to enable the pharmacist to make 
intelligent selections from the formulas here offered is also in- 
cluded. 

Part III includes the so-called Patent Medicines, the Phar- 
maceutical Preparations, and the Synthetic Remedies. These 
three classes, while not similar, frequently bear similar titles, and 
are for this reason more appropriately placed together than in 
separate divisions. The arrangement is entirely alphabetical. 

Part IV is a comprehensive treatise on Perfumes and Toilet 
Articles. A great deal of attention is paid to the chemistry 
of volatile oils, the isolated principles of these oils, and the 
various synthetics used in the manufacture of perfumery prod- 
ucts. As many reliable formulas as possible, mentioning these 
synthetics, for perfumery articles, are included. 



Part V contains a choice collection of formulas from the 
Manual of Soda and Other Beverages. 

Part VI includes all remaining formulas which will prove 
of service to the pharmacist, such as shoe blackings, inks, polishes, 
and everything else of whatsoever nature the druggist deals or 
wishes to know about. This part is therefore not the least 
useful of all. 

Whenever possible, the formulas in the different parts have 
been arranged in alphabetical order. A copious index is also 
provided. 

All information that has ever been furnished in the pamphlets 
and treatises by the various departments at Washington, par- 
ticularly the Department of Agriculture, has been utilized to the 
fullest possible extent in this book. A large amount of valuable 
information has been derived from this source. 

Attention is called to the completeness of the various intro- 
ductories to each primary topic. 

The quantities of all formulas have been adapted to the 
usual needs of retail pharmacists, these quantities being such 
even amounts as a pint, half-gallon, gallon, etc. 

Formulas taken from foreign sources have been recast so 
as to eliminate the weighing of liquids and to reduce or change 
the amounts to these even quantities. 

Owing to the greater familiarity of druggists in this country 
with the avoirdupois system of weights, troy weights and the 
metric system have been discarded. 

The reformed spelling has been adopted in designating 
chemical names, such as iodin for iodine, sulfur for sulphur, 
chlorid for chloride, sulfid for sulphide, etc. 

A. E. HISS. 

The above, written by Professor Hiss, one of the authors of 
the First Edition of the New Standard Formulary, applies equally 
to this, the Fifth Edition. The present edition has been revised 
to correspond with all Pharmacopoeias and Official Formularies, 
published since the date of the first edition. 

E. D. IRVINE. 



Part I. 

PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS 



Abstracts. 

These preparations were introduced 
into the United States Pharmacopeia of 
1880, but were dropped from the edition 
of 1890. They are still used to some 
extent ; ,the following is a general proc- 
ess for their manufacture : 

Drug, No. 60 powder av.oz. 8 

Menstruum, 
t Powdered sugar of milk, each.. 

sufficient 

Moisten the drug with menstruum, 
and pack, macerate, and extract in the 
usual way for making fluid extracts, re- 
serving the first 6^4 fluidounces of per- 
colate obtained and continuing percola- 
tion until the drug is exhausted. Evap- 
orate the second percolate, at a temper- 
ature not exceeding 50 degrees C, to 
1% fluidounces; mix this with the re- 
serve percolate, place the whole in a 
broad evaporating dish or other suitable 
vessel; add 4 av. ounces of milk sugar, 
mix well, cover the vessel with a piece 
of thin muslin gauze to exclude dust, 
and set the whole aside in a warm place, 
where the temperature will not rise 
above 50 degrees C, until the mixture 
is dry. Then add enough milk sugar to 
make the whole weigh 4 av. ounces, re- 
duce the whole to a uniform fine pow- 
der, and keep in a well-stoppered bottle. 

Essentially, therefore, the process of 
manufacture consists in making a fluid 
extract, evaporating this to a dry solid 
extract, and adding enough milk sugar 
to make up a quantity of one-half of 
the weight of the original drug. 

Eleven abstracts were official, viz., aco- 
nite, belladonna (root), conium (fruit), 
digitalis, henbane (leaves), ignatia, ja- 
lap, nux vomica, podophyllum, senega 
and valerian. The menstruum usually 
employed in extracting the drugs was 
alcohol, the exceptions being nux vom- 



ica and ignatia, in which the menstruum 
was a mixture of alcohol and water in 
the proportion of eight of the former to 
one of the latter, and conium, in which 
the first four fluidounces of alcohol used 
as menstruum is mixed with three 
fluidrams of diluted hydrochloric acid. 
Abernethy's Remedies. 

Abernethy was a celebrated English 
physician who placed great reliance on 
the mercury treatment, his favorite pre- 
scription being a 5-grain blue mass pill 
at night, to be followed by 1 to 1^ 
fluidounces of black draught (compound 
infusion of senna). 

The composition of the pill was 
changed subsequently but was finally 
settled at 3 gr. of blue mass with 2 gr. 
of compound extract of colocynth. This 
is what should be given when Aber- 
nethy's pills are demanded, although 
sometimes a 5-gr. pill composed of 2 
parts of compound extract of colocynth 
and 1 part of blue mass is used. 

This is also used as Abernethy's pill: 

Socotrine aloes gr. 2 

Extract of henbane gr. 2 

Blue mass gr. 1 

Ipecac gr. 5/6 

Acid, Acetic, Diluted. 

Acetic acid » . . . av.oz. 1 

Distilled water av.oz. 5 

Both ingredients are to be weighed. 
The acid employed should be of the 
U. S. P. strength, viz., 36 per cent, of 
absolute acid. A weaker acid may be 
used as well as a stronger one, in the 
one case using less water for dilution, 
in the other more, so that the product 
contains 6 per cent, of absolute acid. — 
U. S. P. 
Acid, Carbolic, Liquefied. 

Liquefy the acid by placing the un- 
stoppered container in a water bath and 
heat gradually until the crystals are 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



melted ; transfer the liquid to a tared 
vessel and weigh, and to every 9 parts 
by weight add one part of distilled wa- 
ter, and mix thoroughly.— U. S. P. 

The liquefied acid of the Germ. 
Pharm. differs from this only in being 
made from 10 parts of acid to one part 
of water. 

Acid, Carbolic, No. 33. 

This is a dilution of carbolic acid 
recommended by the Cleveland Phar- 
maceutical Association as more conveni- 
ent and safe to use than liquefied car- 
bolic acid, i.e., crystal carbolic acid 
melted and maintained in a liquid state 
by the addition of 5 per cent, of water, 
alcohol, or glycerin. It was directed to 
be prepared as follows : 

Carbolic acid, crystal. . 

av.oz. 2 or fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 5 or fl.oz. 4 

Melt the acid and add the glycerin. 

This No. S3 acid mixes readily with 
water in all proportions, and, not being 
as caustic as the ordinary liquefied acid, 
cannot result in as much mischief or 
fatality if used improperly, or if taken 
accidentally or purposely. 

In Chicago the sale of a 33 1/3 per 
cent, acid consisting of equal parts of 
liquefied carbolic acid, alcohol and gly- 
cerin is permitted by a city ordinance. 

Acid, Carbolic, Camphorated. (Phe- 
nol Camphor. — Carbolized Cam- 
phor. — Camphorated Phenol.) 

Camphor, coarse powder, .av.oz. 10 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 3 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. y 2 

Triturate together until an oily liquid 
is obtained, or mix in a bottle and agi- 
tate frequently until solution occurs. 

Acid, Carbolic, Iodized. (Phenol 
Iodatum. — Idoized Phenol.) 

Iodin, reduced to powder, .av.oz. 1 

Glycerin av.oz. 3 

Carbolic acid av.oz. 1 

Put the iodin into a flask, add the 
acid, previously melted, then the gly- 
cerin, and digest the mixture at a gentle 
heat, frequently agitating, until the iodin 
is dissolved. 



Keep the product in glass-stoppered 
vials, in a dark place. 

The above is used as a local applica- 
tion in uterine and skin diseases. A 
modified form is the so-called carbolate 
of iodin inhalant. — N. F. 
Acid, Hydrobromic, Diluted. 

This preparation is recognized by the 
U. S. P. which, however, gives no proc- 
ess for it. It may be prepared as fol- 
lows : 

Potassium bromid av.oz. 3 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 2>Va 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the salt and acid each sepa- 
rately in 8 fluidounces of water, then 
mix the solutions, put the mixture in a 
cold place, preferably on ice, for about 
12 hours, then decant the clear liquid, 
and filter it. 

The product contains 10 per cent, of 
absolute hydrobromic acid. There is also 
some cream of tartar which is unob- 
jectionable in most instances but at 
times may interfere with its usefulness. 
A superior product is obtained by 
Squibb's process, the mixing of solution 
of potassium bromid and sulfuric acid, 
allowing the potassium sulfate to cry- 
stallize out, and then distilling. 

The product should be kept in glass- 
stoppered bottles, protected from light 

Acid, Hydrochloric, Diluted. (Dilu- 
ted Muriatic Acid.) 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 4^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 11^2 

Or mix in the proportion of 5 av. 
ounces and 11 av.ounces. — U. S. P. 
Keep in glass-stoppered bottles. 
The acid used for the above should 
be a c. p. article corresponding in 
strength to the U. S. P. If weaker, 
more of it or proportionately less water 
should be employed. The diluted acid 
should contain 10 per cent, by weight of 
absolute acid. 

Acid, Hydrocyanic, Diluted. (Prus- 
sic Acid.) 

I. 

The U. S. P. VIII states that it may be 
prepared extemporaneously as follow*: 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Silver cyanid gr. 54 

Diluted hydrochloric acid. . .fl.dr. 2^ 

Distilled water fl.dr. 7 

Mix the acid and water, add the silver 
cyanid and shake the whole together in 
a glass-stoppered bottle. When the pre- 
cipitate has subsided, pour off the clear 
liquid. 

The product contains not less than 2 
per cent, by weight of absolute acid. 
U. S. P. IX gives no process but gives 
the strength as 1.9% to 2.1%. 

This preparation should be kept in 
small, dark amber-colored, cork-stopper- 
ed bottles in a cool place. 

The U. S. P. 1890 gave another more 
elaborate process for this preparation, 
which is here given. 
II. 

Potassium ferrocyanid, coarse 
powder gr. 300 

Sulfuric acid fl.dr. 2 

Water fl.dr. 17 

Distilled water, sufficient. 

Place the potassium salt in a tubulated 
retort and add to it 10 fluidrams of 
water. Connect the neck of the retort 
(which is to be directed upward) by 
means of a bent tube with a well-cooled 
condenser, the delivery tube of which 
terminates in a receiver, surrounded by 
ice-cold water, containing 17 fluidrams 
of distilled water. All the joints of the 
apparatus, with exception of the neck 
of the receiver, having been made air- 
tight by means of well-fitting corks, 
pour into the retort through the tubu- 
lure the sulfuric acid previously di- 
luted with 6]/ 2 fluidrams of water. Gent- 
ly mix the contents of the retort, and 
then heat it in a sand bath so as to keep 
the liquid in brisk ebullition until about 
one-half of its volume has passed into 
the receiver. Detach the receiver and 
assay a small portion of the contents by 
the method given below. Then add to 
the remainder so much distilled water 
as may be required to bring the product 
to the strength of 2 per cent, by weight 
of absolute acid. 



The sulfuric acid used must be of U. 
S. P. quality, i. e., of 98 per cent, 
strength, free from arsenic, etc. If 
weaker than 98 per cent., more of it 
must be used and correspondingly less 
water. 

The assay process for the above is as 
follows: Mix in a flask, about 100 c. c. 
capacity, 0.27 gm. of the distillate with 
sufficient distilled water and light mag- 
nesia to make an opaque mixture of 
about 10 c. c. Add to this 2 or 3 drops 
of potassium chromate test solution U. 
S. P., and then from a burette silver 
nitrate decinormal volumetric solution 
until a red tint is produced which does 
not again disappear on shaking. Each 
c. c. of silver solution used indicates 1 
per cent of absolute hydrocyanic acid. 

Acid, Hydrocyanic, Scheele's. 

This is to be prepared from potassium 
ferrocyanid and sulfuric acid according 
to the process of the U. S. P., but in- 
creasing the quantity of the ingredients . 
proportionately. It should contain 4 per - 
cent, of absolute hydrocyanic acid. — 
Brit. Form. 
Acid, Hydrofluoric, Diluted. 

This is to contain 1/5 per cent, of ab- 
solute hydrofluoric acid. — Brit. Form. 
Acid, Hypophosphorous. 

According to the U. S. P., this con- 
tains 30 to 32% by weight of absolute 
hypophosphorous acid and 70 per cent, of 
water. The U. S. P. gives no process 
for making it but one is given by the 
N. F. Ill and the Brit. Form., both of 
which are here given : 
I. 

Potassium hypophosphite. .av.oz. 9 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 12^4 

Diluted alcohol. 

Distilled water, each, sufficient. 

Dissolve the potassium salt in 9 fluid- 
ounces ,of water, previously warmed 
and the tartaric acid in 17 fluidounces 
of diluted alcohol. Mix the solutions in 
a flask of sufficient capacity to permit 
agitation, cork and shake well, and set 
the flask in a bath, of ice water for 12 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



hours. Then carefully pour the mixture 
into a funnel, the neck of which has 
been closed with a pledget of cotton, 
and when all the liquid has drained off, 
rinse the flask and wash the crystalline 
precipitate in the funnel with small por- 
tions of cold diluted alcohol unitl the 
washings no longer respond to the tests 
for hypophosphorous acid (black precip- 
itate with silver nitrate or white precipi- 
tate with mercuric chlorid). Mix the 
original filtrate and the washings, and 
evaporate the whole on a water bath at 
a temperature not exceeding 60 degrees 
C. until all the alcohol has been dissi- 
pated. Allow the liquid to cool and add 
enough distilled water to make the prod- 
uct weigh 18 av. ounces. This meas- 
ures about 16 fluidounces. 

It should be preserved in well-stop- 
pered bottles. 

II. 

Barium hypophosphite, contain- 
ing not less than 95 p. c. 
Ba. (H 2 P 2 ) 2 av.oz. 8 

Diluted sulfuric acid, 

Distilled water, each, sufficient. 

Dissolve the barium salt in 36 fluid- 
ounces of hot distilled water, add 22^/^, 
fluidounces of diluted sulfuric acid, 
after which continue the addition of 
more acid, drop by drop, until no furth- 
er turbidity is produced. Set aside in a 
warm place and filter the clear liquid. 
Wash the precipitate by decantation with 
successive portions of water until the 
washings are no longer acid, filter, unite 
the filtrates, and evaporate the combined 
liquid on a water bath until it has the 
sp. gr. of 1.1367. — Brit. Form. 

The product will weigh about 11^2 
av. ounces, and contain 30 per cent, of 
absolute acid. 

Acid, Hypophosphorous, Diluted. 

According to the U. S. P. this prep- 
aration contains 9.5 to 10.5% by weight 
of absolute hypophosphorous acid and is 
directed to be made by maxing 1 part 
by weight of the 30 per cent, acid with 
2 parts of distilled water. 



Acid, Metaphosphoric, Diluted. (Di- 
luted Glacial Phosphoric Acid.) 

Phosphoric acid, glacial gr. 365 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 8 
Dissolve the acid in the water, with- 
out heat. 

This preparation should be kept in a 
cool ancl dark place, and should not be 
prepared in larger quantity than may be 
consumed within a few months. 

The resulting product contains about 
10 per cent, of metaphosphoric acid, 
provided the glacial acid was free from 
impurities. That which is sold in form 
of glassy lumps is usually of sufficient 
purity. The variety in form of round 
sticks is more or less impure, containing 
generally more than 15 per cent, of 
sodium phosphate. If this variety is 
alone available, a proportionately larger 
quantity must be taken, to be determin- 
ed, if time permits, by an assay of the 
free acid present. If no special accur- 
acy is required, about 420 grains of this 
variety of the acid may be reckoned to 
be equivalent to the quantity directed in 
the above given formula. 

Whenever iron pyrophosphate (U. S. 
P. or scale) forms one of the ingredi- 
ents of a mixture containing diluted 
phosphoric acid, the official tribasic acid 
is unsuitable, as it produces with the 
salt a gelatinous precipitate. If a clear 
mixture is required, the above prepara- 
tion is to be used in place of the official. 
The same may be done when iron phos- 
phate (U. S. P. or scale) is prescribed, 
though the precipitate caused by the offi- 
cial acid in this case is not as bulky, and 
under certain conditions may not form 
at all. It must also be remembered, 
however, that the glacial acid is itself 
incompatible with certain other sub- 
stances.— N. F. III. 

Acid, Nitric, Diluted. 

Nitric acid fl.oz. i l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12^2 

Or mix in the proportion of 2 l / 2 av. 
ounces and 14H av. ounces. 

Keep in dark amber-colored glass- 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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The acid should be of U. S. P. quality 
and strength; if weaker, more should be 
employed and correspondingly less 
water. The product should contain 10 
per cent, by weight of absolute acid. — 
U. S. P. VIII. 

Acid, Nitrohydrochloric. (Nitromu- 
riatic Acid. — Aqua Regia.) 

Nitric acid, U. S. P fl.dr. 3 

Hydrochloric acid, U. S. P. fl.dr. 13^ 
Mix the acids in a capacious glass 
vessel and, when effervescence has ceas- 
ed, transfer the product to dark amber- 
colored, glass-stoppered bottles which 
should not be more than half filled and 
keep them in a cool place. — U. S. P. 

Acid,, Nitrohydrochloric, Diluted. 
(Diluted Nitromuriatic Acid.) 

Nitric acid fl.dr. 5% 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 3 

Distilled water fl.oz. 13 

Mix the acids in a capacious glass 
vessel and, when effervescence has ceas- 
ed, add the water. Keep the product in 
dark amber-colored, glass-stoppered bot- 
tles in a cool place. — U. S. P. 

The acids should be of the U. S. P. 
quality and strength, viz., nitric acid 68 
per cent, of absolute acid and the hydro- 
chloric acid 31.9 per cent. If somewhat 
weaker acids be at hand, more must be 
employed and a proportionately smaller 
amount of water. 

Acid, Phosphoric, Diluted. 

Phosphoric acid fl.dr. 9 

v'Vater, distilled fl.oz. 14^2 

Or mix in the proportion of 2 av. 
ounces and 15 av. ounces. 

Keep in well-stoppered bottles. 

The phosphoric acid of the U. S. P. 
contains 85 per cent, of absolute acid. 
If a weaker acid be employed, more of 
it must be used, and correspondingly 
less water. A 50 per cent, acid is quite 
common; this may be used in the pro- 
portion of 2 fluidounces of acid and 
io^4 fluidounces of water, or 1 av. 
ounce and 4 av. ounces. 

The diluted acid should contain 9.5 to 
10.5% of absolute acid.— U. S. P. 



Acid, Sulfuric, Aromatic. (Elixir of 
Vitriol. — Tinctura Aroma tica 
Acida.) 

Sulfuric acid fl.dr. 14 

Tincture of ginger fl.dr. &/i 

Oil of cinnamon, 

m. 8 or about drops 12 

Alcohol to make fl.oz. 16 

Add the sulfuric acid gradually 'and 
with great caution to 11^2 fluidounces 
of alcohol and allow the mixture to 
cool. Then add to it the tincture and 
oil and then enough alcohol to make 
16 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

Preserve in glass-stoppered bottles. 

The product contains 20 per cent, of 
absolute acid by weight providing fuli 
strength acid, 92^ per cent., was used 
in making it. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
contains about 15 per cent, of absolute 
acid, that of the 1st Germ. Pharm. (not 
mentioned in later editions) contained 
about 4 per cent, of absolute acid. 

Acid, Sulfurous. 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 2 

Wood charcoal, coarse powder 

.. • : gr. 300 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Introduce the charcoal into a glass 
flask having a capacity of about 16 fluid- 
ounces, add the acid, and mix well. 
Connect the flask by means of bent 
glass tubing, about 20 inches long, with 
a wash bottle having a capacity of about 
8 fluidounces, containing about 2 fluid- 
ounces of water, so that the end of the 
inlet tube shall be below the surface of 
the water. Through the triply perfor- 
ated rubber stopper of the wash bottle 
pass a safety tube, which should reach 
nearly to the bottom of the bottle, and 
connect the latter by means of glass tub- 
ing with a bottle provided with a doubly 
perforated rubber stopper, having a 
capacity of about 32 fluidounces and con- 
taining 16 fluidounces of well-cooled 
distilled water. The inlet tube should 
dip about 1 inch below the surface of 
the distilled water. By means of a 
second tube connect this bottle with an- 
other containing water, the end of the 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



tube extending 2 inches below the sur- 
face of the water. Having ascertained 
that all the connections are air-tight, 
apply a moderate heat to the flask con- 
taining the acid and charcoal, until the 
evolution of gas has nearly ceased, and 
during the passage of the gas, keep the 
bottle containing the distilled water at 
or below 10 degrees C. by surrounding 
it with cold water or ice. Assay a 
small portion of the sulfurous acid by 
the method given below. Then add to 
the remainder enough distilled water to 
bring the product to the strength of 6.4 
per cent by weight of sulfur dioxid. 

Finally pour the sulfurous acid into 
dark amber-colored, glass-stoppered bot- 
tles which should be compeltely filled, 
and kept in a cool place, protected from 
light.— U. S. P. VIII. 

Owing to its rapid deterioration, sul- 
furous acid should be frequently assay- 
ed, and none should be dispensed if it 
fails to conform to the assay given be- 
low. 

The wash bottle retains the sulfuric 
acid which is carried over mechanically, 
also some of the sulfur dioxid, while 
the distilled water in the receiving bot- 
tle becomes a saturated solution of the 
sulfur dioxid, probably containing also 
some carbon dioxid. 

The sulfuric acid used for this prep- 
aration should be chemically pure but 
need not be U. S. P. strength, as low 
as a 75 per cent, acid serving the pur- 
pose but somewhat more of it should 
be employed. 

This preparation may also be made by 
heating together metallic copper with 
sulfuric acid, copper sulfate and sulfur 
dioxid being formed. 

The U. S. P. describes the prepara- 
tion as an aqueous solution containing 
not less than 6 per cent, by weight of 
sulfur dioxid, but the strength men- 
tioned in the assay is 6.4 per cent. 

Assay Process : Introduce into a 
stoppered weighing-bottle 2 c. c. of sul- 
furous acid and weigh accurately. To 
this add .so c. c. tenth-normal volumetric 



solution of iodin and allow it to stand 
for 5 minutes, then slowly add tenth- 
normal volumetric solution, of sodium 
thiosulfate until the mixture is just de- 
colorized. Subtract the number of c. c. 
of the sodium thiosulfate solution used 
from 50, and mulitply the difference by 
0.318 and divide this product by the 
weight of the acid taken : the quotient 
represents the percentage of absolute 
sulfurous acid in the latter. 

Alcohol. 

Alcohol, meaning thereby ethyl alco- 
hol, is used in different strengths, some 
of these strengths having received spe- 
cific titles and are recognized authorita- 
tively. 

Alcohol (U. S. P.).— This contains 
92.3 per cent, by weight or 94.9 per cent, 
by volume of absolute alcohol and has 
a specific gravity at 60 degrees F. of 
0.816 or at J7 degrees F. of 0.809. 

Diluted Alcohol (U. S. P.).— This 
may be made by mixing equal volumes 
of alcohol and distilled water, or by 
mixing the alcohol and water in the 
proportions of 41 and 50 by weight. 
The product contains about 41.5 per 
cent, by weight or about 48.9 per 
cent, by volume of absolute alcohol, the 
apparent discrepancy in strength being 
due to contraction in volume which oc- 
curs when alcohol and water are mixed, 
20 volumes of alcohol mixed with the 
same measure of water forming but 
about 39 volumes of mixture. 

Absolute Alcohol (U. S. P. and Brit. 
Pharm.). — This should contain at least 
99 per cent, by weight of absolute alco- 
hol (about 99.4 per cent, by volume). 

Ordinary alcohol may be made strong- 
er by macerating it with dried copper 
sulfate and filtering, or by macerating 
with freshly-burnt lime for 24 hours, 
decanting the liquid, and distilling off 
about three-fourths of the latter. 

Deodorized Alcohol (U. S. P. 1800). 
— This differed from ordinary alcohol 
in being somewhat stronger (92^2 per 
cent, by weight or 95.1 per cent by 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



17 



volume of absolute alcohol) and in hav- 
ing been deprived of certain foreign 
constituents contained in the latter. The 
commercial "cologne spirits" is a de- 
odorized alcohol but is usually not up 
to the requirements of the U. S. P. 
Alcohol of the present pharmacopeia 
is practically equal to the deodorized 
alcohol of the U. S. P. 1890. 

Many methods for deodorizing alcohol 
have been recommended, but the follow- 
ing will be found satisfactory: 

A convenient amount of alcohol is 
shaken with powdered potassium per- 
manganate until it assumes a decided 
color. Then allow to stand for several 
hours until the permanganate has be- 
come decomposed, and brown man- 
ganese dioxid has deposited. A small 
amount, say V\ ounce, of pulverized 
calcium carbonate should then be added, 
and the whole subjected to distillation, 
using a well-cooled receiver. Distil 
very slowly at first, testing the distillate 
frequently, until a mixture of the dis- 
tillate and a strong (syrupy) solution of 
pure caustic soda or potassa, in the pro- 
portion of 10 of the former to 1 of the 
latter, gives no perceptible yellow color- 
ation even on standing for 20 minutes 
or half an hour. The first portion of 
distillate that yields this coloration 
should be rejected; the last one-eighth 
of liquid should not be distilled, and 
should also be rejected. The remaining 
portion only is adapted for use. 

This alcohol is adapted to all chemical 
purposes and for use in the manufac- 
ture of perfumes. 

Alcohol or Alcohol Fortius or Strong 
Alcohol (Homeopathic) is the same as 
alcohol (U. S. P.). Whenever the term 
alcohol is used in homeopathic phar- 
macy, this kind of alcohol is under- 
stood. It is used in the preparation of 
tinctures. The so-called "homeopathic 
alcohol" is a good grade of this kind of 
alcohol, such as sold under the name 
"cologne spirits." 

Officinal or Dispensing Alcohol or Al- 
cohol Officinale (Homeopathic) con- 



tains 83 per cent, by weight or 88 per 
cent, by volume of absolute alcohol and 
has a sp. gr. of 0.840 at 60 degrees C. 
It may be prepared by adding 1 volume 
of distilled water to 11 24 volumes of 
alcohol or 1 part by weight of distilled 
water to 9.64 parts by weight of alcohol. 

It is used for making dilutions from 
tinctures because this degree of strength 
is more readily absorbed by both cane 
and milk sugars. 

Proof Spirit, Brit. Pharm. (spiritus 
tenuior) is slightly stronger than diluted 
alcohol U. S. P., containing about 49 
per cent, by weight or about 57 per cent. 
by volume of absolute alcohol. 

Alcohol, Dehydrated, U. S. P., con- 
tains not less than 99% by weight of 
absolute alcohol. 

Alcoolats. 

These are a class of French prepara- 
tions produced by distillation of drugs 
with alcohol. Balsamum (or baume de) 
fioravanti is an example. 

Alcoolatures. 

A class of French preparations pro- 
duced by the action of alcohol upon 
fresh plant parts. They correspond to 
the tinctures of fresh herbs of our phar- 
macopeia. 

Alcooles. 

Alcoole is a name sometimes applied 
in French to alcoholic tinctures of dry 
drugs. 

Aloes, Purified. 

Socotrine aloes av.oz. 16 

Alcohol ' fl.oz. Z l A 

Heat the aloes by means of a water 
bath until it is completely melted, then 
add the alcohol and, having stirred the 
mixture thoroughly, strain it through a 
No. 60 sieve which has just been dipped 
into boiling water. Evaporate the 
strained mixture by means of a water 
bath, constantly stirring, until a thread 
of the mass becomes brittle on cooling. 
Then allow to cool, break the product 
into pieces of convenient size, and keep 
in well-stoppered bottles. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



This process removes mechanical im- 
purities from the aloes, such as frag- 
ments of wood, earthy matter, etc. 

Alum, Porous. 

This is prepared by evaporating the 
saturated solution of alum, freed from 
iron, and just before it is upon the 
point of crystallizing adding about 1/5 
of 1 per cent, of sodium bicarbonate. 
The carbonic acid gas produced, when 
expelled by the heat, renders the mass 
porous. 

Alum, Exsiccated or Dried. (Burnt 
Alum.) 

Alum, small pieces. av.oz. 20 

Place in a shallow porcelain capsule 
so as to form a thin layer and heat it 
on a sand bath until it liquefies. Then 
continue the application of a moderate 
heat with constant stirring until aqueous 
vapor ceases to be evolved and a dry, 
white, porous mass is obtained weighing 
11 av. ounces. When cold, reduce to 
f:ne powder. — U. S. P. It should be 
preserved in well-closed containers. 

Potassa alum, not ammonia alum, 
should be used to make the dried article. 

Antimony Sulfid, Purified. 

Antimony sulfid av.oz. 8 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 4 

Water, sufficient. 

Reduce the antimony sulfid to very 
fine powder if not already in powder. 
Separate the coarse particles by elutria- 
tion and when the finely divided sulfid 
has deposited, pour off the water, add 
the ammonia water, and macerate for 5 
days agitating the mixture frequently. 
Then let the powder settle, pour off the 
ammonia water, and wash the residue 
by repeated affusion and decantation of 
water. Finally dry the product by the 
aid of a gentle heat. 

This process removes copper and ar- 
senic sulfids and other impurities. 

The antimony sulfid must not be the 
ordinary commercial variety, as it is 



usually adulterated with coal dust. — U. 
S. P. 1890. 

Arquebusade. (Brown Arquebusade. 
— Wund Wasser. — Mistura Vul- 
neraria Acida. — Aqua Vulneraria 
Thedeni.) 

Acetic acid, diluted fl.oz. 8}4 

Alcohol fl.oz. zV\ 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Sulfuric acid, diluted fl.oz. 1% 

Clarified honey fl.oz. 2 

Mix and filter. — H. and D. 

Arquebusade, White. (Aqua Vulner- 
aria Spirituosa or Vinosa.) 

Oil of sage drops 7 

Oil of wormwood.-. drops 7 

Oil of rue drops 7 

Oil of peppermint drops 7 

Oil of rosemary drops 7 

Oil of marjoram drops 7 

Oil of lavender flowers. .. .drops 7 

Alcohol fl.oz. 19 

Water fl.oz. 13 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol and 
then add the water. — H. 

Balm of Gilead, Factitious. (Arti- 
ficial Balsam of Mecca.) 

The original is an oleoresin derived 
from a tree growing on the shores of 
the Red Sea. Imitations are much more 
common and are prepared as stated be- 
low: 

I. 

Benzoin, coarse powder av.oz. 2 

Liquid storax av.oz. i l /i 

Tolu balsam av.oz. 1 

Balsam of fir av.oz. 12 

Place in a glass flask or bottle, and 
subject to the heat of a water bath for 
several hours; agitate frequently until 
liquefied : allow to cool, and decant the 
clear portion, to which add sufficient of 
the oils of lemon, cassia, rosemary, and 
nutmeg and vanilla extract to give it a 
strong aromatic odor. 

II. 

Benzoin, coarse powder. . .av.oz. 1 

Peru balsam av.oz. 1 

Vanilla, cut small gr. 60 

Nutmeg, broken gr. 60 

Balsam of fir av.oz. 8 

Digest the whole as above, decant, 
and to decanted liquid add same essen- 
tial oil? as in I. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Balm, Parturient. 

Blue cohosh — av.oz. I 

Spikenard av.oz. i 

Black cohosh av.oz. y 2 

Mitchella av.oz. y 2 

Queen-of-the-meadow root. av.oz. y 2 

Ladies' slipper root av.oz. l /^. 

Comf rey av.oz. ^4 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each to make fl.oz. 16 
Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
coarse powder, and extract in the usual 
manner with a mixture of i volume of 
alcohol and 2 of water so as to obtain 
10 fluidounces and in the latter dissolve 
the sugar by agitation, strain, and add 
simple syrup if necessary to make 16 
fluidounces of percolate. — Eclectic modi- 
fied. 

Balsam Fioravanti. (Baume de Fi- 
oravanti. — Spiritus Balsamicus.) 

Peru balsam drops 15 

Rectified oil of turpentine. drops 15 

Oil of cassia drops 15 

Oil of clove drops 15 

Oil of juniper berries drops 15 

Oil of mace drops 15 

Oil of thyme (white) drops 15 

Alcohol to make fl.oz. 16 

This is a simpler and more rational 

formula than that of the Codex, which 

requires distillation. — H. 

Balsam, Friar's. (Traumatic, Wound, 
Vervain's, St. Victor's, Turling- 
ton's, Persian, Swedish, Com- 
mander's, or Wade's Balsam. — 
Jesuit's Drops. — Traumatic Elix- 
ir.) 

Benzoin, coarse powder gr. 720 

Storax gr. 240 

Tolu balsam gr. 240 

Peru balsam gr. 120 

Aloes, coarse powder gr. 60 

Myrrh, coarse powder gr. 60 

Angelica root, moderately 

coarse powder gr. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the substances with the alco- 
hol during 10 days, frequently agitat- 
ing, then filter. 

The above is lilce the formula adopted 
by the Philadelphia College of Phar- 
macy, the latter containing in addition 
240 grains of extract of licorice. 

The official compound tincture of ben- 
2 



zoin is a simplified preparation intended 
to replace the above compound, and is 
in fact usually dispensed for it. See 
Tincture of Benzoin, Compound. 

Balsam of Honey. (Pectoral Bal- 
sam.) 

Turmeric, powder gr. 40 

Opium, powder gr. 80 

Tolu balsam av.oz. t y 2 

Honey av.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, and filter. 
This preparation is also made without 
opium. 

This is used for coughs, hoarseness, 
etc. It must be used cautiously on ac- 
count of the opium present. The dose 
is 20 to 40 drops. — Cooley. 

Balsam, Locatelli. (Wund Balsam.) 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 2^2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 3 

Olive oil av.oz. 4 

Peru balsam av.oz. J / 2 

Alkannin gr. 10 

Melt the wax, add the other ingredi- 
ents, and stir until solidified. 

This is used for chilblains, sore nip- 
ples, etc. — H.'s Revised Praxis. 

Balsam, Malta. (Balsam de Maltha.) 

This makes a preparation known by 

this name: 

Benzoin, powder av.oz. i^4 

Peru balsam av.oz. 1 

Aloes gr. 120 

Alcohol fl,.oz. 16 

Macerate for 7 days and filter. 

Balsam, Metz's. 

Olive oil av.oz. 6 

Linseed oil av.oz. 6 

Oil of laurel berries, ex- 
pressed av.oz. 1 

Gum of turpentine av.oz. 2 

Verdigris, powder gr. 180 

Aloes, powder gr. 150 

Zinc sulfate, powder gr. 75 

Oil of juniper wood fl.dr. 3 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Mix the linseed and olive oils and 

gum by gentle heat, transfer to a bottle 

and incorporate the powders and other 

oils. 
Used as a dressing to wounds, ulcers, 

boils, etc. — H. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Balsam, Nutmeg. (Balsamum Nucis- 
tae. — Muskat Balsam. — Magen 
Balsam. — Nutmeg Cerate.) 



Yellow wax av.oz. i 

Olive oil av.oz. 2 

Expressed oil of nutmeg. . .av.oz. 6 
Melt the wax and add the oils. 

— Germ. Pharm. 
II. 

A cheaper preparation can be prepared 
according to the following formula : 

Olive oil fl.oz. 6 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2 

Spermaceti gr. 130 

Expressed oil of nutmeg, .av.oz. 7^ 

Alkanet gr. 5 

Annatto gr. 15 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Melt the wax and spermaceti, add the 
oil, divide it into two parts ; in one 
portion, digest the alkanet for 5 min- 
utes, add the nutmeg oil and strain ; 
triturate the annatto with the alcohol, 
digest the mixture with the second por- 
tion of oily liquid for 5 minutes, strain, 
add this to the first colature, mix well, 
and pour into molds if desired. Of 
course, a cheaper preparation may be 
produced by using a cheaper oil than 
olive oil, such as cottonseed or benne 
oil. — D modified. 

This is used as a warming application 
to the abdomen in bowel complaints of 
infants. 
Balsam, Riga, Factitious. 

The genuine, which is derived from a 
tree grown in northern Europe and 
Asia, is scarcely ever seen in this coun- 
try, and the following mixtures are 
used as imitations : 
I. 

Aromatic water fl.oz. 14 

Spirit of sage (1 of oil to 

49 of alcohol) fl.oz. i l /i 

Tincture of Spanish saffron. fl.dr. 3 
Oleobalsamic mixture might be sub- 
stituted for the aromatic water. 

— H. modified. 
II. 

Oil of juniper wood fl.oz. 2 

Compound tincture of ben- 
zoin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

The genuine balsam is recommended 
for all kinds of ailments, internal and 



external, e. g., for colds, indigestion, sea- 
sickness, bruises, toothache, etc. 
Balsam of Sulfur. (Sulfurated Oil.) 
I. 

Linseed oil av.oz. 12 

Sublimed sulfur, washed 

and dried perfectly av.oz. 2 

Boil together in an iron vessel, stir- 
ring constantly, until a uniform liquid 
is obtained, being cautious in regulating 
the heat so that the liquid will not boil 
over. — H. 
II. 

The directions of the old Edinburgh 
Pharmacopeia were to gently boil 8 
parts of olive oil and 1 part of sub- 
limed sulfur, in a large iron pot, stir- 
ring constantly until united. The pot 
should be large enough to hold three 
times the quantity of material operated 
upon, as otherwise the mixture might 
boil over. As the vapors which are given 
off are liable to take fire, a lid should 
be near at hand, so as to place over the 
pot and extinguish the flames. 

Undoubtedly other oils, such as cot- 
tonseed oil, could be employed for mak- 
ing this preparation. — H. 
Balsam of Turpentine. 

This preparation is known by this 
name : 

Olive oil fl.oz. 6 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Peru balsam fl.dr. 2 

Camphor gr. 120 

Essential oil of nutmeg. .. .fl.dr. 2 
Melt the wax, add the olive oil, and 
then incorporate the other ingredients. 
Balsam, Universal. 

Liniment of camphor fl.oz. 2 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2 

Infused oil of henbane fl.oz. 8 

Solution of lead subacetate. .fl.oz. iy 2 

Melt the wax, add the oils, allow to 

cool, and when fairly cool, thoroughly 

incorporate the lead solution with the 

mixture. — D. 

Under the above title, many kinds of 
preparations are offered, but the for- 
mula given is believed to be the most 
sensible and will furnish as good a 
product as any. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Bandages, Plaster of Paris. 

These are made by taking gauze of 
suitable kind and of the width desired, 
and rolling it up just as in making roller 
bandages, and while doing so, sprinkling 
over it freshly burned plaster of Paris 
sufficient to fill the pores. The band- 
age is then to be wrapped in waxed 
paper and put into a tin box, or it is 
put directly into the box, which latter 
should then be well closed. — D. 
Benzin, Petroleum, Purified. 

Potassium permanganate. . .av.oz. 1^4 

Sodium hydroxid av.oz. J4 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 8 

Petroleum benzin gall, i 

Water, sufficient. 

Add the acid to 70 fluidounces of 
water and when the mixture has become 
cold, pour it into a bottle having the 
capacity of about 2 gallons. Add 1 av. 
ounce of potassium permanganate and 
agitate until it is dissolved, then add the 
benzin in four portions, shaking the 
liquid after each addition. Allow the 
liquids to remain in contact for 24 
hours, shaking the bottle at frequent in- 
tervals ; then decant the benzin into an- 
other bottle of the same capacity, and 
having dissolved Va av. ounce of potas- 
sium permanganate in 32 fluidounces of 
water, in which the caustic soda has 
previously been dissolved, mix the 
liquids and agitate the mixture frequent- 
ly during several haurs, then decant, re- 
peat the washing with water, and again 
decant the purified benzin. — U. S. P. 

Bismuth Oxid, Hydrated. 

Bismuth subnitrate av.oz. 6 

Nitric acid av.oz. 10 or fl.oz. 7 

Ammonia water. . 

. av.oz. 12 or fl.oz. 12 

Sodium bicarbonate. . .'. . .av.oz. 1 

Distilled water, sufficient. 

Mix the bismuth subnitrate with 4 
fluidounces of distilled water in a quart 
flask, add 9 av. ounces (or about 6]4 
fluidounces) of nitric acid, and promote 
the solution of the salt by agitation, 
and, if necessary, by a gentle heat. Pour 
the solution into 1 gallon of distilled 



water previously acidulated with 1 av. 
ounce of nitric acid, and filter the liquid 
through absorbent cotton. Mix the am- 
monia water with 2 gallons of distilled 
water in a glazed vessel of double that 
capacity, and pour into it, slowly and 
with constant stirring, the bismuth solu- 
tion. Let the mixture stand during 4 
hours so that the precipitate may sub- 
side, then pour off the supernatant 
liquid, and wash the precipitate 4 times 
more by decantation with distilled 
water, the sodium bicarbonate being dis- 
solved in the last wash-water. Pour 
the precipitate upon a wetted muslin 
strainer, and wash it with distilled 
water, until the washings run off taste- 
less. Transfer the strainer to a warm 
place, so that the precipitate may dry. 
Then rub the latter to powder, and 
keep it in well-stoppered bottles. 

The nitric acid and the ammonia 
water used for the above should be of 
U. S. P. strength, the former 68 per 
cent., the latter 10 per cent. If the am- 
monia water be weaker or stronger than 
10 per cent., correspondingly more or 
less of it must be employed. 

Hydrated oxid of bismuth is some- 
times demanded in the form of a creamy 
mixture with water, under the name of 
Cremor Bismuthi or Cream of Bismuth. 
This may be prepared by triturating 20 
parts of the oxid with 80 parts of water. 
— N. F. III. 

Bitters, Astringent. 

Bayberry lb. 2 

Golden seal lb. 1 

Ginger lb. 1 

Capsicum -. oz. 2 

Clove oz. 2 

All in fine powder; mix well. — Thom- 
sonian (from the Guide and the Ma- 
teria Medica). 

Bitters, Restorative and Relaxing. 

Ox gall pint 1 

Holland gin pints 4 

Molasses pints 4 

— Thomsonian (from the Guide and the 
Materia Medica). 







STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Bitters, Spice. 

I. Thomsonian (from the Guide and 

the Materia Medica). 

Poplar bark lb. I 

Balmony oz. 7 

Bayberry oz. 4 

Ginger oz. 4 

Clove oz. 3 

Golden seal oz. 3 

Capsicum oz. 1 

Sugar lb. 2 

All in powder; mix well. 

II. Thomsonian (from the Guide and 
the Materia Medica). 

Poplar bark oz. 10 

Bayberry oz. 2 

Balmony oz. 2 

Golden seal oz. 1 

Clove oz. 1 

Capsicum oz. y 2 

Sugar oz. 16 

All in powder ; mix well. 

III. Thomsonian (from Comfort's 
Practice). 

White aspen poplar bark oz. 3 

Black aspen poplar bark oz. 3 

Ginger oz. 2 

Golden seal oz. 2 

Cinnamon oz. 1 

Clove oz. 1 

Prickly ash bark oz. y 2 

Capsicum oz. l / 2 

Sugar lb. 8 or 9 

All in fine powder; mix well. 

Bitters, Spice, Ladies'. (Woman's 
Friend.) 
Poplar bark lb. 5 



Gov 



lb. 



Capsicum oz. 4 

Sugar lb. 8 

All in fine powder ; mix well. 
Another method of preparation is to 

add the powdered myrrh and unicorn 

root to the spice bitters in equal amount 

with the clove.— Thomsonian (from 

Comfort's Practice). 

Bitters, Wine. 

I. Thomsonian (from the Guide and 
the Materia Medica). 

Balmony part 1 

Poplar bark parts 5 

Boil one ounce in enough water so 

that when strained there will be i]4 



pints of liquid, to which add, while hot, 
3 x / 2 ounces of sugar and 5/32 ounce of 
powdered ladies' slipper, strain, add i^4 
pints best Malaga wine and 2 fluid- 
ounces each of tincture of meadow fern 
and prickly ash berries. 

II. Thomsonian (from the Guide and 
the Materia Medica). 

Poplar bark oz. 5 

Balmony oz. 1 

Water pints j l / 2 

Sugar oz. 20 

Ladies' slipper, powder oz. 1 

4th-proof Jamaica rum or 

brandy pints 2 

Malaga wine pints 10 

Tincture of meadow fern. . .fl.oz. 8 
Tincture of prickly ash bark. fl.oz. 8 
Boil the poplar and balmony with the 

water, strain, add while hot, the sugar 

and ladies' slipper, strain again and add 

the other ingredients. 
The strength of the two tinctures is 

not stated. 

III. Thomsonian (from Comfort's 
Practice). 

Cinchona oz. I 

Gentian oz. 1 

Columbo oz. 1 

Virginia snakeroot oz. y 2 

Add a portion of orange peel and 2 
quarts of good Madeira or Sherry wine. 

IV. For the eclectic "wine bitters," see 
Wine of Golden Seal, Compound. 

Blood, Dried Defibrinated. (Sanguis 
Bovinus Inspissatus or Exsicca- 
tus.) 

This may be prepared by evaporating 
fresh defibrinated bullock's blood on a 
water bath, stirring constantly, until it 
assumes a granular condition ; then 
spread on glass plates or parchment 
paper and keep at a temperature of 30 
to 35 degrees C. (in a drying oven) 
until perfectly dry, after which it is 
powdered and put into well-stoppered 
bottles. 

The defibrinated blood may be pre- 
pared by vigorously beating fresh blood 
in a broad dish with a stick or twig until 
there is no further separation of fibrin. 
-D. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



23 



Boroglycerin. (Glyceryl Borate. — 
Boroglyceride. — Glycerite of Boric 
Acid.) 

Boric acid, fine powder av.oz. 10 

Glycerin av.oz. 14% 

Heat the glycerin in a tared porcelain 
capsule to a temperature not exceeding 
150 degrees C, and add acid in por- 
tions, constantly stirring. When all is 
added and dissolved, continue the heat 
at the same temperature, frequently stir- 
ring, and breaking up the film which 
forms on the surface. When the mix- 
ture has become reduced to a weight of 
16 av. ounces, pour it out on a flat sur- 
face previously coated with a very small 
quantity of petrolatum, let it cool, cut 
it into pieces and transfer them imme- 
diately to bottles or jars, which should 
be well-stoppered. 

The official glycerite of boroglycerin 
may be made from this by adding an 
equal weight of glycerin to the finished 
boroglycerin while it is still warm. 

When a solution of boroglycerin is 
required, it is preferable to prescribe or 
dispense the glycerite of boroglycerin 
of the N. F. 

Bougies. 

See Suppositories. 
Brandy, Proof. 

The standard of proof for alcoholic 
liquids was 50 per cent by volume of ab- 
solute alcohol and 50 per cent of water. 
Second proof was 52 l / 2 per cent of abso- 
lute alcohol; third proof was 55^ per 
cent, and fourth proof was 58 per cent. 
These were London proof. 

Brandy was formerly official in U. S. P. 

Caffeine, Citrated. 

Caffeine (alkaloid) av.oz. 1 

Citric acid av.oz. 1 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve the acid in the water, add 
the caffeine and evaporate the resulting 
solution on a water bath to dryness, 
constantly stirring towards the end of 
the process.. Reduce the product to fine 
powder and transfer to well-closed bot- 
tles.— U. S. P. 



Considerable confusion exists in re- 
gard to caffeine. It was formerly the 
custom of manufacturers to put up caf- 
feine alkaloid under two labels, "caf- 
feine" and "caffeine citrate." Caffeine 
is now put up under its proper label; 
caffeine citrate, true salt, is also to be 
had ; and finally there is the above 
citrated caffeine. When physicians pre- 
scribed caffeine citrate, it was the alka- 
loid that was dispensed, and it is quite 
likely that when they now prescribe 
caffeine citrate, they intend the same 
article that was formerly dispensed, viz., 
the alkaloid. The U. S. P., however, 
intends that when, caffeine citrate is pre- 
scribed, the above citrated caffeine 
should be dispensed. 

Caffeine Sodio-Benzoate. 

Caffeine (alkaloid) av.oz. I 

Sodium benzoate av.oz. I 

Water sufficient. 

Dissolve the caffeine and the sodium 
benzoate in 2 fl, ozs. of water and evap- 
orate to dryness on a water bath. Rub 
the dry mass to powder, and keep in 
well-stoppered bottles. 

This is not a definite chemical com- 
pound, but a mixture. — U. S. P. 



Caffeine Sodio-Salicylate. 

Caffeine (alkaloid) av.oz. I 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. I 

Alcohol, sufficient. 

Triturate the caffeine with the sodium 

salicylate and a sufficient quantity of 

alcohol to a smooth paste, and dry this 

by exposure in a moderately warm place. 

Rub the dry mass to powder, and keep 

it in well-stoppered bottles. 
The product contains 50 per cent, of 

caffeine, and is soluble in 2 parts of 

water. — N. F. 
According to the Germ. Pharm., this 

preparation is to be made as follows : 

Caffeine, alkaloid av.oz. 5, 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 19 

Dissolve the solids in the water and 

evaporate to dryness. 



24 



STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Calcium Sulfid. (Hepar Sulfur.) 

The homeopathic article should be 
prepared according' to Hahnemann's di- 
rections, by mixing equal weights of 
clean and finely powdered oyster shells 
and washed sulfur, placing this in a 
hermetically-closed clay crucible, and 
keeping the mixture at a white heat for 
10 minutes. The product is to be cooled 
and preserved in glass-stoppered bottles, 
protected from light. 

Camphor, Carbolized. (Phenol Cam- 
phor.) 

Carbolic acid, crystal, part I 
by weight. 

Camphor, triturated parts 2 

Mix in a bottle and agitate frequently 
until liquefied. — D. 

Camphor, Chloral. (Camphorated 
Chloral. — Chloral and Camphor. 
— Chloral with Camphor.) 

Chloral hydrate. 

Camphor, equal parts by weight. 

Mix by agitation in a bottle or tritura- 
tion in a warm mortar until liquefied 
and combined. — N. F. and Brit. Form. 

Camphor Cream. 

This mixture has been known by this 
name : 

White castile soap gr. 120 

Ammonia carbonate gr. 120 

Camphor, powder gr. 120 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 2 

Oil of origanum fl.dr. 1 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the soap in 4 or 5 times its 
weight of boiling water, allow the solu- 
tion to cool, add the remaining ingredi- 
ents, and mix well. 

Sometimes this is made with double 
the amount of soap and is also made to 
contain 1 fluidounce of oil of turpentine 
to the pint. 

A formula for a toilet preparation by 
the name of "Cream of Camphor" may 
also be found in the book on toilet 
preparations. 

Camphor Julep. 

This preparation has been credited to 
Thomsonian practice : 



Camphor gr. 60 

Myrrh gr. 210 

Sugar gr. 120 

Water .fl.oz. 4 

Triturate the solids together until well 

mixed, then gradually incorporate the 

water. 

Camphorated Menthol. 

Camphor. 

Menthol, equal parts by weight. 

Reduce the two separately to powder, 
then mix them, and triturate until the 
mixture is completely liquefied. — N. F. 

Capsules, Gelatin, Sealing of. 

Soft or elastic gelatin capsules are 
now furnished empty so as to be filled 
with any desired medicament. To seal 
them after filling, use a mixture of 6 
drams of gelatin, 6 fluidrams of water 
and 2 fluidrams of glycerin. Mix these 
in a wide-mouth bottle, stopper the lat- 
ter, and heat on a water-bath till the 
gelatin is all dissolved. The solution 
should be applied hot with the end of a 
rather broad round piece of wood. 

Great care must be exercised in filling 
the capsules not to get any of the liquid 
on the neck of the capsule. 

The ordinary variety of gelatin cap- 
sule may be filled, if desired, with liquid 
and sealed with the same solution, in 
this case painting or daubing the inside 
of the cap with the solution immediate- 
ly before putting it on the body of the 
capsule. 

The Germ. Pharm. specifically men- 
tions capsules, but two kinds are de- 
scribed, one being the ordinary gelatin 
capsule, the other the so-called cachet 
or konseal. 

The new N. F. also directs under the 
heading Powders that powders or tritu- 
rations may be dispensed enclosed in 
hard capsules of gelatin. 

Carbolated Chloral. (Chloral-Phenol.) 

This is prepared by the triturating to- 
gether equal parts by weight of chloral 
hydrate and crystal carbolic acid. 



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Cataplasms. 

See Poultices, also Cataplasm of Kao- 
lin. 
Cataplasm of Kaolin. (Kaolin Paste.) 

Kaolin, very fine powder, .av. oz. 9 r A 
Boric acid, very fine powder.av.oz. 74 

v Thymol gr. 4 

Methyl salicylate gr. 15 

Oil of peppermint, gr. 4 (about 6 
drops). 

Glycerin av.oz. 6 

Heat the kaolin in a suitable vessel at 
100 deg. C. with occasional stirring, for 
one hour; mix it intimately with the 
acid, and then incorporate thoroughly 
with the glycerin, which has previously 
been dehydrated by heating to 100° C. ; 
finally add the thymol which has pre- 
viously been dissolved in the methyl sali- 
cylate and oil, and make a homogeneous 
mass. — N. F. 



Catgut Ligatures. 

Wliat is known as catgut is prepared 
from the intestines of different animals, 
but usually of the sheep. To. prepare 
the gut, the intestines are cleaned, me- 
chanically freed from adherent fat, 
steeped for some time in water, after 
which the external membrane is scraped 
with a blunt tool like the back of a 
knife. The membrane is then cut into 
strips, bleached possibly, washed repeat- 
edly in alkaline liquids and in water, 
sometimes dyed, dried, twisted or rolled, 
then smoothed, the last two operations 
being done by machinery, and finally is 
rubbed with a cloth impregnated with 
some fatty oil. 

The catgut most commonly seen is 
that used as strings for musical instru- 
ments. Certain sizes of these strings 
are suitable for use as ligatures. These 
are what are known as the first and 
second banjo, and violin E, A, and D. 
These correspond to the sizes of liga- 
tures known as Nos. o, 1, 2, 3 and 4. 
Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are most generally em- 
ployed. 



Owing to the application of oil to the 
catgut before cutting to proper lengths 
and tying them into skeins, the ligature 
cannot be said to be in an aseptic con- 
dition if treated merely with an aqueous 
solution of carbolic acid (with or with- 
out chromic acid) or with cold alcohol 
with or without added antiseptic, al- 
though catgut so treated is used by 
surgeons. The gut should preferably 
be freed from fatty matter or at least 
it should be thoroughly penetrated by 
an actual solvent of the fatty matter, 
which solvent will, at the same time, 
render permanently sterile any septic 
matter or germs that may be contained 
in the gut. The fatty matter may be 
removed by maceration in chloroform, 
stronger ether or oil of juniper berries, 
or by boiling with absolute alcohol un- 
der pressure to no deg. C. or more. 
Treatment with these agents removes 
the fatty matter and at the same time 
renders the gut sterile. 

Among other methods for sterilizing 
catgut (besides those mentioned under 
succeeding articles) are: 

1. Maceration in oil of juniper ber- 
ries and subsequent boiling with U. S. 
P. alcohol, then transferring to and 
keeping in biniodized chloroform (chlo- 
roform saturated with red mercuric 
iodid). 

2. Treatment as in No. 1, but with 
omission of the oil. 

3. Maceration for at least 48 hours 
in biniodized chloroform. The strings 
are to be left in this solution and taken 
out as required. 

The gut may be boiled conveniently 
with U. S. P. alcohol (or other desired 
liquid) in a wide-mouthed glass flask 
provided with a well-cooled upright con- 
denser which causes the condensed liq- 
uid to flow back into the flask. Catgut 
cannot be boiled under pressure with 
alcohol much weaker than absolute al- 
cohol without softening and weakening 
it, and it is best not to continue the 
boiling for more than about an hour. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



When boiling the gut in any of the 
above-mentioned liquids, the skeins may 
be suspended in the liquid as they are, 
or they may be wound on a reel or 
spool (preferably of glass), or they may 
be wound on a test-tube and the latter 
be loaded with shot so as to sink it in 
the liquid. 

A firm manufacturing antiseptic dress- 
ings thus describes its process for ster- 
ilizing catgut : 

i. Exterior cleansing of the ligatures 
by scrubbing. 

2. Removal of moisture. 

3. Winding in coils and sealing with- 
in a toughened filter-paper envelope, this 
envelope is closed with an antiseptic 
cement which is germproof, but allows 
the disinfecting solutions used after- 
wards to pass through. After the liga- 
tures are sealed in this envelope, they 
are not touched by any one until they 
reach the surgeon. 

4. Successive percolation with solv- 
ents, naphtha, ether, benzol, alcohol, etc., 
for the removal of dirt, blood, foreign 
material, etc., within the tissue of the 
gut. 

5. Sterilizing by boiling in a solution 
of cumol compound at a temperature 
of 160 to 170 deg. C. 

6. Removal of cumol compound. 

7. Sealing in a second or outer en- 
velope and final packing in sterilized 
glass jars. 

The biniodized chloroform or "chlo- 
roform with biniodid" is prepared by 
adding 35 grains of red mercuric iodid 
to 5 pounds of pure chloroform con- 
tained in a flask provided with an up- 
right condenser, and boiling until the 
salt is dissolved, which requires about 
half an hour. The solution should then 
be transferred to bottles, which must 
be well stoppered. The solution is of 
the strength of 1 in 1,000, and at the 
ordinary indoor temperature is perma- 
nent. When exposed to a temperature 
of 15 deg. C. or less, some of the salt 
will crystallize out, but not much, un- 



less the temperature is quite low. The 
mixture may assume a pink tinge due 
to the presence of loose chlorin com- 
pounds in the chloroform which liberate 
iodin from the iodid. 

Catgut, Alcohol. 

This is raw catgut treated with alco- 
hol before use, as described above un- 
der Catgut Ligatures. 

Catgut Ligatures, Carbolated. 

I. Lister's process (in D.) : 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. \Y\ 

Distilled water fl.dr. 1 

Olive oil fl.oz. 7 

Mix in a wide-mouth glass bottle or 
other suitable vessel. Place in the mix- 
ture as much catgut as is to be impreg- 
nated, adding more liquid if necessary, 
to completely immerse the gut. 

Allow the gut to remain in the turbid 
fluid until the latter becomes clear, agi- 
tating from time to time. When the 
liquid becomes transparent, the gut will 
have become soft and have absorbed 
water and acid. It is now wound upon 
glass spools, the whole then being im- 
mersed in a mixture of crystal carbolic 
acid and olive oil in the proportion of 
1 of the former to 4 of the latter. 

This is also the process of the mili- 
tary pharmacopeia of Austria. 

II. Block's process (in D.) : 

Roll the cleansed catgut upon glass 
spools, macerate in a 5 per cent, aqueous 
solution of carbolic acid for 48 hours, 
then unwind in a dish containing a 
freshly prepared 5 per cent aqueous car- 
bolic acid solution, and now rewind 
(tightly) the gut upon the spool. Pre- 
serve in a 5 per cent solution of car- 
bolic acid in alcohol. 

III. Block's carbolic-alcohol process 
(in D.) : 

Prepare like the preceding, using an 
alcoholic solution of carbolic acid in- 
stead of an aqueous one as above. 

Catgut Ligatures, Chromicized. 

Chromic acid gr. 2 

Carbolic acid, crystal gr. 400 

Distilled water fl.oz. 17^ 



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Dissolve and add an amount of catgut 
equal in weight to the carbolic acid 
used; allow to remain in the solution 
for 48 hours, then remove, dry, wind 
upon glass spools, and place in 20 per 
cent, carbolized oil. 

This is Lister's process for hardening 
gut so that it will not be readily ab- 
sorbed.— D. 

Catgut Ligatures, Formaldehyde. 

The raw catgut, wound on glass 
spools, is to be freed from fat by ex- 
traction with ether in the usual manner, 
and then placed in a sterile glass jar 
with a mixture of equal parts of 95 per 
cent, alcohol and 40 p. c. formaldehyde 
solution for 6 days, the jar being secure- 
ly closed. The liquid is then to be 
poured off and the gut then boiled in 
normal salt solution for 20 minutes. The 
boiling may be repeated the next day. 
The gut is then to be transferred to 
sterile bottles with a sterile forceps and 
kept in alcohol. 

Catgut Ligature, Mercuric Chlorid. 
(Corrosive Sublimate or Sub- 
limated Catgut.) 

I. Bergman's process (in D.) : 
Catgut rolled on glass spools is to be 

placed in 5 per cent, alcoholic solution 
of mercuric chlorid, renewing the solu- 
tion every 2 days, until it remains clear, 
then preserve the gut in this solution. 

II. Schede-Kuemmell process (in D.) : 
Catgut rolled upon glass spools is to 

be placed for 12 hours in a 1 per cent, 
aqueous solution of mercuric chlorid; 
then preserve in y 2 per cent, alcoholic 
solution of the same salt to which has 
previously been added 10 per cent, of 
glycerin. 

Catgut Ligatures, Oil Juniper. 

Macerate catgut for 24 hours in oil of 
juniper berries, then wind upon spools 
and preserve either in this oil or in the 
following solution : 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 4 

Glycerin * fl.dr. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

— Kocher's process (in L\). 



Caustic, Arsenical, Ratier's. 

Arsenous acid gr. 5 

Kino gr. 40 

Cinnabar gr. 80 

All should be in very fine powder. 

Caustic, Black, Velpeau's. 

Triturate powdered licorice root in a 
mortar, adding sulfuric acid until a suit- 
able mass is formed. 

Caustic, Filhos\ 

Caustic potash parts 2 

Lime . part 1 

Fuse together and cast into pencils. 

Caustic, Vienna. 

See Potassa with Lime. 
Cearin. 

This is an ointment vehicle, proposed 
by Islieb, composed of 1 part of liquid 
paraffin and 4 of carnauba wax. It dif- 
fers from paraffin ointment of the Germ. 
Pharm. in containing carnauba wax in- 
stead of paraffin. 
Cerate, Benzoated. 

Yellow wax part 1 

Benzoinated lard parts 2 

— Eclectic. 
Cerate, Brown. (Brown Cerate or 
Ointment. — Mutter Salbe. — TJn- 
guentum Fuscum. — Emplastrum 
Fuscum Molle.) 

I. Austr. Pharm. : 

Lead plaster .av.oz. 5 

Yellow wax .av.oz. 2 

Lard av.oz. 3 

Melt the lead plaster and stir con- 
stantly while liquid, until it assumes a 
dark brown tint ; add the wax and lard ; 
allow to cool somewhat, and pour into 
molds. 

II. D.: 

A more rational and easy method of 

preparation is the following : 

Black mother plaster av.oz. 5 

Lard av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Melt the plaster and wax, add the 

lard, allow to cool somewhat, and pour 

into molds as before. 

Cerate, Calamine. (Turner's Cerate. 
— Cerate of Zinc Carbonate.) 

Zinc carbonate av.oz. 1 

Simple cerate av.oz. 5 

—Eclectic- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Under the name Turner's Cerate or 
Calamine Ointment, the N. F. gives a 
preparation of the same strength as the 
above, but made with simple ointment. 

Cerate, Calendula. 
This may be prepared as follows : 

Lard, fresh av.oz. 8 

Fluid extract of calendula. . .fl.oz. i 
Heat on a water bath until the alcohol 

has - evaporated, stirring frequently 

meanwhile. 
Another method consists in digesting 

the flowers with melted lard for about 

10 minutes, stirring occasionally; then 

strain, and stir frequently until cooled. 

It is advisable to add about 2 av.ounces 

of yellow wax. 

Cerate, Camphor. 

Camphor liniment fl. or av.oz. 1^4 

White petrolatum av.oz. 2^4 

White wax av.oz. s l A 

Benzoinated lard av.oz. 6 

Melt the wax. add the petrolatum, 
then the benzoinated lard, and continue 
the heat until the mixture is liquefied. 
While the mixture is cooling, add the 
camphor liniment and incorporate by 
stirring until it congeals.— N. F. 

Cerate, Cantharides. (Blistering Ce- 
rate or Plaster. — Cantharides 
Plaster. 
Cantharides, No. 60 powder. av.oz. 7 

Glacial acetic acid fl.oz. Y 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 3 

Yellow wax av.oz. Z l / 2 

Rosin av.oz. 3 l / 2 

Benzoinated lard av.oz. 4 

Moisten the cantharides with the oil 
of turpentine and acetic acid, and set 
the mixture aside, well covered, in a 
warm place, for 48 hours. Then add it 
to the rosin wax and lard, previously 
melted and strained through muslin, and 
keep the mixture in a liquid condition by 
means of a water bath, stirring occa- 
sionally, for one hour. Finally remove 
it from the bath, and stir until the mix- 
ture begins to congeal.— U. S. P. 

In the U. S. P., 1890, the cantharides 
was extracted with oil of turpentine. 

See also Cerate of Extract of Can- 
tharides. 



Cerate of Copper Subacetate. (Cera- 
tum Aeruginis. — Ceratum Viride. 
— Green Cerate.) 

Yellow wax av.oz. 6 

Resin av.oz. 3 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 2 

Verdigris, powder av.oz. y 2 

Mix the wax, resin, and turpentine 
together, add the verdigris, which has 
previously been triturated to a smooth 
paste with some of the melted mixture, 
mix well, and pour into molds. — H. 

Cerate, Croton Oil. (Ceratum Tigli- 
um.) 

Lard av.oz. 5 

White wax av.oz. 1 

Croton oil fl.oz. 2 

Melt lard and wax together, when 

nearly cold add the oil, and stir until 

solid. — Eclectic. 

Cerate of Extract of Cantharides. 

Cantharides, No. 60 powder. av.oz. 3 

Resin av.oz. 1 y 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 3^2 

Lard av.oz. 3^2 

Alcohol '. sufficient 

Moisten the cantharides with 2 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol and pack firmly in a 
cylindrical percolator ; then gradually 
pour on alcohol until 17 fluidounces of 
percolate are obtained, or until the can- 
tharides are exhausted. Distil off the 
alcohol by means of a water bath, 
transfer the residue to a tared capsule 
and evaporate it, on a water bath, until 
it weighs V/ 2 av.ounces. Add to this 
the resin, wax and lard previously melt- 
ed together and keep the whole at a 
temperature of 100 deg. C. for 15 min- 
utes. Lastly, strain the mixture through 
muslin and stir it constantly until cool. 
— N. F. Appendix and U. S. P. 1880. 
See also Cerate of Cantharides. 

Cerate of Lead Subacetate. (Gou- 
lard's Cerate.) 

Sol. of lead subacetate. . .av.oz. 3 

Wool fat, anhydrous av.oz. 3 

Paraffin av.oz. 3 

White petrolatum av.oz. sH 

Camphor gr. 140 

To the melted wool fat contained in 
a warm mortar, add the lead solution 
and incorporate by slow trituration. To 



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the mixture add the petrolatum and 
paraffin, previously melted and in which 
the camphor has been dissolved; mix 
thoroughly until homogeneous. — U. S. P. 
The corresponding preparation of the 
Germ. Pharm. is unguentum plumbi or 
lead ointment (different from diachylon 
ointment), which" is made by evapora- 
ting 2 parts by weight of solution of 
lead subacetate to I part and incorpora- 
ting with 19 parts of paraffin ointment. 

Cerate, Nutmeg. 
See Balsam, Nutmeg. 

Cerate, Paraffin. 
This has -been offered as a pleasant 

substitute for simple cerate: 

Paraffin dr. 4 

White wax dr. 2 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 1 

Oil of rose drops 2 

Cerate, Rosin. (Basilicon or Resin 
Ointment.) 

Rosin av.oz. S T A 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2 X A 

Lard av.oz. 7^/2 

Melt the rosin, add the wax and lard, 
and continue the heat until liquefied, 
then strain the liquid through muslin, 
and allow it to congeal with occasional 
stirring. 

In cold weather, 8 av.ounces of lard 
and \Ya av.ounces of wax may be used. 
— U. S. P. 

For the corresponding preparation of 
the Brit, and Germ. Pharms., see Oint- 
ment, Resin. 

Cerate, Rosin, Compound. (Deshler's 
Salve.) 

Rosin av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4 

Suet, prepared av.oz. 5^4 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 2 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 2^/2 

Melt the rosin, wax, turpentine and 
suet together, add the linseed oil, con- 
tinue the heat until the mixture is lique- 
fied, then strain through coarse muslin. 
— N. F. 

This is a new preparation reintro- 
duced from the U. S. P. 1870. 



Cerate, Savine. (Savine Ointment.) 

Fluid extract of savine fl.oz. 1 

Resin cerate av.oz. 2>Va 

Melt the resin cerate by means of a 
water-bath, add the fluid extract, and 
continue the heat until the alcohol has 
evaporated; then remove the heat, and 
stir constantly until cool.— U. S. P. 1880. 

Cerate, Simple. (Cerate.) 

White wax av.oz. 2y 2 

Benzoiriated lard av.oz. 6 

Melt the wax by the heat of a water 
bath, add the lard, continuing the heat 
until the mixture is liquefied, and stir it 
constantly until it begins to congeal. 

For use in southern latitudes, and 
during the heated season in other lo- 
calities, y 2 av.ounce of lard may be re- 
placed by an equal quantity of white 
wax.— U. S. P. 

Cerate, Spermaceti. 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1 

White wax av.oz. 3^ 

Olive oil av.oz. $y 2 

Melt together the spermaceti and wax, 
then add the oil previously heated, and 
stir the mixture constantly until cool. 

The oil must be heated before adding 
to the waxes to avoid a granular prod- 
uct.— U. S. P. 1890. 



Charcoal, Animal, Purified. 

Animal charcoal, No. 60 

powder av.oz. 8 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 21 

Water, boiling sufficient 

Introduce the charcoal into a capa- 
cious flask, add 14 fluidounces of hydro- 
chloric acid and 32 fluidounces of boil- 
ing water, and connect the flask with 
an upright condenser. By means of a 
sand bath, keep the mixture boiling 
gently during 8 hours, adding water oc- 
casionally to maintain the original vol- 
ume. Then add 40 fluidounces of boil- 
ing water, transfer the mixture to a 
muslin strainer, and when the liquid has 
run off, return the charcoal to the flask, 
add to it 7 fluidounces of hydrochloric 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



acid and 16 fluidounces of boiling water; 
boil for 2 hours ; again add 40 fluid- 
ounces of boiling water, transfer the 
whole to a plain filter, and when the 
liquid has run off, wash the residue 
with boiling water until the washings 
give only a faint cloudiness with silver 
nitrate test solution. Dry the powder 
in a drying oven and immediately trans- 
fer to well-stoppered bottles. — 

The hydrochloric acid must be of full 
U. S. P. strength, 31.9 per cent, of ab- 
solute acid, else proportionately more 
of it must be employed. It converts the 
calcium phosphate and carbonate present 
in animal charcoal into* chlorid and acid 
phosphate which are soluble in water 
and are removed by the washing. 

Chloral, Camphorated. 
See Camphor, Chloral. 

Chloral, Carbolated. 

See Carbolated Chloral. 

Chloral, Mentholated. 

Triturate together equal parts by 
weight of chloral and menthol, and then 
heat on a water bath until melted. 

This is used as an application for 
neuralgia. 

Chlorodyne. 

This was first introduced in England 
as a "combination of perchloric acid 
with a new alkaloid." The name "chlo- 
rodyne" was undoubtedly invented by 
Dr. J. Collis Browne, but Mr. Freeman, 
pharmacist, claimed to be the inventor 
of the preparation. Whether Browne's 
and Freeman's chlorodynes were exact- 
ly the same is not known, but there was 
no foundation for their claims that new 
vegetable principles were contained in 
their medicines. 

Dr. Ogden, of St. Mary's Hospital, 
London, published the following form- 
ula as a result of a pretended "analy- 
sis" : 



Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 8 

Hydrocyanic acid, Scheele's 

drops 12 

Oil of peppermint drops 2 

Perchloric acid drops 20 

Tincture of cannabis indica.fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of capsicum m. 30 

Chloric ether fl.dr. 1 

Molasses fl.dr. 1 

Chloroform fl.dr. 6 

The formula, actually used by Dr. 
Ogden in the hospital, appears to have 
been slightly different from this. 

Later, after the nostrum was intro- 
duced into America, Charles Bullock 
published the following formula as the 
result of an analysis : 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 8 

Water m. 30 

Perchloric acid (25 deg. B.) 

drops 20 

Chloroform fl.dr. 1 ^ 

Tincture of cannabis indica.fl.dr. 1 
Hydrocyanic acid, U. S. P.. drops 12 

Molasses fl.dr. 4 

Oil of peppermint drops 2 

Oleoresin of capsicum drop 1 

To the morphine salt and water con- 
tained in a flask, add the perchloric acid 
and heat until a clear solution is effect- 
ed. Then add the molasses, previously 
warmed so as to render it fluid. Heat 
the mixture and agitate well. When 
cold add the other ingredients and mix 
well. 

A number of other substitutes have 
been and are still in use, the formulas 
(there are about 30 published formulas 
and an innumerable number of private 
formulas) for which differ from another 
more or less, sometimes quite materially, 
both in kind and quantity of ingredients. 
The National Formulary recognizes one 
of these preparations under the name 
Compound Mixture of Chloroform and 
Cannabis Indica or "chloroform ano- 
dyne." The Brit. Pharm. preparation is 
called compound tincture of chloroform 
and morphine. 

Browne's preparation is thick, turbid, 
and brownish, but many of the other 
preparations now on the market arc 
limpid, transparent, and bright green in 
color. 






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31 



The formulas given below are the 
ones which have proved the most popu- 
lar : Chloroform Anodyne — 

I. 

Chloroform fl.oz. 2 

Stronger ether fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of cannabis indica. fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 4 

Morphine sulfate gr. 18 

Oil of peppermint m. 15 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oil in 8 fluidounces of 
alcohol, add the chloroform, ether and 
tinctures, mix well, add the morphine 
sulfate previously dissolved in the wa- 
ter and glycerin ; finally add the remain- 
der of alcohol. — N. F. 

II. Brit. Pharm. 1898 (which calls it 
compound tincture of chloroform 
and morphine) : 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 36 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid, .fl.dr. 3*4 

Tincture of capsicum m. 100 

Tincture of cannabis indica 

fl.dr. ey 2 

Oil of peppermint m. 6 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 8 

This preparation contains 4 times as 
much morphine as the corresponding 
preparation of the Brit. Pharm. of 1885. 
Otherwise it differs materially from the 
latter. See No. III. 

III. Brit. Pharm. 1885 (which called it 
tincture of chloroform and mor- 
phine) : 

Chloroform fl.oz. 1 

Ether fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 8 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid. .. .fl.dr. 4 

Oil of peppermint m. 4 

Fluid extract of licorice fl.oz. 1 

Molasses fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup, to make. fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the morphine and oil in the 
alcohol, and add the chloroform and 
ether. Mix the extract and molasses 
with 3 fluidounces of syrup, add to the 
solution, mix thoroughly, add the acid 
and the remainder of the syrup. 



IV. 

Chloroform fl.dr. 2 

Morphine gr. 10 

Ether . # fl.dr. 1 

Oil of peppermint drops 8 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid. . .fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 2 

Molasses fl.oz. 2^2 

Extract of licorice gr. 30 

This is said to resemble Browne's 

very closely. 

V. Chandler's formula: 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 16 

Oil of peppermint drops 20 

Tincture of capsicum drops 30 

Fluid extract of cannabis indica 

fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

VI. Smith's formula (modified) : 

Chloroform fl.dr. 4 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 20 

Oil of peppermint drops 8 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 1 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid. . .fl.dr. 2 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of cannabis indica 

fl.dr. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 4 

Caramel, sufficient to color properly. 

VII. Squires' formula: 

Chloroform fl.oz. I 

Stronger ether . . . ^ fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. I 

Molasses fl.oz. 1 

Extract of licorice, powder.. gr. 300 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 2 

Oil of peppermint drops 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4^ 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid, .fl.dr. 4 

Dissolve the morphine and oil of pep- 
permint in the alcohol, mix the chloro- 
form and ether with this .solution, mix 
the licorice with the syrup, add the mo- 
lasses, shake these two mixtures well 
together, and, lastly, add the hydro- 
cyanic acid and again shake well. 

VIII. Gilman's formula : 

Chloroform .fl.dr. 2 

Spirit of peppermint fl.dr. 2 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid. .. .fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 2 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Molasses fl.oz. 3 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



IX. Fenner's formula No. I : 

Chloroform fl.dr. 4 

Ether fl.dr. 2 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid. . .fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 4 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 1 

Morphine sulfate gr. 20 

Oil of peppermint m. 8 

Molasses fl.oz. 4 

Mix the chloroform with the mucilage 

and shake, add the oil and molasses; 
dissolve the morphine in the tincture, 
and add this solution with the other 
liquids to the mixture of syrup, etc., and 
shake them thoroughly. 

This is stated to be very similar to 
Browne's. 

X. Fenner's formula No. 2: 

Morphine sulfate gr. 15 

Chloroform fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of cannabis indica 

fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid, .drops 15 

Spirit of peppermint drops 15 

Mix the liquids and dissolve the mor- 
phine in the mixture. 

XI. A prominent manufacturing house 
makes a preparation called "chlo- 
ranodyne" which is stated to contain 
in each fluidounce — 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 2^8 

Fluid Indian cannabis m. 46 

Chloroform m. 46 

Oil of peppermint m. 1J/2 

Tincture of capsicum m. i l / 2 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid m. 9 

This is similar to No. II. 

Chloroform of Aconite. (Aconite 
Chloroform.) 

Aconite root av.oz. 11 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Chloroform sufficient 

Bruise the aconite, moisten thorough- 
ly with the distilled water and ammonia 
previously mixed, macerate for 4 hours, 
dry carefully, reduce to Xo. 40 powder, 
pack tightly in a percolator (such as 
would be used for highly volatile liq- 
uids), macerate for 24 hours with 11 
fluid ounces of chloroform, and then 
percolate slowly, adding more chloro- 
form until 16 fluidounces of product 
are obtained. — Brit. Form. 



"Chloroforms'' of other alkaloidal 
drugs, such as belladonna, hyoscyamus, 
etc., may be produced in the same man- 
ner. 

Chloroform of Belladonna. (Bella- 
donna Chloroform. 

Prepare like the preceding, using 
belladonna root in Xo. 60 powder as the 
drug. — Brit. Form. 

Chloroform, Camphorated. 

Chloroform fl.oz. 4 

Camphor av.oz. 8 

Mix and dissolve. — Brit. Form. 

Cigarettes, Cubeb. 

While it probably will not pay the 
pharmacist to prepare his own cubeb 
cigarettes, the following hints and form- 
ula may not be amiss : 

The first step in the process of manu- 
facture is the molding of the casement 
of the cigarettes, which consists in 
forming into a sound hollow tube cigar- 
ette paper about 3 inches long and about 
34 inch in diameter. The ordinary round 
lead pencil will answer for a mold 
around which the paper can be rolled — 
when the paper tube is formed, turn in 
one of the ends so as to form the bot- 
tom. Now place a number of these 
tubes into a rack, and by the use of a s 
sieve of the proper fineness the mixture 
of drugs is sifted over the paper tubes 
until they are filled up within an inch 
of the top, after pressing the mixture 
so that it is evenly distributed a small 
piece of cotton is placed over it and a 
mouthpiece is inserted, which is made 
out of a piece of cardboard one inch 
long and a trifle smaller in diameter so 
that it can be inserted into the paper 
tube and the cigarette is finished. Ten 
or thirty of these are then wrapped in 
paraffin paper and placed in a paper 
carton with printed directions for use. 

The mixture used for filling varies 
with different manufacturers ; the fol- 
lowing are said to be used: 

Cubeb berries part 1 

Cubeb berries, exhausted. .. .parts 3 
Mullein leaves part 1 



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Or— 

Cubeb berries .parts 9 

Anise seed .part 1 

Or— 

Cubeb berries part 1 

Cubeb berries, exhausted. .. .parts 4 

Cpltsfoot leaves part 1 

Or- 

Cubeb berries parts 7 

Mullein leaves parts 2 

Lobelia herb part 1 

Or— 

Cubeb berries parts 15 

Cassia buds part 1 

Cloves part 1 

Chestnut leaves parts 3 

Or— 

Cubeb berries parts 2 

Cubeb berries, exhausted. . .parts 10 

Mullein leaves parts 4 

Cascarilla bark part 1 

The drugs should be ground to No. 
20 powder. Some manufacturers add 
to the mixture of drugs glycerin and 
potassium nitrate, to increase the burn- 
ing quality of the cigarette. The usual 
quantity is 1 av.ounce of the potassium 
salt to a pint of water, or 4 fluidounces 
of glycerin and 12 fluidounces of water, 
either of these to be added to 10 av. 
pounds of the mixture of drugs, the 
whole then to be thoroughly dried. Each 
of the cigarettes contains about 15 grains 
of the mixture. 

The paper casements or tubes are an 
article of the market, and can be pur- 
chased at 50 cents per thousand from 
manufacturers. At this figure it hardly 
would be profitable for the beginner to 
make them himself. 

Several of the formulas contain ex- 
hausted cubeb berries. If these cannot 
be purchased, the .crushed berries can 
easily be exhausted of a large percent- 
age of the oil of cubeb by solvents like 
ether, carbon bisulphide or benzin. Ben- 
zin would seem to be the best, as it is 
readily obtained of very light gravity in 
the market and at a very low price. The 
oil of cubeb so extracted can be puri- 
fied and thus becomes an extra source 
of profit in this line of manufacture. It 
is stated that where the excess of oil 



is not removed, the paper casement be- 
comes stained, and it is also objection- 
able in the smoking of the cigarette, as 
some of the oil is carried into the 
mouth. 

As is well known, these cigarettes are 
used in catarrh, hay fever, asthma, etc. 



Ether, stronger 
Alcohol 



Collodion. 

Pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) 

gr. 290 

fl.oz. 12 

fl.oz. 4 

To the pyroxylin, contained in a suit- 
able bottle, add the ether and let stand 
for 15 minutes; then add the alcohol 
and shake the bottle until the pyroxylin 
is dissolved. Cork the bottle well and 
set it aside until the liquid has become 
clear. Finally decant the clear portion 
from any sediment which may have de- 
posited, and transfer it to bottles which 
should be well corked and sealed. 

Keep in a cool place remote from 
lights and fire.— U. S. P. 

Acetone is said to be an excellent 
solvent for pyroxylin and inight be sub- 
stituted for the alcohol and ether. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs only 150 gr. 
of pyroxylin for the above amount of 
liquid. The Germ. Pharm. uses 240 gr. 
of pyroxylin, agitates this with ify 
fluidounces of alcohol until well mixed, 
then with 1454 fluidounces of stronger 
ether. 

Collodion, Aconite. 

Such a preparation may be made as 
follows : 
Aconite root, fine powder. av.oz. Sy 2 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 12 

Alcohol sufficient. 

Balsam of fir gr. 240 

Pyroxylin gr. 60 

Pack the powder very tightly in a 
percolator intended for volatile liquids. 
mix the ether with 4 fluidounces of al- 
cohol, saturate the drug with this liquid, 
macerate for about 6 hours, then perco- 
late slowly, adding enough alcohol 
through the percolator so as to make 
16 fluidounces of percolate. In this dis- 
solve the balsam and pyroxylin. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Collodion, Belladonna. (Fluid Bella- 
donna Plaster.) 

Alcoholic extract of bella- 
donna leaf, a quantity 
containing 2>7 grains of 
alkaloids. 

Camphor gr. 108 

Gun cotton gr. 185 

Alcohol, stronger ether, 

each, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the extract in yY 2 fluidounces 
of alcohol, add the same volume of 
stronger ether, set aside for 24 hours, 
decant, dissolve the gun cotton and 
camphor in the liquid, and equal parts 
of stronger ether and alcohol enough to 
make 16 fluidounces. — Brit. Form. 

Collodion, Benzoinated. (Kelly's 
Collodion Paint.) 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Compound tincture of ben- 
zoin fl.oz. 3 

Collodion fl.oz. 6 

This is used in New York City hos- 
pitals. 

Collodion, Cantharidal. (Blistering 
or Vesicating Collodion. — Collo- 
dion with Cantharides.) 

I. 
Cantharides, in fine powd..av.oz. 6 

Glacial acetic acid min. 8 

Flexible collodion av.oz. 9 

Acetone to make av.oz. 10 

Mix the cantharides with \ l / 2 drams of 
the acetone, to which the acetic acid has 
been added, and set the mixture aside in 
a closely covered container for 24 hours. 
Then pack it in a percolator, and per- 
colate with acetone until the drug is 
practically exhausted. Reduce the per- 
colate by distillation on a water bath in 
a tared flask to 24 grains. Dissolve this 
in the flexible collodion, allow the solu- 
tion to stand for several hours and de- 
cant the clear liquid. Keep Cantharidal 
Collodion in a cool place, remote from 
fire.— U. S. P. 



Cantharidin collodion may be used in 
place of cantharidal collodion as a vesi- 
cant if desired. 



II. 

Pyroxylin gr. 45 

Blistering liquid fl.oz. 4 

Mix in a well-stoppered bottle and 

dissolve by agitation. — Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Exhaust coarsely-powdered cantha- 
rides with stronger ether, evaporate the 
liquid on a water bath to syrupy con- 
sistency, and add enough collodion to 
make up a weight equal to the original 
weight of the cantharides. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Collodion, Cantharidin. 

Cantharidin gr. 3 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 1 

Chloroform fl.dr. 3 

Collodion, to make fl.oz. 8 

Triturate the cantharidin with the tur- 
pentine to as fine a powder as possible, 
then add the chloroform and heat the 
mixture very cautiously until solution 
occurs; then add to the collodion. If a 
green color be desired, add a small 
amount of Squibb's or English extract 
of cannabis indica. — D. modified. 

This contains 1/10 per cent, of can- 
tharidin. 

This may be used in place of cantha- 
ridal collodion, being more easily made 
and equally efficacious. 

Collodion, Carbolated Salicylic. 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. I 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 1 

Collodion fl.oz. 5 

Mix and dissolve by agitation. The 

product contains one-third by weight of 

the combined acids. — Unna's (in D.). 

Collodion, Chrysarobin. 

Chrysarobin gr. 320 

Collodion fl.oz. 8 

The chrysarobin should be in very 
fine powder and be dissolved in the col- 
lodion by agitation. — D. 

The product contains about 10 per 
cent by weight of chrysarobin. It may 
be used instead of chrysarobin ointment. 

Collodion, Croton Oil. (Tiglium Col- 
lodion.) 

Croton oil av.oz. l /i 

Flexible collodion av.oz. 4^2 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



35 



Or mix in the proportion of 60 min- 
ims of oil with 7 fluidrams of flexible 
collodion. — N. F. 

Collodion, Flexible. (Elastic Collo- 
dion.) 

Collodion av.oz. 9]/ 2 

Camphor grs. 85 

Castor oil grs. 130 

Weigh the ingredients successively 
into a tared bottle and mix them thor- 
oughly. 

Preserve in cork-stoppered bottles in 
a cool place remote from lights or fire. 
-U. S. P. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs 4 fluidounces 
of its collodion, 80 gr. of Canada tur- 
pentine and 40 gr. of castor oil. The 
Germ. Pharm. directs 4 av. ounces of 
its collodion, 18 gr. of castor oil and 
90 gr. of common, thick turpentine. 

Collodion, Iodized. 

Todin, reduced to powder... gr. 160 

Flexible collodion fl.oz. 8 

Introduce the iodin into a bottle, add 

the flexible collodion and agitate until 

the iodin is dissolved. — N. F. 
This contains about 5 per cent, by 

weight of iodin. 

Collodion, Iodoform. 

Iodoform gr. 160 

Flexible collodion fl.oz. 8 

Mix and dissolve the iodoform in the 

flexible collodion by agitation. — N. F. 
This contains about 5 per cent, by 

weight of iodoform. 

Collodion, Iodol. 

Such a preparation may be made as 
follows : 

Iodol av.oz. }i 

Alcohol fl.dr. 11 

Ether fl.oz. 6 

Pyroxylin gr. 130 

Castor oil, fl.dr. 3^ (or gr. 

185 if weighed). 
Dissolve the iodol in the mixture of 

alcohol and ether, add the pyroxylin in 

small portions, agitate until dissolved, 

and finally add the oil. 
The product contains about to per 

cent, by weight of iodol. 



Collodion, Salicylated, Compound. 
(Corn Collodion.) 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 1 

Extract of cannabis indica 

(Squibb's or English) gr. 80 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Flexible collodion, to make. av.oz. 9 
Dissolve the extract in the alcohol 
and the acid in about 5 ounces of flexi- 
ble collodion previously weighed into a 
tared bottle. Then add the former solu- 
tion to the latter and finally add enough 
of the collodion to make 9 av. ounces. — 
N. F. 

Collodion, Styptic. (Tannin Collo- 
dion.) 

I. 

Tannic acid av.oz. 2 

Flexible collodion ..av.oz. 8 

Add the tannic acid to the flexible col- 
lodion in a bottle and agitate the mix- 
ture until the tannic acid is dissolved. 
-N. F. 

This differs from the formula in U. 
S. P. VIII in using flexible collodion 
instead of collodion and omitting the 
ether. 

Keep the product in cork-stoppered 
bottles in a cool place remote from 
lights or fire. 
II. 

Benzoin gr. 44 

Pyroxylin -. . gr. 44 

Tannic acid av.oz. 1 

Absolute alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the benzoin in the alcohol, 
filter, in the filtrate dissolve the acid, 
add the other ingredients, set aside for 
3 days and decant the clear liquid. 

, — Brit. Form. 

Collodion, Tannated. (Paves's Styp- 
tic Collodion.) 

Tannin gr. 150 

Benzoic acid gr. 90 

Carbolic acid, crystal gr. 300 

Collodion fl.oz. 8 

Mix and dissolve by agitation. 

Coloring Agents. 

A number of preparations are used 
for the purpose of imparting color to 
other preparations. The preparations. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



used for this purpose, mentioned in this 
part are cochineal color, solution of lit- 
mus, solution of carmine, tincture of 
cochineal, tincture of cudbear, compound 
tincture of cudbear, tincture of turmeric 
and tincture of saffron. 
Color, Cochineal. 

Cochineal, No. 50 powder. av.oz. 1 

Potassium bitartrate av.oz. 1 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. ^2 



Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the cochineal intimately 
with the potassium carbonate and 8 
fluidounces of water. Then add the 
alum and potassium bitartrate succes- 
sively, heat the mixture to boiling in a 
capacious vessel, then set it aside to 
cool, add to it the glycerin and alcohol, 
filter, and pass enough water through 
the filter to make 16 fluidounces. — N. F. 

Concentrations. 

This class of preparations was origin- 
ally introduced by physicians of the 
Eclectic school of medicine and subse- 
quently was employed by physicians of 
other schools. They are now employed 
in Europe; and one, at least, has found 
recognition in the U. S. P., viz., po- 
dophylin. 

The general plan for their manufac- 
ture originally consisted in extracting 
the drug with strong alcohol, evaporat- 
ing this tincture to small bulk, adding 
to cold water, stirring constantly mean- 
while, allowing the precipitate formed 
to subside, collecting the latter, and dry- 
ing and powdering it. 

If the drug contain an ojeoresin, the 
precipitate cannot be dried sufficiently 
to powder, but remains a soft, sticky 
mass. In this case, the precipitate 
should be dried sufficiently to remove 
the water, then add enough of the ori- 
ginal drug, in powdered form, to reduce 
to a rather tough mass, break the latter 
into small piece-, dry in warm air, and 
pulverize as before. 

In many instances, there would be, by 



the use of water alone as a precipitat- 
ing agent, an inappreciable amount of 
precipitate. In such cases, alum is added 
to the water and some ammonium car- 
bonate to the alcoholic liquid. The pre- 
cipitate contains aluminium hydrate, and 
the product will very often be green 
from precipitated chlorophyll. 

Other substances are added to the 
water to facilitate precipitation, such as 
acids and alkalies, depending, of course, 
upon the character of the drug. 

While the above methods of preparing 
concentrations were advised by Eclectic 
practitioners, other methods are or have 
been in vogue among manufacturers. In 
many instances, the concentration is 
simply a powdered extract, the so-called 
"euonymin," for example, the drug often 
being exhausted with dilute alcohol or 
water. Instead of using the powdered 
drug as a drying agent, as is stated 
above, most manufacturers use milk 
sugar, magnesia or other absorbent 
powder. Probably most concentrations 
of the present day are simply powdered 
extracts. 

See "Hydrastin" and "Iridin" for one 
method for making these concentrations. 

Most of the concentrations are sup- 
posed to be resinous in character, and 
are termed "resinoids," while others are 
alkaloidal in character. The latter are 
believed to be prepared by exhausting 
the drug with a very dilute acid (from 
Yi to 3 per cent.), usually hydrochloric 
or sulfuric, evaporating the liquid ob- 
tained to moderate bulk, adding am- 
monia to neutralize the acid, collecting 
the precipitate, and washing and drying 
it. Hydrastis and sanguinaria are drugs 
treated in this manner. 

As may be surmised from what has 
been stated, concentrations from differ- 
ent manufacturers differ from each 
other greatly in quality and strength and 
color, as well as in other properties. 

The nomenclature of the concentra- 
tions is very confusing. The resinoids 
have names ending in "in" — cornin, 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



37 



helenin, etc. — while those of alkaloidal 
character are known by names ending 
either in "in" or "ia," and are coupled 
with names indicating the acid employed 
in extraction, e. g., hydrastia sulfate, 
sanguinarin nitrate, etc. Manufacturers 
of pharmaceuticals have not only modi- 
fied the processes of preparation, but 
have introduced innovations in the 
titles. When it is borne in mind that 
glucosides have names terminating in 
"in," and that aklaloidal names end in 
"ine" ("ia" is also used), and that al- 
most all drugs contain glucosides or 
alkaloids or even both, one can readily 
see that almost inextricable confusion 
must result, often to the serious detri- 
ment of sick persons. This is the case 
particularly with the derivatives of 
hydrastis and sanguinaria. 

The following table is presented be- 
cause of its convenience for reference. 
It will not apply to the products of all 
manufacturers, nor does it mention all 
concentrations, but it may prove useful 
nevertheless. 

Class I. Concentrations consisting 
largely of resin and nearly or entirely 
soluble in alcohol: 

Aletridin,* Asclepidin,* Cimicifugin 
(Macrotin), Eryngin,* Helonin,* Iridin,* 
Liatrin* Podophyllin (U. S. P.), Pte- 
lein.* 

Class II. Concentrations which gen- 
erally contain inorganic constituents 
from the process of manufacture, and 
are frequently of a green character : 

Barosmin, Euonymin (green variety), 
Lobelin, Lycopin, Podophyllin (yellow 
variety), Scutellarin, Senecin. 

Class III. Concentrations which con- 
tain a number (probably most) of the 
soluble drug constituents : 

Aletrin,* Alnuin, Ampelopsin, Apocy- 
nin, Asclepidin,* Baptisin, Betulin, Cau- 
lophyllin, Cerasin, Chelonin, Chimaphi- 
lin, Chionanthin, Collinsonin, Colocyn- 
thin, Cornin, Corydalin, Cypripedin, 
Dioscorin, Euonymin (brown variety), 
Euptaorin. Euphorbin, Eupurpurin, Fra- 



serin, Gelsemin, Geranin, Gossypin, 
Hamamelin, Humulin, Inulin, Irisin,* 
Jalapin, Juglandin, Leontodin, Leptand- 
rin, Liatrin,* Liriodendrin, Menisper- 
min, Myricin, Phytolaccin, Prunin, 
Rhusin, Rumicin, Smilacin, Stillingin, 
Taraxin, Trillin, Viburnin, Xanthoxylin. 

Class IV. Concentrations which con- 
sist of alkaloids or alkaloidal salts in 
more or less impure form : 

Hydrastin, Hydrastia Sulfate, Muri- 
ate, etc.; Sanguinarin, Sanguinarina 
Nitrate, Sulfate, etc. 

Those concentrations whose names 
have the stars appear in the market in 
both pulverulent and oleoresinous forms. 

Cones, Homeopathic. 

See Medications, Homeopathic. 

Confection of Calamus. (Sugared 
Calamus. — Candied Sweet Flag.) 

This may be prepared as follows : 
Calamus root, peeled, sliced 
and cut into pieces about 

Yz inch long av.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Sugar av.oz. 96 

Macerate the root in the water for 12 
hours, add the sugar, and heat, stirring 
constantly until perfectly dry. At first 
the evaporation may be conducted over 
a direct flame or fire, but toward the 
latter end of the operation, water-bath 
temperature only should be employed. 
Care must be taken not to burn or 
scorch the root. 

Confection of Hollyhock. (Conserve 
of Hollyhock. — Antidyspeptic 
Conserve.) 

I. Thomsonian (from the Materia 

Medica) : 
Fresh hollyhock blossoms lb. 1 

Or dry ones moistened to 

the same consistence as 

the green. 

Sugar lb. 4 

Poplar bark lb. 2 

Ginger lb. 2 

Golden seal lb. Y% 

Balmony lb. ^2 

Clove lb. V2 

Slippery elm bark lb. V? 

Capsicum lb. x : 

Pennyroyal oz. T 4 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Beat the blossoms with the sugar to a 
uniform paste, then incorporate the 
other substances, all in powder, and roll 
into small cones. These may be dried or 
kept moist as may be desired. 
II. Thomsonian (from Comfort's Prac- 
tice) : 

Poplar bark oz. 

Bayberry bark oz. 

Golden seal oz. 

Clove oz. 

Cinnamon oz. 

Cypripedium oz. 

Capsicum oz. y? 

Oil of pennyroyal oz. y 2 

Hollyhock flowers oz. 16 

Mix the first seven ingredients, add 
the oil and flowers, pound together, and 
form into balls the size of small marbles. 

Confection of Opium. (Electuary of 
Theriac. — Theriac.) 

I. Brit. Pharm. (1885): 
Compound powder of 

opium av.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 9 

II. U. S. P. 1870: 

Opium, powder gr. 120 

Aromatic powder av.oz. 3 

Clarified honey av.oz. 7 

III. H.: 

Cassia bark av.oz. \Y\ 

Angelica root gr. 350 

Virginia snake root gr. 280 

Valerian root gr. 140 

Squill gr. 140 

Zedoary gr. 140 

Opium gr. 70 

Cardamom gr. 70 

Clove gr. 70 

Myrrh gr. 70 

Iron sulfate, crystal gr. 70 

Glycerin, 

Simple syrup. 

Honey, equal parts to each 

by weight, to make av.oz. 16 

Mix the ingredients above in powder 
form, or preferably mix them whole, 
and then reduce to powder; then add 
the glycerin, syrup and honey. 

The cardamom should be used with- 
out the capsule or enveloping membrane. 
These preparations differ in many re- 
spects, but the most noteworthy differ- 
ence is in the proportion of opium, the 
first two containing about 2 l / 2 per cent. 



of this drug, the last about 1 per cent. ; 
the kind of confection to be dispensed 
therefore will depend on the nationality 
of the consumer or the kind he has been 
in the habit of using. 
Confection of Pepper. 

Black pepper, powder av.oz. 1 

Caraway, powder av.oz. 1V2 

Clarified honey ,. . .av.oz. 7/2 

—Brit. Pharm. 
Confection of Rose. (Confection of 

Roses.) 
I. 
Red rose petals, fine powder.gr. 290 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 5 

Honey, clarified av.oz. 1 

Stronger rose water fl.oz. 1J/4 

Rub the red rose with the water pre- 
viously heated to 65 degrees C, then 
gradually add the sugar and honey, and 
beat the whole together until a uniform 
mass results. — N. F. 

II. 

F*esh red rose petals av.oz. 4 

Sugar , av.oz. 12 

Beat together in a stone mortar.— 
Brit. Pharm. 

Confection of Senna. (Lenitive Elec- 
tuary.) 
I. 

Senna, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Cassia fistula, bruised av.oz. 3% 

Tamarind av.oz. 2 

Prunes, sliced av.oz. \Y% 

Figs, bruised av.oz. 2^2 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. \\V\ 

Oil of coriander m. 50 

Water sufficient. 

Place the cassia fistula, tamarind, 
prune and fig in a covered vessel with 10 
fluidounces of water and digest for 3 
hours by means of water bath. Separate 
the coarser portions with the hands, and 
rub the pulpy mass first through a 
coarse sieve and then through a fine 
one or through a muslin cloth. Mix 
the residue with 3 fluidounces of water 
and having digested the mixture for a 
short time, treat it as before and add the 
product to the pulpy mass first obtained. 
Then by means of a water bath, dis- 
solve the sugar in the pulpy liquid, and 
evaporate the whole in a tared vessel 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



39 



incorporate the senna and oil with the 
pulpy mixture while the latter is yet 
warm. — N. F. t 
II. 

Senna, fine powder av.oz. I 

Simple syrup av.oz. 4 

Tamarind pulp, purified. .. .av.oz. 5 
Mix the senna with the syrup, incor- 
porate the pulp, and warm the whole on 
a water bath for an hour. — Germ. 
Pharm. 
Confection of Senna, Compound. 

Confection of senna av.oz. 1 

Potassium bitartrate av.oz. ^2 

Jalap, powder gr. 180 

Potassium nitrate gr. 120 

Sulfur gr. 120 

Extract of butternut, enough 
to make a mass of pilular 
consistence. 
This has been used in constipation 

and in piles in doses of 10 to 15 grains 

given about twice daily. — Eclectic. 

Confection of Sulfur. 

I. 

Sulfur av.oz. 4 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 1 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 18 

Tincture of orange, Brit. 
Pharm fl.dr. 4 



Mix well. — Brit. Pharm. 
II. 

Sulfur av.oz. 4 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 1 

Syrup of orange fl.oz. 4 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 18 

Mix intimately. — Eclectic. 
Confection of Turpentine. 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Licorice root, powder av.oz. 1 

Honey fl.oz. 2 

Mix the oil and powder, then incor- 
porate the honey. — Eclectic. 
Conserves. 

In conformity with the custom of the 
N. F., preparations formerly under 
this title are here classed with the con- 
fections. 

Copper, Aluminated. (Lapis Divinus. 
— Augen Stein.) 

Copper sulfate, pure av.oz. 2 

Potassium nitrate ...av.oz. 2 

Potassa alum av.oz. 2 

Camphor gr. 55 



Triturate the three salts separately to 
fine powder, then mix, melt carefully in 
a porcelain evaporating dish over a hot 
fire, then quickly add the camphor in a 
powdered state and previously mixed 
with an equal weight of powdered alum, 
and pour the whole out on a porcelain 
slab. 

When cold, it may be broken into 
pieces or rubbed to powder, and then 
preserved in well-stoppered bottles. — 
Germ. Pharm. 

Copper, Ammoniated. (Ammonio— 
Sulfate of Copper.) 

Ammonium carbonate av.oz. 3 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 2 

Triturate together in a glass mortar 
until effervescence ceases, then lay be- 
tween folds of bibulous paper and dry 
with a gentle heat.— U. S. P. 1870. 

Keep in well-stoppered bottles. 
Cordials. 

The above title is applied to many 
preparations which vary greatly in char- 
acter, and could not properly be placed 
under one heading. Some occur under 
other more appropriate titles in this 
book. Consult index. 

Cordial, Blackberry. (so-called 
Blackberry Brandy.) 

Cinnamon, No. 40 powder... gr. 310 

Clove, No. 40 powder gr. 78 

Nutmeg, No. 40 powder gr. 78 

Purified talc gr. 124 

Syr. blackberry fruit 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Percolate the powdered spices with 
diluted alcohol to obtain 8 fluidounces 
of tincture. To this add' sufficient syrup 
of blackberry fruit to make the product 
measure 32 fluid-ounces, mix, add the 
purified talc and filter. — N. F. 

This differs from the preparation of 
the former N. F. principally in the sub- 
stitution of blackberry syrup for black- 
berry fruit. 

Cotton, Absorbent. (Purified Cotton, 
U. S. P. — Gossypium Purifica- 
tum.) 

Ordinary cotton contains, in addition 
to the dirt and other matter that ac- 
companies it, some fatty and coloring 



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ST A N D ARD FO R M U L A R Y OF 



matter. The fatty matter does not per- 
mit the cotton to absorb water or aque- 
ous fluids to any appreciable extent, and 
the unpurified is therefore of no value 
for surgical and pharmaceutical pur- 
poses. 

There are several methods by which 
ordinary cotton may be rendered absor- 
bent. An easy process is to wash it re- 
peatedly with ether, which, of course, 
extracts or dissolves out the fatty mat- 
ter. The first portions of ether may be 
economically replaced by gasolin or 
petroleum ether, finishing the washing 
with ether so as to avoid the odor of 
gasolin in the product. By means of 
this process cotton can be rendered ab- 
sorbent and be dried in a very few 
minutes. 

The process adopted by manufactur- 
ers on the large scale is usually about 
as follows : 

Boil any desired quantity of the best 
carded cotton with a 5 per cent, solu- 
tion of caustic potassa or s®da for one- 
half hour, or until the cotton is entirely 
saturated with the solution, and the al- 
kali has saponified all the fatty matter ; 
wash thoroughly in clear water to re- 
move all the soap and nearly all the 
alkali; press out the excess of water; 
place in a 5 per cent, solution of chlorin- 
ated lime, allowing to remain for 15 or 
20 minutes ; again wash, first in some 
clear water, then dip in water acidulated 
with hydrochloric acid, and wash again 
thoroughly in clear water; press out the 
excess of water and again boil for 15 or 
20 minutes in 5 per cent, alkali solu- 
tion; now wash well in clear water, dip 
in water acidulated with hydrochloric 
acid, and again wash thoroughly in 
clear water; now press out the water 
and dry. 

Owing to the cellular character of cot- 
ton, it is very likely to absorb a liquid 
and not readily give it up again; hence 
when cotton is to be well washed, it 
should be kneaded with the hands or 
otherwise. In removing excess of water 
or other liquid, an ordinary clothes- 



wringer will be found to serve the pur- 
pose admirably. Cotton batting, as pur- 
chased, ordinarly occurs in rolled 
sheets; if care be taken in the above 
manipulation, the product can be made 
to retain this "sheet" form. 

Medicated Cottons. — These are pre- 
pared by impregnating good absorbent 
cotton by means of immersion in liquid 
containing the medicating substance. 
Sorrfetimes a large excess of liquid is 
employed for impregnation, the excess 
being removed by subsequent expres- 
sion; or else only so much is used as 
that when the whole is taken up by the 
cotton, the latter will contain the requi- 
site or prescribed amount of medica- 
ment. In the former case, the expres- 
sion may be by means of an instrument 
like an ordinary clotheswringer, con- 
ducting the expression so that the liquid 
which the cotton is allowed to retain 
will yield a proper strength of finished 
product. In either case, therefore, the 
result is identical, and while preference 
is usually given, in the formulas which , 
follow, to the use of a large amount of 
liquid, the other process may be substi- 
tuted, the result always depending more 
on the care and skill of the operator 
than on any other circumstances. In 
impregnating cotton, it may be necessary 
to knead the latter with the liquid, and 
sometimes even to macerate for one or 
two hours ; if the small quantity of 
liquid be used, then the cotton must be 
weighted down in some convenient man- 
ner. In expressing cotton after im- 
pregnating in a large quantity of liquid, 
it may be advisable to wrap the cotton 
in parchment paper to protect it from 
the press ; if salicylic acid be present, 
the solution and cotton must not be al- 
lowed to come in contact with any iron 
parts. Cotton must always be passed 
through the press evenly to medicate 
uniformly. 

Drying of impregnated cotton may be 
done on screens either in a drying closet 
or in a room which is dry and perfectly 
aseptic or clean. 



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Good absorbent cotton, when dipped 
in water, will take up or retain, after 
expression, twice its weight of liquid, 
each pound of dry cotton yielding there- 
fore three pounds of mpist cotton. 

All prepared cottons should be kept in 
suitable receptacles or wrappers such as 
glass, parchment paper, paraffined paper, 
paraffined or resin-coated pasteboard 
boxes, etc., to prevent loss by evapora- 
tion or accession of septic matter. 

Cotton, Alembroth. (Sal Alembroth 
Cotton.) 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 27 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 11 

Alcohol fl.oz. g l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 40 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Immerse the cotton in the solution 

and press out to the weight of 48 av. 

ounces ; dry in the dark.— D. 

Cotton, Aluminum Acetate. 

Solution of aluminium ace- 
tate fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water .fl.oz. 32 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Proceed as with borated cotton. 
This makes a 5 per cent, cotton. For 
a 10 per cent, cotton of the same kind, 
use 32 fluidounces of solution and 16 of 
water for the impregnating solution. — 
Process of Burow (in D.) : 

Cotton, Antirheumatic. (Gr i c h t 
Watte.) 

I. 

This article is sometimes called for 
Germans : 

Oil of birch tar, rectified, .drops 8 

Oil of turpentine, rectified. drops 8 

Oil of juniper wood drops 8 

Oil of clove drops 8 

Oil of rosemary drops 8 

Camphor gr. 15 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 6 

Absorbent cotton .-...av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oils and camphor in the 
alcohol, filter, and moisten the cotton 
with the filtrate in any convenient way, 
as, for example, by means of an atom- 
izer. During this moistening the cotton 
should be picked into thin layers, and 
be turned about frequently so as to im- 



pregnate evenly. Dry by exposure to 
atmosphere for one hour, and wrap in 
waxed paper or other suitable con- 
tainer. — D. 

II. 

Red saunders ...... gr. 96 

Benzoin gr. 20 

Peru balsam gr.,5 

Alcohol fl.dr. 8 

Macerate for several days, filter and 

impregnate cotton with filtrate as in the 

preceding.— H. Modified. 

Cotton, Benzoated. 

I. Process of Von Bruns, Jr. (in D.) : 

3 per cent. . 4 per cent. 

Benzoic acid, .av.oz. Y\ av.oz. 1 

Castor oil. .. .av.oz. y 2 av.oz. Y* 
Alcohol, 95 p. c. fl.oz. 58 fl.oz. 58 

Absorbent 

cotton av.oz. 16 av.oz. 16 

5 per cent. 10 per cent. 

Benzoic acid. .av.oz. i 1 /^ av.oz. 2^2 

Castor oil. .. .av.oz. 1 av.oz. 1 
Alcohol, 95 p. c. fl.oz. 58 fl.oz. 55 

Absorbent 

cotton av.oz.16 av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid in the alcohol, add 
the oil, saturate the cotton with this 
liquid, prepared after any of the given 
proportions, then press it until it weighs 
48 av. ounces, and dry at ordinary tem- 
perature. 

II. England's process : 

Benzoic acid av.oz. 3, gr. 75 

Glycerin av.oz. 2 

Water, boiling av.lb. 4 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid in the water, add 
the glycerin, and the cotton, allow it to 
soak up all- the liquid, and then dry it. 

The glycerin is used to prevent crys- 
tallization of the acid. 

The product contains 15 per cent, of 
acid. 
Cotton, Borated. 

5 per cent. 

Boric acid av.oz. 1 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 37^ 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

10 per cent. 

Boric acid av.oz. 2 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 36^ 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 



STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



20 per cent. 

Boric acid av:oz. 4 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 34^ 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid in the water, im- 
merse the cotton in the solution, press 
out to the weight of 48 av. ounces, and 
proceed as with benzoated cotton. — D. 

See Cotton, Benzoated, No. 1. 
Cotton, Carbolated. 

5 per cent. 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. i J A 

Castor oil av.oz. J / 2 

Resin av.oz. 5 

Alcohol, 95 per cent fl.oz. 50 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

10 per cent. 

Carbolic ^cid, crystal av.oz. 2% 

Castor oi. fl.oz. 1 

Resin av.oz. 7^ 

Alcohol 95 per cent fl.oz. 47 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the resin in the mixed oil 
and alcohol by agitation, filter, impreg- 
nate the cotton as before, pressing out 
to the weight of 48 av. ounces, and dry- 
ing without heat. Pack immediately in 
air-tight containers. — Process of Germ. 
Form, and of Von Bruns, Jr. 
Cotton, Ichthyol. 

20 per cent. 

Ichthyol av.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13^2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

50 per cent. 

Ichthyol av.oz. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14 

Distilled water fl.oz. 23 

Absorbent cotton fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the ichthyol in the alcohol 
and water, saturate the cotton with the 
solution, press out to the weight of 48 
av. ounces, and dry at a temperature not 
to exceed 25 degrees C. — D. 

The ordinary ichthyol (ammonium 
compound) is to be used for the above. 

Cotton, Iodized. 

Iodin gr. 700 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Place the iodin at the bottom of a 
-wide-mouth glass vial, insert the cotton, 

tie over the mouth with parchment 



paper wetted with glycerin, place the 
vial in a water-bath of from 50 to 60 
degrees C, and continue the heat until 
all of the iodin has been vaporized and 
the cotton is evenly impregnated with it. 
Pack in well-closed glass containers. — 
D. 

The product is called a 10 per cent, 
cotton; practically it contains but 9 per 
cent, of iodin. 
Cotton, Iodoform. 

I. Von Mosetig's process (in D.) : 
5 per cent. 

Iodoform av.oz. 1*4 

Ether, stronger .fl.oz. 16^2 

Alcohol, 95 per cent fl.oz. 44 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

10 per cent. 

Iodoform av.oz. 3 

Castor oil av.oz. 1 

Resin av.oz. 1 

Ether, stronger fl.oz. 33 

Alcohol, 95 per cent fl.oz. 36^ 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

20 per cent. 

Iodoform av.oz. 6 

Castor oil av.oz. 2 

Resin av.oz. 2 

Ether fl.oz. 53 

Alcohol, 95 per cent fl.oz. 12 

Absorbent cotton av.oz 16 

Dissolve the iodoform in the ether and 
alcohol, add the resin and castor oil if 
they be used, agitate until dissolved, 
saturate the cotton with the solution, 
wrap in thin parchment paper, puncture 
a number of holes along the edge, and 
press out to the weight of 48 av. ounces. 
This work must be performed with a 
certain amount of celerity. Dry in the 
open air, excluding daylight during the 
entire operation. 

A better mode of preparation for 
iodoform cotton is to use only so much 
solution that, when all is absorbed, the 
fabric will contain the proper propor- 
tion. 
II. England's process: 

Iodoform gr. 370 

Ether fl.oz. n 1 ^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 30 T /2 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iodoform in the ether, 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



43 



with this liquid so as to take up the 
whole volume, and then dry it. 

The product contains 5 per cent, of 
iodoform, but can be made stronger if 
desired. 
Cotton, Iodol. 

Iodol av.oz. 2 

Glycerin av.oz. iY 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 42 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iodol in the alcohol with 
the aid of a gentle heat (50 degrees C), 
gradually add the glycerin, saturate the 
cotton with the solution, kneading thor- 
oughly, and proceed as described under 
iodoform cotton, pressing out to 48 av. 
ounces. 

The product is a 10 per cent, cotton. 
A 5 per cent, cotton may be prepared 
by using a solution composed of 1 av. 
ounce of iodol, Y\ av. ounce of glycerin 
and 45 fluidounces of alcohol. — D. 

Cotton, Mercuric Chlorid. (Sublima- 
ted or Corrosive Sublimate Cot- 
ton.) 

I. Schede's process (in D.) : 

Y4. and y 2 per cent. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 27 or 54 

Glycerin av.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1^/2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the corrosive sublimate in 
the mixed liquids, filter, and impregnate 
the cotton as in the preceding, express 
the cotton until it weighs 48 av. ounces, 
and dry in the dark at a temperature of 
about 25 to 30 degrees C. 

A 1 in 1000 cotton may be prepared 
by using 11 gr. of mercuric chlorid. 

II. Link and Voswinkel's process (in 
D.): 

J4 per cent. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 27 

Lithium chlorid gr. 27 

Alcohol fl.oz. igY 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

y 2 per cent. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 54 

Lithium chlorid gr. 54 

Alcohol fl.oz. 19^2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 



Proceed as before and press out to 
the weight of 48 av. ounces ; dry at a 
temperature of 25 to 30 degrees C. 

A 1 in 1000 cotton may be prepared 
by using 11 gr. each of mercuric and 
lithium chlorids. 

Ordinarily sublimated cotton suffers 
diminution in strength due to reduction 
of the mercuric chlorid. This is as- 
cribed to lack of care in preparing the 
absorbent cotton used, the presence of 
glycerin and of stearic acid to impart a 
brilliant whiteness, and creaking sound 
when pressed between the fingers, etc. 
The second process is supposed to yield 
a permanent product. The lithium 
chlorid is intended to replace the 
glycerin of other processes. 

The formula of the Germ. Form, dif- 
fers from first one of the above only in 
that 55 fluidounces of alcohol is em- 
ployed instead of the mixture of alcohol 
and water. 

III. England's process (modification of 
Ruemmel's) : 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 39 

Alcohol .fl.oz. 2^ 

Glycerin av.oz. 2 

Distilled water av.lb. 4 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the chlorid in the alcohol, 
add the cotton, impregnate the cotton 
with all the liquid, and dry it. 

The product contains y 2 per cent, of 
mercuric chlorid. A 1 in 1000 cotton 
may be prepared by using 8 gr. of mer- 
curic chlorid. 

IV. With tartaric acid, T /i per cent, (in 
D.): 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 27 

Tartaric acid av.oz. ^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 28^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 24 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Proceed according to the usual mode, 
press out to the weight of 48 av. ounces, 
and dry under exclusion of daylight. 

V. Lister's sero-sublimate or mercury 
albuminate cotton, y 2 per cent, (in D.) : 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 54 

Horseblood serum av.oz. 12^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 36 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Dissolve the corrosive sublimate by 
trituration in the blood serum, add the 
water, and saturate the cotton with the 
liquid ; press out to 48 av. ounces, and 
dry at a temperature of 25 to 30 degrees 
C, light to be excluded. 

If horseblood serum cannot be had, 
dissolve 52 gr. of corrosive sublimate 
and 210 gr. of sodium chlorid, by tritu- 
ration with 134 av. ounces of egg albu- 
men diluted with 45 fluidounces of dis- 
tilled water, and with this prepare the 
cotton as before. 

Instead of the horseblood serum, 
there may be used dried albumen from 
blood which is now commercially avail- 
able. One-tenth as much of this as of 
serum should be employed, to be dis- 
solved in 9 times its quantity of water. 

This cotton contains mercury in the 
form of albuminate. 

Cotton, Resorcin. 

3 per cent. 

Resorcin av.oz. 1 

Glycerin av.oz. 1% 

Alcohol fl.oz. 23 

Distilled water fl.oz. 42^ 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

5 per cent. 

Resorcin av.oz. 1% 

Glycerin av.oz. 1*4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Proceed in the usual manner, pressing 
out to the weight of 48 av. ounces ; dry 
at a temperature between 25 and 30 de- 
grees C. — D. 

Cotton, Salicylated. 

I. Process of Von Bruns, Jr. (in D.) : 
5 per cent. 

Salicylic acid av.oz. ^ 

Castor oil av.oz. l / 2 

Alcohol, 95 per cent fl.oz. 34 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

10 per cent. 

Salicylic acid av.oz. i l / 2 

Castor oil av.oz. 1 

Alcohol, 95 per cent fl.oz. 33 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid in the alcohol, add 
the oil, and proceed in the usual way, 
pressing out to the weight of 48 av. 



ounces; dry at a temperature between 
25 and 30 degrees C. 

II. Thiersch's process (in D.) : 

4 per cent. 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 1 

Glycerin gr. 75 

Alcohol fl.oz. S l / 2 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 40 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

10 per cent. 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Glycerin av.oz. x /2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 32 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid in alcohol, add the 
glycerin and water, and proceed as be- 
fore. 

A 5 per cent, cotton may be prepared 
by using the first of the quantities given 
but increasing the acid to i l /i av. ounces. 

III. England's process modified : 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 16 

Absorbent cotton av.lb. 1 

Dissolve the acid in the alcohol, add 

the glycerin and water, impregnate the 
cotton with all of the liquid, and dry it. 

Contact with metals, particularly iron, 
should be avoided. 

The product contains 10 per cent, of 
salicylic acid. 

Cotton, Styptic. (Hemostatic Cotton. 
— Ferrated Cotton.) 

I. 

Absorbent cotton, 

Solution of iron chlorid, 

Glycerin, 

Water each, sufficient. 

Mix the liquids in the proportion of 5 
parts of the iron solution, 1 part of 
glycerin, and 14 parts of water by mea- 
sure, in such quantities that the cotton 
shall be completely immersed in the liquid 
when gently pressed. Allow the cotton 
to remain in the liquid one hour, then 
remove it, press it until it has been 
brought to twice its original weight, 
spread it out in thin layers, in a warm 
place, protected from dust and light, 
and when it is sufficiently dry, transfer 
it to well-closed receptacles. — N. F. 



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45 



Solution of ferric chlorid, 

U. S. P fl.oz. 6H or av.oz. 9M 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 or av.oz. ij4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 19 

Alcohol fl.oz. 19 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Impregnate and press the cotton in 
the usual manner; dry with exclusion 
of daylight, and keep the product in 
amber-colored bottles. — D. 
III. 
Solution of iron chlorid 
(Germ. Pharm. sp. gr. 

1.28) fl.oz. 9 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 or av.oz. i}4 

Water fl.oz. 19 

Alcohol fl.oz. iS'A 

Absorbent cotton av.oz. 16 

Mix the liquids, immerse* the cotton 
therein, then press it until the product 
weighs 48 av. ounces, and dry it at a 
gentle heat, with exclusion of light. — 
Germ. Form. 

One hundred parts contain about 25 
parts of anhydrous ferric chlorid. 
Keep the product protected from light. 
The 9 fluidounces of solution of ferric 
chlorid of the German pharmacopeia 
used in the last formula corresponds to 
7 fluidounces of the U. S. P. solution. 
Cotton, Thymol. 



2 per cent. 5 per cent, 

.av.oz. y 2 av.oz. V/± 

.av.oz. 1 av.oz. 2^4 

.av.oz. 7 av.oz. 8 

. ..fl.oz. 48 fl.oz. 44 



Thymol .... 

Resin 

Spermaceti . 

Alcohol 

Absorbent 
cotton av.oz. 16 av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the solids in the alcohol, sat- 
urate the cotton with this solution, the 
latter being warmed, express to a weight 
of 48 av. ounces, and spread out to dry. 
— Ranke's process (in D.). 
Culture "Fluids. (Nutrient Fluids.) 

I. Pasteur's for bacteria (in D.) : 

Ammonium tartrate gr. 35 

Potassium phosphate gr. 5 

Sugar gr. 700 

Distilled water fl.oz. 14^ 

Dissolve and filter. 

II. Conn's for bacteria (in D.) : 

Ammonium tartrate gr. 100 

Ammonium acetate gr. 100 



Potassium phosphate gr. 5 

Magnesium sulfate gr. 3 

Calcium chlorid, dry gr. 3 

Distilled water fl.oz. 22 

Dissolve and filter. 

III. Miquel's for bacteria (in D.) : 

Peptone gr. 200 

Gelatin gr. 20 

Sodium chlorid gr. 50 

Potassium carbonate gr. 5 

Distilled water fl.oz. 22 

Dissolve by aid of heat, and filter. 

Culture Medium. 
This is a much-used medium: 

Agar-agar gm. 7.5 

Peptone (Witte) gm. 5 

Extract of beef gm. 2.5 

Sodium chlorid gm. 2 to 5 

Distilled water cc. 500 

The ingredients are to be mixed in a 
porcelain or granite-iron sauce-pan, and 
boil at a gentle heat until the agar is 
completely dissolved, care being taken 
to maintain the exact volume of the 
mixture by repeated additions of dis- 
tilled water; remove from the heat, 
carefully neutralize with a solution of 
sodium carbonate, and clarify with egg 
albumen ; finally filter in a funnel pro- 
vided with a steam or hot-water jacket. 
In cold weather the proportion of 
agar may be decreased to 5 grams. 

The medium while still hot should be 
poured into sterilized tubes to the 
depth of about 1)4 inches, the cotton 
plugs should be replaced, and the tubes 
be placed in a wire basket and again 
sterilized as described below for the 
tubes. 

On completing the third day's treat- 
ment, the tubes should be removed while 
still hot and rotated on a block of ice, 
holding them horizontally so as to leave 
a film of the culture medium congealed 
on the sides. Some tubes may be al- 
lowed to cool in an inclined position 
merely, when a thicker stratum of the 
medium is desired. 

For the purpose of cultures, test- 
tubes 6 inches long and tolerably wide 
diameter may be used. These should 
first be washed clean, then rinsed with 
distilled water, the openings closed 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



tolerably tight with cotton batting (not 
absorbent cotton), and then sterilized 
for 4 or 5 hours on three consecutive 
days. So long as the cotton is not dis- 
turbed, the interior of the tubes re- 
mains sterile. 
Decoctions. (Decocta.) 

The U. S. P. directs that an ordinary 
decoction, the strength of which is not 
directed by the physician, shall be pre- 
pared according to the following for- 
mula : 

The substance, coarsely com- 
minuted gr. 365 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Put the substance in a suitable vessel 
provided with a cover, pour upon it 16 
fluidounces of cold water, cover it well, 
and boil for 15 minutes. Then let it 
cool to about 40 degrees C, express, 
strain the expressed liquid, and pass 
enough cold water through the strainer 
to make the product measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

Caution. — The strength of decoctions 
of energetic or powerful substances 
should be specially prescribed by the 
physician. 

All decoctions should be made in 
porcelain, porcelain-lined or glass ves- 
sels. 

No decoctions are recognized by the 
present U. S. P. 

Decoction of Aloes, Compound. 
(Baume de Vie.) 

Extract of aloes gr. 72 

Myrrh gr. 54 

Spanish saffron gr. 54 

Potassium carbonate gr. 36 

Extract of licorice, powder, .gr. 250 
Compound tincture of carda- 
mom fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the myrrh and extract of aloes 
to a coarse powder, mix this with the 
potassium carbonate and extract of 
licorice in a suitable covered vessel, and 
pour on 10 fluidounces of water; boil 
for 5 minutes, and add the saffron. 
When cool, add the compound tincture 
of cardamom, and allow the mixture to 
macerate for 2 hours ; then filter through 



flannel, and add enough water to make 
the product measure 16 fluidounces. 

This preparation should be freshl) 
made when required. — N. F. 

This preparation is original in the 
Brit. Pharm. The formula of the latest 
Brit. Pharm. differs from the above in 
using extract of barbadoes aloes, and 
in having 36 gr. each myrrh and saffron, 
290 gr. of extract of licorice, and 5 
fluidounces of compound tincture of 
cardamom. 
Decoction of Barley. (Barley Water.) 

Pearl barley av.oz. 1^2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 22 

Wash the barley with cold water, and 
reject the washings; boil the washed 
barley with the distilled water for 20 
minutes in a covered vessel, and strain. 
The product is about 16 fluidounces. — 
Brit. Pharm. 1885. 
Decoction of Broom, Compound. 

Broom tops gr. 240 

Juniper berries gr. 240 

Dandelion gr. 240 

Distilled water fl.oz. 24 

Mix, boil down to 16 fluidounces, and 
strain. 

Decoction of Cetraria. (Decoction of 
Iceland Moss.) 

Iceland moss gr. 360 

Water sufficient. 

Cover the moss, in a suitable vessel, 
with 6]/ 2 fluidounces of cold water, 
let stand for l / 2 hour, and express, 
throwing the liquid away. Then boil 
the moss with 16 fluidounces of water 
for l / 2 hour, strain, and add enough 
cold water through the strainer to 
make the colature measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. — N. F. and U. S. P. 1890. 
Decoction of Logwood. 

Logwood, chips gr. 365 

Cinnamon, coarse powder... gr. 55 
Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Boil the logwood with 16 fluidounces 
of water for 10 minutes in a closed 
vessel, adding the cinnamon towards the 
end of the boiling. Strain and add 
enough distilled water through the 
strainer to make 16 fluidounces of cola- 
ture. 



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47 



Contact with iron and other metals 
should be avoided. — Brit. Pharm. 
Decoction of Pomegranate Root Bark. 
(Decoction of Granatum.) 

I. 

Pomegranate bark, cut av.oz. 2> l A 

Distilled water sufficient 

Add 20 fluidounces of water to the 
bark, boil for 10 minutes, strain and 
add, if necessary, enough water through 
the strainer to make the colature meas- 
ure 16 fluidounces.— Brit. Pharm. 

II. 

Physicians of the Eclectic school are 
said to use this formula: 

Drug av.oz. 8 

Water gall. 1 

Boil the drug well with y 2 of the 
water, strain through muslin and press 
well. Boil the residue with the remain- 
der of the water, strain again. Mix the 
two liquids and evaporate to 1 pint. — 
Eclectic. 

This is used as a tenifuge, the direc- 
tions being as follows: — The patient 
should fast for one day and on retiring 
should take two compound cathartic 
pills, to be followed in the morning on 
arising by a good dose of Rochelle salt. 
As soon as there is profuse stool, he 
should take 2 or 3 fluidounces of the 
decoction. If the liquid be retained by 
the stomach, the worm will probably 
pass with the next stool. If it be re- 
jected, as may- be the case, another dose 
should be given, but not for about 2 
hours, to give the stomach a rest. 
Decoction of Sarsaparilla. 

Sarsaparilla root oz. 6 

Soft water, boiling gall. 1 

Macerate the root in the water for 2 
hours, then remove the root, bruise, add 
it again to the liquid, macerate for an- 
other 2 hours, boil the liquid down to 
4 pints, and strain. — Thomsonian (from 
the Materia Medica). 
Decoction of Sarsaparilla, Compound. 
(Decoctum Sarsse Compositum.) 
I. 

Sarsaparilla, cut and bruised.gr. 720 

Guaiac wood, rasped gr. 145 

Sassafras, coarse powder. . . .gr. 145 



Licorice root, bruised gr. 145 

Mezereum, cut and bruised, .gr. 73 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Boil the sarsaparilla and guaiac for 
l / 2 hour in a suitable vessel with 16 
fluidounces of water, then add the other 
ingredients, cover the vessel well, mac- 
erate for 2 hours, strain, and add 
enough cold water through the strainer 
to make 16 fluidounces of product. — 
N. F. 
II. 
Sarsaparilla, cut moderately fine 

gr. 280 

Senna, cut gr. 70 

Licorice root, cut gr. 30 

Anise, bruised gr. 15 

Fennel, bruised gr. 15 

Potassa alum gr. 15 

Sugar gr. 15 

Water sufficient 

Mix the sarsaparilla with 17 fluid- 
ounces of water, heat to 35 or 40 deg. 
C. and maintain at this temperature for 
24 hours. Then add the sugar and 
alum, and expose, in a covered vessel, 
to the heat of the boiling water bath, 
for 3 hours, stirring frequently. Now 
add the senna, anise and fennel, heat 
for 15 minutes more, strain with ex- 
pression, allow to stand for a short 
time, decant the clear liquid from the 
sediment, and to the former add enough 
water to make the product weigh 16 
av. ounces.— Germ. Pharm. 
III. 
Sarsaparilla, Jamaica, cut 

transversely gr. 910 

Sassafras, chips gr. 92 

Guaiac wood, rasped gr. 92 

Licorice root, bruised gr. 92 

Mezereum, cut and bruised.. gr. 92 
Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 24 
Digest the solid ingredients in the 
water for an hour, boil for 10 minutes 
in a covered vessel, cool and strain 
pouring distilled water on the strainer 
if necessary, to make 16 fluidounces.- 
Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

This preparation is not recognized in 
the Brit. Pharm. 1898, but in its stead 
is what is called ''concentrated com- 
pound solution of sarsaparilla," which is 
8 times the strength of the above and 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



from which the above may be prepared 
by diluting one volume with 7 volumes 
of water. It is prepared by infusine 
16^ av.ounces of Jamaica sarsaparilla, 
in three successive portions of 5 pints 
each of distilled water, for one hour 
each, at 70 deg. C. Boil 730 grains each 
of sassafras, guaiac wood, licorice root, 
and mezereum with distilled water un- 
til exhausted. Rapidly concentrate the 
mixed infusion and decoction until, 
when cold, the liquid measures 12^ 
fluidounces. To this add 3>4 fluidounces 
of alcohol, set aside for at least 14 days, 
and filter. The product should measure 
16 fluidounces. 

IV. Thomsonian (from the Materia 
Medica) : 
Sarsaparilla root, cut and 

bruised oz. 6 

Sassafras bark oz. 1 

Guaiac wood, cut oz. 1 

Licorice root oz. 1 

Water pints 10 

Bruise the drugs, mix with the water, 
steep over gentle fire for 6 hours, then 
boil down the liquid to 5 pints, and 
strain. 

Diluted alcohol would now be sub- 
stituted for the high wines. 

Decoction of Sarsaparilla, Compound 
Stronger. (Zittmann's Decoction. 
— Zittmann's Stronger Decoc- 
tion.) 

The preparation of 2nd Germ. Pharm. 
of the above name is the same as that 
known in the present (3rd) Germ. 
Pharm. as compound decoction of sar- 
saparilla. See Decoction of Sarsaparilla, 
Compound. 

The formula of the 1st Germ. Pharm. 
was similar; 18 grains each of sugar 
and alum were directed, also 12 grains 
each of anise and fennel, and 35 grains 
of licorice root. It was further directed, 
however, in this work that when Decoc- 
tum Zittmanni is prescribed, it should 
be prepared in a similar manner except 
that to the sugar and alum should be 
added 12 grains of calomel and 3 grains 
red sulfid of mercury, enclosed in a 
linen bag. 

The formula given last is an unsci- 



entific one, but contains mercury in some 
form, unless the process has been con- 
ducted in metallic vessels, and hence is 
often preferred on this account. 

Decoction of Sarsaparilla, Comp'd, 
Weaker. (Zittmann's Weaker or 
Milder Decoction.) 

The present (3rd) Germ. Pharm. does 
not recognize this preparation, but the 
2nd and 1st did recognize it. The form- 
ula of the 2d edition was as follows : 

Sarsaparilla, cut gr. 140 

Lemon peel, cut gr. 15 

Cinnamon, bruised gr. 15 

Cardamom, bruised gr. 15 

Licorice root, cut gr. 15 

Water sufficient 

Macerate the sarsaparilla with 15 
fluidounces of water for 24 hours, then 
heat in a covered vessel on a boiling 
water bath for 3 hours, stirring occa- 
sionally; add the other ingredients, mac- 
erate for 15 minutes, strain the liquid 
with expression, allow the decoction to 
settle, pour off the clear liquid, and 
add enough water to make it weigh 16 
av.ounces. 

The formula of the 1st Germ. Pharm. 
was slightly different, as follows : 
Residue from the stronger decoction 

Sarsaparilla, cut fine gr. 140 

Cardamom, bruised gr. 8 

Cinnamon, bruised gr. 8 

Lemon peel, cut gr. 8 

Licorice root, cut gr. 8 

Water fl.oz. 17 

Mix the residue above specified with 
the sarsaparilla, and boil the whole with 
the water in a covered vessel on a 
steam or boiling water bath for 3 hours. 
Near the end of this time add the re- 
maining drugs ; allow to cool, strain, 
set aside to settle, and decant the clear 
liquid. The product should weigh about 
16 fluidounces. 

The present Austr. Pharm. recognizes 
both the stronger and the weaker com- 
pound decoctions of sarsaparilla. 

Dilutions, Homeopathic. (Liquid At- 
tenuations.) 
The homeopathic process of dilution 
by means of a progressive scale of 1 
part of tincture to 100 parts of vehicle, 
known as the centesimal scale, was rec- 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



49 



ommended by Hahnemann, the father 
of homeopathy, and adopted by him as 
the standard. Under this rule, each at- 
tenuation contained just i/ioo part as 
much of the drug substance as the pre- 
ceding attenuation. In order to secure 
intermediate grades of strength, there 
has since been introduced the method of 
diluting in the proportion of I in 10, 
instead of I in ioo, this constituting the 
decimal scale. The great advantage of 
the latter has led to its replacement, to 
a very great extent, for the centesimal 
scale. The decimal scale is the only 
one recognized by the present authority 
of American homeopathists, the Pharma- 
copeia of the American Institute of Ho- 
meopathy, and hence only this one will 
be recognized in this work. 

The centesimal scale of dilution or 
trituration is indicated by numbers af- 
fixed to the name of the medicament, 
e. g., belladonna I, belladonna 2, etc., 
meaning respectively the first centesimal 
and the second centesimal dilution or 
trituration. Or the centesimal scale is 
also indicated by adding "c," viz., bella- 
donna ic, belladonna 2c, etc. The deci- 
mal scale is indicated by numbers to 
which is affixed an "x," viz., belladonna 
ix, belladonna 2x, etc., so that belladon- 
na 1 is equal to belladonna 2x. 

Attenuation or expansion is accom- 
plished in the process of dilution by the 
addition of the diluent or vehicle (men- 
struum) to the liquid or .the solid which 
is to be attenuated. 

In the decimal scale the original quan- 
tity of medicine is diluted progressively 
by ten so that the first dilution (ix) 
contains 1/10, the second dilution (2x) 
contains 1/100, the third dilution (3x) 
1/1000, etc., of the original medicine. 
As solutions and tinctures are to be 
made, according to the above-mentioned 
homeopathic standard work, so that 1 
part of drug is to be contained in every 
10 parts of the diluent, each tincture or 
solution (with some few exceptions) is 
equal or equivalent to the first decimal 



dilution (ix). The exceptions are such 
sparingly soluble substances as phos- 
phorus, arsenic, sulfur, etc., which re- 
quire more solvent, and in such cases 
the product should contain 1 part of 
drug in 100 parts, or in 1000 parts, of 
diluent, dependent on the degree of solu- 
bility, and this product is therefore the 
second decimal (2x) or the third deci- 
mal (3x) dilution. 

The method of making each dilution, 
after the original solution or tincture 
has been prepared, is to take 1 volume 
of the liquid to be diluted and to add 9 
volumes of diluent or vehicle (usually 
alcohol). The first dilution thus diluted 
makes the second dilution, the second 
forms the third, and so on. 

Dilutions may be made from tritura- 
tions if desired (a trituration of any 
strength to make a dilution of the next 
higher attenuation), provided it is a trit- 
uration of a substance soluble in alcohol 
or water. The preferred rule, however, 
is to use soluble substances for dilu- 
tions and insoluble substances for tritu- 
rations. See Triturations. 

The menstruum to be used in making 
each dilution will be stated under the 
respective tincture or solution, which 
see, in each case, under* Tinctures and 
Solutions. 

Discs. (Lamellae.) 

These are prepared by adding to a 
concentrated solution of gelatin some 
glycerin and a solution of a medicating 
ingredient. While hot this is poured 
on a perfectly level plate of glass or 
porcelain, which has previously been 
very slightly greased, and after drying 
the discs are cut out from the sheet, 
each disc to weigh about i/soth to 
i/30th grain. The discs of the British 
Pharm. are used only in ophthalmic 
practice. They are as follows: 

Discs of Atropine, each containing 
i/50C0th grain of atropine sulfate. 

Discs of Cocaine, each containing 
1 /50th grain of cocaine hydrochlorid. 

Discs of Homatropine, each contain- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



ing i/iojth grain of homatropine hydro- 
bromid. 

Discs of Physostigmine, each contain- 
ing i/ioooth grain of physostigmine sul- 
fate. 

The cocaine discs should weigh about 
i/30th grain; the others should weigh 
about i/50th grain. 

Each disc will be about 1/25 inch in 
thickness. 
Disks, Homeopathic. 

See Medications, Homeopathic. 

Douche, Nasal. 

Boric acid gr. 60 

Glycerite of tannin fl.oz. i l / 2 

Oil of wintergreen drops 10 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

—New York Hospitals. 

Dressings, Surgical. 

Descriptions of the methods for pre- 
paring the various kinds of surgical 
dressings may be found under the titles 
Bandages, Plaster Paris; Catgut Liga- 
tures; Cottons; Flannel; Gauzes; Jutes; 
Lint ; Oakum ; Silk Ligatures ; Silk Pro- 
tective; Soap, Surgical; Sponges, Med- 
icated ; and Wood Wool. 
Drops. (Guttse.) 

Preparations popularly known as 
"drops" vary considerably in character. 
Some are grouped here, others may be 
found in other and more appropriate 
places in this work. Consult the index 
for the latter. 

Some of the many popular German 
and Scandinavian "drops" are mentioned 
here, but whether the equivalents are 
always correct is doubtful, as different 
preparations are dispensed under the 
same name in different parts of the 
country of their origin and in different 
parts of this country. 

Many of the "drops" are spirits, i. e., 
alcoholic solutions of volatile oils, for 
example, "peppermint drops." 

Drops, Anti-Emetic. 

Capsicum, powder av.oz. 1 

Salt gr. 240 

Vinegar fl 07 l6 

Water fl.oz. 16 

This is to be used in vomiting or nau- 



sea in doses of a tablespoonful as often 
as required. — Eclectic. 
Drops, Bitter. (Beska or Bitre Draa- 
ber.) 

For this Scandinavian preparation is 
to be dispensed compound tincture of 
wormwood (see Tincture of Worm- 
wood, Compound) or tincture amara 
(see Tincture, Bitter, No. IV). Some- 
times tincture of wormwood is dispensed 
but the former is the proper "bitre 
draaber." 
Drops, Brown. 

Tannic acid gr. 10 

Sodium borate gr. 10 

Glycerin fl.dr. 1 

Camphor water, to make. . . .fl.oz. 1 
Use as eye drops. — New York Hos- 
pitals. 

Drops, Camphor. (Kampfer Draaber.) 
This is the same as Spirit of Ether, 
Camphorated, which see. 
Drops, Cholera. 

Various preparations commonly known 
by this title will be found under Mix- 
tures. 

Drops, Cinnamon. (Kanel Draaber.) 

For the Scandinavian "Kanel Draa- 
ber," tincture of cinnamon is to be dis- 
pensed. The Scandinavian preparation 
is stronger than the U. S. P., 2> l A 
av. ounces to be made into 1 pint of tin 
ture with diluted alcohol. 

The "Sure Kanel Draaber" (sour chv. 
namon drops) is tinctura aromatic*, 
acida, which is practically aromatic sul- 
furic acid. 
Drops, Cramp. 

For Krampf Tropfen it is customary 
to dispense tincture of valerian or etne- 
real tincture of valerian, usually the 
former. 

For the "red" cramp drop5, also 
known as Herzstaerkungs Tropfen and 
Tinctura Apoplectica, one of the follow- 
ing mixtures may be dispensed : 

r. 

Aromatic tincture fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of catechu fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of cinnamon fl.dr. 4 

Red saunders, rasped er. 6a 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



5J 



Water fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Spirit of ether fl.oz. 7 

Macerate for several days, and strain 
through cotton. — H. 

II. 

Oil of peppermint drops 3 

Oil of anise drops 5 

Oil of cinnamon drops 8 

Chloroform fl.dr. y 2 

Tincture of catechu fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic tincture fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of ether ...fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 l / 2 

— H. 
For the "white" cramp drops, spirit 

of ether should be dispensed. 

For the cramp drops of Scandinavians 

is to be dispensed a mixture of equal 

parts of solution of ammonium succinate 

and Hoffmann's drops. 

Drops, Dysmenorrhea. (Guttee ad. 
Menstrua Tormentosa, Rade- 
macher's. 

Tincture of nux vomica 

Alcohol 

Tincture of castor 

Drops, Family, Yellow. 
Opium 

Spanish saffron 

Castile soap 

Oil of rosemary. -. 

Oil of origanum 

Camphor 

Alcohol 

Macerate the opium, saffron and soap 
with the alcohol for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, then add the oils and cam- 
phor, dissolve, and filter in a well-cov- 
ered funnel. 

This is said to be used in some por- 
tions of the East. 

Drops, Gold. (Gold Tropfen or Tink- 

tur. — Golden Tincture. — Tinctura 

or Essentia Dulcis.) 

Potassium acetate av.oz. l A 

Caramel gr 

Spirit of hydrochloric ether (of 

ethyl chlorid) fl.oz. 

Acetic ether fl.dr. 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 

Water fl.dr. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Dissolve the caramel in the water and 
add the other ingredients. — H. modified. 

4 



fl.oz 


. 1 


fl.oz 


1 


fl.oz 


2 


— 


H. 


. . .av.oz. 


1 


. . .av.oz. 


iVa 


. . .av.oz. 


8 


....fl.oz. 


2/ 2 


....fl.oz. 


I 


. . .av.oz. 


I 


....fl.oz. 


14^ 



• gr. 90 



1/2 
2 

1/2 
2 
12 



Sometimes other preparations are dis- 
pensed for gold drops or golden tinc- 
ture, such as aromatic or bitter tincture. 
Spirit of ether is used, so is also com- 
pound spirit of ether tinted with saf- 
fron, and also this mixture: 

Alcohol .fl.oz. 7 l / 2 

Ether fl.oz. 7]/ 2 

Solution of iron chlorid fl.oz. 1 

The ethereal tincture of iron chlorid, 
N. F., is also known as Lamotte's Gold 
Drops (or elixir of gold), and this is 
what may be desired when "gold drops" 
are requested. 

Still other formulas which are used 
are the following: 

Ether fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 2 

Chloroform fl.oz. 1 

Another formula is like the above, 
but has only ]/ 2 fluidounce of chloro- 
form. 

A preparation like either of these lat- 
ter two must not be dispensed for gold 
drops or golden tincture unless it is 
quite certain that such a mixture is 
wanted. 

An eclectic preparation called golden 
tincture is made as follows: 

Tolu balsam av.oz. ^ 

Guaiac resin av.oz. *4 

Hemlock gum (Canada pitch) 

av.oz. *4 

Myrrh av.oz. % 

Oil of hemlock fl.dr. 3 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the solids to coarse powder, 
mix all, macerate for 14 days, agitating 
frequently, and filter. 

The dose is a teaspoonful. It is rec- 
ommended for rheumatism, colic, and 
stomach, pains in the chest or stomach, 
languor, etc. 

Drops, Heart-Strengthening. (Herzs- 
taerkungs Tropfen. — Hjertestyr- 
kende Draaber.) 

If asked for by Germans, dispense 
red cramp drops. See Drops, Cramp. 

If asked for by Scandinavians, dis- 
pense a mixture of compound tincture 
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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Drops, Hoffmann's. (Weisse Mutter- 
krampftropfen.) 

See Spirit of Ether. 
Drops, Hoffmann's, Red. 

For the "red" Hoffmann's drops of 
Scandinavians, the following is to be 
dispensed: 

Oil of amber, rectified m. 15 

Oil of clove m. 25 

Oil of cinnamon m. 25 

Oil of lavender m. 25 

Oil of mace m. 25 

Peru balsam . gr. 40 

Alkanet root gr. 40 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1SV2 

Mix, macerate for several days, and 
filter. 

Drops, Hot. 
Used in New York Hospitals : 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. I 

Spirit of peppermint fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 4 

See also Tincture of Capsicum and 
Myrrh. 
Drops, Jesuit's. (Guttae Jesuitarum.) 

Guaiac resin, powder av.oz. 3% 

Sassafras bark, cut av.oz. 2^2 

Peru balsam gr. 75 

Water fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix. macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. — H. 

Jesuit's Drops is also an old name 
for Friar's Balsam and for which com- 
pound tincture of benzoin is now usu- 
ally dispensed. See Balsam, Friar's, and 
Tincture of Benzoin, Compound. 
Drops, Mother. (Mutter Tropfen. — 
Moder Draaber.) 

Tincture of cinnamon or of valerian is 
dispensed as mother drops (when asked 
for by Germans), also Nos. I or II 
given under Drops, Cramp, which see. 
"Red" mother drops is properly aromat- 
ic tincture. 

The following is also dispensed as 
"mother drops" in this country: 

Crocated tincture of opium, .fl.oz. 4 
Fluid extract of valerian. .. .fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of ether fl.oz. 8 

-pound tincture of zedoary is also 
used. 



For the Norwegian "moder draaber," 
dispense either antihysteric tincture, 
thebaic tincture of castor, or the follow- 
ing: 

Tincture of castor fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of ether fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of cinnamon fl.oz. 8 

Or a mixture of 3 volumes of tincture 
of cinnamon and 1 of tincture of castor 
is used. 

Scandinavians also use a mixture of 
1 fluidounce each of camphorated spirit 
of ether and tincture of castor (Tinc- 
ture of Castor, No. II) and 10 fluid- 
ounces of tincture of asafetida. 

For the "white" mother drops, dis- 
pense spirit of ether or compound spirit 
of melissa. 
Drops, Nerve. 

See Spirit of Ether, Camphorated. 
Drops, Pectoral. 
See Tincture, Pectoral. 

Drops, Prince's. (Prinsen's Aekta 
Draaber.) 

This is Solution of Ammonium Suc- 
cinate, which see. 
Drops, Red, Hunter's. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 10 

Hydrochloric acid drops 12 

Compound spirit of lavender 

fl.oz. 1 

Mix and dissolve. — Eclectic. 
Wine of antimony may be substituted 
for the compound spirit of lavender. 

Drops, Rhubarb. (Rhabarber Draa- 
ber.) 

The "Rhabarber Draaber" of the Nor- 
wegian Pharm. is to be prepared as fol- 
lows : 

Rhubarb, cut av.oz. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 100 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 2^ 

Macerate the rhubarb and sodium bi- 
carbonate with the water for 12 hours, 
strain, and to 13^2 fluidounces of the 
colature add the cinnamon water. 

Drops, Stomach. (Bitter Stomachic 
Drops. — Magen Tropfen.) 

See Tincture, Bitter, which is dis- 
pensed for Magen Tropfen or Bittere 
Magen Tropfen. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



53 



For the so-called Danziger Magen 
Tropfen is dispensed either compound 
elixir of orange (compound wine of 
orange, N. F.) or aromatic tincture. 

For "white" stomach drops, dispense 
spirit of ether. 
Effervescent Salts. 

See Salts, Effervescent. 

Electuaries. 

In conformity to the practice of the 
U. S. P., these preparations have been 
placed under "Confections." 
Elixirs. 

The presentation of this multitudinous 
array of elixirs perhaps requires an ex- 
planation. The catalogues of the large 
manufacturers list all of the elixirs here- 
in mentioned, and this fact indicates a 
demand for them. In order, therefore, 
that retail pharmacists may supply this 
demand without recourse to the manu- 
facturer or the wholesaler, we have giv- 
en reliable formulas for these prepara- 
tions. The elixirs of the N. F., U. S. P., 
and other standard American works are 
also included. 

"Elixoid" is a term used to some ex- 
tent in Great Britain instead of elixir. 

Under the heading "elixirs," the Na- 
tional Formulary has the following gen- 
eral remarks : "The elixirs for which 
formulas are given in this formulary 
should, without exception be perfectly 
clear when dispensed. In most form- 
ulas ample provision is made for secur- 
ing preparations that will be, and will 
remain, satisfactory in this respect. If, 
however, for any reason an elixir shall 
become turbid on keeping, it must be 
filtered through paper or otherwise clari- 
fied. To secure a brilliantly clear fil- 
trate it is recommended to shake the 
turbid elixir with a little purified talc, 
before filtration, about 3 or 4 drams suf- 
ficing for 32 fluidounces. 

While it is manifestly obligatory to 
use for all medicinal preparations only 
material of accepted purity and quality, 
it is worth remembering that no class 
of preparations calls for greater care in 



the selection than does that of elixirs 
and that this is particularly true with 
regard to the flavoring ingredients (the 
volatile oils) which must be absolutely 
fresh and of reliable quality if a satis- 
factory product is the desideratum. 

Elixirs should not be exposed to ex- 
tremes of temperature; they should be 
kept as near as practicable at the ordi- 
nary room temperature." 
Elixir, Adjuvant. 
I. 

Fl. ext. of licorice fl.oz. 2 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 14^2 

Mix and filter if necessary. — U. S. P. 
II. 

Coriander av.oz. ^2 

Caraway av.oz. Yz 

Sweet orange peel av.oz. 1 

Wild cherry av.oz. 2 

Licorice root, Russian, peeled 

av.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 20 

Alcoh'l, water, each, to make fl.oz. 60 
Reduce the wild cherry to a moderate- 
ly coaise powder, moisten it with 2^/2. 
fluidounces of water, and set aside for 
12 hours. Reduce the other solids also 
to a moderately coarse powder, mix this 
intimately with the wild cherry, and 
having mixed 1 volume of alcohol with 
2 of water, moisten the powder with 
2^ fluidounces of the mixture, and pack 
tightly in a percolator. Then gradually 
pour menstruum on top until 40 fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained. Mix 
this with the syrup and filter. — N. F. 
(ist edition.) 

This preparation is intended as a ve- 
hicle particularly for acrid or saline rem- 
edies. 

Elixir of Acetanilid. 
This formula may be used : 

Acetanilid av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Glycerin .fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of sweet orange peel 

to make pint 1 

Reduce the acetanilid to fine powder 
and agitate it with the alcohol until dis- 
solved ; then add the glycerin with 4 
fluidounces of the tincture of orange 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



and make up to 16 fluidounces with the 
same tincture. 

Each fluidram contains about 3^ gr. 
of acetanilid. 

Elixir of Aletris. (Elixir of Star- 
grass or Unicorn Root.) 

Fluid extract of aletris 

farinosa fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 14 

Mix, let stand for several days, and 
filter. 

Each fluidram represents 7^/2 grains of 
aletris farinosa (unicorn root or star- 
grass). 

The formula of the Brit. Form, is as 
follows : 

Fluid extract of aletris, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. 4 

Liquid extract of licorice, 

Brit. Pharm fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of orange, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Elixir, Aletris, Compound. 
Aletris (star-grass or uni- 
corn root) av.oz. 1 

Wintergreen av.oz. 1 

Catnip av.oz. l /i 

Cramp bark av.oz. ^2 

Blue cohosh av.oz. *4 

Cinnamon gr. 60 

Bitter orange peel gr. 30 

Caraway gr. 15 

Sugar av.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs to moderately 
coarse powder, and extract by percola- 
tion in the usual manner, using as men- 
struum a mixture of the alcohol with 
an equal volume of water. When this 
menstruum has passed through the 
mixed drugs, follow with water until 13 
fluidounces of percolate are obtained. 
In this dissolve the sugar by agitation, 
add enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces, and filter. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 
Several manufacturers make a com- 
pound elixir of aletris, all of which dif- 
fer from each other and from the above. 
Elixir of Aloes, Acid. (Elixir Pro- 
prietatis Paracelsi.) 

Aloes, coarse powder av.oz. 1 

Myrrh, coarse powder av.oz. 1 



Saffron, Spanish, cut fine, .av.oz. Yi 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 J4 

Diluted sulfuric acid fl.oz. 1 

Mix, macerate for 8 days, occasional- 
ly, and filter. — D. 

A quick process is to mix 10 fluid- 
ounces of tincture of aloes and myrrh, 
5 of tincture of saffron, and 1 of diluted 
sulfuric acid. — H. modified. 

Tincture of aloes and myrrh is usual- 
ly, but mistakenly, dispensed for elixir 
proprietatis Paracelsi. 
Elixir of Aloin, Belladonna and 
Strychnine, Compound. 

Aloin gr. 16 

Podophyllin gr. 16 

Fluid extract of belladonna 

leaves m. 80 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1^/2 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the alkaloidal salt in the wa- 
ter by the aid of heat, the podophyllin 
in the alcohol, the aloin in a portion 
of the elixir, mix all, add the remaining 
ingredients, and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains % gr. each of 
aloin and podophyllin, about 1/80 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate, and represents about 
V2 gr. of belladonna leaf. 

Elixir of Aloin and Strychnine. 
Aloin gr. 32 

Strychnine sulafte gr. 2 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the alkaloidal salt in the 
elixir by trituration in a mortar, or agi- 
tation in a bottle; add the aloin, agitate 
until dissolved, and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains yi gr. aloin, 
and 1/64 gr. strychnine sulfate. 

Elixir of Aloin, Strychnine and 
Belladonna. 

Fluid extract of belladonna 

root m. 64 

Elixir of aloin and strych- 
nine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Each fluidram contains J4 gr. of aloin, 
and 1/64 gr. of strychnine, and repre- 
sents Yi gr. of belladonna root. 
Elixir of Ammonium Bromid. 

Ammonium bromid gr. 640 

Syrup fl.oz. 3 



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Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Aromatic elixir, q. s. 

Dissolve the ammonium bromid in the 
distilled water, add the syrup and 
enough of the elixir to make 16 fluid- 
ounces, and filter if necessary. — N. F. 
Elixir of Ammonium Chlorid and 
Licorice, Compound. 

Ammonium chlorid ....... .gr. 640 

Compound elixir of licorice, 
to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation, and filter if nec- 
essary. 

Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of am- 
monium chlorid. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate. 

I. 

Ammonium valerianate gr. 256 

Chloroform m. 10 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 2 

Compound tincture of cud- 
bear fl.dr. 2 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Aromatic elixir, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the ammonium valerianate in 
about 1 fluidounce of aromatic elixir, 
in a graduated vessel, and add enough 
water of ammonia, in drops, until a 
faint excess of it is perceptible in the 
liquid ; then add the chloroform, tincture 
of vanilla, and compound tincture of 
cudbear, and finally enough aromatic 
elixir to make 16 fluidounces. Filter if 
necessary. — N. F. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of am- 
monium valerianate. 

Should the odor of valerianic acid be- 
come perceptible after the elixir has 
been kept for some time, it may be over- 
come by slightly supersaturating with 
ammonia water. 

II. Goddard's formula, modified: 

Valerianic acid, from the 

root fl.dr. 3 

Ammonium carbonate ....sufficient 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Elixir of curacao fl.oz. 10 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 4 

Mucilage of gum arabic. .. .fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Add the acid to the water and neu- 
tralize with ammonium carbonate ; mix 
with the other ingredients, and filter. 



Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
and Chloral Hydrate. 

Chloral hydrate gr. 640 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation and filter if nec- 
essary. 

Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of chlo- 
ral hydrate and 2 gr. of ammonium 
valerianate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with. Cinchonidine. 

Cinchonidine sulfate gr. 64 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation. The elixir of 
ammonium valerianate employed in ma- 
king this preparation should be exactly 
neutral. 

Each fluidram contains Yz gr. of cin- 
chonidine sulfate and 2 gr. of am- 
monium valerianate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate, 
Cinchonidine and Iron Pyrophos- 
phate. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble, .gr. 64 

Distilled water, hot .fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate with cinchonidine, 
to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt in the water and 
add the elixir of ammonium valerianate 
with cinchonidine. 

Each fluidram contains nearly 2 gr. 
of ammonium and Y2 gr. of cinchonidine 
sulfate, as well as Y2 gr. of iron pyro- 
phosphate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Cinchonidine, Iron Pyro- 
phosphate and Quinine. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble, .gr. 64 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate^ with cinchonidine and 
quinine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt in the water and 
add the elixir. 

Each fluidram contains nearly 2 gr. of 
ammonium valerianate, Y2 gr. of cincho 
nidine sulfate, and Y\ gr. of quinine hy- 
drochlorid, as well as Y gr. of iron 
pyrophosphate. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Cinchinidine, Iron Pyro- 
phosphate, Quinine and Strych- 
nine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i]4 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate, cinchonidine, iron py- 
rophosphate, and quinine, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the strychnine salt in the 
water and add the elixir. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of am- 
monium valerianate, J4 gr. each of cin- 
chonidine sulfate and iron pyrophos- 
phate, and 1/100 gr. of strychnine sul- 
fate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Cinchonidine, Iron Pyro- 
phosphate and Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i}4 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate, cinchonidine and iron 
pyrophosphate, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the strychnine sulfate in the 
water, and add the elixir. 

Each fluidram contains nearly 2 gr. of 
ammonium valerianate, Yi gr. of cin- 
chonidine sulfate and H gr- of iron py- 
rophosphate, as well as 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Cinchonidine and Quinine. 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 32 

Cinchonidine sulfate gr. 64 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate, enough to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Mix, dissolve by agitation and filter. 
Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of am- 
monium valerianate, ^ gr. of cinchoni- 
dine sulfate and J4 gr. of quinine hydro- 
chlorid. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Cinchonidine, Quinine and 
Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1% 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate with cinchonidine and 

quinine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the strychnine in the water 
and add the elixir. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of am- 
monium valerianate, ]/j gr. of cinchoni- 



dine sulfate, x /\ gr. of quinine hydro- 
chlorid and 1/100 gr. of strychnine sul- 
fate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Cinchonidine and Strych- 
nine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1% 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate with cinchonidine, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the strychnine sulfate in the 
water, add the elixir and filter if neces- 
sary. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate, ^ gr. of cinchonidine 
sulfate and 2 gr. of ammonium valeria- 
nate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
and Iron. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble, .gr. 128 

Distilled water, hot .fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of ammonium valeria- 
nate fl.oz. 15 

Dissolve the iron salt in the water and 

add the elixir. 
Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of iron 

pyrophosphate and 2 gr. of ammonium 

valerianate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Iron and Quinine. 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 32 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble, .gr. 64 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of ammonium valeri- 
anate, to make fl.oz. 16 

Add the quinine salt to 15 fluidounces 
of elixir, dissolve by agitation, dissolve 
the iron salt in the water, mix the two 
solutions, and add the remainder of the 
water. 

Each fluidram contains Y gr. of qui- 
nine hydrochlorid, Y gr. of iron pyro- 
phosphate and 2 gr. of ammonium vale- 
rianate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Iron, Quinine and Strych- 
nine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. iJ4 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Elixir of ammonium valeri- 
anate with iron and qui- 
nine, to make fl.oz. 16 

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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



water and add the elixir. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of am- 
monium valerianate, Ya gr. of quinine 
hydrochloric!, Yz gr. of iron pyrophos- 
phate and 1/100 gr. of strychnine sul- 
fate. 

Elixir of Ammonium and Morphine 
Valerianates. 

Morphine valerianate . .gr. 8 

Elixir of ammonium valeri- 
anate fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation. The elixir of 
ammonium valerianate used in making 
this preparation should not be alkaline. 

Each fluidram contains 1/16 gr. of 
morphine valerianate and 2 gr. of am- 
monium valerianate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
and Quinine. 

Quinine hydrochlorid ...gr. 32 

Elixir of ammonium valeri- 
anate, N. F fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the quinine hydrochlorid in 
the elixir, and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains Ya gr. of qui- 
nine hydrochlorid and 2 gr. of ammo- 
nium valerianate. 

Elixir of Ammonium, Quinine and 
Strychnine Valerianates. 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. \Y\ 

Valerianic acid sufficient 

Quinine valerianate gr. 64 

Elixir of ammonium valeri- 
anate, N. F., to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the strychnine in 2 fluidrams 
of the elixir of ammonium valerianate 
by the aid of a slight excess of valeri- 
anic acid. Triturate the quinine salt 
with this solution and add the remainder 
of the elixir of ammonium valerianate, 
agitate occasionally until dissolved, then 
filter. 

In case the valerianic acid is in such 
excess that its odor is perceptible, the 
liquid must be cautiously neutralized by 
stirring it with a glass rod which is re- 
peatedly moistened with very dilute am- 
monia water. Any excess of the latter 
must be avoided, as otherwise alkaloidal 
strychnine will be precipitated. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine valerianate, Yz % x - °f quinine 



valerianate and 2 gr. of ammonium va- 
lerianate. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Sumbul. (Elixir of Ammo- 
nium Valerianate with Musk 
Root.) 

Fluid extract of sumbul fl.oz. 2 

Elixir of ammonium valeri- 
anate fl.oz. 14 

Mix, let stand for several hours and 
filter through purified talcum. 

Each fluidram contains nearly 2 gr. of 
ammonium valerianate and represents 
7Y2 gr. of sumbul root. 

See also No. II under Elixir of Sum- 
bul, Compound. 

Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
with Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i% 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Elixir of ammonium valeri- 
anate fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the strychnine sulfate in the 
water by the aid of heat, add the elixir, 
and filter. 

The elixir of ammonium valerianate 
must not be alkaline. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of ammo- 
nium valerianate and 1/100 gr. of strych- 
nine sulfate. 
Elixir of Anise. (Aniseed Cordial.) 

Anethol m. 25 

Oil of fennel. m. 5 (about, drops 8) 
Spirit of bitter almond. .. .fl.dr. i l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 10 

Purified talc dr. 2 

Mix the anethol, oil and spirit with 
the alcohol, add the syrup and water, 
and set the mixture aside for 12 hours. 
Then mix it intimately with the talc and 
filter it through a wetted filter, returning 
the first portions of the filtrate until it 
runs through clear. — N. F. 

This elixir is liable to become cloudy, 
from separation of essential oils, when it 
is exposed to a temperature lower than 
that at which it has been filtered. In 
general, it is recommended that it be 
cooled to, and filtered at, a temperature 
of about 15 deg. C. In the northern 
sections of this country, or in winter 






STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



time, it should be cooled to a proportion- 
ately lower temperature, previous to fil- 
tration. 

Anethol is the stearopten of oil of 
anise, and possesses a finer and purer 
aroma and taste than any commercial 
variety of oil of anise. If it cannot be 
readily obtained, the so-called Saxon oil 
of anise may be substituted for it. The 
Russian oil of anise may be used but 
is not so good as the Saxon. Oil of 
star-anise, which is usually supplied by 
wholesalers when "oil of anise" is or- 
dered, does not answer well for this 
purpose. The oil of fennel should be 
from the seed (the so-called "sweet" 
oil), not that from the chaff. 
Elixir, Anti-Asthmatic, Hare's. 

Sodium iodid gr. 256 

Sodium bromid gr. 256 

Tincture of lobelia fl.dr. 4^4 

Fluid extract of euphorbia 

pilulifera . fl.dr. &/ 2 

Spirit of nitroglycerin fl.dr. 1 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium salts in the water, 
mix the tincture, fluid extract and spirit 
with 10 fluidounces of elixir, add the 
solution, and the remainder of the elixir. 
Each fluidram contains 2 gr. each of 
sodium iodid and bromid. 2 m. of tinc- 
ture of lobelia, 3 m. of fluid extract of 
euphorbia pilulifera and 1/25 m. of ni- 
troglycerin. 

Elixir of Arbor Vitse. (Elixir of 
Thuja Occidentalis.) 

Fluid extract of arbor vitse.. fl.dr. io>4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, allow to stand for several hours 
and filter. 

Each fluidram represents 5 gr. of ar- 
bor vit?e. 
Elixir, Aromatic. 

Compound spirit of orange, .fl.dr. 6 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 24 

Talc, purified av.oz. 2 

Alcohol, deodorized ; distilled 

water, each, to make fl.oz. 64 

To the spirit add enough alcohol to 
make 16 fluidounces; to this add the 
syrup in several portions, agitating after 
each addition, and afterwards add, in 



the same manner, 24 fluidounces of wa- 
ter. Mix the talcum with this liquid, 
agitate viogrously, and filter through a 
well-wetted filter, returning the first por- 
tions of the filtrate until a clear liquid 
is obtained. Lastly, wash the filter with 
a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 3 
of water until the product measures 64 
fluidounces. — U. S. P. 
Elixir Aromatic, Red. 

Cudbear gr. 15 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 16 

Add the cudbear to the elixir, let stand 

Elixir of Arsenic. (Elixir of Potas- 
sium Arsenite.) 

Fowler's solution ' fl.dr. 10^ 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Each fluidram contains 5 minims of 

Fowler's solution, which represents 1/20 

gr. of arsenous acid. 

Elixir of Arsenic and Iron Chlorid. 
See Elixir of Chlorids of Arsenic and 

Iron. 

Elixir of Arsenic, Iron and Mercury 
Chlorids. 

See Elixir of Chlorids of Arsenic, 
Iron and Mercury. 

Elixir of Arsenic, Iron and Quinine. 
See Elixir of Iron, Quinine and Ar- 
senic. 

Elixir of Arsenic and Mercury 
Iodids. 

Donovan's solution fl.dr. io^4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Each fluidram contains 1/20 gr. each 
of red mercuric iodid and arsenic iodid. 
Elixir of Arsenic and Quinine. 

Solution of arsenous acid... fl.dr ioy 2 

Quinine sulfate gr. 128 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation and filter if nec- 
essary. 

Each fluidram contains 1/20 gr. of ar- 
senous acid, and 2 gr. of quinine sulfate. 
Elixir of Arsenic and Strychnine. 
Solution of arsenous acid... fl.dr 10J/2 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 154 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation and filter. 
Each fluidram contains 1/20 gr. of ar- 
senous acid and 1/100 gr. of strychnine 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Elixir of Beef. 

Extract of beef gr. 256 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the extract in the water, add 
the elixir, let stand for several days if 
possible, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of ex- 
tract of beef. 

The extract of beef suitable for this 
and similar preparations is that which 
is prepared by Liebig's method. 

Elixir of Beef, Bismuth, Cinchona 
and Iron. 

Extract of beef gr. 256 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of bismuth, cinchona . 

and iron, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the extract in the water, add 
the elixir, let stand for several days if 
possible, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of ex- 
tract of beef, 1 gr. of bismuth salt, near- 
ly 2 gr. of iron, and represents about 
1% gr. of calisaya. 
Elixir of Beef and Cinchona. 

Extract of beef gr. 256 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Efetannated elixir of cincho- 
na to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the extract in the water, add 
the elixir, let stand for several days if 
possible, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of ex- 
tract of beef and represents about 1^2 
gr. of cinchona. 
Elixir of Beef, Cinchona and Iron. 

Extract of beef gr. 256 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of cinchona and iron, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the extract in the water, add 
the elixir, allow to stand for several 
days if possible, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of ex- 
tract of beef and nearly 2 gr. of iron 
phosphate and represents about i l A gr. 
of cinchona. 

Elixir of Beef, Cinchona, Iron and 
Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. Ij4 

Distilled water ..fl.oz. Y* 

Elixir of beef, iron and cin- 
chona, to make fl.oz. 16 



Dissolve the alkaloidal salt in the wa- 
ter by the aid of heat, add to the elixir, 
and filter. 

Each fluidram contains nearly 2 gr. 
each of extract of beef and iron phos- 
phate, 1/100 gr. of strychnine sulfate, 
and represents about 1*4 gr. of cin- 
chona. 
Elixir of Beef, Coca and Iron. 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 256 

Extract of beef gr. 256 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 2 

Elixir of coca, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron salt and extract each 
in 1 fluidounce of water, mix with the 
elixir, allow to stand for several days, 
and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. each of 
iron phosphate and extract of beef and 
represents about 7 gr. of coca. 

Elixir of Beef and Iron. 

Citrate of iron and ammo- 
nium gr. 128 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of beef, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt in the water 
and add the elixir. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of iron 
salt and about i}4 gr. of extract of 
beef. 
Elixir of Beef, Iron and Malt. 

Extract of beef gr. 256 

Extract of malt (thick) . .av.oz. 4 
Citrate of iron and ammo- 
nium gr. 128 

Spirit of orange fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 9 

Water, 

Ferric hydrate, each sufficient 

Dissolve the extract of beef in one 
fluidounce of hot water, and add the 
alcohol containing the spirit of orange, 
then the wine with which the malt ex- 
tract has previously been mixed ; shake 
frequently during 2 or 3 days, filter, and 
wash the filter with a mixture of alcohol 
and water in the proportion of 1 of the 
former to 4 of the latter by measure, so 
as to obtain a filtrate of 15 fluidounces. 
Dissolve the iron salt in 6 fluidrams of 
water, add to the filtrate, and then add 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



The ferric hydrate may be prepared 
as described under elixir of gentian; the 
amount to be used must be sufficient to 
detannate the mixture, and if an insuf- 
ficient amount has been used, more must 
be added, allowing to stand for several 
days more. The test to be applied is the 
usual one — filtering a small amount of 
liquid and testing the filtrate with solu- 
tion of iron chlorid to note if any black- 
ish discoloration occur. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of extract 
of beef, 1 gr. of soluble iron citrate and 
15 gr. of malt extract. 

Elixir of Berberine. 

Berberine phosphate gr. 32 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 15 

Dissolve the berberine in the water 
and add the elixir. 

Each fluidram contains %. gr. of ber- 
berine phosphate. 

Elixir of Berberine and Iron. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble, .gr. 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 

Elixir of berberine, to make fl.oz. 
Dissolve the iron salt in the 



128 

1 

16 
water, 



add the elixir, and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of iron 
pyrophosphate and nearly l / A gr. of ber- 
berine phosphate. 

elixir of Bismuth. 

Glycerite of bismuth fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Aromatic elexir fl.oz. 8 

Mix in the order given and filter if 
necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of bis- 
muth and sodium tartrate.— N. F. 

In the former N. F., this preparation 
was made by dissolving 256 grains of 
citrate of bismuth and ammonium in 1 
fluidounce of hot water by the aid of a 
few drops of ammonia water, then add- 
ing enough aromatic elixir to make 16 
fluidounces. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Beef, Cinchona 
and Iron. 

Elixir of Beef, Bismuth, Cinchona 
and Iron. 



Elixir of Bismuth and Cinchona. 

Bismuth and ammonium cit- 
rate gr. 128 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Detannated elixir of cincho- 
na, N. R, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the bismuth salt with the hot 
water, allow the solution to stand to 
permit any undissolved matter to sub- 
side; decant the clear liquid and add to 
the residue just enough ammonia water 
to dissolve. Mix this solution with the 
decanted liquid, and if alkaline, neu- 
tralize the mixture with dilute solution 
of citric acid gradually added. To the 
whole add the elixir of cinchona, let 
stand 24 hours, and filter if necessary. 

Or instead of the above method of 
preparation, mix 1 fluidounce of glycer- 
ite of bismuth with 15 of the cinchona 
elixir. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of bis- 
muth salt and represents lYi gr. of cali- 
saya. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Cinchona and 
Iron. 

Glycerite of bismuth fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of cinchona and iron. fl.oz. 14 
Dilute the glycerite with the water, 
add the elixir, mix thoroughly, and fil- 
ter if necessary. — N. F. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of bis- 
muth salt and nearly 2 gr. of iron phos- 
phate. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Cinchona, Iron 
and Pepsin. 

Glycerite of bismuth fl.oz. 1 

Detannated tinct. cinchona. fl.oz. 2^ 
Iron pyrophosphate, soluble.. gr. 256 

Pepsin, scale gr. 128 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Simple elixir, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the pepsin in 6 fluidounces of 
simple elixir and the iron salt in the 
water, then mix all the ingredients, al- 
low to stand for 24 hours and filter if 
necessary. 

Each fluidram represents 1 gr. each of 
bismuth salt and pepsin, nearly 2 gr. of 
cinchona and 2 gr. of iron pyrophos- 
phate. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Elixir of Bismuth, Cinchona, Iron, 
Pepsin and Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. V/\ 

Distilled water, hot. fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of bismuth, cinchona, 

iron and pepsin fl.oz. 15^2 

Dissolve the strychnine sulfate in the 
water, add the elixir, and filter. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Cinchona, Iron 
and Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. I % 

Water, hot fl.dr. 1% 

Elixir of bismuth, cinchona, 

and iron, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the strychnine sulfate in the 
hot water, add the elixir of cinchona, 
iron and bismuth, and filter, if neces- 
sary. — N. F. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Cinchona and 
Pepsin. 

Detannated tine, cinchona, .fl.oz. 2 l /2 

Glycerite of bismuth fl.oz. 1 

Pepsin, scale gr. 128 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the pepsin in the water by 

agitation, add all the other ingredients, 

shake thoroughly, allow to stand for 24 

hours, and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents nearly 2 gr. 

of cinchona and contains 1 gr. each of 

pepsin and bismuth salt. 

Elixir Bismuth and Iron. 
Iron pyrophosphate, soluble.. gr. 128 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of bismuth fl.oz. 8 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt in water and 

add the elixirs. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. each of 

iron pyrophosphate and bismuth salt. 

Elixir Bismuth, Iron and Pepsin. 

Glycerite of bismuth fl.oz. 1 

Iron pyrophosphate gr. 128 

Pepsin, scale gr. 128 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

Simple elixir, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron salt and pepsin each 
separately in half the water, mix, add 
all the other ingredients, shake thor- 
oughly, allow to stand for 24 hours, and 
filter if necessary. 
Each fluidram contains 1 gr. each of 



iron pyrophosphate, pepsin and bismuth 
salt. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Iron, Pepsin and 
Quinine. 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 32 

Elixir of bismuth, iron and 
pepsin fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve by agitation, and filter, 
if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. each of 
pepsin, iron pyrophosphate and bismuth 
salt and l /± gr. of quinine hydrochlorid. 
Elixir Bismuth, Iron and Quinine. 

Iron pyrophosphate gr. 128 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 64 

Glyecrite of bismuth fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make .... fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron and quinine each in 
1 fluidounce of water, mix, add the other 
ingredients, and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of iron 
pyrophosphate, ^ gr. of quinine hydro- 
chlorid, and 1 gr. of bismuth salt. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Iron and 
Strychnine. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble, .gr. 128 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1% 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of bismuth fl.oz. 8 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt and strychnine 
salt separately in 4 fluidrams of the wa- 
ter ; add the two elixirs, and filter if 
necessary. The elixir of bismuth must 
be perfectly neutral. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate and 1 gr. each of iron 
pyrophosphate and bismuth salt. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Nux Vomica and 
Pepsin. 

Tincture of nux vomica. .. .fl.dr. S X A 
Elixir of pepsin and bismuth, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Each fluidram contains nearly 1 gr. of 
pepsin and 2 gr. of bismuth salt and 
represents about J / 2 gr. of nux vomica. 
Elixir of Bismuth and Pancreatin. 

Glycerite of bismuth fl.oz. 1 

Pancreatin, pure gr. 128 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the pancreatin with the water, 
agitate occasionally until apparently dis- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



solved, add the other ingredients, mix 
well, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains I gr. each of 
pancreatin and bismuth salt. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Pancreatin and 
Pepsin. 
See Elixir of Pancreatin and its com- 
binations. 

Elixir Bismuth and Pepsin. 

Pepsin, scale (1:3000) gr. 64 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Glycerite of bismuth fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Tinct. of caramel fl.oz. 1 Y2 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the pepsin, the mixed glycerin 
and distilled water by agitation, then add 
the glycerite of bismuth and elixir. If 
decidedly acid, neutralize with solution 
of sodium hydroxide. Finally add the 
tincture of caramel and filter. — N. F. 

Each fluidram contains Y2 gr. of pep- 
sin and 2 gr. of bismuth and sodium tar- 
trate. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Pepsin and 
Quinine. 

Quinine hydrochlorid . . .gr. 32 

Elixir of pepsin and bis- 
muth fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve by agitation. 

Each fluidram contains Ya gr. of qui- 
nine hydrochlorid, Y2 gr. of pepsin, and 
2 gr. of bismuth salt. 

Elixir Bismuth, Pepsin and 
Strychnine. 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. lY 

Tartaric acid gr. \Ya 

Elixir of bismuth and pep- 
sin fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the strychnine and acid with 
4 fluidrams of the elixir until dissolved, 
then add the remainder of the elixir, and 
filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains about 1/100 
gr. of strychnine, Y2 gr. of pepsin, and 
2 gr. of bismuth and sodium tartrate. — 
X. F. 

Elixir of Bismuth, Pepsin and 
Wafer Ash. 

Fluid extract of wafer ash. .fl.oz. 2 
Elixir of pepsin and bis- 
muth fl.oz. 14 



Mix, allow to stand 24 hours, and fil- 
ter through purified talcum. 

Each fluidram represents 7^ S r - oi 
wafer ash, nearly 1 gr. of pepsin and 
nearly 2 gr. of bismuth salt. 

Elixir of Bismuth and Quinine. 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 32 

Elixir of bismuth, to make, .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the quinine salt in the elixir 
(which should be neutral) by agitation 
and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of qui- 
nine hydrochlorid and 2 gr. of bismuth 
salt. 

Elixir of Bismuth and Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. \Y\ 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of bismuth fl.oz. 15^ 

Dissolve the alkaloidal salt in the water 
and add to the elixir, which latter should 
be neutral. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate and nearly 2 gr. of 
bismuth salt. 

Elixir, Bitter. (Elixir Amarum.) 

Extract of wormwood av.oz. 2>Y, 

Oleosaccharate of pepper- 
mint av.oz. \Y\ 

Aromatic tincture fl.oz. \i/i 

Bitter tincture fl.oz. iYi 

Water fl.oz. 8^ 

Triturate the extract and oleosaccha- 
rate with the water to a smooth condi- 
tion and add the other ingredients. Al- 
low the mixture to stand for a short 
time, then decant the liquid from the 
sediment. — Germ. Pharm. 

This preparation should be cloudy and 
of a dark brown color. 

Elixir of Blackberry. (Elixir of 
Rubus.) 

I. 

Fluid extract of blackberry 

root fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 4 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Each fluidram represents 7Y2 gr- of 
blackberry root bark. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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II. 
Fluid extract of blackberry- 
root fl.oz. 2 

Oil of clove m. 10 

Oil of cassia m. 10 

Tincture of ginger fl.dr. 4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Elixir of Blackberry, Compound. 
(Aromatic Elixir of Blackberry.) 

Blackberry root gr. 120 

Galls gr. 120 

Cinnamon, Saigon gr. 120 

Clove gr. 30 

Mace gr. 15 

Ginger 15 

Syrup blackberry fruit fl.oz. 24 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Reduce the solids to a moderately 
coarse powder, moisten it with diluted 
alcohol, and percolate it with this men- 
struum in the usual manner, until 4 
fluidounces of percolate are obtained. 
To this add the syrup of blackberry fruit 
and mix thoroughly, allow it to stand 
for several days, and filter. — N. F. 

Elixir of Black Cohosh. (Elixir of 
Cimicifuga.) 

Fluid extract of black co- 
hosh fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 11 

Mix, let stand 24 hours, and filter 
through purified talcum. 

Each fluidram represents 7^ gr. of 
black cohosh. 

Elixir of Black Cohosh, Compound. 
(Compound Elixir of Cimicifuga.) 
Fluid extract of black 

cohosh fl.dr. 9^ 

Fluid extract of wild cherry. fl.dr. 8 
Fluid extract of bloodroot. fl.dr. 3*4 
Fluid extract of licorice. .. .fl.dr. 2>Ya 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 13 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours, and 
filter through purified talcum. 

Each fluidram represents about 4^ 
gr. of black cohosh, 4 gr. of wild cherry, 
and 1^2 gr. each of bloodroot and licor- 
ice. 

Elixir of Black Haw. (Elixir of Vi- 
burnum Prunifolium.) 
Fluid extract of black haw. fl.oz. 2 
Compound tincture of car- 
damom fl.dr. 10 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 



Mix, allow the mixture to stand a few 
days, if convenient, and filter. 

Each fluidram represents y]^ gr. of 
black haw.— N. F. 

Elixir of Black Haw, Compound. 
(Compound Elixir of Viburnum 
Prunifolium.) 

Fluid extract of black haw.. fl.oz. 2 
Fluid extract of hydrastis. . .fl.oz. 2 
Fluid extract of Jamaica 

dogwood fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 11 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours, and 
filter. 

Each fluidram represents 7^2 gr. each 
of black haw and golden seal and nearly 
4 gr. of Jamaica dogwood. 

This is listed in manufacturers' cata- 
logues under the names "Sedative Cor- 
dial" and "Sedative Elixir." 
Elixir of Blue Flag. 

Fluid extract of blue flag. ..fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 11 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours, and 
filter. 

Each fluidram represents 15 gr. of 
blue flag. 
Elixir of Blue Flag and Wahoo. 

Fluid extract of blue flag. ..fl.oz. 2^. 

Fluid extract of wahoo fl.oz. 2^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. y 2 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 10 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours and 
filter through talcum. 

Each fluidram represents about 10 gr. 
each of blue flag and wahoo. 
Elixir of Bromid of Ammonium. 

See Elixir of Ammonium Bromid. 
Elixir of Bromid of Caffeine. 

See Elixir of Caffeine. 
Elixir of Bromid of Calcium. 

See Elixir of Calcium Bromid. 
Elixir of Bromid of Lithium. 

See Elixir of Lithium Bromid. 

Elixir of Bromid of Potassium. 

Potassium bromid gr. 1350 

Syrup fl.oz. 3 l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7V 2 

Aromatic elixir, q. s. 
Dissolve the potassium bromid in the 
distilled water, add the syrup and suffi- 
cient elixir to make 16 ounces, and filter. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Elixir of Six Bromids. 

Potassium bromid gr. 640 

Sodium bromid gr. 640 

Ammonium bromid gr. 384 

Calcium bromid gr. 192 

Lithium bromid gr. 64 

Iron bromid gr. 64 

Compound tincture of cud- 
bear fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation and filter, if 
necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 5 gr. each of 
potassium and sodium bromids, 3 gr. of 
ammonium bromid, \ l / 2 gr. of calcium 
bromid, and 1 gr. each of lithium and 
iron bromids. 

Elixir of Bromid of Sodium. 

Sodium bromid gr. 1350 

Syrup fl.oz. Z l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7 l / 2 

Aromatic elixir, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the sodium bromid in the 
water, add the syrup and sufficient aro- 
matic elixir to make 16 fluid ounces, and 
filter.— N. F. 

Elixir of Bromid of Sodium and 
Lupulin. 

See Elixir of Lupulin and Sodium 
Bromid. 
Elixir of Three (or Triple) Bromids. 

Potassium bromid gr. 128 

Sodium bromid gr. 128 

Elixir of caffeine, to make. fl.oz. 16 
Mix, dissolve by agitation, and filter, 

if necessary. 
Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of each 

of the bromids of potassium, sodium and 

caffeine. 

Elixir of Bromid of Zinc. 

Zinc bromid gr. 128 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation and filter, if 

necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of zinc 

bromid. 

Elixir of Buchu. 

Fluid extract of buchu fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Purified talc gr. 120 

Aromatic elixir, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
Mix the fluid extract of buchu with 

the alcohol, add the other ingredients. 

shake well, and if time permits occa- 



sionally during 12 hours, then filter, re- 
turning the first portions of filtrate until 
the liquid passes through clear. 

Each fluidram represents about yV 2 
gr. of buchu. — N. F. 
Elixir of Buchu, Compound. 

Compound fl. ext. of buchu. fl.oz. 4 

Purified talc gr. 120 

Aromatic elixir, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
Prepare like elixir of buchu. 
Each fluidram represents 10 gr. of 
buchu, and 2 gr. each of cubeb, juniper 

and uva ursi. — N. F. 
The process differs from the preceding 

edition, but the strength is unchanged. 
Elixir of Buchu and Juniper, Com- 
pound. (Rheumatic Elixir.) 

Fluid extract of buchu fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Fluid extract of barberry 

bark fl.dr. z l A 

Fluid extract of juniper 

berries fl.dr. $ l A 

Sodium salicylate gr. 160 

Simple syrup. fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix all, let stand for 24 hours, and 
filter through purified talcum. 

Each fluidram contains 1*4 g r - of so- 
dium salicylate, and represents 3 gr. of 
buchu, and \ l / 2 gr. each of barberry bark 
and juniper berries. 

Elixir of Buchu, Juniper and 
Potassium Acetate. 
Fluid extract of buchu. .. .fl.dr. 12 
Fluid extract of juniper 

berries fl.dr. 4 

Potassium acetate gr. 192 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 12 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours and 
filter through talcum. 

Each fluidram contains 1^2 gr. of po- 
tassium acetate, and represents about 
$y 2 gr. of buchu, and 2 gr. of juniper 
berries. 

Elixir of Buchu, Juniper, Uva Ursi 
and Potassium Acetate. 

Fluid extract of buchu fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of uva ursi. . .fl.dr. 11 
Fluid extract of juniper 

berries fl.dr. $ l / 2 

Potassium acetate av.oz. i l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



65 



Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours, and 
filter through purified talcum. 

Each fluidram contains about 5 gr. of 
potassium acetate, and represents 7^ gr. 
of buchu, 5 gr. of uva ursi, and 2^2 of 
juniper berries. 

See also Elixir, Diuretic. 

Elixir of Buchu and Pareira. 

Fluid extract of buchu fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of pareira 

brava fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 10 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours, and 

filter through purified talcum. 

Each fluidram represents 7^ gr. each 

of buchu and pareira brava. 

Elixir of Buchu and Pareira, 
Compound. 

Fluid extract of buchu fl.dr 8 

Fluid extract of juniper 

berries fl.dr. 4 

Fluid extract of pareira 

brava fl.dr. 2 

Fluid extract of stoneroot. .fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir . .fl.oz. 12 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours, and 

filter through purified talcum. 

Each fluidram represents about 4 gr. 

of buchu, 2 gr. of juniper berries, and 

1 gr. each of pareira brava and collin- 

sonia. 

Elixir of Buchu and Potassium 
Acetate. 

Potassium acetate gr. 640 

Elixir of buchu, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the potassium acetate in the 
elixir and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents 5 gr. of po- 
tassium acetate, and about 7^2 gr. of 
buchu.— N. F. 

Elixir of Buckthorn. (Elixir of 
Frangula.) 

Fluid extract of buckthorn, .fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 4 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 7 

Mix them, allow the mixture to stand 
48 hours, if convenient, and filter. 



Each fluidram represents 15 gr. of 
buckthorn. 
Elixir of Butyl Chloral Hydrate. 

See Elixir of Croton Chloral Hydrate 
and its combinations. 
Elixir of Caffeine. 

Caffeine gr. 128 

Diluted hydrobromic acid. . ..m. 30 

Syrup of coffee fl.oz. 4 

Aromatic elixir, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Rub the caffeine in a mortar, with the 
acid and about 2 fluidounces of aromatic 
elixir, until solution is effected; then 
add the syrup, and lastly the remainder 
of the aromatic elixir. Filter, if neces- 
sary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of caf- 
feine.- 

Elixir of Calcium Bromid. 

Calcium bromid gr. 640 

Diluted hydrobromic acid. . . .m. 30 

Syrup fl.oz. 3 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Aromatic elixir 

Dissolve the calcium bromid in the 
distilled water to which has been added 
the diluted hydrobromic acid, add the 
syrup and sufficient aromatic elixir to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

Elixir of Calcium Hypophosphites. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 256 

Hypophosphorous acid, 30%. m. 30 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the calcium hypophosphite in 

12 fluidounces of aromatic elixir, add the 

acid and the remainder of the aromatic 

elixir and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of cal- 
cium hypophosphite. — N. F. 

Elixir of Calcium Iodid. 
I. 
Calcium iodid av.oz. 1^2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation, and filter. 

II. Inasmuch as calcium iodid is an 
unstable compound, it should be pre- 
pared as needed, and the following for- 
mula should therefore recieve prefer- 
ence : 

Solution of iron iodid, pre- 
pared without hypophos- 
phorous acid fl.dr. 13^2 



KG 



STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Calcium oxid, C. P av.oz. 2 

Distilled water sufficient. 

Sugar av.oz. z l / 2 

Compound spirit of orange, .fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Hydrate the calcium oxid with 6 fluid- 
ounces of water, add the solution of iron 
iodid, heat to boiling, allow to stand a 
few minutes, decant the clear liquid, add 
to the residue a fresh portion of dis- 
tilled water, heat again to boiling, decant 
as before, and repeat the process again 
until the mixed decantes measure 10 
fluidounces ; add the alcohol containing 
the spirit, let stand for an hour or more, 
filter, in the filtrate dissolve the sugar 
by agitation, and strain if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of cal- 
cium iodid. 
Elixir of Calcium Lactophosphate. 

Precipitated calcium carb gr. 75 

Lactic acid fl.dr. 4 

Phosphoric acid fl.dr. 2 

Comp. spirit orange fl.dr. \y 3 

Syrup fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 l A 

Purified talc dr. 2 l / 2 

Distilled water, q. s. 
Dissolve the precipitated calcium car- 
bonate in the lactic acid, which has pre- 
viously been mixed with 3]/ 2 fluidounces 
distilled water, and then add the phos- 
phoric acid diluted with 7 fluid drams 
distilled water. To this add the syrup 
and then, in divided portions, the mix- 
ture of alcohol and compound spirit of 
orange. Add distilled water to make 16 
fluidounces, add the talc, and filter. 



Elixir of Calcium Lactophosphate, 
Cinchona and Iron. 
Syrup calcium lactophos- 
phate fl.oz. 8 

Potassium citrate dr. 4 

Elixir cinchona and iron, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the potassium citrate in 7 
fl. ozs. elixir cinchona and iron, add the 
syrup and sufficient elixir to make 16 
fluid ounces. 



Elixir of Calcium Phosphate. 

Calcium phosphate gr. 640 

Hydrochloric acid, U. S. P. fl.dr. 5 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the calcium phosphate with the 
water, add the acid, dissolve, add the 
elixir, and then the tincture. 

Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of cal- 
cium phosphate. 

Elixir of Calcium and Sodium Hypo- 
phosphites with Cinchona. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and Hypo- 
phosphites. 

Elixir of Calcium and Sodium Hypo- 
phosphites with Malt. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Adjuvant elixir fl.oz. 6 

Fluid extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the salts in the elixir by tri- 
turation, filter, and add the malt ex- 
tract. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. each of 
the hypophosphites of calcium and so- 
dium. 

Elixir of Calcium and Sodium Hypo- 
phosphites with Tar. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Elixir of tar, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the salts in the water, add the 

elixir, and filter. 
Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of each 

of the hypophosphites. 

Elixirs of Calisaya. 

Elixir of calisaya, and its various 

combinations, will be referred to under 

the head of Elixir of Cinchona. 

Elixir of Cascara Sagrada. 
I. 

Aromatic fl. ext. cascara 
sagrada fl.oz. 8 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 8 

Mix them, allow the mixture to stand 
a few days, if convenient, and filter. 

Each fluidram represents 30 gr. of 
cascara sagrada. 

N. F. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 






II. 

Tincture of orange, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. iH 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 2*4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 l / 2 

Fluid extract of cascara 

sagrada, Brit. Pharm fl.oz. 6 

Brit. Form. 

Elixir of Cascara Sagrada, Com- 
pound. (Laxative Elixir. — Elixir 
Purgans.) 

Aromatic fl. ext. cascara 

sagrada fl.oz. 4 

Fluid extract of senna fl.dr. 10 

Fluid extract of butternut, .fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 11^ 

Mix them, allow to stand a few days, 

if convenient, and filter. — N. F. 
See also Elixir, Cathartic, Compound, 

Nos. I and II. 

Elixir, Castillon's. 

Cinchona, coarse powder. .. .gr. 160 

Gentian, coarse powder gr. 160 

Ipecac, coarse powder gr. 80 

Columbo, coarse powder. .. .gr. 80 
Cinnamon, coarse powder... gr. 20 
Aqueous extract of opium... gr. 20 
Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the drugs, and extract by per- 
colation or other suitable process. 

Elixir, Cathartic, Compound. 

Fluid extract of buckthorn. fl.oz. 4 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 3 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of peppermint fl.dr. 3^ 

. Solution of potassa fl.dr. 1 

Saccharin gr. 60 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 32 
Dissolve the saccharin in about 20 
fluidounces of aromatic elixir previously 
mixed with the solution of potassa, then 
add the fluid extracts, the spirit and the 
remainder of the elixir, mix well, allow 
to stand for 24 hours, and filter. — N. F. 
The dose as an aperient is 1 fluidram, 
as a cathartic, 3 fluidrams. 

Other cathartic elixirs mentioned in 
this work are those containing senna, 
rhubarb, cascara sagrada senna, and 
aloin and elixir of long life. 

The following are cathartic elixirs 
containing cascara sagrada in which the 
taste of the latter is well disguised : 
5 



I. 

Fluid extract of cascara 
sagrada, bitterless or aro- 
matic fl.oz. 3 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of wahoo fl.oz. 1 

Glycerite of licorice fl.oz. 2 

Saccharin gr. 60 

Aromatic elixir, to make... fl.oz. 16 
The bitter taste of the wahoo is well 

concealed and the elixir is miscible with 

water. 

II. 
Fluid extract of cascara 
sagrada, bitterless or aro- 
matic fl.oz. 3 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.oz. i l / 2 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Glycerite of licorice fl.oz. 2 

Saccharin gr. 60 

Aromatic elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Elixir of Celery, Compound. (Elixir 
Apii Graveolentis Compositum.) 

Fluid extract of celery seed. fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of coca fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of kola. ..... .fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of black haw. .fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the alcohol with 4 fluidounces of 
aromatic elixir ; to this add the fluid ex- 
tract of celery in several portions, shak- 
ing after each addition, and afterwards 
the other fluid extracts ; finally, add the 
remainder of the elixir, allow the mix- 
ture to stand 24 hours, and filter. 

Each fluidram represents y x / 2 gr. each 
of celery seed, coca, kola and black haw. 

Elixir of Celery and Guarana. (Com- 
pound Elixir of Guarana.) 

Fluid extract of celery seed. fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of guarana. . .fl.oz. 2 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 12 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours, and 

filter through talcum. 

Each fluidram represents y]/ 2 gr. each 

of celery and guarana. 

Elixir of Cherries. (Elixir Ceraso- 
rum.) 

Ripe, sour cherries, free 

from stems av.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz-. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup sufficient. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Crush the cherries and stones to a 
pulp, add the alcohol and glycerin, mac- 
erate for 7 days, press and filter, and to 
the filtrate add simple syrup enough to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

This is used as a vehicle and adju- 
vant. 
Elixir of Chirata. 

Tincture of chirata fl.oz. 4 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 12 

Each fluidram represents lj4 gr. of 
chirata. 

Elixir of Chloral Hydrate. (Elixir 
of Chloral.) 

Chloral hydrate, crystal gr. 640 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve by agitation, and filter, 
if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of chloral 
hydrate. 

Elixir of Chloral Hydrate and Am- 
monium Valerianate. 

See Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
and its combinations. 
Elixir of Chloralamid. 

Chloralamid gr. 480 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation and filter if 
necessary. 

Each tablespoonful contains 15 gr. of 
chloralamid. 

Elixir of Chlorids of Arsenic and 
Iron. (Elixir of Two Chlorids.) 
Solution of arsenous acid. . .fl.dr. 10^2 
Tincture of citrochlorid of 

iron fl.dr. s l A 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 14 

Each fluidram contains 1/20 gr. of ar- 
senous acid (as so-called "chlorid of ar- 
senic") and about % gr. of iron chlorid. 
Elixir of Chlorids of Arsenic, Iron 
and Mercury. (Elixir of Three 
Chlorids.) 

Solution of protochlorid of 
iron m. 48 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 1 

Solution of arsenous acid m. 50 

Compound elixir of quinine, 
to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains % gr. of fer- 
rous chlorid, 1 128 gr. of mercuric 



chlorid and 1/256 gr. of arsenous acid 
(as so-called "chlorid of arsenic"). 
Elixir of Four Chlorids. (Four 
Chlorids.) 
I. This is from Official Formulas of 
America Hospitals : 

Mercuric chlorid gr. Y± 

Solution of arsenous acid, .fl.dr. 2 
Tincture of ferric chlorid. . .fl.dr. 6 
Diluted hydrochloric acid. . .fl.dr. 4 

Syrup of ginger fl.dr. 12 

Water, to make fl.oz. 6 

Mix, dissolve and filter, if necessary. 
Each fluidram contains about 1/40 gr. 
of arsenous acid (as so-called "chlorid 
of arsenic"), 1/64 gr. of mercuric 
chlorid, about V± gr. of ferric chlorid, 
and about 5 minims of diluted hydro- 
chloric acid. 
II. Formula of Dr. A. H. Smith: 

Mercuric chlorid gr. ito 2 

Solution of arsenous acid. .. .fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of iron chlorid fl.dr. 4 

Diluted hydrochloric acid. .. .fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3 

Water, to make fl.oz. 6 

This is powerful alterative in chloro- 
sis, anemic syphilitic cases, etc. 
Elixir of Chloroform. 

Chloroform m. 256 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and chloroform, and 

add the elixir. 

Each fluidram contains 2 minims of 

chloroform. 

Elixir of Chloroform, Compound. 
(Chloroform Paregoric.) 

Chloroform fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 3 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia. fl.oz. 3 

Oil of cassia m. 40 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the chloroform with the alcohol; 
then add the oil, aromatic spirit of am- 
monia, spirit of camphor and tincture of 
opium. Allow the mixture to stand a 
few hours, and filter in a well-covered 
funnel. 

Each fluidram represents about 1 gr. 
of opium and about 11 minims of chloro- 
form. 

This preparation was proposed by Dr. 
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paregoric in some sections of the coun- 
try. 

Elixir of Cinchona Alkaloids. (Elixir 
of Calisaya. — Compound Elixir of 
Quinine.) 

I. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 30 

Cinchonidine sulfate gr. 15 

Cinchonine sulfate gr. 15 

Compound tincture of cud- 
bear fl.oz. \ X A 

Purified talc gr. 240 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 32 
Dissolve the alkaloidal salts in 30 
fluidounces of aromatic elixir, add the 
compound tincture of cudbear and 
enough aromatic elixir to make 32 fluid- 
ounces, triturate with the talcum, allow 
the mixture to stand several hours if 
convenient, occasionally shaking, then 
filter through paper, returning the first 
portions until the filtrate passes per- 
fectly clear. — N. F. 

This preparation is sometimes known 
as "elixir of cinchona from alkaloids." 
The formula replaces that given for 
elixir of cinchona in previous editions of 
the N. F. which was directed to be 
made from tincture of cinchona and is 
believed to produce a practical equiva- 
lent of the older preparation with the 
advantage of giving no reaction with 
salts of iron. It also replaces Detan- 
nated Elixir of Cinchona and Com- 
pound of Quinine. 

The formula of the older N. F. in 
which tincture of cinchona was employ- 
ed is also here given. 

II. 

Tincture of cinchona fl.oz. 5 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 19 

Mix the liquids, allow to stand as long 
as convenient, and filter through a wet- 
ted filter.— N. F. (1st edition.) 

Each fluidram represents nearly 2 gr. 
of yellow cinchona. 
III. A. B. Taylor's formula: 

Yellow cinchona gr. 420 

Sweet orange peel, recently 

dried gr. 210 

Ceylon cinnamon gr. 105 



Coriander gr. 105 

Anise gr. 25 

Caraway gr. 25 

Cardamom gr. 25 

Cochineal gr. 25 

Brandy fl.oz. 9 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 9 

Water, alcohol, each, to 

make fl.oz. 32 

Reduce the orange peel to moderately 
fine powder by contusion in an iron 
mortar, add the other solids previously 
reduced to a moderately fine powder, 
moisten with the brandy, pack in a per- 
colator, add the remainder of the 
brandy, then percolate mith a mixture 
of 1 volume of alcohol and 3 of water 
so as to obtain 23 fluidounces of perco- 
late and to the latter add the simple 
syrup. 

This is almost identical with Elixir of 
Cinchona, Compound, which see. 

IV. 

Yellow cinchona gr. 480 

Sweet orange peel, fresh gr. 480 

Cinnamon . .gr. 180 

Tincture of cardamon fl.dr. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 8 

Diluted alcohol, to make... fl.oz. 32 
Contuse the orange peel, in an iron 
mortar, to moderately fine powder, add 
the other drugs in moderately fine pow- 
der, extract by percolation with diluted 
alcohol so as to obtain 24 fluidounces 
of percolate; to the latter add the 
syrup. 

Elixir of Cinchona and Beef. 
Elixir of Cinchona, Beef and Iron. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Beef, Iron and 
Strychnine. 

For above, see Elixir of Beef and its 

combinations. 

Elixir of Cinchona and Bismuth. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Bismuth and 
Iron. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Bismuth, Iron 
and Pepsin. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Bismuth, Iron, 
Pepsin and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Bismuth, Iron 
and Strychnine. 



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Elixir of Cinchona, Bismuth and 
Pepsin. 

For above, see Elixir of Bismuth and 
its combinations. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Calcium Lacto- 
phosphate and Iron. 

See Elixir of Calcium Lactophosphate 
and its combinations. 

Elixir of Cinchona and Coca. (Com- 
pound Elixir of Cinchona.) 
Fluid extract of cinchona. . .fl. dr. 10 

Fluid extract of coca fl.dr. 10 

Tincture of cacao fl.oz. 2V2 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 11 

Mix, and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents about 4V2 gr. 

each of cinchona and coca. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Compound. 
(Sim's Elixir of Calisaya.) 

Yellow cinchona av.oz. Vz 

Sweet orange peel av.oz. Y± 

Ceylon cinnamon gr. 60 

Coriander gr. 60 

Cochineal gr. 20 

Anise gr. 15 

Cardamom gr. 15 

Caraway gr. 15 

Brandy fl.oz. 5 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 5 

Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the drugs, reduce to coarse pow- 
der and extract by percolation in the 
usual manner, using the brandy as a 
first, and diluted alcohol as a second 
menstruum, until 11 fluidounces of per- 
colate are obtained. To the latter add 
the syrup and filter. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 
This is almost identical with Elixir of 
Cinchona No. Ill, which see. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Detannated. 

Instead of using a detannated elixir of 
cinchona, the present N. F. directs that 
elixir of cinchona from alkaloids (see 
Elixir of Cinchona) be used but for 
those who wish to make the detannated 
elixir the formula of the older N. F. is 
here given : 

I. 

Detannated tinct. cinchona, .fl.oz. 5 

iple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 19 



Mix the liquids and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents nearly 2 gr. 
of yellow cinchona. — N. F. (1st edi- 
tion.) 

II. Diehl's formula: 

Yellow cinchona gr. 480 

Curacoa orange peel gr. 320 

Coriander gr. 80 

Cinnamon gr. 60 

Cardamom gr. 30 

Anise gr. 20 

Cocoa (any good brand) ... .gr. 160 

Spirit of orange fl.dr. 3 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Purified talcum av.oz y 2 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient. 

Reduce the cinchona, orange peel, 
spices, and cocoa together to a moder- 
ately fine powder, extract by slow per- 
colation with a menstruum, consisting 
of 1 volume of alcohol with 3 of water 
so as to obtain 16 fluidounces of perco- 
late. 

Prepare hydrate of iron as directed 
under Detannated Tincture of Cinchona 
or under Elixir of Gentian, and de- 
tannate the above percolate as there di- 
rected, washing the residue, with a mix- 
ture similar to the menstruum used, 
until the liquid measures 24 fluidounces. 
To the latter add the spirit of orange 
and the talcum, shake well, washing the 
filter with the same liquid that was 
used before until the filtrate measures 
26 fluidounces. To the filtrate add the 
sugar, and dissolve by agitation ; strain 
or filter, if this be necessary. 

III. Lime process: 
Yellow cinchona, fine 

powder gr. 480 

Quicklime gr. 360 

Slake the lime in the least quantity of 
water, mix intimately with the bark, 
moisten with alcohol, pack in a glass 
percolator, and percolate slowly with 
alcohol as a menstruum in the usual 
manner until 8 fluidounces are obtained. 
The first portions of the percolate must 
be tested with solution of ferric chlorid ; 
so long as this liquid affords a discolor- 
ation it must be returned to the perco- 
lator. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Prepare flavoring as follows : 

Oil of orange peel fl.dr 2 

Oil of caraway fl.dr. I 

Oil of cassia fl.dr. I 



Alcohol fl.oz. i 

Triturate I fluidounce of this mixture 
with 60 gr. of purified talcum, Vz fluid- 
ounce of alcohol and 1 of water, and 
filter. 

To 12 fluidounces of simple syrup add 
5 gr. of citric acid, previously dissolved 
in a very small amount of water, and 
mix this with the percolate, subsequent- 
ly adding 11 fluidounces of water. Then 
to this add the flavoring mixture, mix 
well, and filter the whole. Finally, add 
through the filter enough of a mixture 
of equal volumes of diluted alcohol 
and simple syrup to make 32 fluidounces. 
The lime takes the part of the ferric 
hydrate in No. II. 
IV. Fenner's formula, modified : 

Yellow cinchona gr. 480 

Sweet orange peel, fresh.... gr. 480 

Saigon cassia gr. 120 

Coriander gr. 120 

Red rose petals gr. 120 

Nutmeg gr. 40 

Star-anise gr. 40 

White of one egg, 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Diluted alcohol, water, 

each sufficient. 

Mix the cinchona, cassia, coriander, 
rose nutmeg, and star-anise, reduce to 
No. 50 powder, and extract by the usual 
method of percolation, with diluted alco- 
hol, so as to obtain 16 fluidounces of 
percolate. To this add the egg-white, 
previously beaten with a portion of the 
percolate. Agitate thoroughly, allow to 
stand for 24 hours, agitating occasional- 
ly, and then strain. Contuse the orange 
peel in an iron mortar to coarse powder, 
macerate with the alcohol for 2 days, 
agitating occasionally, decant the liquid, 
pack the residue in a percolator, pass 
the previously-obtained detannated per- 
colate through this drug, and when all 
has passed continue percolation with 
water until the total percolate measures 
24* fluidounces. In this dissolve the 



sugar by agitation, add the alcoholic de- 
cantate which was reserved, and then 
enough of a mixture of equal parts of 
diluted alcohol and simple syrup to 
make 32 fluidounces, and filter the 
whole. 

The color of this preparation may be 
heightened by adding compound tinc- 
ture of cudbear. 

The original process is here modified 
by a slight change in the quantities of 
the drug so as to reduce the preparation 
to the strength of that of the N. F., and 
also by a slight change in the men- 
struum. 

Of the five formulas here given, it is 
the least satisfactory because detanna- 
tion with egg-white is less satisfactory 
than with ferric hydrate or lime. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Gentian and Iron 
Chlorid. 

Elixir of cinchona fl.oz. 10 

Tincture of iron citrochlorid.fi. dr. 2 
Fluid extract of gentian. .. .fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir fl.oz. s z A 

Mix and filter. 

Each fluidram represents about 1 gr. 
each of gentian and cinchona and about 
1 m. of tincture of iron chlorid. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Gentian and Iron 
Malate. 

Malate of iron ("scales") .. .gr. 128 

Extract of gentian gr. 40 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 2 

Oil of cinnamon drop 1 

Water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Elixir of cinchona fl.oz. 6 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron salt and extract in 
the water, add the other ingredients and 
filter. 

Each fluidram represents about 1 gr. 
of gentian and */> gr. of cinchona, and 
contains 1 gr. of iron malate. 

The malate of iron to be used should 
not be the ferrated extract of apples, 
but the pure malate of iron which ap- 
pears in the scale form. 

Elixir of Cinchona and Hypophos- 
phites. 

Calcium hypophosphite. . . . /.gr. 128 
Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 



STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Hvpophosphorous acid, 30%. gr. 30 

Water fl.oz. \ 

Elixir of cinchona, to make . fl.oz. 10 
Dissolve the hypophosphites in the 
water, add acid and the elixir of cin- 
chona, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. each of 
the hypophosphites of calcium and so- 
dium. — N. F. 

Elixir of Cinchona and Iron. (Fer- 
rated Elixir of Cinchona or Cali- 
saya.) 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 256 

Water, distilled fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of cinchona, to make . fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron phosphate in the 

water, allow the liquid to cool, add the 

elixir, and filter. 
Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of iron 

phosphate. — N. F. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Iron and Bis- 
muth. 

See Elixir Bismuth, Cinchona and 
Iron. 

Elixir Cinchona, Iron, Bismuth and 
Strychnine. 
See Elixir Bismuth, Cinchona, Iron 
and Strychnine. 
Elixir of Cinchona, Iron and Pepsin. 

Glycerite of pepsin fl.oz. 3 

Elixir of cinchona and iron. fl.oz. 12 
Mix, allow to stand a few days, if 
convenient, then filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents 1 gr. of pep- 
sin and about 1J/2 gr. of iron phosphate. 
— N. F. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Iron and 
Phosphorus. 

Spirit of phosphorous fl.dr. 754 

Elixir of cinchona and iron. 
to make fl.oz. 16 

Each fluidram contains 1/200 gr. of 
phosphorus, 2 gr. of iron phosphate, 
and represents nearly 2 gr. of cinchona. 

Elixir of Cinchona and Iron 
"Protoxid." 

Solution of iron "protoxid' .fLo"". \ X A 

Glycerin fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Elixir of cinchona fl.oz. 13 

Mix the solution and the glycerin, and 
add the elixir. 



Elixir of Cinchona, Iron and 

Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. iJ4 

Distilled water m. 75 

Elixir of cinchona and iron, 
to make . fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the strychnine sulfate in the 
water, add the elixir, and filter if neces- 
sary. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate, and about 2 gr. of 
iron phosphate. — N. F. 

Elixir of Cinchona and Pepsin. 
I. 

Pepsin, pure gr. 128 

Hydrochloric acid m. 30 

Detannated elixir of cin- 
chona or elixir of cin- 
chona, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation and filter, using 
purified talcum, if necessary. 

II. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 16 

Cinchonine sulfate gr. 8 

Elixir of pepsin fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the alkaloidal salts in the 
elixir and filter if necessary. 

Elixir of Cinchona, Pepsin and 
Strychnine. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 15 

Cinchonine sulfate gr. j 1 /* 

Cinchonine sulfate gr. 7^2 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i]4 

Elixir of pepsin, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the alkaloidal salts in the 
elixir, and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents small quan- 
tities of cinchona alkaloids, 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate, and 1 gr. of pepsin. 

Elixir of Cinchona and Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1% 

Detannated elixir of cin- 
chona fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate, and represents nearly 
2 gr. of cinchona. 
Elixir of Cinchonidine. 

Cinchonidine sulfate gr. 128 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation, and filter, if 
J necessary. 



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Each fluidram contains I gr. of cin- 
chonidine sulfate. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine and Ammo- 
nium Valerianate. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine, Ammonium 
Valerianate and Iron Pyrophos- 
phate. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine, Ammonium 
Valerianate, Iron Pyrophosphate 
and Quinine. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine, Ammonium 
Valerianate, Iron Pyrophosphate 
and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine, Ammonium 
Valerianate and Quinine. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine, Ammonium 
Valerianate, Quinine and Strych- 
nine. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine, Ammonium 
Valerianate and Strychnine. 

For above, see Elixir of Ammonium 
Valerianate and its combinations. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine and Iron. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble.gr. 256 

Cinchonidine sulfate gr. 128 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 6 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 15 

Dissolve the iron pyrophosphate in the 
water, and the cinchonidine in the 
elixir; mix the two solutions and filter 
if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of cin- 
chonidine sulfate and 2 gr. of iron pyro- 
phosphate. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine, Iron Phos- 
phate and Strychnine. 

See Elixir of Iron Phosphate, Cin- 
chonidine and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Cinchonidine, Iron and 
Strychnine. 

Make this either by adding 1*4 gr- of 
strychnine sulfate, dissolved in a small 
quantity of hot distilled water, to elixir 
of cinchonidine and iron, or the elixir 
of iron phosphate, cinchonidine and 
strychnine may be employed, which see. 

Elixir of Coca. (Elixir of 
Erythroxylon.) 

Fluid extract of coca fl.oz, 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 



Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 2 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Aromatic elixir, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
Mix the fluid extract with the alcohol, 
syrup and 10^ fluidounces of aromatic 
elixir, add the purified talcum and in- 
corporate the latter thoroughly. Let the 
mixture stand during 48 hours, if con- 
venient, shaking occasionally ; then filter, 
add the tincture of vanilla to the filtrate, 
and pass the remainder of the elixir 
through the filter. 

Each fluidram represents 7^2 gr. of 
coca. 

Elixir of Coca, Beef and Iron. 

See Elixir of Beef and its combina- 
tions. 

Elixir of Coca and Cinchona. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and Coca. 

Elixir of Coca and Guarana. (Com- 
pound Elixir of Cocoa.) 

Fluid extract of coca fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of guarana. .fl.oz. 2 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 12 

Mix the liquids, and thoroughly in- 
corporate the purified talcum with the 
mixture; let it stand during 48 hours, 
if convenient, occasionally agitating, then 
filter. 

Each fluidram represents 7^2 gr. each 
of coca and guarana. 

Elixir of Coca and Phosphorus. 

Spirit of phosphorus fl.dr. 15 

Elixir of coca, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
phosphorus and represents 6^2 gr. of 
coca. 

Elixir of Codeine. 

Codeine sulfate gr. 16 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation. 
Each fluidram contains Y% S r - oi co- 
deine sulfate. 

Elixir of Codeine and Terpin 
Hydrate. 

See Elixir Terpin Hydrate and 
Codeine. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Elixir of Corydalis, Compound. (Al- 
terative Elixir.— C o m p o u n d 
Elixir of Turkey Corn.) 

Fluid extract of turkey 

corn fl.oz. I 

Fluid extract of stillingia. .fl.oz i 
Fluid extract of prickly ash 

bark fl.dr. 4 

Fluid extract of blue flag, .fl.oz. i l /2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Potassium iodid gr. 360 

Aromatic elixir, to make. :fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol with the fluid ex- 
tracts, dissolve the potassium iodid in 
the mixture, and add the aromatic elixir. 
Let the mixture stand a few days, if 
convenient, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 3 gr. of potas- 
sium iodid, and small quantities of the 
several fluid extracts. — N. F. 

Elixir of Crampbark, Compound. 
(Compound Elixir of Viburnum 
Opulus.) 

Fluid extract of crampbark. fl.dr. 10 
Fluid extract of aletris (uni- 
corn root) fl.dr. 10 

Fluid extract of bethroot. . .fl.oz. 2 l / 2 
Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum >. . . .fl.oz. 11 

Mix, allow to stand a few days, if 
convenient, and filter. — N. F. 

Elixir of Croton Chloral Hydrate. 
(Elixir of Butyl Chloral Hy- 
drate.) 

Croton chloral hydrate gr. 256 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of cacao fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the croton chloral in the alco- 
hol, add the tincture and elixir, and 
filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of croton 
chloral hydrate. 

Elixir of Croton Chloral Hydrate and 
Quinine. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 128 

Elixir of croton chloral 
hydrate fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the quinine salt to fine pow- 
der, add the elixir, dissolve by agitation, 
and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of quin- 
ine sulfate and 2 gr. of croton chloral 
hydrate. 



Elixir of Curacao. (Curacao Cordial.) 

Spirit of curacao m. 125 

Orris root, fine powder gr. 30 

Citric acid gr. 50 

Purified talc gr. 120 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 8 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the spirit of curacao with the 
alcohol, add the orris root, talc, and 3 
fluidounces of water. Allow the mix- 
ture to stand 12 hours, occasionally agi- 
tating; then pour it on a wetted filter, 
returning the first portions of the filtrate 
until it runs through clear, and pass 
enough water through the filter to make 
the filtrate measure 8 fluidounces. In 
this dissolve the citric acid, and finally 
add the syrup. 

Elixir of Damiana. (Elixir of Tur- 
nera.) 

Fluid extract of damiana. .fl.oz. 2]/ 2 

Purified talc gr. 120 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 8^2 

Mix the fluid extract with the alcohol, 
add the glycerin and elixir. Incorporate 
the talc thoroughly with the mixture by 
trituration, allow to stand, with occa- 
sional agitation, during 24 hours, if 
convenient, and then filter. 

Each fluidram represents nearly 10 
gr. of damiana. 

Elixir of Damiana, Iron, Nux Vom- 
ica and Phosphorus. 

Fluid extract of damiana. .fl.oz. 2 
Tincture of nux vomica. . .fl.dr. 10^ 
Iron pyrophosphate, soluble.gr. 128 

Elixir of phosphorus fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Simple elixir, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the fluid extract, tincture, elixir 
of phosphorus, alcohol, and 6 fluidounces 
of simple elixir, also dissolve the iron 
salt in the water, mix the two liquids, 
add the remainder of the simple elixir, 
and filter, if necessary, in a well-covered 
funnel. 

Each fluidram represents 7^ gr. of 
damiana and about 1 gr. of nux vomica, 
and contains 1/200 gr. of phosphorus" 
and 1 gr. of iron pyrophosphate. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



75 



Elixir of Damiana, Iron and 
Phosphorus. 

Fluid extract of damiana. .fl.oz. 2 

Elixir of phosphorus fl.oz. 4 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble.gr. 128 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extract, elixir of phos- 
phorus, alcohol, and 8 fluidounces of 
simple elixir, dissolve the iron pyro- 
phosphate in the water, mix the two 
liquids, add the remainder of the elixir, 
and filter, if necessary, in a well-covered 
funnel. 

Each fluidram contains 1/200 gr. of 
phosphorus and 1 gr. of iron pyrophos- 
phate and represents j l / 2 gr. of damiana. 

Elixir of Damiana, Nux Vomica and 
Phosphorus. 

Fluid extract of damiana. . .fl.oz. 2 
Tincture of nux vomica. .. .fl.dr. 10^ 

Elixir of phosphorus fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the above ingredients in the or- 
der given and filter, if necessary, in a 
well-covered funnel. 

Each fluidram represents 1/200 gr. of 
phosphorus, about 1 gr. of nux vomica, 
and 7^2 gr. of damiana. 

Elixir of Damiana and Phosphorus. 

Elixir of phosphorus fl.oz. 8 

Fluid extract of damiana. .. .fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 4 

Mix the elixir of phosphorus, alcohol, 

and fluid extract and add the simple 

elixir. 
Each fluidram represents 1/100 gr. of 

phosphorus and j l / 2 gr. of damiana. 

Elixir of Damiana, Phosphorus and 
Strychnine. 

Elixir of phosphorus fl.oz. 8 

Fluid extract of damiana. . .fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i}4 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 4 

Mix the elixir of phosphorus, alcohol, 

and fluid extract and add the simple 

elixir, having first dissolved the alka- 

loidal salt in the latter. 

Each fluidram represents 7 l / 2 gr. of 



damiana and contains 1/100 gr. each of 
phosphorus and strychnine sulfate. 
Elixir of Dandelion. 

Fluid extract of dandelion, .fl.oz. 6 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Each fluidram represents 22^2 gr. of 
dandelion. 

Elixir of Dandelion, Compound. 

See Elixir of Taraxacum, Compound. 

Elixir of Dewberry Boot, Compound. 

Dewberry root, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. 2J4 

Galls, powder gr. 120 

Kino, powder gr. 120 

Cinnoman, powder gr. 60 

Clove, powder gr. 30 

Capsicum, powder gr. 5 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of peppermint m. 45 

Brandy fl.oz. 16 

Sugar av.oz. y l / 2 

Macerate all of the above, sugar ex- 
cepted, for 14 days, shaking occasional- 
ly; express, filter, and in the filtrate dis- 
solve the sugar. — D. C. Form. 

Elixir, Digestive, Compound. 

See Elixir of Pepsin, Compound. 

Elixir Diuretic. 

Buchu av.oz. V/^ 

Juniper berries av.oz. Y^. 

Cubeb av.oz. ^4 

Bitter orange peel gr. 360 

Coriander gr. 180 

Cassia buds gr. 180 

Anise gr. 60 

Caraway gr. 60 

Cardamom gr. 20 

Potassium acetate av.oz. 1^2 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.oz. i l / 2 

Sugar av.oz 4 

Alcohol, water, each to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs to moderately coarse 
powder, extract by percolation in the 
usual manner with a menstruum com- 
posed of 1 volume of alcohol and 2 oi 
water so as to obtain ij l / 2 fluidounces 
of percolate. Evaporate the latter on a 
water bath to 11^2 fluidounces, in this 
dissolve the sugar and potassium ace- 
tate, when cool add the spirit and 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces, 
and filter. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Elixir, Emmenagogue. 



I. 

Rue gr. 96 

Spanish saffron gr. 96 

Savin gr. 96 

Socotrine aloes gr. 192 

Adjuvant elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Reduce the drugs to moderately fine 
powder, mix with 12 fluidounces of ad- 
juvant elixir, macerate for 7 days, agi- 
tating occasionally, filter, and through 
the filter add the remainder of the 
elixir. 

Each fluidram represents Y\ gr. each 
of rue, saffron and savin, and ij4 g r - 
of aloes. 

II. 

Fluid extract of blue co- 
hosh fl.dr. 12^4 

Fluid extract of juniper 

berries fl.dr. 10H 

Fluid extract of blue flag. . .fl.dr. 4 J A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix and filter. 

Each fluidram represents 6 gr. of blue 
cohosh, 5 of juniper berries, and 2 of 
blue flag. 

Elixir of Eucalyptus. (Aromatic or 
Compound Elixir of Eucalyptus.) 

Fluid extract of eucalyptus. fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Purified talc gr. 120 

Syrup of coffee fl.oz. 6 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 6 

Mix the fluid extract with the alcohol, 
then add the other ingredients, shake 
the mixture occasionally during 48 
hours, if convenient, and filter, 

Each fluidram represents 7^ gr. of 
eucalyptus. 

This preparation is also known as 
aromatic or compound elixir of eucalyp- 
tus. 
Elixir of Eucalyptus, Compound. 

Eucalyptus leaves av.oz. 2 

Licorice root av.oz. 1 

Wild cherry av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 5 

Compound spirit of orange, .fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient. 

Mix the three drugs, reduce them to 
coarse powder, and extract by percola- 
tion with a mixture of 1 volume of al- 



cohol and 2 of water so as to obtain 13 
fluidounces of percolate. To this add 
the spirit and sugar, and dissolve the 
latter by agitation. 

This is said to be a good vehicle for 
disguising the taste of quinine. 

Elixir Flavoring No. 29. (Elixir 
Flavoring No. 508.) 

Oil of sweet orange peel. . . .fl.oz. 4 

Oil of caraway seed fl.dr. 2 

Oil of coriander fl.dr. 2 

Oil of cassia fl.dr. 2 

Oil of anise (or oil of nut- 
meg) fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 

The oils used must be perfectly fresh. 
One fluidounce of this flavor is used 

for 1 gallon of elixir. 

This flavoring for elixirs is used to 

some extent and for this reason is here 

inserted. 

Elixir of Galls, Aromatic. 

Nutgall . av.oz. 1 

Nutmeg av.oz. */ 2 

Cinnamon av.oz. J^ 

Brandy sufficient. 

Elixir of orange fl.oz. 10 

Reduce the drugs to moderately coarse 
powder, moisten with brandy, pack in a 
percolator and percolate until 6 fluid- 
ounces of liquid are obtained, to which 
add the elixir. 

Elixir de Garus. (Elixir Gari. — Aro- 
matic Elixir.) 
I. 

Aloes av.oz. Yi 

Myrrh av.oz. K 

Cinnamon gr. 30 

Canella gr. 30 

Clove gr. 30 

Nutmeg gr. 30 

Spanish saffron gr. 8 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs, except the saffron, 
to a moderately coarse powder, macer- 
ate for 24 hours in a small still with 8 
fluidounces of alcohol and the water, 
then distil off 8 fluidounces ; to this dis- 
tillate add the saffron, the remainder of 
the alcohol and the orange flower 
water, macerate for 2 days, agitating oc- 
casionally; add the syrup, and filter. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



77 



[I. 

Oil of cassia drops 8 

Oil of clove .drops 8 

Oil of mace drops 8 

Saffron gr. 20 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. V2 

t Alcohol fl.oz. 5 
Orange flower water fl.oz. 6j4 
Sugar av.oz. 7 
Mix the oil, saffron, tincture and alco- 
hol, macerate for 2 days, agitating oc- 
casionally; strain to remove the saffron, 
add the orange flower water and sugar, 
agitate until the latter is dissolved, and 
filter. — H. modified. 
Elixir of Gentian. 
I. 

Fluid extract of gentian fl.dr. 4 

Compound spirit of carda- 
mom fl.dr. 2 

Sodium citrate dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Syrup fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Purified talc dr. 2V 2 

Distilled water, q. s. 

Dissolve the sodium citrate in 6 fluid 
ounces of distilled water, add this solu- 
tion to the alcohol with which the com- 
pound spirit of cardamom has been 
mixed, then add the fluidextract of gen- 
tian, the syrup, the glycerin and suffi- 
cient distilled water to make 16 fluid 
ounces. Add the purified talc and filter, 
returning the first portion to the filtrate 
until it passes through clear. — N. F. 

Elixir Gentian and Iron. 

Tinct. ferric citro- 
chlorid fl.oz. V/ 2 

Elixir gentian, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix and filter.— N. F. 

Each fluidram represents about two 
grains of gentian. 

This must not be confused with 
other elixirs of iron and gentian, or 
gentian and iron, and particularly with 
Elixir of Gentian, Fcrrated, the iron 
salt in this preparation being the 
phosphate. 



11. 

Extract of gentian gr. 70 

Aromatic spirit fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the extract in about 2 fluid- 
ounces of aromatic elixir, add the syrup, 
spirit, tincture and remainder of the 
elixir. Filter, if necessary. — N. F. (ist 
edition.) 

This is of about the same strength as 
the preceding. 

III. This preparation is also made 
according to one of the formulas for 
compound elixir of gentian which fol- 
low. 

Elixir of Gentian, Compound. 
I. 

Stronger compound infusion 
of gentian fl.oz. 4 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 12 

II. 

Gentian gr. 256 

Coriander gr. 60 

Bitter orange peel gr. 60 

Compound spirit of orange. fl.dr. 1 

Egg albumen gr. 120 

Citric acid gr. 5 

Sugar '. .av.oz. 5 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the first three ingredients, reduce 
them to moderately fine powder, and 
percolate with a mixture of 5 volumes 
of alcohol and 9 of water until 13 fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained. To 
this percolate add the albumen and citric 
acid, agitate until the latter is dissolved, 
and filter. To the filtrate add the spirit 
and sugar, agitate until the latter is dis- 
solved and filter again. — D. C. Form. 

In the absence of dried egg albumen, 
the white of 1 egg may be employed. 

III. 

Compound tincture of gen- 
tian fl.oz. 5 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 11 

Each fluidram represents 2 gr. of gen- 
tian. 

Elixir of Gentian, Cinchona and Iron 
Malate. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and its com- 
binations. 



78 



STANDARD 



Elixir of Gentian, Ferrated. 

The X. F. uses this title as a synonym 
for elixir of gentian and iron phos- 
phate, but many preparations of this 
name on the market are made with iron 
.pyrophosphate instead of the phosphate. 
See Elixir of Gentian and Iron Phos- 
phate and Elixir of Gentian and Iron 
Pyrophosphate. 
Elixir o? Gentian, Glycerinated. 

Fluid extract of gentian m. 75 

Fluid extract of dandelion, .fl.dr. 2 

Acetic ether m. 3° 

Phosphoric acid, 85% S r - 6 4 

Tincture of sweet orange 

peel fl.dr. 2 

Compound tincture of car- 
damom , fl.oz. 1 

Glvcerin fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Sugar av.oz. 354 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sugar in 5 fluidounces of 
wine, add the other ingredients previ- 
ously mixed, and enough wine to make 
16 fluidounces. Allow to stand 24 hours 
if convenient, and filter. — N. F. 

Elixir of Gentian and Iron. 

of citro-chlorid of 



FORMULARY 



OF 



Tincture 
iron fl.dr. 13 

Elixir of gentian, to make.. fl.oz. 16 

Mix and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents about 24 g r - 
of ferric chlorid and nearly 2 gr. of 
gentian. — N. F. 

Elixir of Gentian and Iron Phos- 
phate. (Ferrated Elixir of Gen- 
tian. — Ferrophosphated Elixir of 
Gentian.) 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 128 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of gentian, to make. fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron phosphate in the 

water, add the elixir of gentian, and 

filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents I gr. of iron 

phosphate and nearly 2 gr. of gentian. — 

•A T . F. 

Elixir of Gentian and Iron 
Pyrophosphate. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble.gr. 128 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of gentian, to make, .fl.oz. 16 



Dissolve the iron salt in the water, 
add the elixir, and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of iron 
salt and represents nearly 2 gr. of gen- 
tian. 

Elixir of Glycerophosphates Comp. 

Solution sodium glycero- 
phosphate dr. 5 

Calcium glycerophos dr. 2 

Iron glycerophos gr. 24 

Soluble manganese glycero . . . gr. 16 

Quinine glycerophos gr. 8 

Strychnine glycerophos gr. \% 

Lactic acid fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Comp. spirit cardamom m. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 5 

Purified talc dr. 2 l / 2 

Distilled water, q. s. 

Triturate the calcium glycerophos- 
phate to a smooth paste with 2 fluid 
ounces glycerin, dissolve the iron and 
manganese salts with gentle heat in l / 2 
ounce distilled water containing l / 2 fl. dr. 
of the lactic acid. Dissolve the strych- 
nine and quinine glycerophosphates in 
\Y\ ounces water, containing the re- 
mainder of the lactic acid; dissolve the 
sodium glycerophosphate in y 2 fl. oz. 
distilled water, hot; and add all solu- 
tions to the calcium glycerophosphate 
mixture, mix, add the remainder of the 
glycerin, the alcohol, the spirit of carda- 
mom, the talc, water to 16 fl. ozs., and 
filter.— N. F. 

Elixir of Glycyrrhizin, Aromatic. 

Coriander gr. 28 

Caraway gr. 28 

Cinnamon ..gr. 24 

Star-anise gr. 16 

Tonka gr. 16 

Canella gr. 8 

Nutmeg gr. 8 

Clove gr. 8 

Ammoniated glycyrrhizin. .. .gr. 160 

Oil of sweet orange drops 10 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 7 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the drugs, and reduce to fine 
powder. Mix the alcohol with the oil, 
add 4 l / 2 fluidounces of water, and per- 
colate the drugs with this menstruum. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



79 



To the percolate add the syrup and the 
glycyrrhizin dissolved in a small amount 
of hot water, and if necessary to make 
a total of 16 fluidounces add sufficient 
water through the percolator, and add 
this percolate to the liquid. — Remington's 
formula. 
Elixir of Grindelia. 

Fluid extract of grindelia. .fl.oz. I 
Compound spirit of orange... m. 75 

Alcohol fl.dr. 14 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 13 

Mix them, allow the mixture to stand 

a few days, if convenient, then filter. 
Each fluidram represents nearly 4 gr. 

of grindelia. 

Elixir of Grindelia, Aromatic. 

Fluid extract of grindelia. .fl.oz. 4 
Canada snakeroot, coarse 

powder gr. 60 

Oil of clove drops 10 

Alcohol ._ fl.oz. 3 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 9 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, add the 

other ingredients, macerate for several 

days, and filter. 
Each fluidram represents 15 gr. of 

grindelia. 

Elixir of Guaiac. 

Tincture of guaiac fl.oz. 4 

Potassium carbonate gr. 20 

Water fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the potassium carbonate in 
the water, add to the tincture of guaiac 
and to this mixture add the remaining 
ingredients in the order given above. 

Elixir of Guarana. 

I. 

Fluid extract of guarana fl.oz. 3 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 3 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 9 

Mix them ; allow the mixture to stand 
during 48 hours, if convenient, and fil- 
ter.— N. F. 

Each fluidram represents about 12 gr. 
of guarana. 



II. 

Guarana, powder av.oz. 2> l A 

Light magnesia gr. 180 

Oil of cinnamon drops 5 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 13 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Sand, clean and coarse. . . .av.oz. 6 l / 2 
Mix the guarana and magnesia, moist- 
en with 2^2 fluidounces of diluted alco- 
hol, set aside for 24 hours, then mix 
with the sand, pack in a percolator, per- 
colate with diluted alcohol until 13 fluid- 
ounces of liquid are obtained, then re- 
move the mass from the percolator, in- 
close it in a cloth and express in a 
tincture press ; to the percolate add the 
oil and syrup, and make up to 16 fluid- 
ounces by addition of the expressed 
liquid, previously concentrating the lat- 
ter, if necessary, by evaporation. 

Each fluidram represents about 11 gr. 
of guarana. — H. modified and Brit. 
Form. 

Elixir of Guarana and Coca. 
See Elixir of Coca and Guarana. 

Elixir of Guarana, Compound. (Elix- 
ir of Guarana and Celery.) 

See Elixir of Celery and Guarana. 

Elixir of Helonias. 

Fluid extract of helonias. . . .fl.oz. 4 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 12 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours and 
filter. 

Each fluidram represents 15 gr. of he- 
lonias. 

Elixir of Helonias, Compound. (Com- 
pound Elixir of Squaw-Wine. 
Compound Elixir of Mitchella. — 
Helonias Cordial.) 

Fluid extract of false unicorn 

(helonias dioica) fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of blue cohosh. fl.oz. 1 
Fluid extract of crampbark. fl.oz. 1 
Fluid extract of mitchella. .fl.oz. 2 

Purified talcum av.oz. l /> 

Aromatic elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix and filter. 

Each fluidram represents 15 gr. of 
mitchella, and nearly 4 gr. each of helo- 
nias, blue cohosh and crampbark. 
Elixir of Hops. 

Fluid extract of hops fl.oz. 2 

Purified talc gr. 120 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 4 



so 



STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 2 

Aromatic elixir, to make, .fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the fluid extract with the 
talc, then gradually add the compound 
elixir of taraxacum, tincture of vanilla, 
and the aromatic elixir. Allow the mix- 
ture to stand several days, if convenient, 
occasionally agitating and then filter. 

Each fluidram represents 7J/2 gr. of 
hops. — N. F. 

Elixir of Hypophosphites. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 384 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Potassium hypophosphite. .. .gr. 128 
Hypophosphorous acid, 30%. m. 30 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Compound spirit of carda- 
mom fl.dr. 4 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Aromatic elixir, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the hypophosphites and the 
acid in the water ; then add the glycerin, 
compound spirit and the aromatic elixir. 
Filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 3 gr. of cal- 
cium hypophosphite and 1 gr. each of 
sodium and potassium hypophosphites. 
— N. F. 

Elixir of Hypophosphite of Calcium. 

See Elixir of Calcium Hypophosphite. 

Elixir of Hypophosphites and 
Cinchona. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and Hypo- 
phosphites. 

Elixir of Hypophosphites, 
Compound. 

The elixir of hypophosphites with iron 
is sold and dispensed under this name. 
Elixir of Hypophosphite of Iron. 

See Elixir of Iron Hypophosphite. 
Elixir of Hypophosphites with Iron. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 180 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Potassium hypophosphite. .. .gr. 64 

Ferric hypophosphite gr. 64 

Potassium citrate gr. 85 

Hypophosphorous acid, 30%. m. 30 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the ferric hypophosphite and 
potassium citrate in 3 fluidounces of 



water, and add the syrup. Dissolve the 
other hypophosphites in the remainder 
of the water, and mix this with the 
other solution. Finally add the acid and 
sufficient aromatic elixir to make the 
product measure 16 fluid ounces, and 
filter. Keep the product in dark amber- 
colored bottles. 

This process is slightly different from 
that in the previous edition. 

Each fluidram contains Vz gr. of iron 
(ferrous) hypophosphite, 1 gr. each of 
the hypophosphites of calcium and so- 
dium, and ^2 gr. of potassium hypophos- 
phite.— N. F. 

Elixir of Hypophosphites of Iron 

and Quinine. 
I. 

Iron hypophosphite gr. 128 

Potassium citrate gr. 128 

Quinine sulfate gr. 128 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 30 

Spirit of orange fl.dr. 2 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 1 

Sugar . . av.oz. 4^ 

Alcohol, distilled water, each 

sufficient 

Dissolve the iron hypophosphite with 
the aid of the potassium citrate in the 
orange flower water, and enough water 
to make the solution measure 6^/2 fluid- 
ounces, and in this dissolve the sugar. 
Triturate the quinine sulfate with 5 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, add a solution of the 
calcium hypophosphite in 4 fluidrams of 
water, and shake the mixture occasion- 
ally during 1 hour; filter, and wash the 
filter with enough alcohol to make 7 
fluidounces. Add this solution to the 
spirit of orange, mix this with the iron 
solution and sugar solution previously 
prepared, and filter the whole. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. each of 
the hypophosphites of iron and quinine. 
II. 

Solution of iron hypophos- 
phite fl.dr. 13 

Quinine hypophosphite gr. 128 

Hypophosphorous acid sufficient 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the quinine hypophosphite with 8 
fluidounces of elixir, add enough of the 
acid to dissolve the quinine, add the 
solution of iron hypophosphite, and then 






PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



81 



enough elixir to make 16 fluidounces, 
and filter. 

This is of the same strength as the 
preceding. 

Elixir of Hypophosphites of Iron, 
Quinine and Strychnine. 

This may be prepared by dissolving 
\ x /\ gr. of strychnine sulfate in 4 fluid- 
drams of distilled water, and adding 
enough of the preceding elixir to make 
16 fluidounces. . 

Elixir of Hypophosphites with Malt. 
See Elixir of Calcium Hypophosphite 
and its combinations. 
Elixir of Hypophosphite of Sodium. 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 256 

Hypophosphorous acid. 30%. .m. 30 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the hypophosphite in about 

13 J/2 fluidounces of elixir by agitation, 

then add the acid and the remainder of 

the elixir, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of sodium 
hypophosphite. — N. F. 
Elixir of Hypophosphites with Tar. 
See Elixir of Calcium Hypophosphite 
and its combinations. 

Elixir of Iodids of Arsenic and 
Mercury. 

See Elixir of Arsenic and its combi- 
nations. 
Elixir of Iodid of Calcium. 

See Elixir of Calcium Iodid. 
Elixir of Iodid of Potassium. 

Potassium iodid gr. 640 

Aromatic elixir of licorice, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation. 
Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of po- 
tassium iodid. 

Elixir of Iodid of Potassium, Com- 
pound. (Alterative Elixir.) 

Potassium iodid gr. 640 

Tincture of citrochlorid of 

iron fl.dr. 10^ 

Spirit of orange fl.dr. 4 

Fluid extract of saxifrage. fl.dr. 12 

Fluid extract of stillingia. .fl.dr. 12 
Fluid extract of menisper- 

mum fl.dr. 12 

Fluid extract of helonias. . .fl.dr. 12 

Sugar av.oz. 4^ 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 



Dissolve the potassium iodid in the 
water, add the tincture of iron, and in 
this mixture dissolve the sugar by agi- 
tation. Mix the fluid extracts, add the 
spirit, then the previously prepared solu- 
tion, allow the whole to stand for 2 days, 
and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of potas- 
sium iodid, and represents about J / 2 gr. 
of ferric chlorid, and about S Z A gr. each 
of saxifraga, stillingia, menispermum 
and helonias. 
Elixir of Six Iodids. 

Arsenic iodid gr. 1 

Mercuric iodid gr. 1 

Manganese iodid gr. 13 

Sodium iodid gr. 128 

Potassium iodid gr. 128 

Solution of iron iodid m. 15 

Sodium hypophosphite sufficient 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Add the six iodids to the elixir, dis- 
solve by agitation, add a few grains of 
sodium hypophosphite, or sufficient to 
decolorize the liquid, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 1/128 gr. each 
of arsenic and mercury iodids, 1/12 gr. 
of ferrous iodid, 1/10 gr. of manganese 
iodid, and 1 gr. each of sodium and po- 
tassium iodids. 

Elixir of Iodo-Bromid of Calcium, 
Compound. (Compound Elixir of 
Calcium Bromid with Iodids.) 

Calcium bromid gr. 256 

Sodium iodid gr. 256 

Potassium iodid gr. 256 

Magnesium chlorid gr. 256 

Compound fluid extract of 

sarsaparilla fl.oz. 2 

Compound fluid extract of 

stillingia fl.oz. 2 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 4 J/2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the salts in the water add the 
sugar and to this syrup add the fluid 
extracts previously mixed with the aro- 
matic elixir ; after standing for 2 days, 
filter and add the remainder of the wa- 
ter. 
Elixir of Iron Albuminate. 

Flavored solution of iron albuminate 
is used as elixir of iron albuminate. Any 
solution of iron albuminate when con- 



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taining flavor may be used. See Solu- 
tion of Iron Albuminate, No. I or II. 
Elixir of Iron and Ammonium Vale- 
rianate. 
See Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
and its combinations. 
Elixir of Iron and Arsenic, Bitter. 
(Putzel's Elixir.) 
Tincture of iron citrochlo- 

rid fl-oz. 2 

Quinine sulfate gr. 128 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1 

Sodium arsenate, exsiccated.gr. 1^4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix all but the tincture, dissolve by 
agitation, add the tincture, and filter. 

Before the sodium arsenate is weighed 
a sufficient quantity of it should be 
powdered and dried at 100 deg. C. un- 
til it ceases to lose weight. It will then 
still contain two molecules of water. 
which cannot be driven out at a tem- 
perature below 148 deg. C. If a per- 
fectly crystalline salt, without any trace 
of efflorescence, is available, this may 
be used. In this case \Y\ gr. of the 
crystallized salt should be substituted for 
the iJ4 gr. of the dried. 

Each flnidram contains 1 gr. of qui- 
nine sulfate, 1/128 gr. of strychnine sul- 
fate, 1/100 gr. of dried sodium arsenate, 
and 7V2 m. of tincture of iron chlorid. 
— N. Y. Hosp. 

Elixir of Iron, Arsenic and Strych- 
nine. 

Solution of iron (ferrous) 

chlorid .....fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Solution of arsenous acid. . .fl.dr. 6H 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1^4 

Distilled water fl.dr. 4 

Solution of arsenous acid, .fl.dr. 6^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the ferrous chlorid solution with 
the glycerin and 4 fluidounces of elixir. 
To this add the solution of arsenous 
acid, the strychnine dissolved in the wa- 
ter by the aid of heat and the remainder 
of the elixir. Filter if necessary. 

Each flnidram contains 1 gr. of fer- 
rous chlorid, 1/32 gr. of arsenous acid 
and t/too pr of strychnine sulfate. 



Elixir of Iron and Arsenic Chlorids. 

Elixir of Iron, Arsenic and Mercury 
Chlorids. 

See Elixir of Arsenic and its combina- 
tions. 
Elixir of Iron, Beef and Cinchona. 

Elixir of Iron, Beef, Cinchona and 
Strychnine. 

Elixir of Iron, Beef and Coca. 

Elixir of Iron, Beef and Malt. 

See Elixir of Beef and its combina- 
tions. 
Elixir of Iron and Berberine. 

See Elixir of Berberine and its combi- 
nations. 
Elixir of Iron and Bismuth. 

Elixir of Iron, Bismuth and Cin- 
chona. 

Elixir of Iron, Bismuth, Cinchona 
and Pepsin. 

Elixir of Iron, Bismuth, Cinchona, 
Pepsin and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Iron, Bismuth, Cinchona 
and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Iron, Bismuth and Pepsin. 

Elixir of Iron, Bismuth, Pepsin and 
Quinine. 

Elixir of Iron, Bismuth and Quinine. 

Elixir of Iron, Bismuth and Strych- 
nine. 

See Elixir of Bismuth and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Iron, Calcium Lactophos- 
phate and Cinchona. 

Elixir of Iron and Cinchona. 

Elixir of Iron, Cinchona and Pepsin. 

Elixir of Iron, Cinchona and Strych- 
nine. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Iron Chlorid Tincture and 
Gentian. 

See Elixir of Gentian and Iron Chlo- 
rid Tincture. 

Elixir of Iron, Cinchona and Phos- 
phorus. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and its combi- 
nations. 
Elixir of Iron and Cinchonidine. 



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Elixir of Iron, Cinchonidine and 
Strychnine. 

See Elixir of Cinchonidine and its 
combinations. 

Elixir of Iron, Damiana, Nux Vom- 
ica and Phosphorus. 

Elixir of Iron, Damiana and Phos- 
phorus. 

See Elixir of Damiana and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Iron Hypophosphite. 

Solution of iron hypophos- 
phite fl.dr. 13 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Mix, allow the mixture to stand a few 
days in a cool place, and filter, if nec- 
essary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of ferric 
hypophosphite. — N. F. 
Elixir of Iron and Hypophosphites. 

See Elixirs of the Hypophosphites. 

Elixir of Iron Malate, Cinchona and 
Gentian. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Iron Lactate. 

Iron lactate, in crusts gr. 128 

Potassium citrate gr. 384 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Aromatic elixir, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron and potassium salts 

in the water by the aid of a gentle heat, 

add the elixir and filter. 
Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of iron 

lactate.— N. F. 

Elixir of Iron and Malt. 

See Elixir of Malt and Iron. 
Elixir of Iron, Malt and Beef. 

See Elixir of Beef and its combina- 
tions. 

Elixir of Iron and Pepsin. (Ferrat- 
ed Elixir of Pepsin.) 

See Elixir of Pepsin and Iron. 

Elixir of Iron, Pepsin and Quinine. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble, .gr. 256 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 32 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of pepsin, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron salt in the water, 
add the elixir and the quinine salt, agi- 
6 



tate occasionally until dissolved, and 
filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of iron 
pyrophosphate, J4 § r - of quinine hydro- 
chlorid, and nearly 1 gr. of pepsin. 
Elixir of Iron Peptonate. 
I. Howard's formula : 

Peptone gr. 365 

Solution of dialyzed iron.. fl.oz. zV\ 

Solution of soda fl.dr. 2}/i 

Alcohol fl.dr. 13 

Aromatic elixir fl.dr. 5 

Distilled water, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the peptone in 32 fluidounces 
of distilled water, and add to the iron 
solution previously diluted with 32 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water. Then add 
enough of a dilute solution of soda to 
exactly neutralize the mixture. This is 
shown by the character of the precipi- 
tate which at the end of the reaction 
collects in large flakes and separates 
rapidly from the clear liquid. Wash 
the precipitate by decantation several 
times with water and drain on muslin 
or on a filter. Transfer the precipitate 
to a capsule, add the solution of soda 
diluted with 10 fluidrams of distilled 
water, stirring immediately and continu- 
ously until dissolved, then add 3 fluid- 
ounces of water, the elixir and alcohol, 
and lastly enough distilled water to make 
16 fluidounces. 

Care must be taken throughout the 
manipulations to avoid loss and so weak- 
en the preparation. 

The solution contains 0.7 per cent, of 
iron, corresponding to 1 p. c. of ferric 
oxide. 

II. 
Pepsin, pure , gr. 4 

Dried egg albumen gr. 30 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 4 

Solution of dialyzed iron or 

iron oxychlorid .fl.dr. I2j4 

Aromatic elixir fl.dr. \2 l / 2 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the albumen in z l A fluid- 
ounces of water, add the pepsin and di- 
gest for 4 hours at 50 deg. C. Mix the 
syrup and solution of iron with 9 fluid- 
ounces of the water, then add to the 
pepsin solution and heat to 90 deg. C. 



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Cool, add the elixir and the remainder 
of the water. Set aside for 8 days and 
then decant the clear solution. 

If to the above be added 32 gr. of 
crystal manganese chlorid, previously 
dissolved in 1 fluidram of water, it will 
constitute Solution of Iron and Man- 
ganese Peptonate. 

III. The preparation under the title 
of Solution of Iron Peptonate may be 
dispensed as elixir of iron peptonate. 
Elixir of Iron Phosphate. 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 256 

Water, distilled fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic elixir, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron phosphate in the 
water, mix this solution with the aro- 
matic elixir, and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of iron 
phosphate. — N. F. 

Elixir of Iron Phosphate, Cinchoni- 
dine and Strychnine. 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 256 

Potassium citrate gr. 32 

Cinchonidine sulfate gr. 64 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1% 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 6 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron phosphate and potas- 
sium citrate in the water, using gentle 
heat, if necessary. To 12 fluidounces of 
aromatic elixir, contained in a bottle, 
add the alcohol, and afterwards the al- 
kaloidal salts, and agitate until the latter 
are dissolved, or nearly so. Then mix 
the two solutions, and, having shaken 
the mixture, add the remainder of the 
aromatic elixir. Finally, filter. 

This elixir should preferably not be 
dispensed in a mixture with water, as 
the latter may cause separation of some 
of its constituents. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of iron 
phosphate, l / 2 gr. of cinchonidine sulfate, 
and 1/100 gr. of strychnine sulfate. — 
N. F. 1st edition. 

Elixir of Iron Phosphate and Gen- 
tian. 

See Elixir of Gentian and Iron Phos- 
phate. 



Elixir of Iron Phosphate, Quinine 
and Strychnine. 

I. 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 128 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. 64 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, warm fl.dr. 6 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the alkaloids in the alcohol 
and add 12 fluidounces of aromatic elix- 
ir, then dissolve the iron phosphate in 
the water, and add to the previous mix- 
ture. Finally, add the remainder of the 
aromatic elixir, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of iron 
phosphate, Yz gr. of quinine, and 1/64 
gr. of strychnine. — N. F. (ist edition). 

If the iron phosphate is acid, its solu- 
tion should be very carefully neutralized 
with ammonia water. 

This preparation has been discarded 
by the present N. F. in favor of the 
elixir of iron pyrophosphate, quinine 
and strychnine. 

II. Hausmann's formula: 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1% 

Quinine sulfate gr. 64 

Citric acid gr. 5 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 256 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 4 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 3 

Sodium bicarbonate sufficient 

Triturate the strychnine and quinine 
sulfate with the acid until well mixed, 
and rub this mixture with the alcohol 
gradually added. Heat the syrup to 
about 65 deg. C, add to it the alcoholic 
liquid, and stir until clear. Dissolve the 
iron salt in the water, add the crange 
flower water, mix this with the prece- 
ding liquid, and allow to cool. Then 
add sodium bicarbonate in very small 
amounts, stirring thoroughly after each 
addition, until the elixir remains but 
slightly acid. xMlow to stand for a few 
hours, then filter through white filter 
paper. Any excess of soda must be 
avoided. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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III. Steven's formula : 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i T A 

Quinine hydrochloric! gr. 128 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 256 

Potassium citrate gr. 32 

Alcohol fl.oz. i l / 2 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 18 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the quinine salt in 10 fluid- 
ounces of elixir, mixed with the alcohol, 
by agitation, and mix this solution with 
the strychnine sulfate previously dis- 
solved in 2 fluidrams of the water. 

Dissolve the iron phosphate in 6 fluid- 
drams of the water, add 2 fluidounces 
of glycerin and mix this solution with 
the preceding liquid. Now to this mix- 
ture add the potassium citrate dissolved 
in i l / 2 fluidounces of aromatic elixir 
mixed with 2 fluidrams of glycerin. Al- 
low the whole to stand for several 
hours, then filter. 

IV. Edel's formula: 

Iron phosphate, soluble. ... ..gr. 256 

Quinine sulfate gr. 128 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i J A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the strychnine salt in the al- 
cohol, and add the quinine; mix the 
glycerin and syrup, and heat, and when 
warm add to the alkaloidal solution; 
continue heating carefully, until the qui- 
nine is dissolved, and add enough elixir 
to make IS fluidounces. Dissolve the iron 
salt in the water, add this to previous 
liquid, let stand 3 or 4 hours, and filter. 

V. Remington's formula: 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 256 

Quinine sulfate . .-. gr. 128 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i J /i 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 8 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron phosphate in the syr- 
up by the aid of heat, and raise the 
temperature to near the boiling point. 
Dissolve the alkaloidal salts in 6 fluid- 
ounces of aromatic elixir, contained in 
a flask, by the aid of heat, and while still 



hot add this solution all at once to the 
iron solution, shaking immediately. Al- 
low to stand 24 hours, then filter. 

VI. See also Elixir of Iron, Quinine 
and Strychnine Phosphates, Elixir of 
Iron Pyrophosphate, Quinine and 
Strychnine, and Elixir of Iron, Quinine^ 
and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Iron, Phosphorus, Quinine 
and Strychnine. 

See Elixir of Phosphorus, Compound. 

Elixir of Iron "Protoxid." 

Solution of iron "protoxid". fl.oz. 2 
Simple elixir fl.oz. 14 

Elixir of Iron "Protoxid" and Cin- 
chona. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and its combi- 
nations. 
Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate. 

Iron pyrophosphate, solublc.gr. 256 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. I 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron pyrophosphate in the 
water, add the elixir, and filter, if nec- 
essary. ' 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of iron 
pyrophosphate. — N. F. 

Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate and 
Ammonium Valerianate. 

Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate, Am- 
monium Valerianate and Cin- 
chonidine. 

Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate, Am- 
monium Valerianate, Cinchoni- 
dine and Quinine. 

Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate, Am- 
monium Valerianate, Cinchoni- 
dine, Quinine and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate, Am- 
monium Valerianate, Cinchoni- 
dine and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate, Am- 
monium Valerianate and Qui- 
nine. 

Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate, Am- 
monium Valerianate, Quinine 
and Strychnine. 

See Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
and its combinations. 

Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate and 
Gentian. 

See Elixir of Gentian and its combina- 
tions. 






STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate and 
Quinine. 
This may be prepared like elixir of 
iron pyrophosphate, quinine and strych- 
nine, the strychnine to be omitted, of 
course. 

Elixir Iron Pyrophosphate, Quinine 
and Strychnine. 

I. 
Iron pyrophosphate, soluble, .gr. 256 

Quinine sulfate gr. 64 

Strvchnine (alkaloid) gr. 1 

Citric acid gr. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Oil of orange (about 8 

drops) m. 5 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 6 

Ammonia water, 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Triturate the quinine, strychnine and 
acid together until minutely divided, 
then add the alcohol and oil. Warm the 
syrup slightly (to about 65 deg. C.) and 
add to it the turbid alcoholic mixture 
which upon stirring should become clear. 
To this add the iron salt previously dis- 
solved in s l / 2 fluidounces of distilled wa- 
ter and then ammonia water, drop by 
drop, until the liquid is perfectly neutral 
to test paper. Finally add enough dis- 
tilled water to make 16 fluidounces, and 
filter.— N. F. 

Each fluidram contains 1/128 gr. of 
strychnine, Yz gr. of quinine sulfate and 
2 gr. of iron pyrophosphate. 

II. Thompson's formula : 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1% 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. 64 

Iron pyrophosphate gr. 128 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 3 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the strychnine and quinine 

in the alcohol, also the iron salt in the 
water, mix the two solutions, add the 
syrup and then the elixir, and filter, if 
necessary. 

III. Hausmann's formula: 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. \% 

Quinine sulfate gr. 64 

Citric acid gr. 5 

Iron pyrophosphate, solublc.gr. 256 



Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 4 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 3 

Sodium bicarbonate sufficient 

.Triturate together the alkaloids and 
the acid until thoroughly mixed; rub 
this with the alcohol gradually added. 
Heat the syrup to about 65 deg. C, add 
it to the alcoholic mixture, and stir until 
clear. Dissolve the iron salt in the wa- 
ter, and add the orange flower water ; 
mix the two solutions, and when cold, 
add carefully sodium bicarbonate in 
small portions until the elixir remains 
but slightly acid. Allow to stand for 
a few hours, then filter through white 
filter paper. Excess of soda must be 
carefully avoided. 

IV. Bechmann's formula: 

Quinine sulfate gr. 120 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 2 

Iron pyrophosphate gr. 240 

Sodium or ammonium citrate 

gr. 60 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Put the quinine and strychnine in a 
flask, pour on the alcohol and 5 fluid- 
ounces of simple elixir, then place the 
flask in hot water, shaking occasionally 
until dissolved. Dissolve the iron in the 
water without heat, then add the sodium 
(or ammonium) citrate and the glycerin. 
Pour this solution into the previous so- 
lution and shake well. When cold add 
enough simple elixir to bring the quan- 
tity up to 16 fluidounces. 

Elixir of Iron Pyrophosphate and 
Strychnine. 

Iron pyrophosphate gr. 256 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1% 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt and strychnine 
sulfate in the hot water, add the elixir, 
and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of iron 
pyrophosphate and 1/100 gr. of strych- 
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Elixir of Iron, Quinine and Arsenic. 

Tincture of iron citrochlo- 
rid fl.dr. 8H 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 64 

Solution of arsenous acid. . . .m. 400 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the quinine salt in about 12 
fluidounces of elixir, by agitation, add 
the acid solution, the tincture and the 
remainder of the elixir, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 4 m. of tinc- 
ture of iron citrochlorid, Vz gr. of qui- 
nine hydrochlorid, and 1/32 gr. of ar- 
senous acid. 

Elixir of Iron and Quinine Citrate. 
(Elixir of Iron and Quinine.) 

Citrate of iron and quinine, .gr. 256 

Water, warm fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the citrate in the water, add 

the elixir, and filter. 
Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of iron 

and quinine citrate. 

Or prepare like elixir of iron, quinine 

and strychnine, which see, but omitting 

the strychnine. 

Elixir of Iron and Quinine Hypo- 
phosphites. 

Elixir of Iron, Quinine and Strych- 
nine Hypophosphites. 

See the Elixirs of Hypophosphites for 
these. 

Elixir of Iron and Quinine Hypo- 
phosphites. 

See Elixir Hypophosphites of Iron 
and Quinine. 

Elixir of Iron, Quinine and Strych- 
nine. 

Whenever elixir of iron, quinine and 
strychnine is asked for, the elixir of 
iron, quinine and strychnine phosphates 
of the U. S. P. or the preparation the 
formula for which is given below may 
be dispensed. 

Tincture of citrochlorid of 

iron fl.oz. 2 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 64 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1*4 

Comp. spirit orange fl.dr. \y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Purified talc dr. 3 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the quinine salt in the alco- 



hol, add the compound spirit of orange, 
then the strychnine sulphate dissolved in 
\y 2 fluid drams water, the glycerin, the 
iron tincture and sufficient distilled water 
to make the product measure 16 fluid 
ounces. Add the purified talc and filter, 
returning the first portions to the fil- 
trate until it runs clear. Preserve in 
dark bottles.— N. F. 



Elixir of Iron, Quinine, Strychnine 
and Arsenic. 

See Elixir of Iron and Arsenic, Bitter. 
Elixir of Iron, Quinine and Strych- 
nine" Phosphates. (Elixir of 
Three or Triple Phosphates.) 

Nearly all of the preparations dis- 
pensed under this name contain the iron 
as phosphate or pyrophosphate, and the 
quinine and strychnine in some other 
form than as phosphate. If it be desired 
to dispense such a preparation as "elixir 
of three phosphates," then any of the 
preparations made according to formu- 
las given in this formulary under elixir 
o£ iron phosphate, or pyrophosphate, 
quinine and strychnine may be dis- 
pensed. 

The following formulas do actually 
contain the three bases in the form of 
phosphates. 

I. 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 128 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. 64 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 2 

Phosphoric acid, U. S. P. or 

85 per cent m. 15 

Or phosphoric acid, 50 p. c. .m. 25 

Acetic acid, 36 per cent gr. 225 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 71 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Ammonia water, distilled wa- 
ter, aromatic elixir, each, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the quinine and strychnine in 
the alcohol, then add the phosphoric acid 
and 6 fluidounces of aromatic elixir. 
Add the ammonium carbonate to the 
acetic acid contained in a beaker or 
graduate, and when solution is com- 
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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



and add enough distilled water to bring 
the volume up to 6 fluidrams. Mix the 
ammonium acetate solution with the 
solution of quinine and strychnine phos- 
phates, and add enough aromatic elixir 
to make the liquid measure 14 fluid- 
ounces. Dissolve the iron salt in 4 
fluidrams of distilled water by the aid 
of a gentle heat, and if the solution be 
acid to litmus paper, neutralize it ex- 
actly with ammonia water, add enough 
aromatic elixir to make 2 fluidounces, 
add this to the preceding liquid, and fil- 
ter the whole. 

This preparation conforms in strength 
to that claimed for the majority of the 
elixirs of the market, containing in each 
fluidrarn 1 gr. of iron phosphate, and ^2 
gr. of quinine and 1/64 gr. of strych- 
nine, all in the form of the phosphates. 
If an elixir of twice the strength be 
desired, it can readily be made by 
doubling the quantities of all the ingre- 
dients, except the aromatic elixir. 

With some samples of iron phosphate, 
a slightly increased quantity of the am- 
monium acetate solution may be neces- 
sary, possibly owing to loss of water by 
evaporation and a consequent relative in- 
crease of the proportion of ammonia 
water. 

II. Patch's formula: 

Solution of iron chlorid, U. 

S. P fl.dr. 71/2 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. no 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1 

Phosphoric acid, U. S. P. 

(85 per cent.) fl.dr. 2^ 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 10 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the iron solution, phosphoric acid 
and water, and in this mixture dissolve 
the alkaloids; to this solution add the 
syrup, and then elixir and alcohol pre- 
viously mixed. 

Some manufacturers place upon the 
market a so-called "permanent elixir of 
three phosphates," which contains the 
iron as citrochlorid ; a preparation of 
this character would be well represented 



by the elixir of iron, quinine and strych- 
nine. 

Elixir of Iron, Quinine and Zinc 
Valerianates. 

See Elixirs of Valerianates of differ- 
ent bases. 

Elixir of Iron Salicylate. 

Iron salicylate gr. 640 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 2^ 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 Y /\ 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt in the hot water 

and glycerin, add the elixir, allow to 

stand for a few days and filter. 

Each fluidrarn contains 5 gr. of iron 

salicylate. 

Elixir of Iron Salicylate, Compound. 
Iron salicylate gr. 640 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 2^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2^4 

Fluid extract of colchicum 

root fl.dr. 9 

Deodorized tincture of opi- 
um fl.dr. 4I/2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt in the hot water 
and glycerin, add the other ingredients, 
allow to stand a few days, and filter. 

Each fluidrarn contains 5 gr. of iron 
salicylate and represents about 4^ gr. 
of colchicum root and 2 m. of deodor- 
ized tincture of opium. 

Elixir of Iron Valerianate. 

Iron valerianate gr. 128 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 15 

Dissolve the iron salt in the alcohol, 

add the elixir, and filter. 

Each fluidrarn contains 1 gr. of iron 

valerianate. 

Elixir of Iron and Wild Cherry. 
(Ferrated Elixir of Wild Cherry.) 

Iron pyrophosphate gr. 128 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Fluid extract of wild 

cherry fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and fluid extract, add 

the elixir, and then iron salt previously 

dissolved in the water, and filter through 

purified talcum. 

Each fluidrarn contains 1 gr. of iron 






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pyrophosphate, and represents 7^2 gr. 
of wild cherry. 

Elixir of Jaborandi. (Elixir of Pilo- 
carpus.) 

Fluid extract of jaborandi. .fl.oz. 1 

Syrup of coffee fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 4 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 11^ 

Mix, allow the mixture to stand dur- 
ing 4 days, if convenient, and filter. 

Each fluidram represents zVa gr. of 
jaborandi. 

Elixir of Juniper, Buchu and Potas- 
sium Acetate. 

Elixir of Juniper, Buchu, Potassium 
Acetate and Uva Ursi. 

See Elixir of Buchu and its combina- 
tions. 

Elixir of Juniper and Potassium 
Acetate. 

See Elixir of Potassium Acetate and 
Juniper. 

Elixir of Kola. 

Fluid extract of kola fl.oz. 2 

Ammoniated glycyrrhizin gr. 60 

Saccharin gr. 60 

Oil of orange drops 5 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2>V2 

Simple syrup .fl.oz. 3>4 

Simple elixir, to make. .... .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the ammoniated glycyrrhizin 
in the water and in this dissolve the sac- 
charin; add the syrup and alcohol, fol- 
lowed by the fluid extract of kola, to 
which has been added the oil of orange ; 
set aside for 5 or 6 hours, agitating oc- 
casionally; filter, and add the simple 
elixir. 

Or instead of the glycyrrhizin, J / 2 to 1' 
fluidounce of glycerite of licorice may 
be used. 

Each fluidram represents 7Y 2 gr. of 
kola. 

Elixir of Lactophosphate of Calcium, 
Cinchona and Iron. 

Elixir of Lactophosphate of Calcium. 

See Elixir of Calcium Lactophosphate 
and its combinations, 



Elixir of Licorice, Aqueous. 

Fluid extract of licorice. .. .fl.oz. 2Y 2 
Compound spirit of carda- 
mom fi.dr. \y A 

Stronger oranger flower 

water fl.oz. 2>y 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Syrup fl.oz. 2y 2 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix and filter. — N. F. 

II. 

Extract of licorice, purified.. gr. 480 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Aromatic elexir, to make, .fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the extract with 12 fluid- 
ounces of elixir, to 10 fluidounces of 
this add ammonia water in slight ex- 
cess, add the reserved portion, then the 
remainder of the elixir, and filter if nec- 
essary. — N. F., 1st edition. 

This preparation is superior to No. I. 

A more superior preparation than 
either of the above can be made by mix- 
ing 1 fluidounce of glycerite of licorice 
with 15 fluidounces of elixir, and filter- 
ing. 

Elixir of glycyrrhizin, which see, is 
an acceptable substitute for this prepara- 
tion. 

III. 

Purified extract of licorice, .av.oz. 3^ 

Anisated solution of ammo- 
nia fl.oz. 3^4 

Fennel water fl.oz. g x / 2 

Dissolve the extract in the water and 
add the solution. — Germ. Pharm. 

The mixture is turbid and must be 
shaken before use. 

A more acceptable preparation and 
one more readily made may be obtained 
by mixing 6 l / 2 fluidounces of glycerite 
of licorice, 5 of fennel water and 3*4 
of anisated solution of ammonia. 

This last preparation is best known by 
the names Elixir e Succo Lequiritise, 
Elixir Pectorale, Pectoral Elixir, Liquor 
Pectoralis, Brust Tropfen, Brust Elixir, 
and Bryst (or Brost) Draaber. 

Elixir of Licorice with Ammonium 
Chloride, Compound. 

See Elixir of Ammonium Chlorid. etc. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Elixir of Licorice, Aromatic. (Com- 
pound Elixir of Licorice — "Qui- 
nine Elixir.") 
This elixir is employed for disguising 
the taste of bitter medicines, particularly 
quinine. No acid should be used be- 
cause it dissolves the quinine and makes 
its bitter taste more perceptible, and at 
the same time liberates the glycyrrhizin 
from its combination with ammonia and 
renders it insoluble, and therefore value- 
less for the purpose of disguising or 
modifying taste. 

I. 

Fluid extract of licorice. . .fl.oz. 2 
Oil of clove m. 6 

(about io drops.) 
Oil of cinnamon (Ceylon) .. .m. 6 

(about io drops.) 

Oil of nutmeg m. 4 

(about 6 drops.) 
Oil of fennel m. 12 

(about 20 drops.) 

Purified talc gr. 120 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 14 

Triturate the oils with the talc and 
gradually add the fluid extract and elixir. 
Shake occasionally during an hour, set 
the mixture aside for a day or two if 
convenient, then filter. — N. F. 

A better preparation will be obtained 
if 1 fluidounce of glycerite of licorice be 
substituted for the fluid extract. 

II. 

Licorice root, coarse powder 

av.oz. 2 

Wild cherry, coarse powder 

av.oz. 1 

Red rose petals, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. Yi 

Orange peel, fresh, cut small 

av.oz. Y2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the drugs, moisten them with 4 
fluidounces of water and set in a warm 
place for 12 hours ; then, having mixed 
the alcohol and glycerin with 6 fluid- 
ounces of water, pack the drugs in a 
percolator and pour the mixture upon 
them; set aside for 12 hours, then begin 
to percolate, adding water to the drugs 



until 16 fluidounces of percolate have 
been obtained. 

III. 

Select licorice root, cut and 

slightly bruised av.oz. 2*4 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of orange fl.dr. 3 

Oil of cinnamon (Ceylon) .drops 2 
Macerate the drug with the glycerin, 
water and ammonia water for 24 hours, 
then strain, boil for 10 minutes, filter, 
evaporate the filtrate to 6 fluidounces ; 
to this add the simple syrup and the 
spirit and oil, the latter two previously 
dissolved in the alcohol. 

IV. 

Licorice root av.oz. 2 

Anise gr. 40 

Caraway gr. 40 

Cinnamon gr. 40 

Clove gr. 20 

Nutmeg, powder gr. 10 

Spirit of orange fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of vanilla ...fl.dr. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to coarse 
powder, and extract them in the usual 
way, using diluted alcohol as the men- 
struum until 11 fluidounces of percolate 
are obtained. In the latter dissolve the 
sugar by agitation, strain, and add the 
tincture and spirit. 

V. 

See Elixir of Glycyrrhizin, Aromatic, 
which may be used as an aromatic elixir 
of licorice. 
Elixir of Licorice, Compound. 

Glycerite of licorice fl.oz. I 

Wine of antimony fl.oz. I 

Paregoric fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.dr. 4 

Aromatic elexir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
The above replaces "brown mixture" 

in the form of an elixir. 
The name compound elixir of licorice 

is also applied to aromatic elixir of 

licorice, but should be applied to the 

above only. 



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Elixir of Life. (Elixir Vitee.) 

Syrup of iron iodid. fl.dr. 2 

Syrup of hypophosphites. .. .fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 3 

—New York Hospitals . 
Elixir of Lithium Bromid. 

Lithium bromid gr. 640 

Syrup fl.oz. 3V 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Aromatic elixir, q. s fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the lithium bromide in the 
distilled water, add the syrup and suffi- 
cient elixir to make 16 fl. ozs. 
ium bromid. — N. F. 
Elixir of Lithium Citrate. 

Lithium citrate gr. 640 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve by agitation, and filter. 
Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of lithium 

citrate.— N. F. 

Elixir of Lithium Salicylate. 

Lithium salicylate gr. 640 

Aromatic elixir, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve by agitation, and filter. 
Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of lithium 
salicylate. — N. F. 

Elixir of Long Life. (Elixir ad 
Longam Vitam — Elixir of Life — 
Compound Tincture of Aloes — 
"Swedish Bitters" — Kronessens — 
Wunder Kronessens — Hjerne's 
Testament Drops — Elixir Sacrum 
— Lebens Essenz — Jenaer Trop- 
fen.) 

Aloes av.oz. y 2 

Rhubarb gr. 35 

Gentian gr. 35 

Zedoary gr. 35 

Spanish saffron gr. 35 

Water fl.oz. tf/2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix the drugs in coarse powder with 
the two liquids, macerate for 3 days, ag- 
itating frequently; express and filter. — 
Germ. Pharm. 

Sometimes 35 gr. of agaric is added to 
the other drugs and the menstruum em- 
ployed is diluted alcohol. 

The following is a simple formula 
which may be used for the preparation 
of this ancient and complicated remedy : 

Tincture of aloes fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of rhubarb fl.oz. 2 



Compound tincture of gen- 
tian fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol ... fl.oz. 4 

Elixir of Lupulin. 

Fluid extract of lupulin fl.oz. 1 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the fluid extract with the 
magnesium carbonate, add the elixir, 
transfer to a bottle, set aside for several 
hours, and filter. 

The above is of the strength usually 
furnished by manufacturers; Diehl's 
formula, which is largely used, directs 
the use of 2 fluidounces of the fluid ex- 
tract to the pint of finished elixir. 

Elixir of Lupulin and Sodium Bro- 
mid. 

Fluid extract of lupulin. . . .fl.dr. io^ 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Sodium bromid gr. 640 

Aromatic elixir of licorice, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the fluid extract with the 
talcum, add some of the elixir, transfer 
to a bottle, add the sodium salt and the 
remainder of the elixir, dissolve by agi- 
tation, and filter after several hours. 

Each fluidram represents 5 gr. of lupu- 
lin and contains 5 gr. of sodium bromid. 

Elixir of Malt, Beef and Iron. 

See Elixir of Beef and its combina- 
tions. 

Elixir of Malt with Calcium and Sod- 
ium Hypophosphites. 

See Elixir of Calcium Hypophosphite 
and its combinations. 

Elixir of Malt and Iron. 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 4 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 128 

Water, warm fl.dr. 4 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron phosphate in the 
water by the aid of heat, mix the solu- 
tion with the extract of malt, and add 
the elixir. Set the mixture aside for 24 
hours, and filter. 

Each fluidram represents 1 gr. of iron 

phosphate and 15 m. of extract of malt. 

Extract of malt, most suitable for this 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



preparation, should have about the con- 
sistence of Peru balsam at a tempera- 
ture of 15 deg. C. 

Elixir of Manaca and Salicylates. 
Fluid extract of manaca. . .fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. I$4 

Potassium salicylate gr. 384 

Lithium salicylate gr. 96 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the salicylates in some of the 
elixir, add the fluid extract and the re- 
mainder of the elixir, allow to stand for 
a few hours, and filter through talcum. 
Each fluidram contains 6 gr. of so- 
dium salicylate, 3 gr. of potassium sali- 
cylate, and 24 gr. of lithium salicylate, 
and represents 10 gr. of manaca. 
Elixir of Matico. 

Fluid extract of matico fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 12 

Mix, and filter through purified talcum 
if necessary. 
Elixir of Matico, Compound. 

Fluid extract of matico fl.oz 

Fluid extract of buchu fl.oz 

Fluid extract of cubeb fl.oz 

Alcohol fl.oz 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 4 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. 4 

Mix, set aside for 3 days, and filter 
through talcum. 

Each fluidram represents 11 gr. of 
matico and nearly 6 gr. each of buchu 
and cubeb. 
Elixir Mercury and Arsenic Iodids. 

See Elixir of Arsenic and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Mercury, Arsenic and Iron 
Chlorids. 

See Elixirs of Chlorids for above. 

Elixir of Morphine Valerianate. 

Morphine valerianate gr. 16 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation, and filter. 
Each fluidram contains ]4> gr. of mor- 
phine valerianate. 
Elixir of Nitroglycerin, Compound. 

Spirit of nitroglycerin m. 128 

Fluid extract of digitalis m. 64 

Tincture of strophantus, .fl.dr. 4% 
Strychnine sulfate gr. 2^ 



3 

1/2 
1/2 
2 



Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the strychnine sulfate in the 
water by the aid of heat, allow it to 
cool, and add the other ingredients. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 m. of 
nitroglycerin, 1/50 gr. of strychnine sul- 
fate, Yi m. of tincture of digitalis, and 
2 m. of tincture of strophanthus. 

Elixir of Nux Vomica, Bismuth and 
Pepsin. 

See Elixir of Bismuth and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Nux Vomica, Damiana, 
Iron and Phosphorus. 

See Elixir of Damiana and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Nux Vomica and Phospho- 
rus. 

Tincture of nux vomica m. 65 

Elixir of phosphorus, to 
make fl.oz. 4 

Mix them. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made, when wanted for use. — N. F. 

Each fluidram represents 2 m. of tinc- 
ture of nux vomica, and about 1/60 gr. 
of phosphorus. 
Elixir of Orange. 

Oil of orange m. 100 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14 

Water fl.oz. 22 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 28 

Purified "talcum av.oz. y 2 

Mix the oil and alcohol, add the tal- 
cum, shake well, then add the other in- 
gredients in small portions at a time, 
agitating well after each addition, and 
filter.— U. S. P. 1880 modified. 

The oil used should be a perfectly 
fresh sweet oil of orange peel. 

Simple syrup is used in place of the 

sugar. and corresponding amount of the 

water in the U. S. P. 1880 formula. 

Elixir of Orange, Compound. (Elixir 

Aurantiorum Composition. — 

Compound Wine of Orange. — 

Vinum Amarum, Bitter Wine. — 

Elixir Stomachicum, Stomachic 

Elixir. — Elixir Viscerale Hoff- 

manni. — Hoffmann's Stomach 

Elixir. — Pomeranzen Elixir.) 

Bitter orange peel, cut gr. 1600 

Cinnamon, bruised , ., gr. 320 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Potassium carbonate gr. 80 

Extract of gentian gr. 160 

Extract of wormwood gr. 160 

Extract of bnckbean gr. 160 

Extract of cascarilla gr. 160 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 17J/2 

Macerate the orange peel, cinnamon, 
and potassium carbonate with the sherry 
wine for 8 days, agitating occasionally ; 
express the liquid portion, in the latter 
dissolve the extracts, and filter. 

The National Formulary also recog- 
nizes what is identically the same prep- 
aration under the title of Compound 
Wine of Orange and which is intended 
to be used in place of the above ; in the 
latter no extracts are used, but the drugs 
themselves are mixed with the orange 
peel, cinnamon, and potassium carbonate, 
the whole being extracted by percola- 
tion. See Wine of Orange, Compound. 
The N. F. formula should receive pref- 
erence. 

Elixir of Pancreas. 

Take 1 pig pancreas, chop into pieces, 
and macerate in a cool place for 3 days 
in a mixture of — 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6^2 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 5 

Strain, add H fluidram of oil of or- 
ange and enough glycerin to make 48 
fluidounces, and filter. 

The oil of orange and last portion of 
glycerin may be replaced by simple 
elixir. 

Elixir of pancreatin may be used in 
place of this preparation. 

Elixir of Pancreatin. 

Pancreatin, pure gr. 128 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 16 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the pancreatin in the water 
for 24 hours, add the sodium bicarbon- 
ate, triturate until dissolved, gradually 
add the elixir, and filter. 

Each fluidram represents 1 gr. of pan- 
creatin. 

The elixir of pancreas may be sub- 
stituted for the above, if deemed desir- 
able. 



Elixir of Pancreatin and Bismuth. 

See Elixir of Bismuth and its combi- 
tions. 

Elixir of Pancreatin, Bismuth and 
Pepsin. 

Citrate of bismuth and am- 
monium gr. 128 

Pancreatin, pure gr. 64 

Pepsin, pure gr. 64 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Glycerin .fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the bismuth salt with the 
water, allow the insoluble portion to sub- 
side, decant the clear portion, to the 
residue add ammonia water very gradu- 
ally, until solution occurs, carefully 
avoiding any excess, and mix this liquid 
with the decanten portion. 

Macerate the pepsin and pancreatin 
with the glycerin and water for 24 
hours, agitating occasionally; add the 
tincture, the bismuth solution, and the" 
elixir, and filter through purified talcum. 
One fluidounce of glycerite of bis- 
muth and sodium tartrate may be used 
for the bismuth salt of the above and 
the water and ammonia water used to 
dissolve it. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. each of 
pepsin and of bismuth salt, and Yz gr. 
of pancreatin. 

Elixir of Pancreatin, Potassium and 
Rhubarb. 

See Elixir of Rhubarb and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Papain. 

Papain gr. 256 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 14 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of pa- 
pain. 

Elixir of Paraldehyde. (25 per cent.) 

Paraldehyde fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol . ,-r fl.oz. 5 

Tincture of cardamom fl.dr. 2 

Oil of orange m. 15 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Oil of cinnamon m. 15 

Compound tincture of cud- 
bear fl.dr. 2 

Aromatic elixir, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Mix the ingredients in the order giv- 
en, and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 15 m. of paral- 
dehyde. 

Elixir of paraldehyde varies in 
strength from 10 to 25 per cent., as pre- 
scribed in different localities. The form- 
ula here given produces a 25 per cent, 
elixir, and from this the weaker prep- 
arations may readily be made by the ad- 
dition of aromatic elixir colored with 
compound tincture of cudbear in the 
proportion used in the above formula. 

To make a 20 per cent, elixir of paral- 
dehyde, for instance, 4 fluidounces of the 
25 per cent, elixir are mixed with 1 
fluidounce of colored aromatic elixir. 
To make 5 fluidounces of 15 per*cent. 
elixir, 3 fluidounces of the 25 per cent, 
elixir are required, and to make the 
same quantity of 10 per cent, elixir, 2 
fluidounces of the above elixir are re- 
quired. 
Elixir of Pareira and Buchu. 

Elixir of Pareira and Buchu, Com- 
pound. 

See Elixir of Buchu and its combina- 
tions. 
Elixir of Pepsin. 

Glycerite of pepsin fl.oz. s l A 

Glycerin fl.dr. 13 

Hydrochloric acid m. 30 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix, allow to stand several days, if 

convenient, and filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of pepsin. 

— X. F. 

Elixir of Pepsin and Bismuth. 

Elixir of Pepsin, Bismuth and Cin- 
chona. 

Elixir of Pepsin, Bismuth, Cinchona 
and Iron. 

Elixir of Pepsin, Bismuth, Cinchona, 
Iron and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Pepsin, Bismuth and Iron. 

Elixir of Pepsin, Bismuth, Iron and 
Quinine. 



Elixir of Pepsin, Bismuth and Nux 
Vomica. 

Elixir of Pepsin, Bismuth and Qui- 



Elixir of Pepsin, Bismuth, and 
Strychnine. 

Elixir of Pepsin, Bismuth and Wafer 
Ash. 

See Elixir of Bismuth and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Pepsin and Cinchona. 
Elixir of Pepsin, Cinchona and Iron. 

Elixir of Pepsin, Cinchona and 
Strychnine. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Pepsin, Compound. (Elixir 
of Lactated, or Lactinated, or 
Lacticated Pepsin. — Compound 
Digestive Elixir.) 

I. 

Pepsin, soluble scales (1:3000) 

-. gr. 75 

Pancreatin, pure gr. 8 

Diastase gr. 8 

Lactic acid gr. 4 

Hydrochloric acid m. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Talcum, purified .gr. 120 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Mix the acids with the water and 
glycerin, and to this mixture add the 
pepsin, pancreatin, and diastase, and 
macerate until solution is apparently ef- 
fected ; then add the tincture and aro- 
matic elixir ; thoroughly incorporate the 
talcum, and filter. 

The best commercial variety of dias- 
tase, capable of converting the largest 
amount of starch into dextrin and glu- 
cose, should be used for this prepara- 
tion. 

It is now known that pepsin, pancrea- 
tin and diastase mutually destroy one 
another when present together in a 
liquid, in a period of from 3 to 6 weeks, 
and hence this and similar preparations 
should either be discontinued entirely or 
else made in only such quantities as will 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



II. 

Pepsin, pure gr. 80 

Pancreatin gr. 20 

Diastase or ptyalin gr. 8 

Cudbear, powder gr. 90 

Diluted hydrochloric acid. . .fl.dr. 1 

Lactic acid drops 5 

Spirit of orange fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Mix all the above except the syrup, 
macerate for 3 days, agitating frequent- 
ly ; filter, to the filtrate add the syrup, 
and then through the filter add, if nec- 
essary, enough of a mixture of alcohol 
and wate^ in the proportion of 5 to 7 
by measure, to make the liquid measure 
16 fluidounces. 

The first formula should be preferred, 
but the second more nearly conforms to 
many of the commercial preparations. 
Elixir of Pepsin and Iron. 

Tincture of iron citrochlo- 
rid fl.dr. 9^ 

Elixir of pepsin, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Mix and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents about Yi gr. 
of iron (ferric) chlorid and nearly 1 
gr. of pepsin. — N. F. 
Elixir of Pepsin, Iron and Quinine. 

See Elixirs of Iron and combinations. 
Elixir of Pepsin and Strychnine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i 1 /^ 

Distilled water fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of pepsin fl.oz. 15^2 

Dissolve the alkaloidal salt in the wa- 
ter by the aid of heat, and add the 
elixir. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate and nearly 1 gr. of 
pepsin. 

Elixir of Pepsin and Wafer Ash. 
(Elixir Pepsin and Ptelea.) 

Pepsin, pure (1 13000) gr. 128 

Fluid extract of wafer ash. fl.oz. 2 

Purified talcum av.oz. Y\ 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 14 

Add the pepsin to the simple elixir, 
agitate until dissolved, add the remain- 
ing ingredients, set aside for 24 hours, 
and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of pepsin 
and represents 7^2 gr. of wafer ash. 



Elixir of Phorphorus. 
I. 

Spirit of phosphorus. .. fl.oz. 3^ 

Oil of anise m. 15 

Glycerin fl.oz. 9 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
To the spirit, contained in a gradu- 
ated bottle, add the oil and glycerin, and 
mix them by repeatedly inverting the 
bottle until they form a clear liquid. 
Then add the elixir, in several portions, 
gently agitating after each addition, un- 
til a transparent liquid is obtained. 

Keep the product in dark amber-col- 
ored, well-stoppered bottles, in a cool 
and dark place. — U. S. P. 1890 and 
N. F. 

Each fluidram contains about 1/60 
gr. of phosphorus. 

II. 

Compound tincture of phos- 
phorus fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Add the tincture to the glycerin and 
shake well. 

This elixir should be freshly prepared 
and should be preserved from the light 
in full bottles. — Brit. Form. 

Each fluidram contains 1/30 gr. of 
phosphorus. 

Elixir of Phosphorus, Cinchona and 
Iron. 

See Elixir of Cinchona and its com- 
binations. 
Elixir of Phosphorus and Coca. 

See Elixir of Coca and its combina- 
tions. 

Elixir of Phosphorus, Compound. 
(Elixir of Phosphorus, Iron, Qui- 
nine and Strychnine.) 

Strychnine sulfate gr. \ x /\ 

Quinine sulfate gr. 64 

Iron phosphate gr. 128 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of phosphorus fl.oz. 8 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the strychnine salt in 4 fluid- 
drams of the water, and the iron salt in 
the remainder of the water. 

Mix the alcohol and elixir of phos- 
phorus, add the two solutions already 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



prepared, then the quinine salt and the 
simple elixir, agitate until dissolved, and 
filter in a well-covered funnel. 

Each fluidram contains i/ioo gr. of 
strychnine sulfate, i gr. of iron phos- 
phate, Yi gr. of quinine sulfate, and 
i/ioo gr. of phosphorus. 
Elixir of Phosphorus and Damiana. 
Elixir of Phosphorus, Damiana and 

Iron. 
Elixir of Phosphorus, Damiana, Iron 

and Nux Vomica. 
Elixir of Phosphorus, Damiana and 

Nux Vomica. 
Elixir of Phosphorus, Damiana and 
Strychnine. 
See Elixir of Damiana and its combi- 
nations. 
Elixir of Phosphorus and Gentian. 

See Elixir of Gentian and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Phosphorus and Nux Vom- 
ica. 
See Elixir of Nux Vomica and its 
combinations. 

Elixir of Phosphorus, Quinine and 
Strychnine. 

Elixir of phosphorus fl.oz. 8 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 32 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i}4 

Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the quinine salt in 7 fluid- 
ounces of simple elixir, and the strych- 
nine salt in the water, mix the two so- 
lutions, then add the other ingredients, 
■dissolve by agitation, and filter in a 
•well-covered funnel. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate, ]/[ gr. of quinine hy- 
drochlorid, and i/ioo gr. of phosphorus. 

Elixir of Phosphorus and Strych- 
nine. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 154 

Distilled water fl.dr. 4 

Elixir of phosphorus fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the quinine salt in the water 

and add the remaining ingredients. 
Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. each 

of phosphorus and strychnine sulfate. 



Elixir of Potassium Acetate. 

Potassium acetate gr. 640 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the potassium acetate in the 
elixir, and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of po- 
tassium acetate. — N. F. 

Elixir of Potassium Acetate, Buchu 
and Juniper. 

Elixir of Potassium Acetate, Buchu, 
Juniper and Uva TJrsi. 

See Elixir of Buchu and its combina- 
tions. 

Elixir of Potassium Acetate and 
Juniper. 

Potassium acetate gr. 640 

Fluid extract of juniper ber- 
ries fl.oz. 2 

Purified talc gr. 120 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Triturate the fluid extract with the 
talc, add 12 fluidounces of aromatic elix- 
ir in which the potassium acetate has 
previously been dissolved ; then add 
enough aromatic elixir to make 16 fluid- 
ounces and shake occasionally. Allow 
to stand for a day or two if convenient, 
and filter.— N. F. 

Each fluidram represents 5 gr. of po- 
tassium acetate and 7^2 gr. of juniper 
berries. 

Elixir of Potassium Bromid. 

See the Elixirs of Bromids. 

Elixir of Potassium Iodid. 

See Elixir of Iodid of Potassium. 

Elixir of Potassium Iodid, Com- 
pound. 

See Elixir of Iodid of Potassium. 
Compound. 

Elixir Proprietatis. (Tincture Aloes 
Crocata.) 

Aloes, coarse powder av.oz. 1 

Myrrh, coarse powder av.oz. 1 

Spanish saffron av.oz. % 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 8 days, and filter. 
In the United States, the official tinc- 
ture of aloes and myrrh is frequently 
dispensed for the above preparation. 

For elixir proprietatis Paracelsi, see 
Elixir of Aloes, Acid. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



Elixir, Pulmonic. (Pectoral Elixir- 
Lung Tonic.) 

Pure extract of licorice gr. 300 

Fluid extract of squill m. 128 

Fluid extract of senega m. 128 

Fluid extract of henbane 

leaves m. 128 

Fluid extract of ipecac m. 64 

Morphine sulfate gr. 8 

Distilled water fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of cacao fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of cherries, to make. fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the morphine salt in the 

water, add the licorice extract, mix well, 

add the remaining ingredients, and filter. 
Ten fluidrams of glycerite of licorice 

may be substituted for the extract of 

licorice. 

Each fluidram contains 1/16 gr. of 

morphine sulfate. 

Elixir of Quinine and Ammonium 
Valerianate. 

Elixir of Quinine, Ammonium Vale- 
rianate and Cinchonidine. 

Elixir of Quinine, Ammonium Val- 
erianate, Cinchonidine and Iron. 

Elixir of Quinine, Ammonium Val- 
erianate, Cinchonidine, Iron and 
Strychnine. 

Elixir of Quinine, Ammonium Val- 
erianate, Cinchonidine and 
Strychnine. 

Elixir of Quinine, Ammonium and 
Strychnine Valerianates. 

See Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
and its combinations. 
Elixir of Quinine and Arsenic. 
Elixir of Quinine, Arsenic and Iron. 

See Elixir -of Arsenic and its com- 
binations. 
Elixir of Quinine and Bismuth. 

Elixir of Quinine, Bismuth, Iron and 
Pepsin. 

Elixir of Quinine, Bismuth and Pep- 
sin. 

See Elixir of Bismuth and its com- 
binations. 

Elixir of Quinine Bisulfate. 

Quinine bisulfate gr. 128 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve 



by agitation and filter, if 



necessary. 



Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of qui- 
nine bisulfate. 

Elixir of Quinine and Croton Chlo- 
ral. 

See Elixir of Croton Chloral Hydrate 
and its combinations. 
Elixir of Quinine, Iron and Bismuth. 

See Elixirs containing Bismuth. 

Elixir of Quinine and Iron Citrate. 

Elixir of Quinine, Iron and Pepsin. 

Elixir of Quinine, Iron and Strych- 
nine. 

Elixir of Quinine and Iron Hypo- 
phosphites. 

Elixir of Quinine, Iron and Strych- 
nine Hypophosphites. 

Elixir of Quinine, Iron Phosphate 
and Strychnine. 

Elixir of Quinine, Iron and Strych- 
nine Phosphates. 

Elixir of Quinine and Iron Pyro- 
phosphate. 

Elixir of Quinine, Iron Pyrophos- 
phate and Strychnine. 

See Elixir of Iron and its combina- 
tions. 

Elixir of Quinine, Iron, Phosphorus 
and Strychnine. 

See Elixir of Phosphorus, Compound. 

Elixir of Quinine, Iron and Zinc 
Valerianates. 

See Elixirs of the Valerianates. 

Elixir of Quinine and Phosphates, 
Compound. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 32 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 128 

Potassium citrate gr. 128 

Syrup of calcium lactophos- 

phate fl.oz. 4 

Water, warm fl.dr. 4 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the quinine sulfate in 10 
fluidounces of aromatic elixir, if neces- 
sary, with the aid of a gentle heat. Dis- 
solve the iron pohsphate and the potas- 
sium citrate in the water, and add the 
solution to that first prepared. Then 
add the syrup of calcium lactophosphate 
and lastly the remainder of the elixir ; 
filter, if necessary. 
Each fluidram contains x /\ gr. of qui- 



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nine sulfate. I gr. of iron phosphate, 
and about 34 gr- of so-called calcium 
lactophosphate. 

The above is very similar to Elixir 
of Cinchona. Iron and Calcium Lacto- 
phosphate, which see. 

Elixir of Quinine, Phosphorus and 
Strychnine. 

See Elixir of Phosphorus and its com- 
binations. 
Elixir of Quinine and Strychnine. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 64 

Strychnine sulfate gr. i l A 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the alkaloidal salts in the 
elixir by agitation, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains Yi gr. of qui- 
nine sulfate and 1/100 gr. of strychnine 
sulfate. 

Elixir of Quinine Valerianate. 

Quinine valerianate gr. 128 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the quinine valerianate with 
a little of the elixir to a smooth paste. 
Add about 8 fluidounces more of elixir, 
triturate until dissolved, add the tinc- 
ture and the remainder of the elixir. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of qui- 
nine valerianate. 

Elixir of Quinine and Strychnine 
Valerianates. 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. ^ \ x /\ 

Valerianic acid sufficient 

Quinine valerianate gr. 128 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the strychnine and quinine 
valerianate with a little elixir to a 
smooth paste, add 4 fluidounces of elixir 
and just enough valerianic acid to dis- 
solve the alkaloids; then add the tincture 
and the remainder of the elixir, and fil- 
ter. Should the liquids, before filtra- 
tion, contain a slight excess of valerianic 
acid, which would betray itself by its 
odor, this should be cautiously neutral- 
ized by stirring with a glass rod repeat- 
edly dipped into very dilute ammonia 
water. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of qui- 



nine valerianate and 1/100 gr. of strych- 
nine valerianate. 

Elixir of Quinine Valerianate and 
Strychnine. 

Quinine valerianate gr. 128 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1% 

Compound tincture of cud- 
bear fl.dr. 2 

Distilled water min. 80 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the strychnine sulphate in 
the distilled water, mix the solution with 
13 fluid ounces aromatic elixir, and dis- 
solve the quinine valerianate in this 
mixture. Then add the remainder of 
the aromatic elixir, and filter, if neces- 
sary. — N. F. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of qui- 
nine valerianate, and 1/100 gr. of strych- 
nine sulfate. 

Elixir of Rhubarb. 

I. 
Sweet tincture of rhubarb. . .fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Mix and filter. 

Each fluidram represents about 3 gr. 

of rhubarb. 

II. 
Rhubarb, No. 12 powder, .av.oz. 4 
Fennel, bruised . . . .av.oz. 1. .gr. 290 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2^2 

Sugar av.oz. 3% 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix alcohol and water in the propor- 
tion of 1 volume of the former to 3 of 
the latter, moisten the mixed rhubarb 
and fennel with 12 fluidounces of this 
mixture, macerate for 48 hours, and ex- 
press. Break up the marc, add to it 
enough menstruum to make with the 
previous pressing 12 fluidounces of clear 
product. Express again after 24 hours' 
maceration. Unite the liquids, allow to 
stand for 2 days, and filter into the 
mixed glycerin and sugar. Dissolve the 
sugar by agitation without heat, and if 
necessary add enough of the same men- 
struum to make 16 fluidounces of prod- 
uct.— Brit. Form. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Elixir of Rhubarb, Aromatic. 

Aromatic fluid extract of 

rhubarb fl.oz. I 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 15 

This is of the same strength as the 
aromatic syrup of rhubarb of the U. 
S. P. 

Elixir of Rhubarb and Magnesium 
Acetate. (Elixir of Rhubarb 
and Magnesia.) 

Magnesia, calcined gr. 150 

Acetic acid, U. S. P. or 36% 

sufficient 

Fluid extract of rhubarb, .fl.oz. 2 
Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the magnesia in 2^2 fluid- 
ounces of acetic acid, with the aid of a 
gentle heat, adding, if necessary, a little 
more acid, drop by drop, until the solu- 
tion is neutral to test-paper. Then add 
the fluid extract and the elixir, allow 
to stand a day or two if convenient, and 
filter. 

Each fluidram represents about 4 gr. 
of magnesium acetate and 7^ gr. of 
rhubarb. 

Elixir of Rhubarb, Magnesia and 
Senna. 

Magnesia, calcined gr. 144 

Acetic acid sufficient 

Fluid extract of rhubarb, .fl.dr. &y 2 

Fluid extract of senna fl.dr. 8^ 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the magnesia in 2 l /> fluid- 
ounces of acetic acid with the aid of a 
gentle heat, adding, if necessary, a little 
more acetic acid, drop by drop, until 
the solution is neutral to test-paper; 
then add the fluid extracts and elixir, 
and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 4 gr. of mag- 
nesium acetate and represents 4 gr. each 
of rhubarb and senna. 

Elixir of Rhubarb and Potassium, 
Compound. (Neutralizing Elix- 
ir.) 

Rhubarb gr. 240 

Golden seal gr. 120 

Cinnamon gr. 120 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 240 

Spirit of peppermint fl.dr. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Diluted alcohol, simple elixir, 

each sufficient 

7 



Reduce the three drugs to moderately 
coarse powder, extract them in the usual 
way by percolation with diluted alcohol 
until 6 fluidounces of percolate are ob- 
tained. In this percolate dissolve the 
potassium bicarbonate, add the spirit, 
syrup, and enough elixir to make 16 
fluidounces of product, and filter. 

This preparation represents the well- 
known syrup of rhubarb and potassium 
in the elixir form. 

Elixir of Rhubarb and Potassium 
with Pancreatin. 

Rhubarb gr. 320 

Golden seal gr. 160 

Cinnamon gr. 160 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 320 

Pancreatin , L . .gr. 32 

Spirit of peppermint fl.dr. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Diluted alcohol, simple elixir, 

each sufficient 

Moisten the rhubarb, golden seal and 
cinnamon (first reduced to a suitable 
powder), with diluted alcohol, and pack 
moderately in a percolator; allow to 
ma.cerate 48 hours and then percolate 
with diluted alcohol until 6 ounces have 
been obtained; in the percolate dissolve 
the potassium bicarbonate and add the 
pancreatin previously mixed with the 
syrup, and about 4 fluidounces of elixir ; 
mix thoroughly, add the spirit and 
enough elixir to make the whole meas- 
ure 16 fluidounces, and filter. 

This is similar to the preceding, con- 
taining only pancreatin in addition. Like 
the preceding also, it may be prepared 
with fluid extracts. 
Elixir of Rhubarb and Senna. 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . . .fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of cacao fl.oz. 2 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 10 

Mix and filter, if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents j l / 2 gr. each 
of senna and rhubarb. 

Elixir of Saccharin. (Elixir of Glu- 
side.) 

Saccharin gr. 384 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 192 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Rub the saccharin and sodium bicar- 
bonate in a mortar with 8 fluidounces 
of water gradually added ; when dis- 
solved, add the alcohol, filter, and wash 
the filter with the remainder of the 
water.— Brit. Form. 

Twenty minims contain I gr. of sac- 
charin. 

This preparation is intended as a 
sweetening agent in place of sugar or 
syrup. 

See also Solution of Saccharin. 
Elixir of Salicylic Acid. 

Salicylic acid gr. 640 

Potassium citrate gr. 960 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Aromatic elixir, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the potassium citrate in the 
glycerin with the aid of a gentle heat, 
add the acid, and continue the heat until 
it is dissolved; then add the elixir. 

This elixir should be freshly made 
when wanted. 

Each fluidram contains 5 gr. of sali- 
cylic acid. 
Elixir of Salicylic Acid, Compound. 

See Elixir of Salicylic, Compound. 
Elixir of Salicylate of Iron. 

Elixir of Salicylate of Iron, Com- 
pound. 

See combinations of elixirs containing 
iron. 
Elixir of Salicylate of Lithium. 

See Elixir of Lithium Salicylate. 
Elixir of Salicylates and Manaca. 

Sec Elixir of Manaca, etc. 
Elixir of Salicylate of Sodium. 

See Elixir of Sodium Salicylate. 

Elixir of Salicylate of Sodium, Com- 
pound. 

See Elixir Sodium Salicylate, Com- 
pound. 
Elixir of Salol. 

Salol gr. 300 

Glycerin fl.oz. d,Vi 

Oil of curacao orange m. 30 

Oil of lemon m. 22 

Compound tincture of cud- 
bear m. 30 

Alcohol (95 per cent.), to 

make fl.oz. 16 



Dissolve the salol and oils in 7^ 
fluidounces of the alcohol; mix 2 fluid- 
ounces of the alcohol with the tincture 
and glycerin, and mix this with the salol 
solution. Then add enough alcohol to 
make 16 fluidounces, and filter. — Cine. 
Acad. Pharm. 

It is preferable to use absolute alcohol 
and dilute it to 95 per cent. 

Each fluidram contains nearly 2^ gr. 
of salol in clear solution. 

Elixir Saw Palmetto, Compound. 

Fluid extract of saw palmet- 
to fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of sandalwood. fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of corn silk... fl.oz. 4 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 8 

Mix and filter. 

Elixir of Senna. 
I. 
Deodorized fluid extract of 

senna fl.oz. 8 

Compound tincture of carda- 
mom fl.oz. Yz 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 7^ 

II. Brit. Form. : 

Alexandria senna av.oz. 11 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Chloroform m. 16 

Oil of coriander drops 2 

Tincture of capsicum m. 20 

Alcohol, water, diluted alco- 
hol, each sufficient 

Mix 2V4. fluidounces of alcohol with 
8*4 fluidounces of water, and with it 
evenly moisten the senna ; pack tightly 
in a closed vessel, macerate for 3 days, 
express forcibly, break up the marc, 
macerate it with enough more of the 
same kind of menstruum to furnish, in 
all, 11 fluidounces of liquid, express in 
24 hours, mix the two liquids, add the 
sugar, heat in a closed vessel by means 
of a water bath to 94 deg. C, maintain 
at this temperature 10 minutes, allow to 
cool, strain, add the chloroform, tincture 
of capsicum, and oil of coriander, first 
mixed with 2 fluidrams of alcohol, and 
finally add, if necessary, enough of a 
mixture of 5 volumes of alcohol and 3 
of water to make 16 fluidounces. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Elixir of Senna, Compound. 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 2 

Purified tamarind pulp. . . .av.oz. 4 

Oil of coriander drops 12 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, add to 

the fluid extract and pulp, then add the 

elixir. 

This is similar to confection of senna. 

Elixir of Senna, Magnesia and Rhu- 
barb. 
Elixir of Senna and Rhubarb. 

See Elixir of Rhubarb and its combi- 
nations. 
Elixir, Simple. 

By simple elixir is commonly under- 
stood a flavored and sweetened dilute 
alcohol, intended as a vehicle for medic- 
inal remedies, the flavoring agent being 
a volatile oil or combination of oils. 
The term may, however, include all 
such elixirs as are employed as vehicles, 
although these may be something more 
than a flavored and sweetened dilute al- 
cohol. 

If the second definition holds good, 
then the following elixirs, which have 
already been mentioned, will come un- 
der the head of simple elixirs : Elixir 
of orange, elixir of cherries, aromatic 
elixir, compound elixir of taraxacum, 
elixir de Garus, elixir of anise and ad- 
juvant elixir. 

Whenever simple elixir is mentioned, 
as an ingredient of a preparation in this 
formulary, some one of the elixirs that 
are prepared by simply flavoring and 
sweetening dilute alcohol should be se- 
lected, using such a one as will best 
disguise the taste of the medicament ; at 
times it will, of course, be found neces- 
sary or advantageous to employ one of 
the others, like compound elixir of ta- 
raxacum, elixir of cherries, etc. In case 
there be no preference whatever, the 
aromatic elixir of the U. S. P. should 
be used. 

It is suggested that a finer product 
will always be obtained by using de- 
odorized alcohol instead of ordinary al- 



cohol; also that no volatile oil be used 
which is not only perfectly pure, but 
also perfectly fresh. The favorite pre- 
dominant odor of simple elixir is that 
of orange peel. 

Formulas for making simple elixir 
other than the preceding are the follow- 
ing : 

I. Diehl's formula: 

Oil of orange peel m. 30 

Oil of cinnamon drops 5 

Oil of anise drops 2 

Oil of bitter almond drop 1 

'Tincture of cardamom. .. .fl.dr. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 36 

Sugar av.oz. 24 

Cocoa (Baker's) gr. 240 

Magnesium carbonate . . . .av.oz. 1 
Mix the oils, tincture and alcohol, and 
triturate with the cocoa and magnesium 
carbonate, having first mixed the latter 
intimately; transfer the mixture to a 
bottle, add the water gradually, agitate 
occasionally for several hours, filter, ex- 
press the filter between muslin, filter the 
expressed liquid, mix the two filtrates, 
in the liquid dissolve the sugar by agi- 
tation, and filter or strain as may be 
necessary. 

II. Schultz's formula: 

Oil of orange peel (fresh).. m. 48 

Oil of lemon drops 12 

Oil of coriander drops 3 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of cardamom fl.oz. 1 

Powdered chocolate (Ba- 
ker's) gr. 480 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 24 

Water (filtered through char- 
coal), to make fl.oz. 64 

Dissolve the oils in 4 fluidounces of 
alcohol, add 12 fluidounces water and 
the remainder of the alcohol, and shake 
well. Dissolve the chocolate in 3 fluid- 
ounces of hot water, add the syrup, 
shake well, add the tinctures of carda- 
mom and vanilla, and enough water to 
make 64 fluidounces. Filter through pa- 
per, on which about x /i av. ounce of tal- 
cum has been distributed; return the 
first part until the filtrate is clear. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



III. Schmidt's formula: 

Oil of sweet orange 

Oil of caraway 

Spirit of cinnamon 

Alcohol 

Simple syrup 

Glycerin 

Distilled water 

Calcium phosphate 

Mix the oils and alcohol, 

cium phosphate, shake well, 
er ingredients, shake again, 

IV. Kimball's formula: 



. ..fl.oz. 2 
. .drops 20 
..drops 32 
. . .fl.oz. I4 1 A 
. . .fl.oz. 36 
...fl.oz. 8 
...fl.oz. 4 
. .av.oz. \ l /2 
add the cal- 
add the oth- 
and filter. 



Oil of orange peel fl.dr. 2}4 

Oil of Ceylon cinnamon. . . .drops 3 

Oil of anise drops 3 

Oil of caraway drops 6 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 9 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 3 



Water fl.oz. 23 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 26 

Purified talcum av.oz. 1 

Mix the oils with the talcum; mix the 
alcohol, wine and water, add to the mix- 
ture of talcum and oils, then add the 
vanilla and the syrup; let stand one 
hour, shaking often, and filter. 

V. Schnackenberg's formula: 

Soluble saccharin gr. 24 

Oil of anise m. 160 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 64 
Dissolve the saccharin in 40 fluid- 
ounces of water, add the oil of anise, 
previoi sly dissolved in 16 fluidounces of 
alcohol, and the remainder of the water. 
Add 1 av. ounce of purified talcum; let 
stand 24 hours, occasionally shaking, and 
filter. 

VI. 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 24 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 24 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Spirit of orange fl.oz. 2 

This may be clarified by shaking with 
paper pulp or purified talcum, and filter- 
ing. The pulp can be made by beating 
l A av.ounce filter paper in a mortar with 
sufficient water just to moisten it. 

If distilled cinnamon water be used, 
it makes a fine elixir. If distilled cinna- 
mon water cannot be had, the water 



should be made with oil of Ceylon cinna- 
mon. 
This is similar to the next formula. 

VII. Brit. Form.: 

Oil of bitter orange m. 96 

Alcohol fl.oz. 19 

Cinnamon water, distilled. . .fl.oz. 22J4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 22Y2 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, add the 
other ingredients, filter through paper 
moistened with diluted alcohol, and well 
sprinkled with kaolin, returning the first 
portions of filtrate until it passes through 
bright. 

See also formula immediately prece- 
ding. 

VIII. Mclntyre's formula: 

Oil of orange peel fl.dr. 1 

Oil of Ceylon cinnamon. . .drops 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 25 

Distilled water fl.oz. 27 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add 
the syrup to this solution until a milki- 
ness or slight precipitation of oil is pro- 
duced, then pour the mixture into the 
remaining syrup, constantly stirring dur- 
ing the whole process, and filter, using 
paper pulp or purified talcum, if neces- 
sary, to clarify. 

IX. Biroth's formula: 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 32 

Bitter almond water fl.oz. 8 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Mix all and filter through purified tal- 
cum. 
X. 

Ceylon cinnamon gr. 90 

Coriander gr. 90 

Caraway gr. 90 

Star-anise gr. 60 

Nutmeg gr. 3° 

Oil of sweet orange peel m. 30 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 32 

Percolate the aromatics, previously re- 
duced to coarse powder, with diluted 
alcohol previously mixed with the oil of 
orange, continuing the percolation until 
32 fluidounces of aromatic tincture are 
obtained, and mix with the syrup, filter- 
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XL 
Oil of sweet orange peel, .fl.dr. 2 

Oil of caraway. fl.di. 1 

Oil of coriander m. 40 

Oil of cassia m. 40 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 36 

Sugar av.oz. 18 

Purified talcum av.oz. 1 

Mix the oils with the alcohol, add the 
water and sugar, shake till latter is dis- 
solved, add the talcum, shake again, and 
filter. 

XII. 

Oil of orange peel m. 70 

Alcohol fl.oz. 28 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 18 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 18 

Mix the oil and alcohol, add the tal- 
cum, shake well, add the other ingre- 
dients, shake again, and filter. 

XIII. 

Tincture of fresh orange peel 

fl.oz. 12 

Tincture of fresh lemon peel. fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 8 

Purified talcum av.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 32 

Mix the whole well and filter. 

The tincture of fresh lemon peel is to 

be prepared like the tincture of orange 

peel, U. S. P. 
This and the preceding have been 

known as elixir of orange. 

XIV. 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 1 

Clove gr. 40 

Canella gr. 40 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 24 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 16 

Holland gin fl.oz. 14 

Sugar av.oz. 18 

This is an old formula, quite different 
from any of the preceding. It is not 
recommended. 
Elixir of Six Bromids. 

See Elixirs of the Bromids. 
Elixir of Six Iodids. 

See Elixir of the Iodids. 
Elixir of Sodium Bromid. 

See Elixirs of the Bromids. 



Elixir of Sodium Bromid and Lu- 
pulin. 

See Elixir of Lupulin and its combi- 
nations. 

Elixir of Sodium Hypophosphite. 

See Elixir of Hypophosphite of So- 
dium. 

Other elixirs containing sodium hypo- 
phosphite may be found with Elixir of 
Calcium Hypophosphite and its combina- 
tions, and with Elixirs of the Hypophos- 
phites. 

Elixir of Sodium Hypophosphite. 

See Elixir of Hypophosphite of So- 
dium. 

Elixir of Sodium Salicylate. 

Sodium salicylate gr. 640 

Syrup fl.oz. 3 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7^ 

Aromatic elexir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the sodium salicylate in the 

distilled water, add the syrup and elixir. 



Elixir of Sodium Salicylate, Com- 
pound. 

Sodium salicylate gr. 620 

Fluidextract cimicifuga ..fl.oz. \y 2 
Fluidextract gelsemium ...fl.dr. 2 

Potassium iodid dr. 2 

Purified talc dr. 2V 2 

Aromatic elixir, to make.. fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium salicylate and 
potassium iodide in 13 fluid ounces of 
aromatic elixir, add the fluidextracts and 
then sufficient aromatic elixir to make 
the product measure 16 fluid ounces. 
Then incorporate the purified talc, mix 
and filter, returning the first portions of 
the filtrate until it passes through clear. 
Store the product in dark amber-colored 
bottles.— N. F. 

The salicylic acid made from natural 
oil of wintergreen is preferable for this 
preparation. 

Keep in a cool, dark place. 
Elixir of Stillingia, Compound. 
I. 
Comp. fl. ext. of stillingia. .fl.oz. 4 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 12 

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a few days, or longer, if convenient, and 
filter. 

Each fluidram represents 15 m. of 
compound fluid extract of stillingia. 

II. It may be prepared directly from 
the drugs as follows: 

Stillingia av.oz. 1 

Turkey corn av.oz. 1 

Blue flag av.oz. y 2 

Elder flowers av.oz. y 2 

Pipsissewa av.oz. x / 2 

Coriander av.oz. J4 

Prickly ash berries av.oz. y 

Aromatic elixir sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
coarse powder, moisten thoroughly with 
the elixir, let stand for several hours or 
over night, pack in a percolator, and 
pass elixir through it until 16 fluid- 
ounces of product have been obtained. 
Elixir of Strychnine Valerate. 

Strychnine valerate gr. \y 

Distilled water fl.dr. 1 x / 3 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 2 

Comp. tincture of cudbear, .fl.dr. 2 
Aromatic elixir, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the strychnine valerate in the 
distilled water with the aid of heat, mix 
this solution with 15 fluid ounces aro- 
matic elixir. Then add the tinctures, 
and lastly, the remainder of the aromatic 
elixir. Filter, if necessary- — N. F. 

Each fluidram contains 1/100 gr. of 
strychnine valerate. 



Elixir of Sumbul. (Elixir of Musk 
Root.) 
Fluid extract of sumbul. .. .fl.oz. 2^/2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Adjuvant elixir fl.oz. 12^2 

Purified talcum av.oz. l /> 

Triturate the fluid extract with the 

talcum, and the alcohol and elixir, and 

filter. 

Each fluidram represents about 10 gr. 

of sumbul. 

Elixir of Sumbul and Ammonium 
Valerianate. 

See Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate 
and its combinations. 

By way of comparison, see also No. II 
of the formulas immediately following. 



Elixir of Sumbul, Compound. 
I. 
Fluid extract of sumbul. .. .fl.oz. 2 
Fluid extract of scullcap. .. .fl.oz. 1 
Fluid extract of valerian. . .fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Adjuvant elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Purified talcum av.oz. y 2 

Mix the fluid extracts and alcohol, 
add the talcum, shake well, then add the 
elixir, shake again, and filter. 

Each fluidram represents 7 l / 2 gr. of 
sumbul, about 2 gr. of scullcap, and 
about x /l gr. of valerian. 
II. 

Fluid extract of sumbul fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Elixir of ammonium valeri- 
anate fl.oz. 8 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 5 

Mix the fluid extract and alcohol, add 
the two elixirs, and filter through tal- 
cum. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of ammo- 
nium valerianate and represents 7^ gr. 
of sumbul. 

These two mixtures are quite dissimi- 
lar, but both are dispensed under the 
name "compound elixir of sumbul." 

Elixir of Tar with Calcium and Sod- 
ium Hypophosphites. 

See Elixir of Calcium Hypophosphite 
and its combinations. 
Elixir of Tar, Compound. 

Syrup of wild cherry fl.oz. 3 

Syrup of tolu fl.oz. 3 

Morphine sulfate gr. 2^/2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 

Distilled water, hot m. 75 

Wine of tar, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the morphine sulfate in the 
water, add the syrups and alcohol and 
the wine of tar; allow to stand a day 
or two, if convenient, and filter if nec- 
essary. 

Each fluidram contains about 1/50 gr. 
of morphine sulfate. 

Elixir of Taraxacum, Compound. 

I. 
Fluid extract of dandelion. . .m. 256 
Tincture of sweet orange 

peel fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of wild cherry, .m. 150 



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105 



Fluid extract of licorice root 

fl.oz. i 

Tincture of cinnamon fl.dr. 4 

Compound tincture of carda- 
mom fl.dr. 4 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix, let stand a few days, and filter. 
If a precipitate subsequently makes its 

appearance, it should be removed by 

filtration.— N. F. 

This elixir is intended chiefly as a 

vehicle or corrigent, to cover the bitter 

taste of quinine and similar. substances. 

II. 

Dandelion gr. 320 

Wild cherry gr. 320 

Sweet orange peel, recently- 
dried gr. 320 

Licorice, Russian, peeled, .av.oz. 2^4 

Cinnamon, Saigon gr. 80 

Cardamom gr. 80 

Canada snake root gr. 80 

Caraway gr. 80 

Clove gr. 27 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 21 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to a mod- 
erately coarse powder, and extract by 
percolation with a mixture of 1 volume 
of alcohol and 2 of water, so as to ob- 
tain 11 fluidounces of percolate; to this 
add the syrup ; let stand a few days, if 
possible, and filter. — N. F. (1st edition). 
III. A formula for a preparation of 
the same name, which is also much in 
use and which is different in some re- 
spects from either of the preceding, is 
the following: 
Fluid extract of dandelion, .fl.dr. 5 
Fluid extract of wild cherry. fl.dr. 3 
Fluid extract of gentian. . . .fl.dr. 1 
Fluid extract of licorice root 

fl.dr. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix and filter. 

Elixir of Terpin Hydrate. 

I. 
Terpin hydrate, fine powder.gr. 128 
Tincture of sweet orange 

peel m. 75 

Spirit of bitter almond m. 40 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6V 2 

Glycerin ....fl.oz. 6 l A 

Simple syrup, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the terpin hydrate in the al- 



cohol, add the tincture, solution, glycerin 
and syrup. Mix well and filter, if nec- 
essary. — N. F. 

Each fluidram contains I gr. of terpin 
hydrate. 
II. Vigier's formula: 

Terpin, hydrate gr. 60 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Honey fl.oz. 2 

Elixir of Terpin Hydrate and Con- 
deine. 

Codeine gr. 16 

Elixir of terpin hydrate fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the codeine in the elixir by 

trituration. — N. F. 
Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of terpin 

hydrate and % gr. of codeine. 

Elixir of Terpin Hydrate and Di- 
acetylmorphine. 

Diacetylmorphine hydrochl SY 2 

Elixir of terpin hydrate. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the heroin in the elixir. — 

N. F. 
Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of terpin 

hydrate and 1/24 gr. of diacetylmorphine 

hydrochlor. 

Elixir of Turkey Corn, Compound. 

See Elixir of Corydalis, Compound. 

Elixirs Containing- Valerianate of _ 
Ammonium. 

All elixirs containing valerianate of 
ammonium may be found under the head 
of Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate. 
Elixir of Valerianate of Iron. 

See Elixir of Iron combinations. 

Elixir of Valerianates of Iron, Qui- 
nine and Zinc. — (Elixir of Three 
or Triple Valerianates.) 

Iron valerianate '.gr. 64 

Quinine valerianate gr. 64 

Zinc valerianate gr. 64 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Valerianic acid sufficient 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the three valerianates with 
8 fluidounces of elixir to a smooth paste, 
add, if necessary, a very small amount 
of the acid, just enough to dissolve the 
salts, then add the tincture and the re- 
mainder of the elixir, and filter. 

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added so that it is betrayed by its odor, 
it should be exactly neutralized by stir- 
ring with a glass rod repeatedly dipped 
in dilute ammonia water. 

Each fluidram contains Yz gr. each of 
the valerianates of iron, quinine and 
zinc. 

Elixir of Valerianate of Morphine. 

See Elixirs of Morphine combinations. 

Elixir of Valerianate of Quinine. 

Elixir of Valerianate of Quinine and 
Strychnine. 

See Elixir of Quinine and its combi- 
nations. 

See Elixir of Valerianate of Strych- 
nine. 

Elixir of Valerate of Zinc. 

Zinc valerate gr. 128 

Citric acid gr. 124 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, q. s. 
Aromatic elixir, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
Neutralize the citric acid with the 
stronger ammonia water, and add suffi- 
cient distilled water to make l l / 2 fl. ozs. 
of solution. Add 4 fluid ounces of aro- 
matic elixir and the alcohol and dissolve 
the zinc valerate in this mixture. Then 
add the spirit of bitter almond, the com- 
pound tincture of cudbear and finally 
sufficient aromatic elixir to make the 
product measure 16 fluid ounces.— N. F. 

Each fluidram contains i gr. of zinc 
valerianate. 

Elixir of Wafer Ash. (Elixir of 
Ptelea.) 

Fluid extract of wafer ash. .fl.oz. 2^ 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, and allow to stand for about 24 
hours, then filter through purified tal- 
cum. 

Each fluidram represents 1© gr. of 
wafer ash. 

Elixir of Wafer Ash, Bismuth and 
Pepsin. 

See Elixir of Bismuth and its combi- 
nations. 



Elixir of Wafer Ash and Pepsin. 

See Elixir of Pepsin and its combina- 
tions. 

Elixir of Wahoo. (Elixir of Euony- 
mus.) 

Fluid extract of wahoo fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Syrup of coffee fl.oz. 2 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum fl.oz. gy 2 

Mix them, let the mixture stand 48 

hours, if convenient, and filter. 
Each fluidram represents about 9^ gr. 

of wahoo. 

Elixir of Wahoo and Blue Flag. 

See Elixir of Blue Flag and its com- 
binations. 

Elixir of White Pine, Compound. 

Fluid extract of white pine 

bark fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of wild cerry 

bark fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of balsam gil- 

ead buds fl.dr. 

Fluid extract of spikenard, .fl.dr. 
Fluid extract of bloodroot. .fl.dr. 
Fluid extract of sassafras. .. .m. 

Morphine acetate gr. 3 

Chloroform m. 64 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3 

Mix the fluid extracts with the alcohol, 
water and syrup previously mixed, and 
filter through purified talcum until clear : 
add the chloroform and dissolve mor- 
phine salt in the mixture. 

The above represents the now well- 
known "white pine cough syrup" in elix- 
ir form. 

Elixir of Wild Cherry. 

Fluid extract of wild cherry.fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 11 

Mix, allow to stand for 24 hours, and 

filter through purified talcum. 

Each fluidram represents 15 gr. of 

wild cherry. 

Elixir of Wild Cherry and Iron. 

See Elixir of Iron and its combina- 
tions. 



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1 

1 

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107 



Elixir of Yerba Santa. (Elixir of 
Eriodictyon.) 

Fluid extract of yerba santa 

fl.oz. 2 

Pumice stone, powder. .. .av.oz. i 

Magnesium, carbonate gr. 160 

Alcohol fl.oz. i 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the fluid extract with the 
pumice and magnesium carbonate until 
well mixed, add the alcohol, mix again, 
then add 13 fluidounces of elixir, mix 
once more, let the whole stand for sev- 
eral hours, stirring occasionally, then fil- 
ter, returning the first portions of fil- 
trate to the filter until the liquid is clear, 
and finally adding enough simple elixir 
through the filter until the filtrate meas- 
ures the requisite amount. • 

Each fluidram represents 7^ gr. of 
yerba santa. 

Elixir, of Yerba Santa, Aromatic. 
Elixir Corrigens.) 

I. 

Fluid extract of yerba santa 

fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 8 

Pumice, fine powder and 
washed gr. 240 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 75 

Compound elixir of taraxa- 
cum, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix 7 fluidounces of the elixir with 
the syrup and pumice, then add the fluid 
extract, and mix the whole thoroughly 
by agitation. Shake the mixture occa- 
sionally during 2 hours, then allow it to 
settle, and carefully decant the liquid 
into a funnel, the neck of which con- 
tains a small pellet of absorbent cotton. 
Afterwards add the dregs and allow 
them to drain. To the filtrate add the 
magnesium carbonate, and shake occa- 
sionally during several hours. Let the 
mixture stand at rest during 12 hours, 
if convenient, then decant the liquid 
and filter it tnrough paper. To the fil- 
trate add enough compound elixir of 
taraxacum, if necessary, to make 16 
.fluidounces. — N. F. 

This preparation is chiefly intended as 
a vehicle for quinine and other bitter 
remedies. .. 



II. Edel's formula modified : 

Yerba santa, coarse powder.. gr. 360 
Sweet orange peel, recently 
dried and in coarse powder.gr. 120 

Oil of clove drops 4 

Oil of cinnamon drops 4 

Oil of caraway drops 2 

Oil of coriander drop 1 

Comp. tinct. of cardamom, .fl.dr. 1 

Sugar . .av.oz. 7 

Glycerin, water, alcohol, so- 
lution of potassa, each, .sufficient 
Mix the oils and tincture with the 
drugs and extract by percolation in the 
usual way, employing as a menstruum 
a mixture of 1 part of alcohol, 1 of 
glycerin, and 3 of water, all by measure, 
with 1 per cent, of liquor potassa. 12 
fluidounces of percolate are to be ob- 
tained, which is to be returned to the 
percolator if not clear ; to this add the 
sugar and dissolve by agitation. 
III. 

Yerba santa .av.oz. 1 

Sweet orange peel gr. 144 

Cardamom (without capsule) gr. 28 

Clove gr. 28 

Cinnamon gr. 28 

Anise gr. 20 

Coriander gr. 20 

Caraway gr. 20 

Red saunders gr. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 7 

Alcohol, glycerin, water, each 

sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
coarse powder, extract by percolation 
with a menstruum composed of 1 part 
of alcohol, 1 of glycerin, and 3 of water, 
all by measure, until 12 fluidounces of 
percolate are obtained ; in the latter, dis- 
solve the sugar by agitation, and filter. 
Elixir of Yerba Santa, Compound. 
Fluid extract of yerba santa. fl.oz. 1 
Fluid extract of grindelia. .fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Pumice stone, powder. ... .av.oz. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extracts, triturate with 
pumice stone, add 13 fluidounces of sim- 
ple elixir, mix again, allow the whole 
to stand for several hours, stirring occa- 
sionally, and filter. 

Each fluidram represents nearly 4 gr. 
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Elixir of Zinc Bromid. 

See Elixirs of the Bromids. 

Elixir of Zinc, Iron and Quinine 
Valerianate. 

Elixir of Zinc Valerianate. 

See the elixirs of the valerianates. 
Emulsions and Emulsifiers. 

The N. F. states that the successful 
formation of emulsions, whether of fix- 
ed or volatile oils, is most .satisfactorily 
and expeditiously accomplished with 
powdered acacia as the emulsifying 
agent. Hence, preference is given 
acacia, though other emulsifying agents 
are not ignored. 

When acacia is used as the emulsify- 
ing agent of fixed oils, it is important 
that the oil, the acacia and the water 
shall primarily be in absolutely definite 
proportion to each other by weight. 
This proportion is 8 parts of oil, 2 
parts of acacia, and 3 parts of water. 
The oil and acacia, the latter in fine 
powder, are weighed into a mortar, and 
well mixed by trituration ; the water is 
then added in one portion, and the 
whole is triturated briskly until a thick, 
creamy emulsion is produced, the sides 
of the mortar being carefully scraped, 
and the mixture again triturated so as 
to insure the complete emulsification of 
all the oil. During warm weather, the 
water and oil should be cooled. The 
other ingredients may then be gradual- 
ly added ; first the flavoring, then the 
greater part of the water necessary to 
make the final quantity, then the syrup, 
etc. Finally the quantity is adjusted by 
the addition of sufficient water. 

Alcoholic liquids should be added last 
and should be previously mixed with a 
portion of the water. 

If these simple conditions and direc- 
tions are carefully observed, and par- 
ticularly if the proportions by weight 
are accurate, a perfect emulsion is ob- 
tained with certainty and rapidity. 

In making emulsions of volatile oils, 
the use of tragacanth, or of tragacanth 
and acacia mixed, is more satisfactory 



than acacia alone, despite the above 
statement of the N. F. Even in mak- 
ing emulsions of fixed oils it is desirable 
to add a small amount of powdered 
tragacanth ; this gives more "body" to 
the emulsion and, if used in proper pro- 
portion, the emulsion will not separate 
in the least. Large manufacturers of 
cod-liver oil emulsions habitually use a 
mixture of acacia and tragacanth as the 
emulsifier. A mixture of Irish moss 
mucilage and acacia is also a favorite. 
Less acacia is required if tragacanth or 
Irish moss mucilage be employed in 
connection with it. 

With other emulsifying agents — muci- 
lage of Irish moss, mucilage of dex- 
trin, glycerite of yolk egg (glyconin), 
tincture of soap bark — the proportions 
need not be adjusted with the same 
minuteness. It suffices to place the 
emulsifier into a bottle or mortar, and 
to add the oil in small portions at a 
time, shaking or triturating briskly after 
each addition until emulsification is 
completed. Obviously the preparation of 
this class of emulsions is very much fa- 
cilitated by mechanical contrivances that 
are capable of producing brisk agitation 
and mingling of the two fluids, and such 
are necessarily resorted to when emul- 
sions are to be made in large quantities 
for the market. 

The above-mentioned emulsifiers do 
not, by any means, include all those 
known, nor even all those commonly 
accepted. Extract of malt is an excellent 
emulsifier for fixed oils, and formulas 
for combinations of malt extract with 
cod liver oil will be found under Ex- 
tract of Malt, which see. 

Powdered gum tragacanth may also 
be used as an emulsifier but while it is 
fairly satisfactory for volatile oils, ■ it 
alone is scarcely efficient for fixed oils. 
Besides the quality of available powder- 
ed tragacanth is exceedingly variable 
This latter statement also applies to 
powdered acacia of which only the very 
best quality should be employed. 

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109 



emulsifier of fixed oils. It is prepared 
by heating any suitable quantity of 
cow's milk, say, one gallon, to 40 deg. 
G, adding 2 fluidounces of 10 p. c. 
ammonia water, or somewhat more if 
the ammonia water be weaker, and set- 
ting aside in a separatory funnel for 24 
hours. Then draw off the lower limpid 
layer, the so-called "lactoserum," from 
the upper layer of partially saponified 
cream or fat. To this lactoserum add 
acetic acid until no further precipita- 
tion occurs. Wash the precipitate re- 
peatedly with water at a temperature of 
35 to 40 deg. C. until the water is no 
longer acid. Then collect the precipi- 
tate on a muslin strainer and press it 
to remove excess of water. In the re- 
sulting cake, determine the proportion 
of actual casein by drying a small 
weighed portion in a drying oven at 
no deg. C. Now triturate the moist 
cake of casein with 4 av. ounces of 
powdered sugar until well mixed, and 
then incorporate 8 parts of sodium bi- 
carbonate for every 100 parts of casein 
calculated as dry. Under the influence 
of prolonged trituration, in the pres- 
ence of the sodium bicarbonate, the 
casein swells up and becomes thinner, 
translucent, and soluble in water. On 
no account must the bicarbonate be 
added directly to the casein as a tough, 
unmanageable mass would result. Add 
more powdered sugar until there are 9 
parts by weight of powdered sugar for 
every 1 part of casein calculated as dry. 
A mixture of about the consistence of 
lozenge paste is formed, which should 
be divided into small fragments, well 
dried at a temperature of 25 to 30kdeg. 
C, powdered fine, and enough powdered 
sugar added, if necessary, to make the 
whole weigh 10 times as much as the 
weight of the casein in the original 
moist mass calculated as dry. 

Still other emulsifying agents are 
condensed milk, gelatin, egg yolk, muci- 
lages of acacia and linseed, etc. Some- 
times it is of advantage to combine two 
emulsifiers. The latest recommended 



emulsifier is saponin, the active prin- 
ciple soap bark and soapwort. 

Finally, there are also a number of 
proprietary emulsifiers on the market 
which are in powder form. The advan- 
tages claimed for these are that the 
emulsion may be produced by agitation 
in a bottle, that the emulsion is per- 
manent, and that only a small quantity 
of the emulsifier is required (in some 
cases 4 drams is sufficient to make one 
pint of emulsion which may contain as 
much as 50 per cent, of oil). 

The following mixtures will equal the 
above referred-to proprietary emulsi- 
fiers: 

I. Equal parts of acacia, tragacanth, 
sugar and corn starch, all to be in fine 
powder, and the gums to be of the best 
quality. Mix well. 

n. 

Saccharin parts 3 

Saponin parts 13 

Tragacanth powder parts 200 

Mix well. 

III. 

Gelatin, No. 80 powder part I 

Tragacanth, powder part 1 

Sugar, powder parts 2 

Mix well. 

For typical formulas for emulsions of 
fixed oils, see the emulsions of cod-liver 
oil, and for typical formulas for emul- 
sions of volatile oils, see emulsions of 
turpentine oil. For methods of emul- 
sifying other substances, such as chloro- 
form, camphor, etc., see the formulas 
for emulsions which follow. 

The above hints and suggestions re- 
fer only to emulsions made with an 
added emulsifier. Emulsions may also 
be made of substances which contain 
not only the oil or resin to be emulsi- 
fied, but also the emulsifying agent. 
Examples of such substances are gum- 
resins and seeds. See Emulsion of 
Ammoniac and of Asafetida for ex- 
amples of gum-resin emulsions and 
manner of making the same ; and see 
Emulsion of Almond and of Pumpkin 
Seed for examples of seed emulsions 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



and manner of making the same. The 
German and Austrian pharmacopeias 
direct that when no directions are given 
for making a seed emulsion, the product 
should represent io p. c. by weight of 
seed (equivalent to i pint of emulsion 
from i}i av. ounces of seed). 

All emulsions may be flavored with 
volatile oils, flavoring syrups, or other- 
wise. This will be explained in detail 
under Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil, 
which see. 

All emulsions should be shaken before 
use. 

Emulsion of Almond. (Almond Mix- 
ture U. S. P. 1880. — Simple 
Emulsion. — Milk of Almond. — 
Almond Milk. — Emulsum Amyg- 
dalae. — Emulsio Simplex. — Emul- 
sio Amygdalarum Saccharata.) 

I. 

Sweet almond av.oz. I 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 75 

Sugar av.oz. l / 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Having blanched the almonds with 
hot water, add the acacia and sugar, 
and beat in a mortar until well mixed. 
Then rub this with 14^2 fluidounces of 
water, at first very gradually added, 
until a uniform mixture results. Strain 
this and wash the mortar and strainer 
with enough water to make the cola- 
ture measure 16 fluidounces. 

The first portions of water should be 
added very slowly, making a uniform 
paste before adding more water. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made when wanted for use. — U. S. P. 

II. 

Sweet almond gr. 365 

SW 1 ; • gr. 365 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Blanch almonds in the usual way, 
triturate with a little sugar, then with a 
little water gradually added, then slowlv 
add the remainder of the water, mix 
well, strain with expression, and in the 
colature dissolve the remainder of the 
sugar. — Codex. 



III. 

Sweet almond av.oz. \Y\ 

Sugar av.oz. 1^4 

Distilled water sufficient 

From the almond prepare an emulsion 
in the usual manner, so as to obtain 15 
fluidounces of emulsion, and in this 
dissolve the sugar by agitation. — Germ. 
Form. 

IV. 
Sweet almond, blanched, .av.oz. \Y\ 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Water enough to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the almond with the sugar 

and prepare an emulsion in the usual 

manner. — Austr. Pharm. 

V. Brit. Pharm. — Same as Mixture, 
Almond, which see. 

VI. The following is also called 
"emulsion of almond/' "but is also 
known as "look album," "white linctus.'' 
or "white drink": 

Sweet almond av.oz. 2>V\ 

Bitter almond - gr. 90 

Sugar, granulated av.oz. zVa 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 24 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 9 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Make an emulsion with the almonds, 
4 fluidounces of water, and nearly the 
whole of the sugar, and strain. Tritu- 
rate the tragacanth with the rest of 
sugar, then add small portion of the 
emulsion, and triturate briskly and for 
a long time, until well mixed; then add 
the remainder of the emulsion in small 
portions, while continuing the tritura- 
tion, and finally add the orange flower 
water. 

Emulsion of Almond Oil. (Oil Emul- 
sion. — Emulsio Oleosa. — Simple 
Emulsion.) 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. iVa, 

Gum arabic, powder gr. 365 

Distilled water fl.oz. 13^ 

Triturate oil with gum until well 

mixed, emulsify with i J / 2 fluidounces of 

water, and then gradually incorporate 

the balance of the water. 
This contains about 10 per cent of 

oil.— Germ. Pharm. 



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Ill 



Emulsion of Almond, Compound. 
(Compound Almond Milk.) 

Sweet almond, blanched, .av.oz. i l / 2 

Henbane seed gr. 130 

Calcined magnesia gr. 130 

Sugar, powder av.oz. V/ 2 

Bitter almond water. . . . -. .fl.dr. 6 

Water fl.oz. 13K' 

From the sweet almond and henbane 
seeds, prepare an emulsion with the 
water, strain, add the matter almond 
water, mix the magnesia and sugar 
with this emulsion, and shake until the 
sugar is dissolved. — Germ. Form. 

Emulsion of Ammoniac. (Mixture 
of Ammoniac, U. S. P. 1880.— 
Milk of Ammoniac. — Lac Am- 
moniac.) 

Gum ammoniac gr. 300 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Rub the gum in a mortar with 14^ 
fluidounces of water, at first very grad- 
ually added, until a uniform emulsion 
results. Then strain the mixture and 
wash the mortar and strainer with 
enough water to make the product 
measure 16 fluidounces. 

This should be made freshly when 
wanted for use. 

This contains about 4 per cent, of 
ammoniac— U. S. P. 1890. 

The mixture of ammoniac of the 
Brit. Pharm. is made from 225 grains of 
ammoniac, 1 fluidounce of syrup of tolu 
and 15 fluidounces of distilled water. 

Emulsion of Asafetida. (Asafetida 
Mixture U. S. P. 1880.— Milk of 
Asafetida. — Lac Asafetida.) 

Made like emulsion of ammoniac, 
substituting asafetida in selected tears 
for the ammoniac. — U. S. P. 

Emulsion Camphorated. 

I. 

Camphor gr. 15 

Alcohol drops 25 

Acacia, powder gr. 75 

Sugar, powder gr. 365 

Emulsion of almond fl.oz. 8 

Reduce the camphor to fine powder 
by trituration with the alcohol, then 
add the acacia and incorporate thor- 



oughly, next add the sugar, and finally 
the almond emulsion. — H. 

II. 

Sweet almond, blanched. ...gr. 365 
Sugar gr. 365 

Camphor water fl.oz. jY 2 

Make an emulsion of the almonds 
with the water, strain, and dissolve the 
sugar in the colature. — D. 

III. Camphor may also be emulsi- 
fied by dissolving it in oil (the official 
liniment of camphor may be used) and 
making an emulsion of this solution in 
the usual manner for fixed oils. 

For an emulsion which contains cam- 
phor with chloroform, see Emulsion of 
Chloroform, No. III. 
Emulsion of Castor Oil. 
I. 

Castor oil av.oz. 5% 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 575 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 3^ 

Simple syrup fl.oz. s l / 2 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Carefully weigh the castor oil and the 
acacia into a mortar, triturate until well 
mixed; then add 2 fluidounces of water 
all at once to the mixture of oil and 
acacia, triturating briskly until a thick, 
creamy emulsion is produced. To this 
add gradually with stirring, a mixture 
of the syrup and tincture with a por- 
tion of the remaining water, and finally 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. — 
N. F. 

This emulsion contains about 1/3 its 
volume of oil. The flavoring may be 
varied to suit. The preparation should 
be freshly prepared as required. 

See also Emulsion of Castor Oil, 
Palatable. 

II. This makes an excellent emul- 
sion of castor oil much stronger than 
the preceding: 

Castor oil fl.oz. 11 

Egg yolk fl.oz. 2 

Syrup fl.oz. 3 

Oil of cassia fl.dr. i l / 2 

Beat the yolk thoroughly in a mortar, 
add the two oils, triturate until emulsi- 
fied, and finally add the syrup. 



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III. The following is the castor oil 
mixture of the Brit. Pharm. : 

Castor oil fl.oz. 6 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 3 

Orange flower water, 

stronger fl.oz. 2 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 5 

Mix the two waters, place the muci : 
lage into a mortar and add to it, alter- 
nately, in portions, the oil and the 
waters, with constant trituration. 
Emulsion of Castor Oil, Palatable. 

Castor oil av.oz. 8 

White of 3 eggs, or about, .fl.dr. 13 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Oil of cinnamon drops 15 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Emulsify the oils in a mortar with 
the egg white and ij^ fluidounces of 
water, in this dissolve the sugar by agi- 
tation, strain through a moistened 
straining cloth, and add enough water 
through the strainer to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

Should be freshly made when wanted. 
This contains 50 per cent, of castor 
oil. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

Emulsion of Chian Turpentine, Dr. 
Clay's. 

Chian turpentine gr. 120 

Stronger ether fl.dr. 4 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 4 

Glycerite of yolk of egg. ..fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Sulfur gr. 40 

Cinnamon water, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the turpentine in the ether, 
mix the mucilage with the glycerite in 
a mortar, add the ethereal liquid, and 
triturate until emulsified. Triturate the 
sulfur with the syrup, incorporate this 
with the emulsion, and then add the 
cinnamon water. 

Emulsion of Chloroform. (Chloro- 
form Mixture U. S. P. 1880.) 

I. 

Chloroform m. 80 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. 2 

Tragacanth, very fine powder.gr. 20 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Introduce the tragacanth into a per- 
fectly dry bottle of sufficient capacity, 
add the chloroform, and shake the bot- 
tle thoroughly so that every part of the 



interior surface may become wetted. 
Then add about 1 fluidounce of water 
and incorporate it by vigorous shak- 
ing. Next add the oil, in several por- 
tions, shaking after each addition, and 
when the oil has become thoroughlv 
emulsified, add enough water, in divid- 
ed portions, shaking after each addi- 
tion, until the product measures 4 fluid- 
ounces. — U. S. P. 

The above involved procedure is un- 
necessary. An equally efficient and 
more convenient method of emulsifying 
the chloroform is to mix it with all the 
oil in a suitable bottle, turn the bottle 
about so as to moisten every portion of 
its interior with the oily mixture, then 
introduce the tragacanth, agitate until 
well mixed, then add, all at once, 3 
fluidounces of water, agitate the whole 
thoroughly until well mixed, and finallv 
incorporate the remainder of the water. 

Each fluidram contains 2.y 2 m. of 
chloroform. 

The N. F., 1st edition, and the U. S. 
P. 1880 also recognized emulsions of 
chloroform. 

II. 

Chloroform m. 80 

Tincture of soap bark fl.dr. 1 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 24 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Put the chloroform and tincture into 

a 4-ounce bottle, add the acacia, shake 

well, add the water, and again shake 

well.— N. F. (1 st Edit.). 

III. Ihe U. S. P. 1880 recognized 
a compound emulsion of chloroform un- 
der the name "chloroform mixture." 
The formula was as follows : 

Chloroform fl.dr. 2 

Camphor gr. 45 

Yolk of egg fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. ^H 

Rub the yolk, first by itself in a mor- 
tar, then with the camphor previously 
dissolved in the chloroform, and finally 
the water gradually added so as to 
make a uniform mixture. 

This contains about 8 per cent, by 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



113 



cent, of camphor, or each fluidram con- 
tains about ZV2 rn. of chloroform and 
about i*4 g r - of camphor. 
Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil. 

The U. S. P. recognizes one emul- 
sion of cod liver oil, which is made 
with acacia, while the N. F. recognizes 
four emulsions of cod liver oil made 
with acacia, mucilage of Irish moss, 
glycerite of yolk of egg, and dextrin 
mucilage. These emulsions may be 
plain; that is, may consist simply of 
oil, emulsifier, water, sugar and flavor- 
ing, or they may be combined with 
other agents, such as hypophosphites,' 
phosphates, lactophosphates, phosphorus, 
creosote, etc., or perhaps with two or 
more such agents. The method adopted 
in incorporating these medicaments 
varies according to its character; if it 
be soluble in the oil, it is added to the 
latter before emulsifying, and if soluble 
in water it is dissolved in the latter be- 
fore it is added to the mixture of gum 
and oil. Should, however, the sub- 
stance not be soluble in either the oil 
or water, then other methods still must 
be adopted ; if it be solid in character, 
it should be triturated to a very fine 
powder and be added to the emulsion; 
if it be an alcoholic liquid, like tincture 
of benzoin or spirit of nitrous ether, 
it is generally best to add it to the 
emulsion after all the water has been 
added. 

Flavoring. — Emulsions of cod-liver oil 
usually require flavoring, and this con- 
sists most frequently in the addition of 
a volatile oil, like cassia, wintergreen, 
bitter almond, sassafras, etc., which 
should be added to the oil before emul- 
sification, or it may consist of a flavored 
syrup like syrup of tolu, which should 
be incorporated with the emulsion 
after most of the water has been added. 
No objection can be made to using two 
or three flavoring agents. 

Since no single or compound aromatic 
can be devised which would be accept- 
able under all circumstances as a flavor- 



ing for emulsion of cod-liver oil, the 
selection of the most suitable aromatic 
must be left to the prescriber or dis- 
penser. Among those which are found 
to be most serviceable, according to 
the N. R, are the following, the quan- 
tities given below being intended for 
16 fluidounces of finished emulsion, 
though in some cases a smaller or a 
larger quantity, in the same proportions, 
may be preferable: 

1. Oil of wintergreen m. 30 

2. Oil of wintergreen m. 15 

Oil of sassafras m. 15 

3. Compound spirit of orange... m. 15 

4. Oil of wintergreen m. 15 

Oil of bitter almond, .drops 4 to 6 
Oil of coriander drops 4 to 6 

5. Oil of wintergreen. m. 15 

Oil of sassafras m. 15 

Oil of bitter almond, .drops 4 to 6 

6. Oil of wintergreen m. 20 

Oil of bitter almond. , m. 20 

7. Oil of neroli m. 15 

Oil of bitter almond. m. 15 

Oil of clove drops 4 to 6 

Preservation. — When an emulsion of 
cod-liver oil is to be kept for some time, 
its deterioration may be prevented or 
retarded by the addition of 1 fluid- 
ounce of alcohol in the place of the 
same quantity of water, when making 
16 fluidounces of emulsion. 

The emulsions here given are made 
with the use of different emulsifying 
agents and different flavoring agents, 
but no one need be restricted to the 
use of such of either as may be men- 
tioned. 

In the formulas for acacia cod-liver 
oil emulsions taken from the N. F., the 
proportions of oil and acacia relative to 
the total ammount have been slightly 
increased; the N. F. directs 464 grams 
of oil and 116 of acacia to make 1000 
cc, where as this work directs 8 av. 
ounces of oil and 2 of acacia to make 16 
fluidounces. The slight increase makes 
no difference and conveniently rounds 
out the quantities. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



I. Acacia emulsion (of the U. S. P.) : 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Acacia, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 13 

Oil of wintergreen m. 30 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Rub the acacia with the cod liver oil 

in a dry mortar until uniformly mixed, 
then add at once 4 fluidounces of water, 
and triturate lightly and rapidly until a 
thick, homogeneous emulsion is pro- 
duced; to this add the oil of winter- 
green and enough water to make 16 
fluidounces, and mix thoroughly. 

The oil of wintergreen may be re- 
placed if desired by a suitable quantity 
of oil of bitter almond or other suit- 
able flavoring. 

II. Acacia emulsion (preferred form- 
ula of N. F.) : 

Cod-liver oil av.oz. 8 

Acacia, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Syrup of tolu v . fl.dr. 13 

Flavoring (any desired kind, 

see above) sufficient 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate oil and acacia together 
thoroughly in a mortar, add 3 fluid- 
ounces of water all at once to the mix- 
ture of oil and acacia, triturating brisk- 
ly until a thick, creamy emulsion is pro- 
duced. To this add the flavoring and 
syrup and then the remainder of the 
water. 

The 1st N. F. directed 8 fluidounces 
of oil, 720 grains of acacia, 2 fluid- 
ounces of syrup of tolu, desired flavor- 
ing, and water to make 16 fluidounces. 
Emulsion of cod-liver oil may also be 
prepared by any other method capable 
of emulsifying oil, the following form- 
ulas being given as examples : 

III. Irish Moss Emulsion : 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Mucilage of Irish moss fl.oz. 5 

Syrup of tolu fl.dr. 13 

Flavoring (any desired kind, 

see above) sufficient 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Pour the mucilage into a suitable 
bottle, add the oil in divided portions, 
shaking well after each addition, and 
when a perfect emulsion is formed, add 



the syrup and flavoring, and lastly, 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 
Finally, mix the whole thoroughly to- 
gether. — N. F. 

This was the preferred formula of 
the 1 st N. F. but the acacia emulsion 
is now preferred. 

IV. Glyconin Emulsion : 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Glycerite of yolk of egg. . . .fl.oz. 2^4 

Syrup of tolu fl.dr. 13 

Flavoring (any desired kind, 

see above) sufficient 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the glycerite (glyconin) in 
a mortar with the oil, added in small 
portions at a time, and thoroughly in- 
corporate each portion before adding 
the next. Then, continuing the tritura- 
tion, gradually add the syrup and flav- 
oring. Finally add enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces, and mix the whole 
thoroughly together. — N. F. 

V. Dextrin Emulsion: 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Mucilage of dextrin fl.oz. 5% 

Syrup of tolu fl.oz. 2 

Flavoring (any desired kind, 

see above) sufficient 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

To the mucilage contained in a suit- 
able bottle add the oil, first in small 
portions, agitating each time, until the 
last added portion is emulsified. Then 
add the flavoring, the syrup and lastly, 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces, 
and mix the whole thoroughly together. 

VI. Quillaja Emulsion: 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of soap-bark fl.oz. 1 

Syrup of tolu fl.dr. 13 

Flavoring (any desired kind. 

see above) sufficient 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Pour the tincture into a suitable bot- 
tle, then add the oil in portions of about 
2 fluidounces each, and shake after 
each addition until a perfect emulsion 
results. Next add the syrup and the 
flavoring, and lastly, enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces. Finally, mix the 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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whole thoroughly together. — Former N. 
F. 

An 85 per cent, emulsion of cod-liver 
oil may be prepared by mixing in the 
manner just prescribed: 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz.13H 

Tincture of soap-bark fl.dr. 13 

Flavoring (any desired kind, 

see above) sufficient 

Syrup of tolu to make fl.oz. 16 

Emulsion of cod-liver oil made with 
quillaja should not be dispensed without 
the direction or consent of the pre- 
scriber. In fact, these formulas are only 
given here in deference to the N. F. ; 
they should never be used. 

VII. Condensed Milk Emulsion: 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Condensed milk av.oz. 6 

Oil of sassafras drops 10 

Oil of wintergreen drops 10 

Oil of bitter almond drops 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Add the oil in divided portions to 
the condensed milk, taking care that 
each portion of oil is well emulsified 
before adding another portion. Occa- 
sionally where the emulsion becomes 
too thick, a small quantity of water may 
be added. Then incorporate the flavor- 
ing oils, the glycerin, and the remain- 
der of the water. 

Only the thick condensed milk can 
be used as an emulsifier ; the non-sac- 
charated kind is unsuited for this pur- 
pose. 

VIII. 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Yolk of two eggs, 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 16 

Elixir of saccharin fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 1 

Spirit of chloroform fl.dr. 4 

Oil of bitter almond m. 8 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
— Brit. Form. 

Measure 5 fluidounces of distilled 
water, place the powdered tragacanth 
in a dry mortar, and triturate with a 
little of the cod-liver oil; then add the 
egg-yolk and stir briskly, adding water 
as the mixture thickens. When of a 



suitable consistence, add the remainder 
of the oil and water alternately, with 
constant stirring, avoiding frothing. 
Transfer to a pint bottle, add the elixir 
of saccharin, tincture of benzoin, spirit 
of chloroform, and oil of almond, prev- 
iously mixed, shake well, and add dis- 
tilled water, if necessary, to make 16 
fluidounces. 

Instead of the elixir of saccharin, the 
solution of saccharin, N. F., may be em- 
ployed. 

IX. Lime Emulsion: 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Lime water fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of soap-bark. ... .fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Oil of wintergreen drops 15 

Oil of sassafras drops 15 

Oil of anise drops 15 

Mucilage of acacia, Irish 

moss or dextrin, to make. fl.oz. 16 
Agitate the oil, water and tincture to- 
gether in a bottle until well mixed, 
then add the glycerin arid volatile oils, 
shake again, and finally add the muci- 
lage and shake again. 

X. Acacia and Tragacanth Emulsion: 

Acacia, powder gr. 60 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 60 

Starch, powder gr. 60 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Oil of bitter almond drops 10 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the powders thoroughly 

with the cod-liver oil, then add gradu- 
ally $Vz fluidounces, triturating con- 
stantly, incorporate the almond oil and 
syrup, and finally add enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces of product. 
XL Saccharated Casein Emulsion: 

- Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Saccharated casein av.oz. 4 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the casein with 4 fluid- 
ounces of water until well mixed, then 
add the oil in divided portions, being 
careful that each portion is emulsified 
before adding more. Occasionally, as 
the mixture becomes too thick, a small 
amount of water must be added. Fin- 
ally add enough water to make 16 
fluidounces. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



XTI. Egg Emulsion: 

For examples of egg emulsions of 
cod-liver oil see Nos. Ill and VII, or 
prepare as follows: 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Yolk of egg fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Thoroughly triturate the oil in a 
suitable mortar, gradually incorporate 
the oil, emulsifying each portion before 
more is added, then incorporate the 
water and finally the syrup. 
XIII. Chocolate Emulsion : 

A so-called chocolate emulsion of cod- 
liver oil may be prepared by emulsifying 
8 fluidounces cod-liver oil with acacia, 
mucilage of Irish moss or mucilage of 
dextrin in the usual manner as de- 
scribed above, then adding ^ to 1 av. 
ounce of powdered cocoa or chocolate, 
about 2 fluidounces of simple syrup, 2 
to 4 fluidrams of tincture of vanilla, 
and enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

XIV. The emulsions of cod-liver oil 
with malt extract are considered un- 
der Extract of Malt, which see. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 

Coca. 
I. 

Stronger emulsions of cod- 
liver oil fl.oz. 14 

Elixir of coca fl.oz. 2 

Oil of clove drops 24 

Add the elixir and oil gradually to 
the emulsion, shaking thoroughly after 
ich addition. 

Each fluidram represents nearly 1 gr. 
of coca. 

II. Prepare an emulsion like any o^ 
those mentioned under Emulsion of 
Cod-Liver Oil. replacing 2 fluidounces 
of water by elixir of coca, and flavoring 
in any desired manner. 

Emulsion of Cod Liver, Compound. 
(Egg Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil 
with Creosote and Iron.) 

Cod-liver oil av.oz 5^ 

Yolk of egg (about 12).. fl.oz. 5 
Creosote fl.dr. 3 



Sweet almond, blanched gr. 300 

Brandy fl.oz. 2^2 

Solution of iron peptonate 

(Cine. Acad. Pharm.) . .fl.oz. 2> l A 

Oil of bitter almond drops 5 

Oil of lemon drops 5 

Distilled water fl.dr. 11 

Simple syrup to make fl.oz. 16 

Rub the almond to powder, add wa- 
ter gradually to make a smooth paste, 
add the creosote, emulsify the latter by 
trituration, add the remainder of the 
water, and strain. 

Beat the yolk of egg with the brandy 
to a smooth mixture, and gradually add 
the oils so as to emulsify well. Then 
to this add the creosote emulsion and 
the solution of iron peptonate, mix well, 
and incorporate enough syrup to make 
16 fluidounces. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

This preparation should be freshly 
prepared when wanted. 

Each fluidram contains about 20 
drops of cod-liver oil, \ l /z drops of creo- 
sote and 6 drops of solution of iron 
peptonate. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with Cre- 
osote and Hypophosphites. 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Creosote, pure (beech- 
wood) fl.dr. 2 

Acacia, powder av.oz. 2 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Oil of wintergreen m. 30 

Oil of sassafras m. 30 

Oil of cinnamon m. 30 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Syrup of orange fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the cod-liver oil, creosote, and 
essential oils, with the acacia, in a dry 
mortar ; dissolve the hypophosphites in 
3 fluidounces of water, pour the solu- 
tion, all at once, into the other mix- 
ture, and stir briskly in one direction 
with the pestle until emulsification takes 
place; then add the glycerin, syrup and 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains about 1 drop 
of creosote and 1 gr. each of hypophos- 
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Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 
Hypophosphites. 

I. 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Acacia, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 36 

Potassium hypophosphite. .. .gr. 18 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 18 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 13 

Oil of wintergreen m. 30 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Rub the acacia with the cod-liver oil 
in a dry mortar until uniformly mixed, 
then add at once 4 fluidounces of water 
and triturate lightly and rapidly until a 
thick, homogenous emulsion is produc- 
ed, add the oil of wintergreen and in- 
corporate thoroughly. Dissolve the 
three hypophosphites in 13 fluidrams of 
water, mix the solution with the syrup, 
and add the liquid gradually to the 
emulsion with continued trituration. 
Lastly, add enough water to make the 
product measure 16 flidounces, and mix 
thoroughly. — N. F. 

II. 

Cod-liver oil av.oz. 8 

Acacia, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Any soluble hypophosphite 
(calcium, sodium, or po- 
tassium) gr. 128 

Syrup of tolu fl.dr. 13 

Flavoring (any desired 
kind, see above) sufficient 

Water, to make.. ...fl.oz. 16 

Emulsify the oil with the acacia and 
3 fluidounces of water, and add the 
flavoring. Then dissolve the hypophos- 
phite in sufficient water, mix this solu- 
tion with the syrup, and add the mix- 
ture gradually to the emulsified oil; 
lastly, add enough water to make 16 
fluidounces, and mix the whole thor- 
oughly. 

If several hypophosphites are requir- 
ed, and no definite quantity is directed, 
equal parts of them may be used, 
amounting altogether to 128 gr. for the 
above formula. Varying quantities, 
larger or smaller than the above, may, 
of course, be used upon prescription. — 
N. F. (1 st Edit). 

The above is intended only as an ex- 
ample of this kind of a combination. 



Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of hypo- 
phosphite. 
III. 

Stronger emulsion of cod- 
liver oil fl.oz. 14 

Oil of sassafras m. 15 

Oil of wintergreen m. 15 

Any soluble hypophosphitc.gr. 128 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Agitate the emulsion with the oils, 

then with the water containing the 

hypophosphite in solution. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 
Hypophosphite of Calcium. 

Prepare like the preceding, using 128 
gr. of calcium hypophosphite for every 
16 fluidounces of emulsion. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 
Hypophosphites of Calcium, and 
Sodium. 

Prepare like the preceding but using 
64 grains each of the hypophosphites of 
calcium and sodium instead of the other 
hypophosphite. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 
Hypophosphites of Calcium, So- 
dium and Potassium. 

Stronger emulsion of cod- 
liver oil fl.oz. 12 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 96 

Potassium hypophosphite. .. .gr. 64 
Flavoring (any desired 

kind, see above) sufficient 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Agitate the emulsion with the flavor, 
then with 3 fluidounces of water con- 
taining the hypophosphites in solution, 
and finally with the balance of the 
water. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr., Y\ gr. 
and Yz gr. respectively of each of the 
hypophosphites. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 
Lactophosphate of Calcium. 

I. 

Cod-liver oil av.oz. 8 

Acacia, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Calcium lactate gr. 256 

Phosphoric acid (U. S. P., 

85 per cent.) fl.oz. \V 2 

Syrup of tolu fl.oz. 1 1 4 

Flavoring (any desired 

kind, see above) sufficient 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Emulsify the oil with the acacia, and 
3 fluidounces of water, and add the 
flavoring. Then dissolve the calcium 
lactate in I fluidounce of water with 
the aid of the phosphoric acid, add the 
solution gradually to the emulsified oil, 
then the syrup, and lastly enough water 
to make 16 fluidounces. Mix the whole 
thoroughly. 

This emulsion should be freshly pre- 
pared when wanted. — N. F. 

Each fluidram contains about 2>4 gr. 
of so-called "lactophosphate of cal- 
cium." 
II. 

Stronger emulsion of cod- 
liver oil fl.oz. 14 

Oil of sassafras m. 15 

Oil of wintergreen m. 15 

Calcium lactate gr. 256 

Phosphoric acid (U. S. P. 
or 85 per cent.) fl.dr. iy 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Agitate the emulsion with the oils, 
then dissolve the calcium lactate in 1 
fluidounce of water with the aid of the 
acid, add this solution to the emulsion, 
agitate again, add enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces, and agitate again. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil 
with Malt Extract. 

See Extract of Malt and its combina- 
tions. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 
Phosphate of Calcium. 

I. 

Cod-liver oil av.oz. 8 

Acacia, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Calcium nhosphate gr. 256 

Syrup of tolu fl.dr. 13 

Flavoring (any desired 

kind, see above) sufficient 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Emulsify the oil with the acacia, and 
3 fluidounces of water, and add the 
flavoring. Then triturate the calcium 
phosphate with the syrup and a portion 
of the remaining water, add the mix- 
ture gradually to the emulsified oil, and 
lastly, enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. Mix the whole thoroughly. 

The mixture should be well shaken 
before use. 



Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of cal- 
cium phosphate. — N. F. 

II. 

Stronger emulsion of cod- 
liver oil fl.oz. 14 

Oil of sassafras m. 15 

Oil of wintergreen m. 15 

Calcium phosphate gr. 256 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Agitate the emulsion with the oils ; 
triturate the calcium phosphate to a 
smooth mixture with iy 2 fluidounces of 
water, add this to the emulsion, agitate 
again, add enough water to make 16 
fluidounces, and mix well. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 
Phosphates of Calcium and 
Sodium. 

I. 

Cod-liver oil av.oz. 8 

Acacia, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Calcium phosphate ..-gr. I2"8 

Sodium phosphate gr. 128 

Syrup of tolu fl.dr. 13 

Flavoring (any desired kind, 

see above) .sufficient 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Emulsify the oil with the acacia, and 
3 fluidounces of water, and add the fla- 
voring. Then triturate the salts to a 
fine powder, incorporate with the syrup 
and a portion of the remaining water, 
and triturate with the emulsified oil. 
Finally, add enough water to make 16 
fluidounces, and mix the whole thor- 
oughly together. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. each of 
the phosphates of calcium and sodium. 

II. 

Stronger emulsion of cod- 
liver oil fl.oz. 14 

Oil of sassafras m. 15 

Oil of wintergreen m. 15 

Calcium phosphate gr. 128 

Sodium phosphate gr. 128 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the two phosphates with i l A 
fluidounces of water until well mixed. 
Add the oils to the emulsion, agitate 
well, add the aqueous mixture, again ag- 
itate, then add enough water to make 
16 fluidounces, and again agitate thor- 
oughly. 



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Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 
Phosphate of Sodium. 

Every 16 fluidounces should contain 
128 gr. of sodium phosphate. This 
should be dissolved in 2 fluidounces of 
water which may be added to 14 fluid- 
ounces of either simple or stronger 
emulsion of cod-liver oil, or the solution 
may be incorporated during the process 
of emulsification in making an emulsion 
of cod-liver oil. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of so- 
dium phosphate. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil, with Egg. 

Cod-liver oil fl.oz. 4 

Glycerite of yolk of egg. . .av.oz. 1^4 

Syrup of tolu fl.oz. V/ 2 

Flavoring. 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

To the glycerite contained in a suit- 
able bottle, gradually add the cod-liver 
oil, in small portions at a time, shaking 
after each addition, until the added por- 
tion is emulsified. Then gradually add 
the syrup of tolu and the flavoring, 
continuing the trituration. Finally add 
sufficient water. — N. F. 

This replaces the Emulsion Cod Liver 
Oil, Phosphatic, of the previous issue. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil, Phos- 
phorized. 

Cod-liver oil av.oz. 8 

Acacia, powder av.oz. 2 

Calcium hyphosphite gr. 128 

Sodium hyphosphite gr. 128 

Spirit of phosphorus fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the oil with the acacia until 
well mixed, add 3 fluidounces of water, 
all at once, until emulsification is com- 
pleted, then add 2 fluidounces of water 
in which the hypophosphites have been 
dissolved, then the spirit and syrup, and 
finally enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces, and stir the whole thoroughly 
together. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. each of 
the hypophosphites of calcium and so- 
dium and about 1/200 gr. of phosphorus. 



Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil, Stronger. 

Prepare this like emulsion of cod- 
liver oil No. I or II, but adding only 
enough water to make 14 fluidounces of 
product. 

Instead of using formula No. I or II, 
Nos. Ill, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI 
or XII may be used instead if thought 
more desirable, leaving out a portion of 
the water as before. 

This makes a stock emulsion to be 
used for preparing the usual 50 per cent, 
simple emulsion of cod-liver oil, or 
compound emulsions containing such ad- 
ditions as may be desired. 

It is advisable to keep this emulsion 
in the bottles in which the emulsions are 
usually dispensed, 7 fluidounces in an 
8-ounce bottle, 14 fluidounces in a 16- 
ounce bottle, etc. Whenever an emul- 
sion of cod-liver oil, simple or com- 
pound, is wanted it can then, in many 
cases at least, be quickly prepared by 
simple addition of the requisite ingre- 
dients. The medicating agent, if liquid, 
may be added, the mixture agitated, 
enough water added to fill the bottle, 
and the whole again agitated. Or if 
the medicating liquid be solid, it may be 
dissolved, or, if insoluble, triturated 
with the water, the solution or mix- 
ture added to the emulsion, enough wa- 
ter added to fill the bottle, and the 
whole again well agitated. 

Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with 

"Wild Cherry. 
I. 

Cod-liver oil av.oz. 8 

Acacia, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of wild cherry.fl.oz. 1 

Syrup of tolu fl.dr. 13 

Flavoring (any desired kind, 

see above) sufficient 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Emulsify the oil with the acacia and 
3 fluidounces of water, and add the fla- 
voring. Mix the fluid extract and syrup 
with a portion of the remaining water, 
and add the mixture gradually to the 
emulsified oil. Lastly, add enough water 
to make 16 fluidounces and mix the 
whole thoroughly.— N. F. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



II. 

Stronger emulsion of cod- 
liver oil fl.oz. 14 

Oil of bitter almond drops 5 

Fluid extract of wild cherry.fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. I 

Mix well by agitation. 
Emulsion of Linseed Oil, Dr. Thom- 
son's. 

Linseed oil fl-oz. 4 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. y 2 

Oil of cinnamon fl.dr. x / 2 

Acacia, powder av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 6^ 

Glycerin fl.oz. V/* 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3 

Hydrocyanic acid, diluted m. 45 

Triturate the mixed oils with the aca- 
cia, add 3 fluidounces of water, triturate 
until emulsified, add the syrup, glycerin, 
acid, and remainder of the syrup and 
mix well. 

Emulsion of Monobromated Cam- 
phor. 

Monobromated camphor ....gr. 36 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. 5 

Acacia, powder gr. 135 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 4 
Dissolve the camphor compound in the 
oil, add the gum, triturate well, add 4^2 
fluidrams of water, triturate until an 
emulsion is formed, and then add 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 
— D. 

Emulsion of Paraffin Oil and Hypo- 
, phosphites. (Compound Emul- 

sion of Liquid Petrolatum. — 
Emulsion of Petroleum with 
Hypophosphites, Brit. Form.) 

This may be prepared acceptably ac- 
cording to either of the following meth- 
ods: 
I. 

Paraffin oil (liquid petrola- 
tum) fi.oz. $y 2 

Acacia, powder av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. iJ4 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 96 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 96 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Add the acacia to the oil and mix 
thoroughly in a large mortar, then add 
4 fluidounces of water, all at once, and 
triturate brisklv until the emulsion is 



formed. Dissolve the hypophosphites m 
3 fluidounces of water, to which add the 
glycerin; then add this to the emulsion 
and rub well together, add water to 
make up 16 fluidounces, and triturate 
thoroughly. 

This contains about ZZ 1 A per cent, of 
paraffin oil and Y\ gr. of each of the 
hypophosphites. 

See also Emulsion of Petroleum, to 
which hypophosphites may be added if 
desired. 

II. 

Liquid petrolatum fl.oz. 4 

Oil of sweet almond fl.oz. 2 

Acacia, powder av.oz. i l / 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Lime water fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix all the oil and petrolatum and 
incorporate well with the gum, then add 
2 l / 2 fluidounces of the water all at once, 
stir briskly until an emulsion is formed ; 
dissolve the hypophosphites in 3 fluid- 
ounces of the lime water, mix with the 
preceding liquid, then add the glycerin, 
and enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

This contains 25 per cent, of liquid 
petrolatum and 1 gr. of each of the 
hypophosphites. 

These preparations may be flavored 
in any suitable manner. 

III. 

Liquid paraffin fl.oz. 5 

Acacia, powder av.oz. 2 r / 2 

Oil of cinnamon m. 15 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 75 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 120 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 120 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 15 

Mix the first four ingredients' thor- 
oughly in a mortar, add all at once 2>Va 
fluidounces of water, triturate until a 
perfect emulsion is produced, then add 
the hypophosphites dissolved in 2 l / 2 
fluidounces of water, and finally add 
enough water to make 15 fluidounces. — 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Emulsion of Petroleum. 

White petrolatum gr. 360 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 4j4 

Acacia, fine powder oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1^2 

Tincture of lemon peel. . . .fl.dr. 2 
Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Melt the petrolatum and mix it thor- 
oughly with the almond oil. Mix the 
acacia and tragacanth, in a capacious 
mortar, with 2Y2 fluidounces of water, 
and add the oil mixture gradually, trit- 
urating rapidly until a smooth emulsion 
is formed. To this add the syrup and 
tincture and the remainder of the water, 
and mix well. — N. F. 

See also Emulsion of Paraffin Oil 
with Hypophosphites for similar prep- 
arations. 
Emulsion, Phosphatic. 

See Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil, Phos- 
phatic. 

Emulsion of Phosphorus. (Phos- 
phorated Emulsion.) 

Phosphorated oil m. 10 

Olive oil m. 10 

Acacia, powder gr. 60 

Distilled water m. 90 

Peppermint water fl.oz. 3^4 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 3 

Mix the oils and gum in a dry mor- 
tar, emulsify by addition of the water, 
then add the peppermint water and the 
syrup, and mix well.— D. 

Each fluidram represents about 1/300 
gr. of phosphorus. 

The proportion of phosphorus in the 
product can be increased by using more 
of the phosphorated oil and correspond- 
ingly less of the olive oil. 
Emulsion of Pumpkin Seed. 
Eclectic : 

Pumpkin seed, fresh av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 7^ 

Beat the seeds in a mortar until the 
outer envelope is broken, then add 1 
fluidounce of water and rub the mix- 
ture briskly; continue to beat and rub 
it, with occasional additions of small 
portions of water, until 7^ fluidounces 
have been added and the outer envelope 
is completely separated from the pulp, 



which is converted by the process into 
a smooth emulsion. Strain by passing 
through a wire sieve, rubbing the sep- 
arated envelopes to remove, as thor- 
oughly as possible, adherent portions of 
the pulp. 

This is used to expel tapeworm, giv- 
ing the above amount at night, allowing 
no supper and but a light diet during 
the day. The following morning a dose 
of castor oil should be given, to which 
30 to 60 drops of ether may be added to 
make the treatment more certain. To 
the emulsion may be added sugar or 
milk, if desired, to make it more pala- 
table. 

Emulsion of Salicylic Acid. (Emul- 
sio Salicylica.) 

Salicylic acid gr. 40 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. 6 

Acacia, powder gr. 160 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2^4 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 3 

Mix the salicylic acid and oil, add the 
gum, and to this mixture add 4 flu- 
idrams of orange flower water, stirring 
briskly until emulsification is complete ; 
then add the remainder of the water 
and the syrup. — D. 

This forms about a 2 per cent, emul- 
sion of salicylic acid, each fluidram con- 
taining about 1% gr. of salicylic acid. 

Emulsion of Spermaceti. 

An emulsion of spermaceti may be 
prepared as follows: 

Spermaceti gr. 64 

Acacia, powder gr. 15 

Water, warm fl.oz. 2> l A 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 24 

Put the syrup and gum into a warm 
mortar, add the spermaceti and triturate 
with a warm pestle until well mixed ; 
then add the warm water gradually, and 
continue agitation or trituration until 
the whole is cold. 

Emulsion of Turpentine Oil. 
I. 

Oil of turpentine, rectified. fl.dr. 4^ 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. iVz 

Simple syrup fl.oz. I 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 270 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Introduce the acacia into a perfectly 
dry bottle of sufficient capacity, add the 
two oils, shake the bottle thoroughly, 
then add 9 fluidrams of water, and in- 
corporate by vigorous shaking. When 
the oils have been completely emulsi- 
fied, first add the syrup, in several por- 
tions, shaking after each addition, and 
then enough water, in divided portions, 
shaking after each addition, to make 
the product measure 4 fluidounces.— U. 
S. P. 

This differs from the formula of the 
N. F. (No. II) and the two formulas 
illustrate different methods of making 
emulsions of volatile oils. It is consid- 
ered that the addition of a bland fixed 
oil to a volatile oil makes the emulsion 
more permanent. About 1 volume of 
fixed oil to 2 volumes of volatile oil 
will be sufficient 

II. 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 4 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 36 

Yolk of egg fl.dr. 5 

Aromatic elixir fl.dr. 5 

Cinnamon water, to make, .fl.oz. 4 
Triturate the acacia with the yolk of 
egg, then add the oil very slowly, con- 
tinuing the trituration, and finally add 
the elixir and enough cinnamon water, 
in the same manner, to make 4 fluid- 
ounces. — N. F. (1st Edit.). 

For general formulas for making 
emulsions of volatile oils, see Emul- 
sions of Volatile Oils. 

Emulsion of Turpentine Oil, Strong- 
er. (Forbes' Emulsion of Oil of 
Turpentine.) 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 90 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Pour the oil into a perfectly dry vial, 
having a capacity of a little more than 
8 fluidounces, and shake so that the in- 
ner surface may be completely wetted 
by the oil. Then add the acacia, and 
shake again. Now add one-half of the 
water, and shake until the <^1 separates 
in form of a milky emulsion. Add the 
remainder of the water, and continue 
the shaking until the oil separates from 



the water in the form of a creamy emul- 
sion upon standing. 

This emulsion must be shaken before 
dispensing. 

The formula for this strong emulsion 
of oil of turpentine is essentially that 
proposed by Mr. J. W. Forbes, in 1872. 
While the oil separates in the form of a 
cream-like layer upon standing, the two 
liquids are easily united by brief sha- 
king. It keeps well, and is useful for 
dispensing small quantities of oil of tur- 
pentine in a fairly well emulsified con- 
dition. 
Emulsions of Volatile Oils. 

The present National Formulary 
states that although volatile oils are 
readily emulsionized by themselves, the 
addition of a small portion of some 
bland fixed oil, such as sweet almond 
oil, is an advantage. Usually about 1 
volume of fixed oil will be enough for 
2 volumes of the volatile oil as exem- 
plified in the following: 

Volatile oil gr. 150 

Sweet almond oil gr. 90 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 60 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 6 

Water, to make fl.oz. 3 

Weigh the oils carefully into a mor- 
tar, add the acacia and triturate them 
thoroughly together; then add 90 gr. of 
water, carefully weighed, and triturate 
briskly until a creamy emulsion is pro- 
duced. To this add the syrup and 
enough water to make 3 fluidounces of 
emulsion. 

The former N. F. gave a different 
formula, which is worth mentioning: 

Volatile fl.dr. 4 

Acacia, fine powder gr. no 

Simple syrup fl.oz. I 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Pour the oil into a perfectly dry bot- 
tle, and, having corked the latter, agitate 
it so that the inner surface will be com- 
pletely wetted by the oil; then add file 
acacia, and shake again; finally add the 
syrup and enough water to make 4 fluid- 
ounces, and mix thoroughly. 

This latter is the so-called "bottle 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS 



123 



Still another method of making an 
emulsion of a volatile oil may be found 
under Emulsion of Turpentine Oil. 
- Emulsions of volatile oils (without 
fixed oil) made with acacia will sep- 
arate into aqueous and creamy layers, 
the former occupying but a small por- 
tion of the total volume. Tragacanth 
makes an emulsion which is liable to be 
so thick that it cannot be poured from 
the bottle. A better emulsion will be 
obtained if acacia and tragacanth be uni- 
ted as follows : 

Acacia, powder gr. 15 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 15 

Corn starch gr. 15 

Volatile oil fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Prepare like the above "bottle meth- 
od" for emulsion of volatile oil, substi- 
tuting the three powders for the acacia. 
Emulsion of Wax. 

This may be prepared like the emul- 
sion of spermaceti, substituting yellow 
wax for the spermaceti, or by the use 
of the following method of D. : 

Yellow wax gr. 192 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. l 1 /^ 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 2^ 

Melt the .wax in a capacious mortar 
on a water bath or by any other suitable 
method, at the same time warming the 
pestle; to the wax add the mucilage, 
mix well until an emulsion is formed, 
then add the distilled water. 
Enemas. (Clysters. — Rectal Injec- 
tions.) 
These are solutions or mixture in- 
tended for injection into the rectum. 
They are intended either for evacuation 
of the bowels, or for medicating or 
feeding purposes when the stomach will 
not retain medicine or food. The 
amount of liquid used as enema is large 
or small, depending on the purpose. The 
Brit. Pharm., 1885 and previous edi- 
tions, recognized several enemas, but 
none is official in the 1898 edition. 
Esprits. 

This is the French name for spirits, 
or alcoholic solutions oi volatile oils. 



Essences. (Essentia?.) 

Many of the spirits (see Spirits) are 
commonly known as "essences." Form- 
ulas for other so-called essences are 
given herewith. 

Essence of Diastase and Pancreatin 
(Disatasic Essence of Pancrea- 
tin.) 

The following makes a suitable prep- 
aration of this kind : 

Diastase (malt or taka) gr. 40 

Pancreatin, pure gr. 40 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 15 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Aromatic elixir, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Essence of Ginger, Soluble. (Solu- 
tion of Ginger. — Liquor Zingi- 
bers. — Soluble Tincture of Gin- 
ger.) 
Fluid extract of ginger (U. 

S. P.) fl.oz. 5 K 

Pumice, moderately fine 

powder av.oz. 1 % 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Pour the fluid extract into a bottle, 
add to it the pumice, and shake the 
mixture thoroughly and repeatedly in 
the course of several hours. Then add 
the water in portions of about 2 fluid- 
ounces, shaking well and frequently aft- 
er each addition. When all is added, 
repeat the agitation occasionally during 
24 hours, then filter, returning the first 
portions of the filtrate until it runs 
through clear, and, if necessary, pass 
enough water through the filter to make 
16 fluidounces. 
Essence of Life, Augsburg. 

Angelica root gr. 300 

Myrrh gr. 240 

Gentian gr. 240 

Aloes, socotrine gr. 240 

Rhubarb gr. 120 

Zedoary gr. 120 

Spanish saffron gr. 60 

Camphor gr. 60 

Castor gr. 60 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs to moderately fine 
powder, add the liquid, macerate for 5 
days, agitating frequently, then express, 
and filter. 

This is very similar to the Elixir oi 
Long Life, which see. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Essence of Pepsin and Rennin Comp. 
I. 

Pepsin, scale (1 :3000) . . . . . .gr. 338 

Rennin gr. 240 

Lactic acid, 75 per cent m. 30 

Tinct. of sweet orange peel. fl. dr. 2y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Glycerin fl.oz. 5 

Oil of nutmeg m. 6 

Purified talc gr. 300 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Mix the pepsin and rennin with 10 
fluidounces of water, add the acid and 
glycerin, allow the mixture to stand with 
occasional gentle agitation until solution 
is effected, add the tincture, oil and alco- 
hol, previously mixed, the latter being 
added in portions with agitation, and 
finally add sufficient distilled water to 
make the product measure 32 fluid 
ounces. Add the talc, allow to stand, 
shaking occasionally, and filter. 

Rennin is a milk-curdling enzyme pre- 
pared from calves' rennets. 

The following are among the best of 
other numerous formulas for this prep- 
aration which are in vogue: 

II. 

Pepsin, scale (1:3000) gr. 128 

Hydrochloric acid, diluted.drops 10 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Angelica wine, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 

Mix all, agitate frequently until the 
pepsin is dissolved, and filter through 
purified talcum. 

III. 

Pepsin, scale (1:3000) gr. 240 

Hydrochloric acid, diluted. .fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Comp. elixir of taraxacum.fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Oil of clove drop 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the pepsin, glycerin, acid and 8 
fluidounces of water, agitate frequently 
until the pepsin is dissolved, then add 
the syrup, elixir, oil of clove first dis- 
solved in the alcohol, and the remainder 
of the water, and filter. 



IV. 

Pepsin, scale (1:3000) gr. 128 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3^2 

Oil of cinnamon drop 1 

Oil of pimento drop 1 

Oil of clove drops 2 

Hydrochloric acid m. 20 

Purified talcum av.oz. V/\ 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Sherry wine (good, and light 

color) fl.oz. 3^2 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the wine with the acid and 6 
fluidounces of water; add to it the pep- 
sin and shake until dissolved; the oils 
are added to the alcohol, triturated with 
the talc, the pepsin solution gradually 
added and filtered ; return the first por- 
tions until the filtrate is perfectly bright, 
and pass the remainder of water through 
filter ; when every portion has passed, 
add the glycerin to the filtrate. 

V. Beringer's formula : 

Fresh calves' rennet av.oz. 3^ 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2> l A 

Alcohol .fl.dr. 14 

Tinct. of sweet orange peel. .fl.dr. i l / 2 

Water fl.oz. n]/ A 

Purified talcum av.oz. 1 

Mix the rennet and glycerin, then add 
the alcohol, water and tincture of or- 
ange, and macerate for 4 or 5 days, 
with repeated agitation; add the talc, 
agitate and allow to stand for an hour, 
or until the talc has been largely de- 
posited ; now decant, on a muslin or 
flannel filter, the supernatant liquid first, 
and finally the dregs ; then filter through 
paper. 
Essence of Tamarinds. 

This is the formula adopted by the 
Berlin Apothecaries' Society: 
Tamarind pulp, purified. . .av.oz. 8^4 
Alexandria senna (previous- 
ly extracted with alcohol) av.oz. ~\% 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 40 

Infuse for 12 hours, then strain, press 
the marc, and evaporate the strained 
liquor by boiling to 19 av. ounces. Then 
take wYd, fluidounces of the residue, 
neutralize with solution of soda, and 
add: 

Alcohol fl.oz. s l / 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. \ X A 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. i$4 



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Etheroles. 

These are a class of French prepara- 
tions similar to the ethereal tinctures 
used to some extent in this country. 

Extracts. (Solid Extracts.) 

These are solid or semi-solid prepara- 
tions, generally made by exhausting a 
drug, usually in a more or less fine 
powder, with a suitable menstruum, then 
evaporating the liquid obtained either 
to dryness or to pilular consistence. 

The process of the U. S. P. for the 
majority of its extracts is about as fol- 
lows : Moisten i av.pound of drug with 
6^4 fluidounces of menstruum, pack it 
firmly in a cylindrical percolator, prefer- 
ably of glass, and add enough men- 
struum to saturate the drug and leave 
a stratum of liquid above it. When the 
liquid begins to drop from the percola- 
tor, close the lower orifice, and having 
closely covered the percolator, macerate 
for 48 hours. Then allow percolation to 
proceed (the rate of flow should be 
from 2 to 5 drops a minute), gradually 
adding more menstruum until 46 fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained or the 
drug is exhausted. Reserve the first 
14^4 fluidounces of percolate, evaporate 
the remainder in a porcelain capsule at 
a temperature, usually, about 50 or 70 
deg. G, to i l / 2 fluidounces, add the 
reserved portion, and evaporate the 
liquid at or below the above-mentioned 
temperature either to pilular consistence 
or to dryness. 

While the above process is a typical 
one for many extracts, the U. S. P. has 
many deviations from it. In many cases, 
the fluid extract is used to make the 
extract, thereby avoiding the preliminary 
extraction of the drug. 

The U. S. P. directs that the drug 
may be extracted by the process of re- 
percolation or any other process that 
will exhaust the drug. (See Extracts, 
Fluid.) 

About one-half of the extracts of the 
U. S. P. are evaporated to pilular con- 
sistence, the other half to dryness. To 



the pilular extracts, the U. S. P. 1890 
directed the addition of 10 per cent, by 
weight of glycerin while still warm to 
keep them in a permanently plastic con- 
dition. The U. S. P. 1880 directed but 
5 per cent., which is probably quite suf- 
ficient. The present U. S. P. directs 10 
p. c. in the preliminary portion of the 
book, but does not direct its use in only 
one of the formulas, viz., licorice, when 
5 p. c. is specified. 

Many of the dry extracts of the U. S. 
P. are directed to be reduced to fine 
powder and enough powdered peeled 
Russian licorice root added to establish 
a definite relationship between the fin- 
ished extract and the drug. In the pre- 
liminary portion of the U. S. P., it is 
stated that dried and powdered marc of 
the same drug may be used for this pur- 
pose. 

' Anew feature of the present U. S. P. 
is that many extracts are to be assayed. 

According to the Germ. Pharm^ the 
drug is to be extracted according to 
the method adapted to each case and 
the liquid is to be evaporated to extract 
consistency. Alcoholic liquids are to be 
evaporated at a temperature not exceed- 
ing 85 deg. C, ethereal liquids at a tem- 
perature not above 35 deg. C. When 
alcohol has been used in the menstruum, 
small amounts of alcohol should be add- 
ed towards the end of the evaporation 
and the liquid stirred constantly. Ex- 
tracts are either to be of the consistency 
of fresh honey, thick so that when cold 
they cannot be poured from the vessel, 
or dry when they may be rubbed to 
powder. Dry extracts are to be pre- 
pared by evaporating the liquid in a 
porcelain vessel on a steam or water 
bath to tough consistency, while warm 
removed from the dish, pulled into 
strings, and then dried at a gentle heat. 

Dry narcotic extracts are to be pre- 
pared from the thick extracts by mixing 
4 parts of the latter with 3 parts of fine- 
ly-powdered licorice root, mixed thor- 
oughly in a porcelain evaporating dishj 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



heated on a water bath until there is no 
further loss in weight, then rubbed to 
nowder while still warm and enough 
finely-powdered licorice root added to 
make twice the weight of the extract 
originally employed. 

Extracts, Fluid. (Called Fluidex- 
tracts by the U. S. P., 9th Re- 
vision.) 
These are preparations which, accord- 
ing to the U. S. P. and N. F., represent 
ioo grams of drug in every ico cubic 
centimeters of liquid, or, in other terms, 
i pint (16 fluidounces) of fluid extract 
contain the virtues of i6^4 av. ounces of 
drug. 

There are a number of processes for 
making these preparations, all of them 
being more or less satisfactory, but all 
having some disadvantageous features. 
The process directed by the U. S. P. is 
known as "maceration and percolation" 
or as "simple percolation." The follow- 
ing is the general process, the kind of 
menstruum, and the quantity of perco- 
late to be set aside as reserve being 
specified in each case: 

i6}i av.ounces of drug in No. 6o pow- 
der are thoroughly moistened with 6^ 
fluidounces of menstruum, packed firm- 
ly in a cylindrical percolator, preferably 
of glass, and enough menstruum is 
poured on to completely saturate the 
powder and leave a stratum of liquid 
above it. When the liquid begins to 
drop from the percolator, close the low- 
er orifice, and having closely covered the 
percolator to prevent evaporation, mac- 
erate for 48 hours. Then allow perco- 
lation to proceed slowly, gradually add- 
ing menstruum until the drug is ex- 
hausted. Reserve the first n}4 to 14^/2 
fluidounces of percolate and evaporate 
the remainder of the percolate at a tem- 
perature not exceeding 50 deg. C. to soft 
extract, dissolve this in the reserved 
portion, and add enough menstruum to 
make 16 fluidounces of product, if the 
menstruum in the course of making the 
fluid extract be changed, the second 
menstruum is the one added at the end 



to make up the volume of 16 fluid- 
ounces. The evaporation of the weak 
percolate may be conducted in a still so 
as to recover the larger portion of the 
alcohol contained therein, then the evap- 
oration may be completed in a porcelain 
capsule on a water bath at not above the 
specified temperature. 

The U. S. P. also permits the use of 
the process of repercolation whenever 
practicable. 

The fluid extracts of the N. F. are to 
be prepared according to one of the fol- 
lowing two processes, the particular one 
to be employed being designated in each 
case. These two processes are neces- 
sary because, in the preparation of some 
fluid extracts, two menstrua are suc- 
cessively used, the first containing glyc- 
erin, and being in definite proportion to 
the drug used, while the second is free 
from glycerin, being intended for the 
exhaustion of the drug and subsequent 
evaporation. Accordingly these men- 
strua are designated as menstruum I 
(containing glycerin) and menstruum II 
(containing no glycerin). As an alter- 
native to either of these processes, a 
third process, termed fractional perco- 
lation, may be used. In this the use of 
heat is avoided, and it involves the use 
of only one kind of menstruum, even 
in the case of drugs for which two dif- 
ferent menstrua (I and II) are pre- 
scribed. In the case of the latter, a 
sufficient quantity of menstruum I must 
be prepared to serve throughout the 
process. 

Process A. The Menstruum contains 
no Glycerin. 

This is practically the same as the U. 
S. P. process, 14 fluidounces of percolate 
to be reserved for 16^ av. ounces of 
drug, and the second percolate to be 
evaporated at a temperature sufficiently 
low to prevent loss of any important 
volatile constituent (the temperature di- 
rected by the U. S. P. should be pre- 
ferred), the soft extract to be dissolved 
in enough menstruum so that when add- 
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measure 16 fluidounces. Allow the prod- 
uct to stand a few days, or longer, if 
convenient, and filter, if necessary. 

Process B. The Menstruum contains 
Glycerin. 

Moisten 16Y4. av. ounces of the drug 
with a sufficient quantity of mentsruum 
I to render it distinctly damp and to 
maintain it so after several hours' mac- 
eration in a well-covered vessel. When 
the drug has ceased to swell, pack it in 
a suitable percolator and pour the re- 
mainder of menstruum I on top. When 
this has just disappeared from the sur- 
face, follow it by a sufficient quantity of 
menstruum II. As soon as the perco- 
late begins to drop from the orifice, 
close the latter, cover the percolator, 
and allow the contents to macerate dur- 
ing 24 (or better 48) hours. Then per- 
mit the percolation to proceed. Receive 
the first 13V2 fluidounces of the perco- 
late separately and set it aside. Then 
continue the percolation with men- 
struum II, until the drug is practically 
exhausted. Evaporate this second por- 
tion — at a temperature sufficiently low 
to prevent the loss of any important 
volatile constituent — to a soft extract, 
and dissolve this in a sufficient quantity 
of menstruum II, so that when this is 
added to the reserved portion, the prod- 
uct will measure 16 fluidounces. Allow 
the fluid extract to stand a few days, or 
longer, if convenient, and filter, if nec- 
essary. 

Process C. Fractional Percolation. 

Take of the drug, in powder of the 
prescribed fineness, i6^4 av. ounces and 
divide it into three portions of 8 l / 2 , S/i 
and 3 av. ounces. 

Moisten the first portion of the drug 
(8H av. ounces) with the menstruum 
and percolate in the usual manner. Set 
aside the first 3 fluidounces of perco- 
late, and continue until 24 fluidounces 
more of percolate have passed, which 
must be received in several portions, so 
that the more concentrated will be sep- 
arate from the last, weak percolate. 

Then moisten the second portion of 



the drug (5*4 av. ounces) with the more 
concentrated percolates received during 
the preceding operation after the first 
3 fluidounces have passed, and percolate 
again in the usual manner, using the 
several reserved percolates, successively, 
as menstrua. Set aside the first 5 fluid- 
ounces and continue the percolation un- 
til 10 fluidounces more have passed, 
which should also be received in sev- 
eral portions. 

Finally moisten the third portion of 
the drug (3 av. ounces) with the most 
concentrated of the last reserved perco- 
lates, and proceed as directed for the 
second portion. Collect 8 fluidounces 
of percolate, and mix with the two por- 
tions (5 and 3 fluidounces) previously 
set aside, so as to make 16 fluidounces 
of fluid extract. 

Note. — If this method is applied to 
drugs for which the Process B is di- 
rected, use a sufficient quantity of 
menstruum I to obtain the required 
quantities of percolate, and omit the 
use of menstruum II. 

Manufacturing firms employ still 
other processes besides those described 
above. 

The liquid extracts of the Brit. 
Pharm. are usually, though not in all 
instances, of the same strength as the 
fluid extracts of the U. S. P. and N. F. 
and are made by processes similar to 
those used in the latter. 

According to the Germ. Pharm., fluid 
extracts are made by percolation, 100 
parts by weight of product being made 
from 100 parts by weight of drug. The 
rate of flow of liquid is not to exceed 
more than 40 drops per minute. The 
first 85 parts by weight of percolate are 
to be reserved, percolation is to be con- 
tinued until the drug is exhausted, this 
weak percolate is to be evaporated at a 
temperature which will avoid loss ot 
active volatile constituents to thin ex- 
tract, and then dissolved in enough 
menstruum to make 15 parts which is to 
be added to the reserved percolate. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Extract of Aconite. 

Make according to the general process 
given under Extracts, which see, using 
alcohol as a menstruum, the drug being 
the root of aconite. The extract should 
be of pilular consistence. — N. F. Appen- 
dix and U. S. P. 1890. 
Extract, Fluid, of Aconite. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid) from the root, 
reserving 1234 fluidounces as the first 
percolate (for 16^. av. ounces of drug) 
and using as menstruum a mixture of 3 
volumes of alcohol and 1 of water. The 
remainder of the percolate is to be 
evaporated, in a porcelain dish, at a 
temperature not exceeding 50 deg. C, 
to soft extract ; dissolve this in the re- 
served portion and mix thoroughly. The 
product is to be assayed and made to 
contain 0.4 gram of aconitine in each 
100 cc. If it contains more than this, 
enough menstruum is to be added to 
reduce it to this standard. — U. S. P. 

Extract of Aconite Leaves. 

Aconite leaves av.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 19 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drug with 6 fluidounces of 
alcohol, put into a percolator, add the 
remainder of the alcohol, then percolate 
with diluted alcohol to 20 fluidounces, 
and allow this percolate to evaporate 
spontaneously to 3^2 fluidounces. Con- 
tinue the percolation with diluted alco- 
hol to get 40 fluidounces more of per- 
colate or until the drug is exhausted. 
Evaporate this on a water bath, at not 
above 72 deg. C. to the consistence of 
syrup, add the other 2V2 fluidounces, and 
then continue evaporation at not above 
50 deg. C. to proper consistence. — U. S. 
P. 1870. 

Extract, Fluid, of Adonis. (Fluid 
Extract of Bird's Eye or False 
Hellabore.) 

From the root of Adonis vernalis. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder and alcohol as the mens- 
truum. — X. F. 



Extract of Aloes. 

Aloes av.oz. 5 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 48 

Mix the aloes with the water in a 
suitable vessel, stirring constantly until 
the particles of aloes are thoroughly 
disintegrated, let the mixture stand for 
12 hours, pour off the clear liquid, strain 
the residue, mix the liquids, and evap- 
orate to dryness by means of a water or 
steam bath. 

The Brit. Pharm. recognizes an ex- 
tract of barbadoes aloes which is to be 
prepared like the above, but the evapora- 
tion is to be conducted at a temperature 
not above 60 deg. C. 

The extract of aloes of the Germ. 
Pharm. is made by dissolving 8 av. 
ounces of cape aloes in 38 fluidounces 
of boiling water, then adding another 
38 fluidounces of water, setting aside 
for 2 days, decanting the liquid from 
the deposited resin, filtering the former 
and evaporating the filtrate to dryness. 

Extract, Fluid, of Aloes. 

What is commonly sold under this 
name is usually made by dissolving 8 
av. ounces of aloes in 16 fluidounces of 
diluted alcohol by the aid of a moderate 
heat, straining, and evaporating the 
colature to 16 fluidounces. 

To make the official tincture of aloes, 
it is directed to mix 3 fluidounces of 
the above with 3 fluidounces of fluid 
extract of licorice and 10 fluidounces of 
diluted alcohol. 

Extract, Fluid, of Aloes and Myrrh. 

This, like the fluid extract of aloes, 
is one of the "convenience" prepara- 
tions put up by the large manufacturers. 
It may be prepared as follows : 

Socotrine aloes av.oz. 4V2 

Myrrh av.oz. 4*/> 

Alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drugs is coarse powder with 
12 fluidounces of alcohol, macerate for 
7 days in a warm place, occasionally 
agitating, then heat moderately on a 
water bath for 2 hours, strain through 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



129 



alcohol to make 16 fluidounces, and al- 
low to cool. 

To make the tincture of aloes and 
myrrh, the manufacturers direct that 5 
fluidounces of this "fluid extract" be 
mixed with 11 fluidounces of alcohol. 
Inasmuch as the official preparation con- 
tains licorice, the tincture is not properly 
made unless i J A fluidounces of the alco- 
hol be replaced by fluid extract of 
licorice. 

Extract, Fluid, of Asafetida, Ethe- 
real. 

Asafetida, broken into small 

pieces av.oz. 1 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 3^ 

Water fl.dr. 3 

Mix all in a well-stoppered bottle, 
macerate for 2 or 3 days, agitating oc- 
casionally, and strain. — Eclectic. 

Extract, Fluid, of Australian Fever 
Bark. (Fluid Extract of Alsto- 
nia Constricta.) 

Extract the bark in moderately fine 
powder by the use of alcohol as a 
menstruum, using the process of the 
U. S. P. or N. F., or any other suitable 
process of making fluid extracts. 
Extract, Fluid, of Angelica Boot. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder, and as menstruum a mixture 
of 3 volumes of alcohol with 2 of 
water. — N. F. 

Extract of Apples, Ferrated. (Ex- 
tractum Ferri Pomatum. — Ex- 
tractum Pomi Ferratum. — Crude 
Malate of Iron.) 

Iron, in the form of fine, 

bright wire, and cut gr. 140 

Ripe sour apples av.oz. 16 

Water sufficient 

Convert the sour apples into a homo- 
geneous pulp by pounding or grinding, 
and express the liquid portion. Then 
mix the latter with the iron in an 
enameled or porcelain vessel, macerate 
for 48 hours, and then apply the heat 
of a water bath, until no more bubbles 
of gas are given off, adding a little 
water from time to time to make up any 
loss by evaporation. Dilute the liquid 
with water to make it weigh 16 av. 



ounces and set it aside for a few days. 
Then filter, and evaporate the filtrate in 
the before-mentioned vessel to a thick 
extract, which should be greenish-black, 
and should yield a clear solution with 
water. 

This preparation contains about 6 per 
cent, of iron, calculated as metal. — N. F. 
and Germ. Pharm. 
Extract, Fluid, of Arnica Flowers. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 
Extract of Arnica Root. 

Make according to the general process 
given under Extracts, which see, the 
menstruum being diluted alcohol, and 
obtaining an extract of pilular consist- 
ence. — N. F. Appendix and U. S. P. 
1890. 
Extract, Fluid, of Arnica Root. 

Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts, Fluid), using as 
a menstruum a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. — U. S. P. 
1890. 
Extract, Fluid, Aromatic. 

Prepare from aromatic powder ac- 
cording to the general process (see Ex- 
tracts, Fluid), using alcohol as a mens- 
truum, moistening 16^4 av. ounces of 
drug with s l A fluidounces of menstruum 
and reserving 13^2 fluidounces as the 
first percolate. The remainder of the 
percolate is to be evaporated at a tem- 
perature not above 50 deg. C. — U. S. P. 
Extract, Fluid, of Bamboo Brier, 
Compound. (Alterative Com- 
pound. — McDade's Compound. — 
Creek Indian Remedy. — Mistura 
Smilacis Compositus.) 

Bamboo brier root av.oz. 4 

Stillingia av.oz. 4 

Burdock root av.oz. 4 

Poke root av.oz. 4 

Prickly ash bark av.oz. 1 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to fine powder, 
and extract, using diluted alcohol as a 
menstruum, by the process of the U. S. 
P. or N. F., or any other suitable proc- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



ess for fluid extracts, the product to 
measure 16 fluidounces. 
Extract, Fluid, of Baptisia. 

Baptisia in No. 30 powder. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
■60 powder, and a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water as a mens- 
truum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Bearsfoot. (Fluid 
Extract of Polymnia.) 

Extract the root in moderately fine 
powder by any suitable process for 
fluid extracts, using alcohol as the 
menstruum. 
Extract of Belladonna. 

Sprinkle 16 av. ounces of fresh bella- 
donna herb in blossom with 6 fluidrams 
of water, contuse and express. Moisten 
the residue with 18 fluidrams of water, 
contuse again, and express. Mix the 
two liquids, heat on a water bath to 8o 
deg. C, strain, evaporate on a water 
bath to iH av. ounces, and add 2 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol. Allow to stand for 
24 hours, agitating frequently, strain, 
mix the residue with 6 fluidrams of al- 
cohol and 2 of water, warm this for a 
short time, in a closed vessel, agitating 
repeatedly, allow to stand, decant the 
clear liquid; add it to the first alcoholic 
liquid, filter, and evaporate the filtrate 
on a water bath to thick extract.— Germ. 
Pharm. 

For U. S. P. extract of belladonna, 
see extract of belladonna leaves. 
Extract of Belladonna, Alcoholic. 
(Extract of Belladonna Root.) 
Evaporate one fluidounce of liquid 
extract of belladonna (see Extract, 
Fluid, of Belladonna) in a tared porce- 
lain capsule, on a water bath, to the 
consistence of a moderately firm ex- 
tract, and weigh. Substract the weight, 
in grains, of the extract obtaine'd from 
3^0 grains ; the difference indicates the 
amount of milk sugar to be used as a 
d^uent for each fluidounce of liquid ex- 
tract to make the extract. 

Now evaporate 8 fluidounces of the 



liquid extract to a thin syrup, add to 
it the requisite quantity of milk sugar 
as determined from the data obtained 
from the foregoing experiment, and 
continue the evaporation until the ex- 
tract weighs 6*4 av. ounces. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

The extract of the Brit. Pharm. 1885 
contained no milk sugar and average 
samples of it were about the strength of 
the extract of the present Brit. Pharm. 

Extract of Belladonna, Green. 

Bruise the fresh leaves and young 
branches in a mortar (stone, marble or 
wedgewood, not metal), press out the 
juice and heat it to 55 deg. C. Separate 
the green coloring matter by straining 
through cloth, heat the strained liquid 
to 95 deg. C.j and filter. Evaporate the 
filtrate on a water bath to the consist- 
ence of thin syrup ; add to this the 
green coloring previously separated and 
passed through a hair sieve, stir the 
whole well together, and evaporate at a 
temperature not exceeding 55 deg. C. to 
the consistence of soft extract. 

At a temperature of 55 deg. C, the 
chlorophyll is coagulated ; at 95 deg. C. 
the albumen is coagulated. The latter 
is filtered out and rejected; the former 
is reincorporated with the extract, and 
the product will be bright green in 
color. Towards the end of the evapora- 
tion, the extract must be stirred con- 
stantly and vigorously so that the chlor- 
ophyll will be in intimate mixture with 
the extract. — Brit. Pharm. 

The above may be used as a general 
process for making the so-called "green" 
or "English extracts." 

For the extract of belladonna, Germ. 
Pharm., also made from fresh herb, see 
Extract of Belladonna. 

Extract of Belladonna Leaves. 

I. Make according to the general 
process for extracts (see Extracts), us- 
ing a mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol 
and 1 of water as a menstruum. Con- 
duct the evaporation at a temperature 
not to exceed 50 deg. C. — U. S. P. 



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131 



The product is to be assayed and is 
to contain 1.4 per cent, of mydriatic 
alkaloids. If found to contain more 
than this percentage, enough powdered 
sugar of milk should be added to reduce 
it to the standard of 1.4 per cent. 

The Brit. Pharm. recognizes a green 
extract of belladonna (leaves) and an 
alcoholic extract of belladonna (root), 
which see. The Brit. Form, recognizes 
an extract of belladonna leaf; see No. 

II: 

See also Extract of Belladonna. 

II. Extract belladonna leaf in No. 60 
powder with 90 per cent alcohol by 
percolation until exhausted, distil off 
most of the alcohol from the perco- 
late, and evaporate the residue on a 
water bath to the consistence of an ex- 
tract. — Brit. Form. 

This extract is to be assayed. 

Extract, Fluid, of Belladonna Root. 
(Fluid Extract of Belladonna U. 
S. P. 1880.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), moistening 
i6}% av. ounces of drug with s J A fluid- 
ounces of menstruum and collecting the 
first 12^4 fluidounces of percolate as the 
reserve. The menstruum is a mixture 
of 4 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water. 
The second percolate is to be evaporated 
at not above 50 deg. C. to soft extract 
and dissolved in the reserved percolate. 
The product is to be assayed and made 
to contain 14 gram of mydriatic alka- 
loids in 100 cc. If it contains more, 
enough menstruum should be added to 
reduce it to this standard. — U.-S. P. 

The liquid extract of belladonna of 
the Brit. Pharm. is made by extracting 
belladonna root in No. 20 powder by 
repercolation with a mixture of 7 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water, and 
standardizing the product so that every 
no minims of liquid extract contains 24 
gr. of alkaloids (or 100 cc. contain 0.75 
gm.). 
9 



Extract, Fluid, of Benzoin. (Con- 
centrated Tincture of Benzoin.) 

Benzoin, coarse powder. .. .av.oz. Sy 2 
Alcohol sufficient 

Mix the benzoin with 12 fluidounces 
of alcohol, macerate the mixture in a 
warm place, then heat on a water bath 
until quite warm, strain through flan- 
nel, and wash the dregs and strainer 
with enough alcohol to make the cola- 
ture measure 16 fluidounces. 

This is similar to the "convenience" 
preparations put up by manufacturers. 
The tincture is directed to be prepared 
from it by mixing 6 fluidounces of it 
with 10 fluidounces of alcohol. It may 
be used for making benzoinated lard 
and for benzoinating other fats and 
fatty bodies. 

Extract, Fluid, of Benzoin, Com- 
pound. 

Benzoin av.oz. 4^2 

Storax av.oz. 3 

Tolu balsam av.oz. i J / 2 

Aloes gr. 325 

Alcohol sufficient 

Reduce the benzoin and aloes to 
coarse powder, add these and the tolu 
and storax to 12 fluidounces of alcohol 
contained in a closed vessel, digest the 
mixture, at a temperature not exceed- 
ing 65 deg. C, for 2 hours, then strain 
through flannel, and wash the residue 
and strainer with enough alcohol to 
make the colature measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

This is another "convenience" prep- 
aration from which the compound tinc- 
ture of benzoin is directed to be pre- 
pared by mixing 6 fluidounces with 10 
fluidounces of alcohol. 

Extract, Fluid, of Berberis. (Fluid 
Extract of Berberis Aquifolium 
or Oregon Grape.) 

Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts, Fluid), using di- 
luted alcohol as the menstruum. Re- 
serve the first n J A fluidounces of perco- 
late (for every 16^4 av. ounces of drug 
used).— N. F. 



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Extract, Fluid, of Bethroot. (Fluid 
Extract of Trillium.) 

From the rhizome of Trillium erec- 
tum and other species of Trillium. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 2 of water as the mens- 
truum. — N. F. 

Extract of Bittersweet. (Extract of 
Dulcamara.) 

Dulcamara, coarse powder. av.oz. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 24 

Mix the drug with 16 fluidounces of 
water, macerate for 24 hours, strain 
with expression, upon the residue pour 
8 fluidounces of boiling distilled water, 
macerate for 1 hour, and strain and ex- 
press once more. Mix the two cola- 
tures, add 2 drams or so of filter paper 
torn into shreds — scraps of filter paper 
from the cutting of filter papers may 
be used — and heat the liquid to boiling. 
Now skim the liquid, filter it through 
flannel, and evaporate to extract con- 
sistency. 

A preparation that will keep better 
may be prepared by evaporating the 
strained liquid after boiling to a weight 
of 2 av. ounces, adding to the latter 2 
fluidounces of alcohol, mixing well, al- 
lowing to stand for 48 hours, filtering, 
passing through the residue on the filter 
a mixture of 6 fluidrams of alcohol and 
2 of water, and evaporating the total 
filtrate to extract consistency. — D. modi- 
fied. 

The alcohol separates the mucilage 
extracted from the drug. 

Extract, Fluid, of Bittersweet. 
(Fluid Extract of Dulcamara.) 
Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts, Fluid). The 
menstruum is diluted alcohol— N. F. 
Appendix and U. S. P. 1890. 

Extract, Fluid, of Blackberry Root, 
(.fluid Extract of Rubus.) 
Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts, Fluid), by 
moistening i<5$4 av. ounces of it with 
S l/ 2 fluidounces of menstruum, reserving 



the first 12^4 fluidounces of percolate, 
and evaporating the remainder on a 
water bath. The menstruum is diluted 
alcohol. 

Extract, Fluid, of Blackberry Root 
Bark, Compound. 

Blackberry root bark av.oz. 12 

Cinnamon av.oz. i]/ 2 

Nutmeg av.oz. 1 1 / 2 

Clove av.oz. 34 

Pimento av.oz. £4 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drugs, grind to fine powder, 
and extract, using diluted alcohol as a 
menstruum, by the process of the U. S. 
P. or N. F., or any other suitable proc- 
ess for fluid extracts, the product to 
measure 16 fluidounces. 

Other spices may be used instead of 
those in the amove formula. 

Such a preparation may be employed 
for making mild and pleasant carmina- 
tive elixirs, syrups, "balsams," etc., for 
summer complaint, dysentery, etc. The 
above may be converted into the aro- 
matic syrup of blackberry, N. F., by 
mixing 1 fluidounce with 5 of diluted 
alcohol, 11 fluidounces of blackberry 
juice, and 16 av. ounces of sugar, agi- 
tating until dissolved and straining. A 
syrup without juice may be prepared by 
mixing 1 fluidounce of fluid extract, 5 
of diluted alcohol and 20 of simple 
syrup. 

Extract of Black Cohosh. (Extract 
of Cimicifuga.) 

Evaporate 4 fluidounces of the fluid 
extract in a porcelain dish by means of 
a water bath, at a temperature not ex- 
ceeding 70 deg. C, with constant stir- 
ring, to complete dryness. Reduce the 
product to fine powder and add enough 
peeled Russian licorice root in No. 80 
powder to make the finished extract 
weigh 1 av. ounce. — U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Black Cohosh. 
(Fluid Extract of Cimicifuga, or 
Actaea Racemosa.) 

Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts, Fluid), by 
moistening i6}£ av. ounces of drug with 
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fluidounces of percolate, and evaporat- 
ing the second percolate on a water 
bath. The menstruum is alcohol. — U. 
S. P. 

The liquid extract of black cohosh 
of the Brit. Pharm. is made with the 
same menstruum. 

Extract, Fluid, of Bla^x Cohosh, 
Compound. 

Black cohosh av.oz. 8^4 

Wild cherry av.oz. 4^ 

Licorice av.oz. 2^4 

Ipecac ... av.oz. 1 

Senega . . . av.oz. 1 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to fine pow- 
der, and extract, using diluted alcohol 
as a menstruum, by the process of the 
U. S. P. or N. F., or any other suitable 
process for fluid extracts, the product 
to measure 16 fluidounces. 

Extract, Fluid, of Black Haw. (Fluid 
Extract of Viburnum Prunifo- 
lium. — Fluid Extract of Vibur- 
num, U. S. P. 1880.) 

Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts, Fluid), but re- 
serving the first 13^ fluidounces of per- 
colate from i6}i av. ounces of drug. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 2 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water. — U. 
S. P. 

Extract of Bladder-Wrack. (Ex- 
tract Sea-Wrack, Fucus or Fu- 
cus Vesiculosus.) 

Exhaust the drug in No. 20 powder 
by percolation, using diluted alcohol as 
the menstruum. Recover the alcohol 
from the percolate by distillation and 
evaporate the residue to the consistence 
of a firm extract. — Brit. Form. 

Extract, Fluid, of Bladder-Wrack. 
(Fluid or Liquid Extract of Sea- 
Wrack, Fucus or Fucus Vesicu- 
losus.) 

I. Prepare according to Process A 

(see Extracts, Fluid), using the drug 
~in No. 40 powder, and a mixture of 3 

volumes of alcohol and 1 of water as 

the menstruum. — N. F. 

21. 
Extract of bladder-wrack. av.oz. 2>Va 
Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the extract in 13 fluidounces 



of diluted alcohol, let stand for an 
hour, filter, and wash the residue on 
the filter with the remainder of the 
diluted alcohol. — Brit. Form. 

Extract of Blessed Thistle. (Ex- 
tract of Carduus Benedictus.) 

Blessed thistle, cut av.oz. 8 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 61 

Pour on the drug 38 fluidounces of 
boiling water, let stand for 6 hours at 
35 to 40 deg. C, agitate occasionally, 
express, add the remainder of the water 
to the residue, macerate again for 3 
hours, again express, mix the two 
liquids, evaporate till it weighs 15 av. 
ounces, when cold add S J / 2 fluidounces 
of alcohol, set aside in a cool place for 
2 days, filter, and evaporate the filtrate 
to thick extract. — Germ. Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid of Blood Root. (Fluid 
Extract of Sang-uinaria.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), moistening 
16^4 av. ounces of the drug with 5 
fluidounces of menstruum and reserving 
the first 13^2 fluidounces of percolate. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 11 vol- 
umes of 36 per cent, acetic acid and 25 
volumes of water. — N. F. 

In the U. S. P. 1890, the preparation 
was made with a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. 

Extract, Fluid, of Blue Cohosh. 
(Fluid Extract of Caulophyl- 
lum.) 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder, and a mixture of '3 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water as the mens- 
truum. — N. F. 

Extract of Blue Flag. (Extract of 
Iris.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts), using alcohol as a 
menstruum, and obtaining an extract of 
pilular consistence. 

Extract, Fluid, of Blue Flag. (Fluid 
Extract of Iris.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid). The mens- 



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truum is alcohol. 



Extract, Fluid, of Boldo. 

From the leaves of Peumus Boldus. 
Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder, and a mixture of 2 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water as a mens- 
truum. — N. F. 
Extract, Fluid, of Boneset. (Fluid 

Extract of Thoroughwort or Eu- 

patorium.) 
Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in Xo. 40 powder, reserving the 
first 13 fluidounces of percolate (for 
16^4 av. ounces of drug), and evapor- 
ating the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum is diluted alcohol. — N. 
F. 
Extract, Fluid, of Broom. (Fluid 

Extract of Scoparius.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid). The mens- 
truum is diluted alcohol. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Bryony. 

Moisten 16^4 av. ounces of drug in 
moderately fine powder with 3 fluid- 
ounces of water. Allow to stand in a 
covered vessel for one hour, then mix 
intimately with 6 fluidounces of alcohol, 
let stand for another hour, then ex- 
haust by any suitable process for fluid 
extracts (see Extracts, Fluid), using a 
menstruum composed of 3 volumes of 
alcohol to 2 of water. 
Extract, Fluid, of Buchu. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
~ee Extracts, Fluid), the first 13K 
fluidounces of percolate (from 16^4 av. 
ounces of drug), and evaporating the 
balance of the percolate on a water 
bath at a temperature not exceeding 50 
C. The menstruum is a mixture 
of 1 volume of water and 3 of alcohol. 
— U. S. P. 
Extract, Fluid, of Buchu, Compound. 

Buchu av.oz. ioy 2 

Cubeb av.oz. 2. gr. 35 

Juniper berries av.oz. 2. gr. 35 



Uva ursi av.oz. 2, gr. 35 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs and reduce to No. 40 
powder. Prepare the fluid extract ac- 
cording to Process A (see Extracts, 
Fluid), using a mixture of 2 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water as the mens- 
truum, the above mixture of drugs to 
make 16 fluidounces of product. — N. F. 

Most of the preparations of the above 
name which are on the market repre- 
sent, in each pint, 8 av. ounces of 
buchu, 2 av. ounces each of cubeb, juni- 
per and uva ursi, and 2 fluidounces of 
spirit of nitrous ether. 

Extract, Fluid, of Buchu, Juniper 
and Potassium Acetate, Comp'd. 

Buchu av.oz. 12^ 

Juniper av.oz. 3 

Potassium acetate av.oz. 1 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the buchu and juniper, reduce 
them to tolerably fine powder, and ex- 
tract by the process of the U. S. P. or 
X. F. (see Extracts, Fluid). The mens- 
truum should consist of 2 volumes of 
alcohol to -i of water. The percolate, 
after dissolving the potassium acetate 
in it, should measure 16 fluidounces. 

Extract, Fluid, of Buchu and Pareira. 

Mix buchu leaves and cut pareira in 
equal parts, reduce to fine powder, and 
extract by the process of the U. S. P. 
or X. F. (see Extracts, Fluid), using 
as menstruum composed of 2 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. 

Extract, Fluid, of Buchu, Pareira and 
Uva Ursi. 

Make like the preceding, using 8^< 
av. ounces of buchu and 4^4 av. ounces 
of each of pareira and uva ursi, the 
product to measure 16 fluidounces. 

Extract of Buckbean. (Extractum 
Trifolii Fibrini.) 

Buckbean, cut moderately 

fine av.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. i8J4 

Water, boiling sufficient 

Macerate the drug with 77 fluidounces 
of the water for 6 hours, agitating oc- 
casionally, express, macerate the resi- 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



135 



water for 3 hours, express again, mix 
the two liquids, evaporate to a weight 
of 32 av. ounces, when cold add the al- 
cohol, set aside in a cool place for 2 
days, filter, and evaporate the filtrate to 
thick extract. — Germ. Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid, of Buckbean. (Fluid 
Extract of Menyanthes.) 

From the leaves of Menyanthes tri- 
foliata (Trifolium fibrinum, Germ. 
Pharm.). 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
20 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 

Extract of Buckthorn. (Extract of 
Frangula.) 

I. 

Buckthorn bark, coarse 

powder av.oz. 8 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Water sufficient 

Mix the bark and diluted alcohol, 
macerate for 48 hours in a closed ves- 
sel, pack in a percolator, allow the 
liquid to drain, and then pass enough 
water through the drug to make the 
percolate measure 30 fluidounces. Evap- 
orate this percolate on a water bath to 
thick extract consistency. — Brit. Pharm. 
1885. 
II. 
Frangula, moderately coarse 

powder av.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Mix the drug with 16 fluidounces of 
water, macerate for 24 " hours, strain 
with expression, upon the residue pour 8 
fluidounces of boiling water, macerate 
again for 1 hour, strain and express, 
mix the two liquids, and evaporate to 
dryness. — D. 

Extract, Fluid, of Buckthorn. (Fluid 
Extract of Frangula.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 40 powder, moistening 162/4 
av. ounces of it with s l A fluidounces of 
menstruum, reserving the first 13 fluid- 
ounces of percolate, and evaporating the 
remainder on a water bath. The mens- 



truum is a mixture of 5 volumes of al- 
cohol and 8 of water. — U. S. P. 

The fluid extract of the Germ. Pharm. 
is made with a mixture of 1 volume of 
alcohol and 2 of water. 

The Germ. Pharm, directs making 100 
parts by weight of fluid extract from 
100 parts of drug, using a mixture of 1 
volume of alcohol and 2 of water as a 
menstruum. 

Extract, Fluid, of Buckthorn, Bitter- 
less. (Extractum Frangulae Ex- 
amaratae Fluidum.) 

Bitterless buckthorn bark. av.oz. 16^4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Extract the bark by the process of the 
U. S. P. or N. F., or any other suitable 
process for , fluid extracts. The mens- 
truum should consist of a mixture of 3 
volumes of alcohol to 1 of the water, 
the product should measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

Bitterless buckthorn bark is prepared 
by intimately mixing 10 av. ounces of 
buckthorn bark in very fine powder and 
1 av. ounce of calcined magnesia with 
20 fluidounces of water, allowing to 
stand for 12 hours, drying on a water 
bath -with constant stirring, powdering 
again, and sifting. — D. 

Extract, Fluid, of Blackthorn. 
Palatable. 

Fluid extract of buckthorn, 

U. S. P fl.oz. 16 

Ammoniated glycyrrhizin. . .gr. 120 

Saccharin gr. 30 

Solution of potassa fl.dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve the saccharin and glycyrr- 
hizin in the water to which has been 
added the solution of potassa, the fluid 
extract of buckthorn, and mix thor- 
oughly. The result is an elegant prod- 
uct, free from nauseating or disagree- 
able taste. 

This product is, of course, somewhat 
weaker than a fluid extract is supposed 
to be. 

Extract, Fluid, of Burdock. (Fluid 
Extract of Lappa or Burdock 
Root.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



ess (sec Extracts, Fluid). The mens- 
truum is diluted alcohol— U. S. P. 1890. 
Extract of Butternut-bark. (Extract 
of Juglans.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts), but using the drug 
in No. 30 powder and evaporating the 
percolate on a water bath to pilular con- 
sistence. The menstruum is diluted al- 
cohol. — N. F. Appendix and U. S. P. 
1800. 

Extract, Fluid, of Butternut. (Fluid 
Extract of Juglans.) 

From the inner bark of Juglans cin- 
erea. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. 

Extract, Fluid, of Cactus Grandi- 
florus. (Fluid Extract of Cereus 
Grandiflorus.) 

The preparation sold under this name 
is usually a concentrated tincture, made 
from the freshly gathered fleshy stems, 
leaves and flowers, which are crushed, 
covered with alcohol, and macerated for 
2 weeks, then expressed and filtered. 
Three species of plants are now gener- 
ally employed indiscriminately in mak- 
ing this preparation, viz., Cereus grandi- 
florus. C. Bonplandi and C. McDonaldi. 

Extract of Calabar Bean. (Extract 
of Physostigma.) 

I. Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts), using the drug 
in Xo. 80 powder. The menstruum is 
alcohol. The liquid is to be evaporated 
to dryness at a temperature not exceed- 
ing 50 deg. C. The product is to be 
ed and made to contain 2 per cent, 
of ether: soluble alkaloids. If it con- 
tains more, enough peeled Russian, licor- 
ice root in No. 80 powder is to be 
added to it to reduce it to this percent- 
age. Then reduce to powder, mix well, 
and transfer at once to well-stoppered 
amber-colored vials.— U. S. P. 
II. 

Calabar bean, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. 16 



Alcohol fl.oz. 76 

Milk sugar sufficient 

Mix the drug with 19 fluidounces of 
alcohol, set aside in a closed vessel for 
48 hours, agitating occasionally, trans- 
fer to a percolator, and when the liquid 
ceases to pass, add the remainder of 
the alcohol so that it may slowly perco- 
late through the drug. Remove the 
marc from the percolator, subject it to 
pressure, add the expressed liquid to 
the percolate, filter, recover most of the 
alcohol by distillation, transfer the resi- 
due to a tared porcelain capsule, evap- 
orate to the consistence of very soft ex- 
tract, weigh, add three times its weight 
of milk sugar, and mix thoroughly. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

The extract of the Brit. Pharm. 1885 
contained no milk sugar and hence was 
4 times as strong as the extract of the 
present Brit. Pharm. 

Extract of Calamus. (Extract of 
Sweet Flag.) 

Calamus, cut fine av.oz. 4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drug with 9% fluidounces of 
alcohol and 11^ of water, macerate for 
4 days, agitating occasionally, and 
strain with expression. To the residue, 
add 4^2 fluidounces of alcohol and sH 
of water, macerate for 24 hours, and 
strain with expression.' Mix the two 
liquids, heat on a water bath, set aside 
for 2 days, filter, and evaporate the fil- 
trate to thick extract. — Germ. Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid, of Calamus. (Fluid 
Extract of Sweet Flag.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), moistening 
i6^4 av. ounces of drug with 5^ fluid- 
ounces of menstruum receiving the first 
14^ fluidounces of percolate as the re- 
serve, and evaporating the weak perco- 
late on a water bath at not above 5c 
deg. C. The menstruum is a mixture 
of 3 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water 

Extract, Fluid, of Calendula. (Fluid 
Extract of Marigold.) 

From the flowering herb of Calen- 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, a mixture of 2 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water as the mens- 
truum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Calendula, Non- 
Alcoholic. 

Calendula (flowering herb) 

No. 40 powder av.oz. 16^ 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with a menstruum 
composed of 2 volumes of water and 1 
of alcohol, and macerate for 12 hours. 
Percolate to exhaustion with same 
menstruum, recover the alcohol by dis- 
tillation, then evaporate carefully to 8 
fluidounces, and add the glycerin. 

Extract, Fluid, of Canadian Hemp. 
(Fluid Extract of Black Indian 
Hemp or Apocynum or Apocy- 
num Cannabinum.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), using as a 
first menstruum, for i6}i av. ounces of 
drug, a mixture of 13 fluidrams of 
glycerin, 9^ fluidounces of alcohol and 
4^4 fluidounces of water, to be followed 
by a mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol 
and 2 of water. The weak percolate is 
to be evaporated at not above 50 deg. 
C— N. F. • 

Extract of Cannabis Indica. (Extract 
of Indian Cannabis or Indian 
Hemp.) 

Moisten 16^4 av. ounces of drug in 
No. 20 powder with 5 fluidounces of al- 
cohol, and pack it firmly in a cylindri- 
cal percolator, then add enough alcohol 
to saturate the powder and leave a 
stratum above it. When the liquid be- 
gins to drop from the percolator, close 
the lower orifice and, having closely 
covered the percolator, macerate for 48 
hours. Then allow percolation to pro- 
ceed, gradually adding alcohol, until the 
drug is exhausted. Distil off the alco- 
hol from the percolate by means of a 
water bath, and evaporate the residue 
in a porcelain dish, on a water bath, to 
pilular consistence. — U. S. P. 

The preparation of the Brii. Pharm. 



differs from this only in being evapor- 
ated to soft extract. 

Extract of Cannabis Indica, Alco- 
holic or Resinous. (Cannabin of 
T. & H. Smith.) 

Digest the drug in successive quan- 
tities of warm water till the expressed 
liquid comes away colorless, and again 
for 2 days, at a moderate heat, in a 
solution of sodium carbonate in the 
proportion of 1 part of salt to 2 of drug ; 
coloring matter, chlorophyll, and inert 
concrete oil are thereby removed. Ex- 
press and wash the residue, dry it, and 
exhaust it by percolation with alcohol. 
Agitate the percolate with milk of lime 
containing 1 av. ounce of lime for every 
av. pound of drug, filter, and to the 
filtrate add a small amount of sulfuric 
acid to precipitate the excess of lime. 
Also add a little animal charcoal, again 
filter, from the filtrate distil most of 
the alcohol, to the residue, contained in 
a porcelain capsule, add twice its weight 
of water, and allow the remaining alco- 
hol to be dissipated by spontaneous 
evaporation. Collect the resin and wash 
it with water until the washings are 
neither acid nor bitter, and dry the 
resin in thin layers. 

Extract, Fluid, of Cannabis Indica. 
(Fluid Extract of Indian Canna- 
bis or Indian Hemp.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 30 powder, reserving the 
first 14H fluidounces of percolate (from 
16^4 av. ounces of drug), and evapor- 
ating the remainder on a water bath at 
not above" 50 deg. C. The menstruum 
is alcohol.— U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Capsicum. 

Prepare according to the genera! proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing i6}i av. ounces of drug with 8 
fluidounces of menstruum, reserve the 
first 14^ fluidounces of percolate, and 
evaporate the remainder on a water 
bath. The menstruum is alcohol. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Extract, Fluid, of Cardamom, Com- 
pound. 

What is commercially sold under this 
title may .be made as follows : 
Cardamom, without cap- 
sules av.oz. 2>Va 

Cassia cinnamon av.oz. 3% 

Caraway av.oz. 1^4 

Cochineal gr. 290 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Grind the drugs to moderately fine 
powder, and extract with diluted alco- 
hol (see Extracts, Fluid), so as to ob- 
tain 16 fluidounces of product. 

This product is ten times the strength 
of the official tincture, which may be 
prepared by mixing 1 fluidounce of this 
with 14 fluidounce of glycerin, and 8^2 
fluidounces of diluted alcohol. 
Extract of Cascara Sagrada. 

I. Prepare according to the general 
process given under Extracts. In this 
case 16 av. ounces of drugs in No. 60 
powder is to be exhausted with a mix- 
ture of 1 volume of alcohol and 7 of 
water. The first 14 fluidounces of per- 
colate are to be reserved, the remainder 
is to be evaporated on a water bath not 
exceeding 70 deg. C. to the consistence 
of syrup. This is to be mixed with 
the reserved portion, and the whole 
liquid is to be evaporated at the same 
temperature to dryness. Reduce the 
extract to fine powder and add enough 
peeled Russian licorice root in No. 80 
powder to make the whole weigh 4 av. 
ounces. — U. S. P. 

II. Moisten the drug, in No. 20 pow- 
der, with water, let it remain a few 
hours to soften and swell, then place it 
loosely in a percolator, and percolate 
with water until the drug is exhausted. 
Evaporate on a water bath to dryness. 
—Brit. Pharm. 

III. 
Cascara sagrada, No. 20 powder, 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Take any suitable quantity of the 
bark, moisten with a mixture of 3 parts 
of alcohol and 4 of water, then pack in 
a percolator, moisten, and percolate in 



the usual manner until the drug is ex- 
hausted ; then evaporate the percolate 
on a water bath either to thick consist- 
ency or to dryness as may be desired. 

The yield of pilular extract is about 
28 per cent., of dry extract, about 24 
per cent. — D. modified. 
Extract, Fluid, of Cascara Sagrada. 

I. Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts, Fluid), reserving 
the first 13 fluidounces of percolate from 
16^4 av. ounces of drug, and evaporat- 
ing the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 2 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 3 of water. — U. 
S. P. 

The fluid extract of cascara sagrada 
of the market varies greatly. Some 
brands are sweetened, either with sac- 
charine or sugar, some contain licorice 
extract. 

A formula recommended for making 
this fluid extract is to exhaust 16 av. 
ounces of the drug by passing water 
through it, evaporating the percolate on 
a water bath to 12 fluidounces, adding 
3 fluidounces of alcohol and 1 fluid- 
ounce of glycerite of licorice, and filter- 
ing, if necessary. 

II. Brit. Pharm. formula for liquid 
extract of cascara sagrada : 

Cascara sagrada av.oz. i6^4 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Distilled water sufficient 

Moisten the drug with 12 fluidounces 
of distilled water, set the mixture aside 
for 6 hours, then place it loosely in a 
percolator, and percolate with more 
water until the drug is exhausted. 
Evaporate the percolate to g l / 2 fluid- 
ounces, and add the diluted alcohol. 

Extract, Fluid, of Cascara Sagrada, 
Aromatic. (Cascara Aromatic.) 

The bitterness of cascara sagrada is 
removed by means of an insoluble alkali 
such as lime or magnesia; the taste of 
the preparation is further improved by 
adding sugar, saccharin, licorice, and 
flavoring oils and spirits. The following 
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I. 

Cascara sagrada, fine pow- 
der av.oz. 16^4 

Extract licorice gr. 318 

Glycerin fl.oz. ZY 2 

Alcohol T. fl.oz. 4 

Benzosulphinide gr. 8 

Oil anise m. 20 

Oil coriander m. 1 

Oil wintergreen m. 1 

Boiling water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the powdered drug and the mag- 
nesia with 32 fluidounces of boiling 
water, set aside for 2 hours, stirring 
occasionally, and then pack in a perco- 
lator. Pour on boiling water and allow 
percolation to proceed until the drug is 
exhausted. Evaporate the percolate to 
8 z / 2 fluid ounces, and while still warm, 
dissolve in it the extract of licorice. 
When cold, add the glycerin, then the 
alcohol in which the benzosulphinide and 
the oils have been dissolved, and finally 
sufficient water to make the fluidextract 
measure 16 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 



II. N. F. (which calls it Bitterless 
Fluid Extract of Cascara Sagrada) : 
Cascara sagrada, fine pow- 
der av.oz. i6>}4 

Quicklime gr. 360 

Sugar av.oz. 7 

Oil of coriander drops 10 

Oil of anise drops _ 6 

Water sufficient 

Slake the lime, add 32 fluidounces of 
water, stir in the drug, and digest on a 
water bath for 6 hours, or until the 
bitter taste has become faint. Pack 
the magma into a percolator, allow it 
to drain, then percolate with water until 
the drug is exhausted. Evaporate the 
percolate to 12 fluidounces, dissolve the 
sugar in this liquid, and then add the 
oils, shake well, filter if necessary and 
add enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

This preparation is said to keep well, 
even though it contains no alcohol. The 
flavor may be varied by adding oil of 
cinnamon, wintergreen, fennel, etc. Lic- 
orice may be added either by mixing 



the ground root with the drug or by in- 
corporating extract or glycerite with 
the evaporated liquid. 

III. Steven's process: 
Cascara sagrada, No. 40 

powder av.oz. i7 x A 

Calcined magnesia av.oz. i}i 

Water fl.oz. 18 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Glycerin ' fl.oz. 4 

Extract of licorice, puri- 
fied av.oz. 454 

Saccharin gr. 30 

Oil of fennel drops 5 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Mix the first two ingredients very in- 
timately, moisten with water and mac- 
erate for several hours. Then pack the 
mixture in a percolator and allow to 
macerate about 48 hours; then add the 
alcohol and allow to macerate 12 hours 
longer. Now start percolation with di- 
luted alcohol and continue until the 
drug is exhausted. The percolation 
should be allowed to go on very slowly 
at first, the heavier portion being re- 
served to the amount of about 13 fluid- 
ounces and the remainder in succession 
to about 16 fluidounces. Recover the 
alcohol, commencing with the most di- 
lute of the liquors, and evaporate until 
the whole is reduced to 12 fluidounces, 
including the glycerin ; to this product 
add the extract of licorice, saccharin 
and oil of fennel, the whole to measure 
16 fluidounces. If the total volume falls 
short of 16 fluidounces, add enough di- 
luted alcohol. 

This process may be varied slightly 
as follows : Evaporate the percolate to 
8 fluidounces (without the glycerin), 
and add 8 fluidounces of glycerite of 
licorice, the saccharin and oil. 

IV. Urban's process (recommended by 
Hemm) : 

Cascara sagrada, No. 60 

powder av.oz. 1634 

Licorice root, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Freshly slaked lime av.oz. 1^4 

Compound spirit of orange, .m. 100 

Solution of saccharin fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water, diluted alcohol, each sufficient 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Mix the freshly slaked lime with the 
cascara sagrada and licorice root, add 
16 fluidounces of water, mix thoroughly, 
pass through a No. 20 sieve, macerate 
for 24 hours, and dry at a temperature 
of 40 to 50 deg. C. Mix the alcohol 
and glycerin with 4 fluidounces of water, 
moisten the drugs with 6]/ 2 fluidounces 
of this menstruum and then extract in 
the usual manner for fluid extracts, 
using diluted alcohol as a menstruum 
after the above liquid has all been add- 
ed to the drugs. Reserve the first 13^ 
fluidounces of percolate, evaporate the 
remainder to soft extract, dissolve the 
latter in reserve percolate, add the solu- 
tion of saccharin and the spirit and 
then enough diluted alcohol to make 16 
fluidounces ; filter after several days, if 
necessary. 

V. This preparation may also be pre- 
pared from the bitterless fluid extract 
of cascara sagrada by the addition of 
extract or glycerite of licorice and aro- 
matics. 

Extract, Fluid, of Cascara Sagrada, 
Bitterless or Tasteless. (Ex- 
tractum Cascarae Sagradse Ex- 
amaratee Fluidum — Tasteless 
Liquid Extract of Cascara Sag- 
rada, Brit. Form.) 

I. 

Bitterless cascara sagrada. av.oz. 17^ 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Use as menstruum a mixture of 3 
volumes of alcohol with one of water. 
The process of extraction may be that 
of the U. S. P. or N. F., or any other 
suitable process for fluid extracts. The 
product should measure 16 fluidounces. 
Bitterless cascara sagrada is made by 
intimately mixing 10 av.ounces of cas- 
cara sagrada in fine powder and 1 of 
calcined magnesia with 20 fluidounces 
of water, allowing to stand for 12 hours, 
then drying on a water bath with con- 
stant stirring, powdering again, and 
sifting.— D. Modified. 

This is Dieterich's formula for bitter- 
less cascara sagrada bark. 



II. Gilpin's formula is as follows: 
Cascara sagrada, powder, .av.oz. 10 

Licorice root, powder av.oz. 2%, 

Calcined magnesia gr. 90 

Clove, powder gr. 45 

Mix the powders intimately, moisten 
with water and knead thoroughly. 
Transfer the mass to a closed drying 
chamber and subject to a temperature 
of 82 deg. C. for 48 hours. Then per- 
mit the moisture to escape from the 
chamber, dry the powder thoroughly, 
repowder, and sift. 

III. 

Cascara, No. 40 powder. . .av.oz. 20 

Calcined magnesia, light. . .av.oz. 2 

Distilled water, alcohol, 
each, to make fl.oz. 20 

Mix the powders, moisten thoroughly 
with water, macerate for 24 hours, dry 
thoroughly over a water bath, and re- 
duce the dry mass to powder. Moisten 
this powder with 20 fluidounces of a 
mixture of o volumes of alcohol and 5 
of water, pack lightly in a percolator, 
and allow percolation to proceed, using 
the same menstruum, until the drug is 
exhausted. Reserve the first 17 fluid- 
ounces of percolate, distil ofT the alcohol 
from the remainder, evaporate the resi- 
due to soft extract, dissolve this in the 
reserved percolate, and add enough of 
the mixture of 9 volumes of alcohol and 
5 of water to make 20 fluidounces of 
percolate. — Brit. Form. 

IV. Edel's process : 

Cascara sagrada, coarse 

powder av.oz. i6|4 

Calcined magnesia av.oz. i}£ 

Alcohol, water, glycerin. 

each sufficient 

Mix the drug and magnesia, moisten 
with water and allow to macerate for 
several hours. Then pack the mixture 
in a percolator and allow to macerate 
for 48 hours; add 12 fluidounces of al- 
cohol, allow to macerate for 12 hours 
longer, and finally begin, percolation 
using diluted alcohol as the menstruum. 
The first 12 fluidounces should be re- 
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haustion. Recover the alcohol and evap- 
orate the percolate to soft extract, and 
dissolve it in the reserved portion, add- 
ing sufficient glycerin to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

The bitterless fluid extracts may be 
used as they are or be made still more 
pleasant by the addition of licorice and 
cinnamon or other aromatics. See Ex- 
tract, Fluid, of Cascara Sagrada, Aro- 
matic, also Extract, Fluid, of Cascara 
Sagrada, Water-Miscible. 

Extract, Fluid, of Cascara Sagrada, 
Water-Miscible. 

Cascara sagrada, No. 20 

powder av.oz. 16^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Distilled water sufficient 

Moisten the bark with water, allow 
to remain a few hours to soften and 
swell, pack loosely in a percolator, and 
percolate with more water until ex- 
hausted. Evaporate on a water bath to 
the consistency of a brittle extract, 
which, when cold, treat with cold water 
until thoroughly disintegrated. Allow 
this to stand and settle. Strain through 
flannel, and evaporate the strained liquor 
to 12 fluidounces, add the alcohol, when 
cold, and filter if necessary. 

This preparation does not deposit 
either on keeping or on diluting with 
water, and, although bitter, is free from 
nauseous taste and smell. 
Extract of Cascarilla. 

Cascarilla, coarse powder. av.oz. 16 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 123 

Macerate the drug with 77 fluidounces 
of the water for 24 hours at a tempera- 
ture of 15 to 20 deg. C, express, mac- 
erate the residue with the remainder of 
the boiling water for 24 hours, again 
express, mix the two liquids, evaporate 
to a weight of 32 av.ounces, set aside 
in a cool place for several days, decant 
the clear liquid, and evaporate to thick 
extract. — Germ. Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid, of Catechu, Comp'd. 

The article sold under this name may 
be made as follows: 



Catechu, powder av.oz. 7 

Cassia cinnamon, powder. . .av.oz. 2> l A 
Clean, dry sand, diluted al- 
cohol, each sufficient 

Mix the two drugs and then add about 
twice the volume of sand; extract this 
mixture by the usual method for making 
fluid extracts, using diluted alcohol as 
a menstruum, the product to measure 
16 fluidounces. 

Extract, Fluid, Catnep. 

Catnep in No. 40 powder. Fluidex- 
tract by type process A, using 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 4 of water.— N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Celery Fruit. 

From the fruit of Apium graveolens. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extract, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and alcohol as the mens- 
truum. — N. F. 

Extract of Chamomile. (Extract of 
Anthemis.) 

English (Roman) chamo- 
mile flowers av.oz. 4 

Oil of chamomile drops 5 

Distilled water fl.oz. 40 

Boil the flowers with the water until 
the volume is reduced one-half, strain 
off the liquid, express the residue, mix 
the two liquids, filter, and evaporate the 
filtrate to soft extract, adding the oil 
towards the end of the process. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid, of (Roman) Chamo- 
mile. 

Prepare fluid extract by the usual 
process (see Extracts, Fluid), using a 
mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol and 2 
of water as the menstruum. 

Extract, Fluid, of Chestnut. (Fluid 
Extract of Castanea.) 

Castanea, No. 30 powder, .av.oz. i6^4 

Glycerin fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Pour 5 pints of boiling water upon the 
powder, allow it to macerate for 2 
hours, then express the liquid, transfer 
the residue to a percolator, and pour 
water upon it until the powder is ex- 
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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



on a water bath to 32 fluidounces, al- 
low this to cool and add g l / 2 fluidounces 
of alcohol. When the insoluble matter 
has subsided, separate the clear liquid, 
filter the remainder, evaporate the uni- 
ted liquids to 11 J 2 fluidounces, allow this 
to cool add the glycerin and enough 
alcohol to make the fluid extract meas- 
ure t6 fluidounces. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Chioanthus. 

Drug in No. 30 powd. Type process 
A, 3 volumes alcohol and 1 volume 
water.N. F. 
Extract, Fluid, of Chirata. 

Prepare according to the general 
formula (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
the drug in No. 30 powder, moistening 
16^4 av. ounces of it with 5H of men- 
struum, reserving the first 13^ fluid- 
ounces of percolate and evaporating the 
second percolate on a water bath. 
The menstruum is diluted alcohol. — U. 
S. P. 

Extract of Cinchona. 

I. 

Make according to the general process 
(see Extracts) except that 1 av. pound 
of the drug (calisaya bark) is to be 
moistened with $y 2 fluidounces of men- 
struum before packing in the percola- 
tor, continuing percolation until 62 fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained or the 
drug is exhausted, and evaporating the 
percolate on a water bath to pilular 
consistence. The menstruum is a mix- 
ture of 46 fluidounces of alcohol and 
15^2 fluidounces of water for 1 av.pound, 
the percolation to be continued then 
with diluted alcohol.— N. F. 

Cinchona used for any U. S. P. prep- 
aration should contain not less than 5 
per cent, of total alkaloids and not less 
than 2 l / 2 per cent, of quinine. 
IT. Germ. Pharm. formula for alcoholic 
extract of cinchona : 
Red cinchona, coarse powd.av.oz. 16 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Macerate the cinchona with a mixture 
*f 66 fluidounces of alcohol and 22 of 



water for 6 days at a temperature of 15 
to 20 deg. C, agitate frequently, express, 
macerate the residue with the same 
amount of alcohol and water for 3 days, 
express again, mix the two liquids, let 
stand for 2 days, filter, and evaporate 
the filtrate to dry extract. 
See also No. III. 

III. Germ. Pharm. formula for aqueous 
extract of cinchona, or the so-called 
"extractum chinae frigidum para- 
tum" : 
Red cinchona, coarse powd.av.oz. 16 

Water pints 19 

Mix the drug with one-half the water, 
set aside for 48 hours at a temperature 
of 15 to 20 deg. C. and express. Add 
the remainder of the water, let stand 
for 48 hours as before, and express. 
Mix the two liquids, evaporate to a 
weight of 2> 2 av.ounces, allow to cool, 
filter, and evaporate the filtrate to a thin 
extract. 
See also No. II. 

Extract, Fluid, of Cinchona. (Fluid 
Extract of Calisaya.) 

I. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing i6}£ av.ounces of drug (yellow cin- 
chona) with s x / 2 fluidounces of men- 
struum, reserving the first n l A fluid- 
ounces of percolate, and evaporating the 
remainder on a water bath. The men- 
struum for this amount of drug is a 
mixture of 13 fluidrams each of glycerin 
and water and i2^i fluidounces of alco- 
hol, to be followed by a mixture of 4 
volumes of alcohol and 1 of water. The 
product is to be assayed and is to be 
made to contain 4 grams of anhydrous 
ether-soluble alkaloids in 100 cc. ; if it 
contains more, add enough of the mix- 
ture of 4 volumes of alcohol and 1 of 
water to reduce it to this standard. — 
U. S. P. 

II. Brit. Pharm. formula for liquid ex- 
tract of cinchona: 
Red cinchona, No. 60 powd.av.oz. 12^ 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. \Vz 

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143 



Mix the drug with 60 fluidounces of 
distilled water to which the acid and 
glycerin have previously been added, set 
aside in a covered vessel for 48 hours, 
stirring frequently, and transfer to a 
percolator. When the liquid ceases to 
pass and the contents of the percolator 
have been properly packed, continue the 
percolation with distilled water until 180 
fluidounces of percolate have been ob- 
tained or until it no longer gives a 
precipitate when mixed with an excess 
of solution of potassium hydrate. This 
percolate is then to be evaporated, in a 
porcelain or enameled-iron vessel at a 
temperature not exceeding 82 deg. C, 
until reduced to 12 fluidounces. 

The liquid is now to be assayed for 
total alkaloids, and every volume that 
contains 5 grams of total alkaloids is 
to be brought to a volume of 85 cc, 
either by evaporation or by addition of 
distilled water; to this is to be added 
i2 z / 2 cc. of alcohol and enough distilled 
water to make 100 cc. 

The product contains 5 grams of to- 
tal alkaloids in 100 cc. (5 grains in no 
minims). 

The bark (red only being recognized) 
is also to be standardized to contain be- 
tween 5 and 6 per cent, of total alka- 
loids, of which not less than half should 
consist of quinine and cinchonidine. 

Extract, Fluid, of Cinchona, Aqueous. 

Red cinchona, No. 40 powd..oz. 16 

Hydrochloric acid dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol, 

Water, each, q. s. 

Mix the hydrochloric acid and glyc- 
erin with five pints water and moisten 
the drug with 6 fluid ounces of the mix- 
ture. Pack in a cylindrical percolator, 
pour on additional menstruum and pro- 
ceed in the usual way to percolate 10 
fluid ounces. Then add enough alcohol 
and water to the percolate to make it, 
when completed, 12% by volume of abso- 
lute alcohol and 5% total alkaloids. — 
N. F. 



Extract, Fluid, of Coca. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), moistening 
16^4 av.ounces of the drug with 
7 l / 2 fluidounces of the menstruum (di- 
luted alcohol), reserving the first nj4 
fluidounces of percolate and evapora- 
ting the remainder at not above 50 deg. 
C. The product is to be assayed and is 
to be made to contain y 2 gram of ether- 
soluble alkaloids in 100 cc. ; if it con- 
tains more than this amount, diluted 
alcohol is to be added to it to reduce it 
to this standard.— U. S. P. 
Extract, Fluid, of Cocillana. 

Drug in No. 20 powder, process A; 
menstruum, 3 volumes alcohol to 1 vol- 
ume of water. — N. F. 

Extract of Cod-Liver Oil. 

Cod-liver oil, brown av.oz. 15 

Sodium carbonate, pure, 
monohydrated gr. 290 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol -s fl.oz. 27 

Dissolve the sodium salt in the water,, 
add to the oil, agitate repeatedly and 
thoroughly during 24 hours, then allow 
to remain quiet for 12 hours, and decant 
the oily layer. Mix the latter with 18 
fluidounces of alcohol, agitate vigorous- 
ly for half an hour, set aside for a 
short time, decant the alcoholic layer, 
mix the oily portion with the remainder 
of the alcohol, agitate thoroughly, allow 
to stand, and again decant the alcoholic 
layer. Mix the two alcoholic liquids 
and distil off the alcohol. The residue 
is a so-called "extract of cod-liver oil." 

The product should be kept in a well- 
closed bottle protected from light. — H. 
modified. 

Light-colored oil is also used for ma- 
king this "extract," but the yield is 
smaller. The light oil requires no pre- 
liminary washing with alkali and water 
which are used to remove acids from 
the dark oil. 
Extract, Fluid, of (Green) Coffee. 

From the commercial, unroasted seeds 
of Co-ffea arabica. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Prepare according to Process B (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
20 powder, the first menstruum being 
a mixture of I fluidounce of glycerin, 4 
of alcohol and 11 of water (for 16^4 
av.ounces of drug), the second a mix- 
ture of 1 volume of alcohol and 3 of 
water. 

It is recommended that the best qual- 
ity of either of the commercial varieties 
known as "Java," or "Mocha," coffee 
be employed for this preparation. 
Extract, Fluid, of (Roasted) Coffee. 

Prepare extactly like Extract, Fluid, 
of (Green) Coffee, which see, using 
roasted coffee (same varieties preferred) 
instead of green coffee. — N. F. 
Extract of Colchicum Corm. (Extract 
of Colchicum Root.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts), but moistening 1 
av.pound of drug with 8 fluidounces of 
menstruum, percolating the drug till ex- 
hausted, and evaporating the percolate 
on a water bath at a temperature not 
exceeding 80 deg. C. The menstruum 
for 1 av.pound of drug is a mixture of 
lY 2 fluidounces of acetic acid and 23 
fluidounces of water, the percolation to 
be continued with water. 

The product is assayed and is to con- 
tain 1.4 per cent, of colchicine. If found 
to contain more than this percentage, 
enough powdered sugar of milk should 
be added to reduce it to this standard. 
— U. S. P. 
Extract, Fluid, of Colchicum Root. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid). The men- 
struum is a mixture of 2 parts of alcohol 
and 1 of water. — N. F. Appendix and 
U. S. P. 1890. 
Extract, Fluid, of Colchicum Seed. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), extracting 
16^4 av.ounces of the drug in No. 50 
powder with a mixture of 2 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water, first moistening 
with 5 fluidounces of menstruum. Re- 
serve the first 12 fluidounces of perco- 
late and evaporate the remainder to soft 
extract. The product is to be assaved 



and made to contain T / 2 gram of colchi- 
cine in 100 cc. ; if it contains more than 
this amount. — U. S. P. 
Extract of Colocynth. 
I. 

Colocynth, dried, and freed 
from seeds av.oz. 8 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Reduce the drug to coarse powder by 
grinding or bruising, macerate in 27 
fluidounces of diluted alcohol for 4 days, 
stirring occasionally, express strongly, 
and strain through flannel. Pack the 
residue, previously broken up with the 
hands, firmly in a cylindrical percolator, 
cover it with the strainer, and gradu- 
ally pour diluted alcohol upon it until 
the percolate and the expressed liquid, 
mixed together, measure 38^ fluid- 
ounces. Distil off the alcohol from the 
mixture on a water bath, evaporate the 
residue to dryness, and reduce the dry 
mass to powder. — U. S. P. 

The product should be kept in well- 
stoppered bottles. 
II. 

Colocynth, coarsely cut, with 
the seeds av.oz. 16 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Macerate the drug with a mixture oi 
18 pints of alcohol and 6 pints of water 
for 6 days, at a temperature of 15 to 
20 deg. C, agitating occasionally, ex- 
press, macerate the residue for 3 days 
with a mixture of 138 fluidounces of 
alcohol and 115 of water, agitating oc- 
casionally, express again, mix the two 
liquids, and evaporate to dryness — 
Germ. Pharm. 
Extract of Colocynth, Compound. 

Aloes, purified av.oz. 2 

Extract of colocynth gr. 280 

Resin of scammong, fine 

powder gr. 245 

Castile soap, dried, coarse 

powder gr. 245 

Cardamom, No. 60 powder, .gr. 105 

Alcohol fl.dr. 3 

Heat the aloes, contained in a suitable 
vessel, on a water bath, until it is com- 
pletely melted, then add the alcohol, 
soap, extract of colocynth and resin of 
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145 



temperature not exceeding 120 deg. C. 
until it is perfectly homogeneous and a 
thread taken from the mass becomes 
brittle when cool. Then withdraw the 
heat, thoroughly incorporate the carda- 
mom with the mixture, and cover the 
vessel until the contents are cold. Then 
reduce to fine powder. — U. S. P. 

Keep in well-stoppered bottles. 

This is a preparation that every phar- 
macist should make for himself, owing 
to the notoriously variable and inferior 
character of the commercial product. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is practically the same, although extract 
of barbadoes aloes is used instead of 
purified aloes, curd soap instead of cas- 
tile soap, and the pulp of colocynth is 
directed to be extracted instead of using 
the extract itself. 

Extract of Columbo 

Columbo, coarse powder, 
Water, alcohol, each sufficient 

Take any suitable quantity of drug, 
moisten with a mixture of 4 parts of 
alcohol and 5 of water, then pack in a 
percolator, macerate and percolate in the 
usual manner with the same menstruum 
until the drug is exhausted, then evapo- 
rate to soft extract or dryness on a 
water bath. — D. modified. 

The yield is 9 to 11 per cent. 

Extract, Fluid, of Columbo. (Fluid 
Extract of Calumba.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 20 powder, moistening i6}i 
av.ounces of it with 5 fluidounces of 
menstruum, collecting, the first ii-$4 
fluidounces of percolate as the residue, 
and evaporating the remainder of the 
percolate on a water bath. The men- 
struum is a mixture of 7 volumes of 
alcohol and 3 of water. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Condurango. 

(Liquid Extract of Condurango.) 
I. 

Exhaust the drug by any suitable 
process for fluid extracts (see Extracts, 
Fluid), moistening i6^i av.ounces of 



drug with a mixture of 22 fluidrams of 
alcohol, 4 fluidounces of water and 10 
fluidrams of glycerin, then percolating 
with a mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol 
and 5 of water. — Germ. Pharm. modi- 
fied. 
II. 

Prepare the fluidextract by Process 
A., using a menstruum of diluted alco- 
hol. The drug should be in No. 30 
powder. — N. F. 

Extract of Conium. (Extract of Hem- 
lock.) 

Make according to the general process 
(see Extracts), but using the drug 
(which is the fruit, or so-called "seed") 
in No. 40 powder and moistening 1 
av.pound of drug with 4^ fluidounces 
of menstruum. The latter, for 1 av. 
pound of drug, is a mixture of 2^2 fluid- 
drams of acetic acid and 15 fluidounces 
of diluted alcohol, to be followed by 
diluted alcohol.— N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Conium. (Fluid 
Extract, of Hemlock.) 

I. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug (which is the fruit or so-called 
"seed") in No. 40 powder, moistening 
16^4 av.ounces of it with 5 fluidounces 
of menstruum, reserving the first 13 
fluidounces of percolate, and evapora- 
ting the remainder at not above 50 deg. 
C. The menstruum is a mixture 2 T / 2 
fluidrams of 36 per cent, acetic acid 
with 15^ fluidounces of diluted alcohol, 
to be followed by diluted alcohol. The 
product is to be assayed and made to 
contain 0.45 gram of coniine in 100 cc. ; 
if it contains more, enough diluted al- 
cohol is to be added to reduce it to this 
standard. — N. F. 
II. 

Conium fruit, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. 16^4 

Acetic acid m. 100 

Alcohol, 60 per cent, by vol- 
ume, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the acid with 16 fluidounces of 



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the alcohol, and exhaust the drug by 
percolation, using alcohol without acid 
when the acid menstruum is all con- 
sumed; reserve the first 13^ fluid- 
ounces of percolate.— Brit. Form. 

Extract, Fluid, of Corn Silk. (Fluid 
Extract of Zea— Extractum Stig- 
matum Maydis Fluidum.) 

From the stigmata of Zea Mays (In- 
dian Corn). 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 

Such a preparation is, however, infe- 
rior to one made from the fresh drug 
as follows : 

Corn silk, fresh av.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl-oz. 16 

Mix in a well-closed vessel, macerate 
for 7 days, then express, and filter, if 
necessary. 
Extract, Fluid, of Coto. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder, and a mixture of 9 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water as the men- 
struum. — N. F. 
Extract of Coto, Saccharated. 

Exhaust 1 av. pound of finely pow- 
dered coto bark with alcohol, making a 
fluid extract in the usual manner, then 
evaporate this on a water bath to soft 
extract, add 4 av. ounces of powdered 
milk sugar, evaporate the mixture at a 
low temperature to dryness, powder, 
then add enough sugar of milk to make 
1 av. pound, triturate the whole until 
well mixed and reduced to fine powder. 
Extract, Fluid, of Cotton Root Bark. 
Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 30 powder, moistening i6^4 
av. ounces of drug with 8 fluidounces of 
menstruum. The menstruum for 16^4 
av.ounces of drug is a mixture of 4 
fluidounces of glycerin and 12 of alcohol, 
to be followed by alcohol — U. S. P. 
1890. 



Extract of Couch-Grass. (Extract of 
Triticum.) 

Couch-grass, cut av.oz. 8 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 38 

Digest for 6 hours, strain, boil the 
liquid down to about 3 fluid or av. 
ounces, filter, and evaporate to a thick 
extract. — Germ. Pharm. (2nd). 

Extract, Fluid, of Couch-Grass. 
(Fluid Extract of Dog-Grass or 
Triticum — Extractum Fluidum 
Graminis.) 
I. 

Couch-grass, finely cut av.oz. 16^ 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Pack the drug in a cylindrical perco- 
lator, pour boiling water upon it, and 
allow percolation to proceed, supplying 
hot water as required until the drug is 
exhausted. Evaporate the percolate to 
12 fluidounces, add, when cool, 4 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, mix well, and set 
aside for 48 hours. Then filter the 
liquid, and add to the filtrate enough of 
a mixture of 3 volumes of water with 
1 of alcohol to make 16 fluidounces of 
mixture. — U. S. P. 

II. The following is a quicker proc- 
ess than that of the U. S. P., and yields 
a product equally good: 

Couch-grass, cut av.oz. i6}4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Water sufficient 

Boil the drug for one-half hour with 
5 pints of water, strain and express ; 
boil the residue again in the same way 
with the same amount of water, strain 
again and express. Mix the two decoc- 
tions, evaporate them to 12 fluidounces, 
add 4 fluidounces of alcohol, filter, and 
add enough water through the filter, if 
necessary, to make 16 fluidounces. 

III. The commercial fluid extract is 
usually made by reducing the drug to 
powder and extracting by the usual 
process of percolation for fluid extracts, 
using a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol 
and 3 volumes of water as the men- 
struum. 



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IV. Brit. Form, formula for liquid ex- 
tract of couch-grass : 
Couch-grass, No. 20 oowder.av.oz. 8J4 
Alcohol, distilled water, 

each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with 3 fluidounces 
of water, pack in a percolator, and pour 
on boiling distilled water until the drug 
is exhausted. Evaporate the percolate 
to 12 fluidounces, add to it 4 fluidounces 
of alcohol, set aside 48 hours, filter, and 
through the filter add enough of a mix- 
ture of I volume of alcohol and 3 of 
water to make the filtrate measure 16 
fluidounces. 

This makes a preparation which is 
only one-half the strength of a fluid 
extract. 

Extract Liquid of Couch-Grass. 
(Mellago Graminis.) 

Extract of couch-grass av.oz. 7 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Dissolve the extract in the water. 
This preparation decomposes very 
readily and must be made only as re- 
quired — H. 

This preparation need not be made 
from the extract; it may be directly 
from the drug, then evaporating the in- 
fusion to the consistence of honey. 

Extract, Fluid, of Cramp Bark. 
(Fluid Extract of Viburnum Op- 
ulus.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 16^4 av.ounces of drug with 5 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, reserving the first 
i3 J / 2 fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 2 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Cubeb. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing i6$£ av.ounces of drug with 3^2 
fluidounces of menstruum, reserving the 
first i4 l / 2 fluidounces of percolate, and 
evaporating the remainder on a water 
bath. The menstruum is alcohol. — N. 



10 



Extract of Culver's Root. (Extraot 
of Leptandra.) 

Evaporate 4 fluidounces of fluid ex- 
tract in a porcelain dish by means of a 
water bath at a temperature not exceed- 
ing 70 deg. C. with constant stirring to 
complete dryness. Reduce the product 
to fine powder and add enough peeled 
Russian licorice root in No. 80 powder 
to make the product weigh 1 av. ounce. 
-N. F. . 

Extract, Fluid, of Culver's Root. 
(Fluid Extract of Leptandra.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), reserving the 
first I3 J A fluidounces of percolate from 
16^4 av.ounces of drug and evaporating 
the remainder on a water bath. The 
menstruum is a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water.— N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Damiana. (Fluid 
Extract of Turnera — Liquid Ex- 
tract of Damiana.) 

I. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
20 powder, and a mixture of 2 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water as the men- 
struum. — N. F. 
II. 

Extract the drug in No. 60 powder 
with 60 per cent, (by volume) alcohol, 
using 16M av.ounces of drug to make 16 
fluidounces of product. — Brit. Form. 
Extract of Dandelion. (Extract of 
Taraxacum. 

I. 

Exhaust the dried drug in the usual 
manner (see under Extracts), using the 
drug in No. 30 powder and a menstruum 
composed of 1 part of alcohol and 7 of 
water. Exhaust the drug and evaporate 
the whole of the liquid on a water bath 
to pilular consistence. — U. S. P. 

In the U. S. P. 1890, the fresh drug 
was contused and expressed and the 
product evaporated to pilular consist- 
ence. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. directs the 
fresh root to be contused, express the 
juice, allow the feculence to subside, 



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heat the liquid to ioo cleg. C, maintain 
the temperature for 10 minutes, strain, 
and evaporate the liquid to soft extract. 

III. 

Dandelion, cut moderately 

fine av.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1&/2 

Water sufficient 

Macerate the drug with 77 fluidounces 
of water for 48 hours at a temperature 
of 15 to 20 deg. C, agitating occasion- 
ally, express, macerate the residue in 
the same manner with 46 fluidounces of 
water for 12 hours, again express, mix 
the two liquids, evaporate to a weight 
of },2 av. ounces, when cold add the al- 
cohol, set aside in a cool place for 2 
days, filter, and evaporate the filtrate to 
thick extract.— Germ. Pharm. 

The root should be collected before 
flowering time. 

Extract, Fluid, of Dandelion. 
I. 

Prepare according to the general 
formula (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
the drug in No. 30 powder, moistening 
i6^4 av. ounces of it with 5 fluidounces 
of menstruum (diluted alcohol), reserv- 
ing the first 13 fluidounces of percolate 
and evaporating the remainder on a 
water bath to soft extract. Dissolve 
this in the reserved percolate, add 6 
fluidrams of solution of sodium hydrate, 
and enough diluted alcohol to make 16 
fluidounces. The alkali neutralizes the 
taraxacic acid and retains the tar- 
axacin and taraxacerin in solution. — 
U. S. P. 

IT. Brit. Pharm. formula for liquid ex- 
tract of dandelion : 

Dandelion root, dried, No. 20 
powder av.oz. 16M 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Distilled water sufficient 

Macerate the drug with the alcohol 
mixed with 12 fluidounces of water, in 
a closed vessel, for 48 hours, express 8 
fluidounces of liquid, mix the residue 
with 32 fluidounces of distilled water, 
set aside for 48 hours, express again, 
evaporate this liquid to 8 fluidounces, 
mix this residue with the previous liquid, 



add enough water, if necessary, to make 
16 fluidounces, and filter. 
Extract of Digitalis. 

Evaporate the fluid extract in a por- 
celain dish on a water bath at a tem- 
perature not exceeding 50 deg. C, stir- 
ring constantly, until reduced to pilular 
consistence. 

Extract, Fluid, of Digitalis. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), reserving the 
first 13^2 fluidounces of percolate re- 
ceived from 16^4 av. ounces of drug. The 
menstruum is diluted alcohol. The weak 
percolate is to be evaporated at not 
above 50 deg. C— U. S. P. 
Extract, Fluid, of Dioscorea. 

Dioscorea in No. 30 powder. 

Prepare the fluidextract by Process 
A., using a menstruum of three volumes 
of alcohol and one volume of water. — 
N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Dogwood. (Fluid 
Extract of Cornus.) 

Prepare according to Process B (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder, a mixture of 2^ fluidounces 
of glycerin with 14 fluidounces of dilu- 
ted alcohol being the first menstruum 
(for 16^ av.ounces of drug), and dilu- 
ted alcohol the second menstruum. — N. 
F. and U. S. P. 1880. 
Extract, Fluid, of Echinacea. 

Echinacea in No. 40 powder. 

Extract by Process A., using a mens- 
truum of four volumes of alcohol and 
one volume of water. — N. F. 



Extract of Ergot. (Ergotin.) 

Hydrochloric acid m. 40 

Petroleum benzin, q. s. 

Alcohol, distilled water, 
each sufficient 

Percolate the drug with the benzin, 
until a drop of the percolate leaves no 
greasy stain when evaporated from blot- 
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Reject this percolate and remove and 
dry the ergot. Then re-pack in the per- 
colator and percolate with a mixture of 
7 fluid ounces, alcohol and \ l / 2 fluid 
ounces water, to which the hydrochloric 
acid has been added. When the liquid 
begins to drop from the percolator, close 
the lower orifice, and having closely cov- 
ered the percolator, macerate for 48 
hours. Then allow percolation to pro- 
ceed, gradually adding menstruum, using 
the same proportions of alcohol and 
water as before, until the drug is ex- 
hausted. Evaporate the percolate in a 
porcelain dish by means of a water bath, 
at a temperature not exceeding 70 deg. 
C, to a pilular consistence. — U. S. P. 

This process is simpler and much pre- 
ferable to that in the former edition, as 
the ergot is now deprived of its oil be- 
fore extraction. In the former process, 
the use of sodium carbonate was not 
nearly so satisfactory, owing to the 
somewhat soapy product. 

All the alkaloid (cornutine) is re- 
tained in solution, while much useless 
matter such as fixed oil, resin, coloring 
matter, etc., is removed ; a small amount 
of sodium chlorid remains in solution, 
but this does no harm. The extract is 
of the consistency of thick honey, rep- 
resents 8 times its weight of drug, 
makes a perfectly clear solution with 
water, and is well adapted for hypo- 
dermic use. 

It is almost needless to say that the 
ergotin or extract of ergot of commerce 
is not made by any such careful method. 
Usually the drug is extracted with a 
more or less aqueous menstruum, and 
the liquid is evaporated to extract con- 
sistency. Bon jean's ergotin was origi- 
nally made by exhausting powdered er- 
£0t with cold water by percolation, heat- 
ing the percolate to 90 deg. C, filtering, 
evaporating the filtrate to a syrupy con- 



sistence, allowing to cool, adding alcohol 
in considerable excess to precipitate 
gummy and albuminous matter, allow- 
ing to stand, decanting the clear liquid, 
or else filtering, and evaporating the 
decantate or filtrate on a water bath to 
soft extract. 

The ergotin of Wiggers, which is 
probably no longer in use, was simply 
a dried alcoholic extract of ergot. 

II. 

Ergot, No. 40 powder av.oz. 8 

Diluted hydrochloric acid. . .fl.dr. 3 
Sodium carbonate, crystal, 

pure gr. 70 

Alcohol, distilled water, 

each .sufficient 

Moisten the drug with 8 fluidounces 
of a mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol 
and 1 of water, pack into a percolator, 
and percolate with the same menstruum 
until exhausted. Evaporate the perco- 
late to 2 fluidounces, add 2 fluidounces 
of distilled water, and filter when cold, 
washing the residue on the filter with a 
small quantity, of distilled water. Add 
the acid to the filtrate, set aside for 24 
hours, filter, wash the residue on the 
filter with distilled water until the wash- 
ings are no longer acid, adding the 
washings to the filtrate. Add the so- 
dium carbonate to the liquid, and evap- 
orate to soft extract.— Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Ergot, coarse powder av.oz. 8 

Distilled water fl.oz. 31 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4^4 

Mix the drug with one-half of the 
water, set aside for 6 hours where it 
will be at a temperature of 15 to 20 deg. 
C, agitating occasionally, and express. 
Macerate the residue in the same man- 
ner with the same amount of water, and 
again express. Mix the two liquids, 
evaporate them to a weight of 4 av.- 
ounces, and add the alcohol. Set aside 
for 3 days, agitating occasionally, filter, 



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and evaporate the filtrate to thick ex- 
tract. — Germ. Pharm. 
The yield is about 15 per cent. 

IV. 

Ergot, coarse powder av.oz. 8 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3^/2 

Alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drug with 15^2 fluidounces 
of distilled water, pack in a percolator, 
macerate for 12 hours, then allow the 
liquid to drain off, heat the percolate 
on a water bath until flocculent matter 
separates, and filter. Through the drug 
slowly pass the remainder of the water, 
evaporate this percolate to syrupy con- 
sistence, mix with the preceding evap- 
orated liquid, and to this mixture add 
3 times its volume of alcohol, set aside 
for 24 hours, agitating frequently, filter, 
and evaporate on a water bath to thick 
extract. — Austr. Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid, of Ergot. 

I. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 16^4 av.ounces of drug with 5 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, and collecting the 
first 13^2 fluidounces that passes the 
percolator as the reserve percolate. The 
drug should be freshly ground. The 
menstruum for 16^ av.ounces of drug 
is 2 x / 2 fluidrams of acetic acid (36 per 
cent.) mixed with 13^ fluidounces of 
diluted alcohol, to be followed by di- 
luted alcohol. The weak percolate is to 
be evaporated at a temperature not 
above 50 deg. C. — U. S. P. 

II. Brit. Pharm. formula for liquid ex- 
tract of ergot: 

Ergot, crushed av.oz. 16^4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 120 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Digest the ergot with 80 fluidounces 
of the water for 12 hours, decant the 
liquid, repeat the digestion with the re- 
mainder of the water, express the liquid, 
mix the two liquids, evaporate them to 
11^4 fluidounces, add the alcohol, set 
aside for an hour, and filter. 



III. 

Ergot, coarse powder av.oz. 16 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 3 

Alcohol, distilled water, 
each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with a mixture of 
3 fluidrams of alcohol and 10 fluidrams 
of water, pack in a percolator, and per- 
colate with a mixture of 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 10 of water, to exhaustion. 
Reserve the first 13^ av.ounces of per- 
colate, mix the weak percolate with the 
acid, evaporate it to a soft extract. Mix 
the reserve with the soft extract and 
add enough menstruum to make the 
product weigh 16 av.ounces. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

IV. Another preparation highly de- 
sirable for hypodermic use is the fol- 
lowing (Hallberg's formula) : 

"Purified ergot" is digested with twice 
its weight of water at 65 deg. C., for 24 
hours and expressed ; the residue is 
again macerated in warm water for 12 
hours. After settling, the expressed 
liquids are strained and evaporated sep- 
arately; when both together weigh one- 
half as much as the ergot employed, they 
are mixed and sufficient alcohol added 
to make the liquid of 25 per cent, alco- 
hclic strength, or one-third as much as 
the aqueous solution. After standing 
for several hours, the liquid is filtered 
and the gummy residue washed with so 
much 25 per cent, alcohol (4 volumes 
of alcohol and 11 of distilled water) as 
to make the filtered liquid measure 
three-fourths or 75 per cent, of the 
amount of crude drug employed (vol- 
ume for weight). To this glycerin is 
added to make the finished preparation 
represent the amount of crude drug er- 
got originally used, pint for pound. 

This preparation should be kept in 
small well-filled bottles in a cool, dark 
place. 

Purified ergot used for this prepara- 
tion may be made by percolating coarse- 
ly powdered ergot with deodorized ben- 
zine, until no more fatty matter is ex- 
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drug until all the benzine is displaced, 
and then spreading the extracted drug 
out in thin layers and allowing it to 
remain exposed until perfectly dry and 
free from the odor of alcohol and ben- 
zine. 

Such a prepared ergot will keep in- 
definitely. 
Extract, Fluid, of Eucalyptus. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 40 powder, reserving the 
first 14^2 fluidounces of percolate ob- 
tained from 16^4 av.ounces of drug, and 
evaporating the remainder on a water 
bath at not above 50 deg. C. The men- 
struum is a mixture of 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water. — U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Euphorbia Pilu- 
lifera. 

The drug should be in No. 40 powder 
and should be extracted by Process A. 
The menstruum should be diluted alco- 
hol.— N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of False Damiana. 
(Fluid Extract of Aplopappus.) 

Extract the leaves in very fine pow- 
der by any suitable process for fluid ex- 
tracts, using alcohol as the menstruum. 

^Extract, Fluid, of Frostwort. (Fluid 
Extract of Helianthemum.) 

From the herb of Helianthemum cana- 
dense. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Galega. 

Drug in No. 30 powder, using Pro- 
cess A. for extraction. The menstruum 
should be diluted alcohol. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Gelsemium. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 16^4 av.ounces of drug with 5 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, reserving the first 
14^} fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum is alcohol.— U. S. P. 



Extract of Gentian. 
I. 

Gentian, No. 20 powder. . .av.oz. 16 

Water sufficient 

Moisten the powder with 6 l / 2 fluid- 
ounces of water, macerate for 24 hours, 
pack in a conical percolator, and gradu-. 
ally pour water upon it until the perco- 
late has but a slight bitter taste. Then 
reduce the liquid to three-fourths of its 
bulk by boiling, strain, and evaporate 
on a water bath to pilular consistence. — 
U. S. P. 

Commercial extract of gentian is made 
by boiling with water, the yield being 
greater, but a cold-prepared extract is 
superior. 

The extract of the Brit. Pharm. is 
made by infusing the drug with 10 times 
its weight of distilled water for 2 hours, 
boiling 15 minutes, straining, express- 
ing, and evaporating the liquid to soft 
extract. 

II. 

Gentian, cut into thin sha- 
vings av.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 123 

Alcohol fl.oz. i8>4 

Macerate the drug with 77 fluidounces 
of water for 48 hours at a temperature 
of 15 to 20 deg. C., agitating occasion- 
ally, and express. Concentrate the liquid 
by evaporation; also macerate the resi- 
due in the same manner for 12 hours 
with 46 fluidounces of water, express, 
mix the two liquids, evaporate them to 
a weight of 48 av.ounces, when cold 
add the alcohol, set aside for 2 days 
in a cool place, filter, and evaporate the 
filtrate to thick extract. — Germ. Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid, of Gentian. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 30 powder, moistening i6^4 
av.ounces of it with s x A fluidounces of 
menstruum, reserving the first 13 fluid- 
ounces of percolate, and evaporating the 
remainder on a water bath. The men- 
struum is diluted alcohol, — \J, S. P. 



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Extract, Fluid, of Gentian, Com- 
pound. 

The article sold commercially under 
this title may be prepared as follows : 

Gentian av.oz. 10 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 4 

Cardamom av.oz. 1 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs together to mod- 
erately coarse powder, and extract 
by the usual process for making 
fluid extracts, so as to obtain 16 fluid- 
ounces of product, using as a men- 
struum a mixture of 3 volumes of alco- 
hol and 2 of water. 

The product is six times the strength 
of the official compound tincture, which 
latter may be prepared from it by mix- 
ing 1 fluidounce of it with 3 of alcohol 
and 2 of water. 

Extract, Fluid, of Gentiana Quinque- 
folia. 
Extract the root in moderately fine 
powder, by any suitable process for fluid 
extracts, using as a menstruum a mix- 
ture of 3 volumes of alcohol and 2 of 
water. 

Extract, Fluid, of Geranium. (Fluid 
Extract of Cranesbill.) 
Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 30 powder, moistening i6}4 
av.ounces of it with 5^2 fluidounces of 
menstruum, reserving the first 11H 
fluidounces of percolate, and evapora- 
ting the remainder on a water bath. The 
menstruum for 16^4 av.ounces of drug 
is a mixture of 13 fluidrams of glycerin, 
g l / 2 fluidounces of alcohol and 4H fluid- 
ounces of water, to be followed by a 
mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol and 2 
of water. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Ginger. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 40 powder, moistening i6^4 
av.ounces of it with 4 fluidounces of 
menstruum (alcohol), reserving the first 
14^2 fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder at not above 50 
deg. C.-U. S. P. 



Extract of Golden Seal. (Extract of 
Hydrastis.) 

Exhaust golden seal in fine powder 
by any suitable process for extracts (see 
Extracts), using as a menstruum a mix- 
ture of alcohol and water in the propor- 
tion of 2 of the former to 1 of the latter 
by volume; then evaporate the tincture 
on a water bath to soft extract con- 
sistency. The alcohol may be recovered 
from the percolate by distillation. 

Extract, Fluid, of Golden Seal. 

(Fluid Extract of Hydrastis.) 

Prepare according to the general 
formula (see Extracts, Fluid), but 
moistening 16^4 av.ounces of drug with 
5 fluidounces of menstruum, reserving 
the first 12 fluidounces of percolate, and 
evaporating the remainder on a water 
bath. The menstruum is a mixture of 
13 fluidrams of glycerin with gY 2 fluid- 
ounces c: alcohol and 4^4 of water, to 
be followed by a mixture of 2 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. The product 
is to be assayed and made to contain 2 
grams of hydrastine in 100 cc. ; if it 
contains more than this proportion, a 
mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol and 1 
of water should be added to reduce it 
to this standard. — U. S. P. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs a men- 
struum composed of 3 volumes of alco- 
hol and 1 of water, making 100 parts 
by weight of fluid extract from 100 parts 
of drug. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made with diluted alcohol as the men- 
struum. 

Extract, Fluid, of Golden Seal, Aque- 
ous or Non-Alcoholic. 

The preparation which is sold under 
this name is generally prepared like the 
"glycerite of hydrastis" of the U. S. P. 
This is prepared according to the fol- 
lowing formulas : 
I. U. S. P.: 
Golden seal, fine powder. . .av.oz. 16^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with 5^2 fluidounces 
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and percolate with alcohol until the hy- 
drastis is practically exhausted. To the 
percolate add 4 fluidounces of water, 
and then remove the alcohol by evap- 
oration or distillation. After the alco- 
hol is driven off, add enough water to 
the residue to make it measure 8 fluid- 
ounces, set it aside for 24 hours, then 
filter, pass enough water through the 
filter to make the filtrate measure 8 
fluidounces, and, lastly, add the glycerin. 

II. Clark's process : 

Golden seal, fine powder. ..av.oz. 16^ 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Exhaust the drug by percolation with 
a mixture of 9 volumes of alcohol and 
1 of water. To the percolate add the 
glycerin and 4 fluidounces of water, and 
recover the alcohol by distillation. Let 
the residue stand for 2 days to separate 
resinous matter which deposits, decant 
the clear liquid, filter it, and add suffi- 
cient water to make the preparation 
measure 16 fluidounces. 

III. Lippincott's process : 

Golden seal, No. 40 powder.av.oz. 12 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Glycerin fl.oz. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Mix the liquids, moisten the drug with 
12 fluidounces, pack into a water-bath 
percolator, and the remaining liquid, 
heat the water bath and percolate to 88 
deg. C. Reserve all the percolate, add 
to the drug twice successively 16 fluid- 
ounces of hot distilled water. Evaporate 
all of the latter percolate to a bulk that 
when mixed with the reserved liquid 
will make 16 fluidounces; mix and fil- 
ter. 

Extract, Fluid, of Golden Seal, Color- 
less. 

The prepartion which is sold under 
this title is the same as the "colorless 
solution of hydrastis." See Solution of 
Hydrastis, Colorless. 

Extract, Fluid, of Goldthread. 
(Fluid Extract of Coptis.) 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in 



No. 40 powder, and diluted alcohol as 
the menstruum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Green Osier. 

From the bark of Cornus circinata. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Grindelia. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 30 powder, moistening i6^4 
av.ounces of it with 5 fluidounces of 
menstruum, reserving the first 13J/2 
fluidounces of percolate, and evapora- 
ting the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 3 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water. — U. 
S. P. 

The liquid extract of grindelia of the 
Brit. Form, is made in the same man- 
ner, but using alcohol as the menstruum. 
This was also the menstruum of the 
U. S. P. 1890. 

Extract, Fluid, of Grindelia, Alka- 
line. 

Rother's formula: 

Grindelia, ground av.oz. 16^ 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 240 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with a mixture of 
2 fluidounces of a mixture of 7 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water, pack in a 
percolator, and extract with the same 
menstruum to exhaustion. Distil the 
percolate to recover the alcohol, mix 
the dark-green residue with 8 fluid- 
ounces of water, and add the sodium 
bicarbonate gradually, stirring constant- 
ly. When the effervescence has nearly 
all subsided, warm the mixture gently, 
allow to cool, add water to make 12 
fluidounces, filter, adding through the 
filter, if necessary, enough water to make 
12 fluidounces of filtrate, and to the lat- 
ter add 4 fluidounces of alcohol. 
Extract, Fluid, of Guaiac. 

The so-called fluid extract of guaiac 
listed by manufacturers may be prepared 
as follows: 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Guaiac resin, coarse powd.. av.oz. & J /4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the resin with the alcohol in a 
wide-mouthed bottle, cork well, set aside 
for several days, in a warm place, agi- 
tating occasionally, until the resin is 
practically dissolved, then strain through 
muslin, and add enough alcohol through 
the strainer to make the liquid measure 
16 fluidounces. 

This is 2 l / 2 times the strength of the 
U. S. P. tincture, which may be prepared 
from the above by mixing in the pro- 
portion of 2 fluidounces with 3 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol. 
Extract, Fluid, of Guarana. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 80 powder, moistening i6$4 
av.ounces of it with zV\ fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, reserving the 
first wVz fluidounces of percolate and 
evaporating the remainder on a water 
bath. The menstruum is diluted alcohol. 
The product is to be assayed and made 
to contain 3.5 grams of alkaloids in 100 
cc. ; if it contains more than this pro- 
portion, enough diluted alcohol should 
be added to reduce it to this standard. 
— U. S. P. 

Extract of Hemlock Spruce, Non- 
Alcoholic. (Concentrated Extract 
or Fluid Extract of Pinus Can- 
adenis.) 

The following corresponds in strength 
to that claimed for commercial prepara- 
tions : 
Pinus Canadensis, No. 40 

powder av.oz. 32 

Water, alcohol, each sufficient 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Mix 1 volume of alcohol with 2 of 
water, and exhaust the drug by the proc- 
ess of percolation. Distil the alcohol 
from the percolate, evaporate the re- 
maining liquid to 8 fluidounces, and to 
the residue add the glycerin. 

Extract, Fluid, of Hemlock Spruce. 
(Fluid Extract of Pinus Cana- 
densis.) 

Hemlock spruce bark, coarse 

powder av.oz. i6)4 

Diluted alcohol , sufficient 



Extract in the usual manner for fluid 
extracts (see Extracts, Fluid), reserv- 
ing the first 14 fluidounces of percolate. 

Extract of Henbane. (Extract of Hy- 
oscyamus.) 

Evaporate fluid extract of henbane in 
a porcelain dish by means of a water 
bath at a temperature not exceeding 50 
deg. C., constantly stirring, until re- 
duced to pilular consistence. 

This extract is to be assayed and is 
to contain 3 per cent, of mydriatic alka- 
loids. If the extract should be found to 
contain more than this percentage, 
enough powdered sugar of milk should 
be added to reduce it to this standard. 
— U. S. P. 

The Brit. Pharm. recognizes an Ex- 
tract of Henbane, Green, which see. 

The extract of henbane of the Germ. 
Pharm. is prepared like extract of bella- 
donna, which see. 

Extract of Henbane, Green. 

Prepare like Extract of Belladonna, 
Green (which see), from the fresh 
leaves, flowering tops and young branch- 
es of the plant. — Brit. Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid, of Henbane. (Fluid 
Extract of Hyoscyamus.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), reserving the 
first 13 fluidounces of percolate obtained 
from i6^4 av.ounces of drug. The men- 
struum is a mixture of 2 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water. The weak per- 
colate is to be evaporated at not above 
50 deg. C. The product is to be assayed 
and made to contain 0.075 gram mydri- 
atic alkaloids in 100 cc. ; if it contains 
more than this proportion, enough of a 
mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol and 1 
of water, should be added to it to reduce 
it to this standard.— U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Hops. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
20 powder, and a mixture of 5 volumes 
of alcohol with 3 of water as the men- 
struum. — N, F, 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Extract, Fluid, of Horehound, Com- 
pound. 

Horehound av.oz. 8H 

Comf rey av.oz. 4% 

Senega av.oz. 2}/% 

Wild cherry * av.oz. 2^8 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
coarse powder, and extract in the usual 
manner for fluid extract (see Extracts, 
Fluid), using a mixture of 1 volume of 
alcohol and 3 of water as the men- 
struum. 

Extract, Fluid, of Hydrangea. (Fluid 
Extract of Seven Barks.) 

From the root of Hydrangea arbores- 
cens. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder, and a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 2 of water as the men- 
struum. — N. F. 

Extract of Ignatia (Extract of St. 
Ignatius' Bean.) 

Procter's process : 

St. Ignatius' beans av.lb. 1 

Water, alcohol, each sufficient 

Bruise the drug in an iron mortar 
until reduced to small fragments or very 
coarse powder, moisten with water in 
a covered vessel and apply heat cau- 
tiously until the tissues of the drug be- 
come soft and can be reduced to a 
pulpy mass. Mix this mass with about 
twice its bulk of alcohol, macerate in 
a closed vessel, in a warm place, for 24 
hours, then place in a percolator and 
percolate with alcohol until 10 to 12 
pinte of percolate are obtained, or the 
drug is exhausted. Evaporate the per- 
colate to soft extract consistency. 

The yield is about 10 per cent. 
Extract, Fluid, of Ipecac. 
I. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 80 powder, moistening i6^i 
av.ounces of it with s J A fluidounces of 
menstruum, and reserving the first izVz 
fluidounces of percolate. The men- 
struum is a mixture of 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water, The weak per- 



colate is to be evaporated at not above 
50 deg. C. The product is to be as- 
sayed and made to contain 175 grams 
of alkaloids in 100 cc. ; if it contains 
more than this proportion, enough of a 
mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol and 1 
of water should be added to reduce it to 
this standard.— U. S. P. 
II. Brit. Pharm. formula for liquid ex- 
tract of ipecac : 

Ipecac, No. 20 powder av.oz. 15 

Calcium hydrate (slaked 
lime) av.oz. 1^2 

Alcohol sufficient 

Moisten the drug with s x A fluidounces 
of alcohol, pack firmly in a percolator, 
and saturate the drusr with alcohol. 
When the liquid begins to drop from 
the percolator, close the lower orifice, 
and set aside for 24 hours. Then per- 
colate slowly until the drug is exhaust- 
ed. Reserve the first I2J4 fluidounces 
of percolate, mix the calcium hydrate 
intimately with the marc, allow them to 
remain in contact for 24 hours, and then 
continue percolation as before until the 
drug is again exhausted. Recover the 
alcohol from the two weak percolates 
by distillation, and dissolve the extract 
obtained in the reserved portion of per- 
colate. Assay the liquid for alkaloids, 
and to it add enough alcohol to make a 
liquid extract containing not less than 
2 nor more than 2.25 grams of alkaloids 
in 100 cc, or from 2 to 2^ gr. in no 
minims. 

Extract, Fluid, of Jaborandi. (Fluid 
Extract of Pilocarpus.) 

Prepare according to the general 
formula (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
the drug in No. 40 powder, moistening 
i6^4 av.ounces of it with 5^ fluidounces 
of menstruum, and reserving the first 
12 fluidounces of percolate. The men- 
struum is diluted alcohol. The weak 
percolate is to be evaporated at not 
above 50 deg. C. The product is to be 
assayed and made to contain 0.4 grams 
of alkaloids in 100 cc. ; if it contains 
more than this proportion, enough dilu- 
ted alcohol should be added to it to 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



reduce it to this standard.— U. S. P. and 
Brit. Pharm. 
extract of Jalap. 

I. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts), but moistening i 
av.pound of drug with s l / 2 fluidounces 
of menstruum, percolating to exhaustion 
and evaporating the percolate to pilular 
consistence on a water bath. The men- 
struum is alcohol.— N. F. and U. S. P. 
1890. 

II. 

Jalap, coarse powder av.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 38 

Distilled water fl.oz. 76 

Macerate the drug with, the alcohol 
for 7 days, express, filter the liquid, and 
evaporate the nitrate to soft extract. 
Macerate the marc with the water for 
4 hours, again express, strain through 
flannel, evaporate the colature to soft 
extract, add the other extract, and evap- 
orate the whole at a temperature not 
exceeding 60 deg. C. to a hard extract. 
— Brit. Pharm. 
Extract, Fluid, of Jalap. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder, and alcohol as the men- 
struum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Jamaica Dogwood. 
(Fluid Extract of Piscidia.) 

Jamaica dogwood, fine pow- 
der av.oz. 16^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1*4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with a mixture of 
the glycerin and 4^2 fluidounces of al- 
cohol, pack in a percolator, and exhaust 
with a mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol 
and 1 of water. Reserve the first 13 
fluidounces, evaporate the remainder to 
soft extract, dissolve this in the reserved 
portion, and add enough of the second 
menstruum used for extraction, to make 
the product measure 16 fluidounces. — 
D. modified. 

Extract, Fluid, of Juniper. (Fluid 
Extract of Juniper Berries.) 

Prepare according to Process A (see 



Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
10 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Kava Kava. (Fluid 
Extract of Ava or Kava.) 

From the root of Piper methysticum. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 2 of water as the men- 
struum. — N. F. 

Extract of Kola. 

Kola, coarse powder av.oz. 8 

Alcohol, distilled water, . 
each sufficient 

Macerate the drug with a mixture of 
28 fluidounces of alcohol and 11 ^ of 
water for 2 days and express. Macerate 
the residue w T ith 185^ fluidounces of al- 
cohol and yy 2 of water for 2 days and 
again express. Mix the two liquids, 
filter, and evaporate the filtrate on a 
water bath to dryness. — D. 

The yield is about 8 or 8^ per cent. 

Extract, Fluid, of Kola. (Fluid Ex- 
tract of Sterculia — Liquid Ex- 
tract of Kola.) 

I. Prepare according to Process B 
(see Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in 
No. 20 powder, a mixture of 1 fluid- 
ounce of glycerin, 4 of alcohol and 11 
of water being the first menstruum (for 
16^ av. ounces of drug), and a mixture 
of 1 volume of alcohol and 3 of water 
the second menstruum. — N. F. 

II. Exhaust the drug in No. 40 pow- 
der by percolation with a mixture of 9 
volumes of alcohol and 5 of water, using 
1634 av.ounces of drug to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of product, and setting the first 
iT,y 2 fluidounces of liquid aside as the 
reserve percolate. — Brit. Form. 

Extract, Fluid, of Kousso or Cusso. 
(Fluid Extract of Brayera U. S. 
P. 1880.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 40 powder. The menstruum 
is alcohol.— U, 3. P, 1890. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Extract, Fluid, of Lactucarium. 

Lactucarium (German or 
English preferred) coarse 

pieces av.oz. 4Y 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Add the lactucarium to the ether con- 
tained in a tared flask having the ca- 
pacity of 24 fluidounces, and let it mac- 
erate for 24 hours ; then add 12 fluid- 
ounces of water, and shake the mixture 
well. Fit a bent glass tube into the 
neck of the flask, and, having immersed 
the flask in hot water, recover the ether 
by distillation. When all the ether has 
distilled over, remove the tube, and, aft- 
er thoroughly shaking the contents of 
the flask, continue the heat for Y2 hour. 
Let the mixture cool, add 4Y av. ounces 
(5 fluidounces) of alcohol, and enough 
water to make the whole mixture weigh 
20 av.ounces ; after maceration for 24 
hours, with occasional agitation, express 
and filter the liquid. Return the dregs 
to the flask and macerate them with %Y\ 
av.ounces of a mixture of alcohol and 
water made in the proportion of 1 part 
of alcohol to 3 of water by weight ; re- 
peat the maceration 2 or 3 times, suc- 
cessively, with fresh portions of the 
mixture, until the dregs are tasteless, 
or nearly so. Mix, and filter the liquids 
thus obtained, and concentrate them, by 
means of a water bath (the first ex- 
pressed liquid by itself), until the com- 
bined weight of the liquids is 2.Y2 av.- 
ounces : mix the liquids, add 1^4 av.- 
ounces of alcohol, and let the mixture 
cool in the evaporating vessel, stirring 
the mixture frequently, and during the 
intervals keeping the vessel well cov- 
ered. When cool, add enough alcohol 
to make the mixture weigh 4Y av.- 
ounces, transfer the liquid to a flask, and 
add enough water to make the mixture 
measure 4 fluidounces, using the water 
so required to rinse the evaporating ves- 
sel. Shake the mixture occasionally, 
during several hours (and frequently, 
if a portion of the precipitate is found 
to be tenacious), and when a uniform 



mixture results, set it aside for 24 
hours, so that any precipitate formed 
may subside. Decant the clear liquid, 
transfer the precipitate to a filter, and, 
after thoroughly draining it into the 
decanted liquid, wash it with a mixture 
of alcohol and water made in the pro- 
portion of 3 parts of alcohol to 4 of 
water, by weight, until the washings pass 
tasteless. Concentrate the washings, by 
evaporation, to a syrupy consistence, mix 
with the decanted liquid, and add 
enough of the last-named mixture of 
alcohol and water to make the whole 
measure 4 fluidounces. Lastly, after 24 
hours, having meanwhile shaken the 
fluid extract occasionally, filter it 
through paper. 

This preparation was recognized in the 
U. S. P. 1880, but was rejected in the 
U. S. P. 1890, which adopted instead a 
tincture of lactucarium, which see. The 
revised N. F. admitted all the dropped 
preparations of the U. S. P. 1880, the 
above included. Owing to the fact that 
the tincture of lactucarium is the supe- 
rior preparation, and that these prep- 
arations are used only for making the 
syrup of lactucarium, which is more 
readily and satisfactorily made from the 
tincture, it is the tincture onlv which 
should be recognized. 

Extract, Fluid, of Ladies' Slipper. 
(Fluid Extract of Cypripedium.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing i6ji av.ounces of drug with 5Y2 
fluidounces of menstruum, reserving the 
first 13Y2 fluidounces of menstruum, and 
evaporating the remainder on a water 
bath. The menstruum is diluted alcohol. 
— N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Lavender, Comp'd. 
The article sold commercially under 

this title may be prepared as follows : 

Cassia cinnamon av.oz. 2f4 

Nutmeg gr. 580 

Red saunders gr. 580 

Clove gr. 200 

Oil of lavender flowers. .. .fl.oz. 1 
Oil of rosemarv fl.dr. 2 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Alcohol fl.OZ. 1 1 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Reduce the drugs to coarse powder ; 
add the oils to the alcohol, add the wa- 
ter and with this mixture extract the 
drugs by any suitable process for fluid 
extracts, so as to obtain 16 fluidounces 
of product, adding diluted alcohol, if 
necessary, to make up the requisite vol- 
ume. 

The product is 8 times the strength of 
the compound tincture, which latter 
may be prepared from it by mixing 2 
fluidounces of it with 10 fluidounces of 
alcohol and 4 fluidounces of water. 

Extract of Licorice. (Succus or Ex- 
tractum Liquiritiae.) 

I. Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts), but using the 
drug (licorice root) in No. 20 powder, 
moistening 1 av. pound of it with 15 
fluidounces of menstruum, percolating 
to exhaustion, evaporating the percolate 
in a tared porcelain dish, by means of 
a water bath, to pilular consistence and 
while the mass is still warm, incorpor- 
ating with it 5 per cent, of its weight 
of glycerin. The menstruum for 1 av. 
pound of drug is a mixture of 2}/ 2 fluid- 
ounces of ammonia water with 46 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, the percola- 
tion to be continued with distilled water. 
-U. S. P. 
II. 

Extract of licorice, in sticks, 

Water, each sufficient 

Put a layer of well-washed rye-straw 
over the bottom of a keg or other suit- 
able tall vessel. Then put a single 
layer of sticks of extract, broken into 
coarse pieces, over it. Continue to put 
in alternate layers of straw and extract 
until the vessel is full, or the whole of 
the extract has been disposed of. Fill 
the vessel with cold water, and allow 
it to remain for 3 days. Then draw off 
the solution., which has formed, by 
means of a faucet, or siphon, or other- 
wise, refill the vessel with cold water, 
and proceed as before. Mix the several 
solutions obtained, allow any suspended 



matter to subside, decant the clear solu- 
tion, and strain the remainder without 
pressure. Finally evaporate the liquid on 
a water bath to the consistence of a 
pilular extract. 

Excelsior may be substituted for the 
straw. The addition of a small quantity 
of salicylic acid or formaldehyde solu- 
tion will prevent fermentation of the 
aqueous liquid. 

Glycerite of licorice, which see, is a 
better preparation than either of the 
above, is more easily prepared, and is 
more convenient to use. 

III. 
Licorice root, No. 20 pow- 
der av.oz. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 77 

Mix the drug with one-half of the 
water, macerate for 24 hours, strain, 
express, mix the marc with the re- 
mainder of the water, macerate for 6 
hours, strain and express again, mix 
the two liquids, heat to 100 deg. C, 
strain through flannel, and evaporate to 
soft extract. — Brit. Pharm. 

IV. 

Licorice root, cut av.oz. 8 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dry the livorice, reduce it to coarse 
powder, macerate with 24 fluidounces 
of water for 12 hours, and express; 
mix the residue with 16 fluidounces of 
hot water, macerate for one hour and 
again express. Mix the two liquids, 
add some filter paper pulp or scraps of 
filter paper, boil for not less than 15 
minutes, removing the scum, and filter. 
This filtrate must be returned to the 
filter until it is absolutely clear. Then 
evaporate to the consistence of thick 
honey, set it aside in a cool place for 
two days, dissolve in 2 parts of water, 
filter again, and evaporate on a water 
bath to thick extract. — D. 

Inasmuch as the liquids obtained or 
produced in the manufacture of this 
preparation "sour" quite easily this ex- 
tract is best made during the cool sea- 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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lions being performed as rapidly as pos- 
sible. 

The yield from Russian licorice is 35 
to 38 per cent, from Spanish, 20 to 25 
per cent 

V. 

Russian licorice, coarse 
powder av.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. g 

Water sufficient 

Pour 40 fluidounces of cold water 
over the licorice, allow to stand for 4 
hours, stirring frequently, and then ex- 
press. Extract the press cake with 24 
fluidounces of boiling water and again 
express. Mix the two liquid extracts 
and at once. 

Evaporate to 4 av. ounces, and add to 
the solution while hot the alcohol, and 
allow to stand for 24 hours. Then filter 
through paper and from the filtrate dis- 
til off 5 fluidounces. Evaporate the 
residue to a medium thick extract. 

The extract is completely soluble in 
water. The yield is about " 18 to 20 
per cent. It is necessary, particularly 
in summer, to perform the operation 
rapidly; by beginning at 6 in the morn- 
ing one can be ready by midday to go 
on with the evaporation and the alcohol 
can be added by evening. 
Extract of Licorice, Pure. 

See Extract of Licorice, No. I. 
Extract of Licorice, Purified. 

See Extract of Licorice, No. II. 
Extract, Fluid, of Licorice. 

Pour 6]/2 fluidounces of boiling water 
upon 16^ av. ounces of drug, in No. 
20 powder, contained in a suitable ves- 
sel and allow it to stand for an hour. 
Fack the moistened powder loosely in 
a metallic percolator, pour boiling water 
upon it, and allow percolation to pro- 
ceed, adding boiling water until the 
drug is exhausted. Evaporate the per- 
colate at a moderate heat until it meas- 
ures 7K fluidounces, when coo!, add 
7 l A fluidounces of alcohol, mix well, 
and set aside for 3 days. After filter- 
ing the liquid, distil it until 8 fluid- 



ounces of distillate have been obtained; 
transfer the liquid in the still to a suit- 
able container, add 4 fluidounces of 
glycerin, 6}£ fluidrams of amm nia 
water, 2>Va fluidounces of alcohol, and 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. — 
U. S. P. 

II. Brit. Pharm. for liquid extract of 
licorice : 
Licorice root, No. 20 pow- 
der ....av.oz 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 77 

Alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drug with half of the water, 
macerate for 24 hours, strain and ex- 
press, mix the marc with the remainder 
of the water, macerate for 6 hours, 
again strain and express, mix the two 
liquids, heat to 100 deg. C, strain 
through flannel, evaporate the colature 
until it has a sp. gr., when cold, of 
1.200, add to this one-fourth of its vol- 
ume of alcohol, let the mixture stand 
12 hours, and filter. 

Extract, Fluid, of Lily-of-the-Val- 
ley Flowers. (Fluid Extract of 
Convallaria Flowers.) 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Lily-of-the-Val- 
ley Root. (Fluid Extract of 
Convalliara.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), reserving the 
first 13 fluidounces of percolate (from 
16M av. ounces of drug), and evaporat- 
ing the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 13 
volumes of alcohol and 7 of water. — 
N. F. 
Extracts, Liquid. 

A class of preparations by the name 
of "liquid extracts" are recognized by 
the British Pharmacopeia and British 
Formulary. These are, in general, of 
the same strength as the fluid extracts 
of this country, and such of the liquid 
extracts as are recognized in this for- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



miliary are mentioned under the title 
of "fluid extracts." 

Sometimes the so-called "fluid ex- 
tracts" of resinous bodies, myrrh, ben- 
zoin, etc., which are really concentrated 
tinctures, are called "liquid extracts." 
Extract, Fluid, of Lobelia. 

Extract the drug, in Xo. 50 powder, 
by the usual process (see Extracts, 
Fluid), but moistening i6^4 av. ounces 
of drug (the herb), in No. 50 powder, 
with S l A fluidounces, reserving the first 
14J/2 fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder at not above 50 
deg. C. The menstruum is a mixture 
of 11 volumes of 36 per cent, acetic 
acid with 29 of water. — U. S. P. 

The preparation of the U. S. P. 1890 
was made with diluted alcohol. 
Extract, Fluid, of Lobelia, Comp'd. 

Lobelia seed av.oz. 4^ 

Lobelia herb av.oz. 4^ 

Blood root av.oz. 4^4 

Skunk cabbage root av.oz. 4^ 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Exhaust the mixed drugs in powder 
by any suitable process for fluid ex- 
tracts (see Extracts, Fluid). Most 
manufacturers make this preparation 
with S}/ 2 av. ounces of lobelia herb in- 
stead of herb and seed mixed — Eclectic. 
Extract of Logwood. 

Logwood, rasped av.oz. 16 

Water pints 9^4 

Macerate the logwood with the water 
for 48 hours, then boil (avoiding the 
use of metallic vessels) until about one- 
half the water has evaporated, then 
strain the liquid while hot, and evapor- 
ate to dryness. 

A suitable vessel for boiling- is an 
enameled-iron dish, providing the 
enamel be unbroken. 

This extract is not to be confused 
with the commercial extract which is 
decidedly inferior to the above for 
medicinal purposes. — U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Logwood. (Liquid 
Extract of Logwood.) 

Logwood, unfermented, Xo. 

16 powder av.oz. 16^ 



Alcohol fl.or. 2 T / 2 

Distilled water pints 6 

Boil the logwood with 2 pints of the 
water in a covered copper or enameled 
pan for l / 2 hour, strain, boil the residue, 
with another 2 pints of the water for 
J / 2 hour, strain, and boil the residue 
again as before with the remainder of 
the water, and again strain, mix the 
three liquids, evaporate over a water 
bath (or preferably in a vacuum appara- 
tus) until the product measures 13^2 
fluidounces, add the alcohol, set aside 
for 7 days, and then decant or siphon 
off the clear liquid from any sediment 
which may have deposited. — Brit. Form. 
Extract of Lupulin. 



Lupulin 
Alcohol 



.av.oz. 4 
sufficient 



Place the drug loosely in a percolator, 
cover it with alcohol, allow to stand for 
1 hour, then gradual!}- add alcohol until 
32 fluidounces of percolate are obtained 
or the drug is practically exhausted. 
Evaporate the percolate on a water 
bath to soft extract consistency. 
Extract, Fluid, of Lupulin. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but packing 
the drug in the percolator without the 
preliminary moistening. The reserve 
percolate from i6}i av. ounces of drug 
is 14^2 fluidounces ; the menstruum is 
alcohol. The drug is to be used in its 
ordinary commercial condition, without 
further comminution. The drug is 
packed dry in the percolator because of 
its large proportion of extractive mat- 
ter.— N. F. 

Extract of Malt. (Extractum Byni.) 
I. 

-Malt, coarse powder, not 
finer than No. 12 av.oz. 67 

Water gal. 2 l / 2 

Upon the powder, contained in a 
suitable vessel, pour J / 2 gallon of water 
(not warmed), and macerate for 6 
hours. Then add 2 gallons of water, 
heated to about 30 deg. C, and digest 
for an hour at a temperature not ex- 
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with strong expression. Finally, by 
means of a water bath, or vacuum ap- 
paratus, at a temperature not exceed- 
ing 55 deg. C. evaporate the strained 
liquid rapidly to the consistence of 
thick honey. 

Keep the product in well-closed ves- 
sels, in a cool place. — U. S. P. and N. 

The above is Liebig's process for ex- 
tract of malt. There are also other ex- 
tracts of malt on the market, such as 
the numerous liquid extracts which are 
merely strong beers variously flavored. 

There is also a fluid extract of malt 
which is recognized by the former edi- 
tion of the N. F. Dry extract of malt 
is also to be had which is made by evap- 
orating the thick (the above) extract of 
nalt. 

The commercial brands of extract of 
malt vary greatly in quality; some of 
them are grossly adulaterated with glu- 
cose. 
II. 

Barley malt, freshly 
crushed av.lbs. 4 

Water pints 22 

Into a suitable vessel pour the water 
previously heated to 65 deg. C, add 
the malt, constantly stirring meanwhile, 
macerate for 2 hours, draw off the 
liquid, and evaporate this in a vacuum 
apparatus at a temperature not exceed- 
ing 55 deg. C. to the consistence of 
thick honey. 

The product is to be assayed. — Brit. 
Form. 

This process is practically the same 
as the preceding. 
III. Mattison's process: 

The quantities given here are such 
as would be used upon a tolerably 
large scale; these may, of course, be 
reduced as desired. 

Use a tube or churn of a capacity of 
5 gallons and having a perforated^false 
bottom. Pour into it 3 l / 2 gallons of 
water of a temperature of about 76 to 
78 deg. C, then add y 2 peck of barley 
malt, coarsely ground, gradually stir- 
ring it in well. Cover the vessel and 



set away in a warm place, and allow to 
remain perfectly at rest for 3 or 4 
hours, taking care that the tempera- 
ture does not fall below 65 deg. C. 
This is the process of mashing. 

At the end of the allotted period of 
time, open the stop-cock below, draw 
off the fluid; now sprinkle over the top 
of the malt some water a little above 
the temperature of the extract, and 
draw off the fluid below, until the malt 
is practically exhausted. Evaporate the 
fluid by means of a water bath to thick 
consistence. 

The tub or churn must be kept per- 
fectly clean. Once a week it should be 
washed with alkaline water and when 
not in use it should be keot filled with 
lime water. 
Extract, Fluid, of Malt. 

Malt av.bz. 16 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Reduce the malt to coarse powder, 
not finer than No. 20. Moisten it with 
7 J / 2 fluidounces of a^ mixture of 1 vol- 
ume of alcohol and- 3 volumes of water, 
and set it aside, well-covered, until it 
has ceased to swell. Then mix it with 
as much of the menstruum as it will 
take up without dripping, pack it uni- 
formly, but without pressure, in a per- 
colator, and add enough of the before- 
mentioned menstruum to cover it. When 
the liquid begins to drop from the ori- 
fice, close the latter, and allow the con- 
tents to macerate during 24 hours, add- 
ing from time to time more mens- 
truum, if necessary, to keep the malt 
just covered. Then remove the cork 
and allow the percolation to proceed 
until the percolate weighs 12 av. ounces. 
Set this aside, well-corked, until any 
susnended matters have been deposited. 
Then decant the clear liquid and pre- 
serve it for use. 

The product thus obtained may be re- 
garded as being practically equivalent 
to the drug in the proportion of minim 
for grain, the apparent excess of dis- 
solved matters present in the first por- 
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by the soluble matters still remaining 
in the drug, when the percolation is 
interrupted.— N. F. III. 
Extract of Malt with Alteratives. 

Calcium bromid gr. 160 

Sodium bromid gr. 96 

Potassium iodid gr. 160 

Water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Extract of malt, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the salts in the water, and 
add to the extract. 

Extract of Malt with Beef. 

Extract of beef, Liebig's. ..av.oz. y 2 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Extract of malt, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the extract of beef in the 
water and mix the malt extract. 

Extract of Malt with Beef, Wine 
and Iron. 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Beef, wine and iron fl.oz. 8 

Extract of Malt with Cascara Sag- 
rada. 

Fluid extract of cascara 
sagrada fl.oz. 2 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 14 

It is best to use the bitterless fluid 
extract of cascara sagrada. 

Each tablespoonful represents 30 gr. 
of cascara sagrada. 

Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil. 
(Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with 
Malt — Malted Emulsion of Cod 
Liver Oil.) 
I. 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 5 

Tragacanth, po gr. 23 

Water fl.oz. iy 2 

Extract of malt, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the oil and tragacanth thoroughly 
in a bottle, add the water, and shake the 
mixture until a homogeneous suspension 
is formed. Finaly add the extract of 
malt in portions, shaking the mixture 
thoroughly after each addition until the 
finished product measures 16 fluid 
ounces. — N. F. 



IT. 



Cod liver oil fl.oz. 3 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 17 

Warm the extract to 45 deg. C. pour 



into a warm mortar, and incorporate 
the oil gradually and with constant 
trituration. — Brit. Form. 

III. 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Yolk of two eggs, 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 15 

Water, warm fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of lemon drops 15 

Spirit of bitter almond. .. .drops 15 
Mix the extract with the warm 
water to thin it. - Beat yolks in a mortar 
with the tragacanth and add the oil 
and extract alternately, and lastly the 
spirits which latter may be varied to 
suit the taste. 
IV. 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Oil of wintergreen drops 20 

Oil of bitter almonds drops 5 

Rub the cod liver oil verv gradually 
and thoroughly with the malt extract, 
then add the flavoring oils. If the 
mixture becomes too thick at any time, 
thin by the addition of a little water. 
It may be flavored in any other de- 
sired manner. 
V. 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 8 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 25 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Triturate the gum with the malt ex- 
tract until well mixed, then add the oil 
gradually with uninterrupted trituration, 
and then add the water. 

VI. Commercial combinations of 
malt extract with cod liver oil usually 
contain only from 20 to 30 per cent, by 
volume of the oil instead of 38 to 50 
per cent, as in the preceding. 

Malt extract is best combined with 
fixed oils by first warming it sufficiently 
to work easily as by using a warm 
mortar. 

Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil 
and Hypophosphites. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 64 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 48 

Potassium hypophosphite. .. .gr. 32 
Glycerin fl.oz. I 



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Water, hot fl.oz. I 

Extract of malt with cod 
liver oil fl.oz. 14 

Triturate the hypophosphites to a 
fine powder, dissolve them as nearly as 
possible in the water and glycerin, and 
incorporate with malt extract and oil. 

Each tablespoonful contains 4^ gr. 
of the hypophosphites. 

Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil 
and Hypophosphites of Calcium. 
(Extract of Malt with Cod Liver 
Oil and Lime — Calcarated Ex- 
tract of Malt.) 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 4 

Mucilage of dextrin fl.oz. 1 

Calcium hypophospfiite gr. 192 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Mix the extract with the mucilage, 
add the oil gradually with constant tri- 
turation, then incorporate the water, 
having previously dissolved the hypo- 
phosphite in the latter. 

Each tablespoonful contains 6 gr. of 
the hypophosphite. 

Extract of Malt and Cod Liver Oil 
and Iodid of Iron. 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 4 

Mucilage of dextrin fl.oz. 1 

Syrup of iron citro-iodid. . .fl.oz. Yi 

Water fl.oz. 2^ 

Triturate the extract with the mucil- 
age, gradually add the oil with con- 
stantly stirring, and then incorporate 
the syrup and water. 

Each tablespoonful represents 1 gr. of 
tasteless iron iodid. 

Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil 
and Iron. (Ferrated Extract of 
Malt with Cod Liver Oil.) 
I. 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 6 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 6 

Syrup -of soluble saccharat- 

ed iron fl.oz. 4 

Add the oil gradually to the extract 
by trituration in a mortar until an emul- 
sion is formed, then add the syrup. 

II. 

Solution of dialyzed iron... fl. dr. s l A 
Extract of malt with cod 

liver oil, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix well by trituration. 
II 



III. 

Citrate of iron and am- 
monium gr. 64 

Water, warm fl.dr. 4 

Extract of malt with cod 
liver oil fl.oz. 15% 

Dissolve the iron salt in the water 
and incorporate this solution with malt 
extract and oil. 
IV. 

Iron phosphate, soluble gr. 64 

Water, warm fl.dr. 4 

Extract of malt with cod 
liver oil fl.oz. 15^2 

Prepare like the preceding. 

V. Replace the iron phosphate in IV. 
with soluble iron pyrophosphate. 

Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil 
and Iron and Quinine Citrate. 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 4 

Mucilage of dextrin fl.oz. 1 

Iron and quinine citrate gr. 64 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Mix the extract with mucilage, add 
the oil gradually with constant tritura- 
tion, then incorporate the water, having 
previously dissolved the citrate in a 
portion of the water by the aid of a 
gentle heat. 

Each tablespoonful contains 2 gr. of 
iron and quinine citrate. 

Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil 
and Pancreatin. (Malt Extract 
with Pancreatized Cod Liver 
Oil.) 

I. 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Pancreatin, pure gr. 20 

Sodium chlorid gr. 40 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 60 

Oil of pimento sufficient 

Dissolve the pancreatin and two salts 
in the water, add the oil, and keep at 
a temperature of about 32 deg. C. for 
3 hours, stirring occasionally. Put the 
malt extract in a mortar, add the pan- 
creatized oil gradually with constant 
stirring, and flavor the whole with oil 
of pimento (or other suitable flavor- 
ing). 
II. In this preparation, the oil is not 



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first pancreatized as in the foregoing 
formula : 

Pancreatin, saccharated gr. 64 

Extract of malt with cod 
liver oil fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the pancreatin to fine pow- 
der, add a small portion of the extract 
with oil, mix well, and add the re- 
mainder. 

Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil, 
Pancreatin and Pepsin. 

Pancreatin, saccharated ....gr. 64 

Pepsin, saccharated gr. 128 

Extract of malt with cod 
liver oil fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the pepsin and pancreatin 
together to fine powder, add a portion 
of the malt extract with oil, mix well, 
and add the remainder. 

Each tablespoonful contains 2 gr. of 
pancreatin and 4 of pepsin. 

Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil 
and Pepsin. 
Pepsin, saccharated gr. 128 

Extract of malt with cod 
liver oil fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the pepsin to fine powder, 
add a portion of the malt extract with 
oil, mix well, and add the remainder. 

Each tablespoonful contains 4 gr. of 
pepsin. 

Extract of Malt with Cod Liver Oil 
and Phosphorus. 

I. 

Phosphorus gr. 1 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 24 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 24 

Dissolve the phosphorus by the heat 
of a water bath in 4 fluidounces of the 
oil in a stoppered bottle, shake thor- 
oughly and when still warm incorporate 
the extract of malt, then add the re- 
mainder of the oil slowly to form an 
emulsion. 

II. Instead of using phosphorus as 
above, 100 minims of phosphorated oil 
may be employed, this latter to be add- 
ed to the cod liver oil, and this mix- 
ture then to be added to the extract of 
malt in the usual manner. 

III. Instead of using either free 
phosphorus or phosphorated oil, solu- 



tion of phosphorus N. F. may be em- 
ployed as according to the following : 

Solution of phosphorus. .. .fl.oz. 1 

Extract of malt with cod 
liver oil fl.oz. 1 5 

Mix well by trituration. 

Each tablespoonful contains about 
1/100 gr. of phosphorus. 

Extract of Malt with Gentian and 
Iron Chlorid. 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Elixir gentian and iron 
chlorid ....... fl.oz. 8 

Extract of Malt and Hops. (Com- 
pound Extract of Malt — Some- 
times called Extract of Malt, 
plain.) 
I. 

Hops, fresh parti 

Malt parts 9 

Water sufficient 

Make into an extract like extract of 
malt, which see. 

II. 

Fluid extract of hops fl.oz. y 2 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 153/2 

Mix well. 

Extract of Malt with Hypophos- 
phites. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 64 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 48 

Potassium hypophosphite ....gr. 32 

Water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 14 

Rub the salts in a mortar with the 
water until dissolved or nearly so, add 
the glycerin and finally the malt ex- 
tract. 

The above is also made to contain 32 
gr. of iron hypophosphite. 

Each tablespoonful contains 4^2 gr. 
of hypophosphites. 

Extract of Malt with Hypophosphite 
of Calcium. (Extract of Malt 
with Lime — Calcarated Extract 
of Malt.) 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 14 

Triturate the calcium salt to fine pow- 
der, dissolve as nearly as possible in 
the water and glycerin, and add the 
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Each tablespoonful contains 4 gr. of 
hvoophosphite. 

Extract of Malt and Iron. (Ferrated 

Extract of Malt.) 
I. 

Iron pyrophosphate gr. 64 

Water, warm fl.dr. 4 

Extract of malt, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron salt in the water and 
incorporate the solution with the malt 
extract. 

This is the usual method of prepar- 
ing ferrated extract of malt. 
II. 
Solution of dialyzed iron. . .fl.dr. 5 J / 2 
Extract of malt, to make ... fl.oz. 16 

III. 

Citrate of iron and am- 
monium gr. 64 

Water, warm fl.dr. 4 

Extract of malt. fl.oz. 15^2 

Dissolve the iron salt in the water 
and add the extract. 

IV. Instead of iron citrate in the 
last formula, soluble iron phosphate 
may be employed. 
V. 

Tincture of iron citro- 
chlorid fl.dr. 4 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 15^ 

Extract of Malt with Iron and Qui- 
nine Citrate. 

Citrate of iron and quinine, .gr. 128 

Water, warm fl.oz. 1 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 15 

Dissolve the iron and quinine salt in 
the water and incorporate with the 
malt extract. 

Each tablespoonful contains 4 gr. of 
iron and quinine citrate. 

See also Extract of Malt with Phos- 
phate of Iron and Quinine. 

Extract of Malt with Iron Iodid. 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 15^2 

Syrup of iron citro-iodid. . .fl.oz. l / 2 
Mix well. 

Each tablespoonful represents 1 gr. of 
tasteless iron iodid. 

Extract of Malt with Iron, Quinine 
and Strychnine Citrate. 

Strychnine sulfate gr. $/$ 



Distilled water, hot 



.fl.dr. 



Extract of malt with iron 
and quinine citrate, 

enough to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the strychnine salt in the 
water and incorporate this solution with 
the compound malt extract. 

Each tablespoonful contains 4 gr. of 
iron and quinine citrate and 1/50 gr. of 
strychnine sulfate. 

Extract of Malt with Pancreatin. 

Pancreatin, saccharated gr. 64 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the pancreatin and a small 
portion of the extract to a smooth 
paste and add the remainder of the ex- 
tract. 

Each tablespoonful contains 2 gr. of 
pancreatin. 

Extract of Malt with Pancreatin and 
Pepsin. 

Pancreatin, saccharated gr. 64 

Pepsin, saccharated gr. 128 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Extract of malt, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
Triturate the pepsin and pancreatin 

to a smooth paste with the syrup, then 

add the malt extract. 
Each tablespoonful contains 2 gr. of 

pancreatin and 4 of pepsin. 

Extract of Malt with Pepsin. 

Pepsin, pure gr. 64 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 14 

Add the acid to the water and in this 
dissolve the pepsin, then add the glyc- 
erin and finally the malt extract. 

Each tablespoonful contains 2 gr. of 
pepsin. 

Extract of Malt with Phosphate of 
Iron and Quinine. 

Elixir of iron phosphate 

and quinine fl.oz. 8 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Mix well. 

See also Extract of Malt with Iron 
and Quinine Citrate. 
Extract of Malt with Phosphate of 
Iron, Quinine and Strychnine. 
Elixir of iron phosphate. 

quinine and strychnine. .. .fl.oz. 8 
Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 



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Extract of Malt with Syrup Phos- 
phates, Compound. 

Compound syrup of the 

phosphates fl.oz. 8 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Extract of Malt with Wine of Coca. 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 8 

Wine of coca fl.oz. 8 

Extract of Malt with Wine of Pep- 
sin. 

Extract of malt fl.oz 8 

Wine of pepsin fl.oz. 8 

Extract of Malt with Yerba Santa. 

Fluid extract of yerba 

santa fl.oz. i 

Solution of potassa fl.dr. 4 

Extract of malt fl.oz. 14^ 

Mix the fluid extract with the solu- 
tion and incorporate the extract. 
Extract of Manaca, Fluid. 

Manaca root, fine powder. av.oz. i6^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 ^ 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with a mixture of 
the glycerin and zYa fluidounces of al- 
cohol, then pack in a percolator and 
exhaust by the usual process of perco- 
lation, using as a menstruum a mix- 
ture of 3 parts by volume of 'alcohol 
and 1 of water. Reserve the first 12 
fluidounces of percolate, evaporate the 
weak percolate to 4 fluidounces and 
mix with the reserve percolate. — D. 
modified. 

Extract of Mandrake. ("Extract of 
May-Apple or Podophyllum.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts), using the drug in 
No. 60 powder and obtaining an ex- 
tract of pilular consistence. The mens- 
truum is a mixture of 4 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water. — N. F. Appen- 
dix and U. S. P. 1890. 

Extract, Fluid, of Mandrake. (Fluid 
Extract of May-Apple or Podo- 
phyllum.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing i6^4 av. ounces of drug with 5 
fluidounces of menstruum, reserving the 
first 13^2 fluidounces of percolate, and 
evaporating the remainder on a water 



bath. The menstruum is a mixture of 
4 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water. — 
U. S. P. 
Extract, Fluid, of Mangifera. 

Mangifera bark, moderate- 
ly fine powder av.oz. 21 

Glycerin fl.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 72 

Macerate the drug with the glycerin 
mixed with 40 fluidounces of water for 
24 hours, strain with expression, mac- 
erate the residue with 32 fluidounces 
of water for 24 hours, strain again 
with expression, mix the two liquids, 
filter them, evaporate the filtrate on a 
water bath to 13 fluidounces, and to 
the latter add 3 fluidounces of alcohol. 

This drug is very difficult to extract ; 
the above is an easy process and fur- 
nishes a very good product. 
Extract, Fluid, of Matico. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 40 powder, moistening 
16^4 av. ounces of it with 5 fluidounces 
of menstruum, reserving the first 13H 
fluidounces of percolate and evaporat- 
ing the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 3 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water. — U. 
S. P. 
Extract of Mezereum. 

Make according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts), using alcohol as the 
menstruum. — U. S. P. 1880 and Germ. 
Pharm. (1st) modified. 

Extract, Fluid, of Mezereon. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 1634 av. ounces of drug with 6 l / 2 
fluidounces of menstruum, and reserving 
the first 14^2 fluidounces of percolate. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 4 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Mullein. (Fluid 
Extract of Verbascum.) 

From the leaves and flowers of Ver- 
bascum Thapsus. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 



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Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
20 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid of Nettle Root, 
i^'iuid Extract of Urtica.) 

From the root of Urtica dioica. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. 

Extract of Nux Vomica. (Extract- 

um Strychni.) 
I. 

Nux vomica, No. 20 pow- 
der av.oz. 16 

Acetic acid, 36 p. c fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol, water, and sugar 
of milk (dried and in fine 
-powder), each sufficient 

Mix the acid with 20 fluidounces of 
distilled water and having moistened 
the drug with 6 fluidounces of this 
menstruum, pack it moderately in a 
cylindrical glass percolator; then add 
enough menstruum to saturate the 
drug and leave a stratum above it. 
When the liquid begins to drop from 
the percolator, close the lower orifice, 
and, having closely covered the percola- 
tor, macerate for 48 hours. Then allow 
percolation to proceed slowly, gradually 
adding, first, the remainder of the mens- 
truum, and then water, until the per- 
colate passes but faintly imbued with 
bitterness and the drug is exhausted. 
Reserve the first 12 fluidounces of per- 
colate and having heated the remainder 
to boiling, filter, and evaporate the 
filtrate to soft extract; dissolve this in 
the reserved portion and add enough 
distilled water to make the liquid meas- 
ure 14 fluidounces. To the liquid thus 
obtained, add 46 fluidounces of alcohol, 
shake the mixture well, and set it aside 
for 24 hours, with occasional agitation. 
Filter the liquid through paper, and 
wash the residue in the filter with a 
mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol and 
1 of water until the washings are only 
faintly bitter. Evaporate the filtrate and 
washings in a porcelain dish on a water 
bath to dryness. Assay the percentage 



of strychnine in this extract and add 
enough well-dried sugar of milk to 
bring the percentage of strychnine in 
the final dried extract down to 5 per 
cent, of the total weight. Reduce to 
fine powder, mix well, and keep in 
small, well-stoppered vials. — U. S. P. 

II. Sixteen fluidounces of liquid ex- 
tract of nux vomica is to be converted 
into 5 av. ounces of extract by distilling 
off the alcohol and adding sugar of 
milk. — Brit. Pharm. 

The product should contain 5 per 
cent, of strychnine. 

This extract has about 2-/3 the alka- 
loidal strength of the extract of the 
Brit. Pharm. 1885.— Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Nux vomica, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. 16 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Macerate the drug with a mixture of 
25^2 fluidounces of alcohol and Sy 2 of 
water for 24 hours at a temperature not 
exceeding 40 deg. C, agitating occa- 
sionally, express, macerate the residue 
in the same manner with a mixture of 
19M2 fluidounces of alcohol and 6 l / 2 of 
water, again express, mix the two li- 
quids, let stand for several days, filter, 
and evaporate the filtrate to dryness. — 
Germ. Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid, of Nux Vomica. 

I. 

Nux vomica, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. i6^4 

Acetic acid, 36 per cent fl.dr. 6*/ 2 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 3 volumes of the former to 
one of the latter. Moisten the drug 
with 16 fluidounces of this mixture to 
which the acetic acid has previously 
been added, and let it digest in a cov- 
ered vessel in a warm place for 48 
hours. Then pack in a cylindrical glass 
percolator, and gradually pour mens- 
truum upon it until the drug is prac- 
tically exhausted, allowing percolation 
to take place slowly. Reserve the first 
14^2 fluidounces of percolate, distil off 



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the alcohol from the remainder by 
means of a water bath and evaporate 
the residue at a temperature not above 
50 deg. C. to soft extract; dissolve this 
in the reserved portion, and mix thor- 
oughly. The product is to be assayed 
and made to contain 1 gram of strych- 
nine in 100 cc. ; if it contains more, 
enough menstruum should be added to 
it to reduce it to this standard. — U. S. P. 

II. Brit. Pharm. formula for liquid ex- 
tract of nux vomica : 
Nux vomica, No. 20 pow- 
der av.oz. 16 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with 8 fluidounces 
of a mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol 
and 1 of water, set aside in a covered 
vessel for 6 hours, pack firmly in a 
percolator, and proceed further as in 
making a fluid extract or tincture, us- 
ing the above menstruum. Reserve the 
first 11^2 fluidounces of percolate, and 
continue percolation until 58 fluidounces 
more of percolate have been obtained. 
Express the marc and add the expres- 
sed liquid to the weak percolate. Re- 
cover the alcohol from this latter liquid 
by distillation, evaporate the residue to 
1 fluidounce, add to this 3 fluidounces 
of alcohol, add this mixture to the re- 
served percolate, set aside for 24 hours, 
pour off the clear liquid, and filter the 
remainder. Determine the amount of 
strychnine in this filtrate, and to it add 
enough of a mixture of 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water so that every 
100 cc. of product will contain 1.5 
grams of strychnine, or every no 
minims i l / 2 grains. 

Extract of Opium. (Aqueous Ex- 
tract of Opium.) 
I. 

Opium, powder av.oz. 4 

Sugar of milk, recently 
dried and in fine powder, 

Water, each sufficient 

Rub the opium in a mortar to a 
smooth paste with g J / 2 fluidounces of 
water, transfer to a bottle of the capac- 
ity of 40 fluidounces, wash the mortar 
with 28^2 fluidounces of water, in suc- 



cessive portions, and add the washings 
to the contents of the bottle. Cork the 
bottle and shake it vigorously once 
every 2 hours during 12 hours. Then 
filter through a rapidly-acting double 
filter and pour water slowly on the 
magma, until the filtrate passes nearly 
colorless and only faintly bitter. Evap- 
orate the filtrate and washings in a 
tared dish, on a water bath, until the 
contents weigh about 8 av. ounces, and 
allow the extract to become cold. Then 
assay it for morphine, and also deter- 
mine the proportion of moisture present 
by drying a small amount, in a flat-bot- 
tomed dish, at 100 deg. C, until it 
ceases to lose weight. Then add enough 
well-dried sugar of milk so as to bring 
the quantity of morphine in the final 
dry extract to 20 per cent, evaporate 
the whole to dryness, reduce it to pow- 
der, and transfer it to small, well-stop- 
pered vials.— 
II. 

Opium, sliced av.oz. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 30 

Macerate the opium with one-third of 
the water for 24 hours, express, mac- 
erate the residue with another third of 
the water for 24 hours, again express, 
macerate the residue with the remainder 
of the water for 24 hours, again ex- 
press, mix the three liquids, strain 
through flannel, and evaporate to 2 av. 
ounces. 

This extract should yield upon assay 
20 per cent, of anhydrous morphine; if 
containing more, it should be diluted 
with" sufficient milk sugar. — Brit. Pharm. 

III. 
Opium, moderately fine 

powder av.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 30 

Macerate the drug with 20 fluidounces 
of water for 24 hours, agitating occa- 
sionally, express, macerate the residue 
with the remainder of the water for 24 
hours, occasionally agitating, again ex- 
press, mix the two liquids, filter, and 
evaporate the filtrate to dryness. — 
Germ. Pharm. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Extract of Opium, Scale. 

I This preparation may be made in 
this manner : 

Exhaust opium, cut or broken into 
small pieces, by repeated digestion with 
warm water, evaporate the mixed in- 
fusions, by the aid of a gentle heat, to 
tolerably small bulk, allow to cool, agi- 
tate thoroughly with 2 or 3 times its 
volume of ether or purified benzin or 
gasolin, allow to stand for 24 hours, 
agitating occasionally, then decant the 
upper ethereal layer, pass the remain- 
ing liquid through filter paper, evapor- 
ate the filtrate on a water bath to 
syrupy consistence, spread or paint on 
glass or porcelain plates, and place in 
a warm location so that the extract 
may form into scales. 

II. Dyson's process : 
Deodorized tincture of 

opium fl.oz. 16 

Acacia, powder gr. 120 

Evaporate the tincture to 4 fluid- 
ounces, remove the vessel from the fire, 
add the gum and triturate thoroughly, 
replace the vessel on the fire, and con- 
tinue evaporation until the liquid is of 
such a density that it will have a syrupy 
consistence when cold. Now spread the 
liquid, while still warm, in thin layers 
on glass or porcelain plates and set 
aside to dry. 

Extract of Opium, for Smoking. 

The process given below is stated by 
Mr. John Calvert to be the actual 
method followed by the Chinese of San 
Francisco, arid presumably is the usual 
process, for preparing opium for smok- 
ing purposes. 

The apparatus of the Chinaman con- 
sists of two charcoal-burning fire-clay 
furnaces, about 15 inches high and of 
about the same width, open on three 
sides ; some palm leaf or other cheap fans 
for fanning himself and the fire ; sev- 
eral brass pans; a brass ladle and sev- 
eral tin ones ; a large spoon for skim- 
ming ; a gridiron, two pair of pincers 
for lifting the pans, and some thick 



wooden cloth to protect the hands, 
some fiber brushes, several buckets, 
basket strainers, muslin for straining, 
fibrous material for drawing off the 
liquor, some heavy sticks to be used as 
pestles, several spatulas, about a foot 
long and 3 inches wide at lower end, 
and made of oak or ash, and a steel- 
bladed scraper. One or two low stools 
complete the arrangements. The opera- 
tor does not require any tables or 
benches, as all the work is done on or 
near the ground. The operation re- 
quires two days, but after the first day, 
the two days' work goes on' regularly, 
and a batch of extract is turned out by 
the same workman every evening. 

The quantity of opium operated upon, 
so that a workman can do a fair day's 
work, is usually about 16 or 18 pounds. 
The balls are placed in tepid water, to 
soften the surface, and they are washed 
by hand to remove grit, leaves and 
other foreign substances. The material 
is then placed in one of the shallow 
concave brass pans, which is kept gently 
heated over the naked charcoal fire, 
and by means of the wooden pestle, is 
kneaded into a soft paste. When homo- 
geneous, the softened opium is uniform- 
ly spread over the inner surface of the 
pan, and pattecl down by the hand, so 
as to give it a smooth surface. The 
heat is continued until the greater part 
of the moisture has evaporated, and 
the opium has become so solid that the 
pan can be turned over. The direct heat 
of a very small fire is now allowed to 
act directly on the face of the opium 
by turning the pan upside down. This 
has to be carefully and skillfully done. 
As soon as the surface of the material 
has become sufficiently hardened, it is 
deftly removed in thin layers, and this 
is continued until all the opium has 
been taken from the pan, except the 
dried portion which remains attached to 
the bottom and sides of the vessel. 
This is scraped off. The crusts which 
were laid aside- in the former operation 
are now put on the gridiron, a few at a 



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time, with the greatest care, to avoid 
breaking them, and are toasted over the 
charcoal at a low temperature until they 
have become perfectly crisp. The crusts 
are then placed in one of the brass 
pans, covered with warm water, and 
left standing until the next morning. 

On resuming work the infusion is 
first drawn off into buckets through 
baskets lined with muslin strainers. 

The brass pan is slightly tilted, and 
by means of a knot of vegetable fibre 
the liquor is drawn off over the edge of 
the pan without loss. The roasted 
opium is drained, and a second quan- 
tity of warm water added, with as lit- 
tle breakage of the crusts as possible, 
and the extraction is finished with a 
third lot of water. Only the first and 
second infusions are used for the ex- 
tract; the washings and weak infusion 
are employed for the extraction of the 
next batch. There seems to be no pre- 
cise rule as to the quantity of water 
for making the infusion, the crusts are 
merely covered. 

The infusion is then mixed with some 
egg albumen and a part of it is placed 
in the largest of the brass pans over 
the naked charcoal fire, and is heated, 
skimmed and boiled constantly. The 
pan is not filled, but room is allowed 
for frothing, and fresh portions of 
warm infusion containing albumen are 
added from time to time as the bulk 
diminishes. During the boiling there 
are several matters to be attended to, 
such as keeping up the fire, or banking 
it up with ashes if too hot, prevention 
of boiling over by addition of small 
quantities of the infusion, or of water, 
and keeping the sides of the pan free 
from hardened extract. This is effected 
by water and the fiber scrubbing brushes. 
When all the infusion has been added, 
and the evaporation has proceeded as 
far as is considered to be necessary, the 
pan is removed from the fire, and the 
extract constantly stirred by means of 
a wooden spatula in a current of air 



produced by fanning until cool and uni- 
formly mixed. 

The yield of extract varies according 
to the kind and quality of opium. 
Eighteen pounds of first quality opium 
generally ^ yield about ten pounds of 
this extract. 

The greatest watchfulness is exercised 
over the roasting or toasting nart of the 
process. Although a small exposed cor- 
ner of the crusts may become charred 
occasionally, the object of this operation 
is to expose the opium to such a heat 
only as to render it porous, to do away 
with the quality of stickiness, which is 
said by some authors to be produced by 
an easily decomposed caoutchouc-like 
substance, and to allow the aqueous ex- 
tractive matter to ooze out of the ma- 
terial without stirring. 
Extract of Opium, Liquid. 

Extract of opium of the 

Brit. Pharm gr. 256 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Macerate the extract in water for an 
hour, stirring frequently, then add the 
alcohol, set aside for 24 hours, in a 
cool place, and filter. — Brit. Pharm. 

If the U. S. P. extract be employed 
284 gr. of it will be required. 

Extract, Fluid, of Opium, Camphor^ 
ated. (Concentrated Paraegoric.) 

Opium, fine powder gr. 240 

Benzoic acid gr. 240 

Camphor gr .240 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Dissolve the camphor, oil and acid in 
the alcohol, triturate the opium to a 
smooth paste with the water, mix the 
two liquids, macerate for 7 days, agi- 
tating frequently, and filter. 

This is similar to the "convenience" 
preparations put up by manufacturers 
which may be used for making pare- 
goric, being 8 times stronger than the 
latter. To make the latter mix 2 fluid- 
ounces of the concentrated preparation 
with 1 fluidounce of glycerin and 13 
fluidounces of diluted alcohol. 



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Extract, Fluid, of Opium, Deodor- 
ized or Deodorized Aqueous. 

The article sold under this title is the 
deodorized tincture of opium of the U. 
S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Orange Peel. 
(Bitter.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), using the 
drug in No. 40 powder, moistening 
16^. av. ounces of drug with $y 2 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, packing in a coni- 
cal percolator, reserving the first 12^4 
fluidounces of percolate and evaporat- 
ing the remainder at not above 50 deg. 
C. The menstruum is a mixture of 2 
volumes of alcohol and 1 of water. — 
U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Pareira. 

I. Prepare according to the general 
process (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
the drug in No. 40 powder, reserving 
the first i^A fluidounces of percolate 
received from 16% av. ounces of drug, 
and evaporating the remainder on a 
water bath. The menstruum for 16^4 
av. ounces of drug is a mixture of 13 
fluidrams of glycerin, 9^2 fluidounces of 
alcohol, and 4^4 fluidounces of water, 
to be followed by a mixture of 2 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water. — U. 
S. P. 

II. Brit. Pharm. formula for liquid ex- 
tract of pareira : 
Add to the drug, in No. 40 powder, 
rather more than equal weight of boil- 
ing distilled water, macerate for 24 
hours, pack in a percolator, and pass 
through the drug boiling distilled water 
until the percolate amounts to about 10 
times the weight of the drug used, or 
until the latter is exhausted. Ascer- 
tain the proportion of extractive matter 
in the percolate by evaporating a small 
portion on a water bath to a firm ex- 
tract. Then evaporate the total perco- 
late until it contains 1/3 of its weight 
of such extractive matter. To this 
liquid add 1/3 of its volume of alcohol. 



Filter, or otherwise clarify, if neces- 
sary. 

Extract, Fluid, of Parsley Root. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Pink Root. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 16^4 av. ounces of drug with 5 
fluidounces of menstruum, reserving the 
first 13^2 fluidounces of percolate, and 
evaporating the remainder on a water 
bath. The menstruum is diluted alco- 
hol.— U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Pinkroot, Comp'd. 
(Fluid Extract of Entozoic Pow- 
der.) 



.av.oz. 3 
, av.oz. 3 
.av.oz. 3 
.av.oz. 3 
av.oz. $y 2 



Pink root 

Swamp milkweed .... 

Mandrake 

Dogsbane 

Balmony 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
fine powder, and exhaust by the usual 
process for fluid extracts (see Extracts, 
Fluid), using a mixture 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water as the mens- 
truum, and making 16 fluidounces of 
product. — Eclectic. 

Extract, Fluid, of Pink Root and 
Senna. 

Fluid extract of oink root..fl.oz. 10 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 6 

Oil of anise m. 20 

Oil of caraway m. 20 

Mix the fluid extracts and dissolve 
the oils in the mixture. — U. S. P. 1870. 

In the U. S. P. i860 formula, 240 
grains potassium carbonate was added 
to the above mixture. Many manufac- 
turing firms make this preparation with 
the alkaline admixture, sometimes how- 
ever adding but 120 grains. 

Extract, Fluid, of Pinus Canadensis. 

See Extract, Fluid, of Hemlock 
Spruce. 



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Extract, Fluid, of Pipsissewa. (Fluid 
Extract of Chimaphila or Prince's 
Pine.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 30 powder, receiving the 
first 11^2 fluidounces (from i6^4 av. 
ounces of drug) as reserve percolate, 
and evaporating the remainder on a 
water bath. The menstruum is diluted 
alcohol— U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Pleurisy Root. 
(Fluid Extract of Asclepias or 
Asclepias Tuberosa.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid). The mens- 
truum is diluted alcohol. — N. F. and 
U. S. P. 1890. 
Extract, Fluid, of Poke Root. 

Prepare according to the general for- 
mula (see Extracts, Fluid), reserving 
the first 13 fluidounces of percolate from 
16^4 av - ounces of drug. The mens- 
truum is diluted alcohol. — U. S. P. and 
N. F. (1st Ed.). 
Extract, Fluid, of Pomegranate. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing i6^4 av. ounces of drug, in No. 30 
powder, with 6^2 fluidounces of mens- 
truum, and reserving the first 13 fluid- 
ounces. The menstruum is a mixture 
of 13 fluidrams of glycerin with 14^ 
fluidounces of diluted alcohol, to be fol- 
lowed by diluted alcohol. — U. S. P. 

Extracts, Powdered. 

Most extracts now appear on the 
market, not only in the old-style plastic 
or pilular form, but also in the form 
of powder. Inasmuch as almost all 
plant extracts are injured by the appli- 
cation of heat, the powdered extracts 
do not very well represent the drug, 
less so in fact than almost any prepara- 
tion made from a crude drug. How- 
ever, there is a demand for these pow- 
dered extracts, and this demand will be 
supplied. Extracts like those of opium 
and kino can be evaporated to dryness 
without any appreciable injury to the 



principles present, but others again, like 
hyostyamus, valerian, etc., are very sus- 
ceptible to change, either because of the 
presence of easily decomposable prin- 
ciples or because of the presence of 
volatile matter. These latter extracts 
should never be prepared in the pow- 
dered form. However, practically all 
extracts now appear in the market in 
the powder form, irrespective of the ap- 
propriateness, suitability or value <of 
this form. 

In making powdered extracts of drugs 
containing volatile or easily decomposa- 
ble principles, the temperature employed 
in drying should be quite low, say not 
to exceed 55 deg. C. The drying of the 
extract may be facilitated by spreading 
out in a thin layer and warming in a 
drying room or closet at the specified 
temperature, driving a current of warm, 
dry air through the chamber if this be 
convenient. Even then it may not be 
advisable or possible to reduce the ex- 
tract to such dryness that it can be 
powdered, and then it becomes neces- 
sary to add a small amount of some 
substance, such as milk sugar or some 
of the powder of the drug itself. If 
the drug contains considerable fixed oil, 
the extract cannot be dried thoroughly 
and the intervention of such a powder 
is necessary. It is also to be remember- 
ed in this connection that in making 
powdered extracts, glycerin must not 
enter into the menstruum employed in 
the extraction of the drug, as this will 
prevent the extract from drying. 

After an extract has been reduced to 
dryness, either with or without the in- 
tervention of the added powder, it 
should be reduced to fine powder and 
then be preserved in well-stoppered, 
wide-mouthed bottles. 

Extract, Fluid, of Prickly Ash 
Bark. (Fluid Extract of Xan- 
thoxylum.) 

Prepare according to the general for- 
mula (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
the drug in No. 40 powder, moistening 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



173 



of menstruum, reserving the first 14^ 
fluidounces of percolate, and evaporat- 
ing the remainder on a water bath. The 
menstruum is a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. — U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Pumpkin Seed. 

Prepare by the usual process of mak- 
ing fluid extracts (see Extracts, Fluid), 
bruising the seed with an equal weight 
of well-washed and dried sand until 
thoroughly comminuted, and using a 
mixture of 1 volume of water and 15 
of alcohol as the menstruum. 

Extract of Quassia. 

Quassia, No. 20 powder. . .av.oz. 16 
Sugar of milk, recently 
dried and in fine powder, 
Water, each sufficient 

Moisten the powder with 6 l / 2 fluid- 
ounces of water, pack it firmly in a 
conical percolator, and gradually pour 
water upon the drug until the percolate 
has but a slight bitter taste. Reduce 
the liquid to about }£ of its bulk by 
boiling, strain, then evaporate on a 
water bath to dryness, and add enough 
sugar of milk to make the extract 
weigh 4 av. ounces. Mix thoroughly, 
reduce to fine powder, and transfer to 
v/ell-stoppered bottles. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Quassia. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), reserving the 
first 14^ fluidounces of percolate from 
16^ av. ounces of drug, and evaporat- 
ing the remainder on a water bath. The 
menstruum is a mixture of 1 volume 
of alcohol with 2 of water. — N. F. 

Extract of Quebracho. 

Exhaust fine powdered quebracho 
by any suitable process, using as a 
menstruum a mixture of 4 volumes of 
alcohol and 5 of water, then evaporate 
the tincture on a water bath either to 
thick extract or to dryness as may be 
desired. 

The yield of thick extract is about 11 
per cent., of dry extract 9 to 10 per 
cent.— D? modified. 



Extract, Fluid, of Quebracho. (Fluid 
Extract of Aspidosperma.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid). The first 
menstruum for 16^ av. ounces of drug 
is a mixture of 13 fluidrams of glyc- 
erin, g J / 2 fluidounces of alcohol and 4^ 
fluidounces of water, to be followed by 
a mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol and 
1 of water.— U. S. P. 1890. 



Extract, Fluid, of Quinine Flower. 
(Fluid Extract of Sabbatia El- 
liotti.) 

Extract the entire plant in moderately 
fine powder by any suitable process for 
fluid extracts, using diluted alcohol as 
the menstruum. 

Extract, Liquid, of Red Gum. (Liquid 
Extract of Eucalyptus Gum or 
Eucalyptus Rostrata.) 

Red gum av.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 13 

Distilled water, to make oz. 16 

make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the gum in io J / 2 fluidounces 
of the water, strain, and add the alcohol 
and enough distilled water to make 16 
fluidounces. — Brit. Form. 

Extract of Rhatany. (Extract of 
Krameria.) 

Krameria, No. 40 powder. av.oz. 16 

Water sufficient 

Moisten the powder with 4^ fluid- 
ounces of water, pack in a conical glass 
percolator, and gradually pour water 
upon the drug until the percolate is 
but slightly astringent. Heat the' perco- 
late to boiling, strain, and evaporate the 
colature on a water bath, at a tempera- 
ture not over 70 degrees C, to dryness. 
— N. F. 

The Brit. Pharm. is made in practical- 
ly the same manner, but no temperature 
of evaporation is mentioned. 

Extract, Fluid, of Rhatany. (Fluid 
Extract of Krameria.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 40 powder, reserving the 
first 13 fluidounces of percolate, from 



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i6^4 av. ounces of drug, and evaporat- 
ing the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum is diluted alcohol. — U. 
S. P. 
Extract of Rhubarb. 

I. Evaporate the fluid extract in a 
porcelain dish, by means of a water 
bath, with constant stirring, at a tem- 
perature not exceeding 50 deg. C.» to 
pilular consistence. — U. S. P. 

II. Exhaust in the usual manner for 
extracts (see Extracts), percolating 
slowly with a mixture 7 volumes of al- 
cohol and 4 of water. Evaporate the 
percolate to dryness. — Brit. Pharm. 
III. 

Rhubarb, cut coarse av.oz. 8 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Macerate the drug with a mixture of 
18^2 fluidounces of alcohol and 23 of 
water for 24 hours at a temperature of 
15 to 20 deg. C, agitating occasionally, 
express, macerate the residue in the 
same manner with a mixture of g 1 /^ 
fluidounces of alcohol and n^ of 
water, again express, mix the two li- 
quids, let stand for 2 days, filter, and 
evaporate the filtrate to dryness. 
Extract, Fluid, of Rhubarb. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 30 powder, packing in a 
conical percolator, reserving the first 
12 fluidounces of percolate, from i6^i 
av. ounces of drug, and evaporating the 
remainder at a temperature not over 70 
degrees C. The menstruum is a mix- 
ture of 4 volumes of alcohol and 1 of 
water.— U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Rhubarb, Aro- 
matic. 

Rhubarb av.oz. 10 

Cinnamon av.oz. 2 

Clove av.oz. 2 

Nutmeg av.oz. 1 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Reduce the drugs to moderately 
coarse powder and extract by the usual 
method of percolation, so as £0 make 16 
fluidounces of product, using diluted al- 
cohol as a menstruum. 



If 1 fluidounce of this be mixed with 
15 fluidounces of syrup, the product is 
practically identical with the aromatic 
syrup of rhubarb of the U. S. P. The 
above is 3 times the strength of the 
U. S. P. aromatic tincture of rhubarb. — 
N. F. (1st edition^ modified. 

The quantity of drug mentioned in 
the formula of the 1st N. F. (it is not 
mentioned in the revised N. F.) was 
20 av. ounces. This has been reduced 
in the above to 15 ounces. 
Extract of Rhubarb, Compound. 

Extract of rhubarb av.oz. 3 

Extract of aloes av.oz. 1 

Resin of jalap av.oz. J / 2 1 

Soap, powder av.oz. 2 

All of the above, if not in fine pow- 
der, should be reduced to this condition 
and then should be well mixed. Before 
using at all they should be thoroughly 
dried. — Germ. Pharm. 

Extract, Fluid, of Rhubarb and Po- 
tassium, Comp'd. (Fluid Neu- 
tralizing Extract.) 

Rhubarb av.oz. Sy 2 

Cassia cinnamon av.oz. 4%. 

Golden seal av.oz. 434 

Potassium carbonate gr. 480 

Oil of peppermint m. 30 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Mix the rhubarb, cinnamon and gold- 
en seal, reduce to moderately fine pow- 
der, and exhaust by the usual process 
for fluid extracts (see Extracts, Fluid), 
making 15^2 fluidounces of product. In 
the latter dissolve the oil and alkali. 

Extract, Fluid, of Rhubarb and 
Senna. 

See Extract, Fluid, of Senna and 
Rhubarb. 

Extract, Fluid, of Rhus Aromatica. 
(Fluid Extract of Sweet Su- 
mach.) 

Extract the bark of the root in fine 
powder by any suitable process for fluid 
extracts, using alcohol as the mens- 
truum. 

Extract, Fluid, of Rhus Glabra. 
(Fluid Extract of Sumach.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



175 



av. ounces of it with 5 l / 2 fluidounces of 
menstruum, reserving the first 13 fluid- 
ounces of percolate, and evaporating the 
remainder on a water bath. The mens- 
truum is a mixture of 13 fluidrams of 
glycerin with 14^2 fluidounces of diluted 
alcohol, to be followed by diluted alco- 
hol.— X. F. 
Extract of Rose, Inspissated. 

Red rose petals, cut moder- 
ately coarse av.oz. 8 

Alcohol, water, glycerin, 
each sufficient 

Mix 3i l / 2 fluidounces of alcohol and 
10^2 of water, pour this mixture on the 
rose leaves, allow it to stand for 24 
hours, express and evaporate the result- 
ing fluid to a weight of 4 av. ounces. 
Allow the evaporated extract to stand 
for 24 hours in a cool place, filter and 
evaporate the filtrate to a syrupy con- 
sistence. Then add sufficient glycerin 
to bring the whole up to 2 av. ounces. 

Of this extract, which is clearly solu- 
ble, 4 fluidrams is sufficient to make 16 
fluidounces of honey of rose. — D. 

According to the U. S. P., honey of 
rose should be made from fluid extract 
of rose, which see. The above is, how- 
ever, excellent for making this prepara- 
tion. 
Extract, Fluid, of Rose. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), using the 
drug (red rose petals) in No. 20 pow- 
der, moistening 16^ fluidounces of it 
with 6 x /2 fluidounces of menstruum, re- 
serving the first 12 fluidounces of perco- 
late and evaporating the remainder at 
not above 50 deg. C. The menstruum is 
a mixture of 13 fluidrams of glycerin 
with 14^ fluidounces of diluted alcohol, 
to be followed by diluted alcohol. — U. 
S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Rue Anemone. 
(Fluid Extract of Thalictrum 
Anemonoides.) 

Extract the entire plant in moderately 
fine powder by any suitable process for 
fluid extracts, using diluted alcohol as 
the menstruum. 



Extracts, Saccharated. 

These are a class of powdered ex- 
tracts which represent the drug, weight 
for weight. They are prepared by ex- 
hausting the powdered drug with a suit- 
able menstruum, evaporating the tinc- 
ture to thick extract, adding some sugar 
of milk, continuing the evaporation to 
dryness, powdering and adding enough 
milk sugar to make up the weight of the 
original drug. 

With one exception, these extracts are 
seldom or never prescribed or used, the 
exception being saccharated extract of 
coto, which see. 

Extract of Sarsaparilla. 

Exhaust this drug in fine powder by 
the process of percolation or any other 
suitable process, using as menstruum a 
mixture of 6 volumes of alcohol and 5 
of water; evaporate the tincture .on a 
water bath to thick extract. — D. modi- 
fied. 

The yield is about 20 per cent. 

Extract, Fluid of Sarsaparilla. 

I. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 30 powder, reserving the 
first 13 fluidounces of percolate, from 
i6^4 av.ounces of drug, and evaporating 
the remainder on a water bath. The 
menstruum is a mixture of 1 volume of 
alcohol with 2 of water. — U. S. P. 

II. Brit. Pharm. formula for liquid ex- 
tract of sarsaparilla (extractum 
sarsae fluidum) : 
Sarsaparilla, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. 16^4 

Glycerin fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Divide the drug into three portions 
and extract by repercolation, obtaining 
enough final percolate so that when 
added to the glycerin it will make a 
total of 16 fluidounces. The menstruum 
is a mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol 
and 7 of water. 



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Extract, Fluid, of Sarsaparilla, 

Compound. 
I. 

Sarsaparilla av.oz. 12^4 

Licorice root av.oz. 2 

Sassafras av.oz. i# 

Mezereum av.oz. }/ 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, water sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to No. 30 pow- 
der, and prepare 16 fluidounces of fluid 
extract according to the general process 
(see Extracts, Fluid), reserving the first 
13 fluidounces of percolate, and evapor- 
ating the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 13 
fluidrams of glycerin with 14^ fluid- 
ounces of diluted alcohol, to be followed 
bv diluted alcohol.— U. S. P. 

II. A so-called "compound fluid ex- 
tract of sarsaparilla for syrup" is made 
by manufacturers which may be dupli- 
cated according to the following for- 
mula : 
Fluid extract of sarsaparilla. fl.oz. 13 
Fluid extract of licorice. .. .fl.oz. 1 
Fluid extract of senna, 

aqueous fl.oz. 1 

Oil of sassafras drops 5 

Oil of anise drops 5 

Oil of wintergreen drops 5 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Add the oils to the fluid extract of 
sarsaparilla, shake well, incorporate the 
other ingredients, shake again, let stand 
for 24 hours, and filter. 

This preparation is to be mixed with 
3 times its volume of simple syrup to 
make compound syrup of sarsaparilla. 

This preparation may be made from 
the drugs as in No. III. 

III. 

Sarsaparilla av.oz. 14^2 

Licorice gr. 480 

Senna gr. 480 

Oil of sassafras drops 5 

Oil of anise drops 5 

Oil of wintergreen drops 5 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to mod- 
erately fine powder and extract by per- 
colation or any suitable process to ob- 
tain 16 fluidounces of product, using as 



a menstruum a mixture of 1 part of al- 
cohol to 2 of water by measure. To 
the product obtained add the volatile 
oils and shake well. 
Extract, Fluid, of Savine. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
the drug in No. 40 powder, moistening 
16Y4. av.ounces of it with 4 fluidounces 
of menstruum, reserving the first 14^ 
fluidounces of percolate, and evapora- 
ting the remainder at not above 50 deg. 
C. The menstruum is alcohol. 
Extract of Scopola. 

Evaporate the fluid extract in a por- 
celain dish, on a water bath, at a tem- 
perature not above 50 deg. C, with con- 
stant stirring, to pilular consistence. The 
product is assayed and is made to con- 
tain 2 per cent, of mydriatic alkaloids. 
If found to contain more than this per- 
centage, enough powdered sugar of milk 
should be added to reduce it to this 
standard. 
Extract, Fluid, of Scopola. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), using the 
drug in No. 40 powder, moistening 16^ 
fluidounces of drug with 5^2 fluidounces 
of menstruum, reserving the first 13 
fluidounces of percolate and evapora- 
ting the remainder at not above 50 deg. 
C. The product is to be assayed and 
made to contain y 2 gram of mydriatic 
alkaloids in 100 cc. ; if it contains more 
than this proportion, enough of the men- 
struum should be added to it to reduce 
it to this standard. The menstruum is 
a mixture of 4 volumes of alcohol with 
1 of water. 
Extract, Fluid, of Scullcap. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
the drug in No. 40 powder, moistening 
16^4 av.ounces of it with 5^2 fluidounces 
of menstruum, and reserving the first 
13 fluidounces of percolate. The men- 
struum is diluted alcohol. — N. F. 
Extract, Fluid, of Senega. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 



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177 



ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
drug in No. 40 powder, moistening i6^4 
av. ounces of it with 7 fluidounces of 
menstruum, reserving the first 13K 
fluidounces of percolate, and evaporating 
the remainder on a water bath. The 
menstruum is a mixture of 4 fluidounces 
of solution of potassium hydrate, gY 2 
fluidounces of alcohol and 4^ fluid- 
ounces of water, to be followed by a 
mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol and 1 
of water. — U. S. P. 
Extract, Fluid, of Senna. 

I. The preparation of the U. S. P. 
is what is called "deodorized fluid ex- 
tract of senna" and is made as follows : 

Moisten i6^4 av.ounces of drug, in 
No. 40 powder, with 5 l / 2 fluidounces of 
alcohol, pack in a cylindrical percolator, 
and percolate with alcohol until prac- 
tically exhausted. This alcoholic perco- 
late is to be rejected. Remove the drug 
from the percolator, dry it, moisten it 
with &/ 2 fluidounces of diluted alcohol, 
then extract in the usual manner for 
fluid extracts (see Extracts, Fluid), 
using diluted alcohol as the menstruum. 
Reserve the first 13 fluidounces of per- 
colate, evaporate the remainder at not 
above 50 deg. C. to soft extract, dissolve 
this in the reserved po'tion, and add 
enough diluted alcohol to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of product. 

The alcohol extracts the griping prin- 
ciples of senna without materially inter- 
fering with the laxative principles which 
latter are subsequently extracted by 
means of the diluted alcohol. 

II. 

The preparations sold commercially 
under the name aqueous fluid extract of 
senna are usually made by infusing cut 
senna leaves with enough hot water to 
just cover them, allowing to macerate 
for an hour or two, straining and ex- 
pressing the liquid, infusing the residue 
again as before, straining and express- 
ing the liquid again in the course of an 
hour or two, and mixing the two liquids. 
This liquid usually measures more than 



a finished fluid extract should measure, 
and inasmuch as it is not practicable 
to evaporate this infusion, the fluid ex- 
tract of the market is prepared from 
the latter by adding enough alcohol to 
preserve it, allowing to stand for 24 
hours, and filtering the liquid from the 
precipitated mucilage. The product is, 
of course, not properly a fluid extract. 
Extract, Fluid, of Senna Pods. 

(Liquid Extract of Senna Pods.) 

Senna pods, bruised av.oz. 16Y4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix 6 fluidounces of alcohol with 12 
fluidounces of water, with this evenly 
moisten the drug, pack tightly in a closed 
vessel, macerate for 3 days, express 
forcibly, and reserve the product (about 
9 fluidounces). Break up the marc, add 
to it enough of the same menstruum 
(about 7 fluidounces) to make 16 fluid- 
ounces, macerate for 24 hours, again 
express, mix this liquid with the. re- 
served portion, heat the whole liquid in 
a closed vessel on a water bath to 94 
deg. C. and maintain at this temperature 
for 10 minutes, allow to cool, if neces- 
sary add enough of a mixture of 1 vol- 
ume of alcohol and 2 of water to make 
16 fluidounces, and finally filter. — Brit. 
Form. 

Extract, Fluid, of Senna, Aromatic, 
(Fluid Senna.) 

Senna, No. 40 powder av.oz. i6|4 

Sugar av.oz. 8^ 

Oil of coriander drops 12 

Alcohol .sufficient 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Moisten the senna with alcohol and 
extract by percolation with this liquid 
until the drug is exhausted. Reject the 
percolate, recover the alcohol from it 
by distillation, remove the drug from 
the percolator, dry it, then prepare a 
fluid extract from it in the usual man- 
ner using diluted alcohol as a men- 
struum. Dissolve sVa av.ounces of 
sugar in the reserve percolate by heat 
over a water bath, and evaporate to 
about 11H fluidounces. Dissolve the re- 
mainder of the sugar in the weak per- 
colate and evaporate this on a water 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



bath so that when mixed with the re- 
served portion, it will measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. Lastly add the oil and dis- 
solve by agitation. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 
This* preparation is of the nature of 
a concentrated syrup, similar to syrup 
of senna, U. S. P., which see. 
Extract, Fluid, of Senna, Compound. 

Senna " av.oz. 7^4 

Jalap av.oz. 7V4 

Coriander av.oz. 2 l A 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Reduce the drugs to fine powder and 
exhaust by percolation or any other suit- 
able process for fluid extracts, using as 
a menstruum a mixture of 2 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. The product 
should measure 16 fluidounces. 
Extract, Fluid, of Senna and Jalap. 
(Fluid Extract of Antibilious 
Physic.) 
I. 

Senna, coarse powder. .. .av.oz. \iV 2 

Jalap, coarse powder av.oz. 8% 

Potassium carbonate gr. 360 

Sugar av.oz. 8^4 

Oil of clove m. 40 

Oil of anise m. 20 

Alcohol, diluted alcohol, 

each sufficient 

Mix the senna and jalap, moisten with 
alcohol, macerate for 24 hours, then 
pack in a percolator, and gradually add 
alcohol through the percolator until 16 
fluidounces of percolate have been ob- 
tained, returning the first portions of 
percolate until it comes through clear. 
Then add diluted alcohol to the drug 
in percolator until the drug is exhaust- 
ed. Evaporate the latter liquid to 4 
fluidounces, add the sugar, potassium 
carbonate and oils, the latter previously 
dissolved in a small amount of alcohol, 
also the reserved percolate, and make 
24 fluidounces of mixture. — Eclectic. 

II. A fluid extract of senna and jalap 
is also prepared as follows : 

Senna av.oz. 8^4 

Jalap av.oz. 8^4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to fine powder, 
and exhaust by percolation or any other 
suitable process for fluid extracts, using 



as a menstruum a mixture of 2 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. The product 
should measure 16 fluidounces. 

Extract, Fluid, of Senna and Rhu- 
barb. 

Senna, coarse powder. .. .av.oz. 12^4 
Rhubarb, coarse powder, .av.oz. 4^4 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 230 

Tincture of ginger fl.oz. 1 

Oil of clove drops 10 

Oil of anise drops 20 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the senna and rhubarb by 
slow percolation with diluted alcohol so 
as to obtain 12 fluidounces of percolate. 
Then continue percolation with a mix- 
ture of 1 volume alcohol and 3 of water 
until the drugs are fairly exhausted. 
Evaporate this weak percolate on a wa- 
ter bath to 4 fluidounces, in this dis- 
solve the potassium bicarbonate, add this 
to the previous percolate, and then add 
the tincture of ginger in which the oils 
have previously been dissolved. — Eclec- 
tic modified. 

The commercial preparations usually 
contain potassium carbonate instead of 
the bicarbonate. Some of them contain 
simply 8 ounces each of rhubarb and 
senna to the pint. 

Extract, Fluid, of Serpentaria. (Fluid 
Extract of Virginia Snake Boot.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 16^4 av.ounces of drug with 5 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, reserving the first 
1/^/2 fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder at not above 50 
deg. C. The menstruum is a mixture 
of 4 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water. 
— N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Soap Bark. (Fluid 
Extract of Quillaja.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 16^4 av.ounces of drug with 6 l / 2 
fluidounces of menstruum (diluted al- 
cohol) and reserving the first 13 fluid- 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Extract, Fluid, of Spikenard. (Fluid 
Extract of American Spikenard.) 

From the root of Aralia racemosa. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder, and a mixture of 2 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water as the men- 
struum. — N. F. 
Extract of Squill. 

Squill av.oz. 8 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 34 

Macerate for 6 days, express, set the 
liquid aside for several days, filter, and 
evaporate to a thick extract. — Germ. 
Pharm. (2nd). 
Extract, Fluid, of Squill. 

Extract the drug in No. 20 powder by 
percolation in the usual manner for 
fluid extracts, moistening i6^4 av. ounces 
with 13 fluidounces of menstruum, pack- 
ing in a conical glass percolator, and 
macerating and percolating with men- 
struum until 16 fluidounces of percolate 
are obtained, which is the product. The 
menstruum is a mixture of 11 volumes 
of 36 p. c. acetic acid and 29 of water. 
-U. S. P. 

The preparation of the U. S. P. 1890 
was made with a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. 
Extract, Fluid, of Squill, Acetic. 

The commercial so-called acetic fluid 
extracts of squill represent but 33 to 40 
per cent, of drug. A preparation of 
about the same character may be made 
as follows : 

Squill, No. 30 powder av.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Diluted acetic acid sufficient 

Macerate the drug for 4 days with 16 
fluidounces of the acid, then express 
strongly, macerate the residue for 2 days 
with 12 fluidounces of the acid, express 
again, mix the two liquids, evaporate the 
mixture on a water bath to 8 fluid- 
ounces, allow to cool, add the alcohol, 
mix well, let stand 24 hours, and filter. 
The syrup of squill may be made from 
this by mixing 1 fluidounce with 7 fluid- 
ounces of simple syrup. 
For a full-strength acetic fluid extract 
12 



of squill see Extract, Fluid, of Squill, 
U. S. P. formula. 

Extract, Fluid, of Squill and Senega. 
(Comp. Fluid Extract of Squill.) 

Squill, No. 20 powder av.oz. 8% 

Senega, No. 20 powder av.oz. 8% 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Exhaust in the usual manner for fluid 
extracts (see Extracts, Fluid), adding 
the ammonia water to the liquid before 
adding the final volume of menstruum. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 3 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water. 

This is used for making hive syrup. 
14 grains of tartaremetic is to be dis- 
solved in 4 fluidrams of hot water, 2% 
fluidounces of the fluid extract added 
and then enough simple syrup to make 
16 fluidounces. 

Extract, Fluid, of Stavesacre. (Fluid 
Extract of btaphisagria.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 161/4. av.ounces of drug with 5 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, reserving the first 
13 fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder at not above 50 
deg. C. The menstruum is a mixture 
of 4 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water. 
— U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Stillingia. (Fluid 
Extract of Queen's Root.) 

Prepare according to the general 
formula (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
the drug in No. 40 powder, moistening 
16^4 av.ounces of it with 5 fluidounces 
of menstruum, reserving the first 13^ 
fluidounces of percolate, and evapora- 
ting the remainder on a water bath. The 
menstruum is diluted alcohol. — U. S. P. 
Extract, Fluid, of Stillingia, Comp. 

Stillingia av.oz. 4 

Turkey corn av.oz. 4 

Blue flag av.oz. 2 

Elder flowers av.oz. 2 

Pipsissewa av.oz. 2 

Coriander av.oz. 1 

Prickly ash berries av.oz. 1 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to No. 40 
powder, and prepare is l A fluidounces of 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



fluid extract by Process B (see Ex- 
tracts, Fluid), using a mixture of 4 
fluidounces each of alcohol and water 
with 8 of alcohol as the first menstruum 
and diluted alcohol as the second men- 
struum. — N. F. 
Extract of Stramonium. 

Evaporate the fluid extract in a por- 
celain dish, by means of a water bath, 
at a temperature not exceeding 50 deg. 
C, with constant stirring, to pilular con- 
sistence. The product is to be assayed 
and made to contain 1.4 per cent, of 
mydriatic alkaloids. Should the extract 
be found to contain more than this 
amount, enough powdered sugar of milk 
should be added to reduce it to this 
standard.— N. F. 

The extract of stramonium of the U. 
S. P. 1890 was made from the seed, as 
is also the extract of the Brit. Pharm. 
In the latter the drug in No. 40 powder 
is extracted with a mixture of 1 volume 
of water and 3 of alcohol, and the liquid 
is evaporated to the consistence of a 
firm extract; no temperature of evap- 
oration is specified. 

Extract of Stramonium Seed. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts), using the drug in 
No. 60 powder, extracting with diluted 
alcohol and obtaining an extract of pilu- 
lar consistence. — N. F. and U. S. P. 
1890. 
Extract, Fluid, of Stramonium. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), using the 
drug (leaves'! in No. 40 powder, moist- 
ening 16^ av.ounces of it with 6 l / 2 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, reserving the first 
13 fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder at not above 50 
deg. C. The product is to be assayed 
and made to contain 0.35 gram of my- 
driatic alkaloids in 100 cc. ; if it con- 
tains more, enough menstruum should 
be added to reduce it to this standard. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 2 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water. — N. F. 



The preparation of the U. S. P. 1890 
was made from the seed. 
Extract, Fluid of Stramonium Seed. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), using the 
drug in No. 60 powder and a mixture 
of 3 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water 
as a menstruum. — N. F. Ill and U. S. 
P. 1890. 
Extract of Straphanthus. 

Strophanthus seed, reduced 
to No. 30 powder, and 
dried at 43 deg. C av.oz. 1 

Stronger ether, alcohol, milk 
sugar, each sufficient 

Pack the dried and powdered drug 
into a percolator, moisten with the eth- 
er, macerate for 24 hours, then allow 
percolation to proceed, .continuing the 
addition of ether until the percolate ap- 
pears colorless. Remove the marc from 
the percolator, then gradually dry it by 
the application of a temperature of 49 
deg. C. Again reduce the drug to pow- 
der, repack it in the percolator, moisten 
with alcohol, macerate for 48 hours, 
then percolate slowly, adding more al- 
cohol until gYz fluidounces of liquid are 
obtained. From this evaporate most of 
the alcohol, transfer the residue to a 
tared vessel, concentrate until the liquid 
begins to thicken, and then add sufficient 
milk sugar to oroduce 2 av.ounces of 
extract, in powder. — Brit. Pharm. 

This extract is therefore one-half the 
strength of the drug. 
Extract, Fluid, of Strophanthus. 

Tincture of strophanthus is sold some- 
times under this name. 

Extract of Sumbul. (Extract of 
Musk Root.) 

Evaporate the fluid extract in a por- 
celain dish, by means of a water bath, 
at a temperature not exceeding 70 deg. 
C, with constant stirring, to pilular 
consistence. — U. S. P. 

Extract, Fluid, of Sumhul. (Fluid 
Extract of Musk Root.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), using the 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



181 



av.ounces of it with 6 l / 2 fluidounces of 
menstruum, and reserving the first 13^2 
fluidounces of percolate. The men- 
struum is a mixture of 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water. — U. S. P. 

Extract of Tamarind. (Tamarind 
Pulp.) 

Tamarind av.oz. 16 

Distilled water, boiling pints 5 

Mix, allow to stand 24 hours, stirring 
frequently, strain with expression 
through closely-woven cloth, filter the 
liquid, and evaporate the liquid to thin 
extract. 
The yield is about 50 per cent— D. 

Extract, Fluid, of Tea. (Fluid Ex- 
tract of Camellia.) 

From the commercial dried leaves of 
Camellia Thea (Tea.). 

Prepare according to Process B, using 
the drug in No. 40 powder, the first 
menstruum (for 1&/4 av.ounces of drug) 
being a mixture of 1 fluidounce of glyc- 
erin, 4 of alcohol, and 11 of water, the 
second a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol 
with 3 of water. 

It is recommended that the best qual- 
ity of commercial black tea, preferably 
"Formosa Oolong," be employed for 
this preparation. 
Extract of Tobacco. 
Rademacher's : 

Tobacco leaves, freshly gath- 
ered (green), water, each. sufficient 

Cut the leaf, contuse in a mortar with 
sufficient water to make a pasty mass, 
express, and evaporate the liquid on a 
water bath to soft extract. 

The yield is about 4 per cent. 
Extract, Fluid, of Tolu. 

Tolu balsam av.oz. 8^4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Digest the balsam in a closed vessel 
with 10 fluidounces of alcohol on a wa- 
ter bath until dissolved, then strain 
through flannel, and wash the vessel and 
strainer with enough alcohol to make 
up the required amount. 

This is not rightly a fluid extract; it 
is designed for the convenient prepara- 
tion of the official tincture, which may 



be prepared by mixing 3 fluidounces of 
the "fluid extract" with 12 fluidounces 
of alcohol. 

Extract, Fluid, of Tolu, Soluble. 

The preparation which passes under 
this name may be prepared according to 
the following process: 

Tolu balsam av.oz. 2^ 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 100 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Water, alcohol, each sufficient 

Mix 5 fluidounces of the alcohol with 
the glycerin, add the balsam, and dis- 
solve the latter by the aid of a moderate 
heat, shaking frequently, and avoiding 
loss by evaporation. Now add 6 fluid- 
ounces of water, allow the mixture to 
become cold, decant the milky liquid 
from the resinous precipitate, mix the 
decantate intimately with the magnesium 
carbonate in a mortar, filter, and wash 
mortar and filter with enough of a mix- 
ture of 1 volume of alcohol and 2 of 
water to make the filtrate measure 16 
fluidounces. 

This is designed for the rapid manu- 
facture of syrup of tolu, which may be 
made by mixing 1 fluidounce of this 
"fluid extract" with 15 of simple syrup. 
It is to be noted that the N. F. recog- 
nizes a soluble tincture of tolu which 
was intended for the rapid preparation 
of syrup of tolu; this tincture is, how- 
ever, not quite 16 times the strength of 
the syrup, as stated by the N. F. 

Extract, Fluid of Turkey Corn. 
(Fluid Extract of Corydalis.) 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), but using the drug in 
No. 60 powder, and using a mixture of 
3 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water as 
the menstruum. — N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Unicorn Root. 
(Fluid Extract of Stargrass or 
Aletris — Liquid Extract of Ale- 
tris, Brit. Pharm.) 

From the rhizome of Aletris farinosa. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
60 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. and Brit. Form. 



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Extract of Uva Ursi. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts), but using the drug 
in No. 30 powder. The menstruum is 
a mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol and 5 
of water. The extract is to be of pilu- 
lar consistence. — U. S. P. 1890. 
Extract, Fluid, of TJva Ursi. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but using the 
drug in No. 30 powder, moistening i6^4 
av.ounces of drug with 6 l / 2 fluidounces 
of menstruum, reserving the first 14^ 
fluidounces of percolate, and evaporating 
the remainder at not above 50 deg. C. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 4^ 
fluidounces of glycerin, z l A of alcohol, 
and 8 of water, to be followed by a 
mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol and 5 
of water.— U. S. P. 
Extract of Valerian. 

Exhaust valerian root in fine powder 
by percolation or any other suitable 
process, using as a menstruum a mix- 
ture of 4 volumes of alcohol and 5 of 
water. Evaporate the tincture obtained 
on a water bath to thick extract. 

The yield is about 20 per cent. — Germ. 
Pharm. (1st), modified. 
Extract, Fluid, of Valerian. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 16^4 av.ounces of drug with 5 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, reserving the first 
13^2 fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder at not above 50 
deg. C. The menstruum is a mixture of 
3 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water. — 
— N. F. 

Extract, Fluid, of Veratrum. (Fluid 
Extract of American or Green 
Hellebore— Fluid Extract of Ve- 
ratrum Viride.) 
Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 1 6 -)4 av.ounces of drug with 5 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, reserving the first 
14^2 fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder at not above 50 
deg. C. The menstruum is alcohol. — 
U. S. P. 



Extract, Fluid, of Vervain. (Fluid 
Extract of Verbena or Blue Ver- 
vain.) 

From the root of Verbena hastata. 

Prepare according to Process A (see 
Extracts, Fluid), using the drug in No. 
40 powder, and diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. — N. F. 
Extract of Wahoo. (Extract of 

Euonymus.) 
I. 

Evaporate 4 fluidounces of the fluid 
extract in a porcelain dish, on a water 
bath, at a temperature not exceeding 70 
deg. C, with constant stirring to com- 
plete dryness. Reduce the product to 
fine powder and add enough powdered 
peeled Russian licorice root to make the 
finished extract weigh 1 av.ounce. — 
N. F. 

II. Brit. Pharm. formula for "dry 
extract of euonymus/' which has also 
been called "euonymin" : 

Exhaust by the usual process of per- 
colation, using diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. Distil off the alcohol, evap- 
orate the remainder to dryness, powder 
the product as far as possible, and mix 
with one-fourth of its weight of cal- 
cium phosphate, continuing the drying 
and powdering until a satisfactory prod- 
uct is obtained. 

Keep in a well-closed bottle. 
Extract, Fluid, of Wahoo. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts,^ Fluid), moistening 
1634 av.ounces of drug with $ l / 2 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, and reserving the 
first 13 fluidounces of menstruum. The 
menstruum is a mixture of 4 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. — U. S. P. 
Extract, Fluid, of White Oak. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), but moisten- 
ing 1634 av.ounces of drug with 6^ 
fluidounces of menstruum and reserving 
the first 11^2 fluidounces of percolate. 
The menstruum is a mixture of 13 fluid- 
drams of glycerin with 14^ fluidounces 
of diluted alcohol, to be followed by 
diluted alcohol.— N. F. 



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Extract, Fluid, of White Pine, Comp. 
(Comp. Fluid Extract of Pinus.) 

White pine bark. . .av.oz.4. .gr. 170 

Wild cherry av.oz. 4. .gr. 170 

Balm of gilead buds gr. 256 

Spikenard gr. 256 

Bloodroot gr. 224 

Sassafras gr. 128 



Morphine acetate gr. 12 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the white pine, wild cherry, 
spikenard, bloodroot and sassafras, re- 
duce to moderately fine powder, contuse 
the gilead buds in a mortar, gradually 
incorporate the powder so as to make a 
uniform mixture. Moisten this powder 
with 6 fluidounces of water, set aside in 
a well-closed vessel for 24 hours; then 
incorporate with 2 fluidounces of alco- 
hol, pack in a percolator and exhaust 
by the usual process for making fluid 
extracts (see Extracts, Fluid), obtain- 
ing is l A fluidounces of product, and 
using a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol 
and 3 of water as the menstruum. To 
this liquid add the chloroform and mor- 
phine acetate, dissolving the latter by 
agitation. 

This is described by manufacturers as 
4 times the strength of compound syrup 
of white pine, the latter to be made by 
mixing 4 fluidounces of the fluid extract 
with 12 fluidounces of simple syrup. The 
above is really only 3^2 times the 
strength of the compound syrup of 
white pine. 

Extract, Fluid, of Wild Cherry. 
I. 

Extract i6^4 av. ounces of drug, in 
No. 30 powder, by moistening with 5 
fluidounces of menstruum, packing firm- 
ly in a cylindrical glass percolator, and 
macerating and percolating in the usual 
manner for fluid extracts. The perco- 
lation is allowed to take place very 
slowly and is to be stopped when 16 
fluidounces of percolate are obtained. 
This percolate is the finished fluid ex- 
tract. The menstruum is a mixture of 
3^4 fluidounces each of glycerin, of al- 
cohol and 9?4 of water, to be followed 



by a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 
4 of water. This menstruum extracts 
the drug well, and the product mixes 
clear with syrup. — U. S. P. 

The preparation of the U. S. P. 1890 
was an "alcoholic fluid extract of wild 
cherry" made with a menstruum com- 
posed of 17 volumes of alcohol and 3 
of water. 

II. The following makes what is sold 
as "Fluid Extract of Wild Cherry, Proc- 
ter's formula, or U. S. P. i860": 

Wild cherry bark, fine pow- 
der av.oz. 17^2 

Sweet almond av.oz. 2%. 

Sugar av.oz. 24 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the bark with 4 fluidounces 
of alcohol, pack it firmly in a cylindrical 
percolator, saturate with alcohol, macer- 
ate for 48 hours, and then percolate 
slowly, gradually adding more alcohol 
until 3 pints of percolate have passed. 
From this distil 2^ pints of alcohol on 
a water bath, add 16 fluidounces of wa- 
ter to the residue, and evaporate on a 
water bath to 8 fluidounces. 

Beat the almond to a paste, and rub 
this with successive small portions of 
water, until, after straining through a 
coarse sieve or cloth, nearly all the sub- 
stance of the almond has been converted 
into an emulsion, and 12 fluidounces of 
liquid have been obtained. Mix this 
with the liquid first obtained, in a suit- 
able bottle, and, having closely stoppered 
it, agitate occasionally 24 hours. Then 
express quickly and strongly through a 
cloth, and if the expressed liquid meas- 
ure less than 18 fluidounces, add water 
to the residue and again express until 
that quantity is obtained. Filter the ex- 
pressed liquid through cotton flannel, 
in a covered funnel, into a bottle con- 
taining the sugar. Shake the bottle oc- 
casionally until the sugar is all or near- 
ly all dissolved, then strain, and add 
water, if necessary, through the strainer 
to make the liquid measure 32 fluid- 
ounces. 

This, makes, of course, only a half- 



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strength fluid extract. The syrup of 
wild cherry is directed to be made from 
it by adding 3 times its volume of sim- 
ple syrup. 

III. Robbin's formula: 
Wild cherry, No. 40 powd..av.oz. i6}i 

Sugar av.oz. 3 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. i l A 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with 8 fluidounces 
of water, let stand for 24 hours, then 
mix with the sugar, pack in a percola- 
tor, saturate with a mixture of 1 volume 
of alcohol and 5 of water, macerate for 
48 hours, and then percolate with the 
menstruum until the drug is exhausted. 
Reserve the first 13^ fluidounces of 
percolate, add the glycerin to the weak 
percolate, evaporate this to soft extract, 
mix with the reserve percolate, and 
enough of the menstruum to make 16 
fluidounces. 

This is a full-strength fluid extract 
which may be used for the extempora- 
neous preparation of syrup. 

Extract, Fluid, of Wild Cherry, De- 
tannated. 

Preparations sold by this name may 
be made like Extract, Fluid, of Wild 
Cherry, No. I or II, and then detanna- 
ting as described under Elixir of Cin- 
chona or Elixir of Gentian. 

Extract, Fluid, of Wild Cherry for 
Syrup. 

Preparations sold under this name are 
prepared like Nos. I, II or III men- 
tioned under Extract, Fluid, of Wild 
Cherry, which see. 

Extract, Distilled, of Witchhazel. 
(Witchhazel or Hamamelis Wa- 
ter or Spirit.) 

Witchhazel bark av.lb. 1 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Macerate the drug with the water for 
24 hours, then distil until iz l / 2 fluid- 
ounces of distillate are obtained, and 
add the alcohol.— U. S. P. 

This is quite different from the proc- 
ess of the N. F. In this the fresh young 
twigs and shoots of hamamelis are used, 



which are collected for this purpose 
preferably when the plant is in flower, 
late in the autumn. This drug is mixed 
with the alcohol and water, using the 
same proportions as in the U. S. P. 
formula, macerating for 24 hours, then 
distilling off 16 fluidounces by direct 
heat, or preferably by means of steam. 
The liquor hamamelidis or solution of 
hamamelis of the Brit. Pharm. is pre- 
pared by mixing 1 av. pound of fresh 
witchhazel leaves with 30 fluidounces of 
water and 3 of alcohol, macerating in 
a still for 24 hours, and distilling off 
one-half. 

Extract, Fluid, of Witchhazel. (Fluid 
Extract of Hamamelis.) 

Prepare according to the general 
formula (see Extracts, Fluid), but using 
the drug (leaves) in No. 40 powder, 
moistening i6}i av.ounces of it with s l A 
fluidounces of menstruum, packing in a 
conical percolator, reserving the first 
13^ fluidounces of percolate, and evap- 
orating the remainder on a water bath. 
The menstruum for i6^4 av.ounces of 
drug is a mixture of 13 fluidrams of 
glycerin, 4^4 fluidounces of alcohol, and 
g l / 2 fluidounces of water, to be followed 
by a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol 
with 2 of water— N. F. 

The liquid extract of hamamelis of 
the Brit. Pharm. is made in the same 
manner, but using diluted alcohol as the 
menstruum. 
Extract of Wormwood. 

Wormwood, fine powder. .. .av.oz. 8 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Exhaust the drug by percolation or 
any other suitable process, using as a 
menstruum a mixture of 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 10 of water. Evaporate the 
tincture obtained on a water bath to 
thick extract.— Germ. Pharm. modified. 

The yield is about 32 per cent. 
Extract, Fluid, of Yellow Dock. 
(Fluid Extract of Rumex.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid). The men- 
struum is diluted alcohol. — N. F. and 
U. S. F. 1890. 



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Extract, Fluid, of Yellow Dock, 
Compound. 

Yellow dock av.oz. 8^ 

False bittersweet av.oz. 4^2 

Figwort av.oz. 2^4 

American ivy av.oz. 2% 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to fine powder, 
and exhaust by percolation or any other 
suitable process for fluid extracts, using 
diluted alcohol as a menstruum, the 
product to measure 16 fluidounces. 

Extract, Fluid, of Yellow Parilla. 
(Fluid Extract of Menispermum.) 

I. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid). The men- 
struum is a mixture of 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water. — N. F. Ill and 
U. S. P. 1890. 

Extract, Fluid, of Yerba Mansa. 
(Fluid Extract of Anemopsis.) 

Extract the root in very fine powder 
by any suitable process for fluid ex- 
tracts, using alcohol as the menstruum. 

Extract, Fluid, of Yerba Santa. 

(Fluid Extract of Eriodictyon.) 
I. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Extracts, Fluid), moistening 
16^4 av.ounces of drug with 6^2 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, reserving the 
first 14^ fluidounces of percolate, and 
evaporating the remainder at not above 
50 deg. C. The menstruum is a mix- 
ture of 4 volumes of alcohol with 1 of 
water.— U. S. P. 

II. A fluid extract that will mix di- 
rectly with simple syrup without tur- 
bidity can be made as follows: 

Yerba santa, 40 powder. . .av.oz. 16% 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 3% 

Ammonia water, alcohol, 
water, each sufficient 

Mix ammonia water and water in the 
proportion of 1 volume of the former to 

7 of the latter. Moisten the drug with 

8 fluidounces of this menstruum and 
pack it firmly into a cylindrical percola- 
tor; macerate 24 hours and percolate 
slowly until 3 pints of percolate are ob- 



tained. To this add the potassium car- 
bonate, and evaporate until a pasty resi- 
due is left. Stir this well with 8 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol gradually added. Let 
the pasty precipitate subside and decant 
the supernatant liquor ; to the residue 
gradually add 8 fluidounces of alcohol 
as before. Pour this mixture upon a 
strainer and force the liquid out. Should 
the liquid measure more than 16 fluid- 
ounces, evaporate off the excess of al- 
cohol. Set the mixture aside for 24 
hours and decant the clear liquid from 
the scant crystalline deposit. 

Extract, Fluid, of Yerba Santa, 
Aromatic. 

A preparation corresponding to the 
commercial article of the above name 
may be made as follows: 
Fluid extract of yerba santa, 

U. S. P fl.oz. 4 

Fluid extract of cardamom. fl.oz. 1 

Oil of cinnamon m. 40 

Oil of clove m. 40 

Oil of orange m. 80 

Solution of potassa fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Talcum, purified av.oz. y 2 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Rub the fluid extracts in a mortar 
with the talcum, add the solution of 
potassa, stir thoroughly, incorporate the 
water, add the oils previously dissolved 
in the alcohol, and filter, adding through 
the filter, if necessary, enough diluted 
alcohol to make 16 fluidounces of prod- 
uct. 

This is not properly a fluid extract ; 
it is used for making aromatic syrup of 
yerba santa. It is 8 times the strength 
of the latter, which is made from it by 
mixing 2 fluidounces with 14 of simple 
syrup. 

Fats. 

Fats, or greases, more properly termed 
lards, may be found under the latter 
designation. For Adeps Lanse, see Wool 
Fat. 
Fat, Wool. 

See Wool Fat. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Flannel, Canton, Absorbent. 

This is a cheap and efficient substitute 
for patent lint and may be prepared by 
boiling uncolored canton flannel with a 
3 per cent, solution of caustic soda for 
iy 2 to 2 hours, until all the fatty mat- 
ter in the fibers is decomposed, washing 
several times in water, then soaking for 
15 minutes in a i l / 2 per cent, solution 
of hydrochloric acid to neutralize any 
traces of soda remaining in the fibers 
and to bleach the fabric, wash again 
several times in water, wring out in a 
machine, and dry. 
Tluidextracts. 

See Extracts, Fluid. 
Fuligokali. 

Caustic potassa av.oz. 1 

Wood soot av.oz. 5 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the potassa in a sufficiency 
of water, about 32 fluidounces, add the 
soot, boil for one hour, dilute largely 
with water, filter, evaporate, filtrate to 
dryness, and place in a well-corked bot- 
tle. 

The dose is 2 or 3 grains. 
Gargle, Borax, Mackenzie's. 

Borax av.oz. 24 

Glycerin fl.dr. 5 

Tincture of myrrh fl.dr. 5 

Distilled water fl.oz. 14*/ 

Dissolve the borax in the water and 
add the other ingredients. — H. 
Gauzes. (Carbasa — Telae.) 

Pharmacists may conveniently prepare 
their own medicated gauzes, which will 
be of equal value to the products of the 
large manufacturing houses. 

To make a satisfactory medicated 
gauze, a proper kind of plain gauze 
(cheese-cloth) should be employed. This 
may be made from crude or raw gauze 
by a process similar to that for making 
purified cotton from crude cotton (see 
Cottons), but this is not practicable for 
pharmacists and is therefore not ad- 
vised. The commercial gauze may be 
purified, if desired, before medication, 
by first washing with a solution of so- 
dium carbonate, then with a solution of 



chlorinated lime, then with a solution 
of sodium thiosulfate, subsequently 
washing repeatedly with water. 

In purchasing absorbent gauze, which 
should also be bleached, for surgical 
dressings, great care must be exercised 
in its selection. The gauze should be 
perfectly free from fatty and resinous 
matter and therefore perfectly absorb- 
ent. The absorbency may be determined 
by dipping the end of a roll into water 
and observing how rapidly capillary ac- 
tion takes place. 

This gauze should be one yard wide 
and should have 30 to 35 meshes or 
threads each way to the inch. It may 
be said that one square yard should 
weigh about 600 grains, but the gauze 
recommended by the N. F. weighs con- 
siderably more, about 785 grains, and 
the best gauze of many reputable man- 
ufacturers weighs less, about 1 av. ounce. 
Still lighter (cheaper, inferior) grades 
of gauze are obtainable and are used 
for dressings, but the heavier kinds are 
preferred as they contain proportionate- 
ly more of the medicament. Very heavy 
gauzes are, however, not required, as 
they would contajn a needlessly large 
amount of medicating material. Most 
manufacturers use gauzes of different 
weights which they sell at widely differ- 
ent prices. 

As a rule good absorbent gauze will 
retain, after expression, 1^4 times its 
own weight of liquid, so that, for ex- 
ample, if 4 pounds of gauze be dipped 
into a solution and expressed, the prod- 
uct will weigh 9 pounds. The particu- 
lar kind of gauze recommended by the 
National Formulary is what is known 
commercially as "Stillwater" or "Le- 
high E." 

When gauze is to be impregnated, it 
is first necessary to determine its 
weight, then immerse in the antiseptic 
solution (which should be prepared 
with reference to the weight of the 
gauze), knead for 10, 15 or 20 minutes, 
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that just the required percentage of 
medicament shall remain in the material, 
and finally dry. When immersing in 
the liquid, the cloth should not.be fold- 
ed ; and in expressing, a clothes wringer 
may be employed, care being taken to 
avoid contact with any metallic parts. 
It may be necessary in order to avoid 
such contact to enclose the gauze in 
parchment paper ; holes may be cut into 
the latter to allow the liquid to escape 
readily. 

Instead of immersing the gauze in a 
large volume of fluid, and then express- 
ing, it may be immersed in just suffi- 
cient liquid for proper medication, 
kneaded for 10, 15 or 20 minutes, then 
put under weights for several hours, 
and dried. It is advisable to turn the 
cloth about repeatedly in the meantime, 
while in some cases the application of a 
temperature of 50 to 60 deg. C. may be 
advisable. As an extra precaution for 
even impregnation, the goods may, be- 
fore drying, be placed in a press and 
subjected to as much pressure as it will 
permit without any of the liquid being 
forced out. Some unscrupulous manu- 
facturers spray the gauze with the 
liquid instead of immersing, but this is 
an inferior method of medication. 

In impregnating gauzes on the small 
scale, ordinary enameled iron or porce- 
lain evaporating or granite dishes may 
be employed. On the large scale, larger 
vessels of the same or similar material 
or of well-glazed earthenware are em- 
ployed. 

Gauzes may be dried after impregna- 
tion, if the liquid used be alcoholic or 
aqueous by suspending from strings or 
wooden rods, but if ethereal or fatty, 
the gauze should be wound as it leaves 
the press, upon reels and allowed to 
remain for at least 24 hours to dry, 
after which it may be cut into suitable 
lengths. Drying is usually to be per- 
formed in a dark place. 

After drying, the gauze may be fold- 
ed and then enclosed or packed in tin 
foil, waxed paper, parchment paper, bot- 



tles, tin boxes, or pressed paper boxes, 
according to the kind of medicament or 
to the price to be obtained. The best 
practice of manufacturers is to pack the 
gauze into sterilized bottles or pressed 
paper boxes, the latter being coated 
with paraffin. 

If the pharmacist desires to make 
medicated gauzes fresh as wanted, he 
should keep on hand the plain gauze in 
i-yard and 5-yard lengths, also stock 
solutions of impregnating liquids repre- 
senting the antiseptics most commonly 
employed. After saturating, the gauze 
may be expressed, and then at once 
rolled in parchment paper or other suit- 
able enclosing material. 

Formerlv all gauze was of the "dry" 
or "hard" kind, like the carbolized gauze 
of the N. F. ; what is now mostly in 
use is the so-called "soft" or "moist" 
kind. The latter is permanently moist 
and soft, due to the presence of a con- 
siderable proportion of glycerin. 

The processes of manufacturers for 
antiseptic gauzes vary greatly and each 
manufacturer has more than one proc- 
ess for each kind of gauze, each one 
making, as a rule, a moist and a ,dry 
gauze of the same medication. In this 
work are given satisfactory or work- 
able formulas for different medicated 
gauzes, but no attempt is made to supply 
formulas for all kinds of gauzes made 
by manufacturers. Pharmacists may 
vary the formulas here given, as may 
be determined by experience and trial. 

Gauzes made with solutions contain- 
ing resinous or waxy matter are non- 
absorbent, whereas such as are made 
with water, alcohol, or glycerin are 
highly absorbent and are therefore gen- 
erally preferred. 

A prominent manufacturer of surgical 
dressings gives the following as the va- 
rious steps in the process of making 
antiseptic gauzes : 

1. Sterilization of apparatus and 
utensils. 

2. Personal preparation of operators. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



3. Sterilization of all materials used 
in the dressings. 

4. Sterilization of containers. 

5. Handling and packing under rigid 
systems of aseptic technique. 

6. Re-sterilization of the finished 
dressings within their containers. 

7. Sealing hermetically during final 
sterilization. 

8. Check bacteriological tests. 

The sterilization so stated to be con- 
ducted in specially built chambers by 
currents of saturated steam (unmixed 
with air) circulating under pressure and 
in vacuum. By these processes every 
fiber is penetrated. Bacteriological tests 
have demonstrated that no form 0/ bac- 
terial life can withstand this treatment. 

Considerable controversy has been 
waged in this country within the last 
few years regarding the correct method 
of expressing the strength of medicated 
gauzes. Some thought that the expres- 
sion 10 per cent, gauze, for example, 
should signify that the gauze has been 
impregnated with a 10 per cent, solu- 
tion of the medicament. Others claimed 
that it should mean that 10 av.ounces 
of the gauze originally used should con- 
tain 1 av.ounce of medicament. Others 
again claimed chat strength should be 
expressed in relation to the finished 
product meaning gauze, medicament, 
and extraneous material which has been 
used, such as resin, glycerin, paraffin, 
etc. A 10 per cent, gauze of this kind 
would contain, for example, 1 av. ounce 
of medicament, */ 2 each of resin and oil, 
and 8 of gauze. Still others claimed 
that the strength should be expressed in 
the number of grains or grams to the 
square inch, square foot, or square 
centimeter or decimeter. 

Different methods of designation ob- 
tain among the manufacturers of sur- 
gical dressings. Obviously those that 
make a so-called 10 per cent, medicated 
gauze by dipping in a liquid containing 
10 per cent, of medicament can afford 
to offer goods cheaper than others can. 

The most common method, and the 



one used in this work, is to have the 
medicament in the gauze bear a definite 
relation to the original fabric. Some 
manufacturers now also state, on the 
label of the package, the amount of 
drug to a certain area of gauze. 

Gauze, Alembroth. (Sal Alem/broth 
Gauze.) 

Ammonium chlorid . ..gr. 7 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 18 

Distilled water fl.oz. 23^ 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

. Dissolve the salts in the water, thor- 
oughly saturate the fabric with this 
solution as described above under 
Gauzes, which see, express to a weight 
of 36 av. ounces, and dry suspended on 
strings or wooden rods, in a dark 
place. 

Weaker or stronger gauze may be 
prepared by decreasing or increasing 
the proportion of the salts. — D. 

Gauze, Aluminum Acetate. 

Burow's process : 

Solution of aluminum ace- 
tate fl.oz. 12 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Mix the solution and water, saturate 
the fabric with this liquid as described 
above under Gauzes, which see, ex- 
press to a weight of 36 av. ounces, and 
dry suspended on strings or wooden 
rods. 

This makes a 5 per cent, gauze. A 
10 per cent, gauze may be prepared by- 
using the solution of aluminum acetate 
alone for impregnation of the fabric. 
— D. 

Gauze, Benzoated. 
Process of Von Bruns, Jr.: 

5 per cent. 10 per cent. 
Benzoic acid. av.oz. 1 av.oz.' 2 

Castor oil gr. 180 gr. 360 

Alcohol, 95%.. fl.oz. 28 fl.oz. 26V 2 
Absorbent 
gauze av.oz. 16 av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid and oil in the alco- 
hol, saturate the fabric with this solu- 
tion as directed above under Gauzes, 
which see, express to a weight of 36 
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189 



Instead of the oil alone, a mixture 
of 90 grams each of castor oil and resin 
(or 180 gr. each for the 10 per cent. 
gauze) may be used. — D. 
Gauze, Borated. 

Boric acid av.oz 2 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 22 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid in the water, satu- 
rate the fabric while the solution is 
warm, as directed above under Gauzes, 
which see, then express to a weight of 
36 av. ounces, and dry on strings or 
wooden rods. 

This makes a 10 per cent, gauze. A 
5 per cent, gauze may be made, by re- 
ducing the boric acid in the liquid to 
1 av. ounce. 

To prevent the acid from dusting off 
the gauze, about 5 per cent, of glycerin 
may be mixed with the water, that is 
about 1 to 1/2 fluidounces of glycerin 
and 20 or 20^ of water may be used. 
Or a small quantity of tincture of myrrh 
may be added to the liquid, merely 
enough to impart a slight adhesiveness 
when dried upon the fabric, without, 
however, interfering with the absorbent 
power of the latter. — D. 

A "moist" gauze may be prepared by 
substituting glycerin for an equal "por- 
tion of water, say, about 4 fluidounces. 

Gauze, Carbolized. 

I. 

Resin, coarse powder av.oz. 2 

Castor^ oil .av.oz. yi 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. l /i 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Absorbent gauze sufficient 

Dissolve the resin, oil and acid in the 
alcohol. Immerse in the mixture loose 
ly-folded pieces of gauze, allow them 
to become thoroughly saturated (about 
15 minutes), then take them out and 
press out the excess of liquid, until the 
weight of the impregnated gauze 
amounts to 17 av. ounces for every 10 
av. ounces of the original fabric. Spread 
out the pieces horizontally, and as soon 
as the alcohol has nearly all evaporat- 



ed, fold and wrap the pieces in paraffin 
paper, and preserve them in air-tight 
receptacles. 

The impregnated gauze, when dry, 
contains about 2.5 per cent, of carbolic 
acid. A 5 per cent, gauze may be 
made by doubling the amount of acid 
oil, and resin, and decreasing the alco- 
hol to 11 fluidounces. — N. F. (1st Ed.). 

II. Process of Von Bruns, Jr. : 

Resin av.oz. g l / 2 

Castor oil av.oz. 1 

Or stearin av.oz. 2 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Alcohol, 95 per cent fl.oz. 21 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the resin, oil (or stearin) 
and acid in the alcohol, warm gently, 
saturate the fabric as described above 
under Gauzes, which see, express to a 
weight of 36 av. ounces, and dry for 
24 hours on a reel. 

This makes a 10 per cent, gauze. A 
5 per cent, gauze may be prepared by 
using one-half as much resin, oil (or 
stearin) and acid, and increasing the 
alcohol to 28 fluidounces. — D. 

This formula is almost like that of 
the N. F. (No. I.). 

III. Lister's process : 

5 per cent. 10 per cent. 
Carbolic acid, 

crystal av.oz. 1 av.oz. 2 

Resin av.oz. 10 av.oz. 10 

Paraffin av.oz. 14 av.oz. 14 

Absorbent 

gauze av.oz. 16 av.oz. 16 

Melt the acid, resin and paraffin to- 
gether, maintain the mixture at a tem- 
perature of 50 to 60 deg. C. for 2 
hours, macerate the fabric in it during 
this time, weighting the fabric down, 
express between warm plates for y 2 
hour, and pack suitably. — D. 

IV. 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 1 

Alcohol av.oz. 9, or fl.oz. 10H 

Absorbent gauze sufficient 

Dissolve the acid in the alcohol, sat- 
urate the fabric with this solution, ex- 
press, and dry. — Hungarian Pharm. 



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V. The following is a cheap process: 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. I 

Petrolatum (white prefer- 
red) av.oz. 2 

Benzine or gasoline fl.oz. 32 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid and petrolatum in 
the benzine or gasoline, saturate the 
fabric as quickly as possible as describ- 
ed above under Gauzes, which see, ex- 
press quickly to a weight of 36 av. 
ounces, dry, and wrap as usual. 

VI. England's process modified: 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 2 

Resin av.oz. 2^ 

Glycerin av.oz. 1% 

Alcohol fl.oz. iiV 2 

Benzine or gasoline fl.oz. 16 

Absorbent gauze .av.oz. 20 

Triturate the resin in a mortar with 
the benzine or gasoline, add the alco- 
hol in which the acid has previously 
erin. Impregnate the gauze with all 
been dissolved, and then add the glyc- 
of this solution, kneading well to se- 
cure uniform diffusion, and hang on 
frames to dry, which it does very 
quickly. Fold in rolls and wrap in 
waxed paper. 

The product is a 10 per cent, gauze. 
The resin prevents the washing away 
of the acid by the discharge from the 
wound while the glycerin reduces the 
brittleness caused by the resin and also 
helps the retention of the acid in a 
more than ordinarily soluble form. The 
benzine or gasoline reduces the cost of 
the product. 

VII. The above are all "dry" gauzes. 
A 5 per cent, "moist" gauze may be 
prepared from I av. ounce of crystal 
carbolic acid, 4 fluidounces of glycerin 
and 18 fluidounces of water, saturating 
16 av. ounces of absorbent gauze with 
this solution as described above under 
Gauzes, which see, express to a weight 
of 36 av. ounces, and dry upon strings 
or wooden rods. 
Gauze, Creolin. 

Creolin av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 28 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 



Dissolve the creolin in the water, sat- 
urate the fabric with this solution as 
described above under Gauzes, which 
see, express to a weight of 36 av. 
ounces, and dry suspended on strings 
or wooden rods. — D. 
Gauze, Eucalyptol. 

This may be prepared like eucalyptus 
gauze, substituting eucalyptol for the 
oil of eucalyptus. See Gauze, Eucalyp- 
tus. 

Gauze, Eucalyptus. 
I. Lister's process : 

Oil of eucalyptus av.oz. I 

Dammar resin av.oz. 6 

Paraffin av.oz. 9 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Prepare like Lister's carbolized gauze. 
See Gauze, Carbolic, No. III. — D. 

The above makes a 4 per cent, gauze. 
A gauze containing 5 per cent, of euca- 
lyptus oil may be prepared by increas- 
ing the latter to iJ4 av. ounces. 
II. Process of Nussbaum: 

Oil of eucalyptus av.oz. 2 

Absolute 

alcohol av.oz. 10 or fl. oz. 12^ 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 17 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, add 
the water, immediately saturate the fab- 
ric with this solution as described above 
under Gauzes, which see, express to a 
weight of 36 av. ounces, and dry on 
strings or wooden rods. — D. 

The above makes a 7^2 per cent, 
gauze. A 5 per cent, gauze may be 
prepared by making the impregnating 
solution from 1 av. ounce of oil, 9 
fluidounces of absolute alcohol and 13 
fluidounces of boiling distilled water* 
Gauze, Iodoform. 

I. 
Iodoform av.oz. 2 

Stronger ether, .av.oz. 8 or fl.oz. 10^2 

Alcohol av.oz. 8 or fl.oz. 9^ 

Tincture of 

benzoin av.oz. 1 or fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin av.oz. I 

Absorbent gauze sufficient 

Dissolve the iodoform in the ether, 
then add the alcohol, tincture and glyce- 
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191 



this solution, contained in a suitable 
vessel, the exact amount of gauze re- 
quired to absorb the whole of it to 
produce a product of a prescribed per- 
centage of iodoform, work it about 
with a pestle so as to impregnate it 
uniformly; then take it out, and hang it 
up to dry, in a horizontal position, and 
in a dark place. Lastly, wrap it in 
paraffin paper and preserve it in air- 
tight receptacles. — N. F. (ist edition). 

To calculate the amount of muslin 
and of iodoform solution required to 
obtain a product approximately of any 
required percentage of iodoform, let x 
denote this required percentage. Then 
take of the* above iodoform solution 
ten (10) times this quantity (or 10 x). 
Also multiply the required percentage 
(x) by three (3), divide the resulting 
product by two (2), and subtract the 
quotient from one hundred (100). The 
remainder represents the number of 
parts by weight of gauze. 
II. Process of Von Mosetig: 
10 per cent. 

Iodoform av.oz. 2 

Stronger ether. av.oz. 14 or fl.oz. 19 

Alcohol av.oz. 14 or fl.oz. 16 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 20 

20 per cent. 

Iodoform av.oz. 4 

Stronger ether. av.oz. 24 or fl.oz. 32 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iodoform in the ether, 
or mixed ether and alcohol, impregnate 
the fabric with all of this solution, 
wrap in parchment paper, weight down 
for several hours, and dry upon a reel. 
All the operations must be conducted 
under exclusion of day light, either in 
a dark place or in a room which re- 
ceives illumination through amber or 
ruby glass. 

A s per cent, gauze may be pre- 
pared by using the first formula with 
half the amount of iodoform. 

Gauze of greater strength than 20 
per cent, may be prepared by re-dipping 
the impregnated and dried £auze. An- 
other plan would be to saturate the 
gauze with a solution of iodoform in 



chloroform in which liquid iodoform is 
somewhat more soluble than in stronger 
ether. 

The gauze used for impregnation 
with iodoform must be free even from 
traces of starch as this would cause 
decomposition of the iodoform and lib- 
eration of iodin. Gauze containing 
starch may be used, however, if it has 
first been treated with a % per cent, 
solution of sodium thiosulfate. — D. 

III. Process of Von Billroth: 

Resin av.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 21 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 3 

Iodoform, impalpable pow- 
der av.oz. 10 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 20 

Dissolve the resin in the alcohol and 
ether, add the glycerin, impregnate the 
gauze with all of this solution by 
kneading and subsequent weighting 
down for 2 or 3 hours, then dust on the 
iodoform as evenly as possible, wind 
the gauze on a reel with exclusion of 
daylight, and dry on the reel for 24 
hours in a dark place. 

The gauze may be prepared extem- 
poraneously by rubbing the iodoform 
into carbolized gauze, using 280 grains 
for 1 yard of gauze. 

This gauze contains 50 per cent, of 
iodoform. A weaker gauze may of 
course be prepared by using less iodo- 
form. 

The iodoform may be dusted on the 
gauze from a pepper box or something 
of this character. 

Another iodoform gauze used by Bill- 
roth was made by dusting 3^4 av. ounces 
of impalpable iodoform into 16 av. 
ounces of dry gauze and then rubbing 
in thoroughly. The iodoform must be 
very uniformly distributed. — D. 

The product is a 20 per cent, gauze. . 

IV. Process of Woelfer : 

Resin av.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 23 

Glycerin av.oz. 4 

Iodoform, impalpable pow- 
der av.oz. 3J4 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 



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Dissolve the resin in the alcohol, add 
the glycerin, saturate the fabric with 
this solution by kneading and subse- 
quent weighting down for 2 or 3 hours, 
then dusting the moist gauze uniformly 
with the iodoform, winding upon a 
reel, and drying on the latter for 24 
hours. Day light must be excluded dur- 
ing the entire process. — D. 

The product is a 30 per cent, gauze. 
A weaker or - stronger gauze may be 
prepared by using less or more iodo- 
form. 
Gauze, Iodol. 

10 per cent. 20 per cent. 

Iodol av.oz. 2 av.oz. 4 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 45 fl.oz. 39 

Absorbent 
gauze av.oz. 20 av.oz. 20 

Dissolve the iodol in the alcohol by 
the aid of a gentle heat, about 50 deg. 
C, gradually add the glycerin, impreg- 
nate the fabric with all of this solution, 
then wrap in parchment paper, weight 
down for 6 hours, then dry on a reel 
or suspended on wooden rods. 

All these operations must be conduct- 
ed under exclusion of daylight. 

The fabric must be perfectly free 
from starch. A gauze containing starch 
may be used if it be washed thoroughly 
in water, saturated with J4 per cent, 
solution of sodium thiosulfate, and then 
dried thoroughly. — D. 

Gauze, Mercuric Chlorid. (Subli- 
mated or Corrosive Sublimate 
Gauze.) 

I. Bergmann's process : 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 35 

Glycerin av.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. zY 2 

Water fl.oz. 23 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the mercuric chlorid in the 
alcohol, add the glycerin and water, 
saturate the fabric with this solution as 
described above under Gauzes, which 
see, express to a weight of 36 av. 
ounces, and dry suspended on strings 
or wooden rods under exclusion of day- 
light.— D. 



l / 2 per cent. 

gr. 44 

av.oz. ic 

av.oz. 4 

fl.oz. 23 

av.oz. 20 



This makes a 1/3 per cent, gauze. A 
1 in 1000, or 1/10 per cent., may be 
prepared by using only 11 grains of 
mercuric chlorid with the other ingredi- 
ents mentioned above. 
II. Process of Maas : 

J4 percent. 
Mercuric chlorid. . .gr. 22 
Sodium chlorid. av.oz. 10 

Glycerin av.oz. 4 

Distilled water, .fl.oz. 23 
Absorbent 

gauze av.oz. 20 

Dissolve the mercuric and sodium 
chlorid in the water, add the glycerin, 
impregnate the fabric with the entire 
volume of solution, kneading thorough- 
ly, weight down for several hours, and 
then dry suspended on strings or wood- 
en rods, with exclusion of daylight. — D. 
A 1 in 1000, or 1/10 per cent., gauze 
may be prepared according to the above, 
but using 9 gr. of mercuric chlorid. 
IV. Process of the German Military 
Sanitation Department : 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 46 

Glycerin av.oz. $ l A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Distilled water fl.oz. 15 

Fuchsin gr. 1 

Dissolve the mercuric chlorid in the 
alcohol, add the other ingredients and 
with this liquid impregnate 25 yards of 
gauze, then passing through a wringer, 
and drying with exclusion of daylight. 
The coloring matter is for the pur- 
pose of distinguishing the medicated 
from the unmedicated gauze. — D. 

IV. England's process (modified) : 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 3 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. y 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 20J-4 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the chlorid in the alcohol, 

add the water, impregnate the gauze 
with all of this solution, kneading thor- 
oughly, and hang up to dry, avoiding 
exposure to daylight. 

The product is a 1 in 2000 gauze. A 
1 in 1000 preparation may be prepared 
by using 7 grains of mercuric chlorid. 

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Mercuric chlorid gr. 21 

Sodium chlorid gr. 7 

av.oz. ) 



..fl.oz. i$y 2 
.av.oz. 16 



Glycerin 

Distilled water .... 

Absorbent gauze . . . 

Dissolve the salts in the water, add 
the glycerin, tie the gauze into a com- 
pact roll with a thread, place in a 
glass jar, pour the solution over, mac- 
erate for 12 hours, and then spread out 
to dry. 

This makes a 3/10 per cent, gauze. 
A 1 in 1000, or 1/10 per cent., may be 
prepared by using only 7 grains of mer- 
curic chlorid. 

VI. With tartaric acid, *4 per cent. : 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 25 

Tartaric acid gr. 100 

Distilled water fl.oz. 27 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the chlorid and acid in the 

water, saturate the fabric with this so- 
lution as above directed under Gauzes, 
which see, express to a weight of 36 
av. ounces, and dry suspended on 
strings or wooden rods, with exclusion 
of daylight. 

VII. Lister's sero-sublimate or mer- 
cury albuminate gauze : 

Mercuric chlorid . ' gr. 45 

Horse-blood serum av.oz. 10^2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 15 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 16 

Rub the mercuric chlorid to fine pow- 
der, triturate with the serum until dis- 
solved, add the water, strain, saturate 
the fabric with this solution as de- 
scribed above under Gauzes, which see, 
express to a weight of 36 av. ounces, 
and dry suspended on strings or wood- 
en rods, with exclusion of daylight. 

Inasmuch as horse-blood serum is not 
always obtainable, the following solu- 
tion may be used for the above : 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 44 

Sodium chlorid gr. 175 

White of egg av.oz. i l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 24 

Rub the two chlorids together, dis- 
solve them by trituration with the white 
of egg which has been beaten to a froth 
and then allowed to become liquid 
again, add the water, strain through a 
thick linen cloth, and saturate the gauze 



with this liquid as before. 
. For the white of fresh egg may be 
substituted the dried egg white which 
is now commercially available; one- 
tenth as much of this is to be used as 
of the fresh egg-white. — D. 

Gauze, Mercuro-Zinc Cyanid. 

In making this gauze, it is first neces- 
sary to prepare the cyanid of zinc and 
mercury, for which the following is the 
process of Lister: Dissolve finely 
powdered mercuric cyanid completely 
in a warm concentrated solution of 
potassium cyanid (the latter containing 
95 per cent, of pure salt) in distilled 
water, adding an extra fluidounce of 
distilled water for every 180 grains of 
mercuric cyanid used (to prevent cry- 
stallization), allow the solution to cool, 
precipitate with a sold saturated solu- 
tion of zinc sulfate, wash the precipi- 
tate free from potassium salt with cold 
distilled water, and dry, preferably over 
caustic soda or on porous tiles. The 
product contains 15 per cent, of mer- 
curic cyanid. 

The gauze is prepared in the same 
manner as the other gauzes, usually so 
as to contain when dry 3 per cent, of 
the salt. The latter is dissolved in a 
1 in 4000 solution of mercuric chlorid 
in distilled water ; glycerin may be add- 
ed if desired. Latterly Lister used a 
5 per cent, carbolic acid solution in- 
stead of the mercuric chlorid solution. 

Lister usually colors the salt ; at first 
hematoxylin was used, latterly rosani- 
line. Before using the gauze he origin- 
ally recommended moistening it with a 
1 in 4000 solution of mercuric chlorid 
but now a 1 in 20 carbolic acid solution 
is advised. 

Gauze, Naphthalin. 

Naphthalin, pure av.oz. 4 

Resin av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz 23 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 20 

Dissolve the naphthalin and resin in 
the alcohol by the aid of heat, impreg- 
nate the gauze with all of this solution 
subsequently weighting down for 3 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



2 
2 

13 

sy 2 

16 



hours, then winding on a reel, drying 
upon the latter for 24 hours, and then 
packing. 

This makes a 20 per cent, gauze. A 
10 per cent, gauze may be prepared by 
using 2 av. ounces of naphthalin and 1 
of resin; a 5 per cent, by using 1 av. 
ounce of nahpthalin and J / 2 of resin. 

Expressing the liquid is not practica- 
ble as the naphthalin would crystallize 
out as soon as the temperature falls. — 
D. 
Gauze, Resorcin. 

Resorcin av.oz 

Glycerin av.oz. 

Distilled water fl.oz. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 

Dissolve the resorcin in the mixed 
liquids, saturate the fabric with this 
solution as described above under 
Gauzes, which see, express to a weight 
of 36 av. ounces, and dry.— D. 

This makes a 20 per cent, gauze. 
Gauze, Salicylated. 

I. Process of Thiersch: 

5 per cent. 

Salicylic acid. . .av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. Sy 2 

Distilled water, 

warm fl.oz. 16 

Absorbent 
gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid in the alcohol, add 
the water, saturate the fabric with this 
solution as described above under 
Gauzes, which see, express to a weight 
of 36 av. ounces, and dry on strings 
or wooden rods. — D. 
II. Process of Von Bruns 
5 per cent. 

Salicylic acid. av.oz. 1*4 

Castor oil . . .av.oz. y 2 

Alcohol, 95 p. c. fl.oz. 36 

Absorbent 
gauze av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid and oil in the alco- 
hol, saturate the fabric with this solu- 
tion, express to a weight of 36 av. 
ounces, wind upon a reel, and dry on 
the latter. 

Instead of the castor oil alone, a mix- 
ture of l A av. ounce of castor oil and 



10 per cent. 
av.oz. 2 
fl.oz. 13 

fl.oz. Ht4 

av.oz. 16 



Jr.: 

10 per cent, 
av.oz. 2*/2 
1 
33 



av.oz. 
fl.oz. 



av.oz. 



16 



.av.oz. 


1 


.av.oz. 


1 


.av.oz. 


10 


..fl.oz. 


29 


.av.oz. 


20 



resin (or J / 2 av. ounce of oil and resin) 
may be used. — D. 
Gauze, Tannin. 

Tannic acid av.oz. 10 

Distilled water fl.oz. 11*^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. i$ l / 2 

Absorbent gauze av.oz. 20 

Dissolve the acid in the mixed alcohol 
and water, impregnate the gauze with 
all of this solution, contained in a 
warm basin, by kneading, subsequently 
weighting down, and then hanging in 
a room or chamber, having a tempera- 
ture of about 20 deg. C, for 3 or 4 
hours until dry. 

The dry gauze, which contains 50 of 
tannin, should be protected from light 
and air. — D. 
Gauze, Thymol. 
Ranke's process : 

Thymol 

Resin 

Spermaceti 

Alcohol . . . .\. . y 

Absorbent gauze .... 
Dissolve the thymol, resin and sper- 
maceti in the alcohol by the aid of a 
gentle heat, impregnate the gauze with 
all of this solution, subsequently weight- 
ing down for several hours, then wind 
upon a reel, and dry for 24 hours. — D. 

This makes a 5 per cent, gauze. 
Gauze, Zinc Sulfocarbolate. 
Process of Bottini : 

Zinc sulfocarbolate av.oz. 

Water, warm fl.oz. 

Absorbent gauze ........ .av.oz. 

Dissolve the salt in the water, 
pregnate the gauze with all of the solu- 
tion, weight down for several hours, 
and dry suspended on strings or wood- 
en rods. — D. 
Gelanthum. 

This has been recommended by Unna 
as a water-soluble vehicle for applying 
remedies in cutaneous affections. It 
may be prepared as follows : 

Gelatin, best gr. 45 

Tragacanth, flake, best gr. 45 

Glycerin gr. 90 

Distilled water, to make. . .av.oz. 8 
Mix the gelatin, tragacanth and glyc- 
erin with 4 fluidounces of water, let 



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stand for 24 hours, stirring occasionally, 
then heat on a water bath till the gelatin 
is dissolved, strain 'forcibly through 
muslin, and add through the latter 
enough water to make the product 
weigh 4 av. ounces. A small amount 
of salicylic acid should be added for 
preservation. 

Gelatin, Iceland Moss. (Cetraria 
Gelatin — Iceland Moss Jelly— 
Gelatina Lichenis Islandica.) 

Iceland moss av.oz. 3 

Sugar av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 96 

Mix the moss and water, heat on a 
boiling water bath, stirring occasionally 
for half an hour, then strain, express 
lightly, to the liquid add the sugar, 
and evaporate, on the water bath, con- 
stantly stirring, so that the product, 
after removal of foam, will weigh 10 
av. ounces. — Germ. Pharm (2nd). 

This should be made freshly as 
wanted. 

Gelatin, Irish Moss. (Carrageen or 
Chondrus Jelatine or Jelly.) 

I. 

Irish moss av.oz. 16 

Water sufficient 

Wash the Irish moss with cold water, 
then place it in a suitable vessel, add 3 
gallons of hot water, and heat it on a 
boiling water bath, for 15 minutes, fre- 
quently stirring. Strain the decoction, 
while hot, through a strong muslin 
strainer; return the strained, mucilagi- 
nous liquid to the water bath, evapor- 
ate it to a semi-fluid consistence, then 
transfer it to shallow, flat-bottomed 
trays, and evaporate it at a tempera- 
ture not exceeding 90 deg. C, so that 
the gelatin may become detached in 
scales.— N. F. 

Irish moss gelatin thus prepared fur- 
nishes a mucilage of Irish moss which 
is opaque, like that made directly from 
the moss itself. It may be prepared 
so as to yield a transparent mucilage 
by following the plan pointed out under 
Mucilage of Irish Moss, which see. 
13 



II. 

Irish moss av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 38 

Mix the moss and water, heat on a 
boiling water bath for half an hour, 
then strain, express lightly, to the li- 
quid add the sugar, and evaporate, on 
the water bath, stirring constantly, so 
that, after the removal of foam, the 
product will weigh 10 av. ounces. — 
Germ. Pharm. (2nd). 

This preparation must be freshly pre- 
pared as wanted. 

Gelatins, Medicated, TJnna's. 

These are made to contain from 5 to 
10 per cent, of gelatin and 35 to 70 per 
cent, water, the balance being glycerin 
and medicament. Some of the medica- 
tions are acetic acid (5 per cent, of 
glacial), salicylic acid (5 and 10 per 
cent), aluminum acetate (10 per cent, 
of dry basic salt), aluminum hydrate 
(10 per cent.), camphor (5 per cent.), 
chloral hydrate (10 per cent), chry- 
sarobin (5 per cent), ichthyol (10 per 
cent.), iodoform (5 and 10 per cent), 
litharge (10 per cent.), betanaphthol (6 
per cent), lead acetate (10 per cent.), 
lead carbonate (10 per cent), lead iodid 
(10 per cent.), mercuric chlorid (1/10 
per cent.), sulfur (10 per cent, of pre- 
cipitated), zinc (two kinds, hard and 
soft, each containing 10 per cent, of 
oxid, see formulas below,), zinc salicy- 
late (about 17 per cent), zinc ichthyol 
(2 per cent, ichthyol and 10 per cent, 
zinc oxid), and zinc thiol (10 liquid 
thiol and 10 per cent, zinc oxid). All 
are intended for external application. 

Gelatin, Zinc. (Glycerinated Zinc 
Gelatin — Zinc Jelly.) 

Unna's : 

Hard. Soft. 

Zinc oxid parts 2 3 

Gelatin, best parts 6 3 

Glycerin parts 6 5 

Water parts 6 9 

The Brit. Form, directs 3 av. ounces 
each of zinc oxid and gelatin, $ l / 2 fluid- 
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distilled water. Triturate the zinc oxid 
to a smooth paste with the glycerin, 
then add the gelatin previously dissolv- 
ed in the water by aid of heat, and 
mix well. — H. 

Gelatole Emulsion of inc Oxid. (Zinc 
Gelatole — Zinc Gelatole Oint- 
ment.) 
Bosetti's formula: 

Zinc oxid gr. 90 

Olive oil gr. 250 

Gelatin gr. 55 

Glycerin av.oz. lj4 

Boric acid gr. 35 

Distilled water, to make, .av.oz. 8 
Rub the oxid to a smooth mixture 
with the oil, also dissolve the gelatin in 
3 fluidrams of hot water, and gradually 
add the oily mixture to the latter, con- 
stantly triturating. Dissolve the boric 
acid in the glycerin mixed with 5 fluid- 
ounces of water, add this, while warm, 
gradually and with constant stirring, to 
the other mixture, and then add enough 
water to make 8 av. ounces. — D. 
Globules, Homeopathic. 

See Medications, Homeopathic. 
Glue, Zinc. 

Unna's : 

Gelatin, best av.oz. 1 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the gelatin in the water by 
the aid of heat, and add the oxid, pre- 
viously rubbed to fine powder. 
Glycerates, Fluid. 

Fluidglycerates are intended to be of 
the same strength as Fluidextracts. 
They contain approximately 50% by vol- 
ume of glycerin and no alcohol. — N. F. 

Glycerites. (Glyceroles — Glycerins — 
Glycerates — Glycerin Solutions 
or Mixtures.) 

The glycerites ("glycerins" is the ap- 
pellation of the British Pharmacopeia) 
are preparations made by the use of 
glycerin. Some of them are solutions, 
some are mixtures, and others are ex- 
tractive preparations. Glycerin has wide 
range as a solvent and is an effective 
preservative, hence its use in pharma- 
ceutical preparations 



Glycerite of Aloes. 

Socotrine aloes, fine pow- 
der gr. 270 

Glycerin av.oz. 5 

Triturate in a glass or porcelain mor- 
tar, transfer to a wide-mouth bottle, 
and if the aloes is not dissolved, heat 
the mixture on a water bath for 15 
minutes, and strain. — Eclectic. 
Glycerite of Alum. 

Alum, powder gr. 300 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin, to make fl.oz. 4 

Triturate all together until solution is 
effected, warming slightly if necessary, 
set aside, and decant the clear fluid 
from any deposited matter. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

The Eclectic preparation is made 
from 1 av. ounce of alum, 5 fluidounces 
of glycerin, stirring together in a porce- 
lain vessel, heating gently until the 
alum is dissolved, setting aside, and 
decanting the clear liquid from any 
particles that may have subsided. 

Glycerite of Arnica. (Glycerole of 
Arnica.) 
Fluid extract of arnica 

flowers fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 16 

Mix, then heat on a water bath to 
expel the alcohol. 
Glycerite of Atropine. 

Atropine gr. 4 

Glycerin gr. 480 

Triturate together thoroughly. — Ec- 
lectic. 
Glycerin of Belladonna. 

Extract of belladonna, 

green, Brit. Pharm av.oz. 1 

Distilled water, boiling fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin, to make fl.oz. 2 

Triturate the extract with the water 

to a smooth paste, and add the glycerin. 

— Brit. Form. 

Glycerite of Bismuth. 

I. 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 1200 

Nitric acid, pure, (U. S. P. 
strength or 68 p. c.)... fl.oz. 2 l /i 

Tartaric acid, powder gr. 1800 

Sodium bicarbonate, purc.gr. 2040 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

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Dissolve the bismuth salt in the acid 
previously diluted with 5 fluidounces of 
water ; to the solution, slowly add 10 
fluidounces of water. Now add 900 
grains of tartaric acid, and then 1020 
grains of sodium bicarbonate. Dilute 
the magma of bismuth tartrate with 16 
fluidounces of distilled water, set the 
mixture aside for 5 or 6 hours, decant 
the clear supernatant liquid and wash 
the residue magma with repeated por- 
tions of distilled water, in the same 
manner, until all the nitric acid has 
been removed; drain the precipitate on 
a paper filter. Mix 1020 grains of 
sodium bicarbonate with 5 fluidounces 
of water and gradually add 900 grains 
of tartaric acid, warming slightly to ob- 
tain a perfect solution. Transfer the 
moist precipitate of bismuth tartrate to 
this solution, and stir until it is dis- 
solved; filter the solution, add the glyc- 
erin, and evaporate the liquid on a 
water bath or dilute it with water as 
may be necessary, to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of liquid. — N. F. 

Each fluidram of this solution con- 
tains about 16 grains of bismuth and 
sodium tartrate with an excess of so- 
dium tartrate. 

This preparation can be mixed with 
slightly acid liquids without precipita- 
tion of the bismuth. It is suitable for 
making elixir of bismuth and pepsin or 
any other preparation containing bis- 
muth in a soluble form. 
II. 

Bismuth subnitrate av.oz. 1 

Glycerin av.oz. 3 

Triturate together until well mixed. 

This is of course a much different 
preparation from the foregoing. The 
No. I. only should be employed in prep- 
arations calling for glycerite of bis- 
muth. — Eclectic. 
Glycerite of Borax. 

Borax, powder av.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 14^ 

Or use tf/2 av. ounces of borax and 
16 fluidounces of glycerin. 
Triturate together until dissolved, or 



else warm gently, stirring constantly 
until dissolved. — U. S. P. 1870. 

The Eclectic formula (old dispensa- 
tory) is practically like this. The new 
King's Dispensatory directs 480 grains 
of borax and 8 fluidounces of glycerin. 

The formula of the Brit. Pharm. di- 
rects 2 l / 2 av. ounces of borax and 14^2 
fluidounces of glycerin, or 2^4 of borax 
and 16 of glycerin. 
Glycerite of Boric and Tannic Acids. 

Boric acid av.oz. y 2 

Tannic acid av.oz. 1 

Glycerin av.oz. 10 

Mix the acids with the glycerin, heat 
on a water bath until dissolved, and 
strain. 

Glycerite of Boroglycerin. (Glycerite 

of Glyceryl Borate — Solution of 

Boroglyceride — Glycerite of Boric 

Acid.) 

Boric acid, fine powder. .. .av.oz. 6% 

Glycerin, to make av.oz. 20 

Heat 9% av. ounces of glycerin, in a 
tared porcelain capsule, to a tempera- 
ture not exceeding 150 deg. C. and add 
the acid in portions, stirring constantly. 
When all is added and dissolved, con- 
tinue the heat at the same temperature, 
frequently stirring, and breaking up the 
film which forms on the surface. When 
the mixture has been reduced to the 
weight of 10 av. ounces, add to it 10 
av. ounces of glycerin, mix thoroughly, 
and transfer it to suitable vessels. — N. 
F. (1st Ed.), U. S. P. and Brit. Pharm. 
The above amount, 20 av. ounces, 
measures nearly 16 fluidounces. 

This preparation may also be made 
from boroglycerin as described under 
the latter, which see. 

The glycerite of boric acid of the 
Brit. Pharm. is made exactly like the 
above but uses only 6 av. ounces of acid 
which is heated with 9, instead of g l /i, 
av. ounces of glycerin. 
Glycerite of Carbolic Acid. (Glycer- 
ite of Phenol — Glycerinum Car- 
bolicum.) 

Carbolic acid, liquefied fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Add the acid to the glycerin and mix 
thoroughly.— U. S. P. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



The Brit. Pharm. makes this prepara- 
tion from zVa av. ounces of crystal 
acid and enough glycerin to make 16 
fluidounces and is therefore of about 
the same strength as that of the U. 
S. P. 

The Eclectic formula is practically 
the same as that of the Brit. Pharm., 
or, in other words, like that of the U. 
S. P. 1870. 

Glycerite of Chloroform. 

Chloroform m. 75 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Agitate thoroughly in a bottle. — Ec- 
lectic. 

Glycerite of Gallic Acid. (Glycerin- 
um Gallicum.) 



..av.oz. 1 
..av.oz. 16 



Gallic acid 

Glycerin 

Triturate thoroughly the acid with 
the glycerin, avoiding contact with met- 
al. Solution may be facilitated by ap- 
plying gentle heat. — Eclectic. 

The new King's Dispensatory directs 
480 grains of gallic acid and 4 fluidounces 
of glycerin. Triturate the acid in a 
mortar, gradually incorporate the glyc- 
erin until a uniform mixture is pro- 
duced, transfer to a porcelain vessel and 
heat gently on a water bath until solu- 
tion is effected, stirring constantly 
meanwhile. The temperature of solu- 
tion should not exceed 100 deg. C. (212 
deg. F.) lest poisonous pyrogallol be 
formed. 

The Brit. Pharm. 1885 (not recog- 
nized in present Brit. Pharm.) directed 
4 av.ounces of acid and 16 fluidounces 
of glycerin. 

Glycerite Guaiac. 

Guaiac resin, powder gr. 640 

Solut'n of potassa (U.S. P.) fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 10 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the solution of potassa with 5 
fluidounces of water, add the powdered 
guaiac, and macerate for 24 hours with 
occasional agitation. Then filter, add 
the glycerin and sufficient water, if nec- 
essary, to make 16 fluidounces. — N. F. 



Glycerite of Hydrastis. (Glycerite of 
Golden Seal.) 

Hydrastis, No. 60 powder. av.oz. 1654 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with 6 fluidounces 
of alcohol, and pack it firmly in a cylin- 
drical percolator; then add enough al- 
cohol to saturate the powder and leave 
a stratum above it. When the liquid 
begins to drop from the percolator, close 
the lower orifice, and having closely 
covered the percolator, macerate for 48 
hours. Then allow percolation to pro- 
ceed, gradually adding alcohol until the 
drug is practically exhausted. 

From the percolate remove nearly all 
the alcohol by distillation or evapora- 
tion, pour the thick concentrated liquid 
into 8 fluidounces of ice-cold water, and 
set aside in a cold place for 24 hours. 
Then filter, pass enough cold water 
through the filter to make the filtrate 
measure 8 fluidounces, add the glycerin, 
and mix thoroughlj'. — U. S. P. 

This preparation is of the same drug 
strength as fluid extracts. It mixes clear 
with water in all proportions. 

Glycerite of Hypophosphites. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 300 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 100 

Potassium hypophosphite. .. .gr. 100 
Spirit of bitter almond. .. .fl.dr. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 6 

Glycerin, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the hypophosphites in the hot 
water, filter, dissolve the sugar in the 
filtrate, strain if necessary, and add the 
spirit and glycerin. — Parrish. 

Glycerite of Iodin, Comp. (Glycerole 
of Iodin.) 

Iodin gr. 60 

Potassium iodid gr. 60 

Glycerin gr. 240 

Thoroughly triturate the potassium 
iodid with the glycerin, then gradually 
add the iodin, and stir until it is dis- 
solved. — Eclectic. 
Glycerite of Iron Clorid. 

Solution of iron (ferric) 

chlorid fl.dr. 4 

Citric acid gr. 80 






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Glycerin fl.oz. 13 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the solution with the glycerin, 
dissolve the acid in 1 fluidounce of wa- 
ter, mix the two liquids, and then add 
ammonia water, gradually, with constant 
stirring, until the liquid is but feebly 
acid. This latter will require about 1 
fluidounce. Then dilute with water to 
16 fluidounces. 

If twice as much acid be employed, 
the liquid will be greenish instead of 
brown. 

Each fluidounce of glycerite is equiva- 
lent to 1 fluidram of tincture of ferric 
chlorid. 
Glycerite of Kino. 

Kino, powder gr. 240 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Triturate together thoroughly. — Eclec- 
tic. 
Glycerite of Lead Subacetate. 

Lead acetate, pure av.oz. 4 

Lead oxid, powder av.ox. 2^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 15^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 9^ 

Mix all, boil together for 15 minutes, 
filter, and evaporate at a temperature 
not exceeding 105 deg. C. until the prod- 
uct weighs 25 av.ounces (about 17 
fluidounces) and has a sp. gr. of 1.48. 
—Brit. Pharm. 

This is of about the same strength 
of the solution of lead subacetate U. S. 
P., and may be employed in making the 
diluted solution of lead subacetate. 

The above is a clear liquid which is 
miscible in all proportions with distilled 
water, yielding clear mixtures. It is 
less liable to produce turbidity when 
mixed with aqueous liquids than is the 
solution of lead subacetate. 
Glycerite of Licorice. 

An excellent substitute for pure ex- 
tract and fluid extract of licorice for 
making elixirs, syrups, etc., may be pre- 
pared as follows from the commercial 
mass or stick extract of licorice : 
Extract of licorice, mass or 

stick av.oz. 13 

Glycerin av.oz. 8 

Water sufficient 



Macerate the extract in about 4 to 6 
pints of water until it is thoroughly dis- 
solved, stirring frequently, and then fil- 
ter. The amount of water used must 
be enough to make the liquid thin 
enough to filter. To prevent spoiling 
during the maceration, add a few drops 
of formaldehyde. After filtering, evap- 
orate on a water bath in a tared vessel, 
to about 10 av.ounces, then add the glyc- 
erin, and if necessary enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces, rinsing the dish 
with this water. 

The product is sufficiently thin to mix 
readily with water, syrup, elixir, etc., 
the mixture depositing little or no sedi- 
ment. It does not decompose on keep- 
ing. 

The commercial mass and stick ex- 
tract usually contains about 40 per cent, 
of insoluble matter, so that the above 
product is approximately one-half as 
strong as the U. S. P. pure extract, 
three-fourths as strong as the commer- 
cial mass or stick, and 2^ times as 
strong as the fluid extract. If the mass 
or stick used in making it contain more 
or less insoluble matter than 40 per 
cent., the product should measure pro- 
portionately less or more. 
Glycerite of Ox-Gall. 

Inspissated ox-gall av.oz. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Salicylic acid gr. 15 

Water, to make fl.oz. 6 

Used chiefly in rectal injections, in 
quantities of ^ to 2 fluidounces, mixed 
with soap suds. — New York Hospitals. 

Glycerite of Pepsin. 

Pepsin, pure (1 .-3000) gr. 640 

Hydrochloric acid (U. S. P.).m. 75 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the pepsin with 7 fluidounces of 
water and the hydrochloric acid, and 
ap-itate until solution has been effected. 
Then incorporate the talcum with the 
liquid, filter, returning the first portions 
of the filtrate until it runs through clear, 
and pass enough water through the fil- 
ter to make the filtrate measure 8 fluid- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



ounces. To this add the glycerin, and 
mix. 

Each fluidram represents 5 grains of 
pepsin (U. S. P. or 1:3000). 

For filtering the aqueous solution of 
pepsin first obtained by the above form- 
ula, as well as for filtering other liquids 
of a viscid character, a filter paper of 
loose texture (preferably that known as 
"textile filtering paper"), or a layer of 
absorbent cotton placed in a funnel or 
percolator, should be employed. — N. F. 

A glycerite of pepsin may be made 
without acid by dissolving the pepsin in 
scales in a mixture of the glycerin with 
about 7 l /> fluidounces of water. 

The formula of the Brit. Pharm. is 
practically like that of the N. F., viz., 
666 gr. of pepsin, 90 m. of hydrochloric 
acid, g l /2 fluidounces of glycerin, and 
water enough to make 16 fluidounces. 
The Brit. Pharm. pepsin should be ca- 
pable of dissolving 2,500 times its 
weight of coagulated egg albumen. 

Glycerite of Pepsin, Comp. (Glycer- 
ite of Pepsin and Wafer Ash.) 

Oleoresin of wafer ash gr. 120 

Pepsin, scale gr. 64 

Glycerin fl.oz. 16 

— Eclectic modified. 
King's Dispensatory gives the above 
formula with 256 grains of "dry" pep- 
sin, but does .not describe what is meant 
by this term. Inasmuch as. the scale 
pepsins of the present-day market are 
of such excellent quality, the above mod- 
ified formula should be satisfactory. 

Glycerite of Phosphates of Iron, 
Quinine and Strychnine. 

Iron phosphate, scale gr. 290 

Quinine, alkaloid gr. 380 

Strychnine, alkaloid gr. 3 

Phosphoric acid, S> p. c. . . .fl.dr. 13 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 8 
Heat the iron salt with \ l / 2 fluidounces 
of distilled water in a porcelain di'sh at 
a temperature not exceeding 70 deg. C. 
until dissolved, then add the acid, qui- 
nine and strychnine, and enough dis- 
tilled water to make 4 fluidounces, and 
stir until solution is effected. Mix this 



with the glycerin and filter if necessary. 
— U. S. P. VIII. 

This preparation is used to make syr- 
up of phosphates of iron, quinine and 
strychnine. 
Glycerite of Potassium Bromid. 

Potassium bromid gr. 60 

Glycerin gr. 300 

Triturate together thoroughly. — Eclec- 
tic. 

Glycerite of Potassium Chlorate. 
(Glycerin Solution of Chlorate 
of Potassium.) 

Potassium chlorate, powder.. gr. 60 

Glycerin gr. 600 

Place together in a bottle and agitate. 
— Eclectic. 

Glycerite of Quinine Sulfate. (Glyc- 
erite of Quinine.) 

Quinine sulfate gr. 24 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Triturate together until the quinine 
is dissolved. — Eclectic. 

Glycerite of Quinine Sulfate with 
Strychnine. (Glycerate of Qui- 
nine and Strychnine.) 

Strychnine gr. 1 

Quinine sulfate gr. 40 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Triturate together. — Eclectic. 
It is preferable, however, to use 
strychnine sulfate or some other soluble 
salt of strychnine instead of the alka- 
loid. 
Glycerite of Bhatany. 

Fluid extract of rhatany. .. .av.oz. 3 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 

Water av.oz. 1 

Mix, evaporate the alcohol at the tem- 
perature of the water bath, and add 
water to the residue to make it weigh 3 
av.ounces. 

This is used when the presence of al- 
cohol is considered objectionable. — Ec- 
lectic. 
Glycerite of Salicylic Acid. 

Salicvlic acid (from natural 

wintergreen oil) gr. 60 

Borax, fine powder gr. 60 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Triturate the acid with the borax un- 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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and rub until a clear solution is ob- 
tained. — Eclectic. 
Glycerite of Silver Nitrate. 

Silver nitrate, crystal gr. 80 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Weaker preparations may be made by 
diluting this with glycerin or distilled 
water. — Eclectic. 
Glycerite of Sodium Sulfite. 

Sodium sulfite gr. 120 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Triturate thoroughly together and 
transfer to a bottle. — Eclectic. 

Glycerite of Starch. (Glycerin Oint- 
ment — Plasma — Glycamyl — 
Glyceritum Amyli.) 

Cornstarch av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 12^4 or av.oz. 16 

To the starch contained in a porcelain 
capsule add the water and glycerin, and 
stir until a homogeneous mixture is 
produced. Then apply heat gradually 
raised to 140 deg. C. and not exceeding 
144 deg. C., stirring constantly, until 
a translucent jelly is formed. Transfer 
the product to suitable vessels provided 
with well-fitting covers. — U. S. P. 

It is advisable to rub the starch to a 
•smooth mixture with the water before 
adding glycerin. 

The addition of 1 to 2 grains of pow- 
dered tragacanth will prevent the sep- 
aration, on standing, of the starch from 
the glycerin. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. is 
of the same strength as the above. 

II. The corresponding preparation of 
the 3rd Germ. Pharm., called Unguen- 
tum Glycerini, was prepared as follows: 

Wheat starch av.oz. 1 

Tragacanth. fine powder gr. 90 

Alcohol fl.dr. 5 

Water fl.oz. i l / 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 10 

Triturate the starch to a smooth paste 
with the water, add the glycerin, then 
incorporate the tragacanth previously 
triturated to a smooth paste with the 
alcohol, and heat the whole with almost 
constant stirring until the alcohol has 
dissipated and a translucent jelly is pro- 
duced. 



The preparation of the last (4th) 
Germ. Pharm. is somewhat different, as 
follows : 

Wheat starch av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. ij£ 

Glycerin av.oz. 10 

Triturate the starch with the water 
to a smooth paste, incorporate the glyc- 
erin and heat the whole on a water bath 
with constant stirring until a translucent 
jelly is obtained. 

Glycerite of Tannic Acid. (Glycerite 
of Tannin.) 

Tannic acid av.oz. 4 

Glycerin av.oz. 16 

Triturate the acid with the glycerin 
to a smooth paste, transfer this to a 
porcelain dish, avoiding contact with 
metallic utensils, and apply the heat of 
a water bath until the acid is completely 
dissolved. Then transfer the solution 
to a bottle.— U. S. P. 

It is usually advisable to strain the 
solution, while still warm, through a 
piece of flannel or a pledget of cotton. 

Glycerite of Tar. 

Pine tar av.oz. 1 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Upon the tar, contained in a mortar, 
pour 3 fluidounces of cold water, stir 
them thoroughly together, and pour off 
the water. Repeat this once or twice, 
until the water only feebly reddens blue 
litmus-paper. Now triturate the washed 
tar with the alcohol, gradually incor- 
porate the magnesium carbonate and 
glycerin, and lastly, 10 fluidounces of 
water. Pour the mixture upon a filter 
of loose texture spread over a piece of 
straining muslin, and, after the liquid 
portion has passed through, wash the 
residue on the filter with water, until 
the whole filtrate measures 16 fluid- 
ounces.— N. F. and U. S. P. 1870. 

Regarding filters of loose texture, see 
Glycerite of Pepsin. 

An Eclectic preparation of the same 
name for external use is made by tritu- 
rating one part by weight of tar with 8 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



parts by weight of glycerite of starch 
to a smooth paste. It is advisable to 
warm the glycerite of starch previous to 
the mixing. 

Glycerite of Tragacanth. 

Tragacanth, pure, fine pow- 
der av.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 12 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Triturate the trangacanth with the 
glycerin in a mortar, add the water, and 
continue the trituration, until a homo- 
geneous, thick paste results. — N. F. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is prepared by mixing 4% av.ounces of 
tragacanth with 12 fluidounces of glyc- 
erin in a mortar, adding 4 fluidounces 
of water, and triturating until a homo- 
geneous paste is formed. 

Glycerite of Veratrine. 

Veratrine (alkaloid) gr. 3 

Glycerin gr. 297 

Alcohol sufficient 

Dissolve the alkaloid in a small quan- 
tity of alcohol by triturating in a warm 
mortar, then gradually add the glycerin, 
and continue trituration in the warm 
mortar until the alcohol has evaporated. 
-^Eclectic. 

Glycerite of Yolk of Egg. (Glyconin 
Glyceritum Vitelli.) 

Yolk of egg, fresh av.oz. 9 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 1 

Or use equal parts by measure. 

Rub the yolk of egg in a mortar with 
the glycerin, gradually added, until they 
are well mixed.— N. F. and U. S. P. 
1890. 
Glycerogelatins. 

Glycerogelatins are soft masses, melt- 
ing at the body temperature, composed 
of glycerin, gelatin, water and a medica- 
ment suitable for external application 
in dermatological practice, such as sali- 
cylic acid, iodoform, ichthyol, resorcin, 
chrysarobin, etc., either by themselves 
or with the addition of zinc oxid. They 
were originally suggested by Dr. Unna. 
The formulas given below serve as 
types. The added solid substance must 
be in very fine powder. — N. F. 



Glycerogelatin, Iodoform, 10 per cent. 

Glycerinated gelatin, U.S.P..parts 2 

Glycerin parts 3 

Distilled water parts 13 

Iodoform, very fine powder. parts 2 
Melt glycerinated gelatin on a water 
bath, at a gentle heat, add 10 parts of 
water and, continuing the heat, a pre- 
viously prepared mixture of the iodo- 
form, the glycerin and the remainder 
of the water. Mix well and immedi- 
ately pour the mixture into chilled molds 
or other suitable containers.— N. F. 

Glycerogelatin, Salicylic Acid, 10 
per cent. 

Glycerinated gelatin, U.S. P.. .parts 4 

Glycerin parts 7 

Distilled water parts 7 

Salicylic acid, very fine pow- 
der parts 2 

Triturate the acid with the glycerin 
and water, add the mixture to the pre- 
viously melted glycerinated gelatin, con- 
tinuing the gentle heat of a water bath 
and stirring until a homogeneous mix- 
ture is effected. Then pour it into 
chilled molds or other suitable contain- 
ers. — N. F. 
Glycerogelatin, Zinc, Firm. 

Glycerinated gelatin, U.S. P.. parts 6 

Glycerin parts 5 

Distilled water parts 7 

Zinc oxid parts 2 

Melt the glycerinated gelatin on a wa- 
ter bath, at a gentle heat, add 2 parts 
of glycerin and the water, and, contin- 
uing the heat, the zinc oxid, previously 
finely levigated with the remainder of 
the glycerin. Mix thoroughly, and pour 
the mixture into chilled molds or other 
suitable containers. — N. F. 
Glycerogelatin, Zinc, Soft. 

Prepare like the preceding, but de- 
creasing the glycerinated gelatin to 4 
parts and increasing the glycerin to 7 
parts.— N. F. 
Granules. Granula — Kcerner. 

The German Pharmacopoeia gives a 
general formula for preparations of this 
name as follows : 

Triturate the substance, either as it is 
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with a suitable quantity of a powdery 
mixture composed of 4 parts of milk 
sugar and 1 part of acacia until inti- 
mately mixed, make a mass with simple 
syrup containing 10 per cent, of glyc- 
erin, and divide into the required num- 
ber of granules which are to be of 
spherical form. 

Each dry granule is to weigh 1/20 
gram (& grain). 

Greases. 

Greases or fats, more properly termed 
lards, may be found under the latter 
designation. 

Honeys. (Mellita.) 

The preparations known as honeys 
are a diminishing class, their place being 
taken by the glycerites and syrups. They 
are prepared either by dissolving or 
mixing medicinal agents with honey. 
Honey, Clarified. (Mel Depuratum.) 
I. 

Mix honey intimately with about 2 per 
cent, of its v/eight of paper pulp which 
has previously been reduced to shreds, 
thoroughly washed and soaked in water 
strongly expressed, and again shredded. 
Then apply the heat of a water bath, 
and, as long as any scum rises to the 
surface, carefully remove this (with a 
skimmer). Then add enough distilled 
water to make up the loss by evapora- 
tion, strain, and mix the strained liquid 
with 5 per cent, of its weight of glyc- 
erin.-U. S. P. 

Filter paper should be used for ma- 
king paper pulp for the above. The 
shredding or reducing to pulp may be 
facilitated after moistening by vigor- 
ously triturating in a large mortar. 

II. The directions of the Brit. 
Pharm. for clarified honey are quite 
simple, viz. : Honey of commerce, melt- 
ed in a water bath, and strained, while 
hot, through flannel previously moist- 
ened with warm water. 
III. 

Honey av.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 23 

Heat together on a water bath for one 



hour, allow to cool to about 50 deg. G, 
strain through thick flannel, and evap- 
orate on a water bath until the liquid 
has a sp. gr. of 1.33. — Germ. Pharm. 

The honey used should be examined 
for acidity ; 10 grams should require not 
more than Y 2 cc. normal, or 5 cc. deci- 
normal, solution of potassium hydrate 
for neutralization. 

Honey of Borax. (Borax Honey- 
Mel Boracis.) 
I. 

Borax, powder av.oz. 2 

Clarified honey av.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve by the aid of a gen- 
tle heat.— U. S. P. 1870. 

II. 

Borax, powder av.oz. 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 

Honey av.oz. 16 

Prepare like the preceding. — Brit. 

Pharm. 

Honey of Rose. (Mel Rosae — Mel 

Rosatum or Rosarum.) 
I. 

Fluid extract of rose fl.oz. 2^2 

Honey, clarified, to make 

the total weigh av.oz. 22 

The product will measure approxi- 
mately 16 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 
II. 

Red rose petals, cut av.oz. 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9 

Clarified honey av.oz. 18 

Mix the petals with the alcohol and 
water, macerate for 24 hours in a well- 
closed vessel, agitate frequently, express, 
filter, add the glycerin and honey, and 
evaporate the whole to the weight of 
20 av.ounces. — Germ. Pharm. 
III. 

Red rose petals av.oz. 2 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 24 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Honey fl.oz. 12 

Pour the water on the petals, let stand 
24 hours, express, evaporate the cola- 
ture to about 1^2 fluidounces, and to 
this add the glycerin and honey. — H. 
modified. 

This is an excellent preparation and 
is very easily made. 



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IV. 
Inspissated extract of rose.av.oz. y 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 2 

Clarified honey av.oz. 17^2 

Dissolve the extract by the aid of a 

gentle heat in the honey, and add the 

glycerin. — D. 

Honey of Rose with Borax. 

Borax gr. 150 

Glycerin Gr. 75 

Honey of rose oz. 3 

Mix and dissolve borax by aid of a 

gentle heat. — N. F. 

Honey of Borax. 

Made by dissolving 150 grains borax 
in a mixture of 75 grains glycerin and 
3 av. ozs. of clarified honey. — N. F. 
Hydrastin. 

Extract golden seal, No. 60 powder, 
by the usual method of percolation, with 
a mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol with 
1 of water, remove the alcohol from the 
percolate by distillation, evaporate the 
residue to dryness, and reduce to fine 
powder. — Brit. Form. 

Keep in a well-closed vessel. 
Hydromel. 

Honey fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 9 

Hypodermic Injections. 

See Injections, Hypodermic. 

Ichthyol, Deodorization and Dis- 
guising Taste of. 
For external use, ichthyol, 50, and 
1 each of oil of citronella and euca- 
lyptus ; or ichthyol, 9, and oil of tur- 
pentine, 1. 

For internal use, ichthyol, 5 to 8, pep- 
permint water, 80, and simple syrup, 20; 
or, ichthyol, 30 to 60, oil of peppermint, 
1, absolute alcohol, 10, and distilled wa- 
ter, 1000. 
Infusions. (Infusa.) 

According to the U. S. P., any ordi- 
nary infusion, the strength of which is 
not directed by the physician nor speci- 
fied by the pharmacopeia, shall be pre- 
pared by the following formula : 
The drug, coarse powder. . . .gr. 365 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 



Put the drug into a suitable vessel 
provided with a cover, pour upon it the 
boiling water, cover the vessel lightly, 
and let it stand for y 2 hour in a warm 
place. Then strain (through muslin or 
flannel), and pass enough water through 
the strainer to make the colature meas- 
ure 16 fluidounces. 

It is advisable to express the sub- 
stance on the strainer before adding 
more water. 

The product represents 5 per cent, of 
drug. 

Caution. — The strength of infusions 
of powerful or energetic substances 
should be specially prescribed by the 
physician. 

Infusions should be made in porce- 
lain, porcelain-lined or glass vessels. 

According to the German Pharmaco- 
poeia, infusions are to be made by pour- 
ing boiling water on the drug, then heat- 
ing on a water bath for 5 minutes, stir- 
ring frequently, allowing to cool, and 
straining. When the strength of the 
infusion is not snecified, it is to be made 
to represent 10 per cent, of drug. 
Infusion of Broom. (Infusion of 
Scoparius.) 

Broom tops, bruised gr. 730 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

This has been introduced in place of 
the decoction of broom of the Brit. 
Pharm. of 1885 which was made from 
365 gr. of broom tops and 16 fluid- 
ounces of water. 

Infusion of Buchu. (Infusum Bar- 
osmee or Diosmse.) 

I. 

Buchu gr. 480 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Mix, let stand in a covered vessel for 
2 hours, then strain. — U. S. P. 1870. 
II. 

Buchu . gr. 365 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

III. The Eclectic formula is the same 
as No. II. 



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Infusion of Cascarilla. 

Cascarilla, No. 10 powder... gr. 365 
Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 
Infusion of Catechu. (Compound In- 
fusion of Catechu, U. S. P. 
1870.) 

Catechu, fine powder gr. 240 

Cinnamon, moderately fine 

powder gr. 60 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Macerate in a covered vessel for an 

hour, and strain. — U. S. P. 1870. 

Infusion of Chamomile. 

Roman chamomile gr. 365 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Infuse in a closed vessel for y 2 hour, 
then strain. — Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

Infusion of Chiretta. 

Chiretta, cut small gr. 365 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. also recognizes a 
"concentrated solution of chiretta" 
which is 10 times the strength of the 
above. It is prepared by extracting 8*4 
av.ounces of drug in No. 40 powder 
with a mixture of 4 volumes of alcohol 
and 15 of water to make 16 fluidounces 
of product. The infusion may be pre- 
pared by mixing this with 9 times its 
volume of water. 

Infusion of Cinchona. (Acid Infu- 
sion of Cinchona.) 

Yellow cinchona, No. 40 

powder av.oz. 1 

Aromatic sulfuric acid m. 80 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the acid with 8 fluidounces of 
water, and moisten the drug with 4 
fluidrams of this mixture, pack it firmly 
in a conical glass percolator, and gradu- 
ally pour upon, first, the remainder of 
the mixture, and afterwards water, un- 
til the infusion measures 16 fluidounces. 
N. F. and U. S. P. 1890. 

The acid infusion of cinchona of the 
Brit. Pharm. is prepared by mixing 365 
grains of red cinchona, in No. 40 pow- 
der, with 16 fluidounces of boiling dis- 



tilled water, adding 90 m. of aromatic 
sulfuric acid (corresponding to 65 m. of 
U. S. P. aromatic sulfuric acid), in- 
fusing in a covered vessel for one hour, 
and straining. 

Infusion of Cloves. 

Cloves, bruised gr. 180 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
« Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

Infusion of Columbo. (Infusion of 
Calumba.) 

I. 

Columbo, cut small av.oz. y 2 

Distilled water, cold.. fl.oz. 16 

Macerate for two hours and strain, or 
extract by percolation with water. — U. 
S. P. 1870. 
II. 

Columbo, thinly sliced gr. 365 

Distilled water, cold fl.oz. 16 

Infuse for half an hour, and strain. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. also recognizes a 
"concentrated solution of columbo" 
which is 10 times the strength of the 
above. It is prepared by macerating 8*4 
av.ounces of drug in No. 5 powder with 
8 fluidounces of distilled water for 24 
hours, expressing strongly, again mac- 
erating the drug with 8 fluidounces of 
distilled water for 24 hours, and again 
expressing strongly. Mix the expressed 
liquids, heat for 5 minutes to 80 deg. 
C, allow to cool, add the alcohol, set 
aside for some time, then decant the 
clear liquid or filter, adding to the clear 
liquid enough distilled water to make 
16 fluidounces. 

The infusion may be prepared from 
this by mixing 1 volume with 9 volumes 
of water. 

Infusion of Cusparia. 

Cusparia bark, No. 20 powd..gr. 365 
Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. also recognizes a 
"concentrated solution of cusparia" 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



which is 10 times the strength of the 
above and is prepared by extracting 8)4 
av. ounces of drug in No. 40 powder 
with a mixture of 4 volumes of alcohol 
and 15 of water to make 16 fluidounces. 
The infusion may be prepared from this 
by adding to 1 volume of this 9 volumes 
of water. 
Infusion of Digitalis. 

Digitalis, bruised- av.oz. % 

Alcohol fl.dr. 13 

Cinnamon water fl.dr. 19 

Water, boiling; fl.oz. 8 

Water, cold, to make fl.oz. 16 

Upon the digitalis pour the boilinqr 
water, and allow it to macerate for one 
hour. Then strain, add the alcohol and 
cinnamon water to the colature, and 
pass enough cold water through the 
residue on the strainer to make the 
liquid measure 16 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 
Infusion of digitalis of the Brit. 
Pharm. is prepared from 50 grains of 
digitalis, in No. 20 powder, and 16 fluid- 
ounces of boiling distilled water, in- 
fusing in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and straining. 

The Brit. Pharm. recognizes a "con- 
centrated infusion of digitalis" made as 
follows : 

Digitalis, No. 20 powder gr. 400 

Alcohol, 90 per cent fl.oz. 4 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Macerate the drug with 12 fluidounces 
of water for 24 hours, strain, and to 8 
fluidounces of the colature add the al- 
cohol. Again macerate the leaves with 
a second 12 fluidounces of the water 
for 6 hours, and strain ; macerate with 
a third 12 fluidounces of water for 6 
hours, and strain. Mix the residue of 
the first with the second and third liq- 
uids, evaporate at a low temperature to 
4 fluidounces, add this to the portion set 
aside. 

This preparation is 8 times the 
strength of the Brit. Pharm. infusion. 
Infusion of Ergot. 

Ergot, freshly crushed gr. 365 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 



Infusion of Gentian, Compound. 

Gentian gr. 240 

Bitter orange peel gr. 60 

Coriander gr. 60 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water sufficient 

Extract the drugs in the form of 
moderately coarse powder, by percola- 
tion, using as a menstruum a mixture 
of the alcohol with 14 fluidounces of 
water, to be followed by water, until 16 
fluidounces of percolate are obtained. — 
U. S. P. 1870. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs 90 grains 
each of gentian root, thinly sliced, and 
dried bitter orange peel, cut small, and 
180 gr. of fresh lemon peel, cut small, 
to be infused with 16 fluidounces of 
boiling distilled water in a covered ves- 
sel for 15 minutes, and strain. 

See also Infusion of Gentian, Com- 
pound, Stronger. 
Infusion of Gentian, Comp. Stronger. 

Gentian gr. 960 

Coriander gr. 240 

Bitter orange peel gr. 240 

Diluted alcohol, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
Reduce the drugs to a moderately 
coarse (No. 40) powder, moisten it with 
diluted alcohol, pack it in a percolator, 
and percolate with diluted alcohol, until 
16 fluidounces of percolate are obtained. 
When compound infusion of gentian 
is prescribed, it may be prepared by 
mixing 1 volume of this preparation 
with 3 of water. 

II. The Brit. Form, recognizes a sim- 
ilar preparation under the name "con- 
centrated compound infusion of gen- 
tian," as follows : 

Gentian, No. 20 powder gr. 800 

Bitter orange peel, dried gr. 800 

Lemon peel, dried gr. 400 

Tinct. of fresh lemon peel.. fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Alcohol, 90 per cent fl.oz. 3*4 

Distilled water, to make... fl.oz. 16 
Mix the gentian and orange and lem- 
on peels, pour over them 16 fluidounces 
of water, macerate 24 hours, and ex- 
press. Reserve 8 fluidounces and to it 
add the tincture and alcohol. Treat the 
marc with two further macerations of 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



207 



hours, express as before, mix the two 
liquids, adding any left over from the 
first maceration. Evaporate this liquid 
to 4 fluidounces, and add it to the re- 
served liquid to make 16 fluidounces. 

This preparation is 8 times the 
strength of the Brit. Pharm. compound 
infusion of gentian. 

The tincture of fresh lemon peel for 
this preparation is to be made by mac- 
erating 2 av. ounces of the grated outside 
peel of fresh lemons with 4 fluidounces 
of alcohol, and filtering. 

Infusion of Geranium, Comp. (Com- 
pound Infusion of Cranesbill.) 

Geranium av.oz. J4 

Witchhazel av.oz. *4 

Black cohosh av.oz. *4 

Golden seal av.oz. Y\ 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Bruise the drugs to coarse powder, 
pour on the water, and digest at a 
gentle heat, in a closed vessel, for 2 
hours, then strain. If required, 30 
grains of powdered alum may be added. 
— Eclectic. 

This is used as an astringent wash in 
aphthous sore mouth and throat. 

Infusion, of Golden Seal, Compound. 

Golden seal av.oz. y 2 

Blue cohosh av.oz. y 2 

Witchhazel bark av.oz. y 2 

Alum gr. 60 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Honey sufficient 

Digest trie drugs in a closed vessel 
with the boiling water, at a gentle heat, 
for half an hour, strain, add the alum, 
dissolve, and then add sufficient honey 
to sweeten thoroughly. — Eclectic. 

Used as wash for various forms of 
sore mouth, and as a gargle. 

Infusion of Hops. (Infusum Lupuli.) 

Hops, freshly broken gr. 365 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

Infusion of Kousso. (Infusion of 
Brayera or Hagenia or Cusso.) 

Kousso, No. 20 powder. . . .av.oz. 1 
Boiling water fl.oz. 16 



Pour the boiling water upon the drug, 
and let it macerate in a covered vessel 
until cool. 

This infusion should be dispensed 
without straining. — N. F. and U. S. P. 
1880. 

Infusion of Linseed. (Infusion of 
Flaxseed — Compound Infusion of 
Linseed, U. S. P. 1870.) 

Linseed, whole gr. 240 

Licorice root, bruised gr. 120 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Macerate for 2 hours, then strain. — 
U. S. P. 1870. 

Infusion of Orange Peel. 

Bitter orange peel, dried, cut 
small gr. 365 

Distilled water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

Infusion of Orange Peel, Compound. 

Bitter orange peel, dried, cut 

small gr. 180 

Lemon peel, fresh, cut small.gr. 90 

Clove, bruised gr. 45 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

Infusion of Parsley, Compound. (In- 
fusum Apii Compositum.) 

Parsley root, coarsely 

bruised av.oz. 1 

Parsley seed av.oz. 1 

Iron subcarbonate av.oz. 1 

Horseradish root, small 

pieces av.oz. l / 2 

Juniper berries, finely 

bruised av.oz. y 

Squill, finely brused av.oz. *4 

White mustard seed, finely 

bruised av.oz. *4 

Mandrake root, finely 

bruised av.oz. V\ 

Queen-of-the-meadow, finely 

bruised av.oz. y 

Cider fl.oz. 48 

Boil the cider, pour on the drugs con- 
tained in an earthen vessel, and digest 
at a gentle heat for 24 hours. — Eclectic. 

The cider should not be too hard nor 
too new, but preferably pleasantly tart. 

The above is used in some varieties 
of dropsy. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Infusion of Quassia. 

Quassia, finely rasped gr. 73 

Distilled water, cold fl.oz. 16 

Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain.— Brit. Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. also recognizes a 
"concentrated solution of quassia" which 
is 10 times the strength of the above 
and is prepared by extracting 730 grains 
of drug in No. 40 powder with a mix- 
ture of 4 volumes of alcohol and 15 of 
water to make 16 fluidounces. The in- 
fusion may be prepared by mixing 1 
volume of this with 9 volumes of water. 
Infusion of Rhatany. (Infusion of 
Krameria.) 

Krameria. bruised gr. 365 

Distilled water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. also recognizes a 
"concentrated solution of rhatany" 
which is 10 times the strength of the 
above and is prepared by extracting S X A 
av. ounces of drug in No. 40 powder 
with a mixture of 4 volumes of alcohol 
and 15 of water to make 16 fluidounces. 
The infusion may be prepared by mix- 
ing 1 volume of the above with 10 vol- 
umes of water. 
Infusion of Rhubarb. 

Rhubarb, thin slices gr. 365 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. also recognizes a 
''concentrated solution of rhubarb" 
which is 10 times the strength of the 
above and is prepared by extracting 8^4 
av. ounces of drug in No. 40 powder 
with a mixture of 4 volumes of alcohol 
and 15 of water to make 16 fluidounces. 
The infusion may be prepared by mix- 
ing 1 volume of this with 9 volumes of 
water. 

Infusion of Rose, Compound. (Acid 
Infusion of Roses.) 

Red rose petals gr. 95 

Diluted sulfuric acid m. 70 

Sugar gr. ,300 

Boiling water fl.oz. 16 



30 
16 



Pour the boiling water upon the rose 
in a glass or porcelain vessel, add the 
acid, cover the vessel, and macerate for 
an hour. Then dissolve the sugar in 
the liquid and strain.— N. F. and U. S. 
P. 1870. 

The acid infusion of roses of the Brit. 
Pharm. is made from 180 grains of 
dried red rose petals, adding to these a 
mixture of 90 m. of diluted sulfuric 
acid (equal to 65 m. of U. S. P. diluted 
sulfuric acid) and 16 fluidounces of boil- 
ing distilled water, infusing in covered 
vessel for 15 minutes, and straining. 
Infusion of Sage. 

Sage gr. 240 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Mix, let stand in a covered vessel for 
half an hour, and strain. — U. S. P. 1870. 

Infusion of Sage, Compound. 

Sage av.oz. y 2 

Hyssop av.oz. y 2 

Borax gr. 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 

Digest the drugs, in a closed vessel, 
with the water, for half an hour, strain, 
and dissolve the borax in the colature. 
Used as a mouth wash and gargle. — 
Eclectic. 
Infusion of Senega. 

Senega root, No. 10 powder.gr. 365 
Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for half an 
hour and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. also recognizes a 
'"'concentrated solution of senega" which 
is 10 times the strength of the above 
and is prepared by extracting 8^+ av.- 
ounces of the drug in No. 20 powder 
with a mixture of 8 volumes of alcohol 
and 19 of water to make 16 fluidounces. 
The infusion may be prepared by mix- 
ing 1 volume of this with 9 volumes of 
water. 

Infusion of Senna. 
I. 

Senna gr. 480 

Coriander, bruised gr. 60 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse for an hour, and strain. — U. S. 
P. 1870. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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II. 

Senna gr. 730 

Ginger, sliced gr. 45 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. also recognizes a 
"concentrated solution of senna" which 
is 10 times the strength of the above 
and is prepared as follows : 

Senna, No. 5 powder av.oz. 16^ 

Tincture of ginger, U. S. P. fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 21 

Distilled water sufficient 

Divide the senna into three equal por- 
tions, slightly moisten one portion with 
distilled water, pack in a percolator, set 
aside for 24 hours, then pass distilled 
water through it until 4 fluidounces of 
percolate are obtained. Slightly moist- 
en the second portion of drug with this 
percolate, set aside for 24 hours, and 
then pass the remainder of the perco- 
late, adding to the drug an additional 4 
fluidounces of distilled water. Treat 
the remaining portion of drug in the 
same manner, and continue successive 
percolation with water through the three 
portions of drug until a quantity of 
I2}i fluidounces of percolate has been 
obtained from the third percolator. Heat 
the liquid to 80 deg. C. for 5 minutes, 
cool, add the tincture and alcohol, pre- 
viously mixed, set aside for 7 days, and 
filter. The product should measure 16 
fluidounces. 

The infusion may be prepared by mix- 
ing 1 volume of this with 9 volumes of 
water. 

Infusion of Senna, Compound. (Black 
Draught — Vienna Draught — 
Wiener Trank.) 

I. 

Senna, cut av.oz. 1 

Manna av.oz. 2 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Fennel, bruised gr. 145 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 12^ 

Water, cold, to make fl.oz. 16 

Upon the senna and fennel pour the 
boiling water and macerate for half an 
hour. Then strain with expression, dis- 
solve the salt and manna in the cola- 



ture, again strain, and add enough wa- 
ter to the strainer containing the senna 
and fennel to make the liquid measure 
16 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 
II. 

Senna (India), cut av.oz. 2 

Rochelle salt av.oz. 2 

Sodium carbonate gr. 17 

Manna av.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water sufficient 

Upon the senna pour 18 fluidounces of 
boiling water, heat the whole on a water 
bath for 5 minutes, allow to cool, strain 
with expression, in the colature dissolve 
the rochelle salt, sodium carbonate, and 
manna. Strain the liquid, add boiling 
water to the colature to make it weigh 
19 av.ounces, add the alcohol, let the 
mixture stand for 24 hours, and decant 
the clear liquid (measuring about 16 
fluidounces). — Germ. Pharm. 

III. The "black draught" of the Brit. 
Pharm. is quite different from either of 
the preceding and is called compound 
mixture of senna. It is prepared as 
follows : 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 4^4 

Fluid extract of licorice. .. .fl.dr. 6y 2 
Compound tincture of carda- 
mom fl.dr. 13 

Aromatic spirit of ammo- 
nia ..fl.dr. 6y 2 

Infusion of senna, Brit. 

Pharm., to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the magnesium sulfate in 8 
fluidounces of the infusion, add the 
mixed fluid extract, tincture and spirit, 
and then add the remainder of the in- 
fusion. 

Infusion of Serpentaria. (Infusion 
of Virginia Snakeroot.) 

Serpentaria, No. 10 powder, .gr. 365 
Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. recognizes a "con- 
centrated solution of serpentaria" which 
is 10 times the strength of the above 
and is prepared by extracting 8J-4 av.- 
ounces of drug in No. 40 powder with 
a mixture of 4 volumes of alcohol and 
15 of water to make 16 fluidounces. The 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



infusion may be prepared by mixing 
one volume of this with 9 volumes of 
water. 

Infusion of Tar. (Tar Water— Aqua 
Picis.) 

Pine tar fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Mix, shake frequently during 24 
hours, decant the supernatant liquid, and 
filter.— U. S. P. 1870. 
II. Formula for tar water : 

Pine tar part by weight 1 

Pumice, coarse powder parts 3 

Distilled water sufficient 

Mix the tar and pumice, the latter 
having previously been washed with wa- 
ter and dried. To prepare the water, 
mix 4 av.ounces of this mixture with 
gY 2 fluidounces of distilled water, agi- 
tate for 5 minutes, and filter.— Germ. 
Pharm. 

This preparation should be freshly 
prepared when wanted for use or at 
least should not have been long on hand 
when it is dispensed. 
Infusion of Trailing Arbutus, Com- 
pound. (Infusion of Epigaeae 
Compositum — Diuretic Comp'd.) 

Trailing arbutus av.oz. *4 

Queen-of-the-meadow root.. av.oz *4 

Dwarf elder bark av.oz. ]4- 

Marshmallow root av.oz. Y\ 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 8 

Holland gin fl.oz. 8 

Honey sufficient 

Bruise the drugs to very coarse pow- 
der, pour on the water and gin, and 
digest at a gentle heat for 6 hours ; then 
strain, and add enough honey to render 
the liquid pleasantly sweet. — Eclectic. 

This is used in gravel and various 
disorders of the urinary organs. 

Infusion of Uva Ursi. (Infusion of 
Bearberry.) 

Uva ursi, bruised gr. 365 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Infuse in a covered vessel for 15 min- 
utes, and strain. — Brit. Pharm. 
Infusion of Valerian, Compound. 

Valerian, cut av.oz. 1 

Acetic ether m. 40 

Syrup of cinnamon fl.oz. i l / 2 

Water, hot sufficient 

Make 7V2 fluidounces of infusion from 



the valerian and water, and, when cold, 
add the other ingredients. — H. 
Infusion of Wild Cherry. 

Wild cherry, No. 20 powder.gr. 290 

Glycerin fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the powder with 1 fluidounce 
of water, macerate for 1 hour, pack 
firmly into a conical glass percolator, 
and, having placed the glycerin in the 
receiving vessel, gradually pour water 
on the drug until the percolate meas- 
ures 16 fluidounces. — N. F. 
Inhalations. (Vapors.) 

Preparations by this name were rec- 
ognized in the Brit. Pharm. of 1885, but 
not in the 1898 edition. These are hard- 
ly pharmaceutical in character and are 
usually to be prepared in the bedcham- 
ber, but this reference to them can hard- 
ly be considered out of place. The sub- 
stance or mixture of substances is to 
be placed with water, cold or boiling, 
in a suitable apparatus, and the vapor 
arising is to be inhaled. 

Inhalation of Chlorin. (Vapor of 
Chlorin.) 

Chlorinated lime ("chlorid 

of lime") av.oz. 2 

Water, cold sufficient 

Put the powder into a suitable ap- 
paratus, moisten it with water, and let 
the vapor that arises be -inhaled. — Brit. 
Pharm. 1885. 

Inhalation of Conine. (Vapor of 
Conine.) 

Juice of hemlock, fl.dr. 4 

Solution of potassa m. 80 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Put 20 minims of this mixture on a 
sponge, in a suitable apparatus, so that 
the vapor of hot water passing over it 
may be inhaled. — Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

The potassa liberates the volatile al- 
kaloid conine from the hemlock juice. 
Inhalation of Creosote. 

Creosote, beechwood m. 15 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 10 

Mix in an apparatus so arranged that 
air may be made to pass through the 
solution and may afterward be inhaled. 
—Brit. Pharm. 1885. 



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Inhalation of Fir-Wool Oil. (In- 
halation of Oil of Wild Pine, 
Scotch Fir, or Pinus Sylvestris.) 

Fir- wool oil m. 40 

Magnesium carbonate, light, .gr. 20 

Water, to make fl.oz. 1 

Triturate the oil with the magnesium 
carbonate and add the oil. 

One fluidram of this is to be mixed 
with id fluidounces each of cold and 
boiling water in an apparatus so ar- 
ranged that air may be made to pass 
through the solution and may after- 
wards be inhaled. — Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

Inhalation of Hydrocyanic Acid. 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid.m. 10 to 15 

Water, cold fl.dr. 1 

Mix in a suitable apparatus and let 

the vapor that arises be inhaled. — Brit. 

Pharm. 1885. 

Inhalation of Iodin. 

Tinct. of iodin, Brit. Pharm.. fl.dr. I 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 1 

Mix in a suitable apparatus which can 
be gently heated ; let the vapor that 
arises be inhaled. — Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

Inhalation, Iodin, Ethereal. 
This has been advised: 

Iodin gr. 3 

Ether fl.dr. 2 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 2 

Creosote or thymol gr. 60 

Alcohol fl.dr. 3 

Ten minims of this are to be dropped 

on the respirator for dry inhalation. 
This is similar to carbolized solution 

of iodin. 

Inhalation, Warren's. 

Thymol gr. 8 

Sodium borate gr. 300 

Glycerin fl.oz. ij4 

Camphor water fl.oz. 2^ 

Tar water fl.oz. 7 

To be used as an inhalation by means 
of an atomizer. 
Injections, Hypodermic. 

Preparations of this name are recog- 
nized by the Brit. Pharm. They are 
aqueous solutions of active substances, 
usually alkaloidal salts, intended for 
subcutaneous use. Distilled water only 
must be used, it is to be boiled and 
Ik 



cooled before use, the solution should 
be perfectly clear, and it should be made 
only as wanted for use. The Brit. 
Pharm. 1885 used camphor water as the 
solvent, instead of distilled water, in 
some instances. 

Injection, Hypodermic, of Apomor- 
phine. 

Apomorphine hydrochlorid. .gr. 1 
Diluted hydrochloric acid. .. .m. 1 

Distilled water m. no 

Boil the water for a few minutes, cool, 
add the acid, dissolve the alkaloidal salt 
in this liquid, and add, if necessary, 
enough recently boiled and cooled dis- 
tilled water to make no m. of liquid.— 
Brit. Pharm. 

In the Brit. Pharm. 1885 this was pre- 
pared from 2 gr. of the salt and 100 m. 
of camphor water. 

Injection, Hypodermic, of Cocaine. 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. S3 

Salicylic acid gr. l /> 

Distilled water fl.dr. 6 

Boil the water, add the acid, dissolve 
the cocaine salt in the solution when 
cool, and add, if necessary, enough re- 
cently boiled and cooled distilled water 
to make 6 fluidrams of solution. 

no minims contain about 10 gr. of 
cocaine hydrochlorid. — Brit. Pharm. 

Injection, Hypodermic, of Curare. 

Curare gr. 5 

Distilled water sufficient 

Reduce the curare to powder in such 
a way as to prevent it from coming in 
contact with the naked hand or any 
other portion of the body, add distilled 
water to form a thin paste, transfer to 
a small funnel plugged with absorbent 
cotton, and gradually pour upon it dis- 
tilled water until 1 fluidram is obtained. 

If the injection is required in haste, 
proceed in this manner: 

To the 5 gr. of curare, reduced to 
powder, add 1 fluidram of distilled wa- 
ter, pour on a filter, and when the liquid 
ceases to drop, pour on the contents of 
the filter enough distilled water to make 
1 fluidram of filtrate.— Brit. Form. 



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Injection, Hypodermic, of Ergot or 
Ergotin. 

Extract of ergot gr. ioo 

Phenol (pure carbolic acid).gr. 3 

Distilled water m. 220 

Mix the phenol with the water, boil 
for a few minutes, cool, add the extract, 
dissolve, and then add enough recently 
boiled and cooled distilled water to make 
330 minims of solution. — Brit. Pharm. 
Injection of Lead and Opium. 

Lead acetate gr. 8 

Zinc sulfate gr. 8 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

— New York Hospitals. 
Injection, Hypodermic, of Morphine. 

Morphine tartrate gr. 5 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the morphine salt in enough 
recently boiled and cooled distilled wa- 
ter to make no minims of solution. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
1885 contained n gr. of morphine ace- 
tate to no m. of injection. 
Injection, Urethral. 

Boric acid gr. 60 

Zinc sulfate gr. 8 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

— New York Hospitals. 
Injection, Urethral, Lloyd's. 

Zinc acetate gr. 6 

Lead, acetate gr. 6 

Glycerite of hydrastis fl.oz. i]/ 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

— New York Hospitals. 
Iodoform, Aromatic or Deodorized. 

Iodoform gr. 96 

Cumarin gr. 4 

Mix them intimately by trituration. 
Should cumarin not be available, or 
should it be objectionable to the patient, 
the odor of iodoform may also be more 
or less masked by many essential oils, 
for instance those of peppermint, cloves, 
cinnamon, citronella, bergamot, sassa- 
fras, eucalyptus, etc. Another efficient 
covering agent is freshly-roasted and 
powdered coffee. • 

The odor of iodoform may be re- 
moved from the hands or anv utensils 



which it has come in contact with, by 
washing them with an aqueous solution 
of tannic acid or by rubbing with oil of 
turpentine. — N. F. 
Iridin. 

Extract blue flag, No. 60 powder, with 
a mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol and 
1 of water by the usual method of per- 
colation, remove the alcohol from the 
percolate by distillation, evaporate the 
residue to dryness, and reduce to fine 
powder. — Brit. Form. 

Keep in a well-closed vessel. 

Iron Ammonio-Chlorid. (Amoniated 
Iron.) 

Ammonium chlorid, moder- 
ately coarse powder av.oz. 5 

Solution of ferric chlorid. . .fl.dr. 6 

Mix the ammonium chlorid with the 
solution in a porcelain capsule, and heat 
on a water bath, stirring constantly, un- 
til dry. — Germ. Pharm. modified. 

Keep protected from light. 

Iron Ammonium Citrate. 

See Iron (Ferric) Citrate. 

Iron and Ammonium Tartrate. (Am- 
monio-Ferric Tartrate — Am- 
monio — Tartrate of Iron.) 

Solution of iron (ferric) sul- 
fate fl.oz. 4 

Tartaric acid gr. 530 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c, 

water, each sufficient 

To 4H fluidounces of ammonia water, 
previously diluted with 10 fluidounces 
of cold water, add slowly with constant 
stirring, the iron solution previously 
diluted with 52 fluidounces of cold wa- 
ter. When the precipitate has subsided. 
draw off the clear, supernatant liquid 
by means of a siphon, then mix the pre- 
cipitate intimately with 30 fluidounces 
of cold water, again draw off the clear 
liquid, and repeat the washing with wa- 
ter in the same manner until the de- 
canted liquid gives no more than a 
slight cloudiness with barium chlorid so- 
lution. Then transfer the precipitate to 
a wet muslin strainer, allow it to drain, 
and express the water as completely as 
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acid in the distilled water, neutralize 
the solution exactly with ammonia water, 
then add the other half of the acid, and 
dissolve it by the application of a gen- 
tle heat. Now add the moist ferric hy- 
drate, in successive portions, stirring 
constantly, and continue the heat, which 
should not exceed 60 deg. C. until the 
hydrate is dissolved. Filter the solution 
while hot, evaporate it in a porcelain 
vessel, at or below the above-mentioned 
temperature, to the consistence of syrup, 
and spread it on plates of glass, so that 
when dry the salt may be obtained in 
scales.— U. S. P. 1890. 

Keep the product in Well-stoppered 
bottles, protected from light. 

Iron (Ferrous) Carbonate, Sacchar- 
ated. 

Ferrous sulfate, pure av.oz. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate, pure.. 

av.oz. 1. .gr. 175 

Sugar, fine powder, distilled 

water, each sufficient 

Dissolve the ferrous salt in 8 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water and the sodium 
bicarbonate in 20 fluidounces of distilled 
water, at a temperature not above 50 
deg. C, and filter the solutions sepa- 
rately. To the sodium salt, contained 
in a flask or bottle having the capacity 
of about 40 fluidounces (it might even 
be larger), add gradually the ferrous 
solution, and mix thoroughly during the 
addition by vigorously rotating the flask 
or bottle. Fill up the flask or bottle 
with boiling distilled water, cork it 
loosely, and set the mixture aside. When 
the precipitate has subsided, draw off 
the clear, supernatant liquid by means 
of a siphon and then fill the flask again 
with hot distilled water and shake it. 
Again draw off the clear liauid and re- 
peat the washing with hot distilled wa- 
ter in the same manner until the de- 
canted liquid gives merely a slight 
cloudiness with barium chlorid test 
solution. Finally drain the precipitate 
thoroughly on a muslin strainer, trans- 
fer it to a porcelain capsule containing 
3/4 av.ounces of sugar, and mix inti- 



mately. Evaporate the mixture to dry- 
ness on a water bath, reduce it to pow- 
der and mix intimately with it, if nec- 
essary, enough well-dried sugar to make 
the product weigh 4 av.ounces. 

Keep the product in small, well-stop- 
pered bottles. 

The product should contain at least 
15 per cent, of ferrous carbonate. — U. 
S. P. 

The Brit. Pharm. precipitates the iron 
carbonate with ammonium carbonate in- 
stead of sodium bicarbonate. 
Iron (Ferric) Citrate. 

The U. S. P. recognizes two scale 
preparations of this kind, one being 
called "iron citrate" (or "ferric cit- 
rate"), the other "iron and ammonium 
citrate." The latter is also called "ara- 
monio-ferric citrate," but is known com- 
mercially more frequently as "soluble 
citrate of iron," it being more quickly 
soluble than the former compound. 

I. The first one is prepared by evap- 
orating any conveinent quantity of so- 
lution of iron citrate (which see) on 
a water bath, at a temperature not ex- 
ceeding 60 deg. C, to the consistence of 
syrup, and spreading on plates of glass 
so that when dry the salt may be ob- 
tained in scales. 

After spreading on plates of glass 
(porcelain is equally good), it should 
be kept at a temperature of about 35 
deg. C. to facilitate the drying. 

The product, which is in garnet-red 
scales, should be preserved in well-stop- 
pered bottles protected from light. 

II. Iron and ammonium citrate 
("soluble citrate of iron") : 

Solution of iron citrate fl.oz. 5 

Ammonia water (10 p. c.) . . fl.oz. 2 
Mix the solution with the water, evap- 
orate the mixture by means of a water 
bath at a temperature not exceeding 60 
deg. C. to the consistence of syrup and 
spread it on plates of glass so that 
when dry the salt may be obtained in 
scales. 

The drying on the plates should be 
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The product, which is in garnet-red 
scales, should be preserved in well-stop- 
pered bottles protected from light. 

For making this preparation, some 
formulas recommend the addition to the 
solution of iron citrate, not of ammonia 
water, but a solution of ammonium cit- 
rate. This is the method of the Nor- 
wegian Pharmacopeia. 

Iron (Ferric) Hydrate. (Magma, Fer- 
ri Hydroidi.) 

Solution of iron (ferric) sul- 
fate fl.oz. 4 

Ammonia water fl.oz. $ l / 2 

Water sufficient 

To the ammonia water, previously di- 
luted with 20 fluidounces of cold water, 
add gradually under constant and vigor- 
ous stirring the iron solution previously 
diluted with 40 fluidounces of cold wa- 
ter. As soon as the precipitate has sub- 
sided, draw off the clear liquid by means 
of a siphon, then mix the precipitate 
intimately with about 40 fluidounces of 
cold water, again draw off the clear 
liquid after subsidence of the precipi- 
tate, and repeat this operation until a 
portion of the decanted liquid gives not 
more than a slight cloudiness with bari- 
um chlorid test solution. Finally trans- 
fer the precipitate to a wet muslin 
strainer, and after it has drained mix 
it with sufficient cold water to make the 
mixture weigh 12 av. ounces. — N. F. 

The ammonia water must be 10 p. c. 
in strength; if weaker, proportionately 
more of it must be used and less water, 
or if stronger, less may be used, and 
more water. 

Iron (Ferric) Hydrate with Mag- 
nesia. (Arsenic Antidote.) 

Solution of iron (ferric) sul- 
fate fl.dr. 5 

Light magnesium oxid gr. 75 

Water sufficient 

Mix the solution with 2 fluidounces 
of distilled water and keep the liquid 
in a large, well-stoppered bottle. Rub 
the magnesia with cold water to a 
smooth and thin mixture, transfer this 
to a bottle capable of holding 16 fluid- 
ounces, and fill with water to about 



three-fourths of its capacity. When the 
preparation is wanted for use, shake 
the magnesia mixture to a homogeneous, 
thin magma, gradually add it to the 
iron solution, and shake them together 
until a uniform, smooth mixture results. 
-U. S. P. 

It is supposed that the two mixtures 
be kept on hand so as to be readv for 
immediate use in case of acute arsen- 
ical poisoning. 
Iron (Ferric) Hypophosphite. 

Iron and ammonium sulfate 
(U. S. P.), perfect crys- 
tals av.oz. 3 

Sodium hypophosphite av.oz. 2 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the iron and ammonium sul- 
fate in 11 fluidounces. and the sodium 
hypophosphite in 3*^ fluidounces of dis- 
tilled water, and, if necessary, filter 
each solution. Then mix them, and stir 
thoroughly; after a short time transfer 
the mixture to a close linen or muslin 
strainer, and wash the precipitate with 
distilled water, until the washings run 
off tasteless. Transfer the strainer to a 
warm place and, when the contents are 
dry, preserve them for use. 

Hypophosphite of iron (ferric) may 
also be prepared in the following man- 
ner : 

Calcium hypophosphite av.oz. 2 

Solution of chlorid of iron 
(U. S. P.), distilled water, 

each sufficient 

Dissolve the calcium hypophosphite in 
24 fluidounces of distilled water, and fil- 
ter the solution. To this add solution 
of chlorid of iron, in small portions, 
stirring well each time and allowing the 
precipitate to subside before adding a 
fresh portion. Toward the end, remove 
a small quantity of the clear supernatant 
liquid, add to it some solution of chlorid 
of iron diluted with 10 times its volume 
of water, and observe whether any tur- 
bidity occurs either at once or after a 
few minutes. If it remains clear, the 
precipitation may be regarded as com- 
plete. Then transfer the mixture to a 
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the precipitate with distilled water, un- 
til the washings run off tasteless. Trans- 
fer the strainer to a warm place and, 
when the contents are dry, preserve 
them for use. 

Hypophosphite of iron is rendered 
soluble in water by mixing it with about 
an equal weight of potassium citrate, 
or some other alkali citrate. Theoret- 
ically, ioo parts of iron and ammonium 
sulfate will yield 51.9 parts, and 100 
parts of calcium hypophosphite will 
yield 85.3 parts of dry hypophosphite of 
iron (ferric). — N. F. (1st ed.). 

Iron (Ferrous) Iodid, Saccharated. 
(Saccharated Ferrous Iodid.) 

Iron, in the form of fine, 
bright wire, and cut into 
small pieces (so-called 
"card-teeth" are excellent ).gr. 210 

Reduced iron gr. 36 

Iodin av.oz. 1 . .gr. 155 

Distilled water, sugar of 
milk recently dried, each . sufficient 

Mix the iron wire, iodin, and iY 2 
fiuidounces of distilled water in a flask 
of thin glass, shake the mixture occa- 
sionally until the reaction ceases and 
the solution has acquired a green color 
and lost the odor of iodin; then filter 
through a small, well-wetted filter into 
a porcelain capsule containing 3 av.- 
ounces of milk sugar. Rinse the flask 
and iron wire with a small quantity of 
distilled water, pass the rinsings 
through the filter into the capsule, and 
evaporate on a water bath with fre- 
quent stirring until a dry mass results. 
Transfer this quickly to a heated iron 
mortar, reduce to powder, and mix it 
intimately with the reduced iron and 
enough milk sugar to make the final 
product weigh 8 av.ounces. 

Transfer the product at once to small 
and perfectly dry, well-stoppered bot- 
tles, to be kept in a cool, dark place. 

The product contains 20 p. c. of fer- 
rous iodid (twice as much as syrup of 
iron iodid). It is soluble in 7 parts of 
water.— U. S. P. 1890. 



Iron Oxid, Soluble or Saccharated. 
(Eisen Zucker.) 

Solution of iron chlorid (U. 

S. P.) ... av.oz. 2 (about fl.dr. ny 2 ) 
Sodium carbonate, pure, 

crystal av.oz. 2*4 

Caustic soda, pure gr. 30 

Water, sugar, each sufficient 

Mix the iron solution with 13^2 fluid- 
ounces of water, and to this liquid add 
gradually, with constant stirring, the 
sodium carbonate dissolved in 13^2 fluid- 
ounces of water until no more precipi- 
tation occurs, being careful towards the 
end of the process to add but a little of 
the carbonate at a time, and to allow 
the precipitate to subside before adding 
more of the precipitant. Then allow the 
precipitate to subside, decant the moth- 
er-liquor, and wash the precipitate by 
repeated affusion and decantation of dis- 
tilled water, until the washings when 
mixed with 5 volumes of distilled water 
no longer make an opalescent mixture 
with silver nitrate solution. Transfer 
the precipitate to a dampened piece of 
muslin, and express gently so as to re- 
move most of the contained water. Then 
mix the precipitate in a porcelain cap- 
sule with 4 l / 2 av.ounces of sugar and 30 
gr. of pure caustic soda, the latter pre- 
viously dissolved in. 3 fluidrams of wa- 
ter, heat cautiously until the liquid is 
clear, and evaporate, with constant stir- 
ring, to dryness. Mix with enough 
sugar to make 8^4 av.ounces, mix well, 
reduce the whole to moderately fine 
powder. — N. F. 
Iron (Ferric) Phosphate, Soluble. 

Iron citrate av.oz. 5 

Sodium phosphate, unefflo- 
resced (i. e., clear crys- 
tals) av.oz. 5 l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Dissolve the iron salt in the distilled 
water by heating on a water bath. To 
this solution add the sodium phosphate 
and stir constantly until it is dissolved. 
Evaporate the solution on the water 
bath at a temperature not exceeding 60 
deg. C, to the consistence of thick syr- 
up and spread on plates of glass (or 



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porcelain) so that it may dry in scales. 

The drying on the plates may be fa- 
cilitated by the use of a temperature of 
about 35 deg. C. 

The product should be preserved in 
dark amber-colored, well-stoppered bot- 
tles.— U. S. P. 1800. 

This iron phosphate is not to be con- 
founded with the blue phosphate of iron 
of the British Pharmacopeia and of the 
U. S. P. 1870, which is made by pre- 
cipitation from ferrous sulfate and is 
bluish powder, nor with the white phos- 
phate of iron made by precipitation from 
solution of ferric sulfate which is also 
a powder. 

Iron and Potassium Tartrate. (Po- 
tassio-Ferric Tartrate — Tarta- 

rated Iron.) 

Solution of iron (ferric) sul- 
fate fl.oz. 4 

Potassium bitartrate gr. 695 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12- 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c, wa- 
ter, each sufficient 

Precipitate the ferric hydrate from 
the iron solution with ammonia water, 
wash, drain, and express it as in making 
the tartrate of iron and ammonia 
(which see). Then mix the potassium 
salt with the distilled water in a porce- 
lain vessel, heat the mixture on a water 
bath to a temperature not exceeding 60 
deg. C. and gradually add the moist 
ferric hydrate, stirring constantly until 
it is dissolved. Filter the liquid while 
hot and let the filtrate stand in a dark, 
cool place for 24 hours. Then stir it 
well with a porcelain or glass spatula 
so that the precipitate which has formed 
may be thoroughly incorporated with 
the liquid. Now add very cautiously 
just enough ammonia water to dissolve 
the precipitate, evaporate the solution 
in a porcelain vessel, at or below the 
above -mentioned temperature, to the 
consistence of syrup, and spread it on 
plates of glass (or porcelain) so that 
when dry the salt may be obtained in 
scales. 

The drying on glass or porcelain 



plates may be facilitated by the use of 
a temperature of about 35 deg. C. 

The product should be preserved in 
well-stoppered bottles, protected from 
light.— U. S. P. 1890. 

Iron (Ferric) Pyrophosphate, Solu- 
ble. 

Prepare like iron phosphate, soluble 
(which see), but using, instead of the 
sodium phosphate, 5 av. ounces of so- 
dium pyrophosphate, also uneffloresced. 
— U. S. P. 1890. 

In the U. S. P. 1870, this compound 
was made by first preparing precipitated 
ferric pyrophosphate, then dissolving 
this in a solution of ammonium citrate, 
and then evaporating and scaling as be- 
fore. 

This soluble iron phosphate is not to 
be confused with the white iron pyro- 
phosphate, in powder, made by precipi- 
tation, which is also commercially avail- 
able. 
Iron and Quinine Citrate. 

Iron citrate av.oz. 7 

Quinine (alkaloid), dried at 
100 deg. C. to constant 

weight av.oz. 1 

Citric acid av.oz. ^ 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the iron citrate in 13 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water by heating on 
a water bath to a temperature not ex- 
ceeding 60 deg. C. To this solution add 
the quinine and citric acid previously 
triturated with 2 fluidounces of distilled 
water, and stir constantly until the qiu- 
nine and citric acid are dissolved. Last- 
ly evaporate the solution on a water 
bath at a temperature not exceeding 60 
deg. C. and spread it on plates of glass 
so that when dry the salt may be ob- 
tained in scales. 

Plates of porcelain may be used as 
well as plates of glass for the final dry- 
ing. This drying may be facilitated by 
a temperature of not to exceed 35 
deg. C.—V. S. P. 1890. 

The product contains at least 11^2 
p. c. of quinine. It should be preserved 
in well-stoppered bottles protected from 
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Pharm. contains about 15 p. c. of qui- 
nine. 

The product is in transparent scales 
of a reddish brown color and slowly 
soluble in water. The commercial cit- 
rate of iron and quinine, however, is in 
greenish-yellow scales readily soluble, 
due to the addition of ammonia, and 
such a preparation is now recognized 
by the U. S. P. under the name soluble 
iron and quinine citrate (which see). 

Iron and Quinine Citrate, Soluble. 

This is the -^reparation sold commer- 
cially under the name "citrate of iron 
and quinine." It is prepared similarly 
to iron and quinine citrate (which see), 
quinine and citric acid being mixed with 
water and stirred into warm iron cit- 
rate soluton until dissolved. Then add 
gradually with constant stirring 4 fluid- 
ounces, or a sufficient quantity of am- 
monia water (10 p. c), so that after the 
addition of each portion of the latter, 
the precipitated quinine will be redis- 
solved and the liquid acquire a greenish- 
yellow tint. Lastly evaporate the solu- 
tion on a water bath at a temperature 
not exceeding 60 deg. C. to the consist- 
ence of syrup, and spread it on glass 
(or porcelain) plates to dry in scales. 
— U. S. P. 1890. 

This drying on the plates should be 
facilitated by the use of a temperature 
of about 35 deg. C. 

The product is in greenish-yellow 
scales containing at least 11^ p. c. of 
ouinine. It should be preserved in well- 
stoppered bottles protected from light. 

Iron, Quinine and Strychnine Citrate. 

This may be prepared like iron and 
strychnine citrate (which see), but the 
strychnine and citric acid should be 
increased to 20 grains each, and to the 
mixed iron and strychnine solutions add 
a solution of 225 grains of quinine (al- 
kaloid) and 60 gr. citric acid in 1 fluid- 
ounce of distilled water. Evaporate and 
scale the product like the other scale 
salts, 



Iron and Strychnine Citrate. 

Iron and ammonium citrate.av.oz. 4 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 18 

Citric acid , gr. 18 

Distilled water fl.oz. 5 

Dissolve the citrate in 4 fluidounces 
of the water, and the strychnine and 
citric acid together in 1 fluidounce of 
water. Mix the two solutions, evap- 
orate the mixture by means of a water 
bath at a temperature not exceeding 60 
deg. C. to the consistence of syrup, and 
spread on glass (or porcelain) plates to 
dry in scales. 

The drying on the plates may be fa- 
cilitated by the use of a temperature of 
35 deg. C. 

The product, which contains 1 p. c. of 
strychnine, should be preserved in well- 
stoppered bottles protected from light. 
— U. S. P. 1890. 

Iron (Ferrous) Sulfate, Dried or Ex- 
siccated. 

Take any convenient quantity of pure 
ferrous sulfate, crystal, in coarse pow- 
der, allow the salt to effloresce at a 
temperature of about 40 deg. C. in dry 
air and then heat it in a porcelain dish 
on a water bath, constantly stirring, 
until for every 100 parts by weight of 
crystals used there shall be 64 to 65 
parts by weight of dried salt. Lastly 
reduce the residue to fine powder and 
transfer at once to perfectly dry, well- 
stoppered bottles. — U. S. P. 

3 grains of the dried salt are about 
equal in strength to 5 grains of the crys- 
talline. 

Iron (Ferrous) Sulfate, Granulated. 
(Precipitated Iron Sulfate, U. S. 
P. 1880.) 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, crys- 
tal av.oz. 4 

Diluted sulfuric acid m. 100 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the iron salt in the distilled 
water, previously heated to boiling, add 
the diluted acid, and filter the solution 
while hot. Evaporate the solution im- 
mediately in a tared porcelain capsule 



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on a sand bath until it weighs 6 av.- 
ounces. Then cool it quickly, under 
constant stirring, transfer the product 
to a glass funnel stopped with a plug 
of absorbent cotton, and when it has 
drained thoroughly pour upon it the 
alcohol. When this also has drained, 
spread the crystalline powder on bibu- 
lous paper, dry it quickly in the sun- 
light or in a dry room at the ordinary 
temperature and transfer it at once to 
perfectly dry, well-stoppered bottles. — 
U. S. P. 

This preparation has the same com- 
position as the crystal salt. 

According to the U. S. P. 1880, it 
was made by dissolving 6 av. ounces of 
pure ferrous sulfate in 10 fluidounces 
of distilled water previously mixed with 
1 fluidram of sulfuric acid, filtering, al- 
lowing to cool, adding the filtrate to an 
equal volume of alcohol, setting aside 
for 24 hours, collecting the precipitate 
on a filter, washing it with alcohol, and 
drying it 
Jellies. 

The form of jelly has been advised 
as a convenient and easy method of ad- 
ministering medicines, especially fixed 
oils, e. g., cod-liver and castor oils. The 
following general formula has been rec- 
ommended by Prof. Parrish and W. C. 

Bakes : 

Oil av.oz. 4 

Honey or simple syrup. . .av.oz. 2 

Acacia, powder av.oz. 1 

Russian isinglass gr. 150 

Orange flower water fl.oz. zY\ 

Dissolve the isinglass in 2 fluidounces 
of the water by the aid of heat, re- 
placing the water as it evaporates, trit- 
urate the other ingredients with the re- 
mainder of the water, in a warmed mor- 
tar, to a homogeneous paste, add the hot 
isinglass solution, stir the mixture as it 
cools, and set aside to gelatinize. 

Other flavoring waters may be sub- 
stituted for the orange flower water. 
In the case of cod-liver jelly, cherry- 
laurel or bitter almond water, somewhat 
diluted with plain water, may be used. 



Hager uses this formula: 

Oil av.oz. 4 

Gelatin, best gr. 150 

Aromatic tincture m. 50 

Simple svru" fl.oz. i l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve the gelatin in the water by 

the aid of heat, restoring water lost by 

evaporation, add the syrup, then the oil 

and tincture. 

Jelly, Castor Oil. 

See under heading Jellies. 

Jelly, Cod-Liver Oil. 
See under heading Jellies. 

Jelly, Currant. 
See Paste, Currant. 

Jelly, Zinc. 

See Gelatin, Zinc. 

Juice of Belladonna. (Succus Bella- 
donna}.) 

Bruise the fresh leaves and young 
branches of Atropa Belladonna, press 
out the juice, to every 3 volumes, add 
one of alcohol, set aside for 7 days, and 
filter.— Brit. Pharm. 
Juice of Broom. ( Succus Scoparius.) 

Bruise fresh broom tops, press out 
the juice, to every 3 volumes add one of 
alcohol, set aside for 7 days, and filter. 
—Brit. Pharm. 

Juice, Calendula. (Succus Calendu- 
la}.) 

Bruise the entire fresh plant gathered 
while flowering, express the juice, add 
one-seventh its volume of alcohol, set 
aside for several days, and strain. 

Juice of Conium. (Succus Conii. — 
Juice of Hemlock.) 

Bruise the fresh leaves and young 
branches of Conium maculatum, press 
out the juice, to every 3 volumes add 
one of alcohol, set aside for 7 days, and 
filter.— Brit. Pharm. 

Juice of Dandelion. (Succus Tar- 
axaci.) 

Bruise fresh dandelion root, press out 
the juice, to every 3 volumes add one 
of alcohol, set aside for 7 days, and 
filter.— Brit. Pharm. 
Juice of Digitalis. 

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the juice, to every 3 volumes add one 
volume of alcohol, set aside for 7 days, 
and filter. — Brit. Form. 

Juice, Elder. (Succus Sambuci In- 
spissatus. — Roob Sambuci. — Sy- 
rupus Sambuci. — Elder-Berry 
Syrup or Juice.) 

Take any desired quantity of freshly 
gathered elder berries, heat, with con- 
stant stirring, until they burst open, 
then strain through a hair sieve and 
express the residue; evaporate the juice 
to a rather thick extract, and add to 
this powdered sugar in the proportion 
of 1 part by weight to every 9 parts by 
weight of the extract. — Austr. Pharm. 

All application of heat must be over 
a water bath. 

Juice of Henbane. (Succus Hyoscy- 
ami.) 

Bruise the fresh leaves, flowering tops 
and young branches of Hyoscyamus 
niger, press out the juice, to every 3 
volumes add one of alcohol, set aside 
for 7 days, and filter. — Brit. Pharm. 
Juice, Huckleberry. (Succus Myrtil- 
li Inspissatus.) 

Huckleberries, fresh av.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. 1^ 

Heat the berries in a porcelain or 
enameled iron evaporating dish, on a 
boiling water bath, for one hour, and 
express. Heat the residue for an hour 
with the water, express again, mix the 
two liquids, add the sugar and heat 
until dissolved. Strain through a fine 
cloth and then evaporate on a water 
bath to thick extract, stirring constantly 
meanwhile. 

This is used sometimes, in domestic 
practice, in the treatment of the diar- 
rhea of children. — D. 
Juice, Juniper. (Roob Juniperi.— 
Succus Juniperi Inspissatus. — 
Juniper-Berry Syrup.— Syrupus 
Juniperi.) 
juniper berries, fresh, 

bruised av.oz. 8 

Water, hot fl.oz. 31 

Mix, stir frequently during 12 hours, 
express, and evaporate the liquid to a 
thin extract,— Germ. Pharm, 



In the absence of fresh berries this 
preparation may be made from the or- 
dinary dried berries, by the use of a 
larger proportion of water and a longer 
period of maceration. 
Juice, Lemon, Artificial. 

When lemon juice is not readily ob- 
tainable, the following may be employed 
instead : 

Citric acid gr. 525 

Distilled water fl.oz. 14 

Oil of lemon drops 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. i l / 2 

Dissolve the acid in the water and the 
oil in the alcohol, mix the two solutions 
and filter.— H. 
Juice, Lime, and Pepsin. 
I. 

Glycerite of pepsin fl.oz. 8 

Lime juice fl.oz. 12 

Mix and filter if necessary. Each 
fluidram represents about 2 gr. of pep- 
sin (1 :300o). — N. F. 

II. 

Pepsin, pure gr. 128 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Lime juice fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve by agitation, and filter. 

Jutes. 

Medicated jute is used sometimes as a 
surgical dressing instead of medicated 
cotton. The so-called raw or unbleached 
jute as well as the bleached is used for 
making the medicated jute, but the 
bleached, being more absorbent, is pre- 
ferred and is the only kind mentioned 
in the formulas here given. Bleached 
jute may be prepared from the un- 
bleached in the same manner as absorb- 
ent cotton and gauze are made from the 
raw material. 

In general jute is less absorbent than 
cotton, but the former possesses the ad- 
vantage of being more porous and not 
packing together so closely. 

Medicated jute is usually prepared 
similarly to medicated cotton and gauze ; 
the material is saturated with the medi- 
cating liquid by kneading, subsequent ex- 
| pressing to a weight double that of the 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



original material, drying, and packing 
in boxes, packages, etc., like medicated 
cotton. 

Jute, Carbolated. 
I. 

5 p. c. iop. c. 

Carbolic acid, 

crystal av.oz. 1^4 av.oz. 2^4 

Distilled water, fl.oz. J fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 19 fl.oz. 19 

Bleached jute. .av.oz. 16 av. oz. 16 
Dissolve the acid in the alcohol and 
water, saturate the jute with this solu- 
tion by kneading, express to a weight 
of 32 av. ounces, and dry in the air. — D. 

IT. Process of Muennich : 

Carbolic acid crystal av.oz. . Y^ 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1 

Resin av.oz. 2 

Alcohol, 95 p. c fl.oz. 15 

Bleached jute av.oz. 10 

Dissolve the acid, resin and spermaceti 
in the alcohol, impregnate the jute with 
all of this solution, slightly warmed, 
weight down in a warm place for sev- 
eral hours, and dry in the air. — D. 
This makes a yY 2 per cent. jute. 

III. Rosenwasser's process: 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 1 

Paraffin av.oz. 1 

Resin av.oz. 4 

Bezin fl.oz. 30 

Jute av.oz. 10 

Dissolve the acid, paraffin and resin 
in the benzin and saturate the jute with 
all of this solution if a 10 p. c. jute is 
wanted, or with half of it if a 5 p. c. jute 
is wanted. 

This is a cheap process owing to the 
use of the cheap solvent. 

Jute, Iodoform. 

Iodoform av.oz. 1 

Resin gr. 130 

Castor oil gr. 130 

Ether, stronger fl.oz. g]/ 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. s T A 

Bleached jute av.oz. 10 

Dissolve the iodoform, resin and oil 
in the mixed ether and alcohol, impreg- 
nate the jute with all of this liquid, and 
dry by exposure to the air, under ex- 
clusion of daylight. 

This makes a 10 per cent. jute. — D. 



Jute, Mercuric Chlorid. (Corrosive 
Sublimate or Sublimated Jute.) 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 22 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. uy 2 

Bleached jute av.oz. 10 

Dissolve the two chlorids in the water, 
add the glycerin, impregnate the jute 
with all of this liquid, and dry at a 
temperature of 25 to 30 deg. C. — D. 

This makes a T / 2 per cent. jute. A 

1 in 1000 jute may be prepared from 
4H gr. of mercuric chlorid, 175 gr. of 
sodium chlorid, 1 av. ounce of glycerin. 
12 fluidounces of water and 10 av. 
ounces of jute. 

Jute, Salicylated. 

5p.c. 10 p. c. 

Salicylic acid... av.oz. i*4 av.oz. 2 l /> 

Castor oil av.oz. y 2 av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 26y 2 fl.oz. 24^ 

Bleached jute, .av.oz. 16 av.oz. 16 
Dissolve the acid and oil in the alco- 
hol, saturate the jute with this solution, 
express to a weight of 32 av. ounces, 
and dry at a temperature of 25 to 30 
deg. C— D. 
Kneipp's Remedies, Pastor. 

The following are the formulas given 
for these remedies by Landauer and 
Oberhauser (in Pharm. Ztg. 1893) and 
in Holfert's Arzneimittelnahmen : 

Breast and Cough Tea (Brust und 
Husten-Thee). — Coltsfoot leaves, 8 
parts ; nettle leaves, 4 parts ; equisetum, 
4 parts; fennel, 2 parts; juniper berries, 

2 parts ; snake plantain, 2 parts ; mallow 
flowers, 2 parts ; linden blossoms, 2 
parts ; mullein flowers, 1 part ; fenu- 
greek, 1 part. 

There is also a liquid form. 

Felon or Secretive Oil (Malefiz Oel — 
Ausscheidungs Oel). — Croton oil, 1 
part ; sweet almond oil, 6 parts. 

Strengthening, Blood-Purifying and 
Laxative Tea (Staerkungs, Abfuehr- 
ungs-und Blutreinigungs-Thee.) . — Elder 
flowers, 4 parts ; elder leaves, 4 parts ; 
dwarf elder root, 4 parts ; sandalwood, 
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tletoe, 4 parts ; sloe blossoms, 2 parts ; 
strawberry leaves, 2 parts ; nettle leaves, 

2 parts : juniper tops, 1 part. 
Stomach Drops or Consoler (Magen- 

trost). — St. Johnswort leaves and flow- 
ers, 30 parts; milfoil, 10 parts; juniper 
berries, 10 parts; dog-rose (hips), 10 
parts ; gentian root, 10 parts ; worm- 
wood, 5 parts ; buckbean, 5 parts ; equi- 
setum, 5 parts ; eye-bright, 5 parts ; little 
centaun-, 5 parts ; peppermint oil, 1 
part ; alcohol, 60 p. c, 1,000 parts. 
• Searcher, or Tonic Laxative (Wuehl- 
huber). — This may be used as "tea" 
(species) or as powder. No. 1 is com- 
posed of aloes, 8 parts ; fenugreek, 8 
parts; fennel, 25 parts; juniper berries, 
25 parts. 

No. 2 is composed of aloes, 1 part; 
fenugreek, 1 part; fennel, 2 parts; juni- 
per berries, 3 parts, and dwarf elder, 3 
parts. 

Wuehlhuber pills are made of pow- 
dered wuehlhuber massed with acacia 
mucilage, each weighing i l / 2 gr. 

Eye-Bright (Augentrost).— Extract of 
aloes, 1 part ; fennel, 50 parts ; eye- 
bright, 50 parts ; alcohol, 100 parts ; wa- 
ter, 400 parts. 

Dropsy and Kidney Tea (Wasser- 
sucht und Nieren-Thee). — Equisetum, 8 
parts; dog-rose, 4 parts; rosemary, 2 
parts ; elder root, 2 parts ; sassafras, 2 
parts; rue, 1 part; buckbean, 1 part; 
uva ursi, 1 part; mistletoe, 1 part; san- 
dalwood, 1 part; juniper berries, 1 part. 

Kneipp's Cathartic Pills; Genuine 
Wuerzburger Rhubarb Pills (Aechte 
Wuerzburger Rhabarber Pillen— Abfiihr 
Pillen). — Rhubarb, 40 grams; extract of 
aloes, 40 grams ; extract of rhubarb, 10 
grams; soap, 10 grams; juniper berries, 

3 grams : fenugreek, 3 grams ; dwarf 
elder, 3 grams; fennel, 3 grams. Make 
into 600 pills. 

There is also a Wuerzburger rhubarb 
syrup for children and others who can- 
not take the pills. 

Lumbago Plaster (Hexenschuss 
Pflaster) . — Dispense burgundy pitch 
plaster, 



Pitch Plaster (Pech Pflaster).— This 
is the regular pitch plaster, such as that 
of the oharmacopeias. 

Wormwood Pills (Wermuth Pillen). 
— Powdered wormwood herb made into 
pills with acacia mucilage, each weigh- 
ing iy 2 gr. 

Calendula Ointment (Calendula Sal- 
be). — Simple ointment impregnated with 
flower and herb of calendula. 

Reise Tropfen. — This does not con- 
tain cinchona, but is composed of tinc- 
tures of chamomile, wormwood, little 
centaury and arnica, using fresh drugs. 

Blood-Forming Bone Meal. — Iron lac- 
tate, 2 parts ; manganese lactate, 1 part ; 
manganese phosphate, 1 part, and bone 
meal, freshly calcined to whiteness, 200 
parts. 

Bone Meal is made by calcining ox 
bones. 

Gray Bone Meal is a mixture of equal 
parts of white and black bone meal and 
powdered olibanum. 

White Bone Meal is calcium phos 
phate. 

Black Bone Meal is animal charcoal. 

Clay Ointment (Lehm-Salbe) is fine 
bole [probably like terra alba] made 
into an ointment-like mixture with 
water. 

Veilchen Blaetter and Wurzel (or vi- 
olet) used in Kneipp's preparations are 
the leaves and root of Viola odorata. 

Sage Oil (Salbei-Oel), St. Johnswort 
Oil (Johanniskraut-Oel), Rue Oil 
(Rauten-Oel) and other oils are infused 
oils prepared from the leaves like in- 
fused oil of henbane. 

Tinctures. — All tinctures for Kneipp's 
preparations are to be prepared as far 
as possible from the freshly-gathered 
plant parts. 

Tape Worm Remedy is oleoresin of 
male fern and castor oil in capsules. 

Worm Chocolates are troches of san- 
tonin with chocolate as the vehicle. 

Lard. (Adeps. — Adeps Suillus. — Ax- 
ungia Porci.) 

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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



kidneys, mesentery and omentum of the 
hog is considered the source of the best 
lard. This is freed from flesh, then cut 
into small pieces, removing, as far as 
possible, all bloody matter and the mem- 
branous tissue. Then heat in a tinned 
copper, porcelain, or enameled-iron dish 
on a water bath until the fat is about all 
melted, and then strain. 

The U. S. P. describes lard as the 
prepared internal fat of the abdomen of 
the hog, Sus scrofa, purified by wash- 
ing, melting, and straining. 

The Brit. Pharm. describes it as the 
purified fat of the hog, Sus scrofa, and 
gives the following process: 

From the perfectly fresh fat of the 
abdomen of the hog, remove as much 
of the external membranes as possible, 
suspend the fat so that it shall be free- 
ly exposed to the air for some hours, 
cut it into small pieces, reduce these to 
a uniform mass in which the mem- 
branous vesicles are completely broken, 
by beating in a mortar or by some 
similar process, put the mass thus pro- 
duced into a vessel surrounded by 
warm water, heat to a temperature not 
exceeding 57 deg. C. until the fat has 
melted and separated from the mem- 
branous matter, and strain. 

The fat may be conveniently and 
quickly reduced to small pieces by 
grinding in a food chopper. The small- 
er the pieces the more quickly will the 
lard be melted out and the more nearly 
odorless, therefore, will it be. 

The U. S. P. directs that lard should 
be kept in well-closed vessels, impervi- 
ous to fat, and in a cool place. 

Lard, Anhydrous or Dehydrated. 

Lard may be made perfectly anhy- 
drous by heating on a water bath for 
about 30 minutes with about one-twelfth 
its weight of anhydrous or dry sodium 
sulfate in fine powder, then filtering 
through paper, using some system of 
hot filtration to maintain the lard in a 
liquid state. 

Lard prepared in this manner re- 



mains "sweet" much longer than the 
ordinary lard. — D. 

Lard, Benzoinated. (Benzoated 
.Lard.) 

Lard av.oz. 16 

Benzoin, coarse powder gr. 140 

Add the benzoin to the lard and mix 
thoroughly ; then melt the lard by means 
of a water bath, and, stirring, frequent- 
ly, continue the heat for 2 hours, cov- 
ering the vessel and not allowing the 
temperature to rise above 60 deg. C. 
Strain the liquid through muslin and 
stir occasionally while it cools. 

When benzoinated lard is to be kept 
or used during warm weather, it may 
be hardened somewhat by adding 5 per 
cent, (or more if necessary) of white 
wax.— U. S. P. 

The addition of stearin or Japan wax 
has also been suggested for slightly 
hardening lard and making it more suit- 
able for use in summer time or in 
warmer climates, but white wax is to 
be preferred. 

Benzoinated lard of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made from 16 av. ounces of lard and 
210 grains of powdered benzoin, heat- 
ing on a water bath for 2 hours, stir- 
ring frequently, then straining to re- 
move the benzoin, and stirring the lard 
until cold. 

Benzoated lard of the Austr. Pharm. 
is made like that of the Brit. Pharm., 
but using 280 grains of powdered Siam 
benzoin. 

Benzoated lard of the Germ. Pharm. 
is made melting, on a water bath, 1 
av.pound of lard, and dissolving 71 
grains of benzoic acid, from benzoin, 
in it. 

Lard may be benzoinated most conve- 
niently and satisfactorily in the follow- 
ing manner: 

Benzoin, coarse powder av.oz. 1 

Ether fl.oz. 2 

Castor oil, to make av.oz. Y* 

Macerate the benzoin in the ether for 
24 hours, agitating frequently, filter, to 
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carefully distil off the ether, and add 
the remainder of the oil to the residue. 

Instead of the ether, 4 fluidounces of 
pure wood alcohol may be used. 

Then melt together, on a water bath, 
1 av. ounce of white wax and 3 av. pounds 
of lard, and incorporate with this the 
above oil solution of benzoin. Anhy- 
drous lard is to be preferred for this 
mixture. 

Lards, Factitious. 

Quite a number of fats of animals, 
frequently called "greases," are demand- 
ed of pharmacists. Some of these lards 
or fats cannot be obtained, or at least 
with great difficulty, and as a rule other 
substances or mixtures of other sub- 
stances are substituted for them. The 
formulas given herewith will be found 
acceptable for preparing these "greases." 
Badger Fat (Dachs-Fett). 

Ordinary lard is dispensed. 
Bear's Fat or Grease (Baeren-Fett). 

Olive oil, yellow fl.oz 4 

Lard av.oz. 12 

Benzoic acid, powder gr. 60 

Melt the lard at a gentle heat, add the 
oil and incorporate the acid by stirring 
until uniform. 

Ordinary lard is most commonly given 
for it. 
Castor Fat or Grease (Biebergeil-Fett). 

Lard av.oz. 1 

Beef suet av.oz. I 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 1 

Castor, powder gr. 20 

Melt all together at a gentle heat, 
strain, and stir till cool. 

A common substitute is to use lard 
with a few drops of tincture of castor 
added. 
Cat's Fat or Grease (Katzen-Fett). 

Lard av.oz. 4 

Oil of valerian drops 4 

Dog's Fat or Grease (Hunde-Fett). 

Olive oil, yellow fl.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 3 or 4 

Lard is often dispensed for it, but its 
consistence is too firm. 
Eel Fat or Oil (Aal-Fett). 

Cod-liver oil is usually dispensed for 
it. Hager recommends mixture of 9 



parts each of sweet almond and castor 

oils and 2 of cod-liver oil. 

Fox Fat or Grease (Fuchs-Fett). 

Dispense lard. 
Goose Grease or Oil (Gaense-Fett). 

Olive oil fl.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 4 

Oil of nutmeg or mace drops 4 

This is also dispensed without the fla- 
voring oil. 
Monkey Fat or Grease (Affen-Fett). 

Lard is dispensed for this. 
Rabbit Fat (Hasen-Fett). 

Olive oil, yellow av.oz. 2 Z A 

Lard av.oz. 2 

Beef suet av.oz. 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Resin cerate is sometimes dispensed 
for it, but the above is a better substi- 
tute. 
Skunk Oil or Grease. 

Lard oil fl.oz. 8 

Lard av.oz. 8 

Animal oil, Dippel's drops 5 

Snake Fat (Schlangen-Fett). 

Dispense cod-liver oil. 
Stork Fat (Storchen-Fett). 

Dispense lard. 
Wild Cat Fat or Grease (Wild Katzen- 
or Kater-Fett). 
Dispense lard. 
Wolf Fat (Wolfs-Fett). 
Dispense lard. 

Other lards may be found under head- 
ing Suets, which see. 

Lead Tannate, Pasty or Pultiform. 
(Unquentum or Linimentum ad 
Decubitum Autenriethii.) 

Oak bark, cut or bruised. . .av.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water, solution of lead sub- 
acetate, each sufficient 

Boil the bark for one-half hour with 
sufficient water so that after straining, 
the decoction will measure 40 av.ounces. 
Filter this, and to the filtrate add the 
solution, stirring constantly, until no 
more precipitate is formed. Collect this 
on a filter, allow to drain, transfer the 
damp, pasty mass (amounting to about 
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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Ligatures. 

add the alcohol, and shake well. — Germ. 

Form. 

See Catgut Ligatures and Silk Liga- 
tures. 

Linctus (also called Look, Loch, Lo- 
boch, Lincture, Lambative, etc.) 

The preparations known as linctuses 
are now practically obsolete. They were 
sweetened, of the consistency of honey 
and intended to be licked off a spoon. 
Only one linctus, the common or white 
linctus. is mentioned in this work; see 
Emulsion of Almond. 
Liniment, ABC. 

I. The ordinary or original is made 
as follows : 

Liniment of aconite, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. i 

Liniment of belladonna, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. i 

Liniment of chloroform, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. i 

A modification, which makes a clear 
mixture, and which is now largely used, 
is as follows: 

II. 
Liniment of aconite, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. 5 

Liniment of belladonna, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. 5 

Chloroform fl.oz. 2 ^ 

Camphor gr. 210 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve the camphor in the mixed 
chloroform and liniments, and add the 
glycerin. 

Liniment of Aconite. 
I. 
Aconite root, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. io^4 

Camphor gr. 250 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation with 
alcohol so that the percolate when mixed 
with the camphor, will make 16 av.- 
ounces; dissolve the camphor by agita- 
tion. — Brit. Pharm. 
II. 

Aconite root, powder av.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol sufficient 



Extract the drug by maceration and 
slow percolation to obtain 16 fluidounces 
of percolate, distil off 12 fluidounces, 
evaporate the residue to 12 fluidrams, 
and to this add the glycerin and 2 fluid- 
drams of alcohol. — Eclectic. 

Liniment of Aconite and Chloroform. 



Fluid extract of aconite 

(U. S. P.) fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol fl.dr. 10 

Chloroform fl.oz. 2 

Soap liniment fl.oz. 12 

— N. F. 

See also Liniment, Chloroform, Com- 
pound, which also contains chloroform 
and aconite. 

II. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1 

Chloroform fl.oz. 1 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of aconite fl.oz. 1 

Soap liniment fl.oz. 4 

— Eclectic. 

Liniment of Aconitine, Compound. 
(Anodyne Pomade.) 

Aconitine gr. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 1 

Hydrocyanic acid fl.dr. 1 

Triturate the aconitine with the glyc- 
erin until well mixed, then add the acid, 
mix thoroughly, and put into a well- 
stoppered vial. 

In preparing this, care should be 
taken not to inhale any of the mixture, 
and after adding the acid, the mixture 
should be bottled as quickly as possi- 
ble. — Eclectic. 

This is applied by means of a camel's 
hair pencil to parts affected with neu- 
ralgia. 

Liniment of Amber Oil, Compound. 
(Linimentum Succini Composi- 
tum.) 

Oil of amber, rectified fl.oz. 1 

Oil of stillingia fl.oz. I 

Oil of lobelia fl.dr. 3 

Olive oil fl.oz. 2 

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Liniment, Ammonia. (Volatile, 

Hartshorn, Ammoniacal or Com- 
mon Liniment.) 

I. 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c fl.oz. 10^2 

Alcohol fl.oz. iy 2 

Cotton seed oil fl.oz. 17 

Oleic acid fl.oz. 1 

Mix all by agitation in a bottle which 
should be well-stoppered. 

This liniment should be freshly pre- 
pared when wanted. — U. S. P. 

Sometimes other oils are used instead 
of cotton seed oil; lard oil is excellent. 
The oleic acid for this purpose need 
not necessarily be the purified article; 
the crude will serve as well. Stearic 
acid may also be used instead of it. 

Liniment of ammonia of the Brit. 
Pharm. is made from 1 fluidounce each 
of ammonia water, 10 p. c. and sweet 
almond oil and 2 fluidounces of olive 
oil. 

The preparation of the Germ. Pharm. 
is made from 3 parts by weight of olive 
oil, 1 of poppy-seed oil, and 1 of 10 p. c. 
ammonia water. 

II. Cine. Acad, of Pharm. formula 
for liquid oleate of ammonium or harts- 
horn liniment which is an improvement 
on the U. S. P. formula for ammonia 
liniment and is intended to be used in 
place of the latter: 

Ammonia water av.oz. 10 

Lard oil av.oz. 9 

Cottonseed oil av.oz. 11 

Mix by agitation in a bottle. 
The ingredients may be mixed if de- 
sired in the same proportion by fluid 
measure. 

The ammonia water must be of the 
strength of the U. S. P., viz., 10 per 
cent. 

This preparation is of about the same 
strength as liniment of ammonia U. S. 
P. (which see) and contains about 57 
per cent, of ammonium oleate. 

Liniment of Ammonia, Camphorated. 

See Liniment of Camphor, Ammoni- 
ated. 



Liniment of Ammonia, Compound. 
(Granville's Counter-irritant 

Lotion.) 

I. Stronger : 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl.oz. 5 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 2 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol to make fl.oz. 8 

II. Weaker: 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl.oz. 5 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 3 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol to make fl.oz. 10 

Liniment of Ammonium Iodid. 

Iodin gr. 30 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 2 

Oil of lavender flowers. . .fl.dr. 2 

Camphor gr. 240 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c fl.dr. 14 

Alcohol to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iodin, the oils and the 
camphor, in 12 fluidounces of alcohol, 
then add the ammonia water and lastly, 
enough alcohol to make 16 fluidounces. 
On standing, the liquid will become 
colorless, and there will, usually, be a 
slight precipitate, which may be sepa- 
rated by filtration. — N. F. 
Liniment, Arnica. 

This formula may be used : 

Tincture of arnica fl.oz. 4 

Soap liniment fl.oz. 12 

Liniment, Belladonna. 

I. 
Camphor gr. 365 

Fluid extract of belladonna 

root, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the camphor in about 13 

fluidounces of the fluid extract and then 

add enough of the latter to make 16 

fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

II. 

Liquid extract of belladonna 
(corresponding practically 
to fluid extract of bella- 
donna root, U. S. P.)... fl.oz. 8 

Camphor gr. 365 

Distilled water fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the camphor in 5 fluidounces 

of alcohol, then add the extract, water, 

and remainder of the alcohol. — Brit. 

Pharm. 
The U. S. P. formula is the preferable 

one. 



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Liniment, Black. (Linimentum Ni- 
grum.) 

Olive oil fl.oz. 6 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 2 

Sulfuric acid • • . fl-dr. 4 

Add the acid very gradually, and with 

constant stirring, to the olive oil, allow 

to cool, and add the oil of turpentine.— 

Eclectic. 

Liniment, Cajeput, Compound. 

Oil of cajeput fl.oz. 2 

Oil of sassafras fl.oz. 2 

Oil of hemlock ..fl.oz. 2 

Soap sufficient 

Mix together and form a liniment. — 

Eclectic. 
The above are the directions as they 

are given ; presumably about ^2 av.- 

ounce of powdered castile soap should 

be sufficient. 

Liniment, Camphor. (Camphorated 
Oil. — Camphor Embrocation.) 

I. 

Camphor, coarse powder. ..av.oz. 6 

Cottonseed soil av.oz. 24 

Mix in a bottle or flask, apply a gen- 
tle heat on a water bath, loosely stop- 
pering the bottle, and agitating from 
time to time until the camphor is dis- 
solved.— U. S. P. 

Liniment of camphor of the Brit. 
Pharm. is made from 6J4 av.ounces of 
camphor and 24 fluidounces of olive oil. 
Camphorated oil of the Germ. Pharm. 
is made from 1 av.ounce of camphor 
and 9 av.ounces of olive oil. There is 
also a stronger camphorated oil in the 
Germ. Pharm. made from 1 av.ounce 
of camphor and 4 av.ounces of olive oil. 

II. 

Camphor av.oz. V/2 

Chloroform . % fl.dr. 2 

Olive oil fl.oz. 2 

Mix and dissolve the camphor by agi- 
tation. 

Liniment of Camphor, Ammoniated. 
(Compound Liniment of Cam- 
phor.) 

Camphor av.oz. 2 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 50 

Stronger ammonia water. . . .fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 



Dissolve the camphor and oil in to 
fluidounces of alcohol, add the water 
gradually with constant agitation, and 
then add the remainder of the alcohol. 
—Brit. Pharm. 

Ammonio-camphorated liniment of the 
Germ. Pharm. is made from 1 av.ounce 
each of 10 p. c. ammonia water and 
poppy-seed oil (cottonseed oil may be 
used for this) and 3 av.ounces of cam- 
phorated oil (G. P.). 

Camphorated ammonia liniment of 
the Norw. Pharm. is made from 1 part 
of camphorated oil (1 of camphor and 
4 of olive oil), 2 of rapeseed oil and 
2 of ammonia water. The preparation 
of the Dan. Pharm. is made from 1 of 
camphor, 14 of rapeseed oil and 5 of 
ammonia water. 

Liniment of Camphor, Compound. 
(Comp'd Tincture of Camphor.) 



. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 
...fl.oz. 
...fl.oz. 
...fl.dr. 
...fl.dr. 
...fl.dr. 



Y2 



fl.oz. 16 



Camphor 

Capsicum, powder . . 

Oil of origanum .... 

Oil of hemlock 

Oil of sassafras .... 

Oil of cajeput 

Oil of turpentine ... 

Alcohol 

Mix, macerate for 14 days, and filter 
in a well-covered funnel. — Eclectic. 

This is recommended for both exter- 
nal and internal use. It is used in chron- 
ic rheumatism, bruises, sprains, chil- 
blains, lameness, etc. In ordinary cases, 
rub in well several times, then wrap in 
warm flannel. Internally take 20 drops 
on sugar. In severe and obstinate cases, 
bathe the parts as directed, apply flan- 
nel, and keep the latter moist with the 
liniment. In case of toothache, apply 
a small quantity of the liquid to the 
hollow of the tooth on a piece of cot- 
ton. If the face is swollen, apply some 
of the liquid externally. 

The Brit. Pharm. recognizes a Lini- 
ment of Camphor, Ammoniated, which 
is also known as compound liniment of 
camphor. 

Liniment, Cantharids. 

Cantharides, No. 60 powd.. av.oz. 2 x /i 
Oil of turpentine, to make. fl.oz. 16 



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Digest the cantharides with 16 fluid- 
ounces of oil, in a closed vessel, by 
means of a water bath, for 3 hours ; 
then strain, and add enough oil through 
the strainer to make the liniment meas- 
ure 16 fluidounces.— U. S. P. 1880. 



Liniment, Capsicum, Compound. 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1^2 

Ammonia water fl.oz. i l / 2 

Oil of origanum fl.oz. 1 

Oil of cinnamon fl.oz. ]/ 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. y 2 

— Eclectic. 

Liniment, Chloroform. 

Chloroform fl.oz. 4^4 

Soap liniment fl.oz. 11 *4 

Or mix 3 fluidounces with 7 fluidounces. 

— U. S. P. 

Liniment of chloroform of the Brit. 

Pharm. is made from equal volumes of 

chloroform and liniment of camphor 

(B. P.). 

Liniment, Chloroform, Compound. 
(Chloroform and Aconite Lini- 
ment.) 

Chloroform fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of aconite fl.oz. 2 

Soap liniment fl.oz. 12 

See also Liniment of Aconite and 
Chloroform. 

Liniment of Croton Oil. (Linimen- 
tum Tiglii or Crotonis.) 

Croton oil fl.dr. 4 

Oil of cajeput fl.dr. 14 

Alcohol fl.dr. 14 

— N. F. and Brit. Pharm. 
Croton oil liniment was formerly 
made (old London Pharm.) from 1 vol- 
ume of croton oil and 7 of oil of tur- 
pentine. 
Liniment, Croton Oil, Compound. 

Croton oil fl.oz. 1 

Oil of sassafras. fl.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Olive oil fl.oz. 2 

— N. F. 
Liniment, G. D. D. 

Tincture of aconite fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Chloroform fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 6V2 

Oil of thyme m. 100 

Soap liniment, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
— New York Hospitals. 
IS 



Liniment, Iodin. 

Iodin gr. 960 

Potassium iodid gr. 360 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix 12 fluidounces of alcohol with the 
other ingredients, and dissolve the solids 
by agitation. Then add enough alcohol 
to make 16 fluidounces. 

This is modeled after the formula of 
the Brit. Pharm. 1885, which differed 
from the above only in directing 16 
fluidounces of alcohol instead of simply 
enough to make 16 fluidounces. The 
preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 1898, in 
which the title has been changed to 
"strong solution of iodin," is made from 
900 grains of iodin, 540 grains of po- 
tassium iodid, 15 fluidrams of water, and 
14^ fluidounces of alcohol. 
Liniment of Ipecac. 

Ipecac, powder gr. 120 

Sweet oil ...fl.dr. 2 

Lard av.oz. l / 2 

— Eclectic. 
Liniment of Lead Subacetate. (Lini- 
mentum Plumbi Subacetatis.) 
Solution of lead subacetate. fl.oz. $y 2 

Cottonseed oil . .fl.oz. 10^2 

— N. F. Appendix and — U. S. P. 1880. 

Liniment, Lime. (Carron Oil. — Lini- 
mentum Calcis.) 

Lime water, linseed oil, raw, each, 
equal parts by volume. 

Mix well by agitation. — U. S. P. 

The U. S. P. 1880 used cottonseed oil 
instead of the linseed oil. The Brit. 
Pharm. uses equal volumes of lime wa- 
ter and olive oil. 

Liniment, Menthol. 

Martindale's formula : 

Menthol gr. 360 

Chloroform fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 4 

Liniment of Mercury. (Linimentum 
Hydrargyri.) 

Me"rcury ointment, 50 p. c. av.oz. 1 
Stronger ammonia water.... m. 160 

Camphor liniment sufficient 

Add to the water enough liniment iO 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



make V/2. fluidounces : triturate the oint- 
ment with enough liniment to make V/2 
fluidounces; mix the two liquids.— Brit. 
Pharm. 
Liniment, Mott's. 

Chloroform • • . fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of iodin fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of aconite fl.oz. 2 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 2 

Soap liniment fl.oz. 8 

Add the chloroform and tincture of 
aconite to the soap liniment, then add 
the tincture, shake well, and add the 
ammonia water. 

— Xew York Hospitals. 
Liniment of Mustard. (Linimentum 
Sinapis.) 

Volatile oil of mustard fl.dr. 2^ 

Camphor gr. 200 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol •• fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Dissolve the camphor in the alcohol 

and add the two oils.— Brit. Pharm. 

Liniment of Mustard, Compound. 

Oil of mustard, volatile fl.dr. 2 

Fluid extract of mezereum.. fl.dr. 13 

Camphor av.oz. y 2 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1 % 

Alcohol, to make • . . . . .fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the camphor in 4" fluidounces 
of alcohol, add the fluid extract, then 
the oils, and finally the remainder of 
the alcohol.— N. F. and U. S. P. 1890. 

This is practically identical with the 
preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 1885 
(not in 1898 edition). 

Liniment of Oils. (Linimentum 
Olei.) 

Oil of cedar fl.oz. 1 

Oil of cajeput fl.oz. 1 

Oil of clove fl.oz. 1 

Oil of sassafras fl.oz. 1 

— Eclectic. 

Liniment of Oils, Compound. (Con- 
centrated Liniment.) 

Oil of origanum av.oz. 1 

Oil of hemlock av.oz. 1 

Oil of cajeput av.oz. 1 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Capsicum, powder av.oz. l / 2 

Mix, macerate for 14 days, agitating 

occasionally, and filter in a well-covered 

funnel. — Eclectic. 



Liniment of Opium. (Anodyne Lini- 
ment.) 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 8 

Soap liniment fl.oz. 8 

—Brit. Pharm. 

Liniment of Opium, Ammoniated. 

Soap liniment • • fl.oz. 6 

Compound camphor liniment, 

Brit. Pharm .fl.oz. 6 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 6 

Belladonna liniment, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. 1 

Stronger ammonia water. .. .fl.oz. 1 
Mix, and after standing 7 days, filter 

quickly. — Brit. Form. 

Liniment of Opium, Compound. 
(Canada Liniment.) 

Tincture of opium. ...... .fl.oz. i l / 2 

Camphor gr. 120 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 3 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c... fl.oz. 6 
Oil of turpentine, to make. fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the camphor and the oil of 
peppermint in the alcohol, then add the 
tincture of opium, ammonia water .and 
enough oil of turpentine to make 16 
fluidounces. Shake the mixture when- 
ever any of it is to be dispensed. 

This liniment will separate a short 
time after it has been mixed. It may 
be made somewhat more permanent by 
adding 3 fluidrams of tincture of soap 
bark to the ammonia water before add- 
ing it to the mixture. — N. F. 

Liniment of Petroleum, Compound. 

Crude petroleum •• fl.oz. 12 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 2 

Camphor gr. 120 

Mix and dissolve. — Eclectic. 

Liniment of Potassium Iodid with 
Soap. 

Curd soap, recently prepared 

and in shavings av.oz. 2.Y\ 

Potassium iodid .-..av.oz. 2 

Glycerin - fl.dr. 10 

Oil of lemon m. 80 



Distilled water 



fl.oz. 13) 



Reduce the soap to fine shreds, mix it 
with the water and glycerin in a porce- 
lain dish on a water bath ; when the 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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a mortar in which the potassium has 
previously been powdered, mix briskly 
by trituration, continue the trituration 
until the mixture is cold, set aside for 
an hour, then incorporate the oil of 
lemon. — Brit. Pharm. 

Liniment, Rheumatic. 

Thomsonian (from the Materia Med- 
ica) : 

White soap • • lb. 3 

Soft water pints 5 

Capsicum, powder oz. 2 

Oil of rosemary oz. 1 

Oil of origanum • • oz. y 2 

High wines gall. I 

Dissolve the soap in 4 pints of water 
by boiling, dissolve the camphor and oils 
in the high wines, and mix the two so- 
lutions. Mix the capsicum with one 
pint of boiling water, steep over a hot 
fire for 10 minutes, and pour this into 
the other mixture. 

Liniment, Soap. (Camphorated Tinc- 
ture of Soap, U. S. P. 1850.— 
Liquid Opodeldoc.) 

I. 

Castile soap, white, dried and 

granulated av.oz. 2 

Camphor, small pieces av.oz. i l / 2 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Alcohol • • fl.oz. 23 

Water, to make fl.oz. s 2 

Add the soap to 6 l / 2 nuidounces of 
boiling water and heat on a water bath 
until a clear gelatinous mass results. 
Mix this while yet warm with 16 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol and stir until solution 
is effected. Dissolve the camphor and 
oil in 7 nuidounces of alcohol by agita- 
tion. Add this solution to the warm 
soap mixture, mix thoroughly, and if 
necessary add water to make 32 fluid- 
ounces. Set aside in a cool place for 
24 hours, and then filter. — U. S. P. 

It is customary to use about equal 
parts of white and mottled castile soaps. 
These may be granulated conveniently 
by grating, and then dried by exposing 
in thin layers to the air for several days. 

See also Spirit of Soap, Camphorated, 
which is a similar preparation. 



II. 

Soft (green) soap av.oz. 3 

Camphor av.oz. 1 1 / 2 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 23 

Dissolve the soap in the water, the 

camphor and oil in the alcohol, mix the 

two solutions, set aside for one week, 

and filter. — Brit. Pharm. 

Liniment, Soap, Camphorated. (Opo- 
deldoc. — Solid Opodeldoc. — Sapo- 
nimentum Camphoratum.) 

I. 

Castile soap, white gr. 600 

Camphor gr. 180 

Oil of thyme m. 25 

Oil ' of rosemary m. '45 

Stronger water of ammo- 
nia ..- fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 5 

Introduce the soap, camphor, and al- 
cohol into a flask or suitable bottle, and 
apply a gentle heat until solution is ef- 
fected, taking care that no loss of alco- 
hol be incurred by evaporation. Filter 
the liquid, while hot, into another flask 
or bottle; warm again, if necessary, to 
render the contents liquid, add the oils 
and stronger water of ammonia, and 
when the whole has been thoroughly 
mixed, pour it into small dry vials, 
which should have been previously 
warmed, and should immediately be 
corked and cooled. — N. F. 

The quantity above given is usually 
divided into about 10 vials. Solid opo- 
deldoc is directed by the Germ. Pharm. 
to be prepared with soap made from 
animal fats ; but pure, white castile soap 
may be used, provided it has been pre- 
viously deprived of water. The stronger 
water of ammonia should be of the full 
strength prescribed^ by the U. S. P., viz., 
28 per cent. 
II. 

Medicinal soap av.oz. 2 

Camphor av.oz. l 2 

Oil of thyme • • m. 50 

Oil of rosemary m. 75 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c. ... fl.dr. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

The soap and camphor is to be dis- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



solved by the aid of a gentle heat in the 
alcohol, filtered in a covered funnel into 
a wide-mouthed bottle, to the filtrate 
add the oils mixed with the ammonia, 
close the bottle, and quickly cool the 
liquid. — Germ. Pharm. 
Liniment of Soap, Compound. 
Thomsonian (from the Materia Med- 
ica) : 

Camphor oz. I 

Soap oz. 3 

Spirit of rosemary f int I 

Capsicum, powder oz. Yz 

Digest the soap and capsicum in the 
spirit until the soap is dissolved, and 
add the camphor. 

Liniment of Soft Soap. (Tincture of 
Green Soap, U. S. P. 1880.) 

I. 

Soft (i. e., green) soap av.oz. io^4 

Oil of lavender flowers. .. .fl. dr. 2^ 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the oil with 5 fluidounces of al- 
cohol, dissolve in this the soap by agita- 
tion or stirring, set the solution aside 
for 24 hours, filter through paper, and 
then pass enough alcohol through the 
filter to make the filtrate measure 16 
fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

The preparation of the U. S. P. 1890 
contained seme water. 

See Spirit of Soap, which is similar. 
II. Smith's formula for making the 
preparation directly from oil and 
alkali : 

Linseed oil, raw av.oz. S J A 

Caustic potassa. • av.oz. 1% 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the potassa in 3^2 fluidounces 
of water, put the solution into a bottle 
of the capacity of about 24 fluidounces, 
add the oil and alcohol, and shake the 
mixture briskly from time to time until 
there is no further separation of oil on 
standing. Let the solution stand in a 
moderately warm place for 24 hours, 
then dissolve in it the oil of lavender 
and add enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

Purified cottonseed oil or olive oil 



may be substituted for the linseed oil, 
but the latter makes a brown prepara- 
tion of the color generally desired. 

The potassa should be of the U. S. P. 
strength, i. e., containing 90 per cent, of 
absolute potassium hydroxid. 

Liniment of Stillingia, Compound. 
(Stillingia Liniment.) 

I. 

Oil of stillingia... fl.oz. 1 

Oil of cajeput .fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lobelia 7. .fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

— Eclectic. 
This preparation is often used by Ec- 
lectics of weaker strength as follows : 

Oil of stillingia fl.dr. 4 

Oil of caj eput fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lobelia fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

In asthma and croup, the chest is to 
be bathed with this preparation and a 
few drops are to be taken on sugar. It 
is also used as an application for rheu- 
matism and sprains. 
II. 

This preparation has been improved 
by Eclectics as follows: 

Oil of stillingia..-. fl.oz. 1 

Oil of lobelia fl.dr. 4 

Oil of cajeput. fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Mix ingredients in the order named. 
This preparation has the advantage 
over the original preparation, No. I, in 
that its component parts do not separate 
on standing. 

III. 

Oil of stillingia fl.dr. 9 

Oil of cajeput fl.dr. 4 l / 2 

Oil of lobelia .fl.dr. 2% 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 4 

— Cine. Acad. Pharm. 
This is practically like No. I, but No. 

II should be preferred. 

Liniment, Stimulating. 

Thomsonian (from the Materia Med- 
ica) : 

White soap lb. 1 

Whiskey (high proof) gall. 1 

Capsicum, powder • . . .oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 8 

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Melt the soap, add the whiskey, boil 
the capsicum with the water for 5 or 
10 minutes, add the other liquid and a 
small amount of essence of hemlock. 

Liniment, Turpentine. (Kentish's 
Liniment or Ointment.) 

I. 

Resin cerate av.oz. 13 

Oil of turpentine • . .fl.oz. 8 

Melt the cerate in a capsule on a wa- 
ter bath, add the turpentine, and mix 
thoroughly.— U. S. P. 

The cerate should be melted at as low 
a temperature as possible and the oil 
added gradually until a smooth mixture 
results. 

This is a valuable application for 
burns and scalds, to be applied on lint 
soon after the occurrence of the acci- 
dent. 

Liniment of turpentine of the Brit, 
and Germ. Pharms. is a different prep- 
aration from the above, as may be ob- 
served. 

II. 

Soft (green) soap av.oz. 1% 

Camphor gr. 365 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. io}4 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the soap with 2 fluidounces of 
the water, dissolve the camphor in the 
oil, gradually add the latter solution to 
the former, triturating until the mix- 
ture becomes a creamy emulsion, and 
lastly add enough distilled water to 
make 16 fluidounces. — Brit. Pharm. 
III. 

Potassium carbonate parts 6 

Soft (green) soap... parts 54 

Oil of turpentine parts 40 

Mix the potassium carbonate intimate- 
ly with the soap and add the oil.— Germ. 
Pharm. (2nd). 

Liniment, Turpentine, Acetic. (Com* 
pound Liniment of Turpentine — 
Linimentum Album — White Lini- 
ment — Stokes' Liniment — St. 
John Long's Liniment — White 
Oils.) 

I. 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 3 

Fresh egg, albumen and yolk 1 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 



Acetic acid, 36 per cent fl.dr. 5 

Rose water fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Triturate or beat the contents of the 
egg with the two oils in a mortar until 
they are thoroughly mixed; then incor- 
porate the acid and rose water. 

Shake the mixture, whenever any of 
it is to be dispensed. — N. F. and Ec- 
lectic. 

See also Liniment of Turpentine and 
Acetic Acid, which contains some of the 
ingredients of the above. 

II. Redwood's formula for white oils: 

White and yolk of egg 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 6 

Solution of lead subacetate. fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 

Diluted acetic acid ...fl.oz. 12 

Triturate the egg and oil to a smooth 
mixture, add the solution, mix again, 
add the acid, mix once more, and finally 
add the alcohol. 

There are many other formulas extant 
for white oils. 

Liniment of Turpentine and Acetic 
Acid. (Camphorated Turpentine 
Liniment.) 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Liniment of camphor fl.oz. 4 

Acetic acid, glacial fl.oz. 1 

—Brit. Pharm. 
See Liniment of Turpentine, Acetic, 

which contain some of the ingredients 

of the above. 

Liniment, Turpentine, Acid. (Bro- 
die's Liniment.) 

Sulfuric acid fl.dr. 1 

Olive oil . . • • fl.oz.. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Add the acid gradually to the olive oil, 
stirring in a mortar; when the mixture 
is cold, add the oil of turpentine. — New 
York Hospitals. 
Liniment of Turpentine, Compound. 

See Liniment, Turpentine, Acetic. 

Liniment, Verdigris. (Linimentum 
iEruginis — Mel or Unguentuni 
iEgyptiacum.) 

Verdigris av.oz. 1 

Vinegar fl.oz. 7 

Honey • • av.oz. 14 

Dissolve the verdigris in the vinegar, 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



strain, add the honey, and evaporate to 
proper consistence. 

This preparation is still occasionally 
demanded. The above are the directions 
of the former London Pharmacopeia. 
Lint, Medicated. (Turunda.) 

Lint may be medicated by saturating 
with a solution of the medicating sub- 
stance. The solvent is preferably water, 
though alcohol, ether or other liquids 
may be necessary. Sometimes mixtures 
of glycerin and other substances with 
water are advisable. Borated and car- 
bolated lint may be made, for example, 
by saturating a certain weight of ab- 
sorbent or purified lint with an aqueous 
solution, which may contain glycerin, 
containing the required amount of acid. 
The lint should be made to absorb all 
the liquid by kneading, as in making 
some of the gauzes (see Gauzes), then 
weighting down for several hours, and 
finally suspending on strings or wooden 
rods to dry. 

Iodoform lint may be prepared by dis- 
solving the requisite amount of iodo- 
form in ether or chloroform, saturating 
the lint with this liquid, weighting down 
for several hours, then suspending on 
strings or wooden rods to dry. Daylight 
must be excluded during the entire op- 
eration. 

The principal medicated lints in use 
and their strengths are as follows : Bo- 
rated, 10 per cent. ; carbolated, 5 p. c. ; 
and corrosive sublimate, 1 in 1000. 

Liquid, Blistering. (Liquor Epis- 
pasticus.) 

Cantharides, No. 20 powd..av.oz. S l /i 
Acetic ether, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the drug with .4 fluidounces of 
acetic ether, pack in a percolator, at the 
end of 24 hours pour on acetic ether, 
allowing percolation slowly until 16 
fluidounces of percolate are obtained. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

This preparation is twice the strength 
of that of the Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

Liquid Extracts. 
See Extracts, Liquid. 



Lotion, Alkaline. (Alkaline Wash.) 

Sodium carbonate gr. 60 

Water fl.oz. 16 

— Eclectic. 
Lotion of Ammonium Chlorid. 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 120 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of conium fl.oz. 1 

Dissolve the salt in the water and add 

the tincture. — Eclectic. 
Another similar eclectic lotion is the 

following : 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of lobelia fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of camphor .fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the salt in the water and add 

the tincture and spirit. 

Lotion, Astringent. (Warren's Styp- 
tic. — Styptic Balsam.) 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. iJ4 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

To the acid, contained in a wedgewood 
mortar, slowly add the oil, in small por- 
tions at a time, constantly stirring. Al- 
low the mixture to cool, then add the 
alcohol cautiously, in the same manner, 
and continue stirring until no more 
fumes arise. When the liquid is cold, 
pour it into a glass-stoppered bottle. 

In preparing this mixture, caution 
should be used, so that the temperature 
may not rise too high. Particular care 
is to be observed, if a larger quantity of 
this mixture is to be prepared. In this 
case it is preferable to prepare it in 
several portions. — N. F. 

The acid used for this preparation 
should be the so-called concentrated or 
92^ per cent. acid. 

The above preparation was introduced 
many years ago by Dr. Jas. Warren, 
who used it internally for hemorrhages. 

Lotion, Black. (Black Wash. — Lotio 
Nigra. — Aqua Phagedoenica 

Nigra. — Lotio Hydrargyri Nigra. 
— Black Mercurial Lotion.) 
I. 

Calomel gr. 32 

Water fl.dr. 2 

Lime water, to make fl.oz. 8 

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and gradually add a sufficient quantity 
of lime water to make 8 fluidounces. 

This mixture should be well agitated, 
whenever any of it is to be dispensed. — 
N. F. 

II. 

Calomel gr. 25 

Glycerin m. 200 

Mucilage of tragacanth. . . .fl.oz. 1 

Lime water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Triturate the calomel with the glyc- 
erin and mucilage, transfer to a bottle, 
add 2 fluidounces of lime water, agitate 
thoroughly, and then add the remainder 
of the water. — Brit. Pharm. 

Lotion of Borax. (Borax Lotion.— 
Cooling Wash.) 

Borax, powder gr. 240 

Rose water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. — Eclectic. 

Some English preparations of the 
above title are also used ; these are as 
follows : 

I. Abercrombie's : 

Borax • . . . gr. 300 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 8 

II. Copeland's : 

Borax gr. 80 

Rose water fl.oz. 4 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 4' 

III. Johnson's : 

Borax gr. 160 

Chalk, precipitated av.oz. i}4 

Rose water • • fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

IV. Meig's: 

Borax . av.oz. y 2 

Morphine sulfate gr. 6 

Rose water ...-..< fl.oz. 8 

Lotion, Borax, with Morphine. 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Morphine, sulfate gr. 12 

Decoction of golden seal 

(strength not stated) fl.oz. 16 

— Eclectic. 

This is used for inflamed eyes, mouth, 
fauces, nipples, etc. 

Lotion, Cooling. (Lotio Refrigerans. 
—Saline Wash.) 

Salt, table av.oz. y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Mix, and dissolve the salt— Eclectic. 



Lotion, Ethereal, Compound. (Evap- 
orating Lotion.) 

Ether fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol • fl.oz. 3 

Solution of ammonium ace- 
tate fl.oz. 3 

Rose water fl.oz. 7 

— Eclectic. 
Lotion, Glycerin. 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Water fl.oz. 8 

— Eclectic. 
Lotion of Golden Seal and Aconite. 

Golden seal, powder gr. 240 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of aconite fl.dr. 1 

Make a decoction of the golden seal 
and water, filter, evaporate to 2 fluid- 
ounces, and add the tincture. — Eclectic. 

Lotion of Golden Seal, Compound. 

Strong infusion of green tea. fl.oz. 8 
Strong infusion of golden 

seal fl.oz. 8 

(strengths not specified.) 

Zinc sulfate • • gr. 60 

Gunpowder gr. 60 

Mix the decoctions, add the other in- 
gredients, agitate briskly, and after solu- 
tion has taken place and decomposition 
has ceased, decant the clear liquid from 
the sediment. — Eclectic. 

Lotion of Lead and Opium. (Lead 
and Opium Wash.) 

Lead acetate gr. 128 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the lead acetate in about 12 
fluidounces of water, add the tincture, 
and enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

This mixture should be well agitated, 
whenever any of it is to be dispensed. 
— N. F. 

Lotion, Lobelia, Compound. (Herpetic 
Wash.) 

Bayberry bark gr. 120 

Lobelia herb gr. 120 

Lobelia seed gr. 120 

Yellow dock gr. 120 

Vinegar or diluted acetic 

acid •• fl.oz. 16 

Extract the mixed drugs by 7 days' 
maceraton or by percolaton. — Eclectic. 



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The drugs may be extracted with di- 
luted alcohol. 

For erysipelas it is recommended to 
add 8 fluidounces of saturated solution 
of ammonium chlorid. 

This is used as an application in ery- 
sipelas and other skin diseases. 
Lotion, Mercurial, Cazenave's. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. I 

Alcohol fl.oz. i% 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 8 

— H. 
Lotion, Myrrh, Compound. 

Myrrh, powder gr. no 

Zinc acetate gr. 45 

Lead acetate gr. IS 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Boil the myrrh with a portion of the 
water for io or 15 minutes, when cold 
add the salts previously dissolved in the 
remainder of the water, let stand 24 
hours, filter, and through the filter add 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 
This is used as an eye wash.— Eclectic. 

Lotion, Red. (Red Wash.) 

Zinc sulfate gr. 10 

Compound tincture of laven- 
der •• .. .fl.dr. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Used as a urethral injection.— New 

York Hospitals. 

Lotion, Sassafras. 

Sassafras pith gr. 60 

Rose water fl.oz. 16 

Let stand for 4 hours, agitate occa- 
sionally, or boil for a few minutes, and 
strain. Distilled water may be substi- 
tuted for the rose water. — Eclectic. 

Lotion, Soda, Compound. 

Rock salt av.oz. 3 

Zinc sulfate av.oz. 1 

Iron persulfate (Monsel's 

salt) gr. 8 

Soft water fl.oz. 16 

— Eclectic. 

Lotion of Sulfur, Compound. (Tay- 
lor's Lotion.) 

Sulfur, sublimed gr. 90 



Borax, powder 



av.oz. 



% 



Spirit of camphor .fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 1 V2 

Water fl.oz. 3 



Dissolve the borax in the water, add 
the spirit and then incorporate the mix- 
ture with the sulfur previously tritu- 
rated to a smooth paste with the glyc- 
erin. — New York Hospitals. 

Lotion, White. (White Wash.— Lo- 
tio Alba.) 

Zinc oxid gr. 120 

Solution of lead subacetate.fl.dr. 3 

Glycerin • • fl.dr. 4 

Lead water, to make fl.oz. 4' 

—New York Hospitals. 
Another preparation of the same name 
used in hospitals and elsewhere is the 
following: 
Sulfurated potassa ("sulferet 

of potash") gr. 60 

Zinc sulfate gr. 60 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve each in 2 fluidounces of wa- 
ter, and mix the solutions. 

Lotion, Yellow. (Yellow Wash. — Lo- 
tio Flava. — Aqua Phagedeenica 
±iava. — Lotio Hydrargyri Flava. 
— Yellow Mercurial Lotion. — 
Altschaden Wasser.) 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 12 

Water, boiling fl.dr. 2 

Lime water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the chlorid in the boiling wa- 
ter, and add the solution to a sufficient 
quantity of lime water to make 8 fluid- 
ounces. 

This mixture should be well agitated 
whenever any of it is to be dispensed. 
— N. F. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made from 17 grains of mercuric 
chlorid and 8 fluidounces of lime water. 

Lotion of Zinc, Compound. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 10 

Alum • • gr. 10 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

— Eclectic. 
Lozenges. 

See Troches. 
Lubricant, Surgeon's. 

Fatty or oily substances, petrolatum, 
for example, have been used for lubri- 
cating surgical instruments, such as ure- 
thral sounds and vaginal specula. Lat- 
terly mucilaginous preparations are ad- 
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readily removed by washing with water. 
Such a preparation may be made as fol- 
lows : 
I. 

Tragacanth, whole gr. 48 

Carbolic acid, linuefied m. 50 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Mix the three liquids, pour upon 
tragacanth contained into a mortar or 
graduate, let stand for 12 to 24 hours 
or until the gum is thoroughly softened, 
then triturate or beat to a smooth paste. 
If desired still smoother, strain forcibly 
through cheese-cloth. 

Dispense in an ointment jar. 
II. 

A preparation now on the market is 
stated to contain the gelatin of Irish 
moss with oil of eucalyptus and for- 
maldehyde. Such a preparation may be 
made by adding to 16 fluidounces of 
mucilage of Irish moss, which see, 10 
drops of oil of eucalyptus and 5 drops 
of formaldehyde solution. 
III. Dr. Gouley recommends this: 
White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Mucilage of Irish moss (1 

av.oz. to 16 fl.oz.) fl.oz. 3 

Formaldehyde solution (40 

per cent.) m. 10 

Thymol ..-• gr. 5 

Oil of thyme, white.... m. 5 

Alcohol . . . . .m. 15 

Heat the soap and water, and stir un- 
til a homogeneous mixture is formed, 
add the mucilage, when cool add the 
formaldehyde, then the thymol and oil 
of thyme dissolved in the alcohol, stir, 
strain and keep in a covered vessel un- 
til all air-bubbles have vanished. 

The result is an opalescent substance 
of the consistence of honey, which 
should be put up at once in 2-ounce col- 
lapsible tubes and sterilized. 

IV. This is used by Leclerc and 
Guyon (Paris) : 

White castile soap, powder, glycerin, 
water, each, equal parts by weight. 

To 6 av.ounces of such add 30 grains 
of pure carbolic acid or betanophthol or 



90 grains of resorcin. The last is pref- 
erable, as it is not caustic. 
Magnesium Tartrate. 

The Rademacher preparation is made 
(according to H.) by dissolving tartaric 
acid in twice its quantity of warm dis- 
tilled water, gradually adding magne- 
sium carbonate until neutralized, then 
evaporating the product on a water bath 
to dryness and rubbing to powder. 
Marrow. (Medulla.) 

Take fresh marrow from cattle, cut 
into small pieces and heat on a water 
bath until thoroughly melted, then strain 
with expression. 

The product may be dehydrated if 
desired by heating with a small amount 
of anhydrous sodium sulfate for about 
15 minutes, stirring frequently, and fil- 
ter by hot filtration. Such a preparation 
will keep better than when not dehy- 
drated.— D. 

A factitious article may be prepared 
by melting 1 part of oil of theobroma 
and adding 2 parts of fresh lard. — H. 
Masses. 

These are soft solids intended to be 
divided into pills as required. They are 
made into mass form in the same man- 
ner as pills. The masses are called 
"pills" in the Brit. Pharm. 

Mass of Copaiba. (Solidified Copai- 
ba.— Pill of Capaiba, U. S. P. 
1870.) 

Balsam of copaiba ...av.oz. 3 

Magnesia, light, calcined gr. 84 

Water sufficient 

Triturate the magnesia with a small 
amount of water, in a capsule, until the 
powder is uniformly dampened. Then 
gradually incorporate with it the copaiba 
so that a uniform mixture will result, 
place the capsule on a water bath, and 
heat during y 2 hour, frequently stirring. 
Lastly, transfer the mixture to a suit- 
able vessel and set this aside until the 
mass has acquired a pilular consistence. 
— N. F. Appendix and U. S. P. 1890. 

When balsam of copaiba is mixed 
with calcined magnesia, combination en- 
sues, a concrete mass being formed. Ail 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



varieties of copaiba are not equally well 
adapted for making this preparation, de- 
pending on their relative contents of 
volatile oil and resin. The Maracaibo 
is the best, as it has the smallest pro- 
portion of oil. The presence of a small 
amount of water is also necessary to 
facilitate combination. This is the rea- 
son for moistening the magnesia before 
adding the copaiba. It is even advisable 
to agitate the latter with a small amount 
of water, allowing the water to subside, 
decanting the balsam, and mixing this 
with the magnesia as before. 

In the U. S. P. 1880 no heat was used, 
the mixture of balsam and magnesia be- 
ing allowed to stand until it became 
solid, usually about 8 or 10 hours. 

Mass of Iron Carbonate. (Vallet's 
Mass. — Vallet's Ferruginous 
Mass. — Pill of Carbonate of Iron, 
U. S. P. 1870.— Iron Pill or Pilu- 
la Ferri, Brit. Pharm.) 

I. 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, clear 

crystals av.oz. 4 

Sodium carbonate, monohy- 

drated • gr. 805 

Honey, clarified av.oz. i l / 2 

Sugar, coarse powder av.oz. 1 

Simple syrup, distilled wa- 
ter, each sufficient 

Dissolve the ferrous sulfate and the 
sodium carbonate, each separately, in 8 
fiuidounces of boiling distilled water, 
and having added 6 fluidrams of simple 
syrup to the solution of the iron salt, 
filter both solutions, and allow them to 
become cold. Introduce the solution of 
sodium carbonate into a bottle or flask 
having a capacity of about 20 fiuidounces 
and gradually add the solution of the 
iron salt, rotating the vessel, constantly 
or frequently, until carbonic acid gas 
no longer escapes. Add enough distilled 
water to fill the bottle ; then cork it and 
set it aside that the ferrous carbonate 
may subside. When subsided pour off 
the supernatant liquid, and continue 
washing the precipitate by decantation 
with a mixture of 1 volume of simple 
syrup and 19 volumes of distilled water 



until the washings no longer have a 
saline taste. Drain the precipitate on a 
muslin strainer, and express as much 
water as possible. Then mix the pre- 
cipitate at once with the honey and 
sugar, and evaporate the mixture in a 
tared capsule on a water bath, with 
constant stirring, until it is reduced to 
a weight of 4 av. ounces. — U. S. P. 

This preparation contains approxi- 
mately 40 per cent, of ferrous carbonate. 

II. Pilula Ferri or Iron Pill: 
Ferrous sulfate, pure, dried.gr. 150 
Sodium carbonate, pure, 

dried .gr. 95 

Acacia, powder gr. 50 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 15 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin • • m. 10 

Distilled water m. 20 

Mix the three liquids, add to the fer- 
rous sulfate contained in a mortar, mix 
well, add the sodium carbonate, mix by 
trituration, let stand for .15 minutes or 
until the reaction is complete, then add 
the gums, and mix thoroughly. If the 
mass is too hard, a small amount of 
water may be added. — Brit. Pharm. 

This contains 20 p. c. of ferrous car- 
bonate. 

III. Pilula Ferri Carbonici: 
Ferrous sulfate, pure, clear 

crystals av.oz. "j l / 2 

Sodium bicarbonate, pure. av.oz. s l A 
Sugar, moderate fine powd...gr. 525 

Honey, clarified av.oz. 334 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the iron salt in 28 fluid- 
ounces of boiling distilled water and the 
sodium salt in 72 fiuidounces of luke- 
warm distilled water, and filter both so- 
lutions separately. Then mix the two 
filtrates thoroughly in a bottle (about 
i-gallon capacity'), fill the latter with 
hot distilled water, close the vessel, 
shake well, and set aside. When the 
precipitate has subsided, decant the clear 
liquid, refill the bottle with hot distilled 
water, shake well, and again set aside. 
Repeat this affusion of hot water and 
decantation of supernatant liquid until 
the wash-water gives but slight turbid- 
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237 



chlorid. Transfer the precipitate to a 
muslin strainer, allow the liquid to 
drain, mix it in a porcelain or enameled- 
iron capsule with the sugar and honey, 
and evaporate the mixture on a water 
bath to the weight of &% av. ounces. — 
Germ. Pharm. 

This mass is to be mixed with a suf- 
ficient quantity of althea and divided 
into pills, when the latter are required. 
See Pills of Iron Carbonate. 

Mass of Mercury. (Blue Mass. — 
Blue Pill. — Mercurial or Mercury 
Pill.) 

I. 

Mercury av.oz. 2 

Licorice root, No. 60 powder.gr. 265 
Althaea root, No. 60 powder.gr. 400 

Glycerin gr. 240 

Honey of rose av.oz. 2 

Triturate the mercury with the glyc- 
erin and honey of rose until it is ex- 
tinguished, then gradually add the lic- 
orice and althaea and continue the trit- 
uration until the mass is homogeneous. 
— U. S. P. 
Keep in well-closed containers. 
This preparation is also to be had in 
the market in powder ' form known as 
"powdered blue mass." A preparation 
of this kind may be made according to 
the following formula: 

Mercury av.oz.. 1 

Sugar, fine powder- av.oz. 1 

Slippery elm bark, fine powd. av.oz. 1 

Alcohol sufficient 

Triturate the mercury with the pow- 
dered bark, adding from time to time 
" enough alcohol to maintain a pasty con- 
sistence, till the mercury is extinguished. 
Then spread the mixture on paper to 
dry, then powder, 'and incorporate the 
sugar. 

II. 

Mercury av.oz. 2 

Confection of rose av.oz. 3 

Licorice root, fine powder. . .av.oz. 1 
Triturate the mercury with the con- 
fection until the globules are no longer 
visible, and incorporate the licorice root. 
— Brit. Pharm. 

Medications, Homeopathic. 
Medications, in homeopathy, are of 



three kinds, powders, globules, and 
cones. 

The powders are prepared by adding 
to 10 gm. of milk sugar 1 cc. of the 
next lower than the desired strength 
of dilution (or 10 minims of dilution 
to 95 grains of milk sugar), mixing the 
same in a mortar with a spatula, then 
triturating with a pestle until fully dry. 
The resulting powder will represent the 
degree of strength next above the dilu- 
tion used in its preparation; that is, a 
3x dilution will make a 4x powder, etc. 

As to the method of designating the 
strength of medications and other ho- 
meopathic preparations, see Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Medicated globules, also called pellets 
or pilules, are made almost exclusively 
of cane sugar. They are formed into 
small globular masses of different sizes, 
designated according to the length of 
10 globules laid in a straight row, meas- 
ured in millimeters. Globules are also 
made to a limited extent of milk sugar ; 
these will absorb alcoholic dilution con- 
taining a much larger percentage of 
water than will those made of cane 
sugar. 

Globules are medicated by placing 
them in a vial, adding the dilution in 
sufficient quantity, and allowing them 
to stand a sufficient length of time to 
become saturated ; any excess of liquid 
is then to be poured off. If necessary 
to remove the surplus fluid, the vial 
may be inverted on a clean, white blot- 
ting paper until the globules cease to 
cling together. 

In medicating cane-sugar globules, 
care should be exercised not to use a 
dilution having an alcoholic strength of 
much less than 88 per cent, or that of 
dispensing alcohol. 

As in the case of the powders, a dilu- 
tion of a certain strength will make 
globules of the next higher strength. 

Medicated cones, also called disks, are 
made of cane sugar, and rendered more 
absorbent by the addition of a small 
quantity of white of egg. which also 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



makes them very light and porous. They 
are formed into hemispherical masses, 
and are designated according to size by 
the diameter of the base in millimeters. 
The common size, numbered 6, should 
absorb about 2 drops of dispensing al- 
cohol. They are medicated exactly like 
the medicated globules described above. 
Mercury, with Chalk. (Gray Pow- 
der.) 

Mercury •• av.oz. 3 

Honey, clarified gr. 350 

Prepared chalk av.oz. _ AY* 

Water sufficient 

Weigh the mercury and honey into a 
strong bottle of the capacity of about 8 
fluidounces and add 80 minims of wa- 
ter. Cork the bottle, and shake it for 
about V2. hour at a time, until the ag- 
gregate time of shaking reaches 10 
hours or until the globules of mercury 
are no longer visible under a lens mag- 
nifying 4* diameters. This shaking may 
be more conveniently performed by me- 
chanical means. Rub the chalk with 
water in a mortar to a thick, creamy 
paste, and, having added the contents of 
the bottle, washing out the last portions 
with a little water, triturate the whole 
to a uniform mixture. Finally dry the 
mixture, first between ample layers of 
bibulous paper, and afterwards in a dish 
at the ordinary temperature until it 
weighs 8 av.ounces. Then reduce to 
uniform powder without trituration. 

Keep in well-stoppered bottles, pro- 
tected from light. — U. S. P. 

This preparation contains 38 per cent, 
of metallic mercury. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made by triturating 1 av.ounce of 
mercury with 2 av.ounces of prepared 
chalk. 
Mercury with Magnesia. 

Triturate together 1 av.ounce of mer- 
cury with 2 av.ounces of magnesium car- 
bonate. 
Mercury, Soluble, Hahnemann's. 

The complex formula of Hahnemann 
is now replaced by the following from 
the British Homeopathic Pharmacopeia, 



which furnishes a satisfactory and uni- 
form preparation : 

Mercury (metal) gr. 132 

Nitric acid, pure (68 p. c.) . .m. 80 

Ammonia water .m. 70 

Distilled water sufficient 

Mix the acid with 6Y 2 fluidrams of 
distilled water in a flask, and digest the 
mercury in the mixture, applying a grad- 
ually increased heat until about no 
grains of the metal have dissolved and 
a small portion of the solution diluted 
with about 20 times its bulk of distilled 
water yields a perfectly black precipi- 
tate with ammonia water. Dilute the 
hot solution with 10 fluidrams of dis- 
tilled water, and, while warm, filter it 
into a vessel containing 4 times its bulk 
of cold distilled water. Having thor- 
oughly mixed the filtrate with the wa- 
ter, add the ammonia water, previously 
diluted with 1 fluidounce of distilled wa- 
ter, in a thin stream, stirring constantly 
meanwhile. As soon as the precipitate 
has subsided, decant the supernatant 
liquid, shake the precipitate with a fresh 
portion of distilled water, collect it on 
a filter, wash it thoroughly, and dry it 
between folds of filtering paper, without 
the aid of heat. 

Milk of Magnesia. (Magnesia Mag- 
ma.) 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. A l A 

Sodium hydrate av.oz. 2ft 

Water, to make n.oz. 61 

Mix the magnesium carbonate with 
enough distilled water (about 17 fluid 
ounces) to make a smooth paste. Dis- 
solve the sodium hydrate in Uy 2 fluid 
ounces distilled water and add the solu- 
tion to the magnesia mixture with con- 
stant stirring and agitate frequently dur- 
ing 15 minutes. Wash the resuting 
magma by decantation, using about 4 
pints of water each time, until the red 
color produced in Wx fluid ounces of the 
washings, by 3 drops of phenolphthalein 
T. S. is discharged by the addition of 1 
drop of diluted sulphuric acid. Allow 
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239 



ures 2 fluid ounces. Decant the super- 
natant liquid.— U. S. P. 

One teaspoonful contains about 3 gr. 
of magnesium hydroxid. 

The water used in preparing this must 
be free from organic matter or the 
magma will become discolored. 
Mixture, ACE. (Chloroformum 
Mitigatum.) 

Alcohol volume i 

Chloroform volumes 2 

Ether volumes 3 

Mixture of Acacia. (Mixtura Gum- 
mosa.) 

Acacia, coarse powder gr. 85 

Sugar gr. 85 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve the acacia and sugar in the 

water. 
This preparation should be freshly 

made, when wanted for use. — Germ. 

Pharm. (1st). 

Mixture of Ammonium Chlorid. 
(Mistura or Mixtura Solvens 
Simplex. — Mixtura Solvens. — 

Solvent Mixture. 

I. 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 180 

Purified extract of licorice. . .gr. 180 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the solids in a sufficient 
quantity of water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. — N. F. 

6 fluidrams of glycerite of licorice may 
be advantageously substituted for the 
extract. 
II. 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 190 

Purified extract of licorice. . .gr. 115 

Water fl.oz. 16 

— Germ. Form. 

Mixture of Ammonium Chlorid with 
Tartar Emetic. ( Mistura Solvens 
Stibiata.) 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 180 

Purified extract of licorice, .gr. 180 

Tartar emetic gr. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the solids in the water. 
This may be prepared from the mix- 
ture of ammonium chlorid by adding to 
the latter the tartar emetic dissolved in 
a small quantity of water. 



Mixture, Antidiphtheritic, Warren's. 

Thymol gr. 6 

Potassium chlorate gr. 55 

Quinine sulfate gr. 32 

Diluted hydrochloric acid.... m. 40 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 ^2 

Brandy, to make fl.oz. 8 

Mixture of Bismuth, Compound. 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 6 l / 2 

Compound tincture of carda- 
mom fl.oz. 2^/2 

Chloroform m. 56 

Liquid extract of nux vom- 
ica, Brit. Pharm m. 108 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid m. 256 

Concentrated solution of bis- 
muth, Brit. Form fl.oz. 12 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the morphine in 3^2 fluidrams 
of water, and tincture, chloroform, ex- 
tract and acid, and finally the bismuth 
solution and the remainder of the wa- 
ter. — Brit. Form. 

Mixture of Bloodroot, Compound. 
(Cough Drops.) 

Syrup of ipecac, 

Syrup of squill, 

Syrup of tolu, 

Tincture of bloodroot, 

Paregoric, each equal parts 

— Eclectic. 
Mixture of Brandy. 

Brandy fl.oz. 4 

Cinnamon water k . fl.oz. 4 

Yolks of 2 eggs. 

Sugar av.oz. y 2 

Triturate the yolk and sugar together, 
add the brandy and water, and mix well. 
— Brit. Pharm. 

This is a nutritive and stimulating 
preparation to be used in cases of pros- 
tration from fevers, etc. 

Mixture, Cajeput, Compound. 
(Hunn's Drops.) 
Oil of caj eput fl.oz. 1 



..fl.oz. 1 
. .fl.oz. I 
. .fl.oz. I 
. .fl.oz. 4 



Oil of clove. 

Oil of peppermint. 

Oil ot anise 

Alcohol 

This has been employed in the treat- 
ment of diarrhea, cholera, etc. — Eclec- 
tic. 

Mixture, Camphor, Acid or Hope's. 
(Antidysenteric Mixture — Mis- 
tura Antidysenterica.) 

Nitric acid m. 30 

Tincture of opium m. 20 

Camphor water, to make fl.oz. 4 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Mix the acid with about 2 fluidounces 
of camphor water, add the tincture, and 
lastly, enough camphor water to make 
4 fluidounces. — N. F. 

The acid for the above should be the 
regular strength or 68 per cent. 

Hope's mixture originally contained 
nitrous acid instead of the nitric, as in 
the above. The fuming nitric acid which 
contains nitrogen tetroxid is the acid 
referred to as nitrous acid. 

Mixture, Camphor, Aromatic or Par- 
rish's. 

Comp. tinct. of lavender. .. .fl.oz. 1 

Sugar gr. 60 

Camphor water, to make. . . .fl.oz. 4 
Mix the tincture with about 2 fluid- 
ounces of camphor water, dissolve the 
sugar in the mixture, and add enough 
camphor water to make 4 fluidounces. 
— N. F. 
Mixture of Camphor, Compound. 

Camphor water fl.oz. 5 

Peppermint water fl.oz. 5 

Spearmint water fl.oz. 5 

Paregoric fl.dr. 10 

— Eclectic. 

This is used for nausea and vomiting, 
the dose being one teaspoonful to one 
tablespoonful every 5 or 10 minutes. 

Mixture, Carminative. (Dalby's Car- 
minative.) 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 480 

Potassium carbonate gr. 24 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 3 

Oil of caraway drops 6 

Oil of fennel drops 6 

Oil of peppermint drops 6 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2>4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the oils with about 75 grains 
of magnesium carbonate, and 12 fluid- 
ounces of water gradually added. Then 
add the remainder of the magnesium 
carbonate and the other ingredients, and 
lastly add enough water to make 16 
fluidounces. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made when wanted for use. 

Each fluidounce represents about 1 gr. 
of opium. — X. F. 
Mixture, Castor Oil. 

See Emulsion of Castor Oil, Xo. III. 



Mixture, Chalk. (Cretaceous Mix- 
ture.) 

Compound chalk powder. .. .gr. 365 

Cinnamon water fl.dr. 13 

Water, to make....„ fl.oz. 4' 

Rub the powder in a mortar with the 
cinnamon water and about 6 fluidrams 
of water, gradually added, to a uniform 
mixture; transfer to a graduate and 
rinse the mortar with enough water to 
make the product measure 4 fluidounces. 
— U. S. P. 

The U. S. P. does not direct the use 
of distilled water, but this is the only 
kind that should be used. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made, when wanted. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made from 60 gr. of prepared chalk, 
8 gr. of powdered tragacanth, 120 gr. 
of sugar, and cinnamon water to make 
4 fluidounces. The tragacanth keeps 
the other solids in better suspension 
than the acacia of the U. S. P. prepara- 
tion. 

Mixture of Chloral and Potassium 
Bromid, Compound. (Chloral and 
Bromid Compound — Compound 
Elixir of Potassium Bromid — 
Compound Elixir of Chloral with. 
Potassium Bromid.) 
I. 
Chloral hydrate ...av.oz. 3. .gr. 130 
Potassium bromid. .av.oz. 3. .gr. 130 
Extract of cannabis indica, 

U. S. P gr. 15 

Extract of henbane, U. S. P..gr. 15 
Pumice, fine powder and well 

washed gr. 150 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the extracts in a mortar with 
the pumice, gradually added, until they 
are thoroughly disintegrated. Dissolve 
the chloral hydrate and potassium bro- 
mid in 10 fluidounces of water, previous- 
ly heated to about 45 deg. C. and grad- 
ually add the hot solution to the ex- 
tracts and pumice with constant tritu- 
ration. Set the mixture aside during 24 
hours, shaking it occasionally, and filter, 
adding enough water through the filter 
to make 16 fluidounces. 

One fluidram represents about 12 
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241 



tassium bromid and % gr. each of the 
extracts of cannabis indica and henbane. 
— N. F. 

Although this preparation is slightly 
weaker in chloral and bromid than the 
preparation heretofore recommended in 
the N. F., it possesses the advantage of 
holding the active constituents of the 
extracts completely in solution and is 
believed to be in other respects more 
satisfactory. 

III. The Brit. Form, recognizes a 
similar preparation under the name 
"compound solution of bromo-chloral'.' : 

Potassium bromid gr. 1280 

Chloral hydrate gr. 1280 

Juice of henbane gr. 1280 

Tincture of cannabis indica, 

Brit. Pharm m. 320 

Tincture of fresh orange 

peel m. 320 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3 

Liquid extract of licorice. . .m. 190 
Distilled water, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the potassium bromid in 5 J / 2 
fluidounces of the water, dissolve the 
syrup and extract, add the bromid solu- 
tion to the chloral solution, filter, and 
wash the filter with just enough distilled 
water to make the filtrate measure 16 
fluidounces. 

This should be shaken when it is to 
be dispensed. 

Each fluidram contains 10 gr. each of 
chloral hydrate and potassium bromid. 
Mixture of Chloroform and Canna- 
bis Indica, Compound. (Chloro- 
form Anodyne — Chlorodyne — 
Mixture of Chloroform and 
Opium — Tincture of Chloroform 
and Morphine.) 

Chloroform fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of Indian cannabis. fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 4 

Stronger ether fl.dr. 4 

Morphine sulfate gr. 18 

Oil of peppermint m. 15 

Glycerin .'.fl.oz. 2 

Water , fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oil in 8 fluidounces of al- 
cohol, add the chloroform, ether, and 
the tinctures. Mix well, and add the 
morphine sulfate, previously dissolved 
in the water and glycerin, and then add 



the remainder of the alcohol. — N. F. 

Each fluidram represents about 7 min- 
ims of chloroform, n minims of tinc- 
ture of Indian cannabis, 2 minims oi 
tincture of capsicum, and 1/7 gr. of 
morphine sulfate. 

See under heading Chlorodyne. 

Mixtures, Cholera or Diarrhea. 

I. Bevan's : 

There are two preparations of this, 
one being a preventive or prophylactic, 
which is as follows : 

Magnesium sulfite gr. 120 

Sulfurous acid fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 4 

Dissolve the sulfite in the water, and 
add the other ingredients. 

This is used when there is suspicion 
of possible disease, the dose" being a 
teaspoonful night and morning. 

The other preparation, called the ther- 
apeutic or the remedy, differs from the 
above only in the addition of 2 grains of 
morphine sulfate. 

This is used when disease is actually 
present, the dose being a teaspoonful 
every half hour until relieved. 

II. Casey's : 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 120 

Comp. spirit of lavender. . .fl.dr. 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of ammonia fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of peppermint fl.oz. 1 

Comp. spirit of ether fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1 

III. Christensen's : 

Chlorodyne fl.dr. 4 

Paregoric fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of catechu fl.oz. 1 

Neutralizing cordial fl.dr. 10 

IV. Close's (Geo. C.) : 

Diluted sulfuric acid fl.oz. 1 

Comp. tincture of cardamom. fl.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Spearmint water fl.oz. 9 

Take 2 teaspoonfuls in a wineglassful 
of water, after each evacuation; as a 
tonic, take one teaspoonful 3 times a 
day. The mixture is useful in chronic 
diarrhea. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



V. Dunlap's : 

Tincture of ginger fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of peppermint fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 4 

Hoffmann's anodyne fl.dr. 4 

A teaspoonful to be taken after each 
stool. 

VI. Ebert's: 

Solution of iron nitrate fl.dr. 2 

Deodorized tinct. of opium.. fl.dr. 2 

Caraway water fl.dr. 4 

Dose, from H to 1 teaspoonful after 
each evacuation. 

VII. Greenhow's: 

Guaiac resin av.oz. ]/z 

Clove, powder av.oz. x / 2 

Cinnamon, powder av.oz. y 2 

Brandy fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the drugs in moderately fine 
powder with the brandy for 14' days, and 
filter. 

The dose is from a teaspoonful to a 
tablespo mful, in sweetened water, every 
15 or 20 minutes until relief is ob- 
tained. 

VIII. Hamlin's (1) : 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of rhubarb fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 1 

IX. Hamlin's (2) : 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of ginger fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of cardamom fl.oz. 1 

This is used in the second stage of 
cholera when there is threatened col- 
lapse. 

X. Harney's (Gen'l) : 

Chloroform fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of cinnamon fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of peppermint fl.oz. 2 

Camphor, powder gr. 16 

Syrup of ginger fl.oz. 2 

Mix and dissolve. 

XI. Loomis : 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of rhubarb. ...... .fl.dr. 2 

Comp. tincture of gambir. . .fl.oz. 1^2 

Oil of sassafras m. 20 

Compound tincture of laven- 
der, to make fl.oz. 4 



XII. Rubini's: 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Hoffmann's anodyne fl.oz. 2 

Dose : 2 to 5 drops on sugar every 20 
minutes until relieved. 

XIII. Rademacher's (in H.) : 

Zinc acetate gr. 90 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 1 

XIV. Ruschenberger's : 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of peppermint fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic tincture of rhubarb, fl.oz. 1 
Dose: 30 to 40 drops in water. 

XV. Russian : 

Thielmann's may be dispensed, though 
other similar mixtures are used. 

XVI. Scammon's : 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 3 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 1 

Diluted alcohol fl.dr. 1 

XVII. Squibb's (in N. R— also called 
compound tincture of opium) : 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 3 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 6 

Chloroform fl.dr. 2^2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 14 

XVIII. Sun : 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of capsicum .fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of rhubarb fl.dr. 3 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 6 

Spirit of peppermint fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 

Mix them and filter. 

XIX. Swedish : 

Thielemann's are also known by this 
name. 

XX. Thielemann's : 

Wine of opium fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of valerian fl.oz. 1^2 

Ether, stronger fl.dr. 4 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 1 

Fluid extract of ipecac m. 16 

Alcohol to make fl.oz. 4 

This preparation is practically identi- 
cal with the Mistura Thielemanni of the 
Swedish Pharmacopeia. 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



243 



Pharm. is made from 2 parts of oil of 
peppermint, 22 of alcohol, 10 of wine of 
opium with saffron (containing 10 p. c. 
of opium and 3 1/3 p. c. of saffron), 25 
of wine of ipecac (1:10), and 40 of 
ethereal tincture of valerian (1:5). 
XXL Velpeau's: 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 10 

Compound tincture of gam- 
bir fl.dr. 21 

Gum camphor gr. 65 

Mixture, Cochineal. 

Cochineal, powder gr. 10 

Potassium carbonate gr. 20 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Sugar to sweeten 

— Eclectic. 

Mixture, Copaiba, Compound. 

The first two preparations given below 
are mentioned by the N. F. ; the third 
is an Eclectic preparation. 
I. Lafayette Mixture : 

Balsam of copaiba fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.oz. 2 

Compound tincture of lav- 
ender fl.oz. 2 

Solution of potassa fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 5 

Mucilage of acacia. to make fl.oz. 16 
Mix the balsam with the solution and 
the spirit. Then add the tincture, and 
lastly, the syrup and mucilage. Mix 
the whole thoroughly by shaking. 

This mixture should be well agitated, 
whenever any of it is to be dispensed. 

Each fluidram contains 7H minims of 
copaiba. 

In the former N. F., this was made 
with mucilage of dextrin and the mix- 
ture was said not to separate so quickly. 
A mixture of somewhat similar com- 
position, in considerable use in some 
parts of the country, is the following : 
IL Chapman's Mixture: 

Balsam of copaiba fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.oz. 4 

Compound tincture of lav- 
ender fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 4 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz.. 2 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

III. Eclectic (also called Diuretic 
Drops) : 

16 



Spirit of nitrous ether fl.oz. 2 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 2 

Balsam of copaiba fl.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Camphor gr. 20 

Mixture, Copper. 

Rademaqher's : 
Tincture of copper acetate, 

Rademacher's m. 60 

Mucilage of acacia fl.dr. 5 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 2>Va 

Distilled water fl.oz. zVa 

— H. 

Mixture, Creosote. 

Creosate, beechwood m. 4 

Spirit of juniper m. 4 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 2 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 4 

—Brit. Pharm. 
The preparation of 1885 had also 4 m. 
of glacial acetic acid (equal to about 1 
fluidram of diluted acetic acid). 

Mixture, Eucalyptus, Compound. 

This preparation is used in this city 
for gonorrhea: 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 2 

Solution of potassa » fl.oz. V/z 

Sandalwood oil fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of eucalyptus. fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of cubeb fl.oz. 2 

Camphor water fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mixture, Expectorant, Stokes'. 
(Stokes' Expectorant.) 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 128 

Fluid extract of senega. . . .fl.dr. 4 

Fluid extract of squill fl.dr. 4' 

Camphorated tincture of 

opium fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Water fl.oz. i]/ 2 

Syrup of tolu, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Neutralize the fluid extract with ex- 
actly sufficient ammonia water. To this 
add the fluid extract, the tincture and 
the ammonium carbonate, previously 
dissolved in the water, and then add the 
syrup of tolu. — N. F. 

Mixture, Gentian, Alkaline. 

This preparation is used in some Eng- 
lish hospitals. Its formula is : 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 240 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid....m. 50 
Compound infusion of gen- 
tian fl.oz. 16 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Mixture of Guaiac. (Guaiacum Mix- 
ture.) 

Guaiac resin, powder gr. 180 

Sugar gr. 180 

Acacia, fine powder gr. no 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the powdered guaiac with 
the sugar and acacia, then gradually 
add the cinnamon water, and mix thor- 
oughly. 

This mixture should be well agitated, 
whenever any of it is to be dispensed. — 
N. F. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
differs from the above only in containing 
27 gr. of powdered tragacanth for the 
acacia. 

Mixture, Iron. 
Rademacher's : 

Tincture of iron acetate, 
Rademacher's fl.oz. 1 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. \ Y / 2 

Water fl.oz. s J A 

— H. 

Mixture of Iron, Acid. 

A preparation similar to this is used 
in hospitals : 

Ferrous sulfate gr. 80 

Magnesium sulfate gr. 360 

Diluted sulfuric acid fl.dr. 1 

Infusion of quassia, to 
make fl.oz. 4 

Mixture of Iron, Aromatic. (Heber- 
den's Mixture or Ink.) 

This English preparation is some- 
times used here : 

Pale cinchona av.oz. ^ 

Columbo gr. 150 

Clove gr. 100 

Iron filings gr. 180 

Compound tincture of car- 
damom fl.oz. 2]/ 2 

Tincture of orange peel. . .fl.dr. 2 l / 2 
Peppermint water, to make. fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the cinchona, columbo and 
clove to coarse powder, digest with 12 
fluidounces of peppermint water, in a 
closed vessel for 3 days, agitating fre- 
quently, strain, and add the other in- 
gredients. 

Mixture, Iron, Compound. (Griffith's 
Mixture. — Griffith's Myrrh Mix- 
ture. — Antihectic Mixture. — Mis- 



tura Ferri Composita. — Ferrated 
Emulsion of Myrrh.) 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, clear 

crystals gr. 45 

Potassium carbonate gr. 60 

Myrrh, pieces gr. 135 

Sugar gr. 135 

Spirit of lavender fl.oz. 1 

Rose water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Break the myrrh into small pieces, 
mix it and the sugar and potassium 
carbonate, in a mortar, with 12 fluid- 
ounces of rose water, at first gradually 
added, so that a uniform mixture may 
result. Transfer this to a graduate, 
add the spirit, and then the ferrous sul- 
fate, previously dissolved in about 1 
fluidounce of rose water, and lastly 
enough rose water to make the product 
measure 16 fluid ounces. — N. F. 

The myrrh used for this preparation 
should be selected pieces of the gum ; 
on no account should the powder be 
employed. 

The N. F. directs the preparation to 
be freshly made, when wanted. How- 
ever the above mixture may be made 
up without the iron, to 15 fluidounces, 
to the latter adding the ferrous sulfate 
dissolved in 1 fluidounce of rose water 
when the mixture is wanted. The mix- 
ture without the iron is quite stable. 

The Brit. Pharm. uses 42 gr. of fer- 
rous sulfate, 50 of potassium carbonate, 
100 each of myrrh and sugar, 85 minims 
of spirit of nutmeg and rose water to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

Mixture of Licorice, Compound. 
(Brown Mixture. — Mistura Fus- 
cus.) 

I. 
Pure extract of licorice. . .av.oz, y 2 

Acacia, granulated av.oz. J / 2 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 6y 2 

Wine of antimony fl.oz. 1 

Paregoric fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Rub the extract and acacia in a mor- 
tar with 8 fluidounces of water until 
they are dissolved. Transfer this solu- 
tion to a graduate containing the other 
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245 



enough water to make the product 
measure 16 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

If glycerite of licorice be used instead 
of the extract, a preparation will be ob- 
tained which is almost free from insolu- 
ble matter. 

II. 
Extract of licorice, powder, .gr. 120 

Acacia, powder gr. 120 

Sugar gr. 120 

Paregoric fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of bloodroot fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Triturate the three solids with the 
water until practically dissolved, strain, 
and add the other ingredients. — Eclectic. 

Mixture of Linseed Oil. 

The following have been used under 

this name : 

I. 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 3 

Yolk of egg fl.oz. 4 

Cinnamon water, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
Make an emulsion. 

II. 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 4 

Lemon j uice fl.oz. 2 

Mucilage (any kind, acacia, 

dextrin, etc.) fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 12 

Mixture of Magnesia and Asafetida. 
(Dewees' Carminative.) 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 360 

Tincture of asafetida fl.dr. g l / 2 

Tincture of opium m. 80 

Sugar av.oz. 1^4 

Distilled water... to make fl.oz. 16 
Rub the magnesium carbonate and 
sugar in a mortar, with the two tinc- 
tures, then gradually add enough dis- 
tilled water to make the mixture meas- 
ure 16 fluidounces. — N. F. and U. S. P. 
1880. 

Mixture of Oils, Camphorated. (Mis- 
tura Oleorum Camphorata.) 

Oil of clove fl.oz. 1 

Oil of cajeput fl.oz. 1 

Oil of amber, rectified fl.oz. 1 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

— Eclectic. 

I his is used to relieve toothache. 
This preparation has been sold exten- 



sively under the name of "Parisen's 
Vegetable Specific." 

Mixture of Oils, Compound. (Verm- 
ifuge Oil.) 

Castor oil fl.oz. 2 

Oil of wormseed fl.oz. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Oil of anise fl.oz. 1 

— Eclectic. 

Use in teaspoonful doses for adults, 
every 2 hours. After using for 2 or 3 
days, a purgative should be taken. 

Mixture, Oleo-Balsamic. (Mixtura 
Oleoso-Balsamica. — Balsamum 
Vitee Hoffmanni. — Hoffmann's 
Balsam of Life.) 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

Oil of thyme m. 30 

Oil of lemon m. 30 

Oil of nutmeg m. 30 

Oil of orange flowers m. 30 

Oil of clove m. 25 

Oil of cinnamon m. 25 

Peru balsam m. 80 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oils and the balsam in 
the alcohol, let the solution stand a few 
days, and then filter. — N. F. 

The formula of the Germ. Pharm. is 
practically the same as the above, but 
contains no oil of orange flowers, al- 
though the earlier editions of this work 
did specify this ingredient, also men- 
tions eugenol instead of oil of clove. 
The preparation of the Austr. Pharm. 
contains no oil of thyme. 

Mixture of Rhubarb, Compound. 
(Squibb's Rhubarb Mixture.) 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. .. .m. 90 

Fluid extract of ipecac m. 15 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 175 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Peppermint water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium bicarbonate in 
about 8 fluidounces of peppermint water, 
then add the fluid extracts and glycerin, 
and lastly, enough peppermint water to 
make 16 fluidounces. — N. F. 

This is closely related to mixture of 
rhubarb and soda, U. S. P., containing 
the same ingredients as the latter, but 
the official mixture is about 20 per cent, 
the stronger. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Mixture of Rhubarb and Soda. 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 256 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.dr. 2 

Fluid extract of ipecac m. 25 

Spirit of peppermint fl.dr. 4^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 5 l A 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium bicarbonate in 
about 7 fluidounces of water, then add 
the fluid extracts, the glycerin, and the 
spirit, and the remainder of the water. 

— N. F. 

Mixture of Sassafras and Opium. 
(Mistura Opii Alkalina. — God- 
frey's Cordial.) 

Oil of sassafras m. 8 

(about drops 12) 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 

Potassium carbonate gr. 60 

Molasses fl.oz. 5 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the tincture with the alcohol in 
which the oil had previously been dis- 
solved. Dissolve the potassium carbon- 
ate in about 8 fluidounces of water, mix 
this with the molasses, then add the 
mixture first prepared, and lastly, 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 
Allow the mixture to become clear by 
standing, then pour off the liquid por- 
tion and preserve it for use. 

Each fluidram contains 2 minims of 
tincture of opium, corresponding to 
about 1/5 gr. of opium. — N. F. 

Mixture of Soda. 

Fluid extract of rhubarb fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of cinnamon fl.dr. 4 

Brandy fl.dr. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 60 

Oil of clove f drops 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 4 

This is similar to Mixture of Rhubarb 

and Soda and Mixture of Rhubarb, 

Compound, which see. 

Mixture of Soda and Spearmint. 
(Soda Mint.) 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 360 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia. m. 75 

Spearmint water, to make. fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium bicarbonate in 

about 12 fluidounces of spearmint water, 

add the spirit and enough spearmint 



water to make 16 fluidounces. Filter, 
if necessary. — N. F. 

While the above directs the use of 
spearmint water, peppermint water is 
generally employed. 

Mixture, Splenetic. (Spleen Mixture. 
— Gadberry's Mixture.) 

Ferrous sulfate, pure gr. 100 

Quinine sulfate gr. 100 

Nitric acid m. 100 

Potassium nitrate gr. 300 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the ferrous sulfate, reduced 
to powder, with the acid previously 
mixed with an equal volume of water. 
When effervescence has ceased, warm 
the mixture gently, until it no longer 
evolves visible vapors of a yellowish 
tint. Then add to it the quinine sulfate, 
the potassium nitrate, and lastly, enough 
water to make 16 fluidounces. When 
solution has been effected, filter. 

Mixture, Startin's. 

Magnesium sulfate gr. 360 

Ferrous sulfate gr. 60 

Diluted sulfuric acid fl.dr. 2 

Syrup of wild cherry fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

This is given in teaspoonful doses to 
be taken after meals. 

Another mixture used by Dr. Startin 
is the so-called "acid aperient mixture," 
which is prepared as follows : 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 3 

Diluted sulfuric acid fl.dr. 3 

Fluid extract of licorice. .. .fl.dr. 3 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

The first mentioned, the tonic mixture, 
is the one generallv used in this coun- 
try. It is frequently made with some 
syrup other than syrup of wild cherry, 
such as simple syrup. The "mixture of 
iron, acid," is a slight variation of this 
mixture. 

Mixture, Sulfuric Acid. (Haller's 
Acid Elixir.) 

Sulfuric acid av.oz. 1 

Alcohol av.oz. 3 

Add the acid very gradually to 3 av. 
ounces of alcohcl, contained in a flask, 
agitating after each addition, and taking 
care that the temperature of the mix- 
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deg. C. When the mixture is cold, add 
enough alcohol, if necessary, to make 
4 aw ounces. 

The same product may be obtained, 
approximately, by carefully and slowly 
adding I volume of sulfuric acid to 7 
volumes of alcohol, and this method 
may be used when small quantities are 
required for immediate use in a pre- 
scription. — N. F. and Germ. Pharm. 

The sulfuric acid used in this prep- 
aration should be chemically pure and 
of the strength designated by the U. S. 
P., viz., g2]/ 2 per cent, of absolute acid. 

Mixture of Tar Oil. (Tar Mixture.— 
Mistura Picis Liquidae.) 

Purified extract of licorice, .gr. 480 

Oil of tar, pure fl.dr. 4 

Chloroform m. 75 

Oil of peppermint m. 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2]/ 2 

Sugar av.oz. 4^1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Add the extract and sugar to 10 fluid- 
ounces of water, contained in a covered 
vessel, and heat the mixture to boiling 
until the solids are dissolved. Then add 
the oil of tar, cover the vessel, and 
allow the contents to cool, stirring occa- 
sionally. Next add the chloroform and 
oil of pepperment previously dissolved 
in the alcohol, and lastly, enough water 
to make 16 fluidounces. 

This mixture should be well agitated, 
when any of it is to be dispensed. — 
N. F. 
Mixture, Taraxacum Laxative. 

The following is used in this city un- 
der the above name : 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 1 

Diluted nitromuriatic acid, .fl.oz. 1 
Fluid extract of conium. .. .fl.oz. 1 
Fluid extract of dandelion, .fl.oz. 4 
Aromatic fl. ext. of cascara. fl.oz. 4 
Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mixture, Tonic, Compound. 

(Mistura Alterantise Composita.) 

Ferrous sulfate gr. 40 

Sodium phosphate gr. 240 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. 128 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 4 

Sugar av.oz. g% 

Diluted phosphoric acid. . .fl.oz. g l / 2 
Distilled water sufficient 



Dissolve the iron sulfate in 6 fluidrams 
of boiling distilled water, also dissolve 
the sodium phosphate in i l / 2 fluidounces 
of boiling distilled water, and mix the 

2 solutions ; collect the precipitate and 
wash it with distilled water until the 
washings are tasteless; add this preci- 
pitate together with the quinine and 
strychnine to the diluted phosphoric acid, 
shake until dissolved, add the sugar, 
dissolve without heat and strain. — Ec- 
lectic. 

This is similar to Easton's Syrup. 

Mixture, Wormseed, Compound. 
(Mistura Chenopodii Composita — 
Worm Mixture.) 

Castor oil fl.oz. 3 

Oil of wormseed fl.dr. 3 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of myrrh fl.dr. 3 

This is a vermifuge, to be used in 
doses of one teaspoonful for an adult 

3 or 4 times daily for 3 successive days, 
then to be followed by a cathartic. — Ec- 
lectic. 

Mixture, Zollickoffer's. 

Potassium iodid gr. 20 

Guaiac resin gr. 20 

Wine of colchicum root fl.dr. 1 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 2 

Syrup of ginger fl.oz. 2 

Sometimes simple syrup is used in- 
stead of syrup of ginger. 

Mollin. 

See Soap, Fat. 

Mucilage of Acacia. (Mucilage of 
Gum Arabic. ) 

Acacia, in small fragments. av.oz. 6J4 

Lime water av.oz. 6 l A 

Distilled water 7 sufficient 

Wash the acacia with cold water and 
allow it to drain. Add the lime water 
and enough water to make the mixture 
weigh i&/ 2 av. ounces, agitate or stir 
occasionally until the gum is dissolved, 
and strain. — U. S. P. 

The product measures about 16 fluid- 
ounces. It should be kept in well-stop- 
pered, completely filled bottles, in a cool 
place. 

Only the best select acacia in clean. 
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be used. The water should be cold or 
at most lukewarm, not hot. 

The lime water facilitates solution 
and aids in preserving the preparation. 
Tolu water is another excellent solvent 
and preservative for use in this prepapa- 
tion and has been highly recommended 
for this purpose. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made from 6% av. ounces of gum and 
9 fluidounces of distilled water; dissolve 
in a closed vessel and strain. 

The preparation of the Germ. Pharm. 
is made from I av. ounces of gum and 
2 av. ounces of distilled water. 
Mucilage of Dextrin. 

Dextrin av.oz. 5^4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix them in a tared vessel, and heat 
the mixture, under constant stirring, to 
near boiling, until the dextrin is dis- 
solved and a limpid liquid results. Then 
restore any loss of water by evaporation, 
strain the liquid through muslin, and 
allow it to cool short of gelatinizing, 
when it will be ready for immediate 
use. 

If the mucilage is not at once to be 
used for preparing emulsions or other 
mixtures, transfer it, while hot, to bot- 
tles, which should be filled to the neck. 
Then pour into each bottle a sufficient 
quantity of olive or other bland fixed 
oil to form a protecting layer, and when 
the mucilage has gelatinized, securely 
cork the bottles, and keep them in a 
cool place, in an upright position. 

When gelatinized mucilage of dextrin 
is to be used for the preparation of 
emulsions or for other mixtures, pour 
off the protecting layer of oil from the 
surface, remove the remainder of the 
oil by a pellet of absorbent cotton and 
warm the bottle gently, until the muci- 
lage is liquefied. Then allow it to cool 
short of gelatinizing. 

The kind of dextrin suitable for this 
preparation is the commercial, while 
variety, provided it still contains some 
unaltered or only partially altered starch 
and forms a jelly on cooling when made 



into a mucilage after the formula above 
given. The yellow variety, which is 
completely soluble in 2 parts of cold 
water, will not answer the purpose. 

Mucilage of Elm. (Mucilage of Slip- 
pery Elm Bark. — Mucilago TJlm- 
us.) 

Slippery elm bark, bruised. av.oz. I 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Digest the bark with the water on a 
water bath during i hour, then strain. 

Elm bark is difficult to bruise so that 
it is advisable to grind it coarsely in a 
mill or to cut it with an herb cutter. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made when wanted. 

Mucilage of Irish Moss. (Mucilage 
of Chondrus or Carrageen.) 

Irish moss av.oz. y 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Wash the Irish moss with cold water, 
then place it in a suitable vessel, add 
16 fluidounces of water, and heat it, on 
a boiling water bath, for 15 minutes, 
frequently stirring. Then strain it 
through muslin, and pass enough water 
through the strainer to make the liquid, 
when cold, measure 16 fluidounces. 

This preparation may also be made in 
the following manner : 

Gelatin of Irish moss gr. 145 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Heat the gelatin with 16 fluidounces 
of water, at a boiling temperature, until 
it is completely dissolved. Then allow 
the solution to cool, and add enough 
water, if necessary, to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

Mucilage of Irish moss, thus prepared, 
is well adapted for the preparation of 
emulsions of fixed oils. If it is, how- 
ever, required for admixture with clear ' 
liquids, it should be diluted, when fresh- 
ly made, and while still hot, with about 
3 volumes of boiling water, filtered, and 
the filtrate evaporated to the volume 
corresponding to the proportions above 
given. The filtration may be greatly 
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with absorbent cotton, and pouring the 
liquid upon the latter. 

This mucilage may be preserved for 
some time by transferring it, while hot, 
into bottles, which should be filled to 
the neck, then pouring a layer of olive 
or other bland fixed oil on top, securely 
stoppering the bottles, and keeping them 
in an upright position in a cool place. 
When the mucilage is wanted for use, 
the layer of oil may be removed by 
means of absorbent cotton. — N. F. 

Mucilage of Linseed. 

A mucilage of linseed may be pre- 
pared as follows: 

Linseed, whole av.oz. 3 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 14^ 

Macerate for 6 hours, agitating fre- 
quently and strain. — D. 

The linseed should be rinsed off, be- 
fore using, in a sieve with running 
water, to remove adherent dust. 

Mucilage of Quince Seed. (Mucilage 
of Cydonium.) 

Quince seed, whole gr. 40 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Macerate the quince seed for Yz hour, 
in a covered vessel, with the distilled 
water, frequently agitating. Then drain 
the liquid through muslin without pres- 
sure. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made, when required for use. — N. F. 
Appendix and U. S. P. 1880. 
Mucilage of Salep. 

Salep, fine powder gr. 72 

Water, cold fl.oz. 1 x /i 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 14^2 

Place the powder into a flask contain- 
ing the cold water and shake until the 
powder is well divided. Then add the 
boiling water and shake the mixture 
continuously until it has cooled to 25 
deg. C. or below this temperature. The 
cooling may be hastened by frequent 
and brief immersion of the flask in 
cold water. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made, as required for use. 

If sugar or syrup is prescribed in the 
same mixture with mucilage of salep, it 



is preferable to triturate the required 
quantity of powdered salep with either 
of the former, as the case may be and 
then to rapidly add the proportionate 
amount of boiling water. — N. F. and 
Germ. Pharm. 

Mucilage Sassafras Pith. (Mucilago 
Sassafras Modullae.) 

Sassafras pith gr. 36 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Macerate the pith in the water dur- 
ing 3 hours, and strain.— N. F. 

The mixture should be stirred fre- 
quently during maceration. The pith 
should be broken into small pieces be- 
fore adding the water. 

The preparation should be freshly 
made, when wanted. 
Mucilage of Starch. 

Starch gr. 200 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the starch with water gradu- 
ally added until a smooth paste is form- 
ed, then boil for a few minutes, con- 
stantly stirring. — Brit. Pharm. 1885. 
Mucilage of Tragacanth. 
I. 

Tragacanth, in pieces av.oz. 1 

Glycerin av.oz. 3 

Water, to make av.oz. 16^ 

Mix the glycerin with 12 fluidounces 
of water in a tared vessel, heat to boil- 
ing, add the tragacanth, and let it mac- 
erate for 24 hours, stirring occasionally. 
Then add the remainder of the water, 
beat the mixture so as to make it of uni- 
form consistence, and strain it forcibly 
through muslin. — U. S. P. 
II. 
Tragacanth, pure, powder... gr. 100 

ALohol fl.dr. 3 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the gum with the alcohol in a 
bottle, agitating thoroughly, then add 
the water, and shake immediately. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

Mulls, Plaster and Salve. 

Plaster mulls and salve mulls were 
introduced in dermatologic practice by 
Dr. Unna. Plaster mulls may be made 
in the following manner : 

Place a fine, moist linen cloth on an 



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ironing board, which is not too thickly 
padded, over this a sheet of gutta- 
percha, which must not be too thin, 
however, about 6 to 8 inches wide, and 
over this a large sheet of smooth gauze, 
which must not come in contact with 
the moist linen. Then the gauze is 
made to adhere to the gutta-percha by 
ironing over with a flat iron, which re- 
quires some practice, for if the iron is 
too hot, and remains too long on the 
gauze, the gutta-percha will become per- 
forated; on the other hand, when not 
hot enough, the two will not adhere 
permanently. This fabric is then spread 
and fastened on a plaster board, and 
coated several times with the plaster 
mass, which is dissolved in petroleum 
benzine in the proportion of I to 4, or 
even 1 to 3. 

To prepare the plaster, heat a piece 
of caoutchouc for Yz hour to a tempera- 
ture of 200 deg. C. After cooling, cut 
into pieces as small as possible, place 
in an iron or brass mortar into a 
steam bath, add to 3 parts of caout- 
chouc, 1 part of oleic acid and 3 
parts of resin and knead thoroughly, 
at intervals, until no more lumps of 
caoutchouc are visible. This is dis- 
solved, as above stated, in 3 or 4 parts 
of petroleum ether (gasolin) to 1 part 
of the mass. With this solution the 
gauze is to be coated several times, 
avoiding presence of any fire. When 
dry, a piece of starched gauze is to be 
laid on the face. 

The National Formulary states that 
salve mulls are ointments of high fusing 
points, containing the desired medicinal 
agent and spread upon gauze or "mull" 
in a manner similar to the ordinary 
spread plasters. Although these mulls 
are more conveniently produced with the 
aid of special mechanical appliances, it 
is quite practicable to prepare them on 
a limited scale as follows : 

A sheet of moistened parchment paper 
is spread smoothly on a table top, the 
excess of moisture wiped off with a 
cloth, and a corresponding piece of un- 



sized gauze is evenly stretched upon the 
parchment paper and held in place by 
thumb tacks. The previously melted 
and partly cooled ointment is then spread 
evenly on the gauze by means of a 
broad, flat, bristle brush, and when a 
sufficient layer has been applied in this 
way, the surface is smoothed by the aid 
of two flexible spatulas, heated by im- 
mersion in hot water, wiped dry, and 
used alternately to expedite this opera- 
tion. A smooth surface having been at- 
tained, the thumb tacks are removed, 
and the salve mull is withdrawn from 
the parchment paper, this operation be- 
ing facilitated by wrapping the uncoated 
end of the gauze over a flat stick of 
wood. The salve mull is then suspended 
on a string in a cool room, and when 
thoroughly chilled, it is covered with 
paraffin paper and rolled up. 

Salve mulls differ therefore from 
plaster mulls in not having a gutta- 
percha backing, the mass is made with- 
out caoutchouc, it melts more readily, 
and is applied to the mull in a melted 
condition. 

The most suitable base for preparing 
salve mulls is a mixture of suet and 
lard, in variable proportions, with the 
occasional addition of wax or lead plas- 
ter, this depending on the nature of the 
medicinal component or the intended 
use. The following formulas may serve 
as examples : 

I. Zinc Salve Mull (10 per cent.) : 

Zinc oxid part 1 

Benzoinated lard parts 2 

Benzoinated suet parts 7 

II. Salicylic Acid Salve Mull (10 per 
cent.) : 

Salicylic acid part 1 

Benzoinated lard part 1 

Benzoinated suet parts 8 

III. Corrosive Mercuric Chlorid Salve 
Mull (2/10 per cent.) : 

Mercuric chlorid parts 2 

Alcohol parts 50 

Benzoinated lard parts 50 

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IV. Creosote-Salicylic Acid Salve Mull 
(20:10 per cent.) : 

Salicylic acid parts 10 

Creosote parts 20 

Yellow wax parts 5 

Benzoinated suet parts 65 

Oakum, Medicated. 

Medicated oakum is sometimes used 
as a surgical dressing instead of cotton. 
It is somewhat cheaper than jute and 
much cheaper than cotton. Carbolated 
(5 per cent.) 'and mercuric chlorid 
(1:1000) oakums are used mostly. 
These may be prepared like the corres- 
ponding jutes. See Jutes. 

Oil of Amber. (Oleum Succini.) 

I. Crude oil of amber (U. S. P. 1850) : 
Mix amber in powder with an equal 

weight of sand, introduce into a glass 
retort or flask, which is to be only half 
filled, then distil on a sand bath, with 
a gradually increasing heat. The dis- 
tillate will separate into an acid liquid, 
an oil, and a concrete acid impregnated 
with oil. The oil is to be separated 
from the other matters and kept in well- 
stoppered bottles. 

II. Rectified oil of amber (U. S. P. 
1870) : 

Crude oil of amber pint 1 

Water pints 6 

Mix in a glass retort or flask, and 
distil until 4' pints of water have passed 
with the oil into the receiver; then 
separate the oil from the water and pre- 
serve in a well-stoppered bottle. 

There is probably but little genuine 
oil of amber on the market and those 
requiring a true oil should prepare it 
themselves. 
Oil, Angleworm. 

Angleworms, freed from ad- 
herent dirt part 1 

Olive or other bland fixed 
oil parts 2 

Macerate for three days in a warm 
place, then strain or filter. 

Presumably cottonseed or lard or 
other bland fixed oil to which a very 
small amount of Dippel's animal oil has 
been added will serve equally well, 



Oil of Ants. (Ameisen Oel.) 

Raw linseed oil, also spirit of formic 
acid are dispensed for this. 

Oil of Arnica, Infused. 

Prepare like the infused oils (see 
Oils, Infused), but using 1^4 av. ounces 
of cut arnica flowers for the herb and 
adding to the flowers 75 grains of 
coarsely powdered turmeric root. — D. 
modified. 

Oil, Baunscheidt. (Compound Oil of 
Euphorbium.) 

Baunscheidt was a German charlatan 
who claimed to cure rheumatic and 
other diseases by means of what he 
called a "lebenswecker," i. e., "awaken- 
er" or "revulseur." This consists of a 
number of sharp-pointed needles set in 
a bed of hard rubber. By means of a 
spiral spring arrangement these needles 
are driven into the skin over the seat of 
pain, not deep enough to draw blood, 
while into the wounds produced is rub- 
bed the "Baunscheidt oil." This is an 
irritating substance and produces papu- 
lar eruptions similar to those produced 
by croton oil. The effect is that of a 
powerful counter-irritant. In medicine 
this treatment is known as acupuncture. 
Formulas for the oil are as follows: 



Cantharides, powder gr. 48 

Euphorbium powder gr. 80 

Olive or cottonseed oil fl.oz. 4 

— H. modified. 
Macerate for 7 days and filter. 

II. 

Cantharides, powder gr. 12 

Euphorbium, powder gr. 64 

Mezereum, cut fine gr. 128 

Alcohol, absolute fl.dr. 4 

Ether fl.dr. 6 

Olive or cottonseed oil fl.oz. 4 

Mix the two powders, alcohol and 
ether in a closed vessel, macerate for 
about 3 days, agitating occasionally ; 
then add the oil, macerate again for 
about 3 days, strain, heat the colature 
gently so as to expel the ether, and 
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III. 

Croton oil fl.dr. i 

Cantharidal oil fl.oz. i l / 2 

Olive or cottonseed oil fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

— D. modified. 

Oil of Belladonna, Infused. 

Prepare from belladonna leaves by the 

process under Oils, Infused, which see. 

Oil, British. (Oleum or Linimentum 
Britannicum. — Oil of Stone.) 

There are many formulas for this 
preparation. Originally oil of stone was 
natural rock oil or petroleum and many 
formulas for imitations of this article 
were in vogue, in former days when it 
was scarce, expensive and reputed to 
possess great medical virtues. The for- 
mulas for British oil were similar and 
gradually the two names became to be 
considered synonymous. 

When oil of stone is asked for, it 
may, however, sometimes be the crude 
petroleum which is desired instead of 
the mixture known as British oil. 

The following are the principal for- 
mulas for British oil: 

I. Cooley : 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Barbadoes tar fl.oz. 2 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 1 

Oil of origanum fl.dr. 1 

II. Formula of Philadelphia College of 
Pharmacy : 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 2 

Oil of amber fl.oz. 1 

Oil of juniper fl.oz. 1 

Barbadoes tar fl.dr. 6 

American petroleum fl.dr. 2 

III. Parrish's modification of No. II : 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 4 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 6 

Oil of amber fl.oz. 2 

Oil of juniper m. 30 

Barbadoes tar fl.dr. 2 

Crude petroleum fl.dr. 2 

IV. This mixture has been recom- 
mended for oil of stone: 

American petroleum volume 1 

Barbadoes tar volume 1 

Oil of turpentine volumes 3 

Oil of Cade, Factitious. (Empyreu- 
matic Oil of Juniper.) 

While oil of cade as such is commer- 



j daily available and should be used in 
prescriptions when demanded, there is 
also a factitious article used for veter- 
inary applications which is said to be 
prepared as follows : 

Pine tar av.oz. iH 

Oil of juniper wood fl.oz. 7 

Olive or other similar fixed 

oil fl.oz. 7 

Gum benzoin, coarse powder.gr. 80 
Melt together by the aid of a gentle 
heat, and strain. 

Oil, Calendula. (Infused Oil of Cal- 
endula — Calendulated Oil.) 

Beringer's formula: 

Calendula flowers, con- 
tused av.oz. 1 

Ammonia water m. 10 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 

Olive oil, pure av.oz. 1 

Moisten the flowers with the mixed 
ammonia and alcohol, place in a suitable 
container, add the oil, macerate for 
about 4 days at a temperature of 50 to 
70 deg. C. with frequent agitation, ex- 
press and filter. 

Oil, Cantharidal or Cantharides. 

Cantharides, powder av.oz. 3 

Olive oil, yellow av.oz. 10 

Mix, heat for 10 hours on a boiling 
water bath, express and filter. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Cottonseed oil may be substituted for 
the olive oil. 

Oil, Carbolized. 

Carbolic acid, crystal part 1 

Cottonseed oil parts 19 

Parts are by weight. 

Melt the acid with a gentle heat, and 
mix it with the oil. — N. F. 

The carbolized oil of the Germ. Form. 
is made from 1 part of oil to 49 of 
olive oil. 
Oil, Carminative. (Colic Oil.) 

Oil of spearmint fl.dr. 5 

Oil of caraway fl.dr. 2 l /> 

Oil of cumin fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Oil of fennel ...fl.dr. 2]/ 2 

Infused oil of chamomile, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

This is what is desired by Scandina- 
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Germans understand by this title the in- 
fused oil of henbane. 
Oil of Chamomile, Infused. 

This may be like any of the infused 
oils, using German chamomile flowers, 
whole, and omitting the ammonia water. 
See Oils, Infused. 
Oil, Chloroform. 

Chloroform part i 

Olive oil part i 

Parts are by weight. — Germ. Pharm. 

Oil, Cod-Liver, Aromatized or Palat- 
able. 

I. 

Oil of lemon drops 50 

Oil of neroli drops 20 

Oil of peppermint drops 10 

Vanillin gr. 1 

Coumarin gr. 1/10 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the coumarin and vanillin in 
the volatile oils, with the aid of a very 
gentle heat, and mix the solution with 
the cod liver oil. — D. 

II. Cod liver oil may also be made 
palatable by adding to a pint 2 or 3 
fluidrams of a 1 in 10 solution of sac- 
charin in acetic ether. Volatile oil such 
as peppermint, cinnamon, wintergreen, 
etc., may also be added. 
III. Pavesi's formula: 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 16 

Roasted coffee, powder. .. .av.oz. 24 

Animal charcoal av.oz. T / 2 

Place in a well-closed flask, digest on 
a water bath for one hour, then set 
aside for 3 days, and filter. — H. 

IV. 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 16 

Oil of peppermint .drops 4 

Oil of anise drops 8 

Chloroform drops 20 

— H. 

V. See also Emulsion of Cod Liver 
Oil. 

Oil, Cod-Liver, with Iodin. (Iodized 
Cod-Liver Oil.) 

Iodin gr. 8 

Chloroform m. 10 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the iodin with a few drops 
of oil, then add more of the oil and the 
chloroform, mix this with the remainder 



of the oil contained in a bottle, and 
agitate frequently until dissolved. — D. 
modified. 

See also Oil, Iodized. 

The iodized cod liver oil of the Germ. 
Form, is made from 1 part of iodin and 
1000 of oil (same strength as the above), 
triturating the iodin with some of the 
oil, and then agitating frequently until 
the iodin is dissolved. 

Oil, Cod Liver, with Iron. (Ferrated 
Cod Liver Oil.) 

I. 

Iron benzoate gr. 70 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the iron salt with the oil 
and warm gently until the former is 
dissolved. 

The product contains 1 per cent, of 
the iron salt. — Germ. Form. 
II. 

Medicinal soap gr. 60 

Solution of iron oxychlorid. fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water sufficient 

Sodium chlorid gr. 90 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the soap in 2 fluidounces of 
water by the aid of heat, also mix the 
iron solution with 2 fluidounces of 
water, add the latter liquid gradually to 
the soap solution (when cold), stirring 
constantly. Collect the precipitate with- 
out washing; place between folds of 
filter paper until tolerably dry, or weigh- 
ing about 350 grains, place in a porce- 
lain or enameled iron evaporating dish 
with the salt and oil, heat on a water 
bath until solution takes place, and 
filter. The object of the salt is to ab- 
stract water from the iron compound 
and thus facilitate its solution in the 
oil.— D. 

This contains about Y / 2 per cent, of 
ferric oleate. It may be made stronger 
by using proportionately more of the 
soap, iron solution and water. 

The iron oleate may also be prepared 
from solution of iron tersulfate and 
solution of sodium oleate (castile soap). 
III. 

Ferris chlorid, sublimed gr. 68 

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Dissolve the chlorid by triturating in 
a mortar with the oil gradually added, 
then filter. 

Ferric chlorid when perfectly anhy- 
drous as it is when sublimed and keep 
in well-closed bottles is soluble in the 
oil. 

Oil, Cod Liver, with Iron Iodid. (Eer- 
ro-Iodized or Iodo-Ferrated Cod- 
Liver Oil.) 

Iodin gr. 30 

Reduced iron gr. 15 

Stronger ether m. no 

Cod liver oil, to make. . . .av.oz. 16 
Triturate the iodin, iron and 1 fluid- 
ounce of oil in a mortar with the ether 
until a black mixture results and the 
iodin and iron have combined ; then add 
the remainder of the oil, let stand for 
several days, and filter. 

The product contains about Yz per 
cent, of ferrous iodid. — D. 

Oil, Cod Liver, with Malt Extract. 
Oil, Cod Liver, Malted. 

For cod liver oil with malt extract, 
see Extract of Malt with Cod Liver 
Oil. 
Oil, Cod Liver, with Phosphorus. 

(Phosphorized or Phosphorated 

Cod Liver Oil.) 

This may be made by dissolving 1 
gr. of phosphorus in 16 fluidounces of 
cod liver oil by the aid of a gentle heat 
on a water bath, agitating frequently. 

This preparation may also be con- 
veniently prepared by mixing 2 fluidrams 
of phosphorated oil with 16 fluidounces 
of cod liver oil. 
Oil, Cod Liver, with Quinine. 

This may be prepared by dissolving 
64 grains of dry quinine alkaloid in a 
small amount of pure oleic acid by the 
aid of a gentle heat, and add enough 
cod liver oil to make 16 fluidounces. 

Of course, a ready-prepared quinine 
oleate may be added directly to the oil. 
Oil of Conium, Infused. 

This is prepared like the infused oils, 
using conium herb. See Oils, Infused. 
Oil, Eel, Factitious. 

See Lards, Factitious. 



Oil of Eggs. 

This is obtained by subjecting hard- 
boiled yolk of eggs to pressure, or by 
extracting hard-boiled yolks with car- 
bon disulfid. About 1 fluidounce of oil 
is thus obtained from 16 yolks. 

The oil deteriorates very readily and 
must be preserved in dram-vials in a 
cool, dark place. 

A factitious article may be prepared 
as follows : 

Olive or cottonseed oil fl.oz. 13^2 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 2^2 

Yellow wax av.oz. y 2 

Melt together on a water bath. — H. 
It may often be replaced by olive, 
sweet almond, cottonseed or other simi- 
lar bland fixed oil. 

Oil, Ethereal. (Oleum Aethereum. — 
Oil of Wine.) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Sulfuric acid, U. S. P fl.oz. 32 

Distilled water fl.dr. 6 l /2 

Ether, stronger sufficient 

Add the acid slowly to the alcohol, 
mix them thoroughly, and allow the 
mixture to stand, in a closed flask, for 
24 hours, or until the liquid is clear ; 
then pour the liquid into a tubulated re- 
tort of such capacity that the liquid 
shall nearly fill it. Insert a thermometer 
through the tubulure, so that the bulb 
shall be deeply immersed in the liquid 
and having connected the retort with a 
well-cooled condenser and also having 
connected with the receiver a bent glass 
tube for conducting the uncondensed 
gases into water, distil, by means of a 
sand bath at a temperature between 150 
and 160 deg. C. until only drops cease 
to come over, or until a black froth, 
which forms on the surface, begins to 
rise in the retort. Separate the yellow 
ethereal liquid from the distillate and 
expose it to the air, for 24 hours, in a 
shallow dish. Then transfer it to a 
wet filter, and, when the watery portion 
has drained ofT, wash the oil which is 
left on the filter with the distilled water 
which should be as cold as possible. 
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remaining oil with an equal volume of 
stronger ether. 

The oily liquid obtained is what is 
known as heavy oil of wine, so that 
ethereal oil is a mixture of equal vol- 
umes of heavy oil of wine and stronger 
ether. 

The product should be preserved in 
small glass-stoppered bottles in a cool 
place. — N. F. 

Ethereal oil of the market is fre- 
quently known as heavy oil of wine but 
of course should not be confused with 
the true heavy oil of wine, which is 
also obtainable. The commercial ether- 
eal oil can be had at almost any price 
and probably consists of heavy oil of 
wine diluted with more or less ether 
or alcohol or both to suit the ideas of 
intending purchasers. As the average 
yield of oil is about 2 to 2^ per cent, 
of the alcohol used, it follows that the 
oil cannot but be an expensive article. 
It is used pharmaceutically only in the 
making of compound spirit of ether. 
Oil, Felon or Secretive. (Malefiz or 
Ausscheidungs Oel.) 

Kneipp's : 

Croton oil part I 

Sweet almond oil parts 6 

Oil of Gladness. 

This mixture is used in some parts 
of this country under the above name: 

Oil of sweet marjoram fl.dr. I 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. I 

Oil of horsemint fl.dr. I 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. I 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 4 

Ether fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 8 

Red sounders, ground gr. 10 

Mix, macerate for several days and 
filter. 
Oil, Goose. 

See Lards, Factitious. 
Oil, Gray. (Oleum Cinereum.) 

This is a fluid form of mercurial oint- 
ment employed by Prof. Lang of Vienna 
for subcutaneous injection. There are 
two strengths, a stronp - and a mild, one 
prepared from a strong, the other from 
a weak, special mercurial ointment. 



The strong oil is prepared from 9 
parts by weight of the strGng gray oint- 
ment and 4 of olive oil, mixing thor- 
oughly. It contains nearly 50 per cent, 
of metallic mercury, and is injected in 
quantities of 0.1 cc. 

The weak oil is prepared from 6 parts 
by weight of mild gray ointment and 4 
of olive oil, mixing thoroughly. It con- 
tains 30 p. c. of metallic mercury, and 
is injected in quantities of 0.1 cc. 

The strong "gray lanolin ointment" 
is prepared from 1 av. ounce of anhy- 
drous wool fat, 2 av. ounces of metallic 
mercury, and about 2 to 2Y2 fluidounces 
of chloroform. The fat and mercury 
are to be triturated together in a 
capacious mortar, gradually adding 
chloroform, until the mercury is well 
extinguished. Then continue trituration 
till the chloroform has dissipated. 

The weak ointment is prepared in the 
same manner from 1 av. ounce each of 
anhydrous wool fat and metallic mer- 
cury and about 10 to 12 fluidrams of 
chloroform. 

The strong gray oil may be made di- 
rectly from the metal by mixing 6 parts 
by weight of it with 3 of anhydrous 
wool fat and 4 of olive oil; the weak 
gray oil from 3 each of metallic mer- 
cury and anhydrous wool fat and 4 of 
olive oil. The metal should be tritur- 
ated with the fat until extinguished, 
then incorporated with the oil. 
Oil, Green. 

Dispense either carminative oil or in- 
fused oil of henbane. See Oil Carmina- 
tive and Oil of Henbane, Infused. 
Sometimes simply the so-called Malaga 
olive oil is dispensed. 
Oil, Green "Wonder. 

This is said to be used in some parts 
of this country: 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 4 

Zinc sulfate, fine powder gr. 15 

Copper acetate, fine pow- 
der av.oz. i l / 2 

Peru balsam gr. 60 

Linseed oil lb. 1 

Olive oil lb. 1 

Warm the two oils, add the turpen- 



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tine, then the other ingredients, and stir 
until cold. 

This is used for scalds, burns, wounds 
and piles. 

Oil, Haarlem. (Medicamentum.- - 
Dutch Drops. — Tilly Drops. — 
Haarlem Balsam. — Dutch or Hol- 
land Balsam or Drops. — Silver 
Balsam or Drops. — Batavia Em- 
pyreumatic Oil.) 

I. Hager states that the original 
Batavian empyreumatic oil was sold as 
Haarlem oil. It was prepared by the 
dry distillation of 5 parts each of aloes 
and myrrh, 2 of olibanum and 50 of 
olive oil. 

The preparation current in this coun- 
try is not made according to the above 
but always contains balsam of sulfur 
and oil of turpentine, similar to Nos. 
II and III. 
II. 
Balsam of sulfur, from lin- 
seed oil part 1 

Oil of turpentine parts 3 

— H. 
III. 
Balsam of sulfur, from lin- 
seed oil part 1 

Oil of turpentine parts 2 

Oil of cade parts 4 

— H. 
IV. The following formula is an Am- 
erican variation : 

Balsam of sulfur fl.oz. 3 

Barbadoes petroleum fl.oz. 1 

Oil of amber, crude fl.oz. 1^2 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 8 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 4 

Oil of Henbane, Infused. (Oleum 
Hyoscyami Coctum. — Oil of Hy- 
oscyamus. — Groen Olje. 

I. This may be prepared from hen- 
bane leaves according to the process 
given under Oils, Infused. 
II. 

Henbane leaves, cut moder- 
ately fine av.oz. I 

Alcohol fl.dr. 7 

Olive oil av.oz. 10 

Moisten the leaves with the alcohol, 
keep in a closed vessel, for several 
hours, add the oil. heat on a water bath 



until the alcohol has dissipated, express, 
and filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

Oil of Henbane, Compound. (Com- 
pound Oil of Hyoscyamus. — Bal- 
samum Tranquillans. — Baume 
Tranquille.) 

Oil of wormwood drops 5 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 5 

Oil of rosemary drops 5 

Oil of sage drops 5 

Oil of thyme, white drops 5 

Infused oil of henbane fl.oz. 8 

The Baume Tranquille (Balsamum 
tranquillans) of the Codex is a more 
complex preparation, not identical with 
the above, but possessing about the 
same properties. — N. F. 
Oils, Infused. (Olea Cocta or Infusa.) 
The following is the general process 
of the N. F. for preparing the so-called 
infused oils, such as oil of hyoseyamus, 
oil of chamomile, etc. : 
The dry herb, moderately 

coarse (No. 40) powder. av.oz. zVa 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c m. 30 

Lard oil av.oz. 8 

Cottonseed oil av.oz. 8 

Moisten the powdered herb with a 
sufficient quantity of the alcohol and 
ammonia water previously mixed, then 
pack it tightly into a stone or enamelled 
iron vessel of suitable capacity, pour on 
the remainder of the ammoniated alco- 
hol, cover it well, and allow the mix- 
ture to macerate for 24 hours. Then 
add 2 av.ounces of the mixed oils, 
digest, under frequent agitation, during 
T2 hours, at a temperature between 50 
and 60 deg. C, transfer the mixture to 
a strainer, and express strongly. To 
the residue, returned to the vessel, add 
the remainder of the oils, digest and 
express in the same manner, and unite 
the expressed portions. 

This process is a modification of that 
prescribed by the Germ. Pharm. The 
alcohol and free ammonia are dissipated 
during the digestion. Infused oils are 
usually prepared usually from so-called 
narcotic plants, but it is known that 
only a portion of their active constitu- 
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Oil, Iodized. 

A redely method of incorporating iodin 

with oils is the following: 

Iodin gr. 20 

Sodium iodid gr. 5 

Glycerin, about drops 5 

Triturate thoroughly and incorporate 

the requisite amount of oil. 

Oil of Joy. 

This is said to be used in some parts 

of this country under the above name: 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 1 

Oil of cedar fl.dr. 1 

Chloroform fl.dr. 3 

Camphor gr. 30 

Tincture of quaiac fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 2 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Oil, Lily. 

A preparation which may be sold un- 
der this name is the following: 

Cottonseed oil, bleached. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Oil of bergamot drops 16 

Oil of Origanum. 

The so-called pure oil of origanum is 
the red or unpurified oil of thyme 
(Thymus vulgaris). The so-called com- 
mercial oil of origanum is the pure oil 
mixed with oil of turpentine. 

Oil, Paraffin. (Liquid Petrolatum or 
Petrolatum Oil.) 

See Paraffin. 
Oil, Phosphorated. 
I. 

Phosphorus gr. 22 

Sweet almond oil, stronger 
ether, each sufficient 

Introduce a quantity of the oil into 
a flask, heat it on a sand bath to 250 
deg. C, keep it at that temperature for 
15 minutes, then allow it to cool, and 
filter it. Put 4^2 av.ounces of the fil- 
tered oil together with the phosphorus, 
previously well dried with filtering or 
blottins: paper, into a dry, tared bottle 
capable of holding about 6 fluidounces, 
insert the stopper, and heat the bottle 
in a water bath until the phosphorus 
is completely melted (occasionally open- 
ing the bottle to allow the expanded 
air to escape). Then agitate it until 



the phosphorus is dissolved, allow it to 
cool, add enough stronger ether to make 
the mixture weigh 5 av. ounces, and 
shake again. Lastly, transfer the solu- 
tion to small glass-stoppered vials, which 
should be completely filled and kept in 
a cool and dark place. — N. F. and U. S. 
P. 1890. 

The preliminary heating of the oil is 
to coagulate albuminous matter which 
fixed oils contain, also to expel air and 
traces of water. 

The ether assists in preservation of 
the product as well as to render it less 
disagreeable to the taste. 

The phosphorus used should be in 
translucent pieces. 

The product contains 1 per cent, by 
weight of phosphorus, or slightly over 
y 2 gr. in a fluidram. It should be free 
from any undissolved phosphorus. 
II. 

Heat sweet almond oil in a porcelain 
dish to about 150 deg. C. and keep it 
at this temperature for about 15 minutes, 
then let it cool, and filter through pa- 
per. Put 99 parts by weight into a 
stoppered bottle capable of holding rath- 
er more than this amount, and add to" it 
one part by weight of dry phosphorus. 
Immerse the bottle in hot water until 
the mixture has acquired the tempera- 
ture of 82 deg. C, removing the stopper 
two or three times to allow the escape 
of expanded air; then shake until the 
phosphorus is entirely dissolved. 

The proportion of phosphorus to oil 
is 18 grains of the former to 4 av.- 
ounces of the latter. — Brit. Pharm. 

Oil of Pumpkin Seed. 

Pumpkin seed av.oz. 2 

Ether av.oz. 2 

Beat the seeds in a mortar until thor- 
oughly broken, then add the ether in 
small portions at a time, rubbing until 
well mixed; transfer to a bottle, cork 
well, and let stand 10 hours; then 
change to a small funnel or percolator, 
and pass enough ether through the mass 
to obtain 2 av. ounces of percolate ; al- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



iow it to evaporate in a current of air 
until it has lost the odor of ether. 

This is used to expel tapeworm, y 2 
ounce being a dose, to be repeated in 
2 hours, then followed in 4 hours with 
castor oil to which 30 to 60 drops of 
ether may be added. — Eclectic. 
Oil, Rainworm, Artificial. (Regen- 
wurm Oel.) 

The following are used : 

I. 

Oil of birch tar part I 

Rapeseed oil, crude, to 

make parts 25 

— H. 

II. 

Linseed oil, raw parts 49 

Animal oil part 1 

III. 

Animal oil parts 2 

Petroleum parts 5 

Rapeseed or other neutral 
fixed oil parts 150 

IV. 
Cottonseed or other neutral 
fixed oil, colored with al- 
kanet root. 
V. 

Raw linseed oil. 

Oil of Rhodium. (Oil of Duty.) 

True oil of rhodium is distilled from 
the roots of Convolvulus Scoparius and 
other species. There are, however, a 
number of mixtures parading under the 
name oil of rhodium which are used as 
baits by rat-catchers, fishermen, and 
others. Among these mixtures are the 
following : 

I. 
Oil of rose fl.dr. 1 



II. 

Oil of rose drops 20 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 1 

Balsam of copaiba fl.oz. 1 

III. 

Oil of rose fl.dr. I 

Oil of sandalwood fl.oz. 2^ 

IV. 

Oil of rose fl.dr. 1 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 2 

Oil of sandalwood fl.dr. 4 

Probably in many instances the oil of 



rose in the above formulas is replaced 
wholly or in part by oil of rose gera- 
nium. 
Oil, Rue. 
Kneipp's: 

This is prepared from the leaves like 
infused oil of henbane. See Oils, In- 
fused. 
Oil, Sage. 
Kneipp's : 

This is prepared from the leaves like 
infused oil of henbane. See Oils, In- 
fused. 
Oil, Skunk. 

See Lards, Factitious. 
Oil of Spike. 

True oil of spike is a distillate of the 
spike lavender plant. The commercial 
oil of spike which is used so largely for 
veterinary purposes is, however, a very 
different article, mixtures of various 
kinds being used. The most common 
mixture is Barbadoes tar with about 3 
times its volume of oil of turpentine. 
Sometimes some raw linseed oil is add- 
ed, also a small amount of crude oil of 
amber or oil of hemlock is added to 
partially modify the odor of the turpen- 
tine. Another mixture which has been 
suggested is a mixture of 1 fluidounce 
of amber oil, 2 fluidounces of Barbadoes 
tar and 16 each of linseed and turpen- 
tine oils. 

Oil, St. Johnswort. 
Kneipp's : 

This is prepared from the leaves like 
infused oil of henbane. See Oils, In- 
fused. 
Oil of Stone. 

See Oil. British. 
Oil of Stramonium, Infused. 

This is to be prepared from stramo- 
nium leaves according to the process 
given under Oils, Infused, which see. 
Oil of Turpentine, Rectified. 

Oil of turpentine a convenient 

quantity. 
Solution of sodium hy- 
drate sufficient 

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259 



equal volume of the solution, introduce 
the mixture into a copper still con- 
nected with a well-cooled condenser, 
then distil until about three-fourths of 
the oil has passed over, and separate 
the clear oil from the mixture of oil 
and water in the distillate. 

The product should be kept in well- 
stoppered bottles, in a cool place, pro- 
tected from light.— U. S. P. 

The above should always be dispensed 
when oil of turpentine is required for 
internal use. 

In the Germ. Pharm. and the U. S. 
P. 1890, this preparation is made by dis- 
tillation of the oil with 6 volumes of 
lime water. 

Oils, White. 

See Liniment, Turpentine, Acetic. 

Oil of Wormwood, Infused. 

Prepare like the infused oils. See 
Oils, Infused. 

Oil-Sugars. (Oleossacharates — Oleo- 
sacchara — Elaeossachara.) 

The general process of the N. F. for 
oil-sugars is as follows: 

Any volatile oil drop 1 

Sugar gr. 30 

Triturate the sugar with the oil to a 
fine powder. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made when wanted for use. 

When Elseosaccharum Anisi, E. Fce- 
niculi, E. Menthse Piperise, etc., etc., are 
prescribed, these are to-be prepared from 
the corresponding essential oils, accord- 
ing to the above formula. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs the pro- 
portions of 1 part by weight of oil to 
50 of sugar and- directs 25 drops of oil 
to be considered equal to 1 grain of 
oil. But inasmuch as these prepara- 
tions are used only as adjuvants, the 
above more convenient formula may al- 
ways be employed. 

The Dan. and Norw. Pharms. direct 
1 part of oil and 49 of sugar. 

Ointments. (TJnguenta.) 

These are mixtures of fatty or fatty 

and wax bodies, or these combined with 
17 



other solid or medicinal substances. 
They are softer than cerates and are in- 
tended for rubbing (inunction) into 
the skin. 
Ointment of Aconite. 

Extract of aconite leaves. .. .part 1 

Lard parts 2 

Soften the extract with water or di- 
luted alcohol and mix well with the 
lard. — Eclectic. 
Ointment, Aconitine. 

Aconitine gr. 10 

Oleic acid, pure gr. 80 

Lard gr. 410 

Rub the aconitine with the acid and 
gently warm the mixture until dis- 
solved, then incorporate the lard. — Brit. 
Pharm. 
Ointment, Alkaline. 

Sodium carbonate gr. 120 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 1 

Lard av.oz. 1 

Triturate the sodium salt to an im- 
palpable powder, mix with the lard, and 
then add the tincture.— Eclectic. 
Ointment, Alkaline, Camphorated. 

Potassium carbonate gr. 20 

Camphor, powder gr. 6 

Lard gr. 420 

Warm the lard, add the camphor, stir 
well till dissolved, and mix the potas- 
sium carbonate. — Eclectic. 
Ointment of Aluminum Acetate. 
Unna's : 

Simple ointment av.oz. 1 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. 2 

Solution of aluminum ace- 
tate av.oz. 4 

(about fl.dr. 30) 
Mix the ointment and fat, and grad- 
ually incorporate the solution. — D. 

Ointment, Ammoniacal. (Gondrat's 
Pomade.) 

Lard gr. 240 

Suet gr. 160 

Sweet almond oil m. 80 

Stronger water of ammonia 
(28 per cent, or concen- 
trated) fl.oz. 1 

Melt the lard and suet together, add 
the oil, and when the mixture is tol- 
erably cool, pour it into a wide-mouthed 
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well, and shake occasionally until cold. 
— Eclectic. 

This is a slight modification of the 
formula of the Codex which directs i 
part each of suet and lard, then add 2 
parts of ammonia water, sp. gr. 0.920. 

This is used as a rubefacient and 
vesicant. 

Ointment of Ammoniated Mercury. 
(Ointment of White Precipitate — 
Unguentum Hydrargyri Album 
— Weisse Quecksilber Salbe.) 

Ammoniated mercury (white 

precipitate) part 1 

White petrolatum parts 5 

Wool-fat, hydrous parts 4 

Rub the ammoniated mercury to a 
perfectly smooth paste with about an 
equal weight of melted white petrola- 
tum, then add the remainder of the 
petrolatum melted and the wool-fat and 
stir the mixture until it congeals. — U. 
S. P. 

The Brit, and Germ. Pharms. direct 
the use of paraffin ointment as the ve- 
hicle. 

Ointment, Antimonial. (Tartar Emet- 
ic Ointment — Ointment of Tartar- 
ated Antimony — Unguentum Sti- 
biatum — Autenrieth's Ointment.) 

Tartar emetic, very -fine pow- 
der gr. 100 

Lard gr. 400 

— U. S. P. 1870. 

The Brit. Pharm. 1885 (not in 1898) 
directs simple ointment instead of lard. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs paraffin 
ointment instead of lard. 

No water should be employed in ma- 
king this ointment. 

Ointment, Astringent. 

Mutton suet lb. 1 

Witch-hazel or sumach leaves, .oz. 2 
Melt the suet, boil with the leaves for 

one-half hour and strain. — Thomsonian 

(from Comfort's Practice). 

Ointment, Atropine. 

Atropine gr. I© 

Oleic acid, pure gr. 40 

Lard gr. 450 

Triturate the atropine with the acid 
and gently warm the mixture until dis 



solved, then incorporate the lard. — Brit 
Pharm. and Eclectic. 
Ointment, Bayberry. 

Bayberry plaster av.oz. 4 

Olive oil fl.oz. 1 

Melt the plaster, add the oil, and stir 
until cool. — Eclectic. 
This may also be prepared from: 

Bayberry wax av.oz. 2 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 2 

Olive oil fl.oz. 1 

Ointment of Bayberry, Compound. 

Bayberry wax av.oz. 1 

. Sweet gum av.oz. 1 

Suet : av.oz. 2 

— Eclectic. 

Ointment of Bearsfoot. (Ointment 
of Polymnia.) 

Polymnia, fresh root part 1 

Lard or mutton suet parts 2 

Cut the root into small pieces, add 

the fat, heat , the mixture until water 

ceases to evaporate, and strain while 

hot. — Eclectic. 
Another Eclectic formula for this 

preparation is the following: 

Fluid extract of bearsfoot. .av.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 2 

Heat together until vapors cease to 

escape. 

Ointment of Belladonna. 

I. 
Extract of belladonna leaves. av.oz. y 2 

Diluted alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Wool fat, hydrous...., av.oz. 1 

Benzoinated lard av.oz. 3^2 

Triturate the extract with the diluted 
alcohol until a smooth mixture is ob- 
tained, with this incorporate "the wool 
fat, and then add the lard.— U. S. P. 
II. 
Fluid extract of belladonna 

root, Brit. Pharm fl.oz. 3 

Benzoinated lard av.oz. 3 

Evaporate the fluid extract on a wa- 
ter bath to Y% av.ounce (165 grains), 
and then incorporate the lard. 

1000 parts of this ointment should 
contain 6 parts of alkaloids of bella- 
donna root.— Brit. Pharm. 
Ointment, Black. (Black Salve.) 
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"black salve," which was the same as 
"mother salve," but Thomson himself 
objected to its use. Instead of it, as 
an application to old sores and ulcers, 
he recommended beef's gall dried down 
to the consistence of ointment. 
Ointment, Blue. (Mercurial Oint- 
ment, Diluted or Milder — Gray 
or Neapolitan Ointment — Franz- 
osen, Reuter or Material Salbe.) 

Mix 2 parts of mercurial ointment 
(U. S. P. or 50 p. c.) with 1 part of 
petrolatum. — U. S. P. 

The product contains," therefore, 2>Z X A 
per cent, of metallic mercury. 

The preparation of the Brit. Form, is 
made from 1 part of mercurial ointment 
(Brit. Pharm.) and 2 parts of lard. 
The ^product contains approximately 16 
per cent, of mercury. 

Ointment of Boric Acid. (Boric Oint- 
ment.) 
I. 

Boric acid, fine powder part 1 

Paraffin part 1 

White petrolatum . . . ' parts 8 

Melt the paraffin, add the petrolatum 
and heat gently for 10 minutes; then 
add the hot liquid to the acid, contained 
in a warm mortar, triturating thorough- 
ly, and stir the mixture until it con- 
geals.— U. S. P. 

In the Brit, and Germ. Pharms., this 
is made from 1 part of boric acid and 
9 parts of paraffin ointment. 
II. Lister's formula: 

Boric acid, fine powder part 1 

White wax part 1 

Paraffin parts 2 

Sweet almond oil parts 2 

Triturate the acid to a smooth paste 
with a portion of the oil, melt the par- 
affin, wax and remainder of the oil to- 
gether and add the previous mixture. 
Ointment, Brown. (Mother's Salve — 
Unguentum Fuscum — TJnguent- 
um Matris — Mutter Salbe.) 

Camphorated brown plaster. av.oz. 2 

Olive oil av.oz. 1 

Suet av.oz. 1 

Melt them together, and stir the mass 
until it is cold. — N. F. 
Cottonseed or other bland fixed oil 



could be substituted for the olive oil. 
Ointment, Burn. 

Melt yellow wax and burgundy pitch 
together (no quantities given) and add 
enough swee. oil to make an ointment. 
— Thomsonian (from the Materia Med- 
ica). 

Ointment, Calamine. (Unguentum 
Zinci Carbonatis Crudi — Un- 
guentum Calaminare or Calaminse 
— Turner's Cerate — Ointment of 
Zinc Carbonate.) 

I. 

Prepared calamine part 1 

Simple ointment parts 5 

Mix them intimately, by trituration, so 
as to produce a smooth and homoge- 
neous ointment. — N. F. 

II. The calamine ointment of the 
Brit. Pharm. 1885 (not in 1898) was 
made with benzoinated lard instead of 
simple ointment. 

III. Rademacher's formula for cala- 
mine ointment : 

Camphor, powder gr. 55 

Litharge av.oz. 1 

Armenian bole av.oz. 1 

Lead carbonate av.oz. 1 

Calamine, prepared av.oz. 1 

Yellow wax av.oz. i]/ 2 

Lard av.oz. 6 

Mix the litharge, lead carbonate, bole 
and calamine to a smooth paste with a 
portion of the lard, also melt the wax, 
to it add the remainder of the lard, 
add the previous mixture, mix the whole 
thoroughly, add the camphor and stir 
occasionally until solid. — D. and H. 

Ointment, Calendula. (Calendulated 
Ointment.) 

I. Beringer's (said to be similar to the 
homeopathic preparation) : 

Yellow wax av.oz. *4 

Paraffin av.oz. J4 

Petrolatum av.oz. 4J4 

Fluid extract of calendula 

flowers fl.dr. 2 

Extract of calendula part 1 

II. 
Diluted alcohol., .sufficient to soften 
the extract. 

Simple ointment parts 9 

— H. 



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III. It may also be prepared by di- 
gesting I av.onnce of calendula flowers 
in 9 av.ounces of simole ointment for 
about 2 hours, then expressing. 
IV. Kneipp's : 

Simple ointment impregnated with the 
flower and herb of calendula. 

Ointment, Calomel. 

Calomel part I 

Benzoated lard parts g 

—Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment, Camphor. 

Camphor, coarse powder. .. .parts 2 

White wax part I 

Lard parts 6 

Melt the wax and lard with a gentle 
heat, then add the camphor, and stir 
the ointment until it is cold. — N. F. 
Ointment, Cantharides or Canthari- 

dal. 
I. 

Cantharides, bruised part i 

Benzoinated lard parts io 

Melt the lard, add the cantharides, 

digest at a temperature of about SO deg. 

C. for 12 hours, strain through calico, 

press the residue gently, and stir until 

cold. — Brit. Pharm. 

II. 

Cantharides oil parts 3 

Yellow wax parts 2 

The Germ. Pharm. also recognizes a 

cantharidal ointment for veterinary use. 

See Ointment, Cantharides, Veterinary. 

— Germ. Pharm. 

Ointment, Canthardes, Veterinary. 

Cantharides, moderately fine 

powder av.oz. 3 

Gum euphorbium, moderate- 
ly fine powder av.oz. V/2 

Soft turpentine av.oz. 3 

Yellow wax av.oz. V/2 

Olive oil av.oz. 3 

Lard av.oz. 3 

Mix the cantharides, oil and lard, heat 
on a water bath, and keep warm for 10 
hours, stirring occasionally, add the wax 
and turpentine, and, when melted, re- 
move from the water bath, add the 
euphorbium, and stir the mixture fre- 
quently until cold.— Germ. Pharm. 



Ointment, Capsicum. 

Capsicum pods, bruised gr. 120 

Spermaceti gr. 60 

Olive oil av.oz. 1 

Digest on a water bath for 1 hour, 
stirring occasionally, strain, and allow 
to cool without stirring. — Brit. Pharm. 

See also Ointment of Oleoresin of 
Capsicum. 

Ointment of Carbolic Acid. (Carbolic 
or Phenol Ointment.) 

I. 

Carbolic acid, crystal gr. 108 

White petrolatum av.oz. 8 

Melt the petrolatum, add the acid, and 
stir the mixture until it begins to con- 
geal. The product contains 3 per cent, 
of acid— U. S. P. 

This acid used for making this and 
other carbolic ointments should be the 
crystal acid itself or preferably this 
melted by aid of heat, and then should 
be added to the melted fat. On no 
account should an acid liquefied by the 
aid of alcohol, water, glycerin or other 
similar liquid be used, as this interferes 
with the solution of the acid. 

In the U. S. P. 1890 this ointment 
contained 5 per cent, of acid and was 
made with simple ointment as the ve- 
hicle. 
II. 



Glycerin 
Paraffin ointment 



av.oz. iy 2 

av.oz. io l / 2 

Dissolve the acid in the glycerin and 

incorporate with the ointment. — Brit. 

Pharm. 

III. Lister's carbolic salve: 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 1 

Linseed oil, raw av.oz. 4 

Prepared chalk sufficient 

Mix the acid and oil and add sufficient 

chalk to make a soft ointment. — D. 

Ointment, Casein, Unna's. 

Casein av.oz. 2^ 

Potassium hydrate gr. 23 

Sodium hydrate gr. 5 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Petrolatum gr. 150 

Zinc oxid gr. 36 

Carbolic acid gr. 36 

Water, to make av.oz. 16 



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Prepare the casein as follows : Take 
milk from which the cream or fat has 
been entirely removed, curdle it by the 
addition of rennet essence, at a tempera- 
ture of 30 to 40 degs. C. ; collect the 
coagulum and wash with running water 
or otherwise until the washings are no 
longer acid; dry carefully and powder. 

Dissolve the alkalies in a portion of 
the water, and in this solution dissolve 
the casein, add the glycerin and carbolic 
acid, incorporate the petrolatum and 
zinc oxid, and finally the remainder of 
the water. 

This is recommended by Unna as a 
vehicle to be used instead of fatty bodies 
for inunction. 

Ointment, Chaulmugra or Gynocar- 
dia. 

Chaulmugra oil part 1 

Paraffin ointment parts 3 

Mix together in a mortar or on a tile. 
— Eclectic. 
Ointment, Chrysarobin. 

Chrysarobin gr. 92 

Benzoinated lard av.oz. 4 

Triturate the chrysarobin with the 
lard, previously melted, and heat the 
mixture on a water bath with occasional 
stirring for 20 minutes, then strain and 
stir until it congeals. — U. S. P. 

The directions of the Brit. Pharm. are 
similar. Triturate 73 grains of chrysa- 
robin with 4 av.ounces of benzoinated 
lard previously melted by heat ; con- 
tinue the heat until the chrysarobin is 
dissolved and stir until cold. 

Ointment of Chrysarobin, Compound, 
Unna's. 

Chrysarobin gr. 200 

Ichthyol gr. 200 

Salicylic acid gr. 80 

Petrolatum av.oz. 8 

— H. 

Ointment, Clay. 

See Kneipp's Remedies. 

Ointment, Cocaine. 

Cocaine (alkaloid) gr. 20 

Oleic acid, pure gr. 80 

Lard gr. 400 

Triturate the cocaine with the acid, 
gently warm the mixture till cocaine is 



dissolved, and then incorporate the lard. 
—Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment of Cocculus Indicus. 

Kernels of cocculus indicus. .gr. 30 
Lard gr. 150 

Rub up the kernels in a mortar, first 
alone, then with a small portion of the 
lard, and gradually add the rest of the 
lard. 

An ointment composed of 3 grains of 
picrotoxin and 144' grains of lard is 
sometimes used in place of the above. 

Ointment, Conium. (Ointment of 
Poison Hemlock.) 

I. 

Extract of conium gr. 6© 

Lard av.oz. 1 

Soften the extract with water or di- 
luted alcohol and add the ointment. — 
Eclectic. 

II. 

Conium juice fl.oz. 11 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. 4 

• Evaporate the juice, on a water bath 
at a temperature not over 60 deg. C, to 
one-eighth of its volume, then incor- 
porate with the wool fat. — Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment of Copper Subacetate. (Un- 
guentum JEruginis or Apostolor- 
um — Egyptian or Apostle Salve.) 

Copper subacetate (verdi- 
gris) av.oz. y 2 

Rosin av.oz. y 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2 

Lead plaster av.oz. 4 

Olive oil av.oz. 9 

Olibanum, finest powder. .. .av.oz. 2 

Melt the wax, plaster and rosin to- 
gether and add 7^2 av.ounces of the oil. 
Intimately mix the verdigris with the 
remaining oil to a smooth paste, add 
this mixture to the previous one, stir 
well, add the olibanum, and stir fre- 
quently until cool. — H. 

Another ointment containing verdigris 
is what is known as green ointment. 
See Ointment, Green. 
Ointment, Creosote. 

Creosote, beech wood av.oz. 1 

Paraffin av.oz. 4 

Petrolatum, white av.oz. 5 

Melt the paraffin and petrolatum to- 



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gether, add the creosote, and stir until 
cold. — Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment, Diachylon. (Lead Oint- 
ment — Hebra's Ointment — He- 
bra's Diachylon Ointment.) 

I. 

Lead plaster av.oz. I 

White petrolatum oz. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers. . .drops 10 

Melt the plaster by applying a gentle 
heat, add the petrolatum, and mix thor- 
oughly; then allow the mixture to cool, 
add the oil of lavender flowers, and stir 
the ointment until it congeals. — U. S. P. 

The U. S. P. directs this ointment to 
be prepared as needed. 

This ointment is readily decomposed 
in making it unless great care be exer- 
cised to apply only a gentle heat ; and it 
is liable to spoil within a few days after 
making it. If even only slightly rancid, 
it will be unfit for use. If a soft grade 
of petrolatum be substituted for the 
olive oil in the above, the product will 
keep quite well and will be equally effi 
cient. 

II. When made according to the U. 
S. P. 1880, this ointment was more 
nearly like the preparation used by Prof. 
Hebra of Vienna. The U. S. P._ 1880 
formula was 60 parts of lead plaster, 39 
of olive oil, and 1 of oil of lavender 
flowers, corresponding to 1 av.ounce of 
lead plaster, s l A fluidrams of olive oil, 
and 10 drops of oil of lavender flowers. 

III. 

Lead plaster, 

Olive oil, each. .equal parts by weight 

Melt together at a gentle heat, and 
stir until the mixture has concreted. 
After standing for several hours, again 
thoroughly stir the mixture. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

This is the preparation recognized by 
the Germ. Pharm. under the name di- 
achylon ointment. Lead ointment, Germ. 
Pharm., is a different preparation; see 
Ointment, Lead. 

IV. Hebra's original directions are 
the following: 



Litharge av.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Olive oil av.oz. 20 

Oil of lavender flowers fi.dr. 2 

Mix the litharge with the water in a 
capacious vessel, add the olive oil, and 
heat over a naked flame, stirring con- 
stantly, until the reddish color has com- 
pletely disappeared, from time to time 
adding a small amount of water to re- 
place that lost by evaporation. Then 
heat the mixture on a water bath to 
evaporate the superfluous water. When 
the ointment no longer foams or effer- 
vesces, wash it repeatedly with warm 
water until the washings no longer have 
a sweet taste. Then beat the ointment 
so as to dissipate, as much as possible, 
the retained water. Finally incorporate 
the lavender oil. — D. 

Preserve the ointment in not too 
large wide-mouthed bottles, in a cool 
place protected from daylight. 

If quite free from water this ointment 
is said to keep tolerably well. 

Ointment, Diabolic. (Unguentum 
Diabolicum.) 

Potassium iodid gr. 25 

Water m. 20 

Mercurial ointment gr. 20 

Wool fat, hydrous gr. 100 

Lard gr. 280 

Dissolve the iodid, in the water and 

add the other ingredients. — H. 

Ointment, Eucalyptus. 

Oil of eucalyptus av.oz. 1 

Paraffin av.oz. 4 

Petrolatum, white av.oz. 5 

Melt the paraffin and petrolatum to- 
gether, add the oil and stir until cold. 
—Brit. Pharm. 
Ointment, Fern. 

Thomsonian (from the Materia Med- 
ica) : 
Take fresh leaves of meadow fern, 
balm of Gilead buds and gum myrrh, 
each, equal parts, simmer in fresh but- 
ter, and strain. Harden with bayberry 
wax and rosin. 
Ointment of Figwort. 

Figwort leaves, fresh av.oz. 4 

Lard av.oz. 2 

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Heat together until the leaves are 
crisp, then strain with expression. — Ec- 
lectic. 
Ointment of Gallic Acid. 

Gallic acid part I 

Benzoinated lard parts 9 

Rub the acid with the lard, gradually 
added, until they are thoroughly mixed, 
avoiding the use of an iron spatula. — 
U. S. P. 1880. 
Ointment, Green. 

This is sometimes used under the 
above name : 

Verdigris, fine powder part 1 

Resin cerate parts 15 

Add the powder to the cerate, pre- 
viously melted at a gentle heat, and stir 
until it concretes. 

For another ointment containing ver- 
digris, see Ointment of Copper Subace- 
tate. Another green ointment is bay- 
berry ointment. See Ointment, Bay- 
berry. 

Ointment, Healing-. (Thomson's Salve 
— Thomson's Healing Salve.) 

Thomsonian (from the Guide) : 

Yellow wax oz. 4 

Salt butter oz. 4 

White turpentine oz. 6 

Balsam of fir oz. 3 

Another formula mentions fresh but- 
ter instead of salt butter, and still an- 
other 2 ounces of turpentine. 

Ointment of White Hellebore. (Oint- 
ment of Veratrum Album.) 

White hellebore (veratrum 

album), powder av.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 4 

Oil of lemon m. 10 

Mix well. — Eclectic. 

Ointment of Hydrochloric Acid. 
(Ointment of Muriatic Acid.) 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 1 

Spermaceti ointment av.oz. 1 

Melt the spermaceti at a gentle heat 

and incorporate the acid. — Eclectic. 

Ointment, Ichthyol. 

Unna's : 

Ichthyol gr. 50 

Water m. 50 

Lard gr. 150 

Wool fat, hydrous gr. 250 

Triturate the ichthyol with the water 

and add the other ingredients. — D. 



Ointment, Ichthyol, Salicylated or 
Compound. 

Unna's : 

Ichthyol .gr. 50 

Salicylic acid gr. 10 

Lard gr. 220 

Wool fat, hydrous gr. 220 

— D. 

Ointment, loci". 

I. 

Iodin gr. 2& 

Potassium iodid gr. 20 

Glycerin gr. 60 

Benzoinated lard gr. 400 

Triturate the iodin and iodid in a 
glass mortar with the glycerin until dis- 
solved, then gradually add the lard and 
mix thoroughly, avoiding the use of a 
metallic spatula. — U. S. P. 

This should be freshly made when re- 
quired. 

II. The preparation of the Brit. 
Pharm. is made in the same manner. 

III. Rademacher's : 

Iodin gr. 24 

Alcohol sufficient 

Lard gr. 450 

Dissolve the iodin in a little alcohol 
and add the lard. 

The product contains 5 per cent, of 
iodin. — H. 
Ointment, Iodin, Compound. 

This is very similar to the iodin oint- 
ment of the present U. S. P. : 

Iodin gr. 15 

Potassium iodid gr. 30 

Water m. 30 

Lard gr. 480 

Rub the iodin and potassium iodid 
with the water until both are dissolved, 
then with the lard, gradually added, un- 
til well mixed.— U. S. P. 1870 and Ec- 
lectic. 
Ointment, Iodoform. 

Iodoform gr. 50 

Lard gr. 450 

Triturate the iodoform thoroughly 

with about twice its weight of lard, then 

gradually incorporate the remainder of 

the lard. 

This preparation should be freshly 

made, when required. — U. S. P. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



The disagreeable odor of the iodo- 
form may be neutralized or overcome 
by adding a few drops of almost any 
volatile oil; oil of sassafras is very sat- 
isfactory. 

The Brit. Pharm. uses yellow paraf- 
fin ointment instead of the lard. 
Ointment of Ipecac. 

Ipecac, fine powder gr. 12© 

Olive oil fl.dr. 2 



Lard 

Mix well.— Eclectic. 



.av.oz. 



Ointment, Lead. 

See Ointment, Diachylon.-— U. S. P. 

Unguentum Plumbi (Germ. Pharm.), 
lead ointment, lead cerate, or ointment 
of lead subacetate is a different prep- 
aration, being made as follows : 

Solution of lead acetate part 1 

Wool fat, anhydrous part 1 

Paraffin ointment parts 8 

Ointment, Lead Acetate. 

Lead acetate, fine powder... gr. 20 

Paraffin ointment gr. 480 

—Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment of Lead Subacetate. 

See Ointment, Lead. 

Ointment of Lead Carbonate. (Un- 
guentum Cerussse.) 

Lead carbonate gr. 50 

Benzoinated lard gr. 450 

Triturate the lead carbonate to very 
fine powder, then add the lard, gradu- 
ally added, until wel mixed. — U. S. P. 
1890. 

The Brit. Pharm. uses paraffin oint- 
ment instead of the lard. 

The preparation of the Germ. Pharm. 
is made from 3 parts of the carbonate 
and 7 of paraffin ointment. 

Ointment of Lead Carbonate, Cam- 
phorated. (Unguentum Cerussae 
Camphoratum.) 

Camphor, fine powder gr. 23 

Ointment of lead carbonate, 
Germ. Pharm av.oz. I 

Mix the camphor thoroughly with a 
portion of the ointment and then add the 
remainder of the ointment. — Germ. 
Pharm. 



Ointment, Lead, Compound. (Mayer's 
Ointment.) 

Olive oil av.oz. 10 

Gum turoentine av.oz. 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Butter, unsalted av.oz. 1 

Red lead av.oz. 4 

Honey av.oz. 3 

Camphor, powder av.oz. 2 

Melt the wax and turpentine together, 
add the butter and oil, heat nearly to 
boiling, and add gradually, with con- 
stant stirring, the red lead, continuing 
the heat and the stirring until the mix- 
ture becomes black or brown ; allow to 
cool, and when nearly cold add the 
honey and camphor, stirring until the 
latter is dissolved. — Eclectic. 

Ointment of Lead Iodid. 

Lead iodid gr. 50 

Benzoinated lard gr. 450 

Triturate the lead iodid to very fine 
powder, then rub with the lard, gradu- 
ally added, until well mixed. — N. F. 
Appendix and U. S. P. 1890. 

The Brit. Pharm. uses yellow paraffin 
ointment instead of the lard. 

Ointment, Lead Subacetate. (Oint- 
ment of Glycerite of Lead Sub- 
acetate.) 

Glycerite of lead subacetate. av.oz. 1 

Paraffin ointment, white. .. .av.oz. 5 

—Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment of Lead Tannate. (Ungu- 
entum Phembi Tannici — Ungu- 
entum ad Decubitum.) 

Tannic acid part 1 

Solution of lead subacetate. parts 2 
Lard parts 17 

All parts by weight. 

Triturate the acid and solution to a 
smooth mixture, and incorporate the 
lard. — Germ. Pharm. 

Ointment, Marjoram. (Meiran or 
Mairan Butter.) 

Sweet marjoram, coarse 

powder av.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Ammonia water m. 40 

Lard av.oz. 16 

Moisten the herb with the mixed al- 
cohol and ammonia, place in a suitable 
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melt the lard, add the moistened herb, 
digest the whole at a temperature of 
50 to 60 deg. C. for 5 to 6 hours, agi- 
tating frequently, and express. — D. 

Ointment, Marshmallow. (Althsea 
Ointment — Yellow Ointment — 
Unguentum Flavum.) 

Turmeric, powder gr. 150 

Lard av.oz. 8J4 

Yellow wax av.oz. y 2 

Resin av.oz. y 2 

Digest the turmeric in the lard for 
half an hour over a water bath, then 
add the wax and the resin previously 
melted together, melt the whole together 
and strain the ointment— Germ. Pharm. 
(1st). 

Ointment, Mercurial. (Unguentum 
Hydrargyri or XJng. Hyd. cin- 
ereum.) 

I. 

Mercury (metal) av.oz. 8 

Benzoinated lard av.oz. 4 

Prepared suet av.oz. zVa 

Oleate of mercury, 25 p. c. . .gr. 140 

Triturate the oleate in a warm mor- 
tar, add the mercury gradually by means 
of a pipette and when the globules are 
divided and distributed, set it aside for 
about 15 minutes. Melt the lard and 
suet, allow the mixture to cool partially, 
add about y 2 av. ounce of it to the mer- 
curial mixture, and continue the tritura- 
tion until globules of mercury are no 
longer visible under a lens magnifying 
10 diameters. Then add the remainder 
of the lard and suet and mix thoroughly. 

The product is to be assayed and 100 
parts of ointment should yield not less 
than 49 parts of mercury.— U. S. P. 

The above is an excellent process for 
the extinction of the mercury. A sub- 
stance which is superior to mercury 
oleate as an extinguisher of mercury 
is hydrous wool fat; see formula No. 
IV. 

The U. S. P. mercurial ointment con- 
tains one-half mercury, that of many of 
the other pharmacopeias only one-third 
mercury. The above may be made into 
one-third preparation by using corres- 



pondingly less mercury, e. g., 4 av. 
ounces each of mercury, lard and suet 
and 72 grains of oleate of mercury. 

The above ointment may be diluted 
for counter sale by addition of petrola- 
lum as directed in Ointment, Blue, 
which see. 

II. 

Mercury av.oz. 16 

Lard av.oz. 16 

Mutton suet av.oz. 1 

Triturate together until metallic glob- 
ules cease to be visible. — Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Mercury av.oz. 5 

Olive oil gr. 65 

Mutton suet av.oz. 3^ 

Wool fat, anhydrous av.oz. Y\ 

Lard av.oz.5..dr. 4^ 

Triturate the oil and wool fat to- 
gether, then incorporate the mercury by 
trituration, adding the metal gradually 
in small portions, not adding a further 
portion of metal, until the previous por- 
tion is no longer discernible to the 
naked eye. Now melt the lard and suet 
together and when nearly cold, incor- 
porate with the previous mixture. — 
Germ. Pharm. 

IV. 

Mercury av.oz. 5 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. 5 

Lard av.oz. 4 

White wax av.oz. 1 

Triturate the mercury with the wool 
fat until the former is extinguished, 
then add the lard and wax, previously 
melted together and allowed to cool. — 
Austr. Pharm. 

Ointment of Mercury Amnionio- 
Chlorid. 

See Ointment of Ammoniated Mer- 
cury. 
Ointment, Mercurous Chlorid. 

See Ointment, Calomel. 
Ointment, Mercury, Compound. 

Mercurial ointment parts 10 

Yellow wax parts 6 

Olive oil parts 6 

Camphor parts 3 

Mix the wax, oil and ointment by the 
aid of a gentle heat, add the camphor, 
and triturate until cold. — Brit. Pharm. 



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Ointment of Red Mercuric Iodid. 

Red mercuric iodid gr. 20 

Benzoated lard gr. 480 

—Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment of Mercuric Nitrate. (Cit- 
rine or Yellow Ointment — Ungu- 
entum Hydrargyri Nitratis or 
Citrinum — Unguentum Citrinum 
— Gelbe Quecksilber Salbe — Mer- 
curial Balsam.) 

I. 

Mercury (metal) av.oz. 1 

Nitric acid av.oz. 2.y 2 

Lard av.oz. io^4 

Heat the lard, in a glass or porcelain 
vessel, to a temperature of 105 deg. C. ; 
then withdraw the heat, gradually add 
1 av. ounce of nitric acid, and, when the 
reaction moderates, reapply the heat, un- 
til effervescence ceases. Then allow the 
mixture to cool to about 40 deg. C. In 
the meantime dissolve the mercury in 
the remainder of the acid with the aid 
of sufficient heat to prevent the solution 
from crystallizing and add this solution 
to the lard mixture. When the mass 
begins to congeal, stir it thoroughly 
with a wooden spatula until it is of a 
bright citrine color. Avoid contact with 
metallic utensils. — U. S. P. 

The nitric acid should be of the 
strength of the U. S. P., viz., 68 p. c. of 
absolute acid; the lard should be real 
hog's lard, not a composition. 

This formula is an excellent one, al- 
though other fatty bodies such as lard 
oil, cod liver oil, neatsfoot oil, etc., 
have been suggested in place of the 
lard. The U. S. P. 1890 used lard oil. 
The main point to secure a good prod- 
uct is not to allow the temperature to 
exceed that specified. England has 
made the excellent suggestion to use 
470 grains of red mercuric oxid instead 
of the mercury (being purer and more 
easily weighed), dissolving this in the 
acid, adding gradually to the mixture 
of lard and acid at a temperature of 
60 deg. C. (instead of 40), stirring till 
cool, and adding Y av. ounce of glyc- 
erin (to prevent ultimate friableness). 



II. 

Mercury av.oz. I 

Nitric acid fl.oz. 3 • 

Lard av.oz. 4 

Olive oil av.oz. 7 

Dissolve the mercury in the acid with- 
out the aid of heat, agitating gently 
from time to time. Heat the lard and 
oil together on a sand bath, so that the 
mixture when transferred to a heated 
earthenware jar, capable of holding ten 
times the quantity, shall be at a tempera- 
ture of about 145 deg. C. Add the cold 
mercurial solution very gradually, stir- 
ring constantly to promote disengage- 
ment of the fumes. After frothing has 
ceased, the mixture, which should have 
a temperature of not less than 90 deg. 
C, must be kept stirred until cold. 

The product should be firm in consist- 
ence and have a pale lemon color. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

Judged from the American standpoint, 
this formula is faulty in not having a 
portion of the acid added to the lard 
and oil before adding the mercurial solu- 
tion, in excessive acidity of the product, 
and in directing an excessive tempera- 
ture. 
Ointment, Mercuric Nitrate, Diluted. 

Ointment of mercuric nitrate. part 1 

Petrolatum, yellow parts 4 

—Brit. Pharm. 
Ointment, Mercuric Oleate. 

Oleate of mercury, precip- 
itated part 1 

Benzoated lard parts 3 

—Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment of Bed Mercuric Oxid. 
(Ointment of Bed Precipitate — 
Unguentum Hydrargyrum Bu- 
brum.) 

I. 
Red mercuric oxid, very 

fine powder gr. 50 

Water m. 50 

Wool fat, hydrous gr. 200 

Petrolatum gr. 200 

Triturate the oxid with the water un- 
til the mixture is perfectly smooth and 
absolutely free from gritty particles, 
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tions and incorporate thoroughly with 
the petrolatum. — N. F. 

Avoid contact with metallic utensils. 
II. Brit. Pharm: 

Red mercuric oxid, very 
fine powder part I 

Paraffin ointment, yellow. . .parts 9 

III. Germ. Pharm. also uses 1 of 
oxid and 9 of paraffin ointment. 

The first formula is the best, the prod- 
uct being the smoothest. 

Ointment of Yellow Mercuric Oxid. 
I. 

Yellow mercuric oxid gr. 50 

Water m. 50 

Wool fat, hydrous gr. 200 

Petrolatum gr. 200 

Triturate the oxid with the water un- 
til the mixture is perfectly smooth, then 
add the wool fat in divided portions 
and incorporate thoroughly with the 
petrolatum. — U. S. P. 
Avoid contact with metallic utensils. 
In making an ointment of yellow oxid 
of mercury, the oxid may also be first 
triturated to a smooth paste with a 
small amount of a bland fixed oil (olive, 
sweet almond, paraffin) before adding 
the vehicle. 

II. Improved Ointment of Yellow Mer- 
curic Oxid or Unguentum Hydrar- 
gyric Oxidi Flavi Meloriatum : 
Yellow mercuric oxid, fresh- 
ly prepared part 1 

Wool fat, hydrous parts 2^ 

Distilled water sufficient 

Petrolatum, soft, pure, 
enough to make parts 10 

Prepare the oxid by dissolving 63 
grains of pure mercuric chlorid and 24 
grains of pure sodium hydrate each 
separately in a little distilled water, add- 
ing the mercuric solution to the other 
with constant stirring, collecting the pre- 
cipitate on a white filter, and washing 
with distilled water until absolutely free 
from chlorids. Allow the precipitate to 
drain, transfer the magma to a porce- 
lain mortar, and triturate in its moist 
state, adding a small quantity of distilled 
water if necessary to make a thin paste. 
Then add first the wool fat, triturating 



to a perfectly smooth mixture, then 
gradually incorporate the petrolatum. — 
Cin. Acad. Pharm. 

This ointment contains 10 per cent, of 
mercuric oxid and is perfectly free from 
grit. Weaker ointments may be pre- 
pared as desired by the physician. The 
2 per cent, ointment, the kind usually 
prescribed, may be made by mixing the 
10 per cent, with petrolatum in the pro- 
portion of 50 grains of the former to 
200 of the latter. 

—Brit. Pharm. 
III. 

Yellow mercuric oxid, very 
fine powder part 1 

Petrolatum, yellow parts 9 

—Brit. Pharm. 

IV. Pagenstecher's ointment of yellow 
mercuric oxid or ophthalmic oint- 
ment (Unguentum Ophthalmicum) : 

Yellow mercuric oxid gr. 3 

Ointment of rose water gr. 100 

-D. 
Ointment, Mezereum. 

Fluid extract of mezereum. .fl.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 2> l A 

Yellow wax av.oz. ^2 

Melt together the lard and wax with 
a moderate heat, add the fluid extract, 
and stir the mixture constantly until the 
alcohol has evaporated; then remove 
from the source of heat and continue 
stirring until cool.— U. S. P. 1880. 

Ointment, Nerve. 

. Bittersweet root bark parts 2 

Wormwood part 1 

Chamomile part 1 

Moisten with hot water, put into por- 
poise oil or any kind of soft animal oil, 
and simmer over a slow fire for 12 
hours. Strain and add 1 ounce of oil 
of turpentine for each pound of oint- 
ment. — Thomsonian (from the Guide 
and the Materia Medica). 

Ointment of Nitric Acid. 

Olive oil fl.oz. 1 

Lard gr. 60 

Nitric acid m. 10 

Melt the lard at a gentle heat, add the 






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oil, and stir in the acid with a glass 
rod until the mixture stiffens.— Eclectic. 

Ointment, Nutgall. (Ointment of 
Galls — Gall Ointment.) 

Nutgall, No. 80 powder av.oz. 1 

Simple ointment av.oz. 4 

Rub the nutgall with the lard, gradu- 
ally added, until well mixed. 

The use of metallic utensils should 
be avoided. — U. S. P. 

The Brit. Pharm. uses benzoated lard 
instead of simple ointment. 

Ointment of Nutgall and Opium. 
(Gall and Opium Ointment.) 

Nutgall ointment gr. 925 

Opium, verv fine powder... gr. 75 
—Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment of Oleoresin of Capsicum. 

Oleoresin of capsicum av.oz. 1 

Yellow wax av.oz. Yz 

Benzoated lard av.oz. 4 

Melt the lard and wax at a low tem- 
perature, add the oleoresin, mix thor- 
oughly, and, if necessary, strain through 
muslin. Stir until cold. — Brit. Pharm. 

As a counter-irritant, the ointment 
will bear dilution from three to six 
times. 

Ointment, Ophthalmic, Pagenstech- 
er's. 
See Ointment of Yellow Mercuric 
Oxid, No. IV. 

Ointment, Ophthalmic, St. Yves'. 
(Compound Ophthalmic Ointment 
— St. Yves' Ophthalmic Balsam.) 

Red mercuric oxid gr. 36 

Zinc oxid gr. 12 

Camphor gr. 10 

Sweet almond oil gr. 20 

Yellow wax gr. 48 

Lard gr. 280 

The lard and wax should be melted 
together, the zinc and mercuric oxids 
should be rubbed to a perfectly smooth 
mixture with a portion of this mixture, 
the remainder should be added, and then 
the camphor previously dissolved in the 
oil by the aid of a gentle heat. — Germ. 
Pharm. (1st). 
Ointment, Paraffin. 

Several pharmacopeias (but not the 
U. S. P.) now recognize what is termed 



paraffin ointment which is used as an 
ointment vehicle instead of simple oint- 
ment when a non-absorbent vehicle is 
desired or required. This preparation 
is a mixture of a hard with a soft or 
liquid paraffin. Hard paraffin (usually 
called simply paraffin, also paraffin wax) 
does not make a smooth mixture with 
soft paraffin (petrolatum), and hence 
paraffin ointment is liable to lack homo- 
geneity. Ceresin or beeswax would 
make a smoother mixture than hard 
paraffin. 
I. 

Paraffin parts 3 

Petrolatum parts 7 

Melt together in a shallow evaporat- 
ing dish; as the liquid cools, triturate 
constantly, until, when cold a uniform 
plastic ointment is produced. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

When the paraffin ointment is used 
as the vehicle for white substances, such 
as zinc oxid, lead carbonate, etc., it 
should be prepared with the white vari- 
ety of petrolatum; when used in col- 
ored ointments it should be prepared 
with the yellow variety of petrolatum. 

The proportions of paraffin and pe- 
trolatum in this ointment may be varied 
to meet the exigencies of climate and 
prevailing temperature. 
II. 

Paraffin, hard part 1 

Paraffin oil (liquid petrola- 
tum) parts 4 

This should melt at a temperature be- 
tween 40 and 50 deg. C. — Germ. Pharm. 
III. 

Paraffin oil (liquid petrola- 
tum) parts 7 

Yellow wax parts 3 

Melt the wax, add the oil, and stir 
until cool. — Eclectic. 

Ointment of Pepper. (Ointment of 
Black Pepper.) 

Black pepper, fine powder, .av.oz. 1 

Pine tar fl.oz. 4 

Soot av.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 4 

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add the soot, and finally the pepper; 
stir frequently until cool. — Eclectic. 

Ointment, Pine and Lanoline. 

Petrolatum, white ...... .av.oz. 1^2 

White wax !. . .av.oz. Ya 

Wool fat, hydrous . , . gr. 390 

Oil of pinus sylvestris (oil 
of Scotch fir or oil of pine 

needles) fl.dr. 1 

Oil of juniper berries : .m. 15 

Melt the solid ingredients on a water 
bath, allow to cool partially, stir in the 
oils, and continue stirring until a uni- 
form smooth ointment is formed. 

A pleasant ointment for eczema, scab- 
ies, etc.— Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

Ointment of Poke. 

Poke leaves, collected just 
before ripening of the 

berries av.lb. 1 

Lard av.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. y 2 

Mix all, simmer slowly until the 
leaves are crisp, and express through 
linen. 

An ointment is sometimes made by 
mixing 90 grains of powdered poke 
leaves or root or of the extract with 1 
av. ounce of lard. — Eclectic. 

Ointment of Potassium Cyanid. 

Potassium cyanid gr. 6 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. 1 

Cold cream av.oz. 1 

Mix well. — Eclectic. 

This is used as an application to the 

sound skin in neuralgia. 

Ointment of Potassium Iodid. 

Potassium iodid gr. 50 

Potassium carbonate gr. 3 

Water m. 50 

Benzoinated lard gr. 400 

Dissolve the two potassium salts in 
the water by trituration, then gradually 
incorporate the lard. — N. F. and Brit. 
Pharm. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made as required. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs 40 parts 
of potassium iodid, l / 2 of sodium hypo- 
sulfite, 30 of water and 330 of lard. 



Ointment of Potassium Sulfuret. 
(Ointment of Potassium Sulfid.) 

Sulfurated potassa (sulfuret 

of potash) gr. 60 

Sodium carbonate gr. 60 

Lard av.oz. 1 

Triturate the two salts to an impalpa- 
ble condition and incorporate the lard. 
— Eclectic. 
This is used in ringworm, itch, and 
other cutaneous diseases. 
Ointment, Pyrogallol, Comp. Unna's. 
(Compound Pyrogallic Acid Oint- 
ment.) 

Pyrogallic acid parts 5 

Salicylic acid parts 2 

Ichthyol parts 5 

Petrolatum, yellow parts 88 

— H. 
Ointment, Resin. 
I. 

Resin, powder av.oz. 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2 

Olive oil av.oz. 2 

Lard av.oz. i]/ 2 

Melt the resin and wax together, add 
the oil and lard, strain and stir until 
cold. — Brit. Pharm. 

II. The corresponding preparation of 
the Germ. Pharm. is called Basilicon 
Ointment (commonly known as Koe- 
nig's Salbe) and is prepared as follows : 

Soft turpentine av.oz. 1, 

Mutton suet av.oz. 1I/2 

Resin av.oz. 1 V2 

Yellow wax av.oz. ij4 

Olive oil .av.oz. 4>4 

The above are somewhat softer than 
the resin cerate or basilicon ointment of 
the U. S. P. See Cerate, Resin. 

Ointment, Resorcin, Compound. 
("Soothing Ointment.") 

Resorcin parts 6 

Zinc oxid ' parts 6 

Bismuth subnitrate parts 6 

Oil of cade parts 12 

Paraffin parts 10 

Petrolatum .parts 25 

Wool fat, hydrous parts 32 

Triturate the resorcin, zinc oxid, and 
bismuth subnitrate with a small quan- 
tity of the wool fat until a perfectly 
smooth mixture is obtained. Incorpor- 
ate this with the remainder of the wool 
fat, add the paraffin and petrolatum pre- 



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viously melted together, and lastly the 
oil of cade. — N. F. 

Preserve in containers protected from 
the light. 

Ointment of Rose Water. (Cold 
Cream — Unguentum Aquae Rosae 
— Unguentum Leniens or Emol- 
liens or Refrigerans — Creme Ce- 
leste.) 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Sweet almond oil av.oz. 9^ 

Stronger rose water fl.oz. 3 

Borax, fine powder gr. 35 

Reduce the spermaceti and white wax 
to fine shavings and melt them at a 
moderate heat, add the oil and stir, con- 
tinuing the heat until the mixture is 
uniform; then gradually add the rose 
water, previously warmed and in which 
the borax has been dissolved, stirring 
the mixture rapidly and continuously 
until it congeals and becomes of uni- 
form consistence. — U. S. P. 

Objection has repeatedly been made 
to the presence of borax in this oint- 
ment as this chemical reacts with many 
substances with which cold cream is 
frequently combined. Borax is of ad- 
vantage only to assist in combining the 
rose water with the fats. The U. S. P. 
1880 directed no borax ; neither does the 
Brit, or Germ. Pharm. The present U. 
S. P. directs that if the ointment is to 
be used as a vehicle for metallic salts, 
the borax should be omitted. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs 2 av. ounces 
each of white wax and spermaceti, 12 
av. ounces of sweet almond oil, 9 fluid- 
ounces of stronger rose water, and 12 
minims of oil of rose. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs 1^4 av - 
ounces of white wax, 2 of spermaceti, 
14^4 of sweet almond oil, 7 of water, 
and 14 drops of oil of rose. 

Ointment, Rosemary, Comp'd. (Un- 
guentum Nervinum — Aromatic 
Ointment.) 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Expressed oil of nutmeg. . .av.oz. 1 

Mutton suet av.oz. 4 

Lard av.oz. 8 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 4' 

Oil of iuniper berries fl.dr. 4 



Melt the wax and suet, add the lard 
and nutmeg oil, stir till melted, allow 
to cool, then add the two volatile oils, 
and stir until well mixed. — Germ. 
Pharm. 
Ointment, Salicylic Acid. 

I. 

Salicylic acid, powder gr. 10 

Paraffin ointment, white. .. .gr. 490 
—Brit. Pharm. 

II. The following is used sometimes 
in this country: 

Salicylic acid gr. 40 

Tincture of benzoin m. 80 

Petrolatum gr. 160 

Simple ointment gr. 200 

Dissolve the acid in the tincture, and, 
having previously mixed the other in- 
gredients, incorporate the solution, with 
the mixture. 

Ointment of Shepherd's Purse. (Un- 
guentum Bursas Pastoris, Rade- 
macher's.) 

Shepherd's purse herb, 

freshly gathered part 1 

Lard parts 2 

Contuse the shepherd's purse to a 
pulp, add it to the melted lard, and care- 
fully heat the mixture over a direct 
flame until the moisture has all evapor- 
ated.— D. and H. 

Ointment, Simple. (Ointment — Oint- 
ment of Lard, U. S. P. 1860.) 

I. 

White wax part 1 

Benzoinated lard parts 4 

Melt the wax, add the lard and heat 
gently until liquefied ; then stir the mix- 
ture until it congeals. — U. S. P. 

In the former editions of the U. S. P., 
this preparation was made with yellow 
wax. When made with the latter, it 
keeps better than when made with white 
wax. 

II. 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Benzoated lard av.oz. 3 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 3 

Melt together and stir constantly until 

cool.— Brit. Pharm. 1885. 
There is no corresponding preparation 

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of the Germ. Pharm. is called Unguen- 
tum Cereum or Wax Ointment and is 
prepared from 7 parts of olive oil and 
3 of yellow wax. 

Ointment of (Wood) Soot. (Unguent- 
um Fuliginis.) 

Wool soot, very fine powder. part 1 

Lard parts 4 

Used for burns, tinea capitis, and 

other cutaneous affections. — Eclectic. 

Ointment, Spermaceti. 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2^2 

White wax av.oz. 1 

Sweet almond oil av.oz. 9 

Benzoin, coarse powder. .. .av.oz. *4 
Melt together the spermaceti, wax and 
oil, add the benzoin, continue the appli- 
cation of heat for 2 hours, frequently 
stirring the mixture, then strain, and 
stir the ointment constantly until cold. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment, Stavesacre. (Unguentum 
Staphisagrige.) 

Stavesacre seeds, crushed. . .av.oz. 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Benzoated lard av.oz. 8^2 

Digest the seed with the lard on a 
water bath for 2 hours, strain and press 
through calico, add the wax, heat gently 
until the wax is melted, and stir the 
mixture until cold. — Brit. Pharm. 
Ointment of Stramonium. 

Extract of stramonium 

leaves gr. 5© 

Diluted alcohol m. 25 

Wool fat, hydrous gr. 100 

Benzoinated lard gr. 325 

Triturate the extract with the diluted 
alcohol to a smooth paste, with this in- 
corporate the wool fat, then add the 
lard, and mix thoroughly. — U. S. P. 
Ointment of Stramonium, Compound. 

Bittersweet root bark av.oz. 1 

Stramonium leaves av.oz. 1 

Cicuta leaves av.oz. 1 

Belladonna av.oz. 1 

Yellow dock root av.oz. 1 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 8 

Alcohol sufficient 

Bruise the leaves and roots, cover 
with alcohol, allow to digest at a mod- 
erate heat for 4 hours, add the lard, 



continue the heat until the leaves are 
crisped, strain through linen, add the 
turpentine and stir until cold. — Eclectic. 
Ointment of Strychnine. 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 20 

Oleic acid, pure gr. 120 

or sufficient to dissolve the 
alkaloid. 

Simple ointment gr. 360 

— Eclectic. 
Ointment, Sulfur. 

Sublimed sulfur parts 3 

Benzoinated lard parts 17 

Rub the sulfur with the lard, gradu- 
ally added, until well mixed. — U. S. P. 
The Brit. Pharm. directs 1 part of 
finely sifted sublimed sulfur and 9 parts 
of benzoated lard. 

Ointment, Sulfur, Alkaline. 

Washed sulfur gr. 100 

Potassium carbonate gr. 50 

Water m. 25 

Benzoinated lard gr. 320 

Rub the sulfur with the potassium 
carbonate and the water, gradually add 
the lard, and mix thoroughly. — N. F. 
Appendix and U. S. P. 1880. 

Ointment, Sulfur, Compound. (Wil- 
kinson's Ointment — Hebra's Itch 
Ointment — Unguentum Cadini.) 

I. 
Precipitated calcium car- 
bonate parts 2 

Sublimed sulfur parts 3 

Oil of cade parts 3 

Green soap parts 6 

Lard parts 6 

Mix the lard with the soap and oil, 
then gradually incorporate the sulfur 
and precipitated calcium carbonate. — N. 
F. 

The above is Hebra's modification of 
Wilkinson's ointment. Sometimes birch 
tar is used for the oil of cade and 
petrolatum for the lard. 

II. 

Sulfur av.ov. 1 

White hellebore, powder gr. 57 

Potassium nitrate gr. 8 

Soft soap av.oz. 1 

Poke ointment av.oz. 3 

Oil of bergamot m. 15 

— Eclectic. 



STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Ointment of Sulfur Hypochlorite. 
The following has been used under 

the above name: 

Sulfur sublimed gr. 60 

Oil of bitter almond m. 10 

Lard gr. 420 

Sulfur chlorid m. 8 

Mix the first three ingredients, then 

quickly incorporate the chlorid. 

Ointment of Sulfur Iodid. 

Sulfur iodid gr. 20 

Glycerin gr. 20 

Benzoated lard gr. 460 

Triturate the iodid with the glycerin 
in a slightly warmed mortar until a 
smooth paste results, gradually add the 
lard and stir until cold. — Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment, Sulfur, Red, Lassar's. 
(Red Salve.) 

Vermillion (red mercuric 

sulfid) part 1 

Sulfur, sublimed parts 25 

Petrolatum, yellow parts 74 

Oil of bergamot part 1 

— D. 
Ointment of Sulfuric Acid. 

Sulfuric acid fl.dr. 1 

Lard av.oz. 1 

Mix in a glass or porcelain mortar. — 

Eclectic. 

Ointment of Tannic Acid. 

Tannic acid av.oz. 1 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 

Simple ointment av.oz. 3 

Dissolve the acid in the glycerin with 
the aid of a gentle heat, then mix the 
solution thoroughly with the ointment in 
a mortar, avoiding the use of iron uten- 
sils.— U. S. P. 

Ointment, Tar. (TJnguentum Picis 
Liquidee.) 

Pine tar av.oz. 5 

Yellow wax av.oz. i l / 2 

Lard av.oz. 3^2 

Melt the wax, add the lard, and, to 
the melted mixture, add the tar, previ- 
ously warmed, and incorporate thor- 
oughly; then strain through muslin, and 
stir until congealed. — U. S. P. 

This preparation is not as satisfactory 
as that of the U. S. P. 1880 which was 
made from equal parts of suet and tar, 



the suet being melted, the tar added, the 
whole strained, and then stirred while 
congealing. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made from 5 parts of tar and 2 of 
yellow wax. 

Ointment, Tar, Compound. 

Oil of tar parts 4 

Tincture of benzoin parts 2 

Zinc oxid . , parts 3 

Yellow wax parts 25 

Lard parts 32 

Cotton seed oil parts 35 

Melt the ^ellow wax and lard with 
the cottonseed oil at a gentle heat. Add 
the tincture of benzoin, and continue 
heating until all the alcohol has evapor- 
ated. Then withdraw the heat, add the 
oil of tar, and finally the zinc oxid, in- 
corporating the latter thoroughly, so 
that on cooling, a smooth, homogeneous 
ointment may result. — N. F. 

Ointment, Tartar Emetic. 

See Ointment, Antimonial. 
Ointment of Thymol. 

Thymol part 1 

Alcohol part 1 

Paraffin ointment parts 9 

Dissolve the thymol in the alcohol, 
and incorporate with the ointment.— Ec- 
lectic. 

Ointment of Tobacco. 

I. 

Extract of tobacco gr. 60 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

White wax av.oz. l / 2 

Lard av.oz. 4^2 

Dissolve the extract in the alcohol, 
then add the wax and lard previously 
melted together, and continue the heat 
until all of the alcohol has been evap- 
orated. — Eclectic. 

This large amount of alcohol is un- 
necessary : only so much should be used 
as will soften the extract. 

It is directed that the ointment may 
also be prepared by heating together 8 
av. ounces of fresh tobacco leaves, 2 av. 
ounces of lard, 2 fluidounces of alcohol, 
and Ya av. ounce of yellow wax, until 
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II. 

Tobacco leaves lb. y 2 

Yellow dock root lb. i 

Lovage root lb. i 

Soft water gall. 2 

Lard, fresh lb. 2 

Yellow wax oz. 4 

Burgundy pitch oz. 4 

Bruise the leaves and roots, which 
should be fresh, in a mortar, add the 
water, boil one hour, strain with ex- 
pression, evaporate liquid to the consist- 
ency of a thick syrup, add the other in- 
gredients, and continue a gentle heat 
until all the moisture has evaporated. 
Thomsonian (from the Materia Med- 
ica). 

Ointment, Turpentine. 
I. 

Gum turpentine, 
Yellow wax, 

Oil of turpentine, each, equal parts 
by weight. 

Melt the turpentine and wax together 
at a gentle heat, add the oil and stir 
until cold. — Germ. Pharm. 

II. 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Resin, coarse powder gr. 54 

Yellow wax av.oz. z / 2 

Lard av.oz. y 2 

—Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

Ointment, Veratrine. 

Veratrine (alkaloid) gr. 20 

Sweet almond oil gr. 30 

Benzoinated lard gr. 450 

Rub the veratrine with the oil to a 
smooth paste, then gradually add the 
laid, and mix thoroughly. — N. F. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs 10 grains of 
veratrine, 40 of pure oleic acid, and 450 
of lard. Rub the veratrine with the 
acid, gently warm the mixture until the 
alkaloid is dissolved, and incorporate 
the lard. 
Ointment, Wax. 

White wax oz. 4 

Spermaceti oz. 3 

Olive oil pint 1 

— Thomsonian (from the Materia Med- 
ica). 
18 



Ointment of Wild Indigo. (Ointment 
of Baptisia.) 

Fluid extract of wild in- 
digo fl.oz. 5 

Butter av.oz. 2^ 

Yellow wax av.oz. Y^ 

Tallow gr. 165 

Melt the fats together, add the fluid 
extract, and continue heating carefully 
until all the alcohol and water have 
evaporated, meanwhile stirring frequent- 
ly; allow to cool, stirring from time to 
time till nearly solid. — Eclectic. 

Instead of the fluid extract of wild 
indigo, a corresponding amount of 
"solid" extract may be used ; this should 
be softened with water or diluted alco- 
hol after which the fats in melted state 
should be incorporated with it. 

Ointment, Witch Hazel. (Hamamelis 
Ointment.) 

Fluid extract of witch hazel 

leaves m. 50 

Wool fat, hydrous gr. 420 

—Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment, Wool Fat. 

Wool fat, anhydrous parts 4 

Water part 1 

Olive oil part 1 

Melt the fat on a water bath at a 

gentle heat, incorporate the water and 

then the oil. — Germ. Pharm. 

Ointment, Zinc, Comp'd. (Wilson's 
Ointment — Wilson's Zinc Oint- 
ment.) 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 3 

Benzoin, fine powder av.oz. l / 2 

Lard av.oz. 12^2 

Digest the benzoin with the lard, on 
a water bath for one hour, stirring con- 
stantly; then strain, incorporate the 
oxid, and stir until cool. — H. 

Ointment, Zinc, Mild. 

Olive oil av.oz. 4 

Spermaceti av.oz. V/z 

White wax gr. 495 

Zinc oxid av.oz. l / 2 

Morphine sulfate gr. 15 

Benzoic acid gr. 15 

Oil of rose drops 3 

Prepare like Ointment of Zinc Oxid, 
Compound, which see. — Eclectic. 



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Ointment, Zinc Oleate. 

Zinc sulfate, pure av.oz. 2 

Castile soap, white, shav- 
ings av.oz. 4 

Distilled water, boiling, 
Petrolatum, white, each sufficient 

Dissolve the zinc sulfate in 4 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water and the soap 
in 40 fluidounces of water. Mix the 
solutions, collect the precipitated zinc 
oleate, wash it with hot distilled water 
until the washings afford little or no 
reaction for sulfate, dry on a water 
bath, mix with an equal weight of the 
paraffin previously melted, and stir till 
cold. — Brit. Pharm. 

Ointment of Zinc Oxid. (Commonly 
called Zinc Ointment.) 

Zinc oxid, very fine pow- 
der av.oz. 3 

Benzoinated lard av.oz. 12 

Rub the oxid, which must be free 
from gritty particles, with an equal 
weight of melted benzoinated lard, and 
with this incorporate the remainder of 
the lard, previously melted. If neces- 
sary, strain the ointment while warm 
and stir thoroughly until it congeals. — 
U. S. P. 

Manufacturing chemists now make a 
very fine grade of zinc oxid suitable for 
preparing this ointment ; on no account 
should a cheap, inferior grade of oxid 
be used as this always contains gritty 
particles. 

In the U. S. P. 1890, the ointment 
was made by sifting the oxid through a 
fine sieve into the melted lard, the mix- 
ture then being stirred till congealed. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs 3 of zinc 
oxid and 17 of benzoated lard. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs 1 part of 
the oxid to 9 of lard. 
Ointment of Zinc Oxid, Compound. 

Olive oil av.oz. 4 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1^2 

White wax av.oz y 2 

Zinc oxid gr. 380 

Benzoic acid gr. 15 

Morphine sulfate gr. 6 

Oil of rose drops 3 

Triturate the zinc oxid, benzoic acid, 

morphine sulfate and olive oil to a 



smooth paste, add this to a melted mix- 
ture of the wax and spermaceti, stir 
almost constantly till cool, and then add 
the oil of rose. — Eclectic. 

Ointment of Zinc Stearate. 

Zinc stearate, fine powder, 

White petrolatum, equal parts by 

weight. 
To the petrolatum, melted on a water 
bath, add the stearate. Continue the 
heat until the mixture becomes smooth, 
then stir while cooling until it congeals. 
— U. S. P. 
Ointment of Zinc Sulfate. 

Zinc sulfate part 1 

Butter, fresh .'.parts 6 

Rub the zinc sulfate to an impalpable 
powder and add the ointment. — Eclectic. 

Oleates. (Oleata.) 

While the oleates themselves are true 
chemical compounds the preparations 
known as oleates and recognized by the 
U. S. P. and N. F. are mixtures of 
these oleates with excess of oleic acid. 
These oleates may be divided into two 
classes, metallic and alkaloidal, the for- 
mer being prepared by solution of a 
metallic oxid, the latter by solution of 
an alkaloid, in pure oleic acid. 

The method of preparation of these 
oleates is to triturate the alkaloid or 
oxid, preferably sifting the latter first 
through a fine sieve, with the acid in a 
mortar to a smooth paste, then stirring 
until combination or solution is effected. 
Sometimes application of heat is recom- 
mended but this is not advisable and if 
used at all should not exceed 40 deg. C. 
Triturating the alkaloid with the acid 
in a warmed mortar is to be recom- 
mended. 

The oleic acid for these preparations 
should be the purest obtainable. It is 
difficult to free this acid entirely from 
stearic and palmitic acids, but a very 
good article is now commercially avail- 
able. The presence of these foreign 
acids makes a decided difference in the 
consistence of the oleate produced. 

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strengths indicating the percentage by 
weight of metallic oxid or of alkaloid 
present in the finished product. Any 
oleate can be reduced to a weaker oleate 
b) r adding the proportionate amount of 
oleic acid or of fatty vehicle, if latter 
be preferred. The oleates intended to 
be used for the physiological or systemic 
effects of the base, as quinine, morphine 
and mercuric oleates, should be diluted 
with oleic acid, or with purified wool 
fat; the oleates intended for surface 
medication should be diluted with lard 
or petrolatum. 

These oleates are unstable prepara- 
tions, becoming rancid quite readily. 
The weaker the preparation, the more 
readily it undergoes change ; and when 
made by the application of warmth the 
decomposition is facilitated. It there- 
fore follows that the precipitated or 
normal oleates keep the best, and that 
it is advisable to have these on hand 
and to dilute them, as required, to the 
desired strength. The dilution should 
be with oleic acid, lard, etc., as de- 
scribed above for dilution of oleates. 

The normal oleates are prepared 
adding an aqueous solution of a salt of 
the base to a solution of sodium or 
potassium oleate, collecting the precipi- 
tate, washing out the alkaline salt with 
warm or hot water (for mercuric oleate 
use only warm water), and then freeing 
from excess of water. 

The commercial nomenclature of the 
normal oleates of metallic bases is pe- 
culiar. For example, normal mercuric 
oleate is* said to be 28.3 per cent, 
strength, maining 28.3 per cent, of oxid. 
But of course it contains no free oxid of 
mercury. What is meant is that if 28.3 
parts by weight of mercuric oxid be 
converted into a soluble mercuric salt 
and then be precipitated with sodium or 
potassium oleate solution, the collected, 
washed and dried mercury oleate should 
weigh 100 parts. In the case of the 
alkaloidal oleates, the percentage given 
indicates the pronortion of base present 
in the compound. 



The preparations known as ointments 
of oleates are oleates reduced with lard, 
petrolatum, paraffin ointment, simple 
ointment, wool fat, etc. The various 
ointments of alkaloids (aconitine, atro- 
pine, cocaine, veratrine) of the Brit. 
Pharm. are now prepared by dissolving 
the alkaloid in oleic acid and then add- 
ing lard, and hence these are examples 
of ointments of oleates. See also Oint- 
ment of Zinc Oleate (Brit. Pharm.) 
which is a mixture of equal parts of 
precipitated zinc oleate and petrolatum, 
and Ointment, Mercuric Oleate (Brit. 
Pharm.), a mixture of 1 part of pre- 
cipitated mercuric oleate and 3 parts of 
lard. 
Oleate of Aconitine. 

Aconitine (alkaloid) gr. 33 

Oleic acid, pure .fl.oz. 4 

Or mix in the proportion of 1 part 
by weight of aconitine to 49 by weight 
of acid. 

Triturate the aconitine with a small 
portion of the acid in a mortar, then in 
corporate the remainder of the acid, and 
stir the mixture frequently until the 
alkaloid is dissolved. 

The market affords a variety of aconi- 
tines made by different processes, by 
different manufacturers, and of greatly 
different potency. Only the pure crys- 
tallized or crystallizable alkaloid, having 
all the characters demanded by the U. 
S. P. should be used.— N. F. 

Oleate of aconitine should never be 
applied with the unprotected hand or 
fingers. A pencil or little mop should 
be used. 
Oleate of Ammonium, Liquid. 

See Liniment, Ammonia. 
Oleate of Atropine. 

Atropine (alkaloid) gr. 33 

Alcohol m. 35 

Oleic acid, pure fl.oz. 2 

Olive oil . . .• fl.dr. 15 

Triturate the alkaloid with the alco- 
hol, add about an equal volume of oleic 
acid, and after warming the mortar stir 
until the alcohol has evaporated, add 
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stirring until the atropine is dissolved ; 
then add the olive oil. — N. F. 

The product contains 2 per cent, by 
weight of atropine. 
Oleate of Cocaine. 

Cocaine (alkaloid) gr. 82 

Alcohol m. 85. 

Oleic acid, pure fl.oz. 2 

Olive oil fl.dr. 15 

Prepare like oleate of atropine. — U. 

S. P. 

Oleate of Lead. 
See Plaster, Lead. 

Oleate of Mercury. 

I. 
Yellow mercuric oxid, very 

fine powder av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Oleic acid, pure, to make. . .av.oz. 4 

Triturate the oxid with the water in 
a tared mortar, add 3 av. ounces of acid 
and mix thoroughly, warm the mortar 
to a temperature not exceeding 50 deg. 
C, stir occasionally till the water has 
evaporated, then add, if necessary, oleic 
acid to make 4 av. ounces and mix thor- 
oughly.— U. S. P. 

Avoid contact with metallic vessels. 

Keep the oleate in tightly stoppered 
bottles. 

This oleate will be more or less dense 
according to the purity of the oleic acid; 
the purer it is, that is the freer it is 
from palmitic and stearic acids, the 
thinner it is. Of course only the very 
purest obtainable oleic acid should be 
employed. While the U. S. P. directs 
the application of warmth to facilitate 
solution and combination of the oxid, 
this is not necessary nor is it advisable. 
Combination can be effected by mixing 
the oxid and acid in a mortar, and stir- 
ring occasionally, being careful to break 
down any lumps of oxid which may 
have formed. The cold process requires 
more time than the warm but the for- 
mer yields a product which keeps longer. 

The preparation of the U. S. P. is 
what is denominated as a "25 per cent, 
oleate of mercury," as it contains 25 
per cent, by weight of mercuric oxid. 



The preparation of the U. S. P. 1880 
was a 10 per cent, oleate and this is the 
strength intended, as a rule, by physi- 
cians when none is specified. The U 
S. P. 1890 had a 20 per cent, prepara- 
tion. Other strengths, such a 5 per 
cent, or 15 per cent, may be made by 
diluting the 20 or 25 per cent, prepara- 
tion with oleic acid. There is also on 
the market what is known as "precipi- 
tated or normal oleate of mercury," 
which is stated to represent 28.3 per 
cent, of mercuric oxid. While the other 
oleates of mercury consist actually of 
mercuric oleate dissolved in an excess 
of oleic acid, the normal oleate is the 
true oleate without the excess of oleic 
acid. This normal oleate can be pre- 
pared only by precipitation as follows : 

Yellow mercuric oxid. . . ._. . .gr. 175 

Nitric acid, U. S. P gr. 150 

Solution of sodium oleate. fl.oz. 16 
Distilled water sufficient 

To the oxid contained in a small 
evaporating dish add the nitric acid, 
then 2 fluidounces of distilled water, and 
heat until the oxid is dissolved, adding, 
if necessary, to complete solution, a few 
more drops of acid, but as little as pos- 
sible for the purpose. Dilute this with 
2 pints of distilled water, add this to the 
sodium oleate solution, stirring con- 
stantly. Collect the precipitate and 
wash several times with luke warm dis- 
tilled water to remove the sodium 
nitrate. 

If solution of potassium oleate be 
used instead of solution of sodium 
oleate, 150 grains of mercuric oxid and 
130 grains of nitric acid must be used 
for 1 pint of the solution. 

The normal oleate of mercury may be 
diluted to weaker strengths by adding 
to 100 grains the following amounts of 
oleic acid (Edel's table) : 
To make 5 p. c. oleate add 466 gr. oleic 

acid. 
To make 6 p. c. oleate add 371 gr. oleic 

acid. 
To make 7 p. c. oleate add 304 gr. oleic 

acid. 



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To make 8 p. c. oleate add 254 gr. oleic 

acid. 
To make 9 p. c. oleate add 214 gr. oleic 

acid 
To make 10 p. c. oleate add 183 gr. oleic 

acid. 
To make 12 p. c. oleate add 136 gr. oleic 

acid. 
To make 14 p. c. oleate add 102 gr. oleic 

acid. 
To make 15 p. c. oleate add 89 gr. oleic 

acid. 
To make 16 p. c. oleate add yj gr. oleic 

acid. 
To make 18 p. c. oleate add 56 gr. oleic 

acid. 
To make 20 p. c. oleate add 41 gr. oleic 

acid. 

See also Ointment, Mercuric Oleate. 

II. Brit. Pharm. formula for mercuric 
oleate (precipitated or normal only 
being recognized) : 

Mercuric chlorid, pure. . . . .av.oz. 1 
White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 2 

Oleic acid, pure fl.dr. 1 

Distilled water, boiling. .. .sufficient 

Dissolve the chlorid in 10 fluidounces 
of the distilled water; triturate the oleic 
acid with the soap, and dissolve the 
mixture in 11 fluidounces of the distilled 
water. Mix the two solutions, boil for 
10 minutes, set aside for the mercuric 
oleate to deposit, decant the supernatant 
liquid, wash the precipitate with hot dis- 
tilled water until the washings give lit- 
tle or no reaction for chlorid, and dry 
on a water bath. 

Oleate of Morphine. 

Morphine (alkaloid) gr. 86 

Oleic acid, pure fl.oz. 4 

Triturate the morphine to fine powder, 
add to the oleic acid, and dissolve by 
the aid of a gentle heat. 

The above makes a preparation con- 
taining 5 per cent, of alkaloid by weight. 
If stronger preparations are desired, 
relatively greater proportions of alkaloid 
must be used. A 10 per cent, oleate, 
for instance, would require the use of 
172 grains of morphine. 



Oleate of Quinine. 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. 137 

Oleic acid, pure fl.oz. 1 

Or mix in the proportion of 1% av. 
ounces of alkaloid to 4 fluidounces of 
acid ; or in the proportion of 1 av. ounce 
of alkaloid to 3 av. ounces of acid. 

Triturate the quinine with the acid in 
a warm mortar with a small quantity 
of the acid to a smoth paste, then add 
the remainder of the acid, previously 
warmed, and stir frequently until the 
quinine is dissolved. — N. F. 

The above makes a preparation con- 
taining 25 per cent, of alkaloid; prepara- 
tions containing 10 per cent, and 5 per 
cent, of alkaloid are also common. 

A 10 per cent, preparation may- be 
made by dissolving 184' gr. of alkaloid 
in 4 fluidounces of acid, or y 2 av. ounce 
of alkaloid in 4^ av. ounces of acid. 

A 5 per cent, preparation may be 
made by dissolving 86 gr. of alkaloid in 
4 fluidounces of acid. 

In the N. F. (2nd edition), which 
recognized this preparation, it was di- 
rected that the quinine be first dried at 
100 deg. C. until it ceases to lose weight. 

When the quinine (alkaloid) is not 
available, it may be prepared as follows : 
Take 340 grains of official quinine sul- 
fate, dissolve it in 32 fluidounces of 
water with the aid of a sufficient quan- 
tity of diluted sulfuric acid, then pre- 
cipitate the quinine by means of am- 
monia water, added, under constant stir- 
ring, until it is in slight excess. Trans- 
fer the magma to a close muslin strainer, 
previously wetted, allow the liquid to 
drain off, and wash the precipitate with 
ice cold water, until the washings are 
practically tasteless, but using not more 
than about 1 quart of water. Lastly, 
dry the precipitate. 

The theoretical quantity of dry qui- 
nine obtainable from 340 grains of the 
sulfate is 253 grains. In practice, ap- 
proximately 250 grains will be obtained. 
Oleate of Strychnine. 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 33 

Oleic acid, pure fl.oz. 4 



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Or mix in the proportion of I part by 
weight of alkaloid with 49 of oleic acid. 
Triturate together, dissolving by the 
aid of a gentle heat, if necessary. 

The product contains 2 per cent, of 
strychnine by weight. 
Oleate of Veratrine. 

Veratrine (alkaloid) gr. 33 

Oleic acid, pure fl.oz. 2 

Olive oil fl.dr. 15 

Triturate the veratrine with about 1^ 
fluidrams of olive oil, and after warm- 
ing the mortar, add the acid and con- 
tinue stirring until the alkaloid is dis- 
solved, then add the remainder of the 
oil.— N. F. 

Oleate of Zinc. 
The U. S. P. 1890 recognized a 5 per 

cent, oleate, the N. F. a precipitated 

oleate. 

I. 

Zinc oxid gr. 92 

Oleic acid, pure av.oz. 4 

Put the oleic acid into a capacious 
porcelain capsule, gradually add to it 
the oxid by sifting it through a fine 
sieve upon the surface of the acid, and 
incorporate it by vigorous stirring. Set 
the mixture aside for a few hours, and 
then heat it on a water bath, frequently 
stirring, until the oxid is dissolved. — 
U. S. P. 1890. 

This preparation contains 5 per cent, 
of zinc oxid and is of ointment consist- 
ency. 
II. 

Zinc acetate, crystal av.oz. 1 

Solution of sodium oleate. . .fl.oz. 42 
Water sufficient 

Dissolve the zinc acetate in 84 fluid- 
ounces of cold water, filter the solution, 
if necessary, through a pellet of absor- 
bent cotton placed in the neck of a 
funnel, and then mix it slowly, and 
under constant stirring, with the solu- 
tion of sodium oleate. Transfer the 
mixture to a wetted muslin strainer, 
and when the liquid has drained off, 
wash the precipitate with water, until the 
washings are practically tasteless. Last- 
ly, dry the precipitate, spread on paper. 



by exposure to dust-free air, without 
heat. 

The product contains an amount ol 
zinc corresponding to about 13 per cent, 
of zinc oxid. 

The theoretical yield of zinc oleate 
obtainable from 1 av. ounce of zinc ace- 
tate is 2^2 av. ounces ; in practice, about 
2*4 av. ounces will be obtained. Zinc 
oleate, prepared by the above process, is 
in the form of a soft, white powder, 
and may be converted into a plaster or 
ointment by mixing it with such a pro- 
portion of oleic acid as may be re- 
quired. See also Ointment, Zinc Oleate. 
Oleo-Stearate of Zinc. 

Zinc acetate av.oz. 2V2 

Stearic acid, pure av.oz. s l A 

Oleic acid, pure av.oz. 1 

Caustic potassa, pure av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 27 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the oleic and stearic acids in 
i6 l / 2 fluidounces of alcohol by the aid 
of heat and the caustic potassa in 11 
fluidounces of water by the aid of heat 
and mix the hot solutions. Strain the 
-mixture into a caoacious vessel and add 
to it 27 fluidounces of hot distilled 
water. Dissolve the zinc acetate in 27 
fluidounces of boiling distilled water, 
filter the solution, if necessary, and pour 
it, in a thin stream, into the hot alco- 
holic solution first obtained, with con- 
stant stirring. Then stir the mixture 
occasionally until cool, transfer it to a 
muslin strainer, allow the precipitate to 
drain, wash it thoroughly on the strainer 
with distilled water, and dry it in a 
moderately warm place. When dry. 
sift it through a very fine sieve. 

This is similar to Stearate of Zinc, 
which see. 
Oleoresins (Ethereal Extracts.) 

These preparations which may be de- 
scribed as acetone extracts consisting 
mainly of oil and resin. Comparatively 
few drugs are of a character suitable 
for making these preparations. The 
general process of the U. S. P. is as 
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drug, usually about i av. pound, in about 
No. 40 powder, put it into a cylindrical 
glass percolator provided with a stop- 
cock and arranged with a cover and re- 
ceptacle suitable for volatile liquids, 
pack the drug firmly, and percolate 
slowly with acetone (which should be 
99 per cent, pure), added in successive 
portions, until the drug is exhausted. 
Recover the greater part of the acetone 
from the percolate by distillation on a 
water bath, and having transferred what 
remains to a suitable dish, allow the 
remaining acetone to evaporate spontan- 
eously in a warm place. 

In the U. S. P. 1890, the drug was 
extracted with stronger ether. This 
was Changed in the present pharma- 
copoeia to acetone (except for cubeb, 
when alcohol is used) which is a liquid 
of great solvent power and is exceed- 
ingly volatile. Its solvent powers are 
similar to those of both alcohol and 
ether. 

All oleoresins should be preserved in 
well-stoppered bottles. 

The oleoresins of the market are in- 
clined to be of somewhat uncertain 
character. Some are said to be with 
alcohol, wood spirit, benzin, ligroin, or 
other menstruum; or, if ether be used, 
this may be imperfectly evaporated. 

The oleoresins were formerly classed 
with the fluid extracts. They are now 
still frequently known as "ethereal ex- 
tracts," although of course this name is 
now inappropriate. 

Oleoresin of Capsicum. (Ethereal Ex- 
tract of Capsicum.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Oleoresins). After all the ace- 
tone has evaporated, pour off the liquid 
portion, transfer the remainder to a 
glass funnel provided with a pledget of 
cotton and when the separated fatty 
matter (which is to be rejected) has 
been completely drained, mix the liquid 
portions together.— U. S. P. 



Keep the product in a well-stoppered 
bottle. 

Oleoresin of Cubeb. (Ethereal Ex- 
tract of Cubeb — Extractum Cu- 
bebarum — Extract of Cubeb.) 

I. 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Oleoresins), but using the drug 
in No. 30 powder, and using alcohol as 
the menstruum instead of acetone. 

Keep the product in well-stoppered 
bottles.— U. S. P. 

This preparation deposits, after stand- 
ing for some time, a waxy and crystal- 
line matter, which should be rejected, 
only the liquid portion being used. 

II. The corresponding preparation of 
the Germ. Pharm. called extract of 
cubeb is prepared as follows: 

Cubeb, coarse powder av.oz. 20 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 65 

Alcohol fl.oz. 55 

Macerate the drug with a mixture of 
39 fluidounces of the ether and 33 of 
alcohol for 3 days at a temperature of 
15 to 20 deg. G, agitate occasionally, 
and express. Macerate the marc with 
the remainder of the ether and alcohol 
as before and again express. Mix the 
two liquids, filter, and evaporate the 
filtrate on a water bath to a thin extract. 

The yield is about 17 or 18 per cent. 

Oleoresin of Ginger. (Ethereal Ex- 
tract of Ginger — Piperoid.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Oleoresins), but using the drug 
in No. 60 powder. 

Keep the product in a well-stoppered 
bottle.— U. S. P. 

Oleoresin of Lupulin. (Ethereal Ex- 
tract of Lupulin.) 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Oleoresins), but using the drug 
without further grinding, and, owing to 
the large proportion of extractive in 
the drug, it should be packed dry and 
yery lightly in the percolator. — N. F. 

Keep the product in a well-stoppered 
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Oleoresin of Male Fern. (Oleorsin 
of Aspidium — Oleoresina Filicis — 
Extractum Filicis Liquidum — 
Liquid Extract of Male Fern — 
Ethereal Extract of Male Fern — 
Oleum Filicis Maris — Oil of Fern 
— Extractum Filicis — Wurmfarn- 
extrakt or Oel.) 

I. U. S. P.: 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Oleoresins), from drug which 
has recently been reduced to No. 40 
powder. Keep the product in well-stop- 
pered bottles. 

This oleoresin usually deposits, on 
standing, a granular, crystalline precipi- 
tate, consisting of filicic acid, which 
should be thoroughly mixed with the 
liquid portion before use. 

II. The corresponding preparation of 
the Brit. Pharm., called liquid extract 
of male fern, is directed to be prepared 
by exhausting male fern, in No. 20 pow- 
der, with stronger ether, by percolation, 
evaporating the ether from the clear 
percolate on a water bath or by distilla- 
tion, until an oily extract remains. 

III. The corresponding preparation 
of the Germ. Pharm., called extractum 
filicis, is prepared as follows: 

Male fern, coarse powder. av.oz. 20 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 135 

Macerate the drug with 81 fluidounces 
of the ether for 3 days, at a tempera- 
ture of 15 to 20 deg. C, agitating occa- 
sionally, decant the clear liquid, macer- 
ate the marc with the remainder of the 
ether for 3 days as before, express, mix 
the two liquids, filter, and evaporate the 
filtrate on a water bath to a thin extract 
free from the odor of ether. 

Oleoresin of Pepper. (Oleoresin of 
Black Pepper — Ethereal Extract 
of Pepper— "Oil of Black Pep- 
per.") 

Prepare according to the general proc- 
ess (see Oleoresins). The spontaneous 
evaporation of acetone is to be continued 
until all of it has evaporated, and until 
the deposition of crystals of piperin has 
ceased; then the olearesin is to be sepa- 
rated from the crystals by straining 



through purified (absorbent) cotton.— 
U. S. P. 

Keep the product in a well-stoppered 
bottle. 

The commercial article known as "oil 
of black pepper" is similar to the above ; 
it is said to be a by-product in the 
manufacture of piperin. 
Oleosaccharates. 

See Oil-Sugars. 

Opium, Deodorized. (Denarcotized 
Opium.) 

Opium, powdered, contain- 
ing 10 to \oy 2 p. c. of 
amorphous morphine, any 
desired quantity. 

Purified petroleum benzin. .sufficient 

Macerate the opium for 24 hours in a 
wide-mouthed, well-closed bottle with 
enough of benzin to cover it, shaking 
occasionally. Decant the liquid as 
closely as possible and repeat the treat- 
ment with benzin. Again decant the 
liquid and pour the contents of the 
bottle into a plain filter contained in a 
glass funnel which should be well cov- 
ered; drain, and then percolate the resi- 
due slowly with benzin until the latter 
passes without color. Remove the filter 
cointaining the opium from the funnel 
and expose the powder to the open air 
that it may dry thoroughly. — U. S. P. 

Opium in coarser powder may be de- 
odorized in the same manner. 

Deodorized opium should be kept in 
well-stoppered bottles and should con- 
tain not less than 10 nor more than 10j£ 
per cent of anhydrous morphine. 

In the U. S. P. 1890, the opium was 
deodorized with stronger ether. 
Opium, Granulated. 

Opium dried at a temperature not ex- 
ceeding 85 deg. C. and reduced to coarse 
(No. 20) powder. 

It should yield when assayed not less 
than 10 nor more than 10^4 per cent of 
anhydrous morphine. Granuated opi- 
um of a higher percentage may be 
brought within these limits by admix- 
ture with a granulated opium of a lower 
percentage in proper proportions. — U. 
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Opium, Powdered. 

Opium, dried at a temperature not 
exceeding 85 deg. C. and reduced to a 
very fine (No. 80) powder. 

Powdered opium, for pharmaceutical 
©r medicinal purposes, should yield not 
less than 10 nor more than 10^ per 
cent of anhydrous morphine. Any pow- 
dered opium of a higher percentage 
morphine strength may be brought with- 
in these limits by admixture with pow- 
dered opium of a lower percentage or 
powdered sugar of milk, in proper pro- 
portions. — U. S. P. 
Opodeldoc. 

For solid opodeldoc, see Liniment, 
Soap, Camphorated; for liquid opodel- 
doc, see Liniment, Soap. 

Ox-Gall, Purified and Inspissated. 
(Pel Bovis or Tauri — Extractum 
Fellis Bo vini— Purified Ox Bile.) 

I. Purified, recognized by U. S. P. 
19C0: 

Fresh ox-gall fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Evaporate the ox-gall in a tared por- 
celain dish on a water bath to about 2 
av.ounces, then add to it the alcohol, 
mix well, let stand well covered for 3 
or 4' days, then decant the clear solu- 
tion, filter the remainder, and having 
mixed the liquids and distilled off the 
alcohol, evaporate the remainder to a 
pilular consistence. 

A powder may be obtained by evap- 
orating to dryness and powdering the 
residue. 

II. The inspissated of the U. S. P. 
1880, not recognized bv the present U. 
S. P., was to be made by heating 20 
av.ounces of ox-gall to a temperature 
not exceeding 80 deg. C, straining 
through muslin, and evaporating the 
colature on a water bath, in a porcelain 
capsule, to 3 av.ounces. 

No. I is to be preferred. 

III. 

Ox-gall, fresh fl.oz. 16 

Mcohol fl.oz. 8 

Evaporate the gall to 4' fluidounces, 

add the alcohol, shake thoroughly, set 



the mixture aside until the solid matter 
has subsided, decant the clear solution, 
filter the remainder, washing the filter 
and contents with a little more alcohol. 
Distil off most of the alcohol from the 
mixed liquids, evaporate the residue in 
a porcelain dish, by means of a water 
bath, to the consistence of thick ex- 
tract. — Brit. Pharm. 

Oxymel. (Simple Oxymel.) 

Acetic acid, 35 p. c fl.oz. 1 

Clarified honey, liquefied. .. .av.oz. 9 

Distilled water sufficient 

Mix the honey with the acid and about 
10 fluidrams of distilled water, or suffi- 
cient to produce a preparation having 
the sp. gr. 1.32. — Brit. Pharm. 
Oxymel of Squill. 
I. 

Vinegar of squill fl.oz. 6 

Honey av.oz. 10 

Mix them in a tared porcelain capsule 
or enameled iron vessel, and apply the 
heat of a water bath until the mixture 
has been reduced to the weight of 10 
av.ounces. Then strain, allow it to cool, 
and transfer it to bottles, which should 
be well corked. — N. F. 

The Brit. Pharm. 1885 directed that 
the mixture be evaporated until the 
product, when cold, shall have a specific 
gravity of 1.32. 

The Germ.. Pharm. directs a mixture 
of 1 part by weight of vinegar of squill 
to be mixed with 2 parts clarified honey, 
evaporated on a water bath to 2 parts, 
and strained. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. 1898 has an im- 
proved process requiring no evapora- 
tion, as follows: 

Squill, bruised av.oz. 1 

Acetic acid, 36 p. c fl.dr. 7 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2> l A 

Clarified honey, liquefied. . .sufficient 

Macerate the squill for 7 days in a 
mixture of the acid and water, then ex- 
press strongly, and filter. Mix the prod- 
uct, which should measure approximate- 
ly zYa fluidounces, with 10*4 fluidounces 
of the honey, or enough to produce a 
preparation having the sp. gr. 1.32. 



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Papers. (Chartse.) 

Papers of the U. S. P. consist of 
paper either saturated with or coated 
with some substance. They are used by 
ignition or by application. The U. S. P. 
also recognizes some test-papers, which 
are mentioned here. 

Paper, Asthma (or Antasthmatic 
Paper). 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. i$4 

Extract of stramonium. .. .av.oz. i 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Water, hot fl.oz. 10 

Dissolve the solids in the water, strain 
the solution, impregnate white filter pa- 
per with it, and dry the paper.— Germ. 
Form. 

Paper, Cantharides. (Blistering or 
Vesicating Paper.) 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Olive oil av.oz. 1 

Spermaceti ...av.oz. ^4 

Balsam of fir .' . . av.oz. % 

Cantharides, No. 40 powder. av.oz. Ya 
Water fl.oz. 2>4 

Mix all the substances in a tinned 
vessel, and boil gently for 2 hours, con- 
stantly stirring. Strain through a wool- 
en strainer without expressing, and, by 
means of a water bath, keep the mixture 
in a shallow, flat-bottomed vessel with 
an extended surface. Coat strips of 
sized paper with the melted plaster, on 
one side only, by passing them success- 
ively over the surface of the liquid ; 
when dry, cut the strips into rectangular 
pieces.— U. S. P. 188Q. 

Paper, Litmus. 

Blue. — Impregnate strips of white, un- 
sized paper, free from wood pulp, but 
not too porous, with litmus test solu- 
tion (see Solution, Litmus), and dry the 
strips by suspending them on strings of 
clean twine in an atmosphere free from 
acid or ammoniacal vapors. — U. S. P. 

Red. — Add to the test solution of lit- 
mus used to impregnate the paper just 
sufficient of a highly diluted solution 
of hydrochloric acid to impart to it a 
faint red tint. Then with this solution 



prepare the paper the same as the blue. 
-U. S. P. 

Neither red nor blue litmus paper 
should have a very intense color. 

Preserve in bottles so as to exclude 
dust and acid or ammoniacal vapors. 
Paper, Mustard. 

I. 

Mustard, black, No. 6© powd.av.oz. 1 

India-rubber gr. 45 

Benzin, carbon disulfid, 
each sufficient 

Pack the mustard in a conical perco- 
lator, and gradually pour benzin upon 
it until the percolate ceases to produce 
a permanent, greasy stain upon blotting 
paper. Remove the powder and dry it 
by exposure to the air. Having mean- 
while dissolved the rubber in a mixture 
of 1 fluidounce each of benzin and car- 
bon disulfid, mix the purified mustard 
with enough of this mixture to produce 
a semi-liquid magma and apply this by ■ 
means of a suitable brush to one side of 
a piece of rather stiff, well-sized paper, 
so as to cover it completely, and then 
allow the surface to dry. — U. S. P. 

The percolation of the mustard with 
benzin is for the purpose of removing 
the fixed oil present in the former. 

A surface of 9 square inches should 
contain about 60 grains of mustard. 

Before the paper is applied to the 
skin, it should be dipped in warm (not 
hot) water for about 15 seconds. 

II. 

Black and white mustard 
seeds equal parts by weight 

Benzol, solution of India 

rubber, each sufficient 

Bruise the seeds and extract the fixed 
oil by percolation with benzol. Dry the 
residue by exposure to the air in a 
warm closet and reduce to No. 60 pow- 
der. Mix 80 grains of the purified mus- 
tard with 5 fluidrams of the rubber so- 
lution and spread by means of a suitable 
brush over about 30 square inches of 
one side of a piece of a cartridge paper. 
Allow to dry by exposure to the air. 

The solution of India-rubber (liquof 
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of India rubber, cut into fine shreds, 
and placed in a well-stoppered bottle 
with a mixture of g l / 2 fluidounces each 
of benzol and carbon disulfid. Set aside 
in a cool place and agitate occasionally 
until the rubber is dissolved. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

III. The Germ. Pharm. recognizes 
this preparation, but gives no process for 
it, merely describing it as paper covered 
with finely powdered mustard freed from 
oil. 
Paper, Phenolphthalein. 

This is prepared by impregnating 
white, unsized paper with the test-solu- 
tion and drying it. 

Paper, Potassium Nitrate. (Charta 
Nitrata — Asthma Paper.) 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. I 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the salt in the water, im- 
merse strips of white, unsized paper 
(such as filter or blotting paper) in the 
solution, and dry them. — N. F. and U. S. 
P. 1890. 

Keep the paper in well-closed vessels. 

This is used as a relief for asthma, 
the paper being ignited and the fumes 
thereof inhaled. 

The directions of the Germ. Pharm. 
are practically the same; it directs 1 
part by weight of potassium nitrate and 
5 of water. 

See also Paper, Asthma. 
Paper, Turmeric. 

Impregnate white, unsized paper with 
tincture of turmeric, and dry it. — U. S. 
P. 

This is a test paper which turns brown 
with alkalies, the yellow color being re- 
stored by acids. Boric acid, however, 
even in the presence of hydrochloric 
acid, turns the color to reddish brown, 
and this is changed to bluish-black by 
ammonia. 
Paraffins. 

The paraffins are the residues of pe- 
troleum after the distillation of naphtha, 
kerosene, etc, These paraffins vary in 
consistence and melting point from the 



liquid form to the hard, wax-like form, 
intermediate forms being of a soft-solid 
consistency. These different forms ap- 
pear in the market in various degrees 
of purity, partially purified ones appear- 
ing more or less dark yellowish, the 
purest forms being white or colorless, 
and nearly odorless and tasteless. The 
pure forms only are recognized by the 
pharmacopeia. 

The liquid form, known as paraffin 
oil, petrolatum oil, or liquid petrolatum 
is recognized bv the German, British, 
French, Norwegian and Danish phar- 
macopeias and the U. S. P. The U. S. 
P. requires a sp. gr. of 0.870 to 0.940 
at 25 deg. C, the Germ. Pharm. not 
less than 0.880 at 15 deg. C., the Norw. 
and Dan. Pharms. 0.895 to 0.905, the Brit. 
Pharm. 0.885 to 0.890, and the Codex 
0.800 to 0.820. 

The white, wax-like form, called par- 
affin wax or hard or solid paraffin, or 
usually simplv paraffin (this term is 
used in this work) appears in the mar- 
ket of different melting degrees, viz., 
116, 120, 125, 130 and 136 deg. F. (47! 
49, 52, 55 and 58 deg. C). The Dan. 
and Norw. Pharms. do not recognize it 
at all; the U. S. P. requires a melting 
point of 125 to 135 deg. F. (51.6 to 57.2 
deg. C.), the Brit. Pharm. 130 to 135 
deg. F. (54.4 to 57 deg. C), the Germ. 
Pharm. 165 to 176 deg. F. (74 to 80 deg. 
C.), and the Codex mentions 44 to 65 
deg. C. 

The intermediate form, the so-called 
petrolatum, soft paraffin or petroleum 
ointment appears in the market in white 
and yellow and darker forms, and of 
varying soft or semi-solid consistence. 
In this country the light yellow variety, 
the so-called amber, is commonly em- 
ployed, unless otherwise specified. The 
U. S. P. recognizes two kinds, a yellow 
and a white, the former being called 
"petrolatum," the latter "white petrola- 
tum." They should melt at a tempera- 
ture between 113 and 118 deg. F. (4. 
to 48 deg. C). The Brit. Pharm. sped- 



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fies a melting point of 96 to 102 deg. 
F. (35.5 to 39 deg. C), or even some- 
what higher, the Codex a melting point 
of 104- deg. F. (40 deg. C), the Norw. 
Pharm. the same, and the Danish 
Pharm. a melting point of 95 deg. F. 
(35 deg. C). 

The dark yellow or brownish forms 
of petrolatum will suffice for veterinary 
purposes. 

Instead of petrolatum, the Germ. 
Pharm. recognizes a mixture of paraffin 
wax and liquid paraffin (see Ointment, 
Paraffin) which melts between 104 and 
122 deg. C. (ao to 50 deg. C). 

The paraffin ointment of the Brit. 
Pharm. is a mixture of petrolatum and 
paraffin wax. It melts at about the 
same temperature as that of the Germ. 
Pharm. is a mixture of petrolatum and 
when used as the vehicle of white oint- 
ments, it should be prepared with white 
petrolatum; and when used in colored 
ointments, it should be prepared with 
yellow petrolatum. 

Paste, Canquoin's. (Canquoin's Caus- 
tic—Pate de Canquoin.) 

Zinc chlorid av.oz. 1 

Zinc oxid av.oz. % 

Wheat flour av.oz. }i 

Distilled water fl.dr. 1 



Mix well so as to make a paste, form 
into pencils, and dry. 

Preserve in well-stoppered bottles or 
vessels containing some quicklime.— Co- 
dex. 

The zinc chlorid should be dry. The 
flour should previously have been dried 
at a temperature of 100 deg. C. 

Mixtures of 1 part of zinc chlorid 
with 2, 3, 4 and 5 parts of wheat flour 
are also used under the name Can- 
quoin's Paste, different strengths being 
used. The zinc chlorid is to be reduced 
to very fine powder, incorporated with 
half the flour, made into a thin dough, 
mixed with the remainder of the flour, 
roll the mass into flat plate, and roll 
this into a cylinder. 



Paste, Carbolic. Listers. 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 1 

Linseed oil, raw av.oz. 4 

Prepared chalk sufficient 

Dissolve the acid in the oil and add 
sufficient chalk to make a soft paste. 

— H. 
Paste, Currant. (Currant Jelly.) 

Black-currant paste is used in the 
London Throat Hospital, and now else- 
where, as a vehicle, instead of gums, 
etc., for throat lozenges of certain kinds 
such as have been used under the direc- 
tion of Sir Morrell Mackenzie. 

The directions of the Hospital Phar- 
macopeia for preparing it are as fol- 
lows: Take 7 pounds of black currants 
and 20 fluidounces of water, boil to- 
gether, crushing the berries with a pes- 
tle until the mixture is thoroughly 
pulped, then pass through a sieve and 
beat into a paste with 3 or 4 pounds of 
powdered sugar. 

Red-currant paste may be made in the 
same manner from red currants. 

Another formula, probably a better 
one, is the following: 

Take fully ripe currants, either red 
or black, whichever may be wanted ; put 
them into a suitable dish, bruise them 
and place them on the fire, stirring con- 
stantly with a wooden spatula until they 
become scalding hot, carefully avoiding 
scorching. When reduced to a pulp, 
remove from the fire, and strain and 
express all the juice with a thick flannel 
cloth or a crash towel. Measure the 
juice into a clean and bright copper 
basin, or, still better, a porcelain-lined 
basin; place upon the fire and boil for 
10 or 15 minutes in order to evaporate 
some of the water; remove the scum, 
and add 1 pound of sugar for each pint 
of juice. Stir constantly with a wooden 
spatula until the sugar is dissolved; 
then remove the scum and immediately 
fill the jelly glasses, or other suitable 
vessels. 
Pastes, Dermatologic. 

Dermatologic pastes are medicaments 
for external use, suggested by the prac- 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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tice of noted dermatologists (Lassar, 
Unna and others). They are ointment- 
like mixtures of starch, dextrin, zinc 
oxid, sulfur or calcium carbonate made 
into a paste with glycerin, soft (green) 
soap, petrolatum, lard or other fat, med- 
icated with antiseptic and astringent 
agents. — N. F. 

Eight of these preparations are men- 
tioned by the N. F. 

Dextrinated paste (see Paste, Dex- 
trinated) is the vehicle for some of 
these pastes. 

See also Paste Pencils. 
Paste, Dextrinated. 

Dextrin part I 

Glycerin part I 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the dextrin in the glycerin 

and i part of water by heat, and then 

add enough water, if necessary, to make 

3 parts.— N. F. 

This is a general vehicle for many 

medicated pastes used in dermatology. 

Paste, Ichthyol, Unna's. 

Ichthyol part I 

Dextrinated paste parts 3 

Mix.— N. F. 

Paste, Kaolin. 

See Cataplasm of Kaolin. 

Paste, Betanaphthol. 

Betanaphthol, fine po gr. 15 

Precipitated sulfur gr. 77 

Petrolatum gr. 30 

Soft soap gr. 30 

Triturate the betanaphthol and sulphur 
with the petrolatum and then incorpor- 
ate the soft soap with the mixture. — 
N. F. 

Paste, London. 

See Soda with Lime. 
Paste, Naphthol, Lassar's. 

Betanaphthol, very fine pow- 
der part 1 

Petrolatum parts 2 

Soft (green) soap parts 2 

Precipitated sulfur parts 5 

Triturate the betanaphthol and sulfur 
with the petrolatum and then incorpo- 
rate the green soap with the mixture. 
— N. F. 



Paste Pencils. 

This is a form of medication similar 
to pastes, but partaking of the form of 
pencils. See Pencils, Paste. 
Paste, Resorcinol, Mild, Lassar's. 

Resorcinol part 1 

Zinc oxid parts 2^2 

Starch .parts 2^/2 

Liquid petrolatum .parts 4 

Thoroughly levigate the zinc oxid 
with enough liquid petrolatum to make 
a thin paste. Reduce the resorcin to 
very fine powder, mixed with the starch, 
and add the mixture to zinc oxid paste, 
triturating until a uniformly smooth 
mixture is obtained. Then add the re- 
mainder of the liquid "petrolatum, and 
incorporate it thoroughly. — N. F. 

The Strong Resorcinol Paste contains 
twice as much resorcinol and 25% more 
zinc oxid and starch. — N. F. 
Paste, Vienna. 

See Potassa with Lime. 
Paste, Ward's. 

Thomsonian (from Comfort's Prac- 
tice) : 

Black pepper, powder av.oz. 2 

Elecampane, powder av.oz. 2 

Fennel, powder av.oz. 1 

Honey av.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Mix and make into a paste. 
This is an old-time and celebrated 
remedy for piles. A piece as large as a 
chestnut is to be taken 4 or 5 times 
daily. 
Paste, Wax. 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2> l A 

Cocoanut oil av.oz. 1 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. 1 

Borax gr. 55 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7*4 

Melt the wax, add the oil and wool ^ 

fat, then gradually incorporate the wa- ' 

ter in which the borax has previouslj 

been dissolved. — D. 

This is used as an ointment vehicle, 

Paste, Zinc, Lassar's. (Lassar's Zinc* 
Salicyl Paste.) 

Salicylic acid, fine powder... gr. 20 

Zinc oxid gr. 240 

Starch gr. 240 

White petrolatum gr. 50© 



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Thoroughly levigate the zinc oxid 
with a portion of the petrolatum, then 
add the acid, starch and remaining pet- 
rolatum, and triturate until a perfectly 
smooth mixture is obtained. — N. F. 
Paste, Zinc, Soft, Unna's. 

Zinc oxid Part T 

Calcium carbonate part I 

Linseed oil part I 

Lime water P art l 

Thoroughly levigate the zinc oxid and 
calcium carbonate with the oil, gradual- 
ly added, so as to form a perfectly 
smooth mixture; then incorporate the 
lime water by trituration.— N. F. 
Paste, Zinc-Oil, Lassar's. 

Zinc oxid, pure av.oz. 3 

Olive oil av.oz. 2 

Mix thoroughly.— D. 

Paste, Zinc-Dermatol, Unna's. 

Dermatol av.oz. 1 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 1 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. 2 

Linseed oil, raw sufficient 

Rub the dermatol and zinc oxid to- 
gether with the oil to a paste and add 
the wool fat.— D. 
Paste, Zinc-Sulfur, Unna's. 

Zinc oxid parts 3 

Precipitated sulfur parts 2 

Silicic acid (silica) part 1 

Benzoinated lard parts 14 

Thoroughly levigate the zinc oxid with 
a small portion of the benzoinated lard, 
the silica with another, and the sulfur 
with a third portion. Mix the three 
portions until a uniformly smooth mix- 
ture results and thoroughly incorporate 
the remainder of the lard. — N. F. 
Paste, Zoll's Pink. 

This is said to be prepared as fol- 
lows : 

Sandalwood oil part 1 

Oil of copaiba parts 3 

Oil of turpentine parts 4 

Sugar parts 8 

Acacia parts 8 

Mix and rub up together. 
This is used in some hospitals. 
Pastilles, Glyco-Gelatin. 

The London Throat Hospital uses a 



form of troche called glyco-gelatin pas- 
tilles. The vehicle for these is to be 
prepared as follows: 

Gelatin, pure av.oz. 1 

Glycerin av.oz. 2*4 

Oramje flower water av.oz. 2^4 

Solution of carmine, sufficient to 

color as desired. 
The gelatin is to be soaked in the 
water for 2 hours, the mixture is to be 
heated on the water bath until the gela- 
tin is dissolved, the glycerin is to be 
added, and finally the carmine solution. 
The medication of the pastilles is ac- 
complished by warming a sufficient 
quantitv of the above glyco-gelatin on a 
water bath, then incorporating the 
medicament, previously rubbed to a 
thick paste with glycerin if it be a solid, 
stirring till somewhat cool, and making 
into square or round or pastilles, pref- 
erably the latter, which may be formed 
in a suitable mold, which latter should 
be slightly oiled before used. 

The medicament, if it be a solid, must 
be rubbed to an impalpable powder with 
the glvcerin before incorporating with 
the vehicle. Most of the medicaments 
are in solid form and hence this method 
of incorporation applies in most in- 
stances. Sometimes the medicament may 
or should be otherwise incorporated. 
Carbolic acid may be dissolved in a 
small amount of glycerin by the aid of 
a gentle heat. Water-soluble substances 
like ammonium chlorid may be tritura- 
ted with glycerin or they may be dis- 
solved in the water used to make the 
glyco-gelatin vehicle. Substances like 
menthol may be incorporated by dissolv- 
ing in as small amount of alcohol and 
adding this solution to the melted ve- 
hicle. 

Other flavors may be used in the 
glyco-gelatin vehicle besides orange 
flower water, such as rose or tolu water. 
The carmine coloring may be omitted 
if desired. 

Most of the troches (see Troches) 
may be made into glyco-gelatin pastilles 
if desired. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



Pellets, Homeopathic. 

See Medications, Homeopathic. 
Pencils, Cocaine, 5 per cent. 

Cocaine hydrochloric! part I 

Tragacanth part j 

Starch parts ? 

Dextrin parts 7 

S^r • parts 4 

Distilled water, to make a firm plas- 
tic mass. 

All solids should be in fine powder 

— N. F. 

See Pencils, Paste, for method of 
preparing these pencils. 

1 av.ounce of this material makes 
about 15 pencils. 

Pencils, Iodoform. (Bacilli Iodoform.) 

Iodoform, fine powder parts 10 

Cocoa butter parts 9 

Castor oil p ar |- z 

Mix all in a gently warmed mortar, 
and when the mass has partially cooled, 
suck it into glass tubes having a lumen 
of % inch, place these in cold water, 
push the mass out when cold, and cut 
it into pencils about 2^ inches long.— 
Germ. Form. 

Jhe pencils may also be prepared by 
mixing the cocoa butter in a grated con- 
dition with the oil and iodoform, add- 
ing a little more oil if necessary, until 
a suitable mass is obtained, then rolling 
out on a pillboard or tile like a pill .mass 
and cutting into required lengths. 



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Pencils, Menthol. (Migraine Pen- 
cils—Stilus Mentholi.) 

These may be prepared by carefully 
melting pure menthol and pouring into 
tin molds having about the form of an 
ordinary thimble, in which it is allowed 
to crystallize at a low temperature, usu- 
ally by placing in an ice chest or other 
cold place for 12 hours. The menthol 
cone is removed from the molds, at- 
tached to a handle and preserved in a 
convenient form for use. A good cone 
should be made only of pure menthol, 
as even so small a quantity as 2 per cent, 
of thymol, which addition has been rec- 
ommended, will render them greasy. 
The cone may be attached to the holder 



with some liquid glue or solution of glue 
in hot water. 

Pencils, Paste. (Medicated Pencils- 
Stilus dilubilis— Pasten Stiften.) 

These pencils are for the direct ap- 
plication of medicinal agents to the skin, 
suggested by Dr. Unna, and used in 
modern dermatologic practice. The me- 
dicinal agent is incorporated with a 
paste consisting of starch, dextrin, trag- 
acanth and sugar [all solids used should 
be in very fine powder] with enough 
distilled water to form a plastic mass. 
This^ is rolled into cylinders of about 
1/5 inch diameter which are cut into 
sections 2 inches long, dried on parch- 
ment paper at the room temperature and 
wrapped in tin-foil.— N. F. 

Pencils of cocaine and salicylic acid 
are recognized by the N. F. Other 
medications used are ichthyol, pyrogal- 
lol, mercuric chlorid, zinc oxid, etc. 
Pencils, Salicylic Acid, 10 per cent. 

Salicylic acid parts 2 

Tragacanth part I 

Starch parts 6 

Dextrin parts 7 

Sugar parts . 

Distilled water, to make a firm plas- 
tic mass. 

All solids should be in fine powder. 

— N. F. 
See Pencils, Paste, for method of 
preparing these pencils. 

1 av.ounce of this material makes 12 
or 13 pencils. 
Pepsin, Aromatic. 

Saccharated pepsin g r . 480 

Aromatic fluid extract m. 30 

Tartaric acid gr _ g 

Sodium chlorid gr. 8 

Mix the ingredients by trituration, dry' 
the product by exposure to warm air, 
and keep it in well-stoppered bottles. 



Pepsin, Saccharated. 

Pepsin (1:3000) avoz 1 

Sugar of milk, recently dried, 
in No. 30 powder av.oz. 9 

Triturate the pepsin with the sugar 
of milk to a fine, uniform powder. 

Keep the product in well-stoppered 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



bottles.— N. F. and U. S. P. 1890. 

A weaker pepsin than a i to 3000 may 
be employed for this mixture if pro- 
portionately more of it be used and 
correspondingly less milk sugar. 

Petrolatum. (Soft Paraffin— Petrole- 
um Ointment.) 

See Paraffins. 
Petrolatum, Saponated, Liquid. 
(Liquid Petrox.) 

Liquid petrolatum, U. S. P.. parts 5 

Oleic acid, U. S. P parts 3 

Oil lavender part 1/5 

Stronger ammonia water part Yz 

Alcohol part \y 2 

Mix them. 

Other N. F. preparations of petrox- 
olin are petrox. betanaphthol, 9 to 1 ; 
cade, 3 to 1 ; chloroform camph., 2 to 1 
each ;"creosote, 4 to 1 with % part oleic 
acid; eucalyptol, 4 to 1 ; guaiacol, 4 to 
1 with Y^ part oleic acid; mercury, 2 to 
1 with lanolin and oleic acid ; iodine, 10% 
iodine ; iodine, dilute, 5% iodine ; iodo- 
form 3 parts, with acetone 20 parts, oleic 
acid 10 parts, eucalyptol, 3 parts ; men- 
thol, 3 parts ; oil wintergreen, 20 parts ; 
phenol, 5 parts ; camphorated phenol, 
camphor 37 parts, phenol, 12 parts; tar, 
25 parts ; sulphur, 3 parts with linseed 
oil 37 parts and oleic acid 30 parts ; Ven- 
ice turpentine, 20 parts. 



Petrolatum, Saponated, Solid. (Solid 
Petrox.) 

Petrolatum, yellow, U. S. P.. parts 4 

Oleic acid, U. S. P parts 2 

Spirit of ammonia, U. S. P. .part 1 
Melt the petrolatum on a water bath, 
add the acid, and stir the mixture until 
it has cooled almost to the point of con- 
gealing, then add the spirit of ammonia 
while stirring, and continue to stir until 
th<> mixture is cold.— N. F. 



Pills. (Pilulaj.) 

The pills enumerated here are made 



according to the methods usually ap- 
proved. 

The mass for pills of the U. S. P. and 
nearly all other pharmacopeias is usually 
divided into the appropriate number or 
size, while in the case of the Brit. 
Pharm. it is usually allowed to remain 
as such, the same to be divided as re- 
quired. The "pills" of the Brit. Pharm. 
are, therefore, strictly speaking, "mass- 
es." The dose of these "pills" is stated 
by this work. In looking up Pills, com- 
pare same with Macses. 
Pills, Abernethy's. 

See Abernethy's Remedies. 

Pills of Aconite, Compound. 

Each pill should contain — 

Extract of aconite leaves gr. Yz 

Extract of stramonium leaves.gr. 1/15 

Quinine valerianate gr. l /z 

— Eclectic. 
Pills, Aloes. 

Each pill should contain — 

Aloes, purified gr. 2 

Soap, castile gr. 2 

Each of these is to be in fine powder, 
and the mixture is to be massed with 
water.— U. S. P. 

The Brit. Pharm. recognizes Pill of 
Barbadoes Aloes, which is made from 
2 av. ounces of barbadoes aloes, 1 of 
castile soap, 1 or sufficient of confection 
of rose, and 1 fluidram of oil of cara- 
way. The dose is 4 to 8 grains. 

The same work also recognizes a Pill 
of Socotrine Aloes, which is made like 
the preceding except that socotrine aloes 
is used instead of the barbadoes, and oil 
of nutmeg instead of oil of caraway. 
Dose, 4 to 8 grains. 
Pills of Aloes and Asafetida. 

Each pill should contain — 

Aloes, purified gr. V/s 

Asafetida gr. \Ys 

Soap, castile gr. 1*/$ 

Beat with sufficient water to form a 
mass. — N. F. Appendix and U. S. P. 
1890. 

Only select tears of asafetida should 
be used for the above. 

Pill of aloes of asafetida, Brit. Pharm., 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



240 
120 
I20 
60 
DO 
60 
30 



pills 



is made from 1 av.ounce each of soco- 
trine aloes, asafetida, and castile soap 
and 1 aviounce or sufficient of confec- 
tion of rose. Dose, 4 to 8 grains. 

Pills of Aloes, Compound. (Antidvs- 
peptic Pills.) 

Aloes g r# 

- Gamboge !!'. !.'gr. 

Castile soap g T [ 

Extract of boneset .'.'.' .'gr. 

Extract of mandrake gr. 

Extract of ginseng gr.' 

Capsicum gr 

Lobelia seed er' 

Oil of clove '.'/.m.' 1 

Make a mass and divide into 
weighing 4 grains each.— Eclectic. 

Another formula is also used, as fol 
lows : 

Aloes, socotrine gr. 240 

Extract of gentian .gr. 240 

Castile soap g r _ I2 o 

Colocynth g r _" I20 

Gamboge [] gr [ I20 

Oil of clove m. I5 

Divide like the preceding. 
This is said to be the formula origi- 
nally employed. 

Pills of Aloes and Iron. (Ferrated 
Aloetic Pills.) 

Each pill should contain — 

Aloes, purified g r> x 

Ferrous sulfate, dried .'.'.'gr.' 1 

Aromatic powder g r . 1 

Confection of rose, enough to make 
a mass. 

— N. F. 
Pill of aloes and iron, Brit. Pharm., 
is made from 1 av.ounce of dried fer- 
rous sulfate, 2 of barbadoes aloes, 3 of 
compound powder of cinnamon, and 3 
or sufficient of syrup of glucose. Dose, 
4 to 8 grains. 

The Ferrated Aloetic Pills, Germ. 
Pharm., are made from equal parts by 
weight of dried ferrous sulfate and 
aloes, "massed" with spirit of soap, and 
divided into i^-grain pills. 
Pills of Aloes and Mastic. (Dinner 
Pills— Lady Webster's Dinner 
Pills—Lady Hesketh's Dinner 
Pills— Crespigny's Pills.) 
Each pill should contain— 

Aloes, purified gr. 

Mastic < ]g V [ 

Red rose petals, fine powder... gr. 



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to form a 



(Rufus's 



Beat with diluted alcohol 
mass. — N. F. 

Pills of Aloes and Myrrh. 
Pills.) 

Each pill should contain — 

Aloes, purified ffr 

Myrrh,. .:.::::£? 

Aromatic powder g r# 3/- 

Make into a mass with simple syrup. 

— N. F. 
Pill of aloes and myrrh, Brit. Pharm., 
is made from 2 av.ounces of socotrine 
aloes, 1 of myrrh, and 2^ or sufficient 
of syrup of glucose. Dose, 4 to 8 grains. 
Pills of Aloes and Podophyllum, 
Compound. (Janeway's Pills- 
Compound Pills of Podophyllin.) 
Each pill should contain— 

Aloes, purified g r . 1 

Resin of podophyllum. .'. .' .' ' ' [ .'gr.' y 2 
Extract of belladonna leaves, .gr. y A 

Extract of nux vomica gr ]/ A 

— N. F. 
Pills of Aloin, Compound. 

Each pill should contain— 

Aloin gr. x/ 



of podophyllum g r . J 



2 

3/5 



Resin 

Extract of belladonna leaves 

— N. F. 
Pills of Aloin, Strychnine and Bella- 
donna. 

Each pill should contain— 

Aloin gr# j/ 5 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr ! 1/120 

Extract of belladonna leaves..gr." % 

— N. F. 
These pills are also prepared ' with 
double the amount of strychnine. It is 
recommended that the stronger pills be 
dispensed only when specially demanded. 
However, the pill usually dispensed, the 
so-called No. 1, does contain 1/60 gr. 
of strychnine. Aloin, strychnine and 
extract of belladonna are also combined 
in proportions other fchan those given 
above. 

Pills of Aloin, Strychnine and Bella- 
donna, Compound. 

Each pill should contain— 

Aloin g n j/r 

Strychnine (alkaloid) ...'].' .'gr.' 1/120 
Extract of belladonna leaves. .gr.' % 
Extract of cascara sagrada..gr l /> 

— N. F. 
These pills are also prepared with 



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STANDARD FOR MULARY OF 



The 



.av.oz. 
. . .av.oz. 
. . .av.oz. 
. . .av.oz. 
....fl.dr. 



6 

i 

Va 

Va 

i 



double the amount of strychnine 
N. F. recommends that the stronger pill 
be dispensed only when specially de- 
manded. However, the commercial al- 
most always does contain 1/60 gr. of 
strychnine. 

Pills, Anderson's Scot's. 
Formula of the Philadelphia College of 
Pharmacy : 

Each pill should contain— 

Barbadoes aloes . . 

Soap 

Colocynth 

Gamboge 

Oil of anise 

Water sufficient 

Mix the aloes, colocvnth and gamboge, 
previously reduced to very fine powder, 
add the soap and sufficient water to form 
a mass, and divide into 3-grain pills. 

The pills made by manufacturing 
houses each contain — 

Aloes, purified g r - 1 3/5 

Colocynth S r - *l}\ 

Gamboge g[- */**> 

1/30 



gr. 
gr. 

Soap § r - 

Oil of anise g r - 



Pills, Anti-Canker. (Compound Iron 
Pills.) 
This formula appears in some formu- 
laries and is credited to Thomsonian 
practice : 
Each pill should contain— 

Iron subcarbonate gr. 2 V 2 

Extract of conium gr. 2/2 

See also Pills No. 3- 
Pills, Anti-Catarrhal, Andrews'. 
(Anti-Grippe or Yellow Pills.) 
Each pill should contain— 

Quinine salicylate gr. 1 

Arsenous acid gr. T / I2 5 

Ext. of belladonna leaves. . .gr. 1/33 
Pills, Anti-Constipation, Carson's. 

Each pill should contain — 

Extract of cascara sagrada gr. 1 

Extract of rhubarb gr. 1 

Extract of nux vomica gr. V\ 

Aloin gr- l A 

Pills, Anti-Constipation, Goss\ 
Each pill should contain— 

Resin of podophyllum gr. J A 

Extract of colocynth gr. V\ 

Extract of butternut bark gr. T /2 

Extract of nux vomica gr. l A 



Extract of henbane g r - A 

Extract of gentian gr. A 

Extract of cascara sagrada gr. A 

Apocynum cannab., powder gr. A 

Pills, Antidyspeptic. 

Each pill should contain— 
Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1/40 

Ipecac • g r - ^ 

Extract of belladonna leaves.gr. 1/10 

Mass of mercury g r - 2 

Comp. ext. of colocynth. .. .gr 2 

— N. F. 

See also Pills, Carminative. 
Pills, Antineuralgic. (Neuralgia 

Pills.) 
I. Gross': 

Each pill should contain— 

Quinine sulfate gr. 2 

Morphine sulfate gr. 1/20 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1/30 

Arsenous acid g r - 1/ 20 

Extract of aconite leaves gr. 1/2 

When Antineuralgic Pills, or Neural- 
gia Pills, without other specification, are 
prescribed, it is recommended that the 
above preparation be dispensed. Some- 
times the morphine is omitted. 
II. Brown-Sequard's : 



Each pill should contain— 

Extract of henbane gr. 2/3 

Extract of conium gr. 2/3 

Extract of ignatia gr. 1/2 

Extract of opium gr. 1/2 

Extract of aconite leaves. gr. 1/3 

Extract of Indian cannabis gr. 1/4 

Extract of stramonium gr. 1/5 

Extract of belladonna leaves. . .gr. 1/0 
Pills, Antimony, Compound. (Plum- 
mer's Alterative Pills— Compound 
Calomel Pills— Compound Pills of 
Mercurous Chlorid.) 
Each pill should contain— 
Sulfurated antimony (ker- 

mes mineral) g r - 3/5 

Calomel g r - 3/5 

Guaiac resin gr. 1 *'S 

Castor oil sufficient _ 

Triturate the powders together until 
well mixed, then mass with the oil 
which should be very gradually added.— 
N. F. and U. S. P. 1890. 

The U. S. P. 1880 directed mucilage 

of tragacanth for massing the powders. 

Plummer's Pill, Brit. Pharm., is made 

from 1 av. ounce each of calomel and 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS 



sulfurated antimony, 2 of guaiac resin, 
180 grains of castor oil, and 1 fluidram 
or sufficient alcohol. Dose, 4 to 8 grains. 

Pills, Antiperiodic. (Warburg's 
Pills.) 6 

I. With aloes: 

Each pill should- contain— 

Extract of aloes gr T 

* hub f rb ••••• Wgn 1/2 

Angelica seed 



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Elecampane 



gr. 



1/2 

1/4 
/4 



Pills of Asafetida, Compound. 

Each pill should contain 

Asafetida, 

Opium, 

Ammonium carbonate, each. ..gr. 4/5 

Mix the opium and asafetida together 
by the aid of a gentle heat and, while 
soft, incorporate the 
bonate.— Eclectic. 



ammonium car- 



/8 

1/8 
1/8 
1./8 
1/8 



Saffron " " r 

^ e " nei ..wwww.gr: i/ 4 

^°? ry gr. 1/8 

Cubeb r_ 

Myrrh wwwwfr; 

W hite agaric £ r 

Camphor Wgr 

Quinine sulfate gr " T 2/c 

Extract of gentian... sufficient 

Reduce the drugs to a fine, uniform 
powder, and make this into pill form 
by means of extract of gentian.— N. F. 
II. Without aloes : 

Prepare in the same manner as di- 
rected in the previous formula, but omit 
the extract of aloes. _N. F. 

These pills have been introduced for 
the purpose of facilitating the adminis- 
tration of Warburg's Tincture in a solid 
form. When Warburg's Pills, or Pills 
of Warburg's Tincture are prescribed, 
without further specification, those con- 
taining aloes should be dispensed. Those 
Without aloes should be furnished only 
when they are expressly demanded. 

Each Warburg's pill represents about 
1 fluidram of Warburg's Tincture, with 
or without aloes, respectively (see Tinc- 
ture, Antiperiodic). 
Pills, Arsenic, Hebra's. 
Each pill should contain 

Arsenous acid gr 2 / 2 r 

Extract of licorice, powder.'! .'gr' z/a. 

licorice root, powder sr %/l 

Mucilage of acacia sufficient 

Roll in lycopodium.— D. 
Pills, Asafetida. 

Each pill should contain 

Asafetida gr . 

Soap, castile, fine powder* . W 'g r * 1 
Make a mass with water.— U. S. P 
The asafetida should be in select tears. 



Pills, Asiatic. 

Each pill should contain 

Arsenous acid gn l/l6 

-Black pepper gr x / 2 

Mucilage of acacia, to form 'a mass. 
— Eclectic. 

Pills of Black Colosh, Compound. 
(Compound Pills of Cimicifuga.) 

Each pill should contain 

Extract of black cohosh. . gr 1 

Extract of sculcap gr " T 

Quinine valerianate Wgr. y 2 

— Eclectic. 

Pills of Camphor, Compound. (Chol- 
era Pills.) 

Each pill should contain 

Camphor ffr 

Opium .WW" Jr 

Kino '. . .. 

Capsicum 



gr. 1 
gr. 1 

Confection of rose, .".".".".'.'.'sufficient 
— Eclectic. 

These pills are given in Asiatic chol- 
era, one pill being given after each dis- 
charge from bowels, or oftener, if the 
urgency of the case demands it. 

Pills, Carminative. (Fothergiir 
tidyspeptic Pills.) 

Each pill should contain 

Strychnine sulfate 

Ipecac 

Black pepper 

Extract of gentian '.'" ar 



s An- 



gr. 1/20 
gr. 2/3 
1 1/2 
gr. 1 

What are called Modified Carminative 
Pills, Modified Fothergill's Antidyspep- 
tic Pills, or Fothergill's Tonic and Car- 
minative Pills are each to contain 

Strychnine sulfate g ,. , /f 

Black pepper .....WW" 

Oil of clove 

Extract of gentian.!.. 



•gr 

• gr. 1 7 
gr. 1 



1/4 
20 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Pills, Cascara Cathartic, Hinckle's. 
(Hinckle's Comp'd Cascara Pills 
— Cascarin Comp. Pills.) 
Each pill should contain 

Cascarin § r - ]/+ 

Aloin g f - l/ A 

Podophylhn S r 

Extract of belladonna gr 



1/6 
1/8 



Strychnine fj \^ 

Gingerine S r - l/8 

Sometimes l £ gr. of extract of cas- 
cara is substituted for the cascarin. Gin- 
gerine is oleoresin of ginger. 
Pills, Catarrh, Hager's. (Pilul® An- 
tiphlogistic® Hageri— Conchmin 
Pills.) 
Each pill should contain 

Chinidine sulfate gr. 3/4 

Gentian root • g r - 5/» 

Tragacanth .: S r - 3-/ 2° 

Althea § r - \% n 

Hydrochloric acid . . .gr. 3/1° 

Roll in powdered cassia cinnamon — 
Hager's Manual. 

The formula as given Hager's Praxis 
is as follows : 

Each pill should contain 

Chinidine sulfate gr. 3/4 

Tragacanth g r - K 2 

Althea § r - /4 

Gentian root g r - x/ 4 

Red saunders g r - l / / \ 2 . 

Glycerin S r - 9 ^ 

Hydrochloric acid gr. 9/1° 

One American manufacturer follows 
the latter in its essential constituents, 
but using V& gr. each of quinidine and 
cinchonidine sulfates for the chinidine, 
another uses V% gr. each quinine and 
cinchonidine sulfates for the same. 
Pills, Cathartic, Compound. (Anti- 
bilious Pills.) 

I. 



Each pill should contain 

Comp. ext. of colocynth gr. 1/4 

Calomel S r - * 

Resin of jalap gj- (j 

Ma£e°the mass' with diluted alcohol. 

The U. S. P. 1890 directed V2 gr. of 
extract of jalap instead of the resin. 

II. 

Each pill should contain 

Extract of culver's root gr. 3/5 

Gamboge § r - 3'5 



Scammony g f - 3/5 

Podophyllin gr- 3/io 

Castile soap gr- 3/1° 

Another eclectic formula is 1 gr. each 
of extract of henbane and extract of 
culver's root and K g r - of podophyllin 
for each pill. —Eclectic. 

Pills, Cathartic, Vegetable. ("Im- 
proved" Vegetable Cathartic 
Pills.) 
Each pill should contain 

Comp. ext. of colocynth gr. I 

Extract of henbane gr. Vj 

Extract of leptandra • • gr. A 

Resin of jalap g r - /} 

Podophyllin g r - V* 

Oil of peppermint ■ • • m. A 

Mix the compound extract intimately 
with the resin of jalap, extract of lep- 
tandra, and podonhyllin, and then add 
the oil. Rub the extract of henbane 
with enough diluted alcohol to render 
it plastic, incorporate it with the mix- 
ture first prepared, then add diluted al- 
cohol to make a mass.— N. F. 
Pill Coating. 

The N. F. has this to say about pills 
and pill coating :— Pills, in their simplest 
form, are prepared as required and dis- 
pensed with enough dusting powder to 
prevent them from adhering while still 
moist; but if they are prepared for 
stock, or if it is desirable to mask their 
taste, or for other reasons, they may be 
coated with some suitable substance that 
will readily dissolve or disintegrate in 
the juices of the stomach (sugar, gela- 
tin, chocolate, tolu, silver). In some 
cases, however, it is desirable to coat 
the pills with a material which, while 
insoluble in the acid contents of the 
stomach (salol, keratin), dissolves read- 
ily in the alkaline fluids of the intes- 
tines. 
I. Gelatin Coating: 

The pills, freed from dusting powder 
may be dipped in a 



warm solution of 
gelatin? th7 excess removed, and allowed 
to dry. In extemporaneous pharmacy, 
it may be convenient to roll the pills 
into cylindrical shape and insert them 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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as to completely fill them, observing that 
here also the dusting powder is com- 
pletely removed. 

II. Sugar Coating: 

The pills, freed from dusting powder, 
may be quickly rolled on a filter paper 
saturated with mucilage of acacia, until 
uniformly but superficially moist, then 
immediately transferred to a porcelain 
capsule containing a mixture of 4 parts 
of powdered milk sugar and 1 part of 
powdered acacia, and rapidly rotated un- 
til covered with a firm, white coating. 

III. Cocoa Coating: 

Moisten the pills with mucilage as in 
the preceding, then immediately shake 
with powdered cocoa until well coated, 
transfer to a clean warmed porcelain 
capsule, and rotate rapidly until a 
smooth coating is produced. 

IV. Tolu Coating: 

The pills, freed from dusting powder, 
may be dropped into the lid of a por- 
celain ointment jar (or a porcelain cap- 
sule) into which a thin layer of ethereal 
tincture of tolu has previously been 
placed and rotated until coated with the 
tincture. They are then turned into an- 
other lid (or capsule) of the same kind 
and size and rotated for a few moments 
to remove the excess of tincture, and 
while the pills are still shining, but not 
too -moist, they are transferred to and 
rotated until dry in a third lid (or cap- 
sule), previously coated with a very thin 
layer of oil, which has been applied by 
merely the tips of the fingers. A second 
or third coating may be applied in the 
same manner, if necessary. 

V. Silver Coating: 
The pills, preferably coated with tolu 

(as described under IV), if moist, are 
dropped into the lid of a porcelain oint- 
ment jar, into which a very thin layer 
of a mixture composed of equal parts of 
alcohol, simnle syrup, mucilage of acacia 
and water has been placed, and they are 
rotated until they have acquired a thin 
coat of this mixture. They are then 
dropped into a one-pound ointment jar, 



containing the requisite quantity of sil- 
ver-foil (determined by experience), 
and the jar is rapidly rotated until the 
pills are thoroughly coated. This coat- 
ing may be brightened by transferring 
the pills to a second jar, containing a 
few leaves of silver-foil and shaking for 
some time until thoroughly polished. 

VI. Keratin Coating: 

The pills, which should not be massed 
with an aqueous excipient, may be 
dipped into melted cocoa butter, rolled 
in finely powdered charcoal, then sprin- 
kled with a suitable quantity of solution 
of keratin, and rotated until dry. The 
sprinkling and drying are repeated sev- 
eral times until a sufficiently thick coat- 
ing of keratin is obtained. 

VII. Salol Coating: 

The pills, carefully freed from dust- 
ing powder, are dropped into a capsule 
containing enough salol (approximately 
1 gr. for every 3-gr. pill), previously 
melted by the heat of a water bath and 
allowed to cool so that by passing the 
hand along the bottom of the dish there 
is scarcely any warmth felt, and the 
capsule is then rotated until the pills 
are coated and the salol has congealed. 
This process is repeated twice, each 
time reducing the salol about one-half. 
Finally a finishing coat is applied by 
using only enough salol to coat the dish 
when melted ; the dish being now kept 
quite warm (almost hot), the pills ro- 
tated quite rapidly until they are quite 
shiny, then turned into a cool dish, and 
the rotation continued until the pills 
are quite cool. 

Pills of Colocynth, Compound. (Pilu- 
les Cocciee — Cochia Pills.) 

Each pill should contain 

Extract of colocynth gr. 1-6 

Purified aloes gr. 2 

Resin of scammony gr. 2 

Oil of clove m. 1/4 

— N. F. 
The Pilula Colocynthidis Composita 
of the Brit. Pharm., for which the above 
is an equivalent, is prepared with colo- 
cynth pulp, and contains potassium sul- 



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STANDARD FORM ULARY OF 



fate, which was originally added as an 
aid to reduce the ingredients to powder. 
With the use of extract of colocynth, 
this becomes unnecessary. 

The directions of the Brit. Pharm. are 
to triturate 2 fluidrams of oil of clove 
with Ya av.ounce of potassium sulfate, 
in very fine powder, add 1 av.ounce of 
colocynth pulp, and 2 av.ounces each of 
barbadoes aloes and resin of scammony, 
mix well, and incorporate enough water 
to make a mass. Dose, 4 to 8 grains. 
Pills of Colocynth and Henbane. 
Each pill should contain 

Extract of colocynth gr. 1/10 

Extract of henbane gr. 1 « 2 

Purified aloes gr. I 1/2 

Resin of scammony gr. n/2 

Oil of clove rn. 1/6 

The Pilula Colocynthidis et Hyoscy- 
ami of the Brit. Pharm. is directed to 
be made by mixing 2 parts of compound 
pill of colocynth (see Pill of Colocynth, 
Compound) with 1 part of extract of 
henbane, and is directed to be kept as 
a pill-mass, to be made into pills of such 
weight as may be directed.— N. F. 
Pills of Colocynth and Podophyllum. 
Each pill should contain 

Comp. ext. of colocynth gr. 2 x /2 

Resin of podophyllum V§r. /4 

— JN. r. 



gr. 1 
.gr. 1 / 
-gr. V2 
.gr. V2 



Pills, Cook's. 

Each pill should contain 

Rhubarb 

Aloes 

Calomel 

Soap 

Pills of Copaiba. 

Each pill should contain 

Copaiba balsam S r - 2 

White wax « ^f 

—Eclectic. 

Pills of Copaiba, Compound. 

Mass of copaiba gr. 60 

Myrrh * r - °° 

Oleoresin of cubeb . g r - 3° 

Extract of nux vomica gr. 15 

Resin of podophyllum gr. 9 

Divide into 3-gr. pills.— Eclectic. 
Pills, Creosote. 

Creosote is very difficult to incorpo- 
rate into pills unless wax is used, an 



objectionable substance because not 
readily disintegrated in the alimentary 
canal. Various methods have been sug- 
gested to "mass" creosote, but all more 
or less satisfactory. The following 
method works quite well. 
Make a paste or jelly of 

Gelatin P ar ts n 

Sugar Parts 5 

Water P af ts 24 

Dissolve the gelatin and sugar in the 
water by the aid of a gentle heat. 

This mixture is to be kept on hand 
and used for making creosote pills. One 
grain of the jelly will mass one minim 
of creosote. To make 20 one-minim 
creosote pills, weigh 20 grains of the 
jelly, put into a previously warmed 
mortar so as to liquefy the paste, add 
the creosote, mix well, and bring to 
proper pill-mass consistence by adding 
about 10 grains of powdered extract of 
licorice and 20 of powdered licorice 
root. These pills will be of about the 
size of 2-grain quinine pills. Larger 
amounts of creosote, of course, acquire 
a larger proportion of the other sub- 
stances. 

The creosote pills of the Germ. 
Pharm. are directed to be made as fol- 
lows: 

Creosote, beechwood gr. 100 

Licorice root, fine powder... gr. 190 

Glycerin § r - I0 

Mix the creosote and licorice root in- 
timately, add the glycerin, make a pill 
mass, and dhide into pills weighing 
2 y A gr . (0.15 g.) ; dust with powdered 
cinnamon. 
Pills of Dandelion, Compound. 

Extract of dandelion gr. 60 

Bloodroot S r - <*> 

Podophyllin S r - ™ 

Oil of spearmint m - 

Make into 50 pills— Eclectic. 
These pills are laxative and diuretic, 
useful in jaundice, kidney and liver dis- 
eases, etc., the dose being I to 2 pills 
3 times a day. 
Pills, Dinner. 

I. When "Dinner Pills," under this 
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scribed without further specification, it 
is recommended that the Pills of Aloes 
and Mastic, also called Lady Webster's 
Dinner Pills, be dispensed. 

Of other combinations, bearing simi- 
lar names, or used for similar purposes, 
the following appear to be those most 
commonly in use : 

II. Chapman's Dinner Pill: 
Each pill should contain 

Purified aloes gr. i 1/2 

Mastic gr. 1 1/2 

Ipecac gr. 1 

Oil of fennel about m. 1/4 

The commercial pill usually contains 1 
gr. of aloes, mastic and rhubarb. 

III. Cole's Dinner Pill: 
Each pill should contain 

Purified aloes gr. 1 1/5 

Mass of mercury gr. 1 1/5 

Jalap gr. 1 1/5 

Tartai emetic gr. 1/50 

IV. Hall's Dinner Pill: 
Each pill should contain 

Purified aloes gr. 1 

Extract of licorice gr. 1 

Soap, powder gr. 1 

Molasses gr. 1 

— N. F. 
Pills, Emetic. 

Extract of peach leaves, pop- 
lar or butternut bark oz. 1 

Capsicum, powder . . . .teaspoonful 1 

Lobelia seed, powder oz. y 2 

Ladies' slipper, powder 

teaspoonfuls 2 

Oil of pennyroyal, spearmint 

or peppermint a few drops 

Make a mass and divide into pills 
(number not stated). — Thomsonian 
(from the Materia Medica). 

Pills of Galbanum, Comp'd. (Comp'd 
Pills of Asafetida.) 

Each pill should contain 

Galbanum gr. V/ 2 

Myrrh gr. i l / 2 

Asafetida gr. y 2 

Simple syrup sufficient 

rr-U. S. P. 1880. 

Compound Pill of Galbanum, Brit. 
Pharm., is made from 2 av.ounces each 
of galbanum, myrrh, and asafetida, and 
I av.ounce or sufficient syrup of glucose. 
The gum resins should be used whole ; 
all should be heated together on a wa- 



ter bath, stirring until a uniform mass 

is produced. Dose, 4' to 8 grains. 

Pills of Gamboge, Compound. 

I. 
Each pill should contain 

Gamboge gr. I 

Scammony gr. 1 

Elaterium gr. 1/6 

Croton oil m. 2/3 

Extract of henbane sufficient 

— Eclectic. 
This is the formula as it is given. 

II. 

Gamboge av.oz. 1 

Barbadoes aloes av.oz. 1 

Comp. powder of cinnamon. av.oz. 1 

Castile soap av.oz. 2 

Syrup of glucose.av.oz. 1 or sufficient 
Dose, 4 to 8 grains. — Brit. Form. 

Pills of Nitroglycerin. (Pills of 
Glonoin.) 

Each pill should contain 

Spirit of glonoin gr. 1 

Althea gr. 1 

Confection of rose sufficient 

Mix the spirit intimately with the 
powdered althea, expose the mixture for 
a short time to, the air, so that the alco- 
hol may evaporate, then make a pill 
mass by means of confection of rose. 

Each pill contains 1/100 grain of 
glonoin (nitroglycerin). — N. F. 
Pills of Henbane, Compound. 

Extract of henbane leaves. . . .gr. 60 

Extract of valerian gr. 60 

Extract of aconite leaves gr. 30 

Quinine sulfate gr. 30 

Divide into 3-gr. pills. — Eclectic. 
These pills are useful in neuralgia, 
rheumatism, dysmenorrhea, chorea, etc., 
giving one every 2, 3 or 4 hours. 

Pills, Hooper's Female. (Hooper's 
Pills.) 

Formula adopted by the Philadelphia 

College of Pharmacy: 

Barbadoes aloes av.oz. 8 

Ferrous sulfate, dried 

av.oz. 2 . . gr. 90 

Or crystal ferrous sulfate. av.oz. 4 
Extract of black hellebore. av.oz. 2 

Myrrh av.oz. 2 

Castile soap av.oz. 2 

Canella av.oz. 1 

Ginger av.oz. 1 

Water sufficient 

Divide into 2^-grain pills. 



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The pills made by 

houses each contain 

Aloes, purified g r - T 

Ferrous sulfate, dried gr. >J 

Extract of black hellebore. .. .gr. V\ 

Myrrh S r - H 

Soap S r - Y/ 

Ginger g r - $ 

Canella g r - n 

Pills, Imperial. (Kaiser Pillen.) 
Various formulas are used for Kaiser 

Pillen. These pills are purgative; the 

following may be used: 

Resin of jalap gr. 30 

Resin of scammony. gr. 3° 

Gamboge § r - 3Q 

Aloes >---g r - 30 

Extract of colocynth gr. o 

Soap g r - x § 

Gentian root g r - 3© 

Water, enough to make pills 100 

Sometimes calomel is added. — H. 

Pill, Iodin. 

Each pill should contain 

Iodin g^ 1/2 

Morphine sulfate gr. 1/10 

Burnt sponge gr. I 

— Eclectic. 

Pill of Ipecac with Squill. 

Comp. powder of ipecac — av.oz. 3 

Squill av.oz. 1 

Ammoniac a Yi°?- T 

Syrup of glucose sufficient 

This contains about .5 per cent, of 



opium. 

Dose, 4 to 8 grains.— Brit. Pharm. 
Pills of Iron (Ferrous) Carbonate. 
(Blaud's Pills— Ferruginous Pills 
—Chalybeate Pills— Iron Pills.) 

I. 

Ferrous sulfate, granulated, .gr. 250 

Potassium carbonate gr. 125 

Sugar gr- 6° 

Tragacanth, fine powder. .. .gr. 15 

Althea, No. 60 powder gr. ^ 15 

Glycerin, water, each sufficient 

Rub the potassium carbonate in a mor- 
tar with a sufficient quantity (about 10 
drops each) of glycerin and water, then 
with the ferrous sulfate and sugar, pre- 
viously rubbed together to a uniform 
powder, and rub the mass thoroughly 
until it assumes a greenish color. When 
the reaction has terminated, incorpo- 
rate the tragacanth and althea, and, if 



necessary, add a little more water so as 
to obtain a mass of pilular consistence. 
Divide into 100 pills.— U. S. P. 

These pills should be freshly pre- 
pared when wanted. 

Each pill contains about 1 grain of 
ferrous carbonate. 

These pills were recognized by the 
N. F., 1st edition, but the proportions 
were somewhat different; there was 
somewhat more potassium carbonate, 
somewhat less sugar, and no althea. 

Sometimes so-called 3-grain Blaud's 
pills (Pilulse Blaudii minores) are pre- 
scribed or demanded. These may be 
prepared by using the quantities given 
in the above formula but dividing the 
mass into 168 pills. 

To obtain pills of ferrous carbonate, 
the mass of iron carbonate or Vallet's 
mass may be used if desired, although 
exactly the same composition is not ob- 
tained. 

The commercial Bland's pills, regular 
size or 5-grain, are always stated to be 
made with 2 l / 2 grains each of ferrous 
sulfate and potassium carbonate. The 
U. S. P. pill is made with 2 l / 2 grains 
of ferrous sulfate and just sufficient po- 
tassium carbonate to convert this into 
ferrous carbonate, so that the latter is 
preferable. Similarly the commercial 
3-grain pill is stated to be made with 
i]/ 2 grains each of ferrous sulfate and 
potassium carbonate, but the U. S. P. 
mixture made into 168, instead of 100, 
pills, should be preferred. 

II. The Pilula Ferri or Iron Pill of 
the Brit. Pharm. is prepared as fol- 
lows : 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, dried, .gr. 150 
Sodium carbonate, pure, 

dried gr. 95 

Acacia, powder gr. 50 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 15 

Simple syrup gr. 15° 

Glvcerin gr. . 10 

Distilled water . . .gr. 20 or sufficient 
To the syrup, glycerin and water, pre- 
viously mixed, add the ferrous sulfate, 
mix, quickly add the sodium carbonate, 
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utes, or until the reaction is complete, 
add the two gums, and incorporate 
thoroughly. 

Dose, 5 to 15 grains. 

If divided into 5-grain pills, each pill 
will contain about 1 grain of ferrous 
carbonate. 

III. 
Ferrous sulfate, pure, crys- 
tal r. ..gr. 250 

Potassium carbonate, purc.gr. 150 

Sugar, powder gr. 50 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 17 

Glycerin, distilled water, each.m. 11 

Reduce the ferrous sulfate to fine 
powder, add the sugar and tragacanth, 
and mix intimately. Powder the car- 
bonate finely in another mortar, and 
thoroughly incorporate the glycerin and 
water. Transfer this mixture to the 
mortar containing the iron, beat the 
whole thoroughly until the mass be- 
comes green and assumes a soft pilular 
consistence, and divide into 100 pills. — 
Brit. Form. (2nd ed.). 

IV. 

Ferrous sulfate, dried gr. 135 

Potassium carbonate, finely 

powdered gr. 105 

Sugar, powder gr. 45 

Marshmallow root, powder, .gr. 20 

Magnesia, calcined gr. 10 

Glycerin. . .sufficient or about gr 60 
Mix the solids intimately, add enough 
glycerin to make a suitable pill mass 
and divide into pills weighing 4 grains 
(0.25 g.) ; dust with lycopodium. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

V. The following is said to be the 
original formula of Blaud : 

Ferrous sulfate, pure dried.. gr. 384 
Potassium carbonate, pure, 

dried gr. 384 

Acacia gr. 64 

Simple syrup gr. 192 

Water gr. 384 

Dissolve the acacia in the water, in a 
porcelain capsule, on a water bath, add 
the syrup and ferrous sulfate, stir for 
some moments to make the mixture ho- 
mogeneous, add the potassium carbon- 
ate, constantly stirring with an iron 
spatula, and continue stirring until the 



mass has acquired a pilular consistence 
rather more hard than soft. Withdraw 
from the source of heat and divide the 
mass into 100 pills, which must be dried 
in the stove, and then silvered. Put 
into bottles and cork well. 

Each pill weighs about 6 grains. 

Pills of Iron, Compound. (Griffith's 

Pills.) 
I. 

Each pill should contain 

Myrrh gr. i l / 2 

Sodium carbonate, crystal gr. Y\ 

Ferrous sulfate gr. Y\ 

Simple syrup sufficient 

II. Eclectic Compound Pills of Iron 
(or Emmenagogue Pills) are as fol- 
lows : 

Each pill should contain 

Mass of iron carbonate gr. 2 

Gum turpentine gr. 1 

Resin of podophyllum gr. y 2 

Pills of Iron Ferrocyanid, Compound. 

Each pill should contain 

Iron ferrocyanid, 

Quinine sulfate, 

Extract of black cohosh, each. .gr. 1 
— Eclectic. 

These pills are tonic, alterative and 
antiperiodic and are used in intermit- 
tent fever, chorea, epilepsy, etc. 
Pills of Iron (Ferrous) Iodid. 
(Blancard's Pills.) 

Reduced iron gr. 60 

Iodin gr. 75 

Licorice root, No. 60 powd..gr. 60 

Sugar, fine powder gr. 60 

Ext. of licorice, fine powder.gr. 15 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 15 

Tolu balsam gr. 150 

Ether fl.dr. 4 

Water sufficient 

To the reduced iron, contained in a 
small mortar, add i l / 2 fluidrams of wa- 
ter, and then, gradually, the iodin, con- 
stantly stirring until the liquid ceases to 
have a reddish tint. Then add the re- 
maining powders, previously well mixed 
together, and mix the whole thorough- 
ly. Transfer the mass to a porcelain 
capsule, and evaporate the excess moist- 
ure on a water bath, with constant stir- 
ring, until the mass has acquired a pilu- 



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lar consistence. Then divide into ioo 
pills. 

Dissolve the balsam in the 4 fl. dr. 
ether, shake the pills with a sufficient 
quantity of this solution until they are 
uniformly coated, and put them on a 
plate to dry, occasionally rolling them 
about until the drying is completed. 

Keep the pills in a well-stoppered 
bottle.— U. S. P. 

These are practically the same as 
Blancard's pills. 

Each pill contains about i grain of 
ferrous iodid with an excess of iron. 

Pills, Jalap. 

Jalap soap parts 3 

Jalap, powder part 1 

Make into i^-grain pills. — Germ. 

Pharm. 

Pills, Janeway's. 

See Pills of Aloes and Podophyllum, 

Compound. 

Pills, Laxative. 

Thomsonian (from the Materia Med- 
ica) : 
Poplar or peach extract oz. 1 



Bitter root oz. y 2 

Ox-gall, dried oz. y 2 

Mix well, and add a small amount of 
capsicum. Make a mass and divide into 
pills (number not stated). 

Pill, Laxative, Compound. 
Each pill should contain 

Aloin gr. 1/5 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1/120 

Ext. belladonna leaves gr. 1/8 

Ipecac gr. 1/16 

Licorice root gr. 7/10 

Simple syrup sufficient 

— N. F. 
This formula is very similar to that 

of a number of proprietary pills, but the 

latter usually contain 1/60 grain of 

strychnine. 

Pills, Laxative Post Partum, Bark- 
er's. (Laxative Pills after Con- 
finement.) 

Each pill should contain 

Comp. ext. of colocynth. . . .gr. 12/3 

Purified aloes gr. 5/6 



Extract of nux vomica gr. 5/12 

Resin of podophyllum gr. 1/12 

Ipecac gr. 1/12 

Extract of henbane gr. 1 1/4 

This is the formula generally em- 
ployed by Dr. Fordyce Barker, except 
where special circumstances render 
modifications necessary. The formula 
usually quoted in manufacturers' lists 
and some formularies is not correct. — 
N. F. 

Pills of Leptandra, Compound. (Com- 
pound Pills of Culver's Root.) 
Each pill should contain 

Extract of leptandra gr. 1 

Resin of podophyllum gr. l / 2 

Extract of rhubarb sufficient 

Some prefer to make the mass with 
extract of dandelion instead of extract 
of rhubarb. — Eclectic. 

This is a cholagogue, useful in liver 
affections, obstinate constipation, etc. 
Pills, Lobelia, "Compound. 

Lobelia seed, fine powder oz. 4' 

Capsicum, fine powder oz. 4 

Acacia, fine powder oz. 1 

Water, enough to form a mass. 
Divide into pills (number not stated). 
— Thomsonian (from Comfort's Prac- 
tice). 

Pills, Mixed Treatment. 
Each pill should contain 

Red mercuric iodid gr. 1/20 

Potassium iodid gr. 5 

Pills, Metallic. (Bitter Metallic Pills 
— Pilulse Metallorum.) 

Each pill should contain 

Reduced iron gr. 1 

Quinine sulfate gr. 1 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1/20 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/20 

— N. F. 
These are similar to Aitken's Tonic 

Pills (see Pills, Tonic, Aitken's). 

Pills of Myrrh. 

This formula has been credited to 

Thomsonian practice: 

Myrrh tablespoonful 1 

Acacia teaspoonful 1 

Sugar teaspoonful 1 

Make into pills. 

Pills, Neuralgia. 

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Pills No. 3. 

These are from hydro-alcoholic ex- 
tract of bayberry root bark. — Thomsoni- 
an (from Comfort's Practice). 

In some formularies the formula giv- 
en is equal parts of capsicum and ex- 
tract of bayberry. Another name given 
to the latter is anti-canker pills. See 
Pills, Anti-Canker. 
Pills, Opium. 

Each pill should contain 

Opium, powder gr. I 

Soap, castile gr. 3/10 

Water sufficient 

The corresponding preparation of the 
Brit. Pharm. is called compound pill of 
soap which is prepared from 1 av.ounce 
each of powdered opium and syrup of 
glucose and 3 of powdered castile soap. 
Dose, 2 to 4 grains. 

Pills of Opium and Camphor. 

Each pill should contain 

Opium, powder gr. 1 

Camphor gr. 2 

— N. F. 

Pills of Opium and Lead. (Pills of 
Lead and Opium.) 

Each pill should contain 

Opium, powder gr. 1 

Lead acetate gr. 1 

Pills of Opium, Digitalis and Quinine. 

To make 100 pills : 

Powdered opium gr. 15 

Digitalis, fine powder gr. 100 

Quinine sulphate gr. 100 

Clarified honey, q. s. 

Pills, Phosphorus. 

I. 
Phosphorus gr. 1 

Althea, No. 60 powder gr. 90 

Acacia, fine powder. gr. 45 

Tolu balsam gr. 150 

Ether fl.dr. 4 

Chloroform, glycerin, water, 

each sufficient 

Dissolve the phosphorus in a test- 
tube in 80 minims of chloroform, with 
the aid of a very gentle heat, replacing 
from time to time any of the chloroform 
which may be lost by evaporation. Mix 
'he althea and acacia in a mortar, next 



add the solution of phosphorus, then 
immediately afterwards a sufficient 
quantity (about 1 fluidram) of a mix- 
ture of 2 volumes of glycerin and 1 of 
water, and quickly form a mass, to be 
divided into 100 pills. 

Dissolve the tolu balsam in the 4 fl. 
dr. ether, shake the pills with a sufficient 
quantity of this solution until they are 
uniformly coated, and put them on a 
plate to dry, occasionally rolling them 
about until the drying is completed. 

Keep the pills in a well-stoppered 
bottle.— U. S. P. 
II. 

Phosphorus gr. 10 

White wax gr. 125 

Lard gr. 125 

Kaolin gr. 115 

Carbon disulfid m. 33 or sufficient 

Place the wax and lard, previously 
melted, in a slightly warmed mortar, 
and stir until the mixture has the con- 
sistence of Cream. Dissolve the phos- 
phorus in the carbon disulfid and care- 
fully mix the solution with the melted 
fats, add the kaolin, and mix well to- 
gether. 

Keep the mixture immersed in cold 
water in a bottle from which the light 
is excluded (amber bottle, for example). 
—Brit. Pharm. 

W T hen dispensed, every 3 grains of the 
mass is to be mixed with 1 grain of 
powdered acacia, and the resulting pills 
should be varnished. 

Phosphorus Pill, including the acacia, 
contains 2 per cent, of phosphorus, 
hence is nearly double the strength of 
the Phosphorus Pill of the Brit. Pharm. 
1885. 

Dose, 1 to 2 grains. 

Pills of Podophyllin, Compound. 

Each pill should contain 

Podophyllin gr. l / 2 

Scammony gr. ': 

Gamboge . ; gr. J .. 



— Eclectic. 
These are used for their cathartic ef- 
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night or several times a week, as may 
be required. 

Owing to the difficulty of obtaining 
pure scammony, extract of apocynum 
or of rhubarb, or irisin. is sometimes 
substitutped for it by the Eclectics. 

Pills of Podophyllum, Belladonna 
and Capsicum. (Squibb's Podo- 
phyllum or Laxative Pills.) 

Each pill should contain 

Resin of podophyllum gr. % 

Extract of belladonna leaves.. gr. x /s 
Capsicum, moderately fine 

powder gr. Vi 

Sugar of milk, fine powder. . . .gr. I 

Acacia, fine powder gr. l /± 

Glycerin, simple syrup, 

each sufficient 

Pills of Poke, Compound. 

Extract of poke leaves gr. 30 

Extract of stillingia gr. 15 

Ext. of stramonium leaves... gr. 2 
Make 16 pills. — Eclectic. 

Pills, Quadruples. (Quatuor Pills — 
Compound Pills of Iron and Qui- 
nine.) 
Each pill should contain 

Sulfate of iron, dried gr. I 

Quinine sulfate gr. 1 

Purified aloes gr. 1 

Extract of nux vomica gr. Ya 

Extract of gentian sufficient 

— N. F. 

Pills of Quinine Sulfate. 

I. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 60 

Aromatic sulphuric acid... drops 45 
Make into 60 pills. — Eclectic. 

II. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 30 

Tartaric acid, powder gr. 1 

Glycerin gr. 4 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 1 

Triturate the quinine sulfate with the 
acid, add this to the tragacanth and 
glycerin which have previously been 
mixed, and make a mass. — Brit. Pharm. 

Dose, 2 to 8 grains. 
Pills of Quinine, Compound. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 60 

Extract of dogwood gr. 60 

Tartaric acid gr. 60 

Extract of black cohosh. . .sufficient 
Divide into 4-gr. pills. — Eclectic. 



The above is the formula as it is 
given. 
Pills, Bhubarb. 

Each pill should contain 

Rhubarb, No. 60 powder gr. 3 

Soap, castile, fine powder gr. 1 

Water sufficient 

— N. F. 
Pills, Rhubarb, Compound. 
Each pill should contain 

Rhubarb gr. 2 

Aloes, purified gr. 1 1/2 

Myrrh gr. 1 

Oil of peppermint m. 1/12 

Mix the oil with the powders and 
make mass with water. — U. S. P. 

Compound Rhubarb Pill, Brit. Pharm., 
is made from 2 av.ounces of rhubarb, 
1J/2 of socotrine aloes, 1 each of myrrh 
and castile soap, 1 fluidram of oil of 
peppermint, and l$4 av.ounces or suf- 
ficient of syrup of glucose. 
Dose, 4 to 8 grains. 

Pills, Rhubarb, Wuerzburger. 
(Kneipp's Pills.) 

Each is said to be composed of 

Rhubarb gr. 1 

Extract of aloes gr. 1 

Extract of rhubarb gr. 1/4 

Soap gr. 1/4 

Juniper berry gr. 3/40 

Fenugreek gr. 3/40 

Dwarf elder gr. 3/40 

Fennel gr. 3/40 

Pill, Scammony, Compound. 

Resin of scammony av.oz. 1 

Resin of jalap av.oz. 1 

Curd soap, powder av.oz. 1 

Tincture of ginger fl.oz. 3 

Add the tincture to the soap and 
resins, dissolve by the aid of a gentle 
heat, and evaporate on a water bath to 
suitable consistency. — Brit. Pharm. 

Dose, 4 to 8 grains. 
Pills, Scot's. 

See Pills, Anderson's Scot's. 

Pills of Soap, Compound. (Diuretic 
Pills.) 

Oil of spearmint fl.dr. 1 

Oil of juniper berries fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 1 

Castile soap gr. 90 

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after each addition, and, when all is 
added, divide into 18 pills. — Eclectic. 

These are stimulant and diuretic, use- 
ful in gravel and chronic urinary affec- 
tions. 

For the Compound Pill of Soap of the 
Brit. Pharm., see Pill, Opium. 
Pill, Squill, Compound. 

Squill, powder av.oz. 1%. 

Ginger, powder av.oz. I 

Gum ammoniac, powder. .. .av.oz. I 

Castile soap, powder av.oz. I 

Syrup of glucose 

av.oz. i or sufficient 

Dose, 4 to 8 gr. — Brit. Pharm. 

Pills, Sumbul, Goodell's, 

Each pill should contain 

Extract of sumbul gr. I 

Ferrous sulfate, dried gr. i 

Asaf etida gr. 1/2 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/40 

Pills, Tonic, Aitken's. 

Each pill should contain 

Reduced iron gr. 2/3 

Quinine sulfate gr. I 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1/50 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/50 

Honey, sufficient 

— N. F. 
These are similar to Pills, Metallic. 

Pills, Townsend's. 

It is said that pills of this name 
should each be made from 

Mass of mercury gr. 1 1/4 

Gamboge gr. 1 1/4 

Extract of aloes gr. 1 1/4 

Ginger gr. 1 1/4 

Oil of peppermint drop 3/16 

Pills, Triplex. (Pilulae Triplices— 
Compound Pills of Scammony.) 

I. Regular formula : 
Each pill should contain 

Purified aloes gr. 2 

Mass of mercury gr. 1 

Resin of podophyllum gr. yi 

— N. F. 
When Pilula Triplex, under this name 
or some equivalent, is prescribed with- 
out further specification, it is recom- 
mended that the above preparation be 
dispensed. A formula devised by Dr. 
John W. Francis is also in use: 



II. Francis' Triplex Pill : 
Each pill should contain 

Purified aloes gr. 5/6 

Scammony gr. 5/6 

Mass of mercury gr. 5/6 

Croton oil m. 1/20 

Oil of caraway m. 1/4 

Tincture of aloes and myrrh 

(U. S. P.) sufficient 

— N. F. 
The following is said to be the origi- 
nal formula of Dr. J. W. Francis: 
Scammony ("gum"), powd..gr. 120 
Aloes, socotrine, powder. .. .gr. 120 

Mass of mercury gr. 120 

Croton oil . . .^ m. 5 

Oil of caraway m. 22 

Tincture of aloes and myrrh. m. 30 
Make 100 pills. 

The pill furnished by manufacturing 
houses corresponds to the latter form- 
ula, not to that of the N. F. 
Pills of Valerian, Compound. 

Extract of scullcap gr. 60 

Extract of Roman chamomile-.gr. 60 

Extract of boneset gr. 30 

Quinine sulfate gr. 30 

Capsicum gr. 10 

Oil of valerian gr. 15 

Make into 45 pills. — Eclectic. 
These pills are tonic and nervine, the 
dose being one every 2 or 3 hours. 

Pills of Viburnum, Compound. (Com- 
pound Pills of High Cranberry 
or Cramp Bark.) 

Each pill should contain 

Extract of cramp bark gr. ^4 

Extract of blue cohosh gr ^ 

Extract of mitchella gr. i l / 2 

Useful in uterine diseases, the dose 
being 1 or 2 pills 3 times a day. — Ec- 
lectic. 
Pills, Warburg. 

See Pills, Antiperiodic. 

Pills of Wild Indigo, Compound. 
(Compound Pills of Baptisia.) 

Each pill should contain 

Extract of leptandra gr. 1/4 

Resin of podophyllum .gr. 1/2 

Sanguinarin gr. 1/16 

Extract of wild indigo, enough to 

form a mass. 
This is a cholagogue, laxative and 
antiseptic, useful in typhoid fever. — Ec- 
lectic. 



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Pills of Zinc Acetate, Rademacher's. 

Each pill should contain 

Zinc acetate gr. 3 

Extract of licorice sufficient 

— H. 
Plasters. (Emplastra.) 

These are solid compounds, of fatty- 
character, intended for external use. 
They are harder than cerates, are to be 
spread by heat on cloth, leather, etc., 
and in this form are applied to the 
body to which they adhere. 

The spread plasters of the market 
consist of plasters of the above charac- 
ter spread on suitable material or they 
have a caoutchouc (india-rubber) in- 
stead of a fatty vehicle. The U. S. P. 
recognizes one spread plaster, viz., cap- 
sicum. 
Plaster, Aconite. 

Fluid extract of aconite fl.oz. 4 

Lead plaster av.oz. Z X A 

Evaporate the extract to soft extract 
consistency, add the plaster, previously 
melted, and stir constantly until thor- 
oughly incorporated and the whole is 
nearly cold. — Eclectic. 
Plaster, Adhesive. 

Rubber, cut in small pieces. av.oz. l /$ 

Petrolatum, yellow av.oz. % 

Lead plaster av.oz. 12 

Melt the rubber at a temperature not 
exceeding 150 deg. C, add the petrola- 
tum and continue the heat until the 
rubber is dissolved. Add the lead plas- 
ter to the hot mixture, continue the 
heat until it becomes liquid, then strain, 
allow it to cool and stir until it stiffens 
— U. S. P., 1900. 
This was introduced into the 1900 
U. S. P. to replace the resin plaster 
of the U. S. P. 1890 in making other 
plasters, such as belladonna, opium and 
capsicum plasters. 
Plaster, Ammoniac. 

Gum ammoniac av.oz. 5 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 7 

Digest the ammoniac with the diluted 
acetic acid, in a suitable vessel, avoid- 
ing contact with metals, until it is en- 
tirely emulsionized ; then strain and 



evaporate the strained liquid, by means 
of a water bath, stirring constantly, un- 
til a small portion, taken from the ves- 
sel, hardens on cooling. — U. S. P. 
1880. 

Plaster, Ammoniac, with Mercury. 
(Ammoniac and Mercury Plas- 
ter.) 
I. 

Gum ammoniac av.oz. 3 

Mercury av.oz. }i 

Oleate of mercury gr. 15 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 4 

Lead plaster, to make 
av.oz. 4. .gr. 75 

Digest the ammoniac with the acid, 
in a closed vessel, avoiding contact with 
metals, until the gum is entirely emulsi- 
fied, then strain, and evaporate the 
strained liquid by means of a water 
bath, stirring constantly, until a small 
portion taken from the vessel hardens 
on cooling. Triturate the oleate with 
the mercury, gradually added, until 
globules of metal cease to be visible. 
Next add gradually the ammoniac while 
yet hot, then enough lead plaster, pre- 
viously melted on a water bath, to 
make 4 av.ounces, 75 gr., and mix the 
whole thoroughly.— U. S. P. 1890. 

II. 
Ammoniac plaster.. .part by weight 1 
Plaster of mercury, eclectic 

parts by weight 2 

— Eclectic. 
III. 

Ammoniac av.oz. 3 

Mercury (metal) av.oz. $4 

Olive oil gr. 14 

Sulfur gr. 2 

Heat the oil, add the sulfur to it grad- 
ually, stirring until they are uniformly 
blended; with this mixture triturate the 
mercury until metallic globules are no 
longer visible. To this add the am- 
moniac, previously purified by boiling 
with successive portions of water, pass- 
ing the resulting emulsions through a 
hair sieve, rubbing the residues on the 
latter; after mixing, evaporate the emul- 
sions to suitable consistence. — Brit. 
Pharm. 



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Plaster, Arnica. 
I. 

Extract of arnica root av.oz. i 

Resin plaster av.oz. 2 

Add the extract to the plaster, pre- 
viously melted on a water bath, and mix 
them thoroughly.— U. S. P. 1890. 

II. 

Fluid ext. of arnica flowers. fl.oz. 16 

Resin plaster av.oz. 4 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 1 

Evaporate the fluid extract on a wa- 
ter bath to a soft extract weighing 
about 2 av.ounces, then add the resin 
plaster and p'tch previously melted. — 
Eclectic. 
Plaster, Aromatic. (Spice Plaster.) 

Clove av.oz. 1 

Cinnamon, saigon av.oz. 1 

Ginger av.oz. 1 

Capsicum av.oz. Y2 

Camphor av.oz. Y2 

Cottonseed oil av.oz. 3^2 

Lead plaster av.oz. 2.y 2 

Melt tcrether the plaster and oil, 
with the aid of heat. Cool the mixture 
and, while it is still soft, thoroughly 
incorporate with it the aromatic ingre- 
dients, previously reduced to a very fine 
powder. 
Plaster, Asafetida. 

Asafetida -. av.oz. iYa 

Lead plaster av.oz. iYa 

Galbanum av.oz. Y 

Yellow wax av.oz. Y 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Digest the asafetida and galbanum, 
both in coarse powder, with the alcohol 
on a water bath, separate the liquid 
portion, while hot, from the coarser 
impurities by straining, and evaporate it 
to the consistence of honey; .then add 
the lead plaster and the wax, previously 
me'.tcd together, stir the mixture well, 
and evaporate to the proper consistence. 
— U. S. P. 1880. 

Plaster, Bayberry. (Green Salve — 
Emplastrum Myricae.) 

Gum turpentine, 

Bayberry wax, each equal parts 

Melt together, strain, and stir until 
cool.— Eclectic. 



In winter a small quantity of olive 
or cottonseed oil may be added. 
Plaster, Belladonna. 
• Extract of belladonna leaves. parts 3 

Adhesive plaster, U. S. P... parts 7 

Melt the adhesive plaster on a water 
bath, add to it the extract of belladonna 
leaves, previously softened by the heat 
of a water bath, and continue the heat, 
stirring constantly until the mixture is 
perfectly homogeneous, then allow to 
cool.— U. S. P. 1900. 

Belladonna plaster should contain not 
less than 0.38 to 0.42 per cent, of mydri- 
atic alkaloids. It is customary for 
druggists to retail over their counters 
the spread belladonna plasters of the 
factories which are made with a 
rubber base. The U. S. P. requires that 
these also should assay not less than 
0.35 nor more than 0.40 per cent of 
mydriatic alkaloids. 

The belladonna plaster of the U. S. 
P. 1890 was made with resin and soap 
plasters as a base. 

The plaster of the Brit. Pharm. is 
made by evaporating 6 x /i fluidounces of 
liquid (fluid) extract of belladonna, 
Brit. Pharm., on a water bath until it 
weighs 1Y2 av.ounces, then incorpora- 
ting yYz av.ounces of resin plaster, pre- 
viously melted. 

This latter plaster contains 0.5 per 
cent, of the alkaloids of belladonna 
root. 

The Brit. Form, recognizes a "green 
belladonna plaster" made by mixing al- 
coholic extract of belladonna leaf, such 
a quantity as contains 11 grains of al- 
kaloid, with enough resin plaster to 
make 10 av.ounces. This is half the 
alkaloidal strength of the belladonna 
plaster of the Brit. Pharm. 

Plaster of Belladonna, Compound. 

Resin plaster av.oz. 5 

Extract of belladonna root. av.oz. 1 
Extract of conium leaves, .av.oz. 1Y2 

Iodin gr. 40 

Place the plaster in a porcelain or 
wedgewood mortar and put this into hot 
water. When the plaster begins to melt- 



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add the extract, and incorporate thor- 
oughly. Then remove the mortar from 
the water, allow to become cool, add to 
its contents the iodin, previously re- 
duced to powder, and continue the trit- 
uration until the whole is well mixed. 

The inspissated juices are preferred 
to the above extracts for this prepara- 
tion. The extracts as usually made in 
England from the fresh drugs would 
answer the requirements. — Eclectic. 
Plaster, Burgundy Pitch. 

See Plaster, Pitch, Burgundy. 

Plaster, Canada Pitch. (Hemlock 
Pitch Plaster — Hemlock Plaster 
— Emplastrum Picis Canadensis.) 

Canada or hemlock pitch (so- 
called hemlock gum) . . .av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax gr. 175 

Melt them together, strain the mix- 
ture, and stir constantly until it thick- 
ens on cooling.— U. S. P. 1880. 

Plaster, Cancer. 

Thomsonian (from the Guide) : 

Extract red clover heads by boiling 
with water, expressing, and evaporating 
to a thin extract. 

Plaster, Cantharides. (Emplastrum 
Cantharides, Epispasticum or 
Lyttae.) 

I. 

Cantharides, powder av.oz. 3^2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2 

Lard av.oz. 2 

Resin av.oz. 2 

Soap plaster av.oz. ^2 

Melt the resin, add the plaster, and 
afterwards the wax and lard, sprinkle 
the cantharides into the melted mixture, 
and stir the latter continuously while 
cooling. — Brit. Pharm. 

II. The preparation of the Germ. 
Pharm. called "ordinary cantharides 
plaster" is made as follows : 
Cantharides, moderately fine.av.oz. 2 

Olive oil av.oz. 1 

Soft turpentine av.oz. 1 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4 

Heat the cantharides with the oil on 
a water bath for 2 hours, add the wax 
and turpentine, allow all to meit to- 



gether, remove the dish from the source 
of heat, and stir until cold. 

The Germ. Pharm. also recognizes a 
perpetual and a veterinary cantharides 
plaster. 

Plaster, Cantharides, Perpetual. 
(Emplastrum Cantharides Per- 
petuum — Immerwaehrendes 
Spanischfliegen Pilaster.) 

Cantharides, moderately fine.av.oz. 1 
Gum euphorbium, moderate- 
ly fine av.oz. y A 

Mutton suet av.oz. 1 

Soft turpentine av.oz. 1^ 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2. l / 2 

Resin av.oz. 3^ 

Melt the resin with the turpentine, 
add the suet and wax, when all is melt- 
ed, incorporate the two powders, and 
stir until cold. — Germ. Pharm. 

Plaster, Cantharides, Veterinary. 
Cantharides, coarse powder. av.oz. 3 
Gum euphorbium, moderate- 
ly fine powder av.oz. 1 

Resin av.oz. 6 

Soft turpentine ,. . . av.oz. 6 

Melt the resin, add the turpentine, 

incorporate the powders, and stir till 

cold. — Germ. Pharm. 

Plaster, Capsicum. 

Oleoresin of capsicum ,gr. 2 l /2 

Rubber plaster, spread on 

fabric sufficient 

Over a piece of spread adhesive plas- 
ter 6 inches square, apply the oleoresin, 
painting it with a suitable brush over 
the surface of the plaster, but leaving 
a margin around the sides of the latter. 

— U. S. P. 
Plaster, Capsicum, Compound. (Com- 
mon Strengthening Plaster — 
Sear-Cloth Plaster.) 

Resin av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Tincture of capsicum, 

U. S. P fl.oz. 5 

Camphor, powder av.oz. y 2 

Oil of sassafras m. 45 

Melt the rosin and wax, add the tinc- 
ture, and keep the whole at a gentle 
heat, stirring constantly, until the alco- 
hol has evaporated; then remove from 
the fire, and when nearly cold add the 
camphor and oil. — Eclectic. 



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It would be much more convenient to 
substitute 2 fluidrams of fluid extract of 
capsicum for the tincture. 
Plaster, Court. 

See Plaster, Isinglass. 

Plaster, Galbanum. (Compound Gal- 
banum Plaster, U. S. P. 1870 — 
Compound Lead or Drachylon 
Plaster.) 

Galbanum av.oz. 1 

Gum turpentine gr. 55 

Burgundy pitch gr. 165 

Lead plaster av.oz. 4% 

To the galbanum and turpentine, pre- 
viously melted together and strained, 
add, first, the pitch, then plaster, melted 
over a gentle fire, and mix the whole 
thoroughly.— U. S. P. 1880. 

Galbanum Plaster, Brit. Pharm. 1885 
(not in 1898 edition), is prepared from 
1 av. ounce each of galbanum, ammoniac 
and yellow wax and 8 av.ounces of lead 
plaster. Melt the galbanum and am- 
moniac together, strain, and add the 
wax and plaster, previously melted to- 
gether. 

The latter is more similar than the 
former to compound lead plaster, Germ. 
Pharm. See Plaster, Lead, Compound. 

Plaster, Galbanum, Bed. (Oxycro- 
ceum Plaster — Ochsenkreuz 
Pnaster.) 

Resin av.oz. 3 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 ^ 

Ammoniac av.oz. 34 

Galbanum av.oz. 34 

Venice turpentine av.oz. ^4 

Olibanum, fine powder gr. 395 

Mastic, fine powder gr. 395 

Spanish saffron, fine powder, 
previously moistened with 

alcohol gr. 198 

Melt together the resin and wax, also 
the galbanum and ammoniac with the 
Venice turpentine at a gentle heat. 
When the former has partially cooled, 
add the second mixture, and then in- 
corporate the remaining ingredients. — 
Austr. Pharm. 

The ammoniac and galbanum should 
have previously been purified by repeat- 
ed boiling with water and evaporating 
the emulsion. 
20 



Previous editions of the same work 
directed powdered ammoniac and galba- 
num instead of the whole gums puri- 
fied. 
A cheap substitute is the following : 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 5*4 

Yellow wax av.oz. 3^ 

Soft turpentine .av.oz. 2^ 

Red saunders, fine powder, .av.oz. 1%. 

Beef suet av.oz. 34 

Heat the saunders and turpentine in 
a closed vessel, on a water bath, for 1 
hour, melt the other ingredients to- 
gether, strain, add the saunders mixture, 
and stir until concreted. — D. 

Plaster, Iron. (Strengthening Plas- 
ter.) 

Iron (ferric) hydrate, fresh- 
ly prepared and dried at a 
temperature not exceeding 

80 deg. C av.oz. 3/ 4 (gr. 330) 

Olive oil gr. 180 or fl.dr. 3*4 

Burgundy pitch gr. 510 

Lead plaster av.oz. 6 

Melt the plaster and pitch by means of 
a water bath, add the oil, then add the 
hydrate, and stir constantly until the 
mixture thickens on cooling. — U. S. P. 
1890. 

Plaster, Isinglass. (Court Plaster— 
Emplastrum Ichthyocollae — Em- 
plastrum Adhaesivum Anglicum.) 

I. 

Isinglass, Russian gr. 150 

Alcohol gr. 6©@ or fl.dr 12^ 

Glycerin gr. 15 

Water, 

Tincture of benzoin, each, .sufficient 
Dissolve the isinglass in enough hot 
water to make the solution weigh 4 
av.ounces. Spread one-half of this, in 
successive layers, upon taffeta (stretched 
on a frame), by means of a brush, 
waiting after each application until the 
layer is dry. Mix the second half of 
the isinglass solution with the alcohol 
and glycerin, and apply it in the same 
manner. Then reverse the taffeta, coat 
it on the back with the tincture of ben- 
zoin, and allow it to become perfectly 
dry. 

Cut the plaster in pieces of suitable 
length and preserve in well-closed ves- 
sels.— U. S. P. 1890. 



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STANDARD l-'ORMULARY OF 



The above directions are sufficient to 
cover a piece of taffeta 15 inches square. 
II. 

Isinglass, cut as fine as pos- 
sible av.oz. Yi 

Sugar gr. 5 

Water, alcohol, tincture of 
benzoin, each sufficient 

Heat the isinglass with 2 fluidounces 
of water in a covered vessel on a water 
or steam bath until most of it is dis- 
solved, strain, treat the undissolved resi- 
due again with the same amount of 
water, strain again, mix the strained 
liquids, evaporate to a weight of 3 av.- 
ounces, and add the sugar, dissolving 
the latter by agitation. When the liquid 
has become tolerably cool, apply it by 
means of a soft, broad brush, upon silk 
taffeta stretched on a frame, in separate 
coats, the first three being applied in a 
cool room, the subsequent ones in a 
moderately warm room. Each coat 
must be dried before the next is ap- 
plied. The back of the taffeta is to be 
coated with tincture of benzoin diluted 
with an equal volume of alcohol. — Germ. 
Form. 

The Yz av.ounce of isinglass should 
coat about 480 square inches of cloth. 

The U. S. P. formula has the advan- 
tage of using glycerin, which prevents 
the plaster from cracking. 

Plaster, Lead. (Diachylon Plaster — 
Litharge Plaster — Emplastrum 
Plumbi or Lithargyri.) 

I. 

Soap, dried and in coarse 

powder av.oz. 10 

Lead acetate av.oz. 6 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the soap in 35 fluidounces of 
hot water and strain the solution, also 
dissolve the lead acetate in 25 fluid- 
ounces of hot water, and at once filter 
the lead solution into the warm soap 
solution, stirring constantly. When 
the precipitated lead oleate has sub- 
sided, decant the liquid, and wash the 
precipitate thoroughly with hot water. 
Transfer the mass to a warm slab and 
knead it thoroughly to free it from wa- 



ter. Finally roll the plaster into the 
form of a cylinder and wrap in paraf- 
fined paper.— U. S. P. 1900. 

The soap for this preparation should 
be a pure olive oil soap such as a cas- 
tile soap of known purity. This should 
be cut into rather small cakes, dried by 
exposure to the air, then grated and 
again dried by exposure to the air. Or 
in lieu of drying in this manner, the 
amount of moisture in the soap may be 
determined by examination and then 
proportionately more of the soap used 
in making the preparation. 

The lead acetate should be perfectly 
pure, not an ordinary commercial ar- 
ticle. Only distilled water should be 
used. 

This process of making lead oleate in 
U. S. P. 1900 was intended to replace 
the boiling process of the U. S. P. 1890, 
given herewith. It is somewhat similar 
to the present U. S. P. process, which 
see in No. IV. 

Lead oxid av.oz. 8 

Olive oil av.oz. 15 

Water sufficient 

Triturate the oxid, previously passed 
through a No. 80 sieve, with about one- 
half of the oil until well mixed, and add 
to the remainder of the oil contained 
in a bright copper boiler of a capacity 
equal to at least 4 times the bulk of 
the ingredients. Then add 2^ fluid- 
ounces of boiling water and boil the 
whole together over a fire, stirring con- 
stantly with a wooden spatula, scraping 
the spatula frequently along the sides 
and bottom of the boiler, until a small 
portion taken out and dropped into cold 
water is found to be pliable and tena- 
cious. From time to time add a little 
water to replace that lost by evapora- 
tion. When the contents of the boiler 
has acquired a whitish color and is per- 
fectly homogeneous, transfer it to a 
vessel containing warm water, and as 
soon as the mass has cooled sufficiently, 
knead it well with water so as to re- 
move the glycerin which has been 
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newing the water from time to time 
as may be necessary to remove all of 
the glycerin. Dry the mass and divide 
into rolls of suitable size.— U. S. P. 1890. 
If the heat be continued too long, the 
plaster will become discolored; if not 
continued long enough, there will be 
uncombined oxid. 

III. 

Lead oxid av.oz. 8 

Olive oil av.oz. 16 

Distilled water 

fl.oz. 8 or sufficient 

Boil all the ingredients together gen 
tly by the aid of a steam bath; keep 
simmering for 4 or 5 hours, stirring 
constantly until the product acquires the 
proper consistence for plaster ; add more 
water during the process if necessary. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

IV. 

Lead oxid, No. 80 powd av.oz. 5 

Olive oil, common av.oz. 5 

Lard av.oz. 5 

Boiling water sufficient 

Heat the olive oil and lard by a gentle 
heat in a bright copper or other suitable 
container, until liquefied. Sift the lead 
oxid upon the surface of the hot liquid 
and stir thoroughly. Gradually add 2y 2 
fluid ounces boiling water and boil the 
mixture, stirring with a wooden spatula, 
replacing the water lost by evaporation. 
Wash several times with warm water to 
remove the glycerin, knead until free 
from water, and roll into cylinders. — 
U. S. P. 

Plaster, Lead, Compound. (Com- 
pound Diachylon or Litharge 
Plaster — Gummi Pflaster. 



. .av.oz. 6 

..av.oz. Y\ 

..av.oz. y> 

..av.oz. y 2 

..av.oz. y 2 



Lead plaster 

Yellow wax 

Ammoniac 

Galbanum 

Soft turpentine 

Melt the plaster and wax together at 
a gentle heat and strain; also melt the 
ammoniac and galbanum with the tur- 
pentine, strain, and add this to the par- 
tially cooled plaster and wax mixture. 
' — Germ. Pharm. 



This is somewhat akin to galbanum 
plaster. See Plaster, Galbanum. 
Plaster, Lead Iodid. 

Lead iodid, fine powder. .. .av.oz. y 2 

Resin av.oz. y 2 

Lead plaster av.oz. 4* 

Melt the resin and plaster together at 
as low a temperature as possible, and 
incorporate the lead iodid. — Brit. Pharm. 

Plaster, Lead, White. (Emplastrum 
Cerussce — Emplastrum Album 
Coctum — Plaster of Lead Carbon- 
ate. 

Lead carbonate, fine powder.av.oz. s J A 

Olive oil av.oz. 1 

Lead plaster av.oz. 6 

Water sufficient 

Triturate the lead carbonate to a per- 
fectly smooth paste with the oil, add 
this mixture to the lead plaster pre- 
viously melted on a water bath, continue 
the heat, occasionally adding a small 
amount of water, and stirring continu- 
ously, until a suitable plaster mass is 
formed. — Germ. Pharm. 
Plaster, Logan's. 

Lead oxid av.oz. 2 

Lead carbonate av.oz. 2 

Castile soap av.oz. i l / 2 

Butter, fresh av.oz. y 2 

Olive oil fl.oz. 5 

Mastic, powder gr. 15 

Mix the soap, oil and butter, add the 
lead oxid, and boil the whole gently 
for an hour and a half or until it has 
acquired a pale-brown- color, stirring 
constantly meanwhile; the heat may 
then be increased and the boiling con- 
tinued till a portion of the melted plas- 
ter dropped on a smooth board is found 
not to adhere ; then remove the vessel 
from the fire and add the mastic to the 
mixture. 

Plaster, Lumbago. (Hexenschuss 
Pflaster.) 

Kneipp's : 

Dispense burgundy pitch plaster. 
Plaster, Menthol. 

Menthol av.oz. 1 ^ 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Resin av.oz. y l / 2 

Melt the resin and wax together; 
when the mixture approaches the tern- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



perature of 71 to 77 deg. C, stir in the 
menthol until dissolved — Brit. Pharm. 
This contains 15 per cent, of menthol. 

Plaster, Mercurial. (Emplastrum 
Hydrargyri.) 

I. 

Mercury (metal) av.oz. i l / 2 

Oleate of mercury gr. 22 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. */> 

Lead plaster, to make av.oz. 5 

Triturate the mercury with the oleate 
until the metal is thoroughly divided, 
then add the wool fat and continue the 
trituration until the globules of mer- 
cury are no longer visible. Add the 
previously been melted in a tared dish, 
and incorporate thoroughly, adding if 
necessary enough more lead plaster to 
make the product weigh 5 av.ounces. 

II. 

Mercury av.oz. 1J/2 

mixture to the lead plaster, which has 

Olive oil gr. 28 

Sulfur gr. 4 

Lead plaster av.oz. 3 

Heat the oil, add the sulfur to it 
gradually, stir until uniformly blended, 
with this mixture triturate the mercury 
until metallic globules are no longer 
visible, and incorporate the lead plaster 
which has previously been melted. 

—Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Mercury av.oz. 3 

Resin av.oz. 1 

Olive oil rl.dr. 9 

Lead plaster av.oz. 6 

Melt the resin, add the oil, allow to 
cool, add the mercury, triturate until 
the latter is extinguished, then add the 
lead plaster previously liquefied. — Eclec- 
tic. 

IV. 

Mercury av.oz. 1 

Wool fat, anhydrous av.oz. J^ 

Yellow wax av.oz. Yi 

Lead plaster av.oz. 3 

Triturate the mercury with the wool 
fat until well mixed, then incorporate 
with the previously melted and par- 



tially cooled mixture of wax and plas- 
ter. — Germ. Pharm. 
Plaster, Miraculous, Pvademacher's. 

Red lead av.oz. 4 

Olive oil av.oz. 8 

Amber, powder gr. 84 

Camphor, powder gr. 56 

Burnt alum, fine powder gr. 28 

Water sufficient 

Boil the lead and oil with some wa- 
ter, according to the method of making 
mother plaster, until a black plaster is 
formed, allow to cool somewhat, and 
ncorporate the other ingredients. — H. 

This may be made directly from cam- 
phorated mother plaster as follows: 
Camphorated mother plas- 
ter av.oz. 4 

Amber, powder gr. 28 

Burnt alum, fine powder gr. 9 

— H. 

Plaster, Mother, Camphorated. 
(Mother Plaster — Camphorated 
Brown Plaster — Emplastrum 
Fuscum or Fuscum Camphora- 
tum — Emplastrum Matris Cam- 
phoratum — Nuremburg or Uni- 
versal Plaster.) 

Red oxid of lead (red lead) av.oz. 3 

Olive oil av.oz. 6 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1^2 

Camphor gr. 45 

Triturate the red oxid of lead with 
a portion of the oil in a capacious cop- 
per kettle to a smooth paste. Then add 
the remainder of the oil, excepting a 
small quantity required for trituration 
with the camphor, and boil the whole 
over a naked fire, under constant stir- 
ring, until gas bubbles rise, or until the 
red color of the mixture begins to turn 
brown. Then moderate the heat, but 
keep up the stirring until the mixture 
has acquired a dark-brown color, and 
from time to time allow some drops of 
it to fall into cold water to test its con- 
sistence. When this is satisfactory (i. 
e., can be kneaded between the fingers), 
remove the vessel from the fire, add the 
wax in small pieces, and finally the cam- 
phor, previously rubbed to a smooth 
paste with a little olive oil. Mix thor- 
oughly, allow the mixture to become 
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warm, pour the plaster into paper molds 
previously coated with mucilage con- 
taining about 5 per cent, of glycerin, 
and dried. — N. F. and Germ. Pharm. 

The olive oil intended to be used for 
this preparation is the common grade 
having a greenish color. In place of it, 
cottonseed oil may be used. 

If desired, the camphor may be omit- 
ted; it often is. Sometimes / 2 to i 
av.ounce of black pitch is added to the 
above mixture. The Germ. Pharm. 
does not direct a copper vessel, but this 
is preferred. 

Plaster Mulls. 

See Mulls, Plaster and Salve. 

Plaster, Opium. (Emplastrum Odon- 
talgicum or Cephalicum.) 

Extract of opium gr. 260 

Adhesive plaster av.oz. 9 

Water fl.dr. 6^ 

Rub the extract with the water until 
it is uniformly soft, also melt the plaster 
in a tared dish on a water bath, add the 
softened extract, and continue the heat 
with constant stirring until the product 
weighs 10 av. ounces. 

Opium plaster of the Brit. Pharm. is 
made from 1 av.ounce of opium in very 
fine powder, with 9 av.ounces of resin 
plaster. 

Plaster, Pitch. (Emplastrum Picis.) 
I. See Plaster, Pitch, Burgundy. 

II. 

Burgundy pitch lb. 1 

Venice turpentine lb. 1 

Capsicum, powder ..'.... oz. 1 

Melt together and if too hard, remelt 
and add a small amount of sweet oil. — 
Thomsonian (from Comfort's Prac- 
tice). 

Plaster, Pitch, Burgundy. 
I. 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. Y\ 

Olive oil av.oz. l / A 

Melt the pitch and wax, incorporate 
the oil, and stir constantly until the 
mass thickens on cooling, — U, S. P. 
1890, _ 



II. Pitch Plaster: 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 4 

Olibanum av.oz. 2 

Resin gr. 300 

Yellow wax gr. 300 

Olive oil gr. 135 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2}/ 2 

Add the oil and water to the oliba- 
num, pitch, resin and wax, previously 
melted together, and evaporate with 
constant stirring to proper consistence. 
—Brit. Pharm. 

Plaster, Pitch, Canada or Hemlock. 
See Plaster, Canada Pitch. 

Plaster, Pitch, Cantharidal. (Warm- 
ing Plaster.) 

I. 

Cerate of cantharides gr. 140 

Burgundy pitch, to make, .av.oz. 4 
Melt the cerate on a water bath con- 
taining boiling water, and continue the 
heat for 15 minutes; then strain it 
through a piece of muslin of close tex- 
ture so that the cantharides will be 
retained on the muslin. To the strained 
cerate, add enough pitch to make the 
whole weigh 4 av.ounces, render the 
mixture homogeneous by stirring, re- 
move the heat, and stir the mass until 
it thickens on cooling. 
II. Emplastrum Calefaciens or Warm- 
ing Plaster: 
Cantharides, coarse powder. av.oz. y 2 
Yellow wax av.oz. V 2 



...av.oz. y 2 
. . .av.oz. 4 
...av.oz. 6 l / 2 
fl.oz. 2 l / 2 



Resin 

Soap plaster 

Resin plaster 

Distilled water, boiling 
Infuse the cantharides in the water 
for 6 hours, express strongly in muslin, 
evaporate the liquid on a water bath 
until reduced to one-third, add the other 
ingredients, melt on a water bath, and 
stir until well mixed.— Brit. Pharm. 

A somewhat simpler formula than 
this, using the ingredients of the resin 
and soap plaster, is this: 

Cantharides av.oz. l / 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. l / 2 

Castile soap av.oz. 1 

Resin av.oz. VA 

Lead plaster av.oz. 8& 

Water fl.oz. 2 X x 

Prepare as before. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Plaster, Resin. (Emplastrum Ad- 
hsesivum — Adhesive or Sticking 
Plaster— Heft Pflaster.) 

Yellow wax av.oz. Y 

Resin, fine powder av.oz. iY 

Lead plaster av.oz. 10 

Melt the lead plaster and wax to- 
gether at a gentle heat, add the resin, 
and when it is melted, mix the mass 
thoroughly.— U. S. P. 1890. 
P. 1890. 

The adhesive plaster of the U. S. P. 
1900 was intended to replace the above. 
See Plaster, Adhesive. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. directs l / 2 av.- 
ounce of castile soap. 1 of resin, and 8 
of lead plaster. Melt each separately 
at a low temperature, and mix. 

III. 

Lead plaster av.oz. 4 

Paraffin wax av.oz. *4 

Liquid paraffin av.oz. x /\ 

Caoutchouc (rubber) av.oz. 1 

Dammar av.oz. 1 

Resin av.oz. 3^ 

Petroleum benzin 

av.oz. yV 2 (fl.oz. 11) 

Heat the lead plaster on a water bath 
for some time until thoroughly free 
from water, add the two paraffins, and, 
when melted, add a previously melted 
mixture of the dammar and resin, and 
then add the rubber dissolved in the 
benzin ; finally heat the mixture cau- 
tiously on a water bath, stirring con- 
stantly meanwhile, until the benzin has 
been completely dissipated. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Plaster, Resin, Compound. (Adhe- 
sive and Strengthening Plaster.) 

White resin av.oz. 12 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 1 

Suet av.oz. 1 

Olive oil fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 1 

Camphor, powder gr. 60 

West India rum fl.oz. 1 

Melt the first four ingredients to- 
gether, then add the other substances, 
incorporate thoroughly, pour the whole 
into cold water and work with the 
hands till cold, and form into rolls. 
—Eclectic. 



The pouring into and working in wa- 
ter is, however, an unnecessary proce- 
dure. The rum also serves no good 
purpose and may be omitted. 

Another Eclectic formula, preferred 
by some, is the following: 

Resin av.oz. 12 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Oil of hemlock fl.dr. 2 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 1 

Olive oil fl.dr. 2 

Camphor gr. 55 

Melt the resin and wax together, al- 
low to cool, and while still liquid add 
the camphor dissolved in the oils. 

Plaster, Soap. (Emplastrum Saponis 
or Saponatum.) 

Soap, castile, dried, coarse 
powder av.oz. 1 

Lead plaster av.oz. 9 

W T ater sufficient 

Rub the soap with enough water to 
reduce it to a semi-liauid state, then 
mix it with the lead plaster, previously 
melted, and evaporate it to the proper 
consistence. — N. F. 

The soap should be an olive-oil soap. 
such as castile soap is supposed to be. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs 1 /a av.ounce 
of resin, i l / 2 av. ounces of castile soap, 
and 9 of lead plaster. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs 7 av. 
ounces of lead plaster and 1 of yellow 
wax to be melted together at a moderate 
temperature, allowed to cool partially, 
adding l / 2 av.ounce of medicinal soap, 
powdered moderately fine, and 45 grains 
of camphor previously triturated with 
the same weight of olive oil, and stirred 
till cool. 

Plaster, Strengthening. 

Burdock leaves, 

Mullein leaves, each. .. .equal parts 

Water, 

Rosin, 

Turpentine, each sufficient 

Mix the fresh leaves, bruise in a mor- 
tar, boil thoroughly with sufficient wa- 
ter, strain and express, boil the liquid 
down to thin syrup, add 3 parts of 
rosin and 1 of turpentine and simmer 
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into cold water and knead with the 
hands. 

If too hard, add more turpentine; if 
too soft, add more rosin. — ThomsOnian 
(from the Guide and Materia Medica). 

Another strengthening plaster by 
Thomson was made from 2 ounces of 
rosin, 1 teaspoonful of powdered cap- 
sicum and enough lard to give the prop- 
er consistence. 

Plaster, Tar, Compound. (Irritating 
Plaster.) 

Resin av.oz. 5 

Pine tar av.oz. 4 

Mandrake root, No. 60 pow- 
der av.oz. 1 

Poke root, No. 60 powder. ..av.oz. 1 

Bloodroot, No. 60 powder, .av.oz. 1 

Melt the resin and tar together, then 

stir in the mixed powders, and as the 

mass cools, mold it into rolls, or pour 

it into boxes. 

The above is a slightly modified Ec- 
lectic formula which is as follows : 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 3 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 2 

Pine tar av.oz. 6 

Mandrake root av.oz. 1%. 

Bloodroot . . . . av.oz. 1% 

Poke root av.oz. 1% 

Indian turnip av.oz. 1% 

Melt the pitch and turpentine togeth- 
er, add the tar, strain, add the other 
ingredients in fine powder, and incor- 
porate well together. 

When it is desired to have a more 
active preparation, and one which will 
act more promptly, add Vz av.ounce 
euphorbium, in powder to the above. 

Plaster, Warming-. (Emplastrum 
Calefaciens.) 

See Plaster, Pitch, Cantharidal. 

Plaster, White Lead. 

See Plaster, Lead, White. 

Potassa, Sulfurated. (Liver of Sul- 
fur — Hepar Sulfuris — Sulfurated 
Potash — Sulfuret of Potassium.) 

Sulphur, sublimed ....av.oz. 1 

Potassium carbonate, dried. av.oz. 2 
Mix the powdered and dried potas- 
sium carbonate thoroughly with the sul- 
fur, and gradually heat the mixture, in 
a covered crucible (Hessian), which 



should be not more than half filled with 
it, until the mass ceases to foam and is 
in a state of perfect fusion. Then pour 
the fused mass on a cold marble slab, 
and, after it has cooled, break it into 
pieces and keep in a well-stoppered bot- 
tle.— U. S. P. 1890, Brit. Pharm. and 
Germ. Pharm. 
Potio Biveri. 

See Solution of Sodium Citrate. 
Poultices. (Cataplasms.) 

A number of eclectic, Thomsonian, and 
other formulas for cataplasms (poul- 
tices) are here included. While the 
pharmacist does not, as a rule, make 
these preparations, it is only proper that 
he should have knowledge of them. 

The U. S. P., Germ. Pharm. and Brit. 
Pharm. 1898 do not recognize any poul- 
tices, but several are mentioned in the 
Brit. Pharm. 1885 and in the Codex. 
See Cataplasma Kaolini. 
Poultice. 
Thomsonian (from the Guide) : 

Make a strong tea of raspberry leaves 
or of No. 3, take a cracker, pounded 
fine, and powdered slippery elm bark, 
with some ginger, and make a poultice. 
Poultice, Alum. 

Alum '. gr. 30 

White of one egg. 
Mix well. 
Poultice, Bread. 

Heat crumbs of bread with enough 
sweet milk to form a poultice. A little 
fresh lard may be added, which pre- 
vents the skin from becoming sodden 
and wrinkled. 

Poultice, Carrot. (Cataplasma Dauci 
or Carotse.) 

Carrots, fresh, scraped av.oz. 4 

Corn meal av.oz. 1 

Water, boiling, enough to make a 
cataplasm. — Eclectic. 

Poultice, Capsicum. 

Capsicum, powder, 

Slippery elm, powder, each. . 

equal parts 

Water, warm, to form a poultice. 
— Thomsonian (from Comfort's Prac- 
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Poultice, Catnip. 

Catnip leaves steeped in water and 
thickened with slippery elm, ground 
flaxseed or fine corn meal.— Thomsonian 
(from Comfort's Practice). 

Poultice, Charcoal. (Cataplasma 
Carbonis.) 

I. 

Bread av.oz. 2 

Linseed meal gr- 600 

Wood charcoal, powder gr. 180 

Water fl - oz - IO 

Macerate the bread, for a short time, 
with the water, in a warm place, to 
soften it, then gradually add the linseed, 
stirring so as to make a uniform mix- 
ture. Then add 120 grains of charcoal, 
and when the poultice is prepared for 
application, sprinkle on its surface the 
remaining 60 grains of charcoal. . 

The formula of the Brit. Pharm. 1885 
differs from this in directing i l / 2 av.- 
ounces of linseed and y 2 av.ounce of 
charcoal. 

II. 

Charcoal, powder parts 3 

Slippery elm. powder parts 2 

Ginger, powder part 1 

Water, warm, to make a poultice. 
—Thomsonian (from Comfort's Prac- 
tice). 
Poultice, Chlorin. (Chlorinated Soda 
Poultice — Chlorin Cataplasm — 
Cataplasma Sodee Chlorinata.) 

Linseed meal av.oz. 4 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 8 

Solution of chlorinated soda. fl.oz. 2 
Mix the linseed meal with the water 

and gradually add the solution. — Brit. 

Pharm. 1885. 

Poultice, Corn Meal (Indian Meal 
Poultice.) 

Stir corn meal into boiling water un- 
til of the proper consistence. 

Poultice, Cranberry. (Cataplasma 
Oxycocci.) 

Eclectic : 

This is simply bruised ripe cranber- 
ries. 

Poultice, Elm or Slippery Elm. 
(Cataplasma Ulmi.) 

Stir powdered slippery-elm bark into 



hot water, or a mixture of water and 
milk, sufficient to form a poultice. — Ec- 
lectic. 

Poultice, Emollient and Stimulant. 

Slippen,' elm. powder parts 2 

White pond lily root, powder.part 1 

Cracker, pounded part 1 

Water, warm, to form a poultice. 
— Thomsonian (from Comfort's Prac- 
tice). 

Poultice, Hemlock. (Cataplasma 
Conii.) 

Hemlock juice fl.oz. 1 

Linseed meal av.oz. 4 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 10 

Evaporate the juice to y 2 fluidounce, 

and incorporate this with the meal and 

water previously mixed. — Brit. Pharm 

1885. 
The extract or fluid extract of conium 

might be used instead of the juice. 

though the juice only is directed by the 

Brit. Pharm. 

Poultice, Linseed or Flaxseed. (Cata- 
plasma Lini, Emolliens or Com- 
munis.) 

Linseed meal 

av.oz. 4^2 or sufficient 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 10 

To the water add the linseed meal or 
sufficient to form a suitable poultice. 

The Brit. Pharm. 1885 directed 4 av.- 
ounces of linseed meal to 10 fluidounces 
of boiling water. 

Poultice, Lobelia. (Cataplasma Lo- 
belise.) 

To equal parts of powdered lobelia 
and slippery-elm bark, add sufficient of 
a weak lye. — Eclectic. 
Poultice, Molasses. 

Add wheat flour to molasses in suffi- 
cient quantity to form a soft poultice. 

This is a useful application for burns 
and scalds. 

Poultice, Mustard. (Cataplasma Sin- 
apis or Rubefaciens—Sinapism.) 

Mustard, white and black 

mixed, powder av.oz. 2j^ 

Linseed meal av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Water sufficient 

Mix the mustard with 2 or 3 fluid- 
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with 6 or 8 fluidounces of boiling wa- 
ter, and then mix the two together. — 
Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

Neither vinegar nor any alcoholic 
liquid should be used in making mustard 
poultice. 
Poultice, Myrrh. 

Equal quantities of the residue from 
No. 6 and slippery elm powder and add 
enough water to make a poultice. — 
Thomsonian (from Comfort's Practice). 

Poultice, Poke Root. (Cataplasma 
Phytolacca.) 

Place fresh pokeroot in hot ashes to 
roast, and when sufficiently done, mash 
it and form a poultice. — Eclectic. 
Poutice, Potato. 

This is simply mashed boiled potatoes. 
Poultice, Spice. 

This is a domestic poultice prepared 
from the ordinary household spices, us- 
ing equal measures of ground mustard, 
ginger, clove, cinnamon and allspice, and 
making into a poultice with warm vine- 
gar. 
Poultice, Stimulant and Astringent. 

Composition powder, 

Slippery"' elm, powder, each, equal 

parts. 
Water, warm, to make a poultice. 
Lard, a small amount. 
— Thomsonian (from Comfort's Prac- 
tice). 
Poultice, Stramonium. (Cataplasma 
Stramonii.) 

Bruise fresh stramonium leaves and 
add a small quantity of hot water, suf- 
ficient to form a poultice. — Eclectic. 

Poultice, Wild. Indigo. 

Bark of the fresh root of wild indigo 
powdered fine. — Thomsonian (from 
Comfort's Practice). 

Poultice, Yeast. (Cataplasma Fer- 
menti.) 

I. 

Milk, tepid fl.oz. 8 

Yeast fl.oz. 2 

Slippery elm bark, powder, enough 

to make a poultice. — Eclectic. 
The formula of the Brit. Pharm. 1885 
differed in directing 6 fluidounces of 



yeast to be mixed with an equal volume 
of water at 38 deg. C, incorporating 14 
av. ounces of wheat flour, and placing 
near the fire until fermentation ensues 
when bubbles of carbonic acid gas are 
given off. 

11. To yeast add a mixture of 
equal parts of ginger and rye or wheat 
flour, and put in a warm place till it be- 
gins to rise. — Thomsonian (from Com- 
fort's Practice). 

Powder of Acacia, Compound. (Pul- 
vis Gummosus.) 

Acacia, fine powder parts 3 

Licorice, fine powder parts 2 

Sugar, fine powder part 1 

— N. F. III. 
The Germ. Pharm. directs 5 parts of 
acacia, 3 of licorice, and 2 of sugar. 

The Swed. Pharm. directs a mixture 
of 1 part of althea, 2 of acacia, and 2 
of sugar, and for this the proper title 
is Compound Powder of Althea. 

Powder of Acetanilid, Ammoniated. 

Sodium bicarbonate part 1 

Ammonium carbonate parts 2 

Acetanilid parts 5 

Sugar of milk parts 12 

Triturate the ammonium carbonate 
and acetanilid intimately together, add 
the sodium bicarbonate and milk sugar, 
and mix thoroughly. — Cine. Acad. 
Pharm. 

Each 10 gr. contains 2^ gr. acetanilid, 
1 gr. of ammonium carbonate and ^2 gr. 
of sodium bicarbonate. The powder is 
(said to be) readily soluble in water. 

The mixture should be preserved in 
well stoppered bottles. 

It has no depressing effects like ace- 
tanilid alone but on the contrary it 
stimulates the heart and circulatory sys- 
tem. 

Powder of Acetanilid, Compound. 

I. 

Acetanilid parts 7 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 2 

Caffeine (alkaloid) part 1 

This is a favorite mixture in this 
country, especially for headache pow- 
ders,— N, F, and Brit. Form. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



II. 

Acetanilid parts 50 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 45 

Caffeine (alkaloid) parts 2 

Tartaric acid parts 3 

Reduce the ingredients separately to a 
fine powder and mix them thoroughly. 
This preparation is popularly pre- 
scribed in New Orleans, under the name 
of "Kamna-Fuga," as an antipyretic, 
and is claimed to have some advantages 
over acetanilid by itself. 
Powder of Almond, Compound. (Con- 
fection of Almond.) 

Sweet almond parts 6 

Sugar, fine powder parts 3 

Acacia, fine powder parts 1 

Blanch the almonds, then dry them 
thoroughly with a soft cloth, and rub 
them lightly in a mortar, until they 
form a mass of a smooth consistence. 
Mix the acacia and sugar, add them to 
the mass previously prepared, and rub 
the whole to a coarse powder, which is 
to be preserved in a lightly covered jar. 
If 820 grains of this preparation be 
thoroughly triturated with 17 fluidounces 
of water, gradually added, and the mix- 
ture finally strained, the product will be 
about 16 fluidounces of Emulsion of Al- 
mond, U. S. P.— N. F. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs 8 parts of 
almond, 4 of sugar and 1 of acacia. 
The almonds, after blanching, should be 
dried in a warm place for 24 hours. 

Powder of Aloes and Canella. (Hiera 
Picra — Aloetic Powder — Holy- 
Bitter.) 

Purified aloes parts 4 

Canella part 1 

Both should be in fine powder and be 
intimately mixed. — N. F. 
Powder, Alum, Comp'd, Squibb's. 

Camphor part 1 

Carbolic acid, crystal parts 2 

Dried alum, fine powder. . .parts 47 
Dissolve the camphor in the liquefied 
carbolic acid, and thoroughly incorpor- 
ate this with the alum. 

This is used for indolent ulcers and 
sores, especially for veterinary use. 
Powder, Anticatarrhal. 
See Snuff, Catarrh. 



Powder, Antimonial. (James' Pow- 
der — Jacob's Powder — Pulvis 
Jacobi — Compound Powder of 
Antimony — Pulvis Antimonial- 
is.) 

Antimony oxid part 1 

Calcium phosphate, precipi- 
tated parts 2 

— N. F., U. S. P. 1890 and Brit. Pharm. 

Dose of Brit. Pharm. : 3 to 6 grains. 

Powder, Antiseptic, Soluble. 

Salicylic acid gr. 5 

Carbolic acid gr. 1 

Eucalyptol gr. 1 

Menthol gr. 1 

Thymol gr. 1 

Zinc sulfate gr. 128 

Boric acid, impalpable pow- 
der gr. 888 

Triturate the salicylic acid and zinc 
sulfate to very fine powder; add the 
carbolic acid, eucalyptol, menthol and 
thymol, and continue the trituration, 
adding the boric acid, in small portions 
at a time, until a uniform impalpable 
powder is obtained. — N. F. 

Powder, Aromatic. 

Cinnamon saigon, No. 60 

powder parts 7 

Ginger, Jamaica, No. 60 
powder parts 7 

Cardamom, deprived of the 
capsules and crushed parts 3 

Nutmeg, No. 20 powder parts 3 

Triturate the cardamom and nutmeg 
with a portion of the cinnamon, until 
they are reduced to a fine powder, then 
add the remainder of the cinnamon and 
the ginger, and rub them together until 
they are thoroughly mixed. — U. S. P. 

The corresponding preparation of the 
Brit. Pharm. is called Compound Pow- 
der of Cinnamon, and is prepared from 
equal parts of Ceylon cinnamon, carda- 
mom seed, and Jamaica ginger. 

Powder, Arsenical, Come's. (Cosmi's 
Powder.) 

Red mercuric sulfid parts 30 

Arsenous acid parts 10 

Dragon's blood parts 3 

Charcoal, animal parts 2 

Triturate together to a very fine pow- 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Powder of Bayberry, Compound. (Ce- 
phalic Powder — Pulvis Myricse 
Compositus.) 

Bayberry bark, powder, 

Bloodroot, powder, each, equal parts 
— Eclectic. 

This is used alone or combined with 
common snuff as a snuff in catarrh, 
headache, etc. 

The Thomsonian preparation known 
as Composition Powder (see Powder, 
Composition) is also known by the 
above name. 
Powder of Bismuth, Compound. 

The following was a favorite combin- 
ation of Dr. S. H. Tewksbury, Port- 
land, Me., now deceased. Since his 
death it has seemingly become popular- 
ized, and generally prescribed by phy- 
sicians all over the country. It is not 
infrequently prescribed as Mistura Bis- 
muthi Comp. 

Acacia, powder, 

Sugar, powder, 

Ginger, powder, 

Sodium bicarbonate, 

Bismuth subnitrate, each, equal parts 

Each article to be added separately 
and thoroughly incorporated and finally 
passed through a fine sieve. 

Powder, Black. (Emmenagogue Pow- 
der — Pulvis Nigrum.) 

Sulfur av.oz. i 

Myrrh av.oz. I 

Steel filings ....av.oz. i 

Loaf sugar av.oz. i 

White wine fl.oz. 8 

Mix, and, by aid of a gentle heat, 
evaporate till nearly dry ; pulverize the 
mass when cold. — Eclectic. 

This is the formula as originally given. 
The substance is best dispensed in pill 
form. It is used in idiopathic amenorr- 
hea, chlorosis, etc., in doses of 30 grains, 
times a day. 

*owder of Calomel and Jalap. (Calo- 
mel and Jalap.) 

Calomel gr. 10 

Jalap, fine powder gr. 20 

Mix intimately. 

When "Calomel and Jalap" is pre- 
scribed for an adult, without any speci- 
fication of quantities, it is recommended 



that the above mixture be dispensed as 

one dose. — N. F. 

Powder of Camphor, Compound. 

Tannic acid parts 2 

Kino parts 2 

Camphor parts 2 

Opium part 1 

Eeach should be in fine powder and 
the whole should be well mixed. — Eclec- 
tic. 
Make into 3K gr. powders. 

Powder, Cancer, Esmarch's. (Pulvis 
Anticarcinomaticus Esmarch — 
Pulvis Causticus Esmarch — Es- 
march's Caustic Powder.) 

Arsenous acid part 1 

Morphine hydrochlorid ....part 1 

Calomel parts 8 

Acacia, powder parts 48 

— H. 
Powder of Catechu (Gambir) Comp. 
Catechu (Gambir, U. S. P.) .parts 4 

Kirto parts 2 

Phatany parts 2 

Cinnamon parts 1 

Nutmeg part 1 

All should be in fine powder. Mix 
them intimately, pass the powder 
through a fine sieve, and afterwards 
rub it lightly in a mortar.. Keep in a 
stoppered bottle. — N. F. and Brit. 
Pharm. 

The dose given by the Brit. Pharm. 
is 10 to 4*0 grains. 

Powder of Chalk, Aromatic. (Pulvis 
Cretce Aromaticus.) 

Cinnamon, Saigon parts 4 

Nutmeg parts 3 

Clove parts i^A 

Cardamom part 1 

Prepared chalk parts 11V2 

Sugar parts 26 

Mix the ingredients and reduce them 
to a fine powder. Pass this through a 
fine sieve, and afterwards rub it lightly 
in a mortar. Keep it in a stoppered 
bottle. 

This preparation is equivalent to the 
Pulvis Cretan Aromaticus of the Brit. 
Pharm. 1885 except that Spanish saffron 

was added. This authority adds the 
following fnote: "If a produ t of bright 
color be desired, the saffron may previ- 
ously be moistened and triturated with 



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a little water or alcohol, or the fresh 
and faintly damp mixture may be sub- 
jected to considerable pressure in the 
triturating process."— N. F. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
1885 differed from the above only in 
having 11 parts of chalk and 25 of 
sugar. 

The present Brit. Pharm. differs from 
the 1885 edition in directing no saffron. 
Powder of Chalk with Opium, Aro- 
matic. 
Aromatic powder of chalk. parts 39 

Powdered opium part 1 

Mix it intimately. 

Every 40 grains of this preparation 
contain 1 grain of powdered opium. — 
N. F. and Brit. Pharm. 
Powder, Chalk, Compound. 

Prepared chalk parts 3 

Acacia, fine powder parts 2 

Sugar, fine powder parts 5 

— U. S. P. 
On no account should precipitated 
chalk be used in mixture, as is some- 
times done. 

Powder of Charcoal, Compound. 
(Pulvis Carboni Ligni Composi- 
tus.) 

Wood charcoal parts 4 

Rhubarb parts 2 

Sodium bicarbonate part 1 

All should be in fine powder and the 
whole well mixed. — Eclectic. 

This is useful in dyspepsia attended 
with acidity-, loss of appetite, distress 
after eating, etc. 
Powder of Cinnamon, Compound. 

See Powder, Aromatic, for this prep- 
aration of the Brit. Pharm. 
Powder, Clarifying. 

I. To facilitate the obtaining of per- 
fectly bright solutions of essential oils 
in water, the use of a mixture of pow- 
dered paper, asbestos and kaolin in 
some such proportions as the following 
has been recommended: 
Paper powder (obtained by 
rubbing dried white filter 
paper through a No. 20 

sieve) part 1 

Asbestos, sifted part 1 

Kaolin parts 20 



Mix lightly together, finally sifting. 
The powder should be shaken up with 
the turbid liquid for a few minutes and 
poured on the oreviously wetted filter, 
the filtrate being returned until it 
passes through bright, which it does in 
a short time. The powder is not lim- 
ited in its use to the solutions men- 
tioned, but answers well for other 
liquids also. 

II. D. recommends this mixture for 
wines, liqueurs and other alcoholic li- 
quids : 

Egg albumen, dried parts 2 

Sugar of milk parts 2 

Starch part 1 

Reduce all to No. 80 powder and mix 
well. 

For one pint of liquid, use 8 to 4c 
grains of powder, according to the tur- 
bidity, agitate thoroughly, let stand for 
several days in a warm place, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. 

Powder, Composition. (Compound 
Powder of Bayberry — Vegetable 
Powder — Vegetable Cold Powder 
— Pulvis Myricae Compositus.) 

Bayberry root bark parts 12 

Ginger parts 6 

Capsicum part 1 

Clove part 1 

Reduce the substances to a moderately 
fine powder, and mix thoroughly. — N. F. 
In Thomson's Guide appears this for- 
mula: 

Bayberry root bark lb. 2 

Inner bark of common hem- 
lock lb. 1 

Ginger lb. 1 

Capsicum - oz. 2 

Clove oz. 2 

All to be in fine powder, and well 
mixed. 

In the Thomsonian Materia Medica 
appear three "preparations" : 

First preparation is bayberry, 2 
pounds, ginger, 1 pound, capsicum, 2 
ounces, clove, 2 ounces. 

Second preparation is bayberry, gin- 
ger, poplar, and hemlock bark, each, 1 
pound, red or white oak bark, y 2 pound, 
capsicum, 3 ounces, and clove, 2 ounces. 
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get each, 2 pounds, poplar and oak 

bark, each, 1 pound, capsicum, 3 ounces, 

and clove, 2 ounces. 
In Comfort's Thomsonian Practice of 

Medicine this formula is given : 

Bayberry root bark lb.. . 3 

Ginger lb. I Yz 

Capsicum oz. 3 

Clove oz. 3 

All in fine powder; mix well. 

For the similar eclectic preparation, 

see Powder of Bayberry, Compound. 

Powder, Cooling. (Pulvis Refriger- 
ans — Kjoelende Pulver.) 

Oil sugar of lemon part 1 

Potassium nitrate parti 

Potassium bicarbonate parts 6 

— Danish Pharm. 

The formula of the Norw. Pharm. 
differs from the above only in directing 
6 1/3 parts of potassium bicarbonate. 
Powder, Cough. 

Mix 4 teaspoonfuls of skunk cabbage, 
2 of hoarhound, 1 of Indian turnip, 1 
of lobelia herb, 1 of capsicum, 1 of 
bayberry bark, 1 of dogsbane, and 1 of 
ladies' slipper root, all in powder and 
well mixed. To be taken in molasses. 
— Thomsonian (from the Guide). 

Lobelia herb, 

Licorice root, 

Skunk cabbage root, 

each equal parts 

— Thomsonian (from Comfort's Prac- 
tice). 
Powder of Culver's Root, Compound. 

See Powder of Leptandra, Compound. 

Powder of Cypripedium, Compound. 

See Powder of Ladies' Slipper, Com- 
pound. 

Powder, Digestive, Momberger's. 

Rhubarb parts 2 

Senna parts 2 

Magnesium carbonate parts 2 

Potassium bitartrate part 1 

Oil-sugar of anise part 1 

Reduce all to fine powder and mix 
well. 

Powder, Dover's, Camphorated. 
(Beach's Diaphoretic Powder — 
Compound Powder of Ipecac and 
Opium.) 

I. 
Opium part 1 



Ipecac parts 2 

Camphor parts 4 

Potassium bitartrate parts 16 

All should be in powder and should 
be well mixed. — Eclectic. 

There are other forms of camphorated 
Dover's powder in occasional use, as 
follows : 

II. Selle's: 

Ipecac gr. 2 

Opium gr. 4 

Camphor gr. 8 

Sugar gr. 160 

This is intended for 8 powders. 

III. Richter's : 

Ipecac gr. 1 

Opium gr. 2 

Camphor gr. 1 

Sugar. gr. 12 

IV. Von Graefe's: 

Ipecac gr. 3 

Opium gr. 6 

Camphor gr. 30 

Sugar t . . gr. 60 

This is intended for 6 powders. 
See also the regular Dover's powder, 
Powder of Ipecac and Opium. 

Powder, Dusting, Anderson's. (Pul- 
vis Anderson — Anderson's Pow- 
der — McCaull Anderson's Dust- 
ing Powder.) 

This is a sedative drying powder em- 
ployed by the famous London specialist 
in certain forms of wet eczema. The 
composition is variously given. These 
formulas are appended. 

I. 

Starch 1 .parts 16 

Zinc oxid parts 8 

Camphor part 1 

II. 

Starch parts 16 

Zinc oxid parts 3 

Camphor part 1 

III. 

Starch _ parts 16 

Zinc oxid parts 4 

Camphor parts 3 

The latter was used by a prominent 
local physician making a specialty of 
skin diseases. 

An impalpable powder must be pro 



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duced by passing through fine bolting 

cloth. 
Preserve in well-corked, wide-mouthed 

bottles. 

Powder, Dyspeptic. 

Capsicum oz. 4 

Golden seal lb. V2 

Poplar bark lb. 4 

Sugar, brown lb. 8 

All in fine powder, mix well, and in- 
corporate one ounce of essence of 
pennyroyal. — Thomsonian (from the 
Materia Medica). 
Powders, Effervescent. 

See Salts, Effervescent. 

Powder, Effervescing. (Pulvis Aero- 
phorus.) 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 26 

Tartaric acid parts 24 

Sugar parts 50 

Or use 53^ av. ounces of bicarbonate, 
5 of acid, and 10^/2 of sugar. 

All should be in fine powder and per- 
fectly dry, and should then be well 
mixed. — Germ. Pharm. 

Preserve in well-stoppered bottles in 
a dry place. 

Powder, Effervescing, with. Mag- 
nesia. (Pulvis Aerophoms Cum 
Magnesia.) 

Tartaric acid part 1 

Oleosaccharate of lemon. .. .parts 2 
Sugar, moderately fine pow- 
der parts 3 

Magnesium carbonate parts 4 

— Germ. Form. 
Prepare and preserve like the preced- 
ing. 

Powder of Elaterin, Compound. 

Elaterin part 1 

Sugar of milk parts 39 

Triturate in a mortar until a fine 

powder is produced*. 

Dose, 1 to 4 grains.— Brit. Pharm. 

Powder of Golden Seal, Compound. 
(Compound Powder of Hydras- 
tis.) 

Golden seal, 
Blue cohosh, 

Helonias, each equal parts 

Reduce to fine powder. — Eclectic. 



ULARY OF 



Powder, Gun. (Pulvis Pyrius — Pul- 
vis Nitratis.) 

Ordinary gunpowder is prepared by 
mixing five or six parts of potassium 
nitrate with one part each of wood 
charcoal and sulfur. However, the pro- 
portions used by different manufacturers 
vary more or less. Gunpowder was 
formerly used a great deal in medicine 
but its only pharmaceutical use now is 
as an occasional ingredient of veterin- 
ary prescriptions. 

The following combination may be 
used for gunpowder when the latter is 
needed for veterinary or other mix- 
tures : 

Potassium nitrate parts 15 

Charcoal parts 3 

Sulfur parts 2 

Powder, Gun, White. 

This formula may be used : 

Potassium ferrocyanid part 1 

Sugar part 1 

Potassium chlorate parts 2 

Reduce each to powder separately, 

then mix well, but very carefully, using 

a bone or wooden spatula. 

Powders, Homeopathic. 

See Medications, Homeopathic. 

Powder, Infant, Hufeland's. (Pulvis 
Infantium or Carminativum 
Hufeland — Pulvis Anodynus In- 
fantium — Pulvis Puerorum Citri- 
nus — Krampf, Wind, Kinder, or 
Beruhigungs Pulver.) 

Saffron, Spanish gr. 130 

Anise av.oz. 1 ^2 

Magnesium carbonate ....av.oz. 2 

Valerian av.oz. 2 

Orris av.oz. 2^2 

All should be in fine powder and be 
well mixed. — H. 

A cheaper preparation used as a sub- 
stitute for the above is this : 

Valerian av.oz. ^ 

Rhubarb av.oz. i l /> 

Oleosaccharate of fennel. . .av.oz. 3 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 6 

— H. 
For other infant powders, see Powder 
of Magnesia and Rhubarb, Powder of 
Rhubarb, Compound, and Powder of 
Rhubarb and Magnesia, Anisated. 



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Powder of Iodoform, Compound. 
(Naphthalin Iodoform.) 

Iodoform, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Boric acid, fine powder av.oz. 3 

Naphthalene av.oz. 5 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Triturate the naphthalin with the oil, 
then mix it with the iodoform and acid, 
and triturate until a homogeneous pow- 
der is produced. 

This powder is used in many cases, 
where a diluted preparation of iodoform, 
for external purposes, is desired. The 
odor of the iodoform is masked both by 
the oil of bergamot and the naphthalene. 

Powder of Ipecac and Opium. (Dov- 
er's Powder — Compound Powder 
of Ipecac — Opiated Powder of 
Ipecac.) 

I. 

Ipecac, No. 60 powder part 1 

Opium, powder part 1 

Sugar of milk, No. 30 pow- 
der parts 8 

Rub together to a very fine powder. — 
U. S. P. and Germ. Pharm. 

The U. S. P. 1870 directed potassium 
sulfate instead of milk sugar. The Brit. 
Pharm. also directs potassium sulfate. 
The Austr. Pharm. directs sugar instead 
of milk sugar or potassium sulfate. 

II. The Eclectic "compound powder 
of ipecac" is as follows : 

Ipecac, 

Pleurisy root, 

Bloodroot, 

Potassium nitrate, each, .equal parts 

Reduce to fine powder. 

See also Powders, Dover's, Camphor- 
ated. 

Powder of Ipecac and Opium, Com- 
pound. 

See Powder, Dover's, Camphorated. 

Powder of Jalap, Compound. (Pulvis 
"Purgans.) 

I. 

Jalap, No. 6b powder .parts 7 

Potassium bitartrate parts 13 

— U. S. P. 

II. 

Jalap parts 5 

Potassium bitartrate .parts 9 

Ginger part 1 



All in fine powder, and be well mixed. 

—Brit. Pharm. 

III. The Eclectic "compound powder 

of jalap," also called Antibilious Physic 

(or A. B. Physic) is as follows: 

Senna, Alexandria av.oz. 2 

Jalap av.oz. 1 

Clove or ginger gr. 60 

All should be in powder and be well 

mixed. 

This is an excellent purgative, the 

dose being 30 to 60 grains. 

Powder of Kino, Compound. (Powder 
of Kino and Opium.) 

Kino, fine powder parts 15 

Powdered opium part 1 

Ceylon cinnamon, fine pow- 
der parts 4 

Mix them intimately, pass the mixed 
powder through a moderately fine sieve, 
and afterwards rub it lightly in a mor- 
tar. 

Keep it in a stoppered bottle. — N. F. 
and Brit. Pharm. 

Every 20 gr. of this preparation con- 
tain I gr. of powdered opium. 

Powder of Ladies' Slipper, Com- 
pound. (Nerve Powder.) 

Ladies' slipper root. 
Pleurisy root, 
Skunk cabbage root, 

Scullcap, each equal parts 

Reduce to fine powder. — Eclectic. 

Powder of Leptandra, Compound. 

Extract T>f leptandra, dried. parts 2 

Resin of podophyllum part 1 

Sugar of milk parts 10 

This is used as a chologogue cathar- 
tic, the dose being 8 grains repeated 
every hour or two until it operates 
freely. — Eclectic. 

Powder, Licorice, Compound. (Pulvis 
Glycyrrhizae or Liquiritiae Com- 
positus — Pulvis Pectoralis or 
Kurellae — Kurella's or Pectoral 
Powder— Brust Pulver.) 
I. 
Licorice root, No. 80 pow- 
der av.oz. 1 1 M 

Senna, No. 80 powder. .. .av.oz. 9 

Sulfur, washed av.oz. 4' 

Oil of fennel m. 100 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 25 

j Mix the oil thoroughly with about 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



one-half of the sugar, add the remainder 
of the sugar, and the other ingredients, 
mix thoroughly, and pass through a No. 
60 sieve. 

Keep the product in well-closed ves- 
sels.— U. S. P. 

While the above is the formula of the 
present U. S. P., it is probable that the 
older formula is the one still in common 
use. It is as follows : 
Licorice root, fine powder. av.oz. 8 

Senna, fine powder av.oz. 9 

Sulfur, washed av.oz. 4 

Fennel seed, fine powder, .av.oz. 4 
Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 25 

II. The formula of the Brit. Pharm. 

differs from the latter only in having 8 

av. ounces of senna and 24 of sugar 

and in specifying sublimed instead of 

washed sulfur. 

III. 
Licorice root, fine powder. av.oz. 7 J/2 

Senna, fine powder av.oz. 7M2 

Fennel, moderately fine. . . .av.oz. 5 

Sulfur, washed av.oz. 5 

Sugar, moderately fine. .. .av.oz. 25 

—Germ. Pharm. 

Powder of Lobelia, Compound. 
(Emetic Powder.) 

Lobelia herb gr. 60 

Ipecac gr. 40 

Bloodroot gr. 30 

Skunk cabbage gr. 30 

Capsicum gr. 10 

Reduce all to fine powder and mix 
well. — Eclectic. 

Powder of Magnesia and Rhubarb. 
(Compound Powder of Magnesia 
— Pulvis Magnesia? cum Pvheo — 
Pulvis Infantium — Kinder Pul- 
ver — Infant Powder — Barne Pul- 
ver.) 
I. 

Magnesium carbonate parts 10 

Oleosaccharate of fennel. . .parts 7 

Rhubarb, fine powder parts 3 

Mix well. — Germ. Pharm. 



II. 



Magnesium carbonate, 
Oil-sugar of fennel, 
Rhubarb, fine powder, 

each equal parts 

— Norw. Pharm. 
See also Powder of Rhubarb, Com- 



pound and Powder of Rhubarb and 

Magnesia, Anisated, both of which are 

similar. 
The similar Pulvis Infantium (or 

Puerorum) Ribke or Ribke's Infant 

Powder is composed of : 

Magnesium carbonate parts 12 

Oleosaccharate of fennel. . .parts 8 

Rhubarb parts 3 

See also Powder, Infant, Hufeland's. 

Powder of Mandrake, Compound. 
(Pulvis Podophylli Compositus — 
Compound Powder of Podophyl- 
lum.) 

Mandrake parts 2 

Blue flag parts 2 

Bitter root (dogsbane) parts 2 

Swamp milkweed (Asclepias 

incarnata) parts 2 

Bloodroot part 1 

— Eclectic. 
This is cathartic and alterative, used 
in obstinate constipation, dyspepsia, 
scrofulous, rheumatic and syphilitic af- 
fections, etc., in doses of 30 to 60 grains, 
3 times daily. 

Powder, Milk, Humanized. 

Peptonizing powder gr. 35 

Sugar of milk gr. 965 

Mix well. 

This preparation is intended for con- 
venient use in preparing humanized 
milk. An even teaspoonful approxi- 
mates about 100 grains. 

Powder of Morphine, Compound. 
(Tully's Powder.) 

Morphine sulfate gr. 8 

Camphor gum gr. 170 

Licorice root, No.80powder.gr. 176 

Precipitated chalk gr. 180 

Alcohol sufficient 

Rub the morphine with the chalk, 
added in portions of about 5 grains 
each, until it is thoroughly mixed, then 
rub the camphor with a small amount 
of alcohol until it is reduced to a pow- 
der, and mix this intimately with the 
licorice and the other powders. Finally 
pass the powder through a No. 40 sieve, 
pulverize the residue if any should be 
left on the sieve, add to the sifted 
powder, and mix thoroughly. Transfer 
to a well-stoppered bottle. 



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Sixty-six and two-thirds parts of this 
powder contain one part of morphine 
sulfate. 

Dr. Brinsmade's modification of the 
above, which is also in use, is as fol- 
lows : 

Morphine sulfate gr. 8 

Camphor gr. 160 

Sugar gr. 160 

Prepared chalk gr. 160 

Tully's powder is used for the same 
purposes and in the same doses as 
Dover's Powder. 
Powder, Nephritic, Bademacher's. 

Cochineal, powder part i 

Calcined magnesia parts 4 

— H. 
Powder, Nerve. 

Thomsonian (in Guide and Materia 
Medica) : 

This is powdered ladies' slipper root, 
also known as American valerian, um- 
bil, and male and female nervine. 

For the Eclectic nerve powder, see 
Powder of Ladies' Slipper, Compound. 
Powder of Opium, Compound. 

Opium parts 3 

Black pepper parts 4 

Ginger parts 10 

Caraway parts 12 

Tragacanth part 1 

All should be in powder and should 
be well mixed. — Brit. Pharm. 

This contains 10 per cent, of opium. 
It is used principally for making con- 
fection of opium. 

Dose, 2 to 10 grains. 
Powder of Pepsin, Compound. (Pul- 
vis Digestivus.) 

Saccharated pepsin av.oz. 1 

Pancreatin (U. S. P.) av.oz. 1 

Diastase gr. 30 

Lactic acid m. 30 

Hydrochloric acid m. 60 

Sugar of milk av.oz. 4^2 

Add the acids gradually to the sugar 
of milk, and triturate until they are 
thoroughly mixed. Mix the pepsin, pan- 
creatin and diastase and then incorpor- 
ate this mixture, by trituration, with the 
sugar of milk mixture. Finally, rub 
the mixture through a hair sieve, and 

oreserve the powder in bottles. 
21 



The best commercial variety of dias- 
tase, capable of converting the largest 
comparative amount of starch into dex- 
trin and glucose, should be used for this 
preparation. The pepsin should be of 
the strength of 1 to 300. The pancrea- 
tin should be of the quality described 
under Powder, Peptonizing, which see. 
The lactic acid should contain 75 per 
cent, of absolute acid; the hydrochloric 
acid should contain 32 per cent, of abso- 
lute acid. 

Powder, Peptonizing'. (Compound 
Pancreatic Powder.) 

Pancreatin (U. S. P.) part 1 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 4 

Mix them by trituration. 

If pancreatin of proper strength is 
not available, any other commercial 
preparation of the pancreas, as, for in- 
stance, the extract, may be used in place 
of it, provided it attains the required 
standard. — N. F. 

The test of the U. S. P. for pancrea- 
tin is as follows : 

If there be added to 100 cc. of tepid 
water, contained in a flask, 0.28 gm. of 
pancreatin and 1.5 gm. of sodium bicar- 
bonate, and afterwards 400 cc. of fresh 
cow's milk previously heated to 38 deg. 
C, and if this mixture be maintained at 
the same temperature for 30 minutes, 
the milk should be so completely pep- 
tonized that if a small portion of it be 
transferred to a test tube and mixed 
with some concentrated nitric acid, no 
coagulation should occur. 

Peptonized milk prepared in the man- 
ner just described, or even when the 
process is allowed to go on to the de- 
velopment of a very distinct, bitter 
flavor, should not have an odor sugges- 
tive of rancidity. 

Twenty-five grains of the above pow- 
der are sufficient to peptonize 1 pint of 
fresh cow's milk, by proceeding in the 
following manner: 

Add the powder to 4 fluidounces of 
tepid water, contained in a suitable 
flask, and afterwards add 1 pint of fresh 
cow's milk, previously heated to 38 deg. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



C. Maintain the mixture at this tem- 
perature during 30 minutes, then trans- 
fer the flask to a cold place. 

Milk thus peptonized should not be 
used when it has been kept over 24 
hours, or when it has developed a bitter 
taste. 

The N. F. also gives a formula for a 
diluted peptonizing powder intended for 
the convenient preparation of humanized 
milk under the name Powder, Milk, Hu- 
manized. 

Powder of Pink Root, Compound. 
(King's Entozoic Powder — Com- 
pound Powder of Spigelia.) 

Pink root part 1 

Bitter root (dogsbane) part 1 

Swamp milkweed (Asclepias 

incarnata) part 1 

Podophyllum part 1 

Balmony parts 2 

All should be in very fine powder and 
the whole well mixed. — Eclectic. 

This is used as an anthelmintic. The 
dose for a child 1 year old is 5 to 8 
grains given every hour or two until it 
operates freely. 

Powder of Pleurisy Root, Compound. 
(Pulvis Asclepias Compositus.) 

Pleurisy root parts 4 

Spearmint parts 4* 

Sumach berries parts 4 

Bayberry bark parts 2 

Skunk cabbage parts 2 

Ginger part 1 

All should be in powder and should be 
well mixed. — Eclectic. 

Powder of Podophyllin, Compound. 
(Hydragogue Powder — Com- 
pound Powder of Resin of Podo- 
phyllum.) 

Podophyllin part 1 

Potassium bitartrate parts 45 

Mix well. — Eclectic. 
Dose, 20 grains every 2 hours until it 
operates sufficiently. 

Powder of Podophyllum, Compound. 

See Powder of Mandrake, Compound. 
Powder of Quinine, Compound. 

Quinine sulfate, 

Iron ferrocyanid, each, .equal parts 

Reduce to fine powder. 



This powder is tonic, febrifuge and 
antiperiodic. — Eclectic. 

Powder of Rhubarb, Compound. 
(Gregory's Powder — Gregory's 
Laxative Powder — Powder of 
Magnesia and Rhubarb— Pulvis 
Infantum — Pulvis Antacidus — 
Infant Powder — Kinder Pulver.) 

I. 

Rhubarb, No. 60 powder. . .parts 5 

Light magnesia parts 13 

Ginger, No. 60 powder parts 2 

The proportions of the Brit. Pharm. 
are 4 of rhubarb, 12 of magnesia and 2 
of ginger. This work states that if a 
less bulky powder is desired, the heavy 
magnesia may be used instead of the 
light variety. — U. S. P. 

See also Powder of Magnesia and 
Rhubarb and Powder of Rhubarb and 
Magnesia, Anisated, both of which are 
similar to the above. 

II. The Eclectic compound Powder 
of Rhubarb, also called Neutralizing 
Powder, is prepared as follows : 

Rhubarb, 

Potassium bicarbonate, 

Peppermint leaves, each, equal parts 

Each should be in fine powder and the 
whole should be well mixed. 

Powder of Rhubarb and Magnesia, 
Anisated. (Compound Anise 
Powder.) 

Rhubarb, fine powder. .. .av.oz. 2 
Heavy calcined magnesia. av.oz. 4 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4^ 

Mix the powders, add the oil previ- 
ously dissolved in the alcohol, and tritu- 
rate until a uniform mixture results. 

See also Powder of Rhubarb, Com- 
pound, and Powder of Magnesia and 
Rhubarb which are both similar to the 
above. — N. F. 

Powder of Scammony, Compound. 

Resin of scammony parts 4 

Jalap parts 3 

Ginger part 1 

All should be in fine powder, and be 
well mixed. 
Dose. 10 to 20 grains. — Brit. Pharm 



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Powders, Seidlitz. (Compound Effer- 
vescing Powder — Effervescent 
Tartarated Soda Powder — Ab- 
fuehrendes Brause Pulver — Pul- 
vis Aerophorus Laxans or Seid- 
litzensis or Aperiens — Pulvis Ef- 
fervescens Compositus or Aperi- 
ens.) 

Sodium bicarbonate, dried 

and fine powder gr. 40 

Rochelle salt, dried and fine 

powder gr. 120 

Tartaric acid, dried and fine 

powder gr. 35 

Mix the first two powders intimately 
and wrap in paper of some pronounced 
hue, such as blue. Wrap the acid in 
another paper of some color other than 
that used for the preceding, white, for 
example. 

Keep the powders in well-closed ves- 
sels.— U. S. P. 

The formula of the Brit. Pharm. dif- 
fers from the above only in directing 
38 grains of tartaric acid. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs 2.5 grams 
of sodium, 2.7 of rochelle salt, and 2 
of tartaric acid. 

Powder, Soda. (Effervescing Pow- 
der — Pulvis Effervescens — Pulvis 
Aerophorus Anglicus — Eng- 
lisches Brause Pulver — Brus Pul- 
ver.) 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 30 

Tartaric acid gr. 25 

Both should be in fine powder. 
The two substances should be placed 
■ in separate papers, like seidlitz powder, 

the sodium salt to be wrapped in a 

blue paper, the acid in a white paper. 
— U. S. P. 1870. 
The Germ., Norw. and Dan. Pharms. 

directs 2 grams of sodium bicarbonate 

and 1.5 of tartaric acid. 

Powder, Styptic. (Red Powder.) 

Ferrous sulfate, powder parts 2 

Alum, powder part 1 

Mix them and apply strong heat until 

a reddish product is obtained; powder 

when cold. — Eclectic. 

Powder of Sulfur and Cream of Tar- 
tar. (Sulfur and Cream of Tar- 
tar). 
The proper proportion for combining 



these substances is 1 part of sulfur and 
2 of cream of tartar. 

Powder of Tragacanth, Compound. 

Tragacanth part 1 

Acacia part 1 

Starch part 1 

Sugar parts 3 

All should be in fine powder and be 

well mixed. "Starch" of the Brit. 

Pharm. is wheat, corn or rice starch. 
— Brit. Pharm. 

Pulp of Cassia Fistula. (Cassien 
Mus.) 

Free the pulp of cassia fistula as far 
as possible from the woody walls and 
partitions and the seeds, macerate in 
warm water till thoroughly softened, rub 
through a hair sieve, evaporate in a 
porcelain vessel to a very soft extract, 
to every 3 parts by weight of this, add 
1 part of powdered sugar, and evapor- 
ate the whole on a water bath to suit- 
able consistence. — Austr. Pharm. 
Pulp, Colocynth. 

This is the dried pulp of the fruit of 
colocynth, freed from seeds. — Brit. 
Pharm. 
Pulp, Prune. (Pflaumen Mus.) 

Boil cut prunes with water, stirring 
constantly, until thoroughly softened, 
press through a hair sieve, and evapor- 
ate on a water bath to thick extract 
consistency. To every 3 parts by weight 
add 1 part of powdered sugar, and evap- 
orate on a water bath to suitable con- 
sistence. — Austr. Pharm. 

Pulp, Tamarind, Purified. (Tamar- 
inden Mus.) 

Soften commercial tamarind pulp uni- 
formly with hot water, rub through a 
coarse sieve, evaporate in a porcelain 
vessel on a. water bath to thick extract 
consistency, and to every 5 parts by 
weight of pulp add I part of powdered 
sugar. — Germ. Pharm. 

Pyroxylin. (Soluble Gun Cotton — 
Colloxylin — Collodion Cotton.) 

The present U. S. P. describes this as 
a product obtained by the action of 
nitric and sulfuric acids on cotton and 
consisting chiefly of cellulose tetranit- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



rate, but gives no process. The U. S. 
P. 1890, however, did give an excellent 
working process which is here given. 

I. 

Cotton, purified (absorb- 
ent) av.oz. 1 

Nitric acid av.oz. 14 or fl.oz. g l /s 

Sulfuric acid. ..av.oz. 22 or fl.oz. n^> 
Alcohol, stronger ether, 

water, each sufficient 

Mix the acids gradually in a glass or 
porcelain vessel, and, when the temper- 
ature of the mixture has fallen to 32 
deg. C, add the cotton. By means of a 
glass rod imbue it thoroughly with the 
acids, and allow it to macerate, until a 
sample of it, taken out, thoroughly 
washed with a large quantity of water, 
and subsequently with alcohol, and 
pressed, is foun \ to be soluble in a 
mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 3 
of stronger ether. Then remove the 
cotton from the acids, transfer it to a 
larger vessel, and wash it, first, with 
cold water, until the washings cease to 
have a sour taste, and then with boiling 
water, until they cease to redden blue 
litmus paper. Finally, drain the pyroxy- 
lin on filter paper, and dry it in small, 
detached pellets, by means of a water 
or steam bath, at a temperature not ex- 
ceeding 60 deg. C. — U. S. P. 1890. 

It should be kept in cartons, protected 
from light. 

Purified cotton, consists of almost pure 
cellulose, which is converted by the 
above treatment into cellulose nitrates. 
Other pure forms of cellulose may be 
used, but the cotton is the most con- 
venient. 

The acids must be of U. S. P. 
strength, the nitric, 68 p. c, the sulfuric, 
92J/2 p. c, of absolute acid. 
II. 

Cotton, purified av.oz. 1 

Sulfuric acid, pure, 92^ p. c. fl.oz. 5 

Xitric acid, pure fl.oz. 4^ 

Distilled water sufficient 

Mix the acids in a porcelain mortar, 
immerse the cotton in the mixture, and 
after it is thoroughly wetted by the 
acids, stir it for 3 minutes with a glass 



rod; wash the cotton with distilled 
water until free from acid, drain it on 
filter paper, and dry on a water bath. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Cotton, purified av.oz. 1 

Nitric acid, crude av.oz. y l / A 

Sulfuric acid, crude av.oz. 18^4 

Cautiously mix the nitric acid with 
the sulfuric acid; when the temperature 
of the liquid has become reduced to 20 
deg. C, add to it the cotton, and allow- 
to remain at a temperature of 15 to 20 
deg. C. Transfer the cotton to a fun- 
nel, allow the acid to drain for 24 
hours, then wash with water until the 
washings are no longer acid, express 
the wool, and dry at a temperature not 
exceeding 25 deg. C. — Germ. Pharm. 

The crude sulfuric acid of the Germ. 
Pharm. contains 91 p. c. of absolute 
acid and has a sp. gr. of 1.83 ; the crude 
nitric acid contains 61 p. c. of absolute 
acid, sp. gr. 1.38 to 1.40. 

Rademacher's Preparations. 

Rademacher was a physician who lived 
about one hundred years ago in Ger- 
many. He entertained peculiar ideas re- 
garding the practice of medicine, as well 
as the preparation and action of drugs. 
Many of his peculiar preparations are 
prescribed in this country by the older 
German physicians, and more recently 
some of them have been employed by 
physicians partial to the Eclectic school. 

This class of preparations includes the 
following : 

1. Drops, Dysmenorrhea. 

2. Extract of Tobacco. 

3. Magnesium Tartrate. 

4. Mixture, Copper. 

5. Mixture, Diarrhea. 

6. Mixture, Iron. 

7. Ointment, Calamine. 

8. Ointment, Iodin. 

9. Ointment, Shepherd's Purse. 

10. Pills, Zinc Acetate. 

11. Plaster, Miraculous. 

12. Powder, Nephritic. 

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14. Solution of Sodium Nitrate. 

15. Solution, Anodyne Turpentine. 

16. Tincture of Celandine. 

17. Tincture of Cochineal. 

18. Tincture of Colocynth Seed. 

19. Tincture of Copper Acetate. 

20. Tincture of Golden Rod. 

21. Tincture of Hips. 

22. Tincture of Iron Acetate. 

23. Tincture of Mary Thistle. 

24. Tincture of Mugwort Root. 

25. Tincture of Nux Vomica. 

26. Tincture of Shepherd's Purse. 

27. Water, Acorn. 

28. Water, Castor. 

29. Water, Nux Vomica. 

30. Water, Quassia. 

31. Water, Tobacco. 

Formulas for making these prepara- 
tions may be found elsewhere in this 
book, under the proper respective head- 
ings. 
Resin of Cannabis Indica. 

See Extract of Cannabis Indica. 
Resin of Capaiba. 

The residue left after distilling the 
volatile oil from copaiba balsam. — U. S. 
P. 1890. 

Resin of Jalap. 
I. 

Jalap, No. 60 powder av.oz. 8 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the powder with 2^ fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, pack it firmly in a 
cylindrical percolator, and then add 
enough alcohol to saturate the drug and 
leave a stratum of liquid above it. When 
the, liquid begins to drop from the per- 
colator close the lower orifice and hav- 
ing closely covered the percolator, mac- 
erate for 48 hours. Then allow the 
percolation to proceed, gradually adding 
alcohol until 19 fluidounces of percolate 
are obtained or until the percolate ceases 
to produce more than a slight turbidity 
when dropped into water. Distil off 
the alcohol by means of a water bath 
until the percolate is reduced to the 
weight of 2 av. ounces, and add the 
latter, slowly, with constant stirring, to 



23 fluidounces of water. When the pre- 
cipitate has subsided, decant the supei 
natant liquid, and wash the precipitate 
twice, by decantation, with fresh por- 
tions of hot water. After having drain- 
ed off all the liquid, transfer the resin 
to a porcelain dish and heat it to dry- 
ness on a water bath. — U. S. P. 

The U. S. P. requires jalap to yield 
not less than 8 per cent, of resin, but 
the root may yield a great deal more or 
a great deal less, and therefore the per- 
colation with alcohol should be con- 
tinued until the percolate gives scarcely 
any turbidity with water. Should the 
root contain much less than 8 p. c. of 
resin, as much as 19 fluidounces of per- 
colate need not be collected. 

II. 

Jalap, No. 40 powder av.oz. 8 

Alcohol, distilled water, 
each sufficient 

Digest the drug with twice its weight 
of alcohol in a covered vessel, heating 
gently, for 24 hours, transfer to a per- 
colator, and when the liquid ceases to 
pass, continue percolation with alcohol 
until nothing more is dissolved. Add to 
the percolate obtained, 4 fluidounces of 
distilled water, remove the alcohol by 
distillation, transfer the residue while 
hot to an open dish, allow it to become 
cold, pour off the supernatant fluid from 
the resin, wash this 2 or 3 times with 
hot distilled water, and dry. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

III. 

Jalap, coarse powder av.oz. 8 

Alcohol .' fl.oz. 54 

Digest the jalap with 36 fluidounces of 
alcohol at a temperature of 35 to 40 
deg. C. for 24 hours, agitating occa- 
sionally, express, digest the residue with 
the remainder of the alcohol as before, 
and again express. Mix the two liquids, 
filter, distil or evaporate off the alcohol, 
wash the residue with warm water until 
the washings are colorless, and dry the 
resin on a water bath, stirring con- 
stantly. — Germ. Pharm. 



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Resin of Podophyllum. (Podophyllin 
— Resin of Mayapple or Man- 
drake.) 

I. 
Podophyllum root, No. 60 

powder av.oz. 16 

Hydrochloric acid, U. S. P.fl.dr. 1% 
Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with 7 l / 2 fluidounces 
of alcohol, pack it firmly in a cylindrical 
percolator, and add enough alcohol to 
saturate the powder and leave a stratum 
of liquid above it. When the liquid be- 
gins to drop from the percolator, close 
the lower orifice, and, having closely 
covered the percolator, macerate for 48 
hours. Then allow the percolation to 
proceed, gradually adding alcohol, until 
25 fluidounces of percolate are obtained, 
or until the percolate ceases to produce 
more than a slight turbidity when drop- 
ped into water. Distil off the alcohol 
by means of a water bath, until the per- 
colate is reduced to the consistence of 
thin syrup, and pour it slowly, with 
constant stirring, into 16 fluidounces of 
water, previously cooled to a tempera- 
ture below 10 deg. C. and mixed with 
the acid. When the precipitate has sub- 
sided, decant the supernatant liquid, and 
wash the precipitate twice, by decanta- 
tion, with fresh portions of cold water. 
Spread it, in a thin layer, upon a strain- 
er, and dry the resin by exposure to 
the air in a cool place, protected from 
light. Should it coalesce during the 
drying, or aggregate into lumps having 
a varnish-like surface, it should be re- 
moved, broken in pieces, and rubbed in 
a mortar. As this is liable to happen 
during warm weather, the preparation is 
best made in cold weather. — U. S. P. 

Owing to its being a powerful irritant, 
great care must be exercised not to get 
any of this resin into the eyes. 

II. 
Podophyllum, No. 40 

powder av.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 58 or sufficient 

Distilled water, hydrochloric 

acid, each sufficient 

Exhaust the drug with the alcohol by 



percolation, and recover the greater por- 
tion of the alcohol from the percolate 
by distillation. Pour the residue slowly, 
with constant stirring, into 3 times its 
volume of distilled water, previously 
acidulated with 1/24 its bulk of hydr- 
chloric acid. Allow the mixture to 
stand for 24 hours, wash the resin on a 
filter with distilled water, and dry at a 
temperature not exceeding 38 deg. C. — 
Brit. Pharm. 
Resin of Scammony. 
I. 
Scammony (so-called "gum 

scammony") av.oz. 4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Digest the scammony with successive 
portions of boiling alcohol until it is ex- 
hausted. Mix the tinctures, and reduce 
the mixture to a syrupy consistence by 
distilling off the alcohol. Then add the 
residue in a thin stream, with active 
stirring, to 10 fluidounces of water, 
separate the precipitate formed, wash it 
thoroughly with water, and dry it with 
a gentle heat. 
II. 

Scammony root, coarse 
powder av.oz. 8 

Alcohol, distilled water, 
each sufficient 

Exhaust the drug with alcohol by per- 
colation, recover most of the alcohol 
from the percolate by distillation, slowly 
pour the residue into 3 times its vol- 
ume of distilled water, constantly stir- 
ring, allow the mixture to stand for 24 
hours, wash the resin on a filter with 
distilled water, and dry on a water bath. 
—Brit. Pharm. 
Resinoids. 

See Concentrations. 
Sal Alembroth. 

Mercuric chlorid, 
Ammonium chlorid, 

each equal parts 

Mix well and make a fine powder. 

Salt, Carlsbad, Artificial. (Sal Caro- 
linum Factitium — Sal Therma- 
rum Carolinarum Factitim.) 

I. In a dry, amorphous (powder) form 






PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



3£9 



(N. F. and Germ. Pharm.) — also 
known as German Cathartic Salt: 

Potassium sulfate parts I 

Sodium chlorid parts 9 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 18 

Sodium sulfate, dried parts 22 

Triturate the ingredients, previously 
well dried, to a fine, uniform powder. 
The Germ. Pharm. directs a moderately 
fine powder. 

The dried sodium sulfate is prepared 
by slowly drying the crystalline salt 
until it has lost one-half of its weight. 
II. In a crystalline form (N. F.) : 

Potassium sulfate parts 2 

Sodium chlorid parts 18 

Sodium carbonate, clear cry- 
stal parts 61 

Sodium sulfate, crystal parts 88 

Distilled water parts 50 

Dissolve the potassium sulfate and 
sodium chlorid in the water, and add 
this solution to the other two salts, pre- 
viously melted in a tared capsule and at 
a gentle heat in their own water of 
crystallization. Evaporate the mixture 
to about 180 parts, set it aside in a cool 
place, and stir frequently, so as to pre- 
vent the formation of large crystals, 
taking care, however, that none of the 
salt separate in a pulverulent form. Dis- 
tribute any remaining water of crystal- 
lization uniformly over the crystals, and 
dry the whole mixture sufficiently by ex- 
posure to air, so that it will retain its 
crystalline character. 

A solution of about 16 grains of the 
dry, or about 27 grains of the crystalline 
salt, in 6 fluidounces of distilled water, 
represents an equal volume of Carlsbad 
water (Sprudel) in its essential con- 
stituents. 

The salts employed in the preparation 
of the crystalline form must have been 
purified by recrystallization. 

For the latter, the Germ. Form, has a 
somewhat different formula, as follows : 

Sodium chlorid part 1 

Sodium carbonate, crystal, .parts 2 

Sodium sulfate parts 5 

Water, hot parts 12 

Dissolve the salts in the hot water, 
filter the solution, and evaporate the 



filtrate until a film begins to form on 
the. surface, then set it aside to crystal- 
lize. Separate the crystals from the 
mother liquid and transfer them (with- 
out washing them with water) to bot- 
tles. Reject the mother liquid. 

The resulting crystals are colorless, 
with a tendency to effloresce, and are 
soluble in i l / 2 parts of water. 

Salts, Effervescent. 

The effervescent salts or powders, for 
which formulas are here given, are most 
conveniently and efficiently dispensed in 
the form of fine powders, because in 
this condition they can be made extem- 
poraneously and with an assurance of 
their freshness and efficiency. The pop- 
ular demand, however, seems to be for 
granular effervescent salts, the prepara- 
tion of which requires certain modifica- 
tions of the formulas, important only in 
so far as they enable the dispenser to 
granulate the powder in a convenient 
and expeditious manner. 

Effervescent powders or salts are 
composed of the medicinal agent in ad- 
mixture with an alkaline bicarbonate, an 
organic acid, and sugar. The proportion 
of the medicinal agent is dependent upon 
its dose, that of the alkaline bicarbonate 
and of the organic acid is dependent 
upon their molecular relation to each 
other, while the proportion of sugar is 
dependent upon the quantity necessary 
as a sweetening agent and diluent. The 
sugar is now frequently omitted. 

The ingredients for making the fine 
pulverulent form of effervescent pow- 
ders are : The medicinal agent, sodium 
bicarbonate, tartaric acid and sugar, and 
it is necessary that these be well dried 
before mixing them. 

To make the granular form of effer- 
vescent salts the ingredients need not be 
dried, unless specially directed, and the 
ingredients are the same as for the pul- 
verulent form, with the single excep- 
tion that one-half the molecule of tar- 
taric acid is replaced by one-half a 
molecule of powdered citric acid. 



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In order to facilitate the manufacture 
of effervescent salts, the- revised Na- 
tional Formulary recognizes three new- 
preparations, viz. : saccharated citric 
acid, saccharated tartaric acid, and sac- 
charated sodium bicarbonate. 

Saccharated citric acid is prepared by 
mixing 5 av. ounces of citric acid with 
3 av. ounces of sugar, each to be in 
very fine powder. 

Saccharated tartaric acid is prepared 
by mixing 6^4 av. ounces of tartaric 
acid with zVa av. ounces of sugar, each 
to be in very fine powder. 

Saccharated sodium bicarbonate is pre- 
pared by mixing 6 av. ounces of sodium 
bicarbonate with 2 av. ounces of sugar, 
each to be in very fine powder. 

The ingredients of these preparations 
should be intimately mixed, and should 
be preserved in well-stoppered bottles. 

The proportion of sugar in these sac- 
charates is so adjusted that when either 
of the acid saccharates is mixed with an 
equal weight of the alkaline saccharate, 
the acid and alkali are in molecular re- 
lation to each other, and, when dis- 
solved in water, will form the neutral 
tartrate and citrate of sodium respec- 
tively. 

With these three saccharates in stock, 
it becomes possible to make effervescent 
powders or salts quickly with any medi- 
cinal agent that may be prescribed, their 
use being exemplified by the following 
general formulas: 

I. Fine Powder: 
Medicinal agent, fine pow- 
der av.oz. 2 

Saccharated sodium bicar- 
bonate av.oz. 19 

Saccharated tartaric acid, .av.oz. 19 
Triturate the ingredients until a uni- 
formly mixed powder is obtained. In 
order to insure permanence of the prod- 
uct, the ingredients should be well dried 
before mixing: 

II. Granular Salt: 
Medicinal agent, fine pow- 

der av.oz. 2 

Saccharated sodium bicar- 
bonate av.oz. 19 



Saccharated tartaric acid, .av.oz. 9^ 
Saccharated citric acid av.oz. g l / 2 

Mix the ingredients (not dried) in a 
mortar, transfer them to an evaporating 
dish, and heat on a water bath, kept at 
60 to 71 degrees C, under constant stir- 
ring with a wooden spatula, until dry 
and uniformly granular. 

The saccharated citric acid, being 
made from crystallized citric acid con- 
taining one molecule of water of cry- 
stallization, supplies the moisture neces- 
sary to cause the powder, when heated, 
to cake and adhere together. If the 
somewhat pasty mass is then stirred 
with the spatula, small granules are 
readily formed, and these become firm 
when completely dried. 

Another method of making the granu- 
lar effervescent salts is to add to either 
of the above mixtures just enough alco- 
hol to form a pasty mass, then rubbing 
this through a No. 20 porcelain colander, 
and drying the product in a drying rocm 
at a gentle heat. The powders should 
be well dried and powdered before use. 
The alcohol used should be just suffi- 
cient to form a pasty mass, as an excess 
would make the drying require a longer 
period of time, and at the same time 
w r ould prove a serious waste. 

The alcohol method of making effer- 
vescent salts is recognized by the U. S. 
P. and the first edition of the N. F., the 
heat method by the revised N. F. 

It is, of course, not always that the 
proportion of the ingredients is the same 
as in the above general formulas. There 
may, for example, be more or less of 
the medicinal agent, and it may be 
necessary to add an extra amount of 
sugar. It is not necessary, either, to 
use any of the saccharates mentioned, 
but instead the alkaline bicarbonate, 
acid, sugar and medicinal agent or 
agents may be employed. 

Throughout the process of making 
these "salts," contact with metals should 
be carefully avoided. 

The mixtures should always be pre- 



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331 






served in well-stoppered, wide-mouthed 
bottles. 

The following formulas for efferves- 
cent salts are taken from standard 
works of reference. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Antipyrin. (Ef- 
fervescent Phenazone.) 

Antipyrin av.oz. i 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Citric acid av.oz. 2 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 3 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. sVa 

Use all in powder. Mix the antipyrin 
and two acids, and with this incorpor- 
ate the sodium bicarbonate and sugar 
previously mixed. Place in a enameled 
iron evaporating dish and apply heat 
sufficient to cause the mixture to as- 
sume a granular form, and separate into 
granules of a convenient size by means 
of a suitable sieve. Dry the granules 
at a temperature not exceeding 120 deg. 
F. — Brit. Form. 

Each heaping teaspoonful will con- 
tain about 7H gr. of antipyrin. 
Salt, Effervescent, of Citrated Caf- 
feine. 

Citrated caffeine av.oz. 1 

Citric acid av.oz. 5 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 7 l /i 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 14^ 

The tartaric acid and sodium bicar- 
bonate should be well dried and tritu- 
rated to fine powder before use; the 
citric acid should be used in the form 
of unefHoresced crystals. Reduce the 
latter to powder and mix it intimately 
with the citrated caffeine and tartaric 
acid, then thoroughly incorporate the 
sodium bicarbonate. Place the mixed 
powders on a plate of glass or in a 
suitable dish, in an oven heated to be- 
tween 93 and 104* deg. C. When the 
mixture has acquired a moist consist- 
ence by the aid of careful manipulation 
with a wooden spatula, rub it through 
a No. 6 tinned-iron sieve and dry the 
granules at a temperature not exceeding 

54 deg. C. . 

Keep the product in well-stoppered, 
bottles.— U. S. P. 

This is an entirely different process 
from that of the U. S. P. 1890. The 



preparation of the latter contained sugar 
and was granulated with alcohol. It 
was as follows: 

Caffeine av.oz. l /i 

Citric acid av.oz. Y^ 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 7^ 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz 8^4 

Sugar av.oz. 8M 

Granulate by means of alcohol as de- 
scribed under Salts, Effervescent. This 
mixture contains 2 per cent, of citrated 
caffeine, whereas that of the present U. 
S. P. contains 4 per cent. If desired, 
the caffeine and citric acid in this mix- 
ture may be increased to x /2 ounce each. 
If desired this mixture may be used and 
dispensed in powder form. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Caffeine Hy- 
drobromid. 

Caffeine hydrobromid av.oz. ^2 

Sugar av.oz. 2% 

Citric avid av.oz. 2}4 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 3 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. S Z A 

Use all in powder. Mix the caffeine 
with the two acids, and incorporate with 
sodium bicarbonate and sugar previous- 
ly mixed. Place in an enameled-iron 
evaporating dish, and apply heat suffi- 
cient to cause the mixture to assume a 
granular form and then separate into 
granules of a convenient size by means 
of a suitable sieve. Dry the granules at 
a temperature not exceeding 120 deg. 
F. — Brit. Form. 

Each heaping teaspoonful contains 
about 4 gr. of caffeine hydrobromid. 

Salt, Effervescent (Artificial), Carls- 
bad. 

Artificial Carlsbad salt (in 
form of dry powder) av.oz. 4 l / 2 

Saccharated sodium bicarbon- 
ate av.oz. ioJ4 

Saccharated tartaric acid. . .av.oz. io l /i 

Mix the ingredients, previously well 
dried, and triturate them until a uni- 
form powder is obtained. 

If desired in the granular form, sub- 
stitute saccharated citric acid, not dried, 
for one-half of the saccharated tartaric 
acid, and prepare the granulated com- 
pound as directed under the general 
formula.-— N. F. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



A solution of about 90 gr. of this prep- 
aration in 6 fluidounces of distilled wa- 
ter represents an equal volume of Carls- 
bad water (Sprudel) in its essential 
constituents. 

The preparation of the Brit. Form, 
differs from this only in having 1 gr. 
of saccharin added to each 4 av.ounces 
of effervescent salt. 
Salt, Effervescent, of Iron Citrate. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble. av.oz. 2 

Citric acid av.oz. 5 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 5 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Triturate the iron salt to powder, add 
the other ingredients, mix thoroughly 
in a porcelain mortar, and gently heat 
the whole (with mortar) on a water 
bath, triturating constantly until a moist 
mass is formed, which agglutinates suf- 
ficiently so it may be passed through a 
sieve. Then dry and bottle the product 
in the usual manner. — Germ. Pharm. 

The above forms a white product; a 
3-ellowish one may be prepared by sub- 
stitution of iron citrate for the pyro- 
phosphate as in the following: 

Iron citrate, soluble av.oz. 1 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 10 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 7 

Citric acid av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Alcohol av.oz. 7 

Reduce the iron salt to very fine pow- 
der, add the other solids in fine powder, 
mix well, warm slightly in an evapora- 
ting dish, moisten with the alcohol, and 
sift drv, and bottle in the usual manner. 

— D. 

Properly speaking, the first "iron cit- 
rate" is not a citrate, but a pyrophos- 
phate. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Iron Citrate 
with. Magnesia (or Iron and 
Magnesium Citrate.) 

Iron citrate, soluble av.oz. 1 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. ^2 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. 10 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 8 

Citric acid av.oz. 1 ^2 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Prepare like the preceding.— D. 



Salt, Effervescent, of Iron and Quin- 
ine Citrate. 

Soluble citrate of iron and 
quinine gr. 71 

Saccharated sodium bicar- 
bonate av.oz. 8 

Saccharated tartaric acid. . .av.oz. 8 

Mix the ingredients, previously well 
dried, and triturate them until a uni- 
form powder is obtained. 

If desired in the granular form, sac- 
charated citric acid may be substituted 
for one-half of the tartaric acid, then 
follow the rules of the general form- 
ula.— N. F. 

Ninety grains (or about a heaped tea- 
spoonful) of this preparation represent 
about 1 gr. of citrate of iron and qui- 
nine. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Iron Phos- 
phate. 

Iron phosphate, soluble, very 
fine powder gr. 172 

Saccharated sodium bicar- 
bonate av.oz. 8 

Saccharated tartaric acid, .av.oz. 8 

Mix the ingredients, previously well 
dried, and triturate them until a uni- 
form powder is obtained. 

If desired in the granular form, fol- 
low the rules of the general formula, 
substituting saccharated citric acid for 
one-half the saccharated tartaric acid, 
heaping, etc. 

Ninety grains (about a heaped tea- 
spoonful) represent about 2 gr. of iron 
phosphate. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Lithium Cit- 
rate. 

Lithium citrate gr. 360 

Citric acid av.oz. 2> l A 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 5 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. g l A 

The tartaric acid and sodium bicar- 
bonate should be well dried and finely 
powdered before use ; the citric acid 
should be used in the form of unefflo- 
resced crystals. Powder the citric acid 
and mix it intimately with the lithium 
citrate and tartaric acid and then thor- 
oughly incorporate the sodium bicarbo- 
nate. Place the mixed powders on a 
plate of glass or in a suitable dish, in an 



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333 



oven heated to between 93 and 104 deg. 
C. When the mixture, by the aid of 
careful manipulation with a wooden 
spatula, has acquired a moist consist- 
ence, rub it through a No. 6 tinned-iron 
sieve, and dry the granules at a tem- 
perature not exceeding 54 deg. C. — N. F. 

Keep the product in well-stoppered 
bottles. 

This is entirely different from the 
preparation of the U. S. P. 1890, which 
was made by triturating s l A av.ounces 
of citric acid with 3 av.ounces of pow- 
dered sugar, drying the mixture thor- 
oughly, incorporating with this 1 av. 
ounce of lithium carbonate and 4 av. 
ounces of sodium bicarbonate and an- 
other ounce of sugar. 

The product may be granulated if de- 
sired by either the heat or alcohol proc- 
ess, as described under Salts, Efferves- 
cent. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made from i J /i av.ounces of lithium 
citrate, 5 av.ounces of citric acid, 7^4 
av.ounces of tartaric acid and 14M2 av.- 
ounces of sodium bicarbonate. This 
mixture is to be granulated by means of 
heat like that of the present N. F. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Iron Pyrophos- 
phate. 

See Salt, Effervescent, of Iron Citrate. 

Salt, Effervescent (Artificial) Kissin- 
gen. 

Artificial Kissingen salt.. . . .av.oz. 7 
Saccharated sodium bicar- 
bonate av.oz. 9 

Saccharated tartaric acid av.oz. 9 

Mix the ingredients, previously well 
dried, and triturate them until a uni- 
form powder is obtained. 

If desired in the granular form, fol- 
low the general formula by substituting 
saccharated citric acid, not dried, for 
one-half the saccharated tartaric acid, 
heating, etc., according to the general 
formula. — N. F. 

A solution of about 80 gr. of this 
preparation in 6 fluidounces of distilled 
water represents an equal volume of 



Kissingen water (Rackoczi springs)^ in 
its essential constituents. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Lithium Car- 
bonate. 

Lithium carbonate ....av.oz. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 6 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9 

Mix the solids, and moisten and sift 
in the regulation manner. Dry first at 
20 deg. C, then increase the tempera- 
ture to 40 deg. C, until perfectly dry. — D. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Magnesium 
Citrate. 

Magnesium carbonate, pow- 
der av.oz. 2*A 

Citric acid av.oz. 11^ 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 8 J /> 

Sugar 1 av.oz. 2 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the magnesium carbonate with 
7 l A av.ounces of citric acid and 1 fluid- 
ounce of water so as to form a thick 
paste. Dry this at a temperature not' 
exceeding 30 deg. C. and reduce to fine 
powder. Then mix this intimately with 
the sugar, sodium bicarbonate and the 
remainder of the citric acid, dampen 
with alcohol, and granulate as described 
under Salts, Effervescent.— U. S. P. 1890 
and Germ. Pharm. 

This preparation may also be granu- 
lated by the heat process. 

The commercial brands of "efferves- 
cent citrate of magnesia" contain little 
or no magnesium citrate, but are com- 
posed mainly of magnesium or sodium 
sulfate. Such a preparation is designa- 
ted "English style" to distinguish it from 
the true citrate. The U. S. P. recog- 
nizes effervescent magnesium sulfate. 
See also Salt, Effervescent, of Sodium 
Sulfate; also Salt. Effervescent, of So- 
dium Citro-Tartratc for a suitable sub- 
stitute for magnesium citrate. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Magnesium 
Silfate. 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 20 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 16 

Tartaric acid av.oz. %}/ 2 

Citric acid av.oz. 5^ 

The sodium bicarbonate and tartaric 
l acid should be dried and rubbed to fine 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



powder, the citric acid and salt should 
be used in the form of uneffloresced 
crystals. Dry the magnesium sulfate on 
a water bath until it ceases to lose 
weight, then after powdering the dry 
salt, mix it intimately with the citric 
acid, which has previously been pow- 
dered, and the tartaric acid and thor- 
oughly incorporate the sodium bicarbon- 
ate. Place the mixed powders on a plate 
of glass or in a suitable dish, in an oven 
heated to between 93 and 104 deg. C. 
When the mixture has acquired a moist 
consistence by the aid of careful manip- 
ulation with a wooden spatula, rub it 
through a No. 6 tinned-iron sieve and 
dry the granules at a temperature not 
exceeding 54 deg. C. 

Keep the product in well-stoppered 
bottles.— U. S. P. VIII. 

II. 

Magnesium sulfate, crystal. av.oz. 25 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 18 

Tartaric acid av.oz. g l A 

Citric acid av.oz. 6 l A 

Sugar av.oz. 5% 

Dry the magnesium salt at a tempera- 
ture of about 55 deg. C, until it has lost 
nearly one-fourth (23 per cent.) of its 
weight; powder the product, and mix 
with the sugar and other ingredients, all 
in fine powder. Then granulate the mix- 
ture by the heat method, then dry gran- 
ules at a temperature not exceeding 55 
deg. C. — Brit. Pharm. 
Salt, Effervescent, of Pepsin. 

Pepsin, pure, powder gr. 150 

Citric acid av.oz. 5^4 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 5 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 12^4 

Sugar gr. 720 

Make by the U. S. P. process, or it 
may be prepared by either of the N. F. 
processes. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Pepsin and Bis- 
muth. 

Pepsin, pure, powder , . .gr. 150 

Bismuth and ammonium cit- 
rate gr. 150 

Citric acid av.oz. sVa 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 4^ 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 12^4 

Sugar gr. 720 

Prepare like the preceding. 



Salt, Effervescent, of Phenacetine 
with Caffeine. (Effervescent 
Phenacetine with Caffeine.) 

Phenacetine gr. 275 

Caffeine citrate gr. 138 

Sugar av.oz. 2.. gr. 30 

Citric acid av.oz. 2 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 3 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. sVa 

Use all in powder, mix the phenace- 
tine, caffeine citrate and two acids, and 
incorporate with the sodium bicarbonate 
and sugar previously mixed. Place the 
mixture in an enameled-iron dish and 
apply a heat sufficient to cause the mix- 
ture to assume a granular form, and 
then separate into granules of conve- 
nient size by means of a suitable sieve. 
Dry the granules at a temperature not 
exceeding 120 deg. F. — Brit. Form. 

Each heaping teaspoonful contains 
about 5 grains of phenacetine and 2 l / 2 of 
caffeine citrate. 

Artificial Vichy salt av.oz. 4 

Lithium citrate, very fine 

powder gr. 630 

Saccharated sodium bicar- 
bonate av.oz. 10 

Saccharated tartaric acid, .av.oz. 10 
Mix the ingredients, previously well 
dried, and trituiate them until a uni- 
form powder is obtained. 

If desired in the granular form, follow 
the general formula by substituting sac- 
charated citric acid, not dried, for one- 
half the saccharated tartaric acid, heat- 
ing, etc., according to the general form- 
ula.— N. F. 

Ninety grains (or about a heaped tea- 
spoonful) of this preparation represent 
14 gr. of artificial Vichy salt, and 5 gr. 
of lithium citrate. 
Salt, Health. (Sundheds Salt.) 

This is a formula which is used for 
this Scandinavian preparation: 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 14 

Magnesium carbonate part 1 

Oil-sugar of peppermint part 1 

Salt, Kissingen, Artificial. (Sal Kis- 
singense Factitium.) 

Potassium chlorid gr. 42 

Magnesium sulfate, anhy- 
drous (dried) gr. 145 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 265 

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Triturate the ingredients, previously 
well dried, to a fine, uniform powder. — 
N. F. 

A solution of about 24 gr. of this 
preparation, in 6 fluidounces of distilled 
water, represents an equal volume of 
Kissingen water (Rakoczi spring) in its 
essential constituents. 

Salt, Vichy, Artificial. (Sal Vichy- 
anum Factitium.) 

Potassium carbonate part 1 

Salt, Effervescent, of Potassium 
Bromid. 

Potassium bromid, very fine 
powder av.oz. 3 

Saccharated sodium bicar- 
bonate av.oz. 12 

Saccharated tartaric acid. . .av.oz. 12 

Mix the ingredients, previously well 
dried, and triturate them until a uniform 
powder is obtained. 

If desired in the granular form, fol- 
low the general formula by substituting 
saccharated citric acid, not dried, for 
one-half the saccharated tartaric acid, 
heating, etc., according to the general 
formula. — N. F. 

- Ninety grains (or about a heaped tea- 
spoonful) of this preparation represent 
about 10 gr. of potassium bromid. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Potassium 
Bromid Compound. 

Prepare this like the preceding, adding 
131 gr. of caffeine (alkaloid) to the 
above mixture. — N. F. 

Ninety grains (about a heaped tea- 
spoonful) represent about 10 gr. of po- 
tassium bromid and 1 gr. of caffeine. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Potassium Cit- 
rate. 

Potassium citrate av.oz. 8 

Citric acid av.oz. 6 l / 2 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 10 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 19 

The sodium bicarbonate and tartaric 
acid should be dried and rubbed to fine 
powder before use, the citric acid should 
be used in the form of uneffioresced 
crystals. Dry the potassium citrate on 
a water bath until it ceases to lose 
weight, then powder the salt, mix it in- 
timately with the powdered citric acid 



and the tartaric acid, and then thor- 
oughly incorporate the sodium bicarbon- 
ate. Place the mixed powders on a 
plate of glass or in a suitable dish in 
an oven heated to between 93 and 104 
deg. C. When the mixture, by the aid 
of careful manipulation with a wooden 
spatula, has acquired a moist consist- 
ence, rub it through a No. 6 tinned-iron 
sieve, and dry the granules at a tempera- 
ture not exceeding 54 deg. C. — U. S. P. 
Keep the product in well-stoppered 
bottles. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Sodium Citro- 
Tartrate. 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. S z / 2 

Tartaric . acid av.oz. 4*/ 2 

Citric acid .av.oz. 3 

Sugar av.oz. 2y 2 

Prepare according to the general form- 
ula. The mixture is to be heated to a 
temperature of between 95 and 105 deg. 
C. and dried at a temperature not ex-, 
ceeding 55 deg. C. — Brit. Pharm. 

Salt, Effervescent, of Sodium Phos- 
phate. 

I. By the U. S. P. process, this is 
perpared exactly like effervescent salt of 
potassium citrate, using 8 av.ounces of 
exsiccated sodium phosphate in fine pow- 
der in place of the potassium citrate. 

II. 
Sodium phosphate, crystal, .av.oz. 12J/2 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. i2 l A 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 6^4 

Citric acid av.oz. 4 l / 2 

Dry the sodium phosphate until it has 
lost 60 per cent, of its weight, then pow- 
der, add the other ingredients, and com- 
plete the process as according to the 
preceding formula. — Brit. Pharm. 

The preparations of the market con- 
tain sugar, while the above do not. A 
saccharine preparation may be made 
from 4^4 av.ounces of dried sodium 
phosphate and 15^ av.ounces each of 
sacchared sodium bicarbonate and sac- 
charated tartaric acid, and granulate 
with alcohol. Or substitute saccharated 
citric acid for one-half the tartaric acid 
and granulate by the heat method. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Salt, Effervescent, of Sodium Sulfate. 

Sodium sulfate, clear crys- 
tals av.oz. 12^ 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 12^4 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 6^4 

Citric acid av.oz. 4^ 

Dry the sodium sulfate until it has 
lost rather more than one-half (56 per 
cent.) of its weight, then add the other 
ingredients, and prepare the salt ac- 
cording to the preceding formula. — Brit. 
Pharm. 
Salt, Effervescent (Artificial), Vichy. 

Artificial Vichy salt av.oz. 6 

Saccharated sodium bicar- 
bonate av.oz. gY2 

Saccharated tartaric acid. . .av.oz. 9^2 

Mix the ingredients, previously well 
dried, and triturate them until a uni- 
form powder is obtained. 

If desired in the granular form, follow 
the general formula by substituting sac- 
charated citric acid, not dried, for one- 
half the saccharated tartaric acid, heat- 
ing, etc., according to the general form- 
ula.— N. F. 

A solution of about 57 gr. of this 
preparation in 6 fluidounces of water 
represents an equal volume of Vichy 
water (Grande Grille spring) in its es- 
sential constituents. 

Salt, Effervescent (Artificial), Vichy, 
with Lithium. 

Magnesium sulfate, anhy- 
drous (dried) part 1 

Sodium chlorid parts 2 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 22 

Triturate the ingredients, previously 
well dried, to a fine, uniform powder. — 

N. F. 
A solution of about 14 gr. of this 
preparation, in 6 fluidounces of distilled 
water, represents an equal volume of 
Vichy (Grande Grille spring) in its es- 
sential constituents. 
Salts, Volatile. 
Thomsonian (from the Guide and the 
Materia Medica) : 

Crude sal ammoniac oz. 1 

Pearlash oz. 2 

Reduce each by itself and then mix. 
This is therefore a crude form of 



ammonium carbonate. It was used for 
inhalation for headaches and was also 
therefore a crude form of our present 
"smelling salts." 

Salve Mulls. 

See Mulls, Plaster and Salve. 
Silica. (Silicea.) 

The process of Hahnemann is now 
superseded by the following better proc- 
ess of the British Homeopathic Pharma- 
copeia : 

Silica, powder part 1 

Sodium carbonate, pure, 

dried parts 4 

Fuse the carbonate in a capacious clay 
crucible, then gradually add the silica. 
When the evolution of gas ceases, pour 
the fused mass upon a clean marble 
slab. While still warm, pulverize it in 
a mortar ; put into a wide-mouthed bot- 
tle with enough distilled water to dis- 
solve it ; stopper the bottle and cap with 
wet bladder. The next day dilute the 
solution somewhat and filter through ab- 
sorbent cotton. Add to the filtered liq- 
uid, from time to time, small quantities 
of pure hydrochloric acid. The hydra- 
ted silica will be thrown down as a 
bulky, gelatinous, white precipitate. Col- 
lect this and wash on a strainer with 
distilled water until the washings are 
tasteless and show only a faint cloudi- 
ness when mixed with solution of silver 
nitrate. Finally dry upon a porcelain 
water bath. 

This makes a pure silica suitable for 
homeopathic use. It is used in the form 
of a trituration. See Triturations, Ho- 
meopathic. 

Silk Ligature, Carbolated. 

I. Lister's process : 

White wax gr. 45 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 1 

Silk thread, strong (not 
dyed) sufficient 

Mix the acid and wax by fusion, place 
into the mixture as much of the thread 
as may be desired and allow it to re- 
main until the mixture is cold. Then 
wipe off the excess of liquid from the 
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preserve the medicated fiber in a mix- 
ture of 

Carbolic acid, crystal gr. 50 

Glycerin fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol fl.dr. 10 

— D. 
II. Czerny's process : 

Boil strong or thick silk thread (un- 
colored) in 5 per cent, carbolic acid 
water, for from 10 minutes to 1Y2 hours, 
according to the thickness of the thread. 
At the end of every half hour of boil- 
ing the carbolized water should be re- 
newed. The thread should be preserved 
in 2 per cent, carbolic acid water. — D. 

Silk Ligature, Iodoform. 

Partsch's process : 

Wind strong silk thread (uncolored) 
upon a glass spool, or other similar suit- 
able object, and macerate for 2 days in 
a 10 per cent, solution of iodoform in 
stronger ether (1 dr. idoform in 13 fluid- 
drams of stronger ether). Then dry the 
thread by exposing for a moment to the 
atmosphere, and preserve in well-closed 
glass bottles or jars. — D. 

Silk Ligature, Mercuric Chlorid. 

(Sublimated Silk Ligature.) 
I. 

Macerate strong uncolored silk thread 
for 24 hours in a 1 per cent, solution of 
mercuric chlorid in distilled water, then 
preserve in a solution of 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. aVa 

— D. 
II. Schede-Kuemmell's process: 

Boil strong uncolored silk for 2 hours 
in a 1 per cent, aqueous solution of mer- 
curic chlorid, and preserve in a one- 
tenth aqueous solution of the same 
agent. — D. 

Silk Protective, Carbolated. (Carbo- 
lated Protective Oiled Silk.) 

Dextrin av.oz. Y2. 

Starch av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7^ 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. Y* 

Heat the starch and dextrin with the 
water until the starch granules are bro- 
ken up, allow to cool, incorporate the 



acid, and paint this liquid with a broad 
soft brush on silk protective (which is 
commercially available). — D. 

Snuff, Catarrh. (Anticatarrhal Pow- 
der — Catarrh Powder — Pulvis 
Sternutatorius — Anticatarrhalis 
— Ferrier's Snuff — Compound 
Powder of Bismuth.) 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 1 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 60 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 180 

Mix them intimately by trituation. 

This snuff was devised by Dr. Ferrier 
in 1876. 
Snuff, Menthol. (Mentholin.) 

Menthol gr. 45 

Boric acid gr. 90 

Sugar > av.oz. Y* 

Sugar of milk av.oz. 1 

Coffee, roasted av.oz. 1Y2. 

All should be in fine powder and be 
well mixed. — H. 

Snuff, Schneeberger. (Pulvis Sternu- 
tatorius Albus.) 

Various formulas have been used for 
making this preparation, the following 
being the most acceptable : 

I. 

Orris root av.oz. 1 

Bayberry bark av.oz. 1 

White hellebore av.oz. 2 

Starch av.oz. 12 

Oil of clove drops 20 

The first four ingredients should be 

in the finest powder and the whole 

should be well mixed. 

II. 

White hellebore av.oz. ^4 

Canada snake root av.oz. 1 

Orris root av.oz. 1 Yz 

Rice powder av.oz. 5 

Oil of bergamot drops 30 

The first four ingredients should be 

in fine powder and all should be well 

mixed. — H. 

III. 

Canada snake root av.oz. 1 

White hellebore av.oz. 1 

Orris root av.oz. 3 

Starch av.oz. 5 

Oleobalsamic mixture drops 75 

The first four ingredients should be 

in fine powder and all should be well 

mixed. — H. modified. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Soap, Castile, White. (Soap or Sapo, 
U. S. P. — Hard Soap or Sapo Du- 
rus, Brit. Pharm. — Sapo Oleini- 
cus or Oleaceus — Oel Seife.) 

This is described by the U. S. P. as 
soap prepared from sodium hydrate and 
olive oil. The Brit. Phann. describes it 
as soap made with sodium hydrate and 
olive oil, and containing about 30 per 
cent, of water. The U. S. P. permits 
36 per cent, of water. 

The nearest approach to the above in 
the Germ. Pharm. is the so-called "me- 
dicinal soap." See Soap, Medicinal. 

Soap, Curd. (Tallow or Animal Soap 
— Sapo Animalis.) 

According to the Brit. Pharm., in 
which this soap is largely used in prep- 
arations, this is soap made with sodium 
hydrate and a purified animal fat con- 
sisting principally of stearin (viz., tal- 
low), and containing about 30 per cent. 
of water. 

Soap, Pat. (Sapo Unguinosus— Mol- 
lin.) 

Potassa (caustic potash, 
pure) av.oz. V/ 2 

Lard av.oz. 8 



Glycerin av.oz. 3 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the potassa in enough water 
to make 6>2 fluidounces, heat the solu- 
tion, add the lard, stir well during one- 
half hour, add the alcohol, and maintain 
a temperature of 50 to 60 deg. C. for 12 
hours ; then incorporate the glycerin. — 
Germ. Form, modified. 

Soap, Surgical. (Surgeon's Liquid 
Soap or Solution of Soap.) 

Improvements have been made in 
soaps or saponaceous liquids for ster- 
ilizing the field of operations as well 
as the hands of the surgeon and his as- 
sistants. These mixtures may also be 
used for cleansing the hands at any time, 
being excellent to remove odors. Addi- 
tion of alcohol or ether to such mixtures 
not only aids the detergent action of the 
soap but carries it more deeply into the 
pores of the skin. 

The following are good formulas : 



I. 

Oleic acid fl.oz. 5H 

Potassa (pure caustic potash), 

Distilled water, each sufficient 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 x / 2 

Stronger ether, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve 570 grains of the potassa in 
enough distilled water to make 10 fluid- 
drams. Mix the oleic acid with the al- 
cohol in a flask and drop in the potassa 
solution gradually (about 9 fluidrams be- 
ing required), agitating occasionally un- 
til a neutral soap solution is obtained, 
using phenolphthalein as indicator. 
Then add 10 minims more of the potassa 
solution so that the liquid is just alka- 
line. Allow the liquid to cool, and add 
the ether. Set aside for some time, if 
desired, and decant the liquid from the 
slight precipitate which usually forms. 

The mixture may be flavored with 15 
to 40 minims of oil of lavender flowers 
or about 75 minims of terebene. 

The product contains approximately 
40 per cent, each of potassium oleate 
and ether, 16 of alcohol and 4 of water. 
II. A mixture of equal parts of tinc- 
ture of green soap and ether may be 
used for the same purpose. 

III. 

Green (soft) soap av.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Oil of rose geranium, winter- 
green, bergamot, or pep- 
permint sufficient to flavor 

The oil should be dissolved in the 
alcohol before adding to the other in- 
gredients. 

Soap, Green or Soft. (Sapo Mollis, 
U. S. P. 1900 — Sapo Viridis, U. 
S. P. 1880— Sapo Kalinus, Germ. 
Pharm. — Potassa Soap — Kali or 
Schmier Seife.) 
I. 

Linseed oil, raw av.oz. 8 l / 2 

Potassium hydroxid (caustic 

potash) av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Water fl.oz. 9 

Heat the oil in a deep, capacious ves- 
sel on a water or steam bath to a tem- 
perature of about 70 deg. C. Also dis- 
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solution to about 70 deg. C, add to this 
the warm oil, and mix thoroughly. Then 
incorporate the alcohol and continue the 
heat (without stirring) until a small 
portion of the mixture is found to be 
soluble in boiling water without the 
oeparation of oily drops. Now allow the 
mixture to cool and transfer into suit- 
able vessels. — U. S. P. 

The potassium hydroxid used in this 
process should be of the strength desig- 
nated by the U. S. P., viz., 85 per cent. 
Potassa of any other strength, however, 
may be used if a proportionately larger 
or smaller quantity be taken. 

II. The following process was rec- 
ommended by the A. Ph. A. committee 
several years ago: 

Olive oil fl.oz. 16 

Potassa av.oz. 6 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve 5 av.ounces of potassa in 2> 2 
fluidounces of water, and add 8 fluid- 
ounces of this solution to the oil con- 
tained in a suitable vessel, place this over 
a moderate fire, stirring until the mix- 
ture has thickened sufficiently. Gradu- 
ally add the remaining solution of po- 
tassa and continue the heat with occa- 
sional stirring until the mixture assumes 
a gelatinous condition. Dissolve the re- 
maining 1 av.ounce of potassa in 16 
fluidounces of water, add this to the 
gelatinous mass, and evaporate the whole 
to proper consistency. 

Soft soap may be prepared from other 
fixed oils, such as cottonseed oil, but 
linseed oil and pure olive oil are usu- 
ally preferred. Linseed oil makes a 
brown soap, olive oil a pale yellow. 
III. 

Linseed oil av.oz. 10 

Potassa av.oz. 2 

Alcohol " fl.dr. g]/ A 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the potassa in enough water 
to make iiY 2 fluidounces of solution. 
Warm the oil in a porcelain capsule and 
to it gradually add the alkaline liquid 
previously mixed with the alcohol. Heat 
the mixture on a water bath until saponi- 
fication is completed. — Germ. Pharm. 
22 



Soap, Jalap. (Sapo Jalapinus — Mass 
of Jelap Resin.) 

Resin of jalap, fine powder, 

Medicinal soap 

equal parts of each by weight 

Mix thoroughly. — Gerni. Pharm. 
The preparation of the former Germ. 
Pharm. was as follows : 

Resin of jalap av.oz. 1 

Medicinal soap av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 14 

Water fl.dr. 4 

Dissolve the mixed resin and soap in 
the mixed alcohol and water on a water 
bath, and then evaporate with constant 
stirring to a weight of 2% av.ounces. 

Soap, Medicinal. (Sapo Medicatus or 
Medicinalis.) 

Lard av.oz. 4 

Olive oil av.oz. 4 

Caustic soda gr. 630 

Salt av.oz. 2 

Sodium carbonate gr. 105 

Alcohol .fl.dr. 9 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the soda in 9 fluidounces of 
water, heat the solution on a water bath, 
add to it gradually the lard and oil pre- 
viously melted together, and then con- 
tinue heating for another half hour, fre- 
quently agitating. Now add the alcohol 
and when the mass has become homo- 
geneous, gradually add 15^2 fluidounces 
of water. Heat again, adding, if neces- 
sary, from time to time, small quantities 
of solution of soda made as before (70 
grains of caustic soda in 1 fluidounce of 
water), until a transparent soap is ob- 
tained which is soluble in hot water 
without separation of fat. To this mass 
add a filtered solution of the salt and 
sodium carbonate in 6K fluidounces of 
water and heat the whole with constant 
stirring until the soap has separated 
completely from the liquid. Allow to 
cool, remove the soap from the liquid, 
wash it with a small amount of water, 
then express it carefully yet completely, 
cut the soap into pieces and dry in a 
warm place. Powder before using. — 
Germ. Pharm. 

The caustic soda should be the puri- 
fied variety containing 90 per cent, of 
sodium hydrate. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Soda with Lime. (London Paste — 
Soda Cum Calce.) 

Caustic soda, lime, each, .equal parts 

Reduce them to powder in a clean iron 
mortar, previously warmed, and mix 
them intimately. 

Keep the powder in small, well-stop- 
pered vials. 
Sodium Arsenate, Exsiccated. 

Take any convenient quantity of so- 
dium arsenate in crystals, break the lat- 
ter up into small fragments, and allow 
these to effloresce at a temperature be- 
tween 40 and 50 deg. C. until they are 
completely disintegrated; then gradually 
increase the temperature to 150 deg. C. 
and continue the drying until the prod- 
uct ceases to lose weight. Reduce it to 
fine powder and transfer it to dry, well- 
stoppered bottles. — U. S. P. 

Sodium. Boro-Benzoate. 

Sodium borate, fine powder, .parts 3 

Sodium benzoate parts 4 

Mix intimately. 

Sodium Carbonate, Dried or Exsic- 
cated. (Natrium Carbonicum Sic- 
cum.) 

Sodium carbonate, c. p., clear 
crystals av.oz. 16 

Break the crystals into small frag- 
ments, allow them to effloresce for sev- 
eral days in warm air, at a temperature 
not exceeding 25 deg. C, until they are 
completely disintegrated, then dry the 
white powder at a temperature of about 
45 deg. C. until its weight is reduced to 
8 av. ounces. Pass the powder through 
a rather fine sieve, and preserve in well- 
stoppered bottles.— N. F. III., U. S. P. 
1890 and Germ. Phaim. 

According to the Brit. Pharm., sodium 
carbonate is to be dried until it has "lost 
nearly 63 per cent, of its weight. 

Sodium Phosphate, Dried or Exsic- 
cated. 

Take any convenient quantity of so- 
dium phosphate in crystals, allow it to 
effloresce for several days in warm air 
at a temperature of from 25 to 30 deg. 
C, men continue the drying in an oven. 
Raise the temperature very gradually 



up to 100 deg. C. and maintain this tem- 
perature until the salt ceases to lose 
weight. Powder and sift the residue, 
and preserve it in well-stoppered bot- 
tles.— U. S. P. 

Sodium phosphate in clear crystals 
contains 60 per cent, of water of crys- 
tallization, therefore the dried salt is 2Y2 
times as strong as the crystals. 

Sodium Sulfate, Dried or Exsiccated. 
(Natrium Sulfuricum Siccum.) 

Prepare like dried sodium carbonate. 
See Sodium Carbonate, Dried. 

— Germ. Pharm. 
Solutions. (Liquores.) 

The solutions differ from the other 
pharmaceutical preparations in being as 
a rule of inorganic origin. The solvent 
is generpHv water. 

For remarks on homeopathic solutions, 
see Solutions, Homeopathic. 

Solution of Acetic Acid. 

Glacial acid av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8. .fl.dn 5 

— Homeopathic. 

This is a ix solution. Dilutions are 
made with distilled water, to be freshly 
made, for immediate use only. See Di- 
lutions, Homeopathic. 
Solution of Albuminate of Iron. 

See Solution of Iron Albuminate. 

Solution of Aloes and Soda, Met- 
tauer's. (Mettauer's Laxative 
Aperient.) 

Socotrine aloes gr. 300 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. i l / 2 

Comp. tinct. of lavender. . .fl. dr. 6 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Macerate for 2 weeks, agitating oc- 
casionally, and filter. 

Solution of Aluminum Acetate^ 
(Burow's Solution.) 

Aluminum sulfate, crystal- 
lized av.oz. 5 

Acetic acid, 36 per cent. . . .av.oz. 5 
Calcium carbonate (precipi- 
tated chalk) av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 14^ 

Dissolve the calcium carbonate in the 
acid mixed with 3^ fluidounces of wa- 
ter, and the aluminum sulfate in 11 
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allow the mixture to stand for 24 hours, 
agitating occasionally. Then pour off 
the clear solution and filter. — N. F. and 
Germ. Pharm. 

The directions of the Germ. Pharm. 
differ from the above only in directing 
the precipitated calcium sulfate to be 
expressed, without subsequent washing, 
in a thick linen cloth, and filtering the 
colature. 

The solution contains from 7.5 to 8 
per cent, of basic aluminum acetate. 
II. Burow's formula : 

Aluminum sulfate, pure av.oz. 3 

Lead acetate, pure, clear crys- 
tals av.oz. 5 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the aluminum salt in 24 fluid- 
ounces of water and the lead acetate in 
i4 l / 2 fluidounces of water. Cool both 
solutions to 100 deg. C., then pour the 
lead solution gradually into the alumi- 
num solution, stirring constantly mean- 
while, and set aside in a cool place for 
3 or 4 days, then filter. — D. 

III. The formula given under Solu- 
tion of Aluminum and Sodium Acetates 
is also largely employed instead of 
either of the above. 

Solution of Aluminum Acetico-Tar- 
trate. 

Alum (U. S. P. or aluminum 
and potassium sulfate) . .av.oz. 15 

Sodium carbonate, pure, crys- 
tal av.oz. 14 

Glacial acetic acid (U. S. P.) 

av.oz. 3 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 2. .gr. 300 

Water, to make av.oz. 20 

Dissolve the alum and the sodium 
carbonate each in 200 fluidounces of wa- 
ter, mix the solutions, and wash the 
precipitate with water, first' by decanta- 
tion, and afterwards on a strainer, until 
the washings run off tasteless. Allow 
the precipitate to drain and to shrink in 
volume by exposure on the strainer. 
Then transfer it to a tared capsule, add 
the two acids, and apply heat until solu- 
tion has been effected. Finally evapo- 
rate the liquid to a weight of 20 av.- 
ounces. 

The product contains about 50 per 



cent, of dry, so-called aluminum acetico- 
tartrate. 

The dry salt may be obtained by evap- 
orating the solution. — N. F. 

Solution of Aluminum and Sodium 
Acetate. (Burow's Solution.) 

Lead acetate, pure av.oz. 3 

Alum av.oz. 2 

Sodium sulfate gr. 160 

Distilled water fl.oz. 24 

Dissolve the lead acetate in 9 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water which has pre- 
viously been boiled and cooled. 

Dissolve the alum and sodium sulfate 
in 15 fluidounces of water, add the first 
solution to it, shake well, allow to stand 
for 24 hours, decant the clear superna- 
tant liquid, and filter. — Cine. Acad. 
Pharm. 

This formula is frequently slightly 
varied as follows : 

Lead acetate, pure av.oz. 4 

Potassa alum av.oz. 2^2 

Sodium sulfate, pure, crys- 
tal av.oz. % 

Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the alum and sodium salt in 
one-half the water, the lead acetate in 
the other half, filter the solutions, if nec- 
essary, mix them, allow the precipitate 
to subside, and use the clear liquid. 

Solution of Ammonium Acetate. 

(Spirit of Mindererus.) 
I. 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 184 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 8 

Add the ammonium carbonate gradu- 
ally to the acid, and stir until dissolved. 

The acid should be as cool as pos- 
sible, and it should be of the full 
strength specified by the U. S. P., viz., 
6 p. c. of absolute acid. It should also 
be pure, as should be the ammonium 
carbonate. The latter should be from 
hard, translucent pieces, free from any 
white, pulverulent bicarbonate. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made as wanted for use. — U. S. P. 

The product is an aqueous solution of 
ammonium acetate, containing about 7 
per cent, of the salt, together with small 
amounts of acetic and carbonic acids. 

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ly acid, and is much more so than the 
same preparation of the U. S. P. 1880. 
220 grains of ammonium carbonate 
would be a better proportion than 180 
grains. See also No. II. 

II. 

Add sufficient ammonium carbonate 
gradually to diluted acetic acid until the 
latter is neutralized. 

The alternative process of the U. S. 
P. 1880 is the most convenient and is 
probably the one mostly largely used. It 
is as follows, modified to practical form : 

Dissolve 420 grains of ammonium car- 
bonate in enough distilled water to make 
8 fluidounces and filter, also make 
a mixture of 2J/2 fluidounces of 36 p. c. 
acetic acid and 5^ fluidounces of dis- 
tilled water. Keep the liquids in sep- 
arate, well-stoppered bottles, and when 
the solution is wanted, mix them in 
equal volumes. — U. S. P. 1880. 

The above proportions are correct as 
determined by weight and measure. 
III.' 

Ammonium carbonate, pure, 
clear pieces gr. 365 

Acetic acid, distilled water, 
each sufficient 

Dissolve the carbonate in 10 times its 
weight of distilled water, neutralize with 
acetic acid, and add enough distilled 
water to make 16 fluidounces. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs that the solu- 
tion be preserved in a green glass bottle. 

IV. 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c fl.oz. 5*4 

Acetic acid, 36 p. c fl.oz. 5 

Distilled water fl.oz. I 

Mix in a porcelain capsule, and boil 
for several minutes. When the liquid 
has become cold, neutralize with ammo- 
nia water, filter, and add sufficient wa- 
ter to bring the liquid to a sp. gr. of 
1.032 to 1.034. — Germ. Pharm. 

V. 

Solution of ammonium ace- 
tate, U. S. P fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 

This is called a 2x solution. — Homeo- 

oathic. 



Solution of Ammonia Acetate and 
Morphine. 
Solution of ammonium ace- 
tate, U. S. P fl.dr. 1 

Morphine acetate gr. 8 

Syrup of lemon, to make. .. .fl.oz. 1 
— Eclectic. 
Solution of Ammonium Acetate, Con- 
centrated. 

Acetic acid, 36 p. c fl.oz. 8 

Ammonium carbonate, water, 

each, to make fl.oz. 16 

Neutralize the acetic acid with a suffi- 
cient quantity of ammonium carbonate, 
carefully avoiding an excess. Then add 
enough water to make the product meas- 
ure 16 fluidounces. 

The product is of about 3 times the 
strength of the official solution. 

It is not recommended to keep this 
solution on hand for the preparation of 
the official solution, as this is preferably 
made freshly when wanted for use. 
When it is, however, required, or deemed 
of advantage, to dispense the concen- 
trated solution, it is suggested that it be 
diluted with carbonic acid water ("soda 
water"), or be directed to be diluted 
with this at the time of administration. 

Solution of Ammonia, Anisated. 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 l A 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c fl.dr. 5*4 

— Germ, and Austr. Pharms. 
Solution of Ammonium Benzoate. 

Such a preparation may be made as 
follows : 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 500 

Benzoic acid gr. 1165 

Distilled water, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Reduce the ammonium salt to powder, 
mix it and the acid in a capacious ves- 
sel, add the water, stir frequently until 
effervescence has ceased and solution is 
complete, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 10 gr. of am- 
monium benzoate. 

Solution of Ammonium Citrate. 
Citric acid oz. 2 

Ammonia water, 

Distilled water, each q. s. 

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343 



ounces of distilled water, add 3 fluid 
ounces ammonia water, then cautiously 
add more ammonia water until a neutral 
solution is obtained. Cool the solution 
and add sufficient distilled water to make 
the product measure 16 fluid ounces. — 
N. F. 

Solution of Ammonium Citrate, 
Stronger. 

Citric acid av.oz. g%. 

Stronger water of ammonia 
(U. S. P. or 28 p. c), wa- 
ter, each, to make fl.oz. 16 

Neutralize the acid with the stronger 
water of ammonia, and add enough wa- 
ter to make 16 fluidounces. 

Two fluidounces of the solution may- 
be made rf desired from 510 gr. of citric 
acid and corresponding quantities of the 
other ingredients. 

The solution should be kept in bottles 
free from lead. 

Each fluidram contains about 40 gr. 
of ammonium citrate. 

This solution is apt to take up notable 
quantities of lead, if kept in bottles made 
of flint glass. 

The N. F. states that solution of am- 
monium citrate, Brit. Pharm., may be 
prepared from this by mixing 1 volume 
with 4 of water. This is an error; it 
should be 1 volume with 3^ of water. 

Solution of Ammonium Succinate. 

Succinic acid av.oz. I 

Distilled water, empyreumat- 
ic ammonium carbonate, 
each sufficient 

Dissolve the acid in 8 fluidounces of 
warm water, neutralize with the carbon- 
ate, set aside in a cool place for 24 
hours, occasionally agitating, filter, and 
add enough distilled water to make 10 
av.ounces. — Dan. and Norw. Pharms. 

The empyreumatic ammonium carbon- 
ate (ammonii carbonate pyroleosus) is 
made by mixing 3 parts by weight with 
97 of ammonium carbonate, and tritu- 
rating together until reduced to powder 
and mixed intimately. 
Solution of Ammonium Valerianate. 

Ammonium valerianate. gr. 240 

Borax, powder gr. 384 



Ammonia water sufficient 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Mix the ammonium valerianate with 
2 fluidounces of distilled water and add 
ammonia water, drop by drop, until a 
clear and slightly alkaline solution is 
produced; then add 4 fluidounces of wa- 
ter and the borax, stir the whole well, 
and when all or almost all has dissolved, 
add enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces, and filter. 

This makes a tasteless and odorless 
preparation. 

Solution for Anesthesia by Infiltra- 
tion. (Schleich's.) 

The Schleich method of local anesthe- 
sia by infiltration consists in the injec- 
tion into the tissues of an aqueous solu- 
tion of cocaine muriate, morphine muri- 
ate, and sodium chlorid. The formula 
most generally used is one composed of 
]/ 2 gr. of cocaine hydrochlorid, % gr. of 
morphine hydrochlorid, and 1 gr. of so- 
dium chlorid to 1 ounce of sterilized wa- 
ter. This can be made stronger or 
weaker by adding more or less of the 
cocaine. If it is desired to keep this 
solution for some time, a few drops of 
carbolic acid may be added. The fol- 
lowing formulas are used for the tablets 
for making solutions Nos. 1, 2 and 3 : 

Formula No. 1. 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 3 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 1/3 

Sodium chlorid gr. 3 

Formula No. 2: 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 1 1/2 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 1/3 

Sodium chlorid gr. 3 

Formula No. 3: 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 1/6 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 1/12 

Sodium chlorid gr. 3 

Different syringes have been devised 
for injecting the fluid, one having a ca- 
pacity of 2 or 3 drams being the most 
convenient. The needles should be of 
different lengths, and one or two of 
them curved. The ordinary hypodermic 
needle will answer the purpose in many 
cases. 



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Solution of Antimony Chlorid. (Li- 
quid Butter of Antimony— Solu- 
tion of Terchlorid of Antimony- 
Liquor Stibii Muriatici or Chlo- 
rati.) 

Black snlfid of antimony, 
pure av.oz. 6H 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 32 

Place the antimony compound in a 
porcelain or enameled-iron dish, add the 
acid, apply to the mixture at first a 
gentle hea, which must be gradually in- 
creased, as the evolution of gas slack- 
ens, until the mixture boils. Continue 
boiling for 15 minutes, then remove the 
vessel from the fire, and filter the liquid 
through calico, returning that which 
passes through at first until a perfectly 
clear liquid is obtained. Concentrate this 
by evaporation to 16 fluidounces, and 
preserve in a glass-stoppered bottle. — 
Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

The acid , for the above may be the 
commercial variety, but should be of 
full strength, 32 per cent. 

Owing to the fact that most of the 
''black antimony" of the market is very 
impure, great care should be exercised 
in the selection of a suitable article. This 
black antimony should be in fine powder. 
The boiling of the liquid should either 
be done under a good flue or in the 
open air, to avoid tainting the atmos- 
phere of the room with the disagree- 
ably odorous sulfuretted hydrogen gas. 

The above preparation is substantially 
that of the first Germ. Pharm. (not 
recognized in later editions). 

Solution, Antiseptic, Alkaline. ("Al- 
kaline Antiseptic") 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 480 

Sodium benzoate gr. 480 

Sodium borate gr. 120 

Thymol gr. 3 

Eucalyptol m. 3 

Oil of peppermint m. 6 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Purified talc gr. 150 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 22 
Dissolve the salts in 19 fluidounces, 
and the thymol, eucalyptol and oils in the 
alcohol. Mix the alcoholic solution with 



the glycerin and the tincture, add the 
solution of the salts and enough water 
to make 32 fluidounces. Add the talc 
and shake occasionally during a few 
days, if convenient, then filter, returning 
the first portions, until the filtrate passes 
brilliantly clear. — N. F. 

Solution, Antiseptic, Lister's. (Lis- 
ter's Antiseptic Fluid — Antisep- 
tic Solution, U. S. P. and Cine. 
Acad. Pharm. — Compound Solu- 
tion of Thymol — Liquor Antisep- 
ticus.) 

A number of formulas have been ad- 
vocated for this preparation. Among 
the best known are the following: 
I. 

Boric acid t gr. 145 

Benzoic acid gr. 7 

Thymol gr. 7 

Eucalyptol m. 2 (or drops 3) 

Oil of wintergr'n.m. 2 (or drops 3) 
Oil of pepp'm't. . .m. 4 (or drops 6) 

Oil of thyme m. 1 (or drops 2) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Purified talc gr. 150 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the boric acid in 11M2 fluid- 
ounces of water and the benzoic acid in 
2^2 fluidounces of alcohol, and pour the 
aqueous solution into the alcoholic solu- 
tion. Then dissolve in a mortar the 
thymol in the eucalyptol and oils, thor- 
oughly incorporate the talc and add with 
constant trituration the solution first pre- 
pared. Allow the mixture to stand for 
48 hours, agitating occasionally, filter, to 
the filtrate add ij4 fluidounces of alco- 
hol and enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. — N. F. 

This formula mentions no w r ild indigo 
which is generally present in the solu- 
tion. 

II. 

Benzoic acid gr. 128 

Boric acid gr. 96 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 64 

Thymol gr. 24 

Menthol gr. 16 

Oil of wintergreen drops 20 

Oil of eucalyptus drops 10 

Tincture of wild indigo. .. .fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
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345 



boric acid in 5 fluidounces of water by 
the aid of heat. Dissolve the remaining 
ingredients in the alcohol. Add the first 
solution to the second and enough wa- 
ter to make 16 fluidounces, and filter if 
necessary.— Cine. Acad. Pharm. 
III. 

Benzoic acid gr. 64 

Borax gr. 64 

Boric acid gr. 128 

Thymol gr. 20 

Oil of eucalyptus drops 5 

Oil of wintergreen drops 5 

Oil of peppermint drops 3 

Oil of thyme (white) drop 1 

Fluid ext. of wild indigo, .drops 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. _ 6 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the two acids and borax by 
the aid of heat in 8 fluidounces of water, 
also dissolve the thymol and oils in the 
alcohol, mix the two solutions, agitating 
frequently during mixing, add the fluid 
extract, and then enough water to make 
16 fluidounces; set aside for 24 hours, 
and filter through purified talcum. 

IV. 

Boric acid gr. 128 

Thymol gr. 20 

Eucalyptol drops 5 

OH of wintergreen drops 5 • 

Oil of peppermint drops 3 

Oil of thyme, white drop 1 

Fluid extract of wild indigo, .m. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the acid in some of the water, 
add the other ingredients to the alcohol, 
dissolve, mix the two solutions, add the 
remainder of the water, let stand for 24 
hours, and filter through purified tal- 
cum. 

V. 

Boric acid gr. 128 

Thymol gr. 16 

Menthol gr. 16 

Oil of eucalyptus drops 4 

Oil of wintergreen drops 4 

Oil of horsemint drops 4 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Caramel drops 1 or 2 

Dissolve the boric acid in the water 
and the other ingredients in the alcohol, 
mix the solutions, let stand for a day or 
two, shaking frequently, and filter. 



Solution, Antiseptic, Setter's. 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 240 

Sodium borate gr. 240 

Sodium benzoate gr. 10 

Sodium salicylate gr. 10 

Eucalyptol m. 5 

Thymol . gr. 5 

Menthol gr. 2^2 

Oil of wintergreen drops 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4% 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water, to make... pints 8 
Dissolve the salt in 64 fluidounces of 
water by the aid of heat, also the euca- 
lyptol, thymol, menthol, and oil in the 
alcohol, mix the two solutions, add the 
glycerin and the remainder of the water, 
allow to stand for 24 hours, and filter. 

Solution, Antiseptic, Thiersch's. 

This is the formula generally used for 
this solution : 

Salicylic acid gr. 15 

Boric acid gr. 90 

Distilled water, recently 
boiled water fl.oz. 16 

Solution, Antiseptic, Volkman's. 
(Volkman's Antiseptic Liquid.) 

Thymol gr. 60 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Dissolve the thymol in the alcohol, 

add the glycerin, and lastly the water. 
Used as an antiseptic on wounds and 

dressings. 

See also Solution, Germicide, which 

is a similar preparation. 

Solution of Arsenic, Valangin's. 
This may be extemporized as follows : 
Solution of arsenous acid, 

U. S. P fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 fl.dr. 2% 

Solution of Arsenicum Album. (So- 
lution of Arsenous Oxid.) 

Arsenous acid, vitreous, pure, 

fine powder gr. J2> 

Alcohol fl.dr. 13 

Distilled water, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Add the acid to 13 fluidounces of dis- 
tilled water contained in a flask, heat 
until the former is dissolved, filter, and 
add to the filtrate the alcohol and 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. — 
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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



This is a ix solution. Dilutions are 
made from this with dispensing alcohol. 
See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Solution of Arsenous Acid. (Solu- 
tion of Arsenic Chlorid, TJ. S. P. 
1870 — Hydrochloric Solution of 
Arsenic.) 

Arsenous acid gr. 70 

Diluted hydrochloric acid gr. 350 

Distilled water, to make, .av.oz. 16 
Mix the hydrochloric acid with 4 av.- 
ounces of water in a tared porcelain 
dish, add the arsenous acid and boil the 
mixture until the latter is dissolved. 
Then add the remainder of the distilled 
water, and filter. — U. S. P. 

The product contains 1 per cent, by 
weight of arsenic trioxid. 

In the U. S. P. 1890, this preparation 
was made up to certain quantity by 
measure, viz., 73 gr. of arsenous acid, 6 
fluidrams of diluted hydrochloric acid, 
and distilled water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

Only the pure arsenous acid should be 
used for making this preparation, not 
the ordinary commercial kind in powder 
form. 

In the Brit. Pharm. this preparation is 
made from 73 grains of arsenous acid, 
96 minims of hydrochloric acid, and 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 

Solution of Arsenic and Gold Brom- 
ide. 
See Solution of Gold and Arsenic 
Bromid. 

Solution of Arsenic and Gold Iodid. 
See Solution of Gold and Arsenic 
Iodid. 

Solution of Arsenous and Mercuric 
Iodids. (Donovan's Solution.) 

Arsenous iodid gr. 70 

Red mercuric iodid gr. 70 

Distilled water, to make. . .av.oz. 16 
Rub the two iodids together in a mor- 
tar, add 2 l / 2 fluidounces of distilled 
water, and continue trituration until so- 
lution is effected. Filter the liquid and 
pass enough water through the filter to 
make the filtrate weigh 16 av.ounces. — 
U. S. P. 
The product contains 1 per cent, each 



by weight of arsenous and mercuric 
iodids. 

In the U. S. P. 1890 and the Brit. 
Pharm., this preparation is made up to 
a certain quantity by measure, viz., 73 
grains each of arsenous and mercuric 
iodids and enough water to make 16 
fluidounces. 

When this preparation becomes dark 
yellow or brown from liberated iodin, it 
may be decolorized by agitation with a 
small amount of metallic mercury or ar- 
senic. 

Solution of Atropine Sulfate. 

Atropine sulfate gr. 18 

Salicylic acid gr. 2 l / 2 

Distilled water, recently boil- 
ed and cooled fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the two solids in the water. 
—Brit. Pharm. 
One hundred and ten minims of solu- 
tion contain 1 gr. of atropine sulfate. 
Dose, J / 2 to 1 minim. 

Solution of Bismuth. (Liquid Bis- 
muth — Liquor Bismuthi — Solu- 
tion of Bismuth and Ammonium 
Citrate.) 
I. 

Glycerite of bismuth fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Mix the glycerite of bismuth with the 
distilled water, then add the alcohol. 

Solution of bismuth may also be pre- 
pared in the following manner : 
Bismuth and ammonium cit- 
rate gr. 128 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water of ammonia (U. S. 
P., or 10 p. c), distilled 

water, each, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the bismuth and ammonium 
citrate in 12 fluidounces of distilled 
water, and allow the solution to stand 
a short time. Should any insoluble mat- 
ter have deposited, pour off the clear 
liquid and add just enough water of 
ammonia to the residue to dissolve it, or 
to cause it to retain a faint odor of 
ammonia. Then filter the united liquids, 
add the alcohol, the glycerin, and enough 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



34? 



This preparation should be freshly 
made when wanted for use. 

Each fluidram contains i gr. of bis- 
muth and ammonium citrate. — N. F. 

II. 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 512 

Potassium citrate gr. 512 

Potassium carbonate, pure, 
dry gr. 148 

Nitric acid, pure, 69 p. c. . .fl.dr. 6 J / 2 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c, 

Distilled water, each sufficient 

Dissolve the bismuth subnitrate in the 
nitric acid diluted with an equal volume 
of distilled water; add distilled water, 
constantly sitrring, until the liquid is 
very faintly opalescent ; add the potas- 
sium citrate and carbonate dissolved in 
a small amount of distilled water; heat 
the liquid to boiling, allow to cool; col- 
lect the precipitate; wash it with dis- 
tilled water until free from nitrates ; 
gradually add ammonia water to the 
moist precipitate until it is just dis- 
solved, dilute with distilled water to 
make 16 fluidounces; finally filter. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Each/ fluidram contains an amount of 
bismuth equivalent to about 3 gr. of 
bismuth oxid. 

III. The Brit. Form, recognizes a 
"concentrated solution of bismuth," pre- 
pared as follows : 

Bismuth subnitrate. .av.oz. 2 gr. 350 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 3^4 

Citric acid av.oz. 2 

Nitric acid fl.oz. 2 

Solution of ammonium cit- 
rate fl.oz. 4. .fl.dr. 5 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c, 

Distilled water, each, enough 
to make fl.oz. 20 

Dissolve the bismuth subnitrate in the 
nitric acid mixed with an equal volume 
of water by the aid of a little heat, and 
after cooling, add a solution of the 
citric acid in 2^4 fluidounces of distilled 
water. Then add gradually with stirring 
a solution of the sodium bicarbonate in 
2}£ fluidounces of water, and wash the 
precipitate by decantation with succes- 
sive portions of distilled water until the 
washings are free, from nitrates. Col- 



lect the precipitate, and after draining, 
dissolve it in 2 fluidounces and 3 
fluidrams of ammonia water, using a 
little more ammonia water if necessary. 
To the solution add the solution of am- 
monium citrate and enough distilled 
water to make 20 fluidounces. 

This preparation is twice the strength 
of the preceding one. 

Solution of Bismuth and Ammonium 
Citrate. 

See Solution of Bismuth. 
Solution (Test) of Brazil Wood. 

Boil 50 gm. of finely cut Brazil wood 
with 100 cc. of water during y?. hour, 
from time to time replacing the water 
lost by evaporation. Allow the mixture 
to cool, strain, wash the contents of the 
strainer with water until 100 cc. of cola- 
ture are obtained, add 25 cc. of alcohol, 
and filter. This turns purplish-red with 
alkalies and yellow with acids. — U. S. P. 

Solution of Bromids of Gold and Ar- 
senic. 

See Solution of Gold and Arsenic 
Bromids. 

Solution of Bromin. (Smith's Solu- 
tion of Bromin.) 

Bromin gr. 360 

Potassium bromid gr. 180 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Dissolve the potassium bromid in the 
water contained in a bottle, add the 
bromid, and shake the mixture until dis- 
solved. 

Keep the solution in glass-stoppered 
vials in a cool place. 

As bromin vapor is very injurious to 
the respiratory passages and destructive 
to balances, it is often preferable to take 
the contents of an original bottle of bro- 
min — weighing the bottle, both before 
opening it and after emptying it, in order 
to ascertain the exact weight of the 
bromin contained therein — and then to 
use a quantity of potassium bromid and 
of water proportionate to the quantities 
above given. — N. F. 

Solution of Calcium Acetate. (Solu- 
tion of Calcaria Acetica, Hahne- 
mann.) 
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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



in pure water, break or crush to coarse 
powder in a wedgewood or porcelain 
mortar, dissolve in diluted acetic acid by 
the aid of heat until the acid is satur- 
ated, filter, and reduce to one-fifth its 
volume. The solution obtained will be 
of a deep yellow color which, after a 
time, precipitates a dark brown, mucil- 
aginous substance leaving a lighter col- 
ored liquid. To this lighter colored 
liquid add an equal quantity of dispens- 
ing alcohol. — Homeopathic. 

This preparation contains about 10 
per cent, of acetate of lime, and hence 
may be considered a I x solution. Dilu- 
tions are made from this with dispens- 
ing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Solution of Calcium Chloride, Rade- 
macher's. (Liquor Calcii Chlo- 
ra ti — Liquor Calcariae Muriat- 
icse.) 

Calcium chlorid. pure av. oz. 6 l /+ 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Dissolve and filter.— D. and H. 

Solution of Calcium Hydrate. (Solu- 
tion of Calcarea Caustic or Cal- 
carea Usta.) 

Fresh slaked lime gr. 7^4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve by agitation. 

This makes a 3 x solution. Dilutions 
are to be made from it by addition of 
distilled water. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

All preparations of this medicine 
should be freshly prepared and be kept 
in green or bohemian glass bottles. — 
Homeopathic. 

For solution of calcium hydrate or 
lime of other pharmacopeias, see Water 
Lime. 
Solution of Calcium Oxysulfuret. 

See Solution of Sulfurated Lime. 
Solution of Carbolic Acid. 

What is usually understood by "solu- 
tion of carbolic acid" is a 5 per cent. 
solution of carbolic acid in water, or 
about 7 fluidrams of liquefied carbolic 
acid with enough water to make 16 
fluidounces. 



The Eclectic solution is made from 1 
part of carbolic acid, 3 of oil of lemon, 
and loo of alcohol. 

Solution of Carbolate of Sodium. 

See Solution of Sodium Carbolate. 
Solution of Carmine. 

Carmine av.oz. 1 

Ammonia water (U. S. P., 

or 10 p. c.) fl.oz. 5^2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 5 l / 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. I4>4 

Triturate the carmine to a fine powder 
in a wedgewood mortar, gradually add 
the ammonia water, and afterwards the 
glycerin, under constant trituration. 
Transfer the mixture to a porcelain cap- 
sule, and heat it upon a water bath, con- 
stantly stirring, until the liquid is en- 
tirely free from ammoniacal odor. Then 
cool, and add enough water to make 
14^ fluidounces. 

The best quality of carmine, known in 
commerce as "No. 40," should be used 
for this preparation. — N. F. 

Solution, Carter's. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 2 

Boric acid gr. 20 

Camphor water fl.dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

For the eyes. — N. Y. Hospitals. 

Solution of Chlorin. 

Chlorin water, U. S. P. 
strength fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

— Homeopathic. 

This makes a 3 x solution from which 
dilutions are made by addition of dis- 
tilled water. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Solution of Chlorinated Lime. (Li- 
quor Calcis Chlorinatse.) 

Chlorinated lime av.oz. 6^4 

Distilled water gall. Vi 

Mix, transfer to a bottle, set aside for 

3 hours, shaking occasionally, and strain 

through muslin. 

Preserve in a stoppered bottle in a 

cool, dark place. — Brit. Pharm. 
The solution should be capable of 

yielding, when fresh, about 3 per cent. 

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Solution of Chlorinated Potassa. (Ja- 
velle Water — Eau de Javelle — 
Liquor Potassae Chloratae.) 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Chlorinated lime av.oz. 2^4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Mix the chlorinated lime, contained in 
a tared flask, with 12 fluidounces of 
water. Dissolve the potassium carbonate 
in 9 fluidounces of boiling water, and 
pour the hot solution into the mixture 
first prepared. Shake the flask well, 
stopper it, set it aside to cool, and then 
add enough water to make the contents 
weigh 34^ av. ounces. Allow the sus- 
pended matters to subside, and remove 
the clear solution by means of a siphon, 
or by straining through muslin. 

Keep the product in well-stoppered 
bottles. 

The chlorinated lime for this prepara- 
tion should not contain less than 25 per 
cent, of available chlorin. — N. F. 

Solution of Chlorinated Soda. (Liquor 
Sodse Chloratse or Chlorinatae — 
Labarraque's Solution — Liquor 
Natri Hypochlorosi.) 

Sodium* carbonate, mono- 

hydrated av.oz. 4^ 

Chlorinated lime av.oz. 6*4 

Water, to make gall. l / 2 

Triturate the chlorinated lime with 14 
fluidounces of water, gradually added, 
until a uniform mixture results. Allow 
the heavier particles to subside, and 
transfer the thinner, supernatant por- 
tion to a filter. Then triturate the resi- 
due again with 14 fluidounces of water, 
transfer the whole to the filter, and when 
the liquid has drained off, wash the filter 
and contents with 7 fluidounces of 
water. Dissolve the sodium carbonate 
in 20 fluidounces of hot water, and add 
this solution to the previously obtained 
filtrate contained in a suitable vessel. 
Stir or shake the mixture thoroughly 
and if it should become gelatinous, warm 
the vessel until the contents liquefy. 
Then transfer the mixture to a new 
filter, and when no more liquid drains 
from it, wash the filter and contents 
with enough water to make the product 
measure Yz gallon. — U. S. P. 



The chlorinated lime used for this 
preparation should be capable of yield- 
ing at least 30 per cent, of available 
chlorin. 

The product should be kept in well- 
stoppered bottles protected from light, 
and in a cool place. 

This preparation is an aqueous solu- 
tion of several chlorin compounds of 
sodium, containing at least 2.4 p. c. by 
weight of available chlorin. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs 8 J /i av.ounces 
of chlorinated lime and i2 J / 2 of crystal 
sodium carbonate to l / 2 gallon of dis- 
tilled water. 

Solution of Chromic Acid. 

Chromic anhydrid (so-called 

"acid") « av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.dr. 23 

Or dissolve 152 grains of "acid" in 1 
fluidounce of water. — Brit. Pharm. 

Solution of Coal Tar. (Liquor Picis 
Carbonis, an Imitation of Liquor 
Carbonis Detergens.) 

Soap bark, No. 20 powder. av.oz. 1^ 

Alcohol sufficient 

Prepared coal tar av.oz. 3 

Extract the drug by percolation with 
the alcohol so as to obtain 14^ fluid- 
ounces of product ; to this add the tar, 
digest at a temperature of about 50 deg. 
C. for 2 days, agitating occasionally, 
allow to become cold, and decant the 
clear liquid or filter. — Brit. Pharm. 

Prepared coal tar (Pix carbonis prse- 
parata) is made by placing commercial 
tar in a shallow vessel, and heating to a 
temperature of 50 deg. C. for an hour, 
stirring frequently. 

Solutions, Concentrated. (Liquores 
Concentrati.) 

The present (1898) edition of the 
Brit. Pharm. recognizes a number of 
preparations known as "concentrated so- 
lutions" which are really decoctions or 
infusions in concentrated form, and are 
usually prepared by extracting the drug 
with a hydroalcoholic menstruum. They 
are 10 times the strength of the corres- 
ponding infusion except concentrated 
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is 8 times the strength of the corres- 
ponding decoction. 

They are described under the head of 
the corresponding infusion or decoction. 
Solution of Conium. 
Inspissated juice of conium. .gr. 225 

Tincture of tolu fl.oz. 4^ 

Madeira wine fl.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 6 

— Eclectic. 

Solution of Cresol, Compound. 

Cresol av.oz. 7V\ 

Linseed oil, raw av.oz. 6 

Potassium hydroxid (caustic 

potash) av.oz. i l A 

Water, to make av.oz. 15J/2 

Dissolve the potassa in 7 fluidounces 
of water in a tared dish, add the oil and 
mix thoroughly. Then add the cresol 
and stir until a clear solution is pro- 
duced and finally add the remainder of 
the water.— U. S. P. 

The product contains 50 per cent, by 
weight of cresol. 

The Germ. Pharm. recognizes a very 
similar preparation under the name Sa- 
ponated Solution of Cresol which is 
made by warming together equal parts 
by weight of crude cresol and soft 
(green) soap until a clear solution is 
obtained. 

See also a very similar preparation 
under Tincture of Cresol, Saponated. 

Solution of Crotalus. 

This is a Homeopathic preparation 
consisting of solution of 73 grains of 
drug in 16 fluidounces of glycerin. This 
makes a 2 x solution. See Solutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Dilutions are to be made from this so- 
lution with glycerin. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

The drug is the venom of the rattle- 
snake, procured by compressing the 
gland while the serpent is pinioned in a 
frame or is under the influence of 
chloroform. 
Solution of Cuprum Acetate. 

Copper acetate, pure gr. 73 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 



This makes a 2 x solution, from which 
3 x and higher are to be made with dis- 
tilled water. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Preparations of copper acetate should 
be freshly made as required. 

Solution of Fehling's. (Alkaline 
Cupric Tartrate Volumetric Solu- 
tion — Solution of Potassio-Cup- 
ric Tartrate.) 
I. 

. The Copper Solution. — Dissolve 34.67 
gm. of carefully selected, small crys- 
tals of pure copper sulfate, showing 
no efflorescence or of adhering moisture, 
in enough distilled water to make the 
solution measure, at 25 deg. C, exactly 
500 cc— U. S. P. 

Keep this solution in small, well-stop- 
pered bottles. 

The Rochelle Salt or Alkaline 'Tar- 
trate Solution. — Dissolve 173 gm. of pure 
rochelle salt and 75 gm. of potassium 
hydrate (pure potassa of the U. S. P. 
containing 85 per cent, of absolute potas- 
sium hydrate) in enough distilled water 
to make the solution measure, at 25 deg. 
C, exactly 500 cc. 

Keep the solution in small, rubber- 
stoppered bottles. 

For use, mix exactly equal volumes 
of the two solutions at the time re- 
quired. 

II. 

No. 1 is made from 34.64 grams of 
copper sulfate in crystals, 0.5 cc. of 
sulfuric acid (58 p. c), and distilled 
water enough to make 500 cc. 

No. 2 is made from 176 grams of 
rochelle salt, 77 grams of sodium hy- 
drate, and distilled water enough to 
make 500 cc. 

Equal volumes of Nos. I and 2 are to 
be mixed at the time of using. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Solution of Ferrum Acetate. 

This is to be prepared by making a 
fresh solution of 1 part of ferric acetate 
in 9 parts of distilled water. A solution 
of the same strength may be made by 
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of iron acetate with 5 of distilled water. 
— Homeopathic. 

This forms a I x solution, from which 
dilutions may be made by addition of 
distilled water as described under Dilu- 
tions, Homeopathic, which see. 

Solutions, Germicide. ("Germi- 
cide.") 

Thymol gr. 120 

Oil of eucalyptus fl.oz. 1 

Oil of lavender fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12^4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the thymol and oils in the 
alcohol, add the water and filter, if 
necessary. 

Solution of Gold and Arsenic Bro- 
mids. 

Arsenous acid gr. 18 

Gold tribromid gr. 24 

Bromin water, distilled water, 
each sufficient 

Introduce the arsenous acid and about 
18 fluidrams of bromin water into a 
flask and heat gently until all free bro- 
min has disappeared. Then add bromin 
water, 20 to 30 drops at a time, until it 
will be present in slight excess, or until 
the solution does not become colorless 
after some time. Transfer the solution 
to a porcelain capsule, expel the excess 
of bromin with the aid of gentle heat, 
dilute it with water to about 10 fluid- 
ounces, and dissolve in this the gold 
tribromid, adding enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

Ten minims of this solution contain 
1/32 grain of gold tribromid and the 
equivalent of 1/13 grain of arsenic tri- 
bromid. — N. F. 

The quantity of gold tribromid re- 
quired for the above formula may be 
made by placing 11 grains of gold leaf 
into a flask containing s x A fluidounces 
of water and 115 grains of bromin, shak- 
ing the mixture until the gold is dis- 
solved, then boiling to expel excess of 
bromin. When cold this solution may 
be added to the solution of arsenic bro- 
mid, previously prepared, and the mix- 
ture adjusted with the water to the 
proper volume. 



Solution of Gold and Arsenic Iodid. 

Arsenous acid gr. 21 

Iodin gr. 52 

Gold triiodid gr. 24 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Introduce the arsenous acid and iodin 
into a flask, add about 8 fluidounces of 
water, and heat cautiously until the 
iodin is dissolved, being careful to avoid 
loss of iodin by volatilization. Dissolve 
the gold salt in this solution, then trans- 
fer to a porcelain capsule, and heat over 
a water bath until all the iodin is ex- 
pelled, cool and add enough distilled 
water to make 16 fluidounces. 

Ten minims of this solution contains 
1/32 gr. gold triiodid and 1/32 gr. ar- 
senic pentoxid or equal to 1/8 gr. of 
arsenic triiodid. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

Gold triiodid may be prepared by dis- 
solving 30 grains of gold in a little nitro- 
hydrochloric acid to form chlorid. Then 
heat gently with 35 grains potassium 
iodid and 3 fluidrams of diluted sulfuric 
acid, allow to cool, shake out the gold 
triiodid with ether, decant the ethereal 
solution, and evaporate the latter spon- 
taneously. 

Solution of Gutta-Percha. (Trauma- 
ticin.) 

Gutta percha, thin slices. .. .av.oz. 1 

Chloroform, commercial .fl.oz. 6*A 

Lead carbonate, fine powder. av.oz. 1 
Add the gutta percha to 5 fluidounces 
of the chloroform, contained in a bottle, 
cork it well, and shake it occasionally 
until the gutta percha is dissolved. Then 
add the lead carbonate, previously mixed 
with the remainder of the chloroform, 
and, having several times shaken the 
whole together, at intervals of half an 
hour, set the mixture aside until the 
insoluble matters have subsided and the 
solution has become perfectly clear. 
Lastly, decant the liquid and preserve it 
in small, cork-stoppered vials. — N. F. 
and U. S. P. 1880. 

Purified gutta percha is now commer- 
cially available as so-called gutta percha 
tissue and may be used in place of the 
ordinary kind. A solution prepared 
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quire clarification by lead carbonate or 

other means. 

Solution, Homeopathic. 

Solutions used in homeopathic phar- 
macy are solutions of substances in 
water or in alcohol. 

Aqueous solutions are made of sub- 
stances which are soluble in water but 
not in alcohol, or those which., when 
soluble in alcohol, are subject to chemi- 
cal change or decomposition. These 
substances are to be dissolved in the 
proportion of i/io, i/ioo or i/iooo, de- 
pending on the degree of solubility. 
Aqueous solutions as a rule are unstable 
and will keep but a short time. Distilled 
water only should be used for homeo- 
pathic preparations. 

Alcoholic solutions (these are fre- 
quently but improperly called tinctures ; 
they should always be known as solu- 
tions) are made of substances which 
either wholly or in part yield their 
medicinal properties to alcohol. This 
applies to liquids like oil of turpentine 
and other oils. These are to be made 
on the decimal scale, that is, in the pro- 
portion of i part by weight of the medi- 
cinal substance to 10 parts by volume of 
alcohol, and hence equal to the first 
decimal dilution (i x). If the sub- 
stance is not soluble in the proportion 
of i to io, 4 i part by weight should be 
dissolved in ioo parts of alcohol, this 
making the second decimal dilution 

(2 X). 

If liquid acids are used or drugs con- 
taining water, this should be deducted 
from that contained in the solvent, and 
the anhydrous acid or drug taken as the 
unit of strength. 

For further remarks on alcoholic solu- 
tions, see Tinctures, Homeopathic. 

For method of indicating strength of 
dilutions, method of dilution or attenua- 
tion of liquids, etc., see Dilutions, Home- 
opathic. 

Owing to indiscriminate interchange 
of the terms solution and tincture, if a 
homeopathic solution be not founrl Jn 



this work under Solutions, then see un- 
der Tinctures. 

Solution of Hydrastine, Compound. 
(Compound Glycerite of Hydras- 
tine — "Colorless Fluid Extract of 
Hydrastis or Golden Seal.") 

I. Eccles' formula : 

Hydrastine hydrochlorid gr. 25 

Aluminum chlorid gr. 23 

Calcium chlorid gr. 20 

Magnesium chlorid gr. 18 

Potassium chlorid gr. ^ 

Diluted hydrochloric acid m. 10 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 

Glycerin, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the salts in the water, add 
the acid, then the glycerin, and filter. 

If the so-called hydrochlorid of alum- 
inum is used instead of the anhydrous 
chlorid, somewhat more than double the 
amount is needed. 

The above is based upon a chemical 
examination of the preparations of the 
market. 

a 

Hydrastis, fine powder av.oz. iy l / 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Ether sufficient 

Diluted sulfuric acid fl.dr. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Exhaust the hydrastis with ether, re- 
cover the ether by distillation, to the 
residue add the water previously mixed 
with the acid, let stand 7 days, agitating 
frequently, decant the aqueous solution, 
and mix it with the glycerin. 
III. This formula is also used: 

Hydrastine hydrochlorid gr. 20 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 

Solution of Hydriodic Acid. 
A 10 per cent, solution of hydriodic 

acid may be prepared as follows : 

Potassium iodid av.oz. 4^ 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 3^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the solids separately, each in 
8 fluidounces of the water, mix the solu- 
tions by thorough agitation, set aside in 
a cool place, preferably on ice, then de- 
cant the clear liquid, and filter. 

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mixing I volume of the above with 9 
volumes of simple syrup. 

Solution of Hydrochloric Acid. 

Acid. U. S. P. strength gr. 570 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 4 

— Homeopathic. 

This is a 1 x solution. Dilutions are 
made with distilled water, to be freshly 
made, for immediate use only. See Di- 
lutions, Homeopathic. 
Solution of Hypophosphites. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 256 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 145 

Potassium hypophosphite ...gr. 128 
Hypophosphorous acid, 30%. m. 45 
Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Triturate the salts, add the acid, and 
dissolve them in the distilled water and 
filter.— N. F. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of cal- 
cium hypophosphite, about i 1 /^ gr. of 
sodium hypophosphite and 1 gr. of po- 
tassium hypophosphite. 

Solution* of Hypophosphites, Com- 
pound. 

I. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 64 

Potassium hypophosphite ....gr. 64 

Ferric hypophosphite gr. 32 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 16 

Manganese hypophosphite ...gr. 16 

Quinine hypophosphite gr. 16 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. ^2 

Potassium citrate gr. 64 

Hypophosphorous acid, 30%.. m. 45 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the calcium, sodium and po- 
tassium hypophosphites in 5 fluidounces 
of distilled water. Also dissolve the re- 
maining solids in 4 fluidounces of die- 
tilled water, adding the hypophosphorous 
acid. Mix the two solutions, add the 
orange flower water and glycerin, and 
enough distilled water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. Allow the mixture to stand a 
day or two, if convenient, and filter. 

II. (Compound solution of iron hypo- 
" phosphite) : 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 267 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 267 

Magnesium hypophosphite. . .gr. 133 
Solution of iron hypophos- 



phite, No. IV fl.oz. 5 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the three hypophosphites in 
10 fluidounces of distilled water, add the 
solution of iron hypophosphite and the 
acid, filter, and add enough distilled 
water through the filter to make the 
product measure 16 fluidounces. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Solution of Iodid of Arsenic and 
Gold. 

See Solution Gold and Arsenic Iodid. 

Solution of Iodin, Carbolized. (Boul- 
ton's Solution — French Mixture — 
Liquor Iodi Carbolatus.) 

Compound tincture of iodin. fl.dr. 2 
Carbolic - acid, liquefied by 

gentle heat m. 40 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2^ 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the glycerin with the acid and 
tincture, add enough water to make 16 
fluidounces and expose the mixture to 
sunlight until it has become colorless. — 
N. F. 

Solution of Iodin, Caustic. (Iodin 
Caustic — Churchill's Iodin Caus- 
tic.) 

Iodin av.oz. 1 

Potassium iodid av.oz. 2 

Water fl.dr. 30 

Dissolve the potassium iodid and the 
iodin in the water. — N. F. 
Solution of Iodine, Caustic, LugoPs. 

Iodin gr. 455 

Potassium iodid gr. 910 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve the potassium iodid in the 

water and add the iodin. 
This is for application as a caustic. — 

H. 

Solution of Iodin, Compound. (Lu- 
goPs Solution.) 
I. 

Iodin gr. 200 

Potassium iodid gr. 400 

Distilled water fl.oz. JV? 

Dissolve the iodin and potassium iodid 
in the water. — U. S. P. 

Keep the solution in glass-stoppered 
bottles. 

This is the solution that is to be dis- 
pensed when Lugol's solution of iodin 
is demanded. 



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II. 

Iodin gr. 180 

Potassium iodid gr. 360 

Rose water fl.oz. 8 

Distilled water may be substituted for 

the rose water. — Eclectic. 

Solution, Iodin, Magendie's. 

Iodin gr. 2 

Potassium iodid gr. 240 

Peppermint water fl.oz. 6 

Dissolve the potassium iodid in the 

water and add the iodin. 

Solution of Iodin, Mild, Lugol's. 

Iodin gr. I 

Potassium iodid gr. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4^ 

This is used externally, for injection 

and for insuffation in coryza. — H. 

Solution of Iodin, Rubefacient, Lu- 
gol's. 

Iodin gr. 180 

Potassium iodid gr. 360 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Dissolve the potassium iodid in the 

water and add the iodin. — H. 

Solution of Iron (Ferric), Acetate. 

I. 

Solution of iron (ferric) 

sulfate av.oz. 8 or fl.oz. sH 

Acetic acid, glacial, 

av.oz. 2, gr. 260 or fl.oz. 2, fl.dr. 3 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 83^ 

Water, distilled water, 

each sufficient 

Mix the ammonia water with 30 fluid- 
ounces of cold water, and the iron solu- 
tion with 6 pints of cold water. Add 
the latter solution gradually, with con- 
stant stirring, to the ammoniacal liquid, 
let the mixture stand until the precipi- 
tate has subsided as far as practicable, 
and then decant the supernatant liquid. 
Add to the precipitate 6 pints of boiling 
water, mix well, and again set the mix- 
ture aside as before. Repeat the wash- 
ing with successive portions of boiling 
water, in the same manner until the 
washings are no longer affected by so- 
dium-cobaltic-nitrite test solution (show- 
ing the removal of ammonia and its 
salts). Transfer the mixture to a wet 
muslin strainer, allow the precipitate to 
drain completely, and press it, folded in 



the strainer, until it is reduced to a 
weight of 7 av.ounces or less. Now add 
the precipitate gradually to the glacial 
acid contained in a tared jar provided 
with a glass stopper, stirring the mix- 
ture after each addition until each por- 
tion added is nearly dissolved before 
adding another portion. Finally add 
enough distilled water to make the prod- 
uct weigh 10 av.ounces or measure 8*4 
fluidounces, mix thoroughly, allow it to 
become clear by subsidence from stand- 
ing, and decant the clear liquid. 

The glacial acetic acid should contain 
at least 99 p. c. of absolute acid, the 
ammonia water should contain at least 
10 p. c. of absolute ammonia : if weaker, 
proportionately more of it must be em- 
ployed. 

Keep the product in well-stoppered 
bottles, in a cool place, protected from 
light.— N. F. and U. S. P. 1890. 

The product is an aqueous solution of 
ferric acetate containing about 31 p. c. 
of the anhydrous salt, and corresponding 
to about 7.5 p. c. of metallic iron. 

The formula of the Brit. Pharm. is 
practically like the preceding. 

II. For the homeopathic solution, see 
Solution of Ferrum Acetate. 
Solution of Iron, Acid, Howe's. 

This is an eclectic preparation first 
advocated by Prof. Howe. It is as fol- 
lows : 

Ferrous sulfate, pure av.oz. 2 

Nitric acid, pure fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Triturate the ferrous sulfate to coarse 
powder, add the water and acid, and 
bottle when the liquid assumes a clear 
amber color. No heat is to be employed. 
Solution of Iron Albuminate. 

I. 

Egg albumen, dry gr. 565 

Solution of iron oxychlorid. fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 29 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 12 

Solution of sodium hydrate, 
Distilled water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 31 

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355 



of distilled water, strain the solution 
through muslin, and add the iron solution 
previously diluted with 62 fluidounces of 
distilled water. Dilute 175 minims of 
solution of sodium hydrate with 3 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, and cautiously 
add enough of this liquid to the iron- 
albumen mixture to exactly neutralize it. 
This is shown by the fine, light precipi- 
tate, first formed, becoming flocculent 
and settling to leave a clear and nearly 
colorless supernatant liquid. Wash the 
precipitate rapidly with distilled water 
by decantation, until the washings give 
but a faint cloudiness with silver nitrate 
test solution. Then drain the precipi- 
tate on a muslin strainer, transfer it to 
a porcelain dish, immediately add 141 
grains of solution of sodium hydrate, 
and while stirring add distilled water, 
not exceeding 4^2 fluidounces, until the 
precipitate is dissolved. Finally add the 
alcohol anti aromatic elixir, previously 
mixed with enough distilled water to 
make the product measure 31 fluid- 
ounces. — N. F. 

Each fluidram of this preparation con- 
tains about 2/5 of metallic iron in the 
form of albuminate. 

II. 

Ferric chlorid (solid) gr. 72 

White of egg, fresh fl.oz. 6 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the ferric chlorid in 2 fluid- 
ounces of water, mix the egg-white with 
4 fluidounces of water, add the iron 
solution to the egg mixture, allow to 
stand for 12 hours, then add the glyc- 
erin, mix, filter, and add enough water 
through the filter to make a total fil- 
trate of 16 fluidounces. — Cine. Acad. 
Pharm. 

Keep the product in well filled bottles 
in a cool place. 

Each fluidounce contains what is about 
the equivalent of 40 drops of tincture of 
iron chlorid, U. S. P. 
III. 

Egg-white, dry gr. 255 

Solution of iron oxy- 
23 



chlorid av.oz. 2 

Solution of soda, U. S. P...m. 75 
Cinnamon water, Germ. 

Pharm fl.dr. 14 

Aromatic tincture m. 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the egg-white in 16 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, strain, and add 
slowly, with constant stirring, to the 
iron solution previously diluted with 16 
fluidounces of distilled water. To com- 
pletely precipitate the iron albuminate, 
neutralize the liquid exactly with Y per 
cent, solution of soda (3 volumes of U. 
S. P. solution of soda and 19 of water), 
adding the liquid slowly and with con- 
stant stirring. The precipitate is to be 
washed repeatedly by affusion of water 
and subsequent decantation of liquid un- 
til the washings when acidulated with 
nitric acid do not give more than a 
slight opalescence with solution of silver 
nitrate. Then decant to a suitable 
strainer, allow the liquid to drain, trans- 
fer the precipitate to a tared bottle, add 
to it the solution of soda previously mix- 
ed with 5 fluidrams of distilled water, 
and agitate until dissolved. Then add 
the cinnamon water, tincture, and alco- 
hol, and then enough distilled water to 
make the product weigh 16^4 av.ounces. 
— Germ. Pharm. 

IV. Solution of iron albuminate may 
also be prepared by dissolving iron al- 
buminate, which is now commercially 
available in scale and powder forms, in 
distilled water, and flavoring in any 
suitable or desired manner. 

Solution of Iron and Ammonium 
Acetate. (Mixture of Iron and 
Ammonium Acetate, U. S. P. 
1880 — Basham's Mixture.) 

Tincture of iron chlorid fl.dr. 5 

Acetic acid, diluted fl.oz. 1 

Solution of ammonium ace- 
tate fl.oz. 8 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

To the ammonium solution (which 
should not be alkaline), add, successive- 
ly, the dilute acid, the tincture, the 
elixir, and the glycerin, and then enough 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



water to make the product measure 16 
fluidounces. 

This preparation should be made 
freshly, as wanted for use. — U. S. P. 

The U. S. P., in directing this, to be 
made as needed, is in error, as when 
made strictly as directed this is not 
necessary. 

This is double the strength of the 
preparation of the U. S. P. 1890. 
Solution of Iron and Ammonium 
Citrate. 

Iron citrate, soluble av.oz. 8 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve and filter. ' 
Solution of Iron (Ferric), Chlorid. 
(Solution of Perchlorid or Ses- 
quichlorid of Iron.) 

I. 

Iron, in fine, bright wire, 
cut into small pieces av.oz. 3 

Hydrochloric acid av.oz. 16 

Nitric acid. 

Distilled water, each sufficient 

Introduce the iron into a flask or bot- 
tle having the capacity of about 3 pints, 
pour upon it a mixture of 9^4 av. ounces 
of hydrochloric acid and S l A fluidounces 
of distilled water, and heat the mixture 
upon a water bath for not less than an 
hour and fifteen minutes, or until effer- 
vescence ceases ; then heat it to the boil- 
ing point, filter it through paper, and 
having rinsed the flask or bottle and 
wire with a little hot distilled water, 
pass the rinsings through the filter. To 
the filtrate add 534 av.ounces of hydro- 
chloric acid, and then add this mixture, 
slowly and gradually, in a thin stream, 
to V/2 av.ounces of nitric acid contained 
in a capacious porcelain vessel, and 
warm gently. After effervescence ceases, 
apply heat, by means of a sand bath, 
stirring occasionally, until the liquid is 
free from nitric acid. If the solution 
has acquired a black color, continue the 
addition of nitric acid, drop by drop, 
until red fumes are no longer evolved 
and the solution assumes a clear red- 
dish-brown color. Finally add the re- 
maining 1 av.ounce of hydrochloric acid 
and enough distilled water to make the 



product weigh 2^/2 av.ounces or meas- 
ure 18^4 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

While the U. S. P. directs finally to 
add water to make up a definite weight, 
in actual practice it may be found neces- 
sary to evaporate in order to reduce to 
this weight. 

A convenient form of iron wire for 
making this preparation is that which is 
commercially available under the name 
"card teeth." The acids for making this 
preparation must be of full strength, the 
hydrochloric 31.9 p. c. of absolute acid, 
the nitric 68 p. c. of absolute caid. 

The product is an aqueous solution of 
ferric, chlorid containing not less than 
29 p. c. of anhydrous salt, corresponding 
to about 48 p. c. of crystallized salt 
(with 12 molecules of water), or to 10 
p. c. of metallic iron, and containing 
also some free hydrochloric acid. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. recognizes a 
strong solution of ferric chlorid and a 
solution of ferric chlorid. The strong 
solution is made practically like that of 
the U. S. P., but is slightly stronger, 
representing almost 16 per cent, of me- 
tallic iron. 

The other solution is made by mixing 
t volume of this solution with 3 vol- 
umes of distilled water. 

III. The preparation of the Germ. 
Pharm. contains only 10 p. c. of metallic 
iron. 

Solution of Iron (Ferrous) Chlorid. 
(Solution of Iron Protochlorid.) 
Iron, in fine, bright, and fine- 
ly-cut wire av.oz. 2^4 

Hydrochloric acid (U.S. P.) av.oz. n 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Diluted hypophosphorous acid 

(U. S. P. or 10 p. c.) m. 75 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
To the iron contained in a flask, add 
6 fluidounces of distilled water, and the 
hydrochloric acid, and apply a gentle 
heat, until effervescence ceases. Then 
raise the liquid to boiling, keep it at this 
temperature for a short time so that the 
iron may be brought into solution as far 
as possible, filter the solution through 3 
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neck of a funnel, and wash the cotton 
with a little distilled water. Evaporate 
the nitrate, over a boiling water bath, 
antil crystals begin to form, and the 
escaping vapors cease to redden, or only 
slightly affect, moistened blue litmus pa- 
per. Now add the glycerin and the di- 
luted hypophosphorous acid, continue 
the heat, if necessary, until a perfect so- 
lution is obtained; then transfer the 
liquid to a graduated bottle, allow it to 
cool, and add enough distilled water to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram represents about 20 gr. 
of protochlorid of iron (ferrous chlo- 
rid).— N. F. 

A convenient and satisfactory form of 
iron for making this preparation is what 
is known as "card teeth." 

Solution of Ferric (Iron) Citrate. 

Solution of iron (ferric) sul- 
fate 4. . .av.oz. 16^4 or fl.oz. 12^4 

Citric acid av.oz. 6J4 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c fl.oz. 17^ 

Water sufficient 

Mix the ammonia water with 60 fluid- 
ounces of cold water, and the iron solu- 
tion with I2Y 2 pints of cold water. Add 
the latter solution slowly to the ammo- 
niacal liquid, stirring constantly. Pour 
the mixture on a wet muslin strainer, 
and allow the liquid to run off and the 
precipitate to drain. Then remove the 
moist mass from the strainer, mix it 
well with jYt. pints of cold water, again 
pour it on the strainer and let it drain. 
Repeat this washing with several suc- 
cessive portions of cold water in the 
same manner, until the washings cease 
to produce more than a slight cloudiness 
with barium chlorid test-solution. Then 
allow the precipitate to drain completely, 
transfer it to a porcelain capsule, add 
the citric acid, and heat the mixture on 
a water bath to 60 deg. C, stirring con- 
stantly, until the precipitate is dissolved. 
Lastly, filter the liquid, and evaporate it 
at the above-mentioned temperature un- 
til it weighs 20M av.oances or measures 
16 fluidounces.-N. F. and U. S. P. 1890. 



The precipitated ferric hydrate retains 
enough water to enable the ferric citrate 
to be dissolved; in fact, as may be ob- 
served, a portion of the water has to be 
evaporated from the solution. 

The product is an aqueous solution of 
ferric citrate, containing about 35 p. c. of 
the anhydrous salt, corresponding to 
about 7^2 p. c. of metallic iron. 

Solution of Dialysed Iron. ("Dia- 
lyzed Iron" — Dialyzed Solution 
of Oxid.) 

Solution of iron chlorid, U. 

S. P fl.oz. 5 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c, 

Distilled water, each sufficient 

Mix 4J4- fluidounces of the iron chlo- 
rid solution with 20 fluidounces of wa- 
ter and stir into the mixture sufficient 
diluted ammonia water to impart a dis- 
tinct ammoniacal odor. Collect the pre- 
cipitate on calico or muslin, wash it 
with distilled water and squeeze the 
strainer to remove superfluous water. 
Add the precipitate to the remainder of 
the solution of iron chlorid, stir thor- 
oughly, warm gently, and when com- 
plete, or nearly complete solution is 
effected, filter if necessary, place the 
liquid in a dialyzer, and dialyze in the 
usual manner until the liquid on the 
dialyzer is almost tasteless. Then add 
to this liquid enough water to make it 
measure 16 fluidounces. — Brit. Pharm. 



Most of the so-called "dialyzed iron" 
of the market is not prepared by dialysis, 
but is made by a process the same or 
very similar to the one given under So- 
lution of Iron Oxychlorid, which see. 

The above contains 10 per cent, of 
iron oxychlorid. The preparation sold 
in this country usually contains but 5 
p. c. of ferric oxid, and it is frequently 
made to contain one-eighth of its vol- 
ume of glycerin to prevent gelatinization. 

Solution of Iron Hypophosphite. 

This solution is used in making com- 
pound solutions and syrups of the hypo- 
phosphites : 



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Iron and ammonium sulfate 
(U. S. P.), in perfect crys- 
tals gr. 600 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 400 

Potassium citrate gr. 390 

Glycerin fl.dr. 5 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the iron and ammonium sul- 
fate, and the sodium hypophosphite, 
each, in 6 fluidounces of the water, and, 
if necessary, filter each solution. Then 
mix them, and stir thoroughly; after a 
few minutes transfer the resulting mag- 
ma to a close linen or muslin strainer, 
and wash the precipitate with about 2 
fluidounces of water. Allow it to drain, 
and then press it forcibly in the strain- 
er, so as to remove as much of the 
liquid as possible. Transfer the precipi- 
tate from the strainer to a mortar, add 
\o it the potassium citrate, and triturate 
until a perfectly smooth paste results, 
that may have formed, and keep the so- 
lution in small, completely-filled and 
well-corked bottles. 

II. This preparation may also be pre- 
pared in the following manner (N. F.) : 
Iron hypophosphite (ferric).-gr. 300 

Potassium citrate gr. 390 

Glycerin fl.dr. 5 

Distilled water, to make ... fl.oz. 4 
Triturate the iron hypophosphite with 
3 fluidounces of water to a perfectly 
smooth mixture, then add the potassium 
citrate and glycerin, and apply a gentle 
heat, until solution has been effected. 
Allow the liquid to cool, and add enough 
water to make 4 fluidounces. Place the 
solution for several days in a cold place, 
if convenient ; then pour off the clear 
solution from any precipitate or crystals 
that may have formed, and keep the 
solution in small, completely-filled and 
well-corked bottles. 

Six minims of each of the above solu- 
tions contain 1 gr. of ferric hypophos- 
phite, or 1 fluidram contains 10 grs. The 
following two formulas contain ferrous, 
instead of ferric, hypophosphite. 
III. 

Sodium or potassium hypo- 



phosphite gr. 360 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, clear.. gr. 480 

Potassium citrate gr. 400 

Glycerin fl.dr 5 

Distilled water, to make ... fl.oz. 4 

Prepare like No. 1. It is of the same 
strength as the latter, but contains fer- 
rous instead of ferric, hypophosphite. 

IV. The Brit. Form, (last edition) 
has a formula for a preparation it calls 
"strong solution of iron hypophosphite :" 

Ferric chlorid. dry gr. 800 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 880 

Citric acid gr. 640 

Stronger ammonia water 

(28 p. c.) fl.dr. 5 y 2 

Solution of potash, distilled 

water, each sufficient 

Dissolve the chlorid and hypophosphite 
each in 8 fluidounces of distilled water 
and pour the solution of the hypophos- 
phite slowly with stirring into the iron 
solution. Collect the precipitate and 
wash it with successive portions of dis- 
tilled water until the washings are al- 
most free from chlorid. Dissolve the 
well-drained precipitate in a solution of 
the ammonia water and acid in 4 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, and filter. De- 
termine the proportion of iron hypophos- 
phite present in this solution by the fol- 
lowing process : Take any small amount 
of the solution, dilute it with an equal 
volume of distilled water, add an excess 
of solution of potash and apply a gentle 
heat. Collect the precipitate, wash, dry, 
ignite and weigh the resulting iron ox- 
ide. The weight in grammes multiplied 
by the factor 137. 1 will indicate the num- 
ber of grains of iron hypophosphite in 
each fluidounce of solution. Adjust the 
volume of liquid by the addition of dis- 
tilled water so that each fluidounce shall 
contain 40 grs. of iron hypophosphite. 

Ferric hypophosphite is now commer- 
cially available and may be used instead 
of making it by precipitation, although 
when freshly prepared it is more readily 
soluble. 

The corresponding preparation of the 
former Brit. Form, was a solution of 
ferrous hypophosphite. See No. V. 



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V. 

Ferrous sulfate, crystal, 
pure gr- 155 

Barium hypophosphite (con- 
taining not less than 95 of 

Ba. (H 2 P 2 ) 2 , H 2 O gr. 170 

Diluted sulfuric acid, U. S. P..m. 30 
Distilled water fl-oz. 5 

Dissolve the iron salt in 1 fl uidounce of 
distilled water, and place in a tall bottle 
of a capacity not less than 5 fluidounces. 
Dissolve the barium hypophosphite in 
the remainder of the water, and 
add slowly with agitation to the iron 
solution. Add the sulfuric acid, shake 
again, set aside for 2 days, and decant 
the clear liquid. 

Preserve in filled bottles, in a dark 
place.— Brit. Form. (2nd edit.). 

Each fluidram contains about 5 grs- 
of ferrous hypophosphite. 

Solution of Iron (Ferrous) Iodid. 

I. 

Iron, in the form of fine, 
bright, and finely-cut 

wire av.oz. 3H 

Iodin av.oz. 11 

Diluted hypophosphorous acid, 10%, 

fl. dr. 3 

Distilled water to make fl. oz. 16 

Mix the iron with 12 fluidounces of 
distilled water in a flask, add about one- 
half of the iodin, and agitate continuous- 
ly until the liquid becomes hot. Then 
moderate the reaction by placing the 
flask in cold water, or by allowing cold 
water to flow over it, meanwhile keeping 
up the agitation. When the reaction has 
moderated, add one-half of the remain- 
ing iodin at a time, and carefully mod- 
erate the reaction each time, in the man- 
ner above directed. Finally, raise the 
contents of the flask to boiling and filter 
immediately through moistened pure fil- 
tering paper (the point of the filter 
being supported by a pellet of absorbent 
cotton) into a bottle containing the di- 
luted hypophosphorous acid. When all 
the liquid has passed, rinse the flask 
with 4 fluidrams of boiling distilled 
water, and pass this through the filter. 
Cork the bottle and set it aside to cool. 
Finally, add enough distilled water to 



make the product measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

This solution contains about 8 p. c. of 
ferrous iodid. On mixing 1 volume with 
11 volumes of simple syrup, the product 
will be practically identical with syrup 
of iron iodid (U. S. P.). 

A convenient and satisfactory form of 
iron for making this preparation is what 
is known as "card teeth." 

II. 

Iron, fine powder av.oz. 3 

Iodin av.oz. io^i 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Mix the iodin and water, add the iron 
gradually, constantly stirring, meanwhile 
cooling the mixture from time to time 
if the temperature rises too high; filter 
the resulting greenish liquid.— Germ. 
Pharm. 

The product contains 50 p. c. of fer- 
rous iodid. 

Solution of Iron and Manganese Sac- 
charate. 
Formula of Berlin Apotheker Verein: 

Iron oxid, saccharated av.oz. 5 

Solution of manganese glu- 

cosate gr. 380 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of orange peel m. 30 

Aromatic tincture m. 15 

Tincture of vanilla m. 15 

Acetic ether drops. 3 

Distilled water fl.oz. 11 

Dissolve the iron oxid in the water 
and add the other ingredients. — D. 

Solution of Iron (Ferric) titrate. 
(Solution of Pernitrate of Iron.) 
I. 

Solution of iron sulfate, 

av.oz. 2^2, or fl.dr. 14^ 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c fl.oz. 2^ 

Nitric acid, gr. 500, or fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Water, distilled water, each, sufficient 
Mix the ammonia water with 8 fluid- 
ounces of cold water, and the iron solu- 
tion with 24 fluidounces of cold water. 
Add the latter solution slowly to the am- 
moniacal liquid, stirring constantly. Let 
the precipitate subside as far as prac- 
ticable and decant the supernatant liquid. 
Add to the precipitate 16 fluidounces of 
cold water, mix well, and again set the 
mixture aside as before. Repeat the 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



washing with successive portions of cold 
water, in the same manner, until the 
washings cease to produce but a slight 
cloudiness with barium chlorid test 
solution. Pour the washed precipitate 
on a wet muslin strainer, and let it drain 
thoroughly. Then transfer it to a por- 
celain capsule, add the acid and stir with 
a glass rod until a clear solution is ob- 
tained. Finally, add enough distilled 
water to make the finished product 
weigh i6$4 av. ounces or measure IS J A 
fluidounces. Filter, if necessary. — N. F. 
and U. S. P. 1890. - 

The nitric acid should be of full 
strength, viz. : Containing 68 p. c. of ab- 
solute acid, in order to produce a solu- 
tion of normal ferric nitrate. 

The product is an aqueous solution of 
ferric nitrate, containing about 6.2 p. c. 
of the anhydrous salt, and corresponding 
to about 1.4 p. c. of metallic iron. 

II. 

Iron . .. gr. 245 

Nitric acid, pure fl.dr. 19^2 

Distilled water, to make . . . fl.oz. 16 
Dilute the acid with 8> l / 2 fluidounces of 
the water, add the iron, set aside until 
the metal is dissolved, taking care to 
moderate the action, should it become 
too violent, by the addition of a little 
more distilled water, filter the liquid, 
and add enough distilled water to make 
16 fluidounces. — Brit. Pharm. 

This- solution contains 3 p. c. of metal- 
lic iron, and is therefore more than 
twice the strength of the U. S. P. solu- 
tion. 
Solution of Iron Oxychlorid. 

Solution of iron chlorid, U. 

S. P av.oz. 6 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c. ..av.oz. 6 
Hydrochloric acid, U. S. P...gr. 173 
Distilled water, to make. . .av.oz. 18 
Mix the ammonia water with 50 fluid- 
ounces of cold distilled water, and the 
solution of iron chlorid diluted with 25 
fluidounces of cold water. Add the lat- 
ter slowly to the diluted ammonia water, 
constantly stirring. Let the mixture 
stand until the precipitate has subsided 
as far as practicable, and then decant the 



supernatant liquid. Add to the precipi- 
tate 32 fluidounces of cold distilled water, 
mix well, and again set the mixture 
aside as before. Repeat the washing 
with successive portions of cold water in 
the same manner, until the washings 
produce only faint opalescence with sil- 
ver nitrate test solution. Then drain the 
precipitate on a cloth, express the excess 
of moisture as much as practicable, 
transfer it into a jar and mix the hydro- 
chloric acid with it. Let the mixture 
stand 3 days, stirring it occasionally, 
and, if necessary, complete the solution 
of the ferric hydroxid by heating to 
about 40 deg. C. Finally, add enough 
water to make the product weigh 18 
av.ounces. — N. F. 

This is a brown-red, clear, odorless 
liquid containing about 3.5 p. c. of .iron 
in the form of oxychlorid. 

This preparation is official in the 
Germ. Pharm. and may, according to 
that authority, be dispensed when solu- 
tion of dialyzed iron is prescribed. 
Solution of Iron Oxysulfate. 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, crys- 
tal * av.oz. 2^4 

Nitric acid (U. S. P.) 

av.oz. 2.Y\ or fl.dr. 14^ 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the iron salt in i$y 2 fluid- 
ounces of boiling distilled water, in a 
flask, gradually add the nitric acid, and 
continue the heat until the escaping 
vapors cease to have a nitrous odor. 
When the reaction is completed, allow 
the liquid to cool and add enough dis- 
tilled water to make 16 fluidounces. — ■ 
N. F. 

The nitric acid for the above must be 
of full strength, viz., containing 68 p. c. 
of absolute acid. 
Solution of Iron Peptonate. 

Fresh egg albumen oz. V/2 

Pepsin gr. iy 2 

Hydrochloric acid m. 30 

Sodium citrate gr. 155 

Sol. ferric oxychlorid fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2Vz 

Syrup fl.oz. 1 %. 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 l /^ 

Oil orange m. 2 



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361 



Acetic ether m. 3 

Vanillin gr. 1/5 

Sodium hydroxide, 
Distilled water, each, q. s. 

Mix the albumen with iy 2 fluid ounces 
distilled water and strain. Add the hy- 
drochloric acid and pepsin previously 
dissolved in y 2 fluid ounce of water, and 
digest the mixture at a temperature be- 
tween 40° and 50° C. until no cloudiness 
is produced by adding two drops of 
nitric acid to about sixty drops of the 
solution. Then filter the peptone solu- 
tion and neutralize the filtrate with so- 
dium hydroxide prexiously dissolved in 
about nine parts of distilled water. Now 
add the solution of iron oxychlorid and 
the. sodium citrate and warm the mix- 
ture until the precipitate has dissolved. 
When cold add the vanillin, acetic ether 
and oil of orange previously dissolved 
in the acohol. Finally add the syrup, 
glycerin and sufficient distilled water to 
make the product measure 16 fluid 
ounces. — N. F. 

Each fluidram contains about 2/5 gr. 
of metallic iron in the form of peptonate. 

II. Prepare like solution of iron pep- 
tonate with manganese, No. II., but 
omitting the manganese peptonate. — 
Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

III. Dietrich-Bartel formula: 

Solution of iron oxychlorid.fi. oz. 2 
Peptone, dry (free from salt) gr. 240 

Hydrochloric acid, pure m. 10 

Alcohol fl.dr. 12 

Brandy fl.dr. 14 

Solution of soda, U. S. P., 
distilled water, each sufficient 

Mix the iron solution with 32 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, and add to this 
gradually with stirring a solution of the 
peptone in 32 fluidounces of distilled 
water. Neutralize the mixture exactly 
by the cautious addition of solution of 
soda diluted with 6 times its volume of 
distilled water, constantly stirring mean- 
while, about 60 to 70 minims of the solu- 
tion being required. Wash the precipi- 
tate repeatedly with distilled water by 



the process of effusion and decantation 
until the washings no longer contain 
chlorid, then collect it on a moistened 
strainer of thick linen or muslin. After 
the liquid has drained off, transfer the 
precipitate to an evaporating dish, add 
the acid, and heat on a water bath until 
completely dissolved. To this add the 
alcohol, brandy and enough distilled 
water to make 16 fluidounces. 

Solution of Iron Peptonate with 
Manganese. 

This is practically the same as solu- 
tion iron peptonate, but with the addi- 
tion of 75 gr. soluble manganese citrate 
to the pint. — N. F. 
I. 

Ferric peptonate gr. 328 

Manganese citrate, soluble. . .gr. 58 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c m. 100 

Aromatic elixir fl.dr. 6y 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2Y 2 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the peptonate in 4 fluidounces 
of distilled water, add the ammonia 
water and then the alcohol. Dissolve the 
manganese citrate in iY 2 fluidounces of 
distilled water, add it to the first solu- 
tion. Then add the elixir and enough 
distilled water to make 16 fluidounces. 

If manganese peptonate is available, 
188 grs. of this may be used in place of 
the manganese citrate directed in the 
above formula. 

II. 

Iron peptonate av.oz. 2^ 

Manganese peptonate gr. 730 

Glycerin fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Aromatic spirit fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Spirit of cinnamon fl.dr. 2y 2 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the salts in the glycerin and 
io l / 2 fluidounces of water, add the two 
spirits and water to make 16 fluidounces, 
and filter. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

The solution represents about l /i p. c. 
of manganese and l /> p. c. of iron. Each 
fluidram contains about 6 grains of man- 
ganese peptonate and 9 grains of iron 
peptonate. 

The peptonates are now commercially 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



available, or they may be made by the 
pharmacist. 

III. Formula of the Berlin Apotheker 
Verein: 

Iron peptonate (with 25 p. 

c. iron) gr. 184 

Solution of manganese glu- 

cosate gr. 384 

Solution of soda, U. S. P m. 220 

Tincture of bitter orange 

peel m. 30 

Aromatic tincture m. 15 

Tincture of vanilla m. 15 

Acetic ether drops 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2V2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 9M 

Dissolve the iron peptonate in S J A 
fluidounces of hot distilled water; allow 
to cool, add the syrup, then add gradual- 
ly with frequent agitation the solution of 
soda previously mixed with 1^4 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water. The alkali is 
in slight excess so as to redissolve the 
precipitate. To the liquid add the man- 
ganese solution which has previously 
been mixed with a small quantity of 
solution of soda to render it slightly 
alkaline. To the clear liquid add the re- 
maining ingredients previously mixed to- 
gether. — D. 

The solution is slightly alkaline and 
represents 0.6 p. c. of metallic iron and 
0.1 p. c. of metallic manganese. 

Solution of Iron Phosphate. 

I. 

Iron phosphate, soluble av.oz. 8 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

II. Puchner's formula for a solution 

of which 2 Cc are equivalent to 1 gram 

of soluble ferric phosphate : 
Ferrous sulfate, pure, clear 

crystals av.oz., 2, gr. 265 

Sulfuric acid m. 160 

Potassium chlorate gr. 132 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c. .fl.oz. 5J/2 

Citric acid av.oz. 2 

Sodium phosphate, unefnor- 

esced av.oz., 3, gr. 145 

Water sufficient 

Add the sulfuric acid to 4 fluidounces 
of water contained in a glass or por- 
celain vessel, to this add the ferrous sul- 
fate, warm gently until all is dissolved, 



then add the potassium chlorate and con- 
tinue the heat for one-half hour, or until 
a drop of the solution added to potas- 
sium ferricyanid test solution no longer 
produces a distinct green or bluish-green 
color. Add this solution slowly and with 
constant agitation to the ammonia water 
contained in a suitable vessel; to this 
mixture add 64 fluidounces of hot water, 
allow to subside, and after one-half hour 
decant or siphon off the clear superna- 
tant liquid. To the residue add 32 fluid- 
ounces of hot water, allow to subside, 
and decant ; repeat this washing with six 
portions of hot water, allowing the last 
portion to subside for at least six hours 
or over night. Decant or siphon off the 
clear liquid as closely as possible, then 
add to the remaining magma the citric 
acid and the sodium phosphate, warm 
gently until solution results, and then 
evaporate on a water bath at a temper- 
ature not exceeding 60 deg. C, until the 
solution measures 8 fluidounces. 

Solution of Iron "Protoxide." (So- 
lution of Iron Protocitrate— -So- 
lution of Ferrous Citrate.) 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, crys- 
tal av.oz. 2> l A 

Sodium carbonate, pure, 
crystal av.oz. 3^ 

Citric acid av.oz. 2 

Distilled water, simple syrup, 
each sufficient 

Dissolve the two salts separately in 32 
fluidounces of water, mix by adding the 
iron solution to the sodium solution with 
constant stirring, collecting the precipi- 
tate, washing it quickly with more water, 
until the washings are tasteless, then dis- 
solve by the aid of a gentle heat in 4 
fluidounces of water containing the citric 
acid and add enough simple syrup to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

Solution of Iron Pyrophosphate. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble.av.oz. 8 
Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Solution of Iron and Quinine Citrate. 

Citrate of iron and quinine, 

soluble av.oz. 8 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
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363 



Solution of Iron Salicylate. 

Sodium salicylate oz. 2 

Tr. iron citro-chloride fl.oz. 2 

Ammonium carb gr. 50 

Citric acid gr. 66 



Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the citric acid in Zy 2 fluid 
ounces distilled water, add the ammon- 
ium carbonate and dissolve the sodium 
salicylate in this solution. Then add 
the tincture of iron citro-chloride, glyc- 
erin and the oil of wintergreen, and, 
after mixing, sufficient distilled water 
to make the product measure 16 fluid 
ounces, and filter. — N. F. 

Solution of Iron (Ferric) Subsulfate. 
(Solution of Basic Ferric Sulfate 
— Solution of Persulfate of Iron 
— Monsel's Solution.) 

Ferrous sulphate, pure, clear 

crystals av.oz. i&A 

Sulfuric acid av.oz. ift 

Nitric acid, distilled water, 

each sufficient 

Add the sulfuric acid to 13 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water in a capacious 
procelain vessel, heat. to nearly 100 deg. 
C, then add 1% av.ounces or 10 fluid- 
drams of nitric acid, and mix well. Di- 
vide the ferrous sulfate, coarsely pow- 
dered, into four equal portions, and 
add these portions, one at a time, to 
the hot liquid, stirring after each addi- 
tion until effervescence ceases. When all 
the ferrous sulfate is dissolved, add a 
few drops of" nitric acid, and if this 
causes a further evolution of red fumes, 
continue to add nitric acid, a few drops 
at a time, until it no longer causes red 
fumes to be evolved, then boil the solu- 
tion until it assumes a ruby-red color 
and is free from nitric acid. Lastly add 
enough distilled water to make the prod- 
uct weigh 27 av.ounces or measure 16^4 
fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

The two acids must be of full strength, 
the sulfuric containing 92^ p. c. of ab- 
solute acid, the nitric 68 p. c. of absolute 
acid. 

The product should be kept in well- 



stoppered bottles, in a modertly warm 
place (not under 22 deg. C), protected 
from light. 

This solution will sometimes crystal- 
lize, forming a semi-solid, whitish mass. 
When this occurs, the application of a 
gentle heat to the bottle will restore the 
liquid condition. 

The product is an aqueous solution of 
basic ferric sulfate — this is not a definite 
compound — containing about 44 p. c. of 
this compound, corresponding to about 
13.6 p. c. of metallic iron. 

This preparation should be dispensed 
when solution of persulfate of iron is 
wanted. 

Solution of Iron (Ferric) Sulfate. 
(Solution of Normal Ferric Sul- 
fate — Solution of Tersulfate of 
Iron.) 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, clear 

crystals av.oz. 10J/2 

Sulfuric acid av.oz. 2 

Nitric acid, distilled water, 

each sufficient 

Add the sulfuric acid to about 5 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water in a capacious 
porcelain vessel, heat the mixture to 
nearly 100 deg. C, then add 510 grains 
or 6 z /2 fluidrams of nitric acid, and mix 
well. Divide the ferrous sulfate, coarse- 
ly powdered, into four equal parts, and 
add these portions, one at a time, to the 
hot liquid, stirring after each addition 
until effervescence ceases. When all tlie 
ferrous sulfate is dissolved, if the solu- 
tion has acquired a black color, add 
nitric acid, a few drops at a time, heat- 
ing and stirring until it no longer causes 
red fumes to be evolved, and the solu- 
tion assumes a clear reddish-brown col- 
or; then boil the liquid until it is free 
from nitric acid. Lastly add enough 
distilled water to make the product 
weigh 21 av.ounces (measure about 14^4 
fluidounces). Filter if necessary. — U. 
S. P. 

The two acids should be of full 
strength, viz., 68 per cent, of absolute 
nitric acid and 92^2 per cent, of absolute 
sulfuric acid. 

The product is an a^ieous solution of 



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normal % ferric sulfate, containing about 
36 per cent, of this salt, corresponding 
to not less than 10 per cent, of metallic 
iron. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is practically the same as that of the 
U. S. P. 

Solution of Lead Subacetate. (Gou- 
lard's Extract — Strong Solution 
of Lead Subacetate — Acetum 
Plumbi or Saturni — Blei Essig or 
Extrakt.) 
I. 
Lead acetate, pure, crystal. av.oz. 4H2 

Lead oxid, pure av.oz. 2^4 

Distilled water, to make av.oz. 25 

Dissolve the acetate in 18 fluidounces 
of boiling distilled water, add this solu- 
tion slowly and in portions with con- 
stant stirring to the lead oxid (in finely 
powdered condition) contained in a por- 
celain dish of the capacity of about 1 
quart, and boil the liquid for H hour, 
with occasional stirring. Finally, when 
cool, filter the solution and add enough 
distilled water, which has previously 
been boiled and cooled, to make the 
product weigh 25 av.ounces (measure 
about 20 fluidounces). It is best filtered 
in a closely-covered funnel to exclude 
air. 

This solution should be preserved in 
well-stoppered bottles. — U. S. P. 

This is an aqueous liquid, containing 
in solution not less than 25 per cent, of 
lead subacetate. 

This preparation may also be made 
without heat, the ingredients being 
mixed in a bottle and allowed to stand 
for several days, agitating frequently, 
until the oxid becomes white, then filter- 
ing as before. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. directs 4 av.- 
ounces and 75 grains of lead acetate and 
2 av.ounces and 400 grains of lead oxid 
to make 16 fluidounces of solution, and 
is about one-fourth stronger than the 
U. S. P. solution. 

III. 

Lead acetate av.oz. 4^2 

Lead oxid av.oz. i l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1454 



Triturate the two lead compounds and 
heat in a covered vessel on a water bath 
with 6 fluidrams of the water until the 
yellowish color of the mixture has 
changed to white or reddish-white. Then 
gradually add the remainder of the wa- 
ter, set aside in a closed vessel, allow to 
settle, and filter.— Germ. Pharm. 

Solution of Lead Subacetate^ Dilut- 
ed. (Lead Water — Goulard's Lo- 
tion or Water — Blei Wasser — 
Aqua Plumbi or Saturnini.) 

Solution of lead subacetate. fl.oz. 1 
Distilled water, previously 
boiled and cooled fl.oz. 2(^/2 

Keep in well-stoppered bottles. 

The product contains 1 p. c. by weight 
of lead subacetate. — U. S. P. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. is 
made from 192 minims of strong solu- 
tion (equivalent to V 2 fluidounce of the 
U. S. P. solution of lead subacetate), 
the same amount of alcohol, and enough 
recently boiled and cooled distilled wa- 
ter to make 32 fluidounces. The alcohol 
is to be mixed with the water, and then 
the solution is to be agitated with this 
mixture. 

The preparation of the Germ. Pharm. 
is to be made from 1 part by weight of 
the strong solution (of the Germ. 
Pharm.) to 49 of water, equivalent to 
about J / 2 fluidounce of the former to 
enough of the latter to make 32 fluid- 
ounces. 

Solution of Licorice Extract. 

Purified extract of licorice.. sufficient 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

In a small portion of purified extract 
of licorice, weighed into a tared capsule, 
determine the amount of water, by dry- 
ing it to a constant weight. Then take 
of this extract a quantity equivalent to 
4^4 av.ounces of dry extract, dissolve 
this, on a water bath, in 4 fluidounces of 
water, add the glycerin, and allow the 
liquid to cool. Lastly, add the alcohol, 
and enough water to make 16 fluid- 
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Each fluidram represents 15 grains of 
dry extract of licorice. 

See also Glycerite of Licorice, which 
is double the strength of the above. 

Solution (Test) of Litmus. 
I. 

Exhaust powdered litmus with three 
separate and successive portions (rep- 
resenting about 4 times its weight) of 
boiling alcohol (which removes the un- 
desirable color erythrolitmin), each ex- 
traction lasting for about an hour. After 
draining off the alcohol, digest the resi- 
due with about an equal weight of cold 
water, and filter. (This blue solution, 
which contains some alkali, after being 
acidulated, may be used to make red lit- 
mus paper.) Finally extract the residue 
with about 5 times its weight of boiling 
water, and, after thoroughly cooling, fil- 
ter. 

The addition of 1 drop of tenth-nor- 
mal acid or alkali volumetric solution to 
50 cc. of water containing 5 drops of lit- 
mus, solution should produce a distinct 
change in color. — U. S. P. 

Preserve the solution in wide-mouthed 
bottles stoppered with loose plugs of cot- 
ton so as to exclude dust but to admit 
air. 

II. 

Litmus, powder grams 20 

Alcohol cc. 200 

Distilled water cc. 200 

Boil the litmus with 80 cc. of the al- 
cohol for one hour, pour away the clear 
liquid, repeat this operation with 60 cc. 
of alcohol, and then for a third time 
with the remainder of the alcohol. Di- 
gest the washed litmus in the distilled 
water, and filter the liquid. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Solution of Magnesium Carbonate. 
(Fluid Magnesia.) 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Sodium carbonate, crystal, 

pure av.oz. 2^2 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the salts separately each in 
J)H fluidounces of distilled water, heat 
the magnesium solution to boiling, add 



to it the sodium solution, boil them to- 
gether until carbonic acid gas is no 
longer evolved, collect the precipitated 
magnesium carbonate on a muslin strain- 
er, and wash it with distilled water un- 
til free from sulfate. Mix the washed 
precipitate with 19 fluidounces of dis- 
tilled water, place the mixture in a suit- 
able apparatus, force into it pure car- 
bonic acid gas, let the mixture remain 
in contact with excess of the gas, re- 
tained under a pressure of three atmos- 
pheres, for 24 hours or longer, and de- 
cant the solution, into which again pass 
carbonic acid gas. 

The solution should be kept in bottles 
of convenient size, securely closed to 
prevent escape of the gas. — Brit. Pharm. 

When the bottles are opened, the solu- 
tion effervesces only slightly or not at 
all. 

Each fluidounce of solution contains 
nearly 10 grains of magnesium carbon- 
ate in the form of bicarbonate or acid 
carbonate of magnesium produced by 
contact of carbonic acid gas with mag- 
nesium carbonate. 

Solution of Magnesium Borocitrate. 

This may be prepared as follows : 
Magnesium carbonate, powd..gr. 310 

Citric acid gr. 620 

Borax, powder gr. 620 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the citric acid in 2 fluidounces 
of water at a boiling temperature, add 
the magnesium carbonate and afterward 
the borax, filter, and then add the re- 
mainder of the water. 

The solution contains about 10 gr. of 
the dry magnesium borocitrate in each 
fluidram. 

Solution of Magnesium Bromid. 

Diluted hydrobromic acid (U. 

S. P.) fl.oz. 8 

Magnesium carbonate sufficient 

Saturate the acid with a sufficient 
quantity (240 grains) of magnesium car- 
bonate. When effervescence has ceased, 
filter. 

Each fluidram contains about lY* gT- 
of magnesium bromid. 



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Solution of Magnesium Chlorid. 
Homeopathic : 

ix solution is to be made from 46 
grains of anhydrous salt and 1 fluid- 
ounce of distilled water. 2x and higher 
solutions are to be made from this by 
adding distilled water according to the 
directions given under Dilutions, Home- 
opathic. 
Solution of Magnesium Citrate. 

I. 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 230 

Citric acid •••••• gr. 508 

Syrup of citric acid fl.oz. 2 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 38 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 12 
Dissolve the acid in 4 fluidounces of 
water, add the magnesium carbonate, 
stir until it is dissolved, filter into a 
suitable 12-ounce bottle containing the 
syrup, then add water to nearly fill the 
bottle, drop in the potassium bicarbon- 
ate, and immediately stopper the bottle 
securely. Lastly, shake the mixture oc- 
casionally until the bicarbonate is dis- 
solved.— U. S. P. 

This solution should be freshly pre- 
pared when wanted. 

While the U. S. P. does not state that 
distilled water should be used, this 
should be preferred as it makes a more 
transparent and permanent preparation. 

Innumerable formulas have been of- 
fered for this preparation. In some the 
amounts of acid and magnesium carbo- 
nate differ from that of the above, in 
others again calcined magnesia is used. 
See No. II. 

Other solutions are used as substi- 
tutes for the above, among them being 
effervescent solutions of magnesium sul- 
fate and of sodium citrate. See Solution 
of Magnesium Sulfate, Effervescent, and 
Solution of Sodium Citro-Tartrate, Ef- 
fervescent. 
II. 

Citric acid . ... gr. 360 

Magnesia, calcined gr. 105 

Syrup of citric acid fl.oz. 1 

Potassium bicarbonate, crys- 
tal gr. 40 

Distilled water, to make. . . .fl.oz. 12 
Mix the acid, magnesia and 4 fluid- 



ounces of water, stir or agitate until dis- 
solved, add the syrup and the remainder 
of the water, filter, introduce the clear 
filtrate into a suitable bottle, add the 
potassium salt, and cork and tie over 
the bottle immediately. — Parrish. 
The above is intended for 1 bottle. 

Solution of Magnesium Sulfate, Ef- 
fervescent. (Liquor Magnesiae 
Effervescens.) 

Magnesium sulfate gr. 360 

Citric acid .. gr. bo 

Syrup of citric acid fl.oz. 2 

Potassium bicarbonate, crys- 
tals ...gr. 35 

Water, to make fl.oz. 12 

Dissolve the magnesium sulfate and 
the acid in 8 fluidounces of water, add 
the syrup of citric acid, and filter the 
solution into a strong bottle of about 12 
fluidounces capacity. Then add enough 
water to nearly fill the bottle, drop in 
the crystals of potassium bicarbonate, 
immediately close the bottle with a cork, 
and secure it with twine. Lastly, shake 
the bottle occasionally, until the crystals 
are dissolved. — N. F. 

This preparation is to be bottled in 
what are commonly known as "citrate of 
magnesia bottles." It is a substitute for 
solution of magnesium citrate. 
Solution of Manganese Glucosate. 
Formula of Berlin Apotheker Verein : 
Potassium permanganate ....gr. 224 
Grape sugar, crystallized. . . . 

av.oz. 3 . . gr. 268 

Soda (pure caustic soda) gr. 82 

Alcohol, distilled water, 

each sufficient 

Dissolve the potassium salt in 27 fluid- 
ounces of hot distilled water, allow the 
solution to cool to about 60 deg. C, and 
add to it 121 grains of the sugar. After 
an hour, wash the precipitate twice with 
distilled water by the process of affusion 
and decantation, transfer it to a suitable 
strainer, allow the liquid to drain, press 
the precipitate lightly to remove most 
of the water, and transfer it to a por- 
celain capsule. Dissolve the soda in g l / 2 
fluidrams of distilled water, add this and 
the remainder of the sugar to the magma 
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until the mixture is completely soluble 
in water. Dilute the liquid with enough 
distilled water to which has been added 
5 per cent, of alcohol to make the total 
weigh 8 av.ounces. — D. 

The product contains the equivalent 
of 2 per cent, of metallic manganese. 

Dry manganese glucosate may be pre- 
pared by evaporating 3 fluidounces of 
the above solution to dryness on a water 
bath, and rubbing with enough sugar to 
make 2 av.ounces. 
Solution of Mercury Albuminate. 

Egg albumen, fresh gr. 585 

Mercuric chlorid, pure gr. 39 

Sodium chlorid gr. 156 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Beat the egg albumen to foam, allow 
this to become liquid again by standing, 
and then add to it a solution of the two 
salts in the water. Set the liquid aside 
for two days in a cool and dark place, 
and filter. 

This preparation must be kept in the 
dark. It contains 1 per cent, of mercu- 
ric chlorid. — Germ. Form. 

A preparation containing 5 .p. c. of 
mercuric chlorid may be made by using 
975 gr- of fresh egg-white, 195 grains of 
mercuric and sodium chlorids, and 6 l / 2 
fluidounces of distilled water. 

Solution of Mercuric and Ammonium 
Chlorid. (Van Swieten's Solution 
or Liquor.) 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 7^2 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 15 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 8 

Distilled water, to make. ,. .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the salts in iY 2 fluidounces 

of water, and add the other ingredients. 
This solution should be kept in dark 

or amber-colored bottles. — Cine. Acad. 

Pharm. 
See also Solution of Mercury Chlorid, 

No. II. 

Solution of Mercury Chlorid. (Solu- 
tion of Mercury Perchlorid or 
Bichlorid.) 
I. Brit. Pharm.: 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve. 



II. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 2 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

—Eclectic (from Brit. Pharm. 1885). 
These solutions contain 1/16 gr. of 
mercuric chlorid in each fluidram. 

Solution of Mercuric Nitrate. (Acid 
Solution of Nitrate of Mercury.) 

Red mercuric oxid av.oz. 4 

Nitric acid av.oz. 4^2 

Distilled water av.oz. i>4 

Mix the acid with the water, and dis- 
solve the oxid in the mixture. — N. F. 

Keep the product in glass-stoppered 
bottles. 

The product contains about 60 p. c. of 
mercuric nitrate, with about 11 p. c. of 
free nitric acid. 

Acid Solution of Mercuric Nitrate of 
the Brit. Pharm. contains about same 
amount of mercuric nitrate as the above 
but is considerably more acid, being pre- 
pared from 4 av.ounces of mercury, 5 
fluidounces of nitric acid and liy 2 fluid- 
drams of distilled water. Mix the acid 
with the water in a flask, dissolve the 
mercury in the mixture without the ap- 
plication of heat, boil gently for 15 min- 
utes, allow to cool, and preserve the 
solution, which should weigh about three 
times as much as the mercury employed, 
in a stoppered bottle not exposed to 
light (an amber bottle will suffice). 

Solution of Mercury Peptonate. 

Mercuric chlorid, pure gr. 18 

Peptone, dry (free from salt) .gr. 54 

Sodium chlorid gr. 14 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the mercury salt in 6 fluid- 
drams of the water and mix this with a 
solution of the peptone in 3 fluidrams of 
the water. After one hour, collect the 
precipitate on a filter, allow it to drain, 
add it to a solution of the sodium chlo- 
rid in 2 fluidounces of the water, and 
when dissolved add enough water to 
make 4 fluidounces. — Germ. Form. 

This contains 1 p. c. by weight of 
mercuric chlorid. 



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Solution of Mercury and Potassium 
Iodid. (Solution of Potassium 
Iodohydrargyrate — Channing's 
Solution.) 

Red mercuric iodid gr. 9 

Potassium iodid gr. 7 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve the salts in the water.— N. F. 
Solution of Morphine Acetate. 

I. 

Morphine acetate gr. g 

Acetic acid, diluted m. 20 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.dr. 12 

—Brit. Pharm. 
II. Eclectic (from Brit. Pharm. 1885) : 

Morphine acetate gr. 4 

Distilled water n.oz. 4 

Diluted acetic acid m. 5 

Solution of Morphine Citrate. 

Morphine (alkaloid) gr. 32 

Citric acid gr. 27 

Cochineal gr. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 2 

Triturate the solids with the alcohol 
and 1% fluidounces of water, filter, and 
pass the remainder of the distilled water 
through the filter. 

This solution should not be kept on 
hand, but prepared only when required. 
Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of mor- 
phine in the form of citrate. 

Solution of Morphine Hydrochlorid. 
(Solution o* Morphine Muriate.) 

I. 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 9 

Hydrochloric acid, diluted. .. .m. 20 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.dr. 12 

—Brit. Pharm. 

II. Eclectic : 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Diluted hydrochloric acid m. 5 

Solution of Morphine, Magendie's. 
(Hypodermic Solution of Mor- 
phine.) 

Morphine sulfate gr. 32 

Salicylic acid gr. 1 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve the morphine and acid in the 
warm distilled water and filter the solu- 
tion through a small pellet of absorbent 



cotton. When the solution is cold, pass 
a small amount of distilled water 
through the cotton, if necessary, to 
make the liquid measure 2 fluidounces. 

Keep the solution in well-stoppered 
vials, in a dark place. 

Particular care should be taken in dis- 
pensing and labeling this solution so that 
it may not be mistaken for the Solution 
of Morphine, U. S. P. 1870, containing 
only 1 gr. of morphine sulfate in each 
fluidounce, which is still used in some 
parts of this country. 

The addition of salicylic acid as a pre- 
servative is an innovation, intended to 
give stability to the solution if it is to 
be kept in stock. It may be omitted if 
the solution is prepared for immediate 
use. 

Other preservatives recommended for 
hypodermic solutions are chloroform wa- 
ter instead of distilled water, a small 
amount of benzoic acid, or about 5 
grains of boric acid to a fluidounce of 
solution. 

Solution of Morphine Meconate. (So- 
lution of Morphine Bimeconate.) 

Morphine meconate gr. 22 

Alcohol^ fl.dr. S l / 2 

Comp. tincture of cudbear m. 15 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the morphine salt in 4 fluid- 
ounces of water, add the alcohol, the 
tincture, and enough water to make 4 
fluidounces. 

Each fluidounce contains s l A grains 
of morphine meconate, or 22 minims 
(about 66 drops from a dropper) con- 
tains % gr. of the salt. 

This solution is about as strong as 
tincture of opium U. S. P. by measure 
and two-thirds as strong by the drop- 
per. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

This is similar to the Solution of 
Morphine Bimeconate of the Brit. 
Pharm. 1885 (not in 1898), which, in 
simplified or modified form, is as fol- 
lows: 

Morphine (alkaloid) gr. 13^ 

Meconic acid gr. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

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369 



Add the morphine and acid to the al- 
cohol, then add the water, dissolve by 
agitation, and filter through white pa- 
per. 

Solution of Morphine Sulfate. 

Morphine sulfate gr. I 

Distilled water fl.oz. I 

— U. S. P. 1870 and Eclectic. 
This solution should not be confound- 
ed with the solution of morphine of the 
X. F. or what is commonly known as 
Magendie's Solution. 

Solution of Morphine Tartrate. 

Morphine tartrate gr. 18 

Alcohol rl.oz. 1 

■ Distilled water, to make rl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the morphine salt in the al- 
cohol mixed with an equal volume of 
the water, then add the remainder of the 
water. — Brit. Pharm. 

Solution of Opium, Compound or 
Squibb's. (Liquor Opii Composi- 
tus.) 

Squibb's formula is 

Depurated solut'n of opium, fl.dr. 14 
(equal to 20 gr. of morphine sulfate) 

Alcohol fl.dr. 13 

Chloroform fl.dr. 1 

Acetic ether fl.dr. 2 

The depurated solution of opium is a 
preparation made practically like de- 
odorized tincture of opium. 

The above is the formula given in 
1870. The solution of opium for the 
above is now stated to contain 25^2 gr. 
of morphine. 

This is not to be confounded with 
Squibb's diarrhea mixture; see Mix- 
tures, Cholera. 

Solution of Opium, Sedative. (Batt- 
ley's Sedative Liquid or Drops.) 

The formula usually employed is simi- 
lar to, or the same as, the following 
from Cooley: 

Extract of opium gr. 132 

Alcohol fl.dr. 5 

Water, to make rl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the extract in hot water, al- 
low to cool, add the alcohol and the re- 
mainder of the water, and filter. 



Solution, Pancreatic. (Liquor Pan- 
creaticus.) 

I. 
Pancreatin (U. S. P.) gr. 128 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 360 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Comp. spirit of cardamom.. fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Water, to make. ". fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the pancreatin and the so- 
dium bicarbonate gradually with 10 
fluidounces of water; add the alcohol, 
compound spirit of- cardamom and tal- 
cum; mix them thoroughly by shaking, 
and pour the mixture upon a wetted 
filter, returning the first portions of the 
filtrate, until it runs off clear. Wash 
the filter with enough water to obtain 
12 fluidounces of filtrate. To this add 
the glycerin. 

Each fluidram represents 1 grain of 
pancreatin (U. S. P.).— N. F. 

Tests for pancreatin are mentioned 
under Powder, Peptonizing, which see. 

II. 

Pancreas, fresh av.oz. 4^2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Mix the pancreas, previously commi- 
nuted, with the liquids, macerate for 
several weeks, frequently shaking, and 
finally strain. 

The liquid portion may be used as 
soon as the red blood color has disap- 
peared. 
III. 

Macerate 5 av.ounces of pancreas, 
freed from fat and external membrane 
and finely divided by trituration with 
washed sand or powdered pumice, in a 
closed vessel with 19J4 fluidounces of 
20 p. c. alcohol (4 fluidounces of U. S. 
P. alcohol and isVa of water) for 7 
days, and filter. — Brit. Pharm. 

Solution of Pepsin. (Liquid Pepsin.) 

Glycerite of pepsin fl.dr. 6 

Hydrochloric acid m. 75 

Glycerin fl.oz. 5 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the glycerite, acid, and glycerin, 
add the water, mix well, and filter after 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



standing a convenient time, if necessary. 
— N. F. and U. S. P. 1880. 

Solution of Pepsin, Aromatic. (Aro- 
matic Liquid Pepsin.) 

Pepsin (U. S. P. or 1:3000). gr. 128 

Oil of cinnamon drops 2 

Oil of pimento drops 2 

Oil of clove drops 4 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Hydrochloric acid m. 75 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the pepsin with 8 fluidounces of 
water and the acid, and shake the mix- 
ture frequently until the pepsin is dis- 
solved. Then i:dd the talcum and oils, 
previously dissolved in the alcohol ; mix 
the whole thoroughly, by agitation, and 
filter it through a wetter filter, returning 
the first portions of the liquid until it 
runs through clear. Pass enough water 
through the filter to make the filtrate 
measure 12 fluidounces. To this add 
the glycerin. 

Each fluidram represents 1 gr. of Pep- 
sin (U. S. P.).— N. F. 
Solution of Pepsin, Antiseptic. 

The antiseptic solution is three times 
the strength of the above, in pepsin, and 
contains 4 grains each of menthol, euca- 
lyptol and oil of wintergreen, to the pint. 
Ihe solution is glycerin, diluted hydro- 
chloric acid in the proportion of 5 to 2, 
in sufficient water. — N. F. 
Solution of Peptonate of Iron, 

See Solution of Iron Peptonate. 
Solution of Peptonate of Iron and 
Manganese. 

See Solution of Iron Peptonate with 
Manganese. 
Solution (Test) of Phenolphthalein. 

Dissolve 1 gm. of phenolphthalein in 
50 cc. of alcohol and dilute to 100 cc. 
with water. About 3 drops are sufficient 
for 50 cc. of the solution to be titrated; 
it gives a red color to alkali hydroxids 
or carbonates, while acids render the 
solution colorless. It may be employed 
in hot titrations. It is not suitable as 
an indicator for ammonia, but is largely 
used for organic acids, alkali hydroxids 



and for carbonates and bicarbonates in 
boiling solutions. — U. S. P. 

Solution of Phosphorus. (Thompson's 
Solution of Phosphorus.) 

Phosphorus gr . 1 

Absolute alcohol fl.dr! &3/ 

Spirit of peppermint (U.S.P.).m. 10" 
Glycerin fl. oz# 2 

Dissolve the phosphorus in 1 fluid- 
ounce of absolute alcohol, in a stoppered 
vial or test-tube, by -immersion in a 
water bath and frequent agitation, ta- 
king care that any loss of alcohol, by 
evaporation, be made up from time to 
time. Allow the solution to become 
nearly cold, and then add to it the re- 
mainder of the absolute alcohol and the 
glycerin, previously mixed and slightly 
warmed. Finally add the spirit of pep- 
permint. 

Keep the solution in a well-stoppered 
bottle, in the dark. 

Each fluidram contains about 1/24 
gr. of phosphorus. 

This solution must not be confound- 
ed with spirit of phosphorus, which is 
not intended to be administered as such, 
but is only to be used in compounding 
the elixir or other preparations of phos- 
phorus. 

The phosphorus should be perfectly 
translucent, cut and weighed under wa- 
ter, and quickly dried with filtering pa- 
per before being dropped into the al- 
cohol.— N. F. 

Solution of Potassa. (Solution of 
Potassium Hydroxid, IT. S. P. 
1900— Solution of Caustic Potash 
Kali Lauge.) 

Potassa (i. e., purified caustic 
potassa) av-0z< j 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 

The potassa should be of the full 
strength (85 per cent.) and quality di- 
rected by the U. S. P. Potassa of any 
other strength, however, may be used 
if a proportionately larger or smaller 
quantity be taken. 

This solution should be kept in bot- 
tles made of green glass and provided 
with glass stoppers coated with paraffin 
or petrolatum.— U. S. P. 



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The product is an aqueous solution of 
potassium hydroxid containing about 5 
per cent, of this compound. 

In the U. S. P. 1890, this preparation 
was directed to be made by interaction 
between lime (calcium oxid) and po- 
tassium bicarbonate as follows : 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 640 

Lime gr. 300 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the potassium salt in 7 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, heat the solu- 
tion until effervescence ceases, and then 
increase the heat to the boiling point of 
the liquid. Slake the lime with about 
3 nuidrams of distilled water, mix this 
with 7 fluidounces of distilled water, 
pour the mixture into a tared flask, and, 
having heated it to boiling, gradually 
add to it the solution of potassium bi- 
carbonate, and boil during 10 minutes. 
Then add enough distilled water to 
make the liquid weigh 16 H av.ounces 
(measuring about 16 fluidounces), set 
the flask aside, well stoppered, until the 
contents are cold. Lastly, strain the 
liquid through linen, set it aside in a 
well-stoppered bottle until it has be- 
come clear by subsidence, and separate 
the clear solution by decantation or by 
means of a siphon. 

This preparation may also be made in 
the cold, first heating the bicarbonate 
as in the above, slaking the lime, adding 
distilled water to each, mixing them in 
a bottle, adding enough of the water to 
make the proper weight, allowing to 
stand for several days, agitating fre- 
quently, then clarifying like the above. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
conatins approximately 5 per cent, of po- 
tassium hydrate, that of the Germ. 
Pharm. 15 per cent. 

Solution of Potassium Acetate. (Li- 
quor Kali Acetici.) 
I. 

Acetic acid, 36 p. c fl.oz. 10^4 

Potassium bicarbonate, 

Distilled water, each sufficient 

To the acid add 2% fluidounces of 
water, add gradually 6^ av.ounces of 
potassium bicarbonate, heat the liquid to 

24 



boiling, then neutralize by the further 
addition of the potassium salt, and then 
add enough water to produce a liquid 
of a sp. gr. between 1.176 and 1.180. — 
Germ. Pharm. 

II. (Also called Solution of Kali Ace- 
tate) : 

Potassium acetate gr. 183 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

— Homeopathic. 

This is a ix solution. Dilutions are 
to be made from this with distilled wa- 
ter. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

All preparations of this salt should 
be freshly made as required. 

Solution of Potassium Arsenate and 
Bromid. (Solution of Arsenic 
Bromide — Clemens' Solution — 
Liquor Arsenic Bromidi.) 

Arsenic trioxid gr. 73 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 294 

Bromin gr. 118 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Boil the acid with the potassium bi- 
carbonate, and 4 fluidounces of water, 
until solution is effected. Allow this to 
cool, add 8 fluidounces of water, then 
the bromin, and afterwards enough wa- 
ter to make 16 fluidounces. Let the 
mixture stand a few hours, agitating it 
occasionally, then filter. 

This solution contains an amount of 
arsenic in combination, corresponding to 
1 per cent, of arsenous acid. 

The title "solution of arsenic bromid," 
which is often applied to Clemens' solu- 
tion or similar preparations, is a mis- 
nomer, since arsenic bromid cannot ex- 
ist, as such, in presence of water, but 
is split up into hydrobromic and arsen- 
ous acids. The proportions of the in- 
gredients, in the formula above given, 
have been adjusted, as closely as prac- 
ticable, so as to yield definite com- 
pounds, viz., arsenate and bromid of 
potassium. 

In order to prevent injury to the bal- 
ances by weighing a definite amount of 
bromin, the plan suggested under Solu- 
tion of Bromin may be applied to this 
preparation, viz., to prepare such a quan- 
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commensurate to the actual contents of 
an original vial of bromin. — N. F. 

Solution of Potassium Arsenite. 
(Fowler's Solution — Liquor Ar- 
senicalis — Arsenical Solution — 
Liquor Kali Arsenicosi— -Solutio 
Arsenicalis Fowleri.) 
I. 

Arsenous acid g". 70 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 140 

Comp. tincture of lavender, .gr. 210 
Distilled water, to make, .av.oz. 16 

The arsenous acid (arsenic tricxid or 
arsenous oxid) should be rubbed to fine 
powder, then boiled with the potassium 
bicarbonate, in a tared dish, with about 
i l / 2 fluidounces of water until dissolved, 
then add enough water so that with the 
tincture the whole will weigh 16 av.- 
ounces, and filter through paper. — U. 
S. P. 

The product contains 1 per cent, by- 
weight of arsenous acid. 

In the U. S. P. 1890 this preparation 
was made up to a certain quantity by 
volume, viz., 73 gr. of arsenous acid, 146 
gr. of potassium bicarbonate, 4 fluid- 
drams of compound tincture of laven- 
der, and enough distilled water to make 
16 fluidounces. 

The arsenous acid used should be the 
pure, not the ordinary commercial vari- 
ety in powder form. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. is 
of the same strength of arsenic but is 
made with 73 grains of potassium car- 
bonate instead of the bicarbonate. 

The preparation of the Germ. Pharm. 
differs from that of the Brit. Pharm. in 
that 16 fluidounces contain 7 fluidrams 
of spirit of lavender and 14 of alcohol. 

II. Solution of Kali Arsenite: 

This is prepared like the U. S. P. 
solution but omitting the compound tinc- 
ture of lavender, and adding 6 l / 2 fluid- 
drams of alcohol to the solution before 
adding the full amount of water. — Ho- 
meopathic. 

This makes a 2x solution, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 



Solution of Potassium Bromid. (So- 
lution of Kali Bromid.) 

Potassium bromid gr. 183 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

— Homeopathic. 
This makes a ix solution. Dilutions: 
2x is to be made from this with diluted 
alcohol; 3x is to be made with dispens- 
ing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Solution of Potassium Carbonate. 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 10 

Water fl.oz. 17^ 

Dissolve, filter, and dilute the liquid 

with water to the density of 1.330 to 

J-334- — Germ. Pharm. 

Solution of Potassium Chlorate. (So- 
lution of Kali Chlorate.) 

Potassium chlorate gr. 73 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. — Homeopathic. 

This makes a 2x solution. Dilutions: 
3x is to be made with diluted alcohol; 
4x and higher are to be made with dis- 
pensing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Solution of Potassium Citrate. (Mix- 
ture of Potassium Citrate.) 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 146 

Citric acid gr. no 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the bicarbonate and acid each 
in iH fluidounces of water, filter each 
separately, add enough water through 
each filter to make each filtrate measure 
2 fluidounces, then mix the solutions, 
and when effervescence ceases transfer 
the liquid to a bottle.— U. S. P. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made when wanted. However, if the 
preparation is used very much, the two 
solutions (acid and bicarbonate) may 
be kept on hand and mixed as required. 

The product is an aqueous liquid con- 
taining about 9 per cent, of anhydrous 
potassium citrate, together with small 
amounts of citric and carbonic acids. If 
a similar solution of potassium citrate is 
desired without the two acids, it may 
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in enough distilled water to make 4 
fluidounces. 

The preparation of the U. S. P. 1880, 
known as "mixture of potassium cit- 
rate," was similar to the above. See 
Mixture of Potassium Citrate. 

Solution of Potassium Dichromate. 
(Solution of Kali Bichromate.) 

Potassium bichromate gr. 183 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

— Homeopathic. 

This makes a ix solution, from which 
dilutions are to be made with distilled 
water. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

All preparations of this salt should be 
kept but a limited period of time. 

Solution of Potassium Permangan- 
ate. (Condy's Fluid — Liquor 
Kali Hypermanganici.) 

I. 

Potassium permanganate gr. 64 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

"Mix and dissolve. 
Preserve the solution in a glass or 

rubber-stoppered bottle. — U. S. P. 1870. 

II. 

Potassium permanganate gr. 73 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

— Brit. Pharm. 

III. 
Potassium permanganate. ..av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 9 

— Eclectic. 

Solution of Saccharin. 

Saccharin gr. 128 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 64 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the saccharin and the sodium 
bicarbonate in 2^2 fluidounces of water, 
filter the solution, add the alcohol to the 
filtrate, and pass enough water through 
the filter to make 4 fluidounces. 

This preparation is intended for 
sweetening liquids or solids when the 
use of sugar is objectionable or when a 
sweet taste is to be imparted to a liquid 
without increasing its density. It is sim- 
ilar to Elixir of Saccharin, which see. 
Solution (Salicylated) of Iron. 

See Solution of Iron, Salicylated. 



Solution, Salt or Saline, Normal or 
Physiological. (Therapeutic Salt 
Solution — Also called "Artificial 
Serum.") 

"Normal salt solution" is used for 
intravenous injection. When properly 
prepared it contains 0.6 to 0.75 per cent, 
of sodium chlorid, or 45 to 56 grains in 
16 fluidounces of solution, the solvent 
being sterilized distilled water. Very 
frequently it is made from an even tea- 
spoonful of salt and 16 fluidounces of 
water. A good proportion, and one that 
should be adhered to, is a dram (60 gr.) 
to the pint. Drs. Locke and Hare have 
devised the following: 

Potassium chlorid gr. }£ 

Calcium chlorid gr. 2 

Sodium chlorid gr. 65 

Sterilized distilled water, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Before use, the solution should be 
warmed to 38 deg. C. The dose is 1 
pint to 1 quart. 
Solution, Seller's. 
See Solution, Antiseptic, Seller's. 

Solution of Silver Nitrate. (Solution 
of Argentum Nitrate.) 

Homeopathic : 

ix is to be made with distilled water 
(46 grains to 1 fluidounce). See Solu- 
tions, Homeopathic. 

Dilutions are to be made from this 
with distilled water. See Dilutions, Ho- 
meopathic. 

Preparations of this salt should be 
kept in glass-stoppered bottles. 

Solution of Soap. 

See Soap, Surgical. 

Solution of Soda. (Solution of So- 
dium Hydroxid, U. S. P. 1900— 
Solution of Caustic Soda.) 

Soda (i. e., purified caustic 
soda) av.oz. 1 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

The soda should be of the full 
strength (90 per cent.) and quality di- 
rected by the U. S. P. Soda of any oth- 
er strength, however, may be used if a 
proportionately larger or smaller quan- 
tity be taken. 

This solution should be kept in bottles 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



made of green glass -and provided with 
glass stoppers coated with paraffin or 
petrolatum. — U. S. P. 

The product is an aqueous solution of 
sodium hydroxid containing about 5 per 
cent, of this compound. The prepara- 
tion of the Germ. Pharm. contains 15 
per cent. 

In the U. S. P. 1890 this solution was 
directed to be prepared like Solution of 
Potassa (which see) by interaction be- 
tween lime (calcium oxid) and crystal 
sodium carbonate, using 375 grains of 
lime and 1,280 grains of pure crystal 
sodium carbonate to make 16 fluidounces 
of solution. 
Solution of Sodium Arsenate. 

Sodium arsenate, exsiccated, .gr. 20 

Distilled water av.oz. 4^ 

Mix and dissolve. — U. S. P. 
The product is an aqueous solution 
containing not less than 1 per cent, of 
exsiccated sodium arsenate. 

In the U. S. P. 1890 this preparation 
was made up to a certain quantity by 
volume, viz., iS l / 2 grains of dried sodium 
arsenate and enough distilled water to 
make 4 fluidounces. This is also the 
formula of the Brit. Pharm. 

Solution of Sodium Arsenate, Fear- 
son's. 

Solution arsenate, perfect 
crystals gr. 12 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium arsenate in the 
water, and filter, if necessary. 

This preparation may also be prepared 
as follows: 

Solution of sodium arsenate 

(U. S. P.) fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 9 

Mix the solution of sodium arsenate 
with the water. 

This solution contains about 1/10 per 
cent, of anhydrous sodium arsenate, and 
each fluidram contains about 1/10 gr. of 
crystal sodium arsenate. 

This preparation should not be con- 
founded with the solution of sodium ar- 
senate U. S. P., which is ten times 
stronger than the above preparation. 



Pearson's Solution is recognized in the 
Codex, under the 'title Solute d'Arsen- 
ate de Soude (or Solution Arsenicale de 
Pearson). It is recommended that 
Pearson's Solution be dispensed only 
when expressly designated as "Pear- 
son's." — N. F. 

Solution of Sodium Borate, Com- 
pound. (DobelPs Solution.) 

Sodium borate gr. 240 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 240 

Carbolic acid, crystallized. . . .gr. 48 

Glycerin fl.dr. 9 

Water, to make ..fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the salts in about 16 fluid- 
ounces of water, then add the glycerin, 
and the acid previously liquefied by 
warming, and lastly, enough water to 
make 32 fluidounces, and filter. — N. F. 

Solution of Sodium Carbolate or 
Phenate. 

I. 

Caustic soda (U. S. P.) gr. 22 

Carbolic acid, crystal gr. 310 

Water . fl.dr. 5 

Dissolve the soda in the water, add 

the acid, and w T arm gently, until it is 

dissolved. 
This preparation should be made 

freshly when wanted for use, and should 

be preserved from the air. It is misci- 

ble in all proportions with water and 

alcohol. 
This formula is based upon that of 

the 1st Germ. Pharm. (is not in the 

present edition). 

II. What may sometimes be desired 
under the name "solution of sodium 
carbonate" or "phenol sodique" is the 
Codex preparation, which is as follows : 

Carbolic acid, crystal gr. 510 

Caustic soda, pure gr. 220 

Distilled water, to make... fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the soda in 10 fluidounces of 
the water, add the acid, mix well, and 
add the remainder of the water. 

This is much weaker than the pre- 
ceding. 

III. Still another preparation that 
may be desired under the name "phenol 
sodique" is the following (by Ber- 
inger) : 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Coal tar av.oz. 2. .gr. 90 

Caustic soda, pure gr. 120 

Water, to make .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the soda in 4 fluidounces of 
water, warm, add the tar and thorough- 
ly agitate for a few minutes. Then add 
the remainder of the water, set aside in 
a covered vessel in a warm place for 
several days, shaking frequently. De- 
cant and filter, washing the residue with 
enough water to bring the finished prep- 
aration to the measure of 16 fluidounces. 

Solution of Sodium Chlorid. (Solu- 
tion of Natrum Muriate.) 

Sodium chlorid, pure gr. 183 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

— Homeopathic. 
This makes a ix solution. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from this with distilled 
water; 3x is to be made with diluted 
alcohol; 4x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Solution of Sodium Citrate. (Mistura 
Sodii Citratis — Saturation — Potio 
Biveri — Saturatio — Saturatio Bi- 
veri — Biver's Potion or Draught.) 

Citric acid gr. 145 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 180 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the citric acid in the water 
contained in a bottle, add the sodium 
bicarbonate, in divided portions, dissolve 
it by agitation, and immediately stopper 
the bottle securely. 

This preparation should be freshly 
prepared when wanted for use. — N. F. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs that, when 
"Saturatio" is prescribed, without any 
specification of the ingredients or 
strength, Potio Riveri, represented here 
by the above, be dispensed. 

The directions of the Germ. Pharm. 
are to use 154 grains of citric acid to 
16 fluidounces of distilled water and 
346 grains pure sodium carbonate. 

Solution of Sodium Citro-Tartrate, 
Effervescent. (Tartro - Citric 

Lemonade — Effervescent Solution 
of Sodium Tartrate.) 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 380 

Tartaric acid gr. 350 

Citric acid gr. 30 



Syrup of citric acid fl.oz. 1^2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 11^2 

Dissolve 350 grains of sodium bicar- 
bonate in 8 fluidounces of water, add 
the two acids, and, when they are dis- 
solved, the syrup of citric acid. Filter 
the solution into a strong bottle of about 
12 fluidounces capacity, and pass enough 
water through the filter to make the fil- 
trate measure 10V2 fluidounces. Dis- 
solve the remainder of the sodium bi- 
carbonate in 1 fl'uidounce of water, fil- 
ter the solution, pour it on top of the 
solution in the bottle, which close im- 
mediately with a cork, and secure it with 
twine. Then shake the bottle. — N. F. 

This is used as an efficient substitute 
for solution of magnesium citrate. 

The so-called "citrate of magnesia 
bottle" is to be used as a container for 
this preparation. 
Solution of Sodium Ethylate. 

Sodium metal, clean and 
bright gr. 23 

Absolute alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Cautiously dissolve the sodium in the 
alcohol contained in a flask, the latter 
being kept cool by a stream of cold wa- 
ter. 

The solution should be recently pre- 
pared, as it absorbs moisture from the 
atmosphere, which decomposes the com- 
pound C2H 5 ONa, of which it contains 
18 per cent. — Brit. Pharm. 

It is used as a depilatory. 

Solution of Sodium Nitrate, Bade- 
macher's. (Saltpeter Tropfen — 
St. Peter's Tropfen.) 

Sodium nitrate, pure av.oz. 6 

Distilled water fl.oz. iiY 2 

— H. and D. 
While the above is known as "liquor 
natri nitrici," the following is given for 
"solutio natri nitrici Rademacheri" (in 
H.): 

Sodium nitrate gr. 120 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 15 

Acacia av.oz. z /2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Solution of Sodium Oleate. 

Castile soap, white, dry and 

powdered gr. 480 

Water, to make fl.oz, 16 



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Mix the soap with 4 fluidounces of 
water so as to produce a uniform and 
gelatinous mixture. Then add \oy 2 fluid- 
ounces more of water, apply heat until 
the soap is dissolved, allow the liquid 
to cool and add enough water to make 
it measure 16 fluidounces. — N. F. 

This solution is intended to be used 
in the preparation of oleates. 

Solution of Sodium Phosphate, Comp. 
(Concentrated Solution of Sodi- 
um. Phosphate — Liquefied Sodium 
Phosphate — Solution of Sodium 
Citrico-Phosphate.) 
I. 
Sodium phosphate (selecting 
only transparent or unef- 

floresced crystals) av.oz. 16 

Sodium nitrate gr. 280 

Citric acid gr. 910 

or av.oz. 2, gr. 35 
Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 15^2 

Triturate the sodium phosphate and 
nitrate in a mortar with the citric acid 
until completely liquefied, then add 
enough water to make IS 1 A fluidounces, 
and filter.— N. F. 

Keep the solution in well-stoppered 
bottles in a moderately warm place. 

Most of the commercial concentrated 
solution of sodium phosphate contain 
sodium nitrate like the above ; the fol- 
lowing does not contain it. 
II. 

Sodium phosphate (select- 
ing only transparent crys- 
tals) av.oz. 16 

Citric acid av.oz. 2> Z A 

Triturate together intimately, then 
heat gently on a water bath until lique- 
fied, and strain through a pellet of cot- 
ton if necessary. The above makes a 
total of about I2j^ fluidounces. — Cine. 
Acad. Pharm. 

Each fluidram of the liquid represents 
about 75 gr. of crystal sodium phos- 
phate and about 85 gr. of total solids. 

This preparation will crystallize at 15 
deg. C, but will readily liquefy again 
on warming. It is miscible with water 
or syrup in all proportions. 
Solution of Sodium Salicylate. 

The following forms a 50 per cent. 



(1 gr. in 2 minims) aqueous solution 
which is convenient for dispensing pur- 
poses : 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 7^ 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 4 J A 

Distilled water to make fl.oz. 16 

Stir together until dissolved, and 
filter. 

Solution of Sodium Stearate. 
Edel's formula: 
Potassa (pure caustic pot- 
ash) gr. 143 

Stearic acid, pure gr. 897 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Distilled water to make. . . .fl.oz. 64 
Dissolve the potassa in 1 fluidounce of 
alcohol, the acid in the remainder of the 
alcohol by the aid of a gentle heat, add- 
ing a little more alcohol if necessary, 
heat the potassa solution, add the acid 
solution, stir constantly till cool, and 
then add the water previously heated to 
about 80 deg. C. 

Solution of Strontium Bromid. 
A solution of this strength is used : 

Strontium bromid, pure gr. 480 

Distilled water to make ... fl.oz. 8 
Dissolve and filter. 
Solution of Strontium Lactate. 
A solution of this strength is used: 

Strontium lactate, pure gr. 480 

Distilled water to make. . .fl.oz. 8 
Dissolve and filter. 
Solution of Strychnine. 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 4 

Diluted hydrochloric acid .. sufficient 

Distilled water fl.dr. 10 

Alcohol to make fl.dr. 20 

Dissolve the strychnine in the water 
with the aid of a small amount of the 
acid, then add the alcohol. — Eclectic. 

See Solution of Strychnine Hydro- 
chlorid, which is similar. 

Solution of Strychnine Acetate. 
(Hall's Solution of Strychnine.) 

Strychnine acetate gr. 4 

Diluted acetic acid (U. S. 

P.) fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Compound tincture of car- 
damom m. 20 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 4 

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about 2 fluidounces of water mixed with 
the acid, then add the alcohol, tincture, 
and lastly, enough water to make 4 
fluidounces. Allow the mixture to stand 
a few days, if convenient, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains ]/§ gr. of 
strychnine acetate. — N. F. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs a Liquor 
Strychninae Hydrochloratis (with syno- 
nym : Liquor Strychnise) which is much 
stronger, and should not be confounded 
with the above preparation. It should 
never be dispensed, unless expressly 
designated. See Solution of Strychnine 
Hydrochlorid. 

Solution of Strychnine Hydrochlorid., 
(Liquor Strychniae — Solution of 
Strychnine.) 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 18 

Diluted hydrochloric acid. drops 36 

Alcohol .fl.dr. 6 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

Dissolve the strychnine in the water 
with the aid of the acid, and then add 
the alcohol.— Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

The Brit. Pharm. 1898 directs 18 gr. 
of strychnine hydrochlorid, 1 fluidounce 
of alcohol, and 3 fluidounces of distilled 
water. 

See also Solution of Strychnine. 

Each fluidram contains 3/5 gr. of 
strychnine. 

See also Solution of Strychnine Ace- 
tate. 
Solution of Strychnine Nitrate. 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 16 

Nitric acid m. 25 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Mix and agitate until dissolved. — Ec- 
lectic. 

Solution of Sulfurated Lime. ( Solu- 
tion of Sulfuret of Lime — Solu- 
tion of Oxysulfuret of Calcium — 
Vleminck's Solution or Lotion.) 

Lime, freshly slaked av.oz. 2 

Sublimed sulfur av.oz. 3 

Water, to make av.oz. 12 

Mix the slaked lime with the sulfur, 
and add the mixture gradually to 20 
fluidounces of boiling water. Then boil 
the whole, under constant stirring, until 
it is reduced to 12 av.ounces, strain, and 



having allowed the solution to become 
clear by standing in a well-stoppered 
bottle, decant the clear brown liquid, 
and keep it in completely filled and well- 
stoppered bottles. — N. F. 

Solution of Tar, Alkaline. (Bulkley's 
Solution of Tar.) 

Pine tar av.oz. 4 

Caustic potassa av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 9 

Dissolve the potassa in the water. 
Shake the solution with the tar so that 
the latter may be dissolved, and strain 
the solution through muslin. — N. F. 

Solution of Thymol. 

Thymol gr. 8 

Alcohol fl.dr. iy 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the thymol in the alcohol, 
add the other ingredients, and filter. — 

Eclectic. 

Solution, Thyroid. (Liquor Thyroi- 
dei.) 

Remove the external fat and con- 
nective tissue from thyroid glands 
taken from sheep immediately after 
killing; cut the glands across, and 
reject any that contain cysts, are 
hypertrophied, or are otherwise abnor- 
mal ; count the healthy glands that re- 
main; slice them and bruise them thor- 
oughly in a mortar; for each entire 
gland (consisting of two lobes), add 33 
minims of glycerin and 33 minims of y 2 
per cent, solution of carbolic acid in dis- 
tilled water, transfer the mixture, well 
stirred, to a flask, and close the neck of 
the latter with a plug of cotton; allow 
to stand for 24 hours; strain through 
linen, with strong pressure; and add to 
the strained liquid enough of a ^ per 
cent, solution of carbolic acid in dis- 
tilled water to make 96 minims of solu- 
tion for each gland used. — Brit. Pharm. 

The product is a pinkish, turbid liquid 
entirely free from any odor of putres- 
cence. It must be freshly prepared and 
kept in well-stoppered, sterilized bottles, 

Dose, 5 to 15 minims. 



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Solution, Anodyne, Turpentine, Rad- 
emacher's. 

Spirit of ether fl.oz. I2>4 

Oil of turpentine, rectified, .fl.oz. i 

— H. 

Solution, Villate's. (Astringent and 
Escharotic Mixture.) 

Solution of lead subacetate.fi. dr. 12 

Copper sulfate gr. 480 

Zinc sulfate gr. 480 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 14 

Dissolve the copper and zinc sulfates 
■in the acid, add the solution of lead sub- 
acetate, and agitate thoroughly. Set 
the mixture aside, so that the precipi- 
tate may subside. Then decant, or 
siphon off, the clear liquid and preserve 
it for use. 

In attempting to pass the liquid 
through a filter, it will usually be found 
that the finely divided precipitate of 
lead sulfate will partially pass along 
with it. This may be prevented (in 
this and many similar cases) by adding 
to the mixture a small quantity of 
starch, thoroughly incorporating this by 
agitation, and pouring the mixture on 
the previously wetted filter. The first 
portions of the filtrate are poured back 
until it runs through clear. — N. F. 

Solution of Zinc and Aluminum, 
Compound. 

Zinc sulfate av.oz. 14 

Aluminum sulfate av.oz. 14 

Betanaphthol gr. 18 

Oil of thyme fl.dr. 1 

Water, to make gall. y 2 

Dissolve the zinc and aluminum sul- 
fates in */2 gallon of water, by the aid 
of heat, add the naphthol and oil, and 
shake the mixture occasionally, in a 
stoppered bottle, until it cools. Set it 
aside for a few days, if convenient, and 
then pass it through a wetted filter, fol- 
lowing it with enough water to make 
Vz gallon.— N. F. 

The commercial aluminum sulfate 
(not alum) may be used for this prep- 
aration. This generally contains a trace 
of iron, but by allowing the liquid to 
stand, this will be gradually precipi- 
tated, 



See Solution of Zinc and Iron, Com- 
pound. 

Solution of Zinc Chlorid. (Burnett's 
Disinfecting Fluid,) 

I. 

Zinc, granulated av.oz. 6 

Hydrochloric acid, .av.oz. 21 

or fl.oz. 17K 

Nitric acid gr. 132 or m. 100 

Zinc carbonate, precipitated.gr. 132 
Distilled water sufficient 

To the zinc, contained in a glass or 
porcelain vessel, add 4 fluidounces of 
distilled water, then gradually add the 
hydrochloric acid, and digest until re- 
action ceases and the acid is saturated 
or refuses to dissolve any more of the 
metal. Pour off the solution, add the 
nitric acid, evaporate the solution to 
dryness, and heat the dry mass to fusion 
at a temperature not exceeding 115 deg. 
C. Let it cool, and dissolve it in a 
sufficient amount of distilled water to 
make the product weigh 25 av.ounces 
(measuring about 16 fluidounces). Then 
add the zinc carbonate, agitate the mix- 
ture occasionally during 24 hours, and 
then set it aside until it has become 
clear by subsidence. Finally, separate 
the clear solution by decantation or by 
means of a siphon. — U. S. P. 

The product is an aqueous solution of 
zinc chlorid, containing about 5° P er 
cent, by weight of the salt. 

This preparation is practically identi- 
cal with Burnett's disinfecting fluid, al- 
though the latter is really about 1/3 
stronger. 

II. 

Zinc, granulated av.oz. 6^4 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 18 

Zinc carbonate, 
Chlorin water. 
Distilled water, each sufficient 

Mix the acid with 8 fluidounces of 
water in a porcelain dish, add the zinc, 
apply a gentle heat until gas is no 
longer evolved, boil for half an hour, 
supplying the water lost by evaporation, 
and allow to cool. Test the product for 
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filter the solution into a bottle and add 
chlorin water, little by little, with fre- 
quent agitation, until the liquid acquires 
a permanent odor of chlorin; add zinc 
carbonate in small quantities at a time, 
with renewed agitation, until a brown 
sediment appears and the whole of the 
lead or iron is thus precipitated; filter 
the liquid, and evaporate to 16 fluid- 
ounces. — Brit. Pharm. 

If no iron or lead be present in the 
liquid, filter the cooled product and 
evaporate it to 16 fluidounces. 

Solution of Zinc and Iron, Compound. 
(Deodorant Solution.) 

Zinc sulfate av.oz. 14 

Ferrous sulfate av.oz. 14 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 4^ 

Betanaphthol gr. 18 

Oil of thyme fl.dr. 1 

Hypophosphorous acid, 30 

per cent fl.dr. 2 

Water, to make .....gall. x / 2 

Dissolve the zinc, ferrous and copper 
sulfates in 50 fluidounces of boiling 
water, add the naphthol and oil, and 
shake the mixture occasionally, in a 
stoppered bottle, until it is cold. Then 
add the acid, filter the liquid through a 
wetted filter, and lastly, pass enough 
water through the filter to make H gal- 
lon.— N. F. 

This solution is used as a simple de- 
odorant and antiseptic for common do- 
mestic use, when it is unnecessary or 
impracticable to employ more powerful 
agents. 

When a deodorant solution is re- 
quired for purposes where iron is ob- 
jectionable, as for instance, when woven 
fabrics are to be steeped in it, Solution 
of Zinc and Aluminum, Compound, may 
be employed (which see). 

Species. ("Teas" — Thee-Kraeuter — 
Theegemische.) 

Species, commonly known as "teas," 
are mixtures of crude drugs in a coarse- 
ly comminuted state, The drugs must 
not be in large pieces nor must any fine 
powder be present; 



Species, Alterative. (Swedish Blood- 
Purifying' Tea — Compound Spe- 
cies of Guaiac — Species ad Decoc- 
tum Lignorum.) 

Licorice root, cut av.oz. 1 

Saponaria, cut av.oz. 2 

Juniper wood, rasped av.oz. 4 

Guaiacum wood, rasped. .. .av.oz. 6 
— Swed. Pharm. 

See also Species, Wood. 

Species, Aromatic. (Aromatic Tea — 
Species Resolventes — Gewuerz- 
hafte Kraeuter.) 

Peppermint, cut fine parts 2 

Wild thyme, cut fine parts 2 

Garden thyme, cut fine. ... .parts 2 

Lavender flower . .parts 2 

Clove, cut fine part 1 ., 

, Cubeb, coarse powder part 1 

— Germ. Pharm. 

Species, Bitter. (Bitter Tea.) 

I. 

Wormwood, cut parts 2 

European centaury, cut... parts 2 
Bitter orange peel, cut.... parts 2 

Buckbean, cut part 1 

Calamus, cut part 1 

Gentian, cut .part 1 

Cassia bark, cut part 3/10 

— Austr. Pharm. 

II. 

Guaiac wood, 

Juniper berries, 

Buckbean leaves, 

Senna, each equal parts 

— Norw. Pharm. 

III. 

Juniper berries. 

Buchu, 

Senna, each equal parts 

— Dan. Pharm. 

IV. The Swed. Pharm. has what it 
calls Boecker's Bitter Tea, also called 
Species Quassise Amarae, which is pre- 
pared as follows : 

Star-anise, crushed part 1 

Quassia, rasped parts 2 

Blessed thistle, cut parts 2 

Species, Diuretic. (Diuretic Tea — 
Harntreibender Thee.) 

I. 

Lovage root, cut, 

Restharrow root, cut, 

Licorice root, cut, 

Juniper berries, crushed, 

each equal parts 

—Germ. Pharm. 



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II. An older formula is this: 

Licorice root, cut parts 4 

Lovage root, cut parts 3 

Rest harrow root, cut parts 3 

Pansy herb, cut parts 3 

Juniper berries, crushed. .. .parts 3 

Parsley seed parts 2 

Anise seed parts 2 

— D. 

Species, Emollient. (Emollient Cata- 
plasm — Erweichende Kraeuter.) 

Althea leaves, 

Mallow leaves, 

Melilot tops, 

German chamomile, 

Flaxseed, each equal parts 

Reduce them to a coarse powder, and 
mix it uniformly. 

Mallow leaves are derived from 
Malva vulgaris Fries and Malva sylves- 
tris Linne. Melilot tops are the leaves 
and flowering branches of Melilotus offi- 
cinalis Desrousseaux, and Melilotus 
altissimus Thilliers. — N. F. and Germ. 
Pharm. 

Species, Juniper. (Juniper Tea — En- 
ebaer The.) 

Anise seed part 1 

Licorice root part 1 

Juniper berries parts 8 

— Norw. Pharm. 

Species, Laxative. (St. Germain Tea 
— Species Laxantes — Laxative 
Tea.) 
I. 

Senna, cut av.oz. 8 

Elder flowers av.oz. 5 

Fennel, bruised av.oz. 2^2 

Anise, bruised av.oz. 2H 

Potassium bitartrate, fine 
powder av.oz. 2 

Moisten the senna with a small quan- 
tity of water ; then sprinkle over it, as 
uniformly as possible, the potassium 
bitartrate. When it has become dry, 
mix it lightly and uniformly with the 
other ingredients.— N. F., Germ. Pharm. 
(2nd) and Dan. Pharm. 

The present Germ. Pharm. directs 
that the bruised anise and fennel be 
moistened with a solution of i]4 av.- 
ounces of potassium tartrate in 2V2 
fluidounces of water; in one-half hour, 
moisten them with a solution of }i av. 
ounce of tartaric acid in 6 fluidrams of 



water, dry, and add the elder and senna. 
II. The Norw. and Dan. (not the 
Swed.) Pharms. both recognize a "laxa- 
tive species," also called "Hamburg 
tea." The former directs this mixture: 

Senna, cut parts 60 

Manna parts 25 

Coriander, crushed parts 8 

Potassium bitartrate, pow- 
der parts 7 x / 2 

Mix the potassium bitartrate intimate- 
ly with the manna and add the other 
ingredients. 
The Dan. Pharm. directs a mixture of 

Senna parts 62>4 

Manna parts 25 

Coriander parts 7^2 

Potassium bitartrate parts 5 

The Dan. Pharm. also has the Laxa- 
tive Species or Species St. Germain. 
See No. I. 

Species, Long Life. (Species ad 
Long-am Vitam.) 

Aloes parts 4 

Rhubarb part 1 

Gentian part 1 

Zedoary part 1 

Galangal part 1 

Myrrh part 1 

Agaric part 1 

Spanish saffron part 1 

Theriac part 1 

Reduce the first seven ingredients to 

small pieces, then rub the agaric to 

coarse powder, triturate the theriac with 

it and mix the whole. — H. 

Species, Marshmallow. (Marshmal- 
low Tea. — Species Althea.) 

Marshmallow root, cut parts 10 

Marshmallow leaves, cut... parts 5 

Licorice root, cut parts 2J/2 

Mallow flowers (Malva syl- 
vestris), cut part 1 

— Austr. Pharm. 

Species, Pectoral. (Breast Tea — 
Brust Thee — Bryst The — Species 
ad Infusum Pectorale.) 

Althea root, peeled parts 8 

Coltsfoot leaves parts 4 

Licorice root, Russian, 

peeled parts 3 

Anise parts 2 

Mullein flowers parts 2 

Orris root part 1 

Cut, bruise and mix them. 
Pectoral Infusion, or Infusion of Pec- 
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381 



grains of the above preparation, in the 
usual manner, so as to obtain 10 fluid- 
ounces of strained product. — N. F. and 
Germ. Pharm. 

II. 

Marshmallow leaves parts 40 

Licorice root parts 30 

Marshmallow root parts 10 

Barley parts 10 

Mullein flowers part 1 

Mallow flowers part 1 

Red poppy petals part 1 

Star anise part 1 

— Austr. Pharm. 

III. 

Anise seed parts 2 

Elder flowers parts 3 

Coltsfoot parts 3 

Licorice root parts 6 

Althea root parts 6 

— Norw. Pharm. 

Species, Wood. (Species Lignoruxn 
— Wood Tea — Blood-Purifying 
Tea — Blutreinigung Thee — Holz 
Thee.) 

Guaiac wood parts 5 

Rest harrow parts 3 

Licorice root part 1 

Sassafras wood part 1 

Cut into coarse pieces and mix well. 
— Germ. Pharm. 

See also Species, Alterative. 

Spirits. ("Essences.") 

The spirits of the U. S. P. are simply 
alcoholic solutions of volatile substances, 
such as volatile oils, camphor, etc. 
Many of them are known "commonly as 
essences, although the latter term is also 
applied to some other preparations. 

According to the N. F., any spirit or 
alcoholic solution of a volatile oil, for 
which no formula is given by the U. S. 
P., N. F. or otlier standard work, 
should be prepared in accordance with 
the following general formula : 

Volatile oil fl.oz. 1 

Deodorized alcohol fl.oz. 15 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol. 
The strength of the spirit thus pre- 
pared is approximately 5 per cent, by 
weight, provided the specific gravity of 
the oil is in the neighborhood of 0.900, 
as is the case with the majority of 
volatile oils, 



Spirit of (Bitter) Almond. ( Essence 
of Bitter Almond.) 

Oil of bitter almond m. 80 

Alcohol . T fl.oz. 123^ 

Distilled water to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol and 
add the water.— U. S. P. 

Spirit of Ammonia. (Dzondi's Spirit 
— Ammoniated Alcohol.) 

Stronger (28 p. c. or so- 
called "concentrated") am- 
monia water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol sufficient 

Pour the ammonia water into a flask 
provided with a safety funnel tube and 
connected with a glass condenser, the 
latter in turn to be connected with a 
well-cooled receiver containing 16 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, the delivery tube of 
the condenser reaching to near the bot- 
tom of the receiver. Heat the flask 
carefully, and very gradually, to a tem- 
perature not exceeding 60 deg. C. and 
maintain it at that temperature until 
ammonia ceases to be evolved. Then 
disconnect the receiver and having as- 
certained the ammonia strength of the 
contents by the assay process, add 
enough alcohol to make the product 
contain 10 per cent, by weight of am- 
monia gas. 

Keep the product in glass-stoppered 
bottles in a cool place. The solution 
deteriorates and should be tested fre- 
quently. 

The alcohol for this preparation 
should have been recently distilled and, 
after distillation, kept in glass vessels. 

Spirit of Ammonia, Aromatic. (Com- 
pound Spirit of Ammonia — Spirit 
of Sal Volatile.) 

I. 

Ammonium carbonate, in 
hard, translucent pieces 
(not the white powder) .. .gr. 250 
Ammonia water, 10 p. c. . . .fl.oz. i l / 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 % 

Oil of lavender flowers. . . . . .m. 8 

(about drops 12) 

Oil of nutmeg m. 8 

(about drops 12) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
To the ammonia water, contained in 
a flask or bottle, add 2V2 fluidounces ot 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



water, and afterwards the ammonium 
carbonate reduced to moderately fine 
powder. Close the vessel and agitate 
the contents frequently until the salt is 
dissolved. Put the alcohol into another 
vessel, add the oils, then gradually add 
the solution of ammonium carbonate, 
and afterwards enough distilled water 
to make the product measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. Set the liquid aside during 24 
hours in a cool place, occasionally agi- 
tating, then filter it through paper in a 
well-covered funnel. — U. S. P. 

Keep the product in glass-stoppered 
bottles in a cool place. 

It is best to let the mixture of am- 
monia water, ammonium carbonate and 
water stand for 24 hours before adding 
to the oil and alcohol mixture. 

II. 
Ammonium carbonate, trans- 
lucent pieces gr. 184 

Strong solut'n of ammonia. fl. dr. 63^ 

Oil of nutmeg m. 27 

Oil of lemon m. 40 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 

Place the two oils with the alcohol 
and distilled water in a retort; distil 
14 fluidounces ; then distil and separate- 
ly collect an additional 7 fluidrams. 
Place the latter, together with the am- 
monium carbonate and the solution of 
ammonia, in a bottle holding rather more 
than 2 fluidounces, securely cork the 
bottle, and gently warm in a water bath 
to 60 deg. C, shaking from time to time 
until all the salt is dissolved. Filter 
the solution, when cold, through a 
pledget of cotton, and gradually mix the 
filtrate with the portion first distilled. 
Spirit of Ammonia* Anisated. 

Anethol fl.dr. 4 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol, q. s. 

Dissolve the anethol in a portion of the 
alcohol, add the ammonia water and 
alcohol to make 16 fluid ounces. — N. F. 
Spirit of Ammonia, Fetid. 

Asafetida av.bz. 1*4 

Stronger ammonia water, 28 

p. c fl.dr. 15 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz, 16 



Break the asafetida into small pieces, 
macerate in a closed vessel with 12 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol for 24 hours, distil 
until alc.oholic vapors cease to be con- 
densed, mix the distillate with the am- 
monia water, and add the remainder of 
the alcohol. — Brit. Pharm. 

Spirit of Angelica, Compound. 
I. 
Angelica root, cut moderate- 
ly fine av.oz. 2. .gr. 145 

Valerian, cut moderately finc.gr. 250 

Juniper berries, bruised gr. 250 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Water fl.oz. 18 

Camphor gr. 125 

Macerate the roots and berries in the 
alcohol and water for 24 hours, agitating 
occasionally, then distil off 16 fluid- 
ounces, and dissolve the camphor in the 
distillate. — Germ. Pharm. 
II. A simple formula is the following: 

Oil of angelica root m. 15 

Oil of valerian m. 5 

Oil of juniper berries m. 5 

Camphor gr. 150 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

— H. 
Spirit of Anise. 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 13 

Deodorized alcohol, to make. fl.oz. 16 
— U. S. P. and Brit. Pharm. 
The spirit of anise, Brit. Pharm., is 
one-half the strength of the essence of 
anise of the Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

Spirit, Apoplectic. (Slagvatten.) 

This is a Scandinavian preparation 
made by distilling equal parts of rose- 
mary and lavender flowers with dilute 
alcohol. Ordinarily spirit of lavender, 
which see, is dispensed. The gold leaf 
formerly added to it is not considered 
necessary. 
Spirit, Aromatic. 

Compound spirit of orange, .fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 

Preserve the product, if it is to be 
kept in stock, in completely filled and 
well-stoppered vials or bottles, and 
stored in a cool and dark place. 

Aromatic spirit may also be prepared 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



383 



Sweet orange peel, fresh and 
deprived of the white, in- 
ner portion av.oz. ^A 

Lemon peel, fresh gr. 240 

Coriander, bruised gr. 240 

Oil of star anise m. 5 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 32 

Macerate the solids during 4 days with 
29 fluidounces of alcohol, then add the 
oil of star anise, filter, and pass enough 
alcohol through the filter to make the 
product measure 32 fluidounces. 

When good, fresh essential oils can- 
not be readily obtained for preparing 
this spirit, the second formula may be 
used. But the product obtained by it 
should not be employed in mixtures con- 
taining iron, as the latter would cause 
a darkening of the mixture. — N. F. 

Spirit of Cajuput. 

Oil of cajuput fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

—Brit. Pharm. 
This preparation is 5 times the 

strength of the same preparation of the 

Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

Spirit of Camphor. (Tincture of 
Camphor, TJ. S. P. 1850.) 

Camphor av.oz. s l A 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the camphor in 12 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, filter through paper, 
and pass the remainder of the alcohol 
through the filter.— U. S. P. and Brit. 
Pharm. 

The formula of the U. S. P. 1880 
{which is the formula of the Germ. 
Pharm.) directed 3 av.ounces of cam- 
phor, 24 fluidounces of alcohol and 6 
fluidounces of water, the camphor to 
be dissolved in the alcohol, the water 
added, and the whole filtered. 

The latter will serve for ordinary 
counter sales, but when the spirit is to 
be mixed in liniments with oils, chloro- 
form, etc., the U. S. P. 1900 formula 
must be used, as it only makes a clear 
mixture. - 

The corresponding Eclectic and ho- 
meopathic preparations are called tinc- 
ture of camphor ; see Tincture of Cam- 
phor. 



Spirit of Caraway. (Tincture of Oil 
of Caraway — Essence of Cara- 
way.) 

Oil of caraway fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 1 

— Eclectic. 
Spirit of Cardamom, Compound. 

Oil of cardamom fl.oz. \ x / 2 

Oil of orange fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Oil of cinnamon, Cassia m. 72 

Oil of clove m. 36 

Anethol m. 36 

Oil caraway m. 4 

Acohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add- 
ing enough to make 16 fluid ounces. 

This preparation is intended as a fla- 
voring ingredient, being equivalent to 
the official compound tincture of carda- 
mom without the coloring matter. — 

N. F. 

Spirit of Chloroform ("Chloric 
Ether" — Spirit of Chloric Ether.) 
I. 

Chloroform fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol . fl.oz. isV\ 

— U. S. P. 
The name "chloric ether" is often ap- 
plied to this mixture. 

II. 

Chloroform fl.dr. 6^ 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

—Brit. Pharm. 
III. A mixture of 1 volume of chlo- 
roform and 2 of alcohol has been called 
"concentrated chloric ether." 
Spirit of Cinnamon. 

Oil of cinnamon fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— U. S. P. and Brit. Pharm. 
The preparation of the present Brit. 

Pharm. is 5 times the strength of the 

Brit. Pharm. of 1885. 

Spirit of Curacao. 

Oil of Curagao orange fl.oz. 2]/ 2 

Oil of fennel m. 25 

Oil of bitter almond m. 6 

Deodorized alcohol, to make. fl.oz. 16 
Mix the oils with the alcohol, and keep 
the spirit in completely-filled and well- 
corked bottles, and stored in a cool and 
dark place. 

The essential oils used in this case 
must be as fresh as possible, and abso- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



lutely free from any terebinthinate odor 
or taste. Oil of Curasao orange may be 
obtained without difficulty in the mar- 
ket, but it should be carefully examined 
as to its quality, immediately upon re- 
ceipt, and should not be kept in stock, 
for any length of time, without special 
precautions. A still finer quality of oil 
of orange is that derived from Citrus 
nobilis, which is known in the market 
as oil of mandarin. 

Spirit of Ether. (Spiritus JEtheris — 
Hoffmann's Drops — Liquor Ano- 
dynie Mineralis Hoffmanni.) 

Stronger ether fl.oz. s J A 

Alcohol fl.oz. io^4 

— U. S. P. 

The ordinary (not "stronger") ether 
may be used if desired, if it be mixed 
in the proportion of 6^4 fluidounces with 
9l4 fluidounces of alcohol. 

The above is the preparation common- 
ly sold as Hoffmann's Drops and rec- 
ognized by German works under this 
name. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs mixing I 
volume of stronger ether with 2 vol- 
umes of alcohol. The Germ, and Austr. 
Pharms. direct I part by weight of 
stronger ether to 3 parts of alcohol, 
which is equivalent to 4J/2 fluidounces of 
the former to 11 24 of the latter. 

Spirit of Ether, Camphorated. (Kam- 
fer Draaber — Camphor Drops — 
Nerve Drops — Nerf Drofpar.) 
Norw. and Dan. Pharms. : 

Camphor av.oz. 3 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 

Spirit of Ether, Compound. (Hoff- 
mann's Anodyne.) 
I. 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Ethereal oil fl.dr. 3 

— N. F. 
Or mix ordinary (so-called U. S. P. 
1880) ether, 6 l / 2 fluidounces, Sy 2 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol and 3 fluidrams of 
ethereal oil. 

The Hoffmann's anodyne of the mar- 
ket is an uncertain preparation obtained 
in the redistillation of crude sulfuric 
ether and subsequently more or less 



altered by the addition of alcohol, ether, 
etc. 

II. 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 2 l A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 39 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 17 

Distilled water fl.dr. 6 

Sodium bicarbonate sufficient 

Gradually mix the acid with 20 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, let stand 24 hours, 
then distil slowly until a thermometer, 
the bulb of which is within the liquid, 
indicates a temperature of 171 deg. C. 
Pour the distillate into a separator, and 
after separation is complete, remove the 
lower layer. Add the distilled water to 
the upper layer and also gradually so- 
dium bicarbonate until, after agitation, 
the liquid is nearly neutral to litmus 
paper. Separate the ethereal liquid and 
add to it the ether and 19 fluidounces 
of alcohol. — Brit. Pharm. 

Spirit of Formic Acid. (Spiritus 
Formicarum — Spirit of Ants — 
— Ameisen Spiritus or Geist.) 

Formic acid fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2^/2 

Alcohol, to make . .fl.oz. 16 

Mix the formic acid with the distilled 
water, and add the alcohol. — N. F. 

Formic acid for this preparation 
should have a specific gravity of 1.060 to 
1.063, or containing 25 per cent, of abso- 
lute formic acid. 

The formula of the Germ. Pharm. is 
practically identical with the above. 

Spirit of Horse-Radish, Compound. 

(Spiritus Armoraciae Compos- 

itus.) 
Horseradish root, fresh, 

scraped av.oz. 2 

Bitter orange peel, cut small 

and well bruised av.oz. 2 

Nutmeg, bruised gr. 22 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Mix and distil 16 fluidounces. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Spirit of Juniper. 

Oil of juniper berries fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 19 

— U. S. P. and Brit. Pharm. 
The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 

is 2^ times the strength of the Brit. 

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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



385 



The Germ. Pharm. directs mixing 4 
av.ounces of crushed juniper berries, 14 
fluidounces of alcohol and ii^ of water, 
macerating for 24 hours at a tempera- 
ture of 15 to 20 deg. G, occasionally 
agitating, and distilling off 17 av.ounces. 
Spirit of Juniper, Compound. 

Oil of junioer berries fl.dr. 1 

Oil of caraway m. 8 

(about drops 12) 

Oil of fennel m. 8 

(about drops 12) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 22.y 2 

Water, to make. fl.oz. $2 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, and 
gradually add the water. — U. S. P. 

This is used as a substitute for Hol- 
land gin. 
Spirit of Lavender. 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.oz. 1 

Deodorized alcohol fl.oz. 19 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is 2 times the strength- of the above and 
is 5 times the strength of that of the 
Brit. Pharm. of 1885.— U. S. P. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs mixing 4 
av.ounces of lavender flowers, 14 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol and 11 3*4 of water, 
macerating for 24 hours at a tempera- 
ture of 15 to 20 deg. C., occasionally 
agitating, and distilling off 17 fluid- 
ounces. 

Spirit of Lemon. (Essence of Lem- 
on — Spiritus Citri or Limonis.) 

Oil of lemon fl.oz. 1 

Lemon peel av.oz. 1 

Deodorized alcohol, to make.fl.oz. 20 
Dissolve the oil in 18 fluidounces of 
the alcohol, add the lemon peel, macer- 
ate for 24 hours, agitating occasionally, 
filter, and through the filter add enough 
deodorized alcohol to make the filtrate 
measure 20 fluid ounces.— N. F. Ill, and 
U. S. P. 1890. 

The oil of lemon should be pure and 
perfectly free from terebinthinate odor, 
and the lemon peel should have been 
freshly grated from the fruit. 

Spirit of Mastic, Compound. (Spirit- 
us Matricalis — Mutter Spiritus.) 

Mastic av.oz. 34 

Olibanum av.oz. 24 

Myrrh av.oz. y A 



Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 4^ 

Macerate the contused drugs with the 
mixed alcohol and water for 24 hours, 
and distil 16 fluidounces. — H. modified. 

Spirit of Melissa. (Spirit of Balm — 
Melissen Geist.) 

This may be prepared by distilling 4 
av.ounces of melissa herb with 14 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol and 20 of water, so as 
to obtain 16 fluidounces of product. — D. 
modified. 

It may also be prepared by dissolving 
24 drops of oil of melissa in 12 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol and adding 4 fluid- 
ounces of water. 

Spirit of Melissa, Compound. (White 
Mother Drops — Carmelite Spirit — 
Karmeliter Geist — Eau de Me- 
lisse de Carmes.) 
I. 

Melissa herb gr. 465 

Lemon peel gr. 400 

Nutmeg gr. 200 

Cassia cinnamon gr. 100 

Clove gr. 100 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Water fl.oz. 18 

Mix all and distil off 16 fluidounces.— 
Germ. Pharm. 

II. 

A quicker and more convenient proc- 
ess is this: 

Oil of melissa, true m. 20 

Oil of lemon m. 20 

Oil of nutmeg m. 15 

Oil of clove ; m. 15 

Oil of cassia*. m. 15 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— H. 
Spirit of Mustard. (Spiritus Sinapis.) 

Volatile oil of mustard fl.dr. 2^2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Or mix in the proportion of 1 part by 

weight of oil to 49 of alcohol. — N. F. 

and Germ. Pharm. 

Spirit of Nitroglycerin. (Spirit of 
Glonoin or Trinitrin — Solution of 
Trinitrin or Nitroglycerin, Brit. 
Pharm.) 

Owing to the highly dangerous char- 
acter of nitroglycerin, this preparation 
is never made by the pharmacist, but 
always purchased by him in the form of 



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a more or less dilute alcoholic solution. 

The spirit of nitroglycerin is described 
by the U. S. P. as "an alcoholic solution 
of glonoin or nitroglycerin (glyceryl or 
propenyl trinitrate) containing I per 
cent., by weight, of the substance." 

The spirit should be kept and trans- 
ported in well-stoppered tin cans, and 
should be stored in a cool place, remote 
from lights or fire. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is of the same strength as that of the 
U. S. P. See also the homeopathic 
Tincture of Glonoin. 

Great care should be exercised in dis- 
pensing, handling, packing, transporting 
and storing the spirit, as a dangerous 
explosion may result if any consider- 
able quantity be spilled and the alcohol 
be partially or wholly lost by evapora- 
tion. 

In case of spilling of the spirit, pour 
over it at once some solution of potassa, 
which quickly causes decomposition of 
the nitroglycerin. An expert on explo- 
sives advises pouring on the spilled 
spirit some solution of sodium sulfocar- 
bonate prepared by boiling sulfur with 
aqueous solution of sodium carbonate. 

Spirit of Nitrous Ether. (Sweet 
Spirit of Nitre — Spiritus Nitri 
Dulcis.) 
I. 

Sodium nitrite av.oz. 2^2 

Sulfuric acid av.oz. 1 

Sodium carbonate, monohy- 

drated gr. 7 

Potassium carbonate, com- 
pletely deprived of water 

by drying gr. 35 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the acid with 3 fluidounces of 
water, cool the liquid, add 2 fluidounces 
and 1 fluidram of alcohol previously 
diluted with the same amount of water 
and introduce the mixture into a flask, 
holding not less than 25 fluidounces, sur- 
rounded by a mixture of ice and water. 
Dissolve the sodium nitrite in 7 fluid- 
ounces of water, filter, and, having 
poured the filtrate into a separating fun- 
nel, allow the liquid to drop slowly into 
the flask containing the acid mixture. 



When all has been added and the reac- 
tion is complete, allow any crystals 
which may have formed to settle at the 
bottom of the flask and decant the cold 
mixture of ethyl nitrite and aqueous 
solution quickly to the previously cleaned 
separatory funnel and draw off and dis- 
card the aqueous liquid. Wash the sep- 
arated ethyl nitrite first with 4 fluid- 
drams of ice-cold water, and then re- 
move any traces of acid by washing it 
with 3 fluidrams of ice-cold water con- 
taining the sodium carbonate in solution. 
Carefully separate the ethyl nitrite from 
the aqueous liquid and agitate it in a 
well-stoppered vial with the potassium 
carbonate to remove traces of water. 
Then cool the liquid, decant it, and pour 
the ethyl nitrite immediately into a tared 
bottle 12^2 av.ounces of alcohol. -Ascer- 
tain the weight of the ethyl nitrite 
poured into the alcohol by noting the 
increase in the weight of the tared bot- 
tle and contents and then add enough 
alcohol to make the mixture weigh 22 
times the weight of the ethyl nitrite 
added. Lastly, transfer the product to 
small, well-stoppered amber-colored 
vials, and keep these in a cool place, 
remote from lights or fire. — U. S. P. 

While the U. S. P. does not distinctly 
specify it, distilled water only should be 
used in making this preparation. 

This process is an entirely new one, 
as in all previous editions of the U. S. 
P. and in all other pharmacopeias, this 
preparation is made by distillation. 

Spirit of nitrous ether should contain 
not less than 4 per cent, by weight of 
ethyl nitrite. 

Commercial sweet spirit of nitre, es- 
pecially such as is obtained in large 
quantities as in carboys, is of very in- 
ferior quality. It contains water which 
hastens decomposition and it is always 
more or less exposed to light and air, 
which are both prejudicial. A better ar- 
ticle can be made from the commercial 
ethyl nitrite, or so-called "concentrated 
nitrous ether," which is usually stated 
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nitrite. This is to be mixed with 19 
times its weight or 21 times its volume 
of alcohol, to make sweet spirit of nitre. 
The ethyl nitrite must, however, be 
quite fresh, as it soon decomposes. 

II. 

Nitric acid _ fl.oz. i l / 2 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 1 

Copper, fine wire av.oz. 1 

Alcohol sufficient 

To 10 fluidounces of the alcohol, add 
gradually the sulfuric acid, stirring them 
together; then stir in i l /i fluidounces 
of the nitric acid, the mixture being 
made in a retort or flask in which the 
copper has been placed, to which is fit- 
ted a thermometer, and to which is at- 
tached an efficient condenser and re- 
ceiver, the latter containing 10 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol; apply heat gently; 
distil at a temperature commencing at 
76 deg. C. and rising to 80 deg. C, but 
not exceeding 82 deg. C, until the vol- 
ume of the liquid in the receiver has 
been increased to 16 fluidounces, the 
receiver and condenser being kept cool 
with ice-cold water. Then withdraw 
the source of heat, and having allowed 
the contents of the retort to cool, intro- 
duce the remaining 2 fluidrams of nitric 
acid, and resume distillation as before, 
until the liquid in the receiver has in- 
creased to 17 fluidounces. Mix this 
liquid with 10 fluidounces of alcohol, or 
as much as will make the product con- 
tain 2^ p. c. of ethyl nitrite. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

The U. S. P. process is superior to 
that of the Brit. Pharm. 

It will be observed that the U. S. P. 
preparation is to contain 4 p. c. of ethyl 
nitrite, while that of the Brit, is to con- 
tain but 2 X A p. c. 

The Brit. Pharm. also recognizes a 
Solution of Ethyl Nitrite which is a 
mixture of 1 volume of glycerin with 
19 of absolute alcohol, containing when 
freshly made 3 p. c. by weight of ethyl 
nitrite, and even when long kept not less 
than 2}/ 2 p. c. by weight of ethyl nitrite. 
The latter is to be obtained by the inter- 



action of alcohol, sodium nitrite and di- 
luted sulfuric acid, at a low temperature ; 
but no process is given. 

III. 

Alcohol av.oz. 20 

Nitric acid, pure av.oz. 6 

Calcined magnesia sufficient 

Weigh the nitric acid into a wide, ca- 
pacious glass flask; weigh half the al- 
cohol into another vessel; then pour the 
latter liquid slowly and carefully in a 
thin stream into the flask so that the 
alcohol will be superimposed on the 
acid, during the process disturbing the 
acid as little as possible. Without agi- 
tating, set aside for 2 days, then mix, 
and distil carefully, on a water bath, 
into a receiver containing the remainder 
of the alcohol. The condenser and re- 
ceiver must be thoroughly cooled. Con- 
tinue distillation until no more vapors 
arise, in the meantime, however, at any 
time discontinuing the process should 
yellow vapors arise. Neutralize the 
liquid with the magnesia, let stand for 
24. hours, and redistil it, beginning with 
a very low temperature. Discontinue 
distillation when the distillate weighs 
16 av.ounces. — Germ. Pharm. 

Spirit of Nutmeg. (Essence of Nut- 
meg — Spiritus Myristicse.) 

Oil of nutmeg. . . fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 19 

— N. F. Appendix and U. S. P. 1890. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 

is 2 times as strong as the above and 

5 times as strong as the preparation of 

the Brit. Pharm. of 1885. 

Spirit, Ophthalmic. (Alcoholic Eye- 
Wash.) 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 10 

Oil of rosemary m. 30 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 1 

Mix them by agitation, and, if neces- 
sary, filter the liquid through paper. 

Spirit of Orange. 

Oil of orange peel fl.oz. 1 

Deodorized alcohol fl.oz. 19 

— U. S. P. 1890. 
The oil must be perfectly free from 
terebenthinate odor. 



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Spirit of Orange, Compound. 

Oil of orange peel fl.dr. 6 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. i l / 2 

Oil of coriander m. 40 

Oil of anise m. 10 

Deodorized alcohol, to make.fl.oz. 4 
Keep the product in completely filled, 

well-stoppered bottles in a cool and dark 

place.— U. S. P. and N. F. (1st edition). 
The oil of orange peel used should 

be that of the bitter orange. 

This preparation is used in making 

aromatic elixir. 

Spirit of Peppermint. (Essence of 

Peppermint.) 
I. 

Oil of peppermint fl.oz. i 1 /* 

Peppermint herb, bruised or 

coarsely ground gr. 70 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 15 

Dissolve the oil in 13^2 fluidounces of 
alcohol, add the herb, macerate for 24 
hours, agitating occasionally, filter, and 
add enough alcohol, through the filter, 
to make the filtrate measure 15 fluid- 
ounces. — U. S. P. 

II. The preparation of the Brit. 
Pharm. is of the same strength as the 
above, but is made without the herb, 
in other words, it is uncolored. This 
preparation is 5 times the strength of 
the spirit of peppermint of the Brit. 
Pharm. of 1885 and half as strong as the 
essence of peppermint of the same work. 

III. The preparation of the Germ. 
Pharm. is made from 1 part by weight 
of oil and 9 parts of alcohol. 

IV. A cheap preparation, such as 
would be suitable for saloon use, may 
be made as follows : 

Oil of peppermint fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Mix the oil with the alcohol, add the 
water, color with tincture of curcuma 
and filter through calcium phosphate or 
talcum. 

Spirit of Phosphorus. (Tincture of 
Phosphorus.) 

Phosphorus gr. ioj^ 

Absolute alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Weigh the phosphorus in a tared capsule 



containing water, then dry it carefully 
and quickly with blotting paper, and 
introduce it into a flask containing the 
absolute alcohol. Into the neck of the 
flask insert a perforated cork stopper 
bearing a long glass tube about 2 feet 
long, to serve as an air condenser. Place 
the flask into a water bath, and heat so 
that the alcohol may be kept gently 
boiling, until the phosphorus is dis- 
solved. Then allow the liquid to cool, 
and, if necessary, add to it enough ab- 
solute alcohol to restore the measure to 
16 fluid ounces.— U. S. P. 1890. 

The phosphorus used should be per- 
fectly translucent and should be cut un- 
der water. 

Keep the product in small, dark am- 
ber-colored, well-stoppered vials, in a 
cool and dark place. 

Each fluidram contains about 1/15 gr. 
of phosphorus. 

The preparation is intended for mak- 
ing elixir of phosphorous. It is unsuit- 
ed for internal administration without 
corrigents. Care should be taken not to 
confound it with solution of phosphorus. 

See also Tincture of Phosphorus for 
the similar homeopathic preparation. 

Spirit, Rainworm. (Regenwunn 
Spiritus or Geist — Spiritus Lum- 
bricorum.) 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 25 

Dippel's animal oil drop 1 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

— H. 
Spirit of formic acid is also dis- 
pensed. 
Spirit of Rosemary. 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 1J/2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 15 

—Brit. Pharm. 
This preparation is 5 times the 

strength of that of the Brit. Pharm. of 

1885. 

Spirit of Sassafras. (Tincture of Oil 
of Sassafras — Essence of Sassa- 
fras.) 

Oil of sassafras. ." fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11 

— Eclectic. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Spirit of Scurvy-Grass. (Spiritus 
Cochlearise — Loeffelkraut Spirit- 
us.) 

Scurvy-grass, dried av.oz. 3 

White mustard, bruised. . . .av.oz. $i 

Alcohol fl.oz. 29 

Water . . :• av.oz. 13 

Mix the scurvy-grass, mustard and 
water, macerate for 3 hours, add the 
alcohol, and distil off 16 fluidounces. — 
Germ. Pharm. 

This spirit may be more conveniently 
prepared from 60 drops of oil of scurvy- 
grass, 12 fluidounces of alcohol and 4 of 
water. 

The preparation of the former Germ. 
Pharm. was made by distilling fresh 
scurvy-grass with water and alcohol. 

Spirit of Soap. (Spiritus Saponis or 
Saponatus — Spiritus Saponis Ka- 
lini — Seifen Geist or Spiritus.) 

I. 
Castile soap, in shavings. . .av.oz. 3 

Alcohol ..fl.oz. 9V2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Introduce the soap into a bottle, add 
the alcohol and 2^/2 fluidounces of wa : 
ter, cork the bottle, and immerse in hot 
water, frequently shaking. When the 
soap is dissolved, allow the bottle and 
contents to become cold, add the re- 
mainder of the water and filter. 

II. 

Castile soap av.oz. i^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Water fl.oz. z x A 

Oil of lavender flowers . .m. 15 

— Austr. Pharm. 

III. 

Olive oil av.oz. 3 

Caustic potassa (90 p. c.) gr. 260 

Alcohol fl.oz. 17 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the potassa in 3 fluidounces 
of water, mix this with the oil and aVz 
fluidounces of alcohol in a water bath, 
and heat to boiling until saponification 
ensues and a sample of the product 
makes a clear mixture with water and 
alcohol. Then add the remainder of the 
alcohol and the water, allow to cool, 
and filter. 

Each of the above should preferably 
be allowed to stand in a cool place for 



at least 24 hours before filtering. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

The above are similar to Liniment of 
Soft Soap, or so-called tincture of green 
soap, which see. 

Spirit of Soap, Camphorated. (Liquid 
Opodeldoc.) 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of soap fl.oz. 11^ 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 6 

Oil of thyme, white fl.dr. y 2 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 1 

Mix and filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

This may become turbid, so it is best 

to set it aside in a cool place for several 

days before filtering. 

This is similar to Liniment of Soap, 

which see. 

Spirit of Spearmint. (Essence of 
Spearmint.) 

The U. S. P. spirit is prepared like 
spirit of peppermint, which see. 

Spirit of Wintergreen. (Spirit of 
Gaultheria.) 

Oil of wintergreen fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol .*. fl.oz. 19 

— U. S. P. 
Sponge, Burnt, Artificial. 

The following mixture may be dis- 
pensed when burnt sponge is demanded: 

Potassium bromid gr. 132 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. y 2 

Potassium iodid av.oz. 1 

Ferric oxid av.oz. iY 2 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 3 

Prepared oyster shell av.oz. 4 

Wood charcoal av.oz. g l / 2 

Mix and reduce to fine powder. 
Prepared oyster shell is made by thor- 
oughly cleaning the shell, then reducing 
in a mortar, separating the finer par- 
ticles by elutriation and drying the lat- 
ter. — H. modified. 

Sponges, Antiseptic. 

Sponges for antiseptic purposes should 
be thoroughly cleansed, bleached, and 
thoroughly cleansed again by washing 
freely in water. Then place in a car- 
bolic solution, or if not desirable to use 
the latter on account of its odor, which 
is always suggestive of operations or 
hospitals, a solution of thymol or other 
antiseptic may be used instead. 



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Sponge, Carbolized. 

Carbolic acid, crystal gr. 375 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Water, distilled fl.oz. 12^ 

Bleached sponges are allowed to re- 
main in this solution for 24 hours, when 
an equal volume of water is added. The 
sponges are to remain in the fluid. — D. 

Sponge Tent. (Compressed Sponge.) 

Sponge, 

Mucilage of acacia, 

Water, each sufficient 

Mix a sufficient quantity of mucilage 
of acacia and of water, in the propor- 
tion of 1 volume of the former to 9 
volumes of the latter, and immerse in 
this liquid, the sponge previously freed 
from sand and other obvious impurities, 
and cut into suitable pieces. When the 
sponge has been thoroughly impregna- 
ted, firmly wrap twine around it so as 
to bring it to the desired shape, and 
then dry it. 

The sponge thus prepared is best pre- 
served with the twine wrapped around 
it. If the twine is removed, special care 
must be taken to protect the sponge 
against damp air. 
Starch, Iodized. (Iodid of Starch.) 

Starch gr. 475 

Iodin gr. 25 

Distilled water sufficient 

Triturate the iodin with a small quan- 
tity of distilled water, add the starch 
gradually, and continue triturating until 
the compound assumes a uniform blue 
color, approaching to black. Dry it at 
a temperature not exceeding 40 deg. C, 
and rub it to a fine powder. 

Preserve in glass-stoppered vials. — U. 
S P. 1880. 

Another method of incorporating the 
iodin is to dissolve it in ether or chloro- 
form before adding it to the starch. 

A so-called "soluble iodid of starch" 
may be prepared by using white dextrin 
in place of the starch. 
Stearate of Morphine. 

Caustic soda, pure gr. 50 

Stearic acid, pure. gr. 355 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 470 

Distilled water sufficient 



Heat the soda and acid with 10 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water until dissolved. 
To the sodium stearate solution ob- 
tained, add the morphine hydrochlorid 
previously dissolved in 14 fluidounces of 
water. Stir the mixture well, collect the 
precipitate, and wash it on a filter with 
distilled water until the washings are 
no longer rendered turbid by hydro- 
chloric acid, or, after the addition of 
nitric acid, by silver nitrate. Then dry 
the precipitate, after which it may be 
crystallized from alcohol. 

It contains 50 p. c. of morphine. 

Stearate of Zinc. 

Zinc acetate gr. 289 

Solut'n of sodium stearate. fl.oz. 64 

Distilled water fl.oz. "J2 

Dissolve the zinc acetate in 8 fluid- 
ounces of the water, warm the solution 
to about 70 deg. C, add the solution of 
sodium stearate gradually, with con- 
stant stirring or agitation, add the re- 
mainder of the water, stir thoroughly, 
allow to stand a few minutes, transfer 
to a muslin strainer, wash with water 
until free from acetate, and finally dry. 
Instead of the zinc acetate, 379 grains 
of the sulfate may be used. — Edel's 
formula. 

See also the similar preparation of the 
N. F., Oleo-Stearate of Zinc. 
Steatins. (Unguenta Extensa.) 

See Mulls, Plaster and Salve. 

Storax, Liquid, Purified. (Prepared 
Storax.) 

The Brit. Pharm. describes it as being 
prepared by dissolving in alcohol, filter- 
ing and subsequently evaporating the 
solvent. 

The present Germ. Pharm. gives this 
process : 

Heat storax on a water bath until 
most of the contained moisture is ex- 
pelled, then dissolve in an equal weight 
of alcohol, filter, and evaporate the 
solvent. 

The 2nd Germ. Pharm. and the pres- 
ent Austr. Pharm. direct dissolving the 
storax in half its weight of benzol, fil- 
tering, and evaporating the solvent. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Suet, Prepared. (Tallow — Sevum or 
Sebum— Talg.) 

Mutton suet is official in the U. S. P. 
and Brit, and Germ. Pharms., but beef 
suet is also used. Either may be pre- 
pared by taking the fat from the vicin- 
ity of the kidneys of the sheep or cow, 
cutting into small pieces either by means 
of a knife or a chopper, heating cau- 
tiously until the fat is quite melted and 
then straining with expression through 
flannel. Dieterich recommends adding 
to the fatty matter in the dish i/io its 
weight of dried sodium sulfate in fine 
powder, continuing the heat for 15 min- 
utes after thorough fusion has occurred, 
stirring frequently and filtering by hot 
filtration. The sodium sulfate removes 
moisture and assists in separating the 
membranes. 

Beef suet has a slightly lower fusing 
point than mutton suet, otherwise the 
two are practically alike, so that one or 
the other may be selected, depending 
upon the use the product is to serve. 

Suet, Deer. 

Beef tallow is usually dispensed for 
this. It is generally sold either in the 
form of flat cake or of cylinders about 
I inch in diameter. It may be. slightly 
hardened by the addition of about 5 per 
cent, of spermaceti or white wax. 

Suet, Salicylated. 

Salicylic acid gr. 72 

Benzoic acid gr. 36 

Mutton suet av.oz. 8 

Melt the suet on a water bath, add 
the acid, and dissolve by stirring. — Germ. 
Pharm. 
Sulfur, Black. (Sulfur Vivum.) 

Originally black sulfur is supposed to 
have been powdered crude sulfur or the 
residue from the purifications of the 
sulfur of commerce. Sometimes antim- 
onous sulfid was found to be present. 
Kebler, who analyzed a number of sam- 
ples several years ago, found no uni- 
formity in their composition, and from 
the analytical results and other informa- 
tion gathered at the time he suggested 



the following formula for making the 
article factitiously: 

Sulfur parts 9 

Lampblack, or powdered 

charcoal part 1 

If it is necessary to employ antimony 
sulfid, the following formula gives a 
fairly good product : 

Sulfur .' parts 22 

Antimony sulfid .parts 3 

Black sulfur is used to some extent 
in domestic veterinary practice as a 
remedy for scabies and other skin dis- 
eases. 
Sulfur Iodid. (Iodid of Sulfur.) 

Washed sulfur part 1 

rbdin parts 4 

Mix the two intimately by trituration, 
introduce the mixture into a glass flask, 
close the orifice loosely, and by means 
of a water bath, gradually, and with oc- 
casional agitation, apply a heat not ex- 
ceeding 60 deg. C. until the ingredients 
combine and become of a uniformly 
dark color throughout. Then increase 
the heat to the boiling point of the wa- 
ter, so as to fuse the mass. Should any 
iodin have sublimed and condensed on 
the glass, incline the flask so as to com- 
bine the iodin with the fused mass, and 
then pour the latter out upon a porce- 
lain plate or other suitable cold surface. 
After cooling, break the product into 
pieces of suitable size, and keep them 
in a glass-stoppered bottle, in a cool 
place.— U. S. P. 

The formula of the Brit. Pharm. dif- 
fers from the above only in directing 
sublimed sulfur instead of washed sul- 
fur. 

Sulfur, Precipitated. (Lac Sulfur — 
Milk of Sulfur.) 

Sulfur, sublimed av.oz. 16 

Lime av.oz. 8 

Hydrochloric acid, water, 
each sufficient 

Slake the lime by the gradual addi- 
tion of 3 pints of water and then mix 
it uniformly with 5 pints of water. Add 
the sulfur, previously sifted, and after 
thorough mixing add 10 pints of water 
and boil the mixture during 1 hour, agi- 
tating or stirring very frequently, and 



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replacing the water lost by evaporation. 
Then cover the vessel and permit the 
contents to cool and to become clear by 
subsidence. Carefully draw off the clear 
solution and filter the remainder. To 
the united liquids add gradually and with 
constant stirring, the hydrochloric acid, 
previously diluted with an equal volume 
of water, until the liquid is nearly neu- 
tralized, still retaining, however, an al- 
kaline reaction and a yellow color. Col- 
lect the precipitate on a strainer, and 
wash it with water until the washings 
are tasteless and cease to give a precipi- 
tate with ammonium oxalate test solu- 
tion. Then dry the product rapidly, at 
a moderate heat, and keep it in well- 
stoppered bottles. — U. S. P. 

The hydrochloric acid must be of the 
full U. S. P. strength, viz., 31.9 p. c. ; 
if weaker, proportionately more of it 
must be used. 

The preparation of the market is usu- 
ally sold under the name lac sulfur and 
contains calcium sulfate from using sul- 
furic acid "as the precipitant instead of 
hydrochloric acid. 

Sulfur, Washed. (Sulfur Lotum — 
Sulfur Depuratum.) 

Sulfur, sublimed av.oz. 16 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c....fl.dr. 13 
Water sufficient 

Sift the sulfur through a No. 30 sieve, 
mix it thoroughly with 16 fluidounces 
of water, add the ammonia water, and 
digest for 3 days, agitating occasionally. 
Then add another 16 fluidounces of wa- 
ter, shake well, throw the mixture on 
a muslin strainer, allow the liquid to 
drain, and wash the sulfur with water 
until the washings no longer impart a 
blue color to red litmus paper. Then 
allow to drain, press the residue strong- 
ly, dry it rapidly at a moderate heat, and 
pass it through a Xo. 30 sieve. — U. S. P. 

Keep the product in well-stoppere J 
bottles. 

If the ordinary ammonia water be 
used, about 3 fluidounces will be neces- 
sary. 

The directions of the Germ, and 



Austr. Pharms. differ from the above 
only in using 11 fluidounces of water. 

Suppositories. (Suppositoria.) 

Suppositories are solid bodies of vari- 
ous weights and shapes, adapted for in- 
troduction into the various orifices of 
the human body, and melting readily at 
blood heat. 

They are made with different vehicles, 
cocoa butter, sodium stearate, glyceri- 
nated gelatin, agar agar, gum, soap, etc., 
and are made of different forms, accord- 
ing to the purpose intended for. The ordi- 
nary suppositories are the rectal sup- 
positories (these are understood when- 
ever the term ''suppositories" is used), 
nessaries or vaginal suppositories, bou- 
gies or urethral suppositories, nasal 
suppositories, and ear suppositories. 
The latter two kinds are but little em- 
ployed, while of the other three the 
rectal suppositories are the ones in most 
common use. 

The N. F. does not recognize any sup- 
positories nor does the Germ. Pharm. 
The Brit. Pharm. recognizes several co- 
coa butter suppositories. The U. S. P. 
recognizes only glycerin suppositories 
besides giving general directions for 
making rectal, vaginal and urethral sup- 
positories of cocoa butter and glycerin- 
ated gelatin. The N. F. recognizes sup- 
positories of boroglycerin. 

Cocoa Butter Suppositories. — The U. 
S. P. gives the following general process 
for these: Reduce the medicinal sub- 
stance, if dry, to very fine powder, or, 
if an extract, soften it with an appro- 
priate liquid, then mix it thoroughly in 
a mortar with about an equal weight of 
grated cocoa butter and incorporate the 
remainder of the cocoa butter until a 
homogeneous, plastic mass is obtained, 
adding, if necessary, a very small quan- 
tity of sweet almond oil (castor oil, 
wool fat or petrolatum are excellent) 
to assist in making a suitable mass. Roll 
the mass out on a graduated tile (like 
a pill tile) into a cylinder, cut this into 
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with a spatula or other suitable mechan- 
ical aid (or with the fingers), form 
them into the proper shape. 

Cocoa butter may be grated by means 
of an ordinary household grater. 

In rolling the suppository mass it is 
customary to use lycopodium as a dust- 
ing powder to prevent the mass from 
sticking to the tile and fingers. 

Suppositories made in the above man- 
ner are the so-called hand-made supposi- 
tories and these are preferred by many 
operators because troublesome heating 
of the mass and its subsequent cooling 
and chilling of molds is avoided, also 
because the medicament is more evenly 
distributed in the mass. 

If the process of fusion is preferred 
for making suppositories, the U. S. P. 
directs the medicinal substance to be re- 
duced to a fine powder, or, if an ex- 
tract, softened with a suitable liquid, 
then triturated in a mortar with about 
an equal weight of grated cocoa butter, 
and having previously melted the re- 
mainder of the cocoa butter at a gentle 
heat in a suitable dish provided with a 
good lip (such as a porcelain capsule 
or a casserole), add the mixture to the 
contents of the dish. Allow the whole 
to cool to about 38 deg. C, and when 
the mixture begins to show signs of 
congelation, pour it at once into well- 
cooled molds of the desired kind. The 
molds are to be cooled by placing them 
in a mixture of ice and water for some 
time before pouring in the suppository 
mixture into them. Keep the molds at 
a freezing temperature until the sup- 
positories have hardened and are ready 
to be removed. 

The objection to the fusion process in 
making cocoa butter is that the medica- 
ment is not so readily incorporated and 
will subside to the bottom of the mold 
(apex of the suppository). This is 
avoided to a great extent by not pouring 
the mixture into the molds until it is 
almost at the point of congelation and 
keeping it well stirred while pouring 
into the molds. If the mixture should 



solidify before pouring from the dish 
the latter may be very slightly rewarmed. 
When made in this manner the supposi- 
tories are also more readily removed 
from the molds. 

Before pouring the suppository mix- 
ture into the molds, the latter should be 
dusted with lycopodium or be rinsed 
with soap liniment, liniment of soft 
soap or spirit of soap to prevent adhe- 
sion of the suppository to the metal and 
facilitate its removal. 

For suppositories containing chloral, 
phenol, their derivatives, or substances 
which soften the vehicle, raise the melt- 
ing point of the cocoa butter by the ad- 
dition of 10 to 15 per cent, of sperma- 
ceti, but the melting point must not be 
raised above 37 deg. C. 

Unless otherwise specified the U. S. P. 
directs that rectal suppositories made of 
cocoa butter should be cone-shaped or 
spindle-shaped and of the weight of 
about 30 grains ; urethral suppositories 
(bougies) should be pencil-shaped, point- 
ed at one end, either 3 inches long, and 
weigh about 15 grains, or 6 inches long 
and weigh about 30 grains ; and vaginal 
suppositories (pessaries) should be 
globular or oviform and weigh about 
60 grains. The Germ. Pharm. directs 
that rectal suppositories shall weigh 30 
to 45 grains and vaginal suppositories 
twice as much. 

Providing the medicating substance is 
not in powder form, and cannot conve- 
niently or advantageously be reduced to 
this form, the method of mixing is not 
so simple as outlined above. If some- 
thing like an extract is to be incorpora- 
ted, this must first be softened with wa- 
ter, glycerin, diluted alcohol, or alcohol, 
according to its character, after which 
it may be mixed with the cocoa butter 
as before; or it may be that some fixed 
oil or other substance will be a more 
suitable softening agent. Possibly the 
substance is soluble in the cocoa butter 
in a melted condition; it should, of 
course, be so dissolved, and after cool- 
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reduced to powder by grating or other- 
wise, mixed possibly with a little petro- 
latum or fixed oil, and be fashioned into 
suppositories as before. Large quanti- 
ties of liquids cannot, of course, be in- 
corporated with cocoa butter masses ; 
in many instances, however, it will be 
possible to concentrate the liquid by 
evaporation without injury to its medic- 
inal principles ; then, subsequently, the 
concentrated residue may be mixed with 
the cocoa butter as before. 

Cocoa butter suppositories have the 
advantage of melting at a low tempera- 
ture and of being readily absorbed, but 
the disadvantage, when in pencil form, 
is that they are too brittle. Hence cocoa 
butter suppositories are generally pre- 
ferred for rectal and vaginal use, but 
not for use in the urethra, glycerinated 
gelatin suppositories being preferred for 
the latter. 

Cocoa butter suppositories should al- 
ways be preserved in a cool place. 

Elastic cocoa butter urethral supposi- 
tories may be made as follows (in D.) : 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 4 

Acacia, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Melt the cocoa butter at a gentle heat, 
stir in the acacia, keep at a temperature 
of 30 to 35 deg. C. for one-half hour, 
then stir until cool, meanwhile gradu- 
ally incorporating a mixture of the glyc- 
erin and water. 

This mixture is to be preserved in 
well-closed vessels. When bougies are 
to be prepared, the medicament is to be 
mixed with a requisite quantity of the 
mass, and then rolled out on the pill 
board or tile. 

Glycerinated Gelatin Suppositories 
(usually called gelatin suppositories). — 
The U. S. P. gives the following general 
process for making suppositories of 
glycerinated gelatin (also called glyco- 
gelatin) : Mix the medicinal substance, 
if solid and soluble, in water or glycerin, 
or if a miscible liquid, with a little wa- 
ter, and add enough glvcerin to make 



the weight of the mixture one-half that 
of the finished mass. Then thoroughly 
incorporate it with an equal weight of 
melted glycerinated gelatin and pour it 
at once into suitable molds which have 
been greased with a small quantity of 
petrolatum. Cool the molds thoroughly 
before removing the suppositories. 
Molds for urethral suppositories should 
be warmed sufficiently before pouring in 
the mass to facilitate proper filling of 
the mold. Suppositories having a firmer 
consistence may be prepared by substi- 
tuting mucilage of acacia for a portion 
of the water or glycerin. If the medic- 
inal be insoluble in water or glycerin, 
thoroughly rub it up in a warm mortar 
with enough glycerin to make the weight 
of the mixture one-half that of the fin- 
ished mass. Then thoroughly incor- 
porate it with an equal weight of melt- 
ed glycerinated gelatin and pour it into 
suitable molds as directed above. With 
bulky powders about one-half the glyc- 
erin may be replaced with water before 
levigation (or rubbing in the mortar). 
Glycerinated gelatin suppositories should 
be protected against the effects of heat 
and moisture and dry air by keeping 
them in tightly closed containers in a 
cool place. 

Unless otherwise specified, the U. S. 
P. directs that urethral suppositories 
(bougies) of glycerinated gelatin should 
be pencil-shaped, pointed at one extrem- 
ity and either 3 inches long and weigh 
about 30 grains or 6 inches long and 
weigh about 60 grains ; and vaginal sup- 
positories (pessaries) should be globu- 
lar or oviform in shape and weigh about 
150 grains. 

Glycerinated gelatin for suppositories 
is directed by the U. S. P. to be made 
as follows : 

Glycerinated Gelatin. 

Gelatin av.oz. 8 

Glycerin av.oz. 8 

Water sufficient 

Pour upon the gelatin enough water, 
which has previously been boiled and 
cooled, to cover it, allow to stand one 
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gelatin to drain for a few minutes, then 
transfer it to a tared dish, add the glyc- 
erin, and heat on a water bath until the 
gelatin is dissolved. Strain the solution 
while hot and continue the heat on the 
water bath until the product weighs 16 
av.ounces. When cold, cut the mass 
into pieces, and preserve these in suit- 
able containers. 

By suitable containers would be un- 
derstood well-closed vessels which would 
prevent undue access of air. 

Besides the above from the U. S. P. 
the following from Dieterich's Manual 
are also used: 

Hard Glycerin-Gelatin Mass. 

Gelatin av.oz. 2^ 

Water fl.oz. 2y 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 5 

This mass is to be prepared as di- 
rected, and is then to be evaporated un- 
til it weighs 10 av.ounces. 

Soft Glycerin-Gelatin Mass. 

Gelatin av.oz. V/2 

Water_ fl.oz. 4^ 

Glycerin av.oz. 5 

Evaporate this also until it weighs 10 
av.ounces. 

The molds used for bougies are of the 
hinged kind, so that they may be opened 
and the bougies taken out; they are 
constructed of brass, block tin or nickel- 
plated iron. Before using, the interior 
of the molds must be rubbed with petro- 
latum or oil to prevent adhesion of the 
bougies-; they must also be made quite 
warm to permit escape of air bubbles. 
After pouring the mixture into molds, 
the latter should be placed on ice to 
cause immediate and rapid hardening of 
the suppositories. After cooling, the 
mold should be opened and the bougies 
taken out and exposed to the air for 
several hours, that they may harden on 
the surface after which they should be 
wrapped in waxed paper and laid hori- 
zontally in boxes. Or they may be kept 
in a box, rolled in lycopodium. The 
boxes should then be well closed. 

In the absence of a mold, gelatin bou- 
gies may be formed by means of a 
glass tube of suitable size. Oil this tube 



by sucking into it a small quantity of 
olive oil or liquid petrolatum and allow- 
ing this to run out again. Now place 
the tube into the gelatin mass, suck up 
the latter to the desired height, cover 
the upper end quickly with the finger, 
and place the lower end on ice until the 
lower portion of the mass has solidified ; 
now remove the finger and lay the tube 
down on the ice in an inclined position. 
When the bougie has hardened it may 
be removed by pushing it out with a 
smaller glass tube or a rod of some 
kind. 

Urethral suppositories or bougies are 
usually made with gelatin, these being 
without the brittleness of cocoa butter 
bougies. 

Agar Agar Suppositories. — These may 
be prepared by heating 1 part of pow- 
dered agar agar with 29 parts of water 
until dissolved, adding the medicament 
if soluble or miscible with the vehicle 
and pouring into conical molds of paper. 
The latter may be formed from waxed 
paper with the apex turned over. 

In some cases the agar is triturated 
with the medicament, as in the cases of 
tannin, kneaded with water, and rolled 
out by hand. 

Before using agar agar, its slight acid- 
ity should be neutralized by adding 5 
grains of sodium bicarbonate to 1 av.- 
ounce of powder. 

Gum Suppositories. — These may be 
prepared from mixtures of powdered 
tragacanth, starch, dextrin, sugar and 
medicament, rubbed to a paste "with 
water and glycerin, or they may be pre- 
pared by massing the medicating in- 
gredient with mucilage of acacia, glyc- 
erin and water, rolling into the proper 
form, and then drying. If the supposi- 
tories contain too large a proportion of 
medicating ingredient, the latter may be 
diluted with some inert or harmless 
body; powdered boric acid will serve 
acceptably. 

This kind of a mixture is suitable 
only for urethral suppositories. 

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prepared by incorporating the medica- 
ment with powdered curd or tallow soap, 
adding enough glycerite of starch to 
make a suitable mass, dividing into the 
requisite number of parts, and rolling 
these into the suppository form. 

Sodium Stearate Suppositories. — The 
U. S. P. recognizes one suppository 
made with this vehicle, viz., glycerin 
suppositories, and in this instance the 
vehicle is derived by chemical combina- 
tion from stearic acid and sodium car- 
bonate used in the making of the sup- 
pository. 
Suppositories (Urethral), Alum. 

Alum, powder av.oz. x / 2 

Glycerite of starch av.oz. 2V2 

Soft glycerin-gelatin mass, .av.oz. 7 

Triturate the alum with the glycerite 
to a smooth paste, add to the melted 
gelatin mass, heat the whole for a few 
moments over a naked flame, pour into 
the hot molds, allow to stand for a few 
minutes, and then cool rapidly by plac- 
ing upon ice. 

The product contains 5 per cent, of 
alum. — D. 

These bougies may be made with 
cocoa butter by triturating the alum with 
the grated butter, adding oil or petrola- 
tum to make a suitable mass, rolling out 
on a pill board or tile, and cutting into 
suitable lengths. 
Suppositories of Asafetida. 

Ethereal fluid extract of 

asafetida gr. 360 

Cocoa butter gr. 390 

Heat the extract gently in a capsule 
on a water bath to expel the ether, add 
the cocoa butter, melt together, stir for 
a few minutes, and pour into molds to 
form 12 rectal suppositories. The orange- 
colored resin may be rejected as the 
cocoa butter has dissolved its valuable 
odorous principle. 

The resinous deposit may be avoided 
probably by first melting the cocoa but- 
ter, then adding the fluid extract, and 
heating until the ether is driven off. — 
Eclectic. 



Suppositories of Atropine. 

Atropine, alkaloid or sul- 
fate gr. 1/5 

Cocoa butter gr. 390 

Make into 12 rectal suppositories. — 

Eclectic. 

Suppositories, Belladonna. 

Extract of belladonna, Brit. 

Pharm gr. 18 

Cocoa butter sufficient 

The cocoa butter should be enough to 
form with the extract a mixture which 
will fill 12 suitable molds of the capac- 
ity of 15 to 16 grains (or about 1 gram) 
of the butter. 

Melt the butter, triturate the extract 
intimately with a small amount of the 
butter, add to remainder of the butter, 
stir well, and as the mixture begins to 
thicken, pour it into the molds; or let 
the mixture cool and divide it into 12 
equal parts of a conical or other con- 
venient form for a suppository. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Each suppository contains approxi- 
mately 1/60 gr. of the alkaloids of bella- 
donna root. 

The method usually approved here for 
making suppositories containing bella- 
donna or other extract is to make a 
smooth paste of the extract with water, 
diluted alcohol, or alcohol (generally di- 
luted alcohol), triturating this intimate- 
ly with a small portion of the cocoa but- 
ter, adding to the remainder of the but- 
ter in a melted condition, stirring until 
it begins to thicken, and quickly pouring 
into well-chilled molds, keeping well 
stirred meanwhile. Or triturate the paste 
with all the butter in a grated condi- 
tion, make a mass by adding a little 
petrolatum or castor oil, divide into the 
requisite number of parts, and form the 
suppositories by hand or with a spatula. 
Suppositories of Boroglycerin. 

Glycerinated gelatin gr. 230 

Boric acid gr. 60 

Glycerin gr. 270 

Water gr. 210 

Triturate the boric acid with the glyc- 
erin and water and adc! the mixture to 
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water bath. Continue the heat until 
the boric acid is dissolved, replacing the 
water if any be lost by exaporation, and 
pour the mixture into suitable molds, to 
make 12 rectal suppositories. — N. F. 

Suppositories, Carbolic Acid. (Phenol 
Suppositories.) 

Carbolic acid, crystal gr. 12 

White wax gr. 24 

Cocoa butter sufficient 

The cocoa butter should be enough to 
form, with the acid and wax, a mixture 
which will fill 12 suitable molds, each 
of the capacity of 15 to 16 grains (or 
about one gram) of cocoa butter. 

Dissolve the acid in butter and wax, 
previously melted together at a low tem- 
perature, and pour the mixture into the 
molds ; or let the mixture cool and then 
divide into 12 equal parts of a conical 
or other convenient form for a supposi- 
tory. 

Each suppository contains 1 grain of 
carbolic acid. — Brit. Pharm. 

Crystal carbolic acid only should be 
used in making these suppositories as 
the liquefied form, owing to the presence 
of foreign liquid, is insoluble in the 
fatty substances. 

The wax is added to counteract the 
softening action of the acid upon the 
cocoa butter. 

In the Brit. Pharm. 1885, carbolic acid 
suppositories (then called carbolic acid 
suppositories with soap) were directed 
to be prepared from 12 grains of acid, 
180 grains of powdered curd soap, and 
40 grains, or a sufficiency, of glycerite 
of starch. Mix the ingredients so as to 
form a paste of suitable consistence, 
divide the mass into 12 equal parts, each 
of which is to be made into a conical or 
other convenient form for a suppository. 
Suppositories (Urethral), Chloral 
Hydrate. 

Chloral hydrate gr. 23 

Hard glycerin-gelatin mass. av.oz. 1 
Reduce the chloral hydrate to fine 
powder, acid to the melted gelatin mass, 
stir until dissolved, and pour into 
warmed bougie molds, and cool by plac- 
ing on ice. 



The product contains 5 per cent, of 
chloral hydrate. — D. 

Cocoa butter suppositories of chloral 
hydrate may be prepared by melting to- 
gether at a gentle heat 26 grains of 
chloral hydrate, 52 grains of white wax, 
and 1 av. ounce of cocoa butter, allow to 
cool until the mass begins to thicken, 
and pour into well chilled bougie forms. 
Suppositories, Glycerin. 

Suppositories containing glycerin may 
be made either with stearin soap (so- 
dium stearate) or with gelatin. The 
former substance will take up or solidify 
with 'a larger proportion of glycerin. 
Cocoa butter will take up but a small 
amount of glycerin. Stearin soap sup- 
positories of glycerin are preferred in 
this country and are recognized by the 
U. S. P. ; gelatin suppositories of glyc- 
erin are recognized by the Brit. Pharm. 
I. U. S. P.: 

Glycerin gr. 450 

Sodium carbonate, monohy- 

drated gr. 8 

Stearic acid, pure gr. 30 

Water m. 75 

To make 10 rectal suppositories. Dis- 
solve the sodium carbonate in the water 
and add it to the glycerin contained in 
a dish on a water bath ; add the stearic 
acid and heat the mixture carefully until 
carbonic acid gas ceases to be evolved, 
and the liquid is clear. Then pour the 
melted mass into suitable molds, re- 
move the suppositories when they are 
completely cold, and preserve them in 
tightly-stoppered glass vessels. 

The molds should be perfectly dry and 
cold. 

These suppositories are one-half the 
size of those of the U. S. P. 1890. 

These suppositories may also be pre- 
served each in a small vial, or each may 
be dipped into melted paraffin, using 
paraffin of low melting point. If these 
suppositories be protected in some such 
manner there is no necessity for making 
them freshly as needed as was directed 
by the U. S. P. 1800. 

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grains of which about 90 per cent, by 
weight is glycerin. 

II. 

Gelatin, cut small av.oz. 1 

Glycerin av.oz. 5 

Distilled water sufficient 

Place the gelatin in a weighed evapor- 
ating dish with enough distilled water 
to cover it, let stand for 2 minutes, pour 
off the excess of water, set aside until 
the gelatin is quite soft, add the glyc- 
erin, dissolve on a water bath, evaporate 
until the mixture weighs 7 av. ounces 
and 75 grains. Pour the product into 
suppository molds having capacities equal 
to 30, 60 or 120 grains of the supposi- 
tory, or of such other capacities as may 
be required. — Brit. Pharm. 

Each suppository contains 70 p. c. of 
glycerin. 
III. 

Wool fat, anhydrous av.oz. 2 

Cocoa butter av.oz. i34 

White wax ax.oz. 1^ 

Glycerin av.oz. 2 

Distilled water fl.dr. s l A 

Mix the first three together at a gen- 
tle heat, incorporate the glycerin and 
water, previously mixed, and form into 
30 suppositories. — H. 
Suppositories, Iodoform. 

Iodoform gr. 36 

Cocoa butter sufficient 

Make 12 suppositories. 

Prepare like belladonna suppositories. 
— Brit. Pharm. 

For gelatin suppositories of iodoform, 
see next article. 

These suppositories may also he pre- 
pared by incorporating the iodoform 
with the cocoa butter in a grated condi- 
tion, adding a small amount of petrola- 
tum or castor oil to make a suitable 
mass, divide into the requisite number 
of parts, and roll into the form of sup- 
positories on a pill board or tile. 
Suppositories (Urethral), Iodoform. 

I. Prepare like chloral hydrate sup- 
positories, but using 1 part by weight 
of iodoform and 3 of either hard or 
soft glycerin-gelatin mass, but less iodo- 



form may be used if desired. — D. modi- 
fied. 

II. Formula of the Munich Apoth. 
Verein : 

Iodoform, fine powder av.oz. 1 

Gelatin av.oz. l / 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.dr. 4 

Mix the gelatin with the water and 
glycerin, let stand for 2 hours, then melt 
the mixture as rapidly as possible on a 
water bath, add the iodoform previously 
triturated to a smooth paste with a 
small amount of water, and pour the 
warm mixture into forms made of waxed 
paper. — D. 

III. Gum suppositories according to the 
formula of the Munich Apoth. 
Verein : 

Iodoform, fine powder av.oz. 1 

Acacia, powder gr. 24 

Glycerin, distilled water, 
each sufficient 

Mix the two powders intimately, and 
make a suitable mass with a mixture of 
equal parts by weight of the glycerin 
and water (or 4 parts by volume of 
glycerin and 5 of water), roll out into 
the form of pencils, and dry at 40 to 50 
deg. C. 

If less iodoform is desired in the sup- 
positories, it may be partially replaced 
by powdered boric acid. — D. 

IV. Cocoa butter suppositories may 
be prepared by mixing intimately 1 part 
by weight of powdered iodoform with 3 
parts of grated cocoa butter, making a 
mass by the addition of a small amount 
of petrolatum or castor oil, and rolling 
out in the form of pencils. 

Less iodoform may be used if de- 
sired. 

Suppositories (Urethral), Iron 
Chlorid. 

Solution of ferric chlorid, 

U. S. P., gr. 168, or m. 130 

Glycerite of starch av.oz. Ij4 

Soft glycerin-gelatin mass. av.oz. 3^ 

Melt the glycerite and gelatin mass, 
add the iron solution, and then proceed 
as with the alum bougies. — D. 



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Suppositories, Lead, Compound. 

Lead acetate, fine powder gr. 36 

Opium, powder gr. 12 

Cocoa butter to make 12 suppositories. 

Prepare like belladonna suppositories. 
— Brit. Pharm. 

The suppositories may also be pre- 
pared by triturating with grated cocoa 
butter, making into a mass with a small 
amount of castor oil or petrolatum, di- 
viding into the requisite number of parts 
and forming into suppositories on a pill 
board or tile. 
Suppositories, Mercurial. 

Mercurial ointment, 50 p. c. .gr. 60 
Cocoa butter gr. 120 

Melt the butter with a gentle heat, add 
the ointment, and, having mixed them 
thoroughly without applying more heat 
immediately pour the mixture, before it 
has congealed, into suitable molds of the 
capacity of 15 grains; or the liquid mix- 
ture may be allowed to cool, and then 
be divided into 12 equal parts, each of 
which is to be made into a conical or 
other convenient form for a supposi- 
tory.— Brit. Pharm. 1885. 
Suppositories, Morphine. 
I. 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 3 

Cocoa butter to make 12 suppositories. 

Prepare like belladonna suppositories. 
— Brit. Pharm. 

The suppositories may also be pre- 
pared by triturating the morphine salt 
with grated cocoa butter, adding a small 
amount of petrolatum or castor oil to 
make a suitable mass, dividing into the 
requisite number of parts, and forming 
into suppositories on a pill board or tile. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. 1885 also rec- 
ognized morphine suppositories with 
soap which were to be prepared as fol- 
lows: 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 6 

Curd soap, powder gr. 100 

Glycerite of starch gr. > 30 

Starch, powder sufficient 

Mix the morphine salt with glycerite 
and soap, add enough starch to form a 
mass of suitable consistence, and divide 
this into 12 equal parts, each of which is 



to be made into a conical or other con- 
venient form for a suppository. 

Less morphine may be used if desired. 
III. Eclectic : 

Each suppository is to contain 1/3 gr. 
of morphine .sulfate and z 2l A gr. of 
cocoa butter. 

Suppositories of Potassium Chlorate, 
Compound. 
Potassium chlorate, fine 

powder gr. 180 

Alum, fine powder gr. 60 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 3 

Make into 12 vaginal suppositories. — 
Eclectic. 

Suppositories (Urethral), Potassium 
lodid. 

Potassium iodid, fine powder.gr. 23 
Hard glycerin-gelatin mass. av.oz. 1 
Melt the glycerin-gelatin mass on a 
water bath, add the potassium iodid, 
when the latter is dissolved, pour the 
mixture into warmed molds, and cool 
rapidly by placing on ice. 

The bougies contain 5 p. c. of potas- 
sium iodid. — D. 

Suppositories of Potassium Iodid, 
Compound. 

Potassium iodid, powder gr. 96 

Extract of conium leaves gr. 36 

Cocoa butter gr. 390 

Make into 12 rectal suppositories. — 

Eclectic. 

Suppositories (Urethral), Silver 
Nitrate. 

Silver nitrate gr. 2 

Distilled water drops 3 

Hard glycerin-gelatin mass. .gr. 400 
Dissolve the silver nitrate in the water, 
add this solution to the glycerin-gelatin 
mass, previously melted on a water bath, 
pour into molds which have been warm- 
ed, and cool rapidly by placing on ice. 

These bougies contain one-half per 
cent, of the silver salt. They soon be- 
come discolored and must be made 
fresh.— D. 

Suppositories, Tannic Acid. (Tannin 

Suppositories.) 
I. 

Tannic acid gr. 36 

Cocoa butter to make 12 suppositories. 
Prepare like belladonna suppositories. 
—Brit. Pharm. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Or the suppositories may be prepared 
by triturating the acid with grated cocoa 
butter, adding a small amount of petro- 
latum or castor oil to make a mass, di- 
viding into the requisite number of 
parts, and rolling these into supposi- 
tories on a pill board or tile. 

See also Suppositories (Urethral), 
Tannin. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. 1885 also recog- 
nized tannic acid suppositories with 
soap which were to be prepared as fol- 
lows: 

Tannic acid gr. 30 

Glycerite of starch gr. 30 

Starch powder sufficient 

Curd soap, powder gr. 100 

Make like Suppositories, Morphine 
No. II, which see. 

More tannic acid may be used if de- 
sired. 
III. Eclectic: 

Each suppository is to contain 2Y 2 gr. 
of tannin and 32^2 gr. of cocoa butter. 
Suppositories (Urethral), Tannin. 
I. 

Tannin gr. 47 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 14 

Hard glycerin-gelatin mass. av.oz. 2 
Dissolve the tannin in the alcohol, 
triturate this with the tragacanth, incor- 
porate with the melted gelatin mass, ex- 
pose to the heat of a water bath until 
the alcohol has evaporated, stirring con- 
stantly meanwhile, pour into molds, 
which have previously been warmed, and 
cool rapidly by placing on ice. 

The product contains 5 per cent of 
tannin. — D. 

II. Formula of the Munich Apoth. 
Verein for gum suppositories of 
tannin : 
Tannic acid, 

Boric acid, powder, each. equal parts 
Mucilage of acacia, 
Distilled water, 

Glycerin, each sufficient 

Intimately mix the acids, add enough 
of a mixture composed of equal parts of 
the three liquids to form a suitable 
mass, roll into pencils and dry. — D. 

III. Cocoa butter suppositories may 



be prepared by triturating the tannin 
with grated cocoa butter, adding a small 
amount of petrolatum or castor oil tc 
make a mass, and rolling into pencils on 
the pill board or tile. 

Suppositories of Zinc Sulfate, Com- 
pound. 

Zinc sulfate, fine powder gr. 36 

Alum, fine powder gr. 120 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 3 

Make into 12 vaginal suppositories.— 
Eclectic. 
Surgical Dressings. 

For the surgical dressings described' 
in this work, see the following headings : 
Bandages, Plaster Paris; Catgut Liga- 
tures; Cottons; Flannel, Canton; 
Gauzes; Jutes; Lint; Oakum; Silk Liga- 
tures ; Silk Protective ; Soap, Surgical ; 
Sponges, Medicated ; and Wood Wool. 

Syrup of Acacia. (Syrupus Gummo- 
sus.) 

Acacia, selected pieces av.oz. i]/ 2 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Put the acacia into an enameled or 
porcelain dish, add the water, and stir 
occasionally until the acacia is dissolved. 
Add the sugar, place the dish on a 
water bath, apply a gentle heat, gradu- 
ally increasing the temperature, and stir- 
ring from time to time till the sugar is 
dissolved. Strain the syrup, if neces- 
sary, and enough distilled water through 
the strainer to make the product meas- 
ure 15 fluidounces. 

This preparation should be made in 
small quantities, and stored in small, 
tightly stoppered bottles, in a cool place. 
— U. S. P. 

In the U. S. P. 1890, it was made by 
mixing 1 volume of fresh mucilage of 
acacia with 3 volumes of simple syrup. 
Syrup of Albuminate of Iron. 
See Syrup of Iron Albuminate. 

Syrup of Almond. (Orgeat Syrup — 
Syrupus Amygdalarum — Mandel 
Saft or Syrup.) 
I. 

Spirit of bitter almond m. 80 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 13 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

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This preparation is quite different 
from that of the U. S. P. 1890 which 
WoS an emulsion of almonds converted 
into a syrup by the addition of sugar. 
For those who prefer the old formula 
it is here given. 

II. 

Sweet almond av.oz. 2, gr. 150 

Bitter almond gr. 300 

Sugar av.oz. zVk 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 13 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Blanch all the almonds by immersion 
in hot water, removing the skins, and 
drying on a clean cloth. Then rub them 
in a mortar with V/2 av.ounces of sugar, 
and Vi fluidounce of distilled water to a 
smooth paste. Mix this well with the 
orange flower water and 3^2 fluidounces 
of simple syrup, and strain with strong 
expression. To the residue add i l / 2 
fluidounces of distilled water, and ex- 
press again. In the strained liquid dis- 
solve the remainder of the sugar, with- 
out heat, adding enough syrup to make 
the product measure 16 fluidounces. — 

U. S. P. 1890. 

Keep the product in well-stoppered, 
completely filled bottles, in a cool place. 

Syrup Ammonium Hypophosphite. 

Ammonium hypophosphite. . .gr. 264 
Dil. hypophosphorus acid....m. 15 

Distilled water fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. \]/ 2 

Comp. spirit vanillin m. 15 

Syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the ammonium hypophosphite 
in the distilled water, add the diluted 
hypophosphorous acid, filter, and then 
add the glycerin, compound, spirit of 
vanillin and sufficient syrup. — N. F. 

Syrup of Althea. (Syrup of Marsh- 
mallow — Eibisch Syrup or Saft.) 



. ..gr. 
.fl.dr. 



Althea root, deprived of the 
bark and cut into small 
pieces 

Alcohol , 

Glycerin fl.oz. 

Sugar av.oz. 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 

Wash the drug with cold water, 



360 

U 

16 

then 



macerate it with 6 l / 2 fluidounces of the 
water previously mixed with alcohol, 



during 1 hour, stirring frequently, and 
strain without expressing the residue. In 
the strained liquid dissolve the sugar" by 
agitation without heat, add the glycerin, 
and then enough water to make 16 
fluidounces. — N. F. 
P. 1890. 

Keep the product in well-stoppered, 
completely filled bottles, in a cool place. 

II. 

Althea root, cut coarse gr. 175 

Alcohol m. 1 10 

Distilled water fl.oz. g r / 2 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Rinse the drug off with water, add the 
alcohol and water, macerate for 3 hours, 
agitating occasionally, strain without ex- 
pression, and in 8 av.ounces of the cola- 
ture dissolve the sugar by the aid of 
heat,' filter, and bring the filtrate to the 
weight of 20 av.ounces, if necessary, by 
the addition of simple syrup. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Syrup of Apomorphine Rydrochlorid. 
Apomorphine hydrochlorid. . .gr. 4 
Hydrochloric acid, diluted. .. .m. 12 

N Alcohol fl.dr. 5^ 

Distilled water fl.dr. 5^2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and water, add the 
apomorphine salt to it, dissolve by agi- 
tation, add the acid, and mix with the 
syrup. — Brit. Form. 

Syrup of Aralia, Compound. (Com- 
pound Syrup of Spikenard — Al- 
terative Syrup.) 

The following is a practical formula 
for making this Eclectic syrup : 

Spikenard root gr. 270 

Burdock gr. 270 

Yellow dock gr. 270 

Guaiac wood . . . .gr. 270 

Sassafras bark gr. 180 

Prickly ash bark gr. 180 

Elder flowers gr. 180 

Blue flag root gr. 180 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Mix the drugs and reduce to a coarse 
powder, extract in the usual way by per- 
colation, with diluted alcohol; obtain 10 
fluidounces of percolate in which dis- 
solve the sugar by percolation and to 
this solution add, if necessary, enough 
simple syrup to make 16 fluidounces. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Syrup, Aromatic. 

Tincture of orange (from 
fresh bitter peel), Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. 4 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 8 

Mix the tincture and water, shake the 
mixture with a little talcum, filter, and 
add the syrup. — Brit. Pharm. 
Syrup of Asafetida. 

Asafetida, select gum av.oz. Yz 

Boiling water fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Rub the gum with a portion of the 
water to a smooth paste, add the re- 
mainder of the water and sugar, dis- 
solve by aid of gentle heat and strain. — 
Eclectic modified. 
Syrup of Bayberry. 

The following has been credited to 
Thomsonian practice : 

Bayberry bark pounds 2 

Diluted alcohol gall, 1 

Sugar pounds 2 

Macerate the bark with the diluted al- 
cohol in a warm place for two days, 
strain, evaporate the colature to 1 quart 
and in this dissolve the sugar. 
Syrup of Blackberry Root. (Syrup of 
Rubus.) 

Fl'd ext. of blackberry root. fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 12 

— U. S. P. 

Syrup of Blackberry, Aromatic. 
(Syrupus Rubi Aromaticus.) 

Blackberry root . . . .av.oz. 4, gr. 80 

Cinnamon gr. 240 

Nutmeg gr. 240 

Clove gr. 120 

Allspice gr. 120 

Sugar av.oz. 22 

Diluted alcohol, blackberry 

juice, each, to make fl.oz. 32 

'Reduce the blackberry root and the 
aromatics to a moderately coarse (No. 
40) powder, and percolate it, in the 
usual manner, with the diluted alcohol, 
until 8 fluidounces of percolate are ob- 
tained. To this add 14^2 fluidounces of 
blackberry juice, and dissolve the sugar 
in the liquid by agitation. Lastly, add 
enough blackberry juice to make 32 
fluidounces. 

The above really makes more than ^2 



fluidounces of product. The blackberry 
juice should be reduced to 12 fluidounces 
and the sugar to 20 av. ounces. 

This is similar to Cordial, Blackberry, 
which see. 

Syrup of Black Cohosh, Compound. 
(Compound of Syrup of Acteea or 
Cimicifuga.) 

Fluid ext. of black cohosh. fl. dr. 5 
Fluid extract of licorice. . .fl. dr. 2 J / 2 
Fluid extract of senega. .. .fl. dr. 2 l / 2 

Fluid extract of ipecac m. 75 

Wild cherry, moderately fine 

powder gr. 300 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Sugar av.oz. 1 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the wild cherry with 5 fluidounces 
of water, and allow it to macerate dur- 
ing one hour. Then add to it the fluid 
extracts and the talcum, and stir or 
agitate the mixture frequently and thor- 
oughly during about 15 minutes. Trans- 
fer it to a wetted filter, and, when the 
liquid ceases to drop from the funnel, 
wash the contents of the filter with 
water to obtain 8 fluidounces of filtrate. 
In this dissolve the sugar by agitation, 
and add enough water, previously passed 
through the filter, to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. — N. F. 

Syrup of Bloodroot. (Syrupus San- 
guinariae.) 

Bloodroot, No. 20 powder. av.oz. 3^4 

Acetic acid, 36 per cent fl.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 13 J/2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the acid with 6 fluidounces of 
water, moisten the bloodroot with a 
sufficient quantity of this menstruum, 
and allow it to macerate for 2 hours. 
Then pack it in a glass percolator, and 
percolate in the usual manner, first with 
the remainder of the menstruum previ- 
ously prepared, and afterwards with 
water, until 12 fluidounces of percolate 
are obtained, or until the drug is prac- 
tically exhausted. Evaporate the perco- 
late, at a moderate heat, to 7% fluid- 
ounces. In this dissolve the sugar with 
a gentle heat, if necessary, and add 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 

If a somewhat weaker acetic acid be 
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403 



proportionately more of it may be em- 
ployed and correspondingly less water. 

Each fluidram represents about 13 gr. 
of bloodroot. — N. F. 

Syrup of the Bromids. (Syrupus 
Bromidorum.) 

I. 

Potassium bromid gr. 600 

Sodium bromid gr. 600 

Ammonium bromid gr. 360 

Calcium bromid gr. 180 

Lithium bromid gr. 60 

Comp. tincture of cudbear. fl. dr. 4 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the bromid in 7^2 fluidounces 
of water, dissolve the sugar in this solu- 
tion, and the tinctures, and strain. 

Each fluidram contains about 15 gr. 
of the combined bromids. — Cine. Acad. 
Pharm. 

II. 

Potassium bromid gr. 600 

Sodium bromid gr. 600 

Ammonium bromid gr. 360 

Calcium bromid gr. 180 

Lithium bromid gr. 60 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 4 

Comp. tincture of cudbear. fl.dr. 2 
Comp. syrup sarsaparilla. .fl.oz. 7*4 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the bromids in the sarsapa- 
rilla syrup and 5 fluidounces of simple 
syrup, then add the tinctures and enough 
simple syrup to make 16 fluidounces. — 
N. F. 

Syrup of Buckthorn. (Syrup of Buck- 
thorn Bark.) 

This may be prepared as follows: 
Fluid extract of buckthorn 

bark fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 12 

This is used principally as a cathartic 
for dogs. 

Syrup of Buckthorn Berries. (Syrupus 
Spinee Cervinse — Syrupus Domes- 
ticus — Syrupus Rhamni Cathar- 
ticae.) 

Sugar av.oz. is l / 2 

Fermented juice of buck- 
thorn berries sufficient 

Dissolve the sugar in 7^2 fluidounces 
of the juice, with the aid of a gentle 
heat, allow the syrup to cool, then add 

26 



enough of the juice to make 16 fluid- 
ounces and strain if necessary. 

This preparation is practically identi- 
cal with that of the Germ. Pharm. 

The species of buckthorn to be used is 
the Rhamnus Cathartica Linne, native 
of Europe, and naturalized, to some ex- 
tent, in the United States. If the fresh 
berries cannot be obtained, the imported 
fermented juice may be used in prepar- 
ing this syrup. — N. F. 

Syrup of Butyl Chloral. 

See Syrup of Croton Chloral. 

Syrup of Calcium Hydrochlorophos- 
phate. (Syrup of Chlorhydro- 
phosphate of Lime.) 

Calcium phosphate, precipi- 
tated gr. 128 

Tincture of lemon peel. .. .fl.dr. 2 T A 

Hydrochloric acid, U. S. P., 
water, simple syrup, each, 
to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the calcium phosphate witr 
4 fluidrams of water, and dissolve it 
with the aid of the acid, avoiding an 
excess. Then add the tincture, filter the 
liquid, and wash the filter with a mix- 
ture of 4 fluidrams each of water and of 
syrup. Lastly, add enough syrup to the 
filtrate to make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of cal- 
cium phosphate. — N. F. 

Syrup of Calcium Glycerophosphate. 

Such . preparation may be made as 
follow o : 
Ca.cium glycerophosphate. . . .gr. 64 

Citric acid gr. 8 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Sugar av.oz. 9 

Dissolve the calcium salt and acid in 
the water, then dissolve the sugar with- 
out the aid of heat, and then add enough 
simple or flavored syrup or glycerin to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

See also Syrup of Glycerophosphate, 
Compound. 
Syrup of Calcium Hypophosphite, 

Syrup of Calcium and Iron Hypo- 
phosphites. 

Syrup of Calcium, Manganese and 
Potassium Hypophosphites. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Syrup of Calcium and Sodium Hy- 
pophosphite. 

See Syrups of the Hypophosphites. 

Syrup of Calcium Iodid. 

Iodin gr. 560 

Iron wire, fine, bright, and 
finely cut gr. 200 

Precipitated calcium carbon- 
ate gr. 250 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Distilled water, simple syrup, 
each, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the iron wire with 415 grains of 
iodin and 3 fluidounces of distilled water, 
and apply a gentle heat, until the iodin 
is combined, and the liquid has ac- 
quired a greenish color. Filter the liquid 
through a small filter into a flask, con- 
taining the remainder of the iodin, wash 
the filter with 1 fluidounce of distilled 
water, and heat the solution gently, tak- 
ing care that no iodin is lost by evapora- 
tion. Heat 4 fluidounces of distilled 
water in a capacious capsule to boiling, 
and add to it small alternate portions, 
first of the calcium carbonate, and then 
of the solution of iron iodid, in small 
portions at a time, stirring briskly and 
waiting until the violence of the reaction 
moderates before adding a fresh portion. 
From time to time, add a little distilled 
water, to replace that lost by evapora- 
tion. When all the iron solution has 
been added, continue heating the mix- 
ture until it is quietly boiling, then filter 
it through a wetted filter, and ( T ash the 
latter with enough distilled wa T to 
make the product, when cold, measure 
8 fluidounces. In this dissolve the sugar 
by agitation, then make up the volume 
with simple syrup to 16 fluidounces, 
and strain, if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains about 5 gr. of 
calcium iodid. — N. F. 

A convenient form of iron for the 
above preparation is the so-called "card 
teeth." 

This preparation may also be made by 
dissolving 640 grains of calcium iodid in 
2 fluidounces of water, and adding 
enough simple syrup to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 



This preparation will not be as satis- 
factory as the <above. 
Syrup of Calcium Lactophosphate. 

Precipitated chalk gr. 185 

Lactic acid fl.oz. 1 

Phosphoric acid fl.dr. 4^ 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 7 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
To the lactic acid mixed with 13 
fluidrams of distilled water, and con- 
tained in a capacious mortar, gradually 
add the chalk, in portions, until it is dis- 
solved, constantly stirring the mixture 
meanwhile. Then add the phosphoric 
acid, diluted with 7 fluidrams of water. 
and triturate until the precipitate first 
formed is dissolved. Add 1^2 fluidounces 
of distilled water, and filter, rinsing 
the mortar with 6 fluidrams of water, 
and passing the rinsings through the fil- 
ter. To the mixed filtrates add the 
orange flower water, and having added 
the sugar, dissolve by agitation, without 
heat, and strain. Lastly pass enough dis- 
tilled water through the strainer to make 
the product measure 16 fluidounces, and 
mix thoroughly. — U. S. P. 

It is very important that the acids 
shall be of full strength, or if not that 
a porportionately larger amount be em- 
ployed. The lactic acid should contain 
75 per cent, of absolute acid, but the 
commercial article usually falls short of 
this standard; the phosphoric acid should 
contain 85 per cent, of absolute acid. If 
the 50 per cent, phosphoric acid be used, 
it must be employed in the above mix- 
ture in the proportion of 1 fluidounce. 
The formula of the Brit. Pharm. is 
practically identical with that of the U. 
S. P. It differs only in directing the 
lactic acid to be diluted with 4 times its 
volume of water before adding the 
chalk, less water being used subse- 
quently. 

This syrup is sometimes made from 
the commercial so-called "calcium lacto- 
phosphate" by dissolving 200 grains of 
it in some simple syrup, adding orange 
flower water, 1 fluidram of hydrochloric 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



405 



16 fluidounces. The product is, how- 
ever, not satisfactory. 
Syrup of Calcium Lactophosphate 
with Iron. (Syrup of Lactophos- 
phate of Lime with Iron.) 

Iron lactate, in crusts gr. 64 

Potassium citrate gr. 64 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Syrup of calcium lactophos- 
phate, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron lactate and potas- 
sium citrate in the water with the aid of 
heat, and add enough syrup of calcium 
lactophosphate to make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains Yz gr. of iron 
lactate and about 34 gr. of calcium lac- 
tate (or about }£ gr. of so-called cal- 
cium lactophosphate). — N. F. 

This latter statement of the N. F. is 
an error; it should read about 1% gr. 
of calcium lactate (or about 23-4 of so- 
called calcium lactophosphate). 
Syrup of Calcium Phosphate. 

I. Wiegand's formula : 
Calcium phosphate, precipi- 
tated av.oz. 1 34 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 43^ 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the calcium phosphate in the 
acid previously mixed with the water, 
filter, add the sugar, dissolve by agita- 
tion, and strain. 

II. Durand's formula: 
Calcium phosphate, precipi- 
tated gr. 256 

Phosphoric acid, glacial gr. 240 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of lemon drops 24 

Mix the calcium phosphate with the 
water, heat moderately, gradually add 
the acid until all the calcium salt is dis- 
solved, replace the water lost by evapor- 
ation, filter, dissolve the sugar in the fil- 
trate, strain, if necessary, and add the 
spirit. 

Syrup of Canada Snake-Boot, Com- 
pound. (Compound Syrup of As- 
arum.) 

Canada snake-root, moder- 
ately coarse powder av.oz 1 

Cochineal, fine powder gr. 11 

Potassium carbonate gr. 18 

Wine of ipecac fl.dr. 4 



Sugar av.oz. 11^2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the Canada snake-root intimately 
with the cochineal and potassium car- 
bonate, previously triturated together. 
Moisten the powder with a sufficient 
quantity of a menstruum prepared by 
mixing the alcohol with 6 fluidounces of 
water, and allow it to macerate, in a 
covered vessel, for 24 hours. Then 
transfer it to a small percolator, and 
pour on the remainder of the men- 
struum. - Allow the percolation to pro- 
ceed slowly, and then follow up the men- 
struum by water, until 8 fluidounces of 
percolate are obtained. To this add the 
wine of ipecac, and afterwards the sugar, 
and dissolve the latter by agitation. Fin- 
ally, add enough water, previously pass- 
ed through the percolator, to make 16 
fluidounces. 

Each fluidram represents about 3 T A 
gr. of Canada snake-root. — N. F. 
Syrup of Cascara, Aromatic. 
Fluid extract of cascara 

sagrada, Brit. Pharm fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of orange (from 

fresh bitter orange peel) . .fl.oz. I 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. V/z 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3 

—Brit. Pharm. 
The above may be practically dupli- 
cated by mixing 4 fluidounces of the 
fluid extract and 3 fluidounces each of 
the syrups of orange and cinnamon. 

See also Syrup of Cascara Sagrada. 
Syrup of Cascara Sagrada. 

Fluid extract of cascara 

sagrada, Brit. Pharm fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of licorice. .. .fl.oz. 1% 

Carminative tincture fl.dr. 1 

Simple syrup to make fl.oz. 10 

— Brit. Form. 2nd edition. 

See also Syrup of Cascara, Aromatic. 

Syrup of Ceanothus, Compound. 
(Compound Syrup of Red-Root — 
Cooper's Consumptive Syrup.) 

The following is a practical formula 
for this Eclectic preparation: 
Ceanothus (red root or 

New Jersey tea) av.oz. l /z 

Lactuca elongata (wild let- 



40G 



STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



tuce leaves) av.oz. Vi 

Black cohosh av.oz. J4 

Pleurisy root gr. 55 

Canada snakeroot gr. 55 

Lobelia herb gr. 28 

Bloodroot gr. 28 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Reduce the mixed drugs to moderately 
coarse powder, and extract by percola- 
tion with a mixture of 1 volume of alco- 
hol and 2 of water to obtain 10 fluid- 
ounces ; in the latter dissolve the sugar 
by agitation, strain, and add simple 
syrup, if necessary, to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of product. 

Syrup of Cherries. (Syrupus Ceraso- 
rum.) 

Crush black, sour cherries with the 
stones to a pulp, set aside in a covered 
vessel so that it will be at a tempera- 
ture of about 20 deg. C, and stir fre- 
quently. From time to time filter a 
small quantity of juice and when this 
no longer produces a cloudiness with 
half its volume of alcohol, the entire 
quantity of juice is to be strained with 
expression and filtered. To every 8 
fluidounces of filtered juice, add 15 av.- 
ounces of sugar, dissolve by agitation 
and strain. — Germ. Pharm. 
Syrup of Chloral. 
I. 

Chloral hydrate gr. 320 

Distilled water fl.dr. 6 

Simple syrup to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the chloral in the water and 
add the syrup. — Brit. Pharm. 

II. 

Chloral hydrate gr. 120 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3^2 

Spirit of peppermint drops 10 

Dissolve the chloral in the water, add 

the syrup, and then the spirit. — Codex. 

Syrup of Cinchona. (Syrupus 

Chinee.) 
I. 

Tincture of cinchona fl.oz. 3 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 13 

— H. 
II. A more agreeable preparation is 
the following from the Germ. Form. : 
Red cinchona, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. \ l /2 



Cinnamon, coarse powder... gr. 160 

Port wine fl.oz. g l / 2 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Mix the drugs with the wine, macer- 
ate for 2 days with occasional agitation, 
filter, and in 8 av.ounces of filtrate dis- 
solve the sugar. 

Syrup of Cinnamon. (Syrup of Cas- 
sia.) 

Cinnamon (Saigon), mod- 
erately coarse gr. 720 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Cinnamon water, to make. fl.oz. 16 
Mix the alcohol with 7 fluidounces of 
cinnamon water, moisten the cinnamon 
with a sufficient quantity of this men- 
struum and allow it to macerate for 
about 2 hours. Then transfer it to a 
small percolator, and percolate, in the 
usual manner, using first the remainder 
of the menstruum above directed, and 
afterwards, cinnamon water. Collect the 
first 8 fluidounces of the percolate sepa- 
rately, and dissolve in it the sugar. Then 
collect an additional quantity of perco- 
late and add it to the syrup, so as to 
make 16 fluidounces. — N. F. 

The above preparation is to be used 
for that of the Germ. Pharm. which is 
made by maceration and all parts by 
weight. 
Syrup of Citric Acid. 

Citric acid gr. 72 

Water fl.dr. iK 

Tincture of fresh lemon 

peel fl.dr. 1% 

Simple syrup to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid in the water, mix 
this solution with 8 fluidounces of syrup, 
add the tincture, and then the remainder 
of the syrup. — U. S. P. 
Syrup of Cocillana. 

The following formula has been sug- 
gested : 
Fluid extract of cocillana. ..fl.oz. i l A 

Acetic^ acid fl.dr. 1% 

Glycerin fl.oz. i l A 

Sugar av.oz. 11 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Dilute the fluid extract with the acid 
mixed with 5 fluidounces of water, 
shake well, and filter clear, adding 
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8 fluidounces. To the filtrate add the 
glycerin and sugar, agitate occasionally 
until the latter is dissolved, strain, and 
add, if necessary, through the strainer 
water enough to make 16 fluidounces. 
Syrup of Codeine. 
I. 

Codeine sulfate gr. 19 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Reduce the codeine sulfate to a fine 
powder and dissolve it in the syrup pre- 
viously warmed. 

Each fluidram contains about Vi gr. 
of codeine sulfate. — N. F. 

II. 

Codeine phosphate gr. 8 

Distilled water m. 50 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the codeine salt in the water 

and add the syrup. — Brit. Pharm. 

Each fluidram contains % gr. of 

codeine phosphate. 
The phosphate of codeine should be 

preferred to the sulfate because it is 

much more soluble. 

III. 

Codeine (alkaloid) gr. 4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the codeine in the alcohol 
and add the syrup. — Codex. 
Syrup of Coffee. 

Coffee roasted av.oz. 0^/2. 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Water sufficient 

Introduce the coffee, reduced to a 
moderately coarse powder, into a suit- 
able vessel, pour upon it 8 fluidounces 
of boiling water, cover it well, and boil 
for 5 minutes. Allow to become cold, 
keeping the vessel well covered, strain 
off the liquid and pass enough water 
through the strainer to make the strain- 
ed liquid, when cold, measure 8 fluid- 
ounces. In this dissolve the sugar, by 
agitation, without heat, strain through 
muslin, and add enough water through 
the strainer to make 16 fluidounces. 

It is recommended that a mixture of 
equal parts of the commercial varieties 
of coffee known as "Java" and "Mocha" 
be employed for this purpose. The cof- 
fee may also be exhausted by percola- 



tion, but special arrangements are then 
necessary to maintain the menstruum at 
the proper temperature. 

Syrup of Corydalis, Compound. (Com- 
pound Syrup of Turkey Corn — 
Scudder's Alterative.) 

The following is a practical formula 
for making this Eclectic preparation : 

Turkey corn av.oz. i}i 

Twin-leaf root gr. 300 

Blue flag root gr. 195 

Sheep laurel leaves gr. 195 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Reduce the mixed rugs to powder and 
extract by percolation in the usual way 
so as to obtain 10 fluidounces of prod- 
uct, using as a menstruum a mixture 1 
volume of alcohol and 2 of water; in 
the percolate dissolve the sugar by agi- 
tation or percolation, and add to the 
solution enough simple syrup, if neces- 
sary, to make 16 fluidounces. 

Syrup of Croton Chloral. (Syrup of 
Butyl Chloral.) 

I. 

Croton chloral hydrate gr. 133 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the croton chloral in the 

syrup previously made hot. — Brit. Form. 

II. 

Croton chloral hydrate gr. 170 

Glycerin fl.dr. 5 

Extract of licorice gr. 340 

Water fl.oz. 8y 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 6 r / 2 

Add the croton chloral to the glycerin, 
previously warmed, and triturate in a 
mortar until dissolved. Dissolve the ex- 
tract in the water, mix the two solu- 
tions, and add the syrup. — Eclectic. 
Syrup of Cubeb. 
This formula may be used : 

Fluid extract of cubeb fl.oz. 2 

Magnesium carbonate ....av.oz. y 2 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Oil of bitter almond drop 1 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the fluid extract with the 
magnesium carbonate, then add slowly, 
with constant trituration, 2 av. ounces of 
the sugar in small portions; when thor- 
oughly mixed, add gradually first the 
orange flower water, and then 5 fluid- 



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ounces of water, triturating the mixture 
until the sugar is dissolved ; filter and 
add sufficient water to make the filtrate 
measure 10 fluidounces in which the 
sugar is to be dissolved without heat ; 
to the solution add the oil dissolved in 
a small quantity of alcohol, and then 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 
Syrup of Dextrin. 

Starch parts 20 

Barley malt, ground parts 3 

Water parts 60 

In a water bath, heat the water to 
about 30 deg. C, introduce the malt and 
gradually increase the temperature until 
60 deg. C. is reached. To the starch 
add some tepid water to form what is 
generally known as "milk of starch." 
This mixture is now to be added to the 
infusion of malt in small portions at a 
time, stirring and keeping the tempera- 
ture about 65 to 70 deg. C. for an hour 
or two, or until the infusion, when test- 
ed with iodin, gives no reaction for 
starch. Now increase the heat to near 
the boiling point, so as to coagulate the 
albuminous matter, strain and filter, and 
evaporate to a syrupy consistency. — H. 

The Belgian Pharmacopoeia directs 
two parts of malt instead of three parts. 
The above is the method of making 
syrup of dextrin, or properly speaking 
"maltose syrup,'' which is different from 
glucose, but there is no objection as a 
rule to using a good quality of commer- 
cial glucose when syrup of dextrin is 
prescribed or demanded. 
Syrup, Dysentery. 

See Thomsonian Remedies. 
Syrup of Ether. 

Ether fl.dr. 2^4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Sugar av.oz. 9 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Mix in a bottle and agitate until the 
sugar is dissolved. — Eclectic. 
Syrup of Eucalyptus. 
This has been suggested : 
Fluid extract of eucalyptus. fl.dr. 10 
Magnesium carbonate ....av.oz. 34 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Triturate the fluid extract with the 



magnesium carbonate, add the w^ler 
gradually, let stand one hour, filter, and 
in the filtrate dissolve the sugar with- 
out heat. 
Syrup of Figs, Compound. 

Figs, in small pieces oz. 5 

Fluidextract senna fl.oz. 3 

Arom. fluidglycerate of Cas- 

cara Sagrada fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Oil of fennell m. 8 

Spirit peppermint m. 25 

Sugar oz. 6 l A 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Add 16 fluid ounces boiling water to 
the figs and digest the mixture at a gen- 
tle heat during two hours, replacing the 
w r ater from time to time as it evaporates, 
then strain with pressure and set the 
strained liquid aside. Again digest the 
residue with 8 fluid ounces of boiling 
water for one hour, replacing the water 
as it evaporates, and then strain. Mix 
the strained liquids, evaporate the mix- 
ture to 7 fluid ounces and, w r hile warm, 
dissolve the sugar in the liquid. When 
the solution is cold add to it a mixture 
of the fluidextract of senna, aromatic 
fluidglycerate of cascara sagrada, oil of 
fennell and spirit of peppermint; finally 
sufficient water. 

Syrup of Fox Lungs. (Fuchs-Lun- 
g-en Saft — Syrupus Pulmonum 
Vulpium.) 

This is an old preparation no longer 
made from fox lungs, if it was ever 
made from them at all. In England it 
is stated that syrup of red poppy is 
usually dispensed. In some places syrup 
of tolu is given, in others syrup of 
squill, and even simple syrup colored 
with licorice. Thv, syrup is used for 
the treatment of coughs, generally along 
with paregoric. In some places, the fol- 
lowing is said to be given : 

Extract of licorice av.oz. l / 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Sugar. av.oz. 24 

Wine of ipecac fl.oz. 1 

Dissolve the extract in the water, add 
the sugar, dissolve again, and add the 
wine. 



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409 



Others dispense syrup of althea, syrup 
if poppy, oxymel, and pectoral elixir. 
Hager gives the following : 

Pectoral elixir fl.dr. 10 

Syrup of senna fl.dr. 22 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 21 

Glycerin fl.dr. 10 

Syrup of Garlic. (Syrupus Allii.) 

L. 

Garlic, fresh, sliced and 

•bruised av.oz. zVa 

Sugar av.oz. 13 % 

Diluted acetic acid, to make.fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the garlic with 5 fluidounces 
of the acid for 4 days, and express the 
liquid, avoiding the use of metallic 
utensils. Then mix the residue with 3 
fluidounces more of the acid, and again 
express. Mix the expressed liquids and 
filter. Mix the nitrate with the sugar 
in a suitable vessel, and stir or agitate 
until the sugar is dissolved. Lastly add 
enough diluted acetic acid to make the 
product measure 16 fluidounces. 

Keep the syrup in well-stoppered, 
completely-filled bottles, in a cool place. 
— N. F. 

The sugar may also be dissolved by 
percolation as described under simple 
syrup. See Syrup, Simple. 

II. Thomsonian (from the Materia 
Medica) : 

Mash garlic, add warm water, allow 
to stand one-half hour, but not heated, 
strain, and add sugar. 

See also Syrup of Garlic, Artificial. 

Syrup of Garlic, Artificial. 

The following has been credited to 
Thomsonian practice: 

Tincture of asafetida fl.dr. 1 

Acetic acid, concentrated fl.dr. 6 

Simple syrun fl.oz. 16 

Syrup of Ginger. 

Fluid extract of ginger fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 J / 2 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 75 

Sugar av.oz. 13^ 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extract and alcohol, trit- 
urate this in a mortar with the mag- 
nesium carbonate and 1 av. ounce of 



sugar. Then gradually add 7^ fluid- 
ounces of water with constant tritura- 
tion, and filter. Dissolve the remainder 
of the sugar in the filtrate, with the aid 
of a gentle heat, strain the syrup while 
hot and add enough water to make the 
liquid measure 16 fluidounces.— U. S. P. 

The sugar may also be dissolved in 
the liquid by percolation as described 
under simple syrup. See Syrup, Simple. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs making 6^2 
fluidrams of tincture of 185 grains of 
ginger in fine powder by percolation 
with alcohol, then to this add enough 
simple syrup to make 16 fluidounces. 
Syrup of Glucose. 

Liquid glucose, of commerce.av.oz. 1 
Simple syrup av.oz. 2 

Mix by the aid of a gentle heat. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

This is used by the Brit. Pharm. for 
some pill masses. 

Syrup of Glycerophosphates, Com- 
pound. 

Calcium glycerophosphate. ...gr. 128 

Potassium glycerophosphatc.gr. 64 

Sodium glycerophosphate. .. .gr. 64 

Magnesium glycerophosphate.gr. 64 

Iron glycerophosphate, scales.gr. 32 

Caffeine citrate gr. 64 

Citric acid gr. 24 

Strychnine hydrochlorid gr. i 2 /$ 

Cudbear gr. 85 

Chloroform m. 16 

Alcohol m. 32 

Sugar av.oz. 1 1 ^ 

Distilled water, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 

Boil the cudbear with 8 fluidounces of 
the water for 10 minutes, filter, in the 
warm filtrate dissolve the glycerophos- 
phates, caffeine, acid and strychnine, then 
add the sugar, dissolve this by the aid 
of heat, and when cold add the mixed 
chloroform and alcohol, and finally the 
remainder of the water. — Brit. Pharm. 

Syrup of (Ammoniated) Glycyrr- 
hizin. 

Ammoniated glycyrrhizin gr. 360 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the glycyrrhizin in the syrup 
by the .aid of a gentle heat. 

This preparation is intended chiefly as 



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a vehicle for disguising the taste of 
quinine and other bitter substances. 

It is sweeter in taste than the ordi- 
nary syrup of licorice, and is a splendid 
substitute for the latter. — Cine. Acad. 
Pharm. 

A preparation of this kind may also 
be prepared as follows: 
Ammoniated glycyrrhizin. . . .gr. 180 

Glycerin fl.oz. i 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Heat the water, add the glycyrrhizin, 
stir until dissolved, filter, add the sugar 
and glycerin, shake until dissolved, and 
strain. 

Syrup of Guaiac. 

The following has been suggested : 

Guaiac resin av.oz. 1^2 

Caustic potassa, pure gr. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the potassa in 8 fluidounces 
of water, macerate the resin, previously 
reduced to coarse powder, with this 
liquid for 3 days, agitating occasionally, 
filter, adding through the filter water 
enough to make 8 fluidounces, and in 
the latter dissolve the sugar by agita- 
tion. 

Syrup of Helianthus. 

See Syrup of Sunflower. 

Syrup of Helianthus, Compound. 

This Eclectic syrup was directed by 
Prof. R. S. Newton to be prepared as 
follows : 

Sunflower seed, bruised or 
ground av.oz. 2 

Schiedam schnapps or Hol- 
land gin fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. sH 

Absolute alcohol, ether, wa- 
ter, each sufficient 

Place the seed in a bottle, cover with 
ether, close the bottle lightly, and mac- 
erate at a temperature not exceeding 32 
deg. C. for 14 days, agitating frequently. 
Decant the ether and express the seed. 
Bruise the resulting cake of compressed 
seed and pass vapor of absolute alcohol 
through it until the liquid comes off col- 



orless. Mix the ethereal and alcoholic 
liquids and evaporate so to dissipate the 
ether and alcohol. 

Through the cake remaining and 
transferred to a percolator, pass steam 
until 4 l /2 fluidounces of liquid are ob- 
tained. Evaporate this to 2 fluidounces, 
add the sugar, dissolve by heat, skim the 
liquid, and filter through sand. To the 
liquid when cold add the schnapps or 
gin, and then incorporate the ethero- 
alcoholic residue. 

If a diuretic effect is desireoV it is 
recommended to add to the above 1 
fluidram each of oils of stillingia and 
juniper. 

In practice, this formula would require 
considerable modification. The oil should 
be extracted from the seeds with strong- 
er ether by the same process as oleo- 
resins are prepared, subsequently evap- 
orating the ether. Then dry the marc, 
extract it with hot water, evaporating 
the liquid, if necessary to 2 fluidounces. 
To the latter add the gin and the sugar, 
dissolve the latter by agitation, filter 
through paper if necessary, and incor- 
porate the ethereal residue. 

This formula has been simplified as 
follows in the new edition of King's 
Dispensatory as follows: 

Sunflower seed, bruised av.oz. 2% 

Sugar av.oz. 6 

Gin fl.oz. 8 

Water sufficient 

Pour 16 fluidounces of water on the 
seed, bring to a boil, strain, evaporate 
the liquid to 6 fluidounces, in this dis- 
solve the sugar, and add the gin. 

This is almost the same as the Syrup 
of Sunflower, which see. 

Syrup of Hemidesmus. (Syrup of 
Indian Sarsaparilla.) 

Hemidesmus root, bruised, .av.oz. 2 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Pour the water on the root, macerate 
for 4 hours, strain, set aside until clear 
and in the clear liquid dissolve the sugar 
by the aid of a gentle heat— Eclectic 
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Syrup of Hoarhound, Compound. 
(Compound Syrup of Marrubium 
— Pulmonary Balsam or Syrup.) 

The following is a practical formula 
for this Eclectic preparation : 
Red root (Ceanothus root)..gr. 290 

Elecampane gr. 290 

Spikenard gr. 290 

Comfrey gr. 290 

Wild cherry bark gr. 290 

Horehound gr. 290 

Bloodroot gr. 145 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to fine powder 
and extract by percolation in the usual 
way so as to obtain 10 fluidounces of 
percolate, using as a menstruum a mix- 
ture of 2 volumes of water and 1 of 
alcohol ; in the percolate dissolve the 
sugar by agitation or percolation, and 
to this solution add enough simple syrup, 
if necessary, to make 16 fluidounces. 

Syrup of Horseradish, Compound. 
(Syrupus Cochleariae Composi- 
tus.) 

Fresh root of horseradish, 

grated av.oz. 1 

Boneset av.oz. y 2 

Canada snakeroot av.oz. % 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Boiling water, 

Diluted acetic acid, each. . .sufficient 
Add the horseradish to 4 fluidounces 
of diluted acetic acid, macerate for 2 
days, express, and add enough of the 
acid to the expressed marc so that the 
liquid obtained by again expressing lat- 
ter, added to the previous liquid, will 
make 4 fluidounces, express again, mix 
the two liquids and filter. 

Infuse the boneset and snakeroot with 
the water in the usual way so as to ob- 
tain 4 fluidounces of product. 

Mix the two liquids and in this mix- 
ture dissolve the sugar by agitation or 
percolation. — Eclectic. 

Syrup of Hydriodic Acid. 

Diluted hydriodic acid av.oz. 1 

Water av.oz. 3 

Simple syrup av.oz. 6 

-U. S. P. 
This is described as a syrupy liquid 
containing about 1 per cent, by weight 



of absolute hydriodic acid, or about 1.19 
gm. in 100 cc. (about s J A gr. in 1 fl.oz.). 

If the simple syrup for this prepara- 
tion be made with white rock candy in- 
stead of ordinary sugar, the product 
will present a handsomer appearance and 
will keep much better. Distilled water 
only should be used in making this prep- 
aration. 

In the Brit. Form, as in the U. S. P. 
1890 this preparation is made directly 
from potassium iodid and tartaric acid. 

Syrup of Hypophosphites. 

I. 

Calcium hypophosphite av.oz. i l / 2 

Potassium hypophosphite... av.oz. y 2 

Sodium hypophosphite av.oz. y 2 

Diluted hypophosphorous 

acid, 10 p. c gr. 30 

Tincture of fresh lemon peel..m. 80 

Sugar av.oz. 22 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Triturate the hypophosphites with 15 
fluidounces of water until they are dis- 
solved, add the tincture and the acid, 
filter, in the filtrate dissolve the sugar 
by agitation without heat, add enough 
water to make 32 fluidounces, and strain 
if necessary. — U. S. P. 

The sugar may be dissolved in the 
liquid by percolation as described under 
simple syrup. See Syrup, Simple. 

It would be preferable to triturate the 
hypophosphites with a portion of the 
water, then to triturate with the acid 
and the remainder of the water. 

This is a substitute for the former 
Churchill's Syrup, which, however, con- 
tained only calcium and sodium hypo- 
phosphites. 

II. Parrish's formula: " 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 288 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 96 

Potassium hypophosphite. . . .gr. 96 

Sugar av.oz. 12^ 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 9 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 4 

Make a solution of the hypophosphites 
in the hot water, filter, dissolve the 
sugar in the filtrate, strain, and to the 
colature add the orange flower water. 



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Syrup of Hypophosphite of Calcium. 

(Syrup of Hypophosphite of 

Lime.) 
I. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 256 

Hypophosphorous acid, 30 p. cm. 12 

Sugar av.oz. 12^ 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the calcium hypophosphite 
with the acid in 8 fluidounces of water, 
filter the solution, add the sugar to the 
nitrate, and pass enough water through 
the filter to make the product, after the 
sugar has been dissolved by agitation, 
measure 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of cal- 
cium hypophosphite. — N. F. 

II. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 133 

Hypophosphorous acid, 30 p. cm. 16 
(or 48 m. of 10 p. c. acid) 

Sugar av.oz. 13^. 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the calcium salt in 7^ fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, filter, in the 
filtrate dissolve the sugar by the aid of 
a little heat, and after cooling add the 
acid and the remainder of the water. — 
Brit. Form. 

Syrup of Hypophosphites of Calcium 
and Iron. 
Solution of iron hypophos- 
phite fl.oz. 1 

Syrup of hypophosphite of 
calcium fl.oz. 15 

Syrup of Hypophosphite of Calcium, 
Manganese and Potassium. 

Calcium hypophosphite. gr. 256 

Manganese hypophosphite. ...gr. 128 
Potassium hypophosphite. . . .gr. 128 
Distilled water, boiling. .. .fl.oz. 3^ 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the hypophosphites with the 
water, filter, and add the syrup. — Brit. 
Form. (1st edition). 

This is a poor formula. It should be 
improved by dissolving the salts in 9 
fluidounces of water, filtering, dissolv- 
ing 13 av.ounces of sugar in the filtrate, 
straining, and adding simple syrup to 
make 16 fluidounces. 
Syrup of Hypophosphites of Calcium 
and Sodium. (Syrup of Hypo- 
phosphite of Lime and Soda.) 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 256 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 256 



Hypophosphorous acid, 30 p. cm. 12 

Sugar av.oz. 12^2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the two hypophosphites with 
the acid in 8 fluidounces of water, filter 
the solution, add the sugar to the filtrate, 
and pass enough water through the filter 
to make the product, after the sugar has 
been dissolved by agitation, measure 16 
fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. each of 
calcium and sodium hypophosphites. — 
N. F. 

Syrup of Hypophosphites, Compound. 
(Compound Hypophosphites.) 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 256 

Potassium hypophosphite. .. .gr. 128 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Iron (ferric) hypophosphite.gr. 16 
Manganese hypophosphite. . .gr. 16 

Sodium citrate gr. 27 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. 8 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 7/$ 

Diluted hypophosphorous 

acid, 10 p. c fl.dr. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Rub the iron and manganese salts with 
the sodium citrate, add 4 fluidrams of 
water, and warm the mixture for a few 
minutes, until a clear, greenish solution 
is obtained. Dissolve the calcium, so- 
dium and potassium hypophosphites in 
7 l /i fluidounces of water to which 40 
minims of diluted hypophosphorous acid 
have been added ; then dissolve the qui- 
nine and strychnine in 4 fluidrams of 
water and the glycerin, with the aid of 
80 minims of diluted hypophosphorous 
acid. Now mix all these solutions, add 
the sugar, dissolve it by frequent agita- 
tion, strain the syrup and add enough 
water through the strainer to make the 
liquid measure 16 fluidounces. — N. F. 

Although not specified, distilled wa- 
ter only should be used in making this 
preparation. 

This preparation may also be made 
with solution of ferrous hypophosphite 
(see Solution of Iron Hypophosphite) 
instead of ferric hypophosphite if the 
ferrous salt is preferred. 
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413 



the former N. F., but differs in having 
the alkaloids in the form of hypophos- 
phites. 

Each fluidram contains 2 grains of 
calcium hypophosphite, 1 gr. each of 
potassium and sodium hypophosphites, J /s 
gr. each of iron and manganese hypo- 
phosphites, about 1/16 gr. of quinine 
hypophosphite and about 1/144 gr. of 
strychnine hypophosphite. 

This preparation is frequently made 
by manufacturers so as to contain in a 
pint only about 16 grains of calcium 
hypophosphite, 24 grains of potassium 
hypophosphite, and no sodium hypophos- 
phite. 

II. This preparation has all the met- 
als and alkaloids in combination as hy- 
pophosphites and the iron in the fer- 
rous form: 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 297 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Potassium hypophosphite... . .gr. 128 
Manganese hypophosphite. . ..gr. 16 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. 16 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1 

Hypophosphorous acid, 50 

per cent :..fl.dr. 2 

Iron sulfate, pure, clear crys- 
tals gr. 60 

Phosphoric acid, U. S. P., or 

^85 per cent m. 15 

Simple syrup sufficient 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Distilled water, to make...fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the manganese, potassium 
and sodium hypophosphites and 256 
grains of calcium hypophosphite in 6^2 
fluidounces of distilled water. Dissolve 
the two alkaloids in Z A fluidounce of 
distilled water and the hypophosphorous 
acid, mix the two solutions, filter, and 
add water through the filter, if neces- 
sary, to make 7 fluidounces of filtrate. 
In this dissolve the sugar by agitation, 
and strain. Dissolve the iron salt in 
4 fluidrams of distilled water, add the 
phosphoric acid, triturate 41 grains of 
calcium hypophosphite to fine powder, 
add the iron solution, triturate for sev- 
eral minutes, filter, add distilled water 
through the filter to make 4 fluidrams of 
filtrate, and with the latter mix enough 
simple syrup so that when added to the 



previous solution the whole shall meas- 
ure 16 fluidounces. 

This contains iron in the ferrous con- 
dition. It is a "clear" preparation. 
III. Brit. Form.: 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 4/5 

Hypophosphorous acid, 30 

per cent m. 96 

Or 10 p. c. acid m. 288 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 64 

Manganese hyponhosphite. .gr. 32 
Potassium hypophosphite. . .gr. 32 

Quinine hypophosphite gr. 16 

Solution iron hypophosphite, 

No. IV rl.dr. 6V 2 

Chloroform m. 16 

Alcohol m. 32 

Sugar av.oz. n^4 

Distilled water, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the strychnine in the acid, 
dissolve the four hypophosphites in 6^ 
fluidounces of distilled water, add this 
to the strychnine solution, then add the 
ferric hypophosphite solution and the 
sugar; dissolve the sugar by agitation 
without heat, add the chloroform dis- 
solved in the alcohol, and finally add 
the remainder of the water. 

Each teaspoonful contains 1/160 gr. of 
strychnine and % gr. of quinine hypo- 
phosphite. 

IV. This makes a "cloudy" prepara- 
tion : 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 180 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 60 

Potassium hypophosphite. .. .gr. 30 

Iron phosphate, soluble. gr. 15 

Manganese hypophosphite. . .gr. 15 

Quinine sulfate gr. 5 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Heat the solids with the water until 
dissolved, add the syrup in a boiling con- 
dition, boil for a minute, stirring con- 
stantly, and strain. 

V. The following is for those who 
desire a thick preparation with glucose: 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 64 

Potassium hypophosphite gr. 24 

Iron sulfate _. gr. 24 

Manganese sulfate gr. 16 

Quinine sulfate gr. 7 

Strychnine sulfate gr. I 

Glucose, syrupy av.oz. 8 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 



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Dissolve the calcium and potassium 
hypophosphites in 2 fluidounces of water. 
Add to 1 fluidounce of the water 3 fluid- 
drams of the syrup and dissolve in the 
mixture, by the aid of heat, and remain- 
der of the salts. Mix the solutions, set 
aside for a few hours, filter into a bottle 
containing the remainder of the syrup, 
wash the filter with 1 fluidounce of boil- 
ing water,_to the liquid add the glucose 
and then enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

VI. The following is slightly modi- 
fied from the Ergaenzungs Taxe of 
Baden, 1898: 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 256 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 96 

Potassium hypophosphite. .. .gr. 96 
Manganese hypophosphite. . .gr. 16 

Ferrous lactate gr. 40 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. 8 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. ¥2 

Citric acid . gr. 80 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the acid and alkaloids in a 
small amount of the water, using a little 
heat if necessary. Dissolve the salts 
without heat in the remainder of the 
water, mix the solutions, add the sugar, 
dissolve by agitation, and filter. 
Syrup of Hypophosphite of Iron. 
I. 
Iron (ferric) hypophosphitc.gr. 128 

Potassium citrate gr. 180 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron hypophosphite with 
the aid of the potassium citrate in the 
orange flower water, and add the syrup. 
Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of hypo- 
phosphite of iron (ferric). — N. F. 

II. In this formula advantage is ta- 
ken of the solvent action of citrates upon 
ferric hypophosphite : 
Calcium hypophosphite. . . .av.oz. ^ 
Sodium hypophosphite. .. .av.oz. Y^ 
Potassium hypophosphite.. av.oz. *4 

Iron hypophosphite gr. 96 

Potassium citrate gr. 100 

Citric acid gr. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the hypophosphites of calcium, 
sodium and potassium and triturate with 



6 fluidounces of water, adding the citric 
acid to effect complete solution of the 
calcium salt, and filter. To the filtrate, 
introduced into a bottle, add the sugar. 
Dissolve the iron, salt and the citrate in 
i l / 2 fluidounces of water with the aid of 
heat, filter the resulting green solution 
and allow to cool. The perfectly cold 
solution is added to the contents of the 
bottle and the sugar is dissolved by 
agitation. 

If it be desired, spirit of lemon may 
be added to flavor. The iron solution 
must be perfectly cold or calcium cit- 
rate is precipitated and the syrup ren- 
dered cloudy. 

Freshly precipitated iron hypophos- 
phite requires less potassium citrate for 
solution than the dry salt. 
III. 

Solution of iron hypophos- 
phite, No. IV volume 1 

Simple syrup volumes 4 

— Brit. Form. 
Syrup of Hypophosphites with Iron. 

Ferrous lactate gr. 72 

Potassium citrate gr. 72 

Syrup of hypophosphites, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Rub the two salts with a small quan- 
tity of the syrup, gradually added, until 
they are dissolved. Then strain, and 
add the remainder of the syrup.— U. S. 
P. 1890. 

This preparation should be freshly 
made when wanted. 

The" ferrous lactate for this prepara- 
tion should be crystals or crystalline 
crusts, not in powder form. 

Syrup of Hypophosphites of Iron and 
Calcium. 
See Syrup of Hypophosphites of Cal- 
cium and Iron. 

Syrup of Hypophosphite of Man- 
ganese. 

Manganese sulfate gr. 120 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 80 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 2 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the hypophosphite and sul- 
fate in separate portions of water, mix 
the two solutions, filter, washing the 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



415 



precipitate in the filter with fresh dis- 
tilled water; evaporate the filtrate to 8 
fluidounces, dissolve the sugar in the 
latter, strain, and add the orange flower 
water. 

Each fluidounce contains about 3 gr. 
of manganese hypophosphite. 
Syrup of Hypophosphites of Man- 
ganese, Calcium and Potassium. 

See Syrup of Hypophosphites of Cal- 
cium, Manganese and Potassium. 
Syrup of Hypophosphite of Sodium. 

I. 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 256 

Hypophosphorous acid, 30p.c.gr. 15 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium hypophosphite 
and the citric acid in 8 fluidounces of 
water, and filter the solution. In this 
dissolve the sugar by agitation, and pass 
the remainder of the water through the 
filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2 gr. of so- 
dium hypophosphite. — N. F. 

II. 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Distilled water fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the sodium salt in 3 fluid- 
drams of water, filter, wash the filter 
with 1 fluidram of water, and to the 
filtrate add the simple syrup. — Brit. 
Form. 

Syrup of Hypophosphites of Sodium 
and Calcium. 

See Syrup of Hypophosphites of Cal- 
cium and Sodium. 

Syrup of Iodophenol. (Syrup Iodo- 
Phenique.) 

This is the formula of Declat as given 
in L'Officine: 

Iodin , gr. 2^ 

Potassium iodid gr. 11 

Carbolic acid, pure gr. 320 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Syrup of Iodotannin. 

Iodine gr. 20 

Tannic acid gr. 40 

Sugar oz. 14 

Distilled water, to make .... fl.oz. 16 
Reduce the iodine to a powder, add the 

tannic acid and 7 x / 2 fluid ounces distilled 



water and heat the mixture on a water 
bath, with gentle heat, until a drop of 
the liquid ceases to give a blue colora- 
tion with starch T. S. Then add the 
sugar, and when this is dissolved, re- 
move the flask from the water bath, 
allow the syrup to cool and add suffi- 
cient distilled water. 

Iodin gr. 9 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Tannin gr. 9 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iodin in the alcohol, mix 
with the tannin, and then with the 
syrup. Now heat to boiling and filter 
when it no longer reacts with starch. 

Syrup of Ipecac. 
I. 

Fluid extract of ipecac fl.dr. 9 

Acetic acid, 36 p. c m. 80 

Glycerin fl.dr. 13 

Sugar av.oz. 11 54 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dilute the fluid extract with 5 fluid- 
ounces of water which has previously 
been mixed with the acid, shake the 
whole thoroughly and set aside in a cool 
place for 24 hours. Filter, and then 
pass enough water through the filter to 
make the filtrate measure 7 l A fluid- 
ounces. To this liquid add the glycerin 
and the sugar, dissolve the latter by 
agitation, and add enough water to make 
the liquid measure 16 fluidounces. Strain 
if necessary. — U. S. P. 

The sugar may be dissolved in the 
liquid by percolation as described under 
simple syrup. See Syrup, Simple. 

A weaker acetic acid may be employed 
if more of it be used and correspond- 
ingly less water. Some may object to 
the acetic acid on account of its odor 
and taste ; this ingredient may be omit- 
ted if desired. A common method of 
making this syrup is to mix the fluid 
extract with simple syrup, but owing to 
the resinous character of the former, a 
precipitate will soon be deposited. 

II. 

Ipecac, cut fine gr. 90 

Alcohol fl.dr. gV 3 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. 12 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Mix the drug, alcohol and water, mac- 
erate for 2 days, agitating frequently, 
filter, and in 8 av.ounces of filtrate, dis- 
solve the sugar.— Germ. Pharm. 

III. See also Syrup of Ipecac, Acetic. 
Syrup of Ipecac, Acetic. 

Vinegar of ipecac fl.oz. jVi 

Sugar av.oz. is l / 2 

Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar by 
the aid of a gentle heat. — Brit. Form. 
Syrup of Ipecac and Opium. (Syrup 
of Dover's Powder — Dover's Sy- 
rup—Opiated Syrup of Ipecac.) 

Tincture of ipecac and 

opium fl.dr. n 

Spirit of cinnamon m. 30 

Cinnamon water fl.dr. 4, 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Each fluidram represents 5 gr. of Do- 
ver's Powder or */ 2 gr. each of ipecac 
and opium. — N. F. 

Syrup of Irish Moss, Compound. 
(Compound Syrup of Chondrus.) 

Irish moss gr- 8 

Fluid extract of ipecac m. 8 

Fluid extract of squill fl.dr. 2 

Fluid extract of senega fl.dr. 2 

Paregoric fl.dr. 3V2 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Sugar av.oz. 11 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the Irish moss in 1 fluid- 
ounce of water until it is softened, then 
heat it on a boiling water bath for 15 
minutes, strain it through flannel, with- 
out pressure, and wash the flannel and 
contents with 1 fluidounce of hot water. 
Mix the fluid extracts and tincture with 
the talcum and 5 fluidounces of water, 
shake the mixture frequently and thor- 
oughly during J / 2 hour, and then filter it 
through a wetted filter, returning the 
first portions of the filtrate until it runs 
through clear. Mix the mucilage of 
Irish moss with the filtrate, then add the 
sugar, and pass enough water through 
the filter to make the product, after the 
sugar has been dissolved by agitation, 
measure 16 fluidounces". 
Syrup of Iron Albuminate. 

Ferric chlorid, dry gr. 72 

White of egg, fresh fl.oz. 6 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 



Dissolve the chlorid in 1 fluidounce of 
water, add this to the egg-white pre- 
viously mixed with 3^ fluidounces of 
water, and let stand for 12 hours. Then 
percolate through the sugar contained in 
a funnel or percolator, and then pass 
enough water through the sugar to make 
a total percolate of 16 fluidounces. — 
Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

Each fluidounce is about equivalent to 
40 drops of tincture of chlorid of iron, 
U. S. P. 

The next preparation is also known as 
syrup of iron albuminate. 

A syrup of iron albuminate may also 
be prepared like elixir of iron albu- 
minate by increasing the amount of 
sugar, or like solution of iron albuminate 
by decreasing the amount of water and 
adding sugar. It may also be prepared 
from the commercial iron albuminate, 
powder or scale, by solution in water, 
flavoring, and adding sugar. 

Syrup of Iron and Sodium Albumi- 
nate. 

Prescott's formula : 

White of egg, fresh No. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Tincture of chlorid of iron. ..fl.oz. 2 
Solution of soda. U. S. P. or 

5 per cent., water, each, .sufficient 
Mix the white of egg with the sugar 
and add enough water to effect complete 
solution; add 'the tincture of iron, and 
then just enough of the solution of soda 
to dissolve the coagulated albumen ; final- 
ly make up to 16 fluidounces with water. 

Syrup of Iron and Ammonium Phos- 
phate. 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, clear 

crystals gr. 635 

Sodium phosphate gr. 820 

Glacial phosphoric acid. C. P..gr. 900 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Sugar av.oz. \2 l / 2 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the sodium phosphate and the 
iron sulfate separately in distilled water, 
mix the solution, and wash the resulting 
precipitated iron phosphate. Then to 
one-half of the phosphoric acid, dis- 
solved in 2Y\ fluidounces of water, add 
ammonia water until exactly neutral. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



417 



To the remainder of the phosphoric acid, 
dissolved in a like amount of water, 
add the moist iron phosphate and dis- 
solve by the aid of a gentle heat; then 
add the solution of ammonium phos- 
phate and the sugar, dissolve the whole, 
strain, and evaporate to 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains 4^2 gr. ferrous 
phosphate, 4^ gr. ammonium phosphate, 
and 3^2 gr. of phosphoric acid. The fer- 
rous phosphate is held permanently in 
solution. 

Syrup of Iron Arsenate. 

Sodium arsenate, dried to a 
constant weight at a heat 

not exceeding 149 deg. C. . .gr. 3 

Iron citrate gr. 3 

Water fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium arsenate and iron 
citrate in the water, contained in a test- 
tube, by the aid of heat. Then mix the 
solution with the syrup. 

Each fluidram contains about 1/60 gr. 
of arsenate of iron (ferric). 

Care should be taken to select per- 
fectly formed crystals of sodium ar- 
senate, which must then be dried com- 
pletely at 100 deg. C. (212 deg. F.), and 
the quantity required for the above 
formula must be weighed from the dried 
salt. It is advisable to dry a fresh quan- 
tity of the salt each time the above 
syrup is to be prepared. 

The iron citrate to be used is the 
scale salt not containing ammonia, not 
the citrate of iron and ammonium or 
so-called soluble citrate of iron. 

Syrup of Iron Bromid. 

I. 

Iron, in the form of fine wire, 

and cut into small pieces, .gr. 350 

Bromin av.oz. 2 

Sugar, coarse powder av.oz. 16 

Distilled water, to make, .av.oz. 26^2 

Introduce the iron into a flask of thin 
glass of suitable capacity, add to it 5 
fluidounces of distilled water and after- 
wards the bromin. Shake the mixture 
occasionally, until the reaction ceases 
and the solution has acquired a green 



color and has lost the odor of bromin. 
Place the sugar in a porcelain capsule 
and filter the solution of iron bromid 
into the sugar. Rinse the flask and iron 
wire with 2 T A fluidounces of distilled 
water and pass the washings through 
the filter into the sugar. Stir the mix- 
ture with a porcelain or wooden spatula, 
heat it to the boiling point on a sand 
bath, and, having strained the syrup 
through linen into a tared bottle, add 
enough distilled water to make the 
product weigh 2&/ 2 av.ounces. Lastly, 
shake the bottle and transfer its con- 
tents to small vials, which should be 
completely filled, securely corked, and 
kept in a place accessible to daylight. 

The quantities given above are ar- 
ranged so that two original i-ounce bot- 
tles of bromin may be used. The bottles 
may be opened under the water used 
for making the syrup. If less syrup is 
required, one-half the quantity may be 
made, using but one 1 -ounce bottle of 
bromin. 

A convenient form of iron for ma- 
king the above is what is known as 
"card teeth." 

The quantities given in the above 
formula make about 20 fluidounces of 
syrup. 

The product is described as a syrupy 
liquid containing 10 per cent, of ferrous 
bromid. 

II. 

Iron wire, free from rust gr. 219 

Bromin gr. 533 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 20 

Mix the iron with 4 fluidounces of 
distilled water into a glass flask, having 
a capacity of at least 20 fluidounces, and 
surround it with cold water ; add the 
bromin gradually in small amounts, and 
shake occasionally until the froth is 
white and reaction is complete. Dissolve 
the sugar in 6 fluidounces of distilled 
water by the aid of the heat of the wa- 
ter bath, filter the iron bromid solution 
into this warm syrup, and add if neces- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



sary enough distilled water to make 20 
fluidounces. — Brit. Form. 

The product contains about 6 p. c. of 
ferrous bromid, or about 4H gr. in one 
teaspoonful. 
Syrup of Iron Bromid with Quinine. 

Quinine acid hydrobromid. . .gr. 128 
Diluted hydrobromic acid....m. 145 

Distilled water fl.dr. 10^ 

Syrup of iron bromid, to 

"make fl.oz. 16 

Disolve the quinine salt in the mixed 
acid and water and then add the syrup. 
— Brit. Form. 

Syrup of Iron Bromid with Quinine 
and Strychnine. 
This is like the preceding, but con- 
taining in addition 2 grains of strych- 
nine alkaloid which is to be dissolved 
with the quinine salt in the mixed acid 
and water.— Brit. Form. 
Syrup of Iron (Ferric) Chlorid. 
I. 

Ferric chlorid, dry gr. 75 

Sugar av.oz. 4 ! A 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve, and strain. 
Each fluidounce represents about 50 
drops of tincture of chlorid of iron, 
U. S. P. 

This preparation has the properties of 
the tincture without its excessive acid- 
ty. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

II. The following is a non-astringent 
preparation of a pale green color : 

Solution of iron chlorid, U. 

S. P fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Sodium citrate gr. 400 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the citrate in the water, add 
the iron solution, dissolve the sugar in 
the liquid, strain, and to the colature 
odd the simple syrup. 

This is one-eighth the strength of the 
tincture of iron chlorid and corresponds 
in strength to many commercial syrups 
of iron chlorid. 

III. The following furnishes a non- 
astringent preparation of a brownish 
color in which the acid of the tincture 



of iron chlorid is neutralized up to the 
point of safety: 

Tincture of iron chlorid, U. 

S. P m. 640 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 130 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the tincture with 4 fluidounces 
of the water, add the bicarbonate and 
triturate. When effervescence has 
ceased, add the glycerin, syrup and re- 
mainder of water, let stand 24 hours, 
and filter. 

Syrup of Iron (Ferrous) Chlorid. 
(Syrup of Iron Protochlorid.) 

Solution of iron protochlo- 
rid fl.dr. 6V 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the solution with the glycerin 
and orange flower water, and add 
enough syrup to make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains about 1 gr. of 
iron protochlorid (ferrous chlorid). — 
N. F. 
Syrup of Iron Hypophosphite. 

See Syrup of Hypophosphite of Iron. 
Syrup of Iron (Ferrous) Iodid. 
I. 
Iron, in the form of fine, 
bright wire, and cut into 

small pieces gr. 123 

Iodin . . . .gr. 408 

Diluted hypophosphorous 

acid, 10 p. c fl.dr. 3^ 

Sugar ...av.oz. 13^ 

Distilled water, to make, .av.oz. 22^ 
Put the iron in a flask of thin glass, 
having a capacity of about 8 fluidounces, 
add to it 2 l / 2 fluidounces of distilled 
water, and afterwards the iodin. Shake 
the mixture occasionally, checking the 
reaction if necessary by allowing cold 
water to flow over the flask, and when 
the mixture has acquired a green color 
and has lost the odor of iodin, heat it 
to boiling and add at once 500 grains 
of sugar ; when this has dissolved, filter 
the solution into the remainder of the 
sugar contained in a porcelain dish. 
Rinse the flask and iron wire with 3 
fluidounces of water and pass the wash- 
ings through the filter into the sugar. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



419 



Stir the mixture with a porcelain or 
wooden spatula, heating the liquid on a 
water bath until complete solution is 
effected, and, having passed the syrup 
through a clean muslin strainer into a 
tared bottle, add the hypophosphorous 
acid, and then enough distilled water to 
make the product weigh 22^2 av.ounces 
(which will measure about 16 fluid- 
ounces). 

This is described as a syrupy liquid 
containing about 5 per cent, of ferrous 
iodid or about 6.74 gm. in 100 cc. (about 
31 grains in 1 fluidounce). In the U. 
S. P. 1890 this preparation contained 10 
per cent, of ferrous iodid. — U. S. P. 

Hypophosphorous acid is added to the 
syrup to preserve it. Many other sub- 
stances have been recommended, such as 
a small amount of citric acid, or re- 
placing 2 av.ounces of the sugar with an 
equal amount of solid grape sugar. 

II. 

Iron, in wire " gr. 182 

Iodin . . gr. 605 

Sugar av.oz. 13^ 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Heat the sugar with 5 fluidounces of 
boiling distilled water until dissolved. 
Dilute 4 flui.drams of this syrup with an 
equal volume of distilled water, and set 
this aside. Digest the iodin and iron 
in a flask with 2 fluidounces of distilled 
water, heat gently, and finally boil slight- 
ly until the froth loses its yellow color. 
Filter the liquid while still hot into the 
syrup, washing the flask and the filter 
with the diluted syrup previously set 
aside and now heated to boiling. Pass 
enough boiling distilled water through 
the filter to produce, when cold, 16 fluid- 
ounces. — Brit. Pharm. 

This is stronger than the U. S. P. 
preparation, containing about 6^2 per 
cent, of ferrous iodid, about n minims 
containing 1 gr. of the salt. 
III. 

Iodin gr. 420 

Iron, powder gr. 140 

Simple syrup av.oz. 19 

Distilled water, to make, .av.oz. 22 Yz 
Mix the iodin in a glass flask with 9 
27 



fluidrams of the water and add the iron 
gradually, in small quantities, with con- 
stant agitation and frequent cooling off, 
until a greenish liquid is obtained. Fil- 
ter this through a small filter into the 
syrup, and through the filter add the 
remainder of the water. 

This contains about 5 per cent, of 
ferrous iodid. — Germ. Pharm. 

IV. This preparation may also be 
prepared from the N. F. solution of 
iron iodid by mixing 1 volume of the 
latter with 11 volumes of simple syrup. 

Syrup of Iron Iodid, Tasteless. (Sy- 
rup of Citro-Iodid of Iron.) 

Iodin av.oz. 1 

Iron wire, fine, bright, and 

finely cut gr. 200 

Potassium citrate gr. 600 

Sugar av.oz. 11 

Distilled water, to make. . .av.oz. 17^2 
Mix the iron with 2^2 fluidounces of 
distilled water in a flask, add 330 grains 
of the iodin, apply a gentle heat and set 
aside until the iodin is combined and 
the solution has acquired a green color. 
Then heat the contents of the flask to 
boiling, filter the liquid, and wash the 
filter with 4 fluidrams of warm distilled 
water. Add to the filtrate the remaining 
100 grains of iodin, and, as soon as solu- 
tion has been effected, mix with the po- 
tassium citrate previously dissolved in 
1^2 fluidounces of distilled water, and 
agitate the liquid until it has assumed a 
green color. Pour this upon the sugar 
contained in a bottle, agitate until solu- 
tion has been effected, and when the 
liquid is cold, add enough distilled wa- 
ter to make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains an amount of 
iron, corresponding to about 3.6 gr. of 
ferric iodid, and therefore differs from 
U. S. P. syrup of iron iodid, which 
contains ferrous iodid. 
Syrup of Iron Lactophosphate. 

Ferrous lactate gr. 128 

Phosphoric acid (85 p. c, U. 

S. P.) sufficient 

Water fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron lactate in the water 
with the aid of a sufficient quantity of 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



phosphoric acid, avoiding an excess, and 
add enough syrup to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

Each fluidram contains I gr. of iron 
lactate, or about V/z gr. of so-called 
"lactophosphate of iron." — N. F. 
Syrup of Iron and Manganese Iodid. 

Iodin 7 gr. 595 

iron wire, fine, bright, and 

finely cut gr. 200 

Manganese sulfate gr. 192 

Potassium iodid gr. 230 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Mix the iron with 4 fluidounces of 
distilled water in a flask, add the iodin, 
and prepare a solution of ferrous iodid 
(see Syrup of Iron Iodid) in the usual 
manner, aiding the process, if necessary, 
by heating the contents of the flask, at 
first gently, and finally to boiling. Filter 
the liquid, through a small filter, directly 
upon the sugar, contained in a suitable 
bottle. Dissolve the manganese sulfate 
in 2 fluidounces of distilled water, and 
the potassium iodid in iY 2 fluidounces 
of diluted alcohol, mix the two solutions, 
and filter into the same bottle which 
contains the sugar and the iron solution. 
Wash the filter with 4 fluidrams of cold 
distilled water, receiving the washings 
in the same bottle. Agitate until the 
sugar is dissolved, and, if necessary, 
strain. Finally, make up the volume 
with distilled water to 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains about 6 gr. of 
iron (ferrous) iodid and 3 gr. of man- 
ganese iodid. — N. F. 

Syrup of Iron (Soluble) Oxid. (Syrup 
of Soluble Saccharated Iron — Sy- 
rupus Ferri Oxydati Solubilis — 
Syrup of Saccharated Oxid of 
Iron.) 
Solution of iron chlorid. .av.oz. 2 X /+ 
(about fl.dr. I2>4) 

Caustic soda, pure gr. 300 

Sugar _ av.oz. 6 X A 

Distilled water, solution of 
soda, simple syrup, each... 
sufficient to make av.oz. 22 

Dissolve the caustic soda in 4^2 fluid- 
ounces of water ; add this solution to the 
solution of iron chlorid previously mixed 
with 9 fluidrams of syrup, and set the 



mixture aside, during 24 hours, in a 
dark place. Then pour the clear liquid 
slowly into 34 fluidounces of boiling dis- 
tilled water, continue the boiling for a 
few minutes, and then set the mixture 
aside during one day, in a dark place, 
so that it may become clear by settling. 
Withdraw the supernatant liquid by 
means of a siphon, then wash the resi- 
due again with 34 fluidounces of boiling 
distilled water, by decantation. Trans- 
fer the magma to a wetted strainer, and 
wash it with hot distilled water, until 
this runs off colorless, but so that the 
mass on the strainer still retains a mod- 
erately strong alkaline reaction. Then 
allow the excess of liquid to drain off, 
transfer the moist magma to a tared 
porcelain capsule, add the sugar, and 
heat it on a water bath, with exclusion 
of daylight, during 2 hours, replacing 
from time to time any water lost by 
evaporation, and adding, if necessary, 
solution of soda, drop by drop, until the 
magma is entirely dissolved. Lastly, add 
enough simple syrup to make the prod- 
uct weigh 22 av.ounces, and transfer the 
product to bottles, which should be com- 
pletely filled, and stored in a cool and 
dark place. 

The caustic soda for this preparation 
should be pure and contain at least 90 
per cent, of absolute soda ; if weaker, 
proportionately more of it must be used. 

100 grains, or about 75 minims, of this 
syrup represent approximately 1 gr. of 
metallic iron. 

The above process is based upon that 
of the Germ. Pharm. (1st edition). The 
formula given by the later editions of 
this work presupposes the keeping in 
stock of a dry saccharated oxid of iron 
(see Iron Oxid, Soluble or Saccharated) 
representing 3 per cent, of metallic iron. 
When this is available, the syrup may 
also be prepared by the following form- 
ula: 

Saccharated or soluble oxid 

of iron, 
Simple syrup, 

Water, each . . . equal parts by weight 
Dissolve the oxid in the mixed liquids, 



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using a gentle heat if necessary. — N. F. 
Syrup of Iron (Ferrous) Phosphate. 

Iron, in wire gr. 63 

Phosphoric acid, U. S. P. or 

85 per cent . . .fl.dr. 6^ 

Or 50 p. c. phosphoric acid. fl.dr. 10^2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. n J4 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Mix the iron with the 85 p. c. acid pre- 
viously diluted with 10 fluidrams of the 
water (or the 50 p. c. acid diluted with 
6 fluidrams of water) in a small glass 
flask, close the neck of the latter with 
cotton, and heat gently until the iron is 
dissolved. When cold, filter into the 
syrup and pass the remainder of the 
water through the filter. 

Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of an- 
hydrous ferrous phosphate. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

A convenient form of iron to use for 
the above is what is known as "card 
teeth." 

The above preparation may also be 
made by a process similar to the one 
given under Syrup of Iron and Ammo- 
nium Phosphate, the ammonia water 
and half the acid to be omitted from the 
latter. 
Syrup of Iron Phosphate, Compound. 

See Syrup of the Phosphates, Com- 
pound. 
Syrup of Iron Protochlorid. 

See Syrup of Iron (Ferrous) Chlorid. 
Syrup of Iron Pyrophosphate. 
I. 

Iron pyrophosphate, scale. .. .gr. 64 

Distilled water, warm fl.dr. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt in the water and 
add the syrup. An alcoholic solution of 
some aromatic oil may be added to this 
mixture. — Eclectic. 
II. 

Iron pyrophosphate, soluble, .gr. 90 

Distilled water fl.dr. 1 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

i — Codex. 

Syrup of Iron and Quinine Iodids. 

I. Bouchardat's formula : 

Iodin gr. 42 

Iron, powder gr. 17 



Simple syrup fl.oz. 15^ 

Quinine sulfate gr. 8 

Diluted sulfuric acid sufficient 

Distilled water fl.dr. 4 l / 2 

Digest the iodin, iron, and 3 fluidrams 
of the water until the red-brown color 
of the iodin has disappeared; filter 
through a small filter into the , syrup. 
Then dissolve the quinine salt in i 1 /^ 
fluidrams of water with the aid of dilu- 
ted sulfuric acid and mix this solution 
with the previously prepared syrup. 
II. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 20 

Hypophosphorous acid, 10 

per cent sufficient 

Potassium iodid gr. 8 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 8 

Syrup of iron iodid (U. S. 
P.) fl.oz. 8 

To the quinine sulfate add about 10 
drops of hypophosphorous acid and then 
a small amount of simple syrup; when 
the quinine salt is dissolved, add the re- 
mainder of the syrup and afterwards the 
potassium iodid dissolved in a few drops 
of water. Now add the syrup of iron 
iodid and mix. Should any cloudiness 
appear, clear it up by a few drops of 
the hypophosphorous acid. 

A fluidram of this syrup contains 
about 4 gr. of dry iron iodid and about 
6 gr. of quinine hydriodid. 

The latter is the best formula, as it 
is least likely to precipitate. 

Syrup of Iron, Quinine and Strych- 
nine Phosphates. 

See Syrup of Phosphates of Iron. 
Quinine and Strychnine. 

Syrup of Iron Superphosphate. 

Add freshly precipitated iron phos- 
phate (see manner of preparation under 
Syrup of Iron and Ammonium Phos- 
phate) to saturation to a boiling solution 
of glacial phosphoric acid. On con- 
centrating and cooling, the product 
forms a soft mass, which is freely solu- 
ble in water in all proportions and is 
free from inky taste. 

The syrup may be prepared by dis- 
solving 5 gr. of this substance in a 
fluidram of simnle syrup. 



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Syrup of Lactophosphate of Calcium. 

See Syrup of Calcium Lactophosphate. 
Syrup of Lactucarium. 

Tincture of lactucarium fl.dr. 13 

Glycerin fl.oz. z l A 

Citric acid gr. 8 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 7 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the tincture with the glycerin, 
also dissolve the acid in the orange 
flower, mix the two liquids, and filter if 
necessary. Then add enough simple 
syrup to make the liquid measure 16 
fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

Syrup of Lactucarium, Opiated. 

Ext. of French lactucarium. . .gr. 5 

Extract of opium gr. 2 l / 2 

Citric acid gr. 2 l / 2 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 14^2 

Distilled water sufficient 

Pour boiling water, about 10 fluid- 
ounces, on the lactucarium, add the acid 
and sugar, dissolve, clarify by adding 
white of egg and heating to a boil. 
Strain, add the opium extract, previous- 
ly dissolved in the orange flower water, 
and add enough water to make the prod- 
uct weigh 22 av.ounces (measuring about 

16 fluidounces). — Codex. 

The extract of French lactucarium is 

prepared as follows : 

French lactucarium av.oz. I 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Reduce the lactucarium to powder, 

mix with 4^4 fluidounces of alcohol and 

17 fluidrams of water, macerate for 10 
days, agitating occasionally, and strain 
with expression. Macerate the residue 
with a mixture of 12 fluidrams of alco- 
hol and 6 of water for 3 days, agitating 
occasionally, and again strain with ex- 
pression. Mix the two liquids and evap- 
orate on a water bath to dry extract. 

Syrup of Lemon. (Syrupus Limonis 

or Citri.) 
I. 
Lemon juice, freshly ex- 
pressed and strained fl.oz. 8J/2 

Lemon peel, fresh av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Heat the lemon juice to boiling, add 



the peel, let stand until cold, filter, add 
enough water through the filter to make 
the filtrate measure S l A fluidounces, in 
the latter dissolve the sugar by agitation 
without heat, and strain.— U. S. P. 1880. 

The peel should be deprived of the 
inner white, bitter layer, and should be 
cut into small pieces. 

Syrup of citric acid is frequently dis- 
pensed for syrup of lemon, but the above 
is a more agreeable preparation. 

II. 

Lemon juice fl.oz. 7H 

Lemon peel, fresh, in thin 

slices or grated gr. 135 

Alcohol sufficient 

Sugar av.oz. 11^ 

Macerate the peel in 4 fluidrams of 
alcohol for 7 days, agitating occasion- 
ally, press, filter, adding through the fil- 
ter enough alcohol to make 5 fluidrams. 
In the lemon juice, clarified by subsi- 
dence, dissolve the sugar with the aid of 
a gentle heat. When this is cold, mix it 
with the alcoholic liquid. — Brit. Pharm. 

The product should weigh 20 av.- 
ounces (measuring about 16 fluid- 
ounces). 

Syrup of Licorice. (Syrup of Glycr- 
rhiza — Syrupus Liquiritiee.) 

I. 

Pure extract of licorice. . .av.oz. 2%, 

Glycerin fl.dr. 13 

Sugar av.oz. 1 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the extract in 8 fluidounces 
of water, add the sugar, dissolve it by 
agitation, and strain. Then add the 
glycerin, and lastly, enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram represents about 30 gr. 
of licorice. — N. F. 

A better preparation, and one which 
is more expeditiously obtained, is made 
by mixing 4 fluidounces of glycerite of 
licorice with 12 of simple syrup. 

Either of the above mixtures is un- 
necessarily strong and much stronger 
than usually made. A mixture of 2 
fluidounces of glycerite of licorice with 
14 of simple syrup will suffice for all 
purposes. 



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423 



II. t 

Licorice root, cut fine av.oz. 4 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 15^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 l A 

Simple syrup sufficient 

Mix the root, ammonia and water, let 
stand for 12 hours, agitating occasional- 
ly, then express, evaporate the liquid on 
a water bath to a weight of 2 av.ounces, 
to this add the alcohol, set aside for 12 
hours, filter, and to the filtrate add 
enough simple syrup to make a total 
weight of 20 av.ounces. — Germ. Pharm. 

Syrup of Licorice, Aromatic. (Com- 
pound Syrup of Licorice.) 

Hassebrock's formula: 

Ceylon cinnamon gr. 145 

Ginger, Cochin gr. 90 

Clove gr. 60 

Nutmeg gr. 22 

Extract of licorice, purified, .gr. 365 

Sugar av.oz. 12^2 

Alcohol, water, simple 
syrup, each, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the first four ingredients to 
No. 40 powder, extract by the usual 
process of percolation, using alcohol as 
a menstruum, until 13 fluidrams of per- 
colate are obtained, mix this percolate 
intimately with 6%. av.ounces of sugar, 
and set the mixture aside in a moder- 
ately warm place until the alcohol has 
evaporated. Continue the percolation of 
the drug with water until 4 fluidounces 
more of percolate have been obtained, 
and dissolve the dry, aromatized sugar 
in this by agitation or percolation. Dis- 
solve the extract of licorice in 4 fluid- 
ounces of water, dissolve the remaining 
6^4 av.ounces of sugar in this solution 
by agitation or percolation, mix this 
syrup with the previously prepared aro- 
matic syrup, and finally add simple 
syrup enough to make a total of 16 
fluidounces. 

Syrup of Licorice and Yerba Santa. 

Fluid extract of yerba 

santa fl.dr. 6J^ 

Pure extract of licorice, U. 

S. P gr. 360 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 150 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Distilled water, to make, .fl.oz. 16 



Mix the fluid extract with the mag- 
nesium carbonate and lYz av.ounces of 
sugar in a mortar. Add gradually 3^2 
fluidounces of water, filter, and through 
the filtrate add enough water to make 
6 l / 2 fluidounces of filtrate. Add the ex- 
tract of licorice dissolved in 1 fluid- 
ounce of water, the remainder of the 
sugar, heat to boiling, strain and add 
enough water through the strainer to 
make 16 fluidounces of colature. — Cine. 
Acad. Pharm. 

Instead of the extract of licorice, i l / 2 
fluidounces of glycerite may be em- 
ployed. 

Keep the syrup n a cool, dark place. 
This makes a pleasant and perfect 
vehicle for quinine. ' 

See also Syrup of Yerba Santa, Aro- 
matic, Nos. Ill and IV, and Syrup of 
Yerba Santa and Licorice, Concentrated, 
and Syrup of Yerba Santa, Licorice and 
Chocolate, Compound, all of which also 
contain licorice and yerba santa. 

Syrup of Lime. (Syrupus Calcis or 
Calcarias — Saccharated Solution 
of Lime.) 

I. 

Lime (calcium oxid) gr. 480 

Sugar av.oz 5^ 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Slake the lime by the addition of 6 
fluidrams of water with the aid of heat, 
then mix it and the sugar thoroughly in 
a mortar, so as to form a homogeneous 
powder ; then add the mixture to 8 
fluidounces of boiling water, contained 
in a bright copper or tinned-iron vessel, 
and boil for 5 minutes, constantly stir- 
ring. Dilute the liquid with enough 
water to make it measure 15 fluidounces 
and filter through white paper, closely 
covering the funnel during filtration. 
Then add through the filter enough 
water to make the product measure 16 
fluidounces. 

Keep the syrup in well-stoppered 
bottles. 

The presence of sugar greatly facili- 
tates the solution of lime in water, so 
much so that the above may be con- 
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ing about 20 times as strong as the 
latter. 

The lime, sugar and water need not 
be boiled as directed in the official for- 
mula ; the mixture may be allowed to 
stand for 2 or 3 days, occasionally agi- 
tating, then adding water, filtering, etc., 
as before. 

II. Brit. Pharm. formula for saccha- 
rated solution of lime which is the 
corresponding preparation to the 
above : 
Calcium hydrate (slaked 

lime) gr. 365 

Sugar gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sugar in the water and 
add the lime. Set aside in a stoppered 
green glass bottle for a few hours, agi- 
tating occasionally, then siphon off the 
clear liquid, avoiding unnecessary ex- 
posure to the air. 

This contains nearly 2 per cent, of 
calcium oxid, or about 8 grains to the 
fluidounce, and is therefore about one- 
fourth weaker than the first prep- 
aration, which latter also contains more 
sugar. 

Syrup of Liquidambar. 

Sweet-gum bark, coarsely 

powdered av.oz. 2^ 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Water sufficient 

Moisten the bark thoroughly with 
water, macerate in a close vessel for 24 
hours, pack in a percolator, and pour 
on water until 8 fluidounces of perco- 
late are obtained. In this dissolve the 
sugar by agitation or percolation. — Ec- 
lectic modified. 

This has been recommended for the 
bowel complaints of children, also for 
chronic cough and mucous affections. 

Syrup of Lobelia. 

I. 

Vinegar of lobelia fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar by 
the aid of a gentle heat and strain. — 
Eclectic formula modified. 



II. This is credited to Thomsonian 
practice : 

Lobelia seed or herb pound l / 2 

Water gall. 1 

Vinegar pint l / 2 

Sugar pounds 8 

Tincture of lobelia pints 2 

Boil the lobelia with the water and 
vinegar for one-half hour, occasionally 
replacing the water lost by evaporation, 
then strain, add the sugar, dissolve, and 
add the tincture. 

Syrup of Maidenhair. (Syrup of Adi- 
antum — Syrupus Capilli Veneris.) 
I. 

Infusion of maidenhair. .. .fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. i2 l / 2 

Dissolve the sugar in the liquid. The 
infusion is to be made from an amount 
of fresh drug equal to 365 grains of 
dry drug. The fresh drug is preferred. 
— Eclectic. 

II. 

Maidenhair gr. 320 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 1 1 

Macerate the drug in the water for 6 
hours, strain, add the sugar, and dis- 
solve. — Codex. 
III. 

Maidenhair, fresh, cut av.oz. 1 

Distilled water, hot fl.oz. nj^ 

Sugar av.oz. 16 

Orange flower water m. 45 

Heat the maidenhair with the water 
in a closed vessel on a water bath for 
an hour, strain, in 10 av.ounces of the 
colature, dissolve the sugar, strain 
again, and add the orange flower water. 
— Austr. Pharm. 

Syrup of Manganese Hypophosphite. 
See Syrup of Hypophosphite of Man- 
ganese. 

Syrup of Manganese Iodid. 
Procter's process : 

Manganese sulfate gr. 960 

Potassium iodid gr. 1140 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Distilled water, simple 

syrup, each sufficient 

Dissolve the two salts each in 3 fluid- 
ounces of water to which 2 fluidrams 
of syrup have been added, mix them, 
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425 



half hour, filter, allowing the filtrate to 
pass into a bottle containing the sugar ; 
add sufficient water through the filter to 
make the whole measure 16 fluidounces, 
dissolve the sugar by agitation, and fil- 
ter if necessary. 

Each fluidram contains about 7^2 gr. 
of manganese iodid. 
Syrup of Manganese and Iron Iodid. 

See Syrup of Iron and Manganese 
Iodid. 

Syrup of Manganese (Saccharated) 
Oxid. (Syrup of Manganese Sac- 
charate.) 

Gerhard's formula: 

Potassium permanganate ...gr. 255 

Sugar av.oz. 85^ 

Caustic soda, pure....gr. 12 to 15 
Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the potassium salt in 28 
fluidounces of distilled water, and 3 l / 2 
av.ounces of sugar (or 4 l /> fluidounces 
of simple syrup), and set aside for sev- 
eral hours to allow a gelatinous precipi- 
tate to form. Now bring the liquid to 
the boiling point to make the precipi- 
tate denser, and separate the latter by 
filtration. Wash the magna (precipi- 
tate of manganese hydrate) with a lit- 
tle distilled water, and press it gently, 
when the product will be found to 
weigh somewhat over 4 l / 2 av.ounces. 
Triturate the latter with 5 av.ounces of 
sugar and add the soda dissolved in V/2 
fluidrams of water, and heat until a 
clear solution is obtained. Finally add 
enough distilled water to make ithe 
product weigh 10 av.ounces (measuring 
about 8 fluidounces). 

The product contains 2 per cent, of 
manganese. 

Syrup of Manganese Phosphate. 
Wiegand's formula : 

Manganese sulfate gr. 940 

Sodium phosphate . av.Oz. 3^ 

or sufficient 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 5 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the salts separately in 10 
fluidounces of water, and add solution 
of sodium phosphate to the solution of 



manganese sulfate as long as it pro- 
duces a precipitate, which wash with 
cold water, and then dissolve by means 
of the hydrochloric acid ; dilute this so- 
lution till it, measure S J A fluidounces, in 
this dissolve the sugar, adding enough 

water, if necessary, to make up 16 
fluidounces. 

Syrup of Manna. (Syrupus Mannae 
or Mannatus.) 

Manna, best av.oz. 2^4 

Sugar av.oz. i^A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the manna in 7 fluidounces- 
of hot water, add the alcohol, set the 
liquid aside for 12 hours in a moder- 
ately warm place, and filter. Dissolve 
the sugar in the filtrate, with the aid of 
a gentle heat, allow the syrup to cool, 
and add enough water, passed through 
the filter previously used, to make 16 
fluidounces. — N. F. 

The product is approximately of the 
same strength as that which is official 
in the Germ. Pharm. The latter con- 
tains only about 4 fluidrams of alcohol 
and somewhat less sugar, about 11 av.- 
ounces. 

Syrup of Mercuric Iodid. (Gibert's 
Syrup.) 

Red mercuric iodid gr. 3 

Potassium iodid gr. 120 

Water fl.dr. 3 

Simple syrup, to make. .. .fl.oz. 10 
Dissolve the mercuric and potassium 

iodids in the water and add the syrup. 

Syrup of Mitchella, Compound. (Com- 
pound Syrup of Partridge Berry 
— Mother's Cordial — Compound 
Syrup of Squaw Vine.) 

The following is a practical formula 
for this Eclectic proparation : 
Mitchella (squaw vine) ... .av.oz. 2 

Helonias root av.oz. ^ 

Cramp bark av.oz. l /> 

Blue cohosh av.oz. Yz 

Oil of sassafras drops 4 

Sugar av.oz. 9 

Water, alcohol, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to powder, add 
the oil, and percolate in the usual man- 
ner so as to obtain 11 fluidounces of 
product, using as a menstruum a mix- 



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ture of i volume of alcohol and 2 of 
water ; in this percolate dissolve the 
sugar. 

Syrup of Morphine Sulfate. (Syrup 
of Morphine.) 

I. 

Morphine sulfate gr. 4 

Water, hot fl.dr. 1 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the morphine sulfate in the 
hot water, and add enough simple 
syrup to make 4 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains Y% gr. of mor- 
phine sulfate. 

This preparation is in considerable 
use in the Southern States. It should, 
however, never be dispensed in pre- 
scriptions, unless it is known to be the 
preparation intended, or unless it is 
designated as that of the National For- 
mulary III. 

V/hen Syrup of Morphine is pre- 
scribed without any such specific desig- 
nation or knowledge, it is recommended 
that the corresponding but weaker prep- 
aration of the French Pharm. be dis- 
pensed. The official title of this is 
Sirop de Chlorhydrate de Morphine (or 
Sirop de Morphine). 

This may be prepared approximately 
of the strength required by the Codex, 
as in II. 

II. 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. i]4 

Water fl.dr. 1 

Simple syrup to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the morphine hydrochlorid 

in the water, and add the syrup to make 

4 fluidounces. 
Each fluidram contains about 1/25 gr. 

of morphine hydrochlorid. — Codex. 

Syrup of Morphine, Compound. 

Fluid extract of ipecac m. 15 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.dr. 2 
Fluid extract of senega. .. .fl.dr. 12 

Morphine sulfate gr. 4 

Oil of sassafras m. 8 

(about drops 12) 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz.. 16 

Dissolve the morphine sulfate in 
about 1 fluidounce of simple syrup, then 
add the fluid extracts and the oil, and 
lastly, enough syrup to make 16 fluid- 



ounces. Mix the whole thoroughly by 
shaking. 

In some sections of the country this 
preparation is dispensed when Pectoral 
Syrup or Jackson's Cough Syrup is de- 
manded or ordered. As the formula 
differs too much from that originally 
used by Dr. Jackson it is recommended 
that the above preparation be dispensed 
only when it is designated by the title 
above given. 

See Syrup, Pectoral, also Syrup, Pec- 
toral, Compound. 

Syrup, Mucilaginous. 

See Thomsonian Remedies. 
Syrup, Onion. 

Such a preparation is used some- 
times ; it has been in great repute among 
Thomsonians and others and is still 
largely employed in domestic practice. 

One method of making it is to slice 
the onions, slightly brown them, ex- 
press the juice, and add syrup or honey. 
Another method is to make a decoction 
with water, strain, and dissolve sugar 
in the liquid. Still another method is 
to arrange sliced onions with alternate 
layers of sugar and allow to stand in a 
warm place. 

Syrup Opiated. (Syrupus Opiatus— 
Sirop Thebaique.) 

Extract of opium gr. 20 

Water fl.dr. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the extract in the water and 
add the syrup. — Codex. 

Syrup of Orange. (Syrup of Orange 
Peel.) 

I. 
Tinct. of sweet orange peel. fl.dr. 6V1 

Citric acid gr. 40 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 80 

Sugar av.oz. \zV\ 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the carbonate in a mortar 
with the tincture, add gradually 6}4 
fluidounces of water, filter, and add 
enough water through the filter to make 
the filtrate measure 7^2 fluidounces. In 
this dissolve the acid and sugar by agi- 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



42 r 



enough water to make the product 
measure 16 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

This syrup should never be made by 
mixing the fluid extract of orange peel 
with simple syrup, as is sometimes done. 
The product is dark, turbid and bitter, 
in no way resembling a properly-made 
syrup. 
II. 

Tincture of orange, Brit. 

Pharm volume I 

Simple syrup volumes 7 

—Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Bitter orange peel, cut fine.av.oz. 1 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 9 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Macerate the orange peel with the 
wine for 2 days, express, filter; in 8 
av.ounces of the filtrate dissolve the 
sugar. — Germ. Pharm. 

Syrup of Orange Flowers. 

Sugar av.oz. 1434 

Orange flower water, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sugar in 7^ fluidounces 
of the water by agitation, without heat, 
and add enough of the water to make 
16 fluidounces.— U. S. P. 

The sugar may also be dissolved by 
percolation as described under Syrup, 
Simple, which see. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is practically the same. 

Syrup, Pectoral. (Jackson's Pectoral 
or Cough Syrup.) 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 4 

Oil of sassafras m. 4 

Syrup of acacia, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the morphine hydrochlorid in 
about 1 fiuid^unce of the syrup, add the 
oil of sassafras, and enough syrup to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains 1/32 gr. of 
morphine hydrochlorid. 

The original foimula cf Dr. Samuel 
Jackson's Cough Syrup was as follow? : 
Sassafras pith, 60 grains; acacia, 1 
ounce ; sugar, 28 av.ounces ; morphine 
hydrochlorid, 8 grains ; water, enough 
to make 32 fluidounpes.- The sassafras 



pith was afterwards uniformly replaced 
by oil of sassafras, and the other con- 
stituents of the syrup have been more 
or less altered, so that a number of 
different formulas are in vogue in dif- 
ferent sections of the country. Some- 
times a small amount of Hoffmann's 
anodyne is added. It is recommended 
that the above be followed, if possible, 
for the sake of uniformity. — N. F. 

See also Syrup of Morphine, Com- 
pound; also Syrup, Pectoral, Compound, 
which latter is also used as Jackson's 
Syrup. 

Syrup, Pectoral, Compound. (Jack- 
son's Cough Syrup.) 

Fluid extract of ipecac m. 15 

Fluid extract of senega m. 90 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. ...fl.dr. 2 

Morphine sulfate gr. 4 

Oil of sassafras. . .drops 18 or m. 8 
Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the morphine salt in about 
4 fluidrams of syrup, then add the fluid 
extracts and the oil and enough syrup 
to make 16 fluidounces. — Cine. Acad. 
Pharm. 

This syrup is not to be dispensed 
when compound syrup of morphine is 
prescribed, although the latter name has 
been applied to this preparation. See 
Syrup of Morphine, Compound; also 
Syrup, Pectoral. The above formula is 
an Eclectic modification of Jackson's 
Syrup. ^ 

Syrup of Peppermint. 

Peppermint herb, cut av.oz. 1^2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 7 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Moisten the drug with the alcohol, 
add the water, let macerate for 24 hours 
at a temperature of 60 to 70 deg. F., 
strain, and in 7 av.ounces of the cola- 
ture dissolve the sugar by agitation. 
— Germ. Pharm. 

Syrup of Peru Balsam. (Syrupus 
Balsamicus.) 

Peru balsam av.oz. 1 

Sugar, water, each sufficient 

Upon the balsam pour 9^2 fluidounces 



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of hot water, set aside for 24 hours, 
occasionally agitating, filter, and in 8 
av.ounces of nitrate dissolve 13 av.ounces 
of sugar.— Germ. Pharm. 
Syrup of the Phosphates, Compound. 
(Chemical Food.) 

I. 

Precipitated calcium carbon- 
ate gr. 512 

Soluble ferric phosphate (U. 

S. P.) gr. 256 

Ammonium phosphate gr. 256 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 60 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 60 

Citric acid av.oz. 2^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Phosphoric acid (85 p. c.).fl.dr. 10^2 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Triturate the calcium carbonate with 
the potassium and sodium bicarbonates, 
the citric acid, glycerin, and orange 
flower water, and gradually add the 
phosphoric acid, stirring until solution 
has been effected. Dissolve the iron 
and ammonium phosphates in 8 fluid- 
ounces of hot water, cool, and add the 
solution to that previously prepared. 
Filter the whole through a pellet of 
absorbent cotton placed in the neck of 
a funnel, and receive the filtrate in a 
graduated bottle containing the sugar. 
Agitate until the latter is dissolved, then 
add the tincture of cudbear, and lastly, 
enough water to make 32 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains about 2 gr. of 
calcium phosphate, 1 gr. each of the 
phosphates of iron and of ammonium, 
and smaller quantities of potassium and 
sodium phosphates. — N. F. 

The above makes a preparation of 
practically the same strength as Par- 
rish's. It differs from the latter in con- 
taining ferric instead of ferrous phos- 
phate, citric acid instead of hydrochloric 
acid, being made with bicarbonates in- 
stead of carbonates, which is an advan- 
tage, as the former are to be had purer, 
etc. It is more permanent than Par- 
ish's preparation, i. e., less liable to 
precipitate. 



II. Parrish's original formula : 

Ferrous sulfate gr. 300 

Sodium phosphate gr. 360 

Calcium phosphate gr. 360 

Glacial phosphoric acid gr. 600 

Sodium carbonate gr. 20 

Potassium carbonate gr. 30 

Cochineal, powder gr. 60 

Sugar av.oz. 20 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 4 

Hydrochloric acid, ammonia 

water, water, each sufficient 

Dissolve the iron sulfate in 1 fluid- 
ounce of boiling water and the sodium 
phosphate in 2 fluidounces of boiling 
water. Mix the solutions and wash the 
precipitated iron phosphate with water 
until the washings are tasteless. 

Dissolve the calcium phosphate in 2 
fluidounces of boiling water with suffi- 
cient hydrochloric acid to effect a clear 
solution ; when cool, precipitate with 
ammonia water and wash the precipitate 
with water until the washings are taste- 
less. 

To the freshly precipitated phosphates 
of calcium and iron, as thus prepared, 
add the phosphoric acid previously dis- 
solved in water; when clear add the 
potassium and sodium carbonates, pre- 
viously dissolved in water, and hydro- 
chloric acid to dissolve any precipitate 
which may have formed. Now dilute 
with water to 11 fluidounces, add the 
sugar, toward the last add the cochineal, 
dissolve by heat, strain, cool, and add 
the orange flower water. 

This preparation precipitates copious- 
ly and hence there are many modifica- 
tions of this formula, such as Nos. I 
and III. 

III. Brit. Form, formula for what it 
calls compound syrup of iron phos- 
phate : 

Iron wire, free from rust. . . .gr. 32 
Phosphoric acid, 85 p. c... fl.dr. 7J^ 
Or 50 p. c. phosph. acid... fl.dr. 12^ 
Calcium carbonate, precipi- 
tated gr. 100 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 7^2 

Sodium phosphate, crystal. . .gr. 7^2 

Cochineal, powder gr. 25 

Sugar av.oz. n}i 

Distilled water, to make... fl.oz. 16 
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p. c. acid and S l A fluidrams of distilled 
water (or with 8 l A fluidrams of 50 p. c. 
acid and 2 fluidrams of water) in a glass 
flask so that the iron is completely cov- 
ered, plug the neck of the flask with 
cotton, and heat gently until the iron is 
dissolved. 

Dissolve the calcium carbonate in the 
remainder of the acid mixed with dis- 
tilled water (the 85 p. c. acid with 14 
fluidrams or the 50 p. c. acid with 12 
fluidrams), allow to cool, and add the 
cooled iron solution. Add the potassium 
bicarbonate and sodium phosphate, dis- 
solve, and filter the whole. 

Mix the cochineal with 6 fluidounces 
of distilled water, boil for 15 minutes, 
and filter, adding through the filter 
enough distilled water to make 5^2 fluid- 
ounces of filtrate. In the latter dissolve 
the sugar by the aid of heat, strain, 
allow to cool, add the former filtrate, 
and finally distilled water enough, if 
necessary, to make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram of this syrup contains 
about y 2 gr. of iron phosphate, about 
4/5 gr. of calcium phosphate, with small 
quantities of potassium and sodium 
phosphates. 

The preparation should be kept in 
filled bottles. 

Syrup of Phosphates of Iron, Quinine 
and Strychnine. (Eaton's, Eas- 
ton's or Aitkin's Syrup — Syrup 
of Three or Triple Phosphates.) 

I. 

Ferric phosphate gr. 155 

Quinine gr. 200 

Strychnine gr. V/ 2 

Phosphoric acid fl.dr. 7 

Glycerin fl.dr. 14 

Water fl.dr. 7 

Syrup, q. s., ad fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the ferric phosphate in the 
water with the aid of heat, then add the 
phosphoric acid, the quinine and the 
strychnine, and stir until dissolved. Fil- 
ter the liquid into the glycerin contained 
in a graduated bottle, add sufficient 



syrup to make the product measure 16 
fluid ounces, and mix thoroughly. 

II. The original U. S. P. formula: 

Ferrous sulfate, pure .gr. 208 

Sodium phosphate, pure, clear 

crystals gr. 250 

Quinine sulfate gr. 133 

Strychnine gr. 4 

Phosphoric acid, 85 p. c... fl.dr. 12 
Or phosphoric acid, 50 p. c. 

fl.oz. 2. .dr. 5 

Sugar av.oz. 10^ 

Distilled water, diluted sul- 
furic acid, ammonia water, 

each sufficient 

Dissolve the ferrous sulfate in 5 fluid- 
drams, and the sodium phosphate in 10 
fluidrams, of boiling water, mix the so- 
lutions, collect the precipitate, wash it 
until the washings are tasteless, and 
then let drain thoroughly. 

Dissolve the quinine sulfate in \ l /2 
fluidounces of water with the aid of 
diluted sulfuric acid, precipitate with 
ammonia water, collect the precipitate, 
and wash it thoroughly. Dissolve this 
and the preceding precipitate and the 
strychnine in the phosphoric acid mixed 
with enough distilled water to make 9 
fluidounces, add the sugar and enough 
distilled water to make 16 fluidounces, 
and dissolve by agitation without heat. 
Instead of precipitating the quinine 
sulfate, quinine alkaloid may be used 
in the proportion of 118 grains. 

The product should measure about 24 
fluidounces; to get this, the iron pre- 
cipitate should be well drained. 

III. The Brit. Pharm. preparation is 
called "syrup of phosphate of iron with 
quinine and strychnine": 

Iron, in wire gr. 64 

Phosphoric acid, 85 p. c... fl.dr. 6 
Or 50 p. c. phosphoric acid. fl.dr. io^4 

Quinine sulfate gr. 108 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 11 J4 

Distilled water, to make... fl.oz. 16 

Place the iron wire and the acid pre- 
viously diluted with 10 fluidrams of wa- 
ter (or the 50 p. c. acid diluted with 6 
fluidrams of water), in a small glass 
flask, close the neck of the latter with 
cotton, heat gently until the iron is dis- 



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solved, in the resulting solution dissolve 

the quinine sulfate and strychnine, filter 

into the syrup, and pass the remainder 

of the water through the filter. 

The iron used may he in the form 

known as "card teeth.'" 

Each fluidram of this syrup represents 

i gr. of anhydrous ferrous phosphate. 

4/5 gr. of quinine sulfate, and 1/32 gr. 

of strychnine. 

Syrup of Phosphates With Quinine 
and Strychnine Compound. (Com- 
pound Syrup of Hydrochloro- 
phosphates.) 
See Syrup of Quinine Phospho-Muri- 

ate, Compound, No. I. 

Syrup of Phospho-Muriate of Qui- 
nine, Compound. 

See Syrup of Quinine Phospho-Muri- 
ate, Compound. 

Syrup of Poke, Compound. (Syrupus 
Phytolaccce Compositus.) 

The following is a practical formula 
for this Eclectic preparation : 

Poke root gr. 580 

American ivy bark gr. 580 

Black cohosh gr. 290 

Sheep laurel .gr. 290 

Oil of sassafras drops 3 

Oil of wintergreen drops 3 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to fine powder, 
add the oils, and extract by percolation 
so as to obtain 10 fluidounces of perco- 
late, using as a menstruum a mixture 
of 1 volume of alcohol and 2 of water. 
In this dissolve the sugar, and then add 
enough simple syrup, if necessary, to 
make 16 fluidounces. 
Syrup of Poppy. (Syrupus Papaveris 
— Syrupus Diacodii.) 

Poppy capsules av.oz. \ 2 /$ 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Water, q. s., ad fl.oz. 16 

Loosely pack the powder in a suitable 
metallic percolator and percolate with 
boiling water until it is practically ex- 
hausted. Heat to boiling for 2 minutes, 
concentrate to 15 fluid ounces, dissolve 
the sugar in the concentrated percolate, 
add sufficient water, strain, bottle in 
small bottles and keep in cool place. 
^N. F. 



The tincture of poppy of N. F. Ill 
was prepared as follows : 

Poppy capsules, freed from 
seeds and in coarse pow- 
der av.oz. S J /i 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Digest the poppy heads with 3 pints 
of boiling water during 2 hours, then 
express and strain. Evaporate the cola- 
ture to 8 fluidounces, mix it with 4 
fluidounces of alcohol, and set the mix- 
ture aside, well covered, until quite cold. 
Then filter, add the glycerin to the fil- 
trate, and pass enough of a mixture of 
2 volumes of water and 1 of water 
through the filter to make the product 
measure 16 fluidounces. 

II. The above makes a preparation 
practically like that of the Brit. Pharm. 
1885 (not recognized in present edition), 

which was made as follows: 
Poppy capsules, freed from 

seeds, and reduced to No. 

20 powder av.oz. 9 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 16 

Distilled water, boiling sufficient 

Mix the poppy heads with 20 fluid- 
ounces of water, and infuse for 24 hours, 
stirring frequently; then pack in a per- 
colator, add more water, and percolate 
slowly until about 80 fluidounces of per- 
colate have been obtained or the drug 
is exhausted. Evaporate the percolate 
on a water bath until reduced to 15 
fluidounces. When cold, add the alcohol, 
let the mixture stand for 12 hours, fil- 
ter, evaporate off the alcohol from the 
filtrate and evaporate the remainder to 
9 l / 2 fluidounces, add the sugar, and dis- 
solve. 

The product should weigh 26 av.- 
ounces (measuring about 19 fluidounces) 
and have the sp. gr. 1.330. 

III. The corresponding preparation 
of the Germ. Pharm. is decidedly weak- 
er and is prepared as follows : 

Poppy heads, cut moderate- 

ly fine av.oz. 2 

Alcohol 3 fl-dr. 13 

Distilled water fl.oz. 13^ 

Sugar av.oz. 13 






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431 






Moisten the poppy heads with the 
alcohol, add the water, macerate for 24 
hours, stirring occasionall}-, express, 
evaporate the liquid to a weight of 7 
av.ounces, filter, and in this filtrate dis- 
solve the sugar. 

The N. F. suggests that this prepara- 
tion may be extemporized by mixing 2 
fluidounces of the tincture of poppy giv- 
en under No. I wifh 14 'fluidounces of 
simple syrup. This is an error; it should 
be at least 4 fluidounces of tincture with 
12 of syrup. 
Syrup of Quinidine. 
Quinidine (alkaloid), crys- 
tals gr. 240 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. I 

Solution of saccharin fl.dr. 4 

Syrup of orange flowers, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the quinidine with the mucilage 
and solution of saccharin, without break- 
ing up the crystals, and add the syrup of 
orange flowers. — N. F. 

This preparation must be well shaken 
before dispensing it. 

Syrup of Quinine Phospho-Muriate, 
Compound. (Compound Syrup of 
Quinine Phospho-Hydrochlorid 
— Compound Syrup of Phosphates 
With Quinine and Strychnine.) 
I. 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 145 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 145 

Calcium carbonate gr. 145 

Soluble ferric phosphate gr. 128 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 32 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1 

Phosphoric acid, 85 p. c... fl.dr. S J A 

Citric acid gr. 540 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 8^4 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the acids with i l / 2 fluidounces of 
distilled water in a capacious vessel, and 
gradually add the magnesium and cal- 
cium carbonates and the potassium bi- 
carbonate. When effervescence has 
ceased and all is dissolved, make a solu- 
tion of the ferric phosphate, the qui- 
nine hydrochlorid and the strychnine 
sulfate in the orange flower water by 
the aid of a little heat, and add this to 
the first solution, followed by the glyc- 
erin and sugar. Shake the mixture un- 



til the sugar is dissolved, add enough 
distilled water to make 16 fluidounces, 
and filter.— N. F. 

II. 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 280 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 160 

Calcium carbonate, precipi- 
tated gr. 160 

Iron phosphate, scale gr. 128 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 32 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1 

Phosphoric acid, U. S. P. or 

85 per cent fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the salts in a mixture of the 
phosphoric acid and the orange flower, 
and add the simple syrup. — Cine. Acad. 
Pharm. 

This preparation is to be freshly made 
when wanted for use. 

Each fluidram contains ^ gr. of qui- 
nine muriate, 1/120 gr. of strychnine, 
1 gr. of iron phosphate, and about 4 gr. 
of the combined phosphates of potas- 
sium, magnesium and calcium. 

Syrup of Raspberry, (Syrupus Rubi 
Ideei.) 

Take any convenient quantity of fresh, 
ripe raspberries, reduce them to a pulp, 
and let stand at a temperature of about 
20 deg. C, occasionally thoroughly stir- 
ring, until a small portion of the juice 
when filtered makes a clear mixture 
with half its volume of alcohol. Then 
separate the juice by pressing, and fil- 
ter it. To every fluidounce of the fil- 
trate (which should not be allowed to 
remain unprotected by sugar for more 
than 2 hours), add ij^ av.ounces of 
sugar, heat the mixture to boiling, avoid- 
ing the use of tinned vessels, and strain. 
— N. F. 

Keep the product in well-stoppered 
bottles in a cool and dark place. 

The above is an acceptable mode of 
making any of the so-called concentra- 
ted fruit syrups. 

The preparation of the Germ. Pharm. 
differs from the above only in directing 
a somewhat larger proportion of sugar, 
13 av.ounces of sup-ar to 7 av.ounces of 
juice. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Syrup of Red Clover, Compound. 
See Syrup of Trifolium, Compound. 

Syrup of Red Poppy. (Syrupus 
Rhceados— Klatschrosen Saft.) 

Red poppy petals av.oz. 4% 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 l A 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Distilled water sufficient 

Add the petals gradually to 6]/ 2 fluid- 
ounces of the water kept hot on a water 
bath, stir frequently, and afterwards, 
the vessel being removed from the bath, 
infuse for 12 hours. Then express the 
liquid, strain, add the sugar, dissolve 
by heat, and, when the liquid is nearly 
cold, add the alcohol and enough dis- 
tilled water to make the product weigh 
19^4 av. ounces (measuring about 15 
fluidounces).— Brit. Pharm. 
Syrup of Red Root, Compound. 
See Syrup of Ceanothus, Compound. 

Syrup, Restorative. (Restorative Cor- 
dial.) 

Thomsonian (in the Guide and the Ma- 
teria Medica) : 

Poplar bark oz. 1 

Bayberry oz. 1 

Boil in 1 pint of water, strain off, add 
7 ounces of sugar, dissolve the latter, 
skim the liquid, and add J / 2 ounce of 
powdered peach-meats or cherry-stone 
meats. When cool, add y 2 pint of good 
brandy. 

Bitter almonds may be used as a sub- 
stitute for the peach-meats or cherry- 
stone meats when the latter are not ob- 
tainable. 

Another formula is from Comfort's 
Practice, as follows: 

White aspen poplar oz. Vz 

Black aspen poplar oz. y 2 

Bayberry root bark oz. 1 

Boil a few minutes in 1 pint of water, 
strain, add 7 ounces of sugar, dissolve 
the latter, skim the liquid, and add y 2 
ounce of finely powdered peach-meats 
and 6 fluidounces of brandy. 
Syrup of Rhatany. (Syrup of Kra- 
meria.) 

Fluid extract of krameria. . .fl.oz. 9 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 11 

— N. F. 



Syrup of Rhubarb. (Rhabarber Saft.) 

I. 

Fluid extract of rhubarb fl.dr. 13 

Spirit of cinnamon m. 30 

Potassium carbonate gr. 72 

Water fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the spirit with the fluid extract, 
add the potassium carbonate dissolved 
in the water, and then the syrup. — U. 
S. P. 

II. 

For those who prefer not to make this 
syrup from the fluid extract, the U. S. 
P. 1880 formula is appended: 

Rhubarb root, sliced av.oz. 2 

Cinnamon, bruised gr. 180 

Potassium carbonate gr. 60 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Water sufficient 

Mix the first three ingredients with 
10 fluidounces of water and macerate 
the mixture in a glass or porcelain ves- 
sel for 12 hours. Then strain and filter, 
adding water through the dregs, if neces- 
sary, to make the filter measure 8 l /> fluid- 
ounces ; in the latter dissolve the sugar 
by agitation without heat, and strain, 

III. Brit. Pharm.: 
Rhubarb, No. 20 powder, .av.oz. 1 
Coriander, No. 20 powder, .av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Moisten the mixed rhubarb and cori- 
ander with a portion of the mixed alco- 
hol and water, set aside for some time, 
then pack in a percolator and pass the 
remainder of the liquid slowly through 
the drug. Evaporate the percolate to 
6^4 fluidounces, filter, and dissolve the 
sugar by the aid of heat. 

The product should weigh nearly 20 
av.ounces (measuring nearly 16 fluid- 
ounces). 

IV. 

Rhubarb, cut av.oz. i 

Potassium carbonate gr. 45 

Borax gr. 45 

Cinnamon water, Germ. 

Pharm fl.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 12 J A 

Water fl.oz. 7^ 

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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



433 






tassium carbonate and water, and mac- 
erate for 12 hours, agitating occasion- 
ally. Then express moderately, bring 
the colature to a boil, and filter. To 
6 J /i av.ounces of filtrate add the cinna- 
mon water and sugar, and dissolve. — 
Germ. Pharm. 

Syrup of Rhubarb, Aromatic. (Spiced 
Syrup of Rhubarb.) 

Aromatic tincture of rhu- 
barb fl.oz. 2^2 

Potassium carbonate gr. 8 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the potassium carbonate in 

the tincture, filter if necessary, and add 

the syrup.— U. S. P. 

Alkaline Mixture of Rhubarb. — Syrup 
of Rhubarb and Potassium Comp. 
(Neutralizing Cordial.) 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. ..fl.dr. 2 

Fluid ext. of golden seal. . .fl.dr. I 

Potassium carbonate gr. 120 

Tincture of cinnamon fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of peppermint fl.dr. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Diluted alcohol, to make., .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the potassium carbonate in 
the syrup, and add the solution to the 
fluid extracts, tincture and spirit, pre- 
viously mixed with 8 fluidounces of di- 
luted alcohol. Mix well, add the re- 
mainder of the diluted alcohol, and filter, 
if necessary. — N. F. 

This is only about half the strength 
of the regular Eclectic preparation in 
its essential ingredients. Formulas for 
this preparation vary greatly and so do 
'the commercial syrups. 

The original formula for this Eclectic 
preparation is the following: 
II. Original formula of Dr. Beach : 

Rhubarb, contused av.oz. 2 

Peppermint av.oz. 1 

Potassium bicarbonate av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Brandy fl.oz. 16 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 32 

Add the boiling water to the solids, 
allow to cool, add the brandy, macerate 
for 3 days, and strain. 

However, the formula which is usu- 
ally considered standard by Eclectics is 
that of Merrell; see No. III. 



III. MerrelPs formula (accepted Ec- 
lectic formula) : 

Rhubarb gr. 580 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 580 

Cinnamon gr. 290 

Golden seal gr. 290 

Oil of peppermint m. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Brandy . fl.oz. 22 

Water, warm, to make fl.oz. 32 

The first four ingredients are to be 
made into a coarse powder, mixed with 
the brandy, macerated for 2 days, fre- 
quently agitated, then expressed with 
strong pressure; to the liquid add the 
oil dissolved in a small amount of alco- 
hol. Extract the marc with enough 
warm water so that the liquid when 
added to the previous liquid will make 
28 fluidounces. In the latter dissolve 
the sugar by agitation. 

The preparation of manufacturers is 
usually made so as to contain the above 
proportions of rhubarb, cinnamon and 
golden seal. Very frequently only one- 
fourth as much potassium bicarbonate 
is used, and frequently it is potassium 
carbonate, which is used in one-fourth 
amount. 

The above preparation is equally effi- 
cacious if made with a mixture of 1 
volume of alcohol and 2 of water, in- 
stead of the brandy and water. The 
sugar may be increased to 16 av.ounces 
if a more agreeable preparation is de- 
sired; in this case the liquid obtained 
must not exceed 22 fluidounces. 

Other formulas are also used, among 
which are the following: 

IV. Steam's modification: 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. ..fl.dr. 12 
Fluid extract of cinnamon. fl.dr. 4 
Fluid extract of hydrastis. . .m. 160 

Oil of peppermint m. 4 

Potassium carbonate gr. 56 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the potassium carbonate in 
a small amount of water and mix with 
the fluid extracts containing the oil of 
peppermint. Add water to make 5^ 
fluidounces; filter and wash the filter 
with water to obtain 8 fluidounces of fil- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



trate ; in this dissolve the sugar and add 
water to make 16 fluidounces. 

It will be observed that this is much 
stronger than any of the preceding and 
should not be used unless specifically 
demanded. 
Syrup of Rose. (Syrup of Red Rose.) 

I. 
Fluid extract of red rose...fl.oz. 2 

Diluted sulfuric acid m. 80 

Sugar av.oz. 12Y2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extract and acid with 
5 fluidounces of water; allow the mix- 
ture to stand 2 hours, filter, and dissolve 
the sugar in the clear filtrate, by agita- 
tion. Add enough water to the liquid 
to make it measure 16 fluidounces, and 
strain if necessary. 

II. 

Red rose petals av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 15 

Distilled water, boiling fl.oz. gY 2 

Infuse the petals in the water for 2 
hours, strain and express, heat the cola- 
ture to the boiling point, filter, and 
dissolve the sugar in the filtrate by the 
aid of heat.— Brit. Pharm. 

The product should weigh 23 av.- 
ounces (measuring about 18 fluid- 
ounces). 

III. This preparation may also be 
prepared from inspissated extract of 
rose. See Extract of Rose, Inspissated. 

Syrup of Rumex, Compound. 

See Syrup of Yellow Dock, Com- 
pound. 

Syrup of Saccharin. 

Saccharin gr. 150 

Sodium carbonate, pure gr. 165 

Or sodium bicarbonate, purc.gr. 180 
Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve by the aid of a gentle heat. 
This may be employed sometimes as 
a substitute for simple syrup. 

Syrup of Sarsaparilla. 
This is usually prepared as follows : 
Fluid extract of sarsaparilla.. fl.oz. 4 
Simple syrup fl.oz. T2 



Syrup of Sarsaparilla, Compound. 
(Syrupus Sarsse Composita.) 

I. 
Fluid extract of sarsaparilla.. fl.oz. 13 
Fluid extract of licorice r't.. fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 1 

Oil of sassafras drops 8 

Oil of anise drops 8 

Oil of wintergreen drops 8 

Sugar av.oz. 43 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Add the oils to the mixed fluid ex- 
tracts, shake the liquid thoroughly, add 
enough water to make 39 fluidounces, 
mix well, set aside for 1 hour, and fil- 
ter. Dissolve the sugar in the filtrate, 
with the aid of a gentle heat; allow the 
liquid to cool, strain it, and add enough 
water through the strainer to make the 
liquid measure l / 2 gallon. — U. S. P. 

II. The U. S. P. 1880 formula is ap- 
pended for those who do not care to use 
fluid extracts : 

Sarsaparilla root, No. 30 

powder av.oz. 12^2 

Guaiac wood, No. 30 powd. av.oz. 1% 
Pale rose petals, No. 30 pow- 
der av.oz. 1 

Licorice root, No. 30 powd. av.oz. 1 

Senna, No. 30 powder av.oz. 1 

Sassafras, No. 20 powder. av.oz. Y2 

Anise, No. 20 powder av.oz. Y* 

Wintergreen, No. 20 powd.. av.oz. Y2 

Sugar av.oz. 50 

Diluted alcohol, water, 
each sufficient 

Mix the solid ingredients, except the 
sugar, with 28 fluidounces of diluted al- 
cohol and macerate for 48 hours ; then 
pack firmly in a cylindrical percolator, 

and gradually pour on diluted alcohol 
until 48 fluidounces of percolate are ob- 
tained. Evaporate this on a water bath 
to 24 fluidounces, add 8 fluidounces of 
water, filter, and through the filter add 
enough water to make the filtrate meas- 
ure 32 fluidounces. In the latter dis- 
solve the sugar by agitation without 
heat, and strain. 

The guaiac and rose may be omitted, 
as they are not present in the U. S. P. 
1890 formula and do not serve any good 
purpose ; the sassafras, anise and win- 
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435 



of volatile oils, which should be added 
near the latter end of the process. 

Syrup of Senega. 
I. 

Fluid extract of senega part i 

(by measure) 

Simple syrup parts 4 

(by measure) 

Mix them.— U. S. P. 

The U. S. P. syrup of senega is three 
times the strength of the preparation of 
the Germ. Pharm., which fact should be 
borne in mind in compounding pre- 
scriptions or recipes written in Germany 
or written by physicians educated in 
Germany. 

II. 
Senega root, cut moderately 

fine av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 9H 

Water fl.oz. 8M 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Macerate the drug with the mixed 
alcohol and water for 2 days, then ex- 
press the liquid and filter the latter. In 
8 av.ounces of filtrate dissolve the sugar. 
— Germ. Pharm. 

Syrup of Senna. 
I. 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 4 

Oil of coriander m. 40 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 12 

Dissolve the oil in the fluid extract 
and add the syrup. — U. S. P. 

The preparations of the Brit, and 
Germ. Pharms. differ considerably from 
that of the U. S. P. The former is made 
by a very complicated process and rep- 
resents over 8 av.ounces of drug in 16 
fluidounces. The preparation of the 
Germ. Pharm. represents but about 2 
av.ounces of drug in 16 fluidounces and 
is flavored with fennel seed. 

Syrup of Senna, Aromatic. 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 2 

Jalap ; gr. 360 

Rhubarb gr. 128 

Cinnamon gr. 30 

Clove gr. 30 

Nutmeg gr. 15 

Oil of lemon. m. 1© 

Sugar av.oz. ~~ 13 

Diluted alcohol, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 

28 



Reduce the drugs to moderately fine 
powder, add to it the oil of lemon and 
percolate it, in the usual manner, with 
diluted alcohol. Reserve the first 6 
fluidounces of percolate, add the fluid 
extract, and dissolve in this the sugar, 
with the aid of a gentle heat, if neces- 
sary, but avoiding loss of alcohol by 
evaporation. Allow the solution to cool, 
collect a further portion' of percolate, and 
add it to the previous' liquid so as to 
make 16 fluidounces of liquid. — N. F. 

Each fluidram represents 7J^ gr. of 
senna, 3 gr. of jalap, and 1 gr. of rhu- 
barb with aromatics. 

Syrup of Senna, Compound. 

Fluid extract of senna (U. 

S. P.) fl.dr. 17 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.dr. 4^ 
Fluid* extract of buckthorn.. fl.dr. 4^ 

Oil of wintergreen m. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, and 
add this to the mixed fluid extracts. 
Then add enough syrup to make 16 
fluidounces, and mix by agitation. 

Each fluidram represents 8 gr. of sen- 
na, 2 gr.'of rhubarb, and 2 gr. of buck- 
thorn.— N. F. 

Syrup of Senna with Manna. (Sy- 
rupus Mannatus — Compound Sy- 
rup of Manna.) 

This preparation of the former Germ. 
Pharm. may be extemporized as fol- 
lows: 

Syrup of senna, U. S. P fl.oz. 2^ 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 5^2 

Syrup of manna, N. F fl.oz. 8 

This preparation may be made from 
the ingredients of the two syrups as 
follows : 

Senna, cut gr. 270 

Fennel, bruised gr. 30 

Manna av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Water sufficient 

Heat 10 fluidounces of water to boil- 
ing, add the senna, fennel and manna, 
macerate for 24 hours, stirring occasion- 
ally, strain through thick flannel, and 
filter the colature, adding more warm 
water to the mass on the strainer so 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



that the filtrate measures S J A fluidounces. 
In the latter dissolve the sugar by agi- 
tation. 

Syrup, Simple. (Syrup — Syrupus— 
Syrupus Simplex, Albus or Sac- 
chari — Weisser Sirup — Weisser 
Zucker Sirup.) 

Sugar, dry, crystalline gran- 
ules (i. e., so-called "gran- 
ulated") av.oz. 57 

Distilled water, to make. .. .gall. Vz 

Dissolve the sugar, with the aid of 
heat, in 29 fluidounces of distilled wa- 
ter, raise the temperature to boiling, 
strain the liquid, and pass enough dis- 
tilled water through the (strainer to 
make the product, when cold, measure 
64 fluidounces, and mix the whole thor- 
oughly.— U. S. P. 

While these are the directions of the 
U. S. P., it is probable that they are 
followed by but few pharmacists. If 
distilled water is used, the boiling is 
unnecessary, in fact it is detrimental 
as it may produce changes in the sugar 
which will hasten subsequent fermenta- 
tion of the syrup. Ordinary water may 
be used as well as distilled water, pro- 
viding it be a fairly pure potable (drink- 
ing) water, the total amount of water 
that is to be used being first brought to 
a boil, then upon adding the sugar and 
stirring, the latter will dissolve in a 
few moments ; allow the syrup to cool 
somewhat, and strain. The more usual 
proportions of sugar and water for pre- 
paring this syrup are 3^2 av.pounds of 
the former to 2 pints of the latter. 

The straining cloth should preferably 
be of some kind of flannel; muslin is 
not satisfactory. 

The granulated sugar of the market 
is as a rule quite pure, but always, or 
practically always, contains small 
amounts of ultramarine blue added for 
the purpose of making the product ap- 
pear brilliantly white. This blue will 
pass through the finest straining cloth, 
will remain suspended in the syrup for 
a very protracted period of time, and 
will impart an opalescence to the prod- 
uct. The only way to obtain an abso- 



lutely transparent product is by hot fil- 
tration through filter paper; or the sugar 
may be replaced by the purer form 
known as white "rock candy." 

The U. S. P. gives an alternative 
process for making simple syrup, as fol- 
lows : 

Press down into the neck of a perco- 
lator of suitable size a pledget of puri- 
fied cotton, not too tightly, and in such 
a manner that the cotton shall nearly 
fill the neck of the percolator, and moist- 
en it with a few drops of distilled wa- 
ter. Place the 57 av. ounces of sugar 
into the apparatus, make its surface level 
without jarring or shaking, then careful- 
ly pour on 29 fluidounces of distilled 
water, and regulate the flow of the 
liquid, if necessary, so that it will pass 
out in rapid drops. Return the first 
portions of the percolate, until it runs 
through clear, and, when all the liquid 
has passed, follow it by distilled water, 
added in portions, so that all the sugar 
may be dissolved, and the product meas- 
ure 64 fluidounces. Mix the total per- 
colate thoroughly. 

Care must be taken in inserting the 
pledget of cotton. It must not be too 
small, as it will then pack into the throat 
of the percolator and impede percolation. 

The simple syrup of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made by dissolving 2 av.pounds of 
sugar in 15^ fluidounces of boiling dis- 
tilled water, then adding boiling dis- 
tilled water to make the product weigh 
3 av.pounds. 

The preparation of the Germ. Pharm. 
is made from 3 av.pounds sugar and 2 
av.pounds of water. 
Syrup of Sodium Hypophosphite. 

See Syrup of Hypophosphite of So- 
dium. 
Syrup of Spikenard, Compound. 

See Syrup of Aralia, Compound. 
Syrup of Squill. (Syrupus Scillse.) 

Vinegar of squill fl.oz. 7 l /i 

Sugar av.oz. i^Vi 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar with 
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437 



when the strained liquid is cold, add 
enough water through the strainer to 
make the liquid measure 16 fluidounces. 
-U. S. P. 

The syrup of the Brit. Pharm. is made 
by dissolving 14J4 av.ounces of sugar 
in 7J4 fluidounces of vinegar of squill, 
Brit. Pharm., by the aid of a gentle heat. 

This preparation may be also made 
from an acetic fluid extract of squill. 

Syrup of Squill, Compound. (Hive 
Syrup.) 

I. 

Fluid extract of squill fl.dr. 10^ 

Fluid extract of senega fl.dr. io>4 

Tartar emetic gr. 15 

Purified talcum gr. 150 

Sugar av.oz. 12^ 

Water, to make fl..oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extracts, evaporate them, 
in a tared dish, on a water bath, to a 
weight of 154 av.ounces and mix this 
residue with $y 2 fluidounces of water. 
When the mixture is cold, incorporate 
with it intimately the talcum, filter, pass 
enough water through the filter to make 
the filtrate measure 6^ fluidounces, and 
to this add the tartar emetic dissolved 
in 3 fluidrams of hot distilled water. 
Dissolve the sugar in this liouid by agi- 
tation, without heat, strain, and add 
enough water through the strainer to 
make the product measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. — U. S. P. 

The sugar may also be dissolved in 
the liquid by percolation as described 
under simple syrup. See Syrup, Sim- 
ple. 

This preparation contains very nearly 
I grain of tartar emetic to the fluidram. 

II. 

For those who do not care to use the 
fluid extracts in making this prepara- 
tion, the U. S. P. 1880 process is ap- 
pended : 

Squill, No. 30 powder av.oz. 1%. 

Senega, No. 30 powder. .. .av.oz. i 1 /^ 

Tartar emetic .gr. 15 

Calcium phosphate, precipi- 
tated gr. 45 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Diluted alcohol, water, each sufficient 
Mix the squill and senega, moisten 



with 3 fluidounces of diluted alcohol, 
and macerate for 1 hour. Transfer to a 
conical percolator, and gradually pour 
diluted alcohol upon it until 10 fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained. Boil 
this for a few minutes, then evap- 
orate it by means of a water bath to 4 
fluidounces ; add 2 fluidounces of boil- 
ing water, triturate the mixture with 
the calcium phosphate, filter, and add 
through the filter enough warm water 
to make the filtrate measure 8 fluid- 
ounces. In this dissolve the sugar by 
agitation without heat, and strain. Last- 
ly dissolve the tartar emetic in 4 fluid- 
drams of hot distilled water and mix it 
with the syrup. 

Syrup of Starch Iodid. 

The following is one method of ma- 
king this preparation: 

Iodin gr. 30 

Starch gr. 250 

Ether, water, sugar, each, .sufficient 

Dissolve the iodin in etfier, pour the 
solution on the starch and triturate until 
all the ether has evaporated. Then 
transfer the mixture to a porcelain cap- 
sule and heat on a water bath for Y* 
hour, stirring very frequently. At first 
considerable iodin vapor is evolved, but 
this soon ceases. From the soluble 
starch iodid thus formed, the syrup may 
be prepared by dissolving 84 gr. in 7H 
fluidounces of hot water, and in the 
solution dissolving 14 av.ounces of sugar. 

This syrup represents 1/1© per cent, 
of iodin. 

This preparation may also be made 
from soluble iodized starch. See Starch, 
Iodized. 

Syrup of Stillingia. (Syrup of 
Queen's Root.) 

The following is a practical formula 
for this Eclectic preparation: 

Stillingia gr. 1160 

Prickly ash berries gr. 580 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Reduce the drugs to moderately coarse 
powder, extract by percolation with a 
mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 2 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



of water so as to obtain 10 fluidounces 
of percolate; in the latter dissolve the 
sugar by agitation, strain, and, if neces- 
sary, add simple syrup to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of product. 
Syrup of Stillingia, Compound. 

I. 

Comp. fl. ext. of stillingia. .fl.oz. 4 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extract with the talcum, 
and afterwards with 4 l A fluidounces of 
water, and shake them together thor- 
oughly. Then pour the mixture upon 
a wetted filter, add the sugar to the fil- 
trate, and pass enough water through 
the filter to make the product, after the 
sugar has been dissolved by agitation, 
measure 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram represents 15 m. of 
compound fluid extract of stillingia (see 
Extract, Fluid, of Stillingia, Compound). 
— N. F. 

The above is an Eclectic preparation, 
and is of the same strength as the usual 
Eclectic preparation. In No. II, the 
drugs themselves are used. 

II. The following is a practical mod- 
ification of the original Eclectic formula : 

Stillingia av.oz. 2 

Turkey corn av.oz. 2 

Blue flag av.oz. 1 

Elder flowers av.oz. 1 

Pipsissewa leaves av.oz. 1 

Coriander av.oz. Yz 

Prickly-ash berries av.oz. y 2 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
fine powder, and extract by moistening, 
macerating and percolating in the usual 
manner, using a menstruum of 1 volume 
of alcohol and 2 of water, to obtain 10 
fluidounces of percolate. In the latter 
dissolve the sugar by agitation, strain, 
and add enough simple syrup, if neces- 
sary, to make 16 fluidounces. 
Syrup, Strengthening. 

The following is credited to Thom- 
sonian practice : 

Comf rev oz. 4 

Elecampane oz. 2 



Horehound oz. 1 

Beth root, powder oz. y* 

Brandy pint 1 

Sugar pound 1 

Water quarts 3 

Boil the first three drugs with the 

water down to 3 pints, and add the re- 
maining ingredients. 
Syrup of Styrax or Storax. 

Storax av.oz. 1 

Water, hot fl.oz. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Pour water on storax, macerate for 
an hour, agitatinsr frequently, strain, and 
in the colature dissolve the sugar. — H. 
modified. 
Syrup of Sunflower. 

Sunflower seed, bruised av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 40 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Holland gin fl.oz. 12 

Boil the seed with the water until but 
24 fluidounces of liquid remain, strain, 
in this dissolve the sugar, and add the 
gin: — Eclectic. 

See also Syrup of Helianthus, Com- 
pound. 
Syrup of Sunflower, Compound. 

See Syrup of Helianthus, Compound. 
Syrup of Sweet Gum. 

See Syrup of Liquidambar. 
Syrup of Tamarinds 

Tamarind pulp av.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 5 

Water sufficient 

Digest the pulp with 8 fluidounces of 
hot water on a water bath for an hour, 
express gently and strain, in the cola- 
ture dissolve the sugar by the aid of 
heat, strain, and add enough water to 
the product to make it weigh 8 av.- 
ounces. — H. 
Syrup of Tar. 
I. 

Pine tar gr. 36 

Alcohol^ fl.dr. 6H 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 72 

Clean, white sand gr. 75 

Sugar av.oz. 14*4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the tar intimately, in a mortar, 
with the sand, add i J / 2 fluidounces of 
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439 









oughly with the pestle, throw the water 
away. Treat *he residue with alcohol, 
and, when the tar is dissolved, add the 
magnesium carbonate and *A av.ounce of 
sugar, and after thorough trituration 
add 6 l / 2 fliudounces of water; stir the 
mixture occasionally during 2 hours, and 
filter. Dissolve the remainder of the 
sugar in the clear filtrate by gentle heat, 
strain, and add enough water to make 
the liquid measure 16 fluidounces. — U. 
S. P. 

II. The preparation of the Brit. 
Form, is practically like that of the 
U. S. P. 1890, the tar being rubbed 
with sand, washed with water, then 
treated again with water, filtered, and 
sugar and glycerin added to the filtrate. 
The process of the present U. S. P. is 
superior. 

Syrup of Tolu. (Syrup of Balsam of 
Tolu — Sometimes Called Syrupus 
Balsamicus.) 

I. 

Tincture of tolu fl.dr. 13 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 150 

Sugar av.oz. 27^ 

Water, to make fl.oz. '32 

Rub the tincture in a mortar with the 
magnesium carbonate and 2 av. ounces 
of sugar, gradually add 15 fluidounces 
of water, with constant trituration, and 
filter. Dissolve the remainder of the 
sugar in the clear filtrate, with the aid 
of a gentle heat, strain the syrup while 
hot, and add enough water to the prod- 
uct to make it measure 32 fluidounces. — 
U. S. P. 

The sugar may also be dissolved in 
the filtered liquid by percolation as de- 
scribed under simple syrup. See Syrup, 
Simple. 

The above process of U. S. P. VIII 
is practically that of the U. S. P. 1870, 
an excellent process, and superior to 
those of the U. S. P. 1880 and 1890. 

II. 

Tolu balsam av.oz. x / 2 

Sugar , av.oz. 12^4 

Distilled water sufficient 

Boil the balsam with 8 fluidounces of 

water for half an hour in a lightly cov- 



ered vessel, stirring frequently. Then 
remove from the source of heat and add 
distilled water, if necessary, so that the 
liquid when cold shall measure 6 I / £ fluid- 
ounces. Filter the solution, add the 
sugar, and dissolve by the aid of a 
water bath. — Brit. Pharm. 

The product should weigh 19^4 av.- 
ounces. 

This is similar to the process of the 
U. S. P. 1880. 

Syrup of Trifolium, Comp. (Comp. 
Syrup of Red Clover.) 

Fl. ext. red clover blossom..fl.dr. 10 

Fluid ext. of burdock root. fl.dr. 5 
Fluid extract berberis aqui- 

folium fl.dr. 5 

Fluid ext. cascara amarga. fl.dr. 5 

Fluid ext. of poke root. .. .fl.dr. 5 

Fluid ext. prickly-ash bark...m. 75 

Potassium iodid gr. 144 

Sugar av.oz. 11 

Distilled water, to make ... fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extracts with enough 
water to make g J / 2 fluidounces, let stand 
one hour, filter, and percolate the filtrate 
through the sugar. Dissolve the iodid 
in the syrup, and add enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces. — Cine. Acad. 
Pharm. 

The above is somewhat stronger than 
the preparations of the market. The 
latter contain in 16 fluidounces $>y 2 fluid- 
drams of red clover blossom, 4% each 
of the fluid extracts of burdock root, 
berberis aquifolium, cascara amarga, and 
poke root, also the same amount of 
fluid extract of stillingia, 64 minims of 
fluid extract of prickly-ash bark, and 128 
grains of potassium iodid. 

Syrup, Violet. (Syrupus Violae or 
Violarum — Veilchen Sirup or 
Saft.) 

Fresh petals of violets, care- 
fully freed from calyces, 

anthers and stigmas av.oz. 13^2 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Distilled water sufficient 

Heat 24 fluidounces of distilled water 
in a well-tinned (or porcelain or enam- 
eled-iron) vessel to about 45 deg. C, 
add the petals, stir quickly with a glass 
rod, macerate for 3 minutes, then throw 
on a carefully cleansed linen strainer, 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



and express strongly. Transfer the 
marc, after weighing, to well-tinned ves- 
sel on a water bath, add boiling hot dis- 
tilled water to make a total weight of 
io]/2 av.ounces, and digest for 10 to 12 
hours, and express in a well-tinned 
press (if possible). In 71/4 av.ounces 
of liquid dissolve 14 av.ounces of sugar 
on a water bath in a well-tinned vessel. 

— H. 

To make a nice syrup, the petals 
should be freed from calyces, etc., with 
clean, dry hands, the water must not 
contain traces of ammonia, and the 
sugar must be free from alkaline earths. 
For the latter reason, white rock candy 
should be preferred to other forms of 
sugar. 

If fresh petals are not available, the 
syrup may be prepared factitiously as 
follows : 

Alkanet, bark of root gr. 48 

Ipecac root gr. 12 

Orris root gr. 72 

Sodium carbonate, crystal gr. 72 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, warm fl.oz. 7 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Mix the first four ingredients, reduce 
to coarse powder, add the distilled wa- 
ter, mix well, then add the alcohol, in- 
fuse for one hour, express, and in 8 
av.ounces of colature dissolve the sugar 
by the aid of a gentle heat. — H. 
Syrup of White Pine, Comp. (White 
Pine Expectorant or Balsam — 
White Pine Cough Syrup — Sy- 
rupus Pini Strobi Compositus.) 

White pine bark av.oz. 3 

Wild cherry bark av.oz. 3 

Spikenard root gr. 150 

Balm of gilead buds gr. 150 

Bloodroot gr. 120 

Sassafras bark gr. 100 

Morphine sulfate gr. 8 

Chloroform m. 90 

Sugar av.oz. 26 

Alcohol, water, simple syrup, 

each, to make fl.oz. 32 

Reduce the vegetable drugs to mod- 
erately coarse powder, moisten the pow- 
der with a menstruum composed of 1 
volume of alcohol and 7 volumes of wa- 
ter, and macerate for 12 hours. Then 
percolate with the same menstruum un- 



til 16 fluidounces of tincture have been 
obtained, in which dissolve the sugar 
and the morphine sulfate; lastly, add 
the chloroform, and sufficient simple 
syrup to make 32 fluidounces, and strain. 

— N. F. 
White pine bark is the bark of Pinus 
Strobus. Much of this drug found in 
the market is valueless, particularly that 
which is purchased in the ground condi- 
tion. 

The ingredients of the N. F. prepara- 
tion differ somewhat from those of the 
better class of preparations in the mar- 
ket. These latter are usually made to 
contain 960 grains each of white pine 
and wild cherry, 128 each of spikenard 
and balm of gilead, 112 of bloodroot, 64 
of sassafras, 6 of morphine and 128 
minims of chloroform to make 32 fluid- 
ounces of the preparation. The mor- 
phine salt used is the acetate, but the 
sulfate will serve equally well. 

A cheaper preparation and one which 
is almost as efficient as the above may 
be made by using a menstruum of glyc- 
erin and water as in the following: 

White pine av.oz. 8 

Wild cherry av.oz. 8 

Balm of gilead buds av.oz. 1 

Spikenard av.oz. 1 

Bloodroot av.oz. Y\ 

Sassafras av.oz. ^ 

Chloroform fl.oz. ^ 

Morphine sulfate gr. 24 

Sugar av.oz. 64 

Glycerin, water, simple syr- 
up, each, to make gall. 1 

Mix the first six drugs, reduce them 
to moderately fine powder, moisten with 
a mixture of 1 volume of glycerin and 
3 of water, allow to macerate in a closed 
vessel for 24 hours, pack in a percola- 
tor, and extract with the same men- 
struum so as to obtain 80 fluidounces of 
percolate. In the latter dissolve the 
morphine and sugar by agitation, strain, 
and to the colature add the chloroform 
and enough simple syrup to make I 
gallon. 

Sometimes 2 av.ounces of ammonium 

chlorid is added to the above mixture. 

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441 



ting the balm of gilead buds with the 
other drugs and also owing to its resin- 
ous character, it is best to bruise this 
drug alone in a mortar, add 3 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, macerating for sev- 
eral hours, decanting the liquid, adding 
2 fluidounces more of alcohol, macera- 
ting again, and finally straining the liq- 
uid through a pellet of cotton into the 
solution of sugar and morphine in the 
percolate. This may be objected to as 
it makes a turbid preparation. 

When the syrun is used for ordinary 
counter sale, it is best to omit the mor- 
phine. 

Syrup of Wild. Cherry. (Syrup of 
Virginian Prune, Brit. Pharm.) 

Wild cherry bark, No. 20 

powder av.oz. 5 

Glycerin fl.oz. 5 

Sugar av.oz. 23^2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Moisten the drug with a sufficient 
quantity of water and macerate for 24 
hours in a closed vessel; introduce the 
glycerin into a graduated receiving bot- 
tle. After the expiration of the 24 hours 
pack the drug firmly into a cylindrical 
glass percolator, and gradually pour 
water upon it until the percolate and 
glycerin combined measure 15 fluid- 
ounces (occasionally agitating the liquid 
during percolation). Dissolve the sugar 
in the liquid by agitation, without heat, 
strain, and pass enough water through 
the strainer to make the product meas- 
ure 32 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

The sugar may also be dissolved in 
the liquid by percolation as described 
under simple syrup. See Syrup, Simple. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
differs from the above only in contain- 
ing half the amount of gfycerin. 

In the U. S. P. 1890 the same pro- 
portions of liquids and drug were used, 
but the drug was extracted with mixed 
water and glycerin and the product was 
therefore of a dark red color and astrin- 
gent taste. 

This preparation should never be 
made by mixing the ordinary commer- 



cial fluid extract of wild cherry with 

simple syrup. 

Syrup of Wild Cherry, Compound. 

I. This preparation is stated to be 
used in some portions of the south: 

Morphine acetate gr. 3 

Tincture of bloodroot fl.dr. 2 

Wine of antimony fl.dr. 3 

Wine of ipecac fl.dr. 3 

Syrup of wild cherry fl.oz. 3 

Some filter this mixture, others dis- 
pense it unfiltered. 

II. This is said to be used in some 
portions of New England: 

Fluid extract of wild cherry.fl.oz. 2Y2 

Fluid extract of ipecac fl.dr. 4 

Fluid extract of bloodroot. .fl.dr. 4 

Morphine sulfate gr. 8 

Tartar emetic gr. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

The morphine sulfate and tartar emet- 
ic should be dissolved in a small amount 
of hot distilled water before adding to 
the other ingredients. 

Syrup of Yellow Dock, Compound. 
(Compound Syrup of Eumex — 
Scrofulous Syrup.) 

This is a satisfactory formula for this 
Eclectic preparation: 

Yellow dock av.oz. 2 

False bittersweet av.oz. 1 

American ivy bark av.oz. ^2 

Figwort av.oz. ^2 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drug, reduce to fine powder 
and extract by percolation so as to ob- 
tain 10 fluidounces of product, using a 
menstruum composed of 1 volume of 
alcohol to 2 of water; in this percolate 
dissolve the sugar by agitation or perco- 
lation, adding enough simple syrup, if 
necessary, to make 16 fluidounces. 
Syrup of Yerba Santa. 
I. 
Fluid extract of yerba santa. fl.oz 1 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. H 

Water fl.oz. 7 l A 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Mix the fluid extract with the calcined 
magnesia and add the water gradually, 
with constant stirring; let it stand 24 
hours and filter ; add the sugar and dis- 
solve with the aid of gentle heat. 



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II. Hellmuth's formula: 

Yerba santa, No. 40 powd.av.oz. 2 

Magnesium oxid gr- 165 

Sugar- av^z. 12 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drug intimately with 55 grains 
of the oxid, moisten with a mixture of 
1 volume of alcohol and 7 of water, 
let stand for 24 hours, pack tightly in 
a percolator, and percolate with the 
same menstruum, taking care that the 
drug is always covered with menstruum, 
until 8 fluidounces of percolate are ob- 
tained. Mix this percolate with the re- 
mainder of the magnesium oxid, let 
stand exposed to the air for not less 
than 48 hours, stirring occasionally, and 
then run through filter paper until per- 
fectly clear. Now add the sugar, dis- 
solve the latter by agitation, and strain 
the syrup. 

Syrup of Yerba Stanta, Aromatic. 
(Aromatic Syrup of Eriodictyon 
— Comp'd Syrup of Yerba Santa 
— Syrupus Corrigens.) 
I. 
Fluid extract of yerba santa.. fl.dr. 4 

Solution of potassa fl.dr. 3 

Comp. tinct. cardamom fl.oz. 1 

Oil of sassafras m. 4 

Oil of lemon m. 4 

Oil of clove m. 8 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 13 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extract and solution of 
potassa, then add 5 fluidounces of water 
previously mixed with the compound 
tincture of cardamom, and afterwards 
add the oils dissolved in the alcohol. 
Shake the mixture thoroughly, then fil- 
ter it, and pour enough water through 
the filter to obtain 8 fluidounces of fil- 
trate. Pour this upon the sugar con- 
tained in a bottle, and dissolve it by 
placing the bottle in hot water, fre- 
quently agitating. Lastly, cool the prod- 
uct and add enough water, passed 
through the filter previously used, to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

This preparation is used chiefly for 
disguising the taste of quinine. 

For those who desire to use the drugs, 



the following formulas are appended 



II. Fenner's formula: 

Yerba santa 

Sweet orange peel. 

Cinnamon 

Clove 

Calcined magnesia . . . 



..av.oz. 4 
..av.oz. y 2 

gr. 60 

gr. 60 

..av.oz. Y\ 



Sugar av.oz. 27 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 32 

Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
fine powder, incorporate thoroughly with 
the magnesia, moisten thoroughly with 
a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 7 
of water and set aside for 24 hours. 
Then pack in a percolator, and percolate 
slowly with the same menstruum to ob- 
tain 16 fluidounces of percolate. In the 
latter dissolve the sugar by the aid of 
a gentle heat or by percolation. 

The orange peel used should be the 
fresh peel which has been dried suffi- 
ciently to admit of grinding. 

III. Huber's formula : 
Yerba santa, No. 30 powder.. gr. 240 

Licorice root, crushed gr. 240 

White oak bark, crushed. .. .gr. 120 

Oil of clove drops 4 

Oil of lemon drops 2 

Oil of sassafras drops 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Infuse the three drugs with 8 fluid- 
ounces of boiling water, allow to stand 
for 24 hours, agitating occasionally, then 
filter, adding water through the filter, if 
necessary, to obtain 7 fluidounces of 
filtrate. To the latter add the sugar, 
oils and glycerin, dissolve by agitation, 
strain, and through the strainer add 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 

It will be observed that this prepara- 
tion differs from the others in contain- 
ing no alkali nor alcohol and in con- 
taining a tannin-bearing drug (oak 
bark), which combines with quinine to 
form a tannate which is insoluble in the 
saliva and is therefore tasteless. It also 
contains licorice as does Syrup of Lic- 
orice and Yerba Santa, and Syrup of 
Licorice, Aromatic, which see, 



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IV. Hellmuth's formula: 

Syrup of yerba santa, No. II.fl.oz. 14 

Aromatic tincture fl.dr. 14 

Extract of licorice, powder. . .gr. 70 
Mix well and strain. 
In place of the extract of licorice, 
glycerite of licorice may be used to ad- 
vantage, about 3 fluidrams. 

The aromatic tincture used may be 
that of the N. R, but the following is 
to be preferred for the above syrup : 

Cinnamon av.oz. 1 

Dove gr. 60 

Cardamom gr. 60 

Nutmeg gr. 60 

Ginger, Jamaica gr. 60 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs to quite fine pow- 
der, macerate with the diluted alcohol 
for 7 days, agitating occasionally, and 
filter clear. 

V. Mueller's formula: 

Fluid ext. of yerba santa.. fl.dr. 4 
Comp. tinct. of cardamom, .fl.oz. 1 

Oil of clove drops 20 

Oil of lemon, pure and 

fresh drops 2 

Oil of sassafras drops 10 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 120 

Sugar av.oz. 14 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the fluid extract thoroughly 
with the magnesium carbonate, add the 
tincture first diluted with 7 fluidounces 
of water, and then the oils dissolved in 
the alcohol. Mix the whole thoroughly, 
allow to stand about an' hour, filter, 
percolate the filtrate through the sugar, 
and through the percolator add water 
enough to make 16 fluidounces. 

VI. 

Yerba santa av.oz. 4 

Potassium bicarbonate ....av.oz. y 2 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 4 

Oil of cinnamon drops 16 

Oil of clove , drops 8 

Oil of anise drops 8 

Oil of coriander drops 5 

Oil of cardamom drops 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Sugar av.oz. 28 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Boil the yerba santa and the potas- 
sium bicarbonate with 3 pints of water 
for Yz hour, strain, filter, evaporate the 



filtrate to 12 fluidounces, dissolve the 
sugar in the filtrate by heat, and add 
the tincture of cudbear. 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add 
3 fluidounces of water, and filter clear, 
through talcum, and add to the pre- 
viously made syrup. 
Syrup of Yerba Santa and Licorice. 

See Syrup of Licorice and Yerba 
Santa. Syrup of Yerba Santa, Ar- 
omtaic, Nos. Ill and IV; Syrup 
of Yerba Santa and Licorice, Con- 
centrated; and Syrup of Yerba Santa, 
Licorice and Chocolate, Compound, also 
contain yerba santa and licorice. 

Syrup of Yerba Santa, Licorice and 
Chocolate, Compound. 

Falk's formula : 
Chocolate (Baker's bitter).. 

.av.oz. 2. .gr. 90 

Extract of licorice, purified. . 

av.oz. 2. .gr. go 

Fluid extract of yerba santa. fl.oz. 1 

Honey fl.oz. 5 

Potassium carbonate . gr. 60 

Saccharin '. gr. 16 

Oil of sassafras drops 6 

Oil of anise drops 6 

Oil of cinnamon drops 10 

Oil of wintergreen drops 15 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Shave the chocolate to thin slices into 
a mortar, add 2 fluidounces of water, 
place the mortar in a moderately warm 
place for 1 or 2 hours, stirring occa- 
sionally so as to form a smooth paste, 
and then add the extract of licorice and 
honey, mixing thoroughly. Dissolve the 
potassium carbonate in 1 fluidounce of 
water and in this dissolve the saccharin. 
Add this solution to the previously pre- 
pared mixture, and when the slight ef- 
fervescence has ceased, add the fluid ex- 
tract slowly and with constant tritura- 
tion. Then incorporate the essential oils 
and enough water to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

This combines the three best known 
disguisers of quinine, viz., yerba santa, 
licorice and chocolate, which are aided 
by the clinging sweetness of saccharin. 
The potassium carbonate serves the 
double purpose of permitting the mixing 



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of the resinous fluid extract of yerba 
santa with an aqueous medium, and by 
rendering the mixture slightly alkaline 
prevents the solution, to a certain ex- 
tent, of suspended quinine sulfate. 

This latter compound may be dis- 
guised by this syrup in the proportion of 
4 grains of salt to a teaspoonful of 
syrup. 

Syrup of Yerba Santa and Licorice, 
Concentrated. 

Hassebrock's formula: 

Fluid ext. of yerba santa .. fl.oz. I 
Oil of lemon, pure and 

fresh drops 3 

Oil of sassafras drops 3 

Oil of clove drops 6 

Oil of cassia drops 6 

Oil of wintergreen drops 6 

Glycyrrhizin gr. 120 

Water, warm fl.dr. 6 

Honey, to make fl.oz. 6 

Evaporate the fluid extract on a water 
bath to half its volume, while still warm, 
add 1 fluidounce of honey, and mix 
well. Dissolve the glycyrrhizin in the 
water and mix thoroughly with 2 fluid- 
ounces of honey. Rub the oils with 1 
fluidounce of honey, add this to the 
other mixture, and finally add honey 
enough to make 6 fluidounces. 

This is a concentrated preparation of 
yerba santa and licorice, 1 fluidounce of 
which is capable of disguising the taste 
of 10 grains of quinine sulfate. 
Syrup of Zinc Iodid. 

Zinc, granulated gr. 250 

Iodin gr. 820 

Sugar av.oz. 13^2 

Distilled water, to make, .av.oz. 22^4 
Digest the zinc in a bottle or flask 
with the iodin and 4 fluidounces of wa- 
ter, agitating occasionally, until the color 
of iodin has disappeared. Filter into a 
bottle containing the sugar, rinse the 
vessel with 2 fluidounces of water, and 
pass the rinsings through the filter with 
sufficient additional water to make the 
total weigh 22^ av. ounces ; finally agi- 
tate until the sugar is dissolved, and 
strain if necessary — Eclectic. 

The product contains about 10 per 
cent, of zinc iodid. 



Tablets, Antiseptic. 

These usually contain mercuric chlo- 
rid with some other constituents, such 
as citric acid or sodium chlorid. They 
occur in two sizes, a large and a small. 

The large form usually appears on 
the market with either citric acid or 
sodium or ammonium chlorid. Those 
with citric acid contain 3 4/5 gr. of 
acid and 73/10 gr. of mercuric chlorid. 
Those with sodium chlorid contain 
7 7/10 gr. of the latter with 7 3/10 gr. 
of mercuric chlorid. The third kind, 
called Dr. C. M. Wilson's, contain 7 7/10 
gr. of mercuric chlorid and 73/10 gr. 
of ammonium chlorid. 

If one of the above tablets be added 
to one pint of water, the product will 
be a solution of 1 of mercuric chlorid in 
1000 parts of liquid. 

The small tablets, called Bernay's, 
contain 1 41/50 gr. of mercuric chlorid 
and 87/100 gr. of citric acid. 

One tablet in a pint of water makes 
a solution of 1 part of antiseptic in 4000 
parts of liquid. 

There are other- "antiseptic tablets" 
besides those enumerated above. Sei- 
ler's alkaline antiseptic tablets contain 
the ingredients of Seiler's antiseptic so- 
lution. See Solution, Antiseptic, Sei- 
ler's. 

Yarrow's antiseptic tablets contain the 
following ingredients : 

Sodium borate gr. 3 

Boric acid gr. 3 

Zinc sulfocarbolate gr. 3 

Alum gr. 3 

Oil of spearmint m. 1/10 

Carbolic acid gr. 1/20 

Oil of wintergreen m. 1/20 

Eucalyptol gr. 1/2 

Thymol gr. 1/8 

Tablets of Nitroglycerin. (Trinitrin 
Tablets.) 

Tablets of chocolate each weighing 5 
grains and containing i/ioo grain of the 
trinitroglycerin of commerce. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Dose, 1 to 2 tablets, 



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445 



Tablets, Plasma Nasal. 

Each tablet is to contain 

Sodium chlorid gr. 51/2 

Sodium sulfate gr. 1 1/2 

Sodium phosphate gr. 1/4 

Potassium chlorid gr. 2/5 

Potassium sulfate gr. 1/4 

Potassium phosphate gr. 1/3 

Menthol gr. 1/15 

This tablet was suggested by Dr. Mur- 
ray McFarlane, and is a decided im- 
provement over any other combination 
offered for the same purpose. One tab- 
let dissolved in about 2 fluidounces of 
warm water yields a solution that close- 
ly resembles the blood serum in compo- 
sition and specific gravity. The use of 
this solution, which does not favor un- 
equal osmosis, will not cause pain or 
other disagreeable effects. The menthol 
in small amount is also beneficial on ac- 
count of its soothing effect. 

Tablets of (Atificial) Vichy Salt with 
Lithium, Effervescing. 

Artificial Vichy salt, N. F. . 

.. av.oz. 7. .gr. 370 

Lithium citrate . .. .av.oz. 9. .gr. 65 

Saccharated sodium bicar- 
bonate av.oz. 9. .gr. 275 

Saccharated tartaric acid. . . . 

;•••■ -av.oz. 4. .gr. 350 

Saccharated citric acid 

av.oz. 4. .gr. 350 

Granulate according to general form- 
ula under Salts, Effervescent, then di- 
vide into 1000 compressed tablets. 

Each tablet contains 3 gr. of artificial 
Vichy salt and 4 gr. of lithium citrate. 
— Cine. Acad. Pharm. 
Talc, Purified. 

Talc, fine powder av.oz. 25 

Hydrochloric acid, U. S. P. .fl.dr. 21 

Water -. sufficient 

Mix the powdered talc with about 100 
fluidounces of boiling water, gradually 
add 14 fluidrams of the acid and boil 
the mixture during 15 minutes, then al- 
low it to stand for 15 minutes. Decant 
and reject the supernatant liquid con- 
taining the finer particles of talc in sus- 
pension, and again boil the residue with 
100 fluidounces of water mixed with 7 
fluidrams of the acid and allow it to 
stand for 15 minutes, Again decant, 



and reject the finer suspended particles 
and wash the coarser residue with wa- 
ter by repeated decantation until a por- 
tion of the wash-water, after filtering 
and acidifying with nitric acid, fails to 
become opalescent upon the addition of 
silver nitrate solution. Then transfer 
the magma to a close linen or muslin 
strainer, allow it to drain, and dry it at 
110 deg. C. 

A purified, native, hydrous, magnesium 
silicate sometimes containing a small 
amount of aluminum silicate. — U. S. P. 

The U. S. P. IX gives no process for 
the purification of talc. 

See Suets. 

Tartar, Soluble. (Soluble Cream of 
Tartar — Tartarus Boraxatus — 
Kali Tartaricum Boraxatum — 
Boro-Tartrate of Potassium.) 

Sodium borate av.oz. 2 

Potassium bitartrate, pure, 

powder ..av.oz. 5 

Distilled water fl.oz. 15 

Dissolve the borax in the water in a 
porcelain vessel by the aid of heat, then 
add cream of tartar, stir till dissolved, 
keeping the vessel meanwhile on a wa- 
ter bath, filter, evaporate the liquid at 
a gentle heat to thick consistency, allow 
to cool, break the tough mass into small 
pieces, dry these completely by placing 
in a moderately warm place, then pow- 
der, and transfer to well-stoppered bot- 
tles. — Germ. Pharm. 
Teas. 

See Species. 

Thomsonian Remedies and Prepara- 
tions. 

Samuel Thomson was an "illiterate 
farmer," as he described himself, who 
was born in the eastern United States 
in 1769. After he had grown to man- 
hood, he acquired some knowledge of 
the native herbs of his section of the 
country, of their medical properties and 
of medicine. From this time until his 
death he practiced medicine, but with 
the virulent opposition of the regular 
medical fraternity. No doubt many of 
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cure were fallacious, but so were the 
ideas of the regular profession, as has 
since been amply proved. Thomson 
gained headway in spite of all opposi- 
tion and many of his preparations are 
still in use. Two of them, No. 6 and 
Composition Powder, are recognized by 
the N. F. 

A course of treatment by Thomson 
meant vomiting, sweating, etc. His great 
axiom was that ''heat is life, and cold 
is death." He vomited his patients with 
lobelia, the internal heat was produced 
with capsicum and other "hot" sub- 
stances, the sweating was produced by 
hot drinks of various kinds, assisted by 
wrapping in blankets. Among the fa- 
vorite remedies of Thomson were lo- 
belia, capsicum, bayberry, skunk cab- 
bage, ladies' slipper root, balmony, pop- 
lar bark, etc. 

Thomson had several of his prepara- 
tions patented, patents being issued in 
1813, 1823 and 1836. He also wrote sev- 
eral medical works which were of un- 
usual excellence, considering their source 
and the time at which they were writ- 
ten. 

Thomson traveled about in the vari- 
ous portions of the then limited popu- 
lated area of the United States, grant- 
ing "patents" to practice his system of 
medicine to those who bought his book, 
price about $25.00. 

The preparations of Thomson were 
numbered by him from 1 to 6, but there 
were also a number of other prepara- 
tions used by him. The formulas given 
in this work are copied from his "New 
Guide to Health" (edition 1827), 
"Thomsonian Materia Medica," by Sam- 
uel and John Thomson, the latter a son 
of Samuel (edition of 1840), "Thom- 
sonian Practice of Medicine," by Reuben 
Chambers, and some other works, and 
also include some other formulas which 
are current as formulas for Thomsonian 
preparations. The formulas from the 
first-named are marked "From the 
Guide," from the second "From the Ma- 
teria Medica," and from the third 



"From Chambers' Practice." These 
formulas are copied as they appear in 
the original text ; it will be observed 
that many are ambiguous. 

Others of Thomson's followers also 
wrote works, some of them apparently 
with his sanction, or, at least, cogni- 
zance, and these mention preparations 
other than those used by Thomson, but 
which are now classed as Thomsonian 
preparations. 

Thomson did not apparently have any 
regular or "set" formulas for some of 
his preparations. This accounts, in part 
at least, for the different formulas which 
appear for some of these preparations. 
This variation in formulas was probably 
due to the exhaustion, at times, of his 
stock of certain favorite drugs when 
other similar drugs were substituted, 
and also to changes he made as he ac- 
quired greater and more varied experi- 
ence. 

A man by the name of Beach imitated 
Thomson in his treatments, though his 
methods were less drastic, and he found- 
ed what is now known as the Eclectic 
school of medicine. The Thomsonians 
and the Eclectics were soon at war, and 
both again were opposed by the "regu- 
lars." 

The name Thomson is often spelled 
with a "p" (Thompson), but it appears 
in his work without the "p," hence the 
spelling Thomson and Thomsonian used 
in this work. 

The following is a list of the reme- 
dies : 

"Number one" (No. 1) is lobelia 
(emetic herb). 

This was used in three forms from 
the Guide and the Materia Medica). 
viz. : 

1. Powder of the leaves and pods. 

2. Tincture of the green herb (sec 
Tincture of Lobelia). 

3. Mixture of powdered seed, l / 2 
ounce or about a large spoonful, with 
the same quantity of powdered capsi- 
cum, a teaspoonful of ladies' slipper 
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447 



The powdered herb is dispensed un- 
less one of the other forms is wanted. 

"Number two" (No. 2.) (according 
to the Guide and the Materia Medica) 
is powdered capsicum, although red pep- 
pers, black pepper and ginger appear 
also to have been used. This is used 
for stimulating or "warming." 

"Number three" (No. 3) is to scour 
the stomach and bowels, and remove 
''canker." This was composed (accord- 
ing to the Guide) of equal parts of bay- 
berry root bark, white pond lily root, 
and the inner bark of the common hem- 
lock, all in powder. One ounce of the 
powder was to be steeped in a pint of 
boiling water, the dose being a wine- 
glassful. 

If above is not to be had, use as a 
substitute sumach bark, berries or leaves, 
red raspberry leaves, witch-hazel leaves, 
marsh rosemary root, or squaw-weed or 
cocash; all are good for "canker" and 
may be used separately or together. 

The Thomsonian Materia Medica 
gives the following as "compounds" of 

No. 3: 

1. 

Bayberry, powder oz. Y 

White pond lily root, powder. oz. Y* 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Steep, sweeten, and add a small 

amount of capsicum. 



Sumach (rhus glabra) leaves, 
Red raspberry leaves, 
Witch-hazel leaves, 
Rosemary, each equal parts 



Red raspberry, 
Avens root, 

Marsh rosemary, all in fine 
powder, each equal parts 



Cranesbill, powder oz. 2 

Witch-hazel, powder .oz. 2 

Black oak bark, well rossed, 
powder oz. 1 



Sage, 

Cocash (star flower), 
New Jersey tea, all in pow- 
der, each equal parts 



Hemlock bark. 

Black oak bark, 

Bayberry bark, all in pow- 
dear, each equal parts 

It is recommended that a small 
amount of capsicum be added to any 
compound for "canker" and colds. 

Thomson states that witch-hazel 
leaves may be used in connection with 
the other articles of No. 3, or they may 
be used alone as a substitute for the 
other articles, in all cases. 

"Number four" (No. 4) is the "Bit- 
ters," used to correct the bile and re- 
store digestion, and is composed (ac- 
cording to the Guide) of equal parts of 
bayberry root bark, poplar bark, and 
balmony. The kind of poplar preferred 
is what is known as stinking poplar, 
although the white poplar may be used. 
When any of the above are not obtain- 
able, bitter root (dogsbane) and ^olden 
seal may be used instead. 

The "compounds" of number four are 
(according to the Guide and the Ma- 
teria Medica) : 
1. 

Balmony, 

Bayberry, 

Poplar bark, all in powder, 
each ^. .equal parts 

To one ounce of this add a pint of 
boiling water and Y* pint of alcohol. 
2. 

Golden seal oz. 1 

Poplar bark oz. 2 

Black cherry bark oz. 4 

Ladies' slipper oz. Y2 

Capsicum teaspoonful : 

Use all in powder and mix well. To 
an ounce of this powder add 1 ounce 
of sugar, Y2 ^int of boiling water and 
1 pint of best Holland gin. 

3- 

Balmony, powder oz. 2 

Poplar, powder oz. 2 

Bayberry, powder oz. Y* 

Black birch, powder oz. 4 

Capsicum oz. Y\ 

Sugar lb. 2 

Take a teaspoonful night and morning 

in a little hot water, or an ounce may 

be put in 4 fluidounces of boiling water, 

to which add 1Y2 pints of good gin or 

) West India rum. 



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Other compounds of No. 4 are spice 
bitters, wine bitters, restorative and re- 
laxing bitters, astringent bitters, dys- 
peptic powder, and ladies' spice bitters 
or woman's friend. For the formulas 
for these preparations, see Bitters, 
Spice; Bitters, Wine; Bitters, Restora- 
tive and Relaxing; Bitters, Astringent; 
Bitters, Spice. Ladies'; and Powder, 
Dyspeptic. 

"Number live" (No. 5) is the "Syr- 
up," for dysentery, to strengthen the 
stomach and bowels, and restore weak 
patients. The syrup referred to is the 
so-called restorative syrup or cordial. 
See Syrup, Restorative (or restorative 
cordial). Other compounds of No. 5 
are the following (from the Materia 
Medica) : 

Syrup for Weakly Patients.— Take 1 
pound each of the roots of elecampane, 
spikenard and comfrey and Vz pound of 
boxwood flowers, bruise well together 
in a mortar, boil with 2 gallons for 1 
hour, strain, and add while hot V2 ounce 
of golden seal, 2 ounces of dyspepsia 
powders, 4 ounces each of prickly-ash 
seed, acacia and slippery elm bark, all 
in fine powder, 8 pounds of sugar, 1 
gallon of good Holland gin and V* gal- 
lon of Madeira wine. 

Syrup for Weakly Females. — Boil a 
large handful of comfrey roots, which 
have been well cleaned and bruised, with 
2 quarts of water, strain and express 
the mixture, and to the liquid add 3 gra- 
ted nutmegs, 1 ounce of dyspepsia pow- 
ders, 1 pound of nulverized raisins, 6 
pounds of loaf sugar, 1 pint of brandy, 
and 2 quarts of Madeira wine. When 
the mixture is cool, stir in the contents 
of 6 eggs which have previously been 
well beaten. 

Syrup for Dysentery. — Boil 1 ounce 
each of bayberrv bark and sumach (rhus 
glabra) leaves with 2 quarts of water 
for 1 hour, strain, add l / 2 ounce each 
of golden seal and clove, and when cool, 
1 pint of rheumatic drops. 

Dysentery Syrup. — Make a strong de- 
coction of equal parts of bayberrv and 



sumach leaves, strain while hot, to a . 
gallon of decoction add 2 pounds of 
sugar, boil and skim, and add 1 ounce 
of golden seal and J^ ounce of clove. 
When cold add 3H quarts of rheumatic 
drops. 

Syrup for Dysentery or Relax. — Make 
a strong decoction of bayberry. or in 
lieu thereof sumach or marsh-rosemary, 
strain, and to 1 gallon of liquid add 
2 pounds of brown sugar. When cold 
add 3 pints of hot drops (or enough 
to prevent souring). If necessary add 
more hot drops when taken. 

Syrup for Relax or Summer Com- 
plaint. — Take of poplar bark, black cher- 
ry bark, of the green roots [this is 
wording of original text], and balmony, 
each 1 pound, golden seal and hops, each 
Yi pound, boil these with 8 gallons of 
water and strain; then scald, add 25 
pounds of sugar, remove the scum, and 
add while hot 1 pound of cloves. When 
cool add 2 gallons of rheumatic drops. 

Syrup to Strengthen the Stomach and 
Bowels. — Boil 1 pound each of poplar 
bark and bayberry with 2 gallons of 
water, strain, add 7 pounds of sugar, 
scald and skim it, then add y 2 pound 
of powdered peach or cherry stone 
meats. When cool add H gallon of good 
brandy. 

Mucilaginous Syrup. — Take the pith 
of the root of buckhorn brake, bruise 
it, add water, either cold or hot, and 
beat with a spoon until of about the 
consistence of white of egg. Pour off 
the liquid and to 1 gallon add 2 pounds 
of sugar, 1 quart of best brandy, 2 
ounces of powdered caraway seed and 1 
glass of volatile tincture. 
Antidyspeptic Restorative — 

Poplar bark lb. 5 

Golden seal lb. 2 

Ginger lb. 2 

Balmony lb. 1 

Ladies' slipper lb. 1 

Clove lb. 1 

Unicorn lb. I 

Cinnamon lb. I 

Capsicum lb. I 

Sugar lb. 15 

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"Number six" (No. 6) was "rheumat- 
ic drops," also called "hot drops," to 
remove pain, prevent mortification, and 
promote a natural heat. See Tincture 
of Capsicum and Myrrh for the form- 
ula. 

Brown Lobelia is lobelia seed. 

Green Lobelia is lobelia herb. 

Nervine. — This preparation has been 
credited to Thomsonian practice : 

Tincture of aloes part I 

Ammoniated tincture of va- 
lerian ...parts 3 

Compound tincture of cin- 
chora parts 4 

Third Preparation of Lobelia, or 
"third preparation," as it is usually 
termed, is as follows (from the Materia 
Medica) : 

Lobelia seed, fine powder oz. 2 

Capsicum, fine powder oz. 2 

Cypripedium, powder oz. 1 

No. 6 (tincture of capsicum 
and myrrh) fl.oz. 16 

Shake well together, and preserve in 
small well-closed vials. 

For the third preparation and others 
of composition powder, see Powder, 
Composition. 

Astringent Bitters. — See Bitters, As- 
tringent. 

Restorative and Relaxing Bitters. — 
See Bitters, Restorative and Relaxing. 

Spice Bitters. — See Bitters, Spice. 

Ladies' Spice Bitters. — See Bitters, 
Spice, Ladies'. 

Wine Bitters. — See Bitters, Wine. 

Camphor Julep. — See Camphor Julep 
in its alphabetical order. 

Confection of Hollyhock. — See this in 
its proper alphabetical place. 

Antidyspeptic Conserve. — See Confec- 
tion of Hollyhock. 

Decoction of Sarsaparilla. — See in its 
alphabetical place. 

Compound Decoction of Sarsaparilla. 
— See in its alphabetical place. 

Rheumatic Liniment. — See Liniment, 
Rheumatic. 

Compound Liniment of Soap. — See 
Liniment of Soap, Compound. 



Stimulating Liniment. — See Liniment, 
Stimulating. 

Astringent Ointment. — See Ointment, 
Astringent. 

Burn Ointment. — See Ointment, Burn. 

Fern Ointment. — See Ointment, Fern. 

Healing Ointment. — See Ointment, 
Healing. 

Nerve Ointment. — See Ointment, 
Nerve. 

Tobacco Ointment. — See Ointment, 
Tobacco. 

Wax Ointment. — See Ointment, Wax. 

Ward's Paste. — See Paste, Ward. 

Pills No. 3. — See this in its alphabet- 
ical place. 

Anti-Canker Pills.— See Pills, Anti- 
Canker. 

Emetic Pills. — See Pills, Emetic. 

Laxative Pills. — See Pills, Laxative. 

Compound Lobelia Pills. — See Pills, 
Lobelia, Compound. 

Myrrh Pills.— See Pills of Myrrh. 

Cancer Plaster. — See Plaster, Cancer. 

Pitch Plaster.— See Plaster, Pitch. 

Strengthening Plaster. — See Plaster, 
Strengthening. 

Poultke. — See in its alphabetical place. 

Capsicum Poultice. — See Poultice, Cap- 
sicum. 

Catnep Poultice. — See Poultice, Cat- 
nep. 

Charcoal Poultice. — See Poultice, 
Charcoal. 

Emollient and Stimulant Poultice. — 
See Poultice, Emollient and Stimulant. 

Myrrh Poultice. — See Poultice, Myrrh. 

Stimulant and Astringent Poultice. — 
See Poultice, Stimulant and Astringent. 

Wild Indigo Poultice. — See Poultice, 
Wild Indigo. 

Yeast Poultice. — See Poultice, Yeast. 

Composition Powder. — See Powder, 
Composition. 

Cough Powder. — See Powder, Cough. 

Dyspeptic Powder. — See Powder, Dys- 
peptic. 

Nerve Powder. — See Powder, Nerve. 

Volatile Salts. — See Salts, Volatile. 

Bayberry Syrup. — See Syrup of Bay- 
berry. 



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Garlic Syrup. — See Syrup, Garlic. 

Lobelia Syrup. — See Syrup of Lobelia. 

Restorative Syrup or Cordial. — See 
Syrup, Restorative. 

Strengthening Syrup. — See Syrup, 
Strengthening. 

iTincture of Capsicum and Myrrh. — 
See this in its alphabetical place. 

Tincture of Lobelia. — See in its alpha- 
betical order. 

Volatile Tincture. — See Tincture, Vol- 
atile. 
Thymol Iodid. 

Thymol av.oz. I 

Potassium iodid. .. .av.oz. I..gr. 70 

Sodium hydrate, pure av.oz. 1 

Distilled water, to make. . . .fl.oz. 19 

Solution of chlorinated soda, 
sufficient, or about fl.oz. 58 

Dissolve the solids in the water and 
gradually add the chlorinated soda solu- 
tion, collect the precipitate on filter and 
wash with water until free from chlo- 
rids. Dry the precipitate carefully at a 
temperature not to exceed 27 desr. C. — 
Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

The U. S. P. recognizes it under this 
title but gives no process. The U. S. 
P. VIII description reads : Dithymol- 
diodid, obtained by the condensation of 
two molecules of thymol and the intro- 
duction of two atoms of iodin into the 
phenolic groups of the thymol ; it con- 
tains 45 per cent, of iodin. Thymol 
iodid should be kept in amber-colored 
vials, protected from the light. 
Thyroid, Dry. 

This is recognized by the Brit. Pharm., 
in which the process of preparation is 
as follows : 

Remove the external fat and connect- 
ive tissue from thyroid glands taken 
from sheep immediately after killing. 
Cut the glands across, and reject any 
which contain cysts, are hypertrophied 
or are otherwise abnormal. Mince fine- 
ly the healthy elands, dry at a tempera- 
ture of from 32 to 38 deg. C, powder 
the dried product, remove all fat by 
treatment with petroleum ether, and 
again dry the residue. 

Dose, 3 to io grains. 



Tinctures. 

The tinctures of the U. S. P. are 
usually made from crude drugs by ex- 
traction in a percolator, using as a men- 
struum alcohol, or mixtures in various 
proportions of alcohol and water. The 
drug, in a more or less fine condition, 
is moistened with a small quantity of 
menstruum, transferred to a percolator, 
and, without pressing, is allowed to 
stand, well covered, for 6 hours. The 
drug is then oacked more or less firmly 
and enough menstruum is poured on to 
saturate it and leave a stratum of liquid 
above it. When the liquid begins to 
drop from the percolator, the lower ori- 
fice is closed, and, having closely cov- 
ered the percolator, macerated for 48 
hours (sometimes 24 hours). Percola- 
tion is then allowed to take place slow- 
ly, menstruum being added gradually un- 
til the required amount of percolate is 
obtained. 

The kind of percolator generally used 
is that known as a cylindrical percola- 
tor which is only very slightly tapering. 
The percolator is best constructed of 
glass, as this is most convenient for re- 
tail pharmacy, but a percolator of any 
other suitable material not affected by 
drug or menstruum may be used. The 
size of the percolator selected should be 
in proportion to the quantity of drug 
extracted. When properly packed in the 
percolator, the drug should not occupy 
more than twe-thirds of its height. The 
percolator is nrepared for percolation 
by first gently pressing a small tuft of 
cotton into its throat, and this cotton 
may then be moistened with a few drops 
of menstruum to facilitate the passage 
of the first portion of percolate, which 
is often quite dense. 

The rate of flow of percolate is regu- A 
lated by means of a piece of rubber 
tubing which is attached to the lower 
orifice of the percolator by means of a 
perforated cork and a short segment of 
glass tubing. This rate of flow should 
not exceed 8 to 15 drops per minute, 
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"slow" percolation this rate is meant. 

A few of the tinctures, such as those 
derived from resinous substances, which 
contain a large amount of soluble mat- 
ter, are more conveniently and appro- 
priately prepared by macerating the 
coarsely powdered drug with the men- 
struum for 7 days (sometimes 3 days), 
in a stoppered container, occasionally 
agitating, then filtering through absorb- 
ent cotton or a plain paper filter. A 
few other tinctures, besides those from 
resinous drugs, are also prepared by 
maceration, such as arnica, sweet orange 
peel, cardamom compound, lavender 
compound, lemon peel, opium camphor- 
ated, squill and fresh herbs. The mac- 
eration should be conducted preferably 
at a temperature of about 15 to 20 deg. 
C. and in a shady place. 

The Brit. Pharm. gives the following 
specific directions for making tinctures : 

The Process of Percolation. — Moisten 
the drug, in a properly comminuted con- 
dition, with the prescribed quantity of 
menstruum, and set the mixture aside 
in a closed vessel for 24 hours. Pack 
the mixture in a percolator, lightly, 
firmly or otherwise, according to the na- 
ture of the drug. Pour over the con- 
tents, at intervals, further portions of 
the menstruum, always maintaining a 
layer of liquid above the drug, and allow 
percolation to proceed, slowly at first 
and afterwards less slowly, until a suf- 
ficient quantity of the menstruum has 
been used to produce about three-fourths 
of the volume of the finished tincture, 
or until exhaustion of the drug has been 
effected. When the liquid ceases to 
pass, remove the marc from the perco- 
lator and submit it to pressure. Filter 
the expressed liquid, if necessary, either 
at once or after standing, for 24 hours ; 
mix the nitrate with the percolate, and 
then add enough menstruum to produce 
the prescribed amount of tincture. [The 
U. S. P. directs percolation to be con- 
tinued until the whole volume of tinc- 
ture has been obtained, thus obviating 
the expression and filtration.] 



The Process of Maceration. — Mix the 
drug, in a properly comminuted condi- 
tion with the whole of the menstruum 
in a closed vessel for 7 days, agitate 
frequently, strain, press the marc, mix 
the expressed liquid with the strained 
liquid, and filter if necessary. [The U. 
S. P. directs maceration with about 90 
per cent, of the menstruum for 7 days, 
agitating occasionally, filtering, and add- 
ing enough menstruum through the fil- 
ter to make the prescribed quantity of 
tincture.] 

The details and minor variations for 
the preparation of tinctures are left to 
the judgment of the pharmacist. A 
cylindrical percolator, preferably of glass 
or earthenware, may be employed in 
most cases, of such dimensions as to 
present to the menstruum a column of 
drug at least six times as high as wide. 
If a conical percolator be employed, the 
lower diameter should be not less than 
one-half the upper diameter. The pre- 
liminary treatment for 24 hours may be 
carried on in a closed percolator when 
desirable. Any necessary clarification 
may be effected by subsidence, filtration 
or both. 

For all tinctures for which no working 
formula is provided by the U. S. P. or 
N. F. or some other work of authority, 
and the strength of which is not other- 
wise specified by the prescriber, the N. 
F. directs the following general process : 

Drug, properly comminuted.av.oz. \ l / 2 
Menstruum, to make fl.oz. 14^ 

The choice of the menstruum will de- 
pend upon the nature of the drug, and 
in some cases upon the uses to which 
the tincture is to be applied. In general, 
it may be stated that, if the useful con- 
stituents are soluble in alcohol, and but 
slightly or not at all soluble in water, 
strong alcohol should be used as a men- 
struum. Whenever it is possible, and 
consistent with the intended use of the 
preparation, the alcoholic strength of 
the menstruum should be made to ap- 
proach that of diluted alcohol, the object 
being not only to exhaust the drug of 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



all its useful constituents, but also to 
retain them in solution. 

If the drug is fibrous and can be dried 
and powdered without injury or loss of 
useful constituents, percolation is pre- 
ferable. If the drug is resinous, and 
partly or almost wholly soluble in the 
menstruum, or if it is fibrous and can- 
not well be powdered without under- 
going injury, maceration should be re- 
sorted to. In the latter case, the drug, 
comminuted as much as possible, should 
be kept in contact with three-fourths 
the full quantity of the menstruum, 
in a moderately warm and shady 
place — the term "moderately warm'' 
signifying a temperature of 15 to 
20 deg. C. — for two weeks, with oc- 
casional agitation; the liquid portion is 
then removed by pressure, and the resid- 
ual marc displaced with sufficient men- 
struum, either in a funnel containing a 
cotton filter, or by remaceration and ex- 
pression, until the full quantity of tinc- 
ture is obtained, but in the case of re- 
maceration, this should be done with 
several portions of the menstruum. 

The process of preparing tinctures by 
percolation having been devised with 
the primary object of securing 
with celerity and economy products 
of practically uniform and reliable com- 
position, and having replaced the older, 
and, in other respects, equally efficient, 
process of maceration, . the lat- 
ter may be resorted to in 
any case, if economy or time is no 
object, or if for other reasons it is 
desirable to resort to maceration, pro- 
vided this "alternative method" is car- 
ried out as follows : 

Reduce the dm? to the finest practi- 
cable division, and having weighed out 
the specified quantity, place it into a 
stoppered bottle, and add the specified 
menstruum in quantity equal to the to- 
tal volume of tincture to be made. Then 
macerate for at least two weeks, in a 
moderately warm and shady place. When 
required for use, decant the clear liquid 
and filter it through paper; express the 



residual marc, and having filtered the 
expressed liquid through the same filter, 
mix the clear filtrates. 

For the preparation of the homeo- 
pathic tinctures, see Tinctures, Homeo- 
pathic. 

The above remarks and directions al- 
lude more particularly to tinctures pre- 
pared from dry drug with alcohol or 
water or mixtures consisting essentially 
of one or both of these substances. For 
tinctures prepared with mixtures of al- 
cohol and ether, see Tinctures, Ethereal. 
For tinctures prepared from fresh or 
undried drugs, see Tinctures of Fresh 
Herbs and Tinctures, Homeopathic. 
Tinctures made with aromatic spirit of 
ammonia or ammonia mixtures are 
called ammoniated or volatile tinctures. 
Examples are the amoniated tinctures 
of guaiac and valerian. 

Tincture of Aconite. (Tincture of 

Aconite Root.) 
I. 

Aconite root, No. 60 powder 
(containing not less than 
V2 per cent, of aconitine).av.oz. \Y\ 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 7 volumes of the former to 3 
of the latter. Moisten the drug with 5 
fluidounces of this menstruum, transfer 
it to a percolator, and, without pressing 
the powder, allow it to stand, well cov- 
ered, for 6 hours; then pack it very 
firmly and pour on enough menstruum 
to saturate the drug and leave a strat- 
um above it. When the liquid begins to 
drop from the percolator, close the low- 
er orifice, and having closely covered the 
percolator, macerate for 48 hours. Then 
allow percolation to proceed slowly, 
gradually adding menstruum until 16 
fluidounces of liquid are obtained. 

The product should contain, when as- 
sayed, 0.05 ether soluble alkaloids in 100 
mils.— U. S. P. 

The tincture of the U. S. P. 1890 was 
3 l / 2 times the strength of the above, 
which fact may lead to considerable 
confusion. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Aconite root, No. 40 powder.gr. 365 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation, using 
a menstruum composed of 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water. — Brit. Pharm. 

It will be noted that the U. S. P. 
preparation is twice as strong as this. 
It is also to be remarked that the prep- 
aration of the Brit. Pharm. 1885 was 
2}/ 2 times as strong as this preparation. 

III. 

Aconite, coarse powder av.oz. i l / 2 

Water fl.oz. s l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

IV. For the homeopathic and Eclec- 
tic tinctures, see Tincture of Aconite 
Root. 

Tincture of Aconite, Fleming's. 

I. 

Aconite (root), fine powd.. av.oz. 11 24 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the aconite with enough alco- 
hol to render it distinctly damp and to 
maintain it so after 24 hours' macera- 
tion in a well-covered vessel. Then 
pack it tightly in a percolator, and per- 
colate it slowly, in the usual manner, 
with alcohol, until 16 fluidounces of 
tincture are obtained. 

This preparation is still prescribed by 
many physicians. It is recommended that 
their attention be directed to the official 
fluid extract and tincture of aconite, so 
that the above preparation may be grad- 
ually abandoned. 

II. When this preparation is required 
for immediate use, and it is not other- 
wise available, it may be prepared in the 
following manner: 

Fluid extract of aconite (U. 
S. P.) fl.oz. 7 

Alcohol y fl.oz. 3 

Mix them. 

Tincture of Aconite Leaf. 
L 

Aconite leaves, moderately 

fine powder av.oz. 2^4 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 



Moisten the drug with 1 fluidounce 
of the menstruum, macerate for 24 
hours, pack firmly in a percolator, and 
gradually pour diluted alcohoj until 16 
fluidounces of percolate are obtained. — 
U. S. P. i860. 
II. 
Aconite leaves, recently 

dried, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Prepare by percolation or maceration. 
— Eclectic. 

Tincture of Aconite Boot. 
I. 

Dry drug, No. 40 powder. .. .gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare by percolation. This is a ix 
tincture. See Tinctures, Homeopathic. 

This preparation may be made by di- 
luting 2 volumes of \J. S. P. tincture 
with 5 volumes of alcohol. — Homeo- 
pathic. 

Dilutions are made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

For the regular tincture of aconite 
root, see Tincture of Aconite. 
II. 
Aconite root, fine powder, .av.oz. 6 
Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Prepare the tincture by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Agaric. (Tincture of 
Boletus Laricis.) 

Drug (the dried fungus) . . . .gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10K 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic ; 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions: 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of tinc- 
ture, 3 of distilled water, and 6 of al- 
cohol; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. — Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Aloes. 
I. 
Purified aloes, No. 40 powd..gr. 730 
Licorice r't, No. 40 powd. av.oz. 2>Va 
Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Macerate the drugs in a stoppered 
container, in a moderately warm place, 
with 12 fluidounces of menstruum, for 7 
days, agitating occasionally; then filter 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



through absorbent cotton or a plain pa- 
per filter, and when the liquid has 
drained off completely, pass enough di- 
luted alcohol through the residue to 
make 16 fluidounces of filtrate.— U. S. P. 

II. 

Extract of barbadoes aloes.. gr. 182 

Fluid extract of licorice, 

Brit. Pharm fl.dr. 19 

Diluted alcohol, to make . . . fl.oz. 16 

Mix the extract in a closed vessel with 
13 fluidounces of diluted alcohol, set 
aside for 48 hours, agitate occasionally 
until the extract is dissolved, add the 
fluid extract, filter, and pass enough 
diluted alcohol through the filter to 
make the product measure 16 fluid- 
ounces.— Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Aloes, coarse powder av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. 
Tincture of Aloes, Compound. 

Aloes, coarse powder gr. 195 

Rhubarb, cut moderately fine.gr. 32 
Gentian, cut moderately fine.gr. 32 
Zedoary, cut moderately fine.gr. 32 

Spanish saffron gr. 32 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Macerate the drugs with the alcohol 
and water for 7 days, agitating occasion- 
ally, strain with expression, and filter. 
— Germ. Pharm. 

Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh, which 
see, is also called "compound tincture 
of aloes." 

Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh. (Com- 
pound Tincture of Aloes — Elixir 
Proprietatis.) 

Purified aloes gr. 730 

Myrrh gr. 730 

Licorice root gr. 730 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drugs, all in No. 40 pow- 
der, with a mixture of 3 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water, using the same 
method as for tincture of aloes. 
N. F. 

In the U. S. P. prior to 1890, 
there was no licorice in this formula. 
Without the licorice, and with the addi- 



tion of 360 grains of Spanish saffron, 
the preparation is quite like elixir pro- 
prietatis. This latter is somewhat differ- 
ent again from elixir proprietatis Para- 
celsi (or Elixir of Aloes, Acid, which 
see). 

Tincture of Ambergris. (Tinctura 
Ambra Grisea.) 

Drug gr. 18 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 4 

Macerate for about 7 days, agitating 
frequently, and filter. — Homeopathic. 

This is a 2x tincture. Dilutions are 
made with dispensing alcohol. See Di- 
lutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of American Ivy. (Tincture 
of Virginia Creeper — Tincture cf 
Ampelopsis Quinquefolia.) 

Fresh drug (bark and young 

twigs), containing solids... gr. 730 
(plant moisture av.oz. 5) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 1^4 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. It makes a ix tincture. See 
Tinctures, Homeopathic, for method of 
preparation. 

Dilutions : 2x is to contain 1 volume 
of tincture, 2 of distilled water, and 7 
parts of alcohol ; 3x and higher are to 
be made with dispensing alcohol. Scv 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture, Antacrid. (Antacrid Mix- 
ture — Dysmenorrhea Mixture — 
Fenner's Guaiac Mixture — Falk's 
Antacrid Mixture or Tincture — 
Griffith's Guaiac Mixture.) 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 40 

Guaiac resin, fine powder... 

av.oz. 2. .gr. 80 

Canada turpentine (balsam 

of fir) av.oz. 2. .gr. 80 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Introduce the guaiac and the turpen- 
tine into a flask, together with 12 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, cork the flask loosely, 
and heat the contents, on a water bath, 
slowly to boiling. Then cool the flask, 
and filter the contents through a small 
filter. Dissolve the mercuric chlorid in 
4 fluidrams of alcohol, and add this so- 
lution, as well as the oil, to the filtrate. 
Lastly, pass enough alcohol through the 



^ PHARMACEUTICAL 

filter to make the product measure 16 
fluidounces. 

Each fluidram contains nearly y$ gr. 
of mercuric chlorid. 

The dose of this preparation is about 
10 to 20 minims. 

Tincture, Antihysteric. (Antihys- 
teric Drops.) 

Tincture of asafetida fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of valerian fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of castor (Cana- 
dian) fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of opium fl.Ar.6y2 

— H. 

Tincture, Antiperiodic. (Warburg's 
Tincture — Tincture Antifebrilis.) 

1. Without aloes. 

Rhubarb gr. 58 

Angelica seed gr. 58 

Elecampane gr. 29 

Spanish saffron gr. 29 

Fennel gr. 29 

Prepared chalk gr. 29 

Gentian gr. 15 

Zedoary gr. 15 

Cubeb gr. 15 

Myrrh gr. 15 

Camphor gr. 15 

White agaric gr. 15 

Opium gr. 2 

Black pepper gr. 3 

Cinnamon gr. 6 

Ginger gr. 6 

Quinine sulfate gr. 145 

Alcohol, distilled water, each, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce all the drugs, with the excep- 
tion of the quinine, to a moderately 
coarse (No. 30) powder, and digest the 
powder with 14 fluidounces of a men- 
struum composed of 3 volumes of alco- 
hol and 2 of water, in a glass flask pro- 
vided with an upright condenser, on a 
water bath, at a temperature not higher 
than 150 deg. C. during 12 hours, care- 
fully avoiding loss of alcohol by vapor- 
ization. After cooling, strain the liquid 
by expression, and wash the residue with 
enough of the same menstruum, again 
expressing, to make 16 fluidounces of 
liquid. In this dissolve the quinine sul- 
fate, by the aid of a gentle heat, if nec- 
essary. Then filter the tincture through 
paper. — N. F. 

Each fluidounce contains 9 gr. of qui- 
nine sulfate. 



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2. With aloes. 

Extract of aloes, U. S. P....gr. 2> 2 

Antiperiodic tincture, without 
aloes fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the extract in the tincture. 

Each fluidounce contains 8 gr. of ex- 
tract of aloes, equal to about 15^2 gr. 
of aloes. 

This preparation (containing aloes) is 
to be dispensed when "Warburg's Tinc- 
ture," without further specification, is 
ordered. 

Dosage. — This depends on the kind 
of tincture used, whether with aloes or 
without, and the intended purpose, and 
varies from 1 to 4 fluidrams. The larg- 
er quantity is given • when ' Dr. War- 
burg's original directions are followed 
for administering the remedy in remit- 
tent fevers, which were as follows : 
One-half ounce to be given without di- 
lution, after the bowels have been evac- 
uated by any convenient purgative, all 
drink being withheld. After 3 hours, 
another half ounce is to be given. 

The original formula directed by Dr. 
Warburg contained the old Confectio 
Damocratis as one of the ingredients. 
This is a very complex preparation, 
many of the constituents of which are 
unobtainable at the present day. 

The formula of the Brit. Form, is al- 
most the same as that of the N. F., 
No. 1. 

Tincture of Arbor Vitse. (Tincture 
of Thuja.) 

Fresh drug (leaves and 

twigs), containing solids, .gr. 730 
(plant moisture, av.oz. 2^4) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14^ 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This is a ix tincture, from which dilu- 
tions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Arnica. (Tincture of 
Leopard's Bone.) 

Tincture of arnica of the U. S. P. 
is tincture of the flowers ; the tincture of 
arnica of the Brit. Pharm. is tincture of 



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arnica root, which see; the tincture of ar- 
nica of the Eclectics and Germ. Pharm. 
is tincture of arnica flowers; see Tinc- 
ture of Arnica. 

Tincture of Arnica. (Tincture of 

Arnica Flowers.) 
I. 
Arnica flowers, No. 20 pow- 
der av.oz. Wa 

Diluted alcohol, to make...fl.oz. 32 

Macerate the drug with 16 fluidounces 
of diluted alcohol in a closed vessel, in 
a moderately warm place, for 3 days, 
with occasional stirring, and express 
strongly. Repeat this operation twice 
successively with 8 fluidounces of dilu- 
ted alcohol, macerating 24 hours each 
time; then having ascertained the vol- 
ume of the united expressed liquids, 
macerate- the residual marc for 6 hours 
with, enough menstruum to make ap- 
proximately 32 fluidounces, and express 
as before. Mix the expressed liquids, 
filter through paper, and pass enough 
diluted alcohol through the filter to 
make 32 fluidounces of filtrate. — U. S. P. 

The drug may be expressed conve- 
niently by means of a tincture press. 
II. 

Arnica flowers 

Diluted alcohol, to make 

Prepare by percolation 
tion. 
III. 

Arnica flowers 

Water 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

Tincture of Arnica Root. (Tincture 

of Arnica, Brit. Pharm.) 
I. 

Arnica root, No. 40 powder.gr. 720 
Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 13 volumes of the former to 
7 of the latter. Moisten the drug with 
2^2 fluidounces of menstruum, macerate 
for 24 hours, pack firmly in a cylin- 
drical percolator, and gradually pour on 



.av.oz. 
.fl.oz. 



or macera- 



av.oz. i x / 2 
• fl.oz. zV 2 



the above menstruum until 16 fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained. 

II. 
Arnica root, No. 40 powd...gr. 365 
Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug with a mixture of 3 

volumes of alcohol and I of water. — 

Brit. Pharm. 

Tincture, Aromatic. 

I. 

Cinnamon (Cassia) gr. 640 

Ginger gr. 260 

Galangal root gr. 130 

Clove gr. 130 

Cardamom gr. 130 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs to a moderately 
coarse (No. 40) powder, and percolate 
it, in the usual manner, with a mixture 
of 2 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water, 
until 16 fluidounces of percolate are ob- 
tained. 

This preparation is almost identical 
with that which is official in the Germ. 
Pharm.— N. F. 

For a slight modification of the above, 
see Syrup of Yerba Santa, Aromatic, 
No. IV. 
II. 
Cassia cinnamon, coarse 

powder av.oz. V/2 

Ginger, cut moderately fine..gr. 260 
Galanga, cut moderately fine.gr. 130 
Clove, cut moderately fine...gr. 130 

Cardamom, bruised gr. 130 

Alcohol av.oz. nj4 

Water av.oz. 3^ 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, express and filter. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Tincture of Asafetida. 
I. 
Asafetida, well bruised. .. .av.oz. 3 l /i 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the drug with 12 fluidounces 
of alcohol, in a stoppered container in 
a warm place, for 3 days, agitating fre- 
quently, then filter through absorbent 
cotton or a plain paper filter, and when 
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pass enough alcohol through the resi- 
due in the filter to make 16 fluidounces 
of nitrate.— U. S. P. 

The drug used must not be the com- 
mercial powder, but should be the whole 
gum reduced to coarse powder by con- 
tusion. 

The only practical difference between 
this preparation and that of the Brit. 
Pharm. is that in the latter the drug is 
extracted with a mixture of 3 volumes 
of alcohol and 1 of water. 

II. 

Asafetida, coarse powder, .av.oz. 2^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. — Dan., Swed., 
and Norw. Pharms. 
III. Homeopathic : 

This is one-half the strength of the 
U. S. P. preparation and may be made 
from the latter by adding to it an equal 
volume of alcohol. This makes a ix 
tincture. Dilutions may be made from 
this by adding dispensing alcohol. See 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Asafetida, Compound. 

Asafetida gr. 180 

Lupulin gr. 180 

Stramonium seed gr. 180 

Valerian root gr. 180 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Mix the drugs, reduce to coarse pow- 
der, add the alcohol, macerate for 14 
days, strain, express and filter. — Eclec- 
tic. 
Tincture, Asiatic. 

Opium av.oz. I 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Capsicum, powder av.oz. 1 

Oil of clove fl.oz. 1 

Hoffmann's anodyne fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 10 to 20 days, and 
filter or decant the clear liquid. 

This is used for cholera, the dose be- 
ing 20 to 60 drops every 2, 3 or 4 hours 
in sweetened water. 
Tincture of Asparagus. 

Fresh drug (the young 

shoots), containing solids.. gr. 730 
(plant moisture, av.oz. 6 2 /z) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10^ 

— Homeopathic. 



This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. It is a ix tincture. See 
Tincture, Homeopathic, for method of 
preparation. 

Dilutions : 2x is to be made from 1 
volume of tincture, 3 of distilled water, 
and 6 of alcohol; 3x and higher are 
made with dispensing alcohol. See Di- 
lutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Avena Sativa. (Tincture 
of Oat.) 

I. 
Fresh drug (seed) contain- 
ing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 3.9) 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2*/i 

Alcohol fl.oz. io^4 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. It makes a ix tincture. See 
Tinctures, Homeopathic, for method of 
preparation. 

Dilutions : 2x are to be made from 1 
volume of tincture, 3 of distilled water, 
and 6 of alcohol; 3x and higher are to 
be made with dispensing alcohol. See 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

II. An Eclectic formula is to prepare 
a strong tincture by crushing the entire 
plant when the grain is "in the milk," 
covering with alcohol, macerating 14 
days, expressing, and filtering. 
Tincture of (Honey) Bee. (Tincture 

of Apis mellifica.) 
I. 

Bees, containing solids gr. 730 

(moisture, av.oz. 2^) 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2> Z A 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2>Va 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

In preparing the tincture, the requisite 
amount of live bees should be put into a 
clean, wide-mouthed bottle; after irri- 
tating them by shaking, the menstruum 
should be poured in, and the whole al- 
lowed to macerate for 10 days, agitating 
twice daily. The resulting tincture 
should be poured off and filtered. The 
bees should not be pressed, as only the 
contents of the poison sac is desired, 



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but the tincture takes up in solution 
much of the animal fluids, besides honey 
from the abdomen and pollen adhering 
to the antennae. The drug strength of 
the tincture varies, depending on the 
season of the year when the bees are 
secured. When they are dormant, their 
poison is supposed to be less virulent. 

Dilutions: 2x is to contain I volume 
of tincture, 4 of distilled water, and 5 
of alcohol; 3x and higher are to be 
made with dispensing alcohol. See Di- 
lutions, Homeopathic. 

II. The Eclectic formula is slightly 
different from the preceding and is as 
follows : 

Collect a quantity of living honey-bees 
in a bottle, agitate the latter so as to 
irritate them and then cover them with 
alcohol ; after a few days, the liquid is 
ready for use. 

Tincture of Belladonna. 

The tincture of belladonna of the U. 
S. P. is derived from the leaves, while 
that of the Brit. Pharm. is derived from 
the root and is prepared as follows : 
Fluid extract of belladonna 

root, Brit. Pharm fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. g l A 

Water fl.oz. 5 l / 2 

Mix, set aside for 24 hours, and filter. 
See also Tincture of Belladonna 
Leaves. 

Tincture of Belladonna Leaves. 

Belladonna leaves, No. 60 
powder (containing not less 
than 0.3 per cent of al- 
kaloids) av.oz. \Y\ 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with 5 fluidrams of 
diluted alcohol, transfer it to a perco- 
lator, and without pressing the drug, 
allow it to stand, well covered, for 3 
hours ; then pack it firmly and pour on 
enough diluted alcohol to saturate the 
drug and leave a stratum above it. When 
the liquid begins to drop from the per- 
colator, close the lower orifice, and, hav- 
ing closely covered the percolator, mac- 
erate for 24 hours. Then allow perco- 
lation to proceed slowly, gradually pour- 



ing on diluted alcohol, until 16 fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained. 

Tincture of belladonna leaves, when 
assayed, should contain 0.035 gm. of 
alkaloids in 100 cc. — U. S. P. 

Tincture of Benzoin. (Simple Tinc- 
ture of Benzoin.) 
I. 
Benzoin, No. 40 powder. . . .av.oz. 2>Ya 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the drug with 4 fluidounces 
of alcohol until a uniform magma is ob- 
tained. Transfer this to a stoppered 
container with 'the aid of 8 fluidounces 
of alcohol, and set it aside in a mod- 
erately warm place, agitating frequently, 
for 3 days. Then transfer the mixture 
to a filter paper, and, when the liquid 
has drained off completely, pour on the 
residue alcohol enough to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of filtrate. — U. S. P. 

The benzoin used should not be the 
ordinary, commercial powder, but should 
be a good quality of whole gum reduced 
to powder by contusion. 

II. 

Benzoin, powder gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the benzoin with 13 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol for 24 hours, agitating 
frequently, then filter and add alcohol 
through the filter to make the process 
measure 16 fluidounces. — Brit. Form. 
III. 

Siam benzoin, coarse powd.av.oz 2^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14^2 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter— Germ, and 
Austr. Pharms. 

Tincture of Benzoin, Comp. (Friar's, 
Turlington's, Wade's, Persian, 
Swedish, or Commander's Balsam 
— Traumatic Elixir or Balsam — 
Balsamic Tincture — Jesuit's 
Drops.) 

I. 

Benzoin av.oz. 2^2 

Storax „ av.oz. 2 

Tolu balsam av.oz. 1 

Purified aloes av.oz. y 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 24 

Triturate the benzoin and aloes with 
6 fluidounces of alcohol until a uniform 



PHARMACEUTIC 

magma is obtained. Transfer this to a 
stoppered container with the aid of 12 
fluidounces of alcohol, add the storax 
and balsam, and set the mixture aside 
in a moderately warm place, shaking 
frequently, for 3 days; then transfer it 
to a paper filter, and when the liquid has 
drained off completely, pour on enough 
alcohol to make 24 fluidounces of filtrate. 
-U. S. P. 

See also Balsam, Friar's. 
II. 

Benzoin, coarse powder gr. 730 

Prepared storax av.oz. 1% 

Tolu balsam gr. 185 

Socotrine aloes gr. 135 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the drugs with 13 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol for 2 days, agitating 
frequently, filter, and pass enough alco- 
hol through the filter to make the fil- 
trate measure 16 fluidounces. — Brit. 
Pharm. 
Tincture of Benzoin, Concentrated. 

This is the same as Extract, Fluid, 
of Benzoin. 
Tincture of Birch Tar. 

Hebra's (in D. and H.) : 

Oil of lavender flowers part I 

Oil of rue part 1 

' Oil of rosemary part 1 

Rectified birch tar parts 25 

Stronger ether parts ?j& 

Alcohol parts $ 

All parts are by weight. 

Tincture, Bitter. (Tinctura Amara — 
Stomachic Tincture — Bitter Stom- 
achic Drops — Stomach Drops — 
Magen Tropfen — Bittere Magen 
Tropfen.) 
I. 

Gentian av.oz. 2^2 

European centaury herb, .av.oz. 2^2 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Zedoary root . . . . ...gr. 384 

Alcohol Water, 
Of each to make fl.oz. 48 

Reduce the drugs to moderately coarse 
powder and percolate it in the usual 
manner with a mixture of 2 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water until 48 fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained. — N. F. 

This makes a preparation practically 
identical with that of the Germ. Pharm. 



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II. 

Gentian, cut moderately 
fine av.oz. 3 

European centaury, cut mod- 
erately fine av.oz. 3 

Bitter orange peel, cut mod- 
erately fine av.oz. 2 

Orange berries, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. 1 

Zedoary, cut moderately 
fine av.oz. 1 

Water av.oz. 12^2 

Alcohol av.oz. 37^ 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

III. 

Buckbean leaves av.oz. y 2 

European centaury av.oz. y 2 

Gentian av.oz. y 2 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. y 2 

Sodium carbonate, crystal, .av.oz. % 
Cinnamon water, spirituous 
(Germ. Pharm. or No. 

Ill) av.oz. 25 

Digest for 3 days, agitating occasion- 
ally, express and filter. — Austr. Pharm. 

IV. The preparations of the Norw. 
and Dan. Pharms. differ from the above 
mainly in containing wormwood. The 
Norwegian preparation is as follows : 

Anise gr. 65 

Orange berries .gr. 200 

Buckbean gr. 200 

Gentian gr. 200 

Wormwood av.oz. 1^2 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 123^ 

Reduce the drugs to coarse powder, 

macerate in the mixed alcohol and water 

for 7 days, agitating occasionally; then 

express and filter. 

The Danish preparation is as follows : 

Anise gr. 45 

Orange berries gr. 165 

Blessed thistle gr. 165 

Gentian root gr. 165 

Wormwood av.oz. \ x /z 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. I2Y 2 

Prepare like the preceding. 
These two preparations are called 
"bitre draaber" and are akin to the 
compound tincture of wormwood of the 
Swed. Pharm. See Tincture of Worm- 
wood, Compound. 



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Tincture of Black Cohosh. (Tincture 
of Cimicifuga or Actsea Race- 
mosa.) 
Black cohosh, No. 40 powd.av.oz. 3% 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with 1 fluidounce of 
alcohol, transfer it to a percolator, and 
without pressing the drug, allow it to 
stand, well covered, for 6 hours; then 
pack it firmly and pour on enough men- 
struum to saturate the drug and leave 
a stratum above it. When the liquid be- 
gins to drop from the percolator, close 
the lower orifice, and having closely 
covered the percolator, macerate for 24 
hours. Then allow percolation to pro- 
ceed slowly, pouring on enough alcohol 
to make 16 fluidounces of percolate. — 
N. F. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is one-half the strength of that of the 
N. F. The menstruum is also alco- 
hol. 

Tincture of Black Cohosh, Comp'd. 
(Compound Tincture of Cimici- 
fuga.) 

Tincture of blackcohosh fl.oz. 5 

Tincture of blood root fl.oz. 2.^/2 

Tincture of poke fl.oz. 1 

— Eclectic. 
The Eclectic tinctures are intended for 

this mixture. 
This mixture may be extemporized if 

desired by mixing 

Fluid extract of black co- 
hosh fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of blood root, .fl.dr. 4 
Fluid extract of poke root. . .fl.dr. 2 
Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of Bloodroot. (Tincture of 

Sanguinaria.) 
I. 

Bloodroot, No. 60 powder. av.oz. i^4 

Hvdrochloric acid fl.dr. \y 3 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 3 volumes of the former to 
2 of the latter. Moisten the drug with 
the hydrochloric acid mixed with four 
fluidrams of this menstruum, transfer 
it to a percolator, and without pressing 
the drug, allow it to stand, well covered, 
for 6 hours; then pack it firmly and 



pour on enough menstruum to saturate 
the drug and leave a stratum above it. 
When the liquid begins to drop from the 
percolator, close the lower orifice, and, 
having closely covered the percolator, 
macerate for 24 hours. Then allow per- 
colation to proceed slowly, pouring on 
enough menstruum to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of percolate. — U. S. P. 

II. 

Fresh drug (root), contain- 
ing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, .av.oz. 5) 

Distilled water fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol fl.oz. io^4 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions: 
2x are to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 3 of distilled water, and 6 of 
alcohol ; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Bloodroot, Compound. 
(Emetic Tincture.) 

Bloodroot av.oz. 1 

Lobelia herb av.oz. 1 

Skunk cabbage av.oz. 1 

Diluted alcohol to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Extract the mixed drugs in fine pow- 
der by percolation or maceration. — Ec- 
lectic. 

See also next formula. 

Tincture of Bloodroot, Comp'd Ace- 
tated. (Acetous Emetic Tincture.) 

Bloodroot av.oz. 1 

Lobelia herb av.oz. 1 

Skunk cabbage av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl,pz. 1 

Diluted acetic acid sufficient 

Reduce the drugs to moderately fine 
powder, extract by percolation or macer- 
ation with the acid so as to obtain 16 
fluidounces of percolate, and to the lat- 
ter add the alcohol. — Eclectic. 
See preceding formula. 

Tincture of Blue Cohosh. (Tincture 
of Caulophyllum.) 

Blue cohosh, fine powder, .av.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Macerate for 14 days and strain. — Ec- 
lectic. 






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Tincture of Blue Cohosh, Compound. 

Blue cohosh, fine powder. .. .gr. 580 

Ergot, fine powder gr. 290 

Water pepper, fine powder, .gr. 290 

Oil of savin m. 160 

Alcohol, to make ..fl.oz. 16 

Extract the mixed drugs by percola- 
tion or maceration with alcohol, so that 
the percolate with the oil added will 
make 16 fluidounces. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Blue Flag. (Tincture of 
Iris — Tinctura Iridis.) 

Blue flag, fine powder av.oz. iy 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 
Tincture of Bryony. 
I. 
Bryony, recently dried, and 

in No. 40 powder gr. 720 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the powder with 1^2 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, macerate for 24 
hours, pack firmly in a cylindrical per- 
colator, and gradually add alcohol until 
16 fluidounces of percolate are obtained. 
— N. F. 
II. 
Bryony root, fresh, 
Alcohol, 

Distilled water, each sufficient 

Ascertain the percentage of moisture 
in the root by drying 100 grains of it 
over a water bath. Bruise the remainder, 
after having calculated the moisture it 
contains, and reckon this moisture as 
part of the water to form, with alcohol, 
a mixture equal in strength to 60 per 
cent, (by measure) of alcohol. Pro- 
duce a tincture by macerating for 7 days 
of such strength so that 9 l / 2 fluidounces 
shall represent 1 av. ounce of dried root. 
Add more diluted alcohol to the mixture 
of moist drug and alcohol to make the 
requisite quantity of finished tincture. — 
Brit. Form. 

Tincture of Buchu. (Tincture of 

Barosma.) 
I. 

Buchu, No. 20 powder av.oz. 2>Va 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix 2 volumes of alcohol with 1 of 
water, moisten the drug with s 1 /^ fluid- 
ounces of this menstruum, and then ex- 



tract by percolation in the usual man- 
ner so as to obtain 16 fluidounces of 
product. — Brit. Pharm. 
II. 

Dried leaves gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. zVa 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13^ 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. This is a ix tincture. See 
Tinctures, Homeopathic, for method of 
preparation. 

This tincture is one-half the strength 
of that of the Brit. Pharm. 

Dilutions are to be made with dis- 
pensing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Tincture of Buckthorn. (Tincture of 
Frangula.) 
Dry drug (bark of young 
branches, gathered in 
spring and kept at least 

one year) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13^ 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fl.oz. 
See Tinctures, Homeopathic, for method 
of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Cacao. (Tincture of Theo- 
broma.) 

Cacao beans, freshly 

roasted av.oz. 16 

Cinnamon av.oz. 2 

Tincture of vanilla, U. S. P. fl.oz. 2Y2 
Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Reduce the cacao beans and the cinna- 
mon to moderately fine powder, add 16 
fluidounces of diluted alcohol, macerate 
for 4 or 5 days, agitating occasionally, 
transfer to a glass percolator and perco- 
late, adding sufficient more of the di- 
luted alcohol to make the percolate, in- 
cluding the tincture of vanilla, measure 
16 fluidounces. 

This is used as a flavor in some elixirs 
and otherwise. 

Tincture of Cactus Grandiflorus. 
(Tincture of Cereus Grandiflorus 
— Tinctura Cacti — Tincture of 
Cactus.) 

I. There is no tincture of this kind 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



recognized by the U. S. P. or the 
Brit. Pharm. It is frequently prepared 
by diluting the fluid extract (which 
see), which is already in reality a tinc- 
ture, with 3 times its volume of diluted 
alcohol. 

Cactus Grandiflorus av.oz. 8 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Cut the cactus, crush in a mortar, add 
12 oz. alcohol, macerate 7 days, express 
and percolate residue until percolate and 
expressed liquid measure 16 fl.ozs.— 
N. F. 

III. 

Fresh drug (flowers and 

young twigs) gr. 730 

(plant moisture, .av.oz. g l / 2 ) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 l / 2 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. It is a lx tincture. See Tinct- 
ures, Homeopathic, for method of prep- 
aration. 

Dilutions : 2x is to be made from 1 
volume of tincture, 4 of distilled water, 
and 5 of alcohol ; 3x and higher are to 
be made with dispensing alcohol. See 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Calabar Bean. 
I. 

Calabar bean, No. 50 pow- 
der (containing 0.13 per 
cent ot ether-soluble alka- 
loids) av.oz. i^4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with 5 fluidrams of 
alcohol, transfer it to a percolator, and 
without pressing the powder, allow it to 
stand, well covered, for 6 hours; then 
pack it firmly and pour on enough alco- 
hol to saturate the drug and leave a 
stratum above it. When the liquid be- 
gins to drop from the percolator, close 
the lower orifice, and having closely 
covered the percolator, macerate for 24 
hours. Then allow percolation to pro- 
ceed slowly, pouring on enough alcohol 
to make 16 fluidounces of percolate.— 
U. S. P. 

The product, when assayed, should 
contain not less than 0.013 gm. of ether- 
soluble alkaloids in 100 mils. 

The preparation of the Brit. Form, is 



one-half the strength of the above. The 

menstruum is alcohol. 

II. 

Dry drug gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

—Homeopathic. 

This is somewhat weaker than the U. 
S. P. tincture and may be prepared from 
the latter by mixing 2 volumes of it 
with 1 of alcohol. This makes a ix 
tincture. Dilutions are to be made from 
this with dispensing alcohol. See Dilu- 
tions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Calamus. (Tincture of 
Sweet Flag.) 

Calamus, cut moderately 
coarse av.oz 4 

Water av.oz. 5 or fl.oz. 4^ 

Alcohol av.oz. 15 or fl.oz. ij%. 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

Tincture of Calendula. (Tincture 
of Marigold Flowers.) 

Calendula (flowers), No. 20 

powder av.oz. 2> l A 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with 10 fluidrams of 
alcohol, transfer it to a percolator, and 
without pressing the drug, allow it to 
stand, well covered, for 6 hours; then 
pack it very firmly and pour on enough 
alcohol to saturate the drug and leave 
a stratum above it. When the liquid 
begins to drop from the percolator, close 
the lower orifice, and, having closely 
covered the percolator, macerate for 24 
hours. Then allow percolation to pro- 
ceed slowly, pouring on enough alcohol 
to make 16 fluidounces of tincture. — 
N. F. 

The preparation of the Brit. Form, 
differs from this only in being made 
with 60 per cent, aclohol as the men- 
struum. 
Tincture of Camphor. 

The Homeopathic tincture is the same 
as the U. S. P. spirit of camphor, which 
see. 

This is a lx preparation, from which 
dilutions are made with dispensing alco- 
hol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Tincture of Camphor, Saturated. 
(Rubini's Camphor.) 

This Homeopathic preparation is satu- 
rated solution of camphor in alcohol 
containing about one-half camphor. 

Tincture of Cannabis. (Tincture of 
Indian Cannabis or of Indian 
Hemp 01 of Black Indian Hemp.) 

I. 

Cannabis, No. 40 powder, .av.oz. 1^4 

powder av.oz. i}i 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with 6 fluidrams of 
alcohol, transfer it to a percolator, and, 
without pressing the drug, allow it to 
stand well covered for 6 hours ; then 
pack it very firmly and pour on enough 
alcohol to saturate drug and leave a 
stratum above it. When the liquid be- 
gins to drop from the percolator, close 
the lower orifice, and, having closely 
covered the percolator, macerate for 24 
hours. Then allow percolation to pro- 
ceed slowly, pouring on enough alcohol 
to make 16 fluidunces of percolate. — 
U. S. P. 
II. 

Extract of cannabis indica, 
Brit. Pharm gr. 92 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the extract in 3^ fluidounces 
of alcohol, filter if necessary, and add 
the remainder of the alcohol. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

III. 

Extract of cannabis indica. . . .gr. 80 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

— Germ. Pharm. (2nd). 

IV. 

Alcoholic extract gr. 23 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

— Homeopathic. 

The extract is to represent 8 times 
its weight of crude drug. This prepara- 
tion may be more conveniently made by 
mixing 1 volume of fluid extract of can- 
nabis indica with 9 volumes of alcohol. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made by the addition 
of dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions. 
Homeopathic. 



Tincture of Cantharides. (Tincture 

of Spanish Fly.) 
I. 
Cantharides, No. 60 pow- 
der av.oz. 1^4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with 4 fluidrams of 
alcohol, transfer it to a percolator, and 
without pressing the powder, allow it to 
stand, well covered, for 6 hours; then 
pack it very firmly and pour on alcohol 
enough to saturate the powder and 
leave a stratum above it. When the 
liquid begins to drop from the percola- 
tor, close the lower orifice, and, having 
closely covered the percolator, macerate 
for 24 hours. Then allow percolation to 
proceed slowly, pouring on enough alco- 
hol to make 16 fluidounces of percolate. 
— U. S. P. 

This preparation is twice the strength 
of that of the U. S. P. 1890. 

II. 

Cantharides, No. 40 powder.. gr. 92 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by the maceration 
process. — Brit. Pharm. 

The U. S. P. preparation is 8 times 
the strength of that of the Brit. Pharm. 
III. 

Cantharides, No. 20 powder.gr. 610 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 
IV. 

Cantharis, fine powder gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make ...fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 
See Tinctures, Homeopathic. 
This is about the strength of the U. 
S. P. preparation. It forms a ix tinct- 
ure, from which dilutions are made by 
addition of dispensing alcohol. See Di- 
lutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Capsicum. (Tincture of 

Cayenne Pepper.) 
I. 

Capsicum, No. 50 powder. av.oz. i}£ 
Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 19 volumes of the former tc 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



i of the latter. Moisten the durg with 
4 fluidrams of menstruum, transfer it to 
a percolator, and without pressing the 
powder, allow it to stand, well covered, 
for 6 hours ; then pack it firmly and 
pour on enough menstruum to saturate 
the drug and leave a stratum above it. 
When the liquid begins to drop from the 
percolator, close the lower orifice, and 
having closely covered the percolator, 
macerate for 24 hours. Then allow 
percolation to proceed slowly, pouring 
on enough menstruum to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of percolate. — U. S. P. 

This preparation is twice the strength 
of that of the U. S. P. 1890. 

II. 

Capsicum, No. 20 powder... gr. 365 

Water fl.oz. 4*4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11M 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter.— Brit. Pharm. 

[II. 

Capsicum, cut moderately 

fine gr. 730 

' Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14^2 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

IV. 

Capsicum, powder gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.dr. &/ 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15^ 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture (same as 
the U. S. P.) from which dilutions are 
made by the addition of dispensing al- 
cohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Capsicum and Myrrh. 
(Hot Drops — Rheumatic Drops — 
''Number Six.") 

Capsicum, No. 20 powder... gr. 240 
Myrrh, moderately coarse 

powder av.oz. 2, gr. 85 

Water, alcohol, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix 'he powders with an equal bulk 



of clean, fine sand, and percolate, in the 
usual manner, with a mixture of 9 
volumes of alcohol and 1 of water until 
16 fluidounces of percolate are obtained. 

— N. F. 
This preparation is sometimes extem- 
porized by mixing equal parts of tinc- 
tures of capsicum and of myrrh, but 
such a mixture has only 80 per cent, of 
each of the ingredients as given in the 
above regular formula. 

This was originally a Thomsonian 
preparation. Thomson (in Guide and 
the Materia Medica) generally used 1 
ounce of capsicum and 1 pound of 
myrrh to 1 gallon of high wines, fourth- 
proof brandy or other strong spirit. 
Other substances were somtimes added, 
such as bayberry, golden seal, camphor, 
oil of turpentine, etc. For rheumatism, 
itch, etc., one-fourth part of oil of tur- 
pentine was to be added ; for sprains 
and bruises, a small amount of gum 
camphor was to be added. 

For an eclectic variation of the above 
preparation, see Tincture of Myrrh, 
Compound, 
Tincture of Caramel. 

Caramel oz. 1 y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the caramel in 4 ozs. water, 
add the alcohol and filter. 
Tincture of Cardamom. 

Cardamom av.oz. 1 % 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of calendula 
using diluted alcohol as the menstruum. 
— U. S. P. 

This preparation is twice the strength 
of that of the U. S. P. 1890. 
Tincture of Cardamom, Compound. 
I. 
Cardamom, No. 30 powder. av.oz. 2% 

Saigon cinnamon av.oz. 1% 

Caraway gr. 260 

Cochineal gr. no 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2^2 

Diluted alcohol, to make, .fl.oz. 48 
Mix the glycerin with 45^2 fluidounces 
of diluted alcohol. Reduce the four 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



465 



this in a stoppered container, in a mod- 
erately warm place, with 36 fluidounces 
of menstruum during 7 days, agitating 
occasionally; then filter through absor- 
bent cotton or a plain paper filter, and 
when the liquid has drained off com- 
pletely, pour on the residue, first, the 
remainder of the mixed liquid, and then, 
enough diluted alcohol to make 48 fluid- 
ounces of percolate. — U. S. P. 
II. 

Cardamom, bruised . ...gr. 92 

Caraway, bruised gr. 92 

Ceylon cinnamon, bruised. . .gr. 185 
Raisins, freed from seeds... gr. 730 

Cochineal, powder gr. 46 

Water fl.oz. sVa 

Alcohol fl.oz. io>4 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression and 
filter.— Brit. Pharm. 
Tincture, Carminative. 

Cardamom seed, bruised. .. .gr. 500 
Tincture of ginger, U. S. P. fl.oz. 2]/ 2 

Oil of cinnamon m. 80 

Oil of clove m. 80 

Oil of caraway m. 80 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the cardamom with 12 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol for 7 days, decant the 
liquid, express the residue, filter the 
entire liquid, add the oils to the filtrate, 
and finally add - the remainder of the 
alcohol. — Brit. Form. 

Tincture of Casca. (Tincture of Ery- 
throphlceum.) 

Casca bark (Erythrophlceum 

guineense gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare the tincture by percolation. — 

Brit. Form. (2nd edition). 

Tincture of Cascara Sagrada. 

Dry drug (bark, at least 2 

years old) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10^2 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 
' This is a ix tincture. Dilutions: 2x 
is made from 1 volume of tincture, 3 of 
distilled water, and 6 of alcohol ; 3x and 



higher are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Cascarilla. 

Cascarilla, No. 40 powder. av.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol, water, each to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Use a mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol 
and 1 of water as a menstruum, mois- 
ten the drug with 2^ fluidounces of 
this menstruum, and extract by percola- 
tion in the usual manner to obtain 16 
fluidounces of percolate. — Brit. Pharm. 
Tincture of Castor. 

I. 

Castor (Russian preferred) .gr. 600 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the castor to as fine a condi- 
tion as possible, macerate with the alco- 
hol for 14 days, occasionally agitating, 
express, and filter, adding enough alco- 
hol through the filter to make the liquid 
measure 16 fluidounces. — Eclectic. 
II. 



Castor, coarse powder. 
Alcohol 



.av.oz. 2^4 
.fl.oz. 16 



Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. — Dan. Swed. and 
Norw. Pharms. 
III. 

Drug gr. 182 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

To make 4 fluidounces of tincture. 
See Tinctures, Homeopathic. This is a 
ix tincture. — Homeopathic. 

Dilutions are to be made from this 
by addition of dispensing alcohol. 

IV. The Germ. Pharm. (1st edition) 
recognized two preparations, one from 
Canadian and one from Russian castor, 
the preparations being otherwise iden- 
tical. 

Castor gr. 610 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drug to very fine condi- 
tion and extract by maceration with the 
alcohol. 
Tincture of Castor, Ammoniated. 

Castor av.oz. 1 

Asaf etida gr. 240 

Spirit of ammonia fl.oz. 16 

Macerate in a close vessel for 7 days, 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



agitating occasionally, express forcibly, 
and filter. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Castor, Thebaic. (Tinc- 
ture of Castor with Opium.) 

Opium gr. 73 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 210 

Asafetida av.oz. 1 

Castor, Canadian av.oz. 2 

Dippel's animal oil gr. 7 

Water fl.oz. aVa 

Alcohol fl.oz. I2,y 2 

Reduce the solids to coarse powder, 
mix all, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. — Swed. Pharm. 

Tincture of Catechu. 
See Tincture of Catechu, Compound. 

Tincture of Catechu, Comp'd. (Tinc- 
ture of Catechu U. S. P. 1870, 
and Brit, and Germ. Pharms.) 

T 
±. 

Catechu, No. 40 powder gr. 730 

Cassia cinnamon, No. 40 

powder gr. 365 

Diluted alcohol, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 
Mix the powders, and without mois- 
tening, pack the mixture firmly in a 
cylindrical percolator, and gradually 
pour diluted alcohol upon it until 16 
fluidounces of percolate are obtained. — 
U. S. P. 1890. 

This preparation was discarded in the 
U. S. P. 1900 for tincture of gambir, 
compound, which see. 
II. 
Catechu, coarse powder. . .av.oz. zVa 
Ceylon, cinnamon, bruised. . .gr. 365 

Water fl.oz. s 3 A 

Alcohol fl.oz. io l /i 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter.— Brit. Pharm. 

III. 
Catechu, coarse powder. . . .av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3, fl.dr. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, mcaerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ, and Austr. Pharms. 

This is actually a simple tincture of 
catechu and is known as such by the 
Germ, and Austr. Pharms. The others 
are, however, just as much simple tinc- 
tures because the cinnamon is only a 
flavoring agent. 



Tincture of Celandine, Rademacher's. 
(Tincture of Chelidonium.) 

Chelidonium majus, fresh 

herb, 
Alcohol, each, equal parts by weight 
Contuse the herb to a pulp, add the 
alcohol, macerate for 2 days, agitating 
occasionally, express, and filter. — H. 

Tincture of Chamomile, Compound. 
(Comp. Tincture of Matricaria.) 

This preparation is said to be used by 
Eclectics : 



Chamomile, German av.oz 



av.oz. 
av.oz. 
av.oz. 
av.oz. 
av.oz. 



2 

1/2 

y 2 

Va 

Va 

H 



Cinnamon 

Ginger 

Galangal 

Clove 

Cardamom 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Reduce the drugs to coarse powder 
and extract by percolation. 

Tincture of Chinoidin. 

I. 



Chinoidin 
Alcohol . 
Water .. 
Hydrochloric acid 



.av.oz. iy 2 

. .fl.oz. 11 

..fl.oz. 3 

..fl.dr. 4 



-Germ. Pharm. (2nd). 



II. 



Chinoidin 

Water 

Alcohol 

Hydrochloric acid 



av.oz. 1^2 

fl.dr. 6 

fl.oz. 14 

fl.dr. 5 

—Swed. Pharm. 



Tincture of Chirata. (Tincture of 
Chiretta.) 

Chirata, No. 40 powder gr. 720 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 13 volumes of the former to 
7 of the latter. Moisten the powder 
with this menstruum, macerate for 24 
hours, pack~1firmly in a cylindrical per- 
colator, and gradually pour menstruum 
upon it until 16 fluidounces of percolate 
are obtained.— U. S. P. 1890 and Brit 
Pharm. 
Tincture of Chloroform, Compound. 

Chloroform fl.oz. I 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Compound tincture of car- 
damom fl.oz. 5 

—Brit. Form, and Brit. Pharm. i88|» 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Tincture of Cinchona, (Tincture of 
Calisaya or Yellow Cinchona or 
Peruvian Bark — Tincture China — 
China Tinktur.) 

I. 

Yellow cinchona, No. 5 
powder (yielding not less 
than 5 per cent of the 
alkaloids of cinchona. .. .av.oz. 3^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. iJ4 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare this tincture like tincture of 
calendula, which see, using a mixture of 
10^4 fluidounces of alcohol, 4 of water, 
and iJ4 of glycerin as the first men- 
struum, to be followed by a mixture of 
27 volumes of alcohol and 10 of water. 

The product should contain, when 
assayed, 0.9 gm. of the alkaloids of cin- 
chona in 100 mils.— U. S. P. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. preparation is 
made from red cinchona instead of the 
yellow as in the U. S. P. 

Red cinchona, No. 40, powd. av.oz. 4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Moisten the drug with 4 fluidounces 
of a mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol 
and 1 of water, set aside for 24 hours 
in a closed vessel, pack in a percolator, 
and percolate slowly with more of the 
same menstruum until 13^ fluidounces 
of percolate are obtained. Express the 
marc, add the expressed liquid to the 
percolate, set aside for 24 hours, and 
filter. 

Assay this in the same manner as 
directed for liquid extract of cinchona, 
and dilute the filtrate with the same 
menstruum so that the 100 grams of the 
mixture shall contain 1 gram of alka- 
loids. 
III. 

Red cinchona, No. 2© pow- 
der av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression and 

filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

V. 
Drug, moderately fine pow- 
der , gr. 730 

30 



Distilled water fl.oz. 3*4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13^ 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. Any good 
cinchona bark may be used. 

This makes a ix tincture from which 
dilutions are to be made by addition of 
dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Cinchona, Comp. (Comp. 
Tincture of Peruvian Bark — 
Huxham's Tincture of Bark — 
Tinctura China Composita.) 
I. 
Red cinchona (yielding not 
less than 5 per cent, of 
anhydrous cinchona alka- 
loids) av.oz. 3 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 4 

Serpentaria av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 334 

Alcohol, water, each to 
make fl.oz. 48 

Reduce the first two drugs to No. 40 
powder and the third to No. 60, and 
prepare like the tincture. — U. S. P. 
II. 
Bitter orange peel, dried, 

well bruised av.oz. 2^2 

Serpentaria, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. 1 J4 

Cochineal, powder gr. 70 

Spanish saffron gr. 140 

Tincture of cinchona, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. 24 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 48 

Mix the drugs with 6 fluidounces of 
water and 18 of alcohol, set aside in a 
closed vessel for 7 days, agitating fre- 
quently, strain, express the marc, mix 
the liquids, add the tincture of cinchona 
and enough of a mixture of 1 volume 
of water and 3 of alcohol to make 48 
fluidounces, and filter. — Brit. Pharm. 

This differs from the formula of the 
preceding Brit. Pharm., which was as 
follows: 

Red cinchona, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. 5 

Bitter orange peel, cut small 

and bruised av.oz. 2^4 

Serpentaria, bruised av.oz. 1% 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Spanish saffron gr. 140 

Cochineal gr. 70 

Diluted alcohol, to make., fl.oz. 48 
Extract the drugs by percolation. 
The newer preparation is superior be- 
cause it contains a definite proportion of 
cinchona alkaloids, and because contain- 
ing a larger proportion of alcohol in the 
menstruum which makes it a better sol- 
vent in this instance. 

III. The original formula for "Hux- 
ham's tincture of bark" is stated to be 
as follows: 

Red cinchona, powder av.oz. 4 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 3 

Serpentaria, powder gr. 80 

Spanish saffron gr. 160 

Cochineal, powder gr. 80 

Brandy fl.oz. 40 

Digest in a warm place for 3 or 4 
days, agitating frequently, then express 
and filter. 

This preparation is more like the 
tincture of the Brit. Pharm. than it is 
that of the U. S. P. 

Ferrated Huxham's tincture is pre- 
pared by dissolving 144 grains of solu- 
ble "scale" iron phosphate in J^ fluid- 
ounce of warm water, and adding this 
to 16 fluidounces of the tincture. 

IV. 
Red cinchona, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. 3 

Bitter orange peel, cut mod- 
erately fine av.oz. 1 

Gentian root, cut moderate- 
ly fine av.oz. 1 

Cassia cinnamon av.oz. y 2 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 213/2 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 
Tincture of Cinchona, Detannated. 

Fluid extract of cinchona, 
U. S. P fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Solution of iron tersulfate. .fl.oz. 6 

Ammonia wr.ter (U. S. P. 
or 10 p. c.) fl.oz. 6 

Water, diluted alcohol, each, 
to make fl.oz. 16 

To the ammonia water, diluted with 
24 fluidounces of water, gradually add 
the solution of iron, tersulfate, previous- 



ly diluted with 40 fluidounces of water, 
under constant stirring. Pour this mix- 
ture, containing ferric hydrate as a pre- 
cipitate, upon a wet muslin strainer 
(which has been weighed, after having 
been wetted and deprived of the excess 
of water by moderate pressure), and 
when the liquid has drained off, return 
the precipitate to the vessel, and mix it 
intimately with about 64 fluidounces of 
water. Again drain it on the strainer, 
transfer it once more to the vessel, and 
treat it as before. Finally drain and 
press the precipitate on the strainer until 
it weighs 8^4 av.ounces. 

Mix the fluid extract of cinchona with 
8 fluidounces of alcohol, and add the 
ferric hydrate previously prepared. Agi- 
tate the mixture frequently, until the 
tincture is deprived of tannin, which 
may be known by the absence of a 
blackish-green color when a small por- 
tion of the clear tincture is treated with 
a drop or two of tincture of iron chlo- 
rid. Insert a plug of absorbent cotton 
into a suitable percolator, and introduce 
the mixture. As soon as the liquid 
has disappeared from the surface, pour 
on enough diluted alcohol to make the 
product measure 16 fluidounces. 

This preparation is practically iden- 
tical, in strength of cinchona (without 
the tannin), with the official tincture of 
cinchona. 

Tincture of Cinchona, Ferrated. 

Comp. tincture of cinchona. fl.oz. 16 
Ferric hydrate, freshly pre- 
cipitated av.oz. y 2 

Citric acid, alcohol sufficient 

Citrate of iron and ammo- 
nium gr. 256 

Mix the tincture with the hydrate, 
agitate occasionally until the tincture is 
detannated, extract the precipitate with 
boiling alcohol until all the alkaloid has 
been extracted, evaporate the solution 
to dryness, dissolve in a little water by 
the aid of a small amount of citric acid, 
add to the filtered liquid along with the 
citrate of iron and ammonium and agi- 
tate till dissolved. — Eclectic. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Tincture of Cinnamon. 
I. 

Saigon cinnamon, No. 50 

powder av.oz. z z A 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1% 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

— U. S. P. 
Prepare this tincture exactly like tinc- 
ture of cinchona, which see. 

This preparation is twice the strength 
of that of .the U. S. P. 1890. 

II. 

Ceylon cinnamon, No. 60 
powder av.oz. zVa 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with zVa fluidounces 
of a mixture of 1 volume of water and 
3 of alcohol, and extract by percolation 
with the same menstruum. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

III. The preparation of the Germ, 
and Austr. Pharms. is a tincture of 
cassia, made as follows: 

Cassia cinnamon, No. 20 

powder av.oz. 4 

Water „ fl.oz. 4^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. lj 1 /^ 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. 
Tincture of Cinnamon, Compound. 

Cinnamon, Ceylon av.oz. y 2 

Cardamom gr. 90 

Prickly-ash berries gr. 90 

Ginger gr. 90 

Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Extract the mixed drugs in fine pow- 
der by percolation or maceration. — Ec- 
lectic. 

Tincture of (White) Clover. (Tinc- 
ture of Trifolium repens.) 

Tincture and dilutions of white clover 
are to be made the same as of red 
clover. See Tincture of Red Clover. — 
Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Coca. (Tincture of Ery- 

throxlyon.) 
I. 
Dry drug (leaves, carefully 

selected) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8..fl.dr. 5 

— Homeopathic. 



This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions: 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 4 of distilled water, and 5 of 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

II. 

Coca, coarse powder av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 4^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. iiY 2 

Mix, macerate for 10 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter. — Codex. 

Tincture of Cocculus Indicus. 'inc- 
ture of Indian Cockle.) 
Cocculus Indicus, No. 30 

powd oz. \y 2 

Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Saturate the powder with diluted alco- 
hol, and after macerating for six hours, 
percolate it in the usual manner with 
diluted alcohol until the product mea- 
sures 16 fluid ounces. 

This tincture is used almost exclu- 
sively for external application, to de- 
stroy parasites. — N. F. 
Tincture of Cochineal. (Tincture 
Coccionellse — Tincture Cocci — 
Tincture of Coccionella or Coceus 
Cacti.) 
I. 

Cochineal, powder av.oz. 1 y 2 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Macerate for 3 days, agitating occa- 
sionally, and filter. — H. 
II. 

Cochineal, powder gr. 73® 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating oc- 
casionally, strain with expression, and 
filter.— Brit. Pharm. 

This preparation may be used for col- 
oring purposes, as for coloring elixirs. 
III. 

Dry drug gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8..fl.dr. 5 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 



470 



STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from i volume of tinc- 
ture, 4 of distilled water, and 5 of 
alcohol. 3x is to be made from this 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Coffee. (Tincture of Cof- 
fea.) 
Dry drug (the seed, using 
the best unroasted "Mo- 
cha" coffee) gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 
See Tinctures, Homeopathic, for meth- 
of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are made with dispensing al- 
cohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Colchicum Seed. (Tinc- 
ture of Colchicum, TJ. S. P. 1880.) 
I. 
Colchicum seed, No. 50 pow- 
der (containing not less 
than 0.55 per cent, of col- 
chicine) av.oz. iyi 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare this tincture like tincture of 
belladonna, using a mixture of 3 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 2 of water as a 
menstruum. — U. S. P. 

This preparation should contain 0.036 
to 0.044 gm. of colchicine in 100 mils. 

II. 
Colchicum seed, No. 30 pow- 
der av.oz. zYa 

Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Extract by percolation. — Brit. Pharm. 
This preparation is rather more than 
i]/ 2 times the strength of that of the 
Brit. Pharm. 1885, which was made 
from 2 av. ounces of drug and enough 
diluted alcohol to make 16 fluidounces. 
III. 
Colchicum seed, No. 20 pow- 
der av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. s l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 
Tincture of Colchicum, Compound. 

Colchicum seed, fine powd. av.oz. 1 
ijlack cohosh, fine powder. av.oz. \ l / 2 
Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 



Prepare the tincture by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 

This preparation may be extemporized 
by mixing 6 l / 2 fluidounces of U. S. P. 
tincture of colchicum seed, yy 2 fluid- 
ounces of U. S. P. tincture of black 
cohosh and 2 fluidounces of diluted al- 
cohol. 

Tincture of Colocynth. (Tincture of 
Bitter Apple.) 

I. 

Colocynth, with seeds, cut 

coarse av.oz. iH 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

II. 

Dry drug (pulp of the fruit, 
without the seeds) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8. .fl.dr. 5 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions: 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 3 of distilled water and 6 of 
alcohol. 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Colocynth Seed, Rade- 
macher's. 

Colocynth seed av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 125^ 

Wash the seed with water, dry it, re- 
duce to coarse powder, and add the 
water and alcohol. Macerate for 14 
days, agitating occasionally, express, and 
filter. The product should weigh 14^2 
av.ounces. — H. 

Tincture of Columbo. (Tincture of 

Calumtoa.) 
I. 

Columbo, No. 20 powder, .av.oz. zVa 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix alcohol and water in the propor- 
tion of 3 volumes of the former to 2 of 
the latter. Moisten the drug with 13 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



471 



a percolator, and, without pressing the 
drug, allow it to stand, well covered, for 
24 hours ; then pack with moderate pres- 
sure, pour on enough menstruum to sat- 
urate the powder and leave a stratum 
above it, and allow percolation to pro- 
ceed slowly, pouring on enough men- 
struum to make 16 fluidounces of perco- 
late.-U. S. P. 

On account of the large amount of 
extractive matter in the drug, the mac- 
eration is omitted. 

This preparation is twice as strong as 
that of the U. S. P. 1890. 

II. The preparation of the Brit). 
Pharm. is one-half the strength of that 
of the U. S. P. and is made with a 
mixture of 2 volumes of alcohol and 1 
of water by the process of maceration. 
Tincture of Condurango. (Tincture of 
Cundurango.) 

Dry drug (bark) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8..fl.dr. 5 

- — Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 4 of distilled water and 5 of 
alcohol. 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Conium. (Tincture of 

Hemlock.) 
I. 

Conium (fruit, the so-called 
seed), No. 30 powder. . .av.oz. 2 J A 

Diluted hydrochloric acid m. 30 

Diluted alcohol, to make. ..av.oz. 15 
Moisten the powder with 6 fluidrams 
of diluted alcohol, previously mixed 
with the acid, and macerate for 24 
hours; then pack it moderately in a 
conical glass percolator, and gradually 
pour diluted alcohol upon it until 15 
av.ounces of tincture are obtained. 



II. 



Conium fruit, recently re- 
duced to No. 40 powder. av.oz. 2> l A 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 



Extract the drug by percolation with 
a mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol and 
1 of water. 

Tincture of Convallaria. (Tincture 
of Lily-of-the-Valley.) 

Lily-of-the-valley flowers and 
stalks, dried, No. 20 pow- 
der av.oz. 2 

Water, alcohol, to make fl.oz. 15^2 

Extract the drug by percolation, using 
as menstruum a mixture of 9 volumes 
of alcohol with 5 of water. — Brit. Form. 
Tincture of Copaiva. 

Copaiba balsam gr. 730 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14J/2 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions 
are to be made from this with dispens- 
ing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Tincture of Copper Acetate, Rade- 
macher's. 

Copper sulfate, pure gr. 680 

Lead acetate, pure, crystaL.gr. 1020 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7^4 

Triturate the two salts together until 
a smooth paste is formed, transfer this 
to a copper vessel, add the water, heat 
to boiling, allow to cool, add the alco- 
hol, set aside for 4 weeks, agitating fre- 
quently, and filter. — H.' 

A more expeditious process is the 
following : 
Copper acetate, crystallized, .gr. 570 

Distilled water fl.oz. 9 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Dissolve the acetate in the water pre- 
viously warmed, and filter. 

Tincture of Corn Smut. (Tincture 
of Ustilago Maidis.) 

Corn smut, fresh, containing 

solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, gr. 730) 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. io^4 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



tincture, 3 of distilled water, and 6 of 
alcohol ; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Corydalis. (Tincture of 
Turkey Corn.) 

Turkey corn, fine powder, .av.oz. 3 
Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Extract the drug by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 
Tincture of Corydalis, Comp'd. (Com- 
pound Tincture of Turkey Corn — 
Scudder's Alterative.) 

Turkey corn gr. 320 

Yellow dock gr. 320 

Tag alder bark gr. 320 

Figwort herb gr. 320 

Mandrake root gr. 320 

Sugar av.oz. 3 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the first four drugs, reduce to 
fine powder, and extract by percolation 
with diluted alcohol so as to obtain 12 
fluidounces of percolate. To the man- 
drake in fine powder add 2^4 fluid- 
ounces of boiling water, macerate in a 
hot place for 2 hours, and express, or 
else obtain 2^2 fluidounces of infusion 
by percolation. In this liquid dissolve 
the sugar, and add the solution to the 
previously prepared tincture. — Eclectic 
modified. 

Dr. Scudder believed that water ex- 
tracts more of the alterative properties 
of mandrake than those of alcohol. 
Tincture of Coto. (Tincture of Para- 
coto.) 

Paracoto (No. 40 po.) av.oz. 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 14^ 

Macerate the drug with 12 fluidounces 
of alcohol during 7 days ; then pour off 
the liquid, press the residue, and filter 
the united liquids through paper. Last- 
ly, wash the residue transferred to the 
filter with enough alcohol to make the 
product measure 14^2 fluidounces. 

Coto bark is derived from an unde- 
termined tree, probably belonging to the 
natural order Lauraceae, and is obtained 
from Bolivia. There are two varieties 
known, one as coto and the other as 
paracoto bark. True coto bark is, at 



times, difficult to obtain in the market. 
and in N. F. IV paracoto bark has been 
substituted for it. While they possess 
some useful properties in common, yet 
they differ materially in other respects. 
Hence, the paracoto bark should not be 
substituted for the true coto bark. — 
N. F. 
II. 

Coto bark, bruised gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the drug with 16 fluidounces 
of alcohol for 7 days, agitating occasion- 
ally, express, filter, and add alcohol to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

Tincture of Couch Grass. (Tincture 
of Dog Grass or Triticum.) 

Fresh drug (root), contain- 
ing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 3.9) 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10K 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 3 of distilled water, and 6 of 
alcohol ; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Cowhage. (Tincture of 
Dolichos or Mucuna.) 

Cowhage gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 

See Tinctures, Homeopathic, for 
method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions 
are to be made with dispensing alcohol. 
See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Cramp Bark, Compound. 

See Tincture of Viburnum, Compound. 
Tincture of Cramp Bark, Vionaus. 

Cramp bark, coarse powd. av.oz. 1 
Scullcap, coarse powder. . .av.oz. y 2 
Skunk cabbage, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. x /2 

Clove, coarse powder av.oz. *4 

Capsicum, ^owder gr. 60 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 32 

— Eclectic. 
Macerate for several days, and filter. 



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Tincture of Cubeb. 
Cubeb, No. 30 powder. .. .av.oz. z l A 
Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with i l / 2 fluidounces 
of alcohol, macerate for 24 hours, then 
pack firmly in a cylindrical percolator, 
and gradually add alcohol until 16 fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained. — N. F., 
U. S. P. 1890, and Brit. Pharm. 

II. Homeopathic: 

This is of one-half the strength of 
the preceding preparation. It may be 
made from the latter by adding to it 
an equal volume of alcohol. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Cudbear. (Tinctura 
Persionis.) 

Cudbear, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 14^ 

Pack the cudbear in a suitable perco- 
lator, and percolate it with a mixture of 
1 volume of alcohol and 2 of water, 
until i4 l / 2 fluidounces of tincture are 
obtained. 

This preparation is intended as a col- 
oring agent, when a bright-red tint or 
-:olor is to be produced, particularly in 
acid liquids. — N. F. 

Tincture of Cudbear, Compound. 

Cudbear, fine powder gr. 120 

Caramel av.oz. ij4 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix 1 volume of alcohol with 2 of 
water. Macerate the cudbear with 12 
fluidounces of the menstruum, during 
12 hours, agitating occasionally, and 
then filter through paper, and add the 
caramel, previously dissolved in 2 fluid- 
ounces of water. Then pass enough of 
the before - mentioned menstruum 
through the filter to make the whole 
measure 16 fluidounces. 

This preparation is intended as a col- 
oring agent, when a brownish-red tint 
or color is to be produced. — N. F. 



Tincture of Culver's Root. (Tincture 
of Leptandra — Tincture of Black- 
Root.) 

Culver's root, moderately 

fine powder av.oz. 3 

Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Make into a tincture by percolation or 

maceration. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Curare. 

Drug gr. 92 

Distilled water fl.dr. 8 

Alcohol fl.dr. 8^ 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 2 fluid- 
ounces. 

This is a ix tincture. Dilutions : 2x 
is to be made from 1 volume of tinc- 
ture, 3 of distilled water and 6 of dis- 
tilled water; 3X and higher are to be 
made with dispensing alcohol. See Di- 
lutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Cyclamen. (Tincture of 
Sow-Bread or Hog's-Bread.) 

Fresh tubers av.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

— Eclectic. 

The tubers should be cut into small 
pieces, macerated with the alcohol for 
7 to 14 days, and filtered. 

Prof. Scudder recommends the fresh 
tubers of hot-house plants. 

Tincture of Digitalis. (Tincture of 
Foxglove.) 

I. 
Digitalis, No. 60 powder, .av.oz. \Y\ 
Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Prepare like tincture of cantharides, 

using diluted alcohol as the menstruum. 

This is an assayed tincture. — U. S. P. 

II. Brit. Pharm.: 
Digitalis, No. 20 powder. . .av.oz. 2 
Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 15^ 

Extract the drug by percolation with 

a mixture of 7 volumes of alcohol and 

4 of water. 

III. 
Digitalis, coarse powder. ..av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. z x A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



In the Germ. Pharm., 3rd edition, 
this preparation was made from fresh 
leaves as follows : 

Digitalis leaves, freshly gath- 
ered av.oz. 15 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20^ 

Bruise the drug in a wedgewood mor- 
tar to a uniform pulp, incorporate the 
alcohol, allow to macerate for 7 days, 
then express, set the liquid aside in a 
cool place for 2 days, and filter. 

Keep protected from daylight. 
Tincture of Digitalis, Ethereal. 

Digitalis, cut very fine. .. .av.oz. 1^2 

Spirit of ether fl.oz. 18^2 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating oc- 
casionally, and strain with expression. — 
Germ. Pharm. 2nd edition. 

See also Tinctures, Ethereal. 
Tincture of Digitalis, Fat-Free. 
England's process : 

Digitalis, freshly-ground. .. .av.oz. iji 

Purified petroleum benzin, 

Ammonia water, 

Diluted alcohol, each sufficient 

Exhaust the drug with the bezin by 
maceration, or maceration and perco- 
lation together, as may be most conve- 
nient. Then dry the drug, preferably 
by exposure to both sun and air to en- 
tirely remove the benzin. Then extract 
the drug by the U. S. P. process, con- 
tinuing percolation until 15M fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained. Neu- 
tralize the latter carefully with ammonia 
water, which will require about 1^ or 2 
fluidrams. Then add diluted alcohol to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

The product mixes clear with water, 
contains no fats or free acids, and does 
not cause gastric disturbance. 

Tincture of Ergot, Ammoniated. 

Ergot, No. 30 powder av.oz. 4% 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the ammonia water with 3 fluid- 
ounces of water and 9 fluidounces of 
alcohol, saturate the drug with this men- 
struum, and after macerating for 24 



hours percolate it in the usual manner, 
first with the remaider of the men- 
struum and afterward with a mixture 
of two volumes of alcohol and one vol- 
ume of water until the product measures 
16 fluid ounces. 

In the Brit. Pharm. 1885, diluted al- 
cohol was used as the menstruum. 
Tincture of Ergot, Ammoniated. 

See Tincture of Ergot. 
Tinctures, Ethereal. 

The following is the general formula 
of the N. F. for ethereal tinctures : 

Drug, properly comminu- 
ted av.oz. 1 Y /z 

Alcohol, stronger ether, each, 
to make ' fl.oz. 14^ 

Percolate the drug in the usual man- 
ner, but with proper precautions to avoid 
loss of menstruum by evaporation, with 
a mixture of 1 volume of stronger ether 
and 2 of alcohol, until 14H fluidounces 
of percolate are obtained. 

This formula is to be used, when 
ethereal tinctures of belladonna, castor, 
digitalis, lobelia, valerian, or of other 
drugs, are to be prepared. 

Tincture of Eucalyptus. (Tincture 
of Fever Tree or Australian 
Fever Tree.) 
I. 
Eucalyptus, No. 20 powder. av.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation. 
II. 

Dry drug (leaves) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14. .fl.dr. . 5 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Euphorbia Pilulifera. 

Euphorbia, pilulifera, No. 40 

powder av.oz. zVa 

Water, alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare the tincture by percolation, 
using as a menstruum a mixture of 9 
volumes of alcohol with 5 of water. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



475 



The drug is the herb of Euphorbia 
pilulifera collected when in flower and 
carefully dried. The involucral glands 
of the perianth are without appendages ; 
the mature seeds are minutely wrinkled. 

Tincture of Fennel, Compound. 

(Romershausen's Augen Essenz.) 

The following is the simplest formula 
for this preparation : 

Fennel seed, contused av.oz. 4 

Oil of fennel drops 40 

Oil of neroli drops 4 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11^ 

Macerate for several days and ex- 
press. — H. 

This was originally a secret remedy 
in Germany, but is now frequently com- 
pounded by pharmacists and sold as 
such. It is used by the public to pre- 
serve, strengthen and restore the eye- 
sight, -it being mixed before use with 5 
volumes of soft water. 

Tincture of Ferrated Extract of Ap- 
ples. (Pomated Tincture of Iron 
— Tinctura or Liquor Ferri Po- 
mata — Tincture or Solution of 
Crude Malate of Iron.) 

Ferrated extract of apples. av.oz. V/2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 1 

Cinnamon water, to make, .fl.oz. 14H 

Dissolve the ferrated extract of ap- 
ples in n fluidounces of cinnamon wa- 
ter, add the alcohol, filter, and pass 
enough cinnamon water through the fil- 
ter to make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram represents about ^ gr. 
of metallic iron. — N. F. 

This preparation is practically iden- 
tical with that official in the Germ. 
Pharm., which is made from 1 av.ounce 
of the ferrated extract and 9 av.ounces 
of the cinnamon water of the Germ. 
Pharm. 

Tinctures of Fresh Drugs. 
See Tinctures of Fresh Herbs. 

Tinctures of Fresh Herbs. ("Green," 
"German" or "Specific" Tinc- 
tures.) 

According to the U. S. P., tinctures 
of fresh (freshly-gathered) herbs, when 
not otherwise directed, are to be pre- 



pared by macerating 854 av.ounces of 
the fresh herb, cut, bruised or crushed 
with 16 fluidounces of alcohol in a 
closed vessel, in a moderately warm 
place, during 14 days, stirring occasion- 
ally; then express the liquid with strong 
pressure and filter it through a paper 
filter. 

The drug may be expressed by means 
of a tincture press. 

Tinctures of fresh drugs are in con- 
siderable use and hence the above gen- 
eral formula serves a useful purpose. 
The so-called "green" or "German" 
tinctures, sometimes also called "spe- 
cific" tinctures, of the market, are tinc- 
tures of fresh drugs. 
Tincture of Gambir, Compound. 

Gambir gr. 365 

Saigon cinnamon gr. 182 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Macerate the gambir and cinnamon 
in a stoppered container, in a moderate- 
ly warm place, with 12 fluidounces of 
diluted alcohol, during 48 hours, agita- 
ting frequently. Then filter through 
absorbent cotton or a plain paper filter, 
and, when the liquid has drained off 
completely, pass enough diluted alcohol 
through the residue to make the filtrate 
measure 16 fluidounces. — U. S. P. 

Gamber is the so-called pale catechu 
and this tincture is intended as a sub- 
stitute for the compound tincture of 
catechu of former editions of the U. 
S. P. 

Tincture of Gelsemium. (Tincture of 

Yellow Jessamine.) 
I. 

Gelsemium, No. 60 powd.. av.oz. if£ 
Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

— U. S. P. 
Prepare like tincture of cantharides, 
using as a menstruum a mixture of 13 
volumes of alcohol and 7 of water. 
II. 
Gelsemium, No. 40 powder.. gr. 730 
Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix alcohol and water in the propor- 
tion of 12 volumes of the former to 7 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



of the latter, and extract the drug by 
percolation with this menstruum. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Tincture of Gentian. 

Gentian, cut moderately 

fine av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 
Tincture of Gentian, Compound. 
I. 

Gentian av.oz. 5 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 2 

Cardamom av.oz. V2 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 48 

Mix 3 volumes of alcohol with 2 of 
water. Reduce the three drugs to No. 
40 powder, moisten this with 3 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, transfer it 
to a percolator, and, without press- 
ing the drug, allow it to stand, well 
covered, for 12 hours, then pack it 
moderately and pour on enough men- 
struum to saturate the powder and leave- 
a stratum above it. When the liquid 
begins to drop from the percolator, 
close the lower orifice, and, having 
closely covered the percolator, macerate 
for 12 hours; then allow percolation to 
proceed slowly, pouring on enough men- 
struum to make 48 fluidounces of per- 
colate.— U. S. P. 

II. The preparation of the Brit. 
Pharm. differs from that of the U. S. P. 
in having i$4 av.ounces of bitter orange 
peel and 260 grains of cardamom and 
in being extracted with diluted alcohol 
by maceration. 
III. 

Gentian 

Columbo 

Swamp milkweed .... 

Rhubarb 

Sassafras 

Prickly-ash berries . . 

Brandy, to make 

Prepare a tincture by the usual meth- 
od of percolation or maceration.— Ec- 
lectic. 



av.oz. 


Va 


av.oz. 


Va 


av.oz. 


Va 


av.oz. 


Va 


av.oz. 


Va 


av.oz. 


Va 


fl.oz. 


16 



Tincture of Ginger. 

I. 

Jamaica ginger, No. SO pow- 
der av.oz. zVa 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of black cohosh. 
-U. S. P. 

II. The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
differs from that of the U. S. P. only 
in being made with one-half the pro- 
portion of drug. 

The Brit. Pharm. 1885 recognized 
two tinctures of ginger; one was made 
with somewhat more than 2 av.ounces 
of drug to the pint of tincture (one- 
fourth stronger than that of the present 
Brit. Pharm.) ; the other, called "strong 
tincture of ginger" (tinctura zingiberis 
fortior), was made with %Va av.ounces 
of drug to the pint of tincture. The 
latter is now recognized by the Brit. 
Form. 

III. 

Ginger, cut moderately fine.av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3V2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. 

IV. 

Dry drug, Jamaica preferred.gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 

See Tinctures, Homeopathic, for 
method of preparation. 

This forms a ix tincture, one-half the 
strength of the U. S. P. tincture, from 
which it may be made by mixing it 
with an equal volume of alcohol. 

Dilutions are to be made with dis- 
pensing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

V. A cheap tincture of ginger suit- 
able for counter sale and saloon use 
may be prepared as follows: 

Ginger, African, powder, .av.oz. 60 

Capsicum, powder av.oz. 1 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 64 

Use a menstruum composed of 3 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water and 
extract the mixed drugs by percolation 
or maceration. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Tincture of Glonoin. (Tincture of 
Nitroglycerin.) 

The Homeopathic tincture is the spir- 
it of glonoin, U. S. P,, and is a 2x tinc- 
ture. Dilutions are to be made from 
this with dispensing- alcohol. See Dilu- 
tions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture, Golden. 
See Drops, Gold. 

Tincture of Golden Rod, Rademach- 
er's. (Tincture Virgae Aurese.) 

Golden rod, fresh flowering- 
herb, 
Alcohol, each.. equal parts by weight 

Contuse the herb to a pulp, add the 
alcohol, macerate for 2 days, agitating 
occasionally, express, and filter. — H. 

Tincture of Golden Seal. (Tincture 
of Hydrastis.) 

I. 

Hydrastis, _ No. 60 powder 
(containing not less than 
2.5 per cent, of hydrastis). av.oz. 2> l A 
— U. S. P. 

Prepare like tincture of black cohosh, 
using as a menstruum a mixture of 13 
volumes of alcohol and 7 of water. 

The product, when assayed, should 
contain not less than 0.36 gm. of ether- 
soluble alkaloids in 100 mils. 

II. The preparation of the Brit. 
Pharm. is one-half the strength of the 
above; the menstruum is a mixture of 
7 volumes of alcohol and 4 of water ; 
the process is percolation. 

Tincture of Golden Seal, Compound. 

Golden seal av.oz. 2 

Lobelia seed av.oz. 2 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drugs by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 

Authority is also given for making 
this preparation by mixing 8 fluidounces 
of U. S. P. tincture of golden seal, 5 
of U. S. P. tincture of lobelia and 3 
fluidounces of diluted alcohol. 

Tincture of Green Soap. (Tincture 
Saponis Vieridis.) 

This is now known as liniment of 
soft soap, which see. 



Tincture of Green Soap, Compound. 

Green (soft) soap av.oz. 2^4 

Oil of cade fl.dr. 2^ 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the soap in 12 fluidounces 
of alcohol, add the oil, and then enough 
alcohol to make the product measure 16 
fluidounces, and filter. 
Tincture of Guaiac. 
I. 
Guaiac resin ("gum guaiac"), 

No. 40 powder av.oz. Z X A 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the drug in a stoppered con- 
tainer, in a moderately warm place, with 
12 fluidounces of alcohol, during 3 days, 
with frequent agitation ; then filter, and 
when the liquid has drained off, pour 
on enough alcohol to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of filtrate. — U. S. P. 

II. Homeopathic : 

This is one-half the strength of the 
U. S. P. tincture and may be made 
from the latter by mixing it with an 
equal volume of alcohol. Dilutions are 
to be made from this with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Guaiac, Ammoniated. 
(Comp Tincture of Guaiac.) 

I. - 

Guaiac resin ("gum guaiac"), 
No. 40 powder av.oz. zVa 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia, 
to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the guaiac, in a stoppered 
container, in a moderately warm place, 
with 12 fluidounces of the spirit, during 
3 days, agitating frequently; then filter, 
and, when the liquid has drained off, 
pour on enough spirit to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of filtrate.— U. S. P. 
II. 

Guaiac resin, powder av.oz. zV\ 

Oil of nutmeg m. 24 

Oil of lemon m. 16 

Stronger ammonia water of 
the Brit. Pharm. (32^ p. 

c. by weight) fl.dr. g l / 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the water with 13 fluidounces of 
alcohol, add the resin, set aside in a 
closed vessel for 48 hours, agitating fre- 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



quently, filter, dissolve the oils in the 
filtrate, and pass enough alcohol through 
the filter to make the filtrate measure 
16 fluidounces.— Brit. Pharm. 
Tincture of Guaiac, Aromatic. 
See Mixture, Cholera, Greenhow's. 

Tincture of Guaiac, Comp. (De-wees' 
Tincture of Guaiac — Alkaline 
Tincture of Guaiac.) 

Guaiac resin av.oz. 2. .gr. 85 

Potassium carbonate gr. 45 

Pimenta, moderately fire 

powder gr. 240 

Pumice, fine powder av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Diluted alcohol, to make. ..fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the guaiac and potassium 
carbonate with the pimenta and the 
pumice, and afterwards gradually with 
the alcohol. Next add slowly 7 fluid- 
ounces of cold water and triturate the 
mixture thoroughly. Then filter, and 
pass enough diluted alcohol through the 
filter to make 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram represents 7^ gr. of 
guaiac resin.— N. F. and Eclectic modi- 
fied. 

Tincture of Hemlock Spruce. (Tinc- 
ture of Abies Canadensis or 
Pinus Canadensis.) 

Fresh drug (bark and buds) 

containing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 3.9) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13^4 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

This is a ix- tincture. See Tinctures, 
Homeopathic, for method of prepara- 
tion. 

Dilutions are made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Henbane. (Tincture of 
Hyoscyamus.) 

Henbane herb, No. 60 pow- 
der (containing not less 
than o.c8 rer cent, of my- 
driatic alkaloids) av.oz. 1% 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of belladonna 
leaves. 

The product, when assayed, should 



contain 0.005 gm. of alkaloids of hyoscy- 
amus. — U. S. P. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is of the same strength, but is not 

assayed. 

Tincture of Hips, Kademacher's. 
(Tinctura Cynosbati — Tincture of 
Bedeguar.) 

Rose hips, fresh, cut fine, .av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11H 

Macerate the hips with the alcohol 
for 7 days, agitating frequently, express, 
and filter. The filtrate should weigh 
10 av.ounces. — H. 

Tincture, Homeopathic. 

Tinctures (or alcoholic solutions of 
solids and semi-solids) of homeopathic 
pharmacy are made from a variety of 
substances which are wholly or par- 
tially soluble in alcohol. Such sub- 
stances comprise all plants and parts of 
plants, such as barks, roots, woods, 
fruits and seeds, resins, gums, and bal- 
sams. This list should also include min- 
erals and chemicals which dissolve more 
readily in alcohol than in water. 

Substances such as phosphorus, and 
also volatile salts, are better prepared 
as solutions (tinctures, as they are also 
called by homeopathists), than as tritu- 
rations, in the making of which they are 
volatilized. Such solutions are to be 
often freshly prepared. 

Most of the tinctures of homeopathic 
pharmacy are made from fresh plant 
parts and hence the method of prepara- 
tion deserves especial treatment. All 
fresh plant parts contain water, which 
varies in amount, and in order to secure 
uniformity of product, the dry crude 
drug is taken as the starting point from 
whence to calculate the strength of the 
tincture. Hence the first thing to do is 
to calculate the proportion of moisture 
taking a small quantity of the fresh 
plant part, weighing it, then drying it 
by gentle heat on a water bath until 
there is no further loss of weight, and 
weighing again. The difference between 
the weight of the fresh drug and that 
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water contained in the fresh drug, and 
for this allowance must be made in the 
preparation of the menstruum. The 
finished tincture is to contain in every 
10 parts an amount of fresh drug equiv- 
alent to i part of dry drug. 

In giving the formula for homeopathic 
tinctures, the amount of moisture or 
water which should be present is stated. 
If more is present, deduct the excess 
present from the water directed in the 
menstruum. If this cannot be done 
(because of use of strong alcohol, or 
for other reasons), the drug must be 
cautiously dried until it is reduced to 
the required weight. If the drug weighs 
less than the required weight, add 
enough water to bring it up to the re- 
quired amount. It will be observed, 
therefore, that the finished tincture con- 
tains alcohol with the proportion of 
water used with it in the menstrum 
as well as with the water present in the 
plant substance. 

To illustrate the method of making 
of tinctures, the following formula is 
given : 

Fresh drug containing sol- 
ids gm. ioo 

(plant moisture, cc. 185) 

Distilled water cc. 200 

Alcohol cc. 650 

To make 1000 cc. 

This means that if the drug used for 
1000 cc. of tincture were dried, it would 
weigh 100 gm. The water present in 
the drug should weigh 185 gm. ; if it is 
more the drug should be dried some- 
what or proportionately less water 
should be used in the menstruum; if it 
is less, sufficient water should be added 
to the drug to bring it up to this 
amount. - 

This formula translated into equiva- 
lent ordinary terms is as follows : 

Fresh drug containing solids.gr. 730 
(plant moisture, av.oz. 3) 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2> l A 

Alcohol fl.oz. ioj^ 

To make 16 fluidounces.. 

These tinctures are made by macera- 
tion or by percolation of the drug with 
the menstruum. Gummy or viscid sub- 



stances, or such as are not readily pene- 
trated by alcohol, are best extracted by 
maceration. If the drug can be finely 
sliced or bruised to pulp before adding 
menstruum, this should be done; other- 
wise it may be used whole. The drug 
and menstruum should be placed to- 
gether in a well-closed jar and macer- 
ated for a period varying from 2 to 4 
weeks, according to the nature of the 
drug. Then decant the clear liquid and 
express the residue. The product should 
measure the total amount indicated in 
the formula. 

Sometimes it may be advantageous 
to pour on only one-half of the men- 
struum, to macerate for some time, ex- 
press as before, triturate the residue 
with twice its weight of powdered glass, 
and to complete the extraction by per- 
colation. 

As a rule, maceration is employed in 
the extraction of fresh drugs because of 
the difficulty of extracting them by per- 
colation. If the method of percolation 
is used, the drug should be reduced 
to a pulp in a mincing machine (meat 
chopper). The drug is then to be packed 
in a suitably-sized percolator in thin lay- 
ers with alternating layers of moderate- 
ly fine glass or fine white sand, then 
adding menstruum to saturate the drug, 
covering the percolator closely, macera- 
ting for 24 hours or longer, according 
to the nature of the drug, then allowing 
the percolate to drop at the rate of 10 
to 30 drops per minute, and continuing 
the addition of menstruum (which 
should be added frequently so as to 
keep the drug covered) until the re- 
quired amount of tincture is obtained. 

In making a tincture by percolation, 
a certain required amount of moisture 
must be present in the drug exactly as 
when making a tincture by maceration. 
If more is present, less water must be 
used in the menstruum or a portion of 
it must be evaporated ; if less,«some wa- 
ter must be added to the drug. 

Tinctures of dry drugs are to be made 
according to the above method of per- 



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eolation, but the regular U. S. P. method 
may be substituted for it, as it is not in- 
ferior and is more convenient. 

Distilled water only should be used 
for these preparations. 

Homeopathic tinctures are now usu- 
ally made of the strength of the first 
decimal dilution (ix or I in 10). In 
making the dilutions, the diluent or ve- 
hicle is described under each tincture. 

For method of making the dilutions, 
method of naming them, etc., see Dilu- 
tions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Hops. (Tinctura Humuli 
or Lupuli.) 

I. 

Hops, well dried, No. 20 
powder av.oz. 3^4 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with 6 fluidounces 
of diluted alcohol, macerate for 24 
hours, then pack firmly in a cylindrical 
percolator, and gradually pour diluted 
alcohol upon it until 16 fluidounces of 
percolate are obtained. — N. F. 
II. 

Hops av.oz. 3% 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix 7 volumes of alcohol with 4 of 
water, and extract the drug with this 
menstruum by maceration for 7 days, 
agitating occasionally, expressing and fil- 
tering. — Brit. Pharm. 

Tincture of Horseradish. (Tincture 
of Armoracia or Cochlearia.) 

I. 

Fresh drug (root) containing 

solids gr." 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 5) 

Distilled water fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10^4 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture from which 
2x dilution is to be* made by mixing 1 
volume of tincture, 4 of distilled water, 
and 5 of alcohol ; 3x and higher are to 
be made with dispensing alcohol. See 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 



II. 

Horseradish root, freshly 

grated av.oz. 5 

Alcohol av.oz. 4 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Macerate the drug with the alcohol 
for 8 days, agitating twice daily, then 
transfer to a percolator, allow the liquid 
to drain, and pass enough diluted alcohol 
through the drug to make the total per- 
colate weigh 10 av.ounces. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Ignatia. (Tincture of St. 
Ignatius' Bean.) 

Ignatia, No. 60 powder av.oz. 1 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix alcohol and water in the propor- 
tion of 8 parts by weight of the former 
to 1 part of the latter. Moisten the 
drug with 1 fluidounce of the men- 
struum, and macerate for 24 hours ; 
then pack it firmly in a cylindrical per- 
colator, and gradually pour menstruum 
upon it, until the drug is exhausted. 
Reserve the first 9 av.ounces, evaporate 
the remainder to 1 av. ounce, and mix 
with the reserved portion. Of this tinc- 
ture, take any convenient quantity, and, 
by means of a water bath, evaporate it 
to dryness. Weigh the resulting extract, 
and from its weight calculate the quan- 
tity of extract contained in the 100 parts 
of tincture obtained ; then dissolve the 
dried extract in the remainder of the 
tincture, and add enough of the above 
menstruum to make the product weigh 
so many parts that each 100 parts by 
weight of tincture shall contain 1 part 
of dry extract. Lastly, mix thoroughly, 
and filter through paper. 

Tincture of ignatia thus prepared rep- 
resents about 10 parts by weight of ig- 
natia in 100 parts. — N. F. Appendix and 
U. S. P. 1880. 

II. 
Dry drug gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2^2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 



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This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions 
are to be made from this with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Iodin. 

I. 
Iodin gr. 510 

Potassium iodid .gr. 365 

Distilled water fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the potassium iodide in the 
distilled water, contained in a 16 ounce 
bottle, add the iodine and shake until 
dissolved. Then add sufficient alcohol 
to make 16 fluid ounces. — U. S. P. 

This formula differs from the U. S. P. 
1900, which did not contain water, the 
iodin and potassium iodid being trit- 
urated together in a mortar. 

This, as well as the 1900 formula, dif- 
fers from that of previous editions, in 
containing potassium iodid and is there- 
fore similar to the tincture of iodin of 
the B. P. and the compound tincture of 
iodin of U. S. P. 1870. 

The iodin and potassium iodid might 
be dissolved in the alcohol, but solution 
of the potassium iodid in the water has- 
tens the process. 
II. 

Iodin gr. 183 

Potassium iodid gr. 183 

Distilled water fl.dr. z l A 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the iodin, potassium iodid and 
water in a bottle, and when dissolved 
add the alcohol. — Brit. Pharm. 

This differs from the other tinctures 
of iodin here given in being much 
weaker. It is more like the compound 
tincture of iodin of the U. S. P. 1870, 
which see. 
III. 

Iodin, triturated gr. 605 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix in a glass-stoppered bottle, and 

agitate occasionally, without warming, 

until the iodin is dissolved. — Germ. 

Pharm. 

IV. 

Iodin gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 



Dissolve by agitation, trituration, or 
other suitable means. — Homeopathic. 

This is a ix tincture from which dilu- 
tions are to be made with alcohol. See 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Iodin, Churchill's. 

Iodin gr. 300 

Potassium iodid gr. 60 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the potassium iodid in the 
water, then add the iodin, and lastly, 
enough alcohol to make the tincture, 
when completed, measure 4 fluidounces. 
— N. F. 

This preparation should not be con- 
founded with Solution of Iodin, Caustic, 
nor with Tincture of Iodin, Compound. 
Tincture of Iodin, Compound. 

Iodin gr. 240 

Potassium iodid gr. 480 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. — U. S. P. 1870. 
This must not be confused with Solu- 
tion of Iodin, Compound, of the present 
U. S. P. It is also very similar to tinc- 
ture of iodin of the Brit. Pharm. See 
Tincture of Iodin, No. II. 
Tincture of Iodin, Decolorized or 

Colorless. 
I. 

Iodin gr. 600 

Sodium thiosulfate gr. 600 

Water fl.oz. V/ 2 

Stronger ammonia water 

(U. S. P.) fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Digest the iodin, sodium thiosulfate, 
and water, at a gentle heat, until a per- 
fect solution, of a dark reddish-brown 
color, is produced. Then add 2 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, and afterwards the 
stronger ammonia water. Shake a few 
minutes until no more bubbles of gas 
escape, and the liquid has become color- 
less, with a whitish precipitate (of sul- 
fur) suspended in it. Cool it, if neces- 
sary, and add enough alcohol to make 
16 fluidounces. Place the bottle con- 
taining it in a refrigerator for a few 
hours, or longer if convenient then Al- 
ter, in a covered funnel, and preserve 
the liquid for use. 



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On prolonged- standing a crystalline 
precipitate, of sodium tetrathionate, will 
usually form in the liquid. This may 
be removed by filtration. — N. F. 

This preparation is almost identical 
with the preparation of the same name 
recognized by the supplement to the 
Germ. Pharm. ; see No. II. 

The stronger ammonia water should 
be of the strength known as 28 per cent. 
The above is somewhat stronger in 
iodin than the official tincture of iodin, 
the latter containing 510 grains of iodin 
to the pint. 
II. 

Iodin gr. 610 

Sodium hyposulfite gr. 610 

Distilled water fl.dr. 11 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c. . . .fl.oz. 2^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Mix the first three ingredients in a 
bottle, set this in cold water and agitate 
frequently until solution is effected. To 
this add gradually, with agitation, the 
ammonia water, and after several min- 
utes add the alcohol. — Germ. Pharm., 
Supplement. 

III. The N. F. preparation contains 
the iodin in the form of iodids of am- 
monium and sodium. Sieker has devised 
this formula for the expeditious prep- 
aration of a product practically the same 
as furnished by the N. F. formula : 

Sodium iodid gr. 360 

Ammonium iodid gr. 345 

Ammonia water, 10 p. c m. 80 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 T /4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

The product will be colorless and quite 
permanent, provided pure alcohol has 
been employed. 
IV. 

Iodin gr. 208 

Stronger ammonia water. ..sufficient 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iodin in 4^2 fluidounces 
of alcohol by the aid of agitation and 
a gentle heat. When cold, add the am- 
monia water (using 1 fluidounce of the 
stronger water of the Brit. Pharm.— 32^2 
p. c. — or 9 T /2 fluidrams of the stronger 
water of the U. S. P.— 28 p. c), keep 



the mixture in a warm place until de- 
colorized, after which add the remainder 
of the alcohol. — Brit. Form. 

Tinctrre of Iodin, Ethereal, Magen- 
die's. 

Iodin gr. 32 

Ether fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of Iodoform. 

Iodoform gr. 600 

Oil of fennel fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Ether fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the iodoform in the ether, 
the oil in the alcohol, and mix the solu- 
tions. — Eclectic. 
Tincture of Ipecac. 

Dry drug (root) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. zV\ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 J4 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions 
are to be made from this with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Ipecac and Opium. 
(Dover's Tincture.) 

Tinct. of deodorized opium.. fl.oz. 16 

Fluid extract of ipecac fl.dr. 13 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Evaporate the tincture in a tared dish 
on a water bath until it weighs 13 av.- 
ounces. When cold add the fluid ex- 
tract, filter the mixture, and through 
the filter add enough diluted alcohol to 
make 16 fluid ounces of product. — N. 
F. 
Tincture of Iron Acetate, Rade- 

macher's. 
I. 
Iron (ferrous) sulfate, purc.gr. 656 

Lead acetate, pure gr. 684 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Triturate the two salts together to a 
pasty mass, introduce this into an iron 
vessel, add the water and acid, heat to 
boiling, allow to cool, transfer to a large 
flask, add the alcohol, set the flask, 
loosely stoppered, aside for several 
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liquid has acquired a light red tint, and 
finally filter.— H. 

A more expeditious process for ma- 
king this preparation would be by the 
use of solution of. iron tersulfate, as fol- 
lows (process of Bosetti in D.) : 
Solution of iron tersulfate, 

U. S. P fl.oz. 2 X / A 

Distilled water fl.oz. i% 

Lead acetate, pure, crystal, .av.oz. iJ4 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 434 

Dissolve the lead acetate in the acid, 
filter the solution, add the iron solution 
previously mixed with the water, then 
gradually add the alcohol, set aside for 
one or two weeks and decant the clear 
liquid, which is the finished product. 

This makes a preparation having an 
odor not like that of the original, but its 
therapeutic value is undoubtedly the 
same. 

II. 

Solution of iron acetate fl.oz. 6^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. sVa 

Acetic ether fl.oz. 3 l / 2 

Mix the alcohol and ether, and gradu- 
ally add the solution, taking care that 
the mixture remains cool. — U. S. P. 
1880. 

Keep the product in glass-stoppered 
bottles, in a cool, dark place. 

This resembles the tincture of iron 
acetate, ethereal, of the Germ. Pharrri., 
which see. 
III. 

Solution of iron acetate fl.oz. 4 

Acetic acid fl.dr. Y4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7^ 

—Brit. Pharm. 1885. 
Tincture of Iron Acetate, Ethereal. 
(Klaproth's Tincture of Iron.) 

Solution of iron acetate, U. 

S. P fl.oz. 7Y 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Acetic ether fl.dr. 15 

— Germ. Pharm. (3rd edition). 
Keep protected from light in a cool 
place. 

See also Tincture of Iron Acetate. 
No. II, for a similar article. 
31 



Tincture of Iron (Ferric) Chlorid. 
(Tincture of Iron Perchlorid, 
Sesquichlorid or Muriate — Chlor- 
inated Tincture of Iron — "Tinc- 
ture of Iron" — Steel Drops.) 
I. 

Solution of ferric chlorid. . .fl.oz. $ x / 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, allow to stand in a closely-cov- 
ered vessel, protected from light, at least 
3 months, then transfer to glass-stop- 
pered bottles, and keep protected from 
light. 

This is described as a hydro-alcoholic 
solution of ferric chlorid, containing 
about 13.28 per cent, by weight of the 
anhydrous salt (ferric chlorid), corre- 
sponding to about 4.6 per cent, of me- 
tallic iron.— U. S. P. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made from 1 volume each of strong 
solution of iron chlorid (Brit. Pharm.) 
and alcohol and 2 of water. The mix- 
ture is not to be put aside before use, 
as directed by the U. S. P. It contains 
about 15.4 per cent, by weight of the 
anhydrous salt, corresponding to about 
5.3 p. c. of metallic iron. 
II. 

Solution of iron chlorid, U. 

S. P fl.oz. 4^ 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 
This makes a ix tincture from which 
2x and higher dilutions may be made 
by addition of dispensing alcohol. See 
Dilutions, Homeopathic, for method of 
preparation. 

Tincture of Iron Chlorid, Ethereal. 
(BestuchefFs Nervine Tincture — 
Lamotte's Golden Drops.) 

Solution of iron chlorid. .. .fl.dr. y l / 2 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the solution of iron chlorid with 
10 fluidounces of alcohol, add the ether, 
and lastly, enough alcohol to make 16 
fluidounces. Introduce the tincture into 
bottles made of white (flint) glass, 
which should not be entirely filled. Cork 
them tightly and expose them to the 
rays of the sun, until the tincture has 
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move the bottles to a shady place, and 
open them occasionally, until the con- 
tents have again assumed a yellow color. 
Lastly, transfer the tincture to bottles, 
which should be well stoppered and kept 
in a cool and dark place. 

Each fluidram represents about J4 gr. 
of metallic iron. 

This preparation is practically identi- 
cal with that which is official in the 
Germ. Pharm. — N. F. 

Tincture of Iron Chlorid, Toluenated. 
(Loeffler's Solution.) 

Solution of ferric chlorid. . .fl. dr. sVa 

Toluene fl.dr. 6 

Absolute alcohol, to make., fl.oz. 16 

Keep in a dark colored bottle. — Cine. 
Acad. Pharm. 

This is used as a local application for 
faucial diphtheria. 

See also Tincture of Iron Chlorid, 
Toluenated, with Menthol. 

Tincture of Iron Chlorid, Toluenated, 
with Menthol. (Loeffler's Solu- 
tion with Menthol.) 

Solution of ferric chlorid. .fl.dr. 5*4 

Menthol gr. 730 

Toluene fl.oz. 4^ 

Absolute alcohol, to make, .fl.oz. 16 

Keep in a dark colored bottle. — Cine. 
Acad. Pharm. 

It is used as a local application for 
faucial diphtheria. 

See also Tincture of Iron Chlorid, 
Toluenated. 

Tincture of Iron Citro-Cchlorid. 
(Tasteless Tincture of Chlorid of 
Iron — Tasteless or Creuse's Tinc- 
ture of Iron.) 

Solution of iron chlorid. .. .fl.oz. S J A 

Sodium citrate av.oz. 7 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2^/2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the solution of iron chlorid with 
2}/ 2 fluidounces of water, and dissolve 
in this mixture the sodium citrate with 
the aid of a gentle he?t Then add the 
alcohol, and when the solution has be- 
come cold, make up the volume with 
water to 16 fluidounces. Set the prod- 



uct aside in a cold place for a few days, 
if convenient, so that the excess of sa- 
line matter may separate. Then filter, 
and pass enough cold water through the 
filter to restore the original volume. 

Each fluidram contains an amount of 
iron equivalent to about 7H gr- of dry 
iron (ferric) chlorid. 

This preparation is practically identi- 
cal in the strength of iron, but not in 
the quantity of alcohol, with the official 
tincture of iron chlorid. — N. F. 

This preparation may be made with 
citric acid and sodium bicarbonate in- 
stead of sodium citrate as follows : 
Solution of iron chlorid. .. .fl.oz. 5^2 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 6 

Citric acid av.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2V2 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the citric acid in a capacious 
vessel in 7 fluidounces of distilled water 
by the aid of heat, and add the sodium 
bicarbonate gradually and with occa- 
sional stirring. When all has been 
added and the bicarbonate is all or 
nearly all dissolved, apply a gentle heat 
until all is dissolved and there is no 
further disengagement of gas. To this 
solution add the solution of iron chlorid 
and the alcohol and then enough dis- 
tilled water to make 16 fluidounces. Al- 
low the mixture to stand a few days if 
convenient, to allow the saline matter 
to deposit, filter, and add through the 
filter enough distilled water to make the 
filtrate measure 16 fluidounces. 

Sodium carbonate is used sometimes 
instead of the bicarbonate, but the latter 
should be preferred because more read- 
ily obtained pure. 

Tincture of Iron, Compound. 

Tincture of ferrated extract 

of apples fl.oz. 8 

Vinous tincture of rhubarb, .fl.oz. 8 
Tincture of nux vomica fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of Iron Pomated. 

See Tincture of Ferrated Extract of 
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Tincture of Jaborandi. (Tincture of 

Pilocarpus.) 
I. 

Jaborandi, No. 40 powder. av.oz. 3% 
Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Extract the drug by percolation. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

II. 

Dry drug (leaves) gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 

See Tinctures, Homeopathic, for 
method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. 

Dilutions are made from this with 
dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Jalap. 
I. 

Jalap, fine powder av.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol, water, each to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix 2 volumes of alcohol with 1 of 
water, and percolate the jalap with this 
mixture, in the usual manner, until 16 
fluidounces of tincture are obtained. — 
N. F. 

II. 

Jalap, No. 40 powder av.oz. 4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 3 volumes of the former to 
1 of the latter, moisten the drug with 2 
fluidounces of this menstruum, pack in 
a percolator, gradually add more of the 
menstruum until 11^ fluidounces of per- 
colate have been obtained, express the 
marc, mix the expressed liquid with the 
percolate, set aside for 24 hours, and 
filter.— Brit. Pharm. 

Determine the amount of resin in the 
tincture and dilute the latter with the 
same menstruum so that 100 cc. of the 
diluted tincture contains 1.5 grams of 
resin. 

III. 

Jalap, coarse powder av.oz. 3^ 

Water fl.oz. 4 x / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. n^2 

Mix, macerate for 10 days, agitating 

occasionally, express, and filter. — Codex. 



Tincture of Jalap, Compound. (Tinc- 

tura Purgans.) 
I. 

Jalap, fine powder av.OZ. 2 

Scammony, fowder av.OZ. 14 

Alcohol, water, each to 

make fl.oz. 14^ 

Mix 2 volumes of alcohol with 1 of 
water and use as a menstruum. Mix the 
powders with half their weight of sand; 
moisten the mixture with a sufficient 
quantity of the menstruum, pack it in a 
percolator, and percolate it with the 
menstruum, in the usual manner, until 
14^ fluidounces of tincture are ob- 
tained.— N. F. 

II. The French preparation is slightly 
different as follows (from the Codex) : 

Jalap av.oz. 1 J4 

Turpeth root gr. 70 

Scammony gr. 140 

Water fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Mix, macerate for 10 days, agitating 
occasionally, express, and filter. 

Tincture of Jamaica Dogwood. 
(Tincture of Piscidia.) 

Dry drug (root bark) gr. 73® 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3*4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13^4 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Kino. 
I. 

Kino av.oz. UA 

Boiling water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Place the kino in a capacious flask and 
pour on 8 fl. ozs. boiling water. Agitate 
the mixture thoroughly and heat it on a 
water bath for about one hour; allow 
the flask and contents to cool, and re- 
store the original weight by the addition 
of sufficient recently boiled water. Then 
add the alcohol, mix well. Stopper the 
flask, set it aside in a cool place for 
twenty- four hours and then decant the 



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mixture through cheesecloth. Preserve 
it in small bottles, tightly corked, in a 
cool place. — U. S. P. 

It is believed that, in the present prep- 
aration, the tendency to gelatinize is 
largely eliminated. In any case this is 
largely due to the introduction of air, 
hence the directions to keep in small 
bottles, so that the loss from this cause 
may be slight. 

The heating on the water bath is for 
the purpose of destroying the oxydases 
which are believed to cause the subse- 
quent gelatinization of the tincture. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. preparation dif- 
fers from that of the U. S. P. 
only in using 4 fluidounces of water 
instead of z l A, in mixing the glycerin 
and water with 8 fluidounces of alcohol, 
instead of 10^4, in macerating for 12 
hours instead of 24, and in straining 
through cotton instead of filtering. 

III. This is also called Tincture of 
Australian Red Gum : 
Drug gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16* 

— Homeopathic. 

See Tinctures, Homeopathic, for 
method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. 

The Australian or Botany Bay kino is 
the kind recognized by the homeopathic 
pharmacopeia. 

Tincture of Kino, Compound. 

Tincture of kino fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. i l / 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 65 

Oil of clove m. 11 

Cochineal, powder gr. 60 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia. fl. dr. 1 
Diluted alcohol, to make. ...fl.oz. 16 
Triturate the cochineal with the aro- 
matic spirit of ammonia, and gradually 
add 11 fluidounces of diluted alcohol. 
Then add the two tinctures, the spirit of 
camphor, and the oil, and filter the mix- 
ture through paper. Lastly, pass enough 
diluted alcohol through the filter to 
make 16 fluidounces. — N. F. 



Each fluidram represents about Yz gr. 

each of kino and opium. 
This preparation may be made directly 

from the drugs as follows : 

Kino gr. 72 

Opium, powder gr. 72 

Clove, coarse powder gr. 72 

Camphor gr. 50 

Cochineal, powder •. .gr. 64 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia. fl. dr. 1 
Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 3 or 4 days, agitat- 
ing frequently, filter, and through the 
filter add alcohol enough to make 16 
fluidounces of filtrate. 

Tincture of Lactucarium. 

Lactucarium (German or 
English preferred) av.oz. 8 J /i 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water, alcohol, purified pe- 
troleum benzin, and di- 
luted alcohol, each sufficient 

Beat the lacturcarium in an iron mor- 
tar, with clean sand, to a coarse powder, 
and put into a suitable bottle ; add 32 
fluidounces of benzin, cork the bottle 
tightly, and set it aside for 48 hours, 
frequently agitating the mixture. Pour 
the mixture on a double filter, and allow 
it to drain. Wash the residue by gradu- 
ally adding 24 fluidounces of benzin. Al- 
low the lacturcarium to dry by exposing 
it to a current of air. When it is dry, 
and free from the odor of benzin, reduce 
it to powder, using more sand, if neces- 
sary, and pack it moderately in a conical 
percolator. Mix the glycerin with 2> X A 
fluidounces of water and 8 fluidounces 
of alcohol, and moisten the drug with 8 
fluidounces of this mixture. When the 
liquid begins to drop from the percola- 
tor, close the lower orifice, and having 
closely covered the percolator, macerate 
for 24 hours. Then allow percolation 
to proceed very slowly, gradually add- 
in, first, the remainder of the men- 
struum, and then diluted alcohol, until 
the drug is exhausted. Reserve the first 
12 fluidounces of percolate, evaporate 
the remainder on a water bath at a 
temperature not exceeding 70 deg. C. to 
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served portion, filter, and through the 
filter add diluted alcohol, if necessary, 
to make the filtrate measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. — U. S. P. 
Tincture Larkspur. 

Larkspur seed oz. V/z 

Alcohol, q. s. 

Macerate six hours and percolate in 
the usual way to 16 fluid ounces. — N. F. 

Tincture of Lavender, Comp. (Com- 
pound Spirit of Lavender, U. S. 
P. 1870 — Lavender Drops.) 

I. 

Saigon cinnamon, coarse 

powder av.oz. I 

Nutmeg av.oz. y 2 

Red saunders av.oz. x / 2 

Clove av.oz. \/\ 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 3 

Oil of rosemary m. 45 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 48 

Dissolve the oils in 36 fluidounces of 
alcohol and add 12 fluidounces of water. 
Reduce the four drugs to No. 50 pow- 
c*:r, and macerate this with the previ- 
( usly prepared liquid for 3 days, agi- 
tating occasionally. Then filter, and 
when the liquid has drained off com- 
pletely, pass enough of a mixture of 3 
volumes of alcohol and 1 of water 
through the residue on the filter to 
make 48 fluidounces of filtrate. — U. S. P. 



Mace, powder gr. 45 

Red saunders, powder av.oz. J /2 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 45 

Oil of anise m. 25 

Brandy fl.oz. 1 

Jamaica rum fl.oz. 32 

Mix, macerate for 14 days, agitating 
occasionally, express, and filter. — Ec- 
lectic. 

This is claimed by Eclectics to be 
more agreeable than the U. S. P. prep- 
aration. 



III. 



Ceylon cinnamon, bruised gr. 180 

Nutmeg, bruised gr. 180 

Red saunders gr. 360 

Oil of lavender flowers m. no 

Oil of rosemary m. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 48 



Mix the solids with the alcohol, mac- 
crate for 7 days, agitating occasoinally, 
strain with expression, filter, and add 
the oils. — Brit. Pharm. 

Tincture of Lemon Peel. 
I. 

Lemon peel av.oz. 8^4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

The lemon peel should be from the 
fresh fruit, and should be in thin shav- 
ings and cut into narrow shreds. Mac- 
erate it in a stoppered, wide-mouthed 
container, in a moderately warm place, 
with 16 fluidounces of alcohol during 48 
hours, r agitating frequently; then filter 
through absorbent cotton and when the 
liquid has drained off completely, gradu- 
ally pour on alcohol enough to make 16 
fluidounces of tincture, and filter the 
whole.— U. S. P. 

This is used to make syrups. 
II. 
Lemon peel, fresh, cut 

small , av.oz. 4^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Macerate together for 7 days, agitat- 
ing occasionally, strain with expression, 
and filter. — Brit. Pharm. 

Tincture of Linden. (Tincture of 
Tilia.) 

Fresh drug (flowers), con- 
taining solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, .av.oz. 5) 

Alcohol fl.oz. ii^4 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions: 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 2 of distilled water, and 7 of 
alcohol; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Lobelia. 
I. 
Lobelia herb, No. 50 pow- 
der av.oz. \¥\ 

Diluted alcohol, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
— U. S. P. 
Prepare like tincture of cantharides, 
using diluted alcoha' as a menstruum. 



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II. 

Lobelia herb, cut moder- 
ately fine av.oz. i l / 2 

Water fl.oz. z l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter.— Germ. Pharm. 

III. 
Lobelia, No. 40 powder. . .av.oz. 2 

Alcohol, water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation, using 
as a menstruum a mixture of 9 volumes 
of alcohol and 5 of water. — Brit. Form. 

IV. 

Fresh drug (whole plant of 

Lobelia inflata) _ gr. 700 

(plant moisture, .av.oz. 5) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11& 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This is a ix tincture. Dilutions : 2x 
are to be made from 1 volume of tinc- 
ture, 2 of distilled water, and 7 of alco- 
hol; 3x and higher are to be made with 
dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

V. Thomsonian : 

Lobelia herb in any stage of its growth 
but before the leaves have become yel- 
low, bruise, and mix with fourth-proof 
spirit (5 volumes of alcohol and 3 of 
water), macerate, and then express. 

Thomson sometimes used good vine- 
gar or pepper sauce instead of the spirit. 

Tincture of Lobelia, Ethereal. 

Lobelia herb, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. zVa 

Spirit of ether, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Extract the drug by percolation. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
1885 was made with 2 av.ounces of drug 
to the pint. 

See also Tinctures, Ethereal. 
Tincture of Lobelia and Capsicum, 
Compound. (Antispasmodic Tinc- 
ture.) 

Lobelia herb av.oz. 1 



Capsicum av.oz. 1 

Skunk cabbage av.oz. 1 

Diluted alcohol, to make... fl.oz. 16 

Mix the drugs in moderately fine pow- 
der and extract by percolation or macer- 
ation. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Lobelia, Comp. (King's 
Expectorant Tincture.) 

Lobelia herb av.oz. \i 

Blood-root av.oz. % 

Skunk cabbage av.oz. % 

Canada snake root av.oz. ^ 

Pleurisy root av.oz. *4 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the drugs and reduce to fine pow- 
der; mix the alcohol and water in the 
proportion of 3 volumes of the former to 
1 of the latter, and extract the mixed 
drugs by percolation or maceration. 

Vinegar (or diluted acetic acid) may 
be used instead of the water. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Lycopodium. (Tincture 
of Club Moss.) 

Lycopodium, previously tri- 
turated many hours, to 
break the spores gr. 183 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 4 

— Homeopathic. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions 
are to be made with dispensing alcohol. 
See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

To obtain satisfactory preparations of 
lycopodium, much time and labor must 
be expended to triturate the spores, that 
the oil contained therein may be ex- 
tracted ; this can be most effectually 
accomplished by triturating with sugar 
of milk. The trituration is therefore 
the most reliable preparation of lycopo- 
dium. 

Tincture of Magnesium Chlorid. 

Magnesium chlorid, dry or 

anhydrous gr. 46 

Dispensing alcohol fl.oz. 1 

— Homeopathic. 

This forms a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 



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Tincture of Mary Thistle. (Tincture 
of St. Mary's Thistle or Carduus 
Marianus — Tinctura Cardui Ma- 
rise — Stechkoerner Tinktur.) 

I. Rademacher's (in H. and D.) : 
Carduus Marianus fruit, 

whole av.oz. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. li T A 

Distilled water fl.oz. gY 2 

Macerate for 8 days, agitating occa- 
sionally, then filter. 

The fruit is extracted in the whole 
condition, owing to its highly mucila- 
ginous character. 

II. A homeopathic tincture is made as 
follows : 

Whole ripe seed part l 

Diluted alcohol parts 2 

Mix, let stand in a well-stoppered bot- 
tle in a cool place for 8 days, agitate 
twice daily, and filter. All parts are 
parts by weight. 

It will be observed that the two prep- 
arations are practically identical. 
Tincture of Matico. 

Matico, No. 40 powder. .. .av.oz. 1^2 
Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 14^ 
Moisten the drug with 13 fluidrams 
of diluted alcohol, macerate for 24 
hours, pack firmly in a cylindrical per- 
colator, and pour on diluted alcohol 
until 14^2 fluidounces of percolate are 
obtained. 

Tincture of May-Apple. (Tincture 

of Mandrake or Podophyllum.) 
I. 

Resin of podophyllum gr. 256 

Alcohol, enough to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Add the resin to 143/2 fluidounces of 
alcohol, set aside for 24 hours, occa- 
sionally agitating, filter, and add enough 
alcohol through the filter to make the 
filtrate measure 16 fluidounces. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

This contains twice the proportion of 
resin present in the preparation of the 
Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

II. 

Podophyllum, fine powder. av.oz. 3 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 



III. 



Fresh drug (root) contain- 
ing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, .av.oz. sH) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume ot 
tincture, 3 of distilled water, and 6 of 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Mercuric Chlorid. (Tine- 
ture of Mercurius Corrosivus.) 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 46 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

— Homeopathic. 

This is a ix tincture, from which di- 
lutions are made with dispensing alco- 
hol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tinctures, Mother. 

The term "mother tinctures" was for- 
merly used in homeopathic works but 
has been abandoned in the later works 
of authority in favor of the simple term 
"tinctures." Commercially, however, the 
term is still used and signifies the basic 
preparations, usually of crude drugs, 
from which the dilutions ("attenuations" 
or "potencies") are to be prepared. Di 
rections for preparing each tincture are 
given in this work in its proper alpha- 
betical place while the general direc- 
tions for this class of tinctures is given 
under Tinctures, homeopathic, which 
see. For preparing the dilutions, see 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Mugwort Root, Rade- 
macher's. (Tincture of Arte- 
misia.) 

Mugwort root, cut av.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8*4 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Mix, digest for 3 days, express, and 
filter.— H. 

Tincture of Musk. (Tinctura 
Moschi.) 

I. 

Musk gr. 92 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1454 

Water fl.dr. 14V2 

Diluted alcohol, to make ... fl.oz. 4 
Triturate the musk with the water, h. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



little at a time, until a smooth mixture 
is obtained ; transfer this to a bottle and 
allow it to stand 24 hours; add the 
alcohol and macerate for 6 days, agi- 
tating occasionally Then filter through 
a plain paper filter, and when the liquid 
has drained off completely, pass enough 
diluted alcohol through the filter to 
make 4 fluidounces of filtrate.— U. S. P. 
The musk used for this preparation 
should be of first-class quality ; the num- 
erous inferior grades are useless for 
medicinal effect. 

II. 

Musk gr. 132 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7Ya 

Alcohol fl-oz. S l A 

Triturate the musk with the water, 
add the alcohol.— Germ. Pharm. 3rd edi- 
tion. 

Tincture of (White) Mustard. (Tinc- 
ture of Sinapis Alba.) 

Drug (the fresh ripe seed).gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 
See Tinctures, Homeopathic, for 
method of preparation. This makes a 
ix tincture, from which dilutions are to 
be made with dispensing alcohol. See 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Myrrh. 

I. 

Gum myrrh, moderately 

coarse' powder av.oz. S X A 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the drug in a stoppered con- 
tainer, in a moderately warm place, dur- 
ing 3 days, agitating frequently; then 
filter through absorbent cotton, or a 
plain paper filter, and, when the liquid 
has drained off completely, pour on 
enough alcohol to make 16 fluidounces 
of filtrate.— U. S. P. 

II. The preparation of the Brit. 
Pharm. is of the same strength; the 
maceration is for 7 days. 



IV. 

Myrrh, coarse powder av.oz. 2 r / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14^ 

— Germ, and Austr. Pharms. 

Tincture of Myrrh, Compound. (Hot 
Drops.) 

Myrrh, moderately fine pow- 
der av.oz. 1 

Capsicum, fine powder av.oz. l /i 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— Eclectic. 

Prepare the tincture by percolation or 
maceration. 

This is a variation of the Thomsonian 
No. 6; see Tincture of Capsicum and 
Myrrh. 
Tinctures, Normal. 

The use of the term "normal" as ap- 
plied to tinctures is confined to Eclectic 
pharmacy, and it signifies that the prod- 
uct, the "normal tincture," represents 
the dry drug weight for weight. They 
may be prepared from fresh or from 
dry drugs or by the use of a greater or 
less proportion of alcohol in the men- 
struum, but the strength of the product 
is always based upon the drug in a dry 
condition. In the case of the tinctures 
prepared from dry drugs, the menstruum 
varies according to the nature of the 
drug, but in the case of the tinctures 
of fresh drugs, the drug is dried par- 
tially, if necessary, and alcohol and wa- 
ter added in such proportions that the 
product will contain 50 p. c. of alcohol. 
Good fluid extracts may always be dis- 
pensed in place of the corresponding 
"normal tinctures." 

Normal tinctures are designated by 
Eclectics for brevity's sake, as "tinc- 
tures — ." Tinctures one-half the 
strength of normal tinctures are called 
semi-normal — ; one-fifth as quinti- 



II 



normal 



one-tenth as deci-normal 



etc. 



Myrrh av.oz. 1^2 

A.lcohol enougJi ta make. . .fl.oz. 16 
— Eclectic (old formula). 



Tincture of Nutgall. (Tinctura Gal- 
la; or Gallarum— Tincture of 
Galls.) 
I. 

Nutgall, No. 40 powder av.oz. 354 

Glycerin fl-dr. 13. 

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Mix the glycerin with 14H fluidounces 
of alcohol. Introduce the drug, without 
moistening it, into a glass percolator, 
shaking down the powder evenly and 
compactly, and pour on enough of the 
menstruum to saturate it and leave a 
stratum above it. Allow percolation to 
proceed slowly, pouring on, first, the re- 
mainder of the menstruum, and then 
enough alcohol to make 16 fluidounces 
of percolate. — U. S. P. 

II. 
Nutgall, No. 12 powder. . . .av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 2>Y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ, and Austr. Pharms. 

Tincture of Nutmeg. (Tincture of 
Nux Moschata.) 

Dry drug (seed, coarse 

powder) gr. 730 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 

See Tinctures, Homeopathic, for meth- 
od of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions 
are to be made with, dispensing alcohol. 
See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Nux Vomica. (Tinctura 
Strychni — Tincture of Poison 
Nut — Tinctura Nucum Vomicar- 
um.) 

I. 

Extract of nux vomica (con- 
taining 5 p. c. of strych- 
nine) gr. 146 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix alcohol and water in the propor- 
tion of 3 volumes of the former to 1 of 
the latter, and in this mixture dissolve 
the extract, using enough of the liquid 
to make 16 fluidounces, and filter this 
in a well-covered funnel. — U. S. P. 

This tincture, when assayed, should 
contain 1 gm. of strychnine in 1000 cc. 

II. Rademacher's : 

Nux vomica, rasped or gra- 
ted av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Alcohol fl.oz. &y 4 



Mix, digest for 3 days, express, and 
filter.— H. 

Inasmuch as this is of approximately 
the same relative strength as the U. S. 
P. preparation, and, as the latter is a 
superior preparation, it should always 
be dispensed for the Rademacher prep- 
aration. 

III. 
Fluid extract of nux vomica, 

Brit. Pharm fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Mix the extract with the water, add 
the alcohol, and filter. — Brit. Pharm. 

This contains about twice the propor- 
tion of strychnine present in the Brit. 
Pharm. 1885. 
IV. 
Nux vomica, coarse powd.. av.oz. i l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3^2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. 
V. 

Dry drug (seed, coarse pow- 
der) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3% 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 J4 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Oats. 
See Tincture of Avena Sativa. 

Tincture of Opium. (Laudanum— 
Tinctura Opii Simplex — Tinctura 
Thebaica or Meconii.) 

I. 

Opium, granulated (contain- 
ing 12 to 12.5 p. c. of crys- 

tallizable morphine) gr. 730 

Alcohol, water, diluted alco- 
hol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Heat 6 l / 2 fluidounces of water to boil- 
ing and pour it upon the opium con- 
tained in a tared vessel, weigh, and stir 
occasionally during 12 hours ; then re- 
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tion of cold water, add 6 l / 2 fluidounces 
of alcohol, pour the mixture into a bot- 
tle, and continue the maceration for 48 
hours, occasionally shaking. Transfer 
the mixture to a percolator, return the 
first portion of the percolate until it 
runs through clear, and, when the liquid 
ceases to drop, continue the percolation 
with enough diluted alcohol to make 16 
fluidounces of percolate. — U. S. P. 

This tincture, when assayed, should 
contain not less than 1.2 nor more than 
1.25 gm. of crystallizable morphine in 
100 cc. 

This tincture was formerly made from 
powdered opium. 

II. 

Opium av.oz. 2^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Triturate the opium to a paste with 
the water, previously heated to about 
95 deg. C, set aside for 6 hours, add 
the alcohol, mix thoroughly, set aside 
.in a covered vessel for 24 hours, strain, 
express the residue, mix the liquids, 
set aside for 24 hours, and filter. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Determine the proportion of morphine 
present in this tincture and then dilute 
it with diluted alcohol so that the dilu- 
ted tincture will contain 24 gram of 
morphine (anhydrous) in each 100 cc. 

III. 

Opium, moderately fine pow- 
der •. av.oz. iVa 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, and filter. — Germ. Pharm. 
The product should contain about 1 

per cent, of morphine. 

IV. 

The preparation of the U. S. P. is 
the equivalent of the homeopathic tinc- 
ture. This is a ix tincture. Dilutions: 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 4 of distilled water, and 5 of 
alcohol; 3x and higher are to be made 



with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions. 

Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Opium, Acetated. 

Opium, powder gr. 600 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Make the opium and acid into an inti- 
mate mixture, add 8 fluidounces of alco- 
hol, shake well, macerate for 48 hours, 
filter, and through the filter add enough 
alcohol to make 16 fluidounces of fil- 
trate. — Eclectic. 
Tincture of Opium, Ammoniated. 

Tincture of opium, of the 

Brit. Pharm fl.oz. 2 

Benzoic acid gr. 125 






Ammonia water, 10 p. c. . . .fl.dr. 21 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. it, 1 / 2 

Dissolve the oil and acid in 8M fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, add the tincture and 
water, mix well, filter, and add enough 
alcohol through the filter to make the 
filtrate measure 1^/2 fluidounces. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

This equals approximately 5 gr. of 
opium to the fluidounce. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
1885 was somewhat different, as fol- 
lows : 

Opium gr. 84 

Spanish saffron gr. 150 

Benzoic acid gr. 150 

Oil of anise m. 48 

Stronger ammonia water, 

Z2.y 2 p. c fl.oz. zV\ 

Alcohol sufficient 

Mix the first five ingredients with 13 
fluidounces of alcohol, macerate for 7 
days, agitating occasionally, express, fil- 
ter, and add enough alcohol to the fil- 
trate to make 16 fluidounces. 
Tincture of Opium, Camphorated. 
(Paregoric — Paregoric Elixir — 
Benzoated or Anisated Tincture 
of Opium — Compound Tincture of 
Camphor.) 
I. 
Opium, powder (U. S. P.)...gr. 60 

Benzoic acid gr. 60 

Camphor gr. 60 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 10 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 30 

Place all the ingredients in a stop- 



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pered container, and macerate for 3 
days, shaking frequently, then filter in 
a well-covered paper filter, adding 
through the filter enough diluted alcohol 
to make 32 fluidounces of filtrate. — U. 
S. P. 

This preparation may be made ex- 
temporaneously by substituting 10 fluid- 
drams each of tincture of opium and 
spirit of camphor for the opium and 
camphor in the above. 

II. The preparation of the Brit. 
Pharm., called "compound tincture of 
camphor," is as follows : 

Tincture of opium, of the 

Brit. Pharm m. 470 

Benzoic acid gr. 34 

Camphor gr. 25 

Oil of anise m. 24 

Water, alcohol, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Use a mixture of 4 volumes of water 
and 7 of alcohol as the solvent, dissolve 
the acid, camphor and oil in 14^2 fluid- 
ounces of this mixture, add the tincture, 
and then of the same mixture of alcohol 
and water to make 16 fluidounces, and 
filter if necessary. 

This preparation contains in each 
fluidram a proportion of tincture of 
opium (Brit. Pharm.) equivalent to 
about 1/30 gr. of morphine hydrochlorid 
or to l /i gr. of opium (containing 10 
p. c. of anhydrous morphine). 

III. The preparation of the Germ. 
Pharm. called benzoated tincture of 
opium is as follows : 

Opium, No. 80 powder ..gr. 34 

Oil of anise m. 35 

Camphor gr. 68 

Benzoic acid gr." 135 

Water fl.oz. z l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12^ 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. 

Tincture of Opium, Compound. 

This is the same as Squibb's cholera 
mixture. See Mixtures, Cholera, No. 
XII. 



Tincture of Opium, Crocated. (Tinc- 
tura Opii Crocata — Saffronized 
Tincture of Opium — Tincture of 
Opium and Saffron — Sydenham's 
Laudanum — Compound or Aro- 
matic Wine of Opium.) 

Opuim, granulated grs. 770 

Spanish saffron gr. 200 

Saigon cinnamon gr. 45 

Clove gr. 45 

Diluted alcohol, q. s. 

Triturate the drugs in a clean mortar 
with an equal bulk of clean sand, then 
rub them to a smooth paste with a por- 
tion of the diluted alcohol and, after 
macerating for two days, percolate it in 
the usual manner to 14 fluid ounces. 
Enough diluted alcohol is to be added to 
make the product assay 1 per cent of 
morphine. — N. F. 
Tincture of (Deodorized) Opium. 

Opium, granulated (contain- 
ing 12 to 12.5 p. c. of crys- 

tallizable morphine) gr. 730 

Purified petroleum benzin. .fl.oz. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. zVa 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Heat 8 fluidounces of water to boiling 
and pour it upon the opium contained in 
a suitable vessel, stirring the mixture 
frequently during 24 hours. Then trans- 
fer the mixture to a percolator, return 
the first portion of the percolate until it 
runs through clear, and, when the liquid 
ceases to drop, continue the percolation 
with water until the opium is exhausted. 
Concentrate the percolate by evaporation 
on a water bath until it measures 2^/2 
fluidounces, and, when cooled, shake it 
frequently and vigorously for ro minutes 
with 1 fluidounce of purified ben- 
zin. Separate the benzin, repeat the 
shaking out for a few minutes 
with the remainder of the benzin, and, 
having carefully and completely separa- 
ted this second portion of benzin, evap- 
orate the remaining liquid in a warm 
place spontaneously, until the odor of 
benzin has disappeared, removing the 
last traces by the heat of a water bath. 
Mix the deodorized liquid so obtained 
with g l / 2 fluidounces of water, filter the 
mixture through a paper filter, and hav- 



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ing mixed the alcohol with the filtrate, 
wash the filter with enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces of filtrate. — U. S. P. 
The product, when assayed, should 
contain not less than 12 nor more than 
12.5 gm. of crystallizable morphine in 
100 cc. 
Tincture of Opium, Muriated. 

Opium, powder av.oz. 1 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 15 

Mix. macerate for 14 days, agitating 
frequently, filter, and add water through 
the filter to make 16 fluidounces. — Ec- 
lectic. 
Tincture of Orange. 

I. 

Bitter orange peel, fresh, cut 

small av.oz. 4% 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter.— Brit. Pharm. 

See also Tincture of (Bitter) Orange 

Peel. 

II. 
Bitter orange peel, cut mod- 
erately fine fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. Z X A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter. — Germ. Pharm. 
See also Tincture of (Bitter) Orange 

Peel. 

Tincture of (Bitter) Orange Peel. 
(Tincture of Orange, Brit. Pharm. 
and U. S. P. 1870.) 

Bitter orange peel, No. 40 
powder av.oz. 2>V\ 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of calendula, 
using a mixture -of 3 volumes of alcohol 
and 2 of water as a menstruum. — 
U. S. P. 

See also Tincture of Orange. 
Tincture of (Sweet) Orange Peel. 

Sweet orange peel av.oz. S]4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

The orange peel should be from the 
fresh fruit, in thin shavings, and cut 
into narrow shreds. Macerate it in a 



stoppered wide-mouthed container and 
in a moderately warm place, with 16 
fluidounces of alcohol, during 48 hours, 
agitating frequently; then filter through 
absorbent cotton, and when the liquid 
has drained off completely, gradually 
pass enough alcohol through the residue 
to make 16 fluidounces of tincture; final- 
ly, filter it through paper. — U. S. P. 
Tincture of Pareira. 

Dry drug (root) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11^4 

— Homecpathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 2 of distilled water, and 7 of 
alcohol; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Parsley. (Tincture of 
Petroselmum.) 

Fresh drug (whole plant), 

containing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 7 l / 2 ) 

Alcohol fl.oz. g l / 2 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions: 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 4 of distilled water, and 5 of 
alcohol; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions. 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Passion Flower. (Tinc- 
ture of Passiflora.) 

Fresh drug (leaves of the 
plants growing on the up- 
lands), containing solids... gr. 730 
(plant moisture, av.oz. 6 2 /z) 



— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures. Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

The N. F. tincfure takes 3 ounces Pas- 
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for 24 hours with diluted alcohol, and 
percolates in the usual way to make 16 
fluid ounces of tincture. 

Tincture, Pectoral. (Guttae Pector- 
ales — Pectoral Drops — Bateman's 
Pectoral Drops.) 

Tincture of opium m. 320 

Compound tincture of gam- 

bir (catechu) fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 5 

Oil of anise m. 8 

Caramel fl.dr. 2 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix the first five ingredients with 
enough diluted alcohol to make 16 fluid- 
ounces, and filter. 

Each fluidram contains 2^ m. of tinc- 
ture of opium. — N. F. 

The formula adopted by the Philadel- 
phia College of Pharmacy is as follows : 

Opium, powder gr. 30 

Catechu, powder gr. 30 

Camphor gr. 30 

Red saunders, rasped gr. 30 

Oil of anise drops 10 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 16^4 

Macerate the saunders with the dilu- 
ted alcohol for 24 hours, agitating occa- 
sionally, filter, add the other ingredients, 
macerate for 10 days, agitating occasion- 
ally, and filter. 

Tincture of Pellitory. (Tincture of 
Pyrethrum.) 

Pellitory, No. 50 powder, .av.oz. 2>Ya 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of calendula. — 
U S. P. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made with a menstruum composed of 
3 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water. 

Tincture of Pennyroyal. (Tincture 
of Hedeoma.) 

Fresh drug (whole plant), 

containing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 5) 

Alcohol fl.oz. u^4 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation, 

This is a ix tincture. Dilutions: 2x 
is to be made from 1 volume of tincture, 
2 of distilled water, and 7 of alcohol ; 
3x and higher are to be made with dis- 



pensing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Tincture of Peppermint. (Tincture 
of Mentha Piperita.) 

Fresh drug (whole plant), 

containing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 6^3) 

Alcohol fl.oz. io^4 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This is a ix tincture. Dilutions : 2x 
is to be made from 1 volume of tincture, 
3 of distilled water, and 6 of alcohol; 
3x and higher are to be made with dis- 
pensing alcohol. See Dilutions. Homeo- 
pathic. 

Tincture of Phosphorus. 

Take of phosphorus an excess (15 
grains or more) and introduce this into 
a flask containing 16 fluidounces of 
alcohol. Heat on a water bath until the 
phosphorus is melted, then shake vigor- 
ously until any excess of the phosphorus 
is solidified. — Homeopathic. 

This saturated solution will equal in 
drug strength about 1 part in 667. To 
compensate for loss by oxidation, and 
so retain the full strength of the solu- 
tion, a small piece of phosphorus should 
be kept in each bottle containing the 
tincture, the same to be renewed when- 
ever it becomes coated with the amor- 
phous variety. 

The spirit of phosphorus U. S. P. is 
one-fourth weaker than the above (1 in 

833). 

Dilutions : 3x is made by mixing 2 
volumes of tincture with I of alcohol 
(or 4 volumes of U. S. P. spirit with 1 
of alcohol) ; 4.x and higher are to be 
made with alcohol. See Dilutions, Ho- 
meopathic. 

Tincture of Phosphorus, Compound. 

Phosphorus gr. 10 

Chloroform fl.oz. 2 

Absolute alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Place the phosphorus with the chloro- 
form in a stoppered bottle, apply the 
heat of a water bath until dissolved, and 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



then add this to the alcohol, and shake 
well. 

This tincture should be protected from 
the light, in accurately stoppered bottles. 
It deteriorates if long kept. 

Each fluidram contains about i/io gr. 
of phosphorus. — Brit. Form. 
Tincture of Pimpinella. 

Pimpinella root av.oz. 2^4 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix 2 volumes of alcohol with I of 
water. Macerate the drug, reduced to 
a moderately coarse (No. 40) powder, 
with enough of the menstruum to keep 
it distinctly damp during 12 hours. Then 
percolate it with the same menstruum, 
in the usual manner, until 16 fluidounces 
of tincture are obtained. 

This preparation is approximately of 
the same strength as that which is offi- 
cial in the Germ. Pharm.— N. F. 

The latter preparation is made by 
macerating 3 av. ounces of pimpinella, 
cut moderately fine, for 7 days with 3^2 
fluidounces of water and 13 fluidounces 
of alcohol, straining with expression, 
and filtering. 

Tincture of Plantain. (Tincture of 
Plantago.) 

Fresh drug (whole plant), 

containing solids _ gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 5.6) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 3 of distilled water, and 6 of 
alcohol ; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Pleurisy Root. (Tinc- 
ture of Butterfly Weed or Asclep- 
ias Tuberosa.) 

Fresh drug (root), contain- 
ing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 3.9) 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. io}4 

— Homeopathic. 



This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. This is a ix tincture. See 
Tinctures, Homeopathic, for method of 
preparation. 

Dilutions : 2x are to be made from 1 
volume of tincture, 3 of distilled water, 
and 6 of alcohol; 3x and higher are to 
be made with dispensing alcohol. See 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Podophyllin. 

There are several formulas. Martin- 
dale (Extra Pharmacopeia) mentions 
the following: 

I. Dobell's : 

Podophyllin gr. 1 

Tincture of ginger fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 1 

The dose is a teaspoonful in water at 
bed-time, every night or every second, 
third, or fourth night, as required. This 
is reputed to act more satisfactorily 
than podophyllin in pills. 

II. Ringer's : 

Podophyllin gr. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 

This dose is 2 to 4 drops in tea or 
coffee, taken night and morning, and is 
useful in sick headache and biliousness, 
where the bowels and liver are sluggish, 
in worried and overworked patients, 
and in chronic diarrhea with cutting 
pains and high-colored stools. The taste 
is acrid and disagreeable. 

III. Ammoniated Tincture: 

Podophyllin gr. 1 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia, .fl.dr. 1 
The dose is 2 to 6 minims as an altera- 
tive, 10 to 20 minims as a purgative and 
cholagogue, taken in a wineglassful of 
water or milk. Podophyllin will dis- 
solve perfectly in the spirit. This tinc- 
ture has the advantage that it can be 
mixed with water, without causing the 
resin to separate. The vehicle also acts 
as a corrective. 

Tincture of Podophyllum. 

See Tincture of May Apple. 
Tincture of Poison Ivy. (Tincture of 
Poison Oak or Rhus Toxicoden- 
dron — Tincture of Toxicodendri.) 
I. 

Poison ivy, fresh leaves av.oz. 8 

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497 



Macerate for 14 days, express and fil- 
ter in a well-covered funnel. — Eclectic. 

This should be preserved in well-stop- 
pered vials. 

II. 

Fresh drug (leaves), con- 
taining solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 2>Yz) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13^ 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Great. care must be exercised in han- 
dling this drug. The tincture also poi- 
sons the skin and it also should be 
handled with great care. 

Tincture of Poke. (Tincture of Phy- 
tolacca.) 

Poke root, recently dried, fine 

powder av.oz. 3 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Poke, Compound. 

This formula has been recommended 
and used: 

Fluid ext. of poke root fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of cardamom fl.dr. 10 

Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 

Tincture of Poppy. (Tinctura Papa- 
veris.) 

Poppy capsules, freed . from 
seeds, in coarse powder, .av.oz. 8^4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Digest the poppy capsules with 48 
fluidounces of boiling water during 2 
hours, then express and strain. Evap- 
orate the strained liquid to 8 fluidounces, 
mix it with 4 fluidounces of alcohol, 
and set the mixture aside, well covered, 
until it is quite cold. Then filter, add 
the glycerin to the filtrate, and pass 
enough of a mixture of 2 volumes of 
water and 1 of alcohol through the filter 
to make the product measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. 



Each fluidram represents 30 gr. of 
poppy capsule freed from seeds.- 

This is used for making syrup of 

poppy. 

Tincture of Prickly- Ash Berries. 

Prickly-ash berries, fine pow- 
der av.oz. 4 

Diluted alcohol, to make .... fl.oz. 16 
Extract the drug by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Prickly-Elder. (Tinctura 
Araliee SpinosEe.) 

Prickly-elder bark, fine pow- 
der av.oz. 3 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Make into a tincture by percolation 
or maceration — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Puff Ball. (Tincture of 
Bovista.) 

The ripe fungus, in dry pow- 
der gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. io^4 

—Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. This makes a ix tincture. See 
Tinctures, Homeopathic, for method of 
preparation. 

Dilutions are to be made with dis- 
pensing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Tincture of Pulsatilla. 

Pulsatilla, No. 30 po oz. V/ 2 

Alcohol 

Water, q. s. 

Macerate with 3 volumes alcohol and 
1 oz. water for six hours, and percolate 
with same menstruum to 16 n. ozs. 

II. Homeopathic formula (from the 
American Homeopathic Pharmaco- 
peia) : 
The fresh, plant, gathered when in 
flower, is chopped and pounded to a 
pulp and weighed. Then two parts by 
weight of alcohol are taken, the pulp 
mixed thoroughly with one-sixth part of 
it. and the rest of the alcohol added. 
After having stirred the whole, pour it 
into a well-stoppered bottle, and let it 
stand 8 days in a dark, cool place. The 
tincture is then separated by decanting, 
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III. 

Pulsatilla, No. 20 powder gr. 730 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
- make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drup- by percolation with 
a mixture of 9 volumes of alcohol with 
5 of water. — Brit. Form. 
Tincture of Quassia. 

I. 

Quassia, No. 50 powder. . .av.oz. 2>Va 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of black cohosh, 
using as a menstruum a mixture of 7 
volumes of alcohol and 13 of water — 
U. S. P. 

II. 

Quassia, rasped gr. 730 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter.— Brit. Pharm. 

Tincture of Quinine. 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 145 

Tincture of orange fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. — Brit. Pharm. 

Tincture of Quinine, Ammoniated. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 145 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 13 

Distilled water fl.oz. S l A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9/4 

Mix the ammonia water, water and 
alcohol, add the quinine salt, shake until 
a clear solution is obtained, set aside 
for. 3 days, and filter. — Brit. Pharm. 

Tincture of Quinine, Compound. 
(Ague Bitters.) 

Quinine (alkaloid) gr. 30 

Potassium bitartrate av.oz. 1 

Clove, powder av.oz. 1 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Macerate for 24 hours, occasionally 
agitating, and filter. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Red Clover. (Tincture 
of Trifolium Pratense.) 

Fresh drug (flower-heads), 

containing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 5) 

Alcohol fl.oz. ii54 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 



This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 2 of distilled water, and 7 of 
alcohol ; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Rhatany. (Tincture of 
Krameria — Tinctura Ratanhia.) 

I. 
Krameria, No. 40 powder, .av.oz. 2> l A 
Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Prepare like tincture of calendula, 

using diluted alcohol as a menstruum. — 
N. F. 

II. The preparation of the Brit. 
Pharm. is made with a mixture of 7 
volumes of alcohol and 4 of water. The 
drug strength is the same as that of the 

N. F. 
III. 
Rhatany, cut moderately 

fine av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 2,y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ, and Austr. Pharms. 

IV. 

Dry drug (root) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8. .fl.dr. 5 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
ix is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 4 of distilled water, and 5 of 
alcohol ; 3x and higher are made with 
dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, Ho- 
meopathic. 

Tincture of Rhubarb. 

I. 

Rhubarb av.oz. Z l A 

Cardamom gr. 290 

Glycerin fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, water, each to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the glycerin with 8 fluidounces 

of alcohol and 6Y 2 fluidounces of water. 

Reduce the drugs to No. 40 powder and 

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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



499 



struum; transfer it to a percolator, and, 
without pressing the drug, allow it to 
stand, well covered, for 12 hours ; then 
pack it moderately and pour on enough 
menstruum to saturate the drug and 
leave a stratum above it. When the 
liquid begins to drop from the percola- 
tor, close the lower orifice, and macerate 
for 24 hours. Then allow percolation to 
proceed slowly, pouring on, first, the re- 
mainder of the menstruum, and then 
enough of a mixture of 5 volumes of 
alcohol and 4 of water to make 16 
fluidounces of tincture. — U. S. P. 

This preparation is twice the strength 
of that of the U. S. P. 1890. 

II. The closely related preparation of 
the Brit. Pharm. is called compound 
tincture of rhubarb. See Tincture of 
Rhubarb, Compound. 

III. 

Dry drug gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10^ 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This is of the same strength as the. 
U. S. P. tincture but contains neither 
cardamom nor glycerin. It is a ix 
tincture from which a 2x dilution is to 
be made by mixing 1 volume of tinc- 
ture with 3 of distilled water and 6 of 
alcohol; 3x and higher dilutions are to 
be made with dispensing alcohol. See 
Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Rhubarb, Aqueous. 

(Alkaline Infusion of Rhubarb.) 

I. 

Rhubarb gr. 720 

Borax \ gr. 72 

Potassium carbonate gr. 72 

Cinnamon water. fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. iM 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the borax and potassium car- 
bonate in 12 fluidounces of water, and 
macerate in this solution, during 24 
hours, the rhubarb, cut into thin slices 
and carefully freed from any adhering 
fine powder. Then strain it through 
32 



muslin, heat the strained liquid to boil- 
ing, add the cinnamon water and alco- 
hol, s.tir it well and filter, while warm, 
in a covered funnel. To the cold filtrate 
add enough water to make the product 
measure 16 fluidounces. 

Each fluidram represents about sH' S r - 
of rhubarb. 

The product is practically identical 
with that obtained by the process of the 
Germ. Pharm., in which this preparation 
is official. It is liable to deteriorate 
when kept too long, and should not be 
prepared in larger quantity than may 
be consumed v/ithin a short time. 
II. When this preparation is required 
tor immediate use, and it is not other- 
wise obtainable, it may be prepared in 
the following manner (according to the 
N. F.) : 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl. dr. 13 

Borax gr. 72 

Potassium carbonate gr. 72 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the borax and potassium 
carbonate in about 8 fluidounces of 
water. Add the cinnamon water, alco- 
hol, and fluid extract, and lastly, enough 
water to make the product measure 16 
fluidounces. Filter, if necessary. — N. F. 

Tincture of Rhubarb, Aromatic. 

Rhubarb av.oz. 2>Ya 

Saigon cinnamon gr. 290 

Clove gr. 290 

Nutmeg ' gr. 145 

Glycerin fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare exactly like tincture of rhu- 
barb.— U. S. P. 

Tincture of Rhubarb, Compound. 

I. 

Rhubarb gr. 350 

Bitter-root (dogsbane) gr. 175 

Golden seal gr. 175 

Gentian gr. 175 

Prickly ash berries gr. 175 

Sassafras gr. 88 

Cardamom seed gr. 88 

Diluted alcohol, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
fine powder, and extract by percolation 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



or maceration with diluted alcohol so as 
to obtain 16 fluidounces of percolate. — 
Eclectic. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. preparation 
given here is closely allied to the tinc- 
ture of rhubarb of the U. S. P. : 

Rhubarb, No. 20 powder gr. 730 

Cardamom, bruised gr. 92 

Coriander gr. 92 

Glycerin fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 7 volumes of the alcohol to 
4 of the latter, moisten the mixed drugs 
with 13 fluidrams of this menstruum, 
extract by percolation so as to obtain 
14^ fluidounces of liquid, set aside for 
48 hours, filter, and add the glycerin. 
Tincture of Rhubarb and Gentian. 

I. 

Rhubarb gr. 512 

Gentian gr. 128 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Reduce the solids to a moderately 
coarse (No. 40) powder, and percolate 
it, in the usual manner, with diluted 
alcohol, until 16 fluidounces of percolate 
are obtained. 

Each fluidram represents 4 gr. of rhu- 
barb and 1 gr. of gentian. 

II. When this preparation is required 
for immediate use, and it is not other- 
wise obtainable, it may be prepared in 
the following manner (according to the 
N. F.) : 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.dr. 8 l / 2 

Fluid extract of gentian m. 128 

Diluted alcohol to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extracts with enough 
diluted alcohol to make 16 fluidounces, 
and filter. 
Tincture of Rhubarb, Koelreuter's. 

Rhubarb, cut av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Bitter orange peel, cut fine. .gr. 360 
European centaury, cut fine..gr. 180 

Fennel, bruised av.oz. % 

Alcohol fl.oz. g l / 2 

Distilled water .fl.oz. 8 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter.— D. 



Tincture of Rhubarb and Senna. 
(Warner's Gout Cordial.) 

Rhubarb gr. 160 

Senna gr. 40 

Coriander gr. 20 

Fennel gr. 20 

Licorice gr. 10 

Raisins, deprived of seeds. av.oz. 2% 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, express and filter. — U. S. 

P. 1870. 

Tincture of Rhubarb, Sweet. 

Rhubarb gr. 720 

Licorice root gr. 290 

Anise gr. 290 

Cardamom gr. 72 

Glycerin fl.oz. iy 2 

Alcohol, water, diluted alco- 
hol, each, to make fl.oz. 16 

— N. F. Appendix and U. S. P. 1890. 
Prepare exactly like Tincture of Rhu- 
barb, Aromatic, which see. 

Tincture of Rhubarb, Vinous. 

I. 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.dr. 10 
Fluid extract of bitter 

orange peel fl.dr. 2^ 

Tincture of cardamom fl.dr. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extracts and tincture 
with 8 fluidounces of sherry wine. In 
this dissolve the sugar by agitation, 
then add enough sherry wine to make 
16 fluidounces," and filter. — N. F. 

This preparation corresponds approxi- 
mately, in strength, to that which is offi- 
cial in the Germ. Pharm. 

II. The process of the Germ. Pharm. 
is as follows : 

Rhubarb, cut fine gr. 580 

Bitter orange peel, cut fine.-gr. 145 

Cardamom, bruised gr. 72 

Sherry wine " fl.oz. 16 

Sugar sufficient 

Macerate the drugs and the wine "for 
7 days, occasionally agitating, filter, to 
the filtrate add one-seventh its weight 
of sugar, and dissolve by agitation. 

Tincture of Saffron. (Tincture of 
Crocus.) 

I. 

Spanish saffron gr. 360 

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Moisten the drug with 13 fluidounces 
of diluted alcohol, macerate for 24 
hours ; then pack firmly in a cylindrical 
percolator, and gradually pour diluted 
alcohol upon it until 8 fluidounces of 
percolate are obtained. — N. F. 

II. 

Spanish saffron gr. 365 

Water fl.oz. sVa 

Alcohol fl.oz. ioJ4 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 
Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
filter.— Brit. Pharm. 
III. 

Spanish saffron, cut fine... av.oz. 1^2 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter. — Germ. Pharm. (2nd). 
IV. 

The Homeopathic tincture is to be 
prepared of same strength as that of 
U. S. P., but using alcohol as the men- 
struum. This makes a ix tincture, 
from which dilutions are made with dis- 
pensing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 
Tinctures, Saturated. 

These are described by Eclectics as 
preparations made by saturating a men- 
struum with as much of a drug as it 
will " take up. This expression, now 
practically obsolete, is at present usually 
assumed to mean a fluid extract. Some 
tinctures, which are prepared by solu- 
tion, such as tincture of iodin, are actu- 
ally saturated or nearly saturated tinc- 
tures. 
Tincture of Savin. 

Savin, coarse powder av.oz. 2 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation. 

—Brit. Pharm. 1885. 



Tincture of San Palmetto and Santal. 

San palmetto oz. V/ 2 

Sandalwood 

Alcohol 

Water, each, a sufficient quantity. 



Mix four volumes of alcohol with one 
volume of water and saturate the drug 
with this menstruum. Macerate four 
days and percolate with same drug to 
16 fluid ounces. — N. F. 



Tincture of Senega. 

Senega root, No. 40 powd.. av.oz. 3% 
Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation with 
a mixture of 7 volumes of alcohol and 
4 of water. — Brit. Pharm. 

Tincture of Senna, Compound. (Tinc- 
ture of Senna, Brit. Phar. 1885 — 
Elixir Salutis— Elixir of Health 
—Daffy's Elixir.) 

Senna, cut av.oz. 3% 

Caraway, bruised gr. 185 

Coriander, bruised gr. 185 

Raisins, freed from seeds.... gr. 730 
Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter.— Brit. Pharm. 

The former formula of the Edinburgh 
Pharmacopeia was about as follows : 

Alexandria senna, cut av.oz. 1 

Jalap, fine powder av.oz. x / 2 

Coriander av.oz. % 

Raisins, deprived of seeds. av.oz. i>4 
Brandy or diluted alcohol. ..fl.oz. 16 

Macerate for 7 days, shaking occa- 
sionally, and filter. 

Tincture of Serpentaria. (Tincture 
of Virginia Snakeroot.) 

Serpentaria, No. 50 powd.. av.oz. 3% 
Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of black cohosh, 
using as a menstruum a mixture of 13 
volumes of alcohol and 7 of water. — 

N. F. 

II. 
Serpentaria, No. 40 powd.. av.oz. 3% 
Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation with 
a mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol and 
I of water. — Brit. Pharm. 



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Tincture of Serpentaria, Compound. 
(Sudorific Tincture.) 

Serpentaria, fine powder gr. 145 

Ipecac, fine powder gr. 145 

Spanish saffron gr. 145 

Camphor ...gr. 145 

Opium, moderately coarse 

powder gr. 145 

Diluted alcohol or Holland 



gin 



.fl.oz. 16 



Macerate the drugs with the diluted 
alcohol or gin for 14 days, agitating oc- 
casionally, express, and filter.— Eclectic. 

The preparation may also be made by 
percolation. 

Some Eclectic physicians object to the 
opium in the above and substitute 585 
grains of ladies' slipper root for it. 

Tincture of Sheep-Laurel. (Tinctura 
Kalmia or Mountain Mint.) 

Sheep-laurel leaves, coarse 

powder av.oz. 3 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare a tincture by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Shepherd's Purse. (Tinc- 
tura Bursa? Pastoris — Tincture of 
Capsella or Bursa Pastoris.) 

I. 

Shepherd's purse herb, fresh- 
ly gathered, 
Alcohol, each, .equal parts by weight 

Contuse the herb to pulp, add the al- 
cohol, macerate for several days, ex- 
press, and filter. — H. 

II. 

Fresh drug (whole plant), 

containing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 3.9) 

Distilled water fl.oz. Z X A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9. .fl.dr. 5 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This is a ix tincture. Dilutions: 2x 
is to be made from 1 volume of tincture, 
3 of distilled water, and 6 of alcohol ; 
3x and higher are to be made with 
dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, Ho- 
meopathic. 



Tincture of Skunk Cabbage. 
I. 
Skunk cabbage, recently 

dried, fine powder av.oz. 3 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 16 
Extract the drug by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 
II. (This is also called Tincture of 
Pothos Foetidus) : 
Fresh drug (root), contain- 
ing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 8^3) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8..fl.dr. 5 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 4 of distilled water, and 5 of 
alcohol; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions. 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Smart Weed. (Tincture 
of Water Pepper, Polygonum 
Punctatum, or Polygonum Hy- 
dropiperoides.) 

I. 

Fresh drug (whole plant), 

containing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 5) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1134 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 2 of distilled water, and 7 of 
alcohol; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

II. 

Smart weed, fresh herb, 
enough to fill a jar, 

Holland gin or diluted alco- 
hol, enough to fill the jar. 

Macerate for 7 days, express, and fil- 
ter. 

Or it may be prepared from 4 av.- 
ounces of the powdered dry drug and 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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ounces, extracting the drug by percola- 
tion or maceration. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of (Green) Soap. 

See Liniment of Soft Soap. 

Tincture of Soap Bark. (Tincture of 
Quillaja or Quillaia.) 

I. 

Soap bark, No. 20 powder. av.oz. 6Y4. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 11 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Boil the drug in a covered vessel with 
26 fluidounces of water for 15 minutes, 
strain while hot, and wash the residue 
on the strainer with 6 l / 2 fluidounces of 
water, previously heated to boiling. Then 
evaporate the strained liquid to 20 fluid- 
ounces, allow it to cool, add the alcohol, 
and set it aside for 12 hours. Decant 
the clear liquid, filter it through paper, 
then pour the residue on the filter, and 
when the liquid ceases to drop, wash the 
filter with enough water to make 32 
fluidounces of filtrate. — N. F. 
II. 

Soap bark, No. 20 powder... gr. 365 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation with 
a mixture of 7 volumes of alcohol and 
4 of water. — Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Dry drug gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8. .fl.dr. 5 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture. Dilutions : 
2x is to be made from 1 volume of 
tincture, 4 of distilled water, and 5 of 
alcohol; 3x and higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Spearmint. (Spirit of 
Mint.) 

Spearmint, fresh herb, to 

fill a glass jar, 
Holland gin, to cover the herb. 
Macerate for 7 days, express, and fil- 
ter.— Eclectic. 



Tincture of Spider Web. 

Spider web, clean and recent- 
ly spun av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 10 days, and filter. 
— Eclectic. 

Tincture of Sponge or Spongia. 

Sponge ..gr. 183 

Distilled water fl.dr. &/ 2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 26^ 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 4 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

The kind of sponge known as Turkey 
sponge should be used, and should be 
unbleached. The sponges selected should 
be carefully freed from all foreign sub- 
stances, cut into small pieces and then 
roasted until brown and friable. 

The above forms a ix tincture, from 
which dilutions are to be made with 
dispensing alcohol. 

Tincture of Squill. 

I. 

Squill, No. 20 powder av.oz. iji 

Alcohol, water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix alcohol and water in the propor- 
tion of 3 volumes of the former to 1 
of the latter. Macerate the drug with 
g l / 2 fluidounces of menstruum, in a 
closed vessel, in a moderately warm 
place for 3 days, occasionally stirring, 
and then express the liquid with strong 
expression. Macerate the residue with 5 
fluidounces of menstruum for one day 
before expression; and finally repeat the 
operation with enough menstruum to 
make 16 fluidounces of product, macera- 
ting this time for 6 hours. Mix the 
three liquids, filter through paper, and 
pass enough menstruum through the fil- 
ter to make 16 fluidounces of filtrate. 
— U. S. F. 
II. 

Squill, bruised av.oz. 2>Va 

Water fl.oz. $Va 

Alcohol fl.oz. ioJ4 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, and 
filter —Brit. Pharm. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



III. 

Squill, cut moderately fine, av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3 l A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

Tincture of Star Grass. (Tincture of 
Aletris Farinosa.) 

Fresh drug (root), contain- 
ing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, gr. 1460 — a total 
of av.oz. 5.) 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 T A 

Alcohol fl.oz. io34 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. It is a ix tincture. See 
Tinctures, Homeopathic, for method of 
preparation. 

Dilutions: 2x is to contain 1 volume 
of tincture, 2 of distilled water, and 7 
of alcohol. The higher are to be made 
with dispensing alcohol. See Dilutions, 
Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Stavesacre. (Tinctura 
Staphisagriae.) 

Stavesacre seed, fine powd. av.oz. 10 
Absolute alcohol, to make.. fl.oz. 16 
Extract the drug by maceration or 
percolation. — Eclectic; 

Tincture of Stillingia. (Tincture of 
Queen's Root.) 

Stillingia, recent, cut into 
small pieces and bruised. av.oz. 3 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation or 
maceration. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of St. John's- Wort. (Tinc- 
ture Hyperici.) 

St. John's-wort flowers, 

fresh av.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 14 days, express, 

and filter. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Stramonium. 

Stramonium leaves, No. 60 
powder (containing not 
less than 0.35 per cent, of 
mydriatic alkaloids) ....av.oz. 1% 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of belladonna 
leaves.. 



The product, when assayed, should 
contain 0.03 gm. of mydriatic alkaloids 
in 100 cc— U. S. P. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is twice the strength of this preparation 
and is also made with diluted alcohol. 

The tincture of stramonium of the 
U. S. P. 1890 was made from the seed. 
See Tincture of Stramonium Seed. 

Tincture of Stramonium Seed. 

Stramonium seed, No. 40 

powder av.oz. 2^/2 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with ij^ fluidounces 
of menstruum, macerate for 24 hours, 
pack it firmly in a cylindrical percolator, 
and gradually pour menstruum upon it 
until 16 fluidounces of percolate are ob- 
tained. — N. F. Appendix and U. S. P. 
1890. 

Tincture of Strophanthus. 
I. 

Strophanthus, No. 60 powd. av.oz. \Y\ 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the drug with 6^ fluidrams 
of a mixture of 13 volumes of alcohol 
and 7 of water, transfer this to a perco- 
lator, and without pressing the drug, 
allow it to stand, well covered, for 6 
hours; then pack it firmly and pour on 
enough of the same menstruum to sat- 
urate the drug and leave a stratum 
above it. When the liquid begins to 
drop from the percolator, close the low- 
er orifice, and, having closely covered 
the percolator, macerate for 48 hours. 
Then allow percolation to proceed slow- 
ly, pouring on enough menstruum to 
make 16 fluidounces of percolate. — U. 
S. P. 

This tincture heretofore has been of 
the strength of 5 per cent, but is now 
10 per. cent. Also in nearly all the 
other processes, such as that of the 1st 
N. F., the drug was first extracted with 
stronger ether to remove oil, then dried, 
and subsequently extracted with alcohol 
to prepare the tincture, the ethereal ex- 
tract being rejected. The extraction 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



505 



out the preliminary use of ether, has 
been found to be satisfactory and is also 
the process of the Brit. Pharm. 

The drug used is the ripe seed of 
Strophanthus Kombe, deprived of its 
long awn. 

II. 

Strophanthus seed, No. 30 
powder av.oz. y 2 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 20 

Mix alcohol and water in the propor- 
tion of 3 volumes of the former to 1 of 
the latter, pack the drug in a percolator, 
moisten it with 1 fluidram of the men- 
struum, set aside for 48 hours, pour on 
successive quantities of menstruum, al- 
lowing percolation to proceed slowly, 
until 10 fluidounces of percolate have 
been obtained, filter, and add enough 
menstruum to make 20 fluidounces. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

This preparation is only half the 
strength of the corresponding prepara- 
tion of the Brit. Pharm. 1885 (additions 
of 1890) and one-fourth of that of the 
U. S. P. 

III. 

Strophanthus seed av.oz. i]/ 2 

Water fl.oz. 3 J / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Contuse the drug, remove the fixed 
oil as much as possible by expression, 
then reduce to moderately fine powder, 
macerate this with the alcohol and water 
for 7 days, agitating occasionally, and 
filter (without previous expression). If 
the filtrate is turbid, refilter it through 
purified talcum. — Germ. Pharm. 

This preparation is of the same 
strength as the corresponding prepara- 
tion of the U. S. P. 

The strophanthus to be used are the 
seeds of Strophanthus hispidus and 
Kombe. 
IV. 

Strophanthus powder av.oz. Y\ 

Alcohol, stronger ether, 

each sufficient 

Extract the drug with the ether to 
remove fixed oil, then dry the drug, and 



extract with alcohol so as to obtain 15 
av.ounces of tincture. — Austr. Pharm. 

Tincture of Strychnine. (Magendie's 
Tincture of Strychnine.) 

This solution has been known by this 

title : 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Agitate occasionally until dissolved. 
Tinctura strychni of the Germ. 

Pharm. is tincture of nux vomica and 

should not be confounded with the 

above. 

Tincture of Strychnine, Compound. 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 16 

Acetic acid fl.dr. 4 

Compound tincture of carda- 

mom fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7V 2 

Dissolve the strychnine in the alcohol 
and acetic acid, add the remaining in- 
gredients, and filter. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Sulfur. (Spirit of Sul- 
fur.) 

I. 

The Homeopathic tincture is a solu- 
tion of sublimed sulfur in alcohol of the 
strength of 1 to 5000 (1 gm. to 5000 cc. 
or 1 gr. to 87^2 fl.dr. or approximately 
1 gr. to 11 fluidounces). 4x dilution is 
to be made by mixing equal volumes of 
this tincture and alcohol. 
II. 

Washed sulfur gr. 75 

Absolute alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Mix, macerate for 4 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter in a well-covered 
funnel. — H. 

Tincture of Sumbul. (Tincture of 
Musk Root.) 

I. 

Sumbul, No. 30 powder av.oz. i l / 2 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 14^ 

Mix alcohol and water in the propor- 
tion of 13 volumes of alcohol to 7 of 
water. Moisten the drug with 13 fluid- 
drams of this menstruum, macerate for 
24 hours, then pack firmly in a cylin- 
drical percolator, and gradually add 
menstruum until 14^2 fluidounces of the 
percolate are obtained, 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



II. The preparation of the Brit. 
Pharm. differs from the above only in 
being made with a mixture of 3 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 1 of water. 

III. 
Dry drug gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 l A 

Alcohol ..fl.oz. 1354 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

This corresponds to the U. S. P. 
preparation, but is made with a slightly 
more alcoholic menstruum. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 

dilutions are to be made with dispensing 

alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Sweet Sumach. (Tincture 

of Fragrant Sumach or Rhus 

Aromatica.) 

Fresh drug (leaves), con- 
taining solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 3.9) 

Distilled water fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol fl.oz. ii54 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This is a ix tincture. Dilutions: 2x 
is to be made from 1 volume of tincture, 
2 of distilled water, and 7 of alcohol; 
3x and higher are to be made with dis- 
pensing alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeo- 
pathic. 
Tincture of Tansy, Compound. 

Tansy, coarse powder av.oz. I 

Swamp milkweed, coarse 

powder av.oz. Yi 

Unicorn root, coarse powd. av.oz. % 
Prickly-ash berries, coarse 

powder av.oz. X A 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Macerate for 14 days, agitating occa- 
sionally, and filter. — Eclectic. 

Tincture of Thuja. (Tincture of 
Arbor Vitae.) 

Thuja, fresh tops av.oz. y/ 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the drug for 7 days with 16 
fluidounces of alcohol, pour off the 
liquid, and express the remainder. Treat 
the latter with fresh portions of alcohol, 



forcibly expressing each time, until the 
whole, when filtered, measures 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

Tincture of Tobacco. (Tincture of 
Tabacum.) 

Drug (the recently dried 
leaves. those imported 
from Havana being pre- 
ferred) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3% 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1314 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Tolu. (Tincture of Bal- 
sam of Tolu.) 

Tolu balsam av.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the balsam in 14^2 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol, shaking frequently 
until dissolved; then filter through pa- 
per and wash the filter with enough 
alcohol to make 16 fluidounces of fil- 
trate.— U. S. P. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is one-half the strength of the above. 
Tincture of Tolu, Concentrated. 

Same as Extract, Fluid, of Tolu, 
which see. 
Tincture of Tolu, Ethereal. 

Tolu balsam gr. 120 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Stronger ether fl.dr. 2 

Dissolve the balsam in the alcohol 
by agitation, filter the solution through 
a pledget of cotton placed in the neck 
of a funnel, add the ether to the fil- 
trate, and mix well. 

This is to be used for "tolu-coating" 
pills. See Pill Coating. 

Tincture of Tolu, Soluble. 

Tolu balsam gr. 720 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 75 

Glycerin fl.oz, 6 

Water, alcohol, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix 3 fluidounces of alcohol with 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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in the mixture with the aid of heat, 
avoiding loss by evaporation. Next add 
6 fluidounces of water, and allow the 
mixture to become cold. Pour off the 
milky liquid from the resinous precipi- 
tate (which latter is to be rejected), 
mix it with the magnesium carbonate, by 
trituration, and filter. Lastly, pass 
enough of a mixture of I volume of 
alcohol and 2 of water through the 
filter, to make the whole filtrate meas- 
ure 16 fluidounces. 

This preparation may be added to 
simple syrup or water without producing 
cloudiness. A mixture of 1 fluidounce 
of this preparation with 15 fluidounces 
of simple syrup yields- a product which 
may be used as syrup of tolu in all 
cases where the official preparation is 
not required. 

The above preparation is actually only 
about 10 times the strength of syrup 
of tolu. 

See also Extract, Fluid, of Tolu, Sol- 
uble. 

Tincture of Turmeric. (Tincture of 
Curcuma.) 

This is recognized by the U. S. P. 
only as a test preparation, the formula 
being as follows: 

Digest any convenient quantity of 
ground tuirneric root repeatedly with 
small quantities of water and throw the 
liquids away. Then digest the dried 
residue for several days with 6 times 
its weight of alcohol, and filter. 

The Brit. Pharm. directs the tincture 
to be made in the proportian of 1 gm. 
of bruised drug to 6 cc. of alcohol by 
maceration. 

For ordinary use, the tincture may 
be prepared by extracting 3 av.ounces 
of powdered drug with enough alcohol 
to make 16 fluidounces. 
Tincture of Turpentine Oil. 

Oil of turpentine av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8..fl.dr. 5 

—Homeopathic. 
This makes a ix tincture, from which 

dilutions are to be made with alcohol. 

See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 



Tincture of Valerian. 

I. 

Valerian, No. 60 powder. ..av.oz. 2>Va 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of black cohosh, 
using as a menstruum a mixture of 3 
volumes of alcohol to I of water. — 
U. S. P. 

II. 

Valerian, cut moderately 

fine av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

III. 
Valerian, No. 40 powder. . .av.oz. 2 
Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 9 volumes of the former to 
5 of the latter, macerate the drug with 
12 fluidounces of this menstruum for 48 
hours, agitating occasionally, then trans- 
fer to a percolator, and when the liquid 
ceases to pass add 4 fluidounces more 
of the mixed alcohol and water. When 
this has passed, subject the contents of 
the percolator to pressure, filter the 
combined liquids, and add enough of 
the same mixture of alcohol and water 
to make 16 fluidounces of product. — 
Brit. Form. 

IV. 
Drug (the root, recently 
dried) gr. 730 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8..fl.dr. 5 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture and is one- 
half the strength of the U. S. P. prep- 
aration. Dilutions: 2x is to be made 
from 1 volume of tincture, 4 of dis- 
tilled water, and 5 of alcohol; 3x and 
higher are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Tincture of Valerian, Ammoniated. 
(Compound or Volatile Tincture 
of Valerian.) 

I. 

Valerian, No. 60 powder, .av.oz. 3*4 
Aromatic spirit of ammonia, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of black cohosh, 

using aromatic spirit of ammonia as a 

menstruum. — U. S. P. 

II. 

Valerian, No. 40 powder. . .av.oz. z x A 

Oil of nutmeg m. 25 

Oil of lemon m. 15 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 13 

Water fl.oz. sYa 

Alcohol fl.oz. g]4 

Mix all together, macerate for 7 days, 
agitating occasionally, strain with ex- 
pression, and filter in a well-covered 
funnel.— Brit. Pharm. 

Tincture of Valerian, Ethereal. 

Valerian, cut moderately ■ 

fine av.oz. 3 

Stronger ether fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression ,and 
filter in a well-covered funnel. — Germ. 
Pharm. 
See also Tinctures, Ethereal. 

Tincture of Vanilla. (Extract or Es- 
sence of Vanilla.) 

Vanilla, cut into small pieces 

and bruised av.oz. 5 

Sugar, coarse powder av.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 48 

Mix the alcohol and water in the pro- 
portion of 13 volumes of the former to 
7 of the latter. Macerate the vanilla 
in 24 fluidounces of this mixture for 12 
hours, then drain off the liquid, trans- 
fer the vanilla to a mortar, beat it with 
the sugar to a uniform powder, pack the 
latter into a percolator, and pour on 
the liquid which was drained off. When 
this has disappeared from the surface 
of the powder, gradually pour on more 
of the menstruum until 48 fluidounces 
of percolate are obtained. — N. F. 

Instead of cutting and bruising the 



vanilla, it may be more conveniently re- 
duced by means of a food chopper. 

Other formulas for this tincture as 
well as for other flavoring extracts may 
be found in the Standard Manual of 
Beverages. 

Tincture of Vanillin, Compound. 

(Compound Essence of Vanillin.) 

Vanillin gr. 45 

Cumarin gr. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Comp. tincture of cudbear, .fl.dr. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the vanillin and cumarin in 
the alcohol, add the glycerin, syrup, and 
tincture, and lastly, enough water to 
make 16 fluidounces. 

Tincture of Veratrum. (Tincture of 
Veratrum Album.) 

Veratrum album, cut mod- 
erately fine av.oz. 1 1 / 2 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

In this country the tincture of the 

closely allied drug, veratrum viride, is 

used; see Tincture of Veratrum Viride. 

Tincture of Veratrum Viride. (Tinc- 
ture of American or Green Hella- 
bore — Tincture of Veratri Viridis. 



Veratrum viride, No. 60 
powder av.oz. 1^ 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like tincture of cantharides. — 
U. S. P. 

This preparation is only one-fourth 
as strong as the corresponding prepara- 
tion of the U. S. P. 1890. 

II. Dr. Norwood's formula for this 
tincture is said to have been as fol- 
lows : 
Veratrum viride, dried. .. .av.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. i*/ 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14^2 

Mix, macerate for 14 days, express, 
and filter. 



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III. 

Veratrum viride, fresh root x 
gathered soon after decay 
of leaves in autumn, and 

sliced transversely av.oz. 8 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 14 days, agitating 
occasionally, express, and filter. — Ec- 
lectic. 
IV. 
Veratrum viride, No. 40 

powder av.oz. 3%. 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation. — 
Brit. Form. 
V. 
Fresh drug (root), contain- 
ing solids gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 3.9) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12^4 

— Homeopathic. 
This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This is a ix tincture, from which di- 
lutions are to be made with dispensing 
alcohol. See Dilutions, Homeopathic. 
Tincture of Viburnum, Compound. 
(Compound. Tincture of Cramp 
Bark or High Cranberry — Vi- 
burnum Compound.) 
I. 

Cramp bark gr. 240 

Wild yam gr. 240 

Scullcap gr. 72 

Clove gr. 360 

Cinnamon gr. 480 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs to a moderately 
coarse (No. 40) powder. Mix the glyc- 
erin with 12 fluidounces of alcohol arid 
moisten the powder with 2.y 2 fluidounces 
of this mixture, and macerate for 48 
hours in a percolator. Then percolate 
with the remainder of this menstruum, 
followed by a mixture of 5 volumes of 
alcohol and 1 of water, until 16 fluid- 
ounces of tincture are obtained. — N. F. 
II. Cine. Acad. Pharm. uses this 
formula : 

Fluid ext. of cramp bark fl.oz. 2^ 

Fluid ext. of scullcap fl.dr. 6^2 

Fluid extract of wild yam... fl.dr. 6^2 
Fluid extract of beth root . . . fl.dr, 6 l / 2 



Fluid extract of aletris (star 

grass -or unicorn root) fl.dr. 6y 2 

Mix, allow to stand a few days, and 
filter. 

Each fluidram represents about 10 gr. 
of cramp bark and 3 gr. each of scull- 
cap, wild yam, beth root and star grass. 
The first formula is the preferable 
one. 
III. 

Cramp bark av.oz. J / 2 

Lobelia seed av.oz. % 

Skunk cabbage seed av.oz. y, 

Stramonium seed gr. 55 

Capsicum gr. 55 

Blood-root gr. 55 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs to moderately fine 
powder and extract by maceration or 
percolation. — Eclectic. 

If skunk cabbage seed is not avail- 
able, the root maybe substituted for it. 
This preparation is used in asthma 
and hysteria. A similar Eclectic prep- 
aration used for the same purposes, be- 
ing also suitable for females during 
gestation, is the following: 

Cramp bark av.oz. y 2 

Scullcap av.oz. y 

Skunk cabbage av.oz. y, 

Clove gr. 55 

Capsicum gr. 30 

Good sherry or native wine. fl.oz. 16 
The drugs are to be used in coarse 
powder and may be extracted by mac- 
eration. 

Tincture, Volatile. 

Thomsonian (from the Materia Med- 
ica) : 
To 1 quart of cherry spirits add 2 
ounces of capsicum, when settled pour 
off, and add a few drops of oil of 
pennyroyal. 

The cherry spirits is brandy in which 
cherry-stone kernels have been mac- 
erated. 

Tincture of Wahoo. (Tincture of 
Euonymus.) 

Wahoo bark, powder av.oz. $y 

Alcohol sufficient 

Extract the drug by percolation so as 

to obtain 16 fluidounces of product, — 

Brit. Form. 






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Tincture, Warburg's. 

See Tincture, Antiperiodic. 
Tincture of Water-Pepper. 

See Tincture of Smart Weed. 
Tincture of Wild Cherry. (Tincture 
of Virginian Prune.) 
Wild cherry, No. 20 powd.av.oz. 3^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 

Mix the drug with the water, set 
aside in a closed vessel for 24 hours, 
then add the alcohol, macerate for 6 
days more, agitating occasionally, strain 
with expression, and filter. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Tincture of Wild Indigo. (Tincture 
of Baptisia.) 

Fresh drug (root bark) gr. 730 

(plant moisture, av.oz. 3.9) 

Distilled water fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol fl.oz. nJ4 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. It makes a ix tincture. See 
Tinctures, Homeopathic, for method of 
preparation. 

Dilutions: 2x is to be made from 1 
volume of tincture, 2 of distilled water, 
and 7 of alcohol; 3x and higher are 
made with dispensing alcohol. See Di- 
lutions, Homeopathic. 

Tincture of Witch-Hazel. (Tincture 
of Hamamelis.) 

Hamamelis bark, No. 20 
powder gr. 730 

Diluted alcohol, to make... fl.oz. 16 
Extract the drug by percolation. — 
Brit. Form. 

Tincture of Wormseed. (Tincture of 
Cina — Tincture of German or Le- 
vant Wormseed — Tincture of 
Santonica.) 

Dry drug gr. 730 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

— Homeopathic. 

This is intended to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. See Tinctures, Homeopathic, 
for method of preparation. 

This makes a ix tincture, from which 
dilutions are made by addition of dis- 
pensing alcohol. See Dilutions. Homeo- 
pathic. 



Tincture of Wormwood. (Tinctuie 
of Absinthium.) 

I. 
Wormwood, cut moderately 

fine av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

II. 
Wormwood, coarse powder.av.oz. 1^2 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol .fl.oz. I2.y 2 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, express, and filter. — Swed., 

Norw., and Dan. Pharms. 

Tincture of Wormwood, Compound. 

Blessed thistle gr. 130 

Galangal gr. 130 

Orange berries gr. 130 

Wormwood gr. 520 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12^ 

Reduce the drugs to coarse powder, 
mix with the alcohol and water, mac- 
erate for 7 days, agitating occasionally, 
express, and filter. — Swed. Pharm. 

This is akin to the tinctura amara 
of the Norw. and Dan. Pharms. See 
Tincture, Bitter, No. IV. 

Tincture of Zedoary, Bitter. (Com- 
pound Tincture of Zedoary.) 

Zedoary root av.oz. 4 

Aloes av.oz. 2 

Rhubarb av.oz. 1 

Gentian av.oz. 1 

White agaric av.oz. 1 

Saffron av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 15 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 14J/2 

Reduce the solids to a - moderately 
coarse (No. 40) powder, moisten this 
with a sufficient quantity of a mixture 
of 2 volumes of alcohol and 1 of water, 
and percolate it in the usual manner, 
with this menstruum, until II fluid- 
ounces of percolate are obtained. Add 
to this the glycerin and set it aside. 
Then continue the percolation, until the 
drugs are practically exhausted, evap- 
orate the new percolate to V/z fluid- 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, 



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ounces, and add it to the reserved por- 
tion. 

Each fluidram represents 15 gr. of 
zedoary, about 7 gr. of aloes, and about 
3H gr. each of the other drugs. — N. F. 

The above preparation is not identi- 
cal with the Tincture of Zedoary, Com- 
pound (which see), which was formerly 
official in some continental pharmaco- 
peias. 

Tincture of Zedoary, Comp. (Carmin- 
ative Tincture — Wedell's Tinc- 
ture or Drops.) 

This preparation, formerly official in 
some continental pharmacopeias, is as 
follows : 

Zedoary, coarse powder gr. 580 

Calamus, coarse powder gr. 290 

Galanga, coarse powder gr. 290 

Roman chamomile, cut gr. 145 

Anise, bruised gr. no 

Clove, bruised gr. no 

Mace, cut gr. 75 

Bitter orange peel, coarse 

powder gr. 40 

Spirit of hydrochloric ether.fl.oz. 2 

Peppermint water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. g]/ 2 

Macerate the drugs with the mixed 
alcohol and water for 8 days, agitating 
occasionally, express, add the spirit to 
the colature, allow to stand for several 
days, and filter. — D. 

Tisanes. 

These are weak aqueous preparations, 
used by the French, which are made 
from drugs by maceration, infusion, di- 
gestion or decoction. 
Tonics. 

Under this name are grouped a num- 
ber of miscellaneous preparations which 
have been favorite formulas of well- 
known physicians. 

Tonic, Acid Iron, Cotton's. 

Ferrous sulfate, pure gr. 360 

Nitrohydrochloric acid. .. .fl.oz. 2 
Mix and let stand for 24 hours. 
The dose is 10 to 12 drops in 3 or 4 
fluidounces of water. 

Tonic, Hammond's. 

This is the usually accepted formula: 



Strychnine sulfate gr. Yi 

Iron phosphate, scale gr. 60 

Quinine sulfate gr. 60 

Diluted phosphoric acid. .. .fl.oz. 2 
Syrup of ginger, to make. . .fl.oz. 2 
The strychnine sulfate and iron phos- 
phate should first be dissolved in a 
small amount of warm distilled water. 

Tonic, Hensel's. (Hensel's Tonicum 
— Essentia Tonica Henseli — Tinc- 
tura Tonico-Nervina Henseli — 
Tinctura Ferri Acetica Formicica 
or Acetico-Formicati.) 

Marble dust gr. 150 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, crys- 
tal gr. 105 

Solution of iron tersulfate, 

U. S. P m. 400 

Acetic acid, glacial, .fl.oz. 3..m. 45 
Formic acid, sp. gr. 1.20. . .fl.dr. 4 

Acetic ether fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6^ 

Dissolve the marble dust in the formic 
acid diluted with 2>Va fluidounces of the 
water. Dissolve the ferrous sulfate in 
the acetic acid mixed with the remain- 
der of the water and add the solution 
of iron tersulfate. Mix the two solu- 
tions, add the alcohol, filter off the pre- 
cipitated calcium sulfate, after the latter 
has subsided considerably, and then add 
the acetic ether. 

Some other strength of formic acid 
may be used, if it be on hand, provided 
more or less of it be employed and 
correspondingly' less or more water. 

If the preparation can be allowed to 
stand for 2 or 3 months before using, 
no acetic ether need be added, as it will 
form by interaction of the alcohol and 
acetic acid. 

The above is the older formula (re- 
duced from all parts by weight) ; a later 
and slightly different formula is the fol- 
lowing from the Badische Ergaenzungs 
Taxe (in D.) : 

Calcium carbonate gr. 300 

Ferrous sulfate, pure, crys- 

tal _ gr. 105 

Solution of iron tersulfate, 

U. S. P m. 400 

Acetic acid, 36 per cent 

fl.oz. 2.. fl.dr. 6y 4 

Formic acid, sp. gr. 1.06 (25 



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STAN DAKD FORM ULARY OF 



p. c. of absolute acid) 

fl.oz. 2. .m. 15 

Acetic ether fl.dr. V/2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Distilled water fl.oz. zVa 

Mix all like the preceding, set aside 
in a stoppered bottle for 8 days in a 
cool place, and filter. 

Stronger acetic and formic acids may 
be used, if desired, provided corre- 
spondingly less be employed and more 
of water. 

Tonic, Red, Wood's. 

Nitrohydrochloric acid fl.dr. 2 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1 

Syrup of ginger fl.oz. iy 2 

Comp. tincture of gentian. . .fl.oz. 2 
Compound tincture of carda- 
mom, to make - fl.oz. 6 

The strychnine sulfate should be dis- 
solved in the acid or in a small amount 
of hot distilled water. 
Transfusion Fluids. 

I. Billroth's : 

Sodium phosphate gr. 3 

Sodium carbonate gr. 20 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 20 

Sodium chlorid gr. 60 

Alcohol m. 160 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 20 

II. Little's : 

Sodium phosphate gr. 3 

Potassium chlorid gr. 6 

Sodium carbonate gr. 40 

Sodium chlorid gr. 60 

Distilled water, to make. ..fl.oz. 20 

III. Weber's: 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 6 

Calcium chlorid gr. 6 

Potassium chlorid „ gr. 6 

Sodium chlorid gr. 480 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 8 
For use, dilute 1 fluidounce of this 

solution with water at 50 deg. C, so as 

to make 16 fluidounces. 

Triturations. 

The U. S. P. gives a general process 
for making a class of preparations 
known as triturations, as follows : 

Weigh 1 part of the substance and 9 
parts of sugar of milk in moderately 
fine powder, separately. Place the sub- 
stance, previously reduced if necessary 



to a moderately fine powder, in a 
mortar; add about an equal measure 
of sugar of milk, mix well 
by means of a spatula, and tritu- 
rate the powders thoroughly together. 
Then add fresh portions of sugar of 
milk, from time to time, until the whole 
is added, and continue the trituration 
until the substance is intimately mixed 
with all the sugar and the whole is re- 
duced to fine powder. 

These preparations are intended to be 
dilutions in powder form of potent me- 
dicinal substances. 

For the triturations of homeopathy, 
see Triturations, Homeopathic. 
Trituration of Calcium Sulfid. 

Calcium sulfid part 1 

Milk sugar parts 99 

Mix thoroughly by trituration. — Eclec- 
tic. 

This makes the first centesimal tritu- 
ration. 

The first decimal trituration may be 
made by mixing 1 part of calcium sulfid 
with 9 parts of milk sugar. 
Trituration of (Wood) Charcoal. 

Wood charcoal part 1 

Milk sugar parts 99 

Mix thoroughly by trituration. — Ec- 
lectic. 

This makes the first centesimal tritu- 
ration. The first decimal trituration 
may be made by mixing one part of 
wood charcoal with 9 of milk sugar. 
Trituration of Croton Oil. 

Croton oil part I 

Sugar of milk, powder parts 49 

Ether parts 10 

Dissolve the oil in the ether, mix this 
with about one-third of the sugar and 
triturate until the ether has evaporated ; 
then add the remainder of the sugar in 
divided portions, triturating thoroughly 
after each addition. — Eclectic. 
Trituration of Elaterin. 

Elaterin gr. 10 

Sugar of milk, moderately 

fine powder gr. 90 

Mix according to directions given un- 
der Triturations, which see. — U. S. P. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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Triturations, Homeopathic. 

Triturations of homeopathic phar- 
macy are made by triturating solid sub- 
stances with milk sugar, preferably in- 
soluble solid substances, and reserving 
soluble substances for making dilutions 
(see Dilutions, Homeopathic). 

To make the first decimal trituration, 
rub together i part by weight of drug 
with 9 parts by weight of finely pow- 
dered milk sugar, and triturate until 
the largest drug particles do not exceed 
i/ioo of an inch in diameter. This rule 
is inapplicable to moist and soluble sub- 
stances, and relates chiefly to those 
which are hard and practically insoluble, 
such as metals and minerals. It will 
be found difficult to reach the desired 
reduction in any specified time, and 
therefore the old one-hour time limit is 
not to be depended upon, some sub- 
stances being reducible in less time, while 
most of the metals require more time. 

The trituration obtained is the first 
decimal trituration, which is designated 
as ix. 

The second decimal (2x) trituration 
is made by triturating I part by weight 
of the first decimal trituration with 9 
parts of finely powdered milk sugar un- 
til the largest drug particles do not ex- 
ceed 1/2000 of an inch in diameter. 

The third decimal (3x) trituration is 
made from the second by rubbing with 
9 times its weight of milk sugar until 
the largest drug particles measure not 
to exceed 1/4000 inch in diameter. 

Higher triturations are made from the 
next weaker trituration by incorporating 
with it 9 times its weight of milk sugar. 

Hahnemann's original method of ma- 
king triturations was as follows : Take 
100 grains of fine milk sugar and divide 
it into three equal parts. Then add 1 
grain of the drug to one of the three 
parts of milk sugar in a mortar, mix 
well with a spatula, then rub for 6 
minutes with a moderate degree of 
force. The trituration is then to be 
scraped together during 4 minutes. An- 



other third of milk sugar is then added 
and treated exactly like the first third ; 
then the last third is added and treated 
in exactly the same manner. This pro- 
duces the first centesimal (1 or ic) trit- 
uration. The second (2 or 2c) is made 
from the first by trituration of the first 
with 100 times its weight of milk sugar, 
and so on for the third and succeeding 
triturations. 

The centesimal trituration is no long- 
er recognized by the standard homeo- 
pathic work, the Pharmacopeia of the 
American Institute of Homeopathy. 

Tincture triturations are a class of 
preparations different from the prece- 
ding triturations in that they are made 
from the strong tinctures, and conse- 
quently contain the soluble constituents 
only of the drug, and should be dis- 
tinguished from triturations made from 
the entire drug substance. 

In making, add 10 cc. of the strong 
tincture to 10 gm. of milk -sugar (or 
90 minims to 85 grains), mix carefully 
in a mortar with pestle and spatula, and 
cover with a paper until the powder is 
very nearly dry; then triturate gently 
until quite dry, and preserve in glass or 
porcelain jars tightly closed, in a cool, 
dry place. 

Succeeding triturations are to be made 
by adding to each part of the next low- 
er trituration 9 parts of milk sugar, and 
triturating thoroughly. 

These tincture triturations are akin to 
medicated powders. See Medications, 
Homeopathic. 

Trituration of Iron (Ferrous) Car- 
bonate. 

A mixture of equal weights of sac- 
charated iron carbonate, U. S. P., and 
milk sugar makes the Homeopathic ix 
trituration. See Triturations, Homeo- 
pathic. 

Trituration of Podophyllin. 

Podophyllin part 1 

Milk sugar parts 99 

Mix thoroughly by trituration. — Ec- 
lectic. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



This forms the first centesimal tritu- 
ration. The first decimal trituration 
may be made by mixing i part of podo- 
phyllin with 9 parts of milk sugar. 
Trituration of Santonin and Podo- 
phyllin. 

Santonin gr- 5 

Podophyllin gr. 1 

White or milk sugar gr. 60 

Mix thoroughly by trituration and di- 
vide into 10 powders.— Eclectic. 

This is an excellent remedy against 
intestinal worms. The dose is one pow- 
der night and morning. 
Trituration of Sepia. 

Sepia is used in Homeopathic ix and 
higher triturations. See Triturations, 
Homeopathic. The lower triturations 
require much time and labor in their 
preparation, as sepia is difficult to re- 
duce. 

Sepia is a brownish-black substance 
which is the dried inky secretion of the 
cuttle fish. As it appears commercially, 
it consists of a brittle solid mass, almost 
tasteless, and having a faint smell of 
sea fish. It breaks with a conchoidal, 
shining fracture. The article prepared 
for artists is unfit for medicinal use. 
Triturations, Tincture. 

See under Triturations, Homeopathic. 
Troches. (Lozenges — Tablets— Pas- 
tilles— Zeltchen— Trochisci.) 
A number of troches are recognized 
by the U. S. P. These consist, as a rule, 
of medicinal solid substances mixed with 
tragacanth or acacia and then made into 
a mass with some water or syrup, or 
else they are directly made into a mass 
by the addition of mucilage, the mass 
then being rolled out into sheets, and 
cut into lozenges by means of a suitable 
punch. After being cut, the lozenges 
should be put into a warm place to dry. 
The sugar used for making troches 
should be of the very fine kind known 
as "confectioners' sugar." 

The Brit. Pharm. recognizes four 
kinds of vehicles for troches, known re- 
spectively as "fruit vehicle," "rose ve- 



hicle," "simple vehicle" and "tolu ve- 
hicle," and for preparing the troches, 
the following general directions are 
given : 

Troches with Fruit Vehicle. — Take 
100 times the quantity of drug ordered 
for one troche and mix it intimately 
with 3 av.ounces and 90 grains of finely 
powdered sugar and 60 grains of pow- 
dered acacia. Make the mixture into a 
suitable mass with 2 fluidrams of mu- 
cilage of acacia and 175 grains of black- 
currant paste previously softened with 
boiling distilled water, adding any addi- 
tional water that may be necessary to 
make the mass. Divide the latter into 
100 equal troches, and dry them in a 
hot-air chamber or other warm place 
at a moderate temperature. 

The mass may be rolled out like a 
dough and cut with a punch. 

The currant paste may be the article 
of commerce or it may be prepared ac- 
cording to the directions given under 
Paste, Currant, which see. 

Troches with Rose Vehicle. — Take 10a 
times the quantity of drug ordered for 
one troche and mix it intimately with 
S T A av.ounces of finely powdered sugar 
and 60 grains of powdered acacia. Make 
the mixture into a suitable mass with 
1 fluidram of mucilage of acacia and 
sufficient rose water, and divide into 
100 troches in the usual manner. Dry 
them in a hot-air chamber or other 
warm place at a moderate temperature. 

Troches with Simple Vehicle. — These 
differ from the preceding only in the 
use of 2 instead of 1 fluidram of mu- 
cilage and of distilled water instead of 
water. 

Troches with Tolu Vehicle. — Take 
100 times the quantity of drug ordered 
for one troche, dissolve what alkaloidal 
salts may be ordered in 35 minims of 
distilled water, and mix the solution in- 
timately with 3 av.ounces and 175 grains 
of finely powdered sugar and 60 grains 
of powdered acacia. Thoroughly in- 
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drugs ordered for the troches, and 35 
minims of tincture of tolu. Make into 
a suitable mass with 2 fluidrams of mu- 
cilage of acacia and sufficient distilled 
wat»?r, and divide into 100 equal troches. 
Dry in a hot-air chamber or other warm 
place at a moderate temperature. 

The Germ. Pharm. states that the 
troches (pastilles) are to be made by 
compression or by massing with a suit- 
able excipient, and forming into troches. 
The 2nd Germ. Pharm. was more defi- 
nite, stating that the medicinal sub- 
stances should be mixed with sugar, 
made into a plastic mass with diluted 
alcohol and divided into troches which 
should weigh 15 grains. 

The Germ. Pharm. directs that choco- 
late troches are to be prepared from the 
drug, cocoa and sugar. The whole is 
to be melted at a gentle heat and al- 
lowed to cool partially when it is to be 
divided into troches weighing 15 grains 
each, unless otherwise specified. The 
older Germ. Pharm. stated that equal 
parts of cocoa and sugar are to be used. 

In making sugar troches, confectioners 
have other ways of preparing them be- 
sides those given above. It is probable 
that they use little or no acacia or trag- 
acanth but rely mainly on syrupy glu- 
cose as a binding agent. 

For another form of troches, see Pas- 
tilles, Glyco-Gelatin, which are prepared 
from gelatin and glycerin. 

The pastilles of the former Germ. 
Pharm. were different from the troches. 
They are directed to be prepared by 
mixing the ingredients in powder form, 
binding these with excipients and form- 
ing into pastilles. Water is to be used 
as an excipient for mixtures containing 
sugar, acacia or tragacanth, and alcohol 
for effervescent mixtures. Each pastille 
is to weigh 15 grains unless otherwise 
directed. 

Troches of Ammonium Chlorid. 

Ammonium chlorid, fine pow- 
der gr. 150 

Extract of licorice, fine pow- 

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der gr. 300 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 30 

Sugar, fine powder gr. 600 

Syrup of tolu, to make a mass 

Triturate the powders together until 
they are thoroughly mixed, add the 
syrup, make a mass, and divide into 100 
troches.— U. S. P. 

Troches, Benzoic Acid. 

Each troche is to contain Yz grain of 
benzoic acid, which is to be massed with 
the fruit vehicle. See under heading 
Troches for method of preparation. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

Troches, Bismuth, Compound. 

Each troche is to contain 

Bismuth subcarbonate gr. 2 

Magnesium carbonate, heavy.. gr. 2 
Calcium carbonate, precipita- 
ted gr. 4 

These substances are to be massed 
with the "rose vehicle." See under 
heading Troches for method of prepara- 
tion. — Brit. Pharm. 

Troches of Capsicum. 

Each troche is to contain 

Capsicum gr. 1 

Sugar gr. 12 

Mucilage of tragacanth, to 

make .^ a mass 

— Eclectic. 
Troches of Capsicum and Lobelia. 

Each troche is to contain 

Capsicum gr. 1 

Oil of lobelia m. 1/10 

Sugar gr. 12 

Mucilage of tragacanth, to 

make a mass 

— Eclectic. 
Troches, Carbolic Acid. (Phenol 
Troches.) 

Each troche is to contain 1 grain of 
carbolic acid, which is to be massed 
with the "tolu vehicle." See under head- 
ing Troches for method of preparation. 
— Brit. Pharm. 

Troches of Catchu. 

These have been replaced in the U. S. 
P. by troches of gambir. 

The troches of the Brit. Pharm. are 
made to contain each 1 gr. of catechu, 
which is to be massed with the "simple 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



vehicle." See under heading Troches 
for method of preparation. 

Troches of Charcoal. 

Wood charcoal oz. x /z 

Tragacanth dr. y 2 

Sugar oz. 6 

Vanillin gr. 3 

Water, q. s. 

Triturate the vanillin with 2 ounces of 
sugar, add the remainder of the ingre- 
dients and make 50 troches in the usual 
way. — N. F. 

Troches of Croton Oil. (Trochisci 
Crotonis.) 

Croton oil m. 5 

Starch gr. 20 

Sugar gr. 6o 

Chocolate gr. 120 

Water sufficient 

Make into 30 troches. — Eclectic. 

Troches of Cubeb. 

I. 

Oleoresin of cubeb gr. 3° 

Oil of sassafras gr. 15 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 185 

Ext. of licorice, fine powder.gr. 385 

Syrup of tolu, to make a mass 

Rub the two powders together until 
well mixed, then add the oleoresin and 
oil, and incorporate them thoroughly; 
lastly, add the syrup, make a mass, and 
divide it into 100 troches. — U. S. P. 

II. This is an example of the troches 
of the London Throat Hospital: 

Cubeb, fine powder gr. 60 

Extract of licorice gr. 350 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 20 

Sugar, fine powder gr. 60 

Black-currant paste. 

Water, each sufficient 

Divide into 100 troches. 

Troches, Eucalyptus Gum. (Red Gum 
Troches.) 

Each troche is to contain 1 grain of 
eucalyptus gum, which is to be massed 
with the "fruit vehicle.''— Brit. Pharm. 

See under heading Troches for meth- 
od of preparation. 

The eucalyptus gum is the so-called 
"red gum" from the bark of Eucalptus 
rostrata and some other species of Eu- 
calyptus, and is imported from Aus- 
tralia. 



Troches of Gambir. (To Replace 
Troches of Catechu, U. S. P. 
1890.) 

Gambir, fine powder gr. 90 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 30 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 2% 

Stronger orange flower wa- 
ter, to make a mass 

Rub the powders together until well 
mixed, then add the orange flower wa- 
ter enough to form a mass, which is to 
be divided into 100 troches. — N. F. 
Troches of Ginger. 

Tincture of ginger m. 325 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 60 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 4 l / 2 

Syrup of ginger, to make... a mass 
Mix the tincture with the sugar, ex- 
pose the mixture to the air until dry, 
then add the tragacanth, mix well, add 
the syrup, and divide the mass into 100 
troches. 



Troches, Guaica Resin. 

Each troche is to contain 3 grains of 
guaiac resin, which is to be massed with 
the "fruit vehicle." — Brit. Pharm. 

See under heading Troches for meth- 
od of preparation. 

Troches of Ipecac. 

I. 

Ipecac, No. 60 powder gr. 30 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 30 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 2*4 

Syrup of orange, to make... a mass 
Rub the powders together until well 

mixed, add the syrup, and divide the 

mass into 100 troches. 



II. The Brit. Pharm. troche contains 
%■ grain of powdered ipecac, which is 
to be massed with the "fruit vehicle." 
See under heading Troches for method 
of preparation. 
III. 

Ipecac, fine powder gr. 15 

Elecampane, fine powder, .av.oz. z /i 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 2^ 

Oil of anise m. 8 

Mucilage of tragacanth, to 
form a mass 

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Divide into troches weighing 10 or 12 
grains each. 

Troches, Ipecac and Morphine. 

See Troches, Morphine and Ipecac. 

Troches of Iron. 

Iron (ferric) hydrate, dried 
at a temperature not ex- 
ceeding 80 deg. C gr. 450 

Vanilla, cut into slices gr. 15 

-s Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 3^ 

Mucilage of tragacanth, to 
make a mass 

Triturate the vanilla, first, with a por- 
tion of the sugar to a uniform powder, 
and afterwards with the ferric hydrate 
and the remainder of the sugar, until 
well mixed. Then add the mucilage, and 
_divide the mass into 100 troches. 

See also Troches, Iron, Reduced. 
Troches, Iron, Reduced. 

The . Brit. Pharm. troche contains 1 
grain of reduced iron, which is to be 
massed with the "simple vehicle." See 
under heading Troches for method of 
preparation. 

See also Troches of Iron for another 
kind of iron troche. 

Troches of Licorice, Compound. 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 30 

Morphine hydrochlorid ....gr. 2 

Acacia gr. 140 

Sugar gr. 140 

Extract of licorice. gr. 140 

Oil of sassafras m. 10 

Oil of stiliingia m. 7 

Tincture of tolu fl.dr. 1 

Water sufficient 

Reduce all the solids to very fine 
powder, add the oils and tincture, mix 
well, add enough water to make a mass, 
and divide into 60 troches. — Eclectic. 

Troches of Licorice and Opium. 

Extract of licorice, fine pow- 
der gr. 225 

Opium, powdered gr. 7^ 

Acacia, fine powder gr. 180 

Sugar, fine powder gr. 300 

Oil of anise m. 3 

(about drops 4) 

Water, to make a mass 

Triturate the powders together inti- 



mately until well mixed, then incor 
porate the oil, add the water, and divide 
the mass into 100 troches. 

See also Troches, Opium, which are 
similar to the above. 

Troches of Magnesia. 

I. 

Magnesia, light gr. 300 

Nutmeg, fine powder gr. 15 

Sugar, fine powder gr. 900 

Mucilage of tragacanth sufficient 

Rub the magnesia and the powders 
together until they are thoroughly 
mixed; then with mucilage form a mass, 
to be divided into 100 troches. 



II. 

Magnesia gr, 120 

Sugar, powder gr. 640 

Ginger, powder gr. 5 J / 2 

Mucilage of tragacanth sufficient 

Divide into troches weighing 8 or 10 
grains each. — Eclectic. 

Troches, Morphine. 

The Brit. Pharm. troche contains 1/36 
grain of morphine hydrochlorid, which 
is to be massed with the "tolu vehicle." 
See under heading Troches for method 
of preparation. 

Troches of Morphine and Ipecac. 

I. 

Morphine sulfate gr. 2Y2 

Ipecac, No. 60 powder gr. 8 

Oil of wintergreen m. 3 

(about drops 4) 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 2^4 

Mucilage of tragacanth, to 
make a mass 

Rub the powders together until they 
are thoroughly mixed, incorporate the 
oil, add the mucilage, and divide the 
mass into 100 troches. 



II. 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 1/36 

Ipecac, fine powder gr. 1/12 

Mass with "tolu vehicle." See under 
heading Troches for method of prep- 
aration. — Brit. Pharm. 



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Troches, Opium. 

Extract of opium gr. io 

Tincture of tolu m. 30 

Acacia, powder gr. 120 

Extract of licorice gr. 365 

Sugar, fine powder. .av.oz. 2..gr. 100 

Distilled water sufficient 

Add the extract of opium, first soft- 
ened by means of a small amount of 
water, and the tincture of tolu, to the 
extract of licorice, which has been heat- 
ed on a water bath. When the mixture 
is reduced to a proper consistence, re- 
move it to a slab, add the sugar and 
acacia, previously rubbed together, mix 
the whole thoroughly, and make a mass 
with distilled water. Divide this into 
100 troches and dry these in a hot-air 
chamber or other warm place at a mod- 
erate temperature.— Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

See Troches of Licorice and Opium, 
which are similar to the above. 

Troches of Peppermint. 

Oil of peppermint m. 15 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 2^/4 

Mucilage of tragacanth, to 

form a mass 

Rub the oil and sugar together until 
well mixed, add the mucilage, and di- 
vide the mass into 100 troches.— N. F. 



Troches of Phenolphthalein. 

Phenolphthalein gr. 50 

Acacia gr. 80 

Sugar oz. \ l / 2 

Vanillin gr. 3 

Carmine gr. 1 

Water, q. s. 

Triturate the carmine and vanillin 
with a quarter of the sugar, then add 
the other ingredients and make 50 
troches in the usual way. — N. F. 

Troches of Potassium Chlorate. 
I. 

Potassium chlorate, fine 

powder gr. 225 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 45 

Sugar, fine powder gr. 450 

Water, to make a mass 

Mix the sugar with the tragacanth by 
trituration in a mortar, then transfer j Pharm. 



the mixture to a sheet of paper, and by 
means of a bone or horn spatula mix it 
with the potassium chlorate, being care- 
ful, by avoiding trituration or pressure, 
to prevent the mixture from igniting or 
exploding. Lastly add the water, and 
divide the mass into 100 troches. — U. 
S. P. 

These are one-half the size and 
strength of the troches of the U. S. P. 
1890. 

Troches of Quinine Tannate. 

These troches contain 1 grain of qui- 
nine tannate each. 



Troches, Red Gum. 

See Troches, Eucalyptus Gum. 

Troches of Rhatany. (Troches of 
Krameria.) 

I. 

Extract of rhatany gr. 90 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 30 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 2^4 

Stronger orange flower wa- 
ter, to make a mass 

Rub the powders and extract together 
until reduced to a fine, uniform pow- 
der, add the water, and divide the mass 
into 100 troches. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. troche contains 
1 grain of extract of rhatany, which is 
to be massed with the "fruit vehicle." 
See under heading Trpches for method 
of preparation. 

III. The following is the formula of 
the London Throat Hospital : 

Extract of rhatany, powder, .gr. 300 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 20 

Sugar, fine powder gr. 80 

Red-currant paste, to make.. a mass 
Divide into 100 troches. 

Troches, Rhatany and Cocaine. 

Extract of rhatany gr. 1 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 1/20 

Make a mass with the "fruit vehicle" 
according to directions given under 
heading Troches, which see. — Brit. 









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Troches of Rhubarb and Potassa. 

Rhubarb .gr. 90 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 45 

Oil of peppermint m. 6 

Sugar gr. 525 

Mucilage of tragacanth sufficient 

Reduce the solids to powder, add the 
oil and enough mucilage to make a mass, 
and divide into 50 troches. — Eclectic. 
Troches of Santonin. 
I. 

Santonin, fine powder gr. 50 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 45 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 3 

Stronger orange flower water, to 

make a mass. 
Rub the powders together until well 
mixed, then add the water, and divide 
the mass into 100 troches. — N. F. 

Keep the troches in dark, amber-col- 
ored bottles. 

In the Compound Santonin Troche, N. 
F., V-2. gr- calomel is added. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. troche con- 
tains 1 grain of santonin which is to be 
massed with the "fruit vehicle." See 
under heading Troches for method of 
preparation. 

III. The Germ. Pharm. states that 
each troche is to contain }i gr. of drug. 
Troches of Santonin, Compound. 

Santonin gr. 25 

Resin of jalap gr. 10 

Acacia gr. 30 

Chocolate, pure gr. 60 

Sugar gr. 160 

Water sufficient 

Mix well, incorporate some water, 
make a mass, and divide into 64 troches 
or pills, which may be coated with 
sugar. 

Gamboge or podophyllin may be sub- 
stituted for the jalap resin. — Eclectic. 

These are useful as a vermifuge. For 
a child from 3 to 6 years of age 2 to 4 
may be used daily as long as required. 
Troches of Sodium Bicarbonate. 
I. 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 270 

Nutmeg, bruised gr. 15 

Sugar, fine powder. av.oz. 1, gr. 370 
Mucilage of tragacanth, to make a 
mass. 



Triturate the nutmeg with the sugar, 
gradually added, until reduced to fine 
powder, and mix this intimately with 
the sodium bicarbonate; then add the 
mucilage, and divide the mass into 100 
troches.— U. S. P. 

II. The Brit. Pharm. troche con- 
tains 3 grains of sodium bicarbonate, 
which is to be massed with the "rose 
vehicle." See under heading Troches 
for method of preparation. 

III. 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 165 

Ginger, powder gr. 8 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 2 

Mucilage of tragacanth. .. .sufficient 
Divide into troches weighing 10 or 12 

grains each. — Eclectic. 

Troches of Sodium Santoninate. 

Sodium santoninate, fine 

powder gr. 50 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 2% 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 30 

Orange flower water sufficient 

Rub the powders together until they 

are thoroughly mixed, then, with orange 

flower water, form a mass, to be divided 

into 50 troches. 
Troches of sodium santoninate should 

be kept in dark amber-colored vials. 

Troches of Stillingia, Compound. 

Oil of stillingia m. 6 

Oil of prickly-ash berries m. 24 

Oil of sassafras m. 24 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Mucilage of tragacanth sufficient 

Mix the oils with the sugar, add the 
mucilage, form a suitable mass, and 
divide into 48 lozenges. — Eclectic. 

Troches, Sulfur. 

Sulfur, precipitated gr. 500 

Potassium bitartrate, pow- 
der gr. 100 

Acacia, powder gr. 100 

Sugar, fine powder gr. 800 

Tincture of orange, Brit. 
Pharm m. 100 

Mucilage of acacia m. 100 

Mix the tincture with the powders, 
add the mucilage and form a mass. Di- 
vide into 100 troches and dry these in 
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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



at a moderate temperature. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

Troches of Tannic Acid. (Tannin 
Troches.) 

I. 
Tannic acid gr. 90 

Tragacanth, fine powder gr. 30 

Sugar, fine powder av.oz. 2}4 

Stronger orange flower wa- 
ter, to make a mass 

Rub the powders together until thor- 
oughly mixed, then gradually add the 
water, and divide the mass into 100 
troches.— U. S. P. 

Troches of Elm. 

These troches contain 3 grains elm, 
each. The mass is made with sugar, 
tragacanth and water, and flavored with 
oil wintergreen. 

Troches of Sulphur and Cream Tartar. 

These troches contain approximately 
5 grains washed sulphur and 1 grain 
cream tartar, each. 

Turpentine Venice, Factitious. 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 10 

White resin av.oz. 3 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 10 

Melt the resin, add the turpentine, al- 
low it to melt, then add the oil, and 
strain. 
Vapors. 

See Inhalations. 
Varnishes, Skin or Dermatic. 

Unna has recommended the following 
dermatic varnishes, which are intended 
to form a smooth, adherent, artificial 
skin, that may be medicated by various 
substances. These, have been worked 
out with the assistance of Beiersdorf. 
Some of these varnishes are aqueous in 
character, others are alcoholic. 
Bassorin Varnish. 
Unna recommends bassorin as a basis 
for these varnishes, which is to be ob- 
tained from tragacanth. 2*4 av. ounces 
of powdered gum are to be rubbed with 
water to a thin magma, and the mix- 
ture filtered through a filter heated by 



steam which retains cellulose, etc., and 
permits the mucilage to pass through. 
The latter is then evaporated so as to 
weigh 15 av.ounces, and finally mixed 
with glycerin. 

The same kind of varnish may also 
be obtained from salep. 384 grains of 
this, in very fine powder, triturated with 
16 fluidounces of cold water to a 
smooth mixture, and then heated for 
half an hour in a steam bath, yield a 
preparation similar to the preceding. 
Glycerin should be added to this like- 
wise. 

Both of these bassorin varnishes form 
admirable vehicles for zinc oxid. 
Casein Varnish. 
The casein required for these prep- 
arations may be obtained in the follow- 
ing manner : 

Milk deprived of fat (skim-milk) is 
warmed at a temperature of 35 to 40 
deg. C. with a small amount of rennet 
or rennet essence until it coagulates, 
and is then placed on a strainer. The 
coagulated mass is washed, first with 
common, then with distilled, water, un- 
til the washings no longer have an acid 
reaction, finally dried and reduced to 
powder. This powder has a yellowish- 
white color, is quite hard, feeling like 
sand, insoluble in water, but soluble in 
all alkaline liquids, forming a limpid 
liquid. Glacial acetic acid as well as 
lactic acid causes it to swell. The alka- 
line solutions, though they pass when 
highly diluted completely through filter 
paper, are not clear, but milky. 

The best alkali for dissolving the 
casein is borax. The largest proportion 
of borax which can be added without 
crystallizing out is stated to be I part 
for every 1 part of casein and 25 parts 
of water. But casein is dissolved in 
presence of much smaller quantities of 
borax. The best varnish was obtained 
by using the following proportions: 
Casein, dried as above. .. .av.oz. 3 

Borax gr. 160 

Water fl.oz. 14^ 

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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



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a handsome, homogeneous, firm coating, 
very suitable for holding such medicinal 
agents as resorcin, pyrogallic acid, 
chrysarobin, etc. 

It has one drawback, namely, that 
it does, not long hold substances like 
zinc oxid, bismuth salts, white precipi- 
tate, etc., in suspension, and that by 
their precipitation the adhesiveness of 
the varnish is injured. This was found 
to be particularly the case with zinc 
oxid. 

Beiersdorf, however, ascertained that 
this may be prevented by glycerin. Ca- 
sein is retained by glycerin in form of 
emulsion, if it has previously been dis- 
solved in ammonia and the latter has 
been allowed to evaporate completely. 
This does not injure the adhesive prop- 
erty of the casein. The mode of pro- 
cedure is as follows: 

Casein .- av.oz. I 

Ammonia water, strongest 

(28 p. c.) av.oz. 3 or y/ 2 

Glycerin av.oz. 1 

Water, boiling sufficient 

Dissolve the casein, in the cold, in the 
ammonia water, add the glycerin, and 
apply a gentle heat until the ammonia 
is all dissipated. Then dissolve the 
residual mass in twice its weight of 
boiling water on a bath. 

This Glycerin-Casein Varnish is very 
elastic, dries well, forms an excellent 
coating, and can be combined with a 
great variety of remedies. Zinc oxid 
does not separate so quickly from it. 

All of the before-mentioned varnishes, 
after being applied to the skin, may be 
easily removed by washing with water — 
most easily the last-mentioned one. 

Alcoholic Balsam and Resin Varnishes. 
1. Amber Varnish, for which the or- 
dinary or commercial amber varnish 
may be used after diluting it if neces- 
sary with alcohol to suitable consist- 
ence; or it may be prepared by dissolv- 
ing amber in a mixture of alcohol and 
oil of turpentine. It must not be used 
for zinc oxid, but is very suitable for 
chrysarobin and pyrogallic acid. 



2. Castor Oil and Shellac Varnish, 
prepared from 5 av.ounces of shellac, 1 
av.ounce of castor oil, and 17^2 fluid- 
ounces of alcohol. 

3. Balsam Fir and Collodion Varnish, 
prepared from 1 part by weight of bal- 
sam of fir and 16 parts of collodion. 
This is excellent for chrysarobin, not 
so good for pyrogallic acid, very poor 
for mercuric oxid. 

4. Castor Oil and Collodion Varnish, 
prepared from 1 part by weight of cas- 
tor oil and 8 parts of collodion. This is 
very good for zinc oxid, as it may be 
made to hold one-ninth its weight of 
this compound. 

5. Lead Rccinoleate Varnish, pre- 
pared by heating 1 part by weight of 
lead oxid with V/t parts of castor oil 
until saponified, lead ricinoleate beings 
formed. This is then almost entirely 
dissolved upon the addition of 2 parts 
by weight of absolute alcohol. Large 
quantities of zinc oxid may be incor- 
porated with this varnish. 

The following examples are given, 
to show how these varnishes may be 
combined with various remedies : 
Ichthyol-Casein Varnish : 

Sodium-ichthyol part 1 

Borax-casein varnish parts 3 

Sulfur-Casein Varnish: 

Sulfur^ part 1 

Glycerin-casein varnish. .... .parts 3 

Zinc Oxid-Salep-Bassorin Varnish: 

Zinc oxid part 1 

Salep-bassorin varnish parts 9 

Zinc-Ichthyol-Tragacanth-Bassorin Var- 
nish : 

Zinc oxid parts 2 

Sodium-ichthyol part 1 

Tragacanth-bassorin varnish. 

parts 17 

Chrysarobin Amber Varnish: 

Chrysarobin part 1 

Amber varnish, commercial.parts 20 

Pyrogallol-Shellac Varnish : 

Pyrogallic acid part 1 

Shellac parts 5 

Castor oil part 1 

Absolute alcohol ._._-, parte 15 






STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Salicylic Acid Collodion Varnish: 

Salicylic acid parts 3 

Balsam of fir part 1 

Collodion parts 16 

Zinc Oxid Collodion Varnish : 

Zinc oxid part 1 

Castor oil part 1 

Cololdion parts 8 

Zinc and Lead Ricinoleate Varnish: 

Zinc oxid ». parts 8 

Lead ricinoleate (as above) .parts 4 

Absolute alcohol parts 8 

One part each of collodion and 

stronger ether may be added to this to 

promote rapid drying. 

All parts above are by weight. 

Vinegars (Aceta). 

These are preparations made by ex- 
tracting drugs with diluted acetic acid, 
the preparations of the U. S. P. repre- 
senting 10 per cent, of drug. 

Vinegar of Bloodroot. 

Bloodroot, No. 30 powder. av.oz. i l / 2 
Diluted acetic acid, to make.fl.oz. 14^ 
Moisten the drug with 6 fluidrams of 
the acid, pack it firmly in a conical glass 
percolator, and gradually pour on dilu- 
ted acetic acid until 16 fluidounces of 
percolate are obtained. 



Vinegar of Cantharides. 

Cantharides, bruised av.oz. 1^4 

Glacial acetic acid, 

Distilled water, each, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the acid and water in equal vol- 
umes, macerate the drug with 14^2 fluid- 
ounces of this mixture for 24 hours, 
and transfer to a percolator. When the 
liquid ceases to pass, pour on enough of 
the same menstruum to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of product. — Brit. Pharm. 

Vinegar of Colchicum. 

Colchicum root, moderately 

fine powder gr. 480 

Diluted acetic acid, to make. 

fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug bv percolation. 

— U. S. P. i860. 



Vinegar of Ipecac. 

Fluid extract of ipecafc, of 

the Brit. Pharm fl.dr. 6 l / z 

Alcohol fl.dr. 13 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Diluted acetic acid, to make.fl.oz. 16 
Mix, filter, and if necessary add 
enough diluted acetic acid to make 16 
fluidounces of filtrate. — Brit. Pharm. 

Vinegar of Lobelia. 

I. The N. F. Appendix and U. S. P. 
1880 preparation is prepared like vine- 
gar of bloodroot. 
II. 

Lobelia seed, powder av.oz. 2 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 16 

Alcohol or concentrated acet- 
ic acid fl.oz. 4 

Mix the drug with the diluted acetic 
acid, macerate for 7 days, agitating oc- 
casionally, express, and filter. To the 
filtrate add the alcohol or concentrated 
acid, and then enough diluted acetic 
acid to make 16 fluidounces. — Eclectic. 

Vinegar of Opium. (Black Drop- 
Lancaster or Quaker Black Drop.) 

Opium, powder gr. 730 

Nutmeg, No. 30 powder, .av.oz. y 2 

Sugar av.oz. 2..gr. 150 

Diluted acetic acid, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the opium and nutmeg in 
8 fluidounces of acid for 7 days, agita- 
ting frequently, strain with expression 
through muslin of close texture, and 
express the liquid. Mix the residue 
with s x A fluidounces of acid to a uni- 
form magma, express again as before. 
Mix the two liquids, filter, dissolve the 
sugar in the filtrate by agitation, and 
add enough acid through the filter to 
make the filtrate measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. — N. F. 
Vinegar of Squill. 
I. 

Squill. No. 20 powder av.oz. 1^4 

Diluted acetic acid, to make.fl.oz. 16 
Macerate the squill with 14^ fluid- 
ounces of acid for 7 days, agitating fre- 
quently, strain with expression through 
muslin, wash the mass on the strainer 
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the total colature measure nearly 16 fluid- 
ounces. Heat this liquid to boiling, fil- 
ter while hot, and when cooled add 
enough diluted acetic acid to make 16 
fluidounces. — U. S. P. 
II. 

Squill, bruised av.oz. 2. .gr. 35 

Diluted acetic acid, Brit. 

Pharm fl.oz. 16 or sufficient 

Mix the drug and acid, macerate for 
7 days, agitating occasionally, strain 
with expression, and filter. The product 
should measure 16 fluidounces. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

The diluted acetic acid of the Brit. 
Pharm. may be made by mixing n^ 
fluidounces of U. S. P. diluted acetic 
acid with 4^ of water or by mixing 15 
fluidrams of U. S. P. or 36 per cent, 
acetic acid with enough water to make 
16 fluidounces. 
III. 

Squill, cut av.oz. ift 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Acetic acid, 36 p. c fl.oz. 2]/ 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. i2 l / 2 

Mix all, macerate in a bottle for 3 
days, agitating frequently, then strain 
without much expression, and filter the 
liquid after 24 hours. — Germ. Pharm. 
Vinegar, White Wine, Imitation. 

The following makes a good imita- 
tion of white wine : 

Acetic acid fl.oz. 16 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 1 

Acetic ether fl.dr. 4 

White wine fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Washes. 

See Lotions. 
Water (Aqua). 

The U. S. P. VIII defined "aqua" as 
"potable water in its purest obtainable 
state" and describes it as "a colorless, 
limpid liquid, without odor or taste at 
ordinary temperatures, and odorless 
when heated." It should be perfectly 
neutral to litmus paper and must be 
free from metallic impurities and not 
possess more than the "limit" of am- 
monia, soluble salts, sulfates, chlorids, 
nitrates and organic or other oxidizable 



matters, which "limits" are determined 
by certain chemical tests. 

Obviously therefore not every natural 
or even potable water is suitable for 
pharmaceutical purposes, and when the 
matter is studied closely it will be found 
that but few, if any, natural waters are 
suitable. All natural waters contain im- 
purities, the latter being sometimes so 
abundant as to preclude the use of the 
water for any purpose, pharmaceutical 
or domestic, until it has undergone some 
form of purification. The question of 
a pure water supply is almost always an 
urgent as well as vital one, especially to 
densely populated cities. 

The impurities of natural water are 
mineral and organic, the former inclu- 
ding various salts, such as chlorids, sul- 
fates, nitrates and phosphates, the latter 
free and albuminoid ammonia, other 
sewage contaminations, and germs. Of 
these, the germs, including among them 
those causing typhoid fever, cholera, 
diphtheria, and other infectious diseases, 
are the only really dangerous or fatal 
ones, the other impurities being danger- 
ous only in so far as they furnish pabu- 
lum for the germs. The harmfulness 
Dr harmlessness of the impurities present 
in water can not be judged by the pres- 
ence or lack of odor, taste, clearness, 
etc., as a bad-smelling, bad-tasting, tur- 
bid water may be practically harmless, 
whereas a clear, odorless, and tasteless 
water may be reeking with germs. 

Natural water may be purified in va- 
rious ways as by subsidence, by filtra- 
tion, by boiling, by precipitation or by 
distillation. 

1. Subsidence. — Some waters may be 
purified, partially at least, by allowing 
the water to stand until solid matter has 
subsided, when the clear liquid may be 
decanted and used. This method is 
practical only for waters containing large 
quantities of mud or clay; it would not 
suffice to remove germs. 

2. Filtration. — The filtration referred 
to is through one of the numerous 
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market. It is true that water filtered 
through such an apparatus is of unusual 
clearness and brightness, but this should 
not be considered a guaranty of free- 
dom from impurities, either organic or 
mineral. The filter merely intercepts 
the larger particles of suspended matter 
but permits the smaller particles, in- 
cluding the germs to pass through. 
Water filtered in this manner therefore 
contains practically all the original min- 
eral and organic impurities. It is true 
that the first portions of water which have 
passed may be deprived of some of the 
organisms, but, unless the interior of 
the filter is thoroughly cleansed, this 
very stoppage of germs and a portion of 
other organic matter will cause a rapid 
multiplication of germs with the result 
that the filtered water will be even 
more tainted than the unfiltered water. 

3. Boiling. — This method of purifica- 
tion is the best one mentioned so far, 
provided the boiling has been continued 
sufficiently long. Boiling effects several 
changes in water; it expels gases; it 
causes precipitation of the calcium car- 
bonate if this has been held in solution 
by carbonic acid gas ; and it will cause 
destruction of all germs. A well-boiled 
water (if boiled for about 5 to 10 min- 
utes) is therefore perfectly safe for do- 
mestic purposes, but may not be satis- 
factory for pharmaceutical or chemical 
purposes. 

After boiling and cooling, the water 
should be filtered, either through paper 
or an eahthenware filter. 

4. Precipitation. — The simplest, old- 
est and best known method of purifica- 
tion of water by precipitation is by 
means of alum ; 15 to 30 grains of alum 
are to be added to a gallon of water, 
agitating until the salt is dissolved, then 
setting aside. The amount of alum to 
be used depends on the degree of im- 
purity of the water, very impure waters 
requiring more alum than those less im- 
pure. After standing for some time 
(from 15 minutes to several hours, al- 
though over night is better), depending 



also on the degree of impurity, the clear 
water may be decanted from the sedi- 
ment or it may be filtered. 

Instead of adding alum itself to the 
water, a ready-prepared solution of 
alum, about 1 av.ounce to 1 pint, may 
be used instead. 

This is said to make a quite pure 
water almost free from germs, but 
whether absolutely free from the latter 
is still a question. 

Instead of the alum, nascent calcium 
sulfate may be used, as follows: Add 
60 grains of precipitated chalk to a 
gallon of water, agitate, then add 6 l / 2 
fluidrams of diluted sulfuric acid, agi- 
tate, set aside for 12 or 24 hours, and 
then use the clear liquid. 

Keletzinsky's (Vienna, Austr.) meth- 
od of purification of water has been 
highly recommended. It is as follows: 

Aluminum phosphate part 1 

Ferrous phosphate parts 2 

Magnesium phosphate parts 2 

Phosphoric acid, 

Distilled water, each sufficient 

Mix the acid and water in the pro- 
portion of 1 part of 85 p. c. acid with 4 
parts of water or 1 part of 50 p. c. acid 
with 2 parts of water. The freshly 
prepared phosphates of aluminum, iron 
and magnesium are to be dissolved in 
sufficient of a mixture of the phosphoric 
acid and water, solution being aided by 
a gentle heat. This solution should be 
filtered through paper. When finished 
the solution can be kept on hand for any 
length of time. 

When required as a purifying agent 
for water, the solution is to be added in 
small quantities at a time to the water 
until no further cloudiness is produced; 
let the mixture stand to allow the pre- 
cipitate to subside, and use the clear 
water. 

The mixture acts thus: The lime 
salts usually contained in water will 
abstract from the phosphates of alu- 
minum, iron and magnesium a portion 
of the phosphoric acid to form calcium 
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formed will be at once thrown out of 
solution. The magnesium will absorb 
all the free ammonia, the ferrous oxid 
will combine with the sulphuretted hy- 
drogen and other gases of decomposi- 
tion, while the alumina and calcium 
phosphate will carry the suspended par- 
ticles of impurity with them. A slight 
excess of the phosphatic solution is in 
no way objectionable. 

Hager uses this so-called "tincture of 
tannin" to make impure water potable : 

Tannic acid gr. 120 

Sugar gr. 60 

Distilled water fl.dr. 3 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 

Mix and dissolve. 

Use 10, 15 or 20 drops to a glassful 
of water. 

A method which has been recom- 
mended of purifying water with bromin 
is as follows: 

Bromin gr. 90 

Potassium bromid gr. 90 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz 1 

Mix and dissolve. 

Add 12 drops of this solution to 1 
gallon of water, shake, and after 5 
minutes, add 12 drops of 10 p. c. am- 
monia water. When the water is very 
impure and strongly calcareous, so 
much bromin solution should be used 
as will impart a yellowish tint to the 
water which will persist for one-half 
minute. 

The product is a limpid, tasteless 
liquid, practically free from germs. 

A method of purification of water 
which has been recommended when the 
water is intended for making hypoder- 
mic solutions and which is said to make 
a product even superior to that pre- 
pared by distillation, is as follows: 

Treat one gallon of boiled water with 
small portions, at a time, of potassium 
permanganate solution (1 gr. to 8 fl.oz.) 
until after .standing for an hour it re- 
tains its pink color. Then add 5 grains 
of alum, shake until the pink color dis- 
appears, and filter three times through 
iouble filters which have previously 



been scalded to render them sterile. 
The process should be conducted in 
well-closed glass containers. 

5. Distillation. — Distilled water is 
the only water really suitable for phar- 
maceutical and chemical purposes, but 
still not all distilled water is 'good 
water. In selecting the apparatus, there 
is considerable choice. There are many 
distilling apparatuses on the market, 
and anyone may also arrange his own 
distilling apparatus by connecting a ves- 
sel suitable for a still with a condenser, 
preferably using a Liebig condenser. 

No continuous process of distillation 
should be used but the U. S. P. method 
should strictly be followed, viz.: 

Water volumes 1000 

To make volumes 800 

Distil the water from a suitable ap- 
paratus provided with a block-tin or 
glass condenser. Collect the first 100 
volumes, and throw this portion away. 
Then collect 800 volumes and keep the 
distilled water in glass-stoppered bottles 
which have been rinsed with hot dis- 
tilled water immediately before being 
filled. 

The still is then to be cleansed and 
refilled if more distilled water is de- 
sired, the process of distillation being 
conducted as before. 

The first 100 volumes contain the 
volatile gases, including the free am- 
monia ; the remaining 100 volumes con- 
tain the solid matter. 

A fairly pure natural water should be 
used for making distilled water. 

Distilled water, no matter how care- 
fully prepared, may have a peculiar dis- 
agreeable odor and taste. This may be 
due to the use of a tin distilling appara- 
tus, to the use of rubber connections, 
or to the use of the distilling apparatus 
for distilling all kinds of substances. 
Only glass, block tin or heavy tinned 
copper distilling apparatus should be 
used, rubber connections should be 
avoided as much as possible, and the 
still should be reserved for the making 
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Even with the utmost care, distilled 
water is not absolutely pure water. Dis- 
tilled water may be further purified by 
adding to it enough potassium perman- 
ganate to imoart a pink tinge, then 
making it alkaline with caustic potash, 
and then heating in an open vessel until 
about 1/20 of the water has evaporated, 
when all the ammonia will have been 
dissipated ; the remaining water is then 
to be redistilled. If the water still con- 
tains ammonia add enough potassium or 
sodium acid sulfate to "fix" the latter, 
and redistil. 

Waters. (Medicated Waters.) 

The U. S. P. states that the medi- 
cated waters, when prepared from vola- 
tile oils are intended to be, as nearly as 
practicable, saturated solutions which 
must be clear, and free from solid im- 
purities. In the processes which follow, 
the solution of the volatile oils is facili- 
tated by the use of purified talc (the 
U. S. P. 1890 directed precipitated cal- 
cium phosphate) ; but the solution may, 
if preferred, be aided by replacing the 
talc by pulped or shredded filter paper; 
waters may also be made by the addi- 
tion of volatile oils to hot water and 
separation of the excess of the former, 
or by distillation of the drug or vola- 
tile oil with water, if by either of these 
methods the finished product corres- 
ponds in all respects with official re- 
quirements. 

Water, Acorn, Rademacher's. (Aqua 
Glandium — Aqua Quercus — Aqua 
Quercus Glandium.) 

Acorns, deprived of the 
hard outer hulls, coarse 

powder av.oz. io^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Water sufficient 

Mix and then distil on a water bath 
so as to obtain 15^2 av.ounces of dis- 
tillate.— H. 

Water, Anise. 

Oil of anise m. i£ 

Purified talc gr. 115 

Distilled water, to make.. fl.oz. 16 



Triturate the oil with the talc, add 
the water gradually with continued trit- 
uration, filter, and pass the filtrate 
through the filter repeatedly until the 
water is clear.— U. S. P. 

In the Brit. Pharm. it is directed to 
mix 6^4 av.ounces of anise with one 
gallon of water and to distil one-half 
gallon from this. 

Water, Aromatic. (Wind Wasser — 
Kinder or Mutter Balsam.) 

This may be conveniently prepared as 
follows : 

Oil of fennel drops 7 

Oil of lavender flowers. . .drops 7 

Oil of mace drops 7 

Oil of peppermint drops 7 

Oil of rosemary drops 7 

Oil of ginger drops 7 

Oil of sage drops 7 

Oil of clove drops 14 

Oil of cassia drops 14 

Oil of lemon drops 14 

Alcohol fl.oz. io l A 

Water fl.oz. $y 2 

Mix the oils with the alcohol, add the 
water, let stand 3 days, agitating occa- 
sionally, then filter clear. — H. 
Waters, Aromatic, Concentrated. 

The so-called "concentrated aromatic 
waters," more common in Germany than 
here, are merely alcoholic solutions of 
the volatile oils (except the imported 
orange-flower and rose waters and con- 
centrated chamomile water; see Water, 
Chamomile, Concentrated). 

Water, Bitter Almond. 
I. 

Oil of bitter almond m. 8 .. 

(or about drops 10) 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oil in the water by agi- 
tation and filter through a well-wetted 
filter.— U. S. P. 
II. 
Bitter almonds, coarse 

powder av.oz. 16 

Water, alcohol, each sufficient 

Express the almonds so as to remove 
as much of the fixed oil as possible, 
powder the press cake, mix this with 
25^2 fluidounces of water, and distil in 
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PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



m 



this mixture. Cool the condenser and 
receiver very carefully and collect 12 
av.ounces of distillate in a receiver 
which contains 4 av.ounces (4^ fluid- 
ounces) of alcohol. The mixture of 
distillate and alcohol is to be assayed 
and then diluted with a mixture of 2 
volumes of alcohol and 5 of water so 
that the product shall contain 1/10 per 
cent, of absolute hydrocyanic acid. — 
Germ. Pharm. 
Water, Bitter Almond, Diluted. 

Bitte r almond water fl.oz. 1 

Distmed water fl.oz. 19 

—Germ. (1st) and Austr. Pharms. 

Water, Bromin. 

This .nay be prepared according to 
the N. F. by mixing bromin with 30 
times its weight of water, agitating 
occasionally during several hours, and 
then decanting the water from the un- 
dissolved bromin. 

Water, Camphor. 
I. 

Camphor gum gr. 60 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 

Purified talc gr. 115 

Distilled water, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the camphor in the alcohol, 
triturate the solution with the talc, and 
after allowing the greater portion of the 
alcohol to evaporate spontaneously, con- 
tinue the trituration with the water 
gradually added; then pour the mixture 
upon a well-wetted filter, and pass the 
filtrate through the filter repeatedly un- 
til the water comes through clear. — 
N. F. 

II. 
Camphor gr. 7^ 

Alcohol sufficient 

Distilled water -. > fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the camphor in enough alcohol 
to make 25 minims of solution, add this 
in successive portions to the distilled 
water, shaking after each addition, fi- 
nally agitate occasionally until all the 
camphor is dissolved. — Brit. Pharm. 

Water, Caraway. (Aqua Carui.) 

Mix 654 av.ounces of caraway seed 



with 1 gallon of water and distil off Yz 
gallon. — Brit. Pharm. 

A qiucker process is to triturate 15 
drops of oil of caraway with y 2 av.ounce 
of purified talcum until well mixed, then 
add 16 fluidounces of distilled water, 
macerate for 6 hours, and filter. 
Water, Carbolized. 
I. 

Glycerite of carbolic acid, 
U. S. P. 1890 ..fl.oz. iy 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

— U. S. P. 1870. 

If it is not desired to keep the glyc- 
erite on hand, the above may be pre- 
pared (approximately) from 2 fluidrams 
of carbolic acid in the fluid form, as it 
is usually kept on hand by pharmacists 
for dispensing purposes, 1 fluidounce of 
glycerin, and enough water to make 16 
fluidounces. 
II. 

Carbolic acid, liquefied. . 

fl.dr. 3 or gr. 160 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

— Germ. Pharm. 

Water, Carminative. (Aqua Carmin- 
ativa. — Wind Wasser.) 

This may be prepared by- the follow- 
ing easy process : 

Oil of orange peel drops 7 

Oil of caraway ." drops 7 

Oil of lemon drops 7 

Oil of fennel drops 7 

Oil of coriander drops 7 

Oil of spearmint drops 7 

Alcohol fl.oz. 154 

Chamomile water fl.oz. 14^ 

Mix the oils with the alcohol, add the 
water and filter. — H. 

Water, Castor, Bademacher's. (Aqua 
Catorei.) 

Canadian castor, cut finc.av.oz. 2.y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 28^ 

Mix, digest for 12 hours, then distil 
on a water bath so as to obtain 15 av.- 
ounces of distillate. — H. 
Water, Chamomile. 

Chamomile, German gr. 730 

Water fl.oz. 48 

Mix, macerate for 24 hours, and distil 
off 16 fluidounces.— Austr. Pharm. 



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A quicker process is to triturate 3 
drops of oil of chamomile with x / 2 av.- 
ounce of purified talcum until well 
mixed, then add 16 fluidounces of dis- 
tilled water, macerate for 6 hours, and 
filter. It may also be prepared by dilut- 
ing the concentrated chamomile water 
which is commercially available. 
Water, Chamomile, Concentrated. 

The preparation known by this name 
may be prepared as follows : 

Chamomile, German, 
bruised av.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl-oz. 4 

"Water sufficient 

Mix the chamomile with the alcohol, 
allow to stand for an hour in a closed 
vessel, place the mixture on the sieve 
of a distilling apparatus, and pass steam 
through the drug until 16 fluidounces of 
distillate have been obtained. — D. 

The chamomile water may be pre- 
pared from this by diluting it with g 
times its volume of distilled water. 
Water, Cherry. (Aqua Cerasorum 
Nigrorum.) 

The water known by this name may 
be prepared as follows (D.) : 

Bitter almond water fl.dr. 7 

Distilled water, to make...fl.oz. 16 

Water, Cherry-Laurel. (Aqua Lauro- 
Cerasi.) 

I. The genuine water is made by dis- 
tilling fresh cherry-laurel leaves with 
water. The tree grows in Europe and 
the water is imported into the United 
States. It is variable in character and 
hence the following formula by W. H. 
Pile for a factitious cherry-laurel water 
finds favor because yielding a uniform 
product : 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid....m. 320 

Oil of bitter almond m. 16 

(about drops 20) 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, add 
the acid and then the water. 

II. The formula of the Brit. Pharm. 
is as follows : 

Cherry-laurel leaves, fresh. fl.oz. i2 l A 
Water fl.oz. 40 



Place the crushed drug with the water 
in a retort; distil 16 fluidounces of liq- 
uid; shake the product; filter if neces- 
sary; and adjust the product either by 
addition of hydrocyanic acid or of 
water so that the product shall contain 
1/10 per cent, of hydrocyanic acid. 
Water, Chlorin. 

I. The U. S. Pharm. VIII discarded 
the old-time chlorin water made by dis- 
tillation of black oxid of manganese 
with hydrochloric acid and in its stead 
recognizes a "compound solution of 
chlorin," which is transferred now from 
the U. S. P. VIII to the N. F. Its for- 
mula is as follows: 

Potassium chlorate, granu- 
lated gr. 36 

Hydrochloric acid m. 140 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Add the acid, diluted with 2.y 2 flui- 
drams of distilled water, to the potas- 
sius chlorate contained in a flask of the 
:apacity of about 32 fluidounces. Insert 
in the flask a stopper perforated to ad- 
mit a funnel of the capacity of about 2 
fluidounces containing about 75 grains 
of absorbent cotton well wetted with 
cold water; place the flask on a water 
bath containing boiling water, for a 
period of from 2 to 3 minutes; when 
the flask is completely filled with a 
greenish-yellow gas, remove it from the 
bath and add cold distilled water 
through the cotton in the funnel in two 
separate portions of 8 fluidounces each. 
After the addition of each separate por- 
tion of cold distilled water, stopper the 
flask securely, invert it, and thoroughly 
agitate the contents. 

The hydrochloric acid used in making 
this preparation should be of U. S. P. 
strength, 2> 2 P er cent, of absolute acid. 
If weaker, proportionately more of it 
must be used. 

This solution should be freshly made 
when wanted. Even when preserved 
from light and air, it deteriorates. 

This solution is described by the N. 
F. as an aqueous solution, containing, 
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cent, of chlorin with some oxids of 
chlorin and potassium chlorid. 
Water, Chloroform. 
I. 
Chloroform, 

Distilled water, each sufficient 

Add enough chloroform to a con- 
venient quantity of distilled water, con- 
tained in a dark amber-colored bottle, 
to maintain a slight excess of the for- 
mer, after the contents have been re- 
peatedly and thoroughly agitated. — U. S. 
P. 

About 50 minims of chloroform will 
dissolve in 1 pint of water. 

When chloroform water is required 
for use, pour off the needed quantity of 
the solution, refill the bottle with dis- 
tilled water and saturate it by thorough 
agitation, taking care that there be al- 
ways an excess of chloroform present. 

This preparation, aside from its medi- 
cinal properties, is an efficient preserva- 
tive agent, and forms a good solvent, 
in place of water, for preparing solu- 
tions which are to be kept free from 
micro-organisms. 
II. 

Chloroform m. 20 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Agitate together until the chloroform 
is dissolved. — Brit. Pharm. 

This contains one-half the chloroform 
present in the preparation of the Brit. 
Pharm. of 1885. 

Water, Cinnamon. (Cassia Water.) 
I. 

Oil of cassia cinnamon m. 15 

Purified talc 7. .gr. 115 

Distilled water, to make.. fl.oz. 10 
Triturate the oil with the talc, add 
the distilled wtaer gradually under con- 
tinued trituration, filter, and pass the 
filtrate repeatedly through the filter un- 
til the water comes through clear. — U. 
S. P. 
II. 

The Brit. Pharm. preparation is made 
by mixing 6^4 av.ounces of bruised cin- 
namon bark with one gallon of water 
and distilling off one-half gallon. 



III. 

Cassia cinnamon, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. zVa 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2>Va 

Water, common, sufficient. 

Mix the drug with the alcohol and 
enough water, macerate for 12 hours, 
then distil off 32 fluidounces. The 
amount of water is not specified. 

The product is said to be turbid at 
first, later becoming clear. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Water, Cresol. 

Saponated solution of cresol. av.oz. 1 

Water av.oz. 9 

— Germ. Pharm. 

For disinfecting purposes, common 
water may be used, but for medicinal 
or surgical purposes, distilled water only 
should be used. When ordinary water 
is used, a slightly turbid solution is ob- 
tained but with distilled water the solu- 
tion is perfectly clear. 

The product contains 5 p. c, of crude 
cresol. 

Water, Creosote. 

Creosote m. 80 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Agitate the creosote vigorously with 
the water and filter through a well-wet- 
ted filter.. It should be freshly prepared 
when dispensed. — U. S. P. 
Water, Dill. (Aqua Anethi.) 

Dill fruit (seed) av.oz. 6^4 

Water gal. 1 

Mix and distil off one-half gallon. 

—Brit. Pharm. 
This may be more conveniently pre- 
pared by triturating 15 drops of oil of 
dill with T /i av.ounce of purified talcum 
until well mixed, adding 16 fluidounces 
of distilled water, macerating for 6 
hours, and filtering. 

Water, Distilled. 

See under heading Water. 
Water, Distilled, Sterilized. 

Water, freshly distilled, boiled for 30 
minutes in a sterilized flask, the mouth 
of which is protected with a pledget of 
sterilized, purified cotton. 



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Instead of the fresh elder flowers, an 
equivalent quantity of elder flowers, 
preserved, while fresh, with common 
salt, may be used. The salt-preserved 
flowers are commercially available. 

Water, Fennel. (Aqua Fceniculi.) 

I. 

Oil of fennel m. 15 

Purified talc gr. 115 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the oil with the talc, add the 
distilled water gradually with continued 
trituration, filter, and pass the filtrate 
through the filter repeatedly until the 
water comes through clear. — U. S. P. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
is made by mixing 6^ av.ounces "of 
fennel with one gallon of water and 
distilling half a gallon. 

II. 

Fennel, bruised av.oz. 2, gr. 60 

Water sufficient 

Mix and distil 64 av.ounces of liquid. 
— Germ. Pharm. 

Water, Lime. (Solution of Lime — 
Solution of Calcium Hydroxid — 
Liquor Calcis — Aqua Calcis or 
Calcariee.) 

I. 

This is a saturated aqueous solution 
of calcium hydrate prepared by slaking 
90 grains of lime by the very gradual 
addition of 6^2 fluidounces of distilled 
water, and agitate occasionally during 
one-half hour. Allow the mixture to 
settle, decant the liquid, throw the lat- 
ter away, to the residue add 58 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, agitate thor- 
oughly, let the mixture stand for 24 
hours, agitate again, then let the coarser 
particles of solid matter subside, and 
pour the liquid, holding the undissolved 
lime in suspension, into a glass-stop- 
pered bottle. From time to time shake 
the bottle so as to keep the solution sat- 
urated. Pour off the clear liquid when 
it is wanted for use. 

The lime for this purpose should not 
be common building lime, but should be 
prepared from marble or chalk. Lime 



or calcium oxid made from marble may 
be purchased in the market. 

The product should contain not less 
than 0.14 per cent, of pure calcium 
hydroxid. The percentage of the latter 
present varies with the temperature at 
which the solution is prepared, being 
about 0.17 per cent, at 15 deg. C, the 
percentage diminishing as the tempera- 
ture rises. 

II. 
Calcium hydroxid (slaked 

hme) gr. 365 

Distilled water sufficient 

Wash the lime with distilled water 
until free from chlorids, then agitate it 
in a green glass bottle with one-half 
gallon of distilled water for 2 or 3 min- 
utes, and set aside for 12 hours. — Brit. 
Pharm. 

The clear solution may be drawn off 
with a siphon as it is required for use, 
and should be transferred to a green 
glass bottle. 

Slaked lime may be prepared by slak- 
ing quicklime with one-third its weight 
of water. 

III. 

Quicklime av.oz. 1 

Distilled water sufficient 

Slake the lime with 4 fluidounces of 
the water, then add 48 fluidounces more 
of water, mix well, let stand for several 
hours, then decant the supernatant liq- 
uid, to the residue add 48 fluidounces 
more of water, transfer to a bottle, and 
keep in a cool place.— Germ, and Austr. 
Pharms. 

IV. For the corresponding homeo- 
pathic preparation, see Solution of Cal- 
cium Hydrate. 

Water, Linden. (Aqua Tilice.) 

Linden flowers, dry av.oz. V/ 2 

Or fresh flowers av.oz. 7 l / 2 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Mix and distil 16 fluidounces. — D. 

modified. 
Linden flowers are derived from our 

common basswood tree. 






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"Water, Nux Vomica, Rademacher's. 
(Aqua Nucum Vomicarum — Aqua 
Strychni Seminis — Aqua Strych- 
ni.) 

Nux vomica, cut into small 

pieces av.oz. io^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. i l / 2 

Water sufficient 

Mix, macerate for 24 hours and distil 
16 av.ounces. — H. 

Water, Orange-Flower. (Aqua Naphse 
— Aqua Aurantii Florum.) 

Stronger orange-flower water, 
Distilled water, each, equal volumes 
The stronger water to be used for this 
purpose is the imported so-called triple 
orange-flower water. — U. S. P. 

These waters should be kept in loose- 
ly stoppered bottles in a dark place, pref- 
erably also in a cool location. 

According to the Brit. Pharm., the 
stronger water is to be diluted with 
twice its volume of distilled water. 
"Water, Ozonized. 

A solution of 15 to 30 grains of potas- 
sium permanganate in 16 fluidounces of 
distilled water has been known by this 
name. 

Water, Pennyroyal. (Aqua Hedeo- 
mae.) 

Oil of pennyroyal m. 15 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 30 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the oil with the carbonate, 

then add the water, and filter. — Eclectic. 

Water, Peppermint. 

I. 

Oil of peppermint m. 15 

Purified talc gr. 115 

Distilled water, to make, .fl.oz. 16 
Triturate the oil with the talc, add the 
water gradually with continued tritura- 
tion, filter, and pass the filtrate through 
the filter repeatedly until the water 
comes through clear. — U. S. P. 

II. 

Oil of peppermint m. 30 

Water , fl.oz. 96 

Mix and distil 64 fluidounces. — Brit. 

Pharm. 

III. 
Peppermint herb, cut coarse. av.oz. 6 l /> 

Water sufficient 

34 



Mix and distil 64 av.ounces. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Water, Phosphoric. 

This preparation, used by homeopaths 
and eclectics, is water in which phos- 
phorus has been macerated, as for ex- 
ample the water in which stick phos- 
phorus has been preserved. 

Water, Pimento. 

Pimento, bruised av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 38 

Mix and distil off 19 fluidounces. — 

Brit. Pharm. 
It may also be prepared by triturating 
15 drops of oil of pimento with l / 2 av. 
ounce of purified talcum until well 
mixed, adding 16 fluidounces of water, 
macerating for 6 hours and filtering. 

Water, Quassia, Rademacher's. 

Quassia bark, cut av.oz. iy 2 

Quassia wood, rasped av.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.dr. 19 

Water, sufficient. 

Mix, macerate for 24 hours, and dis- 
til 16 av. ounces of liquid. — H. 

Water, Rose. 
I. 

Stronger rose water. 

Distilled water, equal volumes of each. 
Mix immediately before use. — U. S. P. 

In the Brit. Pharm. the stronger rose 
water is directed to be diluted with dou- 
ble its volume of distilled water. 

The stronger rose water to be used 
for this preparation is the imported 
triple rose water obtained as a by-prod- 
uct in the distillation of oil of rose. 

Stronger rose water should be kept in 
well-stoppered bottles in a dark place. 

Of course, rose water may be pre- 
pared from oil of rose, but the product 
is not so good, does not have the pleas- 
ant, fragrant odor of the water prepared 
from a good imported triple water. If 
it is prepared from oil of rose, about 15 
or 20 drops of the latter may be mixed 
in a bottle with one-half gallon of warm 
distilled water, the mixture allowed tc 
stand until cold, and then filtered. 



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II 

Oil of rose drops 7 

Distilled water, lukewarm, .fl.oz. 60 
Mix, agitate, and filter. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Water, Sedative. (Lotio Ammonia- 
ealis Camphorata — Eau Sedative 
de Raspail — Aqua Sedativa.) 

Ammonia water, 10 p.c. .. .fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 1^2 

Sodium chlorid gr. 480 

Water to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium chlorid in about 
8 fluidounces of water, add the ammonia 
water and spirit of camphor, and finally 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces of 
product. — N. F. 

Shake the liquid when it is to be dis- 
pensed 

The above is practically the formula of 
the Codex. 

Raspail himself used three strengths 
of sedative water, which differed from 
each other on the proportion of ammo- 
nia water they contained. They were 
prepared with strong ammonia water 
and contained the equivalents respective- 
ly of 2, 2^4 and 2>Va fluidounces of 10 p. 
c. ammonia water. 

Water, Spearmint. 

Oil of spearmint m. 15 

Purified talc gr. 115 

Distilled water, to make.. . .fl.oz. 16 
Triturate the oil with the talc, add the 
water gradually with continued tritura- 
tion, filter, and pass the filtrate repeat- 
edly through the filter until the water 
comes through clear. — U. S. P. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. is 
made by mixing 30 minims of oil with 
96 fluidounces of water and distilling 64 
fluidounces. 
"Water, Tar. 

See Infusion of Tar. 
Water, Thymol. 

The following may be dispensed for 
this: 

Thymol gr. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Warm the water to about 60 deg. C. 
and agitate the thymol with it until it is 
dissolved. 



Water, Tobacco, Rademacher's. 
(Aqua Nicotianse.) 

Tobacco leaves, freshly gath- 
ered av.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 J / 2 

Water, sufficient. 

Cut the leaves, add the alcohol and 
water and then distil 16 av. ounces. — H. 
Water, Tolu. 

This may be prepared as follows : 

Tincture of tolu fl.dr. 1 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 60 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the tincture with the magne- 
sium carbonate until well mixed, add the 
water gradually with stirring, and filter. 
Tolu water may also be prepared by 
boiling tolu balsam with water. 

This is used to some extent in lieu of 
distilled water for making mucilage of 
acacia. 
Wax, Yellow, Filtered. 

Yellow wax av. oz. 16 

Sodium sulfate, dried, fine pow- 
der av. oz. 24 

Melt the wax at the lowest possible 
temperature, add the sodium sulfate, 
maintain the wax at the same tempera- 
ture for 15 minutes, stirring frequently, 
and filter by hot filtration. 

This is an excellent -product suitable 
for ointments and cerates provided the 
temperature employed in preparation 
was not too high. — D. 
Wines (Vina) . 

All wines, including all medicated 
wines, were dropped from the U. S. P. 
Some of them have been transferred to 
the N. F., but the "red" and "white" 
wines have been dropped altogether, di- 
luted alcohol being used instead. One 
reason for the deletion of the wines as 
a menstruum was that they were of such 
variable alcoholic strengths, and another 
reason, perhaps the principal one, was 
that they had to go, along with the other 
alcoholic "beverages." 



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Wine of Aloes. 

Purified aloes gr. 420 

Cardamon gr. 70 

Ginger gr. 70 

Stronger white wine to make 

av.oz. 16 

Mix the aloes, cardamom and ginger, 
and reduce them to a moderately coarse 
(No. 40) powder. Macerate the powder 
with 14J/2 fluidounces of stronger white 
wine for seven days, with occasional agi- 
tation, anl filter through paper, adding, 
through the filter, enough stronger white 
wine to make the filter liquid weigh 16 
av. ounces. 

Wine of Antimony. (Antimonial 
Wine — Vinum Stibiatum.) 

I. 

Tartar emetic gr. 30 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol ., fl.oz. 2^4 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Heat the water to boiling, dissolve the 
tartar emetic in it, add this solution to 
the alcohol previously mixed with 11^/2 
fluidounces of wine, allow the mixture 
to cool, filter it, and add enough wine 
through the filter to make 16 fluidounces 
of product. — N. F. 

The tartar emetic should be pure, not 
the ordinary commercial powder. 
II. 

In the Brit. Pharm., slightly more tar- 
tar emetic is used than in the U. S. P., 
viz., 33 grains instead of 30. 

III. 
Tartar emetic gm. 30 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve and filter. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Wine, Aromatic. 

Lavender flowers gr. 70 

Origanum herb gr. 70 

Peppermint herb gr. 70 

Rosemary leaves gr. 70 

Sage gr. 70 

Wormwood gr. 70 

Stronger white wine, to 

make av.oz. 16 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to coarse 
powder, moisten with 5 fluidrams of the 
wine, pack in a percolator, and perco- 



late with the stronger white wine to 
make 16 av.ounces of percolate. — U S. 
P. 1880. 

This is the aromatic wine of the Co- 
dex. 

Wine of Beef. (Beef and Wine— 
Vinum Carnis.) 

Extract of beef. . . . gr. 480 

Water, hot fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Compound spirit of orange.. m. 15 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 32 

Triturate the extract with hot water, 
and add with continuous stirring the 
alcohol. Allow the mixture to stand for 
3 days or more, then filter, distil off the 
alcohol, add the spirit and syrup to the 
residue and enough wine to make 32 
fluidounces, and filter if necessary. 

The extract of beef for this prepara- 
tion" is that which is prepared by Liebeg's 
method.— N. F. 

Wine of Beef and Iron. (Beef, Wine 
and Iron.) 

1. 

Extract of beef gr. 480 

Tincture of iron citrochlo- 

rid fl.oz. 1 

Compound spirit of orange.. m. 15 

Water, hot fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Sherry wine, to make. ... .fl.oz. 32 
Triturate the extract with the hot wa- 
ter and add, with continuous stirring, 
the alcohol. Allow the mixture to stand 
3 days or more; then filter, distil off the 
alcohol, add the spirit, tincture and syrup 
to the residue and enough wine to make 
32 fluidounces. Filter if necessary. 

Each fluidram represents 2 gr. of ex- 
tract of beef and 2 minims of tincture 
of iron citrochlorid. 

The extract of beef used should be 
that prepared by Liebig's process. — N. F. 
Other flavoring agents may be used 
besides the compound spirit of orange, 
such as tincture of sweet orange peel or 
another wine may be used such as An- 
gelica or Muscatelle. 

In spite of its apparent simplicity, this 
is a troublesome preparation to keep, as 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



it invariably deposits a precipitate. To 
avoid this various expedients have been 
resorted to such as detannation of the 
wine, the use of fresh beef or beef pep- 
tone for the extract of beef, the use of 
other iron compounds, etc. The follow- 
ing formulas present examples of differ- 
ently prepared products. 
II. 

Extract of beef gr. 512 

Iron phosphate, scale gr. 128 

Water, hot fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of sweet orange- 
peel .fl.oz. 2 

Sherry or other suitable wine, 

to make .fl.oz. 32 

Ferric hydrate, sufficient. 
Detannate the mixed tincture and 
12 fluidounces of the wine by agi- 
tation, with about 4 av.ounces of 
freshly prepared (moist) ferric hy- 
drate (see Iron Hydrate for method of 
preparation), allowing to stand for 24 
hours, filtering, and passing enough wa- 
ter through the filter to restore the origi- 
nal volume of liquid. Test a small 
amount of this liquid by adding some 
tincture or solution of ferric chlorid; if 
discoloration occurs, the liquid must be 
treated with more ferric hydrate in the 
same manner as before. 

To the filtrate, add the extract and 
iron salt previously dissolved in the 
water, and finally add the syrup. 

Instead of the iron phosphate and a 
portion of the water, S J / 2 .fluidrams of 
tincture of iron citrochlorid may be 
used. 
III. 

Extract of beef gr. 700 

Iron phosphate, scale gr. 256 

Pimento, powder gr. 20 

Clove, powder gr. 6 

Tincture of sweet orange- 
peel fl.oz. 3 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3 

Stronger white wine fl.oz. 22 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the extract in 2 fluidounces 
of warm water, the iron salt in l / 2 fluid- 
ounce of warm water, mix, add the other 
ingredients, macerate for 4 days, agitat- 
ing occasionally, and filter. — D. C. Form. 



IV. 

Extract of beef av.oz. 2 

Iron citrate, soluble gr. 480 

Water, warm fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 8 

Angelica wine, to make. . . .fl.oz. 32 
Dissolve the extract and iron salt in 
the warm water, add the elixir and wine, 
and filter. 
V. 

Beef peptone gr. 128 

Tincture of iron citro- 
chlorid fl.oz. 1 

Water, warm fl.oz 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 2 

Sherry or other suitable 

wine fl.oz. 25 

Dissolve the peptone in the warm wa- 
ter, add the other ingredients, and filter. 
The beef peptone is now commercially 
available. 
VI. 

Fresh beef, lean, chopped fine, 
or cut in a food chopper.av.oz. 20 

Iron citrate, scale gr. 270 

Compound tincture of car- 
damom fl.oz. 1 l / 2 

Tincture of sweet orange- 
peel fl.oz. i l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 6 

Sherrv wine fl.oz. 36 

Milk fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Macerate the beef with 16 fluidounces 
of cold water for several hours, then 
reduce the temperature to 40 deg. C. and 
strain with expression. Add the milk to 
the wine, mix well, set aside a few hours, 
then filter. To the filtrate add the beef 
liquid, the iron salt dissolved in 1 fluid- 
ounce, the tinctures, alcohol and syrup, 
and, if necessary to make 64 fluidounces 
of product, wash the beef residue with 
sufficient warm water to make this vol- 
ume. Let the mixture stand a few days, 
and filter. 

Wine of Beef, Iron and Cinchona. 
(Beef, Wine, Iron and Cinchona.) 

Quinine sulfate gr. 30 

Cinchonidine sulfate gr. 15 

Citric acid gr. 11 

Wine of beef and iron fl.oz. 32 

Reduce the alkaloid sulfates and the 
acid to fine powder by trituration and 



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535 



dissolve them in the wine. Filter if 

necessary. 

Each fluidram represents 2 gr. of 
beef extract, 2 m. of tincture of iron 
citrochlorid, and small quantities of cin- 
chona alkaloids. 

Wine of Beef, Iron and Coca. (Beef, 
Iron, Wine and Coca.) 

Extract of beef. . . gr. 256 

Tincture of iron citrochlo- 
rid fl.dr. 4% 

Water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of coca fl.dr. 10^2 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the extract of beef with the 
water until dissolved, add 10 fluidounces 
of wine, then the tincture, syrup, fluid 
extract, and the remainder of the wine, 
and filter. 

Each fluidram represents 2 gr. of 
beef extract, 2 m. of tincture of iron, 
and 5 gr. of coca. 

Wine, Camphorated. 

Camphor gr. 145 

Alcohol fl.dr. 3 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 1 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 14^ 

Dissolve the camphor in the alcohol, 

and gradually add the mucilage and wine 

previously mixed, agitating constantly. — 

Germ. Pharm. 

Wine of Cascara Sagrada. 

Bitterless fluid extract of cas- 
cara sagrada fl.oz. I 

Gelatin gr. 10 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 18 

Dissolve the gelatin in the water by 
the aid of a gentle heat, add the wine, 
then the fluid extract and sugar, shake 
well, set aside in a cool place for 8 days, 
and filter.— D. 

The gelatin prevents subsequent tur- 
bidity of the preparation. 
Wine of Cinchona. 
I. 
Red cinchona, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. 194 

Gelatin gr. 7 

Sugar av.oz. i l / 2 

Tincture of bitter orange peel.m. 15 

Water, warm m. 70 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 15^ 



Dissolve the gelatin in the water, add 
the sherry wine and the cinchona, ma- 
cerate for 8 days at a temperature of 60 
to 70 deg. C, agitating occasionally, ex- 
press, add the sugar and tincture, agi- 
tate till the sugar is dissolved, set aside 
in a cool place for 14 days, and filter. — 
Germ. Pharm. 
II. 

The preparation may be made from 
the fluid extract as follows: 
Fluid extract of red cin- 
chona fl.dr. s l A 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2% 

Stronger white wine, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, let stand a few days, and filter. 
III. 

Wine of cinchona prepared according 
to the preceding formulas precipitates 
copiously ; the following formula is high- 
ly recommended as producing a satis- 
factory product: 
Cinchona, red, coarsepowder.gr. 320 

Hydrochloric acid m. 20 

Citric acid gr. 10 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 7 

Malaga wine fl.oz. 7 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1^2 

Brandy fl.dr. 6 

Tincture sweet orange peel. . .m. 40 

Alcohol fl.oz. I 

Heat the cinchona with the hydro- 
chloric acid and water in a closed vessel 
on a water bath for 24 hours, then pack 
the mass in a percolator, add the alcohol, 
macerate for 6 days, then percolate slow- 
ly with the sherry wine containing the 
citric acid in solution, and finally per- 
colate with the Malaga wine, syrup, tinc- 
ture, and brandy mixed. 

The product has a pleasant, aromatic, 
only slightly bitter taste. 
Wine of Cinchona, Aromatic. 

This is a practical modification of the 
Eclectic formula: 

Red cinchona av.oz. 1 

Coriander gr. 15 

Cinnamon gr. 30 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Tartaric acid gr. 15 

Stronger white wine sufficient. 

Reduce the drugs to moderately coarse 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



powder, and extract by the usual process 
of percolation, using the wine as a men- 
struum. Collect 16 fluidounces of per- 
colate and in this dissolve the sugar and 
acid. 

The stronger white wine may be made 
from Madeira or Catawba wine if de- 
sired. 

This is a pleasant, aromatic tonic. 

Wine of Cinchona and Cacao. 
Fluid extract of yellow cin- 
chona fl.oz. I 

Tincture of cacao fl.oz. I 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Angelica wine fl.oz. 12 

Mix and filter, if necessary. 

Wine of Cinchona and Coca. 

Fluid extract of coca fl.oz. I 

Wine of cinchona and cacao.fl.oz. 15 

Wine of Coca. 

Fluid extract of coca fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. i J A 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Port wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sugar in 8 fluidounces of 
the wine, add the fluid extract and alco- 
hol and the remainder of the wine, set 
tr:e mixture aside for 2 days, then filter 
through paper in a well-covered funnel. 



Wine of Coca, Aromatic. 

Fluid extract of coca fl.oz. I 

Compound elixir of taraxacum. m. 75 

Syrup of coffee fl.dr. 3 

Port wine fl.oz. 2^ 

Aromatic elixir fl.oz. 4]/ 2 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the five first-named ingredients 
with 714 fluidounces of sherry wine. Let 
the mixture stand several days, if con- 
venient, then filter. 

Each fluidounce represents about 30 
gr. of coca. 

Wine of Coca With Beef. 
A preparation of this kind may be 

rr.ade as follows: 

Extract of beef gr. 256 

Wine of coca fl.oz. 16 

Triturate together, let stand a few 

days, and filter. 



Wine of Cod-Liver Oil. 

A preparation of this kind may be 
made as follows: 

Gaduol gr. 64 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Fuller's earth av.oz. y 2 

Port wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the gaduol with the alcohol, and 
add the fuller's earth, rub well together, 
and then add the syrup and 13 fluid- 
ounces of wine, let stand a day or two, 
shaking occasionally, then filter, passing 
the remainder of the wine through the 
filter. 

A preparation of the same character, 
but of a more distinctive taste and ap- 
pearance, may be compounded as fol- 
lows: 

Gaduol gr. 64 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Fuller's earth av.oz. y 2 

Port wine, claret wine, equal 

parts of each, to make fl.oz. 16 

Proceed as before. 

These preparations will be improved 
by adding a small amount of spirit of 
orange. 

Compounds prepared as above contain 
25 per cent, of the active medicinal prin- 
ciples of col-liver oil. 
Wine of Colchicum. 

The preparation of the Brit. Pharm. 
of this name is wine of colchicum root. 
See Wine of Colchicum Root, No. III. 
The preparation of the Germ. Pharm. 
of this name is wine of colchicum seed. 
See Wine of Colchicum Seed No. III. 
Wine of Colchicum Root. 
I. 
Colchicum root, No. 30 pow- 
der av.oz. 6^4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2Y2 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol with 13 fluidounces of 
wine, moisten the drug with i l / 2 fluid- 
ounces of menstruum, pack it moder- 
ately in a conical glass percolator, and 
gradually pour upon it, first, the remain- 
der of the menstruum, and afterwards 
enough wine to make 16 fluidounces of 
percolate.— N. F. 



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The N. F. remarks that this formula 
is given for reference only. If wine of 
colchicum is prescribed, the much weak- 
er wine of colchicum seed should be dis- 
pensed. 

II. 
Colchicum root, No. 20 pow- 
der av.oz. z l A 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter.— Brit. Pharm. 

Wine of Colchicum Seed. 

I. 
Fluid extract of colchicum 

seed fl.dr. 13 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2,y 2 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, set aside for 2 days, then filter 

through paper, in a well-covered funnel. 

— N. F. 

n. 

The Eclectic preparation is made by 
extracting 2 x / 2 av.ounces of drug with 
enough sherry wine to make 15 fluid- 
ounces. 

III. 
Colchicum seed, No. 20 pow- 
der gr. 730 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 8 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, set 

aside for several days, and filter. — Germ. 

Pharm. 

Wine of Comfrey, Compound. (Re- 
storative Wine Bitters — Vinum 
Symphyti Compositum.) 

Comfrey av.oz. % 

Solomon's seed av.oz. 34 

Helonias av.oz. ^ 

Roman chamomile gr. 55 

Columbo gr. 55 

Gentian gr. 55 

Cardamom seed gr. 55 

Sassafras gr. 55 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs to moderately coarse 
powder, and extract by percolation with 
the wine so as to obtain 16 fluidounces 
of percolate. — Eclectic modified. 

This is a tonic for diseases peculiar to 
females. 



Wine of Condurango. 

Condurango, No. 20 powder.gr. 730 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 8 days, agitating oc- 
casionally, strain with expression, set 
aside for several days, and filter. — Germ. 
Pharm. 

Wine, Diuretic, Trousseau's. 

Squill gr. 48 

Digitalis gr. 96 

Juniper berries gr. 480 

Potassium acetate gr. 144 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, express and filter. — H. 

Wine of Elder. (Hydragogue Tinc- 
ture — Vinum Sambuci.) 

Elder bark av.oz. 1 

Parsley root av. oz. 1 

Sherry wine, to make. fl.oz. 16 

Extract the mixed and powdered 

drugs by percolation or maceration. — 

Eclectic. 

Wine of Ergot. 

Fluid extract of ergot fl.oz. z l A 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6^ 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, set aside for 2 days, then filter 
through paper, in a well-covered funnel. 

Wine of Golden Seal, Compound.. 
(Wine Bitters.) 

Golden seal gr. 20 

Tulip tree bark gr. 20 

Bitter root (dogsbane) gr. 20 

Prickly-ash berries gr. 10 

Sassafras bark gr. 10 

Capsicum gr. 10 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the mixed drugs in coarse 

powder by percolation or maceration. — 

Eclectic. 

Wine of Hellebore, Compound. 

Black hellebore gr. 580 

Logwood gr. 580 

Helonias root gr. 580 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the drugs to moderately coarse 
powder and extract by percolation or 
maceration with the wine so as to obtain 
16 fluidounces of product. — Eclectic. 

This is a tonic and cathartic, with a 
direct influence on the female organs. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



The dose is I or 2 tablespoonfuls every 
3 or 4 hours. 

Wine of Hypophosphites, Compound. 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 128 

Potassium hypophosphite gr. 64 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 64 

Ferric hypophosphite gr. 8 

Manganese hypophosphite. . .gr. 8 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 4 

Potassium citrate gr. 20 

Citric acid gr. 8 

Strychnine (alkaloid) gr. 1% 

Fluid extract of coca fl.dr. io>4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1% 

Glycerin fl.dr. 5 

Sugar av.oz. 6 

Distilled water... ^ fl.oz. 4 

Stronger white wine, to 

make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extract with the glycerin 
and add 6 l / 2 fluidounces of stronger white 
wine. Allow to stand 24 hours and fil- 
ter. 

Triturate the hypophosphites of iron 
and manganese with the potassium ci- 
trate, citric acid and 4 fluidounces of 
water and gently warm the mixture for 
a few minutes until all is dissolved. 

Dissolve the other hypophosphites and 
the quinine salt in 3^2 fluidounces of wa- 
ter, to which add the strychnine pre- 
viously dissolved in the alcohol. 

Add the second solution to the third 
and filter; dissolve the sugar in this 
filtrate by percolation, passing enough 
water through the percolator to make 
the percolate measure 8 fluidounces. To 
this add the fluid extract mixture and 
enough stronger white wine to make 16 
fluidounces. 

Each fluidram represents I gr. of cal- 
cium hypophosphite, r / 2 gr. each of po- 
tassium and sodium hopophosphites, 1/16 
gr. each, of iron and manganese hypo- 
phosphites, 1/32 gr. of quinine hydro- 
chlorid, 1/100 gr. of strychnine and 5 gr. 
of coca. — Cine. Acad. Pharm. 

Wine of Ipecac. 
I. 

Fluid extract of ipecac fl.oz. i z / 2 

Alcohol t< fl.oz. iy 2 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 12 

Mix, set aside for 2 days, then filter 



through paper in a well-covered funnel. 

— N. F. 

II. 
Fluid extract of ipecac of the 

Brit. Pharm fl.dr. 6^ 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

—Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

Ipecac, No. 20 powder gr. 730 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 8 days, agitating 

occasionally, strain with expression, and 

filter. — Germ. Pharm. 

Wine of Iron. (Vinum, Ferri — Cha- 
lybeate or Steel Wine.) 

I. 
Iron and ammonium citrate (so- 
called "soluble citrate of 

iron") gr. 290 

Tincture of sweet orange- 
peel fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 13 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron compound in 11 
fluidounces of wine, add the tincture and 
syrup and enough wine to make 16 
fluidounces. Set the mixture aside for 2 
days, then filter through paper in a well- 
covered funnel. — N. F. 

This preparation was known as "wine 
of iron citrate" in the U. S. P. 1890. 
See also Wine of Iron Citrate. 

II. 

Iron, in wire gr. 365 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 16 

Set aside for 30 days in a closed ves- 
sel, the iron wire being almost, but not 
quite, immersed in the sherry, the vessel 
being frequently agitated, and the stop- 
per occasionally removed, then filter. — 
Brit. Pharm. 

III. 

The acid potassium tartrate present in 
the wine in No. II. reacts upon the iron 
to form iron and potassium tartrate. A 
wine containing a definite amount of this 
salt may be prepared as follows: 
Iron and potassium tartrate.. gr. 160 

Water, warm fl.oz. 4 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Angelica wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the salt in the water, care- 
fully neutralize the acid in the wine with 
ammonia, mix the two liquids, and filter. 






PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



539 



Wine of Iron, Bitter. (Wine of Iron 

and Quinine Citrate.) 
I. 

Soluble iron and quinine cit- 
rate gr. 365 

Tinct. of sweet orange peel.fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 5 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron and quinine citrate 
in 8 fluidounces of wine, add the tinc- 
ture and syrup and the remainder of the 
wine, set the mixture aside for 2 days, 
then filter through paper, in a well-cov- 
ered funnel.— N. F. 
II. Mitchell's formula: 
Cinchona, yellow, coarse 

powder gr. 192 

Gentian, coarse powder gr. 128 

Soluble iron citrate gr. 192 

Brandy fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Oil of orange m. 15 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 13 

Solution of iron tersulf ate. fl.oz. 2 
Distilled water, ammonia 

water, each sufficient 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, mix 
this with the wine and brandy, perco- 
late the ground drugs with this liquid, 
adding through the drug enough water 
to make the percolate measure 15 fluid- 
ounces. Detannate this liquid by means 
of ferric hydrate prepared by diluting 
the iron solution with 4 fluidounces of 
water, adding ammonia water in slight 
excess, collecting the precipitate, and 
washing and draining it thoroughly. Mix 
this precipitate with the percolate, and 
agitate occasionally until a filtered por- 
tion has a light yellow color and does 
not discolor with tincture or solution of 
iron chlorid. Filter the total liquid, to 
the filtrate add the iron citrate dissolved 
in a small amount of warm water, and 
then through the filter add enough wa- 
ter to make a total liquid of 16 fluid- 
ounces. 
Wine of Iron Citrate. 

The preparation of the U. S. P. 1890 
of this name is now known as wine of 
iron, N. F. ; the preparation of the 
Brit. Pharm. of this name is as fol- 
lows : 



Iron citrate, soluble (ammo- 

nio-citrate) gr. 135 ' 

Orange wine of the Brit. 

Pharm., to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron salt in the wine, agi- 
tate occasionally for 3 days, and filter. 

Wine of Iron and Potassium 
Tartrate. 

See Wine of Iron. 

Wine of Iron, Sweet. 
This is a good formula: 

Iron citrate, soluble gr. 128 

Distilled water, warm fl.dr. 4 

Tinct. of sweet orange peel.fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 3 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the iron citrate in the water 

and add the other ingredients. 

Wine, Kola. 
I. The following formula may be 

used: 

Kola, No. 20 powder av.oz. J4 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, and filter. 
Such a preparation has a disagreeable 

taste; the following is an improvement, 

as it has a clear bitter taste : 

II. 

Roasted kola, No. 20 pow- 
der av.oz. Yi 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. 

This may be sweetened by the addi- 
tion of some simple syrup or sugar. 

III. Formula of Munich Apothecaries' 
Society : 

Fluid extract of kola fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Wine of Licorice with Opium. (Vin- 
um Liquiritiae Thebaicum — Ros- 
en's Broest Droppar. 

Opium, powder gr. 145 

Spanish saffron, coarse pow- 
der .... gr. 145 

Extract of licorice, powder, .gr. 145 

Malaga wine : . fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the drugs for 5 days with 
the wine, and filter. — Swed. Pharm. 

The product contains 2 per cent, of 
each of the drugs. 



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STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Wine of Opium. 

Opium, granulated gr. 730 

Saigon cinnamon, No. 60 

powder g r - 7 2 

Clove, No. 30 powder gr. 72 

Alcohol, sherry wine, each, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the alcohol and wine in the pro- 
portion of 3 volumes of the former^ to 
17 of the latter. Macerate the drugs in 
a stoppered container, in a moderately 
warm place, with 12 fluidounces of this 
menstruum, during 7 days, agitating oc- 
casionally; then filter through absorbent 
cotton, in a well-covered funnel, return- 
ing the first portions until the filtrate 
passes perfectly clear, and finally pass 
enough menstruum through the residue 
to make the liquid measure 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

The granulated opium should be of 
the strength specified by the U. S. P., 
that is it should contain 10 to 10^4 per 
cent, of crystallized opium. 

Wine of Orange. (Orange Wine — 
Vinum Aurantii.) 

Oil of bitter orange peel m. 8 

(about drops 12) 

Alcohol m. 75 

Purified talcum gr. 120 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the talcum, first with the 
alcohol, in which the oil has previously 
been dissolved, and afterwards with 12 
fluidounces of wine, gradually added. 
Filter the mixture through a wetted fil- 
ter, returning the first portions of the 
filtrate until it runs through clear, and 
lastly, pass enough wine through the 
filter to make 16 fluidounces. 

This preparation of N. F. Ill was used 
only as a pleasant vehicle. 

In the Brit. Pharm., it is described as 
a wine made by the fermentation of a 
saccharine solution to which fresh bit- 
ter-orange peel has been added. 

Wine of Orange, Compound. (Elixir 
Aurantiorum Compositum — Com- 
pound Elixir of Orange — Vinum 
Aurantii Compositum.) 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 2>Va 

Wormwood gr. 480 

Buckbean gr. 480 



Cascarilla gr. 480 

Cinnamon, cassia gr. 320 

Gentian gr. 320 

Potassium carbonate gr. 75 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the first six drugs to a mod- 
erately coarse (No. 40) powder, mix 
with the potassium carbonate, moisten 
the mixture with sherry wine, and mac- 
erate during 24 hours. Then pack it in 
a percolator, and percolate with sherry 
wine, in the usual manner, until 16 fluid- 
ounces of product are obtained. 

This wine was formerly official in the 
Germ. Pharm., which directed to mac- 
erate the orange peel, cinnamon and po- 
tassium carbonate, with the sherry wine, 
and then to add the other drugs in form 
of extracts. The proportions above giv- 
en produce a product practically identi- 
cal with this. See Elixir of Orange, 
Compound. — N. F. 
Wine, Orange, Detannated. 

Orange wine, Brit. Pharm. . .gall. 1 

Gelatin, cut small gr. 90 

Macerate for 14 days, and decant. 
— Brit Form. 
Wine of Pancreatin. 

Such preparation may be made as fol- 
lows : 

Pancreatin, pure gr. 160 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 5 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 1 1 

Mix all, macerate for 24 hours, and 

filter. 

Wine of Pepsin. (Pepsin Wine.) 

I. 

Glycerite of pepsin fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. i]/ 2 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 10^2 

Mix the alcohol and wine, add the 

glycerite, and mix thoroughly. — N. F. 
Each fluidram represents 1 gr. of U. 

S. P. pepsin. 
This preparation should be prepared 

fresh when needed. 

II. 

Pepsin (1:100) gr. 180 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Hydrochloric acid m. 15 

Water fl.dr. 3 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 l /i 

Tinct. of bitter orange peeL.m. 15 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

—Germ. Pharm. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



541 



III. 

Pepsin gr. 256 

Hydrochloric acid m. 96 

Glycerin fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Add the acid to 14^ fluidounces of 
wine, triturate the pepsin with the glyc- 
erin, gradually add the mixed wine and 
acid with constant stirring, set aside for 
7 days, filter, and add through the filter 
enough wine to make 16 fluidounces. — 
Brit. Form. 
Wine, Quinine. 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 16 

Orange wine fl.oz. 16 

—Brit. Pharm. 
Mix, dissolve by agitation, and filter. 
Wine of Rhubarb, Compound. 

I. 

Fluidextract rhubarb fl.dr. 31 

Fluidextract Bitter Orange 

Peel fl.dr. 5 

Tincture Cardamom fl.dr. 31 

Sugar av.oz. 4^ 

Sherry wine, q. s., ad fl.oz. 32 

Mix the fluidextracts and tincture with 
23 fluid ounces sherry wine ; dissolve the 
sugar in this and add sufficient wine to 
make the required quantity. — N. F. 

This is the Compound Wine of Rhu- 
barb of the N. F. III. 
II. 
Rhubarb, coarse powder. . .av.oz. i 1 /^ 

Canella, coarse powder gr. 50 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for* 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, strain with expression, fil- 
ter, and add through the filter enough 
sherry wine to make the filtrate meas- 
ure 16 fluidounces. — Brit. Pharm. 1885. 

Wine of Tar. (Vinum Picis — Tar or 

Jew's Beer.) 
I. 

Pine tar gr. 720 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Pumice, moderately fine 
powder av.oz. 2 l /\. 

Stronger white wine, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Upon the tar contained in a suitable 
vessel pour 4 fluidounces of cold water, 
and triturate the mixture thoroughly; 
then pour off the water and throw it 
away. Mix the remaining tar thorough- 
ly with the powdered pumice, and add, 



16 fluidounces of stronger white wine. 
Stir frequently during 4 hours, then 
transfer the mixture to a wetted filter, 
and, after the liquid has passed, pour 
on enough stronger white wine to make 
the filtrate measure 16 fluidounces. — 
N. F. 
II. 

Pine tar gr. 720 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 180 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the tar thoroughly with the mag- 
nesium carbonate, add the wine, digest 
the mixture for an hour, filter, and add 
enough water through the filter to make 
the filtrate measure 16 fluidounces. — D. 
C. Form. 
III. Moore's formula: 

Pine tar av.oz. 2% 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 1 

Honey fl.oz. 1 

Acetic acid fl.dr. 1 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 12 

Mix all the above in a suitable vessel, 
agitate thoroughly for several minutes, 
then tightly stopper the vessel and heat 
on a water bath for an hour or two to 
a temperature of about 65 or 70 deg. C, 
shaking frequently. Then set aside in a 
warm place for a few days, again sha- 
king frequently, strain through muslin 
and finally filter the strained liquid. 

IV. This preparation may also be 
made from the oil as follows : 

Oil of tar fl.dr. 2^ 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 175 

Sugar '. av.oz. i*4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2.y 2 

Simple syruo fl.oz. i*4 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the oil with the magnesium 
carbonate and sugar to a smooth mix- 
ture, then having mixed the alcohol, 
wine, and water together, rub the tar 
mixture with this liquid added gradual- 
ly, filter, and finally add the syrup. 

Wine of Wafer Ash. (Wine of 
Ptelea.) 

A preparation of this kind may be 
made as follows: 

Water ash, powder av.oz. 25^ 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Extract the drug by percolation. 



542 



STANDARD FORMULARY OF 



Wine, White, Stronger. 

White (sherry) wine fl.oz. 7 

Alcohol fl.oz. i 

When tested for alcohol, stronger 
white wine should contain not less than 
20 nor more than 25 per cent, of absolute 
alcohol by weight, and hence* the white 
wine should contain from 10 to 12 p. c. 
of absolute alcohol. If a weaker wine 
be used more alcohol is necessary to 
make the stronger wine; if it be strong- 
er, less is required. — U. S. P. 1880. 
and U. S. P. 1880. 

This is used as a menstruum for ma- 
king some of the wines. 

Wine of White Ash. (Vinum Fraxini 
Americana?.) 

White ash bark... av.oz. Sy 2 

Alcohol, 

Sherry wine, of each, 

q. s., ad fl.oz. 16 

Mix 2 fl. ozs. alcohol with 14 fl. ozs. 
sherry wine and macerate for 3 days, in 
a covered vessel; then transfer to a per- 
colator prepared for percolation and 
allow the liquid to drain. When com- 
pletely drained, pack the residue firmly, 
and gradually pour on the menstruum 
until the total percolate measures 16 
fluidounces. Finally, filter the product, 
if necessary, and keep it in well-stop- 
pered bottles, which should be com- 
pletely filled, and stored in a cool place. 
Each fluidram represents 30 grains of 
drug, which is the inner bark of the 
trunk or root of Fraxinus Americana 
Linne. — N. F. 
Wine of Wild Cherry. 

Wild cherry, No. 40 pow- 
der av.oz. 4J4 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. i l / 2 

Sugar av.oz. 2^ 

Purified talc gr. 120 

Sherry wine, to make fl.oz. 16 

Moisten the wild cherry with the wa- 
ter and transfer it to a percolator pre- 
pared for percolation. Allow the per- 
colator to remain well covered for 3 or 
4 hours, then pack the moistened drug- 
moderately firm, and pour on enough of 
a mixture of V/2 fluidounces of alcohol 
and 10 fluidounces of the wine to leave 



a stratum above the drug. When the 
liquid begins to drop, close the lower 
orifice, and continue the maceration for 
12 hours. Then allow percolation to 
proceed slowly, gradually adding the 
remainder of the mixture of alcohol and 
wine, followed by enough wine to make 
14^ fluidounces of percolate. In this 
dissolve the sugar, add the talc, mix 
thoroughly, then filter, returning the 
first portions of filtrate to the filter un- 
til it runs through clear, and finally add 
enough angelica wine to make the fil- 
trate measure 16 fluidounces. — N. F. 

Each fluidram represents 15 grains of 
wild cherry. 
Wine of Wild Cherry, Ferrated. 

Tinct. of iron citrochlorid. .fl.dr. 10 

Wine of wild cherry, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, allow to stand for several days 
(or a week) if convenient, and filter, if 
necessary. 

Each fluidram contains 5 m. of tinc- 
ture of iron citrochlorid and 13^ gr- of 
wild cherry. — N. F. 

Wood Wool. 

Wood wool is used to some extent in 
surgical practice in the plain and anti- 
septic forms. It is a light woolly mass 
which is capable of absorbing a large 
quantity of liquid and has the further 
advantage of cheapness. 

See next article on sublimated wood 
wool. 

Wood Wool, Sublimated. 

3/10 p. c. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 21 

Glvcerin gr. 350 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9J4 

Distilled water .' fl.oz. 23 

Wood wool av.oz. 16 

y 2V . c . 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 35 

Glycerin gr. 350 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9% 

Distilled water fl.oz. 23 

Wood wool av.oz. 16 

Dissolve the mercuric chlorid in the 
mixed liquids, saturate the wood wool 
uniformly with all the liquid, and dry at 
a temperature of 25 to 30 deg. C. — D. 



PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. 



543 



Wool Fat. (Adeps Lanse.) 

Wool fat for pharmaceutical and cos- 
metic purposes is the highly purified fat 
of sheep's wool. The commercial brands 
vary considerably in quality, but an al- 
most odorless, yellowish white product 
is now obtainable. 

It appears in the market in the anhy- 
drous and hydrous forms, the former 
containing little or no water, the latter 
containing 30 per cent, of water. Either 
of these may be prepared from the other. 
The anhydrous variety may be prepared 
from the hydrous by heating the latter 
on a water bath to expel the water. The 
hydrous kind is to be used in making 



preparations, compounding prescriptions, 
etc., unless the hydrous is specified. 
Both hydrous and anhydrous kinds are. 
recognized by the U. S., Brit, and Germ. 
Pharms. In each work the anhydrous 
kind is known simply as "wool fat," 
while the other is called "hydrous wool 
fat." In the Brit. Pharm. it is directed 
to make the hydrous kind by mixing 3 
fluidounces of distilled water with 7 av.- 
ounces of the anhydrous; the Germ. 
Pharm. directs mixing 1 part by weight 
of distilled with 3 parts of anhydrous 
wool fat ; the U. S. P. does not make 
mention of such procedure. 




Part II. 
DOMESTIC AND VETERINARY REMEDIES. 



DRUGGISTS' DOMESTIC PREPA- 
RATIONS. 

While this Part is not intended in any 
sense as a treatise upon the manufacture 
of proprietary medicines, it is proposed 
to impart to the pharmacist such infor- 
mation as he requires in preparing rem- 
edies for ordinary ailments, for popular 
use and sale. These remedies may be 
offered by the pharmacist for sale under 
his own name or that of a pseudonym, 
if the latter be preferred. 

Strictly toilet preparations, such as 
freckle, tan and sunburn removers, hair 
growers, etc., are mentioned in another 
Part under "Perfumes and Toilet Arti- 
cles." 

Ague Cures. 

Remedies for the relief and cure of 
fever, ague, and chills, or, more proper- 
ly, malaria, are not of such frequent use 
as they were some years ago; however, 
there is still a demand in some sections, 
and the pharmacist must be prepared to 
supply the want. Most of these rem- 
edies are made to contain cinchona or 
one or more of its alkaloids, sometimes 
also arsenic and frequently some iron or 
a cathartic. 

These preparations may assume the 
form of liquid or pills, or even some 
other form, but the two mentioned are 
the most common. They may be en- 
titled Peruvian Ague Cure, Ague Tonic, 
Ague Tonic Syrup, Ague Tonic Cure, 
Chill Cure, Chill Tonic, Ague Pills, Anti- 
Chill Pills, Cholagogue, Ague Remedy, 
Ague Bitters, Ague Specific, Fever and 
Ague Tonic, Febrifuge, Ague Specific, 
etc. 



Liquids. 

The dose of these mentioned here is 
one or two teaspoon fuls 3 times a day. 
I. Formula of the Illinois Pharma- 
ceutical Association : 

Tincture of eucalyptus (1 

in 10) fl.oz. 4' 

Tincture of serpentaria fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 10 

Tincture of myrrh fl.dr. 10 

Tincture of nux vomica fl.dr. 4 

Quinine sulfate ..dr. 2 

Elixir of licorice, to make.. fl.oz. 2> 2 
II. 

Quinidine sulfate av.oz. 2 

Solution of arsenous acid. . .fl.dr. 4 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 8 

Syrup of licorice, to make.. fl.oz. 64 
Owing to the absence from the above 
of the bitter taste of quinine, cinchoni- 
dine or cinchona bark, it may be termed 
Tasteless Chill Cure, Tastless Ague 
Tonic, or Tasteless Chill Tonic. 

The fluid extract of senna may be 
omitted. 

Powders. 
III. 

Cinchona, powder av.oz. 4 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 4 

Clove, powder av.oz. y 2 

The dose is one teaspoonful every 3 
hours. 

This preparation has been termed 
Dutch Ague Remedy. 

Pills. 
IV. 
Make pills, each containing : 

Chinoidine gr. 1 

Iron ferrocyanid gr. 1 

Oil of black pepper drop 1 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/20 

V. 

Chinoidin gr. 150 

Podophyllin gr. 5 

Leptandrin gr. 10 

Capsicum powder gr. 20 



546 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Ague Cures (Cont'd). 

Powder the chinoidin, mix with the 
other ingredients, warm gently to make 
a mass and divide into ioo pills. 

For chills and fever, take I to 4 pills, 
according as they are intended for chil- 
dren or adults, the dose being repeated 
every 3 or 4 hours between the chills. 

These pills are also recommended for 
neuralgia when the dose for adults is 1 
or 2 pills every 2 hours until relieved. 
These pills are also useful, used as a 
liver and laxative pill, as may be noted 
from the ingredients. 
Asthma Remedies. 

The number of titles employed to des- 
ignate asthma remedies is comparatively 
small ; the following are appropriate : 
Asthma Remedy, Asthma Elixir, Ant- 
asthmatic Powder, Antasthmatic Rem- 
edy, Asthma Cure, Asthma Mixture, etc. 
Asthma remedies are of about three 
kinds, one for internal administration, 
one for inhalation, and one to be ignited, 
the vapor to be inhaled. Favorite in- 
gredients of the first kind are the alkali 
iodids, ammonium salts, grindelia, wild 
cherry, lobelia, belladonna, Hoffman's 
anodyne, etc. 

The liquid preparations for inhalation 
contain amyl nitrite and oil of mustard. 
Asthma remedies to be used by ignition 
are usually composed of stramonium, 
potassium nitrate, belladonna, etc. 

Internal Remedies. 
I. 

Ammonium iodid gr. 120 

Tincture of lobelia fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of belladonna fl.dr. 2 

Fluid extract of grindelia 

robusta fl.dr. 4 

Fluid extract of licorice. . .fl.dr. 4 

Syrup of tolu, to make fl.oz. 4 

The dose is a teaspoonful three times 
a day. Extra doses are to be used dur- 
ing a paroxysm. 
II. 

Potassium iodid gr. 160 

Fluid extract of grindelia. fl.dr. 4 
Fluid extract of belladonna, .m. 30 
Tincture of gelsemium fl.dr. 1 



Water fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 4 

The dose is one and a half tcaspoon- 
fuls every 2 or 3 hours. After about 
three doses are taken the difficulty of 
breathing will have disappeared. 
III. 

Potassium iodid gr. 160 

Tincture of belladonna m. 160 

Solution of potassium ar- 

senite m. 100 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

One teaspoonful is to be given in wa- 
ter between meals. 

IV. The following, known as Hare's 
Antiasthmatic Elixir, is also highly rec- 
ommended : 

Sodium iodid gr. 256 

Sodium bromid gr. 256 

Tincture of lobelia m. 256 

Fl. ex. euphorbia pilulif era. fl.dr. 6^2 

Spirit of nitroglycerin m. 64 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

The dose is one or two teaspoonfuls 3 
times a day, well diluted in water. 

Inhalants. 

V. The following two formulas are 
for preparations intended as inhalants to 
relieve the paroxysms of asthma : 

Oil of mustard, essential. 
Oil of Scotch pine. 
Oil of eucalyptus... 
Oil of peppermint. 
Tincture of iodin... 

Ether 

Alcohol, to make. . . 
Moisten cotton or 
mixture and inhale the vapor. 

VI. 

Amyl nitrite fl.dr. 2 

Oil of mustard, essential. . .drops 10 

Ether fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. z l / 2 

Put a few drops of the liquid upon 

some cotton or sponge and inhale from 

the latter. 

VII. 

Stramonium leaves av.oz. 1 

Belladonna leaves av.oz. 1 

Potassium nitrate gr. 72 

Opium gr. 30 

Mix the drugs in powder. This is to 

be burned and the vapors inhaled. 



tial. 




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DOMESTIC PREPARATIONS. 



47 



VIII. 

Stramonium leaves av.oz. 2 

Cannabis indica av.oz. 1 

Lobelia leaves av.oz. 1 

Eucalyptus ax.oz. 1 

Tea leaves av.oz. 1 

Anise gr. 60 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. iJ4 

Reduce all to powder and pass through 
a No. 30 sieve; then dry thoroughly. If 
the potassium nitrate be fixed with 3 
ounces of water, and the vegetable pow- 
der be moistened with the solution, and 
then thoroughly dried, it burns better; 
but if all the ingredients are well dried, 
and the niter is thoroughly mixed, this is 
not necessary. 

Papers. 

IX. The Paper of Potassium Nitrate, 
U. S. P., 1890, may be used. It is pre- 
pared by immersing strips of white un- 
sized paper in a solution of potassium 
nitrate in 4 parts of water, and then dry- 
ing them. 

In using they are to be ignited and 
the vapor inhaled. 

Cigarettes. 

X. Cigarettes may be prepared from 
a mixture of equal parts of stramonium, 
lobelia and belladonna leaves. These 
may be cut to a very fine condition, then 
rolled in suitable paper, and sealing the 
ends to prevent the drug from falling 
out by turning up the ends of the paper. 

XL Another form of cigarette use- 
ful for asthma is the following: 

Sodium arsenate gr. 4 

Extract of belladonna .gr. 10 

Extract of stramonium gr. 10 

Mix and dissolve in a small quantity 
of water or diluted alcohol, with this so- 
lution saturate a piece of blotting or 
other bibulous paper large enough to ab- 
sorb all of the liquid, then dry the paper 
and cut it into 32 parts. Each of these 
rolled into cigarette paper makes one 
cigarette. 

One of these may be smoked 3 or 4 
times a day. 

35 



Barber's Itch, Remedies for. 
I. 

Resorcin gr. 90 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Water or rose water fl.oz. 1 

Lac sulphur av.oz. y 2 

Bay rum, to make fl.oz. 4 

Apply twice daily by means of a soft 
sponge. 

II. Shave off the hairs or cut them 
very short ; then apply, once or twice a 
week, an ointment composed of 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 1 

Coal tar gr. 45 to 180 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Simple cerate av.oz. 5 

III. 

Menthol gr. 60 

Yellow oxid of mercury gr. 5 

Benzoic acid gr. 20 

Camphpr, powder gr. 20 

Boracic acid gr. 20 

Petrolatum, to make gr. 480 

Use freely three or four times a day. 
Wash the eruption with a 10 per cent 
solution of carbolic acid before using. 

IV. The remedies mentioned under 
Ringworm Application may also be used 
for barber's itch. 
Bitters. 

The preparations known as "bitters" 
were very much more common some 
years ago than they are now. To a 
large extent they are obsolete except in 
some prohibition districts where they 
are merely disguised tipples. These bit- 
ters were recommended for a great va- 
riety of disorders, including stomach af- 
fections such as indigestion and dyspep- 
sia, also malaria, liver and kidney com- 
plaints, and constipation ; they were also 
recommended as tonics in enfeebled con- 
ditions and alteratives in diseased states 
of the blood. They therefore contained 
such ingredients as columbo, gentian, 
cinchona, calamus, aloes, senna, man- 
drake, culver's root, bitter orange peel, 
juniper berries, buchu, hops, iron torn- 
pounds, chamomile, wahoo, cardamom, 
dandelion, burdock, cinnamon, prickly 
ash, etc. 
The directions for taking these prepa- 



548 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Bitters (Cont'd). 

rations is from a tablespoonful to a 

vvineglassful three times a day. 

Suitable names for these preparations 
are Wahoo Bitters, Jaundice Bitters, 
Stomach Bitters, Hop Bitters, Plantation 
Bitters, American Plant Bitters, Prickly 
Ash Bitters, Tonic Bitters, Iron Tonic 
Bitters, Purgative Bitters, Liver Bitters, 
German Bitters, Spring Bitters, Burdock 
Bitters, etc. If the preparation is strong- 
ly recommended as an alterative or 
blood purifier it may be called Altera- 
tive Bitters or Blood Bitters. 

I. Formula of the Illinois Pharma- 
ceutical Association: 

Gentian av.oz. 7 

Calamus av.oz. 4 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 2 

Tincture of iron citro- 

chlorid fl.oz. 3 

Syrupy glucose fl.oz. 14 

Alcohol, water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Mix the three drugs, reduce to coarse 
powder, and extract by percolation with 
a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 2 
of water to obtain 47 fluid ounces of 
percolate; to this add the glucose and 
tincture. 
II. 

Aloes av.oz. 6 

Sassafras av.oz. 8 

Gentian av.oz. 4 

Hops av.oz. 2 

Chamomile av.oz. 2 , 

Acetic acid av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Water, to make gal. 1 

Mix the acid and alcohol with 2 quarts 
of water, also mix the drugs, reduce to 
coarse powder, pack and macerate in a 
percolator, pass the previous mixture 
through it, and then enough hot water 
to make 1 gallon. 
III. 
Fluid extract of gentian. . .fl.oz. 1 
Fl. ext. yellow cinchona. . . .fl.oz. 1 

Quinine sulfate gr. 120 

Iron citrate, soluble av.oz. 2 

Spirit of orange fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 32 

Water, hot fl.oz. 8 

Sherry wine, to make gal. 1 



Dissolve the iron salt in the water, 
add the other ingredients, and filter. 
IV. 

Fluid extract of hops fl.oz. 2 

Fluid ext. of red cinchona, .fl.oz. 1 
Fluid ext. of sarsaparilla. . .fl.dr. 6 

Fluid ext. of hydrastis fl.dr. 6 

Fluid ext. of mandrake fl.dr. 4 

Oil of wintergreen m. 45 

Oil of sassafras m. 25 

Oil of peppermint m. 15 

Oil of lemon m. 15 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Water, to make gal. 1^ 

Mix all, dissolve the sugar by agita- 
tion, let stand a few days, and filter. 

The drugs may be used instead of the 
fluid extracts, in which case they are to 
be extracted with a mixture of 2 vol- 
umes of alcohol and 9 of water. 

V. 

Cascara sagrada av.oz. 4 

Gentian av.oz. 4 

Dandelion av.oz. 2 

German chamomile av.oz. 2 

Stillingia av.oz. 2 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 1 

Clove gr. 180 

Spirit of orange fl.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 16 

Alcohol, water each, sufficient 

Mix the seven drugs and reduce to 
moderately coarse powder, extract by 
percolation with a mixture of 1 part of 
alcohol to 3 of water so as to obtain 120 
fluidounces of product. To this add the 
spirit of orange and the sugar; dissolve 
the latter by agitation. 

VI. 

Hops av.oz. 4 

Dandelion av.oz. 4 

Gentian av.oz. 4 

German chamomile av.oz. 4 

Stillingia av.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 32 

Water, alcohol each, sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce to coarse pow- 
der and extract by percolation so as to 
obtain no fluidounces of percolate, using 
a menstruum composed of 1 volume of 
alcohol and 3 of water ; in this percolate 
dissolve the sugar by agitation or perco- 
lation. 



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549 



VII. 

Gentian av.oz. 4 

Cinchona av.oz. 2 

Roman chamomile av.oz. 1 

Quassia av.oz. y 2 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. y 2 

Diluted alcohol gal. 1 

Mix the drugs, reduce to coarse pow- 
der, mix with the diluted alcohol, mace- 
rate for 7 days, agitating occasionally, 
then express and filter. 
"Black Eyes" and Bruises, Applica- 
tions for. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. */> 

Alcohol fl.oz. Y A 

Water fl.oz. 5 

Dilute acetic acid may be substituted 
for one-half the water and the alcohol 
may be replaced by 1 fluidounce of tinc- 
ture of arnica. 

This preparation is a valuable applica- 
tion for bruises or contusions; it is 
therefore of value in the treatment of 
ecchymotic conditions, such as "black 
eye." If applied at once and continuous- 
ly for a time after the blow has been 
received, no discoloration will appear. 

The following is also useful for 
bruises and "black eyes" : 

Potassium nitrate gr. 15 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 30 

Aromatic vinegar fl.dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Blood Purifiers. 

These preparations may be put up un- 
der the names of Sarsaparilla, Sarsapa- 
rilla Syrup, Compound Extract of Sar- 
saparilla, Compound Sarsaparilla with 
Burdock and Iodid of Potassium, Com- 
pound Syrup of Red Clover Blossoms, 
Blood Purifying Tea, Alterative Mix- 
ture, Blood Cleanser, or whatever other 
title may seem appropriate or desirable. 
The ingredients of these mixtures are 
sarsaparilla, stillingia, burdock, yellow 
dock, red clover, any one or more of 
these combined, sometimes with potas- 
sium iodid, often with some laxative. 
Blood purifying mixtures are in fact 
mainly cathartics. Sometimes the ca- 
thartic principle present is a saline like 
sodium sulfate or rochelle salt, some- 



times it is senna, mandrake, buckthorn, 
cascara sagrada, etc. 

Formerly all blood purifiers were pre- 
pared in the liquid form: latterly some 
are prepared in the form of "teas," or 
species. Examples of both kinds are 
given among the recipes that follow. The 
"teas" may be termed Blood Purifying 
Tea, Sarsaparilla Tea, etc. 
Liquids. 
I. Formula of the Illinois Pharma- 
ceutical Association : 

Potassium iodid av.oz. 2 gr. 80 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Fluid extract of burdock 

root fl.oz. 8 

Comp. fl. ext. of sarsaparilla. fl.oz. 32 

Syrupy glucose, to make fl.oz. 64 

Dissolve the iodid in the water and 
add the other ingredients. The dose is 
1 to 4 teaspoonfuls, according to age, 3 
times a day. 
II. 

Buckthorn bark av.oz. 20 

Rochelle salt av.oz. 8 

Potassium bicarbonate av.oz. l / 2 

Sugar av.oz. 24 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Spirit of lemon fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of ginger fl.dr. 6 

Oil of anise drops 15 

Water sufficient 

With sufficient water make $ T / 2 pints 
of decoction from the buckthorn bark, 
which may be deprived of bitterness by 
the addition of calcined magnesia (see 
Bitterless Extract of Cascara Sagrada, 
Part I) and dissolve in it the rochelle 
salt, potassium bicarbonate and sugar. 
After allowing to stand for some time, 
clarify by straining through flannel. 
Then mix the remaining ingredients and 
incorporate with the decoction. 

The dose is from 1 to 2 tablespoonfuls 
morning and evening, some time after 
meals. 
III. 

Cream < of tartar av.oz. 2 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 600 

Fluid extract of mandrake. fl.dr. 4 
Comp. fl. ext. of sarsapa- 
rilla fl.oz. 6 

Comp. tincture of carda- 
mom fl.oz. 1 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Blood Purifiers (Cont'd). 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Dissolve the two potassium compounds 
in 8 fluidounces of water by the aid of a 
gentle heat, add the remaining ingredi- 
ents, set aside for about 12 hours, and 
filter. The cream of tartar and potas- 
sium bicarbonate together form neutral 
potassium tartar. 

IV. This preparation may be called 
Sarsaparilla with Celery. 

Sarsaparilla 

Cascara sagjada 

Dandelion 

Sassafras 

Celery seed .... 

Burdock root . . 

Red clover .... 

Gentian 

Glycerin 



.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
. av.oz. 



3 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 
2 
2 

14 
Alcohol, water, to make gal. 1 

Extract the drugs by maceration or 
percolation to make 114 fluidounces, us- 
ing a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol 
and 5 of water as the menstruum, then 
add the glycerin. 
V. 

Sarsaparilla av.oz. 16 

Sassafras bark av.oz. 4 

Burdock root av.oz. 3 

Dandelion av.oz. 3 

Prickly ash bark av.oz. 3 

Roman chamomile av.oz. 3 

Potassium iodid av.oz. 1 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. J / 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Water, to make gal. 1 

Grind all the drugs to No. 20 powder. 
Mix the glycerin and alcohol with 2 
quarts of water. Macerate 24 hours and 
percolate. When the liquid has ceased 
to drop, pour in hot water until a gallon 
altogether has been obtained. Add the 
potassium iodid and sodium salicylate 
and dissolve. If not sufficiently dark to 
suit, add 1 fluidounce of caramel. 

Teas. 
VI. 

Senna av.oz. 20 

Sugar av.oz. 20 

Fennel av.oz. 10 

Juniper berries av.oz. 6 

Celery seed av.oz. 4 



Couch grass .' .av.oz. 4' 

Sassafras av.oz. 4 

Caraway av.oz. 2 

Rochelle salt av.oz. 8 

All should be in coarse powder and 
should be well mixed. The mixture is 
cathartic, alterative and diuretic. 
VII. 

Senna av.oz. 32 

Coriander av.oz. 8 

Manna av.oz. 16 

Cream of tartar av.oz. i l / 2 

Make into a species. 
Boils and Carbuncles, Treatment for. 
A boil is an acute inflammation of the 
deeper layers of the skin and adjacent 
connective tissues and is due to staphy- 
lococcus infection by way of the hair 
follicles. A carbuncle is similar, but is 
larger and more serious. The method of 
treatment is very much the same. The 
old-time method of treatment for boils 
was to "bring them to a head" by means 
of repeated applications of hot linseed 
poultice. However, any hot applications 
continuously applied will serve the same 
purpose ; cloths wrung with hot water or, 
better, hot boric acid solution, will serve 
well. Instead of any of these, the so- 
called mother or Hamburg plaster (see 
formula in Part I) may be used. If the 
boil is not too far advanced it may pos- 
sibly be aborted. Various methods of 
treatment are outlined below. 
I— A. 

Salicylic acid dr. 2 

Soap plaster av.oz. 2 

Lead plaster av.oz. 1 

B. 

Ichthyol av.oz. l / 2 

Resin plaster av.oz. l / 2 

Lead plaster av.oz. 1 

Melt the plasters and incorporate the 
other ingredients.. 

These are intended to be applied once 
or twice daily on a cloth. 

II. This is another method of treat- 
ment: 
Tincture of chlorid of iron.. fl.oz. 1 
Solution of potassium 

arsenite fl.dr. l l / 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Take a teaspoonful after each meal. 



DOMESTIC PREPARATIONS. 



551 



Use, locally, camphorated carbolic acid 
and poultice of linseed meal when there 
is much inflammation. Also advise small 
doses of epsom salts to prevent constipa- 
tion. 

III. The following formulas are for 
what is called the modern treatment of 
boils and carbuncles : 
A. 

Chloroform fl.oz. I 

Oil of clove fl.dr. i^ to 5 

Creosote m. 15 to 30 

Liniment of camphor fl.oz. 2 

B. 

Mercury salicylate gr. 2 to 5 

Salicylic acid gr. 15 to 30 

Alcohol av.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the solids in the alcohol and 
add the water. 

These are to be used externally only. 
The affected part is covered with com- 
presses saturated with either of the 
above liquids. At the same time one of 
the following preparations is to be in- 
jected into the boil or carbuncle. 

C. 

Carbolic acid gr. 1 to 3 

Sodium salicylate gr. 15 

Sodium borate gr. 15 

Glycerin m. 30 

Chloroform water fl.dr. 2 

Mix and dissolve. 

D. 

Iodoform gr. 5 to 8 

Salol gr. 8 to 15 

Carbolic acid gr. 2 

Ether fl.dr. ^ to I 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 y 2 or 1 

Mix and dissolve. 

This treatment is said to give excellent 
results and to do away with a more radi- 
cal surgical operation even in cases of 
carbuncle. 
Bunion Cures. 

The remedies recommended for the re- 
lief and cure of corns are usually also 
recommended for the removal of bun- 
ions. While these remedies often do af- 
ford relief, the two maladies are almost 
as distinct as they could possibly be. 
Corns are inflammations of the skin, 



whereas bunions are inflammations of 
the synovial membrane, which connects 
the great toe with the foot proper. Noth- 
ing less than surgical operation will ab- 
solutely and permanently cure bunions. 

Relief to bunions is often afforded as 
stated by the application of corn cures, 
assisted by frequent bathing in hot wa- 
ter. Frequently anointing with petrola- 
tum, the application of tincture of iodin 
or of iodin ointment, or the wearing of 
a rubber protector will prove beneficial. 
A warm flaxseed-meal poultice at night 
often eases a great deal. 

Shoemaker recommends the following 
paint : 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of iodin fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

To be applied with a camel's hair pen- 
cil every day. Copper oleate plaster is 
also advised by the same authority. 

Painting on of tincture iodin may help 
by promoting absorption of the exu- 
dates; 50 per cent ointment of ichthyol 
with hydrous wool-fat is useful. In case 
the inflammation becomes too severe, ap- 
ply Lotion of Lead and Opium (see for- 
mula in Part I). 

Burns and Scalds, Applications for. 
I. In burns and scalds it is of first 
importance for the relief of pain to pro- 
tect the part from the air. A great 
many remedies have been used for this 
purpose. Besides being protective, they 
should also be antiseptic, or at least asep- 
tic. One of the most popular applica- 
tions is carron oil, made of equal parts 
of lime water and linseed oil. The ad- 
dition of carbolic acid, salol or thymol 
is suggested as in the following : 

Thymol gr. 75 

Raw linseed oil fl.oz. 8 

Lime water fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the thymol in the oil, add the 
water, and shake well. 

Olive oil or other bland fixed oil may 

be substituted for the linseed oil, but the 

latter has the best reputation for this 

purpose. 

This mixture is to be applied freely. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Bunion Cures (Cont'd). 

■with or without cloths or by means of a 
cotton pad, whichever may be most con- 
venient. After a few days, apply zinc 
oxid ointment or else use the following : 
Bismuth subnitrate av.oz. I 



Boric acid 



.av.oz. 



Olive oil fl.oz. 2 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 6 

II. A saturated solution of picric acid 
in water applied continuously on cloths 
has proved of great efficacy in relieving 
the pain caused by burns and in promot- 
ing healing. A proprietary preparation 
now on the market highly advocated for 
burns is said to be nothing more than 
an aqueous solution of picric acid. The 
solution may be applied on thick cloths 
or a pad of cotton. 

III. The following preparation, de- 
vised by the late Charles Rice, is said to 
be popular in New York: 

Gelatin av.oz. 15 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Soak the gelatin in the cold water un- 
til it is soft, then heat on a water bath 
until it is dissolved. Add the glycerin 
and continue heating until a firm, glossy 
skin begins to form on the surface of 
the mixture during the intervals between 
stirring. Now add the carbolic acid and 
mix well. 

The mixture may be kept ready pre- 
pared, and is best preserved in well- 
closed glass or porcelain jars. When it 
is wanted for use it is heated on a water 
bath until just melted and applied with a 
soft, flat brush over the burned part, 
where it will form a strong, flexible 
skin. 

This preparation is said to be very ef- 
fective, being superior to carron oil and 
similar preparations ordinarily used. 

IV. Unna's burn salve is composed 
of: 

Wool-fat, anhydrous part 1 

Benzoinated lard parts 2 

Lime water parts 3 

V. Some of the preparations under 



the heading Ointments or Salves, may 
also be utilized. Liniment of Turpen- 
tine (see formula in Part I) is also used 
for burns. 
Canker Sore-Mouth. 

Canker, also called thrush and spruce, 
is a disease of infanc3 r , and is due to im- 
proper feeding and poor digestion. It 
appears as white spots, of greater or less 
size, in the mouth and throat. These 
spots are due to micro-organisms. Can- 
ker is more common in infants fed on 
artificial food than in those fed or 
breast-milk, and in such cases may be 
accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, fev- 
erishness, etc. It will be surmised that 
the local treatment should be supple- 
mented by treatment directed towards 
the removal of the cause. Castor oil to 
cleanse the intestinal tract and antifer- 
mentative preparations to prevent fer- 
mentation of food are in order, also 
change of diet. 

For local application the most popular 
remedy is honey and borax, which is 
smeared on with a soft cloth or with the 
ringers or by means of a camel-hair pen- 
cil, 3 or 4 times a day. A solution of 
borax in glycerin may also be used as 
in the following : 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Infusion of gold thread is also a pop- 
ular and effective application, though not 
so pleasant to the child as either of the 
preceding. 

If the disease still persists, the spots 
should be touched occasionally with 
burnt alum or a piece of copper sulfate 
or the mouth washed with a weak solu- 
tion of silver nitrate or zinc sulfate, as 
follows : 

Zinc sulfate gr. 5 

Rose water fl.oz. 1 

Cancer, Local Treatment of. 

Arsenic is the chief ingredient of most 
of the local applications recommended 
for the cure of cancer. Zinc chlorid in 
solution is also used, as is also a com- 



DOMESTIC PREPARATIONS. 



553 



bination of this with arsenic. One of 
the best known preparations is Mars- 
den's Cancer Paste. This consists of 
arsenous acid, two parts, and mucilage 
of acacia, one part, made into a paste. 
Its application causes considerable pain 
and is sometimes replaced by Bougard's 
paste, which is less painful, forms a 
more dry and friable slough, can be 
safely applied to a larger surface and 
can be kept ready for instant use. With 
both pastes the surfaces must be denud- 
ed, if not already ulcerated, by caustic 
potash, to render the action prompt and 
effective in the shortest possible time. 
Bougard's formula is as follows : 

Wheat flour av.oz. I 

Starch av.oz. I 

Arsenic gr. 7 

Mercuric sulfid gr. 36 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 36 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 4 

Solution of zinc chlorid. . . .av.oz. 4 
The first six substances are separately 
reduced to fine powder. They are then 
mixed in a porcelain or glass mortar, 
and the solution of zinc chlorid slowly 
poured in, while the contents are kept 
rapidly rotated with the pestle so that no 
lump will be formed. A thick layer of 
this is spread on cotton and left in po- 
sition 24 hours, and then managed in 
every way as is Marsden's paste. Few 
cases require a second application. The 
ulcer may be dressed with peru balsam 
or aristol ointment of varying strengths, 
according to the stimulation required, 
and all exuberant granulations are to be 
kept in check by the usual methods. 

Another local preparation for cancer 
is Esmarch's Painless Cancer Powder, 
which is said to contain arsenous acid 10 
grains, morphine hydrochlorid 10 grains, 
calomel 80 grains, acacia 480 grains. 

Applications of this character should 
never be made under the direction of in- 
competent persons. Arsenic as a caustic 
is not only in its action difficult to regu- 
late, but dangerous symptoms of poison- 
ing have resulted from the very ready 
way in which it is absorbed by the skin. 



The same remarks apply with equal 
force to mixtures containing zinc chlorid, 
tartar emetic and other escharotics. It 
is the physician's duty to recommend 
how they shall be used. 
Catarrh and Cold-in-the-Head, Eem- 
edies for. 

The acute form of inflammation of the 
mucous membrane of the nose is known 
as coryza or acute rhinitis, the chronic 
form is called chronic rhinitis or chronic 
nasal catarrh. In popular parlance the 
latter is called catarrh, the former cold- 
in-the-head. Acute rhinitis may lead to 
bronchitis or to catarrh. Both of these 
disorders are very common in various 
parts of the United States. Catarrh, 
when it has acquired a firm hold on the 
individual, requires practically constant 
treatment. 

The remedies for catarrh are multi- 
form. Some are snuffs, others are to be 
used by inhalation, some by spraying, 
others by insufflation or by injection 
with syringe or a douche. Others again 
are in the form of an ointment, which 
is to be applied to the interior of the 
nostrils, then to be snuffed up ; and fin- 
ally* others again are to be taken intern- 
ally, the latter containing tonics com- 
bined with some agent which diffuses it- 
self through the system and thus at- 
tacks the local manifestations of the dis- 
ease. 

The snuffs contain various agents, the 
most conspicuous being cocaine, the in- 
discriminate or careless use of which 
cannot be too severely condemned. Pur- 
chasers of such snuffs should invariably 
be warned that the cocaine habit is, of 
all forms, probably the most horrible, 
and that great danger attends its use in 
catarrh snuffs. It should never be rec- 
ommended in cases of chronic catarrh 
where its use would be liable to prove 
continuous. The sale of cocaine snuffs 
is prohibited by law in many States. 

The catarrh remedies used by inhala- 
tion contain either menthol or iodin com- 
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Catarrh Remedies (Cont'd). 

spraying (with nasal atomizers) contain 
liquid petrolatum, having in solution 
menthol, thymol and various antiseptic 
volatile oils. The catarrh ointments con- 
tain ingredients similar to those of the 
preceding. They are usually made with 
thymol or menthol with some oil, to- 
gether with boric acid or bismuth salt 
and petrolatum. Alkaline and antiseptic 
washes or sprays are also used. 

Besides the ordinary cold in the head, 
there is also the similar disorder influ- 
enza or la grippe. This is a disease of 
microbic origin, but in its milder forms 
it seems to the patient nothing more 
than a cold in the head and is treated 
similarly. In its severer forms it is so 
depressing and prostrating that the pa- 
tient is compelled to go to bed and must 
have suitable attention from a physician. 
The preparations for cold-in-the-head 
are generally in the form of tablets or 
capsules, sometimes cachets. Usually 
they are called "cold cures," "anti-grip 
cures," "coryza tablets," etc. The use of 
a nose wash like Dobell's or Seiler's So- 
lution in conjunction with a "cold cure" 
gives a great deal of relief and comfort. 

Good titles for catarrh remedies are 
Catarrh Remedy, Catarrh Cure, Catarrh 
Snuff, Catarrh Jelly, Cream Balm, Ca- 
tarrh Balm, Catarrhine, Menthol Snuff, 
Mentholin, etc. 

Snuffs. 

Besides being used for catarrh, it is 
said that if these preparations are used 
in the early stages of colds and influenza 
it will "break them up." 

I. 

Menthol gr. 5 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Mix and reduce to very fine powder. 
Use several times daily or as frequent- 
ly as desired. 
II. 

Boric acid, powder av.oz. 1 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 4 

Menthol gr. 30 

Mix and use like the preceding. 



III. 

Menthol gr. 5 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 10 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 15 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 20 

Milk sugar av.oz. 1 

This is a specimen of a snuff contain- 
ing cocaine, but its use is not advised. It 
is beneficial when used in moderation 
for a short period of time, but its con- 
tinued use will result in the dreaded co- 
caine habit. 

The above mentioned all contain and 
may be sold as "menthol snuff" or "men- 
tholin." 

Some snuffs are intended to produce 
sneezing. A well-known proprietary ar- 
ticle of this kind is said to be merely 
powdered bayberry bark. Other sneeze 
producing mixtures are the following : 

IV. A specimen of a bismuth powder 
is the Anticatarrhal Powder of the N. F. 
(see formula in Part I). 

V. Other catarrh snuffs are men- 
tioned in Volume I under Snuffs. 

Oil Sprays. 
These mixtures are intended for 
spraying into the nose by means of a 
nasal atomizer. They consist usually of 
combinations of menthol, thymol, anti- 
septic volatile oils, etc., dissolved in li- 
quid petrolatum (paraffin oil). The lat- 
ter should be of a high grade of purity, 
such as is now easily obtainable in the 
market. The menthol, thymol or other 
solid should be perfectly dissolved as 
otherwise it will clog the atomizer. 

VI. 

Oil of eucalptus drops 80 

Carbolic acid gr. 8 

Liquid petrolatum fl.oz. 4 

To insure perfect solution, use the 

crystal carbolic acid, not the liquefied. 
This is useful in all stages of nasal 

catarrh, including catarrh of grip. It is 

to be used by spraying several times 

daily. 

VII. 

Eucalyptol m. 15 

Terebene m. 15 

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Liquid petrolatum fl.oz. 4 

Use like the preceding. 

VIII. 

Chloretone gr. 15 

Camphor gr. 40 

Menthol gr. 40 

Oil of cinnamon drops 12 

Liquid petrolatum, to make. fl.oz. 4 
This is known as McClintock's Chlor- 
etone Inhalant. It is to be used like the 
preceding. 

Aqueous Sprays. 
These are usually of an alkaline char- 
acter, sometimes with an antiseptic vola- 
tile oil or with menthol, dissolved in 
water with or without alcohol or with 
glycerin ; or the spray may contain iodin. 
They are to be used in a nasal atomizer. 

IX. Examples of this class of sprays 
are Dobell's or Seller's Solution (see 
formula in Part I), or Sajou's formula 
may be used, which is as follows: 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 32 

Sodium borate gr. 32 

Fl. ext. pinus canadensis fl.dn 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

This is generally diluted with from 2 

to 4 parts of water, and is to be used 4 

to 6 times daily. 

X. Here is another example : 

Menthol gr. 4' 

Oil of eucalyptus drops 16 

Oil of wintergreen drops 16 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 60 

Sodium borate gr. 60 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 ^ 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 

One teaspoonful.is to be mixed with a 
fluidounce of water before use. 

XL This is an example of aqueous 
sprays containing iodin: 

Iodin gr. 12 

Potassium iodid gr. 30 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Use this without dilution. 

Ointments. 

Preparations in ointment form for use 

in nasal catarrh are quite popular. They 

have the same medicinal ingredients as 

the ©il sprays which are made into a 



soft ointment with white petrolatum. 
They may be dispensed in tin boxes or 
in collapsible tubes. 

In using these ointments, introduce a 
small amount into the nostrils and snuff 
it up as far as possible. These are ap- 
plied several times daily. Customary 
names for these preparations are "ca- 
tarrh jelly, "catarrh cream," "cream 
balm" and "catarrh balm." 
XII. 

Oil of eucalyptus fl.dr. 2 

White petrolatum av.oz. 4 

XIII. 

Thymol gr. 20 

Eucalyptol gr. 40 

Menthol gr. 40 

Bor acid gr. 80 

White petrolatum av.oz. 4 

Melt the petrolatum at a gentle heat 
and incorporate the other ingredients. 
Douches. 
Various combinations in aqueous form 
are used either by insufflation (snuffing 
into the nose from the palm of the 
hand) or preferably by means of a 
douche. The latter may be the old-style 
glass or tin vessel hung on the wall with 
a rubber tube attached or the more mod- 
ern all-glass affair of the shape of a 
wide tube closed at one end, the other 
end bent and terminating in a stubbed tip 
with a perforation through which the li- 
quid flows into the nostrils. In using the 
former a large amount of liquid is al- 
lowed to flow through the nostrils, hence 
greater dilution of the medicating sub- 
stance is required and, on account of its 
volume, the liquid must be used luke- 
warm. The resultant cleansing of the 
mucous membrane is as beneficial as the 
contact of the medicating substances. 

The more modern style of glass 
douche described above has the advan- 
tage of being small and readily carried 
about, and it may be used at any time or 
place, only a small volume of liquid be- 
ing required. When used, the requisite 
amount of medicating solution (usually 
one or two teaspoonfuls) is put into the 
douche, and the latter filled about three- 



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Catarrh Remedies (Cont'd). 

fourths with water (about one ounce), 
which is preferably, though not necessar- 
ily, lukewarm; the open end of the 
douche is then applied to one of the nos- 
trils, the head is tipped back when the 
liquid runs through the nasal cavity; 
after a minute or two the head to be 
thrown forward when the excess of li- 
quid will run back into the douche. 

The liquids used as douches are any 
of the preparations mentioned under 
Aqueous Sprays, or Lister's or Seiler's 
Antiseptic Solution, Dobell's Solution or 
Alkaline Antiseptic Solution (see formu- 
las in Part I), or Sajou's Solution, or 
the following: 
XIV. 

Boric acid gr. 60 

Borax gr. 60 

Sodium chlorid gr. 30 

Lister's antiseptic solu- 
tion fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Powders. 
Preparations in powder form for the 
treatment of catarrh are nearly obso- 
lete. They were designed to be made 
into an infusion (extracted) by the 
patient with water, and the liquid used 
in a douche. They are composed of 
such ingredients as golden seal, sodium 
chlorid, sodium bicarbonate, potassium 
chlorate, carbolic acid, etc. The follow- 
ing is an example : 
XV. 

Sodium chlorid gr. 240 

Potassium chlorate gr. 100 

Ammonium iodid gr. 4 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Camphor, powder gr. 16 

Golden seal, powder gr. 40 

Mix well. 

This is to be treated with water to 
make an infusion, which latter is then 
to be used by insufflation or in a douche. 

Tablets. 

Tablets for use in nasal catarrh are 
used to some extent. They are made 
to contain similar ingredients to the 
alkaline aqueous sprays or to Seiler's 



Antiseptic Solution (the so-called Seil- 
er's Tablets), the sodium bicarbonate, 
sodium borate, volatile oils, menthol, 
thymol, eucalyptol, carbolic acid, and 
other medicating ingredients being 
mixed and formed into compressed tab- 
lets. Manufacturing pharmaceutical 
houses list various combinations of this 
kind in their catalogues. The follow- 
ing is also an excellent combination: 
XVI. 

Sodium benzoate gr. 1 

Guaiacol , m 1 / 10 

Hydrastine sulfate or 
hydrochlorid .gr. 1 / 100 

Oil of sassafras, to flavor. 

Sugar of milk powder to make a 5-gr. 
tablet. 

Dissolve one in about one-half fluid- 
ounce of water and use in a nasal 
douche. 

XVII. The following is the com- 
position of the tablet known as Mur- 
ray McFarlane's Plasma Nasal Tablet: 

Sodium chlorid gr. 5 1/2 

Sodium sulfate gr. 1 1/2 

Sodium phosphate gr. 1/4 

Potassium chlorid gr. 2/5 

Potassium sulfate gr. 1/4 

Potassium phosphate gr. 1/3 

Menthol gr. 1/15 

This formula is based upon the com- 
position of the blood. One tablet dis- 
solved in 2 fluidounces of distilled water 
has approximately the same composi- 
tion (except the menthol) and specific 
gravity as blood serum and hence it is 
entirely unirritating to the mucous mem- 
brane and is perfectly adapted for use 
as a douche or a spray. The menthol 
is used for its soothing effect. 

Inhalants. 

XVIII. Menthol is an excellent agent 
for treatment of catarrh by inhalation. 
It is commonly put up in vessels more 
or less resembling tubes, which may 
be opened at both ends to permit free 
circulation of air through the tube when 
in use, and which may be closed tightly 
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XIX. 

Camphor dr. 2 

Menthol dr. I 

Carbolic acid, crystal dr. I 

Ether fl.oz. y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Rub the camphor, menthol and car- 
bolic acid together until liquefied, then 
add the alcohol and ether. 

This solution is to be dropped upon 
absorbent cotton contained in a wide- 
mouth bottle. The vapor is to be in- 
haled frequently. 

Internal Treatment. 
Remedies for the internal treatment 
of catarrh are intended to contain such 
ingredients as will diffuse themselves 
through the system and thus in this 
indirect way are supposed to attack the 
disease. The following two formulas 
are preparations of this kind. However, 
the internal treatment should always be 
supplemented by the use of a douche 
or spray. 
XX. 

Potassium iodid dr. 3 

Syrup of iron iodid fl.oz. 1 

Comp. syrup of sarsapa- 

rilla fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz 4 

A teaspoonful is to be taken 3 times 
a day. 

XXI. 

Potassium iodid gr. 60 

Compound tincture of 

cardamon fl.oz. 4 

Compound tincture of 

gentian fl.oz. 12 

The dose is a tablespoonful 3 times 
a day. 

Grip and Cold Bemedies. 

The number of preparations offered 
for the cure of "cold-in-the-head" and 
la grippe, and the number of formulas 
to make such preparations, are now le- 
gion. They always contain various 
antipyretic agents, sometimes also caf- 
feine, camphor, opium, ipecac, dover's 
powder, aloin, podophyllin, etc. The 
mixtures are commonly put up in the 
form of tablets or capsules, but may 
also be dispensed in cachets or as pills. 



XXII. At the onset, a severe cold 
may usually be aborted by giving a 
purgative and inducing free perspira- 
tion. A large dose of castor oil is a 
suitable purge for children, while a 
bottle of solution of magnesium citrate 
acts nicely in adults. 

To produce -free perspiration the pa- 
tient should be given a hot foot-bath 
and well dosed with hot lemonade or 
ginger tea. He should then be put into 
a warm bed and well covered with 
woolen blankets. 

If the patient is a child the chest 
should be thoroughly rubbed with hot 
camphorated oil and enclosed in a warm 
woolen jacket or covered with layers 
of heated flannel. Adults require some- 
thing more stimulating as 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. I 

Camphorated oil fl.oz. 2 

A big mustard or linseed meal poul- 
tice applied to the chest is still more 
effective. 

These measures often suffice, but are 
made more certain in their results by 
suitable internal remedies. In children 
who are feverish and restless a simple 
fever mixture is best, as the follow- 
ing: 

Tincture of aconite drops 2 

Potassium citrate gn 60 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.oz. 2 

Syrup of ipecac .fl.oz. 2 

Syrup of orange, to make. . .fl.oz. 2 
Give one teaspoonful every hour for 
four doses to child two years old, then 
every two hours for several doses or 
until better. Children of other ages 
in the same proportion. 

To abort a cold in an adult, quinine 
and dover's powder are probably" the 
most popular remedies. Either of these 
may be used in connection with the 
preliminary measures already described 
in a single 5-grain dose at bedtime. They 
may often be combined with benefit, as 
in the following : 

Extract of belladonna gr. Vs 

Camphor gr. 1 

Quinine sulfate gr. I 

Dover's powder gr. 2 



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Grip and Cold Remedies (Cont'd). 

Make into a capsule, one of which 
is to be taken every 3 hours. 

Other combinations are mentioned in 
the succeeding formulas. 

In conjunction with a preparation of 
this kind, it is advisable to use a cleans- 
ing wash or spray for the nostrils, 
such as Dobell's, Seiler's or Lister's or 
Alkaline Antiseptic Solution. 
XXIII. 

Podophyllin gr. 12 

Dover's powder gr. 120 

Acetanilid gr. 120 

Extract of cascara gr. 240 

Licorice root, powder sufficient 

Make into 120 capsules or tablets. 
The dose is one every 2 or 3 hours. 
XXIV. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 1/2 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 1/2 

Camphor gr. 1/2 

Opium gr. 1/10 

Extract aconite root gr. 1/10 

Extract belladonna leaf gr. 1/20 

Make into one capsule or tablet. 
The dose is one every hour or two 
until relieved, then one every 3 hours. 
This is useful in the early stages of 
a bad cold, it serving to check the secre- 
tion from the nose. 
Cathartics. 

The class of remedial substances most 
commonly in demand partake of the 
form of cathartics; also called purga- 
tives, laxatives and aperients. In offer- 
ing a preparation of this kind for sale, 
it is customary, as well as advisable, 
to recommend it for chronic constipa- 
tion or as a liver invigorator, a blood 
purifier, a remedy against biliousness or 
headache, an anti-dyspeptic, etc. 

This class of pharmacal remedies may 
take the form of an elixir, syrup, tablet, 
lozenge, effervescent salt, pill, confection, 
powder, species, or solution. 
Elixir or Syrup. 
These preparations may be known by 
such titles as Laxative Elixir, Laxative 
Syrup, Cathartic Elixir, Elixir Cathartic 
Compound, Cathartic Syrup, etc.; if con- 
taining figs, they may be called Fig 



Syrup, Fig Laxative or Fig Laxative 
Syrup. 

I. Compound Cathartic Elixir, Com- 
pound Elixir of Cascara Sagrada, Syrup 
of Senna, or Aromatic Syrup of Senna 
may be sold and dispensed as a cathartic 
preparation if desired. See formulas 
in Part I under Elixirs and Syrups. 

II. 

Senna leaves av.oz. 8 

Buckthorn y bark av.oz. 6 

Licorice root av.oz. 4 

Anise av.oz. 1 

Fennel av.oz. 1 

Caraway av.oz. J4 

Ginger av.oz. ^2 

Oil of wintergreen . drops 10 

Oil of sassafras drops 10 

Rochelle salt av.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 16 

Alcohol, water, each. .... .sufficient 

Reduce the drugs to moderately fine 
powder and extract by percolation with 
a mixture of I volume of alcohol and 
3 of water to obtain 52 fluidounces of 
opercolate. To this add the salt, sugar 
and oils, dissolve the solids with occa- 
sional agitation, and strain. 

The dose is a tablespoonful 2 or 3 
times daily. 
III. 

Senna leaves av.oz. 10 

Jalap av.oz. 3 

Rhubarb av.oz. 2V2 

Buckthorn bark av.oz. 1*4 

Cinnamon av.oz. J/2 

Nutmeg gr. 60 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. I 

Sugar > av.oz. 32 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to mod- 
erately fine powder, and extract by 
percolation with a mixture of 1 vol- 
ume of alcohol and 3 volumes of water 
to obtain 44 fluidounces of percolate. 
In this dissolve the oil and sugar by 
agitation and then strain. 

The dose is a tablespoonful 2 or 3 
times a day. 
IV. 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. l l A 

Fluid extract of buck- 
thorn fLoz. 2 



DOMESTIC PREPARATIONS. 



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...fl.dr. 


4 


...fl.oz. 


2 


...fl.oz. 


4 


...fl.oz. 


4 


. . .fl.oz. 


16 



Oil of peppermint drops io 

Solution of potassa m. 30 

Saccharin gr. 10 

Glycerite of licorice fl.dr. 4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, let stand for 24 hours, and filter 
if necessary. 

V. 

Fluid ext. of mandrake. 
Fluid ext. of dandelion. 
Aromatic fl. ext. cascara 

Syrup of licorice 

Simple syrup, to make . . 
The adult dose is a tablespoonful once 
or twice daily. 

VI. 
Aromatic fl. ext. of cas- 
cara fl.oz. 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.oz. 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 

Oil of fennel drops 

Oil of caraway drops 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the fluid extracts, then add the 

oils and th* syrup. 
VII. Klie's formula: 

Ginger gr. 

Cinnamon gr. 

Coriander gr. 

Caraway gr. 

Fennel gr. 

Sweet orange peel gr. 360 

Mandrake gr. 480 

Anise gr. 480 

Senna, Alexandria av.oz \zVa 

Tartaric acid gr. 480 

Alcohol, water, simple syrup, 

each sufficient 

All the solid ingredients, except the 
acid, are mixed and ground for per- 
colation and are then extracted with 
a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 
3 of water by the usual process for 
fluid extracts so as to obtain 16 fluid- 
ounces of fluid extract. To this add 
the tartaric acid, mix well, let stand 
for 7 days, agitating frequently, then 
filter, and mix the filtrate with 3 pints 
of simple syrup. 

This preparation is an especially suit- 
able laxative for infants and small chil- 
dren. The tartaric acid present is no 
objection; it imparts a pleasant, acidu- 
lous taste. 



120 
120 
120 
120 

120 



The dose is one teaspoonful for a 
child one year old. 
Oil. 

VIII. A so-called "tasteless" castor 
oil may be made as follows: 

Castor oil fl.oz. 16 

Oil of wintergreen. m. 20 

Oil of cinnamon m. 5 

Saccharin gr. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Dissolve the oils of wintergreen and 
cinnamon and saccharin in the alco- 
hol and add to the castor oil. 

This preparation may be kept bot- 
tled and sold especially as a laxative 
for children. It is an excellent method 
of administering castor oil. This prep- 
aration is better than an emulsion as 
castor oil is less purgative in the emul- 
sified form. 

Lozenges or Tablets. . 

IX. Wash some dried prunes (a 
pound, for instance), place them in 
a saucepan over a dull fire or on a 
sand-bath, with just sufficient water to 
nearly cover them; when they have 
boiled long enough to become quite 
soft, and the greater part of the water 
has been evaporated, allow them to 
cool, and rub them in a large mortar 
so as to crush the fruit, but not the 
kernels. Transfer them to a coarse 
straining cloth and squeeze the pulp 
through it. This should be about the 
consistence of honey. If not, it can 
be made so by evaporating it over a 
water bath. Now make a mixture of: 

Senna, powder av.oz. 4 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 4 

Jalap, powder av.oz. y 2 

Gum arabic, powder av.oz. % 

Aromatic powder av.oz. % 

Add sufficient quantity of the prune 
paste to make a mass and divide into 
lozenges of convenient size. These may 
be sprinkled with powdered sugar or 
else coated with melted chocolate, then 
sprinkled with sugar. Tamarind pulp 
may be used instead of the prune pulp, 
which would probably be an advantage; 
and the aromatic powder may be omitted 
if desired. 



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Cathartics (Cont'd). 

X. 

Ext. of senna, powder av.oz. 2 

Ext. of licorice, powder. . .av.oz. 2 

Sugar, powder . : av.oz. 2 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 2.V2 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 2}/ 

Mix well, and make into a mass with 
water which is to be divided into 80 
lozenges which are to be dried before 
use. 

The dose is one or two lozenges at 
night. 

Pills and Tablets. 
Formulas for cathartic pills might be 
given by the score. Every pharmaceu- 
tical manufacturer lists a great variety 
of cathartic pills and tablets, some of 
which are coated with gelatin, chocolate, 
white sugar, pink sugar, or possibly lav- 
ender-colored sugar. The formulas for 
compound cathartic pills, compound lax- 
ative pills, vegetable cathartic pills, and 
others are given in Part I. Other form- 
ulas are given below. 

Suitable names to use for these pills 
and tablets when put up for sale are 
"liver pills (or tablets)," "cathartic pills 
(or tablets)," "laxative pills," "antibil- 
ious pills," "vegetable liver pills," "im- 
proved liver pills," "improved cathartic 
pills," etc. If the pills are small they 
may be known as "liver pellets," "little 
giant liver pills," "little liver granules," 
"little cathartic pills," "cathartic gran- 
ules." or some similar title. The dose 
is generally from one to three at bed- 
time. One acts as an aperient, two 
as a laxative, and three as a purgative 
and chologogue. 

XI 

Aloin gr. 10 

Podophyllin gr. 10 

Capscum gr. 10 

Extract of nux vomica gr. 20 

Make into 100 pills. 

XII. 

Comp. ext. of colocvnth gr. 100 

Podophyllin gr. 50 

Leptandrin gr. 50 

Extract of jalap gr. 50 

Extract of henbane gr. 25 



Extract of gentian gr. 20 

Make into 100 pills. 

XIII. The following is the com- 
bination known as Cook's Pills : 

Socotrine aloes gr. 100 

Rhubarb gr. 100 

Calomel gr. 50 

Soap, powder gr. 50 

Make into 100 pills. 

Species (Teas). 

These are mixtures of cathartic drugs 
such as senna leaves and buckthorn 
bark with licorice root, coriander, anise, 
fennel, etc., which make the mixture 
palatable and act as a corrective to the 
griping action of senna. Manna is some- 
times added; it adds to the palatability 
and effectiveness of the mixture. Ro- 
chelle salt and cream of tartar are also 
used with the view of increasing the 
effectiveness of the mixture and also 
to modify the griping action of the 
senna. Other substances added are dan- 
delion, couch grass, elder flowers, juni- 
per berries, sassafras bark, etc. 

The ingredients of these "teas" are 
to be used in a cut or coarsely powdered 
condition. Senna is used in a cut con- 
dition; so are licorice root, couch grass, 
buckthorn bark, etc.; seeds like fennel, 
anise, coriander, etc., are to be bruised 
by contusion in a mortar. 

Names used for these mixtures are 
"laxative tea," "cathartic tea," "herb 
tea," "German herb tea," and "blood- 
purifying tea." 

XIV. Laxative Species is an excellent 
preparation. See formula in Part I. 
XV. . 

Senna leaves, cut 

Couch grass, cut 

Buckthorn bark, cut. 

Fennel, bruised 

Directions. — A heaping teaspoonful 
of species in a half cupful of boiling 
water, let stand for short time and then 
strain, this to be taken at bedtime. 
XVI. 

Senna leaves, cut av.oz. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Fennel, bruised av.oz. 5 

Rochelle salt av.oz. 4 



.av.oz. 8 
.av.oz. 4 
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Juniper berries, bruised. . .av.oz. 3 
Celery seed av.oz. 2 

t Couch grass, cut av.oz. 2 
Sassafras bark, cut av.oz. 2 
Caraway, bruised av.oz. 1 
This mixture is cathartic, alterative 
and diuretic. 

Powders. 
Well-known cathartic powders are 
compound licorice powder and com- 
pound jalap powder. See formulas in 
Part I under Powders. Or use the 
following : 
XVII. 

Jalap, powder av.oz. 2 

Bitartrate of potassium av.oz. 2 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 12 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 2 

The dose is one or two teaspoon- 
fuls. 

Salts. 

Salts of various kinds, or mixtures 
of saline substances, are quite popular 
laxatives, especially when they are in 
the effervescent form. 

Names used for these preparations 
are Grape Salt, Fruit Salt, Fruit Laxa- 
tive, Fruit Saline, Effervescent Saline, 
Saline Laxative, Laxative Salt, Aperient 
Salt, etc. 

These mixtures may be converted, 
if desired, into the granular form by 
any of the processes described in Part 
I under Salts, Effervescent. 

Among the effervescent salts of ca- 
thartic character mentioned in Part I 
are Effervescent Magnesium Citrate, 
Effervescent Magnesium Sulfate, Effer- 
vescent Sodium Phosphate, Effervescent 
Sodium Citrotartrate, Effervescent So- 
dium Sulfate, and Effervescent Carls- 
bad Salt. The Artificial Carlsbad Salt 
may also be used. Other saline mix- 
tures are the following. 

XVIII. This may be sold in powder 
or granular form, the latter being pro- 
duced by any of the processes described 
under Salts, Effervescent, in Part I. 

Magnesium sulfate, 
dried av.oz. 2 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 5 



Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 4 

Potassium bitartrate av.oz. 4 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 4 

XIX. 

Potassium bitartrate av.oz. 10 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 6 

Rochelle salt av.oz. 4 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 1 

Oil of lemon m. 40 

Oil of orange m. 20 

This may be dispensed in powder 
or granular form as described under 
Salts, Effervescent. 

Waters. 
XX. The following makes an excel- 
lent artificial bitter water for aperient 
purposes : 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 10 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 8 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. % 

Potassium sulfate gr. 24 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 144' 

Diluted sulfuric acid m. 75 

Water, to make gal. 1 

Dissolve the solids in the water, filter, 
and then add the acid. When made 
in this way the liquid will contain a 
small amount of carbonic acid gas which 
makes' it somewhat less unpalatable. 

The dose is a wineglassful at night 
on retiring or in the morning before 
breakfast or both night and morning. 
Chilblains and Frost-Bites, Remedies 
for 
Frost-bites are common in cold 
weather, and especially when it is damp, 
and attack the portions of the body 
not well supplied by the circulation, 
such as the ears, nose, fingers and toes. 
The acute form of inflammation di- 
rectly following severe exposure is com- 
monly known as frost bite and may 
be so severe as to result in gangrene 
of the parts; the sub-acute form which 
persists and appears upon chilling of the 
surface is called a chilblain. The toes 
and feet are the portions of the body 
most commonly attacked by chilblains. 
The symptons are intense itching after 
exposure to cold, the part becoming 
swollen and dark red; in the severer 
cases, blisters and sometimes ulcers 
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Cathartics (Cont'd). 

Those individuals who are subject to 
chilblains should be especially careful 
of their feet and of the hosiery and 
shoes they wear. The feet should not 
be exposed to sudden changes of tem- 
perature. The hosiery should be woolen, 
not too thick; it should be thoroughly 
dry when put on, and changed as soon 
as damp either from perspiration or 
from moisture leaking through the shoes. 
The same pair should not be worn 
two days in succession without wash- 
ing or at least without thorough dry- 
ing. On no account is the hosiery to 
be allowed to dry on the feet and the 
practice of putting the feet before the 
fire is to be condemned. The shoes 
should not be too light, especially around 
the ankles. 

Remedies for chilblains should be both 
internal and external. Persons sub- 
ject to chilblains are frequently poorly 
nourished and malt extract with cod 
liver oil, iron iodid, hypophospites and 
other tonics should be used. 

The proper treatment of frost-bites 
consists in applying snow or cold water 
with friction. Under no circumstances 
should the patient "thaw out" before 
a fire. Warm drinks may be adminis- 
tered and if the sensation of cold is 
severe a mild stimulant may be given 
such as half a teaspoonful of aromatic 
spirit of ammonia or a little whisky 
or brandy. 

For the immediate relief of the itch- 
ing chilblains, the best application is 
warm water. A great variety of local 
remedies have been recommended for 
chilblains. The following prescriptions 
are all highly recommended by their 
authors : 
I. 

Liniment of belladonna fl.dr. 2 

Liniment of aconite fl.dr. 1 

Carbolic acid m. 6 

Flexible collodion fl.dr. 5 

This is to be applied with a camel's 
hair pencil every night. 



II. 

Castor oil; 

Oil of turpentine; 

Flexible collodion, equal volumes of 
each. 

Paint on 2 or 3 times daily. This 
is said to be effective even when the 
chilblains are broken. 
III. 

Compound tincture of iodin ; 

Collodion, equal volumes of each. 

Paint on several times daily. 

IV. 

Camphor av.oz. 1^2 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. ]/ 2 

Tincture of aconite fl.dr. 1 

Triturate together until a liquid is 
obtained, or place the ingredients in 
a bottle and agitate until solution oc- 
curs. 

Direction : Paint with camel's hair 
pencil or by moistening cloths and apply- 
ing morning and evening to the affected 
parts. 

The above liquid can also be incor- 
porated with 4 parts of simple cerate 
so as to form a salve, and this spread 
on cloth and applied night and morn- 
ing. 
V. 

Resorcin gr. 120 

Ichthyol gr. 120 

Tannin gr. 120 

Water fl.dr. 10 

Mix and dissolve. Affix a "shake" 
label to the bottle. 

This liquid is to be applied with 
a camel's hair pencil every night on 
retiring. In a few minutes the liquid 
dries into a kind of varnish. This 
application is highly recommended but 
its objection is that it causes blacken- 
ing of the parts which does not go away 
for some time and in very delicate skins 
it sometimes produces cracks or fissures 
which may cause pain. In such cases 
the author of the above formula recom- 
mends to use the following which while 
not so promptly effective, still gives good 
results : 

Resorcin av.oz. 1 

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Talcum, powder av.oz. I 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Use like the preceding. 

Cholera Remedies. 

See Diarrhea and Dysentery Reme- 
dies. 
Corn Eradicators. 

Remedies for the removal of corns 
are very numerous and assume divers 
forms such as liquid, salve, plasters, 
etc. One of the most common and 
most popular is a preparation of col- 
lodion containing extract of cannabis 
indica and salicylic acid, sometimes also 
strong lactic or glacial acetic acid. An- 
other popular preparation is an ointment 
or cerate containing about 10 per cent, 
of salicylic acid. These are usually to 
be applied for from 3 to 5 nights con- 
secutively, followed by a hot foot bath, 
when the corn can be picked out. If 
this first treatment does not produce 
satisfactory results, it should be re- 
peated. Better results are obtained if 
a hot foot bath be taken preferably 
with some sodium bicarbonate in the 
water, before application of the remedy, 
then scraping or cutting off the cal- 
loused tissues as far as possible. 

The variety of corn referred to is 
what is called a "hard" corn which 
attacks the top of the toes. "Soft" corns 
are the kind occurring between the toes 
and require different treatment. 
Liquids. 
« I. Compound Salicylated Collodion is 
an excellent preparation. See formula 
in Part I under Collodions. 

This is to be painted on the corn 
every night for 3 or 4 nights with a 
camel's hair pencil, followed by a hot 
foot bath when the corn can be picked 
out. If the first treatment does not 
entirely extract the corn it should be 
repeated. 

This and similar preparations should 
be dispensed in small vials, and the top 
of the bottle and cork should receive 
a coating of melted paraffin to prevent 
evaporation of the ether and alcohol. 

36 



A small camel's hair pencil should ac- 
company the bottle. 
II. 

Salicylic acid gr. 120 

Lactic acid, concentrated. . .gr. 80 

Collodion, to make fl.pz. 4 

Mix and dissolve. Use like the pre- 
ceding. 
III. 

Extract of cannabis indica, 

(Squibb's) gr. 30 

Salicylic acid gr. 300 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 2^ 

Acetic acid, glacial fl.dr. 1 

Collodion fl.oz. 5 

Mix the first three ingredients inti- 
mately, add the collodion, dissolve, and 
then add the acetic acid. 
Use like No. I. 

IV. Collodion is not absolutely neces- 
sary in these mixtures; the following 
may be used, for example: 

Common rosin av.oz. y 2 

Salicylic acid av.oz. y 2 

Extract of cannabis indica 

(Squibb's) gr. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. iy 2 

Ether fl.oz. 2^ 

Mix all and dissolve by agitation. 
Salves. 
V. 

Salicylic acid av.oz. l / 2 

Simple cerate av.oz. 4 

Mix well. 

This is to be applied to the corn on 
a piece of cloth every night for 3 or 
4 nights, then follow with a hot foot 
bath when the corn may be picked out. 
VI. 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 1 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Acetic acid, glacial fl.dr. 2 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. 1 

White wax av.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz 4 

Melt the wax, incorporate the lard 
and wool fat, allow the mixture to cool 
somewhat, and thoroughly incorporate 
the other ingredients. 

Use like the preceding. 
VII. 

Caustic soda or potassa av.oz. 1 

Water, hot fl.oz. 1 

Glycerite of starch av.oz. 2 



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Corn Remedies (Cont'd). 

Rub the alkali with the water to a 
smooth and uniform paste, and grad- 
ually incorporate the glycerite. 

In using, spread a little of the salve 
on the corn, taking care not to get 
any on the surrounding parts. Cover 
with a small piece of cloth and allow 
to remain for from 2 to 4 hours; then 
soak the foot in warm water. The 
corn may be extracted after one or two 
such applications. 

Plasters. 

VIII. Dissolve a mixture of 2 drams 
each of salicylic acid and ordinary or 
white rosin in 1 fluidounce of ether and 
pour this solution upon belladonna or 
opium plaster spread upon moleskin. 
This may then be cut up into suitable 
sizes and dispensed in small envelopes. 

Directions : Apply a small piece of 
the plaster to the corn, and after 3 or 
4 days follow with a hot foot bath. 
Repeat this treatment one or more 
times as may be necessary to extract 
the corn. 
IX. 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 1 

Soap plaster av.oz. 6 

Melt the plaster, add the acid, and stir 
frequently until cool. This is to be 
spread upon strong cloth, thin leather 
or any material suitable for a plaster. 

This is to be used like the preced- 
ing. 

For Soft Corns. 

X. The remedies previously men- 
tioned will prove of more benefit to 
"hard" corns than to "soft" corns. It 
has been recommended to treat the lat- 
ter by painting with a solution of silver 
nitrate in 8 parts of distilled water 
every fourth or fifth day, in the mean- 
time keeping the toes apart by means 
of a pledget of cotton smeared with 
petrolatum, zinc ointment or other bland 
fatty substance. 

The cure or removal of corns is facili- 
tated by frequent washing of the feet, 
followed by removal of all dead tissue. 



Dry tannin placed between the toes 
where the corn is located is also rec- 
ommended as a cure for "soft" corns. 
Coughs and Colds, Remedies for. 

Suggested titles for these remedies 
are Cough Remedy, Cough Mixture, 
Cough Syrup, Syrup of Tar and Wild 
Cherrv. Children's Cough Cure, or Baby 
or Infant Cough Syrup (if intended for 
small children exclusively), White Pine 
Syrup, Honey of Hoarhound and Tar, 
Tar, Tolu and Wild Cherry, Tar and 
Hoarhound Cough Syrup, Lung Balsam, 
Expectorant,. Cough Cordial, Cough Bal- 
sam, etc. 

Opium in some form or a salt cr 
derivative of morphine are constitu- 
ents of almost every cough mixture. 
This should not be administered to 
small children or infants and hence it 
may be advisable to have two prepara- 
tions, one without morphine, codeine, 
heroin or opium, or with only paregoric. 
Other remedies are noticed under the 
head of Remedies for Throat Affections 
and under Gargles. 

The dose of all these preparations 
is a teaspoonful every 2 or 3 hours, 
children in proportion, unless the ar- 
ticle is made for small children ex- 
clusively. 

Brown Mixture. 
This is an excellent preparation for 
coughs and colds. The formula is in 
Part I under Mixtures, or the fol- 
lowing, known as Improved Brown 
Mixture, may be used : 
I. 

Extract of licorice, puri- 
fied av.oz. 2 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Paregoric fl.oz. 2 

Wine of antimony fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.dr. 4 

Syrupy glucose av.oz. 20 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Mix all and dissolve. 
Dose, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls every 2 
to 4 hours. 

Two fluidounces of glycerite of lic- 
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the glucose may be replaced by simple 
syrup. 

Compound . Elixir of Licorice is a 
similar preparation in elixir form. See 
formula in Part I under Elixirs. 
II. Compound Syrup of White Pine: 

This preparation is also known as 
White Pine Expectorant and White 
Pine Balsam. The excellent formula 
of the N. F. is in Part I under Syrups. 
This preparation contains 4 grains of 
morphine sulfate in a pint (1/32 gr.) to 
the fluidram. The preparations of the 
market usually contain 3 grains of mor- 
phine, in the form of acetate, to the pint. 
The morphine may be omitted or it may 
be replaced by 3 grains of codeine sul- 
fate or phosphate to the pint or 2 or 
4 grains of heroin hydrochlorid to the 
pint (1/64 or 1/32 gr. to the fluidram) ; 
or a small amount of ammonium chlorid 
or syrup or glycerite of tar may be 
added. 

The N. F. menstruum for extraction 
of the drugs is a mixture of 1 volume 
of alcohol and 3 of water but it has 
been claimed that an equally effective 
menstruum is a mixture of 1 volume 
of glycerin and 2 of water. 

Another method of making compound 
syrup of white pine is the following : 

Tincture of pine gum fl.oz 8 

Fluid extract of ipecac fl.oz. 2 

Chloroform fl.dr. 4 

Morphine sulfate gr. 32 

Magnesium carbonate. ... .av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 48 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Rub the magnesium carbonate in a 
mortar with tincture and fluid extract 
until well mixed, then triturate with 
24 fluidounces of water, gradually added, 
filter, and through the filter add enough 
water to make 34 fluidounces of filtrate. 
To the latter add the chloroform, mor- 
phine and sugar, dissolve by agitation, 
and strain. 

The tincture of pine gum is made 
from 1 av. ounce of gum turpentine 
and 7 fluidounces of alcohol, agitating 
occasionally till the gum is dissolved. 



III. Syrup of White Pine and Tar 
Comp. : 

Tartar emetic gr. 16 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Glycerite of tar fl.oz. 2 

Syrup of squill . . . . fl.oz. 16 

Comp. syrup of white pine, 

to make gal. 1 

Dissolve the tartar emetic and am- 
monium chlorid in the water and add 
the other ingredients. 

IV. Syrup of Tar and Wild Cherry: 
This popular preparation may be made 

in various ways, as follows : 

A. 

Wild cherry, ground av.oz. 16 

Pine tar av.oz 2 

Morphine sulfate gr. 16 

Sugar av.lb. 5 

Water sufficient 

Moisten the wild cherry with water, 
pack in a percolator, and let stand 
over night. Wash the tar with some 
cold water, then, pour on 80 fluidounces 
of boiling water and let stand for 24 
hours, stirring occasionally. With this 
water percolate the drug so as to ob- 
tain 80 fluidounces of liquid. In this 
dissolve the sugar and morphine by 
agitation, and strain. 
B, 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 8 

Morphine sulfate ....gr. 16 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Comp. syrup of squill fl.oz. 12 

Syrup of tolu • fl.oz. 16 

Syrup of tar fl.oz. 24 

Syrup of wild cherry fl.oz. 60 

Mix all, dissolve the solids by agita- 
tion and strain if necessary. 
C. 

Fluid extract of ipecac fl.dr. 4 

Fluid extract of lobelia fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 6 

Vinegar of squill fl.oz. 10 

Sugar av.oz. 12 

Syrup of wild cherry av.oz. 44 

Syrup of tar fl.oz. 60 

Mix the fluid extracts, tincture and 
vinegar, let stand for 24 hours, filter, 
and in the filtrate dissolve the sugar 
by agitation. To the solution add the 
syrups. 



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Coughs and Colds (Cont'd). 

D. 

Oil of tar fl.oz. I 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 4 

Fluid extract of ipecac fl.oz. 4 

Fluid extract wild cherry. . .fl.oz 6 

Water fl.oz. 64 

Sugar av.lb. 6 

Rub the oil thoroughly with the mag- 
nesium carbonate, add the fluid extracts 
and water, mix well, filter, add the 
tincture and sugar to the filtrate dis- 
solve the latter by agitation and strain. 
V.,Comp. Syrup of Wild Cherry: 

Wild cherry av.oz. 16 

Spikenard av.oz 4 

Ipecac av.oz. 1 

Bloodroot av.oz. 1 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 4 

Sugar av.lb. 5 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make gal. 1 

Mix the drugs in a ground condi- 
tion and extract by percolation with 
a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 
3 of water, so as to obtain 72 fluidounces 
of percolate. To this add the tincture 
of opium and sugar, dissolve the latter 
by agitation and strain. 

VI. Syrup of Wild Cherry and Hoar- 
hound : 

Wild cherry, ground av.oz. 20 

Hoarhound av.oz. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Sugar av.lb. s T A 

Water, to make gal. 1 

Mix the glycerin and alcohol with 
64 fluidounces of water; moisten the 
wild cherry and hoarhound with 16 
fluidounces of this mixture, pack in 
a clyindrical percolator tightly covered; 
after 24 hours' maceration proceed with 
percolation, using the remainder of the 
menstruum, and afterward sufficient 
water to make 72 fluidounces of perco- 
late; in this dissolve the sugar by agita- 
tion, without heat, and strain. 

VII. Honey of Hoarhound and Tar : 

Oil of tar fl.dr. 4 

Oil of anise drops 2 

Magnesium carbonate dr. 2 

Fl. ext. of hoarhound fl.oz. 2 



Rum fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Honey, to make fl.oz. 64 

Triturate the oils of tar and anise 
with the magnesium carbonate until well 
mixed, then incorporate the fluid extract, 
water and rum, let stand for 24 hours, 
and filter. To the filtrate add the honey. 

VIII. Honey and Tolu: 

Tincture of tolu fl.oz. 2 

Paregoric fl.oz. 8 

Syrup of squill fl.oz. 8 

Honey, to make fl.oz. 64 

IX. • Chlorodyne Cough Cure : 

This is a green, turbid mixture con- 
taining cannabis indica. 

Tincture of cannabis fl.oz. I 

Tincture of tolu fl.oz 2 

Fluid extract of lobelia fl.oz. 1 

Chloroform fl.dr. 4 

Morphine sulfate gr. 16 

Tartar emetic gr. 16 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of peppermint m. 40 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 60 

Dissolve the morphine and tartar 
emetic in the water; mix the tinctures, 
fluid extract, spirit and chloroform, 
shake well, add the aqueous solution pre- 
viously prepared and the syrup and mix 
thoroughly by vigorous agitation. 
- This is to be well shaken before 
use. 

X. Yerba Santa Cough Mixture or 
Compound Syrup of Yerba Santa : 



Yerba santa 

Grindelia , 

Wild cherry , 

Licorice root , 

Ammonium bromid 
Pine tar 



. . . .av.oz. 2 

. . . .av.oz. 1 

. . . .av.oz. 1 

.... av.oz. I 

....av.oz. I 
. . . .av.oz. Yi 



Sugar av.oz. 16 

Glvcerin fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the four drugs, reduce them to 
coarse powder and extract in the usual 
way by percolation, using first a mem- 
struum of the glycerin and 8 fluidounces 
each of alcohol and water and then 
followed by diluted alcohol until 22 
fluidounces of percolate are obtained. 
To this add the ammonium bromid and 
tar, macerate a few hours, agitating 
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dissolve the sugar by agitation and 
strain if necessary. 

XL The following may be sold as 
a "flaxseed or linseed cough syrup or 
balsam" : 

Raw linseed oil fl.oz. 4 

Oil of cinnamon fl.dr. 1 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 1 

Acacia, powder av.oz. 1 

Mucilage of Irish moss fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 5 

Morphine sulfate gr. 4 

Chloral hydrate . . . . av,oz. 1 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid. . .fl.dr. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Make an emulsion of the four oils 
with the acacia, mucilage and a por- 
tion of the water, add the glycerin and 
syrup, dissolve the morphine and chloral 
in the remainder of the water and add 
this solution and the acid to the emul- 
sion. 

The morphine and chloral or either 
of them may be omitted if desired; 
and the mucilage of Irish moss may 
be replaced by an equivalent amount 
of powdered acacia. 

Emulsion of Linseed Oil, Part I, is 
a similar preparation and may be used 
for the above. 
XII. "C. C" Cough Mixture: 

This is used in a Philadelphia hos- 
pital. 

Codeine sulfate gr. 16 

Diluted hydrocyanic acid. . .fl.dr. 4^ 

Spirit of chloroform fl.oz. 4 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 4 

Syrup of wild cherry, to 
make fl.oz. 16 

XIII. This preparation is known as 
Davis' Cough Mixture: 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 720 

Tartar emetic gr. 8 

Morphine sulfate gr. 12 

Syrup of licorice fl.oz. 16 

XIV. This is said to be the original 
prescription for Dr. Hartshorne's Cough 
Mixture : 

Compound spirit of ether fl.oz. 3 

Solution of morphine sulfate 

(gr. to 1 oz.) fl.oz. 3 

Camphor water. ,fl,oz, z l A 



Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 3^2 

Syrup of squill fl.oz. 4 

XV. Fothergill's Hydrobromic Acid 
Cough Mixture: 

Spirit of chloroform m. 20 

Hydrobromic acid m. 30 

Syrup of squill fl.dr. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 1 

This is one adult dose, to be taken 
3 times a day; for children, the dose 
is to be reduced according to age. 

XVI. Dr. Wood's Lemon Juice Cough 
Mixture : 

Potassium citrate gr. 60 

Lemon juice fl.dr. 2 

Syrup of ipecac fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 6 

The dose is a tablespoonful 4 to 6 
times a day. 

XVII. Dr. Child's Cough Mixture : 

Wine of ipecac fl.oz. 1 

Paragoric fl.oz. 1 

Syruo of squill fl.oz. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Cough and Cold Mixtures for Small 
Children. 

Many of the above mentioned cough 
and cold mixtures contain morphine, 
cannabis indica or other substance that 
would forbid their administration to 
infants and small children and hence it 
is customary, or at least advisable, to 
have a cough and cold remedy for adults 
and older children and another one for 
infants and small children. Of the 
above mentioned formulas, Nos. I, II 
(if made without opiates), VI, VII, 
VIII, X or XI may be recommended for 
small children. The following prep- 
arations may be called Children's Cough 
Cure, Baby Cough Syrup, Infant Cough 
Mixture or other similar appropriate 
name. The usual dose for a child 2 
or 3 years old is one teaspoonful every 
2 or 3 hours. 
XVIII. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Chloroform fl.dr. 3 

Syrup of ipecac fl.oz. 1 

Syrup of tolu ■> fl.oz, 10 

Syrup of licorice, to make. . .fl.oz, 64 
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Coughs and Colds (Cont'd). 

XIX. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Comp. syrup of squill fl.oz. 4 

Syrup of tolu fl.oz. 4 

Syrup of ipecac fl.oz. 8 

Paregoric fl.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 64 

Dissolve the ammonium chlorid in 
the water, and add the other ingred- 
ients. 

XX. Besides the cough and cold 
preparations already mentioned as be- 
ing in Part I, that portion of this work 
also contains formulas for Pectoral 
Syrup (see formula under Syrups) and 
Stokes' Expectorant Mixture (sec 
formula under Mixtures). 

The following is also an excellent 
preparation : 

Wild cherry av.oz. 4 

Licorice root av.oz. 2 

Herbane leaves av.oz. 2 

Anise seed av.oz. i x / 2 

Bloodroot av.oz y 2 

Chloroform m. 30 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 32 

Alcohol, water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Reduce the five drugs to coarse pow- 
der and extract by percolation with 
a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 
4 oz. water to obtain 44 fluidounces 
of percolate. In this dissolve the sugar 
and ammonium chlorid by agitation, 
strain, and add the chloroform. 

As may be observed this preparation 
is free from opiates. 
Cough (Whooping) Remedies. 

I. 

Butyl-chloral hydrate gn 15 

Potassium bromid gr. 60 

Ether drops 25 

Tincture of belladonna drops 15 

Tincture of henbane drops 25 

Syrup of tolu, to make fl.oz. 4 

Mix well. 

The dose for a child two years is 

a teaspoonful every 2 or 3 hours. 

II. 

Bromof orm m. 30 

Tincture of tolu fl.dr. 1 

Mucilage of acacia fl.dr, 2 



Simple syrup fl.dr. 4 

Peppermint water, to make. fl.oz. 4 
Place the mucilage in the bottle, add 
an equal volume of syrup, then the 
bromoform and tincture in portions, 
shaking well after each addition. Then 
add the remainder of the syrup and the 
water, shaking thoroughly meanwhile. 
Bromoform is a very heavy liquid 
and from any ordinary mixture it sepa- 
rates very quickly. The above is a thin 
emulsion which separates but retains 
the bromoform in suspension. It should 
be shaken before use. 

The dose for a child one year old 
is one teaspoonful 3 to 5 times daily. 
Cider chilren require larger doses or 
the amount of bromoform and mucilage 
in the mixture may be increased. 

III. Formaldehyde in 1 per cent, 
solution as a spray or as direct applica- 
tion in 5 per cent, solution to the 
pharynx is highly recommended. For- 
maldehyde in vapor form is recom- 
mended by the Health Department of 
Chicago. 
IV. 

Ether fl.dr. 12 

Chloroform fl.dr. 6 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 2 

This is to be used as an inhalation 
during the paroxyms of coughing. It 
is to be sprinkled upon a cloth or 
sponge and held to the nose. 

Croup (Catarrhal Laryngitis) Reme- 
dies. 

I. The spasmodic attacks of croup 
occur at night. The usual method of 
treatment is to give an emetic such 
as wine of antimony, syrup of ipecac, 
or turpeth mineral. Another method 
of treatment is by means of sedatives, 
such as the following: 

Chloral hydrate gr. 80 

Potassium bromid gr. 40 

Ammonium bromid gr. 32 

Cinnamon water, to make. . .fl.oz. 2 
This may be made more palatable 
by substituting syrup of cinnamon for 
a portion of the water, or else adding 
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One tea'spoonful is the dose, to be 
repeated in 20 minutes, if not relieved. 
This is intended for a child about 
5 years old. Older children require 
larger doses, younger children smaller 
ones. 

The chloral relieves the spasms of 
the larynx, and the bromid allays the 
nervousness so that the patient is soon 
asleep, awakening in the morning as 
well as usual; there is also little dan- 
ger of an attack the next night. 

II. This is for a so-called "croupy" 
cough : 

Tartar emetic gr. I or 2 

Fluid extract of ipecac m. 30 

Fluid extract of senega fl.dr. 2 

Syrup of squill fl.oz. 1 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 4 

The dose for a child 3 years old is 
a teaspoonful every 3 hours. 

IV. An excellent external applica- 
tion for croup is Compound Liniment 
of Stillingia. For the formula see Lini- 
ments in Part I. 

Diarrhea and Dysentery, Bemedies 
for. 
These preparations may be put un- 
der the title Blackberry Balsam, Black- 
berry Cordial, Blackberry Elixir, Diar- 
rhea Cordial, Diarrhea Cure, Carmina- 
tive, etc. 

The ingredients of these preparations 
number among the following: Black- 
berry root bark, blackberry juice, rhu- 
barb, nutgall, witchhazel bark, catechu, 
kino, peppermint, opium, capsicum, gin- 
ger, aromatics and syrups. The black- 
berry juice and syrup are introduced for 
the purpose of disguising the styptic 
taste of the blackberry root bark, nut- 
gall or other astringent. This is also 
one object of employing the aromatics, 
these latter also serving as carminatives. 
Capsicum is introduced with the view of 
utilizing its stimulant properties. Opium 
should be introduced with some N misgiv- 
ings, for, as a rule, these "cordials" or 
"balsams" are given to children. In fact, 
it may be advisable to have two prepara- 
tions, one containing opium and intend- 



ed for older children and adults, the 
other, without opium, for infants and 
younger children. 

I. Among the preparations mentioned 
in Part I which are excellent remedies 
for the treatment of cholera and diar- 
rhea are Compound Elixir of Blackberry 
and Compound Elixir of Dewberry 
(formulas under Elixirs), Aromatic 
Syrup of Blackberry (formula under 
Syrups), Chlorodyne, Cholera Mixtures 
(formulas under Mixtures), and Dalby's 
Carminative and Mixture of Magnesia 
and Asafetida or Dewee's Carminative 
(formulas under Mixtures). 

II. This is the diarrhea tablet advised 
by the Cincinnati Board of Health : 

Opium gr. 1/4 

Camphor gr. 1/4 

Ipecac. gr. 1/8 

Lead acetate gr. 1/6 

For one tablet. 

III. This is the formula for Dr. 
Norman Gay's Diarrhea Tablet : 

Mercury with chalk gr. 1/10 

Opium gr. 2/5 

Kino gr. 4/5 

Camphor gr. 4/5 

Aromatic powder gr. 4/5 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 4/5 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 4/5 

Blackberry Balsam or Cordial. 

The following are formulas for this 
favorite diarrhea remedy. Another 
formula is in Part I under Compound 
Elixir of Blackberry (see Elixirs). If 
the preparation contains ginger, it may 
be known as Blackberry Cordial or Bal- 
sam with Ginger or Compound Cordial 
of Blackberry and Ginger. 

The dose for an adult is a tablespoon- 
ful, repeated every 1, 2 or 3 hours as 
necessary; children in proportion. 
IV. 

Blackberry juice fl.oz. 32 

Catechu av.oz. 2 

Cinnamon av.oz. ^2 

Nutmeg av.oz. y 2 

Coriander av.oz. l / 2 

Opium dr. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Simple syrup, to make. . . . , .fl.oz. 64 



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Diarrhea Bemedies (Cont'd). 

Reduce the drugs to fine powder, mac- 
erate with the juice and alcohol for 7 
days, agitating frequently, filter, in the 
filtrate dissolve the sugar, and then add 
simple syrup to make 64 fluidounces. 
V. 

Blackberry root bark av.oz. 2 

Cinnamon, Saigon av.oz. 2 

Nutgall av.oz. 2 

Ginger, African dr. 2 

Clove dr. 2 

Mace dr. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 32 

Blackberry juice fl.oz. 28 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Mix the six drugs, reduce them to 
coarse powder, extract in the usual way 
by percolation with a mixture of the 
juice and alcohol, and in the percolate 
dissolve the sugar by agitation. 
VI. 
Fluid extract of blackberry 

root fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of ginger fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of catechu fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of kino fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz 18 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Mix all, dissolve the sugar by agita- 
tion and strain. 

Extract or Essence of Jamaica Ginger 
This preparation has been and is to 
some extent a popular favorite for mild 
forms of diarrhea and summer com- 
plaint. It is also used as a quick stimu- 
lant for cramps due to any cause, colic, 
chills, etc., and for flatulency and dys- 
pepsia. It is advised to put a few drops 
into the drinking water in summer time 
to prevent bowel complaints. The fol- 
lowing are excellent formulas. The first 
is a plain tincture, the second is aroma- 
tized. Both are stronger than the U. S. 
P. tincture. 
VII. 
Jamaica ginger, moderately 

fine powder av.oz, 24 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 64 

Extract the drug in the usual manner 
by percolation. 



VIII. Formula of the Illinois Phar- 
maceutical Association : 

Ginger, unbleached av.oz. 16 

Calamus av.oz. 1 

Canada snakeroot av.oz. 1 

Cinnamon dr. 2 

Mace dr. 2 

Clove dr. 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 64 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to moder- 
ately fine powder, and extract in the us- 
ual way by percolation. 

Diarrhea Mixtures for Infants. 
Infantile diarrhea occurs in children 
between 6 months and 2 years of age. 
It is due generally to teething and im- 
proper feeding. Poor or partly decom- 
posed milk, unclean dishes, nursing bot- 
tles with long tubes and unhygienic sur- 
roundings will, in summer time, quickly 
cause diarrhea in infants, popularly call- 
ed "summer complaint." The best treat- 
ment consists of combinations of mild 
alkalies, like prepared chalk, combined 
with bismuth subnitrate or subcarbonate, 
mild antiseptics like Lister's Antiseptic 
Solution, benzonaphthol, zinc sufocarbo- 
late, etc., and usually also with rhubarb 
and with astringents like kino, catechu or 
rhatany. Chalk Mixture is used (see 
formula in Part I), but is usually com- 
bined with other substances, or use the 
following : 
IX. 

Bismuth salicylate dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Listers' antiseptic solution. . .fl.dr. 4' 

Chalk mixture, to make fl.oz. 4 

The dose is one teaspoonful every 2 
or 3 hours as may be necessary. 
X. 
Tincture of catechu or kino.. fl.dr. 2 

Fluid extract of rhubarb fl.dr. 2 

Compound chalk powder dr. 4 

Bismuth subnitrate dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Cinnamon water, to make fl.oz. 4 

The glycerin preserves the mixture for 
an indefinite period of time. 

The dose for a child one year old is a 
teaspoonful every half, one or two hours 
according to the severity of the symp- 
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For Dysentery. 
Dysentery is an inflammatory disease 
of the large intestine, characterized by 
the frequent passage of stools containing 
blood and mucus. It frequently follows 
ordinary diarrhea. 

In cases of a catarrhal type that tend 
to linger, an excellent remedy is Acid 
Camphor Mixture, better known as 
Hope's Camphor Mixture (see formula 
in Part I under Mixtures). The dose is 
a tablespoonful or two every 2 hours. 
The intense pains may be relieved by 
Chlorodyne. Other useful combinations 
are the following: 
XI. 
Deodorized tincture opium. . .fl.dr. 2 

Diluted sulfuric acid fl.dr. 2 

Comp. tincture cardamom. . .fl.oz. i l /t 

Camphor water, to make fl.oz. 6 

The dose is a tablespoonful, undiluted, 
every 3 hours. 
XII. 

Calomel gr. 1/8 

Camphor gr. 1/16 

Morphine sulfate gr. 1/16 

Capsicum .... gr. 1/16 

Ipecac gr. 1/32 

For one tablet. 

The dose is one every hour, or in ur- 
gent cases every half hour, until the 
character of the discharge is improved. 

Carminative or "Gripe" Mixtures for 
Infants. 

The mixtures mentioned under this 
heading are used for griping (wind colic 
or flatulence) and for mild cases of 
diarrhea in infants. The dose of these 
is about a teaspoonful for a child one 
year old. The carminatives mentioned 
in Part I are Dewee's Carminative 
(see Mixture of Magnesia and Asafe- 
tida) and Dalby's Carminative (see Mix- 
ture, Carminative) ; also Compound 
Powder of Rhubarb and Anisated Pow- 
der of Rhubarb and Magnesia (see for- 
mulas under Powders in Part I). The 
dose of these powders is also about 
half a teaspoonful to a child one year 
old, Compound Syrup of Rhubarb and 
Potassium or Neutralizing Cordial (see 



formula in Part I under Syrups) is 
good for the same purpose, as is also 
the following: 

XIII. This is called Paris' Carmina- 
tive Mixture: 

Calcined magnesia av.oz. 1 

Comp. tincture lavender fl.oz. 1 

Peppermint water fl.oz. 4 

Syrup of ginger fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of caraway (1 in 30).. fl.oz. 7 
The dose is one-half teaspoonful to a 
child one year old. 

XIV. This preparation has been call- 
ed "Pain Dispeller" and is useful for 
cramps, diarrhea, etc., in doses of one- 
half to one teaspoonful: 

Aromatic spirit of am- 
monia fl.oz. 1 

Compound spirit of ether fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of peppermint fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 1 

Comp. tincture of lavender, .fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of rhubarb fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 5 

Dyspepsia and Indigestion, Remedies 
for. 
Owing to the prevalence of dyspepsia, 
remedies for this complaint are in con- 
siderable demand. Most of the "bitters" 
and the liver remedies, and many of the 
blood purifiers are usually recommended 
for dyspepsia. 

The remedies recommended especially 
for dyspepsia contain some stomachic 
tonic like golden seal, columbo, gentian 
bitter orange, etc., combined with a lax- 
ative like aloes, sodium phosphate, rhu- 
barb, etc.; sometimes an alkali like so- 
dium bicarbonate, as well as a carmina- 
tive or stimulant like peppermint, capsi- 
cum, elixir, etc. 
I. 

Fl. ext. of bitter orange fl.dr. 10 

Fluid ext. of rhubarb fl.dr. 5 

Fluid ext. of columbo fl.dr. 5 

Fluid ext. of chamomile fl.dr. 5 

Fluid ext. of life everlast- 
ing fl.dr. 5 

Sodium phosphate av.oz. 2 

Water, hot fl.oz, 8 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 64 



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Dyspepsia Remedies (Cont'd). 

Mix the fluid extracts with a portion 
of the elixir, dissolve the sodium salt in 
the water, add to the previous mixture, 
then incorporate the remainder of the 
elixir, and filter. 

The dose is a teaspoonful 3 times a 
day. 
II. 

Rhubarb " av.oz. 3 

Peppermint av.oz. 3 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. . 1 

Golden seal av.oz. % 

Cape aloes gr. 60 

Capsicum gr. 15 

Sugar av.oz. 24 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the rhubarb, golden seal, aloes, 
peppermint and capsicum, reduce to 
coarse powder, extract by percolation 
with a mixture of 3 volumes of alcohol 
and 10 of water, so as to obtain 50 fluid- 
ounces of percolate, having first dis- 
solved the potassium carbonate in the 
water. In the percolate dissolve the su- 
gar, either by agitation or percolation, 
and then add enough more of the men- 
struum to make 64 fluidounces. 

The dose is a teaspoonful 3 times a 
day. 
III. 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. r 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Comp. tincture of gentian, .fl.oz. 4 

Fluid extract of senna fl.dr. 2 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.dr. 4 

Oil of caraway drops 20 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium sulfate and bicar- 
bonate in the water, add the oil of cara- 
way to the tincture and fluid extracts 
and mix together. The dose is a table- 
spoonful after meals and at bedtime, in 
some water. 
IV. 

Comp. tincture of gentian. . .fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of columbo fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of nux vomica fl.dr. l / 2 

Nitromuriatic acid fl.dr. 2 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 4 

The dose is a teaspoonful 3 times 
daily. 



V. Many kinds of dyspepsia tablets 
have appeared on the market. Some- 
thing very similar may be prepared ac- 
cording to this formula: 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 5 

Resin of jalap gr. 1 

Ext. of hydrastis, powder gr. 3 

Menthol gr. % 

Make 1 tablet. Pepsin may be added 
if desired, but it will not serve any pur- 
pose whatever in the mixture. 

One, two or three of the tablets may 
be taken after each meal. 

This mixture may conveniently be 
compressed by or.e of the hand compres- 
sors now so readily obtained. 
VI. 

Pepsin (1:3000) gr. T / 2 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 1 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 2 

Jamaica ginger gr. Vs 

Sugar, to make gr. 10 

Take one or two after each meal. 

Ear Medicines. 

Medicines for the ear are of two 
kinds, one for earache, which may be 
called Earache Drops, Earache Reme- 
dies, or Earache Oils, the other being in- 
tended for the improvement of the hear- 
ing, the latter kind being known as Ear 
Oils or Acoustic Oils. Of course no 
medicine will actually improve the hear- 
ing when impaired, unless it be due to a 
waxy concretion present, which may be 
softened and dissolved. 

Earache Remedies. 
I. 

Olive oil fl.dr. 4 

Chloroform fl.dr. 4 

II. A mixture of equal parts of lauda- 
num and sweet oil is an old favorite. 
Acoustic Oils. 
III. 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sweet almonds fl.dr. 6 

One to 2 drops on cotton in the ear. 
IV. 

Olive oil fl.oz. 2 

Oil of cajeput m. 15 

Oil of sassafras m. 30 

Acetic ether m. 10 

Camphor , , gr. 60 

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Eczema or Salt Rheum, Remedies for. 

Eczema is a very common skin disease 
which manifests itself in a great variety 
of forms, all of which require different 
treatment. The formulas given below 
are used. Sometimes a lotion or pow- 
der acts best, at other times an oint- 
ment is to be preferred. 

The disease is believed not to be of a 
parasitic character. 

I. 

Rice flour dr. 4 

Talcum dr. 2 

Zinc oleate dr. 1 

Bismuth subnitrate dr. 1 

This should be dusted freely on the 
surface, and repeated every 2 or 3 hours. 
Sometimes, on account of the intense 
pruritis or itching, it is necessary to ap- 
ply a cooling application; a solution of 
thymol, 1 to 1,000, is very good. Sali- 
cylic acid and menthol are also useful. 

II. 

Menthol gr. 1 

Salicylic acid dr. 1 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 3 

Cologne water fl.dr. 6 

Gly cerin fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Dissolve the menthol and acid in the 
alcohol, add the tincture and cologne and 
then the other ingredients, and shake 
well. 

After applying this, the above powder 
(No. 1) should be dusted on freely. 
Continue the cooling treatment with thy- 
mol as long as the active stage continues, 
and then use a mild ointment containing 
substances that influence the inflamma- 
tion, such as the next formula. 
III. 

Carbolic acid drops 15 

Ichthyol gr. 50 

Bismuth subnitrate • gr. 75 

Zinc oxid av.oz. y 2 

Cold cream av.oz. 1 

Petrolatum av.oz. 1 

Apply twice a day. 
This is to be used in the mild stage. 
IV. This is recommended by Unna. 
Zinc oxid ...,.,,.,,,,,,.,, av.oz. 4 



Chalk, precipitated av.oz. 2 

Lead water fl.oz. 2 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 2 

Mix the chalk and zinc oxid; emulsify 
the lead water and linseed oil by shak- 
ing together. Finally mix the powders 
with the emulsion, rubbing constantly 
until a smooth paste is obtained. 

V. Lassar's Paste is also used. See 
formula in Part I. 
Epilepsy Remedy. 

"Brown-Sequard's Anti-Epileptic Mix- 
ture" is a preparation still in extended 
use, but various formulas for it have 
appeared. The following may be em- 
ployed : 
I. 

Sodium bromid gr. 180 

Potassium bromid gr. 180 

Ammonium bromid gr. 180 

Potassium iodid gr. 90 

Ammonium iodid gr. 90 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 60 

Tincture of columbo fl.oz. 1^2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Mix, dissolve, and filter. 

II. 

Potassium iodid gr. 60 

Potassium bromid gr. 60 

Ammonium bromid gr. 30 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 40 

Infusion of columbo fl.oz. 6 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 
The dose is a teaspoonful before each 
meal and three dessertspoonfuls on go- 
ing to bed. If the pulse is feeble, the 
potassium bicarbonate is replaced by am- 
monium carbonate and the infusion by 
i l / 2 fluidounces of tincture of columbo 
and 4 l / 2 fluidounces of water. 
Eye Medicines. 

The public demand for preparations 
for the eye is not large, but it is quite 
steady, and the formulas here given will 
suffice for the ordinary affections. If 
the condition of the eye seems at all 
serious or is long continued, the patient 
should invariably be advised to consult 
a physician who makes a specialty of 
ophthalmology. 

- The remedies for the eye maybe either 
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Eye Medicines (Cont'd). 

the following: Reliable Eye Salve (or 
Water), White Eye Salve (or Water), 
Standard Eye Salve (or Water), Impe- 
rial Eye Salve (or Water), White Rose 
Eye Water, etc. 

Waters. 
I. 

Boric acid gr. 80 

Zinc sulfate gr. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 7 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 
II. This is known as Mackenzie's 
Eye Lotion. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 2 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 12 

Cochineal gr. 3 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix and filter after 12 hours. 

Salves. 
All ointments for the eyes must be re- 
duced to a thoroughly smooth condition. 

III. 

Zinc oxid gr. 5 

Morphine sulfate gr. 2 

Camphor gr. 1 

White wax dr. 2 

Lard, fresh dr. 6 

Oil of rose, enough to perfume. 
Melt the wax, add the lard, allow to 
cool, when nearly cold add the camphor, 
allow it to dissolve, and then incorporate 
with the other ingredients so as to make 
a smooth ointment. 
IV. 

Morphine sulfate gr. 5 

Yellow mercuric oxid gr. 15 

Zinc oxid gr. 60 

White petrolatum av.oz. 2 

Mix well. 

Feet, Preparations for the. 

The preparations here mentioned are 
used for tenderness or soreness of the 
feet, also for excessive perspiration and 
fetor. These affections are tolerably 
common, but do not appear to the pub- 
lic to be of sufficient importance to 
make it necessary to consult a physician. 
Most remedies recommended by phar- 
macists are in powder, by reason of the 



majority of them containing talcum with 
salicylic acid. These powders should al- 
they will prove irritating to the already 
sensitive integument. They should be 
sprinkled into the socks and shoes in the 
morning. 
I. 

Salicylic acid gr. 105 

Boric acid, fine powder gr. 350 

Talcum, fine oowder av.oz. 7 

This is the Salicylated Powder of Tal- 
cum of the N. F. The corresponding 
preparation of the German Pharmaco- 
poeia contains starch instead of boric 
acid. 
II. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 1 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. 1 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 1 

Dust a little of the powder in the 
socks every morning. 
III. 

Salicylic acid av.oz. *4 

Alum, powder av.oz. Vz 

Starch av.oz. 2 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 7 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Dissolve the acid and oil in the alco- 
hol, and rub in mortar with the other 
ingredients until the alcohol is dissi- 
pated. 
IV. 

Orris, powder . .av.oz. 1 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 3 

Talcum powder av.oz. 6 

V. 

Potassium permanganate gr. 8 

Thymol gr. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. 

This is to be used as a wash once 
daily for excessive perspiration and fetor 
of the feet. 
Female Disorders, Remedies for. 

Remedies for female disorders are of 
several kinds. Many are uterine tonics 
(such as Nos. I and III below), these 
being intended to strengthen or "tone 
up" organs of gestation to fit woman to 
endure child bearing with comfort, to 
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pains which occur from excessive or 
tardy menstruation, and to relieve the 
nervous disorders accompanying these 
complaints. These preparations are 
known by such names as Woman's 
Friend, Female Remedy, Female Tonic, 
etc. 
I. 

Fluid ext. of squaw vine fl.oz. 4 

Fluid ext. of cramp bark. . .fl.oz. 2 
Fluid ext. of blue cohosh. fl.oz. 2 
Fluid extract of damiana. . .fl.oz. 2 
Fluid extract of helonias. . .fl.oz. 2 
Fluid extract of cinchona. . .fl.oz. 2 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 50 

The dose is a tablespoonful 3 times a 
day. 
II. 
Fluid ext. of castor oil 

plant leaves fl.oz. 12 

Fennel seed av.oz. 4 

Anise seed av.oz. 4 

Wintergreen herb av.oz. 4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 48 

Mix the three drugs, reduce to coarse 
powder, and extract by slow percolation, 
using the elixir as a menstruum. When 
36 fluidounces of percolate are obtained, 
add to it the fluid extract. 

The dose is a teaspoonful every 3 
hours. 

III. The following are excellent "pe- 
riodical pills," so-called, for retarded 
menstruation : 

Ergotin .- gr. 1 

Aloes gr. 1 

Extract of cotton root gr. 1 

Ferrous sulfate, dried gr. 1 

Oil of savin m. y 2 

Or the emmenagogue pills mentioned 
in Part I under Pills may be used. 

IV. The following makes an excel- 
lent uterine astringent tablet useful for 
leucorrhea : 

Extract of henbane gr. 1 

Extract of witch hazel gr. 1 

Extract of helonias gr. 1/2 

Extract of opium gr. 1/4 

Boric acid gr. 5 

Tannic acid gr. 1 

Salicylic acid gr. 1 

Alum gr. 1 

Eucalyptol gr. 1/16 

Thymol gr. 1/32 

Use 2 to 4 tablets in a quart of luke- 



warm water as a vaginal douche twice 

daily. 

Gargles. 

See formula under Throat Affections, 
Remedies for. 

Gonorrhea and Gleet, Remedies for. 

Remedies for gonorrhea may be used 
externally (so-called) or may be exhib- 
ited internally. The external remedies 
are usually in the form of "injections," 
or "washes," as they are also termed. 
These usually contain a zinc sulfate or 
acetate combined with hydrastis or one 
of its alkaloids, lead acetate, opium, car- 
bolic acid, or other substance. The rem- 
edies for internal use contain copaiba or 
santal oil or both combined with cubeb, 
matico, spirit of nitrous ether, gum tur- 
pentine, eucalyptus, etc. These internal 
medicines may take the form of paste, 
capsules, pills or emulsions. The "ex- 
ternal" and "internal" remedies may be 
used simultaneously, although there is 
no benefit to be gained by their conjoint 
use. 

The "external" remedies usually are 
known by some fanciful or odd title, or 
by a number such as "55," "400," etc. 
The "internal" remedies are usually 
known by such titles as Sandalwood 
Pills, Paste of Copaiba, Cubeb and San- 
tal, Paste of Copaiba and Santal, Paste 
of Copaiba, Cubeb and Matico, Gonor- 
rhea Paste, Confection of Cubeb and 
Copaiba, Mass of Copaiba, etc. 

Remedies for external use may also be 
in the form of bougies; one example of 
these is given among the following for- 
mulas. 

Every patient suffering with gonorrhea 
should be advised to keep the bowels 
well open and also to refrain from the 
use of any stimulants during the course 
of the disease. 

Gleet is simply a chronic form of gon- 
orrhea. 
I. 

Potassium citrate av.oz. 1 

Syrup of citric acid fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 



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THE' STANDARD FORMULARY 



Gonorrhea Kemediec (Cont'd). 

This is to be taken only in the very 
first stages of the disease to render the 
urine alkaline. A tablespoonful is to be 
taken 3 times daily. If given early 
enough, it will effect a cure without fur- 
ther treatment. 

Injections. 

II. 

Berberine hydrochlorid gr. 15 

Zinc acetate gr. 15 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 

This is to be used as a urethral injec- 
tion several times daily. 

III. 

Tincture of hydrastis fl.dr. 4 

Lime water, to make fl.oz. 8 

To be used like No. I. 

IV. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 10 

Lead acetate gr. 10 

Comp. tincture of catechu. . .fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 3 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 

To be used like No. I. 

V. This has been called Bumsted's 
Gleet Cure. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 15 

Extract of opium gr. 8 

Glycerite of hydrastis fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz.- 8 

To be used like No. I. 

VI. The newer silver salts such as 
protargol and nargol are regarded with 
favor by physicians in the treatment of 
gonorrhea. Aqueous solutions contain- 
ing 54 to 1 per cent may be used for 
acute cases, while chronic cases may be 
treated with solutions containing 1 to 5 
per cent. These compounds are easiest 
dissolved by triturating them in a mor- 
tar with a small amount of glycerin to a 
smooth paste, then adding the water. 

These injections are to be used sev- 
eral times daily. 

Pastes. 
VII. 

Balsam of copaiba fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 3 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 2 



Calcined magnesia av.oz. 2 

Licorice root, powder av.oz. i l / 2 

Rub up the copaiba and glycerin inti- 
mately together, and then add the re- 
maining ingredients gradually in the or- 
der named. 
VIII. 

Balsam of copaiba av.oz. 4 

Oil of sandalwood fl.oz. 1 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 4 

Cubeb, powder sufficient 

Melt the turpentine with the copaiba 
by the aid of gentle heat, add the oil and 
incorporate in the melted mass as much 
of the cubebs as will form a suitable 
paste. 
Dose, size of a pea 3 or 4 times a day. 
Pills or Capsules. 
IX. 

Oil of sandalwood gr. 300 

Yellow wax gr. 300 

Melt the wax at the lowest possible 
temperature, add the oil, allow to cool, 
and divide into 100 pills or capsules. 
One pill is to be taken every 3 hours. 
Bougies. 
X. 

Carbolic acid drop 1 

Iron persulfate, powder gr. 4 

Zinc acetate gr. 10 

Extract of hydrastis gr. 30 

Extract of belladonna gr. 30 

Cocoa butter, grated sufficient 

Convert this mixture into 30 bougies, 
each 2 inches long and about J4 i ncn 
thick. These may be rolled out on a pill 
tile or pill machine. See Suppositories, 
Part I, for details as to method of mak- 
ing them. 

These bougies maybe advised for gon- 
orrhea, gleet and spermatorrhea (noc- 
turnal emissions). 

One is to be inserted in the urethra at 
night. 

Emulsion. 
XI. 



Balsam of copaiba 


....fl.oz. 


2 


Oil of sandalwood 


....fl.dr. 


4' 


Oil of wintergreen. . . . 


....fl.dr. 


I 


Acacia, powder 


. . .av.oz. 


I 


Simple syrup 


... .fl.oz. 


4 


Water, to make 


....fl.oz. 


16 



Mix the balsam and two oils and trit- 






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577 



urate this mixture intimately with the 
gum ; then add all at once 2 fluidounces 
of water, triturate rapidly until an emul- 
sion is formed, and add the remainder 
of the water and the syrup. 

The dose is a teaspoonful every 3 or 
4 hours. 
Gout, Remedies for. 

See under Rheumatism and Gout. 
Hay Fever Remedies. 

I. 

Boric acid gr. 60 

Sodium salicylate gr. 75 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 4 

This powder is to be insufflated into 
the nostrils frequently during the day. 
For the eyes, where affected, a wash of 
zinc or copper sulfate should be used. 
II. 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 6 

Carbolic acid gr. 10 

Menthol gr. 20 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. 2 

Ointment of zinc oxid gr. 240 

This is to be applied on a cotton 
pledget. • 

The cocaine makes the above two 
formulas dangerous without specific 
warning against the continued use of the 
preparations. Beta-eucaine may be sub- 
stiuted for the cocaine. 

Topical applications like the above 
should be used in connection with tonics 
internally, such as elixir of iron, quinine 
and strychnine ; a preparation containing 
arsenic is also excellent. 

Headache Remedies. 

Headache remedies are now quite nu- 
merous and almost every pharmacist 
prepares a remedy to replace the "pat- 
ented" articles. These remedies are us- 
ually put up in the form of powders, 
capsules, wafers, pills and tablets, but 
the ingredients are practically alike. The 
common ingredients of these prepara- 
tions are acetanilid, phenacetin, caffeine, 
bromids, sodium bicarbonate (to correct 
acidity of the stomach), etc. 

Some of the headache remedies appear 
in the form of effervescent salts ; the in- 



gredients are, however, similar to those 
of the other remedies. 

Headache powders (or pills, capsules 
or tablets) are usually directed to be 
taken 15 or 20 minutes apart, but owing 
to the presence of acetanilid in most of 
them it is not safe to take more than 
two doses. If two fail to cure the head- 
ache, some external application should 
be tried. The dose of the effervescent 
salts is a heaping teaspoonful in a third 
of a tumblerful of water. 
I. 

Acetanilid gr. 7 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 2 

Caffeine gr. 1 

Make one powder, pill, capsule or tab- 
let. 
II. 

Phenacetin gr. 10 

Caffeine . .' gr. 1 

Make one powder, pill, capsule or tab- 
let. 

III. 

Acetanilid av.oz. 1 

Sodium salicylate dr. 2 

Cerium oxalate dr. 1 

Mix, make 10 gr. doses, and form into 

powders, pills, capsules, etc. 

IV. Dr. C. L. Kerr's formula: 

Acetanilid gr. 3 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 1 

Citrated caffeine gr. y 2 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. y 2 

Make one powder, pill, capsule or tab- 
let. 

V. Two excellent formulas from the 
U. S. P. and the old N. F. are in Part I 
under the name Compound Acetanilid 
Powder (see Powders). 

VI. Effervescent Potassium Bromid 
with Caffeine, Part I, will also be found 
serviceable. 

VII. 
Caffeine gr. 80 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 80 

Elixir of guarana, to make.fl.oz. 4 

Mix and dissolve. 

The dose is a teaspoonful every hour 
until relieved. This is suitable for neu- 
ralgic headaches. 



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Headache Remedies (Cont'd). 

VIII. This is used in the Philadel- 
phia Hospital. 

Acetanilid gr. 80 

Alcohol .. .fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia. fl.oz. 1 
Compound tincture of car- 
damom fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the acetanilid in the alcohol 
and add the other ingredients. 

The dose is a teaspoonful. 
IX. 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 1 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the camphor and oil in the 
alcohol and then add the water. This is 
for inhalation and application to the 
forehead. 
Hives, Remedies for. 

Hives, called urticaria in medical par- 
lance, is an affection most common in 
summer time and is more common in 
children than in adults. It appears as 
large, reddened, elevated patches on the 
skin and itches intensely. It is caused 
by some gastro-intestinal derangement. 
Some persons cannot eat certain articles 
of food without getting an attack of 
hives. 

The best internal treatment is full 
doses of sodium phosphate given sev- 
eral times daily to keep the bowels open. 
Externally apply some cooling lotion to 
relieve itching, such as a weak carbolic 
acid solution (1 dr. to 1 pint of water), 
an alkaline solution like sodium bicar- 
bonate in water, menthol (5 or 10 grains 
to the ounce of solution or ointment), or 
vinegar or acetic acid (to contain about 
4 or 5 per cent of acetic acid). Or use 
the following: 

Sodium borate av.oz. y 2 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

This is to be applied frequently to the 
skin. 
Insect Stings, Application for. 

See Stings and Bites, Treatment for. 



Itch, Remedies for. 

The disease known as itch, or, more 
properly, scabies, is a very annoying and 
tolerably common complaint. It is a 
parasitic skin disease, caused by a min- 
ute insect called itch-mite or acarus, 
which burrows under the skin. The 
mode of treatment is practically the 
same as for the other skin diseases. 

The remedies mentioned below are all 
to be applied several times daily. 

I. Compound Sulfur Ointment (see 
formula in Part I under Ointments), 
also known as Wilkinson's Ointment or 
Hebra's Itch Ointment, is an excellent 
remedy for the itch. 
II. 

Red oxid of mercury dr. 2 

Burgundy pitch dr. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 2 

Lard av.oz. 4 

Suet av.oz. 4 

Melt the pitch, add the suet and lard, 
mix well, allow to cool, add the oil, and 
then incorporate thoroughly with the 
mercury oxid. 
III. 

Menthol gr. 100 

Peru balsam gr. 200 

Lanolin av.oz. 9 

Dissolve the menthol in the lanolin 
melted at a very gentle heat and incor- 
porate the balsam with this solution. 
Kidney Remedies. 

Some years ago preparations for the 
kidneys were marketed under the name 
of Buchus; there have also been Diure- 
tic Elixirs, and now these preparations 
are usually termed Kidney and Liver 
Remedies. The latter are therefore to 
be recommended for affections of the 
liver, kidney and urinary organs. Many 
of the remedies for liver complaints 
may consequently be recommended for 
kidney affections and conversely many 
remedies for the kidney may be recom- 
mended for the liver. 

Kidney remedies need not necessarily 
be of the liquid form ; they may be in 
the form of coarse powder or species 
which should be infused with water be- 



DOMESTIC PREPARATIONS. 



579 



fore using. Kidney remedies in pill 
form are now popular. 
Liquids. 
The dose of these preparations is a 
tablespoon ful 3 times a day. 

I. Formula of the Illinois Pharma- 
ceutical Association: 

Liverwort av.oz. 4 

Hydrangea av.oz. 4 

Broom tops av.oz. 4 

Canadian hemp (apocyn- 

um) av.oz. 4 

Couch grass av.oz. 4 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Syrupy glucose fl.oz. 12 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Infuse the drugs with hot water so as 
to make 40 fluidounces of product, and 
to this add the alcohol and glucose. 

Fluid extracts may be substituted for 
the drugs, in which case the alcohol 
should be omitted. 
II. 

Liverwort av.oz. 2 

Couch grass av.oz. 2 

Wintergreen av.oz. 1 

Jamaica dogwood av.oz. H 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. y 2 

Alcohol fl-oz. 16 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Water, diluted alcohol, to 

make .fl.oz. 64 

Grind the drugs to coarse powder, per- 
colate with all the glycerin and alcohol 
mixed with 16 fluidounces of water. 
When that has all passed add enough di- 
luted alcohol to make 64 fluidounces and 
in this dissolve the potassium nitrate. 

Teas. 
A teaspoonful is to be steeped for a 

few minutes in hot water and drank 3 

times a day. 

III. 

Buchu av.oz. 8 

Uva ursi av.oz. 8 

Juniper berries av.oz. 4 

Make into coarse powder. 

IV. 

Chicory av.oz. 9 

Couch grass av.oz. 2 

Senna , av.oz. 2 

Bittersweet av.oz. 2 

Red clover av.oz. 1 

37 



All the drugs should be cut tolerably 
fine and be well mixed. 
Pills. 
V. 

Extract of asparagus gr. 1/5 

Extract of buchu gr. 1/6 

Extract of uva ursi gr. 1/6 

Extract of pareira brava gr. 1/16 

Oil of juniper m. 1/6 

Oleoresin of cubeb m. 1/12 

The dose is one or two pills 3 times 
daily. 
Lice, Application for. 

Pharmacists are frequently called upon 
to recommend something for lousiness 
(pediculosis is the medical term). Head 
lice are most frequent in children, body 
and crab lice in adults, but the method 
of treatment is the same. Mercurial 
ointment is a favorite application, but is 
objectionable on account of its greasi- 
ness. Insect powder, powdered sabadilla 
seed, powdered sulfur, sulfur ointment, 
and solution of carbolic acid are also 
used. To remove the "nits," dilute acetic 
acid, dilute alcohol, or mild alkaline so- 
lutions should be frequently used. These 
may be combined with parasiticides as in 
the following: 
I. 

Fluid ext. of stavesacre fl.oz. 1 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 15 

Mix and filter. 
II. 
Stavesacre seed, powder. . .av.oz. 4 

Oil of lemon drops 20 

Oil of lavender flowers. .. .drops 10 

Oil of rose geranium drops 10 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 4 

Acetic acid fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Mix the powder, acid and 24 fluid- 
ounces of water, boil p-ently for 10 min- 
utes, and allow to cool. Dissolve the 
oils and tincture in the alcohol, add this 
to the decoction, stir well, let stand a 
few hours, strain with expression, add 
enough water through the strainer to 
make 32 fluidounces of liquid and finally 
filter. 

These preparations are to be applied 
twice daily. 



ISO 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Liniments. 

Liniments are in considerable demand 
and every pharmacists should have such 
a preparation ready to offer for sale. 
Some of these liniments may also be 
taken internally for cramps, cholera, di- 
arrhea, etc., and these may be known by 
such titles as Pain Cure, Pain Dispeller, 
Pain Relief, Rapid Relief, etc. Other 
names which may be employed are Stim- 
ulant Liniment, Electric Liniment, Kero- 
sene Liniment, Embrocation, Nerve and 
Bone Liniment, Arnica Liniment, Rheu- 
matic Oil, Rheumatic Liniment, Univer- 
sal Liniment, Rocky Mountain Liniment, 
Family Liniment, Magic Liniment, Home 
Liniment, Penetrating Liniment, Red Oil, 
Indian Liniment, Wizard Liniment, Wiz- 
ard Balm, Golden Oil, Knickerbocker 
Liniment, Bicycle Liniment, etc. If it be 
white, it might be known as White Lini- 
ment or Cream Liniment. The word 
"oil" is rather more popular as a name 
for an external application than the 
word "liniment." 

These liniments are recommended for 
rheumatism, neuralgia, bruises, chil- 
blains, frost bites, sprains, stings and 
bites of insects, lameness, etc. Many of 
the preparations may also be employed 
for veterinary purposes. 

Kerosene Liniment. 
I. 

Capsicum, powder gr. 60 

Fusel oil fl.dr. 4 

Oil of origanum fl.dr. 4 

Oil of sassafras fl.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 8 

Kerosene oil fl.oz. 38 

Mix the whole, macerate for 24 hours 
and strain through muslin. 
II 

Castile soap, powder av. oz. 4 

Oil of camphor fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of arnica fl.oz. 16 

Distilled extract of witch- 
hazel fl.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Mix the soap, alcohol and oil, shake 
well, add the other ingredients, let stand 
for several days, shaking occasionally, 
and filter. 



Witchhazel Liniment. 

Ill 

Camphor av.oz. 2 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 5 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 5 

Distilled extract of witch- 
hazel fl.oz. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 34 

Color with caramel. 

Dissolve the camphor in the alcohol 

and add the other ingredients. 

Spirit of ammonia in the above will 

make a better mixture than ammonia 

water. 

Lightning* Iodin Liniment or Lini- 
ment of Ammonium Iodid. 

IV 

Iodin gr. 280 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 10 

Camphor gum av.oz. 4 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 5 

Chloroform fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 40 

Ammonia water, to make.. fl.oz. 64 
Dissolve the iodin, oil and camphor in 

the alcohol and chloroform, and add the 

other ingredients. 
This should be put up in amber-pol- 

ored, rubber-stoppered vials. 

This is similar to Liniment of Am- 
monium Iodid in Part I, which see. 
The following has been called 



"Nerve and Bone Liniment." 



V. 



Oil of origanum fl.oz. 1 

Oil of rosemary fl.oz. 1 

Oil of amber fl.oz. 1 

Oil of hemlock fl.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 32 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 16 

Color with alkanet. 

Mustard Liniment. 
VI 

Oil of mustard fl.dr. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 2 

Clhoroform fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Neuralgia Liniment. 
VII 

Menthol dr. 2 

Gum Camphor dr. 2 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 2 

Ether fl.dr. 4 

Chloroform fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 8 



DOMESTIC PREPARATIONS. 



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Apply to parts affected and cover for 
a few minutes with a woolen cloth. 
Liniment Containing Egg, 
VIII 

Castile soap, powder av.oz. 2 



.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 



fl.oz. 8 



Oil of origanum 

Oil of turpentine 

Camphorated oil 

Ammonia water 

Yolks of 4 eggs. 

Mix well. 

This is a formula for the preparation 
known as White Oils. 

IX. Acetic Turpentine Liniment, also 
called Stokes' or St. John Long's Lini- 
ment (see formula in Part I under Lini- 
ments) is another external application 
containing egg. 

Fluid Lightning. 
X. 

The following is similar to certain 
preparations known by the term Fluid 
Lightning : 

Aconitine gr. 2 

Oil of mustard fl.dr. 2 

Chloroform fl.dr. 2 

Ether, stronger fi7oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 12 

The above- is a valuable external ap- 
plication for headache, rheumatism, 
neuralgia, and all nervous pains. 

Miscellaneous Liniments. 
XI. 

Oil of camphor. . . . 

Oil of turpentine.. 

Benzine, deodorized 

Cottonseed oil .... 

Capsicum, powder.. 

Macerate the capsicum with the ben- 
zine for 3 days, agitating frequently, 
and strain. Mix the oils of camphor, 
turpentine and cottonseed and add the 
previous liquid. 
XII. 

Tincture of cantharides. 

Tincture of myrrh 

Tincture of guaiac 

Oil of hemlock 

Oil of turpentine 

Oil of camphor 

Cottonseed oil 

Water of ammonia, strong. .fl.oz. 4 

Solution of potassa fl.oz. 1 

-XIII. 

Any of the limiments mentioned in 
Part I may also be used. 



.fl.oz. 8 
.fl.oz. 40 
.fl.oz. 16 
.fl.oz. 16 
av.oz. 1 



.fl.oz. 


3 


.fl.oz. 


4 


.fl.oz. 


1 


.fl.oz. 


2 


.fl.oz. 


8 


.fl.oz. 


16 


.fl.oz. 


32 



Pain Relief. 
(For internal and external use.) 
The preparations under this heading 
may be used externally like the preced- 
ing liniments and also internally as quick 
stimulants and pain relievers in cases 
of cholera, colic, cramps, colds, etc. The 
dose is one-half to one teaspoonful in 
some hot water every hour or so. At 
the same time the preparation may be 
applied externally. 

XIV. 

Tincture of guaiac fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of myrrh fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 4' 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 8 



rucunui 

XV. 


11. U£. 


1U 


Oil of cinnamon 


fl.dr. 


2 


Oil of clove 


fl.dr. 


4 


Oil of turpentine 


fl.oz. 


1/2 


Oil of sassafras 


fl.dr. 


2 


Ammonia water 


fl.dr. 


2 


Chloroform 


fl.oz. 


1 


Alcohol, to make 


fl.oz. 


32 



Liver Medicines. 

Medicines for the liver are usually 
termed Liver Invigorators or Liver 
Regulators, very frequently Kidney and 
Liver Remedies ; in fact most medicines 
for liver complaints are. also recom- 
mended for derangements of the kid- 
neys. Some of the liver medicines as- 
sume the liquid form, some are in the 
form of species, some in pill form, etc. 
In addition to the formulas here men- 
tioned, some of the blood purifiers, "bit- 
ters," cathartics, and kidney remedies 
may be recommended for assisting the 
liver in its functions. 



Liquids. 



Fluid extract of rhubarb. . .fl.oz. 2 
Fluid extract of leptandra. .fl.oz. 2 
Fluid ext. of mandrake. .. .fl.oz. 2 
Compound tincture of carda- 
mom fl.oz. 4 

Comp. tincture of gentian. . .fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of ginger fl.oz. 2 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 12 

The. dose is one or two teaspoonfuls 
3 times a day. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Liver Medicines (Cont'd). 

II. 

Fluid ext. of leptandra fl.oz. I 

Fluid ext. of mandrake fl.oz. I 

Fluid ext. of serpentaria. .. .fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 5 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. z 2 

This is to be used like the preceding. 

Teas. 

III. 

Leptandra av.oz. 2 

Serpentaria av.oz. 2 

Liverwort av.oz. 2 

Senna av.oz. 2 

Butternut av.oz. 2 

Licorice root av.oz. 1 

Anise av.oz. 1 

Mix and reduce to coarse powder. 
The dose is a teaspoonful steeped in 

hot water and strained, taken 3 times 

daily. 

IV. 

Senna av.oz. 8 

Serpentaria av.oz. 4 

Star grass av.oz. 2 

Golden seal av.oz. 1 

Make into a coarse powder. 
Use like the preceding. 

Pills or Capsules. 
V. 

Resin of scammony gr. 20 

Socotrine aloes gr. 20 

Blue mass gr. 20 

Oil of anise m. 5 

Make into a mass and divide into 20 

pills or capsules. 

The dose is one or two pills at night. 
The pills mentioned under Cathartics 

are also to be recommended as "liver 

pills." 

Moles, to Remove. 

Tartar emetic, fine powder dr. 1 

Venice turpentine dr. 1 

Soap plaster dr. 3 

Mix intimately, and spread upon ad- 
hesive plaster. Apply firmly to the sur- 
face of the mole, and remove when sup- 
puration sets in. 
Nervous Debility, Remedies for. 

Of late it has become quite the fashion 
for the public in general to believe they 
are suffering from nervous disorders, 
and many so-called "nervines" have ap- 
peared upon the market. Some of these 



contain celery, others phosphorous and 
damiana, the latter also frequently con- 
taining kola, nux vomica, gentian, cin- 
chona, or columbo. 

These preparations may, according to 
their form or composition, be known as 
Celery Compound, Celery Nervine, Cel- 
ery Tonic, Celery and Kola, Celery, Cor- 
dial, Nerve Tonic, Vitalizer, Vitalizing 
Tonic, Damiana Compound, Nervous 
Debility Pills, Aphrodisiac Pills, Com 
pound Damiana Pills, etc. 

Liquids Containing Celery. 

Most of the preparations mentioned 
under this heading are excellent tonics; 
the celery is added merely in deference 
to popular notion. Only one contains 
kola, but a small amount, about 4 
ounces to the gallon, may be added if 
desired; the preparation may then be 
known as "celery and kola" or "celery 
and kola nerve tonic." The dose of 
these preparations is one or two tea- 
spoonfuls after each meal. 
I. 

Celery seed av.oz. 8 

Red cinchona av.oz. 4 

Orange peel (sweet or bit- 
ter) av.oz. 1 

Coriander seed av.oz. 1 

Lemon peel av.oz. 1 

Muriatic acid fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Glycerin fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 16 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . . .fl.oz. 64 
Mix all the drugs and grind to a mod- 
erately coarse powder. Mix the acid, 
alcohol, glycerin and water ; percolate 
the drug with this mixture, adding 
enough diluted alcohol to make 48 fluid- 
ounces. Add the syrup and if necessary 
filter. 
II. 

Celery seed av.oz. 4 

Coca leaves av.oz. 4 

Black haw av.oz. 4 

Mandrake av.oz. 2 

Orange peel (sweet or bit- 
ter) av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 16 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 24 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to coarse 



DOMESTIC PREPARATIONS. 



583 



powder, and extract in the usual way 
by percolation with diluted alcohol to 
obtain 54 fluidounces of percolate; in 
this dissolve the sugar by agitation and 
strain. 

III. 

Compound Elixir of Celery is also an 
excellent preparation of this kind. See 
formula in Volume I under Elixirs. 
Liquids Containing Damiana. 

These are also tonics like the preced- 
ing, and the damiana is added also in 
deference to popular notion; its value is 
problematical. 

IV. 

Potassim hypophosphite ...av.oz. 1 
Fluid ext. of nux vomica. . .fl.dr. 2 

Fluid ext. of damiana fl.oz. 4 

Fluid extract of coca fl.oz. 4 

Diluted hydrobromic acid. . .fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 64 

Dissolve the hypophosphite in the wa- 
ter, add the other ingredients, and filter. 
The dose is one-half to one table- 
spoonful 3 times a day before meals. 

Damiana av.oz. 8 

Gentian av.oz. 8 

Columbo av.oz. 8 

Nux vomica av.oz. 3 

Phosphoric acid fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs in ground form, per- 
colate with a mixture of 1 volume of 
alcohol and 3 of water so as to obtain 
62 fluid ounces of percolate and to this 
add the acid. 

The dose is one or two teaspoonfuls 
after each meal. 
Neuralgia Remedies. 

Neuralgia may be treated externally 
or internally or both. Very often one 
of the headache remedies will afford 
relief (see formulas under Headache 
Remedies). Or a neuralgia pill may be 
used (see formulas for Gross's and 
Brown-Sequard's pills under Pills in 
Part I). Very frequently an external 
application will afford relief such as 
Neuralgia Liniment mentioned under 
Liniments in this part or the ointment 
(No. Ill) mentioned under Rheuma- 



tism and Gout Remedies, or Liniment 
of Aconite and Chloroform in Part I. 
under Liniments. The preparations men- 
tioned under Rheumatism and Gow 
Remedies will often give relief in neu- 
ralgia. Other preparations to use are 
the following: 
I. 

Menthol gr. 45 

Cocaine, muriate gr. 15 

Chloral, hydrate gr. 10 

Petrolatum gr. 300 

Apply to painful part, covering with 
muslin afterwards. 
II. 

Oil of peppermint fl.oz. 1 

Chloroform fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of aconite fl.oz. 4 

Apply every half hour or every hour. 
III. 

When the neuralgia is due to rheu- 
matism or gout, the following is useful : 

Antripyrin dr. 2 

Sodium salicylate dr. 4 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia. fl.oz. 1 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 6 

The dose is a dessertspoonful every 
2 to 4' hours. 

Nipples, for Fissured. — (Mammillary 
Lotions, Ointments, etc.) 
These preparations are to be applied 
after each nursing, and the nipples are 
to be cleansed carefully before the next 
nursing. 
I. 

Ichtyol gr. 120 

Lanolin gr. 180 

Glycerin fl.dr. 3 

Olive oil fl.dr. 1 

II. 

Salicylic acid gr. 30 

Tannic acid gr. 8 

Borax dr. 1 

White wax dr. 2 

Lard, benzoinated dr. 6 

III. 

Salol gr. 60 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 2 

Ether fl.dr. 1 

Collodion fl.dr. 7 

This is to v be painted on with a cam- 
el's hair pencil. 
IV. 
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Mamillary Lotions (Cont'd). 

apply lanolin with the onset of labor 
four times daily till lactation is estab- 
lished. The nipples are then, after each 
nursing, to be anointed with the fol- 
lowing : 

Compound tincture of ben- 
zoin drops 15 

Olive oil fl.dr. 2 

Lanolin dr. 6 

Pile Remedies. 

Piles, or hemorrhoids, as they are 
more correctly termed, are a very com- 
mon and very annoying affection. They 
are termed "internal" piles when they 
exist within the sphincter controlling 
the muscles of the anus, and "external" 
piles when existing outside of this 
sphincter. Other terms also are used in 
describing them: Blind piles which are 
simply a varicose state of the veins 
without bleeding; itching piles, which 
are accompanied by itching; bleeding 
piles, which are accompanied by loss of 
blood at every evacuation ; and mucous 
piles, when pus or mucus only is dis- 
charged. 

Treatment of piles should be both 
constitutional and locd. The constitu- 
tional treatment should consist of the 
taking of compound licorice powder or 
one of the "bitter waters" at night. For 
local treatment, a mixture of an astrin- 
gent like nutgall, tannin, extract of 
witchhazel, extract of rhatany, lead ace- 
tate or iron subsulfate, with an anodyne 
like opium, belladonna, conium, tobacco, 
stramonium, ergot, or morphine is con- 
sidered advisable. Other agents some- 
times added to this mixture are anti- 
septics like iodoform, tar, peru balsam, 
carbolic acid, betanaphthol or salol. This 
mixture may assume the form of an 
ointment or of suppositories. The for- 
mer should be preferred for external, 
the latter for internal, piles. When the 
piles are only tolerably severe, these 
remedies afford prompt relief, but when 
quite severe, only surgical intervention 
will effect a cure. 



Ointments. 

These ointments are to be applied 
about twice daily. In cases of itching 
or external piles, they are to be ap- 
plied with the finger, but in bleeding and 
ulcerated piles the remedy should be 
pushed up into the rectum. This may 
also be done by means of the finger but 
the best way is by the use of a pile pipe. 
I. 

Ointment of Gall and Opium in Part 
I (see formula under Ointments) is an 
excellent ointment for piles. 
II. 

Fluid extract of witch- 
hazel fl.oz. 1 

Peru balsam gr. 120 

Fenugreek av.oz. 1 

Petrolatum av.oz. 16 

Paraffin av.oz. 4 

Melt the petrolatum with gentle heat 
and macerate therein the fenugreek, for 
half an hour; then add the paraffin and 
strain through cloth. When about to 
solidify, add the extract of witchhazel 
to which the balsam has been added, 
stir until cool. 
III. 

Morphine sulfate gr. 8 

Olive oil fl.oz. 1 

Ointment of zinc oxid av.oz. 4 

Nutgall, fine powder av.oz. 1 

Suppositories. 
These are to be preferred for inter- 
nal piles. One should be inserted each 
night and in the morning also if possi- 
ble. 
IV. 

Extract of witchhazel gr. 60 

Tannia gr. 12 

Opium powder gr. 4 

Cocoa butter gr. 180 

Make into 12 suppositories. 
V. 

Iodoform gr. 30 

Extract of belladonna gr. 3 

Morphine sulfate gr. \ l / 2 

Cocoa butter gr. 180 

Make into 12 suppositories. 
Prickly Heat, Remedies for. 

"Prickly heat" is of course an affec- 
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should consist in removing unnecessary 
clothing, keeping in a cocl place and 
avoiding violent exercise. Food should 
be easily digestible and non-stimulating. 
Drinks should also be unstimulating — 
alcoholic drinks should sedulously be 
avoided — and should be cool but not ice- 
cold as the latter excites perspiration. 
If there is constipation a saline laxa- 
tive like rochelle or epsom salt or solu- 
tion of magnesium citrate should be giv- 
en. Local applications may consist of 
borated talcum, salicylated powder of 
talcum (see formula under Feet, Prep- 
arations for the), aqueous solution of 
sodium bicarbonate, borax or boric acid, 
or a solution of copper sulfate (10 
grains to the ounce), preferably with a 
little carbonic acid will be found highly 
efficacious. The following has also been 
recommended : 

Carbolic acid m. 30 to 60 

Boric acid dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Rheumatism and Gout. 

Rheumatism may consist of remedies 
for internal or for external use. Those 
for internal use are to be preferred as 
affording better results, but the effects 
are still more marked if accompanied 
by the use of a suitable application (lini- 
ment). 

Rheumatism remedies are usually 
also recommended for gout. The rem- 
edies for the external treatment of gout 
may consist of liniments or ointments; 
an example of a suitable gout ointment 
is mentioned below. See also Liniments 
for suitable external applications. 

Internal Remedies. 
I 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. 3 

Potassium acetate av.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of colchicum 

seed fl.dr. 6 

Fluid extract of black co- 
hosh fl.oz. 2 

Oil of wintergreen m. 20 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 24 



Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, add 
the fluid extracts, then the other in- 
gredients, and dissolve by agitation. 

The dose is a teaspoonful every 3 
hours. 
II 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. 2 

Potassium iodid av.oz. 2 

Potassium acetate av.oz. 2 

Fluid ext. cascara sa- 

grada fl.oz. 4 

Glvcerin fl.oz. 4 

Peppermint water, to make. fl.oz. 24 
The dose is a teaspoonful every 3 
hours. 

External Application. 
III. 

Menthol gr. 80 

Salicylic acid dr. 2 

Camphor-chloral dr. 4 

Capsicum powder dr. 4 

Oil of mustard drops 30 

Wool fat, hydrous.. av.oz. 2 

Petrolatum, to make av.oz. 4 

This is to be applied with vigorous 
friction 3 times a day. 

IV. Many of the liniments may be 
employed externally for the relief of 
rheumatic pains; some of the "blood 
purifiers" and possibly some of the "bit- 
ters" may be recommended for the cure 
of rheumatism. 

Ringworm Applications. 

This is a skin disease caused by in- 
fection with a vegetable parasite. This 
attacks the epidermis, the hair and hair 
follicle. Its characteristic feature is the 
circular patches which gradually increase 
in size. Any parasiticide remedies will 
cure the disease. These preparations 
should be rubbed in well several times 
a day. 
I. 

Iodin dr. 2 

Potassium iodid dr. I 

Alcohol fl.dr. 6 

Water, to make fl.oz. 2 

II. 

Precipitated sulphur dr. 1 

Ammoniated mercury dr. I 

Salicylic acid gr. 40 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. 1 

Petrolatum av.oz. I 



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Ringworm (Cont'd). 
III. 

Unn's compound chrysarobin oint- 
ment: 

Chrysarobin gr. 160 

Ichthyol gr. ioo 

Salicylic acid er. 60 

Petrolatum av.oz. 2 

Salves or Ointments. 

The ointments mentioned below are 
useful applications for cuts, burns, ul- 
cers, bruises, bites and stings of in- 
sects, frost bites, chilblains, bed sores, 
etc. Appropriate titles for these prepar- 
ations are Household Salve, Healing 
Salve (or Ointment), Carbolic Salve, 
Family Salve, Carbolized Ointment, 
Witchhazel Salve, etc. 

Other ointments useful for skin dis- 
eases may be found under the head of 
Remedies for Barber's Itch, Itch Rem- 
edies, Eczema Remedies, and Ringworm 
Applications. 

Carbolic Salves. 
I. 

Carbolic acid, crystal oz. V2 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Petrolatum av.oz. 16 

Melt the wax and petrolatum; re- 
move from the fire and while cooling 
stir in the acid. 
II. 

Petrolatum av.oz. 16 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 x / 2 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Carbolic acid, crystal oz. Vt. 

Oil of sassafras drops 30 

Melt the carbolic acid and while 
warm add the camphor and oil of sassa- 
fras. Melt the wax and add to it the 
petrolatum, melting them together; 
while cooling but still liquid add the 
solution of camphor in carbolic acid and 
oil and stir occasionally while cooling. 

The caustic properties of the carbolic 
acid are neutralized in this preparation 
by the camphor. 

Arnica Salve. 
III. 

Solid extract of arnica dr. 2 

Lard av.oz. 14^2 

Yellow wax av.oz. i l / 2 

Hot water sufficient 



Dissolve the extract of arnica in the 
hot water, and thoroughly incorporate it 
with the lard and beeswax previously 
melted together. 

Witchhazel Salve. 
IV. 

Fluid ext. witchhazel fl.oz. 2 

Wool-fat av.oz 4 

Petrolatum av.oz 16 

Triturate the fluid extract with the 
wool-fat until well mixed, then incor- 
porate with the petrolatum. 

Healing or Family Salves. 
V. 

Tannin dr. 2 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 2 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 2 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4 

Resin av.oz. 4 

Lard av.oz. 16 

Melt the wax and resin, add the lard 
and turpentine, and while cooling, in- 
corporate the other ingredients, taking 
care to make a perfectly smooth mix- 
ture. 
VI. 

Camphor gum av.oz. 1 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 8 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 4 

Petrolatum av.oz. 40 

Melt the paraffin, add the petrolatum, 
and, in this mixture, while still warm, 
dissolve the camphor; then thoroughly 
incorporate the zinc oxid. 
Stick Salve. 
VII. 

The so-called "stick salves" are solid 
preparations in the form of round sticks 
which soften upon the application of 
heat. They are recommended for burns, 
scalds, chilblains, frost-bites, boils, 
wounds, corns, ulcers, all kinds of sores 
and many other complaints. In using 
the salve cut into thin pieces and spread 
upon cloth or leather with a warm 
knife; or the end of the stick may be 
softened by warming over a lighted gas 
jet or a warm stove and then spread 
upon cloth or leather. Most of these 
"sticks" contain burgundy pitch, like the 
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Resin av.oz. 4 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2 

Balsam of fir av.oz. 2 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 1 

Melt the pitch, resin and wax togeth- 
er, then incorporate, strain when all are 
melted, and form into sticks. 
Soothing (Teething) Remedies. 

These preparations usually have a title 
like Baby Soothing Syrup, Anise Sooth- 
ing Drops, Infant Teething Syrup, Baby 
Soother, Teething Powders, etc. Most 
of the proprietary preparations of this 
kind depend for their "soothing" effect 
upon opium ; others are simply carmina- 
tive in cases of infantile colic, depend- 
ing for their value upon anise, some- 
times combined with fennel, ginger, lac- 
tucarium, lupulin, etc. The latter two 
have been credited with sedative (sooth- 
ing) properties. Inasmuch as the effects 
of opium are so pernicious, especially 
upon infants, it is best to refrain from 
giving formulas containing this agent 
or its chief alkaloid. There is also the 
disadvantage with the use of opium, that 
it obscures the real difficulty; the in- 
fant may be suffering from a vital or 
dangerous disease which will result fa- 
tally if not properly treated by a com- 
petent physician. 

Liquids. 

The dose of these preparations is one- 
fourth to one teaspoonful according to 
the age of the child. 

I. 

Anise av.oz. i x A 

Fennel av.oz. V2 

Caraway av.oz. Y?. 

Lupulin dr. 2 

Ginger gr. 30 

Lactucarium gr. 30 

Diluted alcohol sufficient 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 20 

Mix the drugs, reduce to coarse pow- 
der, percolate with diluted alcohol so as 
to obtain 12 fluidounces of product and 
to this add the syrup. 
II. 

Anise av.oz. i 1 /a 

Fennel av.oz. x / 2 J 



Hops gr. 120 

Lactucarium gr. 30 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 32 

Mix the drugs, reduce to coarse pow- 
der, percolate with the diluted alcohol, 
and add the syrup. 

Powders. 
One powder is to be given to a child 
6 months old ; half a powder to a young- 
er child. 

III. 
Make powders each containing 

Pepsin, saccharated gr. 5 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 1 

Charcoal gr. J /> 

Lactucarium gr. 1/6 

IV. 

Make powders each containing 

Mercurv with . chalk gr. y 2 

Magnesium carbonate, heavy... gr. 2 

Rhubarb, powder gr. 2 

Su^ar, powder gr. 2 

Tablets. 

V. 

Make tablets each containing: 

Oil of anise m. 1/134 

Ipecac, powder gr. 1/134 

Nickel bromid br. 1/134 

Codeine sulfate gr. 1/67 

Lithium carbonate gr. 1/25 

Give one every 5 to 10 minutes as 

may be required, breaking the tablet into 

the child's mouth. 

Stings and Bites, Treatment for. 

Dog Bites. 
The bite of a dog is often dreaded on 
account of the possible danger of rabies. 
This fear is usually ungrounded, but 
nevertheless the wound should be cleans- 
ed, first with soap and water, then with 
antiseptics, such as carbolic acid water, 
dilute solution of mercuric chlorid or 
solution of potassium permanganate. 
During this cleansing operation,, the 
wound should be exposed as much as 
possible. If there is any suspicion that 
the animal is rabid, the wound should 
be cauterized. The animal should not be 
killed, but should be closely confined 
and be watched to see if it develops 
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Stings and Bites (Cont'd). 

it should show within ten days or there 
is other proof of hydrophobia, the pa- 
tient should be sent to a Pasteur insti- 
tute. 

Insect Stings. 
The stings of mosquitoes, wasps, bees, 
spiders and other insects are common in 
summer time. Apply ammonia water, 
spirit of camphor, or lead water and op- 
ium. Camphorated chloral will usually 
stop the pain. The following, if applied 
at once, will often prevent inflammation : 

Salicylic acid gr. 48 

Flexible collodion fl.oz. 1 

Ichthyol is also an excellent remedy. 
It may be added to the above collodion 
mixture, or used in the form of lotion 
or ointment, or in the following : 

Ichthyol fl.dr. 4 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 4 

Camphor water fl.oz. 4 

Apply frequently to the inflammation. 
This is also highly recommended : 

Olive oil ..fl.oz. I 

Amomnia water fl.oz. I 

Oil of turpentine m. 30 

Tincture of opium m. 30 

Sunstroke or Heat-Stroke. 

There are two forms of sunstroke 
(properly called heat-stroke or insola- 
tion), one a mild form called heat ex- 
haustion, the other being true sunstroke 
or thermic fever. Sunstroke may not 
necessarily be caused by direct exposure 
to the rays of the sun, but may be due 
to high atmospheric or artificial temper- 
ature, especially if this be aggravated by 
much humidity. Stokers, glass-blowers, 
bakers, etc., often suffer from it. Pre- 
disposing causes are ill-health, debility, 
fatigue, lack of drinking water, intem- 
perance, improper food, excitement or a 
previous attack of sunstroke. 

Heat exhaustion is a mild form of the 
attack and is not necessarily caused by 
exposure to the sun. The skin is pale, 
cold and clammy, the pulse is feeble, and 
the respiration shallow. While death 
sometimes results, the patients usually 
will recover under good treatment. The 



affected person should be removed to a 
shady spot and laid on his back, his head 
should be lowered, his clothes loosened, 
and cool water lightly sprinkled on his 
head and chest. Ammonia should be ap- 
plied to the nostrils and small quantities 
of stimulants, such as whisky, brandy, 
aromatic spirit of ammonia, nitroglyce- 
rin, strychnine, etc., should be adminis- 
tered. 

True sunstroke or heatstroke (ther- 
mic fever) is the serious form of this 
complaint and may be caused by direct 
exposure to the sun's rays or to a high 
artificial temperature. The face becomes 
purple, the eyes bloodshot, and the veins 
swollen and corded; the skin is dry and 
burning, hot to the touch, and the res- 
piration is rapid and stertorous. Delir- 
ium is common and the temperature is 
usually very high, reaching from 105 to 
115 deg. F. The danger to the patient 
is great, death occurring in from 15 to 
50 per cent of the cases affected, while 
those whose lives are saved are with 
rare exceptions ever afterwards invalids 
with impaired brain power. 

While waiting the arrival of a physi- 
cian, the stricken person should be re- 
moved to a cool, shady place, laid on the 
floor or ground, his clothing loosened 
and ice or ice-water applied, particularly 
to his head, back of his neck and spinal 
column. Rubbing the extremities with 
alcohol and applying 1. ustard poultices 
to the feet are also recommended. When 
the temperature of the patient drops to 
102 deg. F. (taken by the rectum), he 
should be rubbed dry, placed in bed, 
lightly covered, with ice to the head. 
Excessive dropping of the temperature 
(collapse or below normal) should be 
carefully watched for, in which event 
proper stimulants should be used and 
applications of hot water bags made to 
the body. 

Symptoms of threatened heatstrokes 
may appear hours or even days before 
the attack. There is frequently more or 
less depression, uneasiness or irritability. 
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skin hot and feverish, there is great 
thirst, headache and dizziness are com- 
mon, and the sight is affected, sometimes 
a mere intolerance of light, but often 
everything seems of a purplish or red- 
dish color. Later there is a sinking sen- 
sation at the pit of the stomach, some- 
times nausea and vomiting and a sense 
of tightness around the chest. 

As long as perspiration is free, it is 
possible to bear a high degree of heat, 
as the evaporation of the excretion from 
the surface of the body tends to cool the 
person. But in very humid weather, 
both perspiration and evaporation are 
checked, and if the atmospheric temper- 
ature reaches or even approaches. 98^ 
deg. F. there is grave danger of numer- 
ous cases of heatstroke. It is at such 
times that people, especially those not in 
robust health, should exercise the great- 
est care about exposure, over-exertion, 
manner of dressing, eating and drink- 
ing; above all they should avoid alco- 
holics in any form and everything tend- 
ing toward depressing physical energy. 
The food should be light, but nutritious, 
and meats, fats and heavy pastries 
should be eschewed. Overloading the 
stomach with food and drink, especially 
iced liquids, is harmful. A sponge bath 
morning and night is better than a pro- 
longed cold bath, and this applies par- 
ticularly to infants and children. Con- 
finement in close rooms is depressing, 
and if this be unavoidable the rooms, 
working, living and sleeping rooms, 
should be well ventilated. The clothing 
should not be unnecessarily heavy; the 
hat especially should be light and well- 
ventilated. 

Syphilis Remedies. 

The recommending of remedies for 
the use of syphilitics does not come 
within the province of the pharmacist. 
The formula below, known as Hot 
Springs Prescription, is given merely be- 
cause of its more or less extended use. 
Other remedies which may prove useful 



are the "blood purifiers" containing po- 
tassium iodid. 

Iodine gr. 2 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 3 

Potassium iodid gr. 480 

Comp. tincture of gentian, .fl.oz. 2 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 1 

Compound syrup of sar- 

saparilla fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. 
Tape-Worm Remedies. 
See under Vermifuges. 
Throat Affection, For. 

Under this heading are classed such 
preparations as could not conveniently 
be placed under the Cough and Cold 
Remedies. These include tablets or loz- 
enges and gargles. The former may be 
called Bronchial Lozenges (or Troches 
or Tablets), Throat Troches, Voice Loz- 
enges, etc. 

Troches. 

I. 

Morphine sulfate gr. 10 

Ipecac gr. 40 

Ginger gr. 40 

Tartaric acid gr. 30 

Oil of anise gr. 20 

Su?ar av.oz. 16 

Mix all the dry ingredients, which 
should be in very fine powder, add the 
oil, mix again, pass through a fine sieve, 
and convert into a lozenge mass by add- 
ing a small amount of mucilage of aca- 
cia or of gum tragacanth, and then suf- 
ficient water. Roll the mass out and di- 
vide into lozenges of suitable size, spread 
these out on boards or trays in a warm 
place and when nearly dry turn them 
over and allow them to dry on the other 
side. 

II. 

Cubeb gr. 140 

Potassium chlorate gr. 280 

Extract of licorice gr. 150 

Pine tar gr. 20 

Sugar av.oz. 16 

Mix the cubeb, potassium chlorate, ex- 
tract and sugar, all in fine powder; then 
incorporate the tar, make into a mass 
like the preceding, divide into lozenges 
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Throat Affections (Cont'd). 

These lozenges have enjoyed some 
reputation under the name of Pine Tree 
Tar Lozenges. The licorice, cubeb and 
tar act as an expectorant and the potas- 
sium chlorate is intended to relieve sore- 
ness of the throat. 

III. 

Fluid extract pellitory m. 2/3 

Pilocarpine hydrochlorid. . .gr. 1/100 

Extract of licorice gr. 2 

Glycerin m. 1 

Sugar, to make gr. 20 

This is sufficient for one lozenge, 
which should be prepared like the pre- 
ceding. 

These lozenges give great relief from 
the uncomfortable sensations of heat 
and dryness which characterize many 
acute and chronic affections of the mu- 
cous membrane of the mouth and 
and throat. The lozenge should be al- 
lowed to dissolve in the mouth, and one 
used every two, three or four hours as 
necessary. The addition of 2 grains of 
ammonium chlorid will often be benefi- 
cial in sub-acute inflammatory conditions 
of the mucous lining of the respiratory 
tract, while in more chronic affections 2 
or 3 minims of the oleoresin of cubebs 
will serve a good purpose. 

Gargles: 

IV. Compound Sage Gargle : 

Alum av.oz. ^2 

Sage av.oz. 1 

Honey oz. 2 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Pour the water upon the sage, let 
stand until cool, strain, dissolve the alum 
in the liquid, and add the honey. 

V. Acid Gargle : 

Acetic acid, 36% fl.oz. 1 

Honey fl.oz. 2 

Infusion of rose, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Make the infusion the strength of 
half an ounce of the dried petals of red 
rose to one pint of boiling water; dis- 
solve in this, while hot, the honey, strain 
and add the acid. 

This is an excellent gargle for ordi- 
nary sore throat. 



VI. Alum Gargle : 

Alum av.oz. 1 

Honey fl.oz. 2 

Infusion of rose, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the alum in the infusion, add 

the honey and strain. 
This is useful in inflamed conditions 

of the mouth and throat. 

VII. Tannin Gargle : 

Tannin dr. 2 

Honey fl.oz. 2 

Infusion of rose, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
This is useful in salivation, relaxation 
of the uvula, etc. 

VIII. Chlorin Gargle : 

Potassium chlorate gr. 30 

Hydrochloric acid, strong. . .fl. dr. I 
Tincture of iron chlorid. .. .fl. dr. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 4' 

Place the powdered chlorate in a four- 
ounce bottle, pour upon it the acid, cork 
the bottle loosely, shake slightly and 
when the bottle is filled with yellowish 
fumes of gas, add the water, shake thor- 
oughly, add the tincture and mix. 

This is useful in malignant putrid sore 
throat. 

IX. Iron Gargle: 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 1 

Tincture of iron chlorid. .. .fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve and strain or filter if 
necessary. 

X. Guaiac Gargle : 

Tincture of Guaiac fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Solution of potassa fl.dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

XI. Borated Myrrh Gargle: 

Borax, powder av.oz. 1 

Tincture of myrrh fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the borax in the glycerin and 

water, by the aid of heat if necessary, 
and then add the tincture. 

XII. Carbolic Myrrh Gargle: 

Carbolic acid gr. 16 

Potassium chlorate dr. 4 

Tincture of myrrh fl.oz. \ l A 

Honey fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the chlorate in the water, and 

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XIII. Resorcin Gargle: 
Resorcin dr. 2 

Potassium chlorate dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Cinnamon water, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the resorcin and chlorate in a 
portion of the water, then add the glyce- 
rin and the remainder of the water. 

Tobacco Antidote or Substitute. 

The following is recommended : 

Licorice root, cut coarse av.oz. 4 

Gentian root, cut coarse av.oz. 1 

Bay leaves, whole sufficient 

Water sufficient 

Make a decoction of the licorice and 
gentian roots with sufficient water so 
that it will measure about two pints, 
when strained. In this decoction mace- 
rate the bay leaves over night, remove 
excessive moisture by shaking, lay them 
into flat sheets, and by pressure form 
into blocks the shape of tobacco plugs. 
Tonics. 

The pharmacist will find it to his ad- 
vantage to put up for sale some tonic 
preparation for "building up the system" 
and promoting appetite. There are a 
number of such preparations in Part 
I, such as Beef, Iron and Wine (see for- 
mula under Wines), the various syrups 
and elixirs of hypcphosphites (see for- 
mulas under Syrups and Elixirs), and 
also under Tonics (Hamilton's, Hensel's 
and Wood's, in Part I). The prepa- 
rations mentioned under Bitters in this 
volume may be offered as tonics, also 
the celery prepartions mentioned under 
Nervous Debility Remedies. Other ex- 
cellent tonics are the following : 

I. This may be known as Iron Tonic 
Syrup. 

Solution of iron "pro- 
toxide" fl.oz. 4 

Fluid extract of cinchona. . .fl.oz. 8 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 2 

Sodium phosphate av.oz. 2 

Tincture of nux vomica. .. .fl. dr. 4 

Water, hot fl.oz. 4 

Simple elixir, to make fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the sodium phosphate in the 

water, add the other ingredients, let 

stand for 24 hours, and filter. 



II. This preparation may be known 
as Calisaya Tonic. 

Cinchona av.oz. 2 

Bitter orange peel av.oz. 2 

Wild cherry bark av.oz. *4 

Cinnamon dr. 1 

Calamus dr. 1 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 10 

Alcohol, water, each, to 

make fl.oz. 32 

Reduce the solids to a coarse powder, 
and percolate with a menstruum consist- 
ing of 2 volumes of alcohol and 1 vol- 
ume of water until 21 fluidounces of 
percolate is obtained. Add the syrup, let 
stand a day or two, then filter. 

III. This may be known as Ginger 
Tonic. 

Soluble essence of ginger. . .fl.oz. 8 
Comp. tincture of gentian. . .fl.oz. 4 

Glycerite of hydrastis fl.dr. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Mix, dissolve by agitation, and filter. 

IV. This preparation has been known 
as Hop Tonic. 

Hops av.oz. 4 

Dandelion av.oz. 2 

Mandrake av.oz. 1 

Buchu av.oz. 1 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to coarse 
powder and extract by percolation with 
a mixture of 1 volume of alcohol and 3 
of water to make 64 fluidounces of per- 
colate. 

V. This has been called Java Tonic. 
Comp. tincture of gentian. . .fl.oz. 4 

Simple elixir fl.oz. 12 

Syrup of coffee fl.oz. 16 

Toothache Remedies. 

Formerly all toothache remedies were 
prepared in the liquid form — "toothache 
drops" they were termed. Several years 
ago, pills or pellets, each for one inser- 
tion into the cavity of the tooth, came 
into use. These have been succeeded 
lately by pencils or sticks, called "tooth- 
ache wax" or "toothache gum," which 
have become very ponular. These con- 
sist of a fatty body like yellow or white 
wax or spermaceti with which is incor- 



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Toothache Remedies (Cont'd). 

parated carbolic acid, creosote, chloral 
hydrate, camphor, etc. This is then 
formed into small sticks or pencils, or 
else absorbent cotton is saturated with 
this mixture, and this is then cut into 
suitable pieces and formed into similar 
sticks. Several formulas are also given 
for liquids containing resinous sub- 
stances which act as a temporary filling 
or stopping for the tooth while at the 
same time the pain is eased. 

Inasmuch as the public rarely asks for 
a proprietary toothache remedy, the 
pharmacist can always "push" his own 
article ; he may even find it advantage- 
ous to have several kinds of toothache 
remedies prepared ready for sale. 

Drops. 
The following toothache drops are to 

be applied on a pledget of cotton. More 

effective results will follow if the cavity 

of the tooth be first dried out with a 

piece of dry cotton. 

I. 

Camphor av.oz. 2 

Chloroform fl.oz. 5 

Oil of cajuput fl.oz. 4 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 2 

Mix and dissolve by agitation. 

II. 

Oil of clove.... , fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of ether fl.oz. 6 

III. 

Chloral hydrate av.oz. l / 2 

Camphor av.oz. ]/ 2 

Chloroform fl.dr. 4 

Ether fl.dr. 4' 

Oil of clove... fl.oz. 1 

Oil of peppermint fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 8 

IV. 

Beechwood creosote fl.oz. 1 

Chloroform fl.oz. I 

Oil of clove fl.oz. I 

Oil of camphor fl.oz. 1 

Temporary Fillers. 
These liquids are similar to the 
"drops" and act as anodynes (ease pain), 
and also contain resinous substances 
which form a temporary filling or stop- 
ping for the tooth. Mastic is the favor- 



ite resin. The "fillers" are used like the 
"drops" ; applied to the cavity on a 
pledget of cotton. 

Wax or Gum. 

Toothache "wax" or "gum" is a fa- 
vorite form of toothache remedy. It 
consists of waxy substance (usually yel- 
low or white beeswax), sometimes col- 
ored red by keeping in a melted condi- 
tion with alkanet root and then straining 
off the excess of root, mixed with ano- 
dyne substances like opium, oil of clove, 
chloral hydrate, etc., then rolled into pen- 
cils, cut into appropriate lengths, wrap- 
ped in thin waxed paper, and preserved 
in small vials (1 or 2-dram size). Or a 
better way is to immerse cotton in the 
fatty mixture, then cut and wrap the 
mass as before. In using cut or pinch 
off a piece of the pencil, warm gently by 
rolling between the fingers and insert 
into the cavity of the tooth, previously 
drying the latter with a pledget of cot- 
ton. 

V. 

Venice turpentine av.oz.. l / 2 

Paraffin oil fl.dr. 4 

Salol av.oz. % 

Yellow wax av.oz. zVa 

Alkanet, root, sufficient to color. 
Triturate together the salol, turpen- 
tine and oil, then add to the wax, previ- 
ously colored with the alkanet (by melt- 
ing), allow the mixture to cool and roll 
into sticks or pencils. 
VI. 

Paraffin av.oz. 3 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 3 

Oil of clove av.oz. 1 

Carbolic acid av.oz. 1 

Melt the paraffin and pitch together 
and add the other ingredients when 
nearly cold, mix with cotton and cut into 
short rods, wrap in thin waxed paper, 
and keep in small bottles. 

Pellets. 
These are of similar composition to 
the "wax." The mass is divided into 
small pills, one of which is to be insert- 
ed into the cavity of the tooth to relieve 
pain. 



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VII. 

Opium, powder dr. 2 

Pellitory root, powder.. dr. 1 

Creosote, enough to farm a mass. 
Make into pellets weighing about one- 
half grain each. 

VIII. 

Oil of clove drops 40 

Oil of cajuput drops 40 

Sweet almond oil drops 90 

Opium, powder .dr. 3 

Belladonna root, powder dr. 3 

Pellitory root, powder dr. 3 

Yellow wax dr. 4 

Melt the wax, incorporate the almond 
oil, beat in the powders and then the 
other oils, divide into pills weighing 
about one-half grain, sprinkle these with 
powdered clove and keep in bottles or 
well-closed boxes. 
Vermifuges. 

Pharmacists are very frequently asked 
to recommend some remedy for the ex- 
pulsion of worms in children. The vari- 
ous vermifuges are of different forms, 
such as syrup, solution, lozenge, powder 
and species. These may be entitled 
Pleasant Worm Syrup, Santonin Worm 
Lozenges, Chocolate Worm Syrup, Ton- 
ic Vermifuge, Ideal Worm Powders, etc. 
A very common ingredient of these 
preparations is santonin; other common 
ingredients are oil or fluid extract of 
wormseed and pink root. These are us- 
ually combined with some purgative, 
such as castor oil, buckthorn, rhubarb, 
calomel, podophyllin, senna and jalap 
resin. Another addition sometimes made 
is some carminative like anise or fennel 
or the volatile oils of either of these. 

The above described remedies are in- 
tended only for pin worms and lumbri- 
coid worms. Tapeworms usually infest 
adult persons and reauire much different 
treatment. Formulas serviceable against 
the latter are also appended. 

Inasmuch as worms (except tape- 
worms) infest children almost exclu- 
sively, these preparations are made ra- 
ther weak so that the dose will be rela- 
tively large. 



The so-called seat-worms or pin- 
worms infest the rectal region mostly, 
and in endeavoring to expel these from 
children, reliance should not be placed 
exclusively upon internal remedies but 
should be assisted by lukeworm injec- 
tions of infusion of quassia, thymol so- 
lution, vinegar and water, etc. 
Liquids. 
I. Formula of the Illinois Pharma- 
ceutical Association: 

Fluid extract of pink root..fl.oz. 5 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 3 

Oil of anise drops 10 

Oil of caraway drops 10 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 8 

The dose is one or more teaspoonfuls 
at intervals of 3 to 6 hours, according to 
the child's age, until purging commences. 
This formula is that of the old and 
familiar "compound fluid extract pink 
root and senna," reduced one-half by the 
addition of syrup. 
II. 

Santonica, fine powder av.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of pink root.. fl.oz. 3 

Fluid extract of senna fl.oz. 3 

Oil of wormseed drops 10 

Oil of anise drops 10 

Oil of caraway drops 10 

Oil of fennel drops 10 

Syrupy glucose, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
This must be well shaken each time 
before using. It is to be used like No. I| 
III. 

Santonin gr. 3 2 

Alcohol fl-oz. 6 

Oil of wormseed fl.dr. 3 

Fluid extract of wormseed. fl.dr. 2 

Castor oil, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the santonin in the alcohol, 
add this solution to a mixture of the 
two oils, and to the whole add the fluid 
extract. 

The dose for a child one year old is 
one teaspoonful twice daily; children of 
other ages in proportion. 
Powders. 
IV. Powders may be prepared, each 
containing santonin, gr. 1, calomel, gr. 1. 
podophyllin, gr. 1/12. and sugar, gr. 10 
to 20. The calomel may be omitted and 
the podophyllin increased to t/6 gr., or 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Vermifuges (Cont'd), 
either may be replaced by resin of jalap. 
The dose for a child one year old is 
half a powder twice daily; for a child 
two years old one powder. 
V. 

Santonin gr. 10 

Podophyllin gr. 4 

Rhubarb, powder gr. 15 

Sugar of milk gr. 30 

Mix well and divide into 15 powders. 
Give 5 hours apart, on an empty stom- 
ach, until 3 have been given. Omit a 
day, repeating the dose if necessary. 

Lozenges. 
VI. 

See Part I (under Troches) for 
formula for an excellent worm lozenge, 
frequently called santonin lozenge. The 
santonin is mixed with sugar and made 
into lozenges with tragacanth and orange 
flower water. 

The dose for a child 1 year old is 1 
lozenge night and morning; 2 years old, 
2 lozenges; 4 years old, 3; 8 years old, 
4; 10 years or more, 5 to 7 lozenges; in 
all cases to be taken twice daily for sev- 
eral days, then to be followed by a ca- 
thartic, castor oil preferred. If the 
worms are not all expelled, the treat- 
ment should be repeated. 

Teas. 
VII. 

Spigelia av.oz. 4 

Manna av.oz. 4 

Senna av.oz. 2 

Fennel av.oz. 1 

Cut the spigelia and senna, bruise the 
fennel, mix, add the manna and reduce 
the whole to a uniformly coarse powder. 
In using, the above amount is suffi- 
cient for 7 pints of infusion or "tea," of 
which half a teacupful is to be given to 
a child 2 years old morning, noon and 
night before eating. 

For Tape Worms. 

Tape worms generally infest adult 
persons and the doses here given are in- 
tended for adults unless otherwise speci- 
fied. 



VIII. 

Oleoresin of male fern drops 30 

Pelletierine tannate gr. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

The whole is to be taken in a liberal 
quantity of sweet milk immediately upon 
arising in the morning. 
IX. 

Pomegranate root bark av.oz. 2 

Water sufficient 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1 

Acacia, powder av.oz. ^ 

Syrup of licorice fl.oz. 1 

Mix the bark in coarse powder with 8 
fluidounces of water, macerate for 10 
hours, then heat on a water bath for 2 
hours, express, heat the residue as be- 
fore for 2 hours with 7 fluidounces of 
water, express again, mix the two li- 
quids, evaporate them on a water bath 
to 4^2 fluidounces, make an emulsion 
with this and the oil and gum, and fin- 
ally add the syrup. 

An adult is to take one-half of this 
mixture upon arising, subsequently tak- 
ing a cup of coffee or tea, and following 
in one-half hour with the remainder of 
the mixture. 

Schafhirt's Tapeworm Remedy. 
X. 

This remedy was proposed in 1874 by 
A. J. Schafhirt, a pharmacist of Wash ■ 
ington, D. C, who claimed great effi- 
cacy for it. The formula and direc- 
tions for use are as follows : 

Pomegranate root bark dr. 4 

Pumpkin seed gr. 30 

Ergot gr. 30 

Oleoresin of male fern dr. 1 

Croton oil drops 2 

Acacia, powder dr. 2 

Bruise the first three substances to- 
gether thoroughly and boil with 8 fluid- 
ounces of water for 15 minutes, then 
strain through coarse cloth. Now rub 
together the last three ingredients and 
form into an emulsion with the decoc- 
tion after it has cooled. 

The patient may take a light supper, 
but before going to bed he should purge 
himself with a large dose (one ounce) 
of rochelle salt. On the following morn- 



DOMESTIC PREPARATIONS. 



595 



ing the mixture is taken at one dose on 
an empty stomach. In about 2 hours 
the worm will be voided, but it is best 
for the patient to sit in a bucket half 
filled with lukewarm water. Care must 
be taken not to tear the worm should it 
be slow in passing, lest the head reat- 
tach itself. If necessary an ounce of 
rochelle salt may be taken to hasten ex- 
pulsion. No bad results are said to fol- 
low this treatment. 

The addition to the foregoing mixture 
of 1 fluidram of chloroform will add to 
its efficacy. 

Oleoresin of male fern and mixtures 
containing it must always be well shaken 
before using. 

XL 

Pumpkin seed, deprived of 
the outer hard membrane. av.oz. 1 

Water fl dr. "» 

Honey av.oz. 1 

Beat the seed and water together in a 
mortar to a uniform paste, then add the 
honey gradually, mixing the whole well. 
The above is recommended for tape- 
worm in children. No previous fasting 
is required. In the morning upon aris- 
ing, the child is to drink a glass of milk ; 
follow this in 1 hour by one-half of the 
electuary, in 15 minutes the other half, 
and follow in another 15 minutes with 
almost a tablespoonful of castor oil. 

Vermin Destroyers. 

See Lice, Applications for. 
Wart Eradicators. 

Pharmacists are frequently called upon 
to recommend or offer some remedy for 
the eradication of the peculiar excres- 
cences known as warts. These are pecu- 
liar in that sometimes a very simple 
remedy applied but once or twice will 
cause them to disappear and at other 
times thev persist indefinitely in spite of 
all treatment. * 

Everyone is probably familiar with the 
application of silver nitrate in sticks, 
concentrated nitric acid, creosote, car- 
bolic acid, or salicylic acid in any of the 

38 



forms of corn cures. Glacial, acetic and 
dichloracetic acid are frequently employ- 
ed, while some add salicylic acid in the 
proportion of 1 in 16 to concentrated 
acetic acid. Another escharotic solution 
consists of chromic acid 1 part, water 5 
parts. Unna recommends mercurial 
plaster containing 5 per cent of arsenic. 
It is also recommended to shave off the 
wart to the quick and then to apply a 
compress wet with a saturated solution 
of ammonium chlorid. A corrosive col- 
lodion for warts consists of 1 part of 
mercuric chlorid dissolved in 20 parts of 
collodion. Other apolications are : Con- 
centrated hydrochloric acid, solution of 
antimony chlorid, solution of mercuric 
nitrate, potassium bichromate, arsenic 
oleate, copper oleate and formaldehyde. 
Castor oil and oil of cinnamon are also 
useful. All of these remedies must be 
applied once or twice daily until the 
wart disappears. The outer hard, thick 
layer of cuticle should always be re- 
moved before applying anything what- 
ever. 

An ointment sometimes recommended 
is the following: 

Verdigris gr. 50 

Savin, powder .gr. 50 

Soap cerate av.oz. 1 

The following powder is said to be 
very effective : 

Calomel gr. 30 

Boric acid gr. 15 

Salicylic acid gr. 5 

Cinnabar gr. 3 

Rub into the wart 2 or 3 times a day. 
Or use the following: 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 5 

Salicylic acid dr. 1 

Collodion rl.oz. 1 

In the case of multiple warts, where 
a large number appear within a short 
time, there is some constitutional de- 
rangement, and the patients are usually 
advised to take Fowler's solution in very 
small doses, or magnesium sulfate in 5 
gr. doses 3 times daily. 

Children's warts, appearing principally 
on the hands, may be removed by apply- 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Wart Remedies (Cont'd). 

ing during several days solution of soda 
or potassa, and then covering them with 
collodion containing tannin. The same 
treatment applies for common warts. 

Erasmus Wilson considers the appli- 
cation of caustic potassa in stick form 
to be the quickest and most reliable 



eradicator, one treatment being all that 
is usually required. 

Warts appearing on the skin of elder- 
ly persons must be looked upon as sus- 
picious (cancer) and should be shown to 
a reliable surgeon. 
Worm Medicines. 

See Vermifuges. 



VETERINARY PREPARATIONS 



Many of the formulas here offered, 
such as those for condition powders, lin- 
iments, poultry powders, etc., may be 
kept on hand in convenient form for 
counter sale. 

Many of the prescriptions in this Part 
are taken from Dieterich's Manual, in 
which the division dealing with remedies 
for animals was written by a competent 
veterinarian. Others are from the ex- 
cellent works published by the Bureau 



of Animal Industry of the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. 

This Part has been divided into the 
following divisions: Division I — Horse 
Medicines; Division II— Cattle Medi- 
cines; Division III — Sheep Medicines; 
Division IV — Swine Medicines; Divi- 
sion V — Dog and Cat Medicines ; Divi- 
sion VI— Poultry Medicines; Division 
VII— Bird Medicines. 



DIVISION I— HORSE MEDICINES. 



The doses mentioned in the following 
recipes are intended for grown horses, 
since foals generally require treatment 
only for those diseases which are pecu- 
liar to foals. As a general rule the 
quantities ordered may be adjusted to 
suit the age of the animal, according to 
the following proportions : For a colt I 
year old, 2$ per cent of the full dose; 
for a 2-year-old, 50 per cent, and for a 
3 or 4-year-old, 75 per cent of the full 
dose. 

Administering Medicines. 

Medicines may be administered to 
horses by mouth or subcutaneously, or 
injected into the rectum, bladder or va- 
gina, or insufflated into the nostrils, or 
they may be applied externally to the 
skin. Of these, all but the first two are 
intended to produce local effects only. 

Substances given by the mouth may 
be in the form of powders, pills, pastes, 
or liquids. 

Powders may be coarse or fine, vary- 
ing according to the manner in which 
they are given. Condition powders, for 
example, need not necessarily be in fine 
powder; the same applies to other insol- 
uble powders mixed with the feed, al- 
though the action of the medicine is 



more prompt if the powder is very finely 
divided. Soluble powders may be dis- 
solved in water and then mixed with the 
feed or with the drinking water. If they 
are without disagreeable odor or taste, 
they are readily taken in this manner. 
These powders may also be put into cap^ 
sules and then administered in the same 
manner as boluses. Large gelatin cap- 
sules intended for veterinary use are 
now obtainable from any capsule manu- 
facturer. 

Pills ("balls" or boluses), when prop- 
erly made, are cylindrical in shape, 2 
inches in length and about % inch in 
diameter. They should be soft, so as to 
be easily compressible. They should pre- 
ferably be fresh, but, if necessary to 
keep them for some time, they should be 
made up with glycerin or some such 
agent to prevent them from becoming 
too hard. 

Boluses are preferred to drenches 
when the medicine is extremely dis- 
agreeable or nauseating, when the dose 
is not too large, when it is difficult to 
administer liquid to the horse, or when 
the medicine is intended to act slowly. 
Some substances cannot or should not 
be made into boluses, such as those 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Giving Medicine (Cont'd). 

given in large doses, or oils, or caustic 
substances, unless the latter be in small 
dose and diluted and thoroughly mixed 
with the vehicle. 

Substances suitable for making into 
boluses can be made into a mass by 
means of glycerin, glucose, syrup, honey, 
powdered soap and a small amount of 
water, etc. Paper is sometimes wrapped 
around boluses when given, but this is 
necessarv only when they are so sticky 
as to adhere to the fingers, and no well- 
made bolus should have this fault. Pa- 
per used for this purpose should be thin 
but tough. 

In giving a bolus, untie the animal, 
open his mouth, grasp his tongue firmly, 
pull it forward gently, and lay the bolus, 
previously slightly moistened, as far 
back on the tongue as possible. On re- 
leasing the tongue, it is drawn back into 
the mouth and carries the bolus with it. 
The mouth should be kept closed for a 
minute or two. There should always be 
a pail of water at hand to offer the 
horse after administering a bolus. This 
precaution will prevent the bolus from 
being coughed out or becoming lodged 
in the gullet. 

Pastes, or electuaries, are soft solids 
made by mixing liquid medicines with 
nowdered licorice root or ground flax- 
seed, or solid medicines with honey, syr- 
up, molasses, or water, as may be neces- 
sary. In using they are spread on the 
tongue, teeth or gums by means of a 
wooden saddle or a long-handled spoon. 

Liquids may be given as drenches 
when the dose is large, or they may, 
when but a small quantity is adminis- 
tered, be injected into the back of the 
mouth with a hard-rubber syringe or be 
poured on the tongue from a small vial. 
When giving a drench, care must be 
taken to use the proper amount of oil or 
water as a diluent, as more makes the 
drench bulky and is unnecessary. 

Insoluble medicines, if not irritant or 
corrosive, may be given simply suspend- 



ed in water, the bottle to be well shaken 
just before administering the drench. 
The bottle used for this purpose should 
be clean, strong, taoering (without 
shoulders), and of a size to suit the 
amount given. 
Anaemia Medicines. 

Anaemia is often due to lack of exer- 
cise in the open air; this condition is 
most marked in young animals. It may 
also be due to improper food. Treat- 
ment consists in iron and arsenic, giving 
green food if possible, and indulging in 
light exercise in the open air. The horse 
should be sent to pasture for a time, if i 
possible. 
I. 

Sulfur av.oz. 2 

Potassium bicarbonate ....av.oz. I 

Sodium chlorid , av.oz. 20 

Give one tablespoonful with each meal. 
II. 

Black antimony av.oz. 1 

Ferrous sulfate av.oz. 1 

Sulfur av.oz. 2 

Calamus av.oz. 2 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 6 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 8 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give one tablespoonful with each meal. 
III. Fowler's solution : 

Give one tablespoonful once daily upon 
bread. 
Appetite, Loss of, For. 

Loss of appetite is often the result of 
disorders of digestion and may be the 
accompaniment or precursor of other 
more serious affections. The appetite 
may be improved by giving bitter or aro- 
matic substances, or else saline sub- 
stances. 

The Condition Powders mentioned in 
this division are useful for improving 
the appetite. 
I. 

Black antimony av.oz. ^ 

Crude tartar (argols) av.oz. 1 

Caraway seed av.oz. 2 

Mustard seed av.oz. 2 

Rye flour av.oz. 2 

Calamus av.oz. 4 

Gentian av.oz. 4 



HORSE MEDICINES 



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Juniper berries av.oz. 4 

Water sufficient 

Mix the drugs in powder form with 

enough water to make soft mass or 

paste. 

Smear one tablespoonful of this on 

the horse's tongue three times a day. 

II. 

Gentian root av.oz. 4 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 1 

Give 2 tablespoonfuls with each meal. 

III. 
See also Condition Powders. 

Bee, Wasp, Hornet Stings. 

These are more irritating than the 
bites of flies, partly because the barbed 
sting is left in the wound and partly be- 
cause of the character of the venom. 
When a swarm attacks an animal the 
result may be fatal. Treatment consists 
in the application of ammonia water; a 
solution of sodium bicarbonate; a solu- 
tion of potassium permanganate, 2 
grains to the ounce; or lead acetate, 2 
drams, tincture of opium, 1 fluidounce, 
and water, 1 pint. The imbedded sting 
should be extracted. 

Bladder Inflammation, or Cystitis. 

Cystitis may be caused by abuse of 
irritant diuretics, such as cantharides, 
turpentine, resin, etc., by the presence of 
stone in the bladder, by the introduction 
into the bladder, of an uncleaned cathe- 
ter, by the presence of acrid plants in 
the fodder, etc. Treatment consists first 
in the removal of the cause, such as the 
cantharides or other blistering agent 
from the skin, or the extraction of stone 
or gravel. If the urine has been re- 
tained and decomposed, it must be com- 
pletely evacuated through a clean cathe- 
ter and the bladder thoroughly washed 
out with a solution of one dram of 
borax to a quart of tepid water. This 
must be repeated twice daily until the 
urine no longer decomposes. The diet 
must be light, such as bran mashes, 
roots and fresh grass, and the drink im- 



pregnated with linseed or slippery elm 
tea. When the acute symptoms have 
subsided, a daily dose of 1 fluidram of 
fluid extract of buchu and V* fluidram 
of fluid extract of nux vomica will serve 
to restore lost tone. 

See also Urinary Diseases. 
Blind Staggers. 

See Staggers. 
Blisters. 
I. 

Cantharides, fine powder, .av.oz. % 
Euphorbium, fine powder, .av.oz. % 

Corrosive sublimate av.oz. % 

Mercurial ointment av.oz. 2 

Linseed oil fl.dr. 4 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 1 

Nitric acid fl.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Petroleum fl.oz. 2 

Add the sulfuric acid gradually to the 
linseed oil, then add the nitric acid very 
gradually, and after that the turpentine 
and petroleum. Let stand for several 
days, decant from residue, and mix with 
the decanted liquid the mercurial oint- 
ment, to which have previously been ad- 
ded the corrosive sublimate, cantharides 
and euphorbium. 

Extreme care must be taken, in mix- 
ing the acids and oil, to add the acids 
very slowly, with constant stirring, to 
the oil contained in a broad vessel, such 
as an evaporating dish. 

II. 

Red iodid of mercury gr. 60 

Oil of cajuput gr. 60 

Petrolatum gr. 480 

III. A liquid blister : 

Cantharides av.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 8 

Water of ammonia fl.oz. 4 

Olive oil fl.oz. 2 

Oil of sassafras fl.oz. 1 

Macerate for several days, then strain. 
Hager devised the following for vet- 
erinary and farmers' use. It keeps 
sores clean, kills lice, cures scab and 
itch, and keeps flies, mosquitoes and 
such insects from animals : 

Salicylic acid dr. 2 

Borax dr. 2 

Caustic soda dr. 4 



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Blisters (Cont'd). 

Aloes dr. 4 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 1 

Oil of spike fl.dr. 4 

Oleic acid, crude fl.oz. 1 

Gum benzoin av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Carbolic acid, crude fl.oz. 30 

Rub the benzoin, aloes and salicylic 
acid to a fine powder, and add them to 
the oils dissolved in the alcohol. After 
a dav's maceration, add to the mixture 
the oleic acid, the soda and the borax 
dissolved in the water, and, lastly, the 
carbolic acid. Shake the whole well for 
half an hour, and after a week's macera- 
tion in a cool place decant the clear 
liquid. 

For use shake well with twice its bulk 
of water, and add 100 to 120 times its 
bulk of water, stirring thoroughly. For 
scab and itch, dilution with only 30 or 
40 times its bulk is necessary. 
Catarrh, Bronchial, For. 

Bronchial catarrh usually begins with 
fever and is generally accompanied by 
coughing, and the discharge of purulent 
matter from the nose. If the dry cough 
does not soon loosen, and there is no 
nasal discharge, the fomentations rec- 
ommended under "Glanders" should be 
employed. These fomentations should 
not be continued longer than necessary 
to induce the discharge, as otherwise 
harm may result to the nasal mucous 
membrane. In addition to using the 
medicines mentioned below, warm appli- 
cations should be bound around the 
throat and warm drinks should be ad- 
ministered 
I. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Fenugreek gr. 400 

Fennel gr. 400 

Marshmallow av.oz. 3 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give in 2 doses in warm meal or in 

warm "soft" food. 

II. 

This is for chronic bronchial catarrh : 
Sodium sulfate av.oz. 4 



Sodium chlorid av.oz. 4 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 2 

Licorice root av.oz. 2 

All should be in powder and should be 
well mixed. 
Give 1 tablespoon ful with each meal. 

III. 

Mercurial ointment av.oz. 2 

Suet av.oz. 3 

Oil of henbane av.oz. 5 

To be applied to the throat every 

morning and evening. 

Catarrh, Nasal, Remedies for. 

Nasal catarrh may be an ordinary 
"cold in the head" or it may develop 
into a chronic catarrh. The former is 
not serious except in so far as it may 
lead to something worse or become 
chronic. An ordinary catarrh requires 
simply rest for a few days and the in- 
halation of the vapors of boiling water. 
The latter treatment is to be repeated 
several times daily. 

When the disease becomes chronic, it 
requires persistent medical treatment. 
Mineral tonics and local medications are 
of the most value. For eight days give 
the following mixture : 

Reduced iron av.oz. 3 

Xux vomica av.oz. 1 

Divide into 16 powders. 
Give one powder mixed with the food 
twice a day. 

Arsenous acid (or ordinary white 
arsenic) in doses of 3 to 6 grains three 
times daily is a good tonic for such 
cases. Sulfur burnt in the stable is a 
valuable adjunct, care being taken that 
the gas is well diluted with air so -as not 
to suffocate the animal. Chlorinated 
lime sprinkled around the stall will also 
be beneficial. It is advisable to keep a 
quantity of it under the manger so that 
the horse inhales the odor when eating 
ha". The horse may be made to inhale 
the vapor of creolin or compound tinc- 
ture of benzoin by adding 2 ounces of 
either of these liquids to some hot water 
contained in a pail and holding to the 
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washed, and the discharge cleaned from 
the manger and stalls. 
Cathartic Medicines. 

It is frequently necessary to give a 
cathartic to a horse, as this animal can- 
not, like some others, remain constipated 
long without serious consequences. 
I. 

Cape aloes av.oz. i 

Ginger dr. 2 

Potassium carbonate dr. 1 

Gamboge dr. 1 

Oil of fennel drops 20 

Make into a mass by means of pow- 
dered soap and water, roll into a cylin- 
der about 2 inches long, and cover with 
gelatin or with thin paper, like tissue 
paper, suitably oiled or greased to pre- 
vent the adhesion of the mass to the 
paper. 
II. 

Cape aloes av.oz. 1 

Ginger dr. 2 

Potassium carbonate dr. 1 

Croton oil drops 10 

Oil of anise drops 30 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 4 

Powder the aloes and ginger, add the 
potassium carbonate, mix with the water, 
add the oils of anise and croton, then 
the tincture and finally the linseed oil. 
To be given at one dose. In cases of 
unusual weakness or prostration of the 
animal, the croton oil may be omitted. 

In putting up this formula in large 
quantity for general sale, it would be 
better to substitute powdered gamboge 
for croton oil, using in the prescription 
above named 60 grains. 

III. See also Colic Remedies and 
Constipation Cure. 
Colic Bemedies. 

Colic is probably the most common 
ailment of horses. It is usually due to 
obstinate constipation and retention of 
urine; occasionally it is caused by diar- 
rhea. In the former instance, purgative 
and carminative remedies should be ad- 
ministered and warm applications should 
be made. 



If the colic is due to diarrhea, alum 
and similar substances with carminatives 
are employed. 

The usual treatment is by warm ap- 
plications to the back, abdomen and 
legs, also frictions with a turpentine 
mixture, until perspiration ensues. Then 
fasten blankets to the back and abdo- 
men to allow the horse to remain per- 
spiring for a time. In the meantime, 
one of the remedies mentioned below is 
to be used. 

In case there is constipation, the 
bowels should be emptied by means of 
the hand, previously well oiled; in 15 
minutes give an enema of warm chamo- 
mile tea. As soon as the bowels and 
bladder are emptied, the colic will dis- 
appear. 

If the abdomen of the horse is dis- 
tended with gas, the animal should be 
taken out for a short trot. 

I. This is an application for the body 
as directed above: 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 

II. The usual remedy for colic is a 
mixture of one fluidounce each of lauda- 
num and sweet spirit of nitre. This 
is best given with a pint of raw linseed 
oil which acts as a cathartic. 

III. 

Chlorodyne fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.oz. 2 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 13 

Give at one dose, repeating in 2 hours 
if necessary. 

IV. Hypodermic injections containing 
eserine may be employed, instead of in- 
ternal remedies, to relieve colic due to 
constipation ; these produce more prompt 
results. 
A. 

Eserine sulfate gr. i T ^ 

Distilled water fl.dr. 1 J 2 

Dissolve and inject at one Jose. 

B. 

Eserine sulfate gr. i T 2 

Pilocarpine hvdrochlorul gr. 5 

Distilled water fl.dr 



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Colic Remedies (Cont'd). 

Use at one injection. The latter 'is 

particularly valuable when the colic is 

due to obstinate constipation. 

When using these injections, the ex 

ternal treatment should be the same as 

otherwise. Enemata may also be given. 

Internally warm chamomile tea only 

may be given. 

V. 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. I 

Ether fl.oz. I 

Alcohol fl.oz. i% 

Oil of anise drops 30 

Give one tablespoonful every 15 to 30 

minutes in a pint of water. 

Also make energetic frictions of the 

abdomen with oil of turpentine. 

VI. 

For colic caused by constipation : 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 18 

Althaea av.oz. sY 2 

Rye flour av.oz. 3^2 

Add water or simple syrup to form 
a mass. 

Give one-half of this mass and repeat 
the dose in one-half hour. 
VII. 

For colic due to constipation and re- 
tention of urine : 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 18 

Juniper berries, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. 3 >2 

Rye flour av.oz. s J / 2 

Make into a mass or paste with sim- 
ple syrup or glucose. 

This is to be administered like the 
preceding. 
VIII. 
For colic due to diarrhoea. 

Alum dr. 5 

Althae av.oz. V/2 

White oak bark av.oz. 1^ 

Juniper berries av.oz. i l / 2 

All of these should be in powder and 
should be formed into a mass with 
molasses. 

IX. The U. S. Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry recommends chloral hydrate in 
both "cramp" ( spasmodic j and "wind" 
(flatulent) colic, the dose being one av. 
ounce dissolved in a pint of water. For 



cramp colic, use a mixture of 2 fluid- 
ounces each of sulfuric ether and lauda- 
num with 8 fluidounces of raw linseed 
oil. Another mixture for this purpose 
is 2 fluidounces each of sulfuric ether 
and alcohol with 8 fluidounces of water. 
It is important to give a purgative, 
either a "horse ball" of aloes or else a 
full dose, say a pound, of epsom or 
glauber's salt, dissolved in water. Ene- 
mas of warm water, or in wind colic, 1 
to 2 fluidounces of oil of turpentine with 
8 fluidounces of raw linseed oil are rec- 
ommended. 

In wind colic, diluted alcohol or whis- 
ky may be given, or aromatic spirit of 
ammonia in 1 -ounce doses at short inter- 
vals. 

Condition Powders. 

These preparations are also known as 
"Horse Powders," "Horse and Cattle 
Food" and "Stock Food." Pharmacists 
frenuently dispense preparations of this 
character made by themselves ; as titles, 
they may select those given above, also 
such as "Maud S. Condition Powder," 
"Prairie Condition Powder," "Farmer's 
Condition Powder," "Arabian Condition 
Powder," "0. K. Condition Powder," 
etc. 

The following list will be of interest, 
as well as of service, in determining 
what ingredients may enter into the 
composition of a condition powder: 
Alteratives. 

Sodium hyposulnte, sulfur. 
Diuretics and Diaphoretics. 

Alum, black antimony, buchu, cream 
of tartar, pure and crude, juniper ber- 
ries, lobelia, potassium nitrate, resin. 
Expectorants. 

Blood root, potassium chlorate, ele- 
campane, licorice root, lobelia, resin. 
Tonics. 

Iron carbonate, gentian, cinchona, pop- 
lar bark, iron sulfate. 

Aromatics and Correctives. 

Anise, sodium bicarbonate, camphor, 
cascarilla, capsicum, cumin seed, fenu- 



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greek, ginger, grains oi paradise, mus- 
tard, salt, sassafras. 

Emollients and Laxatives. 

Aloes, magnesium sulfate, flaxseed 
meal, sodium sulfate, oil cake meal. 
Sedatives. 

Asafetida, digitalis, skunk cabbage, 
valerian. 

The usual dose of these powders is 
about one tablespoonful 2 or 3 times 
daily in food. 
I. 

Black antimony . 

Sulfur 

Elm bark 

Resin 

Potassium nitrate 

Anise seed 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
II. 



. .av.oz. 12 

. .av.oz. 10 

..av.oz. 5 

..av.oz. 2 

..av.oz. 2 

..av.oz. 1 



Elecampane 


av.oz. 8 


Fenugreek 


av.oz. 8 


Linseed 


. . . .av.oz. 8 


Juniper berries 


av.oz. 8 


Poplar bark 


. . . .av.oz. 8 


Resin 


av.oz. 8 


Licorice root 


. . . .av.oz. 6 


Ginger 


av.oz. 6 


Sodium sulfate 


. . . .av.oz. 6 


Sodium chlorid 


. . . .av.oz. 6 


Sulfur 


. . . .av.oz. 6 


Copperas 


. . . .av.oz. 6 


Sodium carbonate 


. . . .av.oz. 4 


Gentian 


. . . .av.oz. 4 


Black antimony 


. . . .av.oz. 2 


Potassium nitrate 


. . . .av.oz. 2 


Coriander seed 


av.oz. 2 


Valerian 


. . . .av.oz. 2 


Blood root 


av.oz. 1 


Lobelia 


av.oz. 1 


Mandrake root 


av.oz. 1 


Dried alum 


av.oz. 1 


Reduce all to powder a 


id mix well. 


This is a sample of son 


le recipes that 


are considered valuable. 




III. 




Fenugreek 


. . .av.oz. 16 


Sulfur 


. . . av.oz. 8 


Cream of tartar 


...av.oz. 4 


Potassium nitrate 


...av.oz. 4 


Licorice root 


...av.oz. 4 


Black antimony 


...av.oz. 2 


Gentian 


. . . av.oz. 1 


Anise 


. . .av.oz. 1 


Common salt 


...av.oz. 1 



Reduce all to powder and mix well. 



. . .av.oz. 1 

. . .av.oz. 4 

. . .av.oz. 4 

av.oz. 7 



IV. 

Sodium chlorid . . 

Fenugreek 

Licorice root . . . 

Flaxseed, ground 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 

Give one ounce daily. 

V. 

Black antimony av.oz. 1 

Resin av.oz. 1 

Cansicum av.oz. 1 

Gentian av.oz. 2 

Fenugreek av.oz. 2 

Sulfur av.oz. 2 

Saltpeter av.oz. 2 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 2 

Ginger av.oz. 2 

Licorice av.oz. 3 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Dose, 1 tablespoonful once or twice a 

day. 

VI. Magoffin's formula : 

Alum, powder lb. 3 

Saltpeter lb. 3 

Asafetida lb. 3 

Copperas lb. 5 

Rosin lb. 5 

Sulfur lb. 5 

Oil-cake meal lb. 10 

Reduce all the drugs to powder and 
mix the whole thoroughly. 

Directions: Give a horse a heaping 
tablespoonful every morning, in wet oats 
or provender, for 6 or 8 days; after 
that, the same dose every other day for 
a few days. The same dose may be 
given to a cow or hog. 

VII. Condition Powder, Darby's : 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 8 

Sulfur av.oz. 4 

Fenugreek av.oz. 4 

Gentian av.oz. 2 

Black antimony av.oz. 2 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 

Constipation Cures. 

Constipation is usually caused by im- 
proper feeding, but may be the result of 
other conditions ; it may also be the 
cause of colic (see Colic Remedies). In 
ordinary constipation cathartic remedies 
and enemas are indicated. 

See also Cathartics. 



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Cough Remedies. 

Coughs should be treated by binding 
warm applications about the throat or 
making fomentations as described under 
"Glanders." If the nasal secretion is 
too copious, it may be checked by giving 
a powder containing some lead acetate. 
In addition, the following remedies may 
be employed : 

I. 

Antimony sulfid av.oz. I 

Licorice root av.oz. 2 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 5 

Mix all in powder form. 

Give 2 tablespoonfuls after each meal. 

II. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 5 

Antimony sulfid av.oz. 1 

Cream of tartar (or 

argols) av.oz. 2 

Linseed meal av.oz. 10 

Divide into 8 powders and give one of 

these in a mucilaginous or starchy drink 

twice a day. 

III. 

Ipecac av.oz. 1 

Squill av.oz. 1 

Licorice av.oz. 2 

Mix into 7 balls with syrup or honey. 
Give one 3 times a day. 

IV. 

Aconite leaves, powder dr. 6 

Digitalis, powder dr. 4 

Anise, powder dr. 4 

Arsenic gr. 4 

Mix, and divide into 6 powders. 
Give one every night in food. 
This remedy is useful in chronic 
cough. 

V. For poultice : 

Mustard, ground or powder. av.oz. 3 

Wheat bran av.oz. 9 

Mix well. 

In using, mix this powder with water 
warmed to about 75 deg. C. and apply it 
in the usual manner for poultices. 

The addition of the mustard makes 
the poultice somewhat of a counter-irri- 
tant but without being as irritating as a 
mustard plaster. 



Diarrhea Remedies. 

Diarrhea is often the result of "catch- 
ing cold/' but may also be the precursor 
or accompaniment of other disorders. 
Mild cases may be cured by giving dry 
fodder and warm drinks or adding flour 
to them. In severer cases, aromatic and 
bitter substances may be administered 
and in some cases astringents may be 
required. Applications should be made 
to the entire abdomen ; the whole body 
should be rubbed vigorously and then 
covered with blankets so as to retain the 
perspiration produced by the rubbing. 
This rubbing of the entire body should 
be repeated every 3 hours. 

I. For mild cases : 

Alum av.oz. 1 

Calamus root av.oz. 2^> 

Angelica root av.oz. 2H 

Wormwood av.oz. 2^2 

Rye floor av.oz. 2.y 2 

Water sufficient 

All the drugs should be in powder and 

enough water should be added to form 

a paste. 

Place a lump, the size of a hen's egg, 

on the tongue every 5 hours, between 

meals. 

II. For mild cases: 

Iron sulfate, powder av.oz. Yz 

Althaea, powder av.oz. 3 

Water, sufficient to form a mass. 
Divide into two doses, and give these 
within 3 hours of each other. 

III. For severe cases : 

Iron sulfate, powder av.oz. 1 

Alum, powder av.oz. 1 

Oak bark (red or white) . . .av.oz. 2 

Calamus root av.oz. 2 

Rye flour av.oz. 4 

Water, enough to form a mass or 

paste. 

Place a piece the size of a hen's egg 

upon the tongue every 2 hours. 

IV. For obstinate cases : 

Tannin av.oz. 1 

Althaea, powder av.oz. i J /2 

Simple syrup or molasses, .sufficient 
Divide into 3 pills and give 1 pill every 
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V. The U. S. Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry recommends giving an oleaginous 
purge, such as castor oil or raw linseed 
oil, the former preferred. If the diar- 
rhea still continues after the medicine 
has acted, give half-dram doses of sul- 
furic acid in 8 fluidounces of water 2 or 
3 times daily. Good results often fol- 
low the use of powdered opium, 2 drams, 
bismuth subnitrate, 1 ounce, 3 times 
daily. But by all means the water and 
feed the horse is getting should receive 
attention, as these are usually at fault. 
Distemper Remedies. 

See Strangles, Remedies for. 
Diuretics. 

See Urinary Diseases, Remedies for. 
The following may also be recom- 
mended : 

Potassium acetate av.oz. y 2 

Fluid extract of buchu fl.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of uva ursi. .. .fl.oz. 1 

Gin fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1 

Sweet spirit of nitre fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. i l / 2 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Give 1 to 2 fluidounces at a dose. 
It sometimes happens that the animal 
is simply afflicted with a slight disturb- 
ance of the kidneys, producing what is 
termed by horsemen and veterinary sur- 
geons yellow water; for this ailment a 
simpler remedy is demanded, and the 
following will prove of service: 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 1 

Fluid extract of buchu fl.oz. 2 

Sweet spirit of nitre fl.oz. 4 

Anise water fl.oz. 9 

Give 1 or 2 tablespoonfuls at a dose, 
night and morning, for 3 days, and then 
in the morning only, for one week. 
Dysentery Remedies. 

Dysentery, sometimes called "bloody 
flux," is more common in colts than in 
full-grown animals. In colts, unless 
given prompt attention, it often proves 
fatal in a few days. Opium is given in- 
ternally and may be combined with calo- 
mel. Externally the animal should be 
rubbed frequently and warm applications 
made. 



Opium gr. 75 

Althaea av.oz % 

Water, to make a mass. 
Divide into 5 pills. 
Give one pill every 5 hours. 
II. 

Tannic acid av.oz. l / 2 

Licorice root, powder ..av.oz. 1 

Simple syrup, to make a mass. 
Divide into 5 pills. 
Give one pill every 5 hours. 
III. For external use : 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of mustard fl.oz. i l / 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 8 

Apply a tablespoon ful to the abdomen 
3 times daily, rubbing for 5 minutes 
with a woolen cloth. 
Dyspepsia and Indigestion Remedies. 
Dyspepsia may be due to loss of ap- 
petite or to too hasty eating, causing im- 
perfect mastication. The affected ani- 
mal will become emaciated, it will be 
flatulent ("wind on the stomach"), and 
the dung will have a fetid odor ; in the 
latter undigested oats will be observed. 
If the animal is addicted to too hasty 
eating, the oats should be mixed with 
chopped hay before feeding. The fol- 
lowing recipes will be found valuable : 
I. 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 5 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 2 

Calamus root, powder av.oz. 1 

Reduced iron gr. 90 

Give I tablespoonful with each meal. 
II. The U. S. Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry states that if the indigestion is 
accompanied by distention of the stom- 
ach and bowels with gas, the following 
is to be used: 

Sodium bicarbonate, 
Ginger, powder, 

Gentian, powder, each, equal parts. 
This mixture is to be given in heaping 
tablespoonful doses twice a day. before 
feeding. Or the powder may be mixed 
with half a pint of water and given as a 
drench. 

As a digestive tonic, the following is 
good: 



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Indigestion (Cont'd). 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 8 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 4 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 2 

Give a heaping tablespoonful with each 
feed. 

Other things should be looked after. 
For example, if the teeth are sharp and 
irregular, they should be filed down; if 
any are decayed, they should be extract- 
ed; if the horse is addicted to ravenous 
eating or to bolting of food, the feed 
should then be given from a large man- 
ger so that the grain may be spread out 
and the horse thus compelled to eat 
more slowly. 

Epizooty Remedies. 

See Influenza Remedies. 
Eyes, Inflammation of the, For. 

Inflammation of the eyes may be due 
to mechanical injury or to a cold. If 
the conjunctiva is affected, the inflam- 
mation is of catarrhal character; if the 
cornea is affected, it is of rheumatic ori- 
gin. 

The eye must strictly be protected 
from bright light; it should be bathed 
three times daily with water not too cold 
and covered with cloths moistened with 
lead water. In severe cases, aloes pills 
should be given sufficient to produce 
purgation, the cheeks should be rubbed 
with a counter-irritant ointment, and in- 
stead of using lead water, apply the fol- 
lowing solutions : 
I. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. 

Fold a cloth so as to form four thick- 
nesses, lay over the inflamed eye and 
moisten with the solution; repeat the 
moistening every 2 hours. 

II. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 15 

Crocated tincture of opium. fl. dr. iH 
Infusion of elder flowers. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix and dissolve. Tincture of opium 

may be substituted for the crocated tinc- 



ture. The infusion may be prepared 
from I av. ounce of drug; plain water 
may be substituted, if desired, for the 
infusion. 

This preparation is to be applied like 
the preceding. 
III. 

Silver nitrate gr. 5 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Mix and dissolve. 

Drop 2 or 3 drops into the eye once 
daily after washing with water. 
IV. For opacity of the cornea: 
A. 

Calomel gr. 60 

Sugar of milk gr. 60 

Mix well, rubbing to a very fine pow- 
der. 

Take as much as will lie on the point 
of a knife and blow into the eye, first 
washing the latter. Repeat every second 
day. 
B. 

Zinc oxid gr. 6 

Sugar gr. 60 

Prepare and use like the preceding. 

Farcy, Remedies for. 

See Glanders and Farcy, Remedies 
for. 
Fever Medicines. 

Fever is usually the result of other 
diseases; it is frequently accompanied 
by increase in the pulse rate. The nor- 
mal temperature of the horse is Z7 to 
38 deg. C. (97 to 98 deg. F.), but may 
rise in fevers to 40 deg. C. (104 deg. 
F.), or even to 41 (106 F.). 

Fever generally begins in the horse 
with a chill, the hair stands erect, the 
muscles shiver, the feet and ears feel 
cold while the rump feels hot. 

I. 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 1 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 10 

Rye flour av.oz. 4 

Make into a mass or paste with simple 

syrup or molasses. 

Give one-half in the morning and the 

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II. 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. 3 

Licorice root av.oz. 2 

Rye flour av.oz. 2 

Make into a mass with water. 
Give one-half of this mixture one 
morning and the remainder the follow- 
ing morning. 

III. For Malarial Fever: 

Quinine sulfate or muriate, .av.oz. 1 

Althaea av.oz. 3 

Make into mass with syrup and divide 
into 4 pills. 

Give the four pills during two consec- 
utive days, one each morning and even- 
ing. 

IV. For Rheumatic Fever: 

Salol dr. 5 

Althaea dr. 5 

Make a mass with simple syrup or 
glucose and divide into two boluses. 
Both pills are to be given at one dose. 
V. These pills are of special value 
against the fever accompanying influ- 
enza, glanders, etc. 

Acetanilid dr. 5 

Althaea av.oz. 1 

Form into a mass with simple syrup 
and divide into 2 boluses. 

Give 1 bolus in the morning and 1 in 
the evening. 
Flies, Treatment for. 

See the formula under Mosquito Oil, 
which makes an excellent preparation 
for warding off the attacks of flies. 
Some species of flies attack horses and 
suck their blood, producing great annoy- 
ance. These insects not only suck the 
blood, but also instil an acid poison into 
the skin, and may transfer infectious 
germs from one animal to another. Va- 
rious means are used to prevent these 
attacks such as applying the above-men- 
tioned "mosquito oil," sponging with a 
decoction of tobacco leaves, dusting with 
insect powder, removing all manure 
heaps, mixing the manure with chlori- 
nated lime, etc. For the poisoned bites 
apply ammonia water, or a solution of 1 
part of carbolic acid in 20 of glycerin or 
sweet oil, or 2 drams of sodium bicar- 



bonate and 1 dram of carbolic acid in a 

quart of water may be used. 
See also Gnat Oil. 
The following is highly recommended : 

Oil of pennyroyal fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lavender fl.dr. 2 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 1 

Fish oil, to make fl.oz. 16 

Founder or Laminitis, Remedies for. 

This disorder of horses is very com- 
mon. Usually the soft parts of the hoof 
are affected; the animal then steps with 
exceeding caution; it lies down mostly 
in the stall, and groans frequently; the 
pulse-rate is increased, and sometimes 
there is fever. Usually either front feet 
or hind feet only are affected. 

Mild cathartics should be given and 
care should be taken that there is a nor- 
mal flow of urine; antifebrile remedies 
should be administered. As there is us- 
ually constipation, the bowels should be 
emptied by means of salt water ene- 
mata; when these are used, cathartics 
should, of course, be omitted. External 
stimulating liniments or counter-irritant 
ointments should be applied. The ani- 
mal should be fed only on half rations 
and the food should be of an easily di- 
gestible character. 
I. 

Camphor, powder av.oz. *4 

Potassium nitrate, powder, .av.oz. 2 

Juniper berries, crushed av.oz. 4 

Rve flour av.oz. 4 

Sodium sulfate, powder av.oz. 8 

Water sufficient 

Make into an electury and give one- 
fourth of the whole every 5 hours. 
II. For the fever: 

Aloes, powder av.oz. 1 

Sodium sulfate, powder av.oz. 8 

Rye flour av.oz. 4 

Water sufficient 

Make an electuary, divide into 2 parts 
and give 3 hours apart. 

III. For shoulder lameness, use the 

following : 

Ammonia liniment fl.o 

Oil of turpentine tl.oz. I 

Apply twice a day. 

IV. Regarding acute laminitis (ac- 



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Pounder (Cont'd). 

cording to the U. S. Bureau of Animal 
Industry), what has been called the 
"American treatment" is simple and ef- 
ficient. It consists solely in the exhibi- 
tion of large doses of ootassium nitrate 
(4 ounces in a pint of water every 6 
hours) and the continued application of 
cold water to the ankles and feet. The 
disease frequently subsides in a week. 
In subacute forms, smaller doses, say H 
to 1 ounce, of potassium nitrate- should 
be given. 

The water used for bathing should 
have a temperature of 4*5 to 50 deg. F. 
The water may be in a tub in which the 
animal can stand, or if the animal is ly- 
ing down, swabs may be used which 
should be wet every half hour with the 
water. Tincture of aconite may be given 
in conjunction with the nitre when the 
heart is excited and beats stronglv, in 
10-drop doses every 2 hours. 

Galls or Blisters, For. 

Blisters or galls are brought about by 
badly fitting harness or saddles, which 
produce local sores very difficult to cure. 
The sores should be washed two or 
three times a day with soap and water ; 
the ointment should then be applied two 
or three times daily on clean soft cloths. 
I. 

Salicylic acid 5i '° 7 

Zinc oxid 

Water 

Mutton tallow 

Lard 

II. 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 

Mutton tallow av.oz. 2^ 

Lard av.oz. 3 

Lead plaster av.oz. 4 

III. 

Tannin av.oz. 1 

Camphor, powder av.oz. 2 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 3 

Mix and sift through a fine sieve. 
Sprinkle on the raw or injured sur- 
faces, after having washed them with 
tepid water and carbolic soap. 



av.oz. /2 

av.oz. 1 

av.oz. 1 

av.oz. 2}/ 2 

av.oz. 5 



^ 



IV. A most valuable remedy in vet- 
erinary practice for all kinds of sores, 
bruises, cuts, or whenever the skin is 
broken is i-he application of Friar's Bal- 
sam, the compound tincture of benzoin 
of the U. S. P., and may be profitably 
put up under some appropriate name 
and sold by pharmacists. 

V. The U. S. Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry mentions other remedies, such as 
a solution of 10 grains of silver nitrate 
in a fluidounce of water; 20 grains of 
lead acetate or zinc sulfate to an ounce 
of water; or 1 part of carbolic acid with 
15 parts of glycerin. Saddles or other 
parts of the harness should be made to 
fit properly, and should be cleaned and 
oiled to remove all dirt and made soft 
and pliable. Any simple astringent wash 
or powder will effect a cure provided 
the sores are not irritated by friction. 

Glanders and Farcy, Remedies for. 

This is a rather common disease and 
may result from contracting cold as well 
as from infection. The two forms are 
distinguished as a benign and a malig- 
nant form ; the remedies mentioned be- 
low apply only to the former. The malig- 
nant form of glanders is a highly danger- 
ous and infectious disease and should be 
treated only by those well versed in its 
treatment. Mallein, a serum, is used to 
determine the presence of the disease. 

The diseased horse is languid, per- 
spires easily, has diminished aopetite and 
a cough. From the inflamed nostrils 
flows a discharge, watery at first, later 
becoming thick and mucous. When the 
secretion assumes the latter character, a 
swelling appears in the throat, which in- 
terferes with mastication. This swelling 
will become purulent, break open and 
discharge, and subsequently will heal, 
after which the horse appears quite well. 

Farcy and glanders are the same dis- 
ease but different manifestations. Glan- 
ders refers to the general character of 
the disease while farcy refers to the 
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Treatment consists in keeping the ani- 
mal warm by covering with a woolen 
blanket, also binding a cloth about the 
throat. Internally give mild cathartics, 
and assist the process of the swelling in 
the throat by the application of stimulat- 
ing ointments or even by means of poul- 
tices. In feeding the animal, grind the 
oats and mix with warm water. 
I. For obstinate cases : 

Black antimony av.oz. I 

Sulfur av.oz. i 

Fennel seed av.oz. I 

Calamus root av.oz. I 

Juniper berries av.oz. 2 

Rye flour av.oz. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. iY 2 

Water enough to make a mass. 
Give a mass the size of a duck's egg 
four times a day. 

II. 



Black antimony 

Ammonium chlorid 

Sulfur 

Juniper berries 

Sodium sulfate 

Rye flour 


. .av.oz. 
. . .av.oz 
. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 


2Y 2 

3 
3 
9 
9 
10 


Water, to make a mass. 






Give a piece the size of 


a duck's 


egg 


every 2 hours. 







III. For very mild cases : 
Buckthorn berries, coarse 

powder av.oz. 2 

Anise seed av.oz. 2 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 5 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 1 

Strew 2 teaspoonfuls on each meal. 

IV. This is employed to promote the 
nasal secretion. 
Ammonium carbonate dr. 3 



Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Put about 7 ounces of hayseed into a 
basin, pour hot water into it, and to this 
add the above ingredients; cover the 
horse's head with a cloth, and stir its 
contents thoroughly, so as to facilitate 
the liberation of the steam. Keep this 
up for a quarter of an hour. Repeat the 
treatment once each day. 



Gnat Oil. 

The following preparation is said to 
have been used successfully as an appli- 
cation to stock to guard against the at- 
tacks of "buffalo gnats": 

Crude carbolic acid... fl.oz. t 

Fish oil fl.oz. 15 

See also Flies, Treatment for. 
Grease, Remedies for. 

By grease is understood an inflamma- 
tion of the heel accompanied by a fetid 
discharge. Treatment is only external, 
the affected feet being washed 2 or 3 
times, daily with green soap and water 
and dried thoroughly, after which coun- 
ter-irritant or astringent remedies are to 
be applied, such as one of the following : 
I. 

Copper sulfate gr. 120 

Ferrous sulfate gr. 120 

Alum gr. 160 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Apply this lotion after washing and 
then wrap with a woolen bandage. 

II. 

Salicylic acid gr. 80 

Carbolic acid rn. 40 

Sweet oil A-oz. 8 

Wash the parts three times daily with 

green soap and water, then dry with a 

cloth, and apply this oil. 

Gripes, Medicines for. 
See Colic Remedies. 

Heave Medicines. 

I. 



Linseed meal 

Sodium sulfate 

Elecampane 

Lobelia 

Rosin weed 


. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 

. . av.oz. 


15 
10 
10 
10 
10 


Alum 


. .av.oz. 


5 
5 
3 

1 


Fenugreek 

Gentian 

Blood root 

Tartar emetic 


. . av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 


The dose is a tablespoon 


: ul 3 times 


day. 






II. 






Linseed meal 

Rosin weed 

Lobelia 

Elecampane 

Sodium sulfate 


. .av.oz, 
. .av.oz. 

. .av.oz. 
. .av.oz. 

. .av.oz. 


15 
10 
10 
10 
10 



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Heave Medicines (Cont'd). 

Fenugreek av.oz. 5 

Alum av.oz. 5 

Conium av.oz. 3 

Bloodroot avoz. 3 

Gentian av.oz. 3 

Tartar emetic av.oz. 1 

The dose is a tablespoonful 3 times a 
day. 
III. 

Tartar emetic av.oz. 1 

Lobelia av.oz. 2 

Skunk cabbage av.oz. 4 

Elecampane av.oz. 4 

Licorice root av.oz. 5 

This may be diluted if desired with 
linseed meal, fenugreek, or other drugs. 
The dose is a teaspoonful 3 times a 
day. 

IV. The U. S. Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry states that arsenic is effective for 
palliating the symptoms. It may be 
given as Fowler's solution or solution of 
arsenous acid in doses of 1 fluidounce 
in the drinking water, or as powdered 
arsenous acid in 3-grain doses with the 
feed, each to be given 3 times a day. 
The dose may be cautiously increased as 
the animal becomes accustomed to the 
drug. If the bowels do not act regular- 
ly, a pint of raw linseed oil may be 
given once or twice a month, or a hand- 
ful of glauber's salt may be given in the 
feed twice daily, as long as may be nec- 
essary. However, all medical treatment 
is of secondary importance; most atten- 
tion should be paid to the diet. 
Heels, For Cracked. 

If there is much heat but the skin is 
unbroken, a lotion of 1 dram of lead 
acetate to a pint of water may be ap- 
plied on a thin bandage, covered in cold 
weather with a dry one. This same lo- 
tion may be used after the cracks ap- 
pear, or a mixture of equal parts of sul- 
furous acid, glycerin and water, applied 
on cotton and well covered by a band- 
age. In case these should prove unsuita- 
ble, the following may be used : 

Lead acetate, fine powder dr. 4 

Carbolic acid drops 40 

Petrolatum av.oz. 4 



Herpes, Remedies for. 

Herpes consists of minute vesicles 
that appear in circular groups or clus- 
ters, with little tendency to burst but 
rather to dry up into thin scabs. It 
sometimes accompanies or follows speci- 
fic fevers, and is, on the whole, most 
frequent at the seasons of changing the 
coat — spring and autumn. It is seen on 
the lips and pastern but may occur on 
any part of the body. The duration of 
the eruption is two weeks or more, the 
tendency being to spontaneous recovery. 
The affected part is very irritable, the 
disease causing a sensitiveness and a 
disposition to rub out of proportion to 
the extent of the eruption. 

It may be treated with zinc ointment. 
The irritation may be allayed by apply- 
ing an aqueous mixture containing op- 
ium, belladonna, or lead acetate. A 
course of bitters, such as half an ounce 
of cinchona once daily for a week may 
strengthen the system and thereby coun- 
teract the disposition to the eruption. 
Hoofs, Preparation for the. 

Aside from the appearance which it 
gives a horse's hoofs, the occasional use 
of a good hoof-dressing really promotes 
the comfort of the animal and prevents 
brittleness of the hoof. The following 
are simple and useful formulas for this 
purpose : 
I. 

Oil of origanum fl.oz. 1 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 16 

Apply twice every week or two. 
II. 

Tar av.oz. 8 

Tallow av.oz. 8 

Use like the preceding. 
III. Should there be any disease of 
the hoof as hoof-bound, etc., the follow- 
ing ointment will produce sa'tisfactory 



results: 




Camphor av.oz. 

Balsam of fir av.oz. 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 

Oil of cajuput fl.dr. 

Compound tincture of iodin. fl.dr. 
Lard av.oz. 


1 
1 
1 
4 
5 
6 



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IV. The following cement is useful 
for cracked hoofs : 

Gum turpentine av.oz. I 

Gum ammoniac av.oz. 3 

Gutta percha av.oz. 6 

The first two are melted together by 
means of a water bath, then added to 
the gutta percha, previously melted, with 
constant agitation. If a black color is 
desired lampblack may be added. 

When it is to be used the cement 
should be softened in hot water and 
pressed in the hoof crack, which has 
previously been well cleaned. 
Indigestion, Remedies for. 

See Dyspepsia and Indigestion, Rem- 
edies for. 

Influenza Remedies (Pinkeye — Epi- 
zooty). 
The early symptoms of this disease 
are languor and loss of appetite. After 
one or two days there is fever and an 
increased pulse-rate, the mucous mem- 
branes become yellowish, and the thirst 
increases while the appetite is diminish- 
ing. Internal and external remedies are 
used, the latter being usually ointments 
of a stimulant character. 

I. 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 10 

Licorice root av.oz. .7 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 3 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 3 

All should be in fine powder and be 

well mixed. 

Give 1 tablespoonful in warm soft 

food 3 times a day. 

II. 

Camphor, powder gr. 75 

Poatssium nitrate dr. 5 

Aloes av.oz. 1 

Linseed meal av.oz. 1 

Water, enough to make 2 boluses. 

Give I every 3 hours. 

III. This is used for the diarrhea 

which often manifests itself. 

Tannin gr. 8o 

Alum dr. 5 

Licorice, powder , av.oz. 1 

Simple syrup sufficient 

Make into 2 boluses. 
Give I every 5 hours. 
39 



IV. This is used as a purgative if 
one be required. 

Aloes dr. 5 

Dried sodium sulfate av.oz. z l A 

Linseed meal av.oz. i l / 2 

Soft (green) soap dr. 5 

Simple syrup, enough to form a mass. 
Give in 2 doses with an interval of 2 
hours. 
VI. This is for external use : 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 17 

Sprinkle upon the abdomen, rub with 
a brush of straw, and bind a warm 
blanket about the abdomen. 
VII. 

Chlorodyne fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.oz. 2 

Solution of ammonium 

acetate fl.oz. 2 

Water - fl.oz. 10 

This dose is to be given every 3 hours 
during the first stage when there is 
much shivering. 

VII. The U. S. Bureau of Animal 
Industry recommends injecting large 
quantities of cold water into the rectum 
as the safest antipyretic. Antipyrine 
may be used with alcohol and strychnine. 
Quinine and salicylic acid may be given 
in i-dram doses, but the continuous use 
of quinine may increase the after-de- 
pression. 

Jaundice Remedies. 

Jaundice, or "the yellows," causes a 
yellow discoloration of the mucous mem- 
branes of the eyes, nose and mouth. The 
urine is saffron-colored, the dung is of 
a dirty gray color, and there is usually 
constipation. It is caused by the reten- 
tion and absorption of bile into the 
blood. It may be an accompaniment of 
any inflammatory disease. 

Treatment consists in ridding the sys- 
tem of the excess of bile and this is best 
accomplished by giving purgatives that 
act on the liver, such as calomel, 2 
drams, aloes, 7 drams. Glauber's salt in 
handful doses once or twice a day for a 
week is also effective. Mandrake, rhu- 
barb, castor oil and other cathartics that. 



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Jaundice Remedies (Cont'd). 

act upon the first or small bowels may- 
be selected. The bowels should be kept 
open by avoiding hard, dry, bulky foods. 
Laryngitis, Remedies for. 

The following remedy is highly rec- 
ommended : 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 30 

Codeine sulfate gr. 75 

Bitter almond water fl.oz. 12 

Give J / 2 to 1 ounce every 4 to 6 hours. 
Liniments. 

These preparations may be dispensed 
under such names as Horse Liniment, 
Veterinary Liniment, Barbed Wire Lini- 
ment, Stable Liniment, etc. 
I. 

Carbolic acid, crude fl.oz. 2 

Benzine fl.oz. 15 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 15 

Oil of tar fl.dr. 4 

Oil of spike fl.dr. 4 

Camphor dr. 2 

Capsicum dr. 2 

Macerate for several days, then strain. 
II. 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Carbolic acid fl.oz. 1 

Oil of origanum fl.oz. 2 

Oil of tar fl.oz. 2 

Crude petroleum fl.oz. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 12 

Liquid petrolatum fl.oz. 12 

Benzine fl.oz. 16 

III. This is called White Oil Stock 
Liniment : 

Eggs 2 

Green soap av.oz. 1 

Gum camphor av.oz. 1 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Oil of origanum fl.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Mix the soap and water to a smooth 
paste, beat in the eggs, add the oils and 
incorporate thoroughly. Dissolve the 
camphor in the alcohol and stir this into 
the previous mixture. 

IV. This is recommended as an espe- 
cially good "barb-wire liniment" : 

Carbolic acid fl.oz. */> 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Pine tar fl.oz. 2 

Fish oil, to make fl.oz. 16 



Wash the cut or sore thoroughly with 
warm water and castile soap and apply 
the liniment once daily for a week. Then 
2 or 3 times a week thereafter. 

Mange or Scabies Remedies. 

Scabies is most apt to affect old or 
ill-fed horses and generally appears on 
the side of the neck, on the shoulder, 
the back, the hips, at the root of the tail 
and on the feet. 

In all cases the first thing to be done 
is to wash the affected parts with a 
warm solution of green soap. The ani- 
mal must also be separated from the 
others, and special care taken in feeding 
and grooming it. It must be curried 
and brushed with implements not used 
on the other animals, and the harness 
must be reserved strictly for it to pre- 
vent infecting the other animals. 

Mange is always caused by a minute 
animal, called an acarus or mite. This 
animal burrows in the skin, a scab being 
formed, in which the mite may be dis- 
covered by the aid of a magnifying 
glass. The symptoms are, of course, an 
incessant and intolerable itching with the 
formation of scab, the size of the scab 
constantly increasing. 
I. 

Creosote, beechwood fl.oz. 2 

Green soap av.oz. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Mix and apply to the affected parts 
after washing and drying them. 
II. 

Sulfurated potassa 

Green soap 

Water 

Oil of turpentine. . 

Dissolve the soap and the potassa in 
the water by the aid of heat, and then 
add the oil of turpentine. 

Wash the affected parts with a weak 
solution, dry with a cloth, and then ap- 
ply this liquid. Repeat this once a day. 

III. This is recommended for foot 
mange : 

Salicylic acid av.oz. ^2 

Mercurial ointment av.oz. 3 

Lard av.oz. 6 l / 2 



av.oz. 1 

av.oz. 2 

fl.oz. 17 

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Wash the affected parts with a solu- 
tion of green soap, then dry them and 
apply this ointment once a day. 

IV. The U. S. Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry directs the removal of the scabs 
by soapsuds, and, if necessary, with a 
brush, and the thorough application of a 
decoction of tobacco leaves, 3 av. ounces 
to a half gallon. This may be applied 
more than once and should always be 
repeated after 15 days to destroy the 
new brood of acari that may have been 
hatched in the meantime. All harness 
and stable utensils should be similarly 
treated; blankets and rubbers may be 
boiled, and the stalls should be covered 
with a whitewash of lime containing 4 
av. ounces of chlorinated lime to the 
gallon. 

V. Trasbot's (French) application is 
the following: 

Coal tar fl.oz. 3 

Oil of cade fl.oz. 3 

Benzine fl.oz. 10 

VI. At the Veterinary School at 
Toulouse (France) the following is pre- 
ferred : 

Burnt alum av.oz. 2 

Sulfur av.oz. 3 

Sabadilla, powder av.oz. 5 

Sweet oil pints 3 

Digest on a water bath for 2 hours. 

Mosquito Oil. 

Carbolic acid, or cresol 

Oil of pennyroyal 

Spirit of camphor 

Oil of tar 

Lard oil 

This is effective for keeping flies and 
mosquitoes off horses. 

Ointments. 

Ointments are a class of very useful 
remedies for the treatment of some of 
the diseases of stock. Every pharmacist 
should have on hand, ready for sale, a 
good veterinary ointment. 
I. 

Compound tincture of iodin. fl.oz. 2 

Camphor 

Oil of sassafras. . . . 



II. 



.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 



. .av.oz. 
...fl.oz. 



Lard av.oz. 15 



Tannin av.oz. y 2 

Carbolic acid, crystal av.oz. 1 

Oil of origanum fl.oz. 1 

Camphor av.oz. 3 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 3 

Lard av.oz. 16 

III. Some of the ointments mention- 
ed under "Preparations for the Hoof" 
and "Remedies for Galls or Blisters," 
may also be recommended for general 
use. 
Peritonitis, Treatment for. 

The U. S. Department of Agriculture 
recommends opium, in powder, 1 or 2 
drams, with calomel, 30 grains, every 2, 
3 or 4 hours. Extensive counter-irri- 
tants are to be applied to the abdomen, 
consisting of mustard plasters, mercurial 
ointment, turpentine stupes, or even mild 
blisters. Purgation should never be re- 
sorted to. If it is desired to empty the 
bowels, do so with gentle enemas, but 
usually this is not necessary. 
Pinkeye, Remedies for. 

See Influenza Remedies. 
Poisoning of Horses. 

In cases where it is necessary to kill 
a horse and it is impossible to shoot him, 
as, for example, when he is in a stall, a 
German veterinarian recommends inject- 
ing a solution of strychnine (sulfate or 
nitrate) into the jugular vein. 

Quittor, Remedies for. 

Quittor is a term applied to various 
affections of the foot wherein the tis- 
sues which are involved undergo a proc- 
ess of degeneration that results in the 
formation of a slough followed by the 
elimination of the diseased structures by 
means of a more or less extensive sup- 
puration. The disease may attack the 
cutaneous tissues or it may strike deep- 
er. In any event, the parts must be kept 
clean and free from pus. The proper 
kind of application to make is one of 
antiseptic character. A solution of mer- 
curic chlorid, 1 in 500, with some am- 
monium chlorid, is excellent. Balls of 
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Quittor (Cont'd). 

and applied to the wound, being retained 
in place by means of a bandage. Other 
remedies are a i% solution of copper or 
zinc sulfate or zinc chlorid, 4% carbolic 
acid solution, 2% solution of silver ni- 
trate, or creolin, pure or diluted. The 
following is also recommended: 
Ointment of mercury 

nitrate av.oz. 1 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 3 

Mix together by aid of a gentle heat. 

Bickets, Bemedies for. 

Rickets is a disease which frequently 
affects colts. The following is useful : 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 8 

Calcium phosphate av.oz. 8 

Potassium bicarbonate av.oz. 4 

Fennel av.oz. 4 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give 1 tablespoonful with each feed- 
ing. 
Bingbone Cures. 

See Spavin and Ringbone Cures. 
Bingworm, Bemedies for. 

There are two kinds of ringworm, the 
circinate (tinea tonsurans) and the hon- 
eycomb (favus). In the circinate form 
the symptoms are the formation of a 
circular scurfy patch where the fungus 
has established itself, the hairs of the 
affected spot being erect, broken, or 
split up and dropping off. Later the 
spot first affected becomes bald and 
there is around it a circular row of hairs 
which are erect, bristly, broken and split. 
These in turn are shed and a new row 
outside passes through the same process, 
so that the extension is made in more or 
less circular outline. 

Treatment consists in applying tinc- 
ture of iodin twice a week for 2 weeks, 
first shaving or extracting the hairs of 
the affected part. Whitewash the stable 
and stall to destroy the germs, wash the 
brushes and harness with caustic soda 
solution and apply a solution of corro- 
sive sublimate, 1 dram to a quart of 
water, and treat the blankets and such 
covering with boiling water. 



The honeycomb ringworm forms close- 
ly aggregated, dry, yellowish crusts on 
the trunk, shoulders, flanks or thighs, 
and is accompanied by severe itching. 
Treatment is the same as for the preced- 
ing. 
Scratches, Bemedies for. 

See Heels, For Cracked. 
Scabies, Bemedies for. 

See Mange or Scabies Remedies. 
Screw-Worm, Bemedies for. 

Screw-worm and other flies deposit 
their eggs in sores and wet, filthy spots 
in the horse's skin and the grub which 
hatches out gives rise to serious trouble. 
The wet, dirty hair should be removed 
and the wounds kept clean and rendered 
antiseptic by a lotion of 2% carbolic 
acid water, or a mixture of 1 part of oil 
of tar in 20 ounces of sweet oil, or other 
antiseptic application. The grubs that 
are present should be picked off. 
Shoulder, For Lame. 

Spirit of soap fl.oz. 5 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 5 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1 

Apply several times daily. Or use any 
good, strong liniment. See Liniments. 

If the lameness be of a rheumatic 
character sodium salicylate should be 
given. 

The following is also advised in lame- 
ness of the shoulder of rheumatic origin : 

Veratrine gr. 9 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

About 2^2 fluidrams are to be injected 
once daily into the affected part. 
Sinews, For Strained. 

Inflammation of the sinews in the rear 
part of the leg between the knee and 
hoof may result from injury or may be 
due to rheumatism, influenza, etc. The 
affected animal must not be worked, but 
should be walked about slowly for a 
half an hour every day. If the affection 
is a recent one, apply one of the below 
mentioned lotions. If there is no im- 
provement in the course of a week, 
apply the salve of mercurial ointment 
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I. 

Ammonium chlorid dr. i l / 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. V/* 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Mix and apply on a cloth morning and 

evening for at least 8 days. 

II. 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of ether fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. i l / 2 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 3 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Sodium chlorid dr. 3 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Dissolve the salts in the water and 

add the remaining ingredients. 

Shake the embrocation well. Dilute 

half a pint of the fluid with a pint and 

a half of water and with this wash the 

entire length of the leg and then wrap 

it up in a woolen bandage. 

Spavin and Ringbone Cures. 

As will be observed, these are usually 
of a counter-irritant or blistering char- 
acter. 

I. 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol . fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of iodin ...fl.oz. 8 

Camphor av.oz. 4 

Crude petroleum fl.oz. 1 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 4 

II. 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 13 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Tincture of iodin fl.oz. 2 

Camphor av.oz. 2 

Oil of sassafras fl.oz. 2 

Crude petroleum fl.oz. 1 

Corrosive sublimate gr. 70 

Dissolve the camphor and the cor- 
rosive sublimate in the alcohol and add 
the remaining ingredients. 

For ringbone cut off the hair and rub 
the ointment well into the lumps once in 
48 hours. For spavins, apply once in 24 
hours for three mornings. Wash well, 
previous to each application, with clean 
soapsuds, rubbing over the places with 
a smooth stick to remove the thick 
yellow matter. 



III. 

Tincture of cantharides fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of iodin fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of myrrh fl.oz. 3 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

IV. 

Cantharides, powder av.oz. 4 

Oil of origanum fl.oz. 4 

Oil of amber fl.oz. 4 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Cotton seed oil '.. fl.oz. 4 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 1 

Mix all except the acid in a broad, 
shallow vessel such as an evaporating 
dish, then very slowlv and with constant 
and rapid stirring add the acid. When 
the liquid has cooled it may be bottled. 
For ringbone or spavin apply with a 
sponge tied to the end of a stick until it 
is no longer absorbed into the oarts ; 24 
hours afterwards grease well with lard, 
and in 24' hours more wash off with 
clean, warm soapsuds. Two or thre^ 
applications 3 or 4 days apart may be 
required. 

Spavin, Foot, Remedies for. 

So-called foot spavin, if slight, may 
possibly be dispersed by means of hot 
poultices of linseed or bran. If the 
swelling is tolerably large, make an open- 
ing on the lower side to allow the fluid 
to escape, cleanse the cavity by injecting 
2% carbolic acid water, and then apply 
a counter-irritant ointment, such as the 
following : 

Green soap av.oz. 4 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1 

Crude petroleum fl.dr. 5 

Tincture of cantharides fl.dr. 5 

Rub daily for 1 or 2 days, then omit 
for 2 days and repeat the application. 
Continue this intermittent application 
until the ointment is all used. 

Staggers, Remedies for. 

Staggers are of two kinds, the first 
being known as "blind, sleepy or mad 
staggers," and called technically phre- 
nitis. It is an inflammation of the brain, 
in which the animal practically loses his 
senses, plunges in the stall till loose, and 
then dashes madly about, regardless of 



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Staggers (Cont'd). 

all obstructions, striking or biting at 
anything in his way. It usually proves 
fatal, and if not the animal only par- 
tially recovers. The method of treatment 
formerly advised was copious bleeding, 
but this, even if successful in saving the 
animal, leaves him in such a weakened 
state that he is practically valueless. A 
better method of treatment is to give I 
or 2-dram doses of tincture of gelsem- 
ium every 4 hours, also a dose of 8 av. 
ounces of glauber's salt in thin bran 
mashes. The head should be bathed in 
cold water. 

The other kind of staggers is called 
"stomach staggers," and is due to disten- 
tion of the stomach from overfeeding, 
which results in cerebral symptoms man- 
ifested first by drowsiness and sleepi- 
ness, followed by a sudden awakening 
of the animal, when he throws himself 
about violently and his eyes take on a 
wild, unmeaning stare. This form of 
staggers, if not properly treated, may 
also prove fatal. The following treat- 
ment will prove effective : 

Fluid extract of ginger fl.oz. 6 

Sodium hyposulfite av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the sodium salt in the water 
and add the fluid extract. The dose is a 
wineglass ful every 4 hours. A stimulat- 
ing injection of a handful of salt in 4 
quarts of water should also be used. As 
soon as the medicine arouses the diges- 
tive functions and the food passes the 
pylorus into the intestines, the animal 
will obtain relief. Both food and water 
should be withheld until there is marked 
improvement. 

Stomach Catarrh, Remedies for. 

Gastric catarrh is frequently accom- 
panied by constipation or diarrhea. In 
either case, the appropriate remedy must 
be given. See under Constipation Cures 
or Diarrhea Remedies. 
I. For chronic cases : 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 4 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 4 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 4 

Juniper berries av.oz. 2 



Reduce to coarse powder and mix 
well. 

Give 1 tablespoonful with each meal. 
II. For acute cases: 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 3 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 3 

Gentian av.oz. 1 

Fennel av.oz. 1 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
One tablespoonful is to be given with 
each meal. 
Strangles, Remedies for. 

Strangles, also called distemper and 
colt-ill, is an infectious disease, seen 
mostly in young animals, and usually 
leaving an animal which has had one at- 
tack protected from future attacks. It 
appears as a fever, lasting a few days, 
with the formation of matter or pus in 
the air tubes and lungs, and frequently 
the formation of abscesses in various 
parts of the body, both near the surface 
and in the internal organs. It usually 
leaves the animal after convalescence 
perfectly healthy and as good as it was 
before but sometimes leaves it a "roar- 
er," or is followed by the development 
of deep-seated abscesses, which mav 
prove fatal. 

Ordinary light cases require but little 
treatment beyond warm mashes, mois- 
tened hay, warm coverings, and protec- 
tion from exposure to cold. The latter 
is especially required, as lung complica- 
tions, severe bronchitis and laryngitis 
often result as a neglect of this precau- 
tion. If the fever is excessive the ani- 
mal may be given a handful of glauber's 
salt three times a day as a laxative, also 
sodium bicarbonate or nitrate in i-dram 
doses every few hours, and small doses 
of black antimony, potassium iodid, aco- 
nite or quinine. Steaming the head with 
vapors of warm water ooured over a 
bucket of bran and hay, in which bella- 
donna leaves and tar have been placed, 
will allay the inflammation of the mu- 
cous membranes and greatly ease the 
cough. 

The swelling of the glands should be 
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tices, and as soon as pus h?is formed the 
swelling should' be opened. Blisters and 
irritants should not be applied to the 
throat. When convalescence begins care 
should be taken not to expose the ani- 
mal to cold, which may bring on a re- 
lapse, and while exercise is of advan- 
tage, it must not be carried to excess un- 
til the animal has entirely regained its 
strength. 

Sunstroke, Treatment for. 

The term sunstroke is applied to affec- 
tions occasioned not exclusively by ex- 
posure to the sun's rays, but also by the 
action of great heat combined generally 
with humid atmosphere. Exhaustion 
produced by a long-continued heat is 
often the essential factor, and is called 
heat exhaustion. Horses on the race- 
track undergoing protracted and severe 
work in hot weather often succumb to 
heat exhaustion. Draft horses, which 
are exposed to the direct rays of the sun 
for many hours and do not receive prop- 
er care in watering, feeding and rest in 
shady places, suffer very frequently from 
sunstroke. 

Sunstroke is manifested suddenly. The 
animal stops, drops his head, begins to 
stagger and soon falls to the ground un- 
conscious. The breathing is marked 
with great stertor, the pulse is very slow 
and irregular, cold sweat breaks out in 
patches on the body, and the animal oft- 
en dies without recovering conscious- 
ness. The temperature rises very high, 
reaching 105 to 109 deg. F. 

In heat exhaustion the animal usually 
requires urging for some time previous 
to the appearance of any other symp- 
toms, generally perspiration is checked, 
and then he becomes weak in his gait, 
che breathing hurried or panting, the 
eyes watery or bloodshot, the pulse rapid 
or weak, followed by unconsciousness 
and death. If recovery takes place, con- 
valescence extends over a long period of 
time, during which there is lack of co- 
ordination of movements of the limbs. 



Blood-letting is absolutely not to be 
permitted in sunstroke. Ice or very cold 
water should be applied to the head and 
along the spine, and half an ounce of 
ammonium carbonate or 6 fluidounces of 
whiskey should be given in a pint of 
water. Cold water should be showered 
upon the body of the horse from a hose 
or otherwise. This should be continued 
until the temperature is down to 103 deg. 
F. Brisk friction of the limbs and the 
application of spirit of camphor often 
yield good results. The administration of 
the stimulants should be repeated in an 
hour if the pulse has not become slower 
and stronger. In either case, when reac- 
tion has occurred, preparations of iron 
and general tonics are to be given dur- 
ing convalescence. 

Iron sulfate dr. 1 

Cinchona dr. 2 

Gentian dr. 3 

Give one such dose with the feed each 
morning and evening. 
Thoroughpin, Remedies for. 

This is an enlargement above the hock 
and is an inflammation of the synovial 
sac. Formerly the sac was lanced, but 
this is not now thought to be good treat- 
ment. A better plan is to puncture the 
sac by means of small needles and to 
empty the fluid through these holes. 
After this apply an ointment of iodin 
consisting of 1 dram of iodin to 7 drams 
simple ointment. Then apply a spring 
truss so constructed as to press on both 
sides of the hock. By this means the 
internal parts of the sac are kept in con- 
tact and they finally unite. 

The following application is also rec- 
ommended : 

Spirit of camphor rl.oz. 2 

Ammonia water rl.oz. 2 

Sweet oil rl.oz. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.o 

Tincture of arnica rl.oz. 4 

Tincture of iodin rl.oz. 4 

It should be applied at least twice 
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Thrush, Running, Remedies for. 
I. 

Chlorinated lime av.oz. \ l / 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

First wash the affected parts with 
soapsuds, rinse with clear water, and 
then wash with the solution of chlorin- 
ated lime previously warmed. Then press 
some oakum, first moistened with the so- 
lution, into the opening. Repeat the ap- 
plication once daily. 

II. 

Alum av.oz. I 

Copper sulfate av.oz. I 

Carbolic acid "fl.dr. \ l / 2 

Water ii.oz. 10 

Use like the preceding. 

III. 

Zinc carbonate, 
Boric acid, 

Calomel, each, equal parts. 
Calomel alone is also an excellent 
dressing. 

Urinary Disease, Remedies for. 

Urinary diseases are usually manifest- 
ed by conditions known as polyuria, or 
the voiding of a large amount of pale 
urine, and anuria, or retention of urine. 
The former is usually caused by feeding 
with decomposed fodder. The latter may 
be due to "colds," or it may be an ac- 
companiment of other conditions, such 
as colic. 

I. For polyuria : 

Camphor, powder av.oz. Yi 

Ginger av.oz. V/2 

Rye flour av.oz. 8 

Water to form a mass 

Give one-eighth of this mass mornings 
and evenings. If the disease still lingers 
on the fifth day, the following is recom- 
mended: 

Camphor av.oz. ^2 

Alum av.oz. 1 

Dippel's oil fl.oz. 1 

White oak bark av.oz. 1 

Angelica root av.oz. 3 

Rye flour av.oz. i}/£ 

Water sufficient 

Reduce all the solid drugs to powder, 
mix well and add enough water to form 
a soft mass or paste. 



Give a piece the size of a hen's egg 3 
times daily spread upon the tongue. 
II. For anuria : 

Juniper berries, crushed av.oz. 5 

Chamomile av.oz. 1 

Make an infusion by pouring on 6 
pints of hot water, allow to stand 15 
minutes, and strain through cloth, ex- 
pressing the residue in the strainer. 

Administer one-third of this infusion 
and use the remainder as an enema. 

III. The urine may also become 
bloody, due usually to mechanical injury, 
such as sprains or fractures of the loins, 
or to stone in the bladder, kidney, etc. 
If the disease is due to mechanical in- 
jury, treatment should consist first in 
removing the cause whenever possible, 
and then in applying general and local 
styptics. Irritants in the food must be 
avoided and stones in the bladder or 
uretha removed. Then mucilagenous 
drinks should be given freely, such as 
slippery elm or linseed tea, and styptics, 
such as tincture of iron chlorid, 3 fluid- 
drams; lead acetate, 30 grains; tannic 
acid, 30 grains, or oil of turpentine, 1 
fluidounce. 

IV. See also Bladder Inflammation 
and Diuretic Remedies. 

Worms, Treatment for. 

Poorly-fed animals are more subject 
to these parasites than well-fed animals. 
Treatment consists in giving worm med- 
icine and good food. 

I. 

Oil of tansy fl.dr. 4 

Crude petroleum fl.dr. 4 

Asafetida, powder av.oz. ^£ 

Aloes av.oz. 1 

Rye flour av.oz. 2 

Wormwood, powder av.oz. s l A 

Water to form a mass or paste 

Every 2 hours a piece of the size of a 

hen's egg is to be spread upon the 

tongue. 

II. 

Asafetida av.oz. 1 

Ginger av.oz. 1 

Tartar emetic .av.oz. 2 

Fenugreek av.oz. 4 

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Poplar bark av.oz. 5 

Corn meal av.oz. 5 

American wormseed av.oz. 8 

Salt • av.oz. 8 

Two tablespoonfuls are to be given 

each morning before feeding until four 

doses have been given. 

III. The U. S. Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry states that among the best worm 
medicines may be mentioned santonin, 
oil of turpentine, tartar emetic, creolin, 
infusion of tobacco and bitter tonics. To 
destroy tape-worms, areca nut, male fern 
and pumpkin seeds are the best. 

If a horse is passing the long, round 
worms, the plan of treatment is to give 



twice daily for 3 or 4* days a drench com- 
posed of oil of turpentine or creolin, I 
fluidounce, and raw linseed oil, 2 or 3 
fluidounces, to be followed on the fourth 
day by a purge of 1 ounce of aloes. Or 
the treatment may consist of 2 drams of 
santonin with 1 or 2 drams of calomel. 
This dose should not be repeated, but 
should be followed in 6 hours by a quart 
of raw linseed oil. 

If pinworms are present (the ones 
that infest the large bowels), injections 
into the rectum of infusions of tobacco 
or quassia chips, 4 ounces to the gallon, 
once or twice daily for a few days, and 
followed by a purge are beneficial. 



DIVISION II— CATTLE MEDICINES. 



The doses in the following formulas, 
when not otherwise specified, are intend- 
ed for a full-grown animal, consequently 
when the medicines are to be adminis- 
tered to young, small or weak animals 
a corresponding reduction must be made 
in the size of the dose, while for unus- 
ually large and strong cattle the doses 
may be increased. For young cattle the 
following will serve as a general guide. 

Dose Required at Different Ages. 

At I year, 25% of the adult dose. 

At 2 years, 50*% of the adult dose. 

At 3 to 4 years, 75% of the adult dose. 
Administering Medicines. 

Medicines may be administered to cat- 
tle by the mouth, by injection into the 
rectum, vagina, udder, veins, trachea, or 
under the skin, by insufflation into the 
nostrils, or they may be applied exter- 
nally. 

When systemic effects are desired, they 
are administered by the mouth or subcu- 
taneously, or, very occasionally, by the 
rectum. 

The simplest way to give medicines by 
the mouth is to mix them with the food 
or water. This can be done when the 
medicine is in the form of a powder or 
liquid, if but a small quantity is to be 
given, or if it does not have a taste that 
is: disagreeable to the animal and is not 



so irritant as to injure the lining mem- 
branes of the mouth and throat. 

The usual method of administering 
bulky or unpalatable doses is to mix 
them with a liquid vehicle, such as water, 
milk, molasses or beer, and to give them 
from a bottle. In administering a drench 
of this kind the head of the animal 
should be elevated a little by an assist- 
ant. This is best accomplished by stand- 
ing on the left side of the animal's head 
and grasping the nose with the thumb 
and fingers of the right hand inserted in 
the nostrils, and with the left hand be- 
neath the chin; the head is still further 
elevated and supported. If the animal is 
unruly it may be tied in a stall or placed 
in a stanchion. 

The medicine can now be poured into 
the mouth by inserting the neck of the 
bottle between the lips on the right side. 
Care must be taken to avoid getting the 
bottle between the back teeth. The 
mouth of the bottle should be inserted as 
far as the middle of the tongue and the 
liquid poured slowly. 

If the cow coughs the head must be 
lowered at once to permit the liquid to 
escape from the larynx. If pouring of 
the medicine is continued while the ani- 
mal is coughing, some oi the drench 
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lungs and cause a severe or even fatal 
pneumonia. The bottle used must be 
large and strong with a sloping neck, 
without any sharp corners. 

The amount of liquid to be given in a 
drench depends on the effect sought and 
upon the nature of the medicine. In im- 
paction of the stomach very large quan- 
tities of liquid may be given, as much as 
a gallon, or several gallons at a time. 
Usually, however, it is not customary or 
desirable to give more than from I to 2 
quarts at a dose, and not more than a 
pint unless required by the irritant prop- 
erties of the medicine. 

Medicines that are soluble should be 
completely dissolved before they are 
given. Medicines that are insoluble should 
be finely powdered and be well shaken 
with the vehicle just before administra- 
tion. In the latter case a menstruum 
with considerable body, such as molasses, 
flaxseed tea, or milk, will help to hold 
solids or oils in suspension. 

Boluses are sometimes given to larger 
animals, but they are not so well adapted 
to the medication of cattle as of horses. 
Solution is much slower in the paunch 
of the cow than in the stomach of the 
horse, and if the cow is so sick as to 
have stopped ruminating, the bolus may 
become covered up and lost in the mass 
of material in the paunch and remain 
there for days without producing any 
effect. 

The large size or veterinary gelatine 
capsules are convenient for administer- 
ing boluses or even liquid medicines. 
Capsules and boluses are administered 
by being placed (previously moistened) 
on the tongue, well back in the mouth 
while the tongue is drawn forward and 
the mouth is held open by means of a 
block of wood placed between the back 
teeth. The bolus or capsule should be 
dropped, the tongue released, and the 
block removed as nearly simultaneously 
as possible, ^o that the backward move- 
ment of the tongue will carry the bolus 
or capsule into the throat and lead to its 



being swallowed. Care must be taken to 
avoid having the hand cut or crushed 
while introducing the bolus or capsule. 

Medicines are usually administered by 
the rectum for the purpose of controll- 
ing the bowels and for the treatment of 
local diseases. Sometimes, however, 
medicines that have a general effect are 
given in this way when it is not possible 
to give them through the mouth. Only 
drugs that are readily absorbed should 
be given per rectum for a general effect, 
and they should be in somewhat larger 
doses or used more frequently than when 
given by the mouth. Such stimulants as 
ether, alcohol or aromatic spirit of am- 
monia, diluted with four to six times 
their bulk of warm water, may be used 
in this way. 

Rectal injections, or enemata, are used 
in the treatment of constipation. If it is 
the purpose of the injection to soften 
hardened fecal masses, the water should 
be lukew T arm and it may have some soap 
dissolved in it. If it is the purpose of 
the injection to stimulate sluggish bow- 
els to contraction, the water may be cold. 

Actinomycosis, For. 

Actinomycosis, commonly called "lumpy 
jaw," or "big jaw," is caused by the 
"ray fungus," scientifically known as ac- 
tinomyces. It begins as a swelling or 
enlargement of the jawbone. It may af- 
fect either the upper or lower jawbone, 
or both sides at the same time. The 
swelling is painful under pressure and is 
attached to the bone and skin. Finally 
soft areas appear beneath the skin, which 
break, forming ulcers or the openings of 
fistulous tracts extending back into the 
bone and discharging a yellowish, sticky 
pus, which sometimes contains hard, yel- 
low granules or fragments of bone. The 
jaws become distorted, the teeth drop 
out, and the destructive process becomes 
greater and greater. 

From what has been stated it will 
readily be understood that early treat- 
ment is necessary. When there is an 
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swelling, it should be injected with tinc- 
ture of iodin. When there is no exter- 
nal opening, the skin over the swelling 
should be painted with the same liquid. 
The treatment should be applied once 
daily and should be continued until it is 
apparent that the growth of the swell- 
ing has been checked. 

Internally potassium iodid should be 
given in doses of 2 or 3 drams daily, di- 
vided into 2 doses, and given morning 
and evening in a pint of warm water. 
This should be continued for 2 weeks, 
then stopped for 10 days, to be recontin- 
ued if found necessary. 
Appetite, Loss of, For. 

Unless the loss of appetite is the pre- 
cursor of more serious affection, it may 
be treated as a simple disturbance of di- 
gestion. Any of the mixtures mentioned 
under Condition Powders in the division 
of Horse Medicines are supposed to pro- 
duce an improvement in the appetite. 

I. 

Gentian, powder av.oz. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 2 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 6 

Sodium sulfate, dried av.oz. 8 

Give 2 tablespoonfulb to a large ani- 
mal, 1 tablespoon ful to a small animal, 
once a day, stirred with some water to 
make a paste. If this be continued for 8 
days, it is said to produce a wonderful 
improvement in the appetite. 

II. 

Gentian, powder av.oz. 1 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 10 

Mix with 1 quart of warm water and 

give at 1 dose. 

III. This is for calves : 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 300 

Rhubarb, powder gr. 75 

Divide into 2 doses and give each in a 

cup of chamomile tea. 

Appetite, Depraved, Remedies. 

Cattle affected with this disease have 
a variable and capricious appetite in re- 
gard to their regular food, but are liable 
to lick and eat substances for which 
healthy cattle show no inclination. They 



frequently lick lime, coal, earth, gravel, 
and even the dung of other animals. 

The aim in such cases should be to im- 
prove the process of digestion and to 
supply the animal with a sufficiency of 
wholesome food. The following should 
also be given : 

Iron carbonate av.oz. 4 

Gentian av.oz. 4 

Fenugreek av.oz. 4 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 8 

Finely ground bone ("bone 
flour") 16 

Reduce all to fine powder and mix 
well. 

Give a heaping tablespoonful 3 times a 
day. In addition to this, 3 tablespoon- 
fuls of powdered charcoal may be mixed 
with the animal's food 3 times a day, 
and a piece of rock salt should be placed 
where the animal can lick it at will. 
Blisters. 

If a blister for cattle, use one of those 
mentioned under Blisters in the division 
on Horses. 
Bowels, Inflammation of. 

See Stomach and Bowels, Remedies 
for Inflammation of the. 

Bronchitis, Remedies for. 

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the 
mucous membrane of the bronchial 
tubes. When a primary disease it is 
generally the result of what is known as 
"catching cold." It may be secondary to 
or complicated with many of the dis- 
eases of the respiratory system. It may 
also be caused by breathing irritating 
gases, or by the introduction of foreign 
bodies into the bronchial tubes, which 
sometimes results from injudicious or 
careless drenching when the larynx is in 
a temporarily relaxed state. It may be 
acute or chronic, and is divided, accord- 
ing to the seat of the inflammation, into 
bronchitis proper when the large tubes 
are affected, and capillary bronchitis 
when the smaller tubes are affected. 

The animal should be placed in a 
light, well-ventilated box and kept warm 
with blankets. The bowels should be 
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Bronchitis (Cont'd). 
enemas, etc., but avoiding violent purga- 
tives. The food should be light and nu- 
tritious. 

In the early stages of the disease give 
the following mixture 3 times daily: 
Fluid extract of belladonna .. n. dr. 2 
Solution of ammonium 

acetate- fl.oz. 4 

Mix when giving with a half pint of 
water. 

In the later stages of the disease use 
this twice daily : 

Ammonium carbonate dr. 3 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 3 

Mix this also with a half pint of water 
before administering. At the same time 
give 1 grain of strychnine, preferably in 
the form of pills or tablets containing 
nearly this amount. 

In some cases the following is prefer- 
able to either of the above and may be 
given with a pint of linseed tea every 4 
hours : 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.oz. lYi 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia. fl.oz. 2 

Gum camphor dr. 2 

Bronchitis is liable to assume a chron- 
ic form if not properly treated in its 
early stages. Remedial. treatment is of 
little avail when the disease becomes 
chronic. 

Burns and Scalds, Treatment. 

For superficial burns, use carron oil 
(equal parts of lime water and linseed 
oil). This will exclude the atmosphere 
and protect the inflamed skin. The blis- 
ters should be opened to let the fluid es- 
cape, but the cuticle raised by the blister 
should be allowed to remain. When the 
burn is extensive and deep sloughing oc- 
curs, the parts should be treated like 
other deep wounds, by poulticing, astrin- 
gent washes, etc. When the system has 
sustained much shock, internal stimu- 
lants may be required, such as 4 fluid- 
ounces of whisky or 2 drams of am- 
monium carbonate, every hour until the 
animal rallies. When the pain is very 
great, hypodermic injections of 6 grains 



of morphine may be administered every 

6 hours. 

Carbolic Composition. 

See under Horse Medicine. This will 
I be found equally valuable for cattle. 
Colic Remedies. 

Colic is usually the result of too great 
indulgence in indigestible food; if not 
properly attended to may cause death. 
As a rule, the animal is constipated, eats 
nothing, but drinks a great deal, groans, 
etc. If there is no movement of the 
bowels within 3 days, the affection is 
likely to prove fatal. 

Treatment consists in emptying the 
bowels by means of the w r ell-oiled hand, 
after which enemas are to be given every 
hour. Internally oleaginous cathartics 
are to be given, to be followed, when 
the bowels have had a movement, with 
stomachic remedies. 

I. For enema : 

Green soap av.oz. 4 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 4 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 32 

II. Cathartic drench : 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 8 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 32 

Chamomile infusion (1 to 

20) . : fl.oz. 96 

Give 1 quart every 4 hours, until all is 
given, or until the bowels act. If the 
bowels act before all is administered, 
the medicine is to be discontinued. 

III. Stomachic: 

Ginger dr. 2}/ 2 

Mustard dr. 2 l / 2 

Gentian dr. 2y 2 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give 1 such powder in a pint of warm 
water when the bowels have acted and 
the colic has passed off. 

IV. The U. S. Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry directs walking the animal about 
for 10 minutes before administering any 
remedy, as this allows time for a por- 
tion of the contents of the stomach to 
pass into the bowel, and renders it safe 
to give medicine. In many cases the 
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the bowel result in a cure of the disor- 
der. If the pains still persist, give a 
mixture of i fluidounce each of ether 
and tincture of opium, shaken up with a 
pint of warm water, and repeat the dose 
in half an hour if the animal is not re- 
lieved. 
Condition Powders. 

The "condition powders" mentioned 
under Horse Medicines are equally suit- 
able for cattle. 
Constipation Remedies. 

Constipation may result from unsuita- 
ble food, but may also be the accom- 
paniment of other diseases. 

Treatment consists in giving purga- 
tives and enemas and in emptying the 
bowels by means of the hands, previous- 
ly w T ell oiled. 
I. 

Black antimony dr. 3 

Argols (crude tartar) av.oz. % 

Aloes av.oz. 1 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 18 

All should be in powder and should 
be well mixed. 

One-fourth of this mixture should be 
administered every 3 hours in warm 
chamomile tea or other suitable vehicle. 

II. This is for calves : 

Rochelle salt av.oz. 2 

Aloes, powder gr. 150 

Linseed meal gr. 150 

Give this mixture at 1 dose in 8 fluid- 
ounces of warm water. 

III. For enema: 

Green soap av.oz. 2> l A 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Give as an enema every hour until 
evacuation of the bowels ensues. 

IV. For subcutaneous use: 

Eserine sulfate gr. 2 l / 2 

Distilled water m. 90 

Mix and dissolve. 

This may be injected subcutaneously 
to produce an evacuation of the bowels. 
Dehorning of Cattle. 

The U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry 
states that a 2 or 3-days-old calf may be 
dehorned, or more properly speaking, 
the development of the horns may be 



prevented, by the use of a stick of caus- 
tic potash. The operation is performed 
as follows, and is uniformly successful 
if the calf is not more than 3 days old : 
The animal is gently laid over on its 
side, in which position it is easily held 
by an assistant, while the operator clips 
the hair off the little prominence on the 
frontal bone which marks the spot on 
the uppermost side of the head where 
the horn would be developed. Then dip 
the stick of caustic potash in water and 
carefully rub it over the spot just clip- 
ped for about 10 seconds. The calf is 
now to be turned over and the corre- 
sponding portion of the frontal bone on 
the other side is to be clipped and cau- 
terized in the same manner. By this 
time the side first treated is dry and 
should receive a second application of 
potash. Give the other side a second 
treatment of potash, and if the matrix 
of the horn has been located and the 
caustic has been properly applied no 
horns will ever make their appearance. 

Diarrhea, Remedies for. 

Diarrhea may arise from a "cold" or 
may be an accompaniment of other dis- 
orders. 

The remedies used are usually efficient, 
but it is also necessary to cause the ani- 
mal to perspire by rubbing and then to 
cover it warmly. It is also essential to 
put the sick animal in a warm and 
roomy stall, free from drafts. 

The food should be restricted to a lit- 
tle dry feed (good hay, etc.), no green 
food being permissible and in place of 
cold water, warm starchy or mucilagin- 
ous water should be given. 

I. 

Nutgall, powder av.oz. \ l / 2 

Licorice root, powder av.oz. i l / 2 

Give in 2 doses with an interval of 2 

hours, mixing each dose with a pint of 

warm water. 

II. 

Opium, powder dr. 2J/2 

Peppermint, powder av.oz. Y\ 

Linseed meal av.oz. 1 



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Diarrhea (Cont'd). 

Give one-half in the morning, the re- 
mainder in the evening, in i pint of 
warm water. 

III. The U. S. Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry states that when the disease de- 
pends on irritating properties of the 
food which has been supplied to the ani- 
mal, it is advisable to give a mild purga- 
tive such as a pint of castor or linseed 
oil. When the secretions of the bowels 
are irritating, an ounce of magnesium 
carbonate and half an ounce of tincture 
of opium should be shaken up in a quart 
of linseed tea and given to the animal 
3 times a day until the stools present a 
normal appearance. When there is de- 
bility, want of appetite, no fever, but a 
continuance of the watery discharges 
from the bowels, then an astringent may 
be given, such as tannic acid, i av. ounce, 
powdered gentian, 2 av. ounces ; mix and 
divide into 12 powders. One powder is 
to be given 3 times daily until the stools 
present a normal appearance. Each pow- 
der may be mixed with 8 fluidounces of 
whisky or blackberry brandy and a pint 
of water. 
Diarrhea in Sucking Calves, For. 

Diarrhea in young calves is a rather 
common as well as serious complaint. It 
may be due to catching "cold" or it may 
be caused by a fault in the milk. 

Wrap up the animal warmly and ad- 
minister internal medicines as below and 
also use suppositories to avoid irritation 
of the bowels. 
I. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. ^2 

Alum, powder av.oz. l /> 

Rye flour av.oz. 24 

Yolk of egg sufficient 

Make into 5 pills. Give 1 pill every 5 
hours. 
II. 

Hydrochloric acid m. 80 

Chamomile infusion (1 to 

20) fl.oz. 4 

In cases of abnormally acid stomach, 
give the above in 2 doses with an inter- 
val of 5 hours. 



III. Suppositories : 

Tannin gr. 15 

Cocoa butter gr. 180 

Mix and form into 4 suppositories; 
insert 1 morning and evening after a 
passage of the bowels, inserting it as far 
up as can be done with the oiled finger. 

Dysentery, Remedies for. 

Dysentery may arise from a "cold" or 
from eating damaged food. Spring and 
autumn are the times when the affection 
is most common, owing to sudden and 
rapid changes in temperature. This dis- 
order is due to inflammation of the gas- 
trointestinal tract, and results in fre- 
quent stools of an offensive odor, and is 
often accompanied by fever. At first the 
stools contain undigested food, later, 
clots of blood, and subsequently they 
may be almost entirely bloody in charac- 
ter. Treatment must be started early in 
the course of the disease, as otherwise it 
may prove fatal. 

Treatment consists in energetic fric- 
tion of the abdomen with turpentine oil 
and wrapping in warm blankets, this to 
be repeated every 2 hours. Internally 
give opium or astringents but always in 
combination with mucilaginous drinks 
and oil. To alleviate the painful strain- 
ing incident to the frequent defecation, 
it is advisable to use one of the below- 
mentioned enemas. 
I. 

Salicylic acid gr. 75 

Alum, powder av.oz. 1 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 7 

Infusion of ground linseed. fl.oz. 60 
Give a pint of this mixture every 3 
hours. 
II. 

Salicylic acid gr. 75 

Alum dr. 6 

Tannin dr. 6 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 7 

Infusion of peppermint 

(1:10) fl.oz. 7 

Give one-half at a dose and repeat in 
3 hours. . 
III. For enema: 

Salicylic acid gr. 15 

Yolk of egg gr. 30 






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Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Mix well. 

In using, warm the mixture and inject 
into the bowels every half hour until the 
straining at defecation ceases, or better, 
inject after each evacuation of the bow- 
els. 
Dysentery in Sucking Calves. 

Dysentery in sucking calves sets in 
soon after birth and usually proves fatal. 
The disorder is infectious and the ut- 
most cleanliness is required to guard 
against it. Treatment must be begun as 
early as possible if the animal is to be 
saved. The animal is to be wrapped up 
in woolen blankets, and given internal 
remedies and rectal suppositories to re- 
lieve the painful straining due to fre- 
quent defecation. 
I. 

Salicylic acid gr. 40 

Tannic acid gr. 40 

Infusion of chamomile 

(1:25) fl.oz. 8 

Give half at a dose and the remainder 
in 4 hours. 
II. 

Tincture of opium fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of nux vomica fl.dr. 1^2 

Port wine • fl.oz. 6 

Give a tablespoonful every 3 hours. 
III. For suppositories: 

Salicylic acid gr. 10 

Extract of rhatany gr. 30 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 1 

Mix and make into 10 suppositories. 
After every evacuation of the bowels, 
wash the anus with lead water, and in- 
sert a suppository as far as possible into 
the rectum by means of the oiled finger. 
Eczema Remedies. 

Eczema is not so common among cat- 
tle as in horses and dogs', in which it is 
the most common of all skin diseases. 
It is occasionally observed under sys- 
tems of bad hygiene, filthiness, lousiness, 
overcrowding, overfeeding, excessively 
damp or too warm stables. It is found 
to develop now and then in cattle that 
are fed upon sour substances, distillery 
swills, house and garden garbage, etc. 



There is no one method of treatment 
which will always prove successful, no 
matter how early it is begun or how 
small an area is involved. Special at- 
tention should be given to the general 
health of the animal and its environ- 
ment. Feeding should be moderate in* 
quantity and not too stimulating in char- 
acter — green feed, bran mashes, ground 
oats, clean hay, and plenty of salt. If 
the animal has been fed too high, give 
an active purgative, epsom salt prefer- 
red, once a week if necessary, and half 
an ounce of potassium acetate or nitrate 
may be given in the feed twice a day. If 
the animal is in poor condition and de- 
bilitated, give a tablespoonful of the fol- 
lowing mixture in the feed twice a day : 

Ferrous sulfate, 

Gentian, 

Sulfur, 

Sassafras bark, each, equal parts. 

If the animal is lousy, the parasite 
must be destroyed before the animal can 
be cured. The external treatment must 
vary with the character of the lesions; 
no irritating applications should be made 
while the disease is in its acute vesicular, 
or pustular stage, and in the chronic 
stage, active stimulants must be used. 
Much washing is harmful, yet crusts 
and scales must be removed in order to 
obtain satisfactory results from external 
applications. Both objects can be ob- 
tained by judiciously combining the cur- 
ative agents with such agents as will at 
the same time cleanse the skin. 

In the vesicular stage, when the 'skin 
is feverish and the skin is peeling off, 
exposing the moist dermis, an applica- 
tion of boric acid solution, 1 ounce to 
a quart of water, will often relieve the 
smarting or itching, and also serves to 
check the exudation and dry the surface. 
If it fails to have the desired effect, use 
creolin, 1 ounce to a quart of water, as 
a wash. Either of these washes may be 
used several times a day until incrusta- 
tion is well established. Then use creo- 
lin, 1 ounce to a pint of sweet oil, or 



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Eczema (Cont'd). 

zinc salve, giving the affected surface a 
thorough application once a day. 

In chronic eczema, when there is a 
succession of scabs, or scales, or indo- 
lent sores, or fissures, ointment of am- 
moniated mercury, citrin ointment, or 
mercurial ointment, each diluted with an 
equal amount of petrolatum, may be ap- 
plied every second day, taking care so 
that the animal can not lick the parts. 

In some cases the following mixture 
will act beneficially : 

Oil of tar fl.oz. I 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 2> 2 

Rub this in after cleansing the parts 
with warm water and soap. 

The internal administration of arsenic 
often gives excellent results in chronic 
eczema. It may be given in the form of 
Fowler's solution, i ounce twice a day 
in water after feeding. - 

An alkali internally may be of service. 
As such give 2 ounces of sodium bicar- 
bonate twice daily. Sulfur may also be 
tried in ounce doses twice daily. 

Eye, Inflammation of. 

Inflammation of the eye is usually of 
a catarrhal character caused by catching 
"cold." The eye first appears reddened, 
then tears begin to flow, and a mucous 
substance appears which has a tendency 
to stick the eyelids together. 

Treatment consists in washing with 
warm milk and applying this solution 
every hour : 

Solution of lead subacetate. .fl.dr. i]/ 2 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Fever Medicines. 

Fever is usually an accompaniment of 
various diseases, but in the absence of 
knowledge of what the disease is the 
fever should be treated directly by ad- 
ministering purgatives with saltpeter; 
cold water enemas may also be used. 
The following will prove useful : 
I. 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. y A 



Sodium sulfate 



av.oz. 8 



Give one-half of the above in 
of warm bran water at night. 
II. 



quart 



Sodium salicylate . 
Magnesium sulfate 



....av.oz. 1 
. . . .av.oz. 10 



Use like the preceding. 

Flies, Treatment for. 

The remedies mentioned under Horse 
Medicines are recommended for cattle. 

Foot-Rot, Remedies for. 

In the earlier stages of the disease, be- 
fore pus forms beneath the horn, a thor- 
ough cleansing and an application of a 
5% carbolic acid solution, clean stabling 
and laxative food will usually remedy 
the evil. Solution of cresol U. S. P. is 
also an excellent application. It should 
be applied to the suppurating tissue be- 
tween the claws in undiluted state. Care 
must be taken to avoid contact of this 
liquid with the skin about the coronary 
band or heels. If deep sloughing has 
taken place the carbolic or cresol solu- 
tion should be used and a wad of oakum 
or cotton smeared with pine tar should 
be secured firmly in the cleft. Some- 
times warm poulticing with flaxseed 
meal or bran becomes necessary to re- 
lieve excessive fever and pain. If the 
pus burrows under the horn, its channel 
must be followed by paring away the 
horn until the bottom is reached. The 
after-treatment should be the same as 
that already recommended. 

The following ointment is also good : 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Rosin av.oz. 1 

Linseed oil, raw .fl.oz. 2 

Lard av.oz. 4 

Verdigris av.oz. 4 

Melt the lard, oil and rosin together, 
rub the verdigris to a smooth mixture 
with the turpentine, and add to *he other 
mixture. 
Founder, Remedies for. 

Founder or laminitis does not usually 
occur in such a severe form in the cow 
as in the horse, but a mild form, denom- 
inated "foot soreness," is fairly common. 
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Keating, continued standing without ex- 
ercise on a stone or cement floor with- 
out sufficient bedding, or by driving long 
distances over rough or stony soil. 

The inflammation is usually relieved 
by applying cold packs to the feet, or 
standing the animal on a soft floor in a 
stream of running water. It may be 
well to give a full dose of epsom salt, i 
to iY 2 pounds, followed by l / 2 ounce 
doses of saltpeter 2 or 3 times a day. 
Hoven, Remedies For. 

See Tympanitis Remedies. 
Indigestion Remedies. 

Indigestion is generally produced by 
irregular feeding or indigestible food, 
without taking sufficient exercise, or 
from eating large quantities of non-nu- 
tritious food. 

The symptoms are irregular passage 
of feces of an offensive cdor, the mouth 
is slimy, the tongue is coated, the appe- 
tite is much diminished, and the animal 
chews its cud but little. 

The treatment consists in the adminis- 
tration of mild laxatives combined with 
bitter tonics, and of hydrochloric acid. 

During the illness the animal should 
be fed only with very easily digestible 
food. 

I. 

Black antimony dr. 5 

Argols (crude tartar) av.oz. 1*4 

Wormwood av.oz. 2 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 15 

Give one-fourth of this every 4 hours 
in a quart of warm water. 

II. For obstinate cases : 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 4 

Linseed meal av.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Give one-half at night and the remain- 
der in the morning. 

III. For chronic cases : 

Black antimony av.oz. x / 2 

Aloes av.oz. 1 

Argols (crude tartar) av.oz. 1 

Calamus av.oz. 2 

Linseed meal av.oz. 3 

One-third of this is a dose which is to 

be given every night and morning in a 

pint of warm water. 

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Indigestion in Young Calves. 

The treatment must vary with the 
cause. If there is any irritant matter in 
the bowels, give 1 or 2 ounces of castor 
oil with 20 drops of tincture of opium. 
If the sour eructations are marked, a 
tablespoonful of lime water or 2 drams 
of calcined magnesia may be given 2 or 
3 times a day. If the disorder continues 
after the removal of the irritant, give 30 
grains of pepsin with a teaspoonful of 
tincture of gentian at each meal time. 
Any return of constipation must be 
treated by injections of warm water and 
soap. 
Insect Bites and Stings. 

See following heading under Horse 
Medicines: Bee, Wasp and Hornet 
Stings; Flies, Treatment for; and Mos- 
quito Oil. 
Itching, Remedies for. 

Itching is not a disease, only a sensa- 
tion. It is an affection produced by 
slight irritation from without or by an 
internal cause acting upon the sensory 
nerves of the skin. Nothing character- 
istic is seen except the secondary lesions 
produced mechanically by scratching or 
rubbing. 

A common cause of itching is dirt on 
the skin, due to insufficient care. If the 
ceiling of the stable is open so that dust 
and straw may fall down, the skin is ir- 
ritated and itching may result. It also 
occurs in some forms of indigestion. It 
may be due to affections of the liver or 
kidneys when an increase of effete ma- 
terial has to be thrown off by the skin. 
Some irritating substances when eaten 
may be excreted by the skin and thus 
coming in direct contact with the sen- 
sory nerves produce itching. In another 
class of cases the itching may be due to 
an atrophy, contraction or hardening of 
the skin when the nerves become irri- 
tated by the pressure. 

The chief reliance in treating this 
symptom must be change of food, plen- 
ty of exercise, and in most cases the ad- 
ministration of a cathartic, 1 to V/2 



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Itching (Cont'd). 

pounds of epsom salt mixed with a 
handful of salt, a tablespoonful of gin- 
ger or black pepper, and about 2 quarts 
of water. Afterwards a half ounce of 
sodium hyposulfite may be given twice a 
day for a week, mixed with the feed. 
For external application when the skin 
is abraded or thickened from rubbing, a 
solution of borax, 2 ounces to a quart 
of water, may be used. A solution of 
carbolic acid, a half-ounce to a quart of 
water, may give relief in some cases. 
Jaundice, Treatment for. 

Jaundice may emanate from the liver 
or may result from intestinal catarrh. As 
in the human subject, it is manifested by 
yellow discoloration of the mucous mem- 
brane of the mouth, of the white of the 
eye, etc. The urine becomes dark and 
the feces light colored; the appetite is 
diminished and the animal becomes 
emaciated. 

Treatment consists in giving calomel 
and sodium sulfate and applying coun- 
ter-irritant ointments in the region of 
the liver. If no benefit results from this 
treatment, then the sodium sulfate should 
be given with aloes, rhubarb and juniper 
berries. 

I. 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 2 

Juniper berries, crushed. . .av.oz. 2 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 10 

Give half of this in the morning and 

other in the evening, each dose with a 

quart of water. 

II. 

Aloes av.oz. 2 

Rhubarb av.oz. 2 

Argols (crude tartar) av.oz. 4 

Calamus av.oz. 4 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 4 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give 1 heaping tablespoonful in a 

quart of infusion of juniper berries 3 

times a day. 

Lice Exterminators. 

Lice are most apt to trouble young 
animals, only troubling old ones when 



they are very dirty. Green soap and to- 
bacco are the agents usually employed. 
I. 

Crude naphthalin av.oz. 2 

Green soap av.oz. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Water fl.oz. 40 

Heat the whole together until dis- 
solved and then stir until cold. 

Rub the places infested by lice thor- 
oughly with the above, and wash off the 
next day with warm soda solution. When 
the animal is again dry repeat this oper- 
ation twice. The lice generally die after 
the second application. 
II. 

Oil of tar fl.oz. 2 

Sweet oil fl.oz. 10 

Apply once or twice daily. 

Liniments. 

Any of the liniments mentioned under 
Horse Medicines are equally valuable 
for cattle. 

Lumpy Jaw, Remedies for. 

See Actinomycosis, For. 
Mange, Treatment for. 

Mange or scabies in cattle is like 
mange in other animals a contagious dis- 
ease caused by an acarus or mite. There 
are two kinds of these acari in cattle, 
the psoroptes and symbiotes. The for- 
mer are the ones which most frequently 
affect cattle. The U. S. Bureau of Ani- 
mal Industry advises dipping mangy cat- 
tle in dipping tanks in the same manner 
as sheep are dipped (see Scab, Treat- 
ment for, in Division III). The follow- 
ing dipping solution is recommended : 

Sulfur av.lb. 24 

Unslaked lime av.lb. 12 

Water .gal. 100 

Both lime and sulfur should be weigh- 
ed, not guessed at. Slake the lime with 
enough water to form a paste, and into 
this sift the sulfur and mix well. Then 
add this mixture to 25 or 30 gallons of 
boiling water contained in a kettle or 
boiler and boil the mixture for 2 hours 
at least, frequently stirring the liquid 
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continued until the sulfur disappears, or 
almost disappears from the surface of 
the liquid, when the latter will have a 
chocolate or liver color. Water must be 
added from time to time to replace that 
lost by evaporation. Finally add enough 
water to make about ioo gallons of li- 
quid. The liquid only should be used 
for dipping. 

During the dipping of the cattle if the 
liquid becomes filthy it should be chang- 
ed, regardless of the number of cattle 
dipped. It should never be used when 
more than 10 days old. The tempera- 
ture of the liquid when used for dipping 
should be from 102 to no deg. F. 
Milk Fever. 

See Parturition Fever. 
Milk Secretion, for Diminished. 

When diminished milk secretion is not 
due to age or to disease, the following 
mixtures will prove useful. They have 
been dispensed under such names as Cow 
Powder, Milk Powder, and Pulvis Vac- 
carum. 
I. 

Caraway • av.oz. 4 

Calamus av.oz. 4 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Sulfur av.oz. 1 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give 2 heaping tablespoonfuls twice 
daily in 1 quart of warm beer. 

II. 

Anise av.oz. 2 

Fennel av.oz. 2 

Black antimony av.oz. 4 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 4 

All should be in powder and well 

mixed. 
This mixture should be used like. the 

preceding. 

III. 

Capsicum dr. 1 

Anise av.oz. 1 

Caraway av.oz. 1 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 2 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 10 

Reduce to powder and mix well. 
This is to be used if the suppression 
of milk is due to indigestion. The food 
should be changed and 3 doses of this 



medicine should be given at intervals of 
2 days. Give in a quart of ale or beer. 
Milk, For Rapid Curdling of. 

There are conditions of cows when 
the milk soon becomes curdled in spite 
of the utmost cleanliness. The follow- 
ing mixtures may remove the difficulty. 
Of course foods containing the least 
amount of acid should be given the ani- 
mal. 
I. 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 3 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 4 

Fennel av.oz. 6 

Linseed meal av.oz. 8 

All should be in powder and should be 
well mixed. 

Given one-half in 1 quart of warm 
water, administering the remainder the 
next day. 

Milk, Red and Blue, Remedies. 
Red Milk. 
Blood may escape with the milk when 
the udder has been injured by blows, or 
when it is congested or inflamed or when 
the circulation has been suddenly in- 
creased by richer or more abundant 
food. The milk frothing up and assum- 
ing a pink tinge is often the first sign of 
"red water" and it may result from eat- 
ing acrid, or irritant plants like the ra- 
nunculacae, resinous plants, etc. Depos- 
its of tubercle or tumors in the udder, or 
induration of the gland may be causes, 
irritation due to milking contributing to 
draw the blood. There may also be a 
reddish tinge or sediment in milk when 
madder or logwood has been eaten. If 
milk becomes red after it is drawn, this 
may be due to presence in it of the Mic- 
rococcus prodigiosus. 
See also Udder, Inflammation of. 
The treatment must vary with the 
cause. In congested glands give 1 pound 
of epsom salt and daily thereafter ^2 
ounce of saltpeter with a dram of potas- 
sium chlorate, also bathe the bag with 
hot or cold water and rub with cam- 
phorated oil. If the food is too rich or 
too abundant it must be reduced. If the 
disorder is due to acrid plants these 



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Milk Diseases (Cont'd). 

must be removed from the pasture or 
fodder. If there is induration of the 
udder, this may be overcome by rubbing 
with a mixture of iodin ointment i part, 
green soap, 2 parts, or a mixture of 
mercurial ointment and green soap may 
be used. Of course, care should be ex- 
ercised in milking. 

Blue Milk. 
Watery milk is always bluish, but the 
presence of the germ Bacillus cyanogens 
causes a distinct blue shade even in rich 
milk and cream. It may reach the milk- 
after it has been drawn, or it may find 
its way into the opening of the milk 
ducts and enter the milk as it is drawn. 
In the latter case, frequent milking and 
the injection into the teats of a solution 
of 60 grams of sodium hyposulfite in 8 
fluidounces of water will serve to de- 
stroy them. 

If the milk is bluish simply because it 
is watery, the following remedy should 
be administered: 

Caraway seed av.oz. 1 

Gentian av.oz. 1 

Calamus av.oz. 1 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 4 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give a tablespoonful with each meal. 
Mosquito Oil. 

See same heading under Horse Medi- 
cines. This preparation is also useful 
for cattle. 
Ointments. 

The ointments mentioned under Horse 
Medicines are also suitable for cattle. 
Parturition Fever (Milk Fever). 

Parturition fever usually occurs sev- 
eral days after calving. The animal re- 
fuses to eat food, is very restless, trem- 
bles violently, and then lies down with- 
out being able to get up again. Sub- 
sequently the animal lies on its side, 
gnashes its teeth, etc. The symptoms 
follow each other rapidly, and if the ani- 
mal is not treated so as to be on the 
road to recovery in 5 days, the disease 
will prove fatal. The animal must be 



kept in a warm stall, free from drafts, 
having a thick, high bed of dry straw. 
It should be kept covered with woolen 
blankets. Give saline purgatives and in- 
ject cool enemas with soap water. If 
the bowels have operated, give carmina- 
tives containing ether. Rub the small of 
the back with counter-irritant ointments. 
For the fever, give salicylic acid which 
may be added to the purgative as well 
as to the carminative. When the animal 
begins to eat again, give it warm, soft 
foods (bran mashes with linseed meal, 
etc.). The udder should be carefully 
emptied every hour during the course of 
the disease. 

I. Purgative : 

Camphor dr. 5 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 1% 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 14 

Mix well and divide into 4 powders. 
Give 1 powder every 4 hours in a pint 

of warm chamomile tea. If purgation 
ensues before all the powders are given, 
the latter are to be discontinued. 

II. For the fever : 

Valerian root, cut av.oz. 4 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. 1 

Spirit of ether fl.dr. 5 

Water pints 5 

Pour 5 pints of boiling water on the 
valerian, let stand for x / 2 hour, then 
strain, adding warm water through the 
strainer to make the liquid measure 5 
pints. To the colature add the other in- 
gredients. 

Give 1 pint of this mixture every hour. 
Rheumatism Remedies. 

In most cases, rheumatism is the re- 
sult of catching "cold/' It may be ac- 
companied with fever or there may be 
none. The febrile form usually lasts 8 
to 10 days, the other may persist for 
several weeks. The treatment for the 
first kind consists in first bleeding a vein, 
then giving purgatives containing salt- 
peter. The second kind requires diuretic 
and purgative treatment. 
I. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 2 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 12 



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Reduce to powder, mix, and divide 
into 4 portions. 

This is used as a purgative, I powder 
being given every 3 hours in a quart of 
warm water. 
II. 

When there is fever, sodium salicylate 
in about i-ounce doses may be adminis- 
tered every 3 hours in a pint of warm 
water. It is not well to continue this 
treatment indefinitely on account of the 
danger of weakening the heart. The 
drug may be given continuously for a 
day as directed, after which 1 or 2 doses 
only per day should be given. 
III. 

When there is no fever the following 
may be recommended: 

Arnica flowers av.oz. 3J/2 

Juniper berries, crushed av.oz. 2> l / 2 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Aloes av.oz. 1 

Water, boiling pints 7 

Pour the water upon the arnica and 
juniper, let stand X A hour, strain, and in 
the colature dissolve the remaining in- 
gredients. 

Warm I quart of this mixture and 
give every 5 hours. 
IV. Application : 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 6 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. yy 2 

This mixture should be applied to the 
swollen joints every 6 hours. 
Rickets of Calves. 

This is caused by improper feeding, 
together with a "cold." The joints of 
the legs become swollen, feverish and 
painful, the animals suckle less and less, 
finally get cramps, and then die. A pre- 
ventive of this disease is to mix some 
bone ash daily with the mother cow's 
feed, and it is also advisable to admin- 
ister about 80 grains once daily to the 
calf. 

If the disease is advanced, rub the 
joints with alcoholic liniments, and give 
bone ash or oyster shell in milk; if 
there is diarrhea treat it by the usual 
methods. See Diarrhea in Sucking 
Calves, For. 



I. This powder is to be given to 

build up the bony system : 

Levigated oyster shell av.oz. 4 

Give as much as will lie on the point 

of a small knife 3 times daily in milk. 

II. For diarrhea: 

Opium gr. 8 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 40 

Give this powder in 4 fluidounces of 

warm chamomile tea. 

III. If there is constipation, give 2 

fluidounces of castor oil every 3 hours 

in warm milk. 

IV. For application : 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of formic acid fl.oz. 2 

Oil of rosemary drops 24 

Rub the swollen joints several times 

daily. 
Any other alcoholic preparation may 

be used, such as spirit of camphor alone 

or soap liniment. 

Ringworm Remedies. 

See Tetter or Ringworm Remedies. 

Scabies, Treatment for. 
See Mange, Treatment for. 

Scalds, Treatment for. 

See Burns and Scalds, Treatment for. 

Shoulder Lameness, Treatment. 

Shoulder lameness may be caused by 

a misstep, bruise, or a fall, or it may be 

due to a "cold," in which case it is of 

rheumatic character. Treatment should 

consist in applying mild counter-irritants 

and in keeping the part warm. 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 3 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 6 

Spirit of soap fl.oz. 6 

Rub well into the lame shoulder 3 

times daily. 

Southern Cattle Fever, For. 
See Texas Fever, Remedies for. 

Stomach Catarrh. 

See Indigestion Remedies. 

Stomach and Bowels, Inflammation 
of the. 

It is generally presumed that inflam- 
mation of the stomach and bowels is the 
result either of a "cold" or of eating- 
some poisonous weed. 



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Stomach, Inflammation (Cont'd). 

The affection is manifested by loss of 
both appetite and thirst, restlessness, 
swollen abdomen, constipation, etc. 

Warm mashes should be given as food 
and warm linseed meal water be given 
in place of cold water to drink. Purga- 
tives containing oil should be given, also 
enemas, and the belly should be rubbed 
with stimulant applications. The animal 
should also be bled. 

The following may also be adminis- 
tered : 

I. 

Salicylic acid gr. 90 

Infusion of chamomile 

(1 in 10) fl.oz. 32 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 10 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 26 

Administer 1 pint every hour until 
constipation is overcome. 

II. As an enema, mix i l / 2 ounces of 
salt and 3 fluidounces of raw linseed oil 
with a quart of soap water and inject 
every 3 hours until the bowels are re- 
lieved. 
III. Application : 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 4 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 4 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Rub the abdomen with this every 3 
hours. 
Tetter or Ringworm. 

Tetter usually attacks old, underfed 
animals where stalls are poorly venti- 
lated and unclean. 

The stalls must first of all be thor- 
oughly cleaned, aired and whitewashed 
with lime, and the affected parts of the 
animal treated with the following : 

Green soap av.o" 10 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Pine tar av.oz. 5 

Heat in a water bath until of a uni- 
form consistency. 

Wash the entire body of the animal 
every 2 days with warm green soap solu- 
tion (1 to 20), rinse with warm water 
and when the animal is dry rub the 
above ointment well in under the hair. 
The U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry 



directs this treatment : Remove all crusts 
by washing with soap and water, then 
apply acetic acid, sulfur ointment, tinc- 
ture of iodin or citrin ointment once a 
day. Cleanse the stable and whitewash 
it to destroy the spores scattered by the 
crusts. 

Texas or Tick Fever. 

When the disease has broken out, all 
animals, the sick as well as the healthy, 
should at once be removed to another 
non-infected pasture. While this may 
not cut short the disease, it may save the 
lives of some animals by removing them 
from the possibility of being attacked 
by more young ticks. Removal from in- 
fected pastures likewise prevents a sec- 
ond later attack in October or early in 
November, which is caused by another 
generation of ticks. It is true that sick 
native animals infect with a new gener- 
ation of ticks the pasture to which they 
are removed, but these usually appear so 
late that they have but little chance to 
do any damage. 

Medical treatment of the sick has gen- 
erally been unsatisfactory except in 
chronic cases and those occurring late in 
the fall. . If the animal is constipated, a 
drench consisting of 1 pound of epsom 
salt in a quart of water may be admin- 
istered, followed by 30 to 90-grain doses 
of quinine sulfate, according to the size 
of the animal, 4 times a day, until the 
system is well saturated with it. Tinc- 
ture of digitalis, 4 fluidrams, and whis- 
key or alcohol, 2 fluidounces, may be 
combined with the quinine, according to 
indications of individual cases. The fol- 
lowing tonic should be used in the con- 
valescent stage when the fever has run 
its course : 

Reduced iron av.oz. 2 

Nux vomica av.oz. 2 

Rhubarb av.oz. 2 

Gentian av.oz. 2 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 6 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give a heaping tablespoon ful in the 
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The animal should be given a nutri- 
tious laxative diet with plenty of clean 
and cool drinking water. 

Experiments have been made by the 
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry with 
regard to freeing cattle from ticks. 
When the herd is small, a very effective 
but laborious method is to pick off these 
parasites by hand or to scrape them off 
with a dull knife or currycomb. This 
should be done at least three times a 
week in order to find all the adults be- 
fore they mature and drop off. After 
removing the ticks, they should be de- 
stroyed, preferably by burning. 

Greasing the legs and sides of cattle 
with cotton-seed oil, fish oil or crude 
petroleum will assist in preventing the 
ticks from crawling up on the body. In 
small herds, smearing the cattle with a 
mixture of I gallon of cotton-seed oil, 
i gallon of kerosene and i pound of sul- 
fur, or with a mixture of equal parts of 
cotton-seed oil and crude petroleum has 
proved efficacious when applied to the 
skin 2 or 3 times a week during the tick 
season. 
Throat, Inflamamtion of. 

Inflammation of the throat usually re- 
sults from a "cold." The affected ani- 
mal does not swallow readily, liquids 
flowing out again through the nostrils, it 
coughs a great deal, and respiration is 
short and labored. The affection usually 
lasts 6 to 8 days. Treatment consists in 
making stimulating applications, such as 
liniments or baths or ointments. 
I. 

Ammonia liniment fl.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 8 

Rub the throat 3 times daily with this 
mixture and then bind with flannel. 
II. 

Alum dr. 6 

Salicylic acid gr. 24 

Honey av.oz. 1 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 30 

Mix and dissolve. 

Warm the solution and inject into the 
mouth every half hour. Or a linen 



cloth moistened with this solution may 
be employed to wash out the mouth. 
Thrush in Calves. 

It will be observed that the calf is dis- 
inclined to suckle its mother's teats. 
Upon examination of the mouth, the 
canker spots will be noticed. Treatment 
consists in washing out the mouth every 
2 hours with fresh water, then applying 
the below mentioned lotion and giving 
the powder. 

I. 

Alum dr. 2^ 

Honey dr. 6 

Infusion of sage (1:10) fl.oz. 7^ 

Mix and dissolve. 

Wash the mouth thoroughly every 2 

hours with fresh water, then apply this 

solution. 

II. 

Rhubarb dr. 3 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 1 

Mix and divide into 3 powders. 

Give 1 powder every morning in some 

milk. 

Tympanitis Remedies. 

Tympanitis is the sudden production 
of a large amount of gas in the first 
stomach of the cow, which causes enor- 
mous distention of the abdomen, owing 
to failure of the gas to be discharged by 
the mouth or anus. It appears most fre- 
quently in animals which have just been 
turned out to green pasture in conse- 
quence of which they eat too greedily 
and hastily. The disorder comes on rap- 
idly and if not quickly relieved may 
prove fatal. If the gas has accumulated 
within the course of half an hour the 
speediest and surest way to gain relief is 
to puncture the rumen with a trochar. 
Evacuation of gas through the oeso- 
phagus is accomplished by pulling the 
tongue out of the mouth or by traction 
upon the commissures of the lips by 
means of a knotted straw rope; this 
gives rise to involuntary movements of 
the tongue which produce eructations 
and sometimes vomiting. The rectum 
should be emptied by means of the oiled 



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Tympanitis (Cont'd). 

hand, after which enemas of soap water 
should be injected and one of the fol- 
lowing drenches administered : 

I. 

Potassium sulfid av.oz. 2 

Rye flour av.oz. 2 

Lime water pints 4 

Give 1 pint at a dose every y 2 half. 
II. 

Ammonia water fl.oz. V/2 

Rye flour av.oz. 2 

Lime water pints 3 

Use like the preceding. 
III. 

Aromatic spirit of 

ammonia fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of ginger fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Give at 1 dose. This may be repeated 
in half an hour if no relief is obtained, 
and if failing to relieve in another half 
hour, resort should be had to the tro- 
char. 

IV. Tympanitis may become chronic 
so that the animal bloats up after each 
feeding but not enough to cause alarm. 
Treatment should be commenced by giv- 
ing this cathartic mixture: 

Epsom or glauber's salt av.lb. 1 

Ginger, powder av.oz. 1 

Barbadoes aloes av.oz. l /z 

Molasses pint 1 . 

Water, lukewarm quarts 2 

Mix the solids with the water and add 
the molasses. 

After purgation, the following tonic 
and antacid should be given to promote 
digestion : 

Gentian av.oz. 3 

Potassium bicarbonate av.oz. 3 

Ginger av.oz. 3 

Capsicum av.oz. 1 

Reduce all to powder, mix well and 
divide into 12 powders. 

Give 1 powder 3 times a day before 
feeding, mixed with a half pint of whis- 
key and a pint of water. It is also of 
advantage in such cases to give two 
heaping teaspoonfuls of wood charcoal, 
mixed with the animal's food, 3 times a 
day. If the dung is hard, the constipa- 



tion should be overcome by feeding a 

little flaxseed twice daily or giving a 

handful of glauber's salt in the feed 

once or twice a day. Roots, silage and 

other succulent foods should also be 

given. 

Udder, Inflammation of. 

Inflamed udder may result from in- 
jury or from cold, or as a result of 
other diseases. In the first stages, the 
milk appears normal, subsequently be- 
coming thick and even purulent or 
bloody. 

Treatment consists in gently evacuat- 
ing the udder mornings and evenings, 
and limiting the animal to half rations, 
which should consist of easily digestible 
food. The udder should be bathed in 
warm water after milking, and after 
drying an antiseptic application should 
be made. If the udder is hot and fever- 
ish, the application should contain mer- 
curial ointment. Saline purgatives should 
be administered internally. 

I. This is for use in the early stages : 

Salicylic acid dr. 1 

Camphorated oil fl.oz. 4 

Rub the udder carefully twice daily. 

II. To use when the udder is fever- 
ish : 

Salicylic acid gr. 40 

Mercurial ointment av.oz. 1 

Camphorated oil fl.oz. 3 

Apply like the preceding. 
Urine Bloody. 

This is generally brought about by 
eating sour food or such as contain oxa- 
lates, either fresh or dried, which is 
generally the cause to be looked for. 

Treatment consists in changing the 
food. If the disease has been contracted 
while grazing, change to hay, or if it 
has been contracted from hay, place the 
animal at pasture or give it green food. 
If the change of food alone proves in- 
sufficient then use the following: 

Lead carbonate gr. 45 

Sodium acetate dr. 2 l /x 

Camphor, powder dr. 4 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 4 

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635 



Give i powder in a quart of bran 
mash morning and evening. 

The U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry 
states that treatment must vary accord- 
ing to the cause. If due to an irritant, a 
saline purgative, say i to i^ pounds of 
glauber's salt, will clear the irritants 
from the bowels and allay the fever. It 
will also serve to divert to the bowels 
much of the irritant products already ab- 
sorbed into the blood and will thus pro- 
tect the kidneys. In many such cases a 
liberal supply of wholesome, easily di- 
gestible food will be all the additional 
treatment required. Demulcent food, 
such as boiled flaxseed or wheat bran, is 
especially good. If much blood has been 
lost, bitters and iron, such as gentian, 4 
drams, ferrous sulfate, 2 drams, should 
be given every day for a week. 

For cases in which excess of diuretic 
plants have been taken, the "salts" should 
be replaced by a pint or two of olive oil, 
adding 1 ounce of tincture of opium and 
2 drams of gum camphor. In cases due 
to sprained or fractured loins, to in- 
flamed kidneys, or to stone or gravel, 
the treatment will be as far as possible 
for the particular ailment. 
Worm Remedies. 

Worms are readily produced by in- 
sufficient feeding, and are expelled by 
purgative worm medicines. It is impor- 
tant to give the animal but little food on 
the day previous, and to administer the 
worm medicine and the purgative at the 
same time. 

Wormwood, powder 

Tansy, powder 

Aloes, powder 

Dippel's oil 

Linseed oil, raw . . . 

Give in 2 doses, with an interval of 5 
hours. 

The U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry 
recommends as treatment for the twist- 
ed wireworm a drench of a 1% solution 
of coal-tar creosote in water, of which 
1 dose will usually be sufficient, or gaso- 
line of whieh 4 to 6 doses will be re- 
quired. The doses will vary according 
to the age of the animal, of the creosote 



av.oz. 


1 


av.oz. 


1 


av.oz. 


1 


fl.dr. 


4 


fl.oz. 


16 



solution from 8 ounces to a quart, of the 
gasoline, y 2 to i l / 2 fluidounces. 

For the encysted stomach worm there 
appears to be no successful treatment. 
Tape worms are frequent in cattle, but 
they appear to do no particular harm. 

If in addition to the twisted wire 
worms, the animals are suffering from a 
severe infection of bowel worms, such 
as hookworms, to each dose of creosote 
solution should be added 30 to 80 grains, 
or even 100 grains, of thymol. The 
above remedies, creosote solution and 
gasoline, are equally suitable for sheep, 
but using smaller doses. 

Wounds, Treatment of. 

Animals may be wounded in various 
ways, as by barb-wire fences, by blows, 
by being gored by other animals, etc. If 
the wound is large and open it must be 
sewed up. After-treatment of the wound 
is of great importance. Formulas are 
given in this Division under Ointments 
and Liniments for preparations that may 
be used as dressings or applications. 

The first treatment of every wound is 
a thorough cleansing. This may be ac- 
complished by allowing water containing 
2% of carbolic acid to flow over it and 
picking out all foreign matter, dirt, 
straw, oats, etc. When the wound and 
adjacent parts are cleansed, dress with 
"white lotion" (Lotio Alba — see formula 
in Part I), or with a solution of 1 
ounce of zinc chlorid to a quart of wa- 
ter. In cold weather the parts may be 
dressed with zinc salve. 

In superficial excoriated wounds, a 
good dressing after the cleansing is iodo- 
form in dry powder. This should be 
followed by a second dressing of pow- 
dered aloes, which not only forms an 
artificial scab but also keeps flies away, 
an important consideration in the treat- 
ment of wounds on animals. 

There are several other applications 
which are efficacious, such as 1 in 800 
corrosive sublimate solution, saturated 
solution of boracic acid, or 3% carbolic 
acid solution. 



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DIVISION III.— SHEEP MEDICINES. 



Most of the remedies described under 
the preceding two sections are equally 
well adapted for sheep, providing they 
be full-grown animals. Lambs frequent- 
ly require somewhat different treatment. 
Anemia Remedies. 

Anemia may be cured if the animal is 
promptly treated in the early stages of 
the disease. Good feeding and care is 
as essential as medicine. The animal 
should be kept in a w r arm stall except in 
pleasant days when it may go out to pas- 
ture. It should receive the best of food 
and drink, and also be given one of the 
following : 

I. 

Juniper berries, crushed av.lb. 2 

Sodium chlorid av.lb. 2 

Ferrous sulfate av.oz. 1 

This is to be mixed with 12 gallons of 

the animal's mashes, and the dose is to 

be repeated once a week for at least 12 

weeks. 

II. 

Juniper berries, crushed. .. .av.lb. 2 

Calamus, powder av.lb. 2 

Sodium chlorid av.lb. 2 

To be mixed with the animal's fodder 
once a week. 
Colic Remedies. 

Colic may result from exposure to 
cold, from constipation, from overfeed- 
ing, or from worms. It is generally ac- 
companied by retention of urine and us- 
ually by constipation. 

If the ailment is due to cold, warming 
or stimulant remedies should be given, 
if due to overfeeding or constipation, 
give a purgative. In either case, keep 
the animal warm, make stimulant appli- 
cations, and give an enema. 

I. This mixture is useful in the treat- 
ment of colic resulting from cold. 

Capsicum gr. 30 

Ginger gr. 120 

Peppermint gr. 150 

Linseed meal gr. 150 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 2 



Reduce all to powder, mix well, and 
divide into four portions. 

Give 1 powder every hour in a cupful 
of warm coffee or warm beer. 

II. This preparation is advised when 
the colic is the result of overfeeding. 

Castile soap dr. 1 

Fennel dr. 2 

Linseed meal dr. 2 

Chamomile dr. 2 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 3 

Reduce all to powder, mix well, and 
divide into four portions. 

Every 2 hours, mix one powder with 
a cupful of warm water, add a table- 
spoonful of linseed oil, and give the 
mixture to the animal. 

III. For enema. 

Castile soap gr. 75 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. i x / 2 

Mix and divide into 5 powders. 
One powder is to be mixed with 8 
fluidounces of infusion of chamomile 
and used as an enema, which is to be 
repeated every hour. 
Constipation Remedies. 

Constipation of sheep may result from 
difficultly digestible food, and may also 
result from a sudden change of food. 

Treatment consists in giving sodium 
sulfate internally as well as enemas. 
I. 

Caraway gr. 150 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 150 

Linseed meal gr. 300 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 2]/ 2 

Mix all in powder form and divide 
into three portions. 

Stir one into 8 fluidounces of warm 
water, add about one-half cupful of lin- 
seed oil, and give at one dose; repeat 
every 3 hours. 

II. 

Castile soap, powder gr. 75 

Rye flour av.oz. V/ 2 

Mix and divide into five portions. 
Stir one powder in 8 fluidounces of 

warm water and give as an enema every 

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Diabetes, Treatment for. 

Diabetes usually affects whole flocks 
of sheep. It is caused by exposure to 
prolonged cold and damp weather, also 
by eating some kinds of leaves and 
twigs. Treatment consists in keeping 
the animals in warm stalls and giving 
one of the following remedies. 
I. 

Camphor av.oz. 2 

Aloes av.oz. 2 

Rye flour av.oz. 1 

Linseed oil, raw fl.dr. 4 

Make into a soft paste or electuary 
by suitable means. Give to each affected 
animal, a piece about the size of a hazel- 
nut, smearing it on the tongue. Repeat 
the dose every day until a cure is 
affected. 

II. 

Alum av.oz. 6 

Iron sulfate av.oz. 6 

This is to be dissolved in the ani- 
mals' drink. This amount is to be used 
with 15 gallons of water. 
Diarrhea Remedies. 

This affects old as well as young ani- 
mals and is dangerous when long-con- 
tinued. It may be caused by exposure 
to cold or by change from dry to green 
fodder, or by feeding partially decom- 
posed fodder. 

I. This is best adapted to older ani- 
mals. 

Ginger dr. 2 

Wormwood dr. 2 

White or red oak bark av.oz. 1 

Juniper berries av.oz. x /i 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 5 

All should be in powder and be well 

mixed. 

One tablespoonful should be given 3 

times daily in food. 

II. This is best adapated to lambs : 

Tannic acid gt*. 45 

Rhubarb av.oz. 1 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 1 

Rye flour av.oz. 1 

Calamus aV.oz. 3 

All should be in powder, be well mix- 
ed, and be converted into an electuary 
by the addition of mucilage or syrup. 



A piece the size of a hazelnut should 
be given mornings and evenings. 
Eye Inflammation. 

Inflammation of the eyes in both 
lambs and sheep may be of catarrhal- 
rheumatic character or be due to me- 
chanical injury. The eye should be pro- 
tected from drafts and should be bathed 
twice daily with water after which one 
of the liquids mentioned below should 
be used. It is also advisable to admin- 
ister a mild cathartic. 
I. 

Tincture of opium drops 10 

Lead water fl.oz. 2 

Bathe the eye twice daily. 
II. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 5 

Mucilage of quince seed fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Mix and dissolve. 

Use like the preceding. 

Foot Rot, Treatment for. 

Foot rot in sheep is very common. In 
treating it the dead loosened portions of 
the hoof should be pared away with a 
sharp knife, and all dirt should be care- 
fully removed before making any appli- 
cations. 

A mixture of equal parts of solution 
of antimony chlorid and tincture of 
myrrh is recommended as a daily dress- 
ing; also a solution of 1 av. ounce each 
of alum and iron sulfate in a pint of 
water. Dip tow in this liquid, place it in 
the wound and then cover with dry tow. 

The U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry 
directs that the foot be carefully cleaned 
and every portion of detached horn be 
cut away. Should there be fungoid 
granulations, these should be removed 
with a knife or a pair of curved scis- 
sors. All clippings and trimmings that 
are removed from diseased feet, whether 
composed of bits of horn, shreds of tis- 
sue or fungoid growths, should be care- 
fully gathered up and burned or disin- 
fected, as they may serve to spread the 
disease further if left where other sheep 
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Foot Rot, Treatment for (Cont'd). 

trimming the feet, stand the sheep for 
10 minutes in a solution of copper sul- 
fate made from 3 pounds of this salt to 
5 gallons of water. The solution when 
used should be as warm as can be borne 
by the hand. The bath should be re- 
peated if necessary. 

It sometimes happens that the disease 
assumes an aggravated form in several 
of the sheep, involving the deeper tis- 
sues and necessitating the application of 
dressings. In such cases all the loose 
and diseased tissues should be cut away 
and the affected parts washed thorough- 
ly with a 5% solution of carbolic acid, 
then the below-mentioned antiseptic as- 
tringent powder should be dusted on 
and a bandage applied. 

Tannic acid gr. 75 

Carbolic acid gr. 150 

Exsiccated alum av.oz. 8 

The verdigris ointment mentioned un- 
der Foot Rot, Remedies for, in Division 
II, may also be used for sheep. 
Goitre, Remedies for. 

Iodids in conjunction with mercurial 
ointment and salicylic acid is the usual 
application as indicated in these two 
formulas. 
I. 

Potassium iodid av.oz. x / 2 

Water fl.oz. x / 2 

Mercurial ointment av.oz. 4 

Applv once dailv to the swelling. 
II. 

Salicylic acid gr. 45 

Potassium iodid av.oz. V 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Simple cerate av.oz. 2 

To be used like the preceding. 
Insects, To Prevent Attacks of. 

Sheep are annoyed a great deal with 
insects, especially flies. Mercurial oint- 
ment is an excellent repellent for in- 
sects but, on account of its poisonous 
character is not to be recommended. 
The following is useful: 

Xaphthalin av.oz. 1 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Soft (or green) soap av.oz. 5 



This is to be applied as frequently as 
may be necessary. 
Itching of the Skin. 

Itching of the skin is caused by not 
sending the sheep to pasture. The ail- 
ment is neither dangerous nor contagi- 
ous. Treatment consists in applying the 
following lotion and putting the animals 
to pasture. 

Boric acid gr. 75 

Carbolic acid m. 75 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. 

Apply this lotion once daily to the in- 
flamed spots. 
Mange Remedies. 

See Scab, Treatment for. 
Rheumatism Remedies. 

Rheumatism is usually caused by ex- 
posure to cold; it manifests itself by 
limping and lameness. Treatment con- 
sists in keeping the animal warm, rub- 
bing it well twice a day and bathing 
once daily with weak salt water. Ca- 
thartics should be given internally. 

I. For bathing. 

Rosemary herb, cut av.oz. 4 

Soda ash av.oz. 16 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 64 

Mix the above with 12 gallons of hot 
water, allow to stand for 15 minutes, 
and use for bathing. The liquid may be 
used 2 or 3 times for a bath if warmed 
each time. It should be lukewarm when 
used. 

II. For liniment. 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 4 

Water of ammonia fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of soap fl.oz. j l / 2 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. J l / 2 

Rub the legs with this mixture twice 

daily. 
III. For a cathartic for full-grown 

animals. 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. i l / 2 

Aloes gr. 80 

Linseed oil, raw fl.dr. 5 

Decoction of linseed (1 

in 20) fl.oz. 7 

Mix and dissolve. 

Give one-half at a dose and repeat in 

3 hours. 



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IV. A cathartic for lambs. 

Sodium salic}-late dr. I 

Aloes dr. 6 

Decoction of linseed (i 
in 20) fl.oz. 15 

Mix and dissolve. 

Give a teaspoonful 2 or 3 times daily, 
according to the age of the animal. 

Scab, Treatment for. 

Scab is one of the most dangerous of 
the parasitic diseases of sheep. It is due 
to a minute insect called acarus, about 
the size of a pin head, which bores into 
the skin, hatches and multiplies, the 
young spreading to other portions of 
the animal's skin, there to continue the 
same process. 

Treatment consists of either rubbing 
poisonous ointments into the fleece by 
hand or by immersing the sheep in 
aqueous mixtures containing some in- 
gredient which will kill the parasites. 
When any of the flock are infected, all 
should be dipped, preferably being first 
sheared if the season permits it. 

Instead of treating the scab by one 
application, some authorities advise the 
use of a preliminary dip of alkaline wa- 
ter to soften, the scabs, or of oil or 
glycerin well rubbed in for the same 
purpose. This is to be followed in 2 or 
3 days by a poisonous dip. Nearly all 
advise that the scabs be rubbed with a 
stiff brush while the sheep is being 
dipped. 

The quantity of dip required for each 
sheep is variously estimated at from 1 
quart to 1 gallon, For small numbers 
of sheep, say, 50 to 100, the larger 
amount is necessary, while for large 
flocks, 1 quart for shorn or 2 quarts for 
unshorn sheep may be allowed. The dip 
should be kept while in use at a temper- 
ature of from 100 to no F. The sheep 
should be dipped again within some 6 
or 10 days of the first dipping in order 
to kill before their maturity any para- 
sites which may have developed from 
eggs which were left upon the animal at 
the time of the first treatment, as the 



dip does not destroy the vitality of the 
eggs. 

The chief poisons used in the dip are 
tobacco, arsenic and carbolic acid. Of 
these, tobacco is the favorite, because its 
use has not been followed by the fatal- 
ity that has in times past followed the 
use of arsenic. Carbolic acid is too ex- 
pensive to be used in large quantities, 
but is an excellent ingredient when only 
a few sheep are to be treated. The ad- 
dition of tar to the dips serves a good 
purpose, as it is not only healing, but 
serves an excellent purpose in driving 
away flies. 

The following three formulas are rec- 
ommended by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. They are stated to be rath- 
er prophylactic in character and are used 
generally after shearing. 

Carbolic Acid Dip. 

Soap av.lb. 1 

Crude carbolic acid fl.oz. 16 

Water gal. 50 

Dissolve the soap in a gallon or more 
of boiling water, add the acid and stir 
thoroughly. Any kind of soap may be 
used, such as laundry soap or soft soap. 
Keep the mixture well thinned in us- 
ing and do not let it get into the mouth, 
nostrils or eyes of the sheep. Hold 
each sheep in the bath not less than half 
a minute. 

Kerosene Emulsion Dip. 

Fresh skimmed milk gal. 1 

Kerosene gal. 2 

Churn together till emulsified, or mix 
and put into the mixture a force pump 
and direct the stream from the pump 
back into the mixture. The emulsion 
will take place more rapidly if the milk 
be added while boiling hot. Use 1 gal- 
lon of this emulsion to each 10 gallons 
of water required. 

Kerosene Soap Dip. 

Soap av.oz. 16 

Water gal. I 

Kerosene gal. 2 

Bring the water to a boil and dissolve 
the soap in it ; then add the kerosene 



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Sheep Dip (Cont'd), 
and churn until emulsified. Use I gal- 
lon of this emulsion to 8 of water. 
Texas Tobacco Dip. 

Tobacco av.lb. 30 

Sulfur av.lb. 7 

Concentrated lye av.lb. 3 

Water gal. 100 

Steep the tobacco in three successive 
portions of water, expressing each time : 
then add the other ingredients to the li- 
quor, and stir well while in use. 
Law's Sheep Dip. 

Tobacco av.lb. 16 

Oil of tar fl.oz. 48 

Soda ash or caustic soda. . .av.lb. 20 

Soft soap av.lb. 4 

Water gal. 50 

Steep the tobacco as in the previous 

formula, and add the other ingredients 

to the liquor. 

Zundels' Carbolic Dip. 

Crude carbolic acid av.lb. 3 

Unslaked lime av.lb. t 2 

Potash or lye av.lb. 6 

Soft soap av.lb. 6 

Water gal. 70 

Mix and boil. 

Kaiser's Carbolic Dip. 

Tobacco , av.lb. 13^ 

Soda ash or caustic soda.. av.lb. 8 

Soft soap av.lb. 8 

Freshly slaked lime av.lb. 4 

Crude carbolic acid av.lb. 4 

Water gal. 66 

Infuse the tobacco in the water, strain, 

and to the infusion add the remaining 

ingredients. 
The carbolic acid should contain 50% 

phenol. 

The following arsenical preparations 

are in favor in England: 

Arsenical Sheep-Dip Paste. 
(Finlay Dunn.) 

Arsenic av.lb. 2 

Pearlash av.lb. 2 

Soft soap av.lb. 2 

Sulfur av.lb. 2 

This is sufficient for 125 gallons of 

water. 



Arsenical Sheep-Dip Paste. 
(Prof. Simonds.) 

Arsenic av.lb. 1 

Soft soap av.lb. 1 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 8 

Water gal. 4 

Boil the arsenic and potash together 
in half the water, and dissolve the soap 
in the other half. This is sufficient for 
20 sheep. It should be used warm. 

While the last two preparations are 
efficacious they are not recommended on 
account of their poisonous nature and 
unless special precautions can be taken 
to. avoid contaminating the pastures or 
otherwise poisoning the animals. 
Lime and Sulfur Dip. 
The following three formulas for 
sheep dips have been approved by the 
British Board of Agriculture: 

Mix 25 pounds of sulfur with l2 l / 2 
pounds of good quicklime. Triturate the 
mixture with water to a smooth cream 
and transfer this to a boiler of 20 gal- 
lons capacity. Make up the volume with 
water to 20 gallons, boil and stir during 
half an hour, when the liquid should 
have a dark red color. If yellowish, 
continue the boiling until the dark red 
color is obtained, keeping the volume at 
20 gallons. When the liquid has cooled 
decant off from any small quantity of 
insoluble residue and make up the vol- 
ume to 100 gallons with water. 

Carbolic Acid and Soft Soap Dip. 

Dissolve 5 pounds of good soft soap, 
with gentle warming, in 3 quarts of 
good crude carbolic acid. Mix the liquid 
with sufficient water to make 100 gal- 
lons. 

Tobacco and Sulfur Dip. 

Steep 35 pounds of finely ground offal 
tobacco in 21 gallons of water for 4 
days. Strain off the liquid and remove 
the last portions of extract by pressing 
the residual tobacco. Mix the whole ex- 
tract and to it add 10 pounds of sulfur. 
Stir the mixture well to secure an even 
admixture and make up the total bulk to 
100 gallons with water. 



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Scurvy, Remedies for. 

This frequently affects young merino 
lambs and is due to some deficiency in 
the mother's milk. The lamb refuses to 
take nourishment, white canker spots 
appear both internally and externally 
and the gums become blue. Treatment 
consists first in proper feeding of the 
mother sheep, such as going out to green 
pasture and giving the lamb the follow- 
ing mixture : 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 3 

Infusion of angelica (1:- 
20) to make fl.oz. 8 

Give a tablespoonful twice daily. 

The sick animals must be fed by pour- 
ing the milk into their mouths. The 
canker spots should be treated as de- 
scribed under Thrush, Remedies for, 
No. III. 
Tape Worm Remedies. 

See Worm Remedies. 
Thrush, Remedies for. 

Thrush in lambs is due to some dis- 
turbance of nutrition. The treatment 
consists in giving the mother sheep a 
purgative, and to the lamb a mild alka- 
line laxative, also washing its mouth 
with water containing a small amount of 
vinegar and subsequently applying the 
lotion mentioned below. 

I. Purgative for the mother sheep : 

Sodium sulfate .av.oz. 2^ 

Sodium bicarbonate dr. 2^ 

Sodium chlorid . , dr. 2^ 

Gentian dr. 2^/2 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Mix this with a pint of water, give 

one-half of it at a dose and the remain- 
der in 2 hours. 

II. Laxative for the lamb: 

Rhubarb, powder dr. 1 

Magnesium carbonate ... ..... dr. 2 

Give as much as will lie on the point 

of a knife 3 times a day in water. 

III. Application to the canker spots: 

Borax, powder dr. 3 

Honey av.oz. 2 

Tincture of myrrh fl.dr. 3 

Peru balsam m. 90 

Rub the borax with the honey and 

incorporate the other ingredients. 



Wash the growth out 5 or 6 times 
daily with fresh water, then apply this 
preparation. Tim should be well shaken 
before using. 

Tympanitis Remedies. 

See Tympanitis Remedies, Division II, 
for description of causes and symptoms. 
As in cattle the attack must be immedi- 
ately relieved as otherwise it proves fa- 
tal. The following remedy is recom- 
mended: 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of soap fl.oz. 3^2 

Give a tablespoonful in a cup of milk 
every 15 minutes. If this fails to re- 
lieve, then puncture the stomach with a 
trochar as described under Cattle Medi- 
cines. 

Urine, for Retention of. 

Retention of urine may be caused by 
a "cold" but may also be due to stone in 
the bladder. If caused by the latter, op- 
erative measures are necessary; if by 
the former, the following may be used : 

Hemp seed av.oz. 2 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 1 

Juniper berries av.oz. Yz 

Rye flour av.oz. y 2 

Bitter almonds gr. 90 

Reduce all to powder, mix and ma^ 
an electuary by the addition of water or 
syrup. 

A piece the size of a marble may be 
given once daily. 
TJrine, for Bloody. 

This condition may be caused by acids 
or by oxalates in the fodder. 

The animals should be placed in a 
warm stall and fed with wholesome 
food, either dry or green. The follow- 
ing may also be given: 

Lead carbonate av.oz. y 2 

Camphor av.oz. }4 

Bitter almond av.oz. I 

Linseed meal av.oz. 3 

Rye flour av.oz. 5 

All should be reduced to powder and 
be made into a stiff mass with syrup or 
molasses. 

A piece the size of a hazelnut should 
be administered once daily. 



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Womb, for Inflammation of. 

Inflammation of the womb of sheep is 
infectious and affects sheep either be- 
fore or after giving birth. If the for- 
mer, the foetus dies and quickly decom- 
poses. The vaginal orifice then becomes 
red and inflamed and from it oozes a 
foul-smelling fluid. To avoid this con- 
dition it is recommended to apply the 
salve (No. I) to the mouth of the womb 
to remove the foetus, and then use anti- 
septic douches for the vagina. Internal- 
ly give the preparation mentioned below 
(No. II). 

I. 

Extract of henbane dr. 2^ 

White of egg dr. 2 1 /, 

Lard dr. 2 l / 2 

Make a salve, which is to be applied 

every 2 hours to the mouth of the 

womb. 



II. 

Bitter almond gr. 75 

Sodium salicylate gr. 150 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Decoction of linseed (1:- 

10) fl.oz. 6 

Give a tablespoonful every 2 hours. 
Worm Remedies. 

For tape worms, use the following : 

Aloes gr. 150 

Oleoresin of male fern gr. 30 

Naphthalin gr. 3 

Make into a mass with spirit of soap 
and divide into 2 pills. 

The dose for a lamb, 4 to 8 months, is 
1 pill given in the morning without giv- 
ing food; the other pill should be given 
8 days thereafter. The dose for lambs 
only is given, as full-grown animals are 
rarely affected. 

For remedies for twisted wire-worms 
and hook-worms, see Worm Remedies 
in Division II. 



DIVISION IV.— SWINE MEDICINES. 



Many of the remedies mentioned un- 
der the sections relating to horses and 
cattle may also be used for the treat- 
ment of pigs. 
Appetite, Loss of, Tor. 

Loss of appetite may be indicative of 
other diseases, but may also be the re- 
sult of overfeeding or due to the pres- 
ence of undigested food. 

Treatment consists in changing the 
food, giving an emetic, and subsequently 
the powder mentioned below. 
I. Give at one dose as an emetic: 

Tartar emetic gr. 15 

Ipecac, powder gr. 45 

Althaea root gr. 75 

Mix and make into an electuary by 
means of syrup, molasses or mucilage. 
II. 

Calamus av.oz. 1 

Gentian av.oz. 1 

Black antimony av.oz. 1 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 5 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 5 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 5 

Mix all and reduce to powder. 
Give a tablespoonful twice daily. 



Catarrh Remedies. 

Catarrh in pigs is usually due to 
"cold" caused by rapid changes of tem- 
perature such as occur in the spring or 
autumn. The animals have diminished 
appetite but increased thirst, and the 
eyes and mucous membrane of the 
mouth are inflamed. From - the nose 
flows a secretion, watery at first, later 
becoming mucous, and the animals 
cough violently. Generally the affection 
subsides of itself. If there is an accom- 
paniment of fever, cathartics containing 
antifebrile agents, or emetics, should be 
administered. 
I. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. J /2 

Black antimony av.oz. J /> 

Argols . (crude tartar) av.oz. 1 

Licorice root av.oz. 2.y 2 

Linseed meal av.oz. 2^2 

Mix in powder and add syrup to form 
an electuary. 

Give a piece about the size of a wal- 
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II. Emetic : 

Tartar emetic . . . gr. 15 

Ipecac, powder gr. 45 

Mix with syrup or honey and admin- 
ister to the animal by smearing the 
whole on the tongue. 
Colic Remedies. 

Colic may result from eating difficultly 
digestible food or poisonous plants, from 
exposure to cold, or from worms. 

Treatment consists in keeping the ani- 
mal in a warm stall, administering aro- 
matic, stimulating and purgative reme- 
dies, and giving enemas every half hour. 
I. 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 1^2 

Peppermint av.oz. y?. 

Sodium chlorid gr. 150 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give one-half of this mixture in 8 
fluidounces of weak coffee and repeat 
the dose in 3 hours. 
II. For enema: 

Chamomile av.oz. l /^_ 

Peppermint av.oz. Yi 

Green soap av.oz. 2Y2. 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 2^ 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 48 

Pour the water upon the chamomile 
and peppermint, let stand for 15 minutes, 
strain, and add to the colature the re- 
maining ingredients. 

Inject 8 fluidounces of this mixture, 
previously warmed, into the rectum 
every half hour. 

If the colic is caused by worms, a 
vermifuge should be administered to 
avoid the attacks of colic. See Worm 
Medicine. 
Diarrhea Remedies. 

Diarrhea may result from exposure to 
cold or from disorders of digestion. If 
it continues more than 24 hours, treat- 
ment is urgently demanded, as it may 
become severe. The animal should be 
kept warm, and astringent and aromatic 
remedies may be given, and possibly 
suppositories may be required. 

I. 

Ferrous sulfate gr. 40 

Alum gr. 40 

41 



Sugar of milk - gr. 300 

Acacia gr. 400 

Mix all in powder and divide into 5 
parts. 

Give I powder in a cupful of warm 
chamomile tea or other suitable vehicle 
every 3 hours. 
II. 

Rhubarb gr. 15 

Calcium carbonate gr. 150 

Mix in powder and divide into 10 por- 
tions. 

One portion is to be given twice daily 
in a tablespoonful of warm chamomile 
tea or other suitable vehicle. This rem- 
edy is intended for suckling pigs. 
Eye, Inflammation of the. 

Inflammation of the eyes occurs fre- 
quently in young pigs and may be caused 
by other ailments or by mechanical in- 
jury. 

Wash the eye 3 times daily with luke- 
warm water and use the following eye 
waters : 
1. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 10 

Tincture of opium m. 20 

Infusion of chamomile (1 
in 50) fl.oz. 4 

II. 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 18 

Lead water g fl.oz. 4 

Founder, Remedies for. 

Founder is of rheumatic origin and is 
accompanied by disorders of digestion. 
The animal walks stiff, has pain in its 
limbs, appetite is lessened, the feces are 
dark and hard, and the urine is yellow- 
ish-brown. Treatment consists in rub- 
bing the animal, giving an emetic, and, 
several hours after this has acted, a 
purgative. To the legs apply counter- 
irritants. 
I. To produce vomiting : 

Copper sulfate gr. 15 

White hellebore gr. 30 

Sugar gr. 75 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Give at one dose on the tongue. 



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Founder (Cont'd). 

II. Purgative : 

Sodium nitrate gr. 80 

Gentian dr. 2^ 

Linseed meal dr. 5 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. i l / 2 

Give one-half in a pint of warm water 
and the remainder in 3 hours. 

III. Application : 

Cantharides, powder av.oz. l A 

Euphorbium, powder av.oz. l A 

Salicylic acid av.oz. l / 2 

Suet av.oz. 1 

Sweet oil av.oz. 1 

German soft turpentine av.oz. \Vx 

Mix together and keep at a gentle 
heat for an hour. 

Rub the animal's legs up to the shoul- 
ders and thighs once a day for two suc- 
cessive days. 
Hog Cholera Remedies. 

Hog cholera, swine fever and swine 
plague are the names applied to a group 
of symptoms produced by three distinct 
types of disease, namely, charbon, con- 
tagious pneumo-enteritis and epizootic 
catarrh, all, however, dependent upon 
recognized specific germs. The second 
form, pneumo-enteritis, probably is the 
one most commonly understood, and it 
is characterized by an inflamed, ulcerat- 
ed condition of the alimentary tract, and 
fetid, bloody discharges — these having 
determined the popular designation of 
"cholera." 

As soon as an animal develops symp- 
toms of the plague it must be isolated 
from the herd and surrounded by abso- 
lutely antiseptic conditions. Constipa- 
tion, if present, should be relieved by 
castor oil or rhubarb. The bowels should 
be frequently irrigated with warm wa- 
ter; one of the below-mentioned pre- 
scriptions should be administered; the 
food should be restricted to well-cooked 
oat or barley meal gruel, or, if this is 
not borne, boiled corn starch. Some ad- 
vise putting a trace of sulfuric acid into 
the drinking water. For the fever po- 
tassium nitrate usually is resorted to. 



In the convalescent stages tonics must 
be administered. 

When the disease is fully developed 
there is little hope and the animal should 
be killed and buried with quicklime. In 
England swine fever comes under the 
contagious diseases act, and treatment is 
not permitted. The public health au- 
thorities must be advised, who destroy 
the infected animal. 

Prophylaxis consists in keeping the 
animal in perfect health by insuring 
proper hygienic food and surroundings. 
One of the principal, if not the main, 
cause of the disease is excessive feeding 
of corn. Corn-fattened animals are not 
in a physiological condition, as is well 
understood, and corn, principally con- 
sisting of starch, being particularly 
prone to fermentation, naturally must 
favor development of fermentative dis- 
eases in debilitated organisms. Hence 
corn should largely be replaced by the 
grains, bran, peas, beans and other ni- 
trogenous foods, which will produce 
more muscle and less unhealthv fat. De- 
caying and fermenting food should not 
be offered under any condition. Clean, 
ventilated stalls that will afford protec- 
tion against inclement weather, but also 
plenty of exercise in the open air, are 
prerequisites. 

Prophylactic treatment consists in the 
daily administration of wood or animal 
charcoal or iron sulfate. Potassium 
chlorate is also recommended. In fact, 
experience teaches that the two latter 
agents are the only ones which proved 
effective for this purpose or in treating 
the initial stages of the disturbance. A 
few methods of treatment are here 
given. 
I. 

Arsenic av.oz. 1 

Black antimony av.oz. 4 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 4 

Ferrous sulfate av.oz. 16 

Sulfur av.oz. 16 

Madder av.oz. 16 

Mix with 12 gallons of slop, and give 

1 pint to each hog, the whole being for 

fifty. 



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II. 



. av.lb. i 

.av.lb. 2 

.av.lb. 2 

.av.lb. 5 

.av.lb. io 



.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 



Capsicum 

Ferrous sulfate 

Madder 

Calcium phosphate . . 
Wood ashes, sifted.. 
This may be administered in the same 

quantity as the foregoing. 

III. 

Iron carbonate 

Sodium chlorid 

Potassium carbonate 

Sulfur 

Lime 

Carbolic acid fl.oz. 5 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. io 

Soap av.oz. io 

Mix well and reduce to powder. 
One-fourth av. ounce should be given 

at each meal, mixed with the food. 

IV. 

Wood charcoal av.oz. 4 

Sulfur av.oz. 4 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 4 

Black antimony .av.oz. 4 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 8 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 8 

Sodium hyposulnte av.oz. 8 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
A large tablespoonful for each 200 

pounds of animal should be given once 

daily with food. 

This has been highly recommended 

for this particular disease. It is said 

even to be a preventive of hog cholera. 

V. The following are the U. S. Pat- 
ent Office specifications for a medicine 
for the cure of hog and chicken cholera, 
the patent being granted in 1871 : 

To 5 gallons of water add 5 pounds 
of blackberry root. Let this boil thor- 
oughly for 1 hour, after which take out 
the roots, and while the water is boiling 
add Yz pound of bruised allspice, 1 
ounce of tincture of iron, I ounce of 
asafetida, and y 2 ounce of gum cam- 
phor. Let it continue to boil about 20 
minutes, then strain through a fine sieve, 
and then reduce the liquid by boiling to 
I gallon, which when cooled, may be 
bottled for use. 

In administering to hogs, for every 
dozen hogs, take 5 gallons of scalded 



bran slop and add 4 ounces of the medi- 
cine. This should be given every morn- 
ing while threatened with the disease or 
while actually sick. 

In administering to chickens or other 
fowl, for every dozen taken 2 quarts of. 
corn meal, y 2 pint of lard and 3 table- 
spoonfuls of medicine. 
Mange Remedies. 

Pigs are occasionally affected by 
mange, the site of the affection being on 
the inner surface of the thighs and be- 
low the eyes. The animal tries to rub 
itself and then loses its bristles. The 
following application is advised : 

Sulfurated potash, powder, .av.oz. 1 

Cottonseed oil av.oz. 1 

Soft (or green) soap av.oz. 9 

Mix well. 

Apply this mixture to the affected 
spots, wash the animal in 2 days with 
warm water, and again apply this paste. 
Milk Fever, Treatment for. 

Milk fever is often caused by expo- 
sure to cold, but may be produced by 
other as yet unknown causes. The com- 
plaint is a serious one and must be 
treated in its early stages, otherwise it 
proves fatal. 

Treatment consists in vigorous rub- 
bing of the animal, giving enemas, and 
internally administering mild laxative 
and antifebrile remedies. The suckling 
pigs should be applied to the teats as 
frequently as possible. 
I. 

Magnesium sulfate ... .av.oz. 2 

Potassium nitrate dr. 2 

Rye flour dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Stir the solids with the water (cold), 

then heat to boiling, and allow to cool. 
Give 2 tablespoonfuls every hour. 
This is a laxative and antifebrile. 

II. For enema: 

Sodium salicylate gr. 90 

Egg yolk gr. 30 

Milk fl.oz. 7 

Divide into 2 parts to be given as 

enemas 2 hours apart. The liquid is t<? 

be warmed to 20 or 25 deg. C. befort 



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Mange (Cont'd). 

use. If there is no improvement in the 
condition of the animals, the enemas 
should be repeated. 
Rickets, Treatment for. 

Rickets may be due to deficiency of 
lime salts in the food, but may also be 
of congenital origin. If the animal is 
still suckling, calcium phosphate should 
be administered to the mother sow. If 
it has been weaned, the calcium phos- 
phate should be mixed with its food. 
Under all circumstances, the animals 
should, whenever the weather permits, 
be in the open air as much as possible. 
Swine Fever Remedies. 

This disease, which is exceedingly con- 
tagious and is prevalent in many locali- 
ties, is indicated by an increase in the 
temperature of the hog from 37 C, the 
normal temperature in health, to 40 C, 
sometimes rising as high as 41 ° C. The 
other symptoms are highly colored urine, 
cold extremities, loss of appetite and 
constipation. The following treatment 
is recommended : 

A cathartic and diuretic should first 
be given, consisting of : 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. yi 

Sulfur av.oz. 1 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 5 

Molasses av.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.cz. 20 

Mix the sulphur with the molasses, 
then add the water gradually, in which 
the salts have previously been dissolved. 
Shake the mixture, and give 1 ounce 
every morning until relieved. This is 
the dose for hogs of average size ; for 
larger animals the dose should be in- 
creased. 



For diarrhea and weakness usually re- 
sulting from subsidence of the fever, 
the following mixture is administered: 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 4 

Gentian av.oz. 4 

Catechu av.oz. 4 

Cinchona av.oz. 4 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
From K to 1 av. ounce of this pow- 
der should be given in food. Condition 
powders should be administered. 

In diarrhea accompanied with an irri- 
table or relaxed condition, the following 
is recommended: 

Opium dr. 1 

Nutgall dr. 2 

Pimento .-. dr. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate dr. 2 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
The dose is from 30 to 120 grains 
made into a bolus with molasses. 
Vomiting, Remedy for. 

Prepared chalk gr. 75 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 150 

Sodium chlorid gr. 150 

Sodium sulfate gr. 150 

Linseed meal av.oz. iY 2 

Mix well and divide into 5 powders. 
Give 1 powder every 3 hours in a cup- 
ful of warm chamomile tea or other 
suitable vehicle. 
Worm Medicine. 

Sodium sulfate, powder. . .av.oz. 2 

Tansy, powder dr. 5 

Castor oil fl.dr. 6 

Naphthalin gr. 30 

Rye flour av.oz. }i 

Mix all and add syrup, glucose or 

molasses to form an electuary. 

Give one-fourth of this mixture every 

2 hours. 



DIVISION V— DOG AND CAT MEDICINES. 



The doses and quantities mentioned in 
the succeeding formulas are intended 
for dogs of medium weight — about 50 
pounds. Larger animals will require 
proportionately larger doses and smaller 
ones smaller doses. 

Many of the following remedies are 



adapted for ailments of cats, the dose 
being somewhat less than for dogs. 
Pills and liquids are the best forms of 
medicines to administer to dogs, while 
powders and liquids are more suitable 
for cats. 
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mouth of the animal and place in it 
crosswise a small stick of wood, then 
thrust the pill, capsule or bolus down the 
throat with the finger; if a liquid, insert 
the neck of the bottle in the side of the 
mouth and hold the head back so as to 
compel the dog to swallow. When ad- 
ministering to cats, the powder is best 
blown through a glass or rubber tube 
onto the roof of the mouth; the liquid 
medicine is best poured upon the front 
paws, which the animal will lick off to 
clean them. 
Appetite, Loss of. 

Dogs are liable to overeating, and this 
may result in loss of appetite. Treat- 
ment consists in giving an emetic and 
following this with a purgative and 
stomachic mixture. 

I. Emetic : 

Tartar emetic gr. 5 

White hellebore gr. 2 

Give this powder at one dose by plac- 
ing it upon the tongue. 

II. Stomachic and purgative : 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 30 

Rhubarb gr. 30 

Calamus gr. 90 

Sodium sulfate, dried gr. 90 

Mix all in powder, make into a mass 

with syrup and divide into 6 pills. 
One pill should be given twice daily. 

Brain, Inflammation of. 

Inflammation of the brain in dogs us- 
ually is caused by difficult teething, par- 
ticularly the eruption of the back teeth, 
but may also be produced by external 
causes such as wearing a collar too tight 
which interferes with the circulation of 
the blood to the brain. Well-fed dogs 
which have little exercise, such as house 
dogs, are most subject to it. The strick- 
en animal either lies in a stupor on its 
bed, has twitching of the limbs, inflamed 
eyes, feverish nostrils, little or no ap- 
petite, or it runs about hoarsely yelping, 
falls down in a fit, is inclined to bite, 
and has other symptoms of madness. 

A veterinarian should be called in, as 
the treatment should begin with vene- 



section. Applications of ice should be 
made to the head, a purgative should be 
given, also a hypodermic injection of 
morphine. Inasmuch as there is usually 
constipation an enema should be given 
every 2 hours. The disease is usually 
fatal, although there are some hopes of 
recovery. 

I. Purgative : 

Calomel gr. 3 

Sugar gr. 15 

Mix well and divide into 2 powders. 
Give 1 powder at once and the other 
in 3 hours. 

II. Hypodermic injection : 

Inject daily a solution of 1 grain of 
morphine sulfate or hydrochlorid until 
the paroxysms no longer occur. 

III. For enema : 

Green soap gr. 70 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 3 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Inject two fluidounces (cold) into the 

rectum every hour until the bowels are 

evacuated. 

Canker of the Ear, Treatment of. 
To effect a cure, treatment must be 

begun in the early stages of the disease. 

During treatment, the animal must be 

prevented from scratching the ear. 

Treatment consists in the use of lo- 
tions, or, in later stages of the affection, 

ointments. 

I. 

Copper sulfate gr. 36 

Alum gr. 36 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Mix and dissolve. 

Wash the ear out 3 times daily with 

this liquid by means of a soft sponge. 

II. _ 

Silver nitrate gr. 20 

Glycerin fl.dr. I 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Apply this liquid 3 times daily with a 

camel's hair pencil. 

III. 

Ointment of red oxid of 

mercury dr. 4 

Simple cerate dr. 4 

Use like the preceding. 






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Catarrh Remedies. 

Catarrh in dogs generally occurs from 
exposure to cold. A secretion flows 
from the nose, the breathing is labored, 
and there is fever. Treatment consists 
in keeping the animal warm, giving it 
hot inhalations (holding cloths wrung 
with hot water before its nose), and 
giving one of the remedies mentioned 
below. 

I. 

Potassium nitrate gr. 30 

Sodium salicylate gr. 50 

Dissolve this in such amount of water 
as the animal drinks in 24 hours. 
II. 

Syrup of senega fl.dr. 3 

Solution of ammonium 
acetate fl.dr. 3 

Infusion of elder flowers 

( 1 in 20) fl.oz. S l A 

Give a tablespoonful every 3 hours. 
Constipation Remedies. 

Constipation may result from lack of 
exercise and may also be caused by eat- 
ing indigestible foods, bones for exam- 
ple. 

Treatment consists in giving an enema 
containing soap, and purgatives inter- 
nally. 

I. 

Green soap dr. 2^2 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. i x / 2 

Water fl.oz. 15 

Give one-fifth of this as an enema 
every half hour, until copious evacua- 
tion occurs. 

II. 

Calomel gr. i l / 2 

Sugar gr. 15 

Give at one dose. 
Consumption in Cats. 

Cats are much afflicted with phthisis 
and the best remedy is cod liver oil in 
the form of emulsion. It is best given 
mixed with warmed milk, and should 
the animal refuse to lap it, administer it 
with a teaspoon, grasping the cat by the 
back of the neck, pulling the head up, 
and inserting the spoon in the mouth. 



Cough Medicines. 

Sometimes coughs occur by themselves, 
often they are the result of other dis- 
eases. Expectorants are to be adminis- 
tered to loosen the cough, also sedatives 
to quiet the nerves. 
I. 
Yellow sulfid of antimony. . .gr. 10 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 36 

Extract of licorice fl.dr. 4 

Syrup of althaea fl.oz. 3^2 

Give 1 tablespoonful every 2 hours. 
II. 
Tincture of belladonna. .... .fl.dr. 4 

Syrup of squill fl.dr. 4 

Paregoric fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 6 

Give 1 teaspoonful 3 times a day. 

III. Sedative : 

Morphine sulfate gr. 2 

Bitter almond water fl.oz. \ 

Creosote water fl.oz. 1 

Mix and dissolve. 

Give 20 drops in a little water 3 times 

daily. 

Diarrhea Remedies. 

Decomposed or very fatty food, over- 
eating, drinking of too cold water, ex- 
posure to cold, etc., are liable to cause 
diarrhea. 

Treatment consists in keeping the ani- 
mal warm, rubbing the abdomen with 
alcoholic liniments, and giving opium, 
astringents and chalk; suppositories of 
cocoa butter with opium may also be of 
value. In feeding give meat, cooked 
rice stirred with yolk of egg, and meat 
broth. 
I. For external use : 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Rub the abdomen with this mixture 3 
times daily and then enclose the animal 
in a warm wrap. 
II. 

Opium gr. 15 

Althaea gr. 15 

Licorice root gr. 45 

Mix, make into a mass, and divide 
into 5 pills. 
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III. This mixture is intended for ob- 
stinate cases : 

Lead carbonate gr. 8 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 30 

Acacia gr. 40 

Sugar gr. 80 

Mix and divide into 10 powders. 
Give 1 powder every 3 hours. 
IV. For suppositories : 

Extract of rhatany gr. 18 

Cocoa butter dr. 3 

Make into 6 suppositories. 
One suppository should be inserted 
far up into the rectum after each copi- 
ous evacuation. 

Some other astringent extract may re- 
place the extract of rhatany. 
Distemper Remedies. 

Distemper is an infectious disease of 
dogs, usually of young animals, and only 
too frequently proves fatal. Dogs that 
are usually about in the open air are 
not subject to so severe attacks of the 
disease as are house dogs. The disease 
attacks the eyes, reddening them, causes 
inflammation of the nose, depresses the 
appetite, often there are cramps, and 
nervous disturbances. It is best to give 
cathartics, such as act slowly, like calo- 
mel. If the appetite is diminished, al- 
low the animal to vomit. If the animal's 
head feels feverish, apply cold com- 
presses (ice water). In the absence of 
ice, use diluted alcohol with some cam- 
phor. To the back apply mildly stimu- 
lating liniments. For the nervous dis- 
turbances, use valerian and ether. 

I. Laxative powders: 

Calomel gr. 5 

Sugar gr. 40 

Mix and divide into 6 powders. 
Give 1 powder every 5 hours. 

II. Laxative pills : 

Aloes gr. 60 

Acacia gr. 60 

Sodium nitrate gr. 15 

Make into 8 pills. 

Give 1 pill 3 times a day. 

III. To produce vomiting: 

Give 5 grains of powdered veratrum 
viride, by applying it dry on the tongue. 
Administer it as soon as the disease 
makes its appearance. 



IV. Liniment : 

Ammonia liniment fl.oz. 3 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 3 

Apply to the whole length of the back 
twice daily. 

V. Cooling lotion for the head: 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. i]/ 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. iy 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 

VI. For the nervous tremors: 

Spirit of ether fl.dr. 3 

Rochelle salt dr. 3 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 4 

Infusion of valerian (1:10). fl.oz. 3 
Give a tablespoonful 3 times a day. 

Eczema Remedies. 

Eczema is the most common skin dis- 
ease of dogs. It is usually mistaken for 
mange, but is an entirely different dis- 
ease. Eczema in dogs is usually due to 
lack of exercise in the open air, accom- 
panied by too generous feeding. It is a 
most troublesome disease to treat. 

Treatment consists in regulating the 
diet, allowing outdoor exercise, giving 
mild cathartics, and applying the reme- 
dies mentioned below. The disease dees 
not readily yield to treatment, requiring 
a long time to effect a cure. 

I. For bathing: 

Sulfurated potassa, pow- 
dered av.oz. 1 

Pine tar av.oz. 1 

Green soap av.oz. 8 

Mix by the aid of a gentle heat. 
This is sufficient for three baths. 
Wash the animal with this mixture 
every other day, then apply this salve : 

II. 

Creosote, beechwood m. 80 

Water fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Zinc ointment '.av.oz. 3 

III. Another authority on veterinary 
medicine states that epsom salt in suffi- 
ciently large doses to produce a laxative 
effect, giving a dose every other day for 
2 or 3 weeks, will cure many cases, espe- 
cially those that are of but a few weeks 
or months' standing. When the affec- 
tion is of long standing and more or 



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Eczema (Cont'd). 

less extensive, the following external 
application should also be used : 

Sulfur iodid gr. 60 

Sulfur, sublimed av.oz. 1 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 1 

Or in place of the oil, V2 ounce each 
of petrolatum and hydrous wool-fat may 
be used. Every portion of the body 
should be anointed whether diseased or 
not. One application usually cures, but 
if not another may be made in ten days. 
No special precautions need be taken to 
prevent the animals from licking them- 
selves even though the ointment may 
make them somewhat sick, as the iodin 
present is apt to hasten the cure. 

IV. Very bad and chronic cases are 
said to have been cured by the persistent 
use of the following ointment: 

Carbolic acid m. 40 

Zinc ointment av.oz. 4 

Epilepsy Bemedies. 

I. 

Zinc oxid gr. 20 

Sulfur gr. 75 

Jalap gr. 75 

Extract of green hellebore. . .gr. 20 
Extract of gentian or dan- 
delion, enough to form a mass. 
Divide into 60 pills. 
Give 1 pill 3 times daily. 

II. 

Fluid extract of valerian fl.dr. 1 

Syrup of buckthorn fl.dr. 3 

For cats, 15 to 20 drops every hour or 

two, with little milk or other food, or 

on some herbage like catnip. 

Eye Inflammation, For 

In simple inflammation of the eye, 

give mild cathartics and use one of the 

eye waters mentioned below. 

I. 

Lead acetate gr. 10 

Rose water fl.oz. 2 

Drop into the eye every hour. 

II. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 5 

Rose water fl.oz. 2 

Use like the preceding. 



III. For internal use: 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 1 

Sodium chlorid dr. 2}/ 2 

Fennel water fl.oz. 8 

Mix and dissolve. 

Give 1 tablespoonful twice daily. 

Pits, Remedies for. 
See Epilepsy Remedies. 

Flea and Tick Powder. 

Naphthalin av.oz. 4 

Starch av.oz. 12 

Reduce to fine powder and mix well. 
A few grains of lampblack added will 
impart a light gray color — and if desired 
a few drops of oil of pennyroyal may be 
added to disguise the naphthalin odor. 
This is an excellent powder for the re- 
moval of fleas from cats or dogs, by 
rubbing it into the skin of the animal 
and letting it remain for a day or two, 
when it can be removed by combing or 
giving a bath to which some infusion of 
quassia has been added. This treatment 
is equally efficient for lice and ticks, 
with which dogs as well as cats are af- 
flicted. 
Goitre Remedy. 

As in other animals, goitre is an in- 
flammation of the thyroid glands and is 
treated with iodids, as in the following : 

Potassium iodid gr. 30 

Water m. 30 

Green soap dr. 3 

Lard dr. 3 

This is to be rubbed in well twice 
daily. 
Laryngitis, Remedies for. 

The following is well recommended: 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 10 

Codeine sulfate gr. 25 

Bitter almond water fl.oz. 4' 

Give 10 to 20 drops every 4 to 6 hours. 
Lice Exterminators. 

Lice occur on very young and on old 
dogs, especially if they are not properly 
fed or are not kept clean. The follow- 
ing remedies are among the best; insect 
powder may also be used. 
I. 

Parsley seed, ground av.oz. 4 

Tobacco leaves, fresh, cut 
fine av.oz. 8 



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651 



Alcohol -_.fl.oz. 4 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 32 

Macerate the solids with the water for 
one-half hour, add the alcohol, macerate 
for another half hour, then strain with 
expression. 

In using, apply this liquid to the en- 
tire body of the animal, allowing it to 
dry into the skin. Reapply the liquid in 
2 days, wait another 2 days, and wash 
the animal with warm water and finally 
rub on some green soap. 

II. Benzine emulsion : 

Cocoanut oil gr. 80 

Green soap gr. 200 

Benzine fl.dr. 7 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Warm the oil, soap and water to- 
gether in a bottle until melted together, 
then add the benzine and shake thor- 
oughly. 

Apply this mixture twice daily to the 
infected spots. Every fourth day the 
animal is to be washed with soap and 
water. 

III. Other remedies recommended 
are a 3% solution of cresol in water 
(dilute the U. S. P. solution of cresol), 
5% solution of carbolic acid, 1 part- of 
oil of anise mixed with 9 parts of sweet 
oil, and powdered white hellebore, 1 
part, mixed with 2 parts of powdered 
anise seed. 

Mange Remedies. 

Mange in dogs is of two varieties, 
sarcoptic and follicular. The sarcoptic 
is very infectious ; it is caused by an 
acarus which burrows in the skin and' 
multiplies there. The follicular variety 
is caused by a parasite and is less infec- 
tious than the sarcoptic variety, but is 
less amenable to treatment, lasting a 
number of months. The animal affected 
with this kind of mange becomes cov- 
ered with scabs which emit an offensive 
odor. Both kinds of mange are due 
mainly to lack of cleanliness. 

Follicular mange usually begins in the 
vicinity of the eyes and ears and from 
there extends backward to the remaining 



portions of the body. The hair of the 
affected parts falls out and there is in- 
tense itching, so much so that the animal 
tries to rub himself continually against 
furniture, walls, etc. Both forms of 
mange are frequently confounded with 
eczema. 

Treatment should be commenced as 
early as possible, before the disease has 
gained much headway. The affected 
spots should be washed with a soap con- 
taining sulfur and tar. Near the eyes it 
may be advisable to apply a salicylic 
acid salve to avoid the risk of getting 
the soapy liquid into them. 
I. 

Sulfurated potassa, pow- 
dered dr. 1 

Creosote fl.dr. 1 

Pine tar dr. 2 

Cocoanut oil av.oz. 2 

Mix thoroughly. 

Wash the affected part with green 
soap and warm water, dry it, and apply 
this salve. Repeat this treatment every 
2 days until a cure is effected. 
II. 

Salicylic acid gr. 24 

Lard av.oz. 1 

' This ointment is recommended for ap- 
plication to the head because soap can- 
not very well be used in the vicinity of 
the eyes. It is to be applied once daily. 

III. The following is highly recom- 
mended for sarcoptic mange: 

Sulfur dr. 1 

Peru balsam dr. 1 

White precipitate ointment dr. 1 

Lard or petrolatum av.oz. 2 

Use this after washing the dog thor- 
oughly with an antiseptic soap and dry- 
ing him. 

If something cheaper is desired, use 
the ordinary sulfur ointment. This 
treatment, if well managed, is stated to 
effect a cure in a week or two. If there 
is eczema as an accompaniment, use also 
tar ointment. 

IV. The follicular variety of mange 
is treated by using the following oint- 
ment : 



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Mange (Cont'd). 

Creosote, beechwood dr. I 

Ammoniated mercury oint- 
ment dr. 2 

Sulfur ointment av.oz. $ l / 2 

Apply twice daily to the diseased 
parts. Frequently wash the dog with a 
good antiseptic soap. 

V. Cresol has been highly recom- 
mended for mange, as in the following : 

Cresol fl.oz. i l / 2 

Green soap av.oz. 1^2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14 

This preparation may be made strong- 
er, depending on the intensity of the dis- 
ease and its extension. A daily applica- 
tion is to be made with this mixture un- 
til a cure is effected. 

VI. The following was very highly 
recommended by Prof. Simonds : 

Oil of tar, 

Oil of turpentine, 

Sweet oil, each, equal parts. 

Two thorough inunctions, 3 days 
apart, are said to destroy sarcoptic 
mange. The animal should afterwards 
be washed with a neutral soap and 
rinsed with a quart or two of warm wa- 
ter containing 5% of glycerin. 

Pneumonia in Cats. 

Good treatment is to apply turpentine 
or mustard to the chest and to adminis- 
ter one of these mixtures: 

I. 

Chlorodyne drops 8 

Solution of ammonium 

acetate m. 40 

Camphor water, to make... fl.oz. 1 
Give a teaspoonful every 3 hours. 

n. 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 8 

Fluid extract of belladonna. . .m. 10 

Sweet spirit of nitre m. 30 

Chloroform water, to make. fl.oz. 1 
Give half a teaspoonful every 3 hours. 

Rheumatism Remedies. 

Rheumatism in dogs is usually caused 
by exposure to cold. The animal be- 
comes stiff in its legs, is unable to go 
up stairways, and whines with pain. 

Treatment consists in giving sodium 



salicylate and mild cathartics and apply- 
ing stimulant liniments. 
I. 

Sodium salicylate gr. 192 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Give 1 tablespoonful 3 times daily. 
II. 

Acetanilid gr. 75 

Rye flour gr. 75 

Mix and make into 5 pills. 
Give 1 pill in the morning and I in the 
evening. 
III. Application : 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Apply to the painful limbs 3 times 
daily and then wrap with a woolen cloth. 
Rickets, Remedies for. 

Rickets occurs sometimes in very 
young dogs, and as in other animals is 
due to deficiency of calcareous matter 
in the food. Treatment consists in giv- 
ing calcium salts, e. g., calcium phos- 
phate to the puppies and to the mother 
bitch. 

I, For the puppies : 

Calcium phosphate av.oz. 1 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 90 

Sugar of milk av.oz. 3 

Give as much as will lie on the point 
of a small knife 3 times a day. 

II. For the mother bitch : 

Calcium phosphate av.oz. 5 

Sugar of milk av.oz. 4 

Calcined magnesia av.oz. 1 

Give as much as will lie on the point 

of a broad knife 3 times a day. 
Soreness of the Feet. 

Some dogs are affected with a sore- 
ness and tenderness of the feet, result- 
ing in the skin breaking open. One of 
the following lotions will be found use- 
ful : 

!■ 

Solution of aluminum 

acetate fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 1^ 

Glycerin fl.oz. Yz 

Sponge off the animal's feet, especial- 
ly between the toes, every morning and 
evening with this liquid. 



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Stomach Catarrh, Treatment. 

Dogs are very liable to overeating 
or to eat indigestible or decomposed 
food, and this may result in gastric 
catarrh. 

Treatment consists in first giving an 
emetic ; then a purgative may be ad- 
ministered unless there is diarrhea, 
when medicine must be given to coun- 
teract the latter condition. 

I. Emetic to use when there is con- 
stipation : 

Tartar emetic gr. ^2 

Ipecac gr. 15 

Give at one dose in a spoonful of 
water. 

II. Emetic to use when there is 
diarrhea : 

Veratrum viride gr. 2^2 

Sugar gr. 30 

Give at one dose in a spoonful of 
water. 
, III. Purgative : 

Aloes gr. 70 

Soap water, each, enough to make 
mass. 
Make into three pills. 
Give one pill every 5 hours. 
IV. If there is diarrhea, give this 
mixture : 

Tannic acid gr. 15 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 10 

Calamus gr. 150 

Reduce all to powder, mix well, and 
divide into 5 parts. 

Two hours after the emetic ceases 
to act give one powder in a little wa- 
ter, and repeat the dose every 12 hours. 

Tape Worm Remedies. 

See Worm Medicines. 
Thrush, Remedies for. 

Young dogs, like other young ani- 
mals, are subject to canker spots in 
the mouth. To the mother bitch should 
be administered a saline cathartic like 
the following : 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate dr. 3 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Give a tablespoonful every 2 hours. 



The mouth of the puppy should be 
washed every 2 hours with a solution 
of 90 grains of borax, or 50 grains of 
alum, in 4 fluidounces of water. 
Tonic Medicine. 

Gentian gr. 15 

Ginger gr. 5 

Cascarilla gr. 15 

Mix and make into a pill. 
Give one such pill every day. 
Urine, Bloody, Remedies for. 

The usual treatment consists in giv- 
ing mild cathartics and enemas, and 
applying dry. warm cloths to the region 
of the bladder. 

I. 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz ^4 

Tarmarind pulp av.oz. Y? 

Fennel water fl.oz. 5 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 

Give one tablesooonful every 2 hours. 
Vomiting, Remedies for. 

Although dogs vomit readily and 
often, continued vomiting may prove 
serious and cause straining of the 
nerves of the stomach. It is advis- 
able to frequently give the animal 
ground oats boiled with water and to 
which a small amount of sodium bi- 
carbonate has been added; also use 
some one of the following: 

I. 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 30 

Bitter almonds gr. 30 

Althaea gr. 60 

Mix all in powder, form a mass, and 
divide into 4 pills. 

Give one pill every 2 hours. 

II. 

Bitter almond gr. 15 

Creosote water fl.dr. 10 

Mucilage of acacia fl.dr. 4 

Give one-half and repeat the dose in 
2 hours. 
Worm Medicines. 

The best remedy for worms in dogs 
is oleoresin of male fern. It expels all 
kinds of worms as well as tcpe worms. 
It should always be given in conjunc- 
tion with a vigorous cathartic, so that 
there is an evacuation within one or 



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Worm Medicines (Cont'd). 

two hours. The dose of the oleoresin is 
15 to 40 grains, according to the size 
of the dog. The dose of 30 grains 
given in the recipes below is a medium 
one and may be increased or diminished 
as required. 
I. 

Aloes gr. 45 

Soap gr. 45 

Oleoresin of male fern gr. 30 

Mix and make into 2 pills. 
Administer both pills in the morn- 
ing, the animal to remain fasting for 
some time. 
II. 

Areca nut, freshly ground, is consid- 
ered an excellent remedy for worms 
in dogs. About one dram made into a 



pill is the dose for an ordinary sized 
dog. This should be given at night fol- 
lowed by a dose of castor oil in the 
morning. 

III. 

Santonin gr. 2 

Glass, fine powder gr. 5 

Areca nut, powder gr. 10 

Oleoresin of male fern, 

enough to make one pill 

or capsule. 
Give like the preceding. 

IV. 
German wormseed, powder. .. .dr. 1 

Fluid extract of senna fl.dr. 1 

Fluid extract of valerian fl.dr. 1 

Fluid extract of pink root. . .fl.dr. 3 

Syrup of buckthorn fl.oz. 2 

Dose: ^2 to one teaspoonful night 

and morning. 
This is also suitable for cats. 



DIVISION VI.— POULTRY MEDICINES. 



Poultry Powders. 

Various mixtures of powdery sub- 
stances are dispensed under the names 
Poultry Powder, Poultry Food, Egg 
Food, and Egg-Making Food. The lat- 
ter two names are used because of the 
alleged property of these mixtures, of 
increasing the egg-laying power of hens 
and other fowl. 

Such mixtures as contain strong 
spices like capsicum are supposed to 
stimulate the egg-laying power of fowl. 

I. 
Ground bone or slaked 

lime av.oz. 12 

Ginger av.oz. 2 

Gentian av.oz. 1 

Capsicum av.oz 1 

Sulfur av.oz. 1 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 

Mix a teaspoonful with a quart of 
feed. 
II. 

Oyster shells, coarse pow- 
der av.oz 24 

Calcium carbonate av.oz. 4 

Calcium phosphate av.oz. 4 



Black pepper av.oz. 4 

Capsicum av.oz. ^2 

Venetian red av.oz Yz 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Use like the preceding. 

III. 

Capsicum av.oz. 2 

Allspice av.oz. 4 

Ginger av.oz. 6 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
One tablespoonful to be mixed with 
every pound of food and fed two or 
three times a week. The addition of 
a little dried ants' eggs, if not too ex- 
pensive, would prove beneficial. 

IV. 



Sodium sulfate. 


av.oz. 


2 


Capsicum 


av.oz. 


1 


Sodium chlorid . 


av.oz. 


1 


Iron carbonate . 


av.oz. 


1 




av.oz. 


T 


Black antimony 


av.oz. 


I 


Bone meal 


av.oz. 


I 


Fenugreek 


av.oz. 


8 


Corn meal 


av.oz. 


10 


Mustard seed . . 


av.oz. 


10 



Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
Use like the preceding. 



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CLicken Cholera, Remedy for. 

I. 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. I 

Iron sulfate av.oz. 16 

Water, to make gal. I 

Add i fluidounce of this mixture to 

a pint of water, and supply in place of 

water, or mix with meal or other food. 

II. 

Iron sulfate av.oz. I 

Capsicum av.oz. I 

Black pepper . , av.oz. 2 

Fenugreek av.oz. 4 

Sand av.oz. 4 

Calcium phosphate av.oz. 8 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
An even teaspoonful is to be given 

with the feed for a dozen fowl. 

III. Give three or four teaspoonfuls 
of strong alum water once a day. This 
is the one remedy strongly recommend- 
ed by the U. S. Department of Agri- 
culture. 

IV. See also No. V under Hog Chol- 
era Medicines. 



Lice on Poultry, To Destroy. 

I. 

Carbolic acid, crude fl.oz. 8 

Water pints 7^ 

Wash the woodwork with this mix- 
ture and sprinkle in the nests and on 
the floor. 

This will kill the spider louse and 
all the body lice that infest poultry. 
II. 

Carbolic acid, crude fl.oz. 6 

Carbon disulfid fl.oz. 5 

Oil of tar fl.oz. 2 

Kerosene gal. 1 

Apply to the roosts, walls, etc., with 
a brush or whisk broom. 

Roup Remedy. 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 2 

Cubebs av.oz. 2 

Anise av.oz. 1 

Licorice root av.oz. 3 

Reduce all to powder and mix we'll. 
A teaspoonful of this is to be mixed 
with food for 60 hens. 



DIVISION VII.— BIRD MEDICINES 



General Directions for Care of Birds. 

When ailing, the first thing is to 
keep the bird as quiet as possible; 
this is best accomplished by covering 
the cage closely. Most ailments of 
birds are due to a cold, the cause of 
which is generally owing to exposure 
to a draft of air or keeping the bird 
in an overheated room. 

To cure a cold, add to the regular 
food equal parts of a paste consisting 
of hard-boiled eggs, corn meal and 
grated apple, the whole well spiced with 
capsicum. 

Sometimes the bird seems hoarse and 
has apparently lost his voice; this is 
frequently occasioned by over-singing, 
and is remedied by dissolving a small 
amount of rock candy in the drinking 
water. 

Birds troubled with diarrhea can us- 
ually be relieved by placing a rusty nail 
in their drinking water; if this is not 
effective, recommend Diarrhea Remedy. 



Should the bird be troubled with cos- 
tiveness, mix an additional quantity of 
green fruit to the regular food; if this 
does not relieve, recommend Consti- 
pation Remedy. 

When moulting, special attention 
should be paid to the birds, as any 
disease to which they are predisposed 
will show itself then. Give warming, 
nourishing food, keep the bird and cage 
clean, place in the warm sunlight and 
keep it out of drafts. Should this not 
be effective to recuperate them, recom- 
mend Tonic Elixir. 

The feet are often the seat of dis- 
ease. To remove accumulations of dirt 
from the feet, hold them in lukewarm 
water for three or four minutes each 
day till the dirt drops off. If the feet 
are warty and seem to be sore, bathe 
them as above and grease them with 
fresh cream, or, still better, with a 
"cold cream." 

Obstruction of the rump gland is 



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caused by the bird not using the gland. 

Open the gland with a fine needle and 

apply "cold cream." 

For lice, supply the cage daily with 

clean, fresh sand mixed with some 

insect powder. 

Mixed Bird Seed. 

Hemp seed av.oz. 5 

Canary seed av.oz. 4 

Millet seed av.oz. 1 

Maw seed av.oz. 1 

Various other mixtures are also used 

as mixed bird seeds; some of these 

contain rape seed. 

Canary Bird Food. 

Poppy heads, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. 1 

Cuttlefish, coarse pow- 
der av.oz. 1 

Dried yolk of eg<r av.oz. 2 

Sugar, granulated av.oz. 2 

Biscuit from wheat flour, 
dried and powdered av.oz. 8 

German Bird Paste or Canary Food. 

I. 

Corn meal av.oz. 8 

Sweet almonds, blanched. . .av.oz. 4 

Butter, fresh av.oz. 1 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 1 

Saffron gr. 5 

Egg 1 or 2 

Pass the egg through a fine grater 
and add to the other ingredients. Beat 
to a smooth paste with cold water, and 
granulate the mass by passing through 
a coarse grater, then expose the product 
to the air in a warm place until quite 
hard and dry. 

II. 

Butter or lard, fresh av.oz. 3 

Sweet almonds, blanched, .av.oz. 8 

Pea meal av.oz. 16 

Saffron gr. 10 

Honey sufficient 

Beat together the ingredients until 
a smooth paste is formed, then granulate 
by pressing through a colander and 
allow to dry. Some prefer to add to the 
above the yolks of 2 eggs, or 2 or 3 
hard-boiled eggs. Instead of the honey, 
2 av. ounces of sugar may be used ; 
then cold water must be added to the 
mixture to form a paste. j 



Food for Larks, Nightingales and 
Other Insectivorous Birds. 
Use either of the three formulas just 
immediately preceding. 
Mocking Bird Food. 

I. 

Hemp seed av.oz. 1 

Rice av.oz. 2 

Broken crackers av.oz. 8 

Corn av.oz. 9 

Capsicum gr. 10 

Mix and reduce to coarse powder. 

II. 

Hemp seed av.oz. 16 

Rape seed av.oz. 8 

Crackers av.oz. 8 

Rice, unshelled av.oz. 2 

Corn meal av.oz. 2 

Capsicum av.oz. 2 

Lard oil fl.oz. 2 

Mix all but the oil, grind to coarse 

powder, and then incorporate the oil. 

Food for Bedbirds. 

Rice, unshelled av.oz. 6 

Wheat, cracked av.oz. 8 

Sunflower seed av.oz. 8 

Canary seed av.oz. 10 

Hemp seed av.oz. 16 

Mix and grind to coarse powder. 
Asthma in Canaries. 

Spirit of chloroform m. 90 

Iron citrate, soluble gr. 45 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 5 

Fennel water fl.oz. 3^2 

Mix and dissolve. 

Give a few drops on a lump of sugar 

in the cake once daily. 

This mixture may be dispensed under 

the name Pectoral Tonic. 

Constipation Bemedy for Birds. 

Fluid extract of senna fl.dr. 2 

Syrup of manna fl.oz. 1 

Fennel water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Give a few drops on a lump of sugar 

in the cage once daily. 

Diarrhea Bemedy for Birds. 

Tincture of iron chlorid fl.dr. 2 

Paregoric fl.dr. 2 

Caraway water fl.oz. 2> l / 2 

Use like the preceding. 
Tonic Medicine. 

I. 

Tincture of iron chlorid drops 4 

Tincture of cinchona fl.dr. I 



BIRD MEDICINES. 



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Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Caraway water, to make fl.oz. 2 

Put a few drops on a lump of sugar 
in the cage daily. 
II. 

Iron sulfate dr. 2 

Diluted sulfric acid drops 15 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the sulfate in the water and 
add the acid. 

A teaspoonful of this mixture is to 
be added to each quart of the drink- 
ing water of the birds. This is specially 
recommended for moulting birds. 

This preparation is known as Doug- 
lass' Mixture. 



Gapes in Pheasants. 
Ferrous sulfate 


gr. 60 


Capsicum 

Fenugreek 

Red 'saunders 

Licorice root 

Molasses 


. . . .av.oz. x / 
....av.oz. 1 
....av.oz. 1 
....av.oz. 2 
sufficient 



This is made into a paste, of which 
a piece the size of a hazelnut is dis- 
solved in a gallon of water and given 
the birds to drink. 

Ointment, Healing and Soothing. 

Peru balsam . , gr. 60 

Cold cream av.oz. 1 

This is of general application when 
an ointment is needed for birds. 



Part III 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



Reference Abbreviations. 

A. D American Druggist 

A. J. P. ..American Journal of Pharmacy 
Apoth. Ztg Apotheker Zeitung 

B. & C. Dr... British & Colonial Druggist 

Cooley Cooley's Cyclopedia 

D Dietrich's Manual 

D. C Druggist's Circular 

Drog. Ztg Droguisten Zeitung 

Era Form Era Formulary 

Fenner's Form Fenner's Formulary 

H Hager's Praxis or Manual 

Ind. Ph Indiana Pharmacist 

Kilner's Form Kilner's Formulary 

Nat. Dr National Druggist 

N. I New Idea 

Parish Parrish's Pharmacy 

Pharm Pharmacist 

Ph. Central. Pharmaceutische Centralhalle 

Ph. Era Pharmaceutical Era 

Ph. Post Pharmaceutische Post 

Ph. Rundsch. Pharmaceutische Rundschau 

Ph. Ztg Pharmaceutische Zeitung 

W. D Western Druggist 



NOTE 

The Preparations in this part having 
titles followed by a number are Proprie- 
tary or controlled by a single manufac- 
turer, the number indicating the name 
and address of the manufacturer as 
given in the reference list at the end of 
the Part. 

It is believed this information as to 
the makers of the various proprietaries 
will prove valuable to all desiring to re- 
quest further information from the orig- 
inal sources. 



In this department the attempt is 
made to include as many as possible 
of the synthetic; and pseudo-synthetic 
remedies, most of the so-called pharma- 
ceutical specialties, and some of the 
"patent" medicines. The reason for com- 
bining these dissimilar classes together 
is that many of the pharmaceutical spe- 
cialties and some of the "patent" medi- 
cines bear names similar to the synthetic 
remedies. The pharmaceutical special- 
ties and "patent" medicines are them- 

42 



selves frequently indistinguishable, due 
to similarity of titles. 

In describing synthetic remedies, the 
plan generally followed is to mention 
the chemical names or synonymns, physi- 
cal, chemical and medicinal properties, 
incompatibilities and doses. In describ- 
ing pharmaceutical specialties, physical 
and medicinal properties and doses are 
mentioned as well as composition. In- 
formation regarding the composition is 
taken from manufacturers' catalogs or 
from the statement on the label (in 
compliance with the provisions of the 
federal food and drugs act) or from the 
booklets published under the auspices of 
the American Medical Association. In- 
formation regarding "patent" medicines 
is also taken whenever possible from 
the manufacturer's statement on the 
label and at other times from other 
sources of information which are sup- 
posed to be credible. The formulas giv- 
en in the latter instances are quoted 
simply for what they are worth, con- 
sidering the fact that chemistry has not 
advanced sufficiently to make possible 
an analysis of a complex organic mix- 
ture and also considering that manufac- 
turers are at liberty to change their 
formulas at any time. 

The source of information is given 
in most cases and is believed to be re- 
liable, but, should any formula, by rea- 
son of any incorrect statement or in- 
ference, be regarded as unjust to the 
original preparation or as impairing its 
reputation, the correction will be cheer- 
fully made upon receipt of the requi- 
site information. 



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A. B. C. Headache Powders. 

Each powder is stated to contain : 

Monobromated camphor gr. Y% 

Caffeine gr. Vs 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 2 

Acetanilid gr. 3^2 



Sugar 



gr. 1/2 



Saccharin and peppermint. . .a trace 
Abbott's Saline Laxative. 

This is stated to be chemically pure 
magnesium sulfate in effervescent form. 
Abernetky's Pills. - 

Each pill contains : 

Socotrine aloes gr. 2 

Extract of henbane gr. 2 

Blue mass gr. 1 



— Fenner's and Beasley's Formularies. 
Abican. (173) 

This is described as a non-alcoholic, 
stainless preparation from Abies cana- 
densis with "alumen potas," zinci sulfas, 
and thymol. It is recommended in the 
treatment of gonorrhea, gleet, leucor- 
rhea, and all abnormal urethral and 
vaginal discharges. 
Abrastol. 

See Asaprol. 
Abrin — (Jequiritin.) 

This is an albuminous substance de- 
rived from jequirity seeds. It is a 
brownish-yellow powder, soluble in 
water. It is an exceedingly poisonous 
substance. It is very dangerous, especi- 
ally to the nose, eyes, and wounds, and 
hence great care should be exercised 
in handling it. 
Acacine. (73) 

This is a white powder, used as an 
emulsifying agent. 
Acamulsia. 

This is an emulsifying agent, 
formula for which is as follows : 

Acacia av.oz 

Tragacanth 

Starch 

Sugar 

Boric acid 

Reduce all to powder and mix well. 
The mixed powder is to be used in the 
proportion of l / 2 ounce to a pint of 
emulsion. 8 ounces of oil is to be put 



the 



5 

.av.oz. 5 
.av.oz. 5 
.av.oz. 5 
.av.oz. 1 



into a quart bottle and shaken, then the 
acamulsia is to be added, the mixture, 
then well agitated, 8 ounces of water 
to be added and the whole shaken vig- 
orously for a few minutes. 
Acetal — (Ethylidenediethylether.) 

It is a colorless, volatile liquid, sol- 
uble in 18 parts of water and in all 
proportions of alcohol and ether. 

It is used as a hypnotic and sedative, 
where chloral would be contraindicated. 
The dose is 2 or 3 fluidrams, usually 
given in the form of emulsion. 

Acetanilid — (Phenylacetamide.) 

This is in white, shining scales or 
white powder, odorless, and of a slightly 
burning taste. 

It is used as an antipyretic, anal- 
gesic and antirheumatic, also now largely 
used externally as an antiseptic in place 
of iodoform. It is used in headache, 
neuralgia, and in injection mixtures for 
gonorrhea. 

Dose : 3 to 10 grains, the maximum 
single dose being about 20 grains, pref- 
erably used in powders, tablets, cap- 
sules or cachets. 
Acetanilid Comp. 

The combination usuauy put up under 
this name is a mixture of 7 parts of 
acetanilid, 2 parts of caffeine and 1 of 
sodium bicarbonate. Other mixtures are 
used under the same name. 
Acetanilid Comp. Dr. Bower's. (108) 

These are tablets each said to con- 
tain 

Acetanilid gr. 3 

Monobromated camphor gr. 2 

Caffeine citrate .gr. 1 

Acetic Cantharidal Vesicant. 

Cantharides, freshly pow- 
dered av.oz. 8 

Acetic ether sufficient 

Moisten the drug with the liquid, pack 
firmly in a percolator, add more men- 
struum, macerate for a few hours, and 
then percolate slowly until 16 fluidounces 
of liquid have been obtained. 

Liquor Epispasticus or Blistering Li- 
quid of the British Pharmacopeia is of 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



the same strength as the above and is 
made with the same menstruum. 
Acetocaustin. 

This is a 50% solution of trichlora- 
cetic acid, which is used as a caustic 
for warts, corns, etc. 
Acetopyrin. 

This is a combination of antipyrin 
and aspirin. It is in the form of a 
colorless, crystalline powder, insoluble 
in cold water but readily soluble in 
warm water and alcohol. It has an odor 
of acetic acid which would indicate a 
rather unstable product. It is recom- 
mended not only as an efficient anti- 
pyretic but is said to have proved bene- 
■fkial in acute rheumatism and neural- 
gia. 

Acetozone (Benzozone). (159) 

Chemically, this is benzoylacetyl per- 
oxid, which belongs to a class of com- 
pounds known as organic peroxids in 
which an excess of oxygen is combined 
in such a way that it is slowly given off 
m a nascent condition. On contact with 
water it hydrolyzes, forming benzo-per- 
acid and aceto-peracid which exert mark- 
ed oxidizing and germicidal properties. 
These compounds decompose later with 
the formation of hydrogen peroxid and 
then of oxygen. It is a grayish white 
substance appearing in the form of a 
micaceous powder, which is marketed 
as a mixture consisting of equal parts 
of pure acetozone and an inert soluble 
powder. It is very readily decomposed 
and must not be kept in a hot location 
such as near a window where the rays 
of the sun can strike it, or near a steam 
pipe or radiator. If it be heated to the 
boiling point of water, an explosion 
may result. Contact with moisture 
should be avoided except when neces- 
sary in dispensing. In the pure state it 
dissolves in 1,000 to 10,000 parts of 
water, 20 of oil, is slightly soluble in 
alcohol, more so in ether and chloro- 
form, but slowly decomposing in all 
these solutions except in petrolatum oil. 
It is decomposed by contact with alka- 



lies and organic matter of all kinds (e.g. 
glycerin). 

It is a powerful antiseptic and is used 
chiefly internally in typhoid fever, and 
externally to some extent in surgery; it 
is also used as a vaginal or urethal in- 
jection in gonorrhea. In typhoid fever 
it is added to water in the proportion of 
1 to 1,000 of warm water, shaken vigor- 
ously for 5 minutes, allowed to stand 
for 2 hours, and then solution is drank 
freely, say 2 quarts or more in 24 hours. 

Acetozone Inhalant. 

This contains 1%. of acetozone, J/2% 
of chloretone and 98^% of colorless 
liquid petrolatum. 

Acet-Theocin-Sodium. 

See Theocin-Sodium Acetate. 
Acidol (Betaine Hydrochloride 

This is in white crystals of a sour 
taste, readily soluble in water. It con- 
tains 24% of hydrochloric acid and is 
used as a substitute for the latter usu- 
ally in combination with pepsin in gas- 
tric affections. The dose is 2 to 10 
grains. 

Acodine. 

This is a dental preparation said to 
consist of aconite, iodin, tannic acid and 
glycerin. 

Acoin. 

This is one of the newer local an- 
esthetics. It is a white, ordorless, very 
bitter powder, soluble in 17 parts of 
water, freely soluble in alcohol. It is 
very readily affected by alkalies and is 
also sensitive to light. It has been 
recommended for Schleich's infiltration 
anesthesia method in 1/10% solutions 
containing 8/10 % of sodium chlorid. 
Actina. 

Various formulas have been offered 
for similar preparations, as follows : 
I. 

Menthol gr. 60 

Oil of mustard fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol m. 30 

Ether fl.dr. 1 

Sponge, to make oz. 1 

—Prof. F. B. Tiffany, K. C. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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II. 

Menthol gr. 60 

Oil of mustard fl.dr. 2 

Hydrobromic ether fl.dr. 1 

Sponge, to make oz. 1 

— Prof. Tiffany. 

Actol. (Silver Lactate.) 

This is a white, odorless, almost taste- 
less powder; soluble in 15 parts of water 
or albuminous fluids; an external and 
internal antiseptic in chronic and acute 
infectious diseases, sore throat, etc. It 
is used as a gargle and wash. Mix a 
teaspoonful of 2% solution with a glass 
of water, or use a solution of 1 1500 to 
1 :20O for disinfecting wounds, abscess 
cavities, etc. The dose by injection Y\ 
to 3 grains, singly or divided. The solu- 
tions should be prepared fresh with 
boiled, distilled water and should be 
kept in the dark. 
Addison's Granules of Arsenate of 

Gold. 

These are stated to contain about 
1/120 grain of gold arsenate. This salt 
is not introduced directly but is obtained 
in the finished pill by using gold and 
sodium chlorid and sodium arsenate in 
the proposition of 2.7 grains of the for- 
mer and 8 of the latter to make 15 
grains of gold arsenate. — H. 

Adhoesol. 

Copal resin parts 70 

Benzoin parts 6 

Tolu balsam parts 6 

Oil of thyme parts 4 

Alphanaphthol parts 6 

Ether parts 200 

—Merck's Bulletin. 
This is an antiseptic dressing or var- 
nish, used in the treatment of superfi- 
cial injuries. 
Adipatum. 

Anhydrous wool fat parts 35 

Petrolatum parts 53 

Ceresin, white parts 7 

Water parts 5 

This is used as an ointment vehicle. 
Adipogen. 

This is a preparation of the fresh 
liver of the codfish which is the subject 
of a U, S, patent. According to Chit- 



tenden's analysis it contains 51.38% of 
codliver oil, 11.02%. of proteid matter, 
5.11% of mineral acids, and 0.57% of 
phosphoric acid. It is a paste of pleas- 
ant fishy odor. The dose is a teaspoon- 
ful 3 or 4 times a day. It may be eaten 
by spreading it on bread like butter. 
Adnephrin Emollient. (187) 

This is described as an ointment com- 
posed of the adrenal (suprarenal) active 
principle and a neutral base, represent- 
ing in each 1,000 parts, 1 part of the 
active principle. 
Adnephrin Oil Spray. 

This is a 1 in 1,000 solution, aroma- 
tized, of the active principle of the su- 
prarenal glands in a neutral oil. It is 
used as a nasal and throat spray, pref- 
erably after cleansing with Dobell's solu- 
tion. 
Adnephrin Solution. 

This is described as a liquid, each 
1,000 parts of which contains 1 part of 
adnephrin, the active principle of the 
suprarenal glands, dissolved in a sterile, 
physiologic salt solution containing l / 2 % 
of methaform as a preservative. It is 
practically neutral in reaction, non-irri- 
tating, and stable in character. It is said 
not to turn pink. It is of value in minor 
surgical operations by checking the 
hemorrhage and affording a clear view 
of the field of operation. 

Adonidin. 

A glucoside obtained from Adonis 
vernalis. It is a hygroscopic, yellowish- 
white, odorless, bitter powder. It is eas- 
ily soluble in water and alcohol; insol- 
uble in ether and chloroform. It is a 
heart-tonic and diuretic, particularly in 
aortic and mitral insufficiencies. 

Dose : 1/12 to % grain several times 
daily, in pill, or in solution in chloro- 
form water with ammonium carbonate. 
The maximum dose is l / 2 grain. 

Adorin. (178) 

This is a powder used to prevent per- 
spiration of the hands, feet, etc. It is 
stated to contain formaldehyde. 



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Adrenalin. (159) 

This occurs as tiny, white crystals 
which are soluble in water slightly acid- 
ulated with hydrochloric acid and yields 
solutions that assume a pink color on 
standing. Solutions should therefore not 
be kept for any great length of time; 
preferably they should be made fresh 
as needed. 

So powerful is this substance that 
a drop of a solution of I part in 10,000 
when instilled into the eye will blanch 
the conjunctiva in from 30 seconds to 1 
minute. Bloodless operations have been 
performed after the application of the 
weak solution. Internally adrenalin may 
be used as a cardiac stimulant. 

Adrenalin is also marketed in the 
form of adrenalin inhalant, adrenalin 
ointment, adrenalin suppositories and 
adrenalin tablets. 

Adrenalin Chlorid Solution. 

This is a solution containing 1 part 
of adrenalin chlorid in 1,000 parts. Each 
fluidounce is stated to contain % grain 
of adrenalin chlorid, 2 l /\ grains of 
chloretone (equal to l A%) and physi- 
ological salt solution, q. s. It is used 
generally in the form of a spray, the 
solution varying in strength from 1 to 
1,000 to 1 to 15,000, or internally in 
doses of 5 to 30 minims. It causes con- 
traction of the arterioles, rendering the 
parts it affects bloodless. Mucous mem- 
branes are blanched by its application ; 
this is particularly noticeable when it 
is instilled into the eye. 

Adrin (Epinephrin Hydrate). (141) 

This is the active principle of the su- 
prarenal glands which is said to be pre- 
pared according to the method of Prof. 
J. J. Abel, M. D. 

Adrin solution is said to be more 
stable and retain its physiologic proper- 
ties longer than any other preparation 
of the suprarenal glands because it is 
free from hydrochloric acid, the solvent 
generally used. 

The following are prepared : 



Adrin, in powder; it is almost white, 
stable, and non-hydroscopic. 

Adrin Tablets, each containing 1/65 
grain. For the extemporaneous prepara- 
tion of the solution. 1 tablet dissolved 
in 15 minims of sterile water makes 
a 1 to 1,000 solution of adrin in normal 
saline solution. 

Adrin Solution, 1 in 1,000. 

Adrin Inhalant, containing 1/10% of 
adrin. 

Adrin Ointment, containing 1/10% of 
adrin. 

Also suppositories of various kinds 1 
and other kinds of tablets. 
Aesculus Cones. (83) 

Each suppository is stated to contain 
belladonna, gr. % ; hamamelis, gr. x / 2 ; 
calomel, gr. I ; "bismuth," gr. 2 ; ich- 
thyol, gr. 2; combined with the active 
principle of Aesculus hippocastanum. 
Used for piles and kindred rectal dis- 
eases. 

Agaricin. (Agaric, Agaricinic, Aga- 
ricic or Laricic Acid.) 

A resinous acid derived from white 
agaric. It is a white, almost odorless, 
tasteless powder, melting at 140° C, 
slightly soluble in water, in 130 parts 
cold and 10 parts boiling alcohol ; slight- 
ly soluble in ether, insoluble in chloro- 
form. 

It is used in treatment of night sweats 
in consumption. Dose: % grain to 1 
grain at night in pills. 

Agathin. (Salicylaldehydemethyl- 

phenylhydrazine.) 

It occurs in white or greenish, odor- 
less, tasteless flakes, melting at 74 C, 
insoluble in water, but soluble in alco- 
hol and ether. It is antineuralgic in 
rheumatic neuralgias, sciatica, etc. 

Dose : 2 to 8 grains two or three times 
daily. 

It should be kept in the dark. 

Agurin. (Theobromine-Sodmm-Ace- 
tate.) 

This is a double salt of sodium ace- 
tate and theobromine-sodium, and is 
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white, finely crystalline powder, con- 
taining 60% of theobromine, is hygro- 
scopic, and freely soluble in water, not 
readily in cold, but more freely in hot, 
alcohol. Aqueous solutions gradually 
split it up into its components. It is 
precipitated and decomposed by carbon 
dioxid and by acids; it is also incom- 
patible with mucilaginous and saccharine 
liquids. 

It is used as a diuretic in dropsy of 
cardiac origin; it is said to be without 
action on the heart. 

The dose is 5 to 15 grains, preferably 
in wafers or capsules. If dispensed in 
solution, this should be freshly prepared, 
without sugar or mucilage. 

Aiken's Tonic Pills. 

Each is made to contain : 

Quinine sulfate gr. 1 

Reduced iron gr. % 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/50 

Strychnine gr. 1/50 

Airol, Airform, Airogen. (Bismuth 
Oxyiodogallate), (Bismuth Iodo- 
subgallate.) 

This is called an odorless substitute 
for iodoform. # 

It forms a grayish-green, voluminous, 
odorless, tasteless powder. It is soluble 
in alkalies and diluted mineral acids ; in- 
soluble in water, alcohol, ether and 
chloroform. Water or moist air (but 
not light) decomposes it. It is a surgical 
antiseptic, like iodoform, and anti-gon- 
orrheal. It contains 20% of iodin. 

In contact with wounds, iodin is 
slowly liberated while the bismuth sub- 
gallate exerts an astringent and siccative 
action. 

Airol Paste. 

This is as follows, according to Prof. 
Brun's formula : 

Airol part 1 

Glycerin parts 2 

Mucilage of acacia, Kaolin. 

to make a soft paste 

This paste is to be prepared in a ster- 
ilized dish, but do not use a metal spot- 
ula. It is to be kept in well-covered 



vessels protected from moisture and 
light. 

Akaralgia. (G. E. Sodium Salicylate 
Comp.) (131) 

This is a granular effervescent salt 

made according to the formula of Dr. 

B. K. Rachford of Cincinnati. Each 2 

drams is stated to represent 

Magnesium sulfate gr. 50 

Sodium sulfate, dried gr. 30 

Sodium salicylate, from oil 

wintergreen gr. 10 

Lithium benzoate gr. 5 

Tincture of nux vomica m. 3 

This is recommended as a remedy for 

migraine. 

Alain's Pomade for the Hair. 

Ferric oxid 1.5 

Mercuric oxid 1.5 

Cold cream 57.0 

— Analysis by Wittstein. 
Alapurin. 

This is a name given to a pure grade 
of wool fat. 
Albargin. (Gelatose-Silver.) 

This contains 15% of silver. It is a 
coarse, yellow powder freely soluble in 
cold water ; the solutions remain per- 
manent and neutral, and are not precipi- 
tated by solutions of albumin, sodium 
chlorid, or hydrochloric acid. It is an 
antiseptic and germicide. It is used as 
an application or injection in the treat- 
ment of gonorrhea, chancroids, gonor- 
rheal ophthalmia, etc. As an irriga- 
tion or injection it is used in the form 
of an aqueous solution containing 1/10 
to 2/10% of this compound. 
Albert's Remedy. 

Contains 29.5% of extractive in which 
opium alkaloids could be detected, y.g% 
of potassium iodid, 14.6% of potassium 
acetate, and 10.3%, of alcohol. It is used 
as an antirheumatic. — Apoth. Ztg. 

—Analysis by Dr. H. Weller. 
Albespeyre's Vesicatory. 

According to Hager's Praxis, this is 
made from 1 part each of black pitch 
and lard, 4 parts each of burgundy pitch 
and yellow wax, and 6 parts of pow- 
dered cantharides. The mixture is 



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melted together and is then spread upon 

taffeta or paper. 

Alboferin. 

This is a combination of iron with 
albumin stated to contain on analysis, 
albumin, 90.14%; iron, 0.68%; phos- 
phoric acid, 0.32% ; and mineral matter, 
8.86%.. It is a light brown, nearly odor- 
less powder, and having a slightly salty 
taste. It is readily soluble in cold water, 
producing a solution whjch is neutral in 
reaction and does not coagulate on heat- 
ing. It is intended as a hematinic. It is 
marketed in the form of powder and 
tablets, the latter without and with choc- 
olate. 
Albolene. (121) 

According to manufacturers' state- 
ments relative to albolene and liquid 
albolene, these are presumably purified 
petrolatum and purified liquid petrola- 
tum respectively. 
Alcarnose. 

This is stated to be a predigested food. 
It is a tough, brown mass containing, ac- 
cording to the originator, digested albu- 
min (from meal and vegetables), 
23.8% ; extractive matter and salts 
(from meat), 2.3%; digested carbohy- 
drates (maltose and dextrin), 67.1%; 
and salts (sodium chlorid, alkaline phos- 
phates, carbonates, sulfates and organic 
salts, alkaline earths, traces of iron), 
6.8%. 

AJdol. 

Aldol or beta-oxybutyric aldehyde has 
been suggested for employment as a hyp- 
notic. It is a thick odorless liquid, mis- 
cible with two parts of water, and sol- 
uble in alcohol. When kept for some 
time it gradually becomes crystalline, be- 
ing converted into its polymer, paral- 
dol. 
Aletris Comp. Elixir. 

See Elixir Aletris Compound. 
Aletris Cordial. (173) 

This is stated to represent 10 grains 
of aletris, and 30 grains each of 
helonias and scrophularia. 



Aleuronate. 

This is a vegetable albumen prepared 
by a patented process. It is a yellowish- 
white tasteless powder. It has been 
employed for alimentary purposes and to 
make a diabetic bread, and is also used 
for surgical purposes. 
Algidine. (131) 

This is described as "an inorganic 
poultice composed of silica, magnesia, 
alumina and ferrous carbonate, together 
with the antiseptics eucalyptol, menthol 
and thymol with an excipient of solu- 
tion of boroglyceride." It is used for 
the local, external treatment of all in- 
flammatory conditions. 

Alkacetamid. (188) 

This is described as a compound, 
alkaline, coal tar derivative. 

Alkaline Powder. (36) 

This is stated to contain sodium bicar- 
bonate 6 parts, and sodium phosphate, 
exsiccated, 1.12 parts, which are said to 
be equivalent to 2 parts of sodium bicar- 
bonate and 1 part of crystallized sodium 
phosphate. It is used as an acid and 
mild hepatic stimulant. 

Alkaline Pancreatin Cordial. (192) 

This is stated to contain pancreatin, 
diastase, rhubarb, golden seal, cinna- 
mon, peppermint, and potassium bicar- 
bonate. 

Alkalithia. (105) 

Each heaping teaspoonful is stated to 
contain 1 grain of caffeine, 10 grains 
each of sodium and potassium bicar- 
bonate and 5 grains of lithium carbon- 
ate. 
Alka-Phosphites. (63) 

This is described as an alkaline syrup 
of hypophosphites comp., each fluid- 
ounce of which contains : 

Potassium hypophosphite gr. V/* 

Iron hypophosphite gr. l l A 

Calcium hypophosphite . gr. I 

Manganese hypophosphite gr. I 

Quinine hypophosphite gr. 7/16 

Strychnine hypophosphite gr t % 

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Alkarhein. (Alkaline Elixir of Rhu- 
barb Comp. with Pancreatin.) 
(131) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain : 

Rhubarb gr. 20 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 20 

Golden seal (freed from acrid 

resin) gr. 10 

Ceylon cinnamon gr. 10 

Pancreatin gr. 8 

Also spirit of peppermint and simple 

elixir. 

Alkathymol. (159) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain : 

Sodium borate gr. 4 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 8 

Sodium chlorid gr. 8 

Sodium sulfate gr. 3 

Sodium prosphate gr. 1 

Menthol gr. J / 2 

Thymol gr. % 

Eucalyptol m. % 

Oil pinus pumilio m. Vs 

Glycerin m. 60 

Chloretone gr. *4 

It also contains about 5% of alcohol. 

Allingham's Ointment for Hemor- 
rhoids. 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 60 

Calomel gr. 40 

Morphine gr. 3 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Petrolatum av.oz. 1 

— Columbus Medical Journal. 
Allyl Tribromid. (Tribromhydrin.) 

This occurs as a yellowish liquid which 
acts as a sedative and anodyne in hys- 
teria, asthma, whooping cough, etc. The 
dose is 5 drops 2 or 3 times daily, ad- 
ministered in capsules. 
Alodonna Pills. (198) 

Each pill is stated to contain: 

Aloin gr. 1/4 

Extract of belladonna gr. 1/8 

Ipecac gr. 1/16 

Strychnine gr. 1/60 

See Lapactic and Peristaltic Pills. 
Alpha-Eucaine. 

See Eucaine. 
Alphanaphthol. 

See Naphthol (Alpha). 
Alphazol. (3) 

This is described as a concentrated so- 
lution containing formaldehyde, boro- 



glyceride, sodium salicylate, thymol, 

menthol and oil of pine. 

Alphol. (Alphanaphthol Salicylate.) 

It corresponds to Betol (which see), 
the latter being the betanaphthol com- 
pound, the former the alphanaphthol 
compound. It is a reddish-white pow- 
der, soluble in alcohol, ether and fatty 
oils. It darkens with age and exposure. 

It is employed in the treatment of ar- 
ticular rheumatism and gonorrhea in 
doses of 8 to 15 grains. 
Alphozone. (187) 

Chemically this is succinic dioxid or 
peroxid. It occurs as a white, fluffy 
powder. It melts at 115 C. and does 
not decompose until about a temperature 
of 128 C. is reached. It is therefore 
not affected by any temperature below 
that of boiling water, but it should not 
be subjected to direct heat, such as ex- 
posure to the rays of the sun or heated 
steam radiators. When brought into a 
flame it explodes, but it does not ex- 
plode on percussion or friction. It dis- 
solves readily in 60 parts of water and 
on agitation for a short time will dis- 
solve in 30 parts. When dissolved in 
water, it slowly undergoes change, suc- 
cinic peracid being formed, which is also 
a powerful germicide. • 

It is a powerful, non-toxic germicide 
and antiseptic. It is useful internally in 
typhoid fever, 4 grains being dissolved 
in a tumblerful of water, the patient be- 
ing advised to drink freely of this solu- 
tion. It may also be used in tonsilitis, 
leucorrhea and gonorrhea, as a dusting 
powder in skin diseases of an infectious 
nature, or as a spray for the nose. The 
usual proportion in solution as a douche 
or spray is one part of alphozone to 
1,000, 1,500 or 2,000 parts of water. 
Alsol. 

This is a name for dried aluminum 
aceticotartrate. 
Althaeol Cerate. (160) 

This is stated to contain althea, ich- 
thyol, belladonna, eucalyptol-, and a spe- 
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Colocynth, fine powder gr. 120 

Gamboge, fine powder gr. 120 

Oil of anise fl.dr. I 

Water, to make a mass. 
Divide into 3-grain pills. 
Andrews' Tonic-Hematic Pills. 
Each is made to contain 

Reduced iron gr. i l / 2 

Quinine sulfate gr. 1 

Ipecac gr. Va 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/40 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1/40 

Anemic Pills. (129) 

Each pill is stated to contain 

Ferrous carb gr. 2 

Oxyhemoglobin gr. 3/4 

Aloin gr. 1/8 

Zinc phosphid gr. 1/20 

Strychnine nitrate gr. 1/40 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/50 

Anemonin. 

This is the active principle of Ane- 
mone Pulsatilla. It is in colorless acicu- 
late crystals, easily soluble in hot alcohol 
and oils ; very sparingly in water and 
ether. It is an antispasmodic and seda- 
tive in asthma, whooping cough, bron- 
chitis, etc., and anodyne dysmenorrhea, 
epididymitis, etc. 

Dose : 34 to 1 grain twice daily, in 
wafers, pills or powders. The maximum 
single dose is V/2 grains; the maximum 
daily dose, 3 grains. 

Anesthesin. 

Chemically this is the ethyl ester of 
paramidobenzoic acid and is closely re- 
lated to orthoform. It is a white, cry- 
stalline powder, odorless and tasteless, 
but producing a sensation of numbness 
when placed on the tongue. It is almost 
insoluble in cold, difficultly soluble in 
hot water, soluble in 6 parts of alcohol, 
and to the extent of 2 or 3% in fatty 
oils. In oil solutions it may be sterilized 
without decomposition, but by prolonged 
heating with water or by warming with 
alkalies it is decomposed. 

It was introduced as a substitute for 
cocaine and is a local anesthetic similar 
to orthoform. The anesthetic action is 
purely local, does not penetrate the mu- 



cous membrane, and on account of its 
insolubility it cannot be used hypodermi- 
cally. 

It is used in gastralgia, in ulcer and 
cancer of the stomach, and is recom- 
mended for anesthetizing wounds, burns, 
etc. 

The dose for internal use is 5 to 10 
grains 2 or 3 times daily. Externally it 
may be applied as a dusting powder, 
pure or diluted, or as an ointment, or in 
suppositories. 
Anestheto Obtundent. 

A dental anesthetic containing about 1 
part of cocaine hydrochlorate in 30 of 
mixture, also carbolic acid, camphor, 
glycerin, oils of cinnamon and citro- 
nella, and probably alcohol. — Sadtler. 
Anesthol. 

This is a name given to a mixture of 
17 parts of ethyl chlorid, 36 parts of 
chloroform and 47 parts of ether. It is 
a colorless liquid, having an agreeable 
odor and a boiling point of 104 F. It 
has been recommended as an agreeable 
and relatively safe anesthetic to use by 
inhalation, being usually without unto- 
ward after-effects. 

Anesthyl. (Chloryl.) 

Ethyl chlorid parts 5 

Methyl chlorid parti 

Angioneurosin. 

This is a synonym for nitroglycerin. 
Angier's Petroleum Emulsion. 

This is advertised to contain in each 
fluidounce 33 J A% of purified petroleum 
and 12 grains each of the hypophosphites 
of lime and soda. It contains no alco- 
hol. 
Anhydrosine. (9) 

This is described as an aseptic clay 
poultice composed of sterilized bolted 
clay, anhydrous glycerin, and antiseptics. 

Anilipyrin. 

This is a white powder, readily solu- 
ble in water, prepared by melting togeth- 
er 188 parts of antipyrin and 135 parts 
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and analgesic" in grip, neuralgia and ar- 
ticular rheumatism. The dose is 5 to 10 
grains 3 or 4 times a day. 
Anisotheobromine. 

This is theobromine sodium anisate 
and contains nearly 48% of theobro- 
mine. It is less soluble than diuretin 
and is less easily attacked by the air, 
and therefore has better keeping quali- 
ties. 

Annidalin. 

This is another name for aristol. Thy- 
mol iodid, U. S. P., is of the same com- 
position. 
Anozol. 

This is said to be a mixture of thymol 
and iodoform. 

Antalgic Saline. (212) 

This is a granular effervescent salt, 
each dessertspoonful of which is stated 
to contain 4 grains each of antipyrin and 
sodium salicylate. 
Antemesine. 

This is a name given to anesthesin 
put up in gelatin capsules, each contain- 
ing V/2 grains. It is prescribed in hy- 
peresthesia of the stomach and in ner- 
vous dyspepsia. 

Anthrarobin. 

A yellowish-brown powder, soluble in 
10 parts of glycerin and 10 of cold and 
5 of hot alcohol. It is employed medic- 
inally instead of chrysarobin, in 10 to 
20% ointments for psoriasis, herpes, and 
other skin diseases. 

Anthrasol. (Odorless Coal Tar.) 

This is described as coal tar, freed 
from pitch, pyridine bases, and coloring 
matter, and mixed with juniper tar and 
oil of peppermint. It is a thin, mobile, 
light-yellow oil, which does not stair 
either skin or clothing. It is miscible 
with absolute alcohol, acetone, fatty oils, 
etc. 

It is an antiseptic and parasiticide. 
Like ordinary tar it allays irritation of 
the skin. It is recommended for ec- 
zema, especially for the after treatment, 



for all pruriginous affections, in diseases 
of the hair, as a restorative and for the 
removal of dandruff. Locally it is used 
in the form of a 5 to 10% ointment in 
eczema ; 10% ointment with glycerite of 
starch and 10% of wool fat in pruritis ; 
20 to 30% ointment or paste in lichen ; 
in combination with sulfur and soap in 
parasitic skin affections. 
Antianaemia. 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 
iron, 24 grain, iodin, y 2 grain and ar- 
senic, 1/100 grain. 
Antiarthritin. 

This is a remedy for rheumatism and 
gout; it is said to consist chiefly of 
salicin. It is a brown powder soluble in 
alcohol. The dose is 5 to 10 grains. 
Antibrule. (10) 

This is stated to be chemically pure 
"picro-carbolic acid" united with "nas- 
cent formaldehyde" in a "definite and 
uniform combination." It has the ap- 
pearance of a saturated aqueous solution 
of picric acid. 

The remedy is advertised as a kera- 
toplasty, to be used in the treatment of 
burns and scalds. 

It may here be stated that a saturated 
solution of picric acid in water has been 
proven to be highly successful in the 
treatment of burns and scalds. 
Anticongestus. (212) 

This is stated to be a combination 
of dehydrated silicate of alumina and 
magnesia, boric and salicylic acids, 
iodin, potassium iodid, carbonate of iron, 
gaultheria, eucalyptus, thymol and pep- 
permint, incorporated with glycerin. 
Anticongestus Comp. 

Described as a mixture of lead water, 
laudanum, belladonna, and aconite with 
"anticongestus." 
Antidiabetin. 

This is said to be a mixture of 
saccharin and mannite. It is marketed 
in three strengths — Nos. 70, 10 and 1 — 
these numbers indicating the ratio in 
sweetening power to cane sugar. — Ph. 
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Alterative Tonic Syrup. (181) 

Each fluidounce is said to represent 4<? 
grains of Alexandria senna, 10 grains 
each of red clover, burdock and stillin- 
gia, 4 grains each of berberis aquifol- 
ium, sarsaparilla and poke root, and 8 
grains of potassium iodid. 
Alum Powder Compound. 

See Compound Alum Powder. 
Aluminum Salicylate. 

See Salumin. 
Aluminum Tannate. 

See Tannal. 
Alumnol. (Aluminum Naphtholsul- 
fonate.) 

This is a colorless or slightly reddish 
nonhygroscopic powder. It is readily 
soluble in water; also soluble in alcohol 
and glycerin; insoluble in ether. It is 
an antiseptic and astringent for puru- 
lent wounds, leucorrhea, gonorrhea, as a 
dusting powder in the nursery, for ab- 
scesses, etc. It is used in Vi or 2% so- 
lution. 
Alunol. 
(Pharmaceutical Specialty Co., Mfrs.) 

The ingredients are stated to be ich- 
thyol, sulfur, oil of cade and oleates of 
zinc and aluminum. 

Alvatunder. 

This is a dental anesthetic which upon 
examination was found to consist of 

Cocaine hydrochlorid i.o 

Carbolic acid, liquefied, .drops 3 
Tinct. of iodin, decolor, .drops 3 

Glycerin 10.0 

Distilled water, to make 100.0 

— Apoth. Ztg. 
Alypin. 

This is a complicated organic chemi- 
cal. It occurs as a white crystalline, bit- 
ter powder, which is hygroscopic, is ex- 
tremely soluble in water and is readily 
soluble in alcohol. It is not rendered 
turbid by the addition of moderate 
amounts of sodium bicarbonate and may 
be sterilized by boiling for 5 minutes or 
less without decomposition. It should 
be protected from the air in well-stop- 
pered containers; 2 to 4%. solutions are 



quite stable, but weaker ones are likely 
to become mouldy. 

It is a local anesthetic, claimed to be 
equal to cocaine, but not a mydriatic. It 
is said not to produce disturbance of ac- 
comodation and be less toxic than co- 
caine. 

It is used externally in the form of a 
10% solution; hypodermically in 1 to 
4% solutions ; for the eye in 1 to 2% so- 
lutions. 
Alypin Nitrate. 

This is white crystalline powder, read- 
ily soluble in water and alcohol. It is 
used in the same manner and for the 
same purposes as alypin. It is especially 
intended for use in combination with 
silver nitrate in solution. 

Amenoretts. (5) 

The formula for the suppositories is 
given this wise : "The active principles 
of pyrolingenous acid, iodine, picric acid, 
boracic acid, quinine, tetraborate of 
soda, glycerine and oil of theobromo." 
The formula for the tablets is "pyrolin- 
genous acid, iodine, boracic acid and 
tetraborate of soda." 

Aminoform. 

This is chemically hexamethylene-te- 
tramine, or what is known in the U. S. 
P. as hexamethylenamine. 
Aminol. 

A liquid disinfectant, 1 liter of which 
is stated to contain 1.52 grams of cal- 
cium hydrate, 3.516 grams of sodium 
chlorid, and 0.29 gram of trimethyla- 
mine. — Coblentz. 
Amolin Deodorant Powder. 

According to the analysis of the Coun- 
cil of Pharmacy and Chemistry of the 
American Medical Association, this was 
found to contain 99% of boric acid. 
Ammonol. 

Each ounce is stated to contain 96 
grains of paracetylphenetidin and 120 
grains of phenylacetamid. 
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Amylene Hydrate. 

This is a light, colorless, oily liquid, 
of an ethereal and camphoraceous taste 
and odor, soluble in about 8 parts of wa- 
ter, miscible in all proportions with al- 
cohol, ether and chloroform. It is a 
hypnotic which is said to produce a 
quiet and refreshing sleep lasting from 
6 to 9 hours when given in doses of 3 
or 4* grams. 

Amylocarbol. 

Carbolic acid parts 9 

Green soap parts 150 

Amyl alcohol parts 160 

Water, to make parts 1000 

— Coblentz. 
Amyloform. 

This is a condensation product of for- 
maldehyde and starch. It is a white, 
odorless, insoluble powder. It is used 
as a surgical antiseptic, either alone or 
in various antiseptic mixtures. 
Amyrol. 

This is an alcohol obtained by Liotard 
from West Indian oil of santal. It is a 
colorless liquid, is an isomer of santalol 
and is intended as a substitute for oil of 
sandalwood. 
Analan. 

This is an ointment containing boric 
acid, bismuth oxid, zinc oxid, iodin, 
phenol and ichthyol. It is used in the 
treatment of hemorrhoids, eczema, etc. 
— Apoth. Ztg. 
Analeptic Pills. (212) 

Each pill contains : 

Resin of guaiac. gr. 1 

Antimonial powder gr. $4 

Purified aloes gr. ^ 

Myrrh gr. y 2 

Analeptine Cordial. 

See Cordial Analeptine. 
Analgen. 

See Quinalgen. 
Analgesine. (181) 

This i& stated to be made according to 
the formula of Dr. C. L. Kerr, and is 
composed as follows: 

Acetanilid parts 6 

Ammonium chlorid parts 2 



Caffeine citrated part 1 

Sodium bicarbonate part 1 

Analgesine is also used by the French 
as a synonym for antipyrin. 
Anasalpin. 

A name for purified wool fat. 
Anasarcin. 

This is stated by the manufacturers to 
contain in combination the active prin- 
ciples of Oxydendron arboreum, Ur- 
ginea scilla and Sambucus canadensis, in 
tablet form. 
Anaspaline. 

Petrolatum part 1 

Wool fat parts 3 

—A. D. 
Anazyme. (123) 

This is stated by the manufacturers to 
be a chemical product of boracic acid 
and phenol. 

Anderson's Scot's Pills. (Grana An- 
gelica.) 

Dr. Paris declared some years ago 
that these consisted of Barbadoes aloes, 
jalap and oil of anise. The following is 
probably the formula used at present 
(Cooley) : 

Barbadoes aloes av.oz. 14 

Jalap, fine powder av.oz. 4^ 

Treacle av.oz. 1 

Soap av.oz. 24 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 1 

Melt together on a water bath the 
first four ingredients; when partly cold 
incorporate the oil and divide into 3^ 
grain pills. 

The original formula from a copy of 
the original document in the Chapel of 
the Rolls : 

Socotrine aloes av.oz. 4 

Myrrh, best av.oz. I 

Saffron av.oz. y* 

Reduce each separately to fine pow- 
der; mix them well, in an earthen pip- 
kin, with a spoonful each of water and 
sweet oil, by the heat of a slow fire, and 
form the mass into "common-sized 
pills." 

Formula of the Philadelphia College 
of Pharmacy: 

Barbadoes aloes av.oz. 3 

Castile soap av.oz. r 



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Antidiphtherikon. 

Oil of birch parts 5 

Oil of beech parts 3 

Alcohol parts 90 

Potassium carbonate part 1 

Potassium sulfid parts 5 

— Coblentz. 
Antidiphtherin-Klebs. 

This is diphtheria antitoxin, obtained 
from cultures of diphtheria bacilli. 

It is a local specific against diphtheria, j 
It is applied two or three times daily 
to the palate and throat as long as there 
are false membranes ; after this, in 
diluted form for several days. When 
the larynx and trachea are attacked, 8 
minims of antidiphtherin are injected 
into the parts 3 or 4 times daily. 
Antidipsole. (162) 

This is stated to be composed of 
lupulin, capsicum, cinchona, apium 
graveolens, serpentaria, and aromatics. 
It is recommended for the treatment of 
the liquor habit. 
Antidol. 

This is a mixture of caffeine, citric 
and salicylic acids, and antipyrin. It 
is used as an antincuralgic, antipyretic 
and antiseptic. The dose is 15 grains. — 
Ph. Centralh. 
Antidolor, "cito." (142) 

This is stated to be a mixture of 14 
parts of acetanilid, 6 parts of citrated 
caffeine and 3 parts of sodium bicar- 
bonate. 
Anti-Dyspeptic Elixir. 

See Elixir Anti-Dyspeptic. 
Anti-Fat. 

According to N. I., this is a fluid 
extract of bladder wrack (Fucus vesicu- 
losa), prepared preferably from the 
fresh plant, 3 pounds being used to 
make 1 pint of the extract, with diluted 
alcohol as the menstruum. 
Antifebrin. 

This is the same as acetanilid. 
Anti-Fermentine. 

A preparation of this name is de- 
scribed as a white powder, used as a 
preservative for fruit juices, cider and 



other dietetic articles. Presumably it 
is salicylic acid which is sold largely 
under various fanciful names for pre 
servative purposes. 
Anti-Fermentive No. 3. (108) 

Tablets each said to contain 2 grains 
sodium salicylate combined with char- 
coal, ginger and aromatics. 
Antifungin. 

This is said to be prepared as fol- 
lows : 

Caicined magnesia part 1 

Boric acid , parts 15 

Water parts 75 

Heat the magnesia with the water on 
a water bath, add the boric acid, heat 
until about dissolved, evaporate to dry- 
ness and powder. It is therefore sim- 
ply a mixture of magnesium borate and 
boracic acid. 

Antikamnia. 

According to the manufacturers, this 
contains 350 grains of acetphenetidine 
per ounce. It is also stated not to con- 
tain acetanilid, antipyrin, alcohol, mor- 
phine, opium, codeine, heroin, cocaine, 
alpha- or beta-eucaine, arsenic, strych- 
nine, chloroform, cannabis indica or 
chloral hydrate. 

It is marketed in the form of powder 
and tablets, the tablets also appearing 
in combination, such as with codeine, 
heroin, quinine salol, etc. 

Antikol. (Anti-Calor.) 

The manufacturer stated that it is 
composed of acetanilid, caffeine citrate, 
quinine bisulfate and sodium bicarbon- 
ate, each 10 grains containing 1 grain of 
caffeine citrate. 

Goldman gives the following from 
an analysis of a sample: 

Acetanilid parts 30 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 7 

Tartaric acid parts 3 

Antikol Comp. Tablets were stated to 
consist of "antikol," z l A grains; quinine 
sulfate, 1 grain; dover's powder, 1 
grain; and extract of aconite root, 
1/100 gr^in. 



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67 



Antilupia Tablets. (148) 

Each ounce is stated to contain ace- 
tanilid. 236 grains ; caffeine, 65 grains ; 
combined with sodium bicarbonate, ro- 
chelle salt., sodium bromid, and active 
principles of the strobiles of Humulus 
Lupulus. 
Antinervin. (Salbromalid.) 

I. 

Ammonium bromid part 1 

Salicylic acid part 1 

Acetanilid -. parts 2 

— Ritsert and Goldman Analysis. 

II. 
This formula has also been given : . 

Acetanilid part 1 

Sodium salicylate part 1 

Antinonnin. 

Chemically this is the potassium salt 
of orthodinitrocresol. It occurs as a 
yellow paste soluble in water. It is a 
deodorizer, disinfectant and parasiticide. 
It prevents the growth and propagation 
of fungi, mildew, dry rot, etc., in the 
form of a solution of 1 pound of anti- 
nonnin in 5 to 15 gallons of water or 
whitewash. It is used as a wash for 
the walls and cellars of breweries, dis- 
tilleries, etc., to destroy the mold and 
fungi. It is stated to keep vaults and 
walls free from dampness, remove un- 
wholesome odors from gutters, stables, 
closets, etc., and prevent woodwork from 
rotting or becoming moldy. 
Antinosin. (Tetraiodophenolphtalein. ) 

This is the sodium salt of nosophen. 
It is a greenish-blue powder, having 
a faint odor of iodiri; it is soluble in 
water. 

It is an antiseptic and is used for sur- 
gical purposes ; it is also used in 1/10 
to H% solutions in nose and throat 
troubles, crystitis, etc. 

It should be kept well-stoppered as on 
exposure it becomes insoluble, being de- 
composed 1 into nosophen and sodium car- 
bonate. 
Anti-Pathic Powders. 

These were found to consist of mag- 
nesium carbonate and bismuth subni- 
trate, the former predominating. — N. I. 



Antiphlogistine. (61) 

This is described as "a mixture com- 
posed of the finest anhydrous and levi- 
gated argillaceous mineral, chemically 
pure glycerin, compounds of iodin rep- 
resenting a small percentage of elemen- 
tary iodin, minute quantities of boric 
and salicylic acids and the oils of pep- 
permint gaultheria and eucalyptus." 

Anti-Phthisis Solution. 

See Sol. Anti-Phthisis. 

Anti-Phymin. (Cock's Anti-Bacilli 
Compound.) 

This is stated to be "a chemical and 
mechanical compound of formaldehyde, 
ozone, carbon dioxid, and the products 
of combination of tar (creosote) and 
boric acid forced into distilled water 
under high atmospheric pressure." 

Antiplug. 

According to W. D. this appears to 
consist of contused gentian and licorice 
roots bound together into plugs with 
tobacco leaves by means of pressure. 

Antipyonin. 

This is tetraborate or polyborate of 
sodium, made by fusing together equal 
parts of boric acid and borax. 

Antipyrine. (Phenyldimethylpyra- 
zol — Phenazone — Analg/esine — 
Parodyne — Phenylone — Sedatine 
— Methozin — Anodynin.) 

This is in fine, white scales or pow- 
der, soluble in 1 part of water and 2 
parts of alcohol. 

It is used as an antipyretic, anal- 
gesic, antirheumatic, etc., being used in 
headaches, to reduce fever, chorea, 
whooping cough, influenza, etc. Doses, 
5 to 15 grains, 4 or 5 times daily. It 
attained a great popularity at one time 
but is now much less used than for- 
merly. 
Antipyrine Salicylate. 

See Salipyrin. 
Antirheumatic 

This is a combination of sodium 
salicylate and methylene blue. — Merck's 
Bulletin. 



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Antisapron. (11) 

This is stated to contain the antisep- 
tic principle of Eucalyptus globulus, 
Gaultheria procumbens, Mentha arvensis 
and Thymus vulgaris. 
Antisclerosin. 

This is a remedy marketed in tablet 
form and corresponding to Trunecek's 
Inorganic Serum. It is used in the 
treatment of arteriosclerosis, rheuma- 
tism and some nervous disorders. The 
"serum" referred to is a mixture of 
all the alkaline salts normally found in 
the blood. The formula is as follows : 

Sodium phosphate, g. 0.15 (gr. 2.42) ; 
sodium carbonate, g. 0.21 (gr. 3.5) ; so- 
dium sulfate, g. 0.44 (gr. 6.8) ; sodium 
chlorid, g. 4.92 (gr. 76.0) ; potassium 
sulfate, g. 0.40 (gr. 6.2) ; distilled water, 
to make, g. 100.00 (oz. 3^.) 

In treating with this fluid, begin by 
injecting 1 cc. and increase by definite 
increments up to 5 cc. every second, 
4th or 7th day. 
Antisepo. 

See Antiseptic Spray. 
Antisepsin. (Asepsin — Bromanilid.) 

This is in white crystals that are sol- 
uble in alcohol and ether and but spar- 
ingly soluble in water. It is used ex- 
ternally as. a surgical antiseptic in 10% 
ointments and internally as an anti- 
septic and anodyne in doses of Yz to 
V/2 grains. 
Antiseptic-Crede. (Silver Citrate.) 

This is the normal silver salt of citric 
acid. It is a white odorless, heavy pow- 
der, soluble in 3,800 parts of water. It 
is somewhat sensitive to light and 
should therefore be kept in the dark or 
in amber-colored bottles. 

It is a non-irritating antiseptic, said 
to be useful in the treatment of wounds, 
ulcers, gonorrhea, and other affections 
of the mucous membranes. It may be 
applied in substance to wounds. In 
solutions it is used in strengths of from 
1 :ioooo to 1 :400a 



Antiseptic Gargle. (Dr. Curtis.) 
(76) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Tannin gr. 1 

Absolute phenol gr. V 6 

Glycerin m. 15 

Oil of peppermint (Fraser)..m. 1/15 
Antiseptic Liquid. 

This very elastic term is applied to 
a number of preparations. For ex- 
ample, it is frequently applied to a 
preparation resembling Antiseptic Solu- 
tion, U. S. P. ; it has been applied to a 
crude carbolic acid preparation resem- 
bling creolin and its congeners, and has 
also been applied to an antiseptic like 
Piatt's uchlorides. 
Antiseptic Pills. (212) 

Each pill contains 

Sodium sulfite gr. 1 

Salicylic acid gr. 1 

Extract of nux vomica gr. ^ 

These are used for some cases of dys- 
pepsia, also for rheumatism. 
Antiseptic Comp. Pills. (212) 

These contain in each pill 

Sodium sulfite gr. 1 

Concent, pepsin gr. 1 

Salicylic acid : gr. 1 

Extract of nux vomica gr. Vs 

Capsicum gr. 1/10 

They are recommended for cases of 
dyspepsia, indigestion and malassimila- 
tion of food. 
Antiseptic Comp. Powder. (107) 

This is described as containing "the 
antiseptic properties of thyme, gaul- 
theria, mentha, and eucalyptus, in com- 
bination with alumen, sodium borate, 
acid carbolic, and acid boracic" with the 
addition of golden seal. 
Antiseptic Sphenoids. (120) 

These are wedge-shaped suppositories 
for vaginal or rectal use and said to 
be composed of boric acid, acetanilid, 
hydrastis, opium, betanaphthol and zinc 
sulfate. 

Antiseptic Spray. (Antisepo.) (132) 
This is described as a neutral solu- 
tion of methyl salicylate, eucalyptol, ben- 
zoic acid, thymol, menthol and boric 
acid. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Antiseptin. 

Several preparations are put up under 
this name. One is a wood preserver 
consisting of sodium silicate and mer- 
curic chlorid. 

Antiseptin, Radlauer, analyzed by 
Goldman gave the following: 

Zinc sulfate parts 34 

Boric acid parts 4 

Zinc iodid part 1 

Thymol part 1 

Also according to Coblentz, a mixture 
of 80 parts of zinc sulfate, 2 of thymol 
and 1 of boric acid. 

Antiseptol. (89) 

This is described as being "composed 
of the essentials of powerful antiseptics 
in combination with benzo-boracic acid." 

Another article by this name, known 
chemically as cinchonine iodosulfate is 
made by interaction of cinchonine sul- 
fate, iodin and potassium iodid. It is 
a red-brown powder, insoluble in water, 
but very soluble in alcohol and chloro- 
form. It contains 50%- of iodin, and is 
used as a substitute for iodoform. 

Antispasmin. (Narceine-Sodium and 
Sodium Salicylate.) 

A white, slightly hygroscopic powder, 
containing about 50% pure narceine. It 
is readily soluble in water; it should be 
kept from air and light as it becomes 
dark-colored and insoluble. 

Its medical properties are antispas- 
modic, sedative and hypnotic for whoop- 
ing-cough, laryngitis stridulus, irritating 
coughs, etc. 

The dose for children in whooping- 
cough is j /a to 24 grain 3 or 4 times a 
day. 
Antistreptococcin. 

This is a serum preparation, used as 
a remedy against erysipelas. 
Antisudorin. 

A remedy for excessive perspiration 

which is applied locally. It consists of 

boric acid, oil of wintergreen, salol and 

traces of chromic anhydrid dissolved in 

water and alcohol. — Ph. Ztg. 
43 



Antitetanic Dusting Powder. (159) 

This consists of equal parts of chlore- 
tone and dried antitetanic serum. It is 
intended for the treatment of wounds 
infected, or suspected of being infected, 
with tetanus germs or toxins, and must 
be applied within six hours after the 
wound is received. The powder, unlike 
a liquid, retains its activity indefin- 
itely. 

Antithermoline. 

This is a plastic surgical dressing 
which is stated to be "prepared from 
the finest quality of imported kaolin, 
washed and purified, combined with suit- 
able proportions of boracic acid, euca- 
lyptus, menthol, thymol and glycerin, 
as per published formula." 
Antithyroidin. 

The Antithyroidin Mcebius is the 
blood-serum of sheep from which the ' 
thyroid gland has been removed at least 
6 weeks before the blood is drawn, pre- 
served by the addition of l / 2 %- of 
phenol. It is an amber-colored fluid, 
without odor or taste except a faint one 
of carbolic acid. It is marketed in 
amber-colored vials containing 10 cc. 
With proper precautions it is said to 
keep indefinitely. It is administered by 
the mouth in doses beginning with 8 
to 15 minims, 3 times a day, gradually 
increasing the dose as necessary. 
Antitoxin. 

This is a proprietary antipyretic, not 
to be confounded with antitoxin de- 
rived from immunized animals. 

Antitussin. 

This is a 5% ointment of difluoridi- 
phenyl which is prescribed chiefly as an 
inunction for whooping-cough, and is 
used also to some extent in tonsillitis 
and in inflammatory pharyngeal affec- 
tions. 

In applying for whooping-cough, an 
amount of about the size of a walnut 
is well rubbed in into the neck, breast, 
and back between the shoulders. The 
skin is first prepared by washing well 



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with warm soapsuds and drying with a 

rough towel. 

Anytin. 

This is an interesting substance dis- 
covered some time ago by Heimers and 
now revived on account of the oily 
products prepared with it. It is made 
as follows : Any of the hydrocarbons 
containing about 10% of sulfur are 
treated with concentrated sulfuric acid, 
then neutralized with ammonia, and the 
insoluble portion in water precipitated 
by alcohol. The product possesses a 
great solvent action on bodies ordinarily 
insoluble in water. The preparations 
made by dissolving such substances in- 
soluble in water in anytin have been 
called Anytols. The hydrocarbons that 
have been used consist generally of min- 
eral and resin oils. When perfectly dry 
this article is in the form of a pow- 
der, brownish-black in color, and very 
hygroscopic. It contains 16^2% of sul- 
fur and 4^% of ammonia. 
Anytots. 

See under Anytin. 
Apallagin. 

This is the mercury salt of nosephene. 
It is a yellow powder, soluble in ether. 
It should be protected from light. It 
is used as a surgical antiseptic especi- 
ally on venereal sores. 

Apergols. (211) 

A mixture put up in capsules, each 

one of which is stated to contain : 

Apiol m. 5 

Ergotin gr. 1 

Oil of savin m. Y / 2 

Aloin gr. Vs 

Aromatics q.s. 

Apetol. (200) 

This is the formula given on the 
label : "Xux vomica, gentiana purpurea, 
calumba iateorrhiza, quassia amara lig- 
num, prunus virginiana, prinos verticilla- 
tus, simaruba amara, spirea tomentosa, 
cinchona rubrum, sumbul moschatus. 
aurantii cortex, aromatics, vinum xeri- 
cum fortior." 



Aphrodine. (53) 

This is stated to contain calcium gly- 
cerophosphate, hemoglobin, soluble fer- 
ric phosphate, and zinc phosphid com- 
bined with 1/60 grain of strychnine ni- 
trate to each tablet. 

Aphrodisiac Elixir. 

See Elixir Aphrodisiac. 
Apiol. 

This is a green, somewhat thickish 
liquid which is derived from parsley. 
It is used principally as an emmena- 
gogue in doses of 2 to 8 minims 2 or 3 
times daily. It is also used as an anti- 
periodic. 

Apioline. 

This is derived from parsley but ac- 
cording to Chapoleaut is quite different 
from apiol. It comes in capsules each 
containing three minims each of apio- 
line. 1 of these is to be taken 
3 times a day for several days preced- 
ing and during menstruation. 

Apioloids. (187) 

These are capsules, the composition 
of which is given as follows : 
Apiolol (saturated sol. in pars- 
ley oil), (equal to 7 J / 2 m. 

green apiol) m. 3 

Extract of w r ater pepper gr. 1 

Ergotin gr. 1 

Savin oil gr. y 2 

Aloin gr. Vs 

Apocodeine Hyarochlorid. 

This is a derivative of codeine. It 
is a grayish, hygroscopic powder, freely 
soluble in water. It has been used as 
an expectorant and sedative, chiefly in 
chronic bronchitis, the dose being Vs to 
1 grain. It has lately been vaunted as a 
laxative by hypodermic use, 30 to 40 
minims of a 1% solution being the us- 
ual dose per injection for this pur- 
pose. 

Apolysin. (Monoparaphenetidin-Cit- 
ric Acid.) 

This resembles phenacetin very closely 
in composition. It is a yellowish-white 
crystalline powder of acid taste. It is 
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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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of hot water ; also soluble in alcohol 
and glycerin. It is an analgesic and 
antipyretic in hemicrania, sciatica, pneu- 
monia, typhoid fever, etc. 

Dose : 8 to 20 grains. 
Aquamiel. 

This is a preparation examined by Dr. 
Kebler who found it to consist of 
97^2% of water, 2% of alcohol and 
y 2 % of non-volatile matter which con- 
tained a small amount of sugar. The 
solution was colored with caramel and 
sweetened with saccharin. It was 
claimed that this preparation was made 
from a plant grown in Mexico. It was 
claimed for it that it is an excellent 
agent to stimulate the growth of cer- 
tain organic tissues. 

Arabian Balsam. 

The following formula has been 
credited to S. W. Rogers of Harvard, 
Mass. : 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 15 

Oil of origanum fl.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. y 2 

-D. C. 

Arabin. 

This is believed to be the same as 
Acacine, which see. It is used as an 
emulsifier. 

Arecoline. 

This is a liquid alkaloid derived from 
the areca nut. It is miscible with water, 
alcohol and ether. 

It is used as an anthelmintic in doses 
of from 1/20 to 1/16 grain. It is a 
powerful heart poison and hence care 
should be taken in administration. 

The hydrochlorid of arecoline is a 
colorless soluble crystalline salt which 
has the same properties. 

Argentamine. (Ethylenediamine-Sil- 
ver-Phosphate Solution.) 

This is an 8% solution of silver phos- 
phate in a 15% aqueous solution of 
ethylenediamine. It is a colorless, alka- 
line liquid, turning yellow on exposure 
to light and hence should be kept in 
dark bottles. 



It is an antiseptic and astringent like 
corrosive sublimate, but does not coagu- 
late albumen. It is used in gonorrhea as 
an injection in a solution of 15 grains 
to 3 to 16 fluidounces of distilled water 
in anterior urethritis and 15 grains to 
1 to 3 ounces of water in posterior 
urethritis. It is also used in eye affec- 
tions in 5% aqueous solutions 2 to 4 
times daily. 
Argentum-Crede. 

This is the same as Collargol, which 
see. 
Argonin. (Silver-Casein.) 

A soluble silver salt containing casein 
with 4.25% of silver. It is in fine white 
powder and does not coagulate albumen. 
It is an antiseptic like argentamine, and 
is used in a 1 to 2% solution. It is 
readily soluble in hot water, ammonia 
increasing its solubility. Light decom- 
poses the solution and hence it should 
be freshly prepared. It is used mainly 
in gonorrhea in 2 to 5% aqueous solu- 
tions. 
Argyrol. (Silver-vietllin.) (18) 

This occurs in brown scales, contain- 
ing 30% of silver. It is very soluble 
in water and its solutions are said to 
keep without deterioration. It is said 
to be non-irritating, even in strong solu- 
tions. It is used for the same purposes 
as the other soluble salts of silver, for 
gonorrhea and infectious diseases of the 
eye. For gonorrhea it is used in 2 to 
5% injections and for other purposes in 
5 to 25% solutions. 
Arhovin. 

This is a combination of diphenyla- 
mine and thymol-benzoic acid. It oc- 
curs as a liquid of aromatic odor and 
burning taste; it is insoluble in water, 
soluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform. 
It is used internally in gonorrhea in 4 
minim capsules several times daily. 

Aristochin. (Aristoquin — Diquinine 
Carbonic Ester — Carbonyl Qui- 
nine.) 

This is a white, absolutely tasteless 
powder, insoluble in water, sparingly 



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soluble in alcohol. It is incompatible 
with acids because they decompose it, 
gradually liberating quinine. 

It is used for the same purpose as 
quinine, but is said not to produce any 
disturbance and is said to be notably 
free from any tendency to produce 
cinchonism. 
Aristol. (Dithymol-Diiodid.) 

This is a reddish-brown, bulky pow- 
der, insoluble in water and glycerin, 
only slightly soluble in alcohol, and 
freely soluble in ether, chloroform, 
collodion, and fixed oils and melted 
fats. It is decomposed by heat and by 
alkalies. It and its solutions should be 
kept in dark bottles. It is an antiseptic 
agent which has largely replaced iodo- 
form for wounds, ulcers, burns, scalds, 
diseases of the skin, eye, ear and nose, 
etc., It is used as a dusting powder, 
or in the form of ointment with lard, 
lanolin, etc., or in solution in collo- 
dion, or in other ways that may sug- 
gest themselves as suitable. 

Aristolol. 

This is the name given a sterilized 
10% solution of aristol in oil of sesame. 
It is said that this preparation never be- 
comes rancid or decomposed. It is in- 
tended for various troubles in ophthaol- 
mic practice, such as accidental burn- 
ing of the cornea, etc., with caustic alka- 
lies. 

Armenian Pills. 

Balsam of copaiba parts 14 

Magnesia, calcined light. . .parts 2 

Cubeb, powder parts 7 

Armenian bole, powder parts 7 

Heat the copaiba until it acquires the 
consistence of a plaster, that is, until 
most of the volatile oil has been dis- 
sipated, then mix it with the magnesia 
and set it aside that the mass may set. 
Next add the powdered cubeb and 
Armenian bole, and mix intimately. 
Make the mass into pills of 8 grain 
each and roll them in Armenian bole. — 
Schacht. 



Arnold's (Seth) Anti-Bilious Pills. 

These are stated by the manufac- 
turers to contain aloes, jalap, "podoph.," 
extract of belladonna, croton oil and 
oleoresin of ginger. 
Arnold's (Seth) Cough Killer. 

The manufacturers state that it con- 
tains squill, ipecac, wild cherry, nitre, 
morphine and chloroform. 

The amount of morphine in the form 
or sulfate is % grain, of chloroform, V3 
minim, to the fluidounce. It also con- 
tains 15% of alcohol. 
Arolax. (Aromatic Laxative.) (16) 

This is stated to be an agreeable 
laxative, cathartic and stomachic tonic 
for infants, children and adults, each 
fluidram containing cascarin 1 grain, 
succus rhei (Sinense) 5 drops, sodium 
phosphate 10 grains, and aromatic cord- 
ial, q. s. 

The circular issued by the manufac- 
turers mentions the Sinense rhubarb 
or rheum officinale, which is the Chin- 
ese or East India rhubarb. Reference 
is also made to combining cascara 
sagrada with rhubarb. The bottle is 
directed to be shaken before use. 
Arophene. 

This contains about i J A% of cocaine 
hydrochlorid, also carbolic acid, chloral, 
glycerin, and oil of rose. It is used as 
a dental anesthetic. — Sadtler. 
Arrhenal. (Disodium Methylarsen- 
ate.) 

This is in colorless crystals, efflores- 
cent, of alkaline taste, and readily sol- 
uble in water but sparingly in alcohol. 
It is an arsenic compound which is con- 
sidered therapeutically an improvement 
over sodium cacodylate. It is used as a 
substitute for the inorganic compounds 
of arsenic in tuberculosis, malaria, skin 
diseases, etc. The dose is Vz to 1 
grain. 

Arsenauro. (Solution of Bromids of 
Gold and Arsenic: Barclay.) 

This, the manufacturers claim, con- 
tains, in every 10 drops, 1/32 grain of 
gold bromid and 1/32 grain of arsenic 
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Arsenhemol. (Arsenated Hemol.) 

It is a brown powder, compound- of 
hemol with i% of arsenous oxid. 

This is an alternative and hematinic, 
a substitute for arcenic without un- 
toward effect on stomach. 

Dose: i]/ 2 grains, in pills, 3 times 
daily, increased every 4th day by V/2 
grains, until 15 grains are taken per 
day. 

Arsycodile. (Sodium Cacodylate.) 

This is marketed in pills, supposi- 
tories, and solutions for hypodermic 
use and for rectal injection. It is highly 
recommended for tuberculosis and is 
also used for dermatoses, diabetes, can- 
cer of the stomach, goitre, malarial 
fevers and neurasthenia. The dose is 
Vz to Yz grain. 

Arthrosia Pills. (212) 

These are stated to contain salicylic 
acid, extracts of colchicum and poke, 
podophyllin, quinine sulfate, and capsi- 
cum, quantities not stated. 

Artol. (76) 

This is described as a bland non- 
irritating oil derived from petroleum. 
It is used as a vehicle for medicated 
sprays. 

Artoline. (76) 

This is described as a purified, semi- 
solid, white emollient from petroleum, 
to be used as a vehicle for ointments. 

Asaprol. (Calcium Betanaphtholal- 
phamonosulfonate — Abrastol.) 

A whitish, odorless powder, decom- 
posing near 50 C. (i22°F.) It is sol- 
uble in 1 part of water, 2 of alcohol, but 
insoluble in ether. 

It is an antiseptic, antirheumatic, 
antithermic, etc., in diphtheria, rheuma- 
tism, gout, typhoid fever, influenza, etc. 
It is used as an antiseptic in 5% solu- 
tion. 

Dose: 15 to 60 grains daily. 
Asepsin. 

See Gaultherine. 



Aseptic or Aseptinic Acid. 

An aqueous solution of 5 parts of 
boric acid in 1,000 parts of hydrogen 
peroxid (5%), with or without 3 parts 
of salicylic acid. — Thomas. 
Asepsin. 

See Antisepsin. 
Aseptin. 

This is a meat and milk preservative 
said to be composed of : 

Borax parts 2 

Alum part 1 

—Nat. Dr. 
Aseptine Powder. (154) 

This is described as being composed 
of "benzo-boric acid," salol, aluminum 
and zinc sulfates, phenic and thymic 
acids, menthol, eucalyptol, and methyl 
salicylate. 
Aseptol. 

This is a ZZYs% solution of orthosulfo- 
carbolic acid. It is a dark syrupy liquid, 
miscible with water, alcohol and gly- 
cerin. The odor is similar to carbolic 
acid in place of which it is used in cys- 
titis, skin diseases and diphtheria. It is 
said to be less irritating than carbolic 
acid. It is used in solutions of I to 
10%. 
Aseptolin-Edson. 

This is stated to be a solution of 
0.02 Gm. pilocarpine carbolate in 100 
Cc. 2*A% carbolic acid. It is an anti- 
tubercular and antiperiodic which is used 
only hypodermically. In phthisis 5 Cc. 
is used once a day, the dose being in- 
creased daily by 0.5 Cc. until 7 Cc. are 
reached. In malaria 6 Cc. are injected 
over the abdomen on each side of med- 
ian line twice the first day, and for 6 
days following half this dose is injected 
daily, and for 2 weeks thereafter every 
third day. 
Aspirin. (Acetylsalicylic Acid.) 

This is a white powder, of an agree- 
able, slightly acid taste. It is soluble 
in 100 parts water but readily in alco- 
hol and ether. It is decomposed in solu- 
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It is best preserved by itself in powders 
or capsules. It is used as a substitute 
for salicylic acid and salicylates in 
rheumatism, fevers, etc. The dose is 
15 grains 3 or 4 times daily. 
Astringent and Antiseptic Comp. 
(97) 
This is stated to be a combination of 
thymol, menthol, eucalyptol, cinnamic, 
phenic and boric acids, with potassa 
dium. It is an impalpable powder for 
making solutions for the treatment of 
diseased mucous surfaces. 
Athenstsedt's Comp. Tr. Iron. 

This is a German proprietary remedy. 
Dieterich says the following makes a 
similar preparation : 

Iron saccharate, 10% g. 22 

Distilled water g. 57° 

Simple syrup g. 240 

Alcohol .' g. 165 

Citric acid g. 0.20 

Tincture of orange peel g. 30 

Aromatic tincture g. 0.75 

Tincture of cinnamon g. 0.75 

Tincture of vanilla g. 0.75 

Acetic ether drops 2 

Dissolve the iron saccaharate in the 
water, add the other ingredients, and 
filter if necessary. 
Atoxyl. (Metaarsenic Anilid.) 

This is a white, odorless, tasteless, 
crystalline powder, soluble in water. The 
dose per diem 1 to 3 grains adminis- 
tered subcutaneously. It contains 38% 
of arsenic but is much less poisonous 
than other arsenic compounds. It is 
used for the same purpose as other 
arsenic compounds. 

Atrabilin. 

This is described as a yellow, opales- 
cent, liquid extract of the suprarenal 
capsules. It is used for functional 
hyperemia and other affections of the 
eye in this mixture: Atrabilin, 4; boric 
acid, 1 ; distilled water, 20. 
Aubergier's Paste of Lactucarium. 

The following formula for a lactuca- 
rium paste, presumably Aubergier's 
formula, is taken from Bouchardat's 
Formulary : 



Jujube paste. gm. 100 

Alcoholic extract of lactuca- 
rium gm. 1 

Tincture of tolu gm. 2 

In making the original, undoubtedly 
the paste prepared from jujube fruit is 
used in the above. 
Aubergier's Syrup. 

This is stated to contain 1/10% of 
extract of Aubergier's lactucarium and 
6/100 of a milligram per gram. 
Auritme. (63) 

Each ten drops are stated to contain 
1/32 grain each of the bromids of gold 
and arsenic bromids. 
Ayer's (J. C.) Cherry Pectoral. 

According to the revised formula each 
fluidounce represents 



Wild cherry gr. 6 

Grindelia robusta gr. 6 

White pine gr. 4 

Senega gr. 4 

Bloodroot gr. 2 

Rio ipecac gr. 2 

Citric acid gr. 2 

Terpin hydrate gr. 1 

Glycerin dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 1 

It is stated to be non-alcoholic. 
Ayer's (J. C.) Hair Vigor. 

This is stated to contain alcohol, 15% ; 
cantharides, sodium chlorid, sage, qui- 
nine, sulfur, glycerin, water, and per- 
fume. 

Ayer's Malaria and Ague Cure. 
Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Quinia gr. 8 

Cinnamon gr. 8- 

Jamaica ginger gr. 8 

Cloves gr. 4 

Peppermint gr. 8 

Orange peel gr. 12 

Alcohol, to each fl.dr m. 12^2 

Glycerin, syrup and water. 
Ayer's Pills. 

Each one is stated to contain 

Jalap gr. J / 3 

Ginger gr. l / 3 

Aloes gr. % 

Colocynth pulp gr. % 

Podophyllin gr. 1/10 

Gamboge gr. 1/20 

Oil of peppermint ..gr. 1/50 

Oil of spearmint gr. 1/100 



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Ayer's (J. C.) Sarsaparilla. 

According to the manufacturers, each 
fluidou'nce represents 

Sarsaparilla root gr. 10 

Yellow dock root gr. 8 

Licorice root gr. 8 

Red cinchona bark gr. 6 

Buckthorn bark gr. 4 

Stillingia root gr. 4 

Burdock root gr. 3 

Senna leaves gr. 2 

Black cohosh root gr. 2 

Poke root gr. 1 

Potassium iodid gr. 4 

Glycerin dr. s l / 2 

Flavoring : Oil sassafras, oil win- 
tergreen. 

Water, to make fl.oz. 1 

It is stated to be non-alcoholic. 
Azoa. (Rat Virus.) (159) 

This is a biological product, a disease- 
producing virus for the destruction of 
rats, mice and field animals; it infects 
them with a disease that kills in from 
8 to 14 days. This disease is readily 
communicated to other animals of the 
same kind, but is harmless to human 
beings as well as to such animals as 
dogs, cats, fowl, etc. It is prepared in 
powder form and is to be mixed with 
oatmeal. 
Bana— Diastase. (100) 

This is described as "a starch-convert- 
ing ferment of vegetable origin, capable 
of converting, under favorable condi- 
tions, 150 times its weight of starch 
into maltose and sugar." 
Barclay & Harvey's Antibilious Pills. 
The principal ingredient is compound 
extract of colocynth. — H. 
Barr's Dental Anesthetic. 

This is an alcoholic solution of oils 
of clove and peppermint. — Sadtler. 
BarralFs Antiasthmatic Cigarettes. 

These consist of absorbent paper 
rolled up and satuated with potassium 
nitrate and infusion of herbs similar 
to Espic Cigarettes. — H. 
Barry's Tricopherous. 

According to N. I., a substantially 
similar preparation is made as follows : 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 



Oil of lavender drops 5 

Oil of bergamot drops 2 

Color, pink with alkanet root. 
According to statement on the pack- 
age, it contains 81% of alcohol. 
Bartholow's Elixir Gentian with 
Tincture Chlorid of Iron. (133) 

Each fluid-dram is stated to contain 
4 grains of gentian and 4 grains of cit- 
rochlorid of iron. 

Barutin. (Barium Theobromine and 
Sodium Salicylate.) 

This is a white, odorless, crystalline 
powder, of a sweetish taste, soluble in 
water. It contains 25^% of theobro- 
mine and is used as a diuretic in doses 
of 5 to 10 grains in sweetened solution, 
avoiding acid syrups. 
Basicin. 

This is a compound of quinine hydro- 
chlorid and caffeine, containing 65% of 
the former and 35% of the latter. It is 
a white crystalline powder soluble in 
1 part of water. It is given for mouth 
and subcutaneously in doses of 3 to 8 
grains for migraine, influenza, rheuma- 
tism, etc. 
Basicin Oil. 

This is a mixture of 2 parts of 
basicin, 15 parts of chloroform, 5 of 
alchohol, and 18 of olive oil. It is used 
as an embrocation to assist the action of 
the basicin administered simultaneously 
instead of the basicin when the latter is 
not well borne by the stomach. 
Basol. 

This is a disinfectant similar to liquor 
cresoli compositus U. S. P. ; it is said 
to contain 50% of cresol. 
Bassorin Paste. 

This is a new ointment vehicle. It 
is a smooth, homogeneous paste, resem- 
bling petroleum in consistency. It dries 
on the skin and can be removed readily 
by washing with water. 
Bates' Salve. 

Beeswax av.oz. 2 

Amber resin... av.oz. 3 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 10 

Red lead av.oz. 4 

Boil with constant stirring until the 
whole is dark brown. — B & C. Dr. 



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Bateman's Lotion. 

Corrosive sublimate gr. 2 

Compound spirit of lavender. fl.oz. I 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the corrosive sublimate in 

the spirit, and add the water. 

It is used in cutaneous eruptions. — 

Cooley. 

Battley's Sedative. (Battley's Solu- 
tion of Opium.) 

This is an extinct English patent 
preparation. See Solution of Opium, 
Sedative of the N. F. 
Baume Analgesique, Bengue's. 

This is stated to contain menthol, 
methyl salicylate and lanolin. It is 
in the form of an ointment, put up in 
collapsible tubes. 
Baunscheidt Oil. 

Baunscheidt was a German charlatan 
who claimed to cure rheumatic and other 
diseases by means of what he called a 
"lebens-wecker," i. e., "awakener" or 
"revulseur." This consists of a num- 
ber of sharp-pointed needles set in a 
bed of hard rubber. By means of a 
spiral-spring arrangement these needles 
are driven into the skin over the seat 
of pain, not deep enough to draw blood, 
while into the wounds produced is 
rubbed the "Baunscheidt oil." This is 
an irritating substance and produces 
papular eruptions similar to those pro- 
duced by croton oil. The effect is that 
of a powerful counter-irritant. In medi- 
cine this treatment is known as acu- 
puncture. Formulas for the oil are 
given by Hager as follows : 

I. 

Euphorbium, powder dr. 3 

Cantharides, powder gr. no 

Olive oil fl.oz. 8 

Macerate for 7 days and filter. 

II. 

Euphorbium, powder gr. 140 

Mezereum, cut fine gr. 280 

Cantharides, powder gr. 30 

Alcohol, absolute fl.dr. 9 

Ether fl.oz. V/ 2 

Olive oil fl.oz. 8 

Mix the two powders, alcohol and 



ether, in a closed vessel, macerate for 
7 days, agitating occasionally; then add 
the oil, marcerate again for 7 days, 
strain, heat the colature gently so as 
to expel the ether, and filter. 
Bechol. 

See Elixir Pinus Compositus. 
Becker's Eye Balsam. 

According to Parrish's Pharmacy this 
salve resembles it : 

Calamine gr. 90 

Tutty gr. 90 

Red oxid of mercury gr. 6 

Camphor gr. 60 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. 1 

White wax av.oz. 1 l / 2 

Butter, fresh (unsalted) . .av.oz. 8 
Beckwith's Hog Cholera Remedy. 

This, according to a patent specifi- 
cation, consists of equal parts of man- 
drake, sulfur, sodium bicarbonate, 
charred coffee and potassium chlorate. 
Beecham's Pills. 

An approximate formula is the fol- 
lowing : 

Aloes gr. 480 

Rhubarb gr. 90 

Sodium sulfate gr. 24 

Saffron, true gr. 24 

Make into 3 grain pills. — Ind. Ph. 

Bejean's Gout Specific. 

According to an analysis by Hahn 
and Holfert, this consists of extract of 
gentian, 5 parts, potassium iodid and 
sodium salicylate, each 4 parts, water. 
80 parts, alcohol, 20 parts, and oil of 
wintergreen, enough for flavoring. — 
Apoth. Ztg. 

Bell's Syrup of Codeine. (20) 

This is stated to contain V 6 grain of 
codeine phosphate ; 24 grain of terpin 
hydrate; y 2 grain of eucalyptus extract 
and y grain of ipecac to the dram, in 
a vehicle containing a little sugar. 

Belloc's Charcoal Lozenges. 

According to Hager each one con- 
tains 1 grain of wood charcoal. 
Benesol. (110) 

This is local anesthetic for dental use. 
It is said to be sterile solution of beta- 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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eucaine, cocaine hydrochlorid, carbolic 
acid, menthol, eucalyptol and amyl nitrite 
in distilled water. It is used hypoder- 
mically. 

Benzacetin. (Acetoamidomethyl-sa- 
licylic aeid.) 

This is in colorless crystals, which 
are almost insoluble in water, freely 
soluble in alcohol. 

It is recommended as an antineural- 
gic in doses of 8 to 15 grains. 
Benzanilid. (Phenylbenzamid.) 

This is a white powder, soluble in 
58 parts of cold and 7 parts of hot 
alcohol, but is almost insoluble in water. 
It is used as a children's antipyretic, 
that is, it is a mild antipyretic especially 
suited for children. 

Dose : 2 to 10 grains for children 
ranging in age from 1 to 12 years. 

Benzartol. (76) 

This is a combination of the antisep- 
tic and aromatic principles of gum 
benzoin with artol (which see). 

Benzoglycine. (195) 

This is described as compounded from 
the antiseptic constituents of thyme, eu- 
calyptus, methyl salicylate and Chinese 
peppermint, each fluidram also contain- 
ing the equivalent of ij^ grains of pure 
boracic acid combined with benzoic acid. 

Benzoinol. 

It is said by the proprietors to be 
"benzoic balsam," dissolved in a spe- 
cially prepared, pure petroleum oil. 

Benzonaphthol. (Betanaphthol Ben- 
zoate.) 

This is a whitish powder, soluble in 
chloroform and alcohol, almost insol- 
uble in water. It darkens with age. 

It is used as an intestinal antiseptic 
in diarrhea and typhoid fever, like 
betol, the dose being 3 to 8 grains sev- 
eral times daily. 

It has been recommended for ex- 
ternal use in the form of a 3 to 10% 
ointment for psoriasis, eczema, scabies, 
etc. 



Benzosol. (Benzoyl-Guaiacol — Guaia- 
col Benzoate.) 

This is a colorless, crystalline powder, 
inodorous, tasteless, insoluble in water, 
readily soluble in alcohol. It contains 
54% of guaiacol. It is used as an anti- 
septic in the treatment of phthisis, ty- 
phoid fever, diabetes, etc. It is said to 
be non-irritating. It is used as a sub- 
stitute for guaiacol and creosote. 

Dose: 4 grains, increased to 12 
grains, three times daily. 
Benzosalin. 

This is the methyl ester of benzoyl- 
salicylic acid is therefore an analog of 
aspirin acid like it is used for rheu- 
matic and neuralgic affections in doses 
of 3 to 15 grains several times a day. 
It is in white, almost tasteless, needle- 
shaped crystals, soluble in alcohol, in- 
soluble in water. 
Benzoyl Peroxid. 

This is made by the action of sodium 
peroxid on benzoyl chlorid. It is a white 
crystalline substance, sparingly soluble 
in water, readily soluble in alcohol, 
soluble to the extent of 2 or 3% in oils. 
It is used to some extent as an appli- 
cation to burns as it deadens the pain 
and appears to promote healing. 
Benzozone. 

This is now known as Acetozone, 
which see. 
Berthe's Syrup of Codeine. 

According to Hager, this is a solution 
of 1 g. of codeine in 125 g. of simple 
syrup. 
Beta-Eucaine. 

See Eucaine. 
Betanaphthol. 

See Naphthol (Beta). 
Betanaphthol Benzoate. 

See Benzonaphthol. 
Betanaphthol-Bismuth. 

See Orphol. 

Betol. (Naphthalol, Naphtosalol, Sali- 
naphtol, Betanaphtol Salicylate.) 

This is a white, inodorous, insipid 
powder, melting at 95 ° C. It is soluble 



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in 3 parts of boiling alcohol, also in 
ether, but almost insoluble in water or 
glycerin. It is an internal antiseptic, 
antizymotic, etc., in putrid processes of 
the intestinal tract, cystic catarrhs, etc., 
being used like salol. Like salol it is 
split up by the alkaline intestinal fluids. 
It is also used as an antirheumatic. 

Dose : 5 to 10 grains 4 times daily. 
Betul-Ol. (8) 

On the label this is described as 
"mentho-menthyl-oleo-salicylate chemi- 
cally combined with 2% of chloral." 
On a circular it is stated to be a 2% 
solution of menthol in a methyl ester of 
the salicylic radical. It is also described 
as a compound methyl salicylate of Be- 
tula lenta. 

Biodal. 

Chemically this is moniodobismuth- 
methylene dicresotinate. It is used as a 
surgical antiseptic as a dusting powder 
for wounds. 

Bioferrin. (103) 

This is stated to be prepared as fol- 
lows: The blood of healthy oxen is 
freshly drawn and is treated with ether, 
after removing the fibrin. The ether 
dissolves a certain part of the blood, 
and serum which separates contains the 
haemoglobin. This is then freed from 
any ether that may have remained by 
means of a current of sterilized air, and 
is mixed with 20% of glycerin and 4% 
of aromatic tincture. No heat whatever 
is used in this process; on the contrary, 
the temperature is lowered artificially 
during manufacture. The preparation 
is said to contain the constituents of the 
blood, especially oxyhemoglobin, in an 
unaltered state, and occurs as a blood- 
red fluid of pleasant taste and odor. 

Bioforin. 

This is described as a granulated 
powder consisting of calcium glycero- 
phosphate, 50, extract of kola, 20, ex- 
tract of cinchona, 10, extract of coca, 5, 
chocolate, flavored with vanilla, 40, su- 
gar, 875. 



Biogen. 

This is described by the makers as 
containing 2>Z l A% of magnesium dioxid, 
Mg 2 , a new chemical compound dis- 
covered by Dr. Elias of Berlin; it is 
stated to yield a high percentage of nas- 
cent oxygen in the economy. It is an 
odorless, tasteless, insoluble white pow- 
der, non-irritant and non-astringent. It 
is recommended in infantile gastric and 
intestinal troubles, in anemia, pneumo- 
nia, asthma, etc. The dose is 5 to 15 
grains. 
Bioplasm. (24) 

This is described by the makers as a 
"tissue food." It is a light gray, sweet 
powder, soluble in water. The dose is 
5 to 15 grains, several times a day, 

Bismal. (Bismuth Methylenedigal- 
late.) 

This is a gray-blue, bulky powder, 
which is soluble in alkalies, but insolu- 
ble in water or in the gastric juice. It 
is used as an internal astringent, espe- 
cially in diarrheas not benefited by opi- 
ates, such as chronic diarrheas. 

Dose: 2 to 5 gr. every 3 hours or 
several times daily, in wafers or pow- 
der. 

Bismon. (Colloidal Bismuth Oxid.) 

This is product by the action of bis- 
muth salts upon an alkaline aqueous so- 
lution of protalbin or sodium lysalbin- 
ate. It contains 20% of metallic bis- 
muth and is soluble in both hot and 
cold water. It is non-toxic and is borne 
by delicate stomachs in 5 or 10% solu- 
tions. 
Bismopepsin Tablets. (138) 

These are stated to contain bismuth 
subnitrate, pepsin and ginger in com- 
bination with pleasant aromatics. It is 
recommended for many gastric com- 
plaints. 
Bismutan. 

This is a combination of bismuth, re- 
sorcin and tannin. It is used a^ an an- 
tidiarrhea remedy in doses of 8 to 15 
grains. 



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Bismuth Agaricinate. 

This is a white, tasteless powder, in- 
soluble in water, employed in the night 
sweats o£ phthisis, intestinal catarrh, 
etc., in doses of 5 to 15 grains. 
Bismuth and Hydrastia. 

See Blenol. 
Bismuth Betanapthol. 

See Orphol. 
Bismuth Beta-Naphthol Comp. (141) 
This is put up in tablets, each one of 
which contains 

Bismuth betanaphthol gr. 3 

Guaiacol gr. Va 

Thvmol gr. 7& 

Eucalyptol gr. Vs 

Bismuth Cinnamate. 

See Hetoform. 
Bismuth Formic-Iodid. (141) 

This is a yellowish powder, insoluble 
in water. It is stated to be composed of 
formaldehyde, gelatin, boric acid, bis- 
muth subgallate, alum, iodin, and ace- 
tanilid, containing i3 r A% of the latter. 
It is used as an antiseptic dusting pow- 
der. 
Bismuth Formic-Iodid Ointment. 

This is stated to be composed of 60 
grains of bismuth formic-iodid, 20 
grains of peru balsam, and 1 ounce of 
benzoinated petrolatum. 

Bismuth Oxyiodopyrogallate. 

This is a fine, amorphous, yellowish- 
red powder, insoluble in water and the 
usual solvents, and permanent in air 
and light. It is recommended as a pow- 
erful surgical antiseptic, not so readily 
decomposed by water as the other bis- 
muth preparations. It has been used as 
an application to wounds to promote 
cicatrization. 

Bismuth Oxyiodotannate. 

See Ibit. 
Bismuth Phosphate. 

See Bisol. 
Bismuth Pyrogallate. 

See Helcosol. 



Bismuth Salicylate. 

There are two salicylates of bismuth, 
one being basic, the other acid. The 
former should always be used when 
"bismuth salicylate" is specified. It con- 
tains 65% bismuth oxid and 35% salicy- 
lic acid. It is a whitish, odorless, taste- 
less, permanent, microcrystalline pow- 
der which is soluble in acids and alkalies 
with decomposition ; insoluble in water, 
alcohol and ether. 

It is recommended in gastric and in- 
testinal affections in doses of 5 to 15 
grains, administered several times daily ; 
in typhoid fever, in 10 to 20 grain doses, 
repeated every hour for about 10 hours. 
The good results are attributable to the 
fact that the combination is readily 
borne by the stomach. 

Bismuth Subgallate. 

See Dermatol. 
Bismuth Subiodid or Oxyiodid. 

This is a brownish-red, amorphous, 
inodorous, insoluble powder. It is used 
as an external and internal antiseptic in 
suppurating wounds, ulcers, gonorrhea, 
etc., gastric ulcerations, typhoid fever, 
etc. 

Dose : 5 to 10 gr. daily. 

Bismutal or Bismutol. 

This is said to be a mixture of solu- 
ble bismuth phosphate and sodium sali- 
cylate. 

Bismuthal. (142) 

This is the name given by this firm 
to a "lac bismuthi cum pepsino." 
Bismutose. (Bismuth Proteinate.) 

This is a combination of bismuth with 
albumen containing 22% of metallic bis- 
muth. It is prepared by treating a solu- 
tion of the albumen of eggs with a pure 
solution of bismuth nitrate in a solution 
of sodium chlorid. The coagulated com- 
pound is washed, dried and powdered. 
It is a greenish-yellow, odorless, taste- 
less powder, insoluble in water and alco- 
hol, but soluble in solutions of the alka- 
lies. It is of value as an intestinal as- 
tringent in the diarrheas of children. 



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The dose is 15 grains for very young 
infants and upwards, every hour. 
Bisol (Bismuth Phosphate). 

This is a white powder containing 
about 20% of bismuth oxid, besides j 
some bismuth phosphate. It is soluble 
in 3 parts of water, heat, alkalies and 
acids rendering the solution turbid. 

It is used as an intestinal antiseptic 
and astringent in acute gastric or intes- 
tinal catarrh, etc. 

Dose : 8 grains several times daily. 
Blackburn's Casca Royal Pills. 

These are stated to contain castor 
oil, cascara, wild lemon, black cherry 
root, sulfur, mix vomica, ginger, and 
pepsin. 
Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. 

A correspondent of the N. I. states 
that they are composed of acetic extract 
of colchicum and extract of henbane 
(proportions not given.) 
Blancard's Pills. 

The following formula for similar 
pills is taken from Bouchardat's Form- 
ulary : 

Iodin gr. 63 

Reduced iron gr. 31 

Distilled water fl.dr. 2 

Honey gr. 75 

Absorbent powder gr. 125 

Make into 100 pills and coat with 
an ethereal tincture of tolu. 

The pills of iron iodid of the U. S. P. 
are practically the same. 
Blancoline. (01. Paraffin. Pur.) (115) 
This occurs in the solid and liquid 
forms. The solid is described as a 
perfectly white, odorless ointment con- 
forming to U. S. P. requirements for 
pure petrolatum. The liquid is colorless 
and odorless. 
Blandine Comp. (141) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contam 

Menthol gr. V 5 

Thymol gr. M> 

Eucalyptol gr. % 

Camphor gr. \Vz 

Oil of wintergreen m. 1Y2 

Hydrastine hydrochlorid gr.l/40 

In combination with "blandine," a neu- 
tral, colorless mineral oil. 



Blatta Insect Powder. 

These formulas have been given fo? 
it: 

T. 

Persian insect powder av.oz. 8 

Borax av.oz. 8 

Sulfur av.oz. 4 

Oil of eucalyptus fl.dr. 2 

II. 

Persian insect powder av.oz. 8 

Borax av.oz. 8 

Sulfur av.oz. 4 

Eucalyptus leaves av.oz. 4 

Mix and reduce to fine powder. 
Blaud's Compound. (108) 

Tablets each said to contain : 

Blaud's mass gr. 5 

Corrosive sublimate gr. 1/80 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1/60 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/50 

Blennostasine. (121) 

This occurs in the form of small, 
yellowish, odorless, very bitter crystals; 
it is insoluble. It is said to be "a 
bromin derivative of cinchonidine, yield- 
ing, on analysis, results agreeing with 
the empirical formula Ci9H 24 N 2 OBr 2 ." 

The formula for cinchonidin being 
C10H22N2O, the formula given would 
correspond to G 9 H 22 N 2 (HBr) 2 , or, 
in other words, the substance may be 
a hydrobromate (bromid) of cinchon- 
idine. 

It is used as a remedy for la grippe, 
colds, and hay fever. The dose is 1 to 
4 grains every hour. 

Blenol. (Solution Bismuth and Hy- 
drastia). (131) 

This is described as a sodution of 
the double citrate of bismuth and 
hydrastine (the white alkaloid of golden 
seal.) 
Blucaloids. (187) 

These are capsules of methylene blue 
and Australian eucalyptus oil, and are 
intended to be used as an antimalarial. 
Blush of Roses. 

This is a copy of the formula sent 
out a few years ago: 

Epsom salt oz. 16 

Water oz. 48 

Alcohol oz. 8 



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Corrosive sublimate gr. 5 

Ammonia drops 20 

Oil of rose sufficient 

Dissolve the salt in the water, the 
corrosive sublimate and oil in the alco- 
hol, mix the two solutions, filter and 
add the ammonia. 

This was recommended as an applica- 
tion to the face instead of face pow- 
der. 

Blutan. 

This is a carbonate solution of pep- 
tonized acid-albumin-iron-manganese, 
free from alcohol and containing 0.6% 
of iron and 0.1% of manganese. It is 
also put up with iodin and bromin, the 
former containing 1/10% of iodin, the 
latter 1/10% of bromin. 

Boerhave's Anti-Asthmatic Elixir. 

Licorice root gr. 180 

Calamus gr. 120 

Elecampane gr. 120 

Orris root gr. 60 

Aniseed gr. 60 

Canada snake root gr. 30 

Camphor gr. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Some formularies give diluted alco- 
hol as the menstruum. — Bouchardat's 
Fomulary. 
Bonjean's Elixir de Sante. 

Tincture of bitter orange.... g. 25 

Oil-sugar of anise g. 10 

Oil-sugar of caraway g. 10 

Oil-sugar of peppermint g. 10 

Spirit of ether g. 15 

Infusion of tea g. 100 

Simple svrup g. 150 

— H. 

Boonekamp's Bitters. 

Orange berries g. 100 

Gentian g. 60 

Orange peel g. 30 

Cascarilla g. 30 

Cinnamon g. 25 

Curcuma g. 15 

Clove g. 15 

Rhubarb g. 7-5 

Alcohol g. 750 

Water g. 1650 

Sugar g. 250 

Oil of anise drops 40 

Mix, macerate for several days, ex- 
press and filter. — H. 



Boracetanile. (221) 

This is an antiseptic powder, com- 
posed, according to the manufacturers, 
of: 

Acetanilid part 1 

Boric acid parts 3 

Boral. (Aluminum Boro-tartrate.) 

This is in white crystals, of sweet, 
astringent taste, and soluble in water. 

It is used as a disinfectant and as- 
tringent in inflammations of the nose 
and throat chiefly. It is applied in sub- 
stance or in solution, with addition of 
glycerin. 
Boralid. 

This is said to be a mixture of equal 
parts of acetanilid and boric acid. It 
is used as a dusting powder. 
Boraline. (28) 

This is stated to be composed of boric 
acid, alum and menthol with "antisep- 
tic acids of the coal tar series.' 
Borcherdt's Malt Extract with Yerba 
Santa Comp. 

Each teaspoonful contains 

F. E. yerba santa gr. 1 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 1 

Heroin gr. 1/48 

Bordet's Hair Tonic. 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of cardamom fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of nux vomica. .. .fl.oz. 1 

Comp. tinct. cinchona fl.dr. 4 

Cologne water fl.dr. 4' 

Cocoanut oil, to make fl.oz. 16 

—A. D. 

Borhaver's Vegetable Stomach Pre- 
servative. 

According to Hager, this is composed 
of 140 g. of alcohol, 76 g. of sugar, 1 
g. of aloes, 23 g. of extractive matter 
from cinnamon, galangal, zedoary, 
cloves, angelica, clove, gentian and quas- 
sia, and 200 g. of water. 
Borine. 

This is stated to be composed of the 
active constituents of styrax benzoin, 
gaultheria procumbens, spirsea ulmaria, 
solidago odora, hamamelis virginica, the 
stearoptens of thymus serpyllum, euca- 
lyptus globulus, and mentha arvensis, 
with boracic acid. 



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Bornyval. (Borneol Isovalerianate.) 
(172) 

This is the isovalerianic ester of 
borneol. It is a colorless liquid of aro- 
matic, valerian-like odor and a faint 
taste of valerian. It is said to fully 
represent the active constituents of 
valerian root. It is prescribed in ner- 
vous disorders in 5 grain capsules, 1 
to be taken after meals. 
Boro-Chloretone. (159) 

This is a mixture of 1 part of chlore- 
tone and 3 parts of boric acid. It is an 
antiseptic arid is applied as a dusting 
powder to wounds, burns, scalds, ulcers, 
insect stings, etc. It is a local anesthetic 
so that it allays pain when applied to a 
wound. 
Boro-Fluorine. 

See Stafford's Boro-Fluorine. 
Boroformalin. (Boroformol.) (67) 

An antiseptic liquid, stated to contain 
"borosalicylic-glycerole," "benzoresorci- 
nol," menthol, thymol, eucalyptol and 
formalin. 
Borol. (159) 
Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Sodium borate gr. 12 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 12 

Sodium benzoate gr. 5 

Menthol gr. V& 

Eucalyptol gr. x k 

Thymol gr. 5/16 

Glycerin m. 90 

Oil of pinus pumilio q. s. 

This should not be confounded with 
another preparation of the same name 
which is a melted mixture of boric acid 
and sodium or potassium bisulfate. 
Borolyptol. (Formolyptol.) (158) 

An antiseptic liquid stated to con- 
tain, according to the manufacturer, 
5% of "aceto-boro-glyceride," 0.1% of 
formaldehyde, and pinus pumilio, euca- 
lyptus, myrrh, styrax and benzoin. It 
contains 8% of alcohol. 
Boromenthol. 

Boromenthol Bengue Pills are stated 
to be composed of menthol, cocaine hy- 
drochlorid and sodium borate. 



Waterbury's Boro-Menthol is an anti- 
septic liquid, each fluidram of which 
is stated to contain 2 grains of "benzo- 
boracic acid" and the antiseptic princi- 
ples of thyme, eucalyptus, baptisia, gaul- 
theria and mentha arvensis. 
Boro-Naphthol Soap. (131) 

This is described as combining the 
antiseptic gaultherine, boroglyceride and 
pure betanaphthol with a bland non- 
irritating soap. 
Borophenol. 

This is prepared by allowing dried 
borax to absorb carbolic acid. 
Borosal. 

This is a colorless liquid containing, 
according to various analses, alumin- 
ium tartrate, boric acid, salicylic acid, 
and free tartaric acid in aqueous solu- 
tion. — Coblentz. 
Borosalyl. 

Boric acid , .parts 25 

Salicylic acid parts 32 

Water sufficient 

Triturate the acids with a small quan- 
tity of water to a smooth paste, dry 
and reduce to powder. 
Boro-Salicylate. 

A similar product is made by trit- 
urating together 5 parts of sodium 
salicylate with 4 of boric acid and a 
small amount of water, drying and pow- 
dering. 

The "Boss." (Prescription 49.) (187) 
An anti-gonorrheal remedy, an in- 
jection and pills being put up in one 
package. 

A fluidounce of the injection is stated 
to consist of 
Hydrastine (white alkaloid) . .gr. \ x k 

Zinc sulfate gr. 1 

Boric acid gr. 5 

Carbolic acid gr. Va 

The pills are stated to contain each 

Copaiba gr. 1V2 

Oleoresin of cubeb gr. 1 

Ferrous sulfate, exsiccated. . .gr. % 

Carbolic acid gr. Vz 

Extract of belladonna gr. Vs 

Extract of aconite gr. i/io 

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Dentifrice. (Eau de 



Botot's Eau 
Botot.) 

Anise seed g 

Clove g. 

Cassia bark g, 

Cochineal g 

Vanilla g 

Alcohol g 

Rose water g 

Tincture of ambergris g 

Oil of peppermint g 



ioo 

25 

25 

5 

1-5 
1000 
300 

1-5 
10 
— H. 
Boules de Mars. (Boules de Nancy.) 

According to Hager, these are pre- 
pared by heating 100 parts of tartrate 
of iron and potassium with 20 parts of 
distilled water and 1 part of powdered 
gum arabic on a water bath until the 
mass may be formed into balls on cool- 
ing. This is then made into balls weigh- 
ing 35 to 36 g. which are to be dried in 
a moderately warm place when they 
should weigh about 30 g. They may 
then be coated with mucilage of acacia 
to which a small amount of tincture of 
nutgall has been added to impart a 
shiny black appearance. 

Bourdalle's Ethyl-Methyl Chlorid 
Mixture. 

This is used for producing local an- 
esthesia, and is said to be a mixture of 
chemically pure ethyl chlorid and 
methyl oxid, proportions not being 
given. 
Bovinine. 

The manufacturers published this 
formula : 

Defebrinated bullock's blood 65% 

Desiccated egg albumen 19% 

Bourbon whiskey 10% 

Pure glycerin 5% 

Boracic acid 1% 

Boyveau-Laffecteur Boot. 

According to Hager, this is similar to 
compound syrup of sarsaparilla. 
Bracelin Remedy for Diphtheria. 

The remedy consists essentially of 
chlorin deprived of its suffocating, irri- 
tating qualities by an emollient correc- 
tive. The value of the "corrective" 
is not so much due to the agents used 
as to the process of manufacture in 
making the combination. Properly 



made, the results will be satisfactory, 
if improperly combined the results will 
be disappointing. This is the result 
of my repeated trials and clinical experi- 
ments carried on during a period of 
over two years. Two liquids are used, 
which are for convenience named 
"Bracelin Chlorin Bactericide," "No. 
One" and "No. Two." "B. C. B. No. 1" 
is set free by the corrected chlorin in 
"B. C. B. No. 2." "B. C. B. No. 2" is 
added to "B. C. B. No. 1" in the pro- 
portion of 1 to 5 parts slightly warmed 
and the vapor inhaled as directed. Some 
diseases, such as diphtheria and pneu- 
monia, require its use once each hour, 
others but 4 or 5 times a day. I am 
now prepared to give my formula to 
the profession for trial in the treatment 
of diphtheria and throat and lung dis- 
eases, viz. : 

Formula of Bracelin's Chlorin Bac- 
tericide. — Solution No. 1 : 

Solution zinc chlorid parts 20 

Solution arsenic chlorid. .. .parts 30 

Hydrochloric acid part 1 

Water parts 49 

Solution No. 2: 
Solution chlorinated soda, 
standardized to 2.6% 

available chlorin parts 70 

Corrective parts 30 

Note. — The corrective consists of 
menthol, camphor, eucalyptol and methyl 
salicylate dissolved in alcohol and water. 

—P. M. Bracelin, M. D. 
Bradycrotine. 

Examination showed it to contain 
bromids and caffeine but not antipyrin 
or cocaine; it also contains syrups, etc. 
The bromids consist chiefly of potassium 
and sodium with some ammonium. — 
N. I. 
Brandsanal. 

This is a remedy for burns consisting, 
according to the manufacturers of car- 
bolic acid 1 part, picric acid 7 parts, 
glycerin 23 parts, and distilled water 
1,000 parts. 
Brandreth's Pills. 

According to Hager, these consist of 
gamboge, podophyllin, evaporated poke- 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



berry juice, saffron, clove and pepper- 
mint oil. 

According to Dr. D. S. Clark, in 
A. D., the following is the formula : 

Socotrine aloes gr. 120 

Gamboge gr. 60 

Castile soap gr. 30 

Extract of colocynth gr. 20 

Oil of peppermint drops 2 

Oil of cinnamon drop ^ 1 

Acacia and alcohol of each, sufficient 
Make 80 pills. 
Brandt's Swiss Pills. 

The following formula has been given 
by Brandt : 

Extract of aloes gr. 30 

Extract of wormwood gr. 30 

Extract of buckbean gr. 30 

Extract of achillea moschata 
(very closely allied to yar- 
row) gr. 30 

Extract of speedwell root or 
mountain parsley (bergpeter- 

silienkraut) gr. 45 

Gentian powder sufficient 

Make 100 pills. 

Feldhaus has examined the pills, and 
found 37% aloes (not extract) and 
50% gentian powder made into pills 
with gentian, buckbean or wormwood 
extract. 
Brassicon. 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 1 

Camphor dr. 3 . 

Ether fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol" fl.dr. 6 

Essential oil of mustard, .drops 12 
— Suddeutsche Apoth. Ztg. 
Briant's Sirop Antiphlogistique. 

Hager states that 1,000 g. of this syrup 
are made from 60 g. of pectoral fruit, 
8 g. of pectoral tea (see N. F.), 4 g. 
of red poppy, 90 g. of gum arabic, 60 
g. of mucilage of althea, 30 g. of mu- 
cilage of linseed, 600 g. of sugar, and 
a sufficiency of water. The "pectoral 
fruit" is composed of equal parts of figs, 
dates (deprived of stones), raisins and 
jujubes. 
Brinkerhoff's Ulcer Specific. 

According to Medical Waif, the fol- 
lowing is said to be the formula : 

Carbolic acid, crystal gr. 2 

Solution iron subsulfate dr. 1 



Glycerin dr. 2 

Distilled ext. witchhazel dr. 5 

To iVz ounces of water add 30 minims 
of this "specific" and half a teaspoon- 
ful of starch and inject into the rec- 
tum every night. It is used for rectal 
ulcers. For ulcers in ano, 10 to 15 drops 
of the "specific" are injected into the 
canal. 
British Oil. (Betton's British Oil.) 

I. 

Oil of juniper fl.dr. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Oil of amber fl.oz. 4 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 12 

Barbadoes petroleum fl.dr. 4 

American petroleum fl.dr. 4 

— Parrish. 
II. 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 5 

Barbadoes tar av.oz. 2 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 2 

— Cooley. 
Bromalin. (Bromethylformin.) 

It is in colorless laminae or white 
crystalline powder, which is freely sol- 
uble in water. Do not confound this 
with bromelin. 

It is used as an antiepileptic as a sub- 
stitute for the bromids. 

Dose : 30 to 120 grains per day, in 
wafers, or in mixture with syrup of 
orangre-peel. 

Bromamid. (Tribromanilin Hydro- 
bromid.) 

This is in colorless, tasteless odorless 
crystals, insoluble in water, sparingly 
soluble in alcohol. It is used as an 
antineuralgic in doses of 10 to 15 grains. 
Bromanodyne. 

This is a hypnotic preparation, each 
fluidram of which is stated to contain 
15 grains each of potassium bromid 
and chlorid hydrate, and Vs grain each 
of extracts of henbane and cannabis 
indica. 
Brom-Eigon. 

This belongs to the class of com- 
pounds known as "eigons." They are 
made from albumin. This compound 
contains 11% of bromin. It is a white 
powder, nearly free from odor and taste. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



(591 



insoluble in water. It has no free bromin 
and only traces of hydrobromic acid. 

It is marketed in the powder form, 
also as a wine, each tablespoonful of 
which contains I grain of bromin in 
combination. 
Bromelin. 

This is the digestive principle of 
fresh pineapple juice. It is said to 
act like pepsin, and papain digesting pro- 
teids. Heat destroys it. It may be iso- 
lated by adding an excess of common 
salt to pineapple juice. Do not con- 
found this with bormalin. 

Brometone. (Acetone-Bromoform.) 
(159) 

This is in fine, white, prismatic cry- 
stals, of camphoraceous odor and taste. 
It is slightly soluble in water, soluble 
in alcohol and ether. It contains JJ% 
of bromin. 

It is claimed to have the anodyne and 
sedative action of the bromids without 
the disadvantage of producing bromism. 
The dose is 5 grains, dry or in capsules, 
2 or 3 times a day. 
Bromidine. (215) 

A hypnotic, each fluidram of which 
is stated to contain 7% grains each of 
chloral hydrate and potassium bromid, 
and Vs minim each of fluid extracts of 
henbane and cannabis indica. 
Bromine-Iodine Compound. 

This is described as a perfect, per- 
manent, aseptic solution of iodin, 
bromin, phosphorus, thymol and men- 
thol, chemically united. 
Brominol. (128) 

This is a combination of iodin and 
oil of sesame, similar to bromipin. It is 
recommended for epilepsy. 
Bromipin. (130) 

This is a bromin addition product of 
sesame (benne), oil containing 10% of 
bromin in organic combination. It is 
prepared by action of bromin chlorid 
on sesame oil, in sufficient quantities, 
theoretically calculated to produce the 
required brominization. 

It is a yellow, oily liquid, of a purely 

44 



oleaginous taste, and having a sp. gr. of 
about 0.995. 

It acts like the bromids, but as it 
yields bromin more slowly it is thought 
to have less tendency to produce brom- 
ism. The combination is not broken up 
in the stomach but a portion of the 
bromin is split off when it enters the in- 
testine. The oil with the remaining 
bromin is easily absorbed, and similarly 
to other fats it is largely deposited in 
the tissues where it is slowly split up. 
It is given in doses of 1 teaspoonful, 
increased in cases of epilepsy to 2 to 8 
teaspoonfuls. It may be given pure, 
flavored with oil of peppermint or in 
emulsion with syrup and peppermint. 
It is also sold as a (diluted) zzVz% 
brominized oil, in capsules each con- 
taining 2 grams, and in tablets each con- 
taining 20 grains of the 33Vs% of oil. 
The following emulsion is recom- 
mended by Dr. Spratling : 

Bromipin fl.oz 2 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of peppermint fl.dr. 2 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 4 

Brom-Lecithin. 

This is a preparation of bromin and 
lecithin containing 30% of bromin. It 
is made by dissolving lecithin in chloro- 
form, saturating with bromin, and then 
evaporating the solution to dryness in 
vacuo. It forms colorless, wax-like 
masses. It is used as a sedative in ner- 
vous disorders. The dose is 1 to 3 
grains 3 times a day. 
Bromo-Caffeine. (105) 

This is stated to combine the active 
principle of guarana with excess of 
combined hydrobromic acid; the prepa- 
ration more than equals 1 grain of hy- 
drobromid of caffeine in each heaping 
teaspoonful. . 

Bromochinal/ (Bromoquinol — Qui- 
nine Dibromsalicylate.) 

This is in yellowish, bitter crystals, 
sparingly soluble in water, alcohol or 
ether. It is similar in action to qui- 
nine sulfate, but has hypnotic as well 
as febrifuge properties. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Bromocoll. 

This is a combination of bromin, tan- 
nin and gelatin containing 20% of 
bromin. It is a yellowish, odorless, 
tasteless powder, insoluble in water and 
alcohol, soluble in alkaline liquids. It 
is used as a substitute for the bromids 
in epilepsy and other nervous disorders. 
It is also used externally as an antipruri- 
tic in various skin affections, either as 
a 20% ointment or a 10% solution. 
Bromodine. (76) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Chloral hydrate gr. 15 

Potassium bromid gr. 15 

Ext. cannabis indica gr. Vs 

Ext. henbane gr. % 

Bromoform. 

This is a volatile liquid which decom- 
poses readily on exposure to light and 
air and must consequently be kept in 
dark or amber bottles, and be well stop- 
pered; is almost insoluble in water, and 
has a pleasant taste. It is very heavy, 
having the sp. gr. 2.83. 

It is used only in whooping cough. 
The dose depends on the severity of the 
case. For children of 1 year of age 
and under, 2 to 3 drops 3 times a day; 
children from 2 to 4 years of age, 3 to 
4 drops 3 to 4 times daily; choldren up 
to 8 years of age, 4 to 6 drops 3 or 4 
times a day. The doses should be cau- 
tiously increased by 1 drop the third 
day, in severe cases the second day. 
Scoville recommends the following 
mixture of bromoform which contains 
but little (or no) alcohol, is very palat- 
able, admits of accurate dosage, and is 
susceptible to change in dosage without 
altering the proportion of the other in- 
gredients : 

Bromoform fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of tolu fl.dr. 2 

Mucilage of acacia fl.dr. 4 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Spearmint water, to make. . .fl.oz. 4 

Place the mucilage in the bottle, add 

an equal volume of syrup, then the 

bromoform and tincture in portions, 

shaking well after each addition. A thin 



emulsion results, to which the rest of 
the water and syrup are to be added with 
agitation. 

This emulsion slowly deposits but 
without separation of bromoform or 
tolu, and can be quickly made homogen- 
eous again by slight agitation. 

This mixture contains 2 minims of 
bromoform in 1 fluidram, and the 
amount may be increased or diminished 
if desired. Alcohol may be omitted al- 
together from the mixture by using 
syrup of tolu instead of the simple 
syrup and tincture of tolu. 

The following agreeable mixture was 
devised and suggested by Bedford: 

Bromoform m. 30 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4* 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Tinct. cardamon comp fl.dr. 4 

Mix in the order given. 
Bromoform Bronchial Anodyne. (143) 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain : 

Bromoform drops 8 

Ammonium bromid gr. 24 

Bengoin gr. 1 

Ipecac gr. V2 

It contains mostly glycerin instead of 
syrup as a vehicle. 

Bromo-Hemol. (Hemol Bromid.) 

This is hemol containing 2.7% bromin. 
It is a brown, insoluble powder. It is 
a nerve tonic and sedative in doses of 
15 grains 3 times a day. 

Bromol. (Tribromphenol — Bromphe- 
nol.) 

This is a white crystalline powder or 
soft white crystals. It is easily soluble 
in alcohol, ether, chloroform and oils, 
less soluble in glycerin and diluted alco- 
hol, almost insoluble in water. It is 
a surgical and intestinal disinfectant in 
wounds, typhoid fever, summer diar- 
rheas, etc. It is used in 2 to 3% oint- 
ment or oily solution, or as dusting pow- 
der mixed with talcum. 

Dose : Single, 1 to 3 grains ; daily, 
8 grains. 
Bromolein. 

This is an addition product of the 
unsaturated fatty acids of almond oil; 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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it contains 20% of bromin. It is an 
odorless, tasteless, yellow liquid which 
is used instead of the ordinary bromids. 
Bromo-Mangan. (Liquor Ferri-Man- 

gani Bromopeptonati "Diete- 

rich.") 

This is Ferro-Mangan "Dieterich" 
(which see) with the addition of 3% of 
bromopeptone. The latter contains 11% 
of bromin. It is a clear, dark brown li- 
quid of agreeable odor and taste. It is a 
reconstructive tonic, blood-making adju- 
vant and a sedative, and is claimed to be 
useful wherever anemia is associated 
with nerve impairment, as in epilepsy, 
neurasthenia, hysteria, etc. 
Bromophtharin. 

Said to be a mixture of zinc oxid, 
calcium oxid, calcium carbonate, sodium 
sulfate, and sand. — Rundsch. 
Bromoquinol. 

See Bromochinal. 

Bromotan. (Methylene Bromtannin 
Urea.) 

This is a brownish-white, odorless, 
tasteless powder. It is used as a 10% 
dusting powder or a 10% ointment in 
skin eruptions, itching, rash, efc. 
Brom-Protylin. (98) 

This is a yellowish powder, of a char- 
acteristic bromin odor and taste. It con- 
tains 2.y% of phosphorus and 4% of 
bromin combined with albumin. It is 
used as a nerve nutrient in epilepsy, 
hysteria and other neuroses. The dose 
is 10 to 20 grains 3 times daily. It is 
put up in powder form and 4-grain tab- 
lets. 
Bromural. (109) 

This is in small, white, almost taste- 
less needles which are easily soluble in 
hot water, ether, alcohol or alkalies, but 
less readily in cold water. It is a nerve 
sedative and hypnotic for inducing sleep 
in functional nervous disorders. It is 
valueless in insomnia where pain, ex- 
citement or delirium exist. The dose 
as a nerve sedative is 5 grains, as a 
soporific 10 grains. It is supplied in 
the form of powder and 5-grain tablets. 



Bronchiline. (162) 

Each teaspoonful is stated to repre- 
sent 

Mullein gr. V2 

Horehound gr. V2 

Senega gr. V2 

Ipecac gr. V2 

Bloodroot gr. Y2 

White pine gr. V2 

Wild cherry gr. 2 

Pine tar gr. 1 

Chloroform gr. V2 

It contains about 1% of alcohol. 

Bronchoids. (211) 

A mixture put up in capsules each 

1 of which is stated to contain: 

Heroin gr. 1/16 

Creosote * m. 1 

Eucalyptol m. 1 

Te.rebene m. 2 

Bronchol. (141) 

This is put up in the form of soft 
elastic capsules each containing: 

Oil of sandalwood m. i 1 /^ 

Terebene m. 1 

Creosote m. 1 

Eucalyptol m y 5 

Strychnine gr. 1/100 

Olive oil m. 5 

Brotanilid. (137) 

The claim of the manufacturer is 
that this is a mixture of acetanilid, 
sodium bromid, caffeine citrate and so- 
dium bicarbonate. 
Brou's Injection. 

See Injection Brou. 
Brown's Hair Dye. 

Pyrogallic acid gr. 225 

Sodium sulfite gr. 38 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 3 

— N. I. 

Brown's Male Tern Vermifuge. 

The following makes a similar prep- 
aration (N. I.) : 
Fluid extract of male fern, .fl.oz. 3 

Simple syrup fl.oz. 5 

Oil of wintergreen drop 1 

Buckingham's Whisker Dye. 

According to Dr. Schacht, this con- 
sists of % gm. of silver nitrate and 2Y2 
gm. ammonia mixed with 40 cc. distilled 
water. 



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Bullrich's Salt. 

Sodium bicarbonate is now dispensed 
for this. 
Bugeand's Tonic-Nutritive Wine. 

Cocoa beans, freshly roasted 

and coarsely powdered gr. ioo 

Calisaya bark, contused g. 120 

Cassia bark g. 10 

Simple syrup g. 200 

Sherry wine g. 200 

Brandy g- 400 

Macerate the cocoa with the brandy 
for 2 days, add the other ingredients, 
macerate for 8 days, agitating fre- 
quently, then filter.— H. 
Bull's Blood Syrup. 

Potassium iodid av.oz. 1V2 

Red iodid of mercury ..gr. 2 

Tincture of poke root fl.dr. 3 

Comp. syrup of stillingia. . .fl.oz. 6 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

—Nat. Dr. 

Bumsted's Gleet Cure. 

The following is said to be the form- 
ula : 

Zinc sulfate gr. 10 

Extract of opium gr. 60 

Glycerite hydratis, U. S. P.. fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Water fl.cz. 4 

— W. D. 

Burdock Seed Compound. (36) 

This is stated to contain in each fluid- 
dram, burdock seed, bamboo brier root, 
stillingia root, red clover tops, each 10 
grains, poke root, 6 grains, coriander 
seed, 3 grains, prickly ash berries and 
potassium iodid, each 1 grain. 

Burin's Pills of Iron and Manganese 
Carbonate. 

Ferrous sulfate, crystal gr. 150 

Manganese sulfate, crystal. . .gr. 53 
Potassium carbonate, pure...gr. 150 

Sugar gr. 40 

Althea, powder, sufficient. 
Triturate the two sulfates with the 
carbonate until reduced to a moist mix- 
ture, incorporate the sugar and althea, 
make a mass, and divide into 150 pills. 

Each pill contains about % grain of 
iron carbonate and % grain of man- 
ganese carbonate. — H. 



Burin-Dubuisson's Lozenges of Lac- 
tate of Soda and Magnesia with 
Pepsin. 

Magnesium lactate gr. 50 

Sodium lactate gr. 50 

Pepsin, pure gr. 45 

Sugar av.oz. 3 

Tragacanth gr. 60 

Water sufficient 

Make into 100 troches. — H. 

Burnett's Cocoaine. 

The manufacturers state that this 
preparation holds, in a liquid form, a 
large proportion of deodorized cocoanut 
oil. Tt contains 50% of alcohol. 
Butipyrine. 

This is another name for trigemine, a 
compound of butychloral hydrate with 
pyramidon. See Trigemine. 
Butler's Elixir of Brandy. 

Nutmeg gr. 40 

Cardamom gr. 60 

Rhubarb gr. 60 

Lavender flower gr. 60 

Cinnamon gr. 60 

Ginger gr. 60 

Extract of licorice, powder.. gr. 360 

Brandy fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Mix the drugs, reduce them to coarse 
powder, macerate in the mixed brandy 
and water for 14 days, agitating thor- 
oughly each day, and filter. It may 
also be prepared by percolation. — Lloyd's 
Elixirs. 
Butyromel. 

Fresh butter av.oz. 2 

Honey av.oz. 1 

Mix until a homogeneous mass is 

obtained. — Coblentz. 

Bynin. (2) 
This is a thin extract of malt. 

Bynin Amara. 
This is described as an analogue of 

Easton's Syrup (syrup of the phosphates 

of iron, quinine and strychnine), but 

much pleasanter to take and easier of 

assimilation. 

Bynin Emulsion. 
This is described as an emulsion of 

cod-liver oil with calcium and sodium 

hypophosphites in "bynin." 



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Byno-Hemoglobin. 

This is described as containing i 
dram of hemoglobin in I ounce of 
"bynin." 
Byno-Hypophosphites. (2) 

This is described as an analogue of 
compound syrup of hypophosphites, 
"bynin" (liquid malt) replacing the 
syrup. 
Bynol. 

This is described as "the perfected 
malt and oil, free from taste and odor 
of cod-liver oil." 

Butyl-Chloral Hydrate. (Croton- 
Chloral Hydrate.) 

This is in pearly white laminae, having 
a pungent but not acrid odor and an 
acrid, nauseous taste. It is soluble in 
about 50 parts of water and in its own 
weight of glycerin or alcohol. 

Its action is similar to that of chloral 
hydrate but it is less depressant and 
more analgesic. It has been especially 
recommended for facial neuralgia. 
Byrolin. 

This is a mixture of boric acid, gly- 
cerin and lanolin, intended for cosmetic 
purposes. 

Cachet Hemo-Calx. (81) 

Each cachet is stated to contain 

Nuclo glycophos. calx gr. 5 

Hemogallol gr. 2% 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/60 

Strych. phosph gr. 1/60 

Quin. phosph gr. 1 

"Nuclo glycophosph. calx" is de- 
scribed as a combination of nuclein and 
"glycophosphate" of lime. 

Cacodyle Bengue Pills. 

Each pill is stated to contain 2 centi- 
grams of cacodylate of sodium. 
Cacodylic Acid. (Dimethylarsenic 
Acid.) 

This contains 54% of arsenic. It is 
in white, odorless crystals, soluble in 
water and in alcohol. It has been used 
in psoriasis, diabetes, leucocythemia, etc., 
in doses of V2 to 1 grain 3 or 4 times a 
day. The dose by injection is % grain 
every day or every other day, It is 



now mostly superseded by its sodium 

salt. 

Cafetonique. (105) 

This is a granular effervescent prepa- 
ration, each heaping teaspoonful of 
which is stated to contain 1 grain of 
caffeine, 5 grains of saccharated pepsin, 
2 grains of bismuth citrate and 1/100 
grain of strychnine. 
Caffeine Sodio-Benzoate. 

This is a preparation of the N. F. 
containing 50% each of caffeine and 
sodium benzoate. It is soluble in 2 
parts of water. 
Caffeine Sodio-Cinnamate. 

See Hetol-Caffeine. 
Caffeine Sodio-Salicylate. 

This is a preparation of the N. F. 
containing 50% each of caffeine and 
sodium and sodium salicylate. It is sol- 
uble in 2 parts of water. 
Caffeine Sulfocarbolate (or Sulfophe- 
nate). 

It is in white, odorless, astringent, 
bitter, scaly crystals or powder, and is 
soluble in water. 

It is used as an antiseptic and as- 
tringent in cholera morbus, infectious 
diarrhea, intestinal ulcer, etc. 

Dose: 5 to 15 grains in solution. 
Caffeo-Bromide Compound. (17) 

This is a granular effervescent prep- 
aration, stated to contain hydrobromic 
acid, caffeine and acetanilid, used for 
headaches, nervousness, etc. 
Caffeotanilid. (17) 

This is said to be composed of ace- 
tanilid, sodium bicarbonate and caf- 
feine. 
Caffeotanilid Compound. 

This is stated to be composed of 
"caffeotanilid," 19 parts, capsicum 1 part, 
tincture of digitalis 12 parts, and mono- 
bromated camphor 2 parts. 

Calcauro. (Solution of Bromid of 
Gold, Arsenic and Calcium.) 

Ten drops of this are stated to con- 
tain 1/32 grain each of gold and arsenic 
bromids and 2 grains of calcium bro- 
mid. 



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Calcalith. (Calcium Carbonate Com- 
pound with Colchicine.) (1) 
This is the formula given : Repurified 
calcium carbonate, 10 grains; lithium 
carbonate, I grain; colchicine, 1/500 
grain; in aromatic combination. This 
is used as a remedy in various forms 
of uric acid diathesis. 

Calcidin. (1) 

This is described as "calx iodata" or 
"iodized calcium" and is stated to con- 
tain 15% of iodin. 
Calcium Eosolate. 

Chemically this is calcium trisulfoace- 
tylcreosote. It is a gray powder of 
slightly pungent odor and acrid taste. 
It is soluble in about 10 parts of water, 
very slightly soluble in alcohol, and is 
readily dissolved with the aid of hydro- 
cloric or citric acid. It contains about 
25% of creosote. It is used in diabetes 
and some cases of phthisis. The dose 
is 5 to 20 grains 3 times a day. 
Calcium Glycerophosphate. 

This is a white crystalline powder, sol- 
ble in 40 parts cold water but almost 
insoluble in boiling water or alcohol. 
According to the investigations of Dr. 
de Pasqualis, lecithin, the chief phos- 
phorus constituent of blood, is decom- 
posed during digestion into chlorin and 
glycero-phosphoric acid; the latter thus 
represents the form in which phosphorus 
is assimilated and is indicated when 
it is desired to augment the amount of 
phosphorus in the system. 

The glycero-phosphates are therefore 
rational substitutes for phosphorus and 
may be given whenever the latter is in- 
dicated. They give striking results in 
exhaustion of the nervous system, 
whether due to metabolic loss or to in- 
sufficient assimilation. In various forms 
of phosphaturia and in many cases of 
neurasthenia, and in muscular atrophy, 
the treatment has been found beneficial, 
also in the pains of locomotor ataxia, in 
sciatica, lumbago, Addison's disease, 
rickets, osteomalacia, etc. The dose is 
2 to 5 grains 3 times daily. 



Calcium Ichthyol. 

This is a calcium salt of sulfichthyolic 
acid, and is therefore the calcium 
analogue of ordinary ichthyol. It is a 
brown, tasteless powder. 
Calder's Saponaceous Dentifrice. 

The following makes a similar ar- 
ticle : 

Powdered castile soap av.oz 4 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 2 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Oil of wintergreen to flavor 

— N. I. 
Calisaya Cordial. (194) 
Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Calisaya, true gr. 5 

Pepsin sac gr. 3 

Erythrox. coca gr. 1 

Iron pyrophos gr. 1 

Viburnum opulus gr. 1 

Gentian gr. 2 

Strychnia sulph gr. 1/100 

With vegetable aromatics. 

Calolactose. (181) 

The following is its composition ac- 
cording to the manufacturers: 

Calomel part 1 

Bismuth subnitrate part 1 

Milk sugar parts 8 

This mixture is triturated by steam 
power for 12 hours. 
Calomelol. (Soluble or Colloidal Cal- 
omel.) 
According to the patent process, this 
is made by acting on a solution of so- 
dium chlorid in the presence of a pro- 
teid with mercurous nitrate and precipi- 
tating the water-soluble colloidal salo- 
mel by means of alcohol. The precipi- 
tate is washed with alcohol, redissolved 
in water with the aid of a small amount 
of alkali, and from this solution the 
colloidal calomel is obtained either by 
evaporation of by precipitation with 
alcohol. 

It is a grayish-white, odorless and 
tasteless powder; it is soluble in water, 
forming an opalescent solution, and is 
insoluble in alcohol. It is precipitated 
from its aqueous solutions by acids, the 
precipitate being redissolved by alka- 
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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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It contains 80% of calomel and 20% al- 
buminoids. 

Its action on the system is the same 
as that of calomel, but it is claimed ta 
be superior because of its solubility in 
water, acting more rapidly and effi- 
ciently. The dose is the same as that 
of calomel. Externally it is used as a 
dusting powder, mixed with an equal 
quantity of starch, or starch and zinc 
oxid, or in the form of ointment. 
Calomelol Ointment. 

This is made by mixing 45 parts of 
calomel with 55 parts of lard. It is a 
substitute for mercurial ointment over 
which it has the advantage of cleanli- 
ness. The dose is 90 grains daily for 
inunction in syphilis. 

Calox. (121) 

This is a dentifrice powder contain- 
ing calcium dioxid. Patents were grant- 
ed May 1904, and Oct. 1905, for denti- 
frices, the specifications for the first be- 
ing as follows : A suitable dentifrice 
may consist for example of 95% of pre- 
cipitated chalk, 3% of powdered castile 
soap, 2% of calcium dioxid, and flavor- 
ing and coloring matter as desired. 

The wording of the second patent 
specifications is : A suitable dentifrice 
may consist of 96% of precipitated 
chalk, 3% of powdered castile soap, 1% 
of a percarbonate or perbonate of /an 
alkali or alkaline salt, and flavoring and 
coloring matter as desired. 
Camphacol. (116) 

This is the camphoric acid ester of 
methylene diguaiacol and a related body 
to guaialin. It is a crystalline substance 
given in doses of 5 to 20 grains as an 
antispasmodic, sedative and internal 
antiseptic. 
Campho-Ichthyol Ointment. (215) 

This is stated to be composed of 
phenol camphor, ichthyol, zinc ozid, lan- 
olin, and benzoinated lard. 
Camphoid. 

Collodion part 1 

Camphor part 1 

Absolute alcohol part 1 



Campho-Phenique. 

This is an efficacious antiseptic which 
is stated to contain 50% of carbolic acid 
in its constitution. It is also claimed 
to be a chemical combination contain- 
ing in 1,000 parts, 495 parts of camphor 
and 505 parts of carbolic acid. 
Campho-Phenique Powder. 

The manufacturers state that "this 
substance is pure liquid campho-phe- 
nique held in a state of absorption by 
an inert, unirritating powder." 
Camphor Phenate. (198) 

This is described as a combination of 
phenol and champhor, as not miscible 
with water or glycerin, but may be di- 
luted with a vegetable, animal or min- 
eral oil or fat. 

Camphorated Phenol-Petrogen. (221) 

This is stated to contain 1 part of 
crystal carbolic acid, 3 parts of camphor, 
and 5 parts of liquid petrogen. It is 
used as an antiseptic application to 
wounds, boils, etc. See also Petrogen. 

Camphoric Acid. 

This is an oxidation product of cam- 
phor. It is in colorless crystals, melt- 
ing at about 180 C. It is freely sol- 
uble in alcohol and ether, sparingly in 
chloroform, oils or water. It is used as 
an antiseptic, and disinfectant for ty- 
phoid stools. In 1 or 2% solution it is 
used as a gargle or spray in angina and 
bronchitis, in 3 to 6% solution for lary- 
gngeal tuberculosis. Internally it has been 
administered in doses of 15 to 30 grains, 
3 times daily, to prevent the night- 
sweats of phthisis. 
Camphoroxol. 

This is described as a combination of 
hydrogen peroxid with some alcohol and 
1% of camphor. It is used as an anti- 
septic application for ozena and otitis 
media. 
Camphossil. 

This is a condensation product of cam- 
phor and salicylic acid which forms a 
crystalline, fat-like paste, of soapy feel- 
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in water. It has the odor of camphor 
but is almost tasteless. It is given in- 
ternally in the treatment of typhus fever 
and disorders of the intestinal tract. 
The dose is 8 grains. 
Cancroin. 

This is a serum introduced by Adam- 
kiewicz as a remedy for cancer. It is 
furnished in different strengths. 
Cande's Lait Antephelique. 

According to Wittstein's analysis, this 
is composed of : 

Corrosive sublimate g. 10 

Ammonium chlorid g I 

Lead sulfate g. 7 

Camphor g. 2 

Egg white g. 140 

Water g. 840 

— H. 

Cannabin Tablets. (92) 
The following formula is given: 

Cannabin gr. 1/10 

Zinc phosphid gr. 1/10 

Strych. phos gr. 1/40 

Avenine gr. 1/200 

Cannabine Tennate. 

A yellow or brownish powder of a 
slightly bitter but strongly astringent 
taste. It is sparingly soluble in water, 
alcohol or ether ; quite readily soluble 
in acidulated water. 

It is used as a hypnotic and sedative 
in hysteria, nervousness, etc. 

Dose : 4 to 8 grains at bedtime in a 
powder with sugar. Maximum dose : 
Single, 15 grains; daily, 30 grains. 

Cannabine itself is a liquid alkaloid 
derived from cannabis indica. 
Cannabis Indica Cigarettes. (204) 

These are stated to contain cannabis 
indica and harmless medicinal herbs. 
They are used for bronchitis, asthma, 
hay fever, etc. 
Capillin. 

This is described as a condensation 
product of tannin, chloral and resorcin, 
which has properties resembling captol, 
being used as a hair restorer and in the 
treatment of dandruff. Capillin hair re- 
storer is made from capillin 2, chloral 2, 
salicylic acid 1, soap liniment 4, 70% 



alcohol to make 200, oil of rose geran- 
ium and oil of lavender flowers, each 10 
drops. 
Caprenalin. (221) 

This is described as the active pressor 
principle of the suprarenal capsules, 
made according to the process of Pro- 
fessor John J. Abel. 

Capsic-Digest Tablets. (17) 

These are put up in three styles. 
Formula A is composed of capsicum 
1/10 grain, nux vomica V± grain, pepsin 
(1:3000), grain, pancreatin, diastase, 
lactic and muriatic acids and willow 
charcoal to make a 5-grain tablet. 

Formula B has only H grain pepsin 
but enough of the last five ingredients 
are added to make a 5-grain tablet. 

The laxative style contains 1/10 grain 
of capsicum, Y\ grain of extract of nux 
vomica, 1 grain of pepsin (1:3000), I 
grain of extract of cascara, and pancrea- 
tin, diastase, lactic and muriatic acids, 
and willow charcoal to make a 5-grain 
tablet. 

Capsicol. (148) 

This preparation is stated to represent 
olive oil, capsicum, camphor, turpentine, 
oil of origanum, oil of juniper and euca- 
lyptol. It is used as counter-irritant 
application in rheumatism, sciatica, neu- 
ralgic gout, etc. It is put up in collap- 
sible tubes. 

Capsolin. (159) 

This is stated to contain oleoresin of 
capsicum, camphor, and oils of croton, 
cajeput and turpentine. It is put up in 
collapsible tubes. It is recommended as 
a convenient, efficient and non-irritating 
substitute for mustard plasters, turpen- 
tine stupes and other domestic counter- 
irritants. 

Captol. 

This is described as a condensation 
product of tannin and chloral, having 
none of the objectionable properties of 
tannin nor the irritating ones of chloral, 
whik it possesses a peculiar effect or 
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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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of a dark-brown, hygroscopic powder, 
not easily soluble in cold water, more so 
in warm water and alcohol ; it is decom- 
posed by alkalies but not by acids. It is 
used as an application in the form of a 
i to 2% alcoholic solution to the scalp 
for dandruff and loss of hair due to 
dandruff. It is stated to produce rapid 
and effective results. It is also recom- 
mended as a prophylactic to prevent loss 
of hair. 

The compound spirit of captol put up 
is said to consist of 2 parts each of cap- 
tol, chloral hydrate and tartaric acid, 1 
part of castor oil and 200 parts of 65% 
alcohol. 
Carbenzol. (1) 

This is described as "a bland, thin oil 
containing sulfur in natural combination. 
It is obtained by distillation from a bi- 
tuminous shale carrying large quantities 
of animal matter. In odor and color it 
somewhat resembles ichthyol, but unlike 
this and similar products it is a natural 
oil, not a chemical production from the 
crude material. It does not stain the 
skin. Its odor (which is far from dis- 
agreeable) may be completely disguised 
by the addition of oil of eucalyptus or 
cassia. It may be applied full strength 
or it may be diluted with some bland 
fixed oil or liquid paraffin, or made into 
an ointment with wool fat, petrolatum 
or lard. It is recommended as an anti- 
septic, germicide and antipruritic in ec- 
zema, erysipelas, pimples, boils, herpes, 
carbuncle, etc. 

There is also a Carbenzol Soap which 
is described as a non-alkaline, superfat- 
ted soap containing 10% of carbenzol. 

Carbolate of Iodin Inhalant. 

What is usually sold and used under 
this name is practically identical with 
the carbolized solution of iodin of the 
N. F., which is prepared as follows : 
Compound tincture of iodin. fl. dr. H 
Carbolic acid, crystal, lique- 
fied by gentle heat gr. 11 

Glycerin , fl.dr. 5 

Distilled water, to make, , , ,fl,Qg, 4 
The compound tincture of iodin is 



composed of 15 grains of iodin, 30 grains 

of potassium iodid and 1 fluidounce of 

alcohol. 

Carbolineum Avenarius. 

This is a proprietary preparation rec- 
ommended for use in preserving woods 
from decay, dry rot, etc., by application 
as a paint. Dr. Baker, chemist in the 
laboratory attached to the appraiser's 
department at New York, analyzed it 
some years ago and found 1 it to be a 
wood tar oil, of the sp. gr. 1.1235, and 
"the product of the destructive distilla- 
tion of wood, certain of its characteris- 
tic constituents (particularly the ter- 
pene hydrocarbons) being wood tar de- 
rivatives not found in coal tar." 
Carbo-Peptine Wafers. (88) 

These are stated to contain pepsin, 
pancreatin and ptyalin. 
Carbolic Smoke Ball. 

This is composed chiefly of licorice 
root, flour, white hellebore and some 
tarry body having the odor of carbolic 
acid. — N. I. 
Caripeptic Liquid. (199) 

This is stated to represent all the con- 
centrated, active enzymes of Carica pa- 
paya (papaw). It contains about 15% 
of alcohol. 
Caripeptic Powder. 

This is stated to represent the purified 
active enzymes of Carica papaya in an 
impalpable powder. 
Caripeptic Tablets. 

These are stated to contain the active 
digestive ferments of Carica papaya 
(papaw) with calcium glycerophosphate, 
ginger and aromatics. 

Caripeptic Tablets with Charcoal and 
Soda contain the active digestive fer- 
ments of Carica papaya with willow 
charcoal, sodium bicarbonate and aro- 
matics. 
Carl-Aperient. (63) 

This is stated to be an effervescent 
laxative, consisting of artificial Carlsbad 
salt reinforced with sodium phosphate 
and magnesium sulfate. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Camogen. (6) 

This is described as a glycerite of 
bone-marrow, containing 60% of red 
marrow and 25% of unaltered fibrin of 
ox blood, with albumin, suspended in 
glycerin. It is used as a hematinic, 
chiefly in pernicious anemia. 

Dose: 1 to 2 tablespoonfuls 3 times 
daily, after meals. 
Carnolin. 

This is an aqueous solution containing 
iH% of formaldehyde. 
Carnos. 

A recently introduced dietetic, said 
(Pharm. Centralh.) to be prepared from 
well-boiled yeast and germinating barley 
malt. It is in the form of an extract 
rendered palatable by means of salt and 
condiments. 

Caroid. (100) 

This is stated to be a concentrated 
extract of Carica papaya (papaw). It 
is in the form of a powder and is used 
as a digestive agency and an aid to im- 
paired digestion. It is also put up as an 
essence in liquid form, also in tablets 
either plain or laxative (with cascara, 
podophyllin and ext. of belladonna), or 
with soda or charcoal or nux vomica or 
bana-diastase. 

Carriers Compound Syrup of Euca- 
lyptol. 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Eucalyptol m. 4 

Creosote m. 2 

Iodoform gr. 1 

Glycerin, syrup of tolu, 
each sufficient 

Carvacrol. (Oxycymol.) 

This is a phenol extracted from vari- 
ous origanum oils. It is a thick oily 
substance. It is an antiseptic, similar in 
properties to thymol. 

Cascanata. (Elixir Cascanata.) (170) 

This is described as combining the ac- 
tive principles of cascara sagrada, tri • 
folium, rum'ex, gentian and rhubarb and 
holding in solution phosphate of soda 
and magnesia. 



Cascara Carminative. (143) 
Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Cascara sagrada gr. 240 

Wahoo gr. 24 

Blue flag gr. 16 

Sodium phosphate gr. 40 

Sodium salicylate gr. 16 

Aromatics. 

Cascara Cathartic Pills, Hinckle's 
formula. (212) 

Each pill contains 

Cascarin gr 1/4 

Aloin gr. 1/4 

Podophyllin gr. 1/6 

Extract of belladonna gr. 1/8 

Gingerine gr. 1/8 

Strychnine gr. 1/60 

Cascara Compound (Sydenham) 
Each tablet is stated to contain 

Cascarin gr. 1/8 

Aloin gr. 1/8 

Podophyllum gr. 1/12 

Extract of belladonna gr. 1/16 

"Gingerine" gr. 1/16 

Strychnine gr. 1/120 

Cascara Comp. Pills, Robin's. 
See Robin's Pill Cascara Comp. 

Cascara Compound, Tonic Laxative. 
(108) 

Tablets each said to contain 
Extract of cascara sagrada.. gr. 2 

Podophyllin gr. 1/8 

Extract of belladonna gr. 1/16 

Cascara Cordial. (159) 

It is stated on the bottle that each 
liter represents 250 grams of cascara 
and Z7 grams of berberis oquilfolium, 
and is flavored with carminatives and 
aromatics. 

Cascara Evacuant. (159) 

This is described as an active and 
agreeable preparation of the unchanged 
bitterless glucosides of cascara sagrada, 
possessing all the desirable laxative prop- 
erties of this valuable drug. It is a dark 
red-brown liquid of a bitter but not un- 
pleasant taste. 

The dose as a laxative is 10 to 15 min- 
ims 3 times a day; as a purgative, 20 to 
30 minims, morning and evening. One 
fluidram may be given in obstinate cases. 



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Cascara Laxative Tablets. (160) 

Each tablet is stated to contain 

Fl. ext. cascara m. 12 

Comp. aloin powder gr. 1 2/5 

Cascara-Peptonoids. (13) 

Each tablespoonful is stated to repre- 
sent: 

Alcohol (by volume) 16.5% 

Extr. cascara sagr. fl m. 30 

Tr. nux vomica m. 1 

Proteids (peptones and pro- 
peptones) 5-25% 

Lactose and dextrose n.3% 

Cane sugar 2.5% 

Mineral constituents (ash) 0.95% 

Cascara Potent, Fluid. (143) 

This is described as a concentrated 
preparation of cascara sagrada nearly 
free from bitterness. Each pint repre- 
sents 20 ounces of drug. Carminative 
aromatics are added to render the prep- 
aration more palatable and to counteract 
the griping tendency of the drug. 

Cascara Tonic Laxative Globules. 
(159) 

Each globule is said to contain 3 grains 
of the bitter glucosides of cascara sa- 
grada suspended in a bland fixed oil to 
which aromatics have been added. 
Cascarans. (20) 

This is in the form of tablets which 
are prepared from cascara sagrada. 
Cascarenna. (159) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Cascara sagrada gr. 120 

Senna gr. 120 

Rochelle salt gr. 24 

Chenopodium gr. 8 

Pumpkin seed gr. 8 

Sodium bicarbonate ---gr. 4 

Aromatics. 

Cascarets. (Candy Cathartic.) 

These are tablets said by the manufac- 
turers to contain cascara sagrada and 
senna combined with antiseptics and aro- 
matics, each tablet representing 10 min- 
ims of fluid extract of cascara sagrada. 
Cascarin. 

Ordinary cascarin is believed to be 
merely powdered extract of cascara sa- 
grada. 



Cascarin Comp. Tablets. (182a) 

Each pill is stated to contain Y A grain 
each of cascarin, aloin and podophyllin. 
The No. 2 contain 

Cascarin gr. 1/4 

Aloin gr. 1/4 

Podophyllin gr. 1/6 

Ext. belladonna leaves gr. 1/8 

Oleoresin of ginger gr. 1/8 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1/60 

Cascarine-Leprince. 

Cascarine (usually spelled cascarin in 
this country) is the name given by Le- 
prince to a constituent of cascara sa- 
grada, isolated by him in 1892 and be- 
lieved by him to be the active principle 
of the drug. It occurs in odorless, taste- 
less needles, insoluble in water, soluble 
in alcohol. 

According to Laffond, it is cholagogue 
and laxative, but not a drastic purgative. 
The adult dose is 2 to 5 grains. It is 
put up for the market in the form of 
pills, one or two of which is a dose at 
bedtime. 

Cascaroids. (89) 

These are soft, elastic capsules, each 
containing 2 or 3 grains of extract of 
cascara sagrada. 

Cascaroma. (142) 

This is stated to be a palatable and ef- 
fective preparation of cascara sagrada, a 
full-strength U. S. P. fluid extract. It 
contains the entire soluble constituents 
of the bark, the bitter principle being 
disguised (not removed). 

Case-Aromatic. (198) 

This is described as a fluid extract of 
cascara sagrada deprived of its bitter 
principle and aromatized and sweetened. 
Cassia Compound. (34) 

This is stated to be "a palatable and 
efficient liquid laxative, cathartic and 
cholagogue, each fluidounce representing 
50 grains of Alex, senna, 25 grains of 
jalap, resin of podophyllin % grain with 
aromatics." 



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Castoroids. (89) 

These are soft, elastic capsules, each 
containing i gram of castor oil, K drop 
of croton oil and y 2 drop of oil of anise. 
Castrole. (22) 

This is described as a powdered castor 
oil. 
Catalgine. 

This is stated to contain 20% of acet- 
anilid with "benzo-salicylate" of am- 
monia, caffeine, potassium and sodium. 
Catalysin. (17) 

"The digestive ferments represented in 
this preparation are pork, rennet and 
poultry pepsin, pancreatin, ptyalin and 
diastase, associated with lactic and mu- 
riatic acids." 
Catani's Specific. 

This remedy for uric acid diathesis is 
a mixture of 

Lithium carbonate part 1 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 2 

Potassium citrate parts 4 

Mix well, reducing to fine powder. 
—Ph. Post. 
Catholicons. 

The patent medicines known as "cath- 
olicons" are remedies designed for fe- 
male complaints. 
Caulophyllin Comp. Pills. 
See Girard Uterine Tonic. 
Cauvin's Pills. 

These are a French preparation con- 
taining, according to Hager, the follow- 
ing: 

Rhubarb gr. 10 

Gamboge gr. 20 

Aloes gr. 30 

Jalap gr. 30 

Divide into 30 pills. 
Cazeaux Nipple Ointment. 

White wax av.oz. 9 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 2 

Honey fl.oz. 1 

Peru balsam fl dr. 5 

— Kilner. 
Cealgic. 

This is stated to consist of acetanilid, 
caffeine citrate, ammonium chlorid, "neu- 
rodin," sodium bicarbonate, and digitalin. 
It is put up in powder and tablet forms, 



plain and in combinations with codeine, 
heroin, quinine, and salol. 
Celery, Caffein and the Bromides. 
(36) 

A granular effervescent preparation 
for relieving migraine and nervous head- 
aches. 

It is said to have practically the same 
composition as their Celery and Caffein, 
f. e., celery seed, 5 grains, "bromide of 
caffein and sodium," 1 grain. 
Celery Cordial. (198) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 48 
grains each of kola, celery seed and vi- 
burnum, and 64 grains of coca leaves 
with aromatics. 
Celloidin. (178) 

This is the name given to a prepara- 
tion of the character of purified pyroxy- 
lin, U. S. P. It is prepared by dissolving 
pyroxylin in a mixture of alcohol and 
ether, filtering, and recovering the solv- 
ent from the filtrate. It is supplied in 
shreds immersed in water. It is free 
from acids. Dissolved in ether and alco- 
hol it forms a bright and clear collodion, 
no clearing or filtering being necessary. 
It is used for surgical, plotographic and 
microscopic purposes. 
Cellotropin. (Monobenzoyl-Arbutin.) 
This is a white odorless, tasteless 
powder, sparingly soluble in water, read- 
ily so in alcohol. It is used in tubercu- 
losis and scrofula. 
Cellulin. (100) 

This is described as a sugar, starch, 
fat and peptone-splitting ferment deriv- 
ed from fungi. It is marketed as a light 
brown powder and in tablet form. 
Cellulo. (Oxychlorine Dressing.) 
This is the formula given : 

Glycerin per cent 50 

"Oxychlorine" per cent 4 

Cellulose per cent 20 

"Dehydrated silicate of alumi- 
num with magnesia". . .per cent 26 

Cephalopin. 

This is an oily extract of the fresh 
nerve substance and compounds soluble 
in oil such as mvelin and lecithin, It is 



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recommended for hypodermic use in 
strychnine poisoning and nervous dis- 
eases. 
Ceralin (Koempel). (182a.) 

This is an antiseptic ointment which 
is stated to contain boric acid and "ben- 
zothymol." 
Cerevisine. 

This is described as "pure desiccated 
yeast." 
Cerolin. (26) 

This is a fatty substance derived from 
yeast. It is used internally in place of 
yeast for furunculosis, acne, etc., but is 
more cathartic than yeast. It is put up 
in pills each containing i/io gram. 
Cetiacol. 

See Palmiacol. 
Chable's Sirop Adstringent. 

This is a solution of io g. of iron cit- 
rate in 300 g. of simple syrup. — H. 
Chalybeate Pills. (212) 

These are stated to contain 1^2 grains 
each of ferrous sulfate and potassium 
carbonate. 

Pill Chalybeate Comp, are stated to 
contain 2^2 grains of "chalybeate mass" 
and Y% grain of extract of nux vomica. 

Pill Chalybeate Comp. Improved con- 
tain V/z grains of "chalybeate mass" 
and 1/20 grain of extract of nux vomica. 
Chambard's Purgative Tea. 

According to Hager this is composed 
of senna leaves, strawberry leaves, hys- 
sop leaves, speedwell leaves, calendula 
flowers, and elder flowers. 
Chamomilla Comp. (76) 

This is stated to be a diffusible nerve 
tonic, made according to the formula of 
Dr. Thos. A. McBride, and containing 
the mother tinctures of cinchona, cham- 
omila, ignatia, phosphorus and nux 
vomica with aromatics. 
Chapoteaut's Morrhuol. 

See Morrhuol. 

Chapoteaut's Phospho-Glycerate of 
Lime. 

This is put up in the form of capsules, 
each containing 4 grains of this com- 



pound ; wine, containing 4 grains to the 
tablespoonf ul ; and syrup, containing 4 
grains to the tablespoonful. 
Cheltenham Salt. 

This is the formula according to Ha- 
ger: 

Sodium sulfate, dried, 

Magnesium sulfate, dried, 

Potassium sulfate, 

Sodium chlorid, each, equal parts. 

Chemical Pood. 

The preparation known by this name 
is the Compound Syrup of Phosphate 
of the N. F. 

Chevalier's Life for the Hair. 

Lead sulfid g. 0.8 

Iron sulfid g. 0.1 

Lac sulfid gr. 1.5 

Glycerin g. 100 

Water g. 200 

Flavor with rosemary and rose gera- 
nium oils. — Piper's analysis from H. 

Chichester Mixed Treatment Pills. 
(33) 

Each pill is stated to contain 1/20 
grain of red mercuric iodid and 5 grains 
of potassium iodid. 
Chinaphenin. 

This is the quinine carbonic ester of 
phenetidin. It is a white, odorless and 
tasteless powder, sparingly soluble in 
water, readily soluble in alcohol. Acids 
dissolve it, but at the same time decom- 
pose it with the liberation of quinine, 
the mixture having of course the bitter 
taste of quinine. 

It combines the antiperiodic properties 
of quinine with the analgesic power of 
phenacetine with the advantage of being 
without taste and of not producing cin- 
chonism. It is used in la grippe, malaria, 
neuralgia, whooping cough, etc. It is 
given in doses of 5 to 20 grains ; in 
whooping cough, 2 to 5 grains, accord- 
ing to age. 

Chinoformin. 

This is described as a combination of 
quinic acid with hexamethylene tetra- 
mine, and is therefore the same as chi- 
notropin, which see. 



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Chinol. (Chinoline or Quinoline 
Monohypochlorid.) 

This is a white, crystalline powder, al- 
most insoluble in water, soluble in alco- 
hol. It is used as an antiseptic in doses 
of 3 to 5 grains. 
Chinopyrin. 

See Quinopyrin. 

Chinosol. (Potassium Oxyquinolin 
Sulfate.) 

It is in bright yellow crystals, of faint, 
aromatic odor and unpleasant taste, is 
freely soluble in water, sparingly in alco- 
hol and ether. It is a powerful antisep- 
tic and germicide and may be used for 
disinfecting the hands for surgical or 
gynecological work. The discoverer of 
it claimed it to be superior to corrosive 
sublimate and carbolic acid. It has been 
used to destroy the bacilli of typhoid 
fever, diphtheria, cholera, etc. It has 
also been used internally in gastrointes- 
tinal diseases. 
Chinotropin. (Urotropin Quinate.) 

It is a white powder readily soluble in 
water. It is said to liberate formalde- 
hyde more freely than urotropin and 
thus its uric acid-solvent properties and 
its action upon the bacteria are more 
pronounced. It is used in gout and bac- 
illuria in doses of io to 20 grains 2 or 3 
times a day. 
Chiodrastis. (211) 

Each^ fluidram is stated to contain 

Papain gr. 1 

Pancreatin gr. 2 

Hydrastis gr. 2 

Chionanthus gr. 4 

Cascara sagrada gr. 5 

Antiseptic oils and aromatics, q. s. 
The preparation also contains 14% of 

alcohol. 

Chirata Compound. (40) 

This is stated to contain nux vomica, 

3 parts, cephalanthus occidentalis, 5 

parts, acid nitrohydrochloric dil, 5 parts, 

swertia chirata, 10 parts, taraxacum, 35 

parts. 

Chloraethoform. 
This is a name given to a mixture of 

chloroform with 14% of ethyl chlorid. It, 



is stated to be safer and to act more 
promptly than unmixed chloroform. 

Chloralamid. (Chloralformamide.) 

This is now recognized by the U. S. 
P. under the name chloralformamide. It 
is in colorless, odorless, bitterish crystals, 
soluble in 20 parts of water and i x / 2 of 
alcohol, readily soluble in ether and 
glycerin. It is decomposed by hot solv- 
ents and alkaline liquids. It is used as a 
hypnotic in doses of 15 to 45 grains. 

Chloral- Ammonium (Tri-chloramido- 
ethylic Alcohol.) 

This is a white powder, soluble in al- 
cohol, slightly soluble in water. 

It is a hypnotic and analgesic in doses 
of 5 to 30 grains. 

Chloralbacid. 

This is described as a chlorin substitu- 
tion product of albumin containing 3% 
of chlorin. It is a yellowish-white pow- 
der, almost odorless and tasteless, and 
readily soluble in water. It is used in 
various gastrointestinal affections in 
doses of 10 to 30 grains before meals. 

Chloral-Caffeine. 

This is a white powder, readily soluble 
in water. It is used as an anodyne, anti- 
spasmodic, antirheumatic, and laxative 
in cases of obstinate constipation. The 
dose subcutaneously is 2 to 5 grains in 
divided doses, internally 3 to 8 grains at 
a dose. 
Chlora-Kaline. (181) 

This is a hypnotic, each fluidram of 
which is stated to contain 15 grains each 
of chloral hydrate and potassium bro- 
mid, and % grain each of extracts of 
henbane and cannabis indica. 

Chloralamid Elixir. 
See Elixir Chloralamid. 

Chloralia. (182) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain "15 
grains each of pure chloral hydrate and 
purified brom. pot. and M$ grain each of 
gen. imp. ext. cannabis ind. and hyo- 
scyam." 



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Chloralimid (not Chloral-amid). 

This is in colorless, inodorous insipid 
crystals which are readily soluble in al- 
cohol, ether, chloroform and oils, but is 
insoluble in water. Used as a hypnotic 
in doses of 15 grains. 
Chloralose. 

This is a compound of grape sugar 
and chloral It is in fine, colorless nee- 
dles, rather readily soluble in hot water 
and in alcohol, but is sparingly in cold 
water. It is used as a hypnotic. 

Dose : 3 to 12 grains. 
Chloralum. 

Prof. Fleck made an examination, on 
behalf of the Saxon Government, of 
chloralum solution, chloralum powder 
and chloralum wool and wadding. 
The liquid contained 

Aluminum chlorid 13-90% 

Calcium chlorid and sulfate. 3.11% 

Iron chlorid 0.42% 

Lead chlorid 0.15% 

Copper chlorid 0.10% 

Water, to mak 100.00% 

The powder, in addition to the above 
salt, contained 0.72% of chlorid of ar- 
senic and 32.15% of clay and sand. 
Fleck suggested that the solution was 
made as follows: 

"A calcareous clay, containing but lit- 
tle iron, is dissolved as far as possible, 
in fuming hydrochloric acid. The clear 
concentrated liquid above the undis- 
solved clay is drawn off in bottles and 
sold as chloralum." The name refers 
to its containing chlorid of aluminum. 
The residue with the liquid adhering, 
is evaporated in leaden pans, dried and 
sold as "chloralum powder." Cotton 
or wadding, soaked in the chloralum 
itself, wrung out and dried, furnishes 
the "chloralum wool and wadding." The 
arsenic, lead and copper found in it are 
impurities contained in the hydrochloric 
acid used as a solvent or they come 
from the vessels in which they are made. 
Chlorbutanol. (Acetone-Chloroform.) 
This chemical is sold commercially 
under the names chloretone and metho- 
form, which see. 



Chloretone. (Acetone-Chloroform.) 
(159) 

This is a white, crystalline, volatile 
compound having a camphoraceous odor 
and taste. It is soluble in 125 parts of 
water, in fixed and volatile oils and in 
glycerin, freely soluble in alcohol, ether, 
and chloroform. It is local anesthetic 
which is weaker in action than cocaine 
but is strong enough frequently to stop 
vomiting from gastric irritation. It is 
used as a local anesthetic in dentistry, it 
is a powerful antiseptic and is used as a 
preservative. It is given internally in 
doses of 5 to 20 grains ; hypodermic- 
ally it is used in the form of a satur- 
ated aqueous solution. See Chlorobut- 
anol. 
Chloretone Inhalant. 

This is a mixture of 

Chloretone parts 2 

Camphor parts 5 

Menthol parts 5 

Oil of cinnamon part 1 

Liquid petrolatum parts 187 

It is used as an anodyne, antiseptic 

and emollient spray for the nose and 

throat. 

Chlor-Lactated Pepsin Powder. (160) 

This is the composition as given by 
the manufacturers : 

Saccharated pepsin, U. S. P. 

Pancreatin, N. F. ' 

Diastase or ptyalin. 

Lactic acid. 

Hydrochloric acid. 

For the elixir, see Elixir Chlor-Lac- 
tated Pepsin. 

Chlorobrom. 

This is an English specialty; it 's an 
aqueous solution containing potassium 
bromid and chloralamid. It is used as 
a hypnotic and is advocated for sea- 
sickness. 
Chlorol. 

This is said (Arch. Med. Beige) to 
have the following composition: 

Mercuric chlorid part 1 

Sodium chlorid part 1 

Hydrochloric acid part 1 

Copper sulfate parts 3 

Water parts 1000 



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The sodium chlorid is added to ren- 
der the solution more stable ; the hydro- 
chloric acid to prevent the decomposi- 
tion of the corrosive sublimate in the 
presence of albuminoid matter; and the 
copper sulfate for its vomitive effects — 
in case the chloral should be taken in- 
ternally by mistake. 
Chlorolin. 

This is a liquid disinfectant. It con- 
tains 20% of mono- and trichloro- 
phenols. It is used as an antiseptic 
application to wounds in y 2 to 3% solu- 
tions. 
Chloro-Phenique. (163) 

This is described by the manufac- 
turers as "containing 5% of chloro- 
phenic acid combined with antiseptic es- 
sential oils, in aqueous solution, and is 
equal in antiseptic properties to a 20% 
solution of carbolic acid." It is said 
to be made by passing chlorin gas 
through phenol combined with the essen- 
tial oils. 

Chlorophenol. 

This is formed by the action of 
chlorin on carbonic acid. It is a volatile 
liquid which is used as an antiseptic 
inhalant in diseases of the respiratory 
organs in the following mixture : Chlor- 
ophenol, 14; alcohol, 4; oil of clove, 1; 
menthol, 1 part, may be added. From 
15 to 30 drops are to be inhaled at a 
time. It is also applied to wounds, ul- 
cers, etc. 
Chlorsalol. 

See Parachlorsalol. 
Chloryl. 

See Anesthyl. 
Cholelysin. , 

This is said to be a compound contain- 
ing 20% of sodium oleate and 2.8% of 
albumen. It is used to stimulate the 
flow of bile and to counteract the ten- 
dency toward the formation of gall 
stones. 
Chologestin. (189) 

This is described as a combination of 
the "alkaline salt" of glycocholic acid 



and sodium salicylate from oil of win- 
tergreen, pure pancreatin, and pure so- 
dium bicarbonate. It also contains 15% 
of alcohol. It is a brown liquid which 
is described as a digestive cholagogue. 
Christadoro's Hair Dye. 

Xo. 1 contains 60 gr. of pyrogallic 
acid dissolved in 1 fluidram of alcohol 
and 4 fluidounces of distilled water. 

Xo. 2 consists of 1 av. oz. of silver 
nitrate dissolved in 1 fluidounce of dis- 
tilled water and 1 fluidounce of concen- 
trated ammonia to which is added y 2 
av. oz. of gum arabic dissolved in 3 
fluidounces of distilled water. — Era 
Form. 
Chroatol. 

This is terpine iodhydrate made by 
the action of iodin upon oil of turpen- 
tine. It is used in some skin diseases. 
Chromosot. 

This is said to be chiefly sodium sul- 
fite and sulfate. It is used as a disinfec- 
tant. 

Chrysarobin. 

This is a light yellow powder, very 
slightly soluble in water, slightly soluble 
in alcohol, ether and chloroform, freely 
soluble in alkalies. By oxidation it is 
converted into chrysophanic acid. 

It is employed in the treatment of va- 
rious skin diseases, in ointment of 10% 
strength. 

It is now recognized by the U. S. P. 
Chrysarobin, Oxidized. 

This is prepared by the action of so- 
dium peroxid on chrysarobin suspended 
in boiling water. It is a dark brown 
powder, insoluble in water, soluble in 
hot alcohol and chloroform. It is used 
in skin diseases in 5 to 10% ointments. 
It is said to be milder in action than 
chrysarobin. 
Churchill's Syrup. 

The syrup of hypophosphites U. S. P. 
is now dispensed for it. Originally it 
was made to contain 3 grains of calcium 
hypophosphite and 2 grains of sodium 
hypophosphite to the fluidram. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Cinchonia Mixture. 

This has been said to consist cf 

Cinchonine alkaloid parts 12 

Sugar of milk parts 60 

Sodium bicarbonate part 1 

Cincho-Quinine. 

This is a mixture of cinchonine, qui- 
nidine, and other alkaloidal salts remain- 
ing after the extraction of quinine from 
cinchona bark. 

Cineraria Maritima, Juice of. 

This remedy was introduced from 
Venezuela, where the plant is indigen- 
ous, by a Dr. Mercer. It is recommend- 
ed for arresting and improving partial 
blindness induced by cataract or other 
causes. Two drops of the juice are 
dropped into the pupil 3 times a day, 
continued for several months. 

Cinnamic Acid. (Cinnamylic Acid.) 

This is in white, odorless crystals, al- 
most insoluble in cold water, more solu- 
ble in hot water, soluble in alcohol and 
ether. It has recently been lauded as an 
antitubercular remedy. It is used intro- 
venously in quantities of ^ to ^ grain 
in the form of a 5% oil emulsion with 
0.7% solution of sodium chlorid twice a 
week. It is also applied as a 5% emul- 
sion or alcoholic solution. In lupus it is 
applied in 5% alcoholic solution with 5% 
of cocaine. 

Citarin. (Sodium Anliydromethylene 
Citrate.) 

This is a white, granular, somewhat 
hygroscopic powder, having a faintly sa- 
line and acidulous taste. It is soluble in 
i l / 2 parts of water, insoluble in alcohol. 
Its solutions split off formaldehyde 
when heated, especially in the presence 
of alkalies. Acids also decompose it. 

This is one of the compounds which 
it is claimed increase the elimination of 
uric acid by forming very soluble com- 
pounds with that substance. It is rec- 
ommended for gout and chronic rheu- 
matism. The dose is 15 to 30 grains, 
largely diluted with water. 

4b 



Citon Tablets. 

These occur in two forms, white and 
brown. The white consist of 1^2 grains 
of paraphthalein, 8 grains of sugar and 
1/6 grain of menthol. The brown con- 
sists of 1^ grains of paraphthalein, 8 
grains of sugar, i l / 2 grains of chocolate 
and 1/30 grain of vanillin. They are 
used as purgatives. Made in Colmar, 
Germany. 

Citrophen. (Paraphenetidine 
Citrate.) 

This is in white powder or crystal of 
faint but sour taste, soluble in 40 parts 
of water. 

It is an antipyretic and antineuralgic. 
It was introduced as a substitute for 
phenacetin. 

Dose : 8 to 15 grains. 
Citrosandalene. (41) 

These are capsules stated to contain 
sandalwood oil and potassium citrate. 
Citrozon. (42) 

This is stated to be a mixture of van- 
adinic acid, sodium chlorid, sodium cit- 
rate and 30% of seidlitz powder, the 
whole being an effervescent mixture. 
Each 100 g. contains .005 g. of vanadinic 
acid. 
Citrurea. 

This is an uric-acid solvent in tablet 
form, which is said to be a mixture of 
urea, citric acid and lithium bromid. 
Claflin's Mist. Phosphor. Co. 

See Mixture Phosphorus Comp. 

Clarke's Blood Mixture. 

Potassium iodid parts 40 

Chloroform parts 8 

Alcohol parts 150 

Solution of potassa parts 5 

Water parts 2250 

Caramel parts 50 

— N. I. 
Clavin. 

This is a substance obtained from er- 
got. It occurs as a powder which is sol- 
uble in water but insoluble in alcohol 
and ether. Its aqueous solution soon un- 
dergoes decomposition. It is marketed in 
two forms of tablets, each containing J/j 



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grain of clavin, one form containing su- 
gar and intended for internal, the other 
containing salt and intended for hypo- 
dermic use. 
Claxton's Gout and Rheumatic Oil. 

Ammonia liniment, 
Alcohol, 
Spirit of soap, 
Spirit of camphor, 
Tincture of myrrh, 
Lard, equal parts of each. 

— Drog. Ztg. 
Cleary's Asthma Powder. 

Stramonium leaves parts 30 

Belladonna leaves parts 30 

Potassium nitrate parts 5 

Opium parts 2 

All should be in powder. 

— Ch. & Dr. 
Clerambourg's Grains de Vie. 

According to Hager, these are similar 
to the following: 

Cassia bark, powder gr. 30 

Extract of cinchona gr. 75 

Cape aloes, powder gr. 150 

Syrup of orange m. 30 

Make into pills each weighing 3 grains, 
or divide so that each pill will contain 
\ x /2 grains of aloes and 24 grain of ex- 
tract of cinchona. 

Clermont's Syrup of Arseniate of 
Iron. 

According to Hager, a very similar 
article may be prepared by dissolving 1 
g. of ferrous arsenite in a small amount 
of acetic acid, diluting with some water, 
neutralizing with sodium bicarbonate, 
diluting with 'water to 200 g. and in this 
liquid dissolving 300 g. of sugar. 
Clifford's Shampoo Compound. 

The following is claimed to be its 
composition (N. I.) : 

Borax av.oz. 3 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 1 

This is to be dissolved in 4 pints of 
water. 
Clin's Lecithine. 

See Lecithine Clin. 
Clinton's Cascara Active. (29) 

This is described as a palatable and 
highly active preparation of cascara sag- 
rada, each imperial fluidounce represent- 
ing one av. ounce of drug. 



Cloftlin Emulsion. (46) 

According to the statement of the 
manufacturers, the following is the com- 
position: 



Hypophosphite lime gr. 48 

Hypophosphite manganese .gr. 24 

Glycerin fl.dr. 6}4 

Glycerite of senega 

(special) fl.dr. 1 

Salts, solvents and emulsi- 
fying agents 3& l A% 

Distilled water and flavor- 
ing q.s.oz. 8 

Flavoring only 7/10% 

Cobb's Pills. 

Extract of henbane gr. 30 

Extract of conium gr. 30 

Extract of colocynth gr. 40 

Extract of nux vomica gr. 4 

Mix, make a mass, and divide into 30 
pills. — Contributed to D. C. 
Cocacaffeine. (105) 

This is a granular effervescent prepa- 
ration, each heaping teaspoonful of 
which contains 34 grain of cocaine and 
1 grain of caffeine. 
Cocadrenine Suppositories. (115) 

Each suppository is stated to contain 
16 minims of a 1% solution of adrenalin 
borate and Vs grain of cocaine hydro- 
chlorid. They are used for hemor- 
rhoids. 
Coca-Glycerite Suppositories. (83) 

These are stated to contain cocaine 
muriate, boracic acid, soduim sulfate, 
hamamelis virg., Hydrastis canad., gallic 
acid, eucalyptol and glycerin. 
Cocaine Carbolate (or Phenate). 

This is a viscid, yellowish mass, solu- 
ble in alcohol but insoluble in water. It 
is a local anesthetic, analgesic and anti- 
catarrhal, useful in dental operations, 
rheumatic pains, conjunctival, nasal, gas- 
tric and other catarrhs. Used in 1 to 3% 
solution in 30% alcohol, 5% powder, or 
pure. 

Dose: 1/12 to 1/8 gr. once or twice 
daily in capsules. In injections use in a 
1 11250 solution in alcohol. 
Cocaine Formate. 

This is in white silky needles, soluble 
in 41 parts of .water. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Cocapyrin. 

This is a mixture of I part of cocaine 
with ioo parts of antipyrin. It appears 
in the market in the form of 3-grain tab- 
lets which are intended for throat affec- 
tions. 
Coccia Pills. (182a) 

Each pill is stated to contain 

Aloes, purified gr. iYa 

Scammony resin gr. I 

Colocynth, powder gr. Yz 

Potassium sulfate gr. Ys 

Oil of clove m. Y& 

Cock's Anti-Phymin. 
See Anti-Phymin. 

Cocoaine. 

See Burnett's Cocaine. 

Coddington's Asthma Powder. 
A similar preparation may be made as 

follows (N. I.) : 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. I 

Anise, seed av.oz. I 

Stramonium leaves av.oz. I 

Lobelia leaves av.oz. I 

Codeine Cough Sedative. 159 
Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Codeine phosphate gr. I 

Ext. cannabis indica gr. Y2 

White pine bark gr. 32 

Wild cherry bark gr. 32 

Yerba santa gr. 16 

Balm of gilead buds gr. 4 

Chloroform m. 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Codliver Glycerine. (47) 

This is described as "a hydrated gly- 
cerized morrhuine," "a concentrated sol- 
uble morrhuine extract," "four times the 
medicinal strength of cod liver oil." 
Coe's Dyspepsia Cure. 

Rhubarb, powder dr. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate ...dr. 6 

Fluid extract of gentian fl.dr. 3 

Peppermint water fl.oz. yY* 

— Nelson, from N. I. 
Coirre's Solution. 

Sodium phosphate gr. 343 

Calcium chlorid sufficient 

Hydrochloric acid . . 10%, fl.dr: 6 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the sodium phosphate in 24 
fluidounces of water and to this solution 
add either 183 grains of anhydrous or 



365 grains of hydrous calcium chlorid. 
Collect the precipitate, wash it with wa- 
ter and dissolve it in the acid and enough 
water to make 16 fluidounces. Each ta- 
blespoonful contains 4 grains of acid 
calcium phosphate. — H. 
Colalin. (52) 

This is described by the manufactur- 
ers as "the amorphous active principle 
of bile." It is put up only in tablets, of 
which 1 or 2 are taken at a dose 3 or 4 
times daily. It is used as a hepatic 
stimulant and for gall stones. 
Colalin Laxative. 

Each tablet is stated to contain colalin, 
% grain, extract of cascara, 2 grains, 
and podophyllin, 1/6 grain. 
Colchicine Salicylate Comp. Tablets. 
(116) 

These are stated to be composed of 
"thermol" and colchicine with pure nat- 
ural salicylic acid. 

Colchi-Sal. (Colchicine Salicylate 
Capsules, Trochet.) 

This is sold in capsules, each one of 
which contains Ya milligramme of col- 
chicine dissolved in 20 centigrammes of 
methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen). 
It is also stated to contain "1/500 grain 
of the active principle cannabis indica." 
Coley's Mixture. (159) 

This is a preparation containing ery- 
sipelas and prodigiosus toxins prepared 
according to the formula of Dr. Coley 
of the New York Cancer Hospital. It 
is used for the treatment of inoperable 
malignant growths, particularly sarco- 
mata. It is injected in or near the tu- 
mor, beginning with ^ to 1 minim and 
increasing gradually. Within 3 weeks it 
may be told if improvement may be ex- 
pected from the treatment. Dr. Coley 
and others have reported a number of 
cures. 
Collaform. 

This is stated to be a formaldehyde- 
gelatin, intended as a vulnerary. 
Collargoi. (Soluble or Colloidal Sil- 
ver — Argentum-Crede.) 

This is a water-soluble, allotropic 
form of metallic silver, said to contain 



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$5 to 87% of metallic silver and a small 
percentage of albumin with products of 
its oxidation. It occurs in small, hard, 
brittle, bluish-black, scale-like pieces, sol- 
uble in 20 parts of distilled water, pro- 
ducing a dark, olive-brown solution 
which remains stable for months. Xo 
separate silver particles can be distin- 
guished in the solution even when mag- 
nified to the highest degree under the 
microscope, and it has all the character- 
istics of a solution. The addition of al- 
bumin to collargol prevents or delays its 
precipitation by acids and salts. A suf- 
ficient amount of albumin to prevent its 
precipitation under ordinary conditions 
is therefore added to collargol during its 
manufacture. Hence, collargol, even 
when dissolved in well or spring water 
containing salts, undergoes no change, 
and it remains unaffected by boiling, 
whereas colloidal silver containing no 
albumin precipitates on being boiled. A 
solution of collargol does not respond 
directly to the tests for silver ; it should 
not be exposed to light or air; it is in- 
compatible with the usual silver reagents. 

Collargol is a general antiseptic and 
germicide which can be used externally 
or internally; it can be introduced into 
the system without causing either local 
reaction or general poisonous effects. In 
most cases it is best employed locally in 
the form of a 15% ointment, 30 to 60 
grains being thoroughly rubbed into the 
skin. It is also used in 2 to 5% aqueous 
solutions for intravenous injections (in 
septicemia and pyemia), /> to 1% glyce- 
rin solutions for parenchymatous injec- 
tions; also in 1/50 to 1% solutions for 
washes, in 5% dusting powder, in bougies 
containing 3 grains, and in vaginal sup- 
positories containing 24 grain. Internal- 
ly a solution of 1:500 to 1:100 is given 
freely in teaspoonful doses; it is also 
given in pills or tablets containing J/3 to 
1 grain. 

To prepare a solution of collargol, put 
the latter into a perfectly clean, amber- 



colored bottle, add the required amount 
of distilled water, and allow to stand 
until the collargol has softened, then 
shake vigorously until complete solution 
is effected. The solution should have a 
clear, brown color; if gray and turbid it 
is decomposed. 

Collargol Ointment. (Unguentum 
Crede.) 

This contains 15% of collargol. It is 
prepared by incorporating 15 parts of 
collargol with 5 parts of water, 10 parts 
of white wax and 70 parts of benzoin- 
ated lard, observing care that the soluble 
silver shall not be transformed into or- 
dinary metallic silver, which it is prone 
to do unless great care be exercised. 

The natural color of this ointment is 
dark bluish-gray. The addition of water 
may change the color to a brownish 
shade, which does not, however, impair 
its efficiency: The ointment is good as 
long as it colors the skin black. 

This ointment is used for inunction, 
from 30 to 60 grains being rubbed into 
the skin for 15 to 30 minutes. For chil- 
dren about one-half as much should be 
used. 

Collas' Capsules of Iron. 

According to Hager, these contain 
iron reduced by means of electricity in- 
stead of iron reduced by hydrogen. 

Collaurin. (Colloidal Gold.) 

This is used in syphilis, cancer and 
scrofulous conditions in doses of y 2 to 
1 grain. 
Collins' Disinfecting Powder. 

Chlorinated lime, dry parts 2 

Burnt alum part 1 

— N. I. 
Colorless Hydrastis. (131) 

This is described as a permanent so- 
lution of the white alkaloid of Hydras- 
tis. The menstruum is said to be neu- 
tral and non-irritating. 
Colsaloids. (187) 

These are described as containing 
1/250 grain of colchicine in 3 minims of 
methyl salicylate. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Colsathyl. (84) 

This is described as a 5-minim cap- 
sule containing colchicine (1/160 gr.), 
phenol and methyl salicylates. It is rec- 
ommended for rheumatism, gout, sciat- 
ica, etc. 
Col-Solules. (89) 

These are soft capsules containing 
1/250 gr. of colchicine and 3 m. of 
methyl salicylate. 

Col-Solules with Salol contain in ad- 
dition 2 gr. of salol. 
Compound Alum Powder. (184) 

A mixture of dried alum, carbolic 
acid and camphor. 

Compound Lithia Tablets. (160) 

Each tablet is stated to contain lith- 
ium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, po- 
tassium bicarbonate and magnesium sili- 
cate in proportion to yield about 6 grains 
of lithium citrate, 6 grains of potassium 
citrate, 3 grains of sodium citrate and 1 
grain of magnesium silicate. 

Compound White Pine Pectoral. (198) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
30 grains each of white pine and wild 
cherry, 4 grains each of balm of gilead 
buds and spikenard, 3^ grains of blood 
root, 2 grains of sassafras bark, 4 min- 
ims of chloroform and 3/16 grain of 
morphine acetate. 

Condy's Fluid Disinfectant. 

This is an English proprietary prepa- 
ration used as a disinfectant, said to 
contain manganaie and permanganates 
of the alkalies and other salts, the na- 
ture of which does not appear to have 
been accurately determined. A solution 
of potassium permanganate (1%) offi- 
cial in the British Pharmacopoeia is in- 
tended to replace it. 

Coniine Hydrobromid. (Conicine or 
Cicutine Hydrobromid.) 

This is the salt of an alkaloid derived 
from Conium maculatum. It is in 
white prisms or in powder, soluble in 2 
parts of water, 2 of alcohol, also soluble 
in ether and chloroform. It is used as 
an antispasmodic and antineuralgic in 



tetanus, sciatica, etc. It has recently 
been lauded in whooping-cough. The 
dose for children is 1/600 to 1/40 grain 
2 to 4 times daily, for adults 1/30 to 
1/15 grain 3 to 5 times daily. Hypoder- 
mically in tetanus as much as 1/20 to 
1/6 grain have been injected. Antidotes 
are first, emetics to evacuate the stom- 
ach, then tannin or an astringent tinc- 
ture or fluid extract, and finally atro- 
pine, strychnine, picrotoxin and stimu- 
lants as systemic antidotes. 
Conklin's Salve. 

Resin av.oz. 12 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Mutton suet av.oz. 1 

— Contributed to D. C. 
Controdolin. 

This is described as a "combination 
of salicylic and phenylic acids with ace- 
tamide." It is recommended as an an- 
algesic and antipyretic in doses of 5 to 
10 grains. 
Convallamarin. 

This is a glucoside from Convallaria 
majalis. It is a yellowish powder, solu- 
ble in water and alcohol, insoluble in 
chloroform, almost insoluble in ether. 

It is a powerful noncumulative heart 
tonic, like digitalin, and is also diuretic. 

Dose : ^ to 1 grain every 1 or 2 
hours. Maximum dose : Single, 1 
grain; daily, 5 grains. 
Convallarin. 

This is not to be confounded with 
convallamarin, but both are derived 
from the same plant. It is a yellowish- 
white powder, soluble in alcohol, but in- 
soluble in water. It is a purgative, with- 
out cardiac action. 
Cook's Electro-Magnetic Liniment. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 64 

Oil of amber fl.oz. 4 

Camphor av.oz. 4 

Castile soap, fine av.oz. 1 

Ox gall, fresh fl.oz. 2 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 6 

— Kilner. 
Corassa Compound. 

The following formula has been given 
by A. B. Lyons as the result of an an- 
alysis : 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Gentian per cent I5 

Licorice root percent 15 

c§? r per cent 50 

Sodium bicarbonate percent iyy 2 

Cochineal percent 2^ 

Cordial Analptine. (167) 

Each tablespoonful contains sodium 
iodid, 1/10 grain, lithium salicylate, 2 
grains, potassium acetate, 5 grains, ex- 
tract of black cohosh, "3 minims," and 
extract of cascara sagrada, "3 minims." 
It is used for rheumatic affections. 
Cordial Exalginique. (121) 

This is stated to contain 2 l / 2 grains of 
exalgine in each teaspoonful. 
Cordial Pas-Carnata. (131) 

This is stated to contain all the ac- 
tive medicinal constituents of Passiflora 
incarnata in concentrated form. 
Cornutine Citrate. 

This is the salt of an alkaloidal prod- 
uct, which according to Kobert, is the 
true active principle of ergot. It is a 
brownish-black mass or powder, very 
hygroscopic, soluble in alcohol, sparing- 
ly and incompletely soluble in water. 

It is used for the same purposes as 
ergot, to promote labor pains, as a 
hemostatic, etc. As a hemostatic it is 
used in doses of 1/8 grain 3 times daily. 
It has also been advocated for sperma- 
torrhea in doses of 1/20 grain twice 
daily. 

Cornutol. (141) 

This is described as a concentrated, 
aseptic preparation of ergot of rye, es- 
pecially prepared for hypodermic 'and 
general use. It is 2^ times as active as 
fluid extract of ergot, U. S. P. It is 
furnished in i-ounce vials and in her- 
metically sealed bulbs each containing 
V2 dram. 

Corpula. (119) 

According to the manufacturers this 
"does not contain a drug, or drugs, in 
the strict sense of the term. In a broad 
sense, the phosphates of grain, the dias- 
tase of malt, the maltose of malted 
grain, lactose from milk, and the small 
amount of flavoring principles present, 



might be said to constitute a mixture of 
drugs, but this is not true in any specific 
sense, as none of these have a specific 
therapeutic action other than that of 
concentrated foods, or aids to digestion 
of other amylaceous foods." 
Corrective Mixture. (160) 

This is described as a very desirable 
neutralizing cordial indicated in acid 
stomach, flatulency, children's diarrhea, 
and the constipation of infants. It is 
stated to contain magnesium hydroxid 
combined with "aromatic rhubarb." 
Cortexalin. (50) 

This is stated to contain gentian, co- 
lumbo, cinchona rubra, damiana, nux 
vomica, and Burgundy wine. 

Coryfin. (Ethylglycolic Ester of 
Menthol.) 

This is a limpid, colorless, oily sub- 
stance of faint odor of menthol. It is 
soluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform. 
It is applied locally for catarrh and 
coryza. When applied to the forehead 
it causes the cooling feeling of menthol 
which lasts for an hour. In cases of 
cold in the head the nasal mucous mem- 
brane may be painted with corypin and 
marked relief in breathing is said to be 
obtained. 

Cosaprin. (Sodium Acetylsulfani- 
late.) 

This is a white, crystalline substance 
freely soluble in water, less soluble in 
alcohol. It has been introduced as a 
substitute for acetanilid. The dose is 10 
to 30 grains. 

Cotarnine Hydrochlorid. 

See Stypticin. 
Cotarnine Phthalate. 

See Styptol. 
Coudray's Eau de Quinine. 

According to Hisserich in the Berlin 
Pharm. Ztg., this has the following com- 
position : 

Tincture of cinchona fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of cantharides. . .fl.dr 4 

Spirit of soap fl. oz . 2 

Cologne water fl. oz . 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 






PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Peru balsam gr. 192 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. i l / 2 

Oil of sweet orange fl.dr. \ x /z 

Oil of rose geranium drops 30 

Brandy, to make fl.oz. 40 

Cochineal enough to color 

Cough Tablets. (108) 

Each is stated to contain ammonium 
chlorid, cubeb, wild cherry, terpin hy- 
drate and licorice. 
Cram's Fluid Lightning. 

Contributed by I. L. Fulton to W. D. : 
Oil of mustard, volatile. .. .fl.dr. 1 

Oil of cajeput fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 1 

Ether fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

By some it is supposed that this prep- 
aration is merely a solution of volatile 
oil of mustard in alcohol. 

Crealbin. 

This is a compound of creolin and 
albumin containing 50% of the former. 
It is a brown powder used as an intes- 
tinal astringent and antiseptic in doses 
of 5 to 15 grains. 
Cream of Cod Liver Oil. (140) 

This preparation is stated to contain 
67% of pure cod liver oil, predigested 
with pancreatin, and gum arabic to im- 
part consistency. 

Cremoline. (207) 

This is described as an emulsion of 

animal and vegetable fats, this being the 

formula : 

Cream 50% 

Cod liver oil , 25% 

Olive oil 3% 

Hennessey brandy 6% 

Syrups and aromatics 16% 

Creoferrate Elixir. (179) 

This preparation is stated to contain 
peptonates of iron and manganese and 
beechwood creosote. 
Creolin. 

There are two varieties of this article, 
known as Pearson's and Artman's. Both 
are made from crude cresol, the former 
being a resin soap emulsion, the latter is 



obtained by treating the crude cresol 
with sulfuric acid. — Coblentz. 
Creosal. 

See Tanosal. 
Creosin. 

This is a clear yellow liquid, of not 
unpleasant taste, soluble in water, misci- 
ble with wine, soup, milk, etc. It is stat- 
ed to contain iodin, creosote, calcium 
hypophosphite, and peru balsam. It is 
an Italian product, used in phthisis. 
Creosotal. (Creosote Carbonate.) 

This is prepared by passing a current 
of carbonyl chlorid into a solution of 
creosote in sodium hydroxid and puri- 
fying the oily product by washing with 
weak soda solution and then with water. 
It is a yellowish, thick, honey-like, per- 
fectly clear and transparent liquid, con- 
taining 92% of creosote. It is odorless 
and has a bland oily taste. It is insolu- 
ble in water but soluble in alcohol, ether, 
chloroform and fixed oils. It is incom- 
patible with alkalies. 

It has the same medicinal action as 
creosote but is claimed to be non-toxic 
and non-irritant. It is recommended as 
a substitute for creosote for. internal ex- 
hibition in tuberculosis, pneumonia, and 
as an intestinal antiseptic. The dose for 
children is 5 to 30 grains, for adults, 15 
to 60 grains, in milk, coffee, wine, cod 
liver oil, or emulsion. Externally it 
may be applied undiluted. 
Creosote Capsules, Sommerbrodt's. 

These are prepared according to Prof. 
Sommerbrodt's formula, each capsule 
containing 2 minims of creosote "with 
suitable cod liver oil vehicle." 
Creosote Carbonate. 

See Creosotal. 
Creosote Iodid. 

See Creosotide. 
Creosote Mixture Comp. 

See Mixture Creosote Compound. 
Creosote Oleate. 

See Oleocreosote. 
Creosote Phosphate. 

See Phosote. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Creosote Phosphite. 
Phosphotal. 

Creosote Salicylate. 
See Salocreol. 

Creosote Tannate. 

See Tanosal. 
Creosote Valerianate. 

See Eosote. 
Creosotide. (Creosote Iodid.) (143) 

This is stated to be a combination of 
iodin and creosote, containing about 25% 
of iodin. It forms a brownish powder 
ui weak creosote odor and taste, and in- 
soluble in water. It is recommended 
for tuberculosis, scrofula, obstinate 
rheumatism, some cases of asthma, etc. 
It is put up in H-gr. and l A-gr. tablets, 
also in combination tablets with pepsin, 
bismuth or strychnine. 
Creosotonic (Scott). (58) 

F.ach fluidram is said to contain 
Guaiacol { represented by- 
Creosote \ soluble sulfonates, 

each m. 1 

Quinine hypophosphite _ gr. 1/36 

Strychnine hypophosphite ..gr. 1/256 

Sodium hypophosphite^ gr. 1/5 

Potassium hypophosphite ...gr. 1/5 

Iron hypophosphite gr. 1/5 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 1/8 

Manganese hypophosphite . .gr. 1/8 

Oil of turpentine m. i^4 

Iodin gr. 1/16 

Phenol gr. ^4 

Combined with aromatic oils in the 
form of a perfect emulsion and using 
elixir of lactated pepsin as a vehfcle. 
Creo-Terpin Comp. (211) 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Creosote m 

Terpin hydrate gr 

Calcium glycerophosphate . . . .gr 
Sodium glycerophosphate ....gr 

in hydrochlorid gr 

It also cointains 26% of alcohol. 
This is used for colds, phthisis, asth- 
ma, catarrh, pneumonia, etc.. in doses of 
from 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls every 1 to 3 
hours. 

Cresalol. (Cresol Salicylate— Cresol 
Salol.) 

This is a whitish powder, insoluble in 



4 
4 
8 

4 
1/6 



water, but soluble in alcohol and ether, 
used as an intestinal antiseptic and as a 
dusting powder. 

Dose : 5 to 30 grains daily. 

There are three cresalols. ortho, meta 
and para-cresol salicylates, the para 
compound being generally employed. 

Cresobene Capsules. (59) 

Each capsule is stated to contain 

Beech wood creosote gr. 2 

Terebene gr. 1 

Eucalyptol gr. l / 2 

Quassin gr. 1/65 

They are recommended for phthisis, 
bronchitis, asthma, etc. 

Cresol Iodid. (Traumatol.) 

This is a compound of cresylic acid 
and iodin. It is a yellowish, very bulky 
powder, containing 54% of iodin. It is 
insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, 
ether, chloroform and fixed oils. It ad- 
heres to the hands, instruments, etc., 
like resin. It is used as an antiseptic in 
place of iodoform. 

Crethol. (155) 

This is described as an alkaline sa- 
ponaceous cresylic acid compound, con- 
taining orthocresol. It is a clear brown 
liquid of a cresol odor. 

Croton-Chloral Hydrate. 

See Butyl-Chloral Hydrate. 

Crurin. (Quinoline-Bismuth Sulfo- 
cyanid.) 

This is a reddish-yellow powder of a 
slight quinoline odor, insoluble in alco- 
hol and water. It is marketed as a 50% 
dusting powder mixed with starch. It 
is used as a dusting powder for ulcers 
of the leg, also for gonorrhea in mix- 
tures containing y 2 % with wat^r and a 
little glycerin. 

Cryogenine. 

Chemically this is metabenzaminose- 
micarbazide, a white, odorless powder, 
soluble in 40 parts of water, more solu- 
ble in alcohol, ether and chloroform. It 
has been recommended as an antipyretic 
in phthisis and typhoid fever in doses 
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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Cryostase. 

This is said to consist of equal parts 
carbolic acid, camphor and saponin, with 
traces of oil of turpentine. It becomes 
solid when heated, and liquid below o° 
C. 

It has been recommended as an anti- 
septic. 
Crysol. 

This is an antiseptic preparation (not 
proprietary) made according to this for- 
mula : 

Crude carbolic acid parts 5 

Resin soap part 1 

Liquid soda soap parts 4 

Liquid soda soap is made from: 

Cottonseed oil av.oz. 10 

Sodium hydrate av.oz. i l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Crystallose. 

This is a name given to a very soluble 
sodium salt of saccharin. It is stated 
to be 400 times sweeter than sugar. 
Cupricitrol. (Copper Citrate.) 

This is a greenish powder, very slight- 
ly soluble in water. It is used in 5 to 
20% dusting powders and ointments in 
diseases of the eye, particularly tra- 
choma. 

Cuprohemol. (Cuprated Hemol.) 
(130) 

This is hemol with 2% of copper in 
organic combination. It is prepared by 
precipitating a solution of blood with a 
dilute neutral solution of a copper salt 
at a temperature not materially exceed- 
ing o° C. It is a dark-brown insoluble 
powder, said to be useful in tubercu- 
losis, scrofula, anemia, chlorosis, etc. 
The dose is iH to 3 grains 3 times daily. 
The maximum dose is 8 grains. 

Cuprol. (Copper Nucleinate or Nuc- 
leide.) (159) 

This is stated to be a chemical com- 
pound of copper and nucleinic acid con- 
taining about 6% of the former. It is a 
green powder, soluble in water. This 
has fte advantage over other copper 
salts in that it penetrates tissues more 
deeply and is less irritating to inflamed 



surfaces. Its solutions do not coagulate 
albumin and are not precipitated by al- 
kalies. It is employed pure or in 10% 
solutions as an antiseptic and astringent, 
chiefly in eye diseases. 

Curarine. (Tubocurarine.) 

This is the alkaloidal principle oi cu- 
rare or woorari, the South American 
arrow poison. It differs from all other 
crystallizable alkaloids, with one excep- 
tion of containing no oxygen. It is in 
colorless crystals which are extremely 
deliquescent, of extreme and persistent 
bitterness; it is soluble in water s and al- 
cohol. It has been recommended in 
tetanus, in doses of 1/60 to 1/12 grain 
used hypodermically. Antidotes are at- 
ropine, strychnine, artificial respiration 
and stimulants. 

Curaril. 

This is represented to be a stable, very 
active liquid preparation of- curare, and 
is used for tetanus. It is used hypo- 
dermically in doses of 2.4 cc. If after 
one-half hour, no effect is observed, the 
dose is repeated every two or three 
hours, each dose being increased by 0.2 
cc, until relief is obtained. 

Curwin's Hog Powder. 

According to Caldwell, this consists 
of salt, sulfur, copperas and charcoal. 
The sulfur estimated 4.33%, the iron 
sulfate 4.55%, the sodium chlorid 77-74%, 
and the carbon 3.53%.— Era, 1889. 

Cutal. (Aluminum Borotannate.) 

This is a light-brown powder, insolu- 
ble in water excepting on the addition 
of tartaric acid. It contains 76% of tan- 
nin, 13.23% of aluminum and 10.71% of 
boric acid. It is used externally as an 
astringent and antiseptic in skin dis- 
eases. 

With tartaric acid it forms soluble 
cutal or aluminum borotannicotartrate, 
which is used in solution in some skin 
diseases, in gonorrhea, etc. 
Cypri-Bromides. (83) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
60 grains each of cypripedium and po- 






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tassium bromid, 15 grains each of so- 
dium and ammonium bromids, 15 min- 
ims of deodorized tincture of opium, 2 
grains of "brom. caffeine," and aromat- 
ics. 
CypridoL. (204) 

This is put up in capsules, each one 
containing 20 centigrams. It is describ- 
ed as "a 1% solution of nascent bin- 
iodide in an aseptic oil." Elsewhere it 
is stated that a capsule is equivalent to 
1/32 grain of mercuric iodid. 
Cystopurin. 

This is a double salt of one molecule 
of hexamethylene-tetramine and two 
molecules of sodium acetate. It is a 
white powder, very soluble in water but 
almost insoluble in alcohol. 

Daffy's Elixir. (Tincture of Senna 
Compound. 

Various formulas have been given for 
this, among which is the following: 

Alexandria senna, cut dr. 8 

Jalap, finely powdered dr. 4 

Coriander dr. 2 

Raisins, deprived of seeds. av.oz. V/2 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Macerate for 7 days, shaking occa- 
sionally, and filter. 
Dalby's Carminative Elixir. 

This is an old English patent which 
is said to be a mixture of 

Tincture of asafetida g, 

Tincture of opium g 

Tincture of castor g 

Oil of peppermint g 

Oil of caraway g 

Alcohol g 

Simple syrup g 

Calcined magnesia g 



10 
20 
30 
10 

5 
100 
150 

5 
-H. 



In a somewhat modified form, this is 
now recognized by the N. F. under the 
name Carminative Mixture. 
Dallmann's Tamarinden Essenz. 

The following is the formula of the 
Muenchener Apotheker Verein for tam- 
arind essence : 

Tamarinds (not the ex- 
tracted pulp) av.oz. 10 

Senna leaves, cut av.oz. 1 

Magnesia, calcined gr. 18 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 6 



Syrup of orange fl.dr. 6 

Sryup of cinnamon fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water, 

Magnesium carbonate, 
each sufficient 

Upon the tamarinds pour 50 fluid- 
ounces of hot distilled water, mix thor- 
oughly, macerate for several hours, and 
strain without pressure through a hair 
sieve.* Evaporate the product until it 
weighs 20 av. ounces, and neutralize 15 
av. ounces of this with magnesium car- 
bonate. 

Also macerate the senna and calcined 
magnesia with 10 fluidounces of distilled 
water (cold) for 24 hours, strain with- 
out pressure, add the tamarind extrac- 
tive, heat the whole to boiling, strain 
through flannel, and evaporate the liquid 
to a weight of 16 av. ounces. To this 
when cool add the syrups and the alco- 
hol previously mixed with 3 fluidrams 
of water, set aside for some time, and 
filter. 

Damn olid. 

This is a preparation of hemoglobin 
intended for the treatment of anemia of 
cattle. It comes in three forms. Dam- 
holid liquid containing 40% of hemoglo- 
bin ; damholid I, a dark brown, granular, 
odorless powder, readily soluble in 8 
parts of cold water; and damholid II, a 
fine brownish-red powder, also soluble 
in 8 parts of water. 
Daniel's Conct. Tinct. Passiflora, (56) 

This is described as a concentrated 
tincture prepared from the green leaves, 
fruit and root of the may-pop (Passi- 
flora incarnata). It is used in nervous 
irritability, especially in insomnia. 
Daniel's Pineapple Phosphates. 

The ingredients are stated to be soda, 
lime, iron, phosphorus, extract of wild 
cherry, and calisaya bark. It is recom- 
mended for chlorosis in doses of a 
tablespoonful 3 times a day. 
Darby's Prophylactic Fluid. 

Potassium permanganate ...gr. 5 

Potassium sulfate gr. 150 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. i$4 



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717 



Potassium chlorid gr. no 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

— Fenner. 
Darpin. (166) 

This is the name given to "dark pinus 
canadensis." 
Darwin's Liniment. 

Oil of wormwood fl.oz. I 

Oil of thyme (red) .fl.oz. I 

Stronger water of ammonia. fl.oz. i 

Wood alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Davy's Urinal Cakes. (Disinfecting 
Solid.) 

A mixture of resin with sulfates of 
copper, iron, zinc and sodium and some 
alum. These salts are probably pow- 
dered and mixed with the resin by fu- 
sion.— O. J. Bierbach, in Oregon Phar. 
Asso. 
Day's Kidney Pad. 

Black cohosh av.oz. 

Gum benzoin av.oz. 

Gum guaiac av.oz. 

Juniper berries av.oz. 

Queen-of-the-meadow av.oz. 

Digitalis : .av.oz. 

Oil of juniper fl.oz. 

Reduce the solids to moderately fine 
powder and incorporate. Make into an 
oblong pad to wear over the kidneys. 

Dehaut's Purgative Pills. 

Aloes gr. 100 

Jalap root gr. 100 

Gamboge gr. 50 

Extract of dandelion sufficient 

Make into pills each weighing 2 grains. 

— H. 
Delabarre's Sirop de Dentition. 

This is similar to a mixture of 

Tincture of saffron m. 10 

Tincture of ipecac... m. 10 

Syrup of rhubarb fl.oz. 1 

Syrup of licorice fl.oz. 1 

According to some, it also contains 

vanilla. — H. 

Dental Surprise. 

This contains about lH% of cocaine 

hydrochlorid and some carbolic acid. — 

Sadtler. 

Dentalone. (159) 

This is the name given to a saturated 

solution of chloretone in a mixture of 

oils of clove, cassia and wintergreen. 



These oils are stated to take up over 
30% of their weight of chloretone, hence 
the solution is a very active local anes- 
thetic — one that is especially suitable for 
application to exposed nerves in decay- 
ing teeth. Dentalone is also used for 
the treatment of sensitive dentine, pain- 
ful and inflamed tooth- sockets, etc., and 
as a solvent for arsenic paste. 
Derby Liniment. 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 16 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 1 

Oil of origanum fl.dr. 1 

— Kilner. 
Deret's Bi-Iodized Elixir. 

This is stated to be composed of 

Sweet wine liter 1 

Mercury iodo-tannate g. 9.5 

The quantity of mercury contained in 
one tablespoonful is stated to be equiva- 
lent to y 2 centigram (1/12 grain) of 
"bi-iodide." 

Dericin. 

See Floricin. 
Derival. 

This is said to be a mixture of spirit 
of mustard, ammonia and oil of turpen- 
tine, recommended as an application for 
rheumatism. 

Dermamol Ointment. (143) 

Among the ingredients mentioned are 
carbolic acid, resorcin, tar, bismuth sub- 
carbonate, and zinc oxid. 

Dermasapol. 

This is a medicinal soap basis, con- 
sisting of a mixture of oil, fat, lanolin 
and paraffin, together with alkalies in 
sufficient quantities for complete saponi- 
fication. It is used in combination with 
various drugs in diseases of the skin, 
and as a fatty vehicle for the adminis- 
tration of remedies through the cutane- 
ous surface. 
Dermatin. 

This is a new skin perfecting prepara- 
tion consisiting of from 5 to 7 parts 
salicylic acid, 7 to 15 parts starch, 25 to 
50 parts talcum, 30 to 60 parts silicic 
acid, and 3 to 9 parts of kaolin. 



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Dermatol. (Bismuth Subgallate.) 

An odorless saffron-yellow powder, 
containing 55 r c of bismuth oxid. It is 
non-irritant and non-toxic externally; 
insoluble in water, alcohol, ether or 
chloroform ; an antiseptic in wounds, 
burns, eczemas, ulcers, etc. It is used 
as a substitute for bismuth subnitrate 
internally in gastro-intestinal affections; 
externally it is used like iodoform. 

Dose : 30 grs. daily. 
Dermogen. 

This is a pale yellowish, odorless in- 
soluble powder stated to contain 40 to 
6oTr of zinc peroxid; it is stated to give 
off oxygen on contact with wounds and 
thus act as a stimulant and disinfectant. 
Deshler's Salve. 

According to X. I., this is similar to 
Compound Resin Cerate, U. S. P., 1870, 
which is prepared as follows : 

Resin av.oz. 4 

Suet av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 2 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 2% 

Melt the wax, suet and resin, add the 
turpentine and then the oil, strain and 
stir until cool. 

Detergal. (182a.) 

This is described by the manufactur- 
ers as a non-poisonous liquid antiseptic 
soap. 

Dethan's Pastilles of Potassium 
Chlorate. 

According to Hager, they are made as 

follows : 

Potassium chlorate gr. 150 

Carmine gr. 1 

Tragacanth gr. 15 

Tincture of tolu m. 15 

Sugar av.oz. 3 

Orange-flower water sufficient 

Mix and divide into 100 oval lozenges. 

Dewee's Tincture of Guaiac. 

Resin of guaiac gr. 960 

Potassium carbonate gr. 45 

Pimento, moderately fine 

powder gr. 240 

Pumice powder av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 



Triturate the resin and potassium car- 
bonate with the pimento and pumice, 
and afterward gradually add the alco- 
hol. Next add the water, triturate the 
mixture thoroughly, filter, and pass 
enough diluted alcohol through the filter 
to make 16 fluidounces. 
Dextroform. 

This is described as a condensation 
of dextrin and formaldehyde. It is 
white, almost inodorous and tasteless, 
soluble in water and glycerin, insoluble 
in alcohol. It is used as an antiseptic 
application to wounds and as an injec- 
tion for gonorrhea in 2 l / 2 to 5% solu- 
tions. 
Dextro-Quinine. 

This is said to consist of quinidine 
with other alkaloids after the extraction 
of quinine from red cinchona. — Fenner's 
Form. 
Dextro-Saccharin. 

Saccharin part 1 

Glucose, crystal, .parts 1000 to 2000 
— B. Fischer. 
Diabetin (Levulose — Fruit Sugar — 
Fructose.) (178) 

This is a pure, crystallized levulose, 
free from dextrose (ordinary glucose). 
It is colorless, odorless, slightly hygro- 
scopic, of a sweet taste like cane sugar, 
readily soluble in water and diluted al- 
cohol. It is recommended for the nutri- 
tion and for sweetening the food and 
drink of diabetics, in pulmonary tuber- 
culosis, infantile nutrition, and maras- 
mus. It is given in diabetes in daily 
quantites of 1 to 2 ounces, in grave 
forms of the disease the amount is re- 
duced to from 3 to 6 drams. 
Diacetyl-Morphine. 

See Heroin. 
Diaphtherin. (Oxyquinaseptol.) 

This is a yellow crystalline powder, 
soluble in water and diluted alcohol. It 
is used as a surgical antiseptic. 
Diastase. 

For the various brands of diastase 
mentioned in this book, see Bana-Dias- 
tase, Diastin, Taka-Diastase, and Vera 
Diastase. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Diastin. 

This is a brand name for vegetable 
diastase. 
Diathesin. 

This is a name given to saligenin pre- 
pared synthetically instead of by de- 
composition of salicin. It is fine, white 
leaflets of a slightly bitter taste, soluble 
in 15 parts of cold water, freely soluble 
in hot water or alcohol. It is employed 
in place of salicylates in the treatment 
of rheumatism, neuralgia, tonsillitis, 
gout, etc. It is said to be more palatable 
and readily administered than sodium 
salicylate and not to excite the disgust 
caused by the latter, nor to cause ring- 
ing in the ears. The dose is 7^2 to 15 
grains 3 or 4 times a day. 
Diazyme Essence. (70) 

This is a liquid which is stated to 
contain the amylolytic enzyme of the 
pancreas, devoid of trypsin and lipase in 
a menstruum containing i&A % of alco- 
hol by volume. It is capable of digest- 
ing starch and is said to be useful to 
compensate for deficient pancreatic se- 
cretion. 
Diazyme Glycerole. 

This is a liquid stated to contain the 
myalolytic enzyme of the pancreas, de- 
void of trypsin and lipase, in a men- 
struum composed of about 60% of gly- 
cerin by volume. 
Dick's Wonder Salve. 

According to Hager, this is of the 
same composition as camphorated moth- 
er plaster. 
Dickson's Improved Anaesthetic. 

This contains 4% of cocaine hydro- 
chlorid with some carbolic acid and 
chloral hydrate. — Sadtler. 
Didymium Salicylate. 

See Dymal. 
Diethylbarbituric Acid. 

This is the chemical name for veronal, 
which see. 
Difluordiphenyl. 

This is a white crystalline powder of 
pleasant aromatic odor, insoluble in wa- 



ter, soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform 
and oils. It is used as an antiseptic 
dusting powder mixed with 9 parts of 
talcum, or in 10% ointment with lanolin 
as a dressing for burns. It is used in- 
ternally in bronchial affections in doses 
of 1/16 to % grain. In the form of a 
5% ointment it is used under the name 
Antitussin (which see) for whooping- 
cough. 
Digalen. 

This is put up only in packages of l A 
ounce each. It is a clear brownish liquid 
stated to contain digitoxin in the sol- 
uble form made by Cloetta's process. 
Each cc. is stated to contain 0.3 mg. of 
soluble digitoxin. 

Digestiva Pills. (212) 

These are stated to contain each 

Concentrat. pepsin gr. 1 

Nux vomica gr. V\ 

Sulfur gr. Yz 

Gingerine gr. 1/16 

They are recommended for indiges- 
tion. 
Digestive Hypophosphites. (160) 

This is stated to be composed of the 
hypophosphates of calcium, potassium, 
iron and manganese with 1 grain of 
quinine sulfate and 1/16 grain of 
strychnine sulfate dissolved in a fluid- 
ounce of glycerole of pepsin and pan- 
creatin, the whole being flavored; no 
sugar is used. 
Digestol. (10) 

This is stated to be a mixture of bis- 
muth subnitrate, pepsin, extract of gin- 
ger, salol, milk sugar and cinnamon 
water. 
Digitalin Comp. Elixir. 

See Elixir Digitalin Compound. 
Digitalone. (159) 

This is sterile, non-alcoholic, non- 
irritating, permanent preparation of digi- 
talis, equivalent in strength to a 10% 
tincture of digitalis. It may be admin- 
istered hypodermically as well as by 
mouth. It is preserved with 0.6% of 
chloretone and its subcutaneous injec- 
tion is comparatively free from pain. 



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Digitoxin. 

This is the most active glucosicle 
from digitalis. It is a white crystalline 
powder, soluble in alcohol and chloro- 
form, slightly soluble in ether, insolu- 
ble in water. It is a powerful heart 
tonic. 

Dose: 1/250 to 1/125 grain 3 times 
daily. As an enema, give 1/80 grain 1 
to 3 times daily. The maximum dose is 
1/32 grain daily. 

The so-called "soluble digitoxin" 
made by Prof. Cloetta's process is which 
is chemically and theapeutically identical 
with the other digitoxin but is fairly 
soluble in water. 

Diiodof orm. (Tetraiodoethylene.) 

This is an antiseptic which may be 
regarded as the condensation product of 
2 molecules of iodoform with the elim- 
ination of 1 molecule of hydriodic acid. 
It contains 96.7% of iodin (almost as 
much as iodoform), is said to therapeu- 
tically equal to the latter, and is almost 
odorless. It is in yellowish needles, in- 
soluble in water, slightly soluble in 
alcohol and ether, but more soluble in 
chloroform and carbon disulfld. 

Dionin. (Ethyl-Morphine Hydro- 
chloride 

This is a white powder, odorless and 
only slightly bitter, soluble in 7 parts 
of water and 2 parts of alcohol. It is 
claimed that this compound acts like 
morphine without producing constipa- 
tion, nausea or lassitude. It is recom- 
mended to relieve pain, especially in 
respiratory affections, as an antispas- 
modic in whooping cough, for insomnia, 
and externally in the treatment of cor- 
neal affections, conjunctivitis, iritis, etc. 
The dose is ^4 to 1 grain. Externally 
it is applied in 10 to 20% solutions. 
Diosmal. 

This is an extract of buchu prepared 
by a special process, viz.: Exhausting 
the buchu leaves with boiling ligroin 
and then with boiling alcohol. 



Dioviburnia. (64) 

This is stated to contain the fluid ex- 
tracts of wild yam, star grass, black 
haw, cramp bark, squaw vine, helonias, 
blue colosh and scullcap. It also con- 
tains 18% of alcohol. It is a uterine 
tonic and antispasmodic. 
Dioxogen. (152) 

This is the trade name for the Oak- 
land Chemical Co.'s brand of hydrogen 
peroxid. 

Dipsomania Tablets. (17) 
The tablet triturates consist of 

Gold and sodium chlorid gr. l /$ 

Cocaine hydrochlorid gr. 1/6 

Ammonium muriate — gr. 1/16 

Strychnine nitrate gr 1/50 

Atropine sulfate gr. 1/200 

The hypodermic tablets consist of 

Gold and sodium chlorid gr. 1/10 

Strychnine nitrate gr. 1/40 

The tablet triturates and hypodermic 
tablets are to be used together. 
Diphthericide. 

This is in pastilles containing thymol, 
sodium benzoate and saccharin. They 
are used as a prophylactic against diph- 
theria. 

Diphtheritic Powder. (Pulvis Diph- 
theriticus.) (60) 

This is stated to contain 

Calcarise silicatse. 

Calcariae sulphuratae. 

Potassae sulphuratae. 

Potassae chloratae. 

Pulvis aromatic, q. s. 
Dipthero Comp. Elixir. 

See Elixir Diphthero Comp. 
Dispnon Tablets. 

Each tablet is stated to contain 0.25 g. 
of diuretin, 0.10 g. of agurin, and 0.10 g. 
of extract of quebracho. They are em- 
ployed for asthma and shortness of 
breath. The dose is 2 tablets 3 times a 
day. 
Diurazin. (116) 

This is stated to be chemically theo- 
bromine acetylmethylenedisalicylate. It 
is said to contain 30% of theobromine 
and 55% of salicylic acid. It is recom- 
mended for dropsical conditions in doses 
of 6 grains every 2 hours. 



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Diuretic Oil Capsules. 

These sre recommended by Prof. Ko- 
bert as a substitute for various diuretic 
teas. They contain o.i g. of each of the 
following: Juniper oil, lovage oil, an- 
gelica oil, jaborandi oil, apiol, safrol, 
guaiacol, terpinol, and borneol. 

Diuretin. (Theobromine-Sodium 
Salicylate.) 

This is a white, odorless powder of 
a saline taste and containing 50% of 
theobromine, and 38% of salicylic acid. 
It is freely soluble in water but ex- 
posure to the carbon dioxid of the air 
renders it insoluble and hence it must 
be preserved in glass-stoppered bottles. 
It is incompatible with many other 
chemicals and hence should be pre 
scribed by itself. It has the same medi- 
cal properties as theobromine over 
which it has the advantage of greater 
solubility. The dose is 15 grains given 
5 or 6 times daily. 

Diurol. (Elixir Serenqse Comp.) (141) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Lithium benzoate gr. 4 

Potassium bicarbonate gr 8 

Buchu gr. 8 

Couch grass gr. 16 

Saw palmetto gr. 16 

Hydrangea gr. 16 

Corn silk gr. 16 

Pichi gr. 16 

Sandalwood gr. 2 

Henbane gr. 1 

Belladonna gr. y 2 

This is described as an alkaline diure- 
tic which exerts a soothing and tonic 
influence upon the genitourinary tract 
and relieves vesical and renal irritation. 
Dixon's Pills. 

Compound ext. colocynth . . . . gr. 240 

Rhubarb gr. 120 

Tartar emetic gr. 8 

Syrup of buckthorn sufficient 

To make 120 pills. — Cooley. 
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. 

According to an analysis reported in 
the British Medical Journal, the follow- 
ing furnishes a similar product : 

Oil of juniper drop 1 

Potassium nitrate gr. 5 

Hemlock pitch gr. 10 



Fenugreek gr. 17 

Wheat flour gr. 4 

Corn starch gr. 2 

Divide into 20 pills. 

Doan's Dinner Pills. 

According to an analysis reported in 
the British Medical Journal, these have 
approximately the following composi- 
tion: 

Oil of peppermint drops 1 

Podophyllin gr. 3.8 

Aloin gr. 6.9 

Jalap resin gr. 0.8 

Capsicum gr. 0.5 

Licorice, powder gr. 0.6 

Extract of henbane gr. 1.5 

Acacia gr. 1.5 

Corn starch gr. 0.5 

Dodd's Kidney Pills. 

According to an analysis reported in 
the British Medical Journal, these were 
found to consist of extract of cascarilla, 
jalap resin, soap, potassium nitrate, so- 
dium bicarbonate, paraffin, turmeric and 
wheat flour. 
Dolomol. (165) 

This is magnesium stearate, containing 
small amounts of magnesium palmitate 
and oleate. It is a white powder, in- 
soluble in water, unctuous to the touch, 
nearly odorless and tasteless. Its mag- 
nesium content corresponds to nearly 
7% MgO. Acting as a protective to the 
skin it is recommended in cutaneous 
affections as a dusting powder, alone or 
mixed with various remedies. It is 
marketed plain and mixed with acet- 
anilid, boric acid, salicylic acid, alum, 
iodoform, resorein, thymol, sulfur, tar, 
etc. 
Doloran Tablets. 

These are used as an anesthetic in 
teeth extraction 1/10 mg. of adrenalin. 
10 mg. of cocaine and 2 mg. of sodium 
chlorid in each capsule. 
Dormiol. (Amylene Chloral.) 

This is a combination of amylene hy- 
drate and chloral hydrate. It is an oily, 
colorless liquid of a camphoraceous 
odor, insoluble in cold water but freely 
miscible with alcohol, ether, chloroform 
and oils. It is marketed in 50% solu- 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



tion and in capsules. It is used as a 
hypnotic in doses of 5 to 30 minims. 
Dorsenia. 

This is a dental anaesthetic contain- 
ing about l/5% of cocaine hydrochlor- 
ate with some carbolic acid, camphor, 
and probably alcohol.— Sadtler. 
Dow's White Liquid Physic. 
This is made of the following: 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 4 

Alum gr. 30 

Xitromnriatic acid fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Driffield Oils. 

This is prepared by boiling olive oil 
with fresh wormwood, savin and arnica, 
and adding about 1/60 part of a mix- 
ture of oils of rosemary, thyme and 
juniper. — H. 
Duboisine Sulfate. 

This is a yellowish, hygroscopic pow- 
der soluble in water. It is used as a 
sedative and hypnotic, especially in men- 
tal diseases, also as a mydriatic like 
atropine, but is much stronger; it is 
used principally as a mydriatic in aque- 
ous solution, each fluidounce to contain 
y 2 to 2 grains of alkaloidal salt. 

Dose: 1/160-1/64 gr. 2 to 3 times 
daily. Maximum dose : single, 1/32 gr. ; 
daily, 1/16 gr. Antidotes: Pilocarpine, 
muscarine. 
Duffy's Cathartic Elixir. 

This contains, it is claimed, jalap, 
senna, buckthorn, anise, caraway, cori- 
ander and galangal. 
Dulcin. (Sucrol.) 

This is a sweetening agent similar to 
saccharin, being said to be 300 times 
sweeter than cane sugar. It is a white, 
less powder, soluble in 25 parts 
of alcohol, 50 of boiling water and 800 
of cold water. It is used for the same 
purposes as saccharin. 
Dunbar's Serum. 

See Pollantin. 

Duo-Peptonate. (Liquor Ferri et 
Mangani Peptonatus.) (142) 

Also called Duothal. 
Each tablespoon ful is stated to con- 
tain approximately 



Peptonate of iron gr. iV 2 

Peptonate of manganese gr. % 

Duotal. (Guaiacol Carbonate.) 

This is an odorless, crystalline pow- 
der, containing 913/2% of guaiacol, is 
insoluble in water, slightly soluble in 
glycerin, alcohol and oils. 

It is used as an intestinal antiseptic, 
and is given in phthisis. 

Dose: 8 to 15 grains. It is pre- 
ferred to guaiacol and creosote because 
it does not disturb the digestive func- 
tions. 
Duothal. 

This is another name for Duo-Pep- 
tonate, which see. 
Duotonol. (178) 

This is a mixture of equal parts of 
calcium and sodium glycerophosphates 
(or calcium tonol and sodium tonol — 
See Tonols). This is a white, granu- 
lar powder, freely soluble in water. It 
is used as a nerve tonic in doses of 
5 to 10 grains 3 times daily. 
Dupuytren's Pills. 
Each is made to contain 

Guaiac, powder gr. 3 

Opium, powder gr. ^ 

Corrosive sublimate gr 1/10 

Dupuytren's Hair Pomade. 

Beef marrow av.oz. 3^ 

Peru balsam dr. 1 

Oleobalsamic mixture m. 50 

Tincture of cantharides m. 25 

Oil of cinnamon m. 30 

Oil of bergamot m. 15 

— H. 
Duran. 

This is a combination of calcium car- 
bonate and phosphate with egg-albumen, 
in the form of a white powder; it is 
also put up in chocolate-coated tablets. 
It is said to be useful in children's com- 
plaints, particularly rickets and similar 
ailments. 
Dusal. 

See Sal-Eliminant. 
Dusart's Syrup. 

A French proprietary preparation 
consisting essentially of syrup of lacto- 
phosphate of lime flavored with orange 
flower water. 



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Dyche's Compound Capsules of Guai- 
acol No. 1. 

Each capsule contains 5 minims of 
guaiacol, 10 minims of cod-liver oil, and 
K gr. of codeine. 

Dyche's Compound Capsules of Guai- 
acol No. 2. 

Each capsule contains 5 minims of 
guaiacol, 10 minims of cod liver oil 
and Yz gr. of iodin. 

Dyche's Compound Pills of Potassium 
Iodid. 

Each pill contains 5 grains of potas- 
sium iodid and 1/20 grain of red iodid 
of mercury. 
Dymal. (Didymium Salicylate.) 

This is a fine starch-like, reddish- 
white, odorless powder. It is a valu- 
able drying antiseptic. It is applied in 
the form of powder or as a 10% oint- 
ment in various skin diseases, notably 
dry and weeping eczemas, impetigo, 
herpes, prurigo, etc. 
Dynamyne. (118) 

This is preparation which contains the 
alkaloids of tobacco. It is a green-col- 
ored hydroalcoholic liquid, which was 
used largely by the late Prof. A. J. 
Howe. It is applied when diluted to re- 
lieve pain, either deep-seated or super- 
ficial. It is not adapted for internal use. 
— American Dispensatory, new edition. 

Dyspepsia Fermentative Tablets. 
(141) 

Each tablet is stated to contain 

Salol gr. Y^ 

Zinc sulf ocarbolate gr. ^ 

Extract of nux vomica gr. 1/6 

Creosote gr. J / 2 

Betanophthol gr. 3/10 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. ^ 

Bismuth subgallate gr. 1 

Bismuth salicylate gr. 1% 

Oil of clove q. s. 

Dyspepsyn. 

The formula is given as follows : 

Saccharated pepsin gr. 10 

Saccharated pancreatin gr. 5 

Acid lactophosphate of lime..gr. 5 
Exsiccated extract of malt equal 

to 1 teaspoonful of liquid ext. 

of malt gr 10 

46 



Easy Physic. (89) 

This is described as compound lico- 
rice powder compressed into lozenges. 
Eau de Fees. 

This is a hair preparation which is 
a solution of 5 parts of lead sulfite in 
about 12 parts of sodium hyposulfite, 
31 parts of glycerin, and 352 parts of 
water. — H. 
Eau Figaro. 

This is a solution of lead sulfate or 
acetate with sodium hyposulfite and 
some glycerin. — H. 
Echafolta. (118) 

This is a concentrated liquid prepara- 
tion of the plant echinacea. It is prac- 
tically colorless and odorless. It is 
highly praised as an antiseptic and tonic- 
alternative in septic conditions, such as 
carbuncles, erysipelas, ulcers, abscesses, 
wounds, etc. It is applied externally in 
a 25% solution with water and intern- 
ally it is given at the same time in 
doses of 2 to 5 drops. 

Echino. (65) 

A plastic compound. This is the de- 
scription : "Each pound contains kaolin, 
2220; sulph, 960; combined with arnica, 
bryonia, echinacea, eucalyptus oil, lo- 
belia, boracic acid, oil gaulth, glycerine, 
q. s. ad." 
Echinol. (131) 

This is a concentrated liquid prepara- 
tion of echinacea, which is stated to be 
ten times the strength of the crude 
drug, and is designed for the conveni- 
ent manufacture of ointments and other 
compounds of echinacea intended for 
local application. 

Echitone. (190) 

This is stated to represent the fol- 
lowing drugs in the fresh condition : 

Echinacea angustifolia gr. 180 

Viola tricolor gr. 180 

Iris versicolor gr. 30 

Aromatics. 

The total amount is not stated. It is 
recommended for the internal treatment 
of eczema. 



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Echthol. (19) 

This is described as an antipurulcnt 
containing the active principles of 
echinacea and thuja. It is recommended 
for carbuncles, boils, typhoid fever, ery- 
sipelas, abnormal cell growths, and pus 
formations. A teaspoonful is adminis- 
tered 3 times a day and it is also used 
externally. 

Eczemacide. (181) 

This is stated to be composed of 
"thymenthol," glycerin and nitric acid, 
with 15 grains of acid nitrate of mer- 
cury to each pint. 

Eczemarol. (135) 

This is stated to be composed of acet- 
anilid, resor-cin, zinc oxid, ichthyol, oil 
of cade, and pyroligneous acid with a 
lanolin base. 

Eczemol. (76) 

This is stated to be a mixture of anti- 
septic oils, hydrocyanic acid, nitric acid, 
mercury bichlorid, and glycerin. 

Edison's Polyform. 

This is the formula according to the 

specifications of English patent: 

Chloral hydrate g. 30 

Camphor g. 60 

Oil of peppermint drops 5 

Oil of clove drops 5 

Morphine sulfate g. 2 

Amvl nitrite g. 3 

Salicylic acid g. 5 

Ether g. 50 

Chloroform g. 90 

Alcohol g. 1 10 

Egeriol. (217) 

This is described as an antiseptic al- 
kaline solution containing menthol, eu- 
calyptol, thymol, gaultheria, baptisia, 
boric acid, and aromatics. 

Egg Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil Im- 
proved. (159) 

This is stated to contain 40% of pure 
cod liver oil combined with nutrients, 
egg and brandy. 

Egmol. (159) 

This is described as a 40% emulsion 
of olive oil. 



Egyptian Eye Salve. 

This is said to be composed of the 
following (X. I.) : 

White resin 

Burgundy pitch 



Yellow wax 

Mutton suet 

Venice turpentine 
Balsam of fir. . . . 



.av.oz. 12 

.av.oz. 1 

.av.oz. 1 

.av.oz. 1 

.av.oz. 1 

. av.oz. 1 



Eigons. (62) 

The eigons are a group of bromin 
and iodin compounds of albumin. They 
are designed to take the place of the 
iodids of •potassium, sodium and am- 
monium and of bromid of potassium. 
The following eigons are described in 
this book, viz. : Brom-Eigon, Iodo- 
Eigon, Iodo-Eigon Sodium, Pepto- 
Brom-Eigon, and Pepto-Iodo-Eigon. 

Eikonogen. 

This is a chemical largely used for 
photographic purposes. 

Eka-Iodoform. (178) 

This is described as a pure iodoform 
prepared by electrical synthesis and ster- 
ilized with 1/20% of paraform (solid 
formaldehyde). 

Ektogan. 

This is a mixture of zinc hydroxid 
and dioxid containing about 50% of 
each and is equivalent to about 8% of 
active oxygen. It occurs as a yellowish- 
white, odorless, tasteless and insoluble 
powder. It is used externally in 
wounds and in skin diseases in the form 
of a moist dressing mixed with citric, 
tartaric or tannic acid whereby oxygen 
is liberated. With iodids it develops 
iodin.— Ph. Post. 

Elchina. 

This is a compound cinchona elixir 
stated to contain 0.32% of quinine, 2% 
of sodium glycerophosphate and 1% of 
tincture of nux vomica. Mixed with 
wine and in some cases with 3% of hy- 
drochloric acid it is considered use- 
ful in dyspepsia and some weakened 
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Electric Headache Cures. 

These all consist essentially of an 
alcoholic solution of essential oil of 
mustard, which is usually sprinkled on 
a small tuft of cotton inclosed in a 
wide-mouthed bottle. The twisted wires 
in these bottles are placed there simply 
to delude a gullible public. 
Electrozone. (37) 

This is the way this "wonderful" 
preparation has been described in ad- 
vertisements : Antiseptic, germicide, 
disinfectant, non-toxic, non-irritant. A 
product of electricity made from sea- 
water and containing compounds identi- 
cal with the solids of the blood. Na 
CIO, Mg Cl 2 2 , K CI 0, K Br O, Na 
10, etc. These compounds are liberated 
by the process of electrolysis and held 
in solution. Etc., etc. 
Elepizone. 

This is composed of about the follow- 
ing: 

Magnesium bromid dr. 3 

Sodium bromid dr. 3 

Water . ... .' fl.oz. i l / 2 

Oil of cassia drops 2 

Simple syrup, to _ make fl.oz. 4 

Solution of carmine to color 

— N. I. 
Elixir Anti-Dyspeptic. (Elixir Pep- 
sin and Thymol Comp.) (221) 

Each dessertspoonful is stated to con- 
tain 1 grain each of pepsin and cascara 
sagrada, 2 grains of pancreatin, % grain 
of ipecac, 1/60 grain of strychnine with 
the active constituents of 30 minims of 
"antiseptic solution." 
Elixir Aphrodisiac. (207) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
30 grains each of damiana and saw 
palmetto, 20 grains each of coca and 
kola, and 1 fluidram of diluted phos- 
phoric acid. 
Elixir Bromides Comp. (141) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 20 
grains each of the bromids of strontium, 
sodium and ammonium in combination 
with 20 minims of tincture of henbane 
and 1 fluidram of tincture of valerian. 
It is used for various forms of nervous 
irritability. 



Elixir Cascanata. 

See Cascanata. 
Elixir Chloralamid. (115) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 15 
grains of chloralamid. It is considered 
a safe and efficient hypnotic. 
Elixir Chlor-Lactated Pepsin. (160) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain: 

Sac. pepsin, U. S. P., 1880... gr. 160 

Sac. pencreatin gr. 5 

Hydrochloric acid gr. 3 

Lactic acid, U. S. P., 1880. . .gr. y 4 

For the powder, see Chlor-Lactated 
Pepsin. 
Elixir Chloro-Calcium. (182a.) 

This is stated to contain 40 grains of 
pure calcium chlorid to the fluidounce. 
Elixir Creoferrate. 

See Creoferrate Elixir. 
Elixir Digitalin Compound. 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 
1/100 grain each of digitalin and nitro- 
glycerin and 1/50 grain of strychnine 
sulfate. 
Elixir Piphthero Comp. (60) 

This is the formula as printed by the 
manufacturers : 

Liquor naphthalini purific, 

Liquor guaiacoli, 

Oleoresina? pini alpanienis 
(alpine pine), 

Muscarini, 

Baptisini and elix. aromat., q. s. 

The same company also puts up a 
Pulvis Diphtheriticus, which see. — W. D. 
Elixir Eupnein. (179) 

Each dose of 2 fluidrams is stated to 
contain 1/24 grain of heroin, 2 grains of 
terpin hydrate, 5 grains of creosote, in a 
menstruum containing 30% of alcohol 
with glycerin and aromatic essential oils. 
Elixir Galega-Vera. (35) 

This is stated to contain the active 
principles of Galega officinalis, G. teph- 
rosia and G. apolinea. 
Elixir Guaiacol Co. 

See Triacol. 
Elixir Halogens Compound. (188) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 9 
grains of the combined iodids, bromids 






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and chlorids of calcium, magnesium, so- 
dium, potassium and iron with "com- 
pound cxt. sarsaparilla" and suitable 
aromatics. 

See also Elixir Iodide and Bromide of 
Calcium Compound. 

Elixir Heroterpine. (Elixir of Her- 
oin and Terpin Hydrate.) (179) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
1/6 grain of 'heroin and 8 grains of ter- 
pin hydrate. The preparation also con- 
tains $2 r, c of alcohol with glycerin and 
aromatic essential oils. 

Elixir Iodide and Bromide Calcium 
Compound. (192) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain to 
grains of the combined iodids, bromids 
and chlorids of calcium, potassium, so- 
dium, iron and manganese with com- 
pound syrup of sarsaparilla, laxatives 
and aromatics. 

See also Elixir Halogens Compound. 

Elixir Iodo-Bromide of Calcium 
Comp. (Elixir Iodo — Tilden's.) 
(194) 

This is the formula as given on the 
label : Each fluidounce contains 72 
grains of the combined salts of bromin, 
iodin, chlorin, calcium, magnesium, iron, 
sodium and potassium, not chemically 
united but held in solution, together with 
I ounce of the combined constituents of 
stillingia, sarsaparilla, rumex, dulcamara, 
lappa, taraxacum and menispermum. 

There is also an Elixir of Iodo-Bro- 
mide of Calcium Comp. with Mercury, 
1 fluidram of which contains 1/100 grain 
of mercury bichlorid. 

Elixir Lactenzyme. (63) 

Each teaspoonful is stated to contain 

5 grains of "lactenzyme powder," which 

see. 

Elixir Lactenzyme with Phosphate of 

Iron, Quinine and Strychnine is stated 

to contain in each teaspoonful 

Lactenzyme gr. 5 

Iron phosphate gr. 1/2 

Quinine^ phosphate gr. 1/2 

Strychnine phosphate gr. 1/128 

This preparation is a valuable nerve 

tonic and restorative. 



Elixir Lactopeptine. (145) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
38 grains of "lactopeptine." 

Elixir of Lactopeptine with Gentian 
and Chloride of Iron. 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Lactopeptine gr. 32 

Gentian gr. 8 

Protochlorid of iron gr. 8 

Elixir of Lactopeptine with Phos- 
phate of Iron, Quinia and 
Strychnia. 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Lactopeptine gr. 32 

Phosphate of iron gr. 4 

Phosphate of quinia gr. 4 

Phosphate of strychnia gr. 1/16 

Elixir Laxative Compound. (160) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 5 
grains sodium "sulph." (probably "sul- 
phate"), iY 2 grains each of leptandra 
and senna, ^2 grain each of licorice root 
and fennel seed, and 1/20 grain each of 
powdered belladonna leaf and nux vom- 
ica. 
Elixir Maltopepsine. 

See Maltopepsine Elixir. 
Elixir Nutrans. 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Cocoa gr. 20 

Kola nut gr. 20 

Damiana gr. 30 

Saw palmetto gr. 30 

Fresh beef oz. 2 

It is recommended as a vitalizing tonic 
to the reproductive system. 
Elixir Palmetto Compound. (192) 

This preparation is said to contain in 
each fluidram 8 grains of saw palmetto 
berries, and 4 grains of couch grass and 
sandalwood. 
Elixir Pancreo-Digestin. (188) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 10 
grains of "pancreo-digestin," which see. 

Elixir Pancreo-Digestin, Gentian and 
Chlorid Iron. 
Each fluidram is stated to contain 5 
grains of "pancreo-digestin" with elixir 
of gentian and iron chlorid. 

Elixir Pancro-Pepsin. (181) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 
10 grains of "pancro-pepsin," which see. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Elixir Pepdilactic. 
See Pepdilactic Elixir. 

Elixir Pepsin and Thymol Comp. 
See Elixir Anti-Dyspeptic. 

Elixir Peptenzyme. 
See Peptenzyme Elixir. 

Elixir Peptopancreatine Compound. 
192 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 40 

grains of peptopancreatine compound, 

which see. 

Elixir Pinus Compositus. (Bechol.) 
131 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
White pine (fresh bark)...gr. 40 

Wild cherry bark gr. 40 

Spikenard gr. 5 

Balm of gilead buds gr. 5 

Sassafras gr. 4 

Ipecac gr. 2 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 4 

Sanguinaria nitrate gr. 1/12 

Morphine acetate gr. 1/2 

Chloroform m. 4 

This preparation is also put up with 

heroin or codeine instead of morphine. 

Elixir Piscidia Compound. (215) 
This is an utero-ovarian sedative and 

anodyne, which is stated to contain in 

each fluidram 8 grains each of blackhaw 

and golden seal and 4 grains of Jamaica 

dogwood. 

Elixir Purgans Aromatic. (117) 

Each teaspoonful is stated to repre- 
sent 

Rhamnus purshiana gr. 10 

Cassia acutifolia (purif.) gr. 10 

Euonymus atropurpureus gr. 8 

Iris versicolor gr. 4 

Hyoscyamus niger (leaves) .. .gr. 2 
Aromatics, etc. 

Elixir Purgative. (181) 

Each fluidram or teaspoonful repre- 
sents 8 grains of cascara sagrada, 4 
grains each of senna and wahoo, 2 
grains each of blue flag and henbane, 
with aromatics. 
Elixir Rhei Kalinatus. (181) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
20 grains each of rhubarb and potassium 
bicarbonate, 10 grains each of golden 
seal, cinnamon and pancreatin, flavored 
with oil of peppermint. 



Elixir Salicylic Comp. (212) 

Each tablespoon ful is stated to con- 
tain 20 grains of salicylic acid, i T / 2 grain 
of potassium iodid, IJ4 gr. of cimicifuga 
and 1 drop of tincture of gelsemium. 
The circular also states that this prepa- 
ration has the advantages afforded by 
the combination of salicylic acid with 
soda in excess, thus forming a salt less 
corrosive and irritating. 

Elixir Saw Palmetto and Santal Com- 
pound. (159) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
120 grains each of saw palmetto berries 
and corn silk and 30 grains of sandal- 
wood. It is diuretic and is said to have 
a sedative action on the genito-urinary 
tract. 

Elixir Senecin and Viburnin. (Elixir 
Amenorrhea.) (160) 

This is stated to contain senecin, vi- 
burnin, caulophyllin, hydrastis, Pulsatilla 
and aromatics. It is used in amenorrhea 
and dysmenorrhea. 

Elixir Six Bromides. (208) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 5 
grains each of bromids of potassium 
and sodium, 3 grains of ammonium bro- 
mid, 1^2 grains of calcium bromid, Yz 
grain each of lithium and iron, with 
cannabis and aromatics. 

Elixir Six Iodides. (208) 

Each fluidram contains 1/125 grain 
each of arsenic and mercury iodids, 1/12 
grain of iron iodid, 1/10 grain of man- 
ganese iodid, and 1 grain each of so- 
dium and potassium iodids with aro- 
matics. 

Elixir Three Chlorides. 

See Henry's Three Chlorides. 
Elixir Tonicum. (87) 

Each 10 minims is stated to represent 

Tincture of cinchona m. 4 

Tincture of mix vomica m. 1 

Tincture of ignatia m. 1 

Tr. of German chamomile, .m. 1 

Tincture of gentian m. 1/2 

Tincture of columbo m. 1/2 

Tr. of phosphorus gr. 1/300 

Aromatics m. 2 






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Elixir TJroformin Comp. (63) 
Each teaspoon ful contains 
Uroformin (hcxamethylene- 

tetramine) gr. 5 

Potassium acetate gt". 5 

Fl. ext. couch grass m. 4 

Fl. ext. buchu _ gr. 5 

Fl. ext. juniper berries gr. 4 

Fl. ext. corn silk gr. 4 

Hydrastoids, q. s. 

It is employed in diseases of the ure- 
thra, bladder and prostrate. 

Elixir Viburnum and Hydrastis 
Comp. (Uterine Tonic Sedative.) 
(221) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
40 grains of cramp bark, 30 grains of 
golden seal, 20 grains of Jamaica dog- 
wood and 10 grains of pulsatilla. This 
preparation is used in all kinds of pain 
incident to diseases of the sexual or- 
gans. 

Elixir Vigorans. (Sohn's "Wine Hy- 
pophosphites Comp.) (206) 

Each "fluidounce is said to contain 

Hypophosphite of calcium gr. 6 

Hypophosphite of potassium. . .gr. 3 

Hypophosphite of sodium gr. 3 

Hypophosphite of iron gr. y 2 

Hypophosphite of manganese, .gr. ^2 

Hypophosphite of quinine gr. y 2 

Nux vomica gr. 1 

Adjuvants: wine and glycerin. 

Elliman's Royal Embrocation. 
The following is somewhat similar : 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 4 

Oil of thyme fl.dr. 3 

Oil of amber, crude fl.dr. 1 

Soap gr. 130 

Caustic soda gr. 10 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

—X. I. 
According to Hager, it consists of the 

whites of 2 eggs, about 50 g. water, 50 

g. crude wood vinegar, 60 g. alcohol 

and 8 g. oil of turpentine. 

Elytrones. (Antiseptic Vaginal Sup- 
positories.) (131) 

Each suppository is stated to contain 
75 grains of boroglyceride solution, 5 
minims of "colorless hydrastis," 40 min- 
ims of "thymoline (equivalent)," y 2 
grain of zinc sulfocarbolate, 2 grains of 
acctanilid, and enough gelatin. Formula 



B has the same composition with the ad- 
dition of 5 grains of'ichthyol to each 
suppository. 

Emol. 

This is a native magnesium silicate 
similar to talcum and to fuller's earth. 
It is used as a dressing for wounds. 

Emoleo. (Oleo-Stearate of Zinc.) (121) 

This is described as a semi-fluid prep- 
aration for use in the treatment of dis- 
eases of the upper respiratory passages. 
It is said to be non-irritating, easily ap- 
plied, and readily diffusible. It is sup- 
plied plain or in combinations with iodin, 
Peru balsam, sodium bicarbonate and 
carbolic acid, or camphor and menthol. 

Emollientine. (159) 

This is stated to be a combination of 
aluminum hydrate, carbolic acid, isarol, 
lead oxid, corrosive sublimate, and zinc 
sulfocarbolate. It is used in the treat- 
ment of burns, scalds, bruises, etc. 
Empyroform. (178) 

This is stated to be a condensation 
product of birch tar and formaldehyde. 
According to the patent specifications it 
is made by boiling birch tar with for- 
maldehyde solution and pouring the hot 
liquid into hydrochloric acid. When cold 
the solid mass is collected and washed 
until free from acid. It forms a gray- 
ish-brown, almost odorless powder, in- 
soluble in water but soluble in acetone 
and chloroform. 

It is an antipruritic, sedative and de- 
siccant. It is said to be superior to tar 
and free from irritant or toxic effects. 
It is claimed to be useful in all stages of 
eczema, psoriasis, lichen, urticaria, pru- 
rigo, pityriasis, etc. It is applied as a 
5 to 10% ointment, 10 to 20% zinc paste, 
10 to 20% tincture or Z7 l A7o suspension. 

Emulgates. 

This is a name given to what may be 
termed "solid emulsions," these being 
triturations of oils, oleoresin of male 
fern or other similar preparations with 
equal parts of roborat (lecithalbumin). 
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729 



pleasant tasting. A number of these 
preparations have been put on the mar- 
ket, such as castor oil, cod liver oil emul- 
gate, male fern emulgate, copaiba emul- 
gate, etc. 
Emulgen. 

This is an emulsifying agent which is 
stated to be composed of tragacanth, 10, 
acacia, 5, gluten, 5, glycerin, 20, alco- 
hol, io, and water, 50. One part will 
emulsify 5 parts of cod liver oil. 
Emulsine. (133) 
Emulsol. (45) 

Both of these are emulsifying agents 
put up for the easy emulsification of oily 
substances. 
Endermol. (51) 

This is stated to be a "compound of 
stear-amide with hydrocarbons of the 
paraffin series" (stear-anilide with petro- 
latum?). It is an ointment base which 
is stated to be miscible with all drugs, 
holding them in a very fine divided state, 
the mixture being readily absorbed. 

Endometritis Tablets. (141) 

Each tablet is stated to contain 

Ext. viburn. prunif gr. 2 

Ext. hamamel. virg gr. 1 

Ext. nux vomica gr. 1/12 

Ergotin gr. 1/2 

Hydrastin, resin gr. 1/16 

These tablets are recommended for 

inflammation of the uterus and its lining 

membranes. 

Enesol. (Mercury Salicyl- Arsenate.) 

This is stated to be made by the com- 
bination of equal parts of basic mercury 
salicylate and methylarsenic acid. It is 
a white powder soluble in 25 parts of 
water. It contains 38% of mercury and 
14% of arsenic, is said to be less irritat- 
ing and less toxic than either of its con- 
stituents, and is used hypodermically for 
syphilis. 
Eno's Fruit Salt. 

According to N. I., this contains prac- 
tically the following : 

Rochelle salt parts 55 

Tartaric acid parts 75 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 84 



Enterol. 

This is a name given to a mixture of 
the three isomeric cresols and is recom- 
mended as an enteric antiseptic. In so- 
lutions of 2% it is said to be non-toxic 
in doses of from 1 to 5 grams daily. 
The substance has the unpleasant odor 
and caustic effects of the cresols and is 
therefore advised that when used it 
should be administered in the form of 
pills or capsules. 
Enteronol. 

This is the formula as it is given : 
"Ipecac, sub. nit. bismuth, latalia rad., 
camphor, lupulin, caffein, and rheum." 
Enzymol. (70) 

This is a mixture of enzymes used as 
a physiological and surgical solvent. It 
is stated to dissolve septic matter, false 
fibrinous membrane, corrects offensive 
odors, etc. 
Eosote. (Creosote Valerianate.) 

This is a yellowish, oily liquid, insolu- 
ble in water, readily soluble in alcohol 
and ether. It is used mostly in phthisis. 
The dose is 3 to 10 minims 3 times in 
capsules or in milk. 
Ephredine Hydrochlorid. 

This is an alkaloidal salt derived from 
the leaves of Ephedra vulgaris. It is in 
white, needle-shaped crystals, soluble in 
water. It is used as a mydriatic in 10% 
solutions. 
Epicarin. 

This is a condensation product of cre- 
osotinic acid and betanaphthol, recom- 
mended by Dr. Kaposi for many skin 
affections. It forms colorless or yellow- 
ish needles, sparingly soluble in water, 
readily in alcohol, ether, acetone and 
soaps. It has the character of a strong 
acid, forming well crystallized salts, 
which, however, are sparingly soluble in 
water, particularly the sodium salt. On 
exposure to air, it acquires a reddish 
color, due to oxidation. Being a strong 
acid it is incompatible with alkaline hy- 
droxids or carbonates, especially those 
of sodium with which it forms an al- 
most insoluble salt. 



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Epicarin is a non-poisonous antiseptic 
and parasiticide. Administered internal- 
ly it is excreted mostly undecomposed. 
It has been found useful in the treat- 
ment of skin diseases, particularly scab- 
ies, tinea tonsurans, prurigo and some 
forms of eczema. It is used externally 
in the form of a 5 to 20% ointment with 
petrolatum or wool fat or in the form 
of a 10% oily or alcoholic solution. 
Epidermin. 

This is an ointment vehicle consist- 
ing of equal parts of white wax, glyce- 
rin, acacia and water. Rub the acacia 
with the glycerin and water to a smooth 
paste, warm to 65 C, add the wax, pre- 
viously melted, and stir until cold. A 
white, sticky mass is obtained which, 
when treated with 50% of water, gives a 
white emulsion. 

Epinephrin. 

This is the name given by Prof. J. J. 
Abel of Johns Hopkins University to 
the active constituent of the suprarenal 
glands. 

Epiosin. 

This is said to be a derivative of mor- 
phigenin, and occurs in glistening pris- 
matic crystals, soluble in water, alcohol 
and chloroform. It is analgesic and 
hypnotic, but is also slightly toxic and 
must be administered with care. The 
dose is 1 to 2 grains. 
Epirenan. 

This is stated to be a sterilized 1 :iooo 
physiological salt solution of the chlorid 
of the purified active principle of the 
suprarenal bodies. 

Ergaloids. (89) 

These are elastic capsules, each con- 
taining 

Apiol, green m. 5 

Ergotin gr. 1 

Oil of savin m. 1/2 

Oil of rue m. 1/2 

Aloin gr. 1/10 

Ergo-Apiol. (183) 

This occurs as elastic capsules, each 
one containing 



Apiol (special) gr. 5 

Ergotin . . gr. 1 

Oil of savin gr. y 2 

Aloin gr. y§ 

The apiol (special) is stated to be 
made by a new process, "not the almost 
inert complex concentration" known by 
this name. 
Ergone. (159) 

This is described as a pure, concen- 
trated and aseptic extract of ergot, cor- 
responding in strength to the U. S. F. 
fluid extract. It is said not to contain 
ergotinic or sclerotic acid or other irri- 
tating substances. 
Ergot Aseptic. 

This is a preparation of ergot of dou- 
ble the strength of the U. S. P. fluid ex- 
tract of ergot. Ergotinic acid is stated 
to be eliminated and the finished prod- 
uct is sterilized. No preservative is add- 
ed. It is put up in glass bulbs of 1 cc. 
each and is intended for hypodermic 
administration. 

Ergotin. 

This is a name now commonly applied 
to soft solid extract of ergot, such as 
the U. S. P. extract of ergot. 

Ergotin-Styptic. 

This is stated to be fluid extract of 
ergot combined with 5% of stypticin. It 
is administered in from 10 to 15 drop 
doses in cerebral disturbances and in the 
neuroses accompanying menstrual dis- 
orders. 

Ergotole. (182a.) 

This is said to be 2}/ 2 times the 
strength of the U. S. P. fluid extract of 
ergot. It is stated to be free from inert, 
irritating and nauseating constituents. It 
may be administered hypodermically or 
by mouth. 
Ernutin. (32) 

This is described as a preparation of 
ergot "containing the specific active prin- 
ciples, chief of which is the alkaloid er- 
gotoxine, in a state of purity, which up 
to the present time has never been ap- 
proached." It is put up for administra- 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



Ition by the mouth in i-ounce bottles and 
for hypodermic use in io-minim sealed 
and sterilized bulbs. The initial hypo- 
dermic dose is 5 minims. 
Erosan. 

This is described as a mixture of 10 g. 
of potassium sulfoguaiacolate, 0.3 g. of 
dionin, 5 g. of fluid extract of orange 
peel, 30 g. of distilled water and 105 g. 
of simple syrup. 

Erpiol. (Dr. Schrader.) (131) 

This is in capsules each containing 5 
minims of apiol (green), 3 grains of 
gossypin (resinoid) and 1 grain of er- 
gotin (Bonjean's process). 
Erythrol. 

This is a double salt of bismuth iodid 
and cinchonidine hydroiodid. It is a 
brown-red powder, insoluble in water or 
alcohol. It is recommended for some 
forms of dyspepsia as a digestive and 
anodyne in doses of % to 1 grain 3 
times a day. 

Erythrol Tetranitrate. 
Nitrate — Tetranitrol 
rin.) (130) 

This is obtained by the nitration of 
the tetratomic alcohol erythrite. It 
forms colorless crystalline scales, insol- 
uble in cold water, readily soluble in al- 
cohol. On percussion it explodes much 
like nitroglycerin. 

It is a vasodilator and antispasmodic 
like nitroglycerin. Its action is slower 
and more lasting; it begins in 15 min- 
utes and persists for 3 or 4 hours. It is 
recommended in angina pectoris and 
vascular diseases. Because of its ex- 
plosiveness it is marketed in the form 
of an alcoholic solution and as tablets, 
the later containing l / 2 grain each. One 
or two tablest are given every 4 to 6 
hours. 

Erythrophleine Hydrochlorid. 

This is in yellowish, crystalline gran- 
ules, which are soluble in water. It has 
recently been lauded as a local anaes- 
thetic. It is slower, but more intense in 
action than cocaine. It is used in a 1/20 
to 1/10% solution, 



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(Erythrol 
-Tetranit- 



Escatol. (118) 

This is a preparation which was used 
largely by the late Prof. A. J. Howe 
(eclectic) and is a mixture of salicylic 
acid, zinc chlorid and petrolatum. It is 
put up in three strengths, single double 
and quadruple, for different cases. It is 
used for various kinds of ulcers, sores 
of a cancerous character, fissures of the 
anus, etc. 

Esencia de Calisaya. (159) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
24 grains of standard cinchona calisaya 
bark. 

Esencia de Coca. (159) 

This is described as an agreeable li- 
queur representing in concentrated form 
the stimulating properties of coca leaves. 

Eserine. (Physostigmine.) 

This is in white, hygroscopic laminae, 
sparingly soluble in water, readily in al- 
cohol, ether and chloroform. It is a 
spinal depressant and antitetanic in trau- 
matic tetanus, tonic convulsions, strych- 
nine poisoning, etc., peristaltic stimulant 
in atonic conditions of the intestine, an- 
algesic in neuralgias, muscular rheuma- 
tism, etc., and myotic. 

Dose: 1/200-1/100 grs. 2 or 3 times 
daily. It is also used successfully as a 
veterinary remedy in the colic of horses 
and cows, etc. It is generally employed 
in the form of soluble salts, such as the 
sulfate or salicylate, particularly the for- 
mer, as it is quite soluble in water. Its 
physiological antidotes are atropine, 
chloral hydrate, artificial respiration and 
stimulants. 

Eserine-Pilocarpine. 

This is made by crystallizing together 
1 part of eserine salicylate and 2 parts 
of pilocarpine hydrochlorid. It is a 
white powder soluble in water and alco- 
hol, and used hypodermically in the colic 
of horses in doses of 3 to 6 grains. 

Eserine Oil. 

This is a solution of eserine salicylate 
in olive oil. It is used for applications 
to the eyes. 



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Eskey's Mercuricide Ointment. 

See Mercuricide Ointment. 
Eskay's Neuro Phosphates. 

This is described as "a liquid prepara- 
tion of a food-like form of phosphorus 
containing the glycerophosphates of 
strychnine, sodium and calcium. 

Espic Cigarettes. 

The formula, according to Trousseau, 
is as follows : 

Belladonna leaves parts 24 

Henbane leaves parts 12 

Stramonium leaves parts 12 

Phellandrium leaves parts 4 

Extract of opium part J/2 

Cherry-laurel water sufficient 

The leaves, well-dried and free of 
their ribs, are cut up and mixed. The 
extract is dissolved in the cherry-laurel 
water and the leaves are uniformly 
dampened with this solution. The paper 
which is used in making the cigarettes is 
also previously washed in a maceration 
of the leaves above named in cherry- 
laurel water and carefully dried. These 
cigarettes are used for asthma, the pa- 
tients smoking one or two during an at- 
tack.— W. D. 

Essence of Pepsine. (70) 

This is described as a solution of the 
milk-curdling and proteolytic ferments 
of the gastric glands in a menstruum 
containing i2>]/ 2 % by volume, the solu- 
tion being prepared by direct extraction 
of the peptic glands of the stomach. Es- 
sence of pepsine has the action of both 
rennin and pepsin and is recommended 
by the manufacturers for preparing milk 
for ingestion and in cases in which pep- 
sin is indicated. 

Essence of Smoke. 

See Wright's Condensed Smoke. 
Essence of Vera Diastase. 

See Vera Diastase Essence. 
Ester-Dermasan. 

This is superfatted soap containing 
10'; of salicylic acid and 10% of the 
salicylic esters of benzoyl and phenol. It 
is used externally in the treatment of 
rheumatism, about 5 to 10 g. to be ap- 



plied to the affected parts once or twice 
a day. 

Ethyl Bromid. (Brom-Ethyl — Hy- 
drobromic Ether.) 

This must not be confounded with 
ethylene bromid. It is a clear, colorless, 
volatile, inflammable liquid, of an odor 
and taste like chloroform, sp. gr. 1.45 
and boiling at about 102 F. It is spar- 
ingly soluble in water, freely so in alco- 
hol, ether and oils. It should be kept 
from light and air as it becomes brown 
from liberation of bromin and should 
then not be used. It is employed as an 
anesthetic in minor surgery, anesthesia 
occurring within 1 minute and lasting 
only a few minutes unless*- repeated; 1 
to 6 fluidrams is used by inhalation. In- 
ternally it is used as a nerve sedative in 
epilepsy, hysteria, etc., the dose being 5 
to 10 drops. 
Ethyl Carbamate. 

See Urethane. 
Ethyl Chlorid. (Monochlorethane.) 

This is ordinarily a gas, but appears 
on the market as a compressed liquid 
contained in closed tubes. In these tubes 
it is a colorless liquid, boiling at 54' C, 
and very inflammable. It is used for 
local anesthesia in minor and dental sur- 
gery, the liquid being allowed to spray 
upon the parts when it soon produces 
intense local refrigeration. The tube 
from which the spray issues should be 
held at a distance of from 6 to 10 inches 
from the part to be anesthetized. 
Ethyl Iodid. (Hydriodic Ether.) 

This is a clear, colorless, non-inflam- 
mable liquid, sp. gr. 1.93, boiling at 158 
C. It is nearly insoluble in water but 
freely soluble in alcohol and ether. It 
should be kept from light and air. It 
is used by inhalation, 10 to 15 drops sev- 
eral times daily, for asthma, chronic 
bronchitis, chronic laryngitis, etc., also 
internally in chronic rheumatism, scro- 
fula, secondary syphilis, etc., in doses of 
3 to 9 m. 
Ethyl-Morphine Bvydrochlorid. 

See Dionin, 






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Ethyl Salicylate. 

See Sal-Ethyl. 
Ethylene Bromid. (Dibromethane.) 

This should not be confounded with 
the relatively non-poisonous ethyl bro- 
mid. It is a slightly brownish, volatile 
liquid, very heavy (sp. gr. 2.189) of a 
chloroformic odor, insoluble in water; 
soluble in alcohol. It should be pro- 
tected from light. It is used as a nerve 
sedative, as in epilepsy, in doses of I or 
2 minims 2 or 3 times daily, in capsules 
or emulsion. 
Ethylenediamine. (178) 

This is a substitution compound of 
ethylene and ammonia. It is a clear, 
colorless, thick liquid, sp. gr. 0.97, boil- 
ing at 117 C. without decomposition, 
and having a strong alkaline reaction, an 
ammoniacal odor, and a caustic taste. It 
is freely soluble in water; it dissolves 
albumin, even when boiled, very readily. 
Being a strong base, its incompatibilities 
are about the same as those -of sodium 
hydrate. 

It is said to be non-corrosive. It is 
recommended as an albumin solvent for 
the solution of false membranes in diph- 
theria and similar affections of the mu- 
cous membranes. It is said that this 
substance can dissolve pus corpuscles. It 
is recommended for use in the form of 
kresamine, which see. 

Ethylenediamine-Mercury Sulfate. 

See Sublamine. 
Ethylenediamine-Silver Phosphate. 

See Argentamine. 
Ethylenediamine-TrikresoL 

See Kresamine. 
Eubiol. 

This is a hemoglobin preparation oc- 
curring as a powder and a 50% solution. 
The powder is odorless, tasteless and 
soluble in cold water. 
Eucaine. 

Eucaine B, beta-eucaine, or more 
properly beta-eucaine hydrochlorid, is 
chemically benzoyl-vinyl-diacetonalka- 
mine hydrochlorid. It forms a white, 



crystalline powder, soluble in 20 to 30 
parts of water at the ordinary tempera- 
ture, but more soluble in warm water, 
soluble in 25 to 30 parts of alcohol, pro- 
ducing neutral solutions which can be 
sterilized by boiling without change. 
The saturated aqueous solution gives no 
precipitate with mercuric chlorid, which 
distinguishes it from the alpha-eucaine 
salt. It is incompatible with alkalies 
and their carbonates. 

Beta-eucaine is a local anesthetic like 
cocaine, but weaker and devoid of the 
stimulant properties of the latter. It 
does not dilate the pupil of the eye nor 
does it contract the blood vessels as 
does cocaine. It has the advantage of 
stability, even on prolonged boiling. It 
may be used in all cases in which co- 
caine is indicated as a local anesthetic, 
especially in ophthalmology. It may be 
applied in a 2 or 3% solution to the eye, 
5 to 10% solution to the nose and 
throat, and 5 to 10% ointment for hem- 
orrhoids. It is used frequently instead 
of cocaine in Schleich's method of in- 
filtration anesthesia. 

Eucaine A (alpha-eucaine), or more 
correctly alpha-eucaine hydrochlorid, is 
a different compound chemically from 
beta-eucaine; it is more toxic and more 
irritant than beta-eucaine and is used 
but little. It is used as a substitute for 
eucaine in general and minor surgery. 
It is soluble in 10 parts of water. 

Eucaine Lactate. 

This is a salt similar to beta-eucaine 
hydrochlorid; 119 parts of the lactate 
contain as much eucaine as 100 parts of 
the hydrochlorid. It is a white powder, 
very soluble in water. It is very effec- 
tive as a local anesthetic and is said to 
be non-irritating, hence it is preferred 
for the eye, ear, nose, throat, and in 
dentistry, and also in infiltration anes- 
thesia. 

Eucaloids. (23) 

This is a name given to gelatin cap- 
sules, each containing q minims of pure 
oil of eucalyptus. 



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Eucalypteol. (Eucalyptene Hydro- 
chlorid.) 

This is derived from oil of eucalyptus. 
It is in colorless, scaly, almost tasteless 
crystals of a camphoraceous odor. It b 
insoluble in water, but soluble in ether, 
choloroform and alcohol. 

This is used as an internal antiseptic, 
the dose being 15 to 25 grains. 
Eucalyptol. 

This is obtained from oil of eucalyp- 
tus, but is also identical with cajeputol, 
from oil of cajeput, and cineol, from 
oil of wormseed. It is a colorless li- 
quid, of camphoraceous odor. It is in- 
soluble in water, but soluble in alcohol, 
ether and oils. 

It is used externally as an antiseptic 
and rubefacient, by inhalation and spray 
in lung and bronchial affections, and in- 
ternally in doses of 5 drops in capsules 
or emulsion. 

Eucalyptus and Honey Compound. 
(36) 

This is stated to represent eucalyptus, 
blood root, white pine bark, balm of 
gilead buds, sassafras bark, and cumin 
seed with 2 minims of chloroform and 
% grain of morphine acetate to each 
fluidounce. The preparation also con- 
tains 10% of alcohol. 

Eucamul. (23) 

This is an emulsion of oil of eucalyp- 
tus containing glycerin and honey. Each 
fluidram contains 2 minims of oil of 
eucalyptus. 
Eucasin. 

This is a casein compound containing 
95% of casein and 5% of water. It is 
prepared from cow's milk. It is recom- 
mended as a dietetic for convalescents, 
invalids, or persons afflicted with lung, 
stomach or kidney troubles. The dose 
is a tablespoonful 2 to 4 times daily in 
soup. 

Eucodeine. (Codeine Brommethy- 
late.) (172) 

This is said to have the same sedative 
properties as codeine without the latter's 
tendency to induce clonic convulsions. 



It is a crystalline powder, soluble in wa- 
ter, and is used in the treatment of 
bronchitis and phthisis in doses of l /z to 
l A grain. 
Eucol. (84) 

Described as 20-minim capsules con- 
taining cod liver oil, beechwood creo- 
sote, eucalyptol, oil of santal and cubebs. 
They are recommended for bronchitis, 
colds, consumption, etc. 
Eucresyl. (143) 

This is a reddish-brown antiseptic li- 
quid stated to contain 50% of cresylic 
acid. 

Eudermol. (Nicotine Salicylate.) 

This is in colorless crystals soluble in 
water and alcohol. It is used as a 1/10% 
ointment for scabies and as a 1% oint- 
ment in veterinary practice, as for sar- 
coptic mange. It should not be con- 
founded with endermol. 

Eudoxin. (Tetraiodphenolphtalein- 
Bismuth.) 

This is the bismuth salt of nosophen, 
containing 53% of iodin and 14 1 A% of 
bismuth. It is an odorless, tasteless, in- 
soluble, brownish powder. 

It is used in stomachic and intestinal 
troubles in doses of 3 to 8 grains. It is 
especially useful in infantile diarrhea in 
doses of J / 2 to 1 grain. It is said to be 
non-toxic. 

Euformol. (159) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Oil of eucalptus m. 3/8 

Oil of wintergreen m. 3/10 

Thvmol gr. 1/2 

Menthol gr. 1/12 

Boric acid gr. 12 

Fluid ext. wild indigo m. \Y\ 

Solution of formaldehyde, 

40% m. 60 

It is germicide, antiseptic, and deodor- 
ant. It is recommended for external ap- 
plication and for disinfection of excreta 
in infectious diseases. For genreal use 
it should be largely diluted. 

Eugallol. (Pyrogallol Monoacetate.) 
(109) 

This is a solution of 2 parts of mono- 
acetyl pyrogallol in 1 part of acetone. It 



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is a syrupy, dark yellow, transparent 
liquid of agreeable odor, readily soluble 
in water and acetone. It acts as an en- 
ergetic substitute for pyrogallol, but is 
liable to produce local irritation when 
applied to the skin. It is recommended 
for external use in old and persistent 
cases of psoriasis. It is applied pure by 
pencilling once a day, covering the paint- 
ed part with zinc oxid, suspending the 
application for a few days if followed 
by irritation. 

Eugenol. (Eugenic or Caryophyllic 
Acid.) 

This is a substance present in a num- 
ber of volatile oils, such as clove, pi- 
mento, cinnamon, sassafras and bay. It 
is an aromatic, colorless, oily liquid. It 
is almost insoluble in water, readily sol- 
uble in alcohol, ether and chloroform. 

It is a powerful antiseptic. It has 
been recommended in the treatment of 
tuberculosis in doses of K to I fluidram. 

Euguform. (Acetylated Methylene- 
Diguaiacol.) 

This is produced by the action of for- 
maldehyde upon guaiacol. It is a gray- 
ish-white, nearly odorless powder, in- 
soluble in water. It is used as a dusting 
powder, being recommended for abrad- 
ed surfaces in children, where the in- 
juries are so located as to be subjected 
to wetting. In the form of 5 to 10% 
ointment it is used for wounds, burns, 
etc. 

Soluble eugoform is a 50% solution of 
eugoform in acetone. 

Eukinase. 

This is a digestive ferment derived 
from the duodenum of the pig. It is a 
yellow powder which is marketed in the 
form of capsules which are not acted 
upon when swallowed until they pass 
the stomach. It is used in intestinal in- 
digestion. 

Eulyptol. (Ulyptol.) 

Carbolic acid part 1 

Oil of eucalyptus part 1 

Salicylic acid parts 6 

— Schmelz. 



Eumenol. 

This is the fluid extract of a Chinese 
plant known under the names Tong-kui, 
Kau-kui, Schon-ki and Man-mu. It is 
an emmenagogue and uterine sedative in 
functional amenorrhea and dysmenor- 
rhea. The dose is a teaspoonful 3 times 
a day. 

Eumetra. (68) 

Each tablet is stated to contain 

Hydrastine gr. Yz 

Ext. henbane gr. y 2 

Ext. wahoo gr. y 2 

Ext. celery seed gr. Yz 

Ext. black cohosh gr. 1 

Ext. black willow gr. 1 

Ext. black haw gr. i$£ 

Ext. cannabis indica gr. 1/16 

Capsicum gr. 1/8 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1/120 

Socotrine aloes gr. 1/16 

Excipient, q. s. 

It is used for uterine irritation, endo- 
metritis, etc. 

Emnydrin. (Methylatropine Nitrate.) 

It is a white, crystalline salt, odorless, 
permanent in the air, readily soluble in 
water or alcohol but sparingly in ether 
or chloroform; 100 parts of it contain 
the equivalent of 90 parts of atropine 
sulfate. It is incompatible with alkalies 
and their carbonates. 

Eumydrin is a mydriatic and antihy- 
drotic, replacing atropine sulfate both 
internally and externally in correspond- 
ing doses. It is claimed that it dilates 
the pupil more rapidly than atropine and 
the dilatation is of shorter duration — be- 
ing intermediate in these respects be- 
tween atropine and homatropine. It is 
said to be much less toxic than atropine 
so that larger doses may be given to se- 
cure the effect. It is particularly recom- 
mended for the treatment of night 
sweats, whooping cough and enuresis. 
Internally as an antihydrotic the dose is 
1/60 to 1/24 grain. Externally it is used 
as a mydriatic in solutions about i/lO 
stronger than the usual atropine solu- 
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Eunatrol. (Sodium Acid Oleate.) 

This is a light yellow substance, read 
ily soluble in water and alcohol. It is 
supplied in the form of powder and 
chocolate-coated pills. It is recommend- 
ed in the treatment of gall stones, being 
an excellent cholagogue. The dose is 4 
pills 3 times a day. 
Eupeptic Hypophosphites. (143) 

This is stated to be a combination of 
the hypophosphites of potassium, cal- 
cium, iron and manganese and the tonics 
quinine and strychnine, associated with 
the digestive ferments of the gastn'c 
juice. It contains wine as a vehicle; no 
sugar is added. 

Euphorin. (Phenyl TJrethane — Car- 
bamate of Ethyl and Phenyl.) 

This compound is closely related to 
urethane (ethyl carbonate, U. S. P.). It 
is in colorless needles or a white pow- 
der, having a faint aromatic odor and 
clove-like taste. It is almost insoluble 
in water, readily soluble in diluted al- 
cohol, alcohol or ether. It is an ano- 
dyne, antipyretic and antiseptic. It is 
recomended in rheumatism, sciatica, 
headache, etc. It is recommended ex- 
ternally as a dusting powder in venereal 
and skin diseases, ulcers, burns, etc. The 
dose is 8 to 15 grains, dissolved in wine 
or suspended in water. Externally it is 
used as a powder, in lanolin ointment, 
or in superfatted soap. It should not be 
confounded with europhene. 
Euphthalmine Hydrochlorid. (178) 

This is a mandelic acid derivative of 
beta-eucaine. It is a colorless, crystal- 
line powder, readily soluble in water 
and in 2 parts of alcohol. It produces 
prompt mydriasis free from anesthetic 
action, pain, or corneal irritation. It 
has little or no effect upon accommoda- 
tion. In its effects on the general sys- 
tem it closely resembles atropine. It is 
used in the form of a 2 to io9< solution, 
2 or 3 drops of which are instilled in the 
eye. 
Eupnein Elixir. 

See Elixir Eupnein. 



Euporphin. (Apomorphine Methyl- 
bromid.) (172) 

This is colorless needles or scales, 
easily soluble in water or alcohol. It is 
intended to replace apomorphine especi- 
ally as an expectorant ; it is not so apt to 
produce vomiting in case of an over- 
dose. Its solutions are more permanent 
to light and air 
Eupyrine. 

This is a compound of paraphenetidin 
with vanillin ethyl-carbonate. It occurs 
as light yellow, needle-shaped crystals, 
tasteless, having a faint odor of vanillin, 
insoluble in cold water, sparingly soluble 
in warm water and in cold alcohol, read- 
ily soluble in warm alcohol, ether and 
chloroform. It is claimed to be a mild 
stimulating antipyretic, especially for 
patients with a weak stomach or other- 
wise sensitive. Dose, 8 to 15 grains. 

Euquinine. (Euchinin — Quinine 
Ethyl-Carbonate.) 

This is a light, fleecy conglomeration 
of delicate, white needles which are 
practically tasteless. It is sparingly sol- 
uble in water but readily soluble in alco- 
hol, ether and chloroform. It forms 
bitter salts with acids and should there- 
fore not be prescribed with acids as 
these develop the bitter taste. It is used 
in place of quinine on account of its 
tastelessness. It is said not to cause 
cinchonism nor to derange the stomach. 
The dose is the same as that of quinine. 

Eureka Dental Anesthetic. 

This contains 2>Va% of cocaine hydro- 
chlorid with some carbolic acid and oil 
of rose. — Sadtler. 

Euresol. (Resorcin Monacetate.) 

This is a thick, yellowish, oily liquid, 
of an agreeable odor and soluble in ace- 
tone. Its action is similar to that of 
resorcin but milder and more lasting be- 
cause of the gradual liberation of phenol. 
It is recommended for acne, sycosis, 
seborrhea and particularly in the treat- 
ment of chilblains. It is applied as a 5 
to 20% ointment or as an acetone solu- 
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Euresol Soap. 

This is a soft soap, supplied in tubes 
and containing euresol, eucalyptol and 
oil of turpentine. It is used for chil- 
blains. 

Eurobin. (Chrysarobin Triacetate.) 
(109) ■ 

This is insoluble in water but soluble 
in chloroform, ether and acetone. It is 
used instead of chrysarobin and skin 
diseases in a i to 10% solution in ace- 
tone or with 5 to io% of saligallol. 

Europhene. (Di-Isobutyl-Cresol Io- 
did.) 

This is a product similar to thymol 
iodid. It is a yellow, voluminous pow- 
der, containng 28% of iodin and having 
a faint saffron-like odor. It is insoluble 
in water or glycerin but readily soluble 
in alcohol, ether, chloroform and the 
fixed oils. It is permanent in the dry 
state, but splits off iodin readily when 
moistened and rapidly when heated with 
water at 70 C, particularly in the pres- 
ence of alkalies. It should not be ex- 
posed to heat, light or damp air v It is 
incompatible with starch, metallic oxids, 
mercuric salts and alkaline hydrates and 
carbonates. 

Its action is similar to that of iodo- 
form and thymol iodid. It may be given 
internally in the form of pills in doses 
of 3 to 5 grains. Locally it is used as a 
dusting powder in substance or mixed 
with an equal quantity of finely pow- 
dered boric acid, as an ointment with 
wool-fat, or as a 5% embrocation dis- 
solved in olive oil. m 

Eusocopol. (172) 

This is the trade-mark name for 
chemically pure scopolamine hydrobro- 
mid, which is asserted to be entirely free 
from related alkaloids and impurities. 
For the production of scopolamine-mor- 
phine narcosis, 0.0012 g. (1/50 grain) of 
euscopol and 0.03 g. {]/ 2 grain) of mor- 
phine hydrochlorid are dissolved in 2 cc. 
of water. Such a solution is now mar- 
keted under the name scopomorphine. 



Eusemin. 

This is a preparation intended for hy- 
podermic use as a dental anesthetic. It 
consists of a mixture of adrenalin chlor- 
id solution (1:1000), 5, cocaine hydro- 
chlorid, 0.75, in normal salt solution, 
100. — Phar. Jour., 1906. 
Eusoma. (Echinacea Compound.) (69) 

This is stated to be a liquid compound 
of Echinacea, Thuja and Baptisia. It is 
recommended as an antiseptic dressing 
in the treatment of wounds and skin 
diseass. 
Euthymol. (159) 

This is an antiseptic liquid which is 
stated to contain in each fluidounce oil 
of eucalyptus, Y% minim, oil of winter- 
green, 9/32 minim, menthol, 5/64 grain, 
thymol, 15/32 grain, boric acid, 10 15/16 
grains, and fluid extract of wild indigo, 
i J /i minims. 
Euthymol Tablets. 

These are a combination of oil of eu- 
calyptus, thymol, boric acid, oil of win- 
tergreen, menthol and aromatics, to re- 
lieve mouth and throat irritations and 
purify the breath. 
Euzone. 

This is a trade name for pure sodium 
perborate (made by Schering). It is a 
white, odorless powder, containing about 
7% of boron, 15% of sodium, 31% of 
oxygen, and 46% of water. It repre- 
sents 22% by weight of hydrogen dioxid. 
It is soluble in 10 parts of water, such a 
solution being equal to about a 2% solu- 
tion of hydrogen dioxid. 

The name Euzone is also applied to a 
preparation made by the Girard Chem. 
Co. This is an antiseptic and germicide 
liquid which is stated to contain lignol, 
eucalyptol, thymol, menthol, sodium bi- 
carbonate and benzoate, oils of winter- 
green and peppermint, glycerin and ex- 
cipients. 

Exalgin. (Methylacetanilid.) 

This occurs in colorless, acicular cry- 
stals, sparingly soluble in water, readily 
so in alcohol. It is an antipyretic simi- 



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lar to antipyrine but the dose is smaller. 
It is prescribed as an antineuralgic in 
doses of 2 to 8 grains. 

Exarysis or Exhaustion Tablets. 
(160) 

These are stated to contain hypophos- 
phites of lime, soda, iron and manganese 
with quinine and nux vomica, associated 
with pepsin and pancreatin and made 
palatable with chocolate and vanilla. 
They are recommended as a digestive 
tonic and reconstructive. 
Exodin. (178) 

This is a mixture of derivatives of 
rufigallic acid, is therefore an oxyan- 
thraquinone derivative. It is a grenish- 
yellow, odorless, tasteless powder, insol- 
uble in water and sparingly soluble in 
alcohol. It is claimed to be a pleasant 
and reliable cathartic. It is said to pro- 
duce a mild and protracted tonic effect 
on the digestive tract and to produce 
neither gastric pains nor colic. It is 
claimed to be useful in acute and chronic 
constipation of the atonic form and 
also in cases in which regular evacua- 
tion of the bowels must be stimulated 
in consequence of hemorrhoids, etc. The 
dose for children is 7^ grains, for 
adults, 15 to 22 grains. This is not to 
be confounded with exodyne. 

Exodyne. 

Acetanilid parts 18 

Sodium salicylate part 1 

Sodium bicarbonate part 1 

— Goldman's Analysis. 
Extract of Leeches. 

This is an aqueous extract from the 
heads of leeches hardened in alcohol, 
dried and powdered. The buccal secre- 
tion of the leech has the power of pre- 
venting coagulation of blood and this 
extract may furnish a means of effec- 
tively treating recurring thrombosis. 
Extract of Red Bone Marrow. (14) 

This is described as a glycerin extract 
of the red marrow of bones. It con- 
tains about 2% of proteids, about 1% of 
lecithin, and about 85% of glycerin. It 
is a brownish liquid of an agreeable 



aromatic taste. It is recommended for 
simple and pernicious anemia. 
Extract of Suprarenal Capsule. 

This is in brown, light particles which 
form a turbid solution with water. It is 
used chiefly externally in eye and nose 
operations, previous to cocaine, in con- 
junctivitis and other eye diseases, hay 
fever, capillary hemorrhages, etc. It is 
applied in 6 to 30% solutions. It is also 
used intravenously in 1% solution, 1 to 
2 fluidrams being injected 2 to 3 times 
daily if necessary. Solutions should be 
prepared fresh each time with freshly 
sterilized water. 

Fagacid. 

This is a resin-like substance obtained 
from beech tar. It is a black, glistening 
mass of tarry odor and taste, fairly sol- 
uble in absolute alcohol and in solutions 
of caustic alkalies and alkaline carbon- 
ates, but insoluble in water and weak 
acids. It is recommended as an internal 
antiseptic and for the preparation of 
soaps, plasters, dressings, etc. 
Fayard's Paper. 

See Papier Fayard. 
Eebrile-Laxative Tablets. (131) 

These are made to contain in each 

tablet 

Quinine sulfate gr. I 

Acetanilid gr. 2 

Tr. gelsemium m. 1 

Aloin gr. 1/20 

Podophyllin gr. 1/40 

Capsicum gr. 1/4 

The Febril-Laxative No. 2 contain 

salamid instead of acetanilid. 

Febrisol. "(194) 

Each 5 grains is stated to represent 

Phenacetine gr. 2 

Acetanilid gr. ij4 

Salol gr. y 2 

Cit. caffeine gr. Yz 

Tartaric acid, 

Sodium bicarbonate, each .. sufficient 

This is also put in 5-grain tablets, 

plain and with quinine. 

Febrisol Liquid. 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Phenacetine gr. 2 

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Salol ..gr y 2 

Cit. caffeine gr. Y± 

Tartaric acid, 

Sodium bicarbonate, each .. sufficient 

Fehr's Compound Talcum Powder. 

According to the patent specifications, 
this is a mixture of 2,000 parts of mag- 
nesium silicate (talcum) and 1 of car- 
bolic acid, to which y 2 part of zinc oxid 
may be added. 

Fellows' Compound Syrup of Hypo- 
phosphites. 

The manufacturers state that it con- 
tains potash, lime, iron, manganese, qui- 
nine, strychnine and phosphorus, the 
whole combined in the form of a syrup 
with a slightly alkaline reaction. 

Feralboid. (12) 

This is described as a "peptonized al- 
buminate of iron." It is put up in tab- 
lets, also in combination with quinine, 
with quinine and strychnine, and with 
manganese. 

Fercao. 

This is a dietetic preparation which is 
stated to consist of iron saccharate and 
cacao. 

Fermang. (Liq. Ferro et Mangano 
Peptonatus.) (116) 

This is described as a combination 
of peptonized albumen, iron and man- 
ganese. 
Fernine Tablets. 

These are stated to be composed of 
the active principles of the following 
drugs, so proportioned that each tablet 
contains 

Polypodium vulgare (female 
fern) gr. 2 

Viburnum prunifolium gr. i/io> 

Helonias dioica gr. J /\ 

Monotropa uniflora , (nest 
root) gr V 2 

Senecin gr. 

Caulophyllin gr. 



£ 



They are recommended as uterine 
tonics. 

Ferrated Gelsemium Compound. 
(Alterative Tonic.) (192) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 
gelsemium, 2 grains ; arsenous acid, 

47 



1/48 grain; perchlorid of iron, % grain, 
combined with calisaya and aromatics. 
Ferratin. 

This is an acid albumin with 7% 
iron. It is a reddish-brown, odorless, 
tasteless powder, which is soluble in 
diluted alkalies, insoluble in water or 
diluted acids. It is claimed to be identi- 
cal with the form of iron as found in 
the liver. 

It is used as a hematinic in anemia, 
chlorosis, etc. 

Dose : 4 to 8 grains 3 times per day 
in wafers or with milk, children half as 
much. It is incompatible with acids. 

Ferratogen. 

This is an iron nucleinate obtained 
by growing yeast in a ferruginous med- 
ium. It is a yellowish-gray powder, in- 
soluble in water and in acids of the 
strength of the gastric juice, and for 
this reason does not produce any gas- 
tric disturbance. It is used in chlorosis 
and anemia in doses of 5 grains 3 times 
daily. 

Ferratose. 

This is described as a soluble form 
of ferratin, containing 3/10% of iron. 

Ferrichthol. (Ferric Ichthyol — Iron 
Sulfichthyolate.) 

This is an iron combination of ichthyol 
containing about 2^2% of iron. It is a 
brown-black, voluminous, non-hydro- 
scopic powder, nearly odorless and 
tasteless. It is insoluble in the ordinary 
solvents as well as in diluted acids and 
alkalies. It is said to be alterative, an- 
tiseptic, hematinic and tonic, and is rec- 
ommended in anemia, chlorosis, etc. 
The dose is 15 to 30 grains. 

Ferrinoids. (63) 

This is described as a "neutral solu- 
tion of the peptonized albuminates of 
iron and manganese, reinforced with 
bone marrow." A light brown liquid 
of palatable taste. It is also put r.p 
in an ars'eniatcd fcrm, each dessert- 
spoonful of v.'. ich cent; 
each of arsenous acid an 



.ins 1/60 grain 
,1 strychnia. 



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Ferrinol. (159) 

This is a compound of iron with nu- 
cleinic acid, containing about 6% of 
inm. It is a brown powder, soluble in 
warm water, from which solutions it is 
not precipitated by the ordinary iron 
reagents. It is recommended as a 
hematinic in anemia, chlorosis, etc. 
Ferripyrine. 

This is the same as Ferropyrine, 
which see. 
Ferroid. (74) 

This is described as a "solution of 
the citrate of the protoxide of iron in 
a simple elixir." 
Ferrocolin. 

This is the name given to a pepton- 
ized guaracol-iron-albuminate mixed 
with thymol in syrup. It is recom- 
mended for scrofula, incipient tubercu- 
losis, bronchial catarrh, etc. 

Ferroi. (71) 

This is stated to be an emulsion of 
cod liver oil containing 50% of the 
latter, each fiuidounce containing also 
6 grains of iron phosphate. 
Ferroleum. (197) 

This is the formula as given by the 
manufacturers : 

Olei morrhuae (opt.) ^vii 

Ferri phosphat 3ii 

Phosphori gr. i 

Glycerini, etc., q. s. ad ^xv 

Ferro-Mangan Dieterich. (Liquor 
Ferro-Mangani Peptonati "Diet- 
erich.") 

This is a solution of a compound of 
peptone with iron and manganese, con- 
taining 0.6% of iron, 0.1% of manga- 
nese, and l.S% of peptone. It is pre- 
pared by covering 40 g. of iron and man- 
ganese peptonate "Dieterich" with dis- 
tilled water for one hour, then heating 
to boiling with 550 cc. of distilled water 
and allowing to cool. To this is now 
added 100 cc. of cognac, 75 cc. of 90% 
alcohol, 0.25 g. of saccharin, 12.5 cc. of 
aromatic tincture and distilled water to 
make 1000 cc. 

It is a clear liquid of a dark brown 



color and pleasant odor and taste; it is 
slightly acid in reaction. It is recom- 
mended as a reconstructive tonic and 
hematinic in anemia, chlorosis, convales- 
cence and whenever a general tonic is 
required. The dose is 1 to 4 fluidrams 
3 times a day. 

Ferro-Manganese Peptonate. (182a.) 
Each fiuidounce is stated to represent 
1% grains of metallic iron and 24 grain 
of metallic manganese in the form of 
neutral peptonized albuminates. It is 
recommended for anemia, chlorosis, gen- 
eral debility, and convalescence from 
wasting diseases. 

It is also put up 'with arsenic, each 
fiuidounce containing 1/30 grain of ar- 
senous acid, and with cascara, each fluid- 
ounce containing 60 grains of cascara. 
Ferropyrine. (Ferripyrine — Antipy- 
rineferric Chlorid.) (109) 

This is a compound containing about 
64% of antipyrine and . 36% of ferric 
chlorid. It is prepared by mixing solu- 
tions of 1 part of crystallized ferric 
chlorid in 2 parts of 96% alcohol and 1 
part of antipyrine in 2 parts of alcohol 
and 10 parts of ether, washing the pre- 
cipitate with ether and drying it on por- 
ous tiles at 40 C. It is a yellowish-red, 
crystalline powder, having an acid-as- 
tringent taste. It is soluble in 5 parts 
of cold water, but requires 9 parts of 
hot water for solution; it is soluble in 
alcohol but insoluble in ether. It forms 
a clear blood-red solution in water. It 
is incompatible with alkalies, their car- 
bonates and bicarbonates. 

It is stated to be a hematinic, hemos- 
tatic, astringent, analgesic and tonic. The 
dose is 5 to 15 grains in powder or so- 
lution. It is also used in a 1 to i l A% 
solution as an injection up to 20% solu- 
tion for hemorrhages. 
Ferro-Salicylate. 

This is stated to contain in each fluid- 
dram, 5 grains of true salicylic acid 
from oil of wintergreen, and 5 minims 
of tincture of citro-chlorid of iron in 
alkaline combination, with a menstruum 
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it is stated to contain ammonium citrate 
and to have the odor of wintergreen oil. 
It is recommended for 'rheumatic affec- 
tions where a tonic is also needed. 

Ferro-Somatose. (Iron Somatose — 
Iron Albumose.) 

This is a light brown, almost tasteless 
and odorless, dissolving easily in water 
and aqueous liquids. It contains 2% of 
iron in organic combination. It is used 
as a dietetic and tonic in anemia, chlor- 
osis, convalescence, etc. There is also a 
Liquid Ferro-Somatose. The objection 
to ferro-somatose is that although freely- 
soluble, its solution requires some time. 
The liquid is said to be very palatable 
and contains no alcohol or other preser- 
vative agent. 
Ferrostyptin. 

This is a combination of hexamethyl- 
enetetramine hydrochlorid and ferric 
chlorid. It is a yellow crystalline pow- 
der, "easily soluble in water, insoluble in 
alcohol, ether and chloroform. It is a 
styptic, like ferric chlorid. It contains 
15% of iron. It is used on gauze or 
cotton. 
Ferrum Sanguinis. (204) 

This is described as a semi-crystalline 
powder which forms a clear red solu- 
tion in water and consists of the color- 
ing matter or hemoglobin of blood. It 
is marketed in capsules each containing 
4 grains. 
Fersan. 

This is a compound of iron and phos- 
phorus, prepared from the red corpus- 
cles of beef, which are split up into two 
bodies, one of which is used in this 
preparation and which has in it all the 
iron and phosphorus — containing albu- 
minoids of the blood. It is a chocolate- 
colored powder, of a slightly salty taste, 
and is soluble in water. It passes 
.through the stomach unaltered, but is 
completely absorbed by the intestines. 
Festoform. 

This is a solid formaldehyde which is 
obtained by mixing 3 parts of a 40% so- 
lution of formaldehyde with 1 part of 



soda soap, or by passing formaldehyde 
gas into a solution of soap. It forms 
a white mass, dissolving in water to 
make a feebly opalescent neutral liquid 
which is used for disinfection. It is 
marketed in tablet or pastille form. 
Fetrone. 

This is a new ointment vehicle devised 
by Liebreich. It is a solution of 3% of 
stearic anilid in yellow petrolatum, 
stearic anilid being a white crystalline 
substance made by heating aniline with 
stearic acid. The mixture is yellowish 
and inodorous, does not become rancid 
and 'at a temperature of 68° C. is capable 
of absorbing large quantities of water; 
it may be mixed with a great variety of 
medicaments without influencing their 
action or exerting any of its own. 

Fibrolysin. (130) 

This is a sterilized solution of the 
double salt of thiosinamine and sodium 
salicylate, containing 15%. of the double 
salt. It is prepared by mixing the two 
compounds in aqueous solution. It is 
an odorless liquid which does not keep 
when exposed to the air, and hence is 
marketed in sealed, amber glass vials, 
each containing 37 minims of the solu- 
tion (equivalent to 3 grains of thiosina- 
mine). The properties and uses are the 
same as those of thiosinamine with the 
advantage of quicker absorption and 
freedom from pain or irritation, on ac- 
count of its solubility and aqueous vehi- 
cle. The contents of one vial is used by 
subcutaneous, intromuscular, or intra- 
venous injection once a day or every 2 
or 3 days. 
Fikulax. 

This is the formula as given in the 
Journal of the American Medical Asso- 
ciation : 

Pimento gr. V/z 

Oleum cassias drop *4 

Ext. cascarae sag gr. 1/16 

Magnesia gravis gr. 9 

Sulf uris gr. 2 

Rhamnus frangula gr. 1/12 

Ext. sennae fluidum. m. 10 

Zingiberis gr. 4 

Cinnamomum gr. 4 



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Cardamomum gr. 4 

Myristica gr. 4 

Ext. glycyrrhizae, q. s. 

Ficus celestia et chocolate, q. s. 

Filmaron Oil. 

This is a 10% solution of filmaron, the 
active principle of male fern, in castor 
oil. It is used for the removal of tape- 
worms. 

Filmogen. (Acetone Collodion — Col- 
losin.) 

This is pyroxylin dissolved in acetone 
with castor oil. It is used as a protec- 
tive as well as vehicle for remedies to 
be applied to the skin. 

Firolyptol. (194) 
This is stated to be composed of 

Eucalyptol m. x 

Cottonseed oil, purified oz. ss 

Firwein q.s.oz. i 

There is also a Firolyptol with Creo- 
sote which contains in addition to the 
above 10 m. of creosote (Morson's). 
Firolyptol with Hypophosphites contains 
5 grains of calcium hypophosphites and 
2 grains each of sodium and potassium 
hypophosphite. 

Firwein. (194) 

This is described as a balsam of fir 
wine with iodin, bromin and phosphorus. 
Each fluidram is stated to contain phos- 
phorus, i/ico grain, iodin, y 6 grain, and 
bromin, V 6 grain. 

Fitch's Kidney and Liver Cooler. 

This was found to be a solution of 56 
grains of potassium nitrate to the ounce 
of water. — Analysis in British Med. 
Journ. 

Fitchmul. (Emul. Terebinthina Can- 
adensis Comp.) (72) 

This is stated to combine the active 
principles of fir balsam, venice turpen- 
tine, chloric ether, and a minute quantity 
of dilute hydrocyanic acid, tartar emetic 
and aromatics. 

Flag^'s Relief. 

Oil of clove, about fl.oz. 2 

Oil of sassafras, about fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of camphor, about. .. .fl.oz. 3 
—J. J. Pierson, from N. I. 



Flavorone. (159) 

This is a culture of selected and test- 
ed lactic acid germs which is used for 
the purpose of ripening cream for butter 
making and as a ferment in the manu- 
facture of cheese. It is put up in the 
form of a powder contained in gelatin 
capsules. 
Flanders' Diffusible Tonic. 

Cinchonine sulfate parts 4 

Extract of golden seal part 1 

Alcohol parts 50 

Water parts 145 

—A. B. Stevens (from N. I.) 

Flint's Saline and Chalybeate Tonic. 

These are pills or tablets made accord- 
ing to Dr. Austin Flint's formula, each 
pill or tablet containing 

Sodium chlorid gr. ; 

Sodium carbonate gr. 

Potassium chlorid gr. 

Potassium sulfate gr. 

Potassium carbonate gr. 

Calcium phosphate gr. 

Calcium carbonate gr. 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 

Reduced iron gr. 

Mass of iron carbonate gr. 

Flon's Lenitive Syrup. 

Morphine hydrochlorid gr. 

Cherry-laurel water fl.dr, 

Tincture of cochineal ..fl.dr. 3 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

— H. 

Flora China. (Tasteless Quinine.) 

This was found to be upon examina- 
tion crystallized calcium sulfate. 
Floricin. 

This is a name applied to an oil ob- 
tained from castor oil by a special proc- 
ess. In contrast with castor oil it sa- 
ponifies readily with dilute solutions of 
alkali carbonates. The soaps so pre- 
pred are adapted for the purpose of 
rendering certain substances more solu- 
ble in water, such as for instance, vola- 
tile oils, phenols, resins, etc. The oil it- 
self is a yellowish brown, fluorescent 
liquid, viscous like castor oil. It mixes 
freely with petroleum oil and gasoline, 
is compeltely insoluble in alcohol and 
acetic acid, and a large proportion of 
water may be mixed with it. It has va- 



3/5 

3/20 

1/10 

1/20 

1/2 

1/20 

1/20 

9/20 

1/20 

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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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rious uses in the arts and it also serves 
as an ointment vehicle. On account of 
the similarity of the name to phloridzin, 
the pure oil has been named dericin. 

Fluid Hydrastis. (131) 

This preparation is stated to represent 
the active medicinal constituents of the 
drug, . freed from associated resinous 
principles. It is non-alcoholic and non- 
resinous, and mixes with alcohol, glyc- 
erin, wine, syrup, or water without pre- 
cipitation. 

Fluid Lightning. 

See Cram's Fluid Lightning. 
Fluoroform Water. 
Fluorof ormol. . 

Fluoryl. 

This is an aqueous solution of fluoro- 
form, C H F 3 (containing 2.8%) ; it is 
said to be virtually odorless, tasteless, 
non-toxic and non-irritant. It is used 
in phthisis, tubercular infiltrations, and 
in local tubercular lesions of the glands, 
joints or skin (lupus). The dose is a 
tablespoonful 4 times daily. 

Fluorol. 

This is sodium fluorid which has 
powerful antiseptic properties. It is sol- 
uble in water, and does not coagulate 
albumen. 

Fluorrheumin. (Antirheumatin.) 

This is an ointment composed of 1% 
of fluorphenetol, 4% of difluordiphenyl, 
10% of petrolatum, and 85% of lanolin. 
It is applied externally in acute articu- 
lar rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, and 
similar affections. 

Formacoll. (220) 

A combination of formaldehyde with 
gelatin, said to be made according to the 
formula of Dr. Schleich. It is described 
as a non-irritant, non-poisonous anti- 
septic, free from odor. It is recom- 
mended for the treatment of purulent 
ulcers, suffurating wounds and fresh 
sutures. 



Formalbumin. (Formaldehyde - Ca- 
sein.) 

This is a yellowish powder, almost 
odorless and tasteless. It is insoluble in 
water. A protective wound antiseptic, 
forming a film from which the formal- 
dehyde is gradually liberated, thus con- 
tinually disinfecting the surface of the 
wound. 
Formaldehyde. 

This is solution containing about 40% 
of formaldehyde gas, which is prepared 
by the reduction of methyl alcohol. The 
U. S. P. preparation is called "solution 
of formaldehyde" and contains 37% of 
the gas. Commercial preparations are 
known by the names "formalin," "for- 
mol," etc. It is an almost ideal disin- 
fectant and deodorant. It is extensively 
used as a preserving and hardening 
agent for histological purposes, as an 
antiseptic in surgery and in all other 
branches of medicine, particularly in 
contagious diseases. It is valuable for 
rendering sweating feet, axillae, etc., in- 
odorous. It is frequently added to mix- 
tures, pastes, solutions, etc., for pur- 
poses of preservation. 
Formalin. 
Formol. 

See Formaldehyde. 
Formalin-Gelatin. 

See Glutol. 
Formamine. (117) 

This is the same as hexamethylena- 
mine, which see. 
Formamine Compound Tablets. 

Each tablet is stated to contain for- 
mamine, 2 grains, sodium salicylate, 5 
grains, and colchicine, 1/200 grain 
Formamint. 

This is a combination of formalde- 
hyde and lactose and appears as tablets 
and powder. 
Formane. 

This is a combination of menthol, 8 
drams, formaldehyde, 5 drams, and oil 
of rose geranium, 40 drops. It is used 
by inhalation for cold in the head. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Formasal. (Methylene Disallcylic 
Acid.) (116) 

This is a patented product prepared 
by the condensation of formaldehyde 
and salicylic acid. It is a tasteless, 
cream-white powder, insoluble in water, 
sparingly soluble in chloroform, and 
very soluble in ether and alcohol. 

It is marketed also in the form of 
compounds with various bases, such as 
with potassium (called Kaliformasal), 
calcium (Cal formasal), bismuth (Bis- 
formasal), etc. The alkali salts are rec- 
ommended in cases of uric acid dia- 
thesis in doses of 5 to 15 grains, while 
the alkaline earth salts are recommended 
in gastro-intestinal disturbances. 

Formaseptol. (117) 

This is a liquid antiseptic stated to 
contain J<£% of formaldehyde in com- 
bination with cinnamol, thymol, eucalyp- 
tol. menthol, gaultheria, sodium borate, 
and benzoic acid. 

Formatone. (Solution of Pentafor- 
mates.) (221) 

This is stated not to contain any su- 
gar. Each fluidounce contains 

Sodium formate gr. 16 

Strontium formate gr. 14 

Magnesium formate gr. 8 

Lithium formate gr. 2 

Quinine formate gr. 2 

Formenthol. 

This is stated to be an alkaline solu- 
tion containing thymol, eucalyptol, for- 
maldehyde, "benzo-boric" acid, and red 
gum. 

Formetto Capsules. (117) 

Each capsule is stated to contain 2 
grains of hexamethylenamine, 6 min- 
ims of oleoresin of saw palmetto, 2 
minims of oil of sandalwood, and ^4 
minim each of oils of cinnamon and 
nutmeg. 

Formicine. (Formaldehyde Aceta- 
mide.) 

This is a very hygroscopic substance 
and hence is marketed only as a concen- 
trated solution which is a thick, syrupy 



liqr.id of a yellowish color, miscible in 
all proportions with water, alcohol, or 
chloroform, readily soluble in glycerin, 
decomposed readily by acids and alka- 
lies, slowly by water, formaldehyde be- 
ing liberated. It is used as a disinfect- 
ant and deodorant for abscesses, cystitis, 
purulent wounds ; 2% solution is used 
for injection into the bladder and 5% 
for abscess cavities. 

Formidine. (159) 

This is a compound of iodin, formal- 
dehyde and salicylic acid. It is a red- 
dish-yellow powder containing 47% of 
iodin. It is insoluble in water, acids or 
alcohol, but readily soluble in alkaline 
solution. It is 'perfectly stable in the 
dry state. It is used as a substitute for 
iodoform, both internally and external- 
ly. On contact with alkaline organic se- 
cretions it is slowly dissolved and de- 
composed into its three original com- 
ponents. The dose internally is 1 to 5 
grains. 

Formin. (130) 

This is the same as hexamethylena- 
mine, which see. Do not confound with 
formine. 

Formine. (77) 

This is described as a purified 40% 
solution of formaldehyde. Do not con- 
found with formin. 

Formochlorol, Solidified. (77) 

This is a mixture of polymerized for- 
maldehyde (70%) and neutral salts 
(30%) — kind not stated — which pro- 
duces formaldehyde when heated in the 
autoclave. 

Formolid. (Warn/pole's Antiseptic So- 
lution. (211) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Acetanilid gr. 2 

Boric acid 2% 

Boroglyceride 1% 

Sodium benzoate ^2% 

Formaldehyde sol Ya % 

Alcohol . ' 15% 

Eucalyptol. menthol, thymol, 
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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Fortoine. (Methylene-Dicotoin.) 
(222) 

This is a condensation product of co- 
toin and formaldehyde. It forms yel- 
low, needle-shaped, tasteless crystals, 
insoluble in water, sparingly soluble in 
alcohol, ether or benzol, but freely sol- 
uble in dilute alkalies, acetone or chloro- 
form. It has an antiputrefactive, bac- 
tericidal action, and is recommended as 
an astringent antiseptic in acute and 
chronic intestinal catarrh and in the 
protracted diarrheas of consumptives. 
Fosgate's Anodyne Cordial. 

According to a communication to the 
Ch. & Dr., this was first put up as a 
substitute for Godfrey's Cordial. As 
originally prepared it was understood to 
be composed of rhubarb, soda, lauda- 
num and cinnamon. To these were sub- 
sequently added, it was said, camphor 
and capsicum. x 

N. I. offers the following as a similar 
preparation : 

Fluid extract of rhubarb. .. .fl. dr. 5 
Fluid extract of rhatany. . . .fl.dr. 2 

Fluid extract of ginger drops 6 

Paregoric fl.dr. 1 

Simple syrup fl.dr. 1 

Diluted alcohol fl.dr. 5 

Fossilin. 

A petroleum product similar to petro- 
latum. — Coblentz. 
Fournier's Wine of Creosote. 

Creosote g. 5 

Alcohol g. 100 

Simple syrup g. 350 

Malaga wine g. 400 

— H. 
Franck's Grains de Sante. 

According to Guibourt, these consist 
of aloes and licorice extract, according 
to Hager's analysis, of 1 part of gum 
gamboge and 4 parts of aloes. 
Freligh's Remedy. (219) 

Twenty minims of this preparation 
are stated to contain the equivalents of 

Tinct. hyoscyamus nig m. 3 

Tinct. colchicum sem m. 1 

Tinct. bryonia m. 1 

Tinct. aconite m. 1 

Magendie's sol. morph m. 2 

Iodide potass gr. ^ 



and "fractional parts" of apocynum 
cann., cimicifuga rac, cannabis ind., 
rhus tox., belladonna, matricaria, gaul- 
theria, and cactus grand. 

It is recommended for rheumatism, 
neuralgia, gout and gravel. 

Freligh's Tonic. (Phosphorized Cere- 
bro-Spinant.) 

Ten minims are stated to contain the 
equivalents of 

Tinct. mix strychnos m. 1 

Tinct. ignatia amara m. 1 

Tinct. matricaria m. 1 

Tinct. cinchona m. 4 

Tinct. gentian m. Yi 

Tinct. Colombo m. ^2 

Tinct. phosphorus gr. 1/200 

Aromatics m. 2 

Frey's Vermifuge. 

According to a communication to D. 
C, this is composed of 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1 

Aromatic syr. rhubarb fl.oz. 1 

Oil of wormseed drops 30 

Croton oil drops 5 

According to the manufacturers, it 
contains castor oil, oil of wormseed, 
rhubarb root, senna leaves, cinnamon 
bark, clove, nutmeg, cardamom and 
sugar. 
Fringe Tree Alterative. (143) 

This is stated to contain fringe tree 
bark, wahoo bark, echinacea root, bur- 
dock root, senna leaves, and sodium 
phosphate. 
Fruneau's Antiasthmatic Paper. 

According to Hager, this is the same 
as "paper of potassium nitrate." 
Furunculin. 

This is the name for a preparation 
derived from brewer's yeast, and rec- 
ommended in furunculosis, catarrh of 
the stomach and intestines, etc. The 
dose is 10 to 30 grains 3 times daily be- 
fore meals, with milk or beer. 
Gadberry's Mixture. 

This is the Splenetic Mixture of the 
National Formulary. 
Gaduol. (Alcoholic Extract of Cod- 
Liver Oil.) 

A brownish-yellow, oily liquid of a 
bitter, acrid taste derived bv alcoholic 



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extraction of cod-liver oil. It is said 
to contain traces of iodin, bromin and 
phosphorus. One part is stated to rep- 
resent 12 parts of cod-liver oil. It is 
used for the same purposes as the oil. 
The dose is 5 to 15 minims in capsules, 
wine or elixir. 

Gaiacophosphal. (Guaiacol Phos- 
phate.) 

This- is stated to contain 92.2% of 
guaiacol. It is a white powder, of pun- 
gent taste, sparingly soluble in water, 
more soluble in alcohol, glycerin, chlor- 
oform and oils. It is used as an antitu- 
bercular in doses of 3 to 15 grains 3 
times a day. 

Gallanol. (Gallic Acid Anilide — Gal- 
linol.) 

This is in gray, bitter crystals or pow- 
der. It is slightly soluble in cold water, 
readily in boiling water and in alcohol 
and ether, insoluble in chloroform or 
benzine. It is used as an antiseptic in- 
stead of pyrogallic or chrysophanic acid 
for dermal purposes, as in psoriasis, 
eczema, etc. Application : 5 to 10 to 
25% powder, solution or ointment. 
Gallicin. (Methyl Gallate.) 

This is in white, fleecy needles, which 
are soluble in hot water and alcohol, 
also in ether. It is a reducing agent 
and anti-catarrhal. It is used in powder 
form, chiefly in conjunctival catarrh. 
Gallobromol. (Dibromogallic Acid.) 

This is in small, gray crystals, which 
are freely soluble in alcohol, ether and 
boiling water, and soluble in 10 parts of 
cold water. It is a sedative, like potas- 
sium bromid, and an antiseptic astrin- 
gent, useful in gonorrhea and cystitis. 

Dose : Same as of potassium bromid. 
In gonorrhea and cystitis, it is used in 
1 or 2% solution. 

Gallogen. (Ellagic or Benzoaric 
Acid.) 

This is the astringent principle of 
divi-divi. the pods of Caesalpina coriari. 
It is a yellowish, odorless, tasteless pow- 
der, insoluble in all acid and neutral li- 



quids, but soluble in alkaline liquids to 
the amount of 2%, such solutions, how- 
ever, being very readily oxidized. Its 
solutions in alkaline media give all the 
reactions of tannic aqd with iron salts, 
gelatin solution, etc. It is incompatible 
with alkaline liquids. It is an astringent 
and antidiarrheic, and is slowly decom- 
posed in the intestinal tract, thus exert- 
ing its astringent action gradually dur- 
ing its passage. It has been recom- 
mended in dysentery, cholera infantum, 
diarrhea, and is said to be useful even 
in those of syphilitic or tuberculous ori- 
gin. The dose is 5 to 8 grains for chil- 
dren, 10 to 15 grains for adults, sus- 
pended in neutral or slightly acid media. 
Garantose. 

This is the same as saccharin, which 
see. 

Gardner's Syrup of Hydrodic Acid. 
(78) 

This is stated to contain 1.28% of ab- 
solute hydriodic acid (hydrogen iodid) 
or 6.66 grains of pure iodin in each 
fluidounce. 

Gardner's Syrup of Hypophosphite 
of Ammonium. 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 16 
grains of ammonium hypophosphite. 
Gare's Lecithine. 

This is defined as "true organic phos- 
phorus (glycerophosphate of cholin)," 
also as "a definite chemical extracted 
from the yolks of fresh eggs and repre- 
senting the molecule which contains the 
phosphorus in the exact form in which 
it exists in the human organism." It is 
marketed in the dry, granular form and 
as a glycerole. The dose of the form 
is 3 to 5 grains, to be administered in 
capsules, of the latter J / 2 to 1 teaspoon- 
ful, 3 times a day. 
Gasterin. 

This is a name applied to the gastric 
juice of dogs. 
Gasterine. 

This is a name applied in France to 
bismuth phosphate. 



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Gaultherine (formerly called Asep- 
sin.) (131) 

This is the sodium salt of methyl sali- 
cylate prepared from natural oil of win- 
tergreen. It is a pinkish powder, slowly 
soluble in cold water, more readily solu- 
ble in hot water, very soluble in alcohol, 
insoluble in ether and chloroform. It 
is an antiseptic and anti fermentative and 
is used internally and externally. 
Gaulsalol Capsules. (38) 

Each capsule is stated to contain 5 
grains of salol and 5 minims of methyl 
salicylate. 
Gelanthum. 

This is a mixture of 2^2% each of 
gelatin and tragacanth, 5% of glycerin, 
2% of thymol as a preservative, and 
water. It is lauded by Unna as an 
ideal water-soluble vehicle for the appli- 
cation of medicines for skin medication. 
It forms a smooth, homogeneous cover- 
ing without a tendency to stickiness. It 
takes up 50% of ichthyol, 40% of sali- 
cylic, acid, resorcin or pyrogallol, 5% of 
carbolic acid, and 1% of mercuric 
chlorid. 
Gelasepsin. 

This is a 1 to 2% sterilized solution of 
gelatin in physiological salt solution. 
Gelatol. 

An ointment vehicle consisting of a 
mixture of oil, glycerin, gelatin and wa- 
ter.— Helbing's Mat. Med. 

Gelatose-Silver. 

This is Albargin, which see. 

Gelin's Granules of Arseniate of 
Gold. 

These are the same as Addison's Gran- 
ules of Arseniate of Gold, which see. 

Gelis & Conte's Dragees of Lactate of 
Iron. 

According to Hager, these contain 
each 5 centigrams of lactate of iron. 
Gelone. 

This is a plaster consisting of two 
layers, an outer insoluble covering com- 
posed of a tough, elastic agar mass, and 
a layer of adhesive mixture soluble in 



water. The latter is a gelatinous sub- 
stance of great adhesive power, it ab- 
sorbs water readily, and is suitable to 
serve as a base for mixtures of various 
medicinal agents (zinc oxid, salicylic 
acid, ichthyol, chrysarobin, mercury, gal- 
lacetophenone, etc.) The plaster is ap- 
plied by moistening the adhesive surface 
and pressing gently upon the skin, and 
is removed with a minimum of irrita- 
tion to the affected parts by gently 
sponging the outer layer with water, 
which causes the tough covering to sepa- 
rate, after which the soluble adhesive 
mixture may be washed off. 
Gelseminine. 

This is an alkaloid derived from gel- 
semium. It is in very small white cry- 
stals which are soluble in alcohol and 
ether. The hydrochlorid and sulfate are 
used also, both of which are soluble in 
water. 

It is used in rheumatism, neuralgia, 
and dysmenorrhea, also used as an anti- 
dote to strychnine. The dose is 1/125 to 
l /$° grain, the maximum single dose 
being 1/30 grain, the maximum daily 
dose 1/5 grain. 

Genitone. (Elixir Viburnum Pruni- 
f olium Compound — Utero-Tonic 
Cordial.) (131) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 2 
grains of Pulsatilla, 4 grains of passi- 
flora, 5 grains each of golden seal and 
life root, 8 grains of black haw, and 
aromatics. It is recommended for the 
functional derangements peculiar to 
women. 
Geoline. (142) 

This is described as liquid petrolatum, 
U. S. P. 
George's Pectoral Paste. 

Dissolve 5 av. ounces of gum arabic 
and 3^ av. ounces of sugar in 8 fluid- 
ounces of water by the aid of a water 
bath, then add 50 grains of calcined mag- 
nesia and 1 grain of morphine hydro- 
chlorid, and enough decoction of licorice 
root (1 in 4) to make a suitable mass, 
and divide this into small, rectangular 
lozenges or into pastilles. — H. 



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Geosote. (Guaiacol Valerianate.) 

This is a yellow, oily liquid which has 
the characteristic odor of valerianic 
acid, and is insoluble in water, soluble 
in alcohol and ether. It is said to be 
useful in chlorosis and tuberculosis and 
as an intestinal antiseptic in doses of 3 
to 10 grains 3 times a day. 

Gerdal. 

This is a nutritive compound of beef 
juice, albumen and sugar. It is a gray- 
ish-yellow powder, of pleasant odor and 
taste which is given in doses of three 
teaspoonfuls 3 times daily, either alone 
or mixed with other food. 

German Cathartic Salt. 

This article is stated to be prepared 
exactly according to the formula in the 
German Pharmacopeia for Sal Therma- 
rum Carolinensis. 

Germicidal Discs. (McClintock.) 
(159) 

Each disc is stated to contain 3/8 
grain of mercuric iodid and 16 grains of 
sodium bicarbonate. 

Germicidal Soap. (McClintock.) 
(159) 

It is a bluish-white powder compress- 
ed into cakes, containing 2% of mer- 
curic iodid in combination with hard 
soap. It is claimed to be a disinfectant 
which does not coagulate albumin nor 
corrode steel or nickel. It is recom- 
mended for the disinfection of the 
hands and for washing out infected cav- 
ities. There is also a "germicidal soap, 
mild," and a "germicidal soap, soft," 
which contain but 1% of mercuric iodid. 

Giles' Iodide of Ammonia Liniment. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Iodin gr. 15 

Camphor dr. 2 

Oil of lavender fl.dr. 1 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 1 

Water of ammonia fl.oz. 1 

— Kilner. 
This corresponds almost exactly to 

the liniment of ammonium iodid of the 

N. F. 



Gilt Edge Butter Compound. 

This contains 30% of pepsin and 70% 
of hydrous sodium sulfate, besides a 
trace of pink coloring matter. — Wiley. 
Girard Laxative Pills. (81) 

These are silver-coated, ovoid pills, 
each containing 

Leptandrin gr. 1/8 

Cascarin gr. 1/8 

Podophyllin gr. 1/16 

Ext. belladonna leaves gr. 1/16 

Strych. sulf gr. 1/160 

Aromatics and carminatives, q. s. 

Girard Uterine Tonic. (Pil. Caulo- 
phyllen Comp.) 

Stated to contain caulophyllin, scutel- 
larin, and cypripedin. 

Glacialin. 

This is an English patented article 
consiting of boric acid, 18 parts, borax, 
9 parts, sugar, 6 parts, glycerin, 9 parts, 
and water, 400 parts. 

Glidin. (Dr. Klopfer's Wheat Albu- 
min.) 

This contains 96% of albumin and 1% 
each of salts and lecithin. It forms a 
fine yellowish, inodorous, tasteless pow- 
der that swells up with water and aque- 
our liquids. It contains no nucleins and 
the production of uric acid in the system 
is thus lessened. It is recommended for 
the baking of bread intended for suf- 
ferers from diabetes and kindey dis- 
eases. 
Glonoin. 

This is another name for nitroglyce- 
rin, spirit of glonoin therefore being 
spirit of nitroglycerin, U. S. P. or i%» 
Gluside. 

This is a synonym for Saccharin, 
which see. 
Glutannol. 

This is a compound of vegetable fibrin 
and tannin, which is insoluble in water 
or slightly acid liquids, and is therefore 
not dissolved in the stomach but is dis- 
solved by the intestinal fluids. It is em- 
ployed as an intestinal astringent in 
doses of 8 to 15 grains for adults and 4 



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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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to 8 grains for children, either in the 
form of powder or suspended in mix- 
tures. 
Gluten Suppositories. 

These consist of cocoa butter contain- 
ing 10% of wheat flour. — Vulpius, in Ph. 
Centralh. 
Glutiform. 

A combination of formaldehyde with 
gelatin. 

Glutol. (Dr. Schleich.) (Formalin- 
Gelatin.) (178) 

This is a chemical combination of 
gelatin and formaldehyde. It is pre- 
pared by dissolving 20 g. of gelatin in 
15 g. of water, adding 1 drop of formal- 
dehyde solution, exposing the mass so 
obtained, in a covered box over lime, to 
the vapor of formaldehyde by the aid of 
a layer of cotton wool saturated with it 
until a dry mass is produced, and re- 
ducing this to powder. It is a white, 
odorless powder, insoluble in water un- 
der ordinary conditions, but it is dis- 
solved when heated with water under 
pressure, the solution thus produced 
gelatinizing on cooling. It is not chang- 
ed by acids, alkalies or saline com- 
pounds, but is slowly decomposed on 
contact with living tissue, formaldehyde 
being slowly liberated. It may be steril- 
ized without decomposition. 

It is claimed that while it is in itself 
non-antiseptic, non-irritant, and non- 
toxic, it becomes antiseptic and bacteri- 
cidal on contact with living cells, in con- 
sequence of the gradual elimination of 
formaldehyde. It is used in the undi- 
luted form as an antiseptic dusting pow- 
der and is applied to burns, scalds, ulc- 
ers, wounds, etc. 
Gluton. 

This is a form of glutose, made from 
gelatin, which does not gelatinize and is 
recommended as a nutriment in cases of 
obesity and diabetes. 
Glycerin Emollient. (159) 

This is stated to be a mixture of 

Tragacanth gr. 263 

Boric acid dr. 6 



Corn starch oz. 3 

Glycerin oz. 28^2 

Oil of wintergreen gr. 30 

It is a soft and transparent solid, in- 
tended as a lubricant in gynecologic and 
surgical practice. It is put up in collap- 
sible tubes and is to be applied to the 
dry skin. After use it can be washed off 
with water. 

Glycerinum Pepticum. (70) 

This is a concentrated glycerin extract 
of the peptic juice of the stomach. 

Glycerite of Styrolene. (160) 

This is stated to contain styrolene, 
styracin, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, 
acetanilid, wild cherry, and glycerin. It 
is recommended as an antispasmodic, 
expectorant and antiseptic. 

Glycerole of Celery Compound. 

This preparation is put up by several 
firms. As made by Sutliff & Co. and 
Baker & Co., each fluidram is stated to 
contain 3 grains each of celery and Ger- 
man chamomile and 5 grains of catnip. 
As made by Hazen Morse, each fluidram 
is stated to contain 4 grains of celery 
seed, 5 grains of catnip, 2 grains of 
chamomile, and enough anise to flavor. 
It is recommended as an anodyne and 
hypnotic, instead of opium, or when the 
latter cannot be used, as for teething in- 
fants. 

Glycerole Heroin Compound. (159) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain Yz 
grain of heroin, 24 grains of ammonium 
hypophosphite, 8 grains of henbane, 28 
grains of white pine bark, and tolu bal- 
sam, glycerin and aromatics, q. s. 

Glycerole of Lecithin. 

See Lecithin Glycerole and Gare's 
Lecithine. 

Glycerole of Lecithine, Gare's. 
See Gare's Lecithine. 

Glycerole Pepsin and Wafer Ash. 
(159) 

This is stated to contain 40 grains of 
saccharated pepsin and 30 grains of 
wafer ash to each fluidounce. 



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Glycerole Yerbine Compound. (159) 
Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Verba santa gr. 90 

Licorice root gr. 90 

Grindelia gr. 30 

Wild cherry gr. 30 

Potassium bromid gr. 7V2 

Pine tar gr. 2)4 

Salicylic acid gr. 2 

It is a sedative expectorant. 

Glycerophosphates. 

These are the salts of glycerophos- 
phoric acid. The calcium compound has 
already been described (see Calcium 
Glycerophosphate). It is prepared by 
heating glycerin and phosphoric acid for 
a considerable time and then neutraliz- 
ing with lime. The precipitated calcium 
phosphate is removed while the calcium 
glycerophosphate remains in solution. 
From the calcium salt the other salts 
can be prepared by precipitating calcium 
by the appropriate salt of the metal 
whose glycerophosphate is desired. Po- 
tassium and sodium glycerophosphates 
are in the form of dense, syrupy liquids 
which are exceedingly soluble in water 
and representing 75% of the respective 
salts in a dry condition. Calcium, iron, 
lithium, magnesium, and manganese 
glycerophosphates are pulverulent salts, 
moderately soluble in water. The aque- 
ous solutions of glycerophosphates de- 
compose in a short time. They should 
be made with sterilized water, but hot 
liquids should not be used. 

These salts were introduced as "nerve 
foods" and tonics on the theory that 
their phosphorus, being a step nearer 
lecithin, is assimilated more readily than 
the hypophosphites. The potassium and 
sodium salts may be given hypodermi- 
cally in doses of 3 to 4 grains in normal 
salt solution, or per mouth in doses of 
4 to 10 grains in water or syrup. Cal- 
cium, iron, lithium, magnesium and man- 
ganese glycerophosphates are given in 
doses of 10 grains each; the quinine 
salt in doses of i l / 2 to 5 grains; and the 
strychnine salt in doses of 1/60 to 1/20 
grain. 



8 



1/2 
1/16 



Glycerophosphates Comp. (221) 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
Sodium glycerophosphate. . .gr. 16 
Calcium glycerophosphate, .gr. 

Iron glycerophosphate gr. 

Manganese glycerophos- 
phate gr. 

Quinine glycerophosphate ..gr. 
Strychnine glycerophos- 
phate gr. 

It is stated not to contain any sugar. 
Glycerophosphates Syrup. (116) 

This is stated to contain the glycero- 
phosphates of iron, manganese, quinine, 
strychnine, calcium, sodium, and potas- 
sium. 

Glycerophosphates Syrup and Tab- 
lets (Huxley) — (Ner-Vigor.) 

Each fluidram of the "syrup" (free 
from sugar) and each tablet represents 
4 grains of glycerophosphates of lime, 
soda, potash, manganese and iron with 
1/250 grain of strychnine. 
Glycerophosphoids. (89) 

These are soft capsules each said to 
contain 

Calcium glycerophosphates, .gr. 3 

Gaduol m. 5 

Creosote m. 2 

Strychnine phosphate gr. 1/60 

Glyco-Chlorides. (214) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Mercury bichlorid gr. 1/80 

Arsenic chlorid gr. 1/49 

Tr. iron chlorid m. 4 

Dil. hydrochloric acid m. 5 

Glycerin. 

Glycogen. (204) 

This is a substance produced by the 
digestion of starch and exists in the 
liver of animals and in some low forms 
of plant life. It forms a yellowish- 
white powder, soluble in water. It has 
been recommended by French physicians 
in tuberculosis, diabetes, neurasthenia, 
etc. It is put up in i-grain capsules, 1 to 
5 of which are to be given daily. 
Glycoline. (Mineral Glycerin.) 

This is a colorless and odorless liquid 
petrolatum, according to the manufac- 
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Glycomorrhum. 

This is a proprietary cod-liver oil sub- 
stitute which has been introduced into 
Paris hospitals. Tt consists principally 
of glycerophosphates and hypophosphites 
with some of the constituents of cod- 
liver oil. 
Glycones. (117) 

This is a name for glycerin supposi- 
tories, 
dlyconin. 

This is the glycerite of yolk of egg of 
the U. S. P. 
Glycosal. (Glycerin-Salicylate.) 

This forms a white powder readily 
soluble in alcohol, soluble in ioo parts 
of water. It is employed in place of 
sodium salicylate. 
Glyco-Thymoline. (Kress.) 

According to labels formerly used, 
each fluidounce was stated to contain 
(in grains?) sodium 24, boric acid 4, 
benzoin 4, salicylic acid 0.33, eucalyptol 
0-33> "thymoline" 0.17, betula lenta 0.08, 
menthol 0.08, pinus pumilio 0.17, glyce- 
rin and solvents sufficient. 
Glycotine Comp. (63) 

Each two teaspoonfuls is stated to 
contain 4' grains of the combined glyce- 
rophosphates of lime, soda, iron and 
manganese, with 1/80 grain of strych- 
nine glycerophosphate. 
Glycotone Comp. Capsules. 

Each capsule is stated to represent 
two teaspoonfuls of Glycotone Comp., 
which see. 

Glyco-Vitse. (Glycerole of Glycero- 
phosphates Comp.) (154) 

The composition is stated to be 8 
grains of sodium glycerophosphate and 
4 grains of calcium glycerophosphate 
combined in a bland, neutral aromatized 
vehicle. 

Glykaolin. (Pasta Alumini Silicatis 
Comp.) (221) 

This is described as a compound of 
aluminum silicate, salol and glycerin, 
made into a smooth paste which is rec- 
ommended as a depletive in local con- 
gestion and inflammation. 



Picrated Glykaolin is the same with a 
small amount of picric acid and is espe- 
cially recommended for burns. 
Glymol. (7) 

This is claimed to be a liquid hydro- 
carbon obtained from petroleum, proba- 
bly therefore a purified liquid petrola- 
tum. 
Glyphocal. (185) 

This syrup stated to contain the glyc- 
erophosphates of calcium, sodium, po- 
tassium, magnesium and iron, with pep- 
sin and diastase. 
Godfrey's Cordial. 

This preparation is now recognized by 
the N. F. under the name Mixture of 
Sassafras and Opium. 
Gold Monobromid. (Aurous Bromid.) 
This is in yellowish-gray, friable 
masses, insoluble in water. 

It is used as an anti-epileptic and 
against migraine. The dose as an anti- 
epileptic is 1/10 to 1/5 grain 2 or 3 times 
daily in pills, as an anodyne, 1/20 gra'n 
twice daily. 
Gonosan. (172) 

This is a solution of the resins of 
kava kava in oil of sandalwood. It is a 
yellowish-green aromatic fluid which is 
put up in 5-grain capsules containing 1 
grain of the former and 4 grains of the 
latter. It is used for gonorrhea. 
Good Samaritan Oil. 

This was patented in 1872, the com- 
position being 

Oil of origanum fl.oz. 

Oil of hemlock fl.oz. 

Oil of cedar fl.oz. 

Oil of sassafras fl.oz. 

Oil of wintergreen fl.oz. 

Oil of valerian fl.oz. 2 

Olive oil fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of myrrh fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 2 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 2 

Laudanum fl.oz. 1 

Ether fl.oz. 1 

Gum camphor oz. l / 2 

Alcohol oz. 32 

Gorite. (Calcium Peroxid.) 

This is a yellow powder, slightly solu- 
ble in water with the evolution of oxy- 



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gen. It has been recommended as an 
antacid and disinfectant in acid dyspep- 
sia and summer diarrhea of children, in 
doses of 3 to 10 grains. It is also used 
in tooth powders. 
Goss' Improved Laxative Pills. 
Each pill contains 

Euonymin gr. l /i 

Podophyllin gr. Y$ 

Extract of henbane gr. J4 

Comp. ext. colocynth gr. *4 

Extract of butternut gr. H 

Ext. black Indian hemp gr. J^ 

Ext. cascara sagrada gr. Yz 

Goudrogenin. 

This is a dry preparation of pine tar 
which is in the form of brown scales 
which is readily soluble in water. The 
solution is said to possess all the prop- 
erties of tar water and to be strongly 
antiseptic. 
Gouraud's Oriental Cream. 

This is said by Tuttle and Snow to 
consist of calomel and water, about 39 
grains of the former to 1 fluidounce of 
the latter, no perfume or glycerin being 
present. — N. I. 

The claim of the manufacturer is that 
the principal ingredients are epsom salt 
and table salt. 
Gouttine. 

This is another and later .name for 
citarin, which see. 
Grain's de Sante. 

See Franck's Grains de Sante. 
Graminin. 

This is a dry form of hay fever serum 
intended for use as a snuff in hay fever. 
Grapiol. (84) 

Described as 5-minim capsule contain- 
ing apiol, ergot and aloin, and recom- 
mended for various menstrual disorders. 
Gray's Specific Pills. 

Nearly all of these "specific" pills are 
composed (W. D.) of asafetida, with a 
little camphor and sometimes hops, or 
lupulin, e. g. : 

Asafetida gr 2 

Camphor gr. 1 

Lupulin gr. Y& 



The "specific action" is in the direc- 
tion of an anaphrodisiac. 

Green Mountain Kidney Cure. 

This is stated to contain Canada bal- 
sam (balsam of fir), fresh extract of 
sweet elder bark, fresh extract of spike- 
nard root, fresh extract of sumac, podo- 
phyllin and ipecacuanha. 

Green Mountain Oil. 

Oil of eucalyptus m. 10 

Oil of spearmint m. 10 

Oil of cassia m. 20 

Oil of peppermint fl.oz. i l / 2 

Oil of wintergreen fl.oz. 2 

Oil of sassafras fl.oz. 3 

Oil of sesame fl.oz. 16 

Menthol gr. 30 

Chlorophyll gr. 30 

Mix all of the oils except the sesame 
and add the menthol. Dissolve the 
chlorophyll in 4 ounces of sesame oil by 
the aid of heat, mix the two solutions, 
and add the remainder of the oil of 
sesame. — Era, 1905. 

Green Mountain Salve. 

Resin av.lb. 5 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 4 

Beeswax av.oz. 4 

Mutton tallow av.oz. 4 

Oil of hemlock fl.oz. 1 

Balsam of fir fl.oz. 1 

Oil of origanum fl.oz. 1 

Oil of red cedar fl.oz. 1 

Venice turpentine fl.oz. I 

Oil of wormwood fl.oz. Yz 

Verdigris, very finely pul- 
verized av.oz. 1 

Melt the first three articles together 
and add the oils, having rubbed the 
verdigris up with a little of the oils and 
put in with the other articles, stirring 
well; then pour into cold water and 
work as wax until cool enough to roll. — 
A. D. 

Greenhow's Cholera Mixture. 

Guaiac av.oz. 1 

Clove av.oz. 1 

Cinnamon av.oz. 1 

Brandy fl.oz. 29 

Macerate the drugs in moderately fine 

powder with the brandy for 7 days, and 

filter. 



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Griffith's Compound Mixture of Gua- 
iac, Stillingia, Etc. 

This is stated to contain guaiac, stil- 
lingia, prickly ash, turkey corn, colchi- 
cum, black cohosh, sarsaparilla, salicy- 
lates of the alkalies, potassium iodid, 
and other remedies. 
Grillon's Tamar Indien. 

See Tamar Indien. 
Grimault's Matico Injection. 

Made by dissolving 8 grains of copper 
sulfate in 16 fluidounces of infusion of 
matico, the latter being prepared from I 
ounce of leaves. — Wittstein's Analysis. 

Grimault's Paullinia Powders. 

According to Hager, these are put up 
in boxes of 12 powders, each weighing 
about 25 grains, containing powdered 
guarana with possibly some unroasted 
cocoa. 
Grimault's Syrup of Bark and Iron. 

This is similar to a solution of 10 
grams each of iron and sodium pyro- 
phosphates in 500 grams of simple syrup 
to which 50 grams of tincture of red 
cinchona has been added. — Hager. 

Griserin. 

This consists of loretin combined with 
4 r A% of sodium carbonate or 6}i% of 
sodium bicarbonate. It is advertised as 
being a non-toxic specific in tuberculosis, 
cancer, syphilis, etc. It is put up in 
powders or cachets, or in cachets with 
tannalbin. 

Guacamphol. (Guaiacol Camphorate.) 

This is a combination of guaiacol and 
camphor. It is in white odorless, taste- 
less needles, insoluble in water, moder- 
ately soluble in alcohol or chloroform. 
It is used to stop the night sweats 
and diarrheas of phthisical patients. The 
dose is 3 to 15 grains. 

Guaethol. (Pyrocatechinmonoethy- 
lether — Ethyl-Guaiacol — Ajacol- 
Thanatol.) 

This is an oily liquid, solidifying in 
the cold and forming crystals which be- 
gin to melt at about 26° C. It is the 



ethyl compound corresponding to guaia- 
col, which is the methyl compound. 

It is said to act more effectively than 
guaiacol. A single dose is 2 to 4 grains, 
the daily dose, 16 grains. It is also ap- 
plied externally. 

Guaiacetin. (Sodium Pyrocatechin- 
Monactetate.) 

This is a white, odorless powder, sol- 
uble in 30 parts of water. It is used as 
a substitute for guaiacol and creosote in 
tuberculosis. The dose is 8 grains. It 
is marketed in the form of powder and 
tablets. 

Guaiacol. (Methyl-Pyrocatechin.) 

This is a colorless crystalline solid 
melting at 83 C, or as an almost color- 
less, refractive liquid boiling at 205 C. 
The specific gravity of the liquid is 1.14. 
It is soluble in 53 parts of water, in all 
proportions of alcohol and ether, also 
soluble in acetic acid and in an equal 
part of glycerin. It is used internally as 
an antitubercular and externally as an 
analgesic. The average dose is 8 min- 
ims. 

Guaiacol Albuminate. 
See Histosan. 

Guaiacol Camphorate. 
See Guacamphol. 

Guaiacol Carbonate. 
See Duotal. 

Guaiacol Carbonate Comp. (141) 
This is put up in capsules, each one of 

which is stated to contain 

Guaiacol carbonate gr. 1^2 

Calcium hypophosphite ....gr. J4 

Ichthyol gr. l / 2 

Strontium arsenite gr. 1/120 

Olive oil, to make m. 5 

It is recommended for incipient tu- 
berculosis, chronic pneumonia and allied 

affections. 

Guaiacol Cinnamate. 
See Styracol. 

Guaiacol Co. Elixir. 
See Triacol. 



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Guaiacol-Ethylene. (Ethylene Ether 
of Guaiacol.) 

This is in colorless needles, which are 
sparingly soluble in water but are read- 
ily soluble in alcohol. It is an antitu- 
bercular, like guaiacol. 

Dose : 8 to 15 grains twice daily, in 
pill or cachet. 

Guaiacol Phosphite. (Guaiacol-Phos- 
phal.) 

See Gaiacophosphol. 
Guaiacol-Piperidin. 

See Guaiaperol. 
Guaiacol Salicylate. 

See Guaiacol-Salol. 
Guaiacol-Salol. (Guaiacol Salicylate.) 

This is the salicylic ester of guaiacol 
and is the analogue of salol as the sali- 
cylic ester of phenol. It is a white, 
crystalline, tasteless powder, of a salol- 
like odor. It is insoluble in water but 
soluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform. 
It is decomposed by alkalies and alkaline 
carbonates and strong acids. This com- 
pound acts like its constituents, being 
antiseptic and antirheumatic. It is rec- 
ommended in phthisical diarrhea, dysen- 
tery, rheumatism, etc., the dose being 15 
grains. 

Guaiacol-Somatose. 

This is a somatose preparation con- 
taining 5% of calcium guaiacol-sulfo- 
nate. 

Guaiacol Valerianate or Valerate. 

See Geosote. 
Guaiacoline. 

This is stated by the manufacturers to 
be an emulsion containing the medicinal 
properties of cod-liver oil, guaiacol and 
alkaline phosphates, the formula being 
given as follows : 

Pure Norwegian oil drops 60 

( iuaiacol drops 2 

Primus serotina, fl. ext.... drops 15 

Alkaline phosphates gr. 2 

Just what relation the above ingredi- 
ents bear to the total quantity of emul- 
sion, the manufacturers fail to state. 



Guaiacyl. (Calcium Guaiacol-Sulfo- 
nate.) 

This is a bluish gray or yellowish 
gray, odorless powder, of an astringent- 
sweetish taste. It is soluble in water 
and alcohol but not in fatty oils. It is 
used hypodermically as a local anesthetic 
in minor and dental surgery in the form 
of 5% aqueous solution, of which 8 to 
24 minims are injected at one time. 
Guaiaform. (Diguaiacolmethylene.) 

This is a combination of guaiacol and 
formaldehyde. It is a yellowish, almost 
odorless and tasteless powder, is insolu- 
ble in water but soluble in alcohol and 
strong alkaline solutions. It is recom- 
mended for tuberculosis in the same 
doses as guaiacol. 

Guaialin. (116) 

This is described as the benzoic acid 
ester of methylene-diguaiacol, obtained 
by passing formic aldehyde gas through 
a mixed and heated solution of benzoic 
acid, guaiacol and phosphorus oxy- 
chlorid. It is a pea-green colored amor- 
phous powder, which is stated to con- 
tain over 60% of guaiacol, 30% of ben- 
zoin and about 7% of formic aldehyde. 
It possesses the antitubercular, antipy- 
retic and alterative tonic properties of 
guaiacol, plus the virtues of its other 
constituents. 

Guaiamar. (Guaiacolglycerylester.) 
(122) 

This is the monoguaiacol ester of 
glycerin. It is a white, crystalline, non- 
hygroscopic powder of a bitter and aro- 
matic taste. It is soluble in 20 parts of 
cold water but very soluble in warm 
water. It is soluble in alcohol, ether, 
chloroform and glycerin. It is decom- 
posed by soluble hydrates and carbonates 
and by strong acids. 

When ingested, it is decomposed in 
the stomach and intestines with the lib- 
eration of guaiacol, and in this wise ex- 
erts an antiseptic action. It is recom- 
mended as a substitute for guaiacol in 
all cases where the latter is indicated. In 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



the form of ointment it has been recom- 
mended for acute articular rheumatism. 
The dose is 5 to 25 grains in capsules or 
dissolved in warm water. Locally it is 
used in the form of a 25% ointment 
with wool fat or with belladonna, zinc 
cr mercurial ointment. 
Guaiaperol. (Guaiacol-Piperidine.) 

This is in colorless crystals soluble in 
water. It is used mostly in tuberculosis 
in doses of about 10 grains twice daily. 

Guaiaquin. (Quinine Guaiacol-Bisul- 
fonate.) (121) 

This compound contains both guaiacol 
and quinine. Quinine alkaloid is present 
to the extent of 62%, 38% being guaia- 
col-sulfonic acid, which is equivalent to 
24% of pure guaiacol. It is a yellowish, 
crystalline, hygroscopic powder, very 
soluble in water, alcohol and dilute acids. 
It is odorless, has a bitter taste, but not 
the caustic taste or effects of guaiacol. 

It is recommended as 'an antipyretic 
and antitubercular in doses of 2 to 10 
grains. 
Guaiasanol. (Guajasanol.) 

This is the hydrochlorid of diethyl 
glycocoll-guaiacol. It is small, colorless, 
prismatic crystals, having a slight odor 
of guaiacol and a bitter saline taste. It 
is soluble in its own weight of water 
and in 25 parts of alcohol, but insoluble 
in ether. The aqueous solution should 
be clear and colorless and give a white 
precipitate with silver nitrate. It is an 
antiseptic and antitubercular. It is read- 
ily absorbed in the system, guaiacol be- 
ing liberated. It has been recommended 
for the treatment of tuberculosis, both 
internally and subcutaneously. It is also 
recommended as a deodorant and has 
been used in putrid cystitis. The dose 
is 15 to 45 grains. Subcutaneously it 
has been used in amounts of 45 to 60 
grains in aqueous solution. Externally 
it is employed in 1/10 to 2% solutions. 
Guaisotol. (57) 

This is a syrup, each fluidounce of 
which is stated to contain 16 grains of 
guaiacol. 



Guaiatonic. (181) 

This is described as a palatable prepa- 
ration of guaiacol and creosote with 
quinine, strychnine and hypophosphites, 
each fluidram containing 1 minim each 
of guaiacol and creosote, both as soluble 
sulfonates, 7/128 grain of quinine, 1/256 
grain of strychnine hypophosphite, com- 
bined with hypophosphites of iron, cal- 
cium, manganese and potassium in aro- 
matic sweet solution. 
Guatannol. (Guatannin.) 

This is a combination of guaiacol, 
tannin and cinnamic acid. It is mar- 
keted in the form of i-grain pills, which 
are recommended for tuberculosis, 
glandular enlargements, etc. 
Guayarsin. 

This is described as a non-toxic guaia- 
col-arsenic compound, each 10 grams of 
syrup containing .005 gram of organical- 
ly combined arsenic and 0.2 gram of 
guaiacol with cinnamic acid and calcium 
chlorhydrophosphate. 

Guilliermond's Sirop Iodotannique. 

Extract of rhatany g. 1 

Tincture of iodin g. 2 

Simple syrup g. 100 

Dissolve the extract in the syrup and 
add the tincture. 

This preparation is cloudy. If a clear 
syrup is wanted, dissovle the extract 
first in a little water, filter the solution, 
then add the syrup and the tincture. — 
Hager. 
Guindre's Sal Aperiens. 

Sodium sulfate, dried av.oz. 2 

Potassium nitrate gr. 18 

Tartar emetic gr. 1 

— Hager. 
Gunther's Sedative Pills. 

According to Parson in Hager, these 
are composed essentially of 

Asafetida parts 50 

Extract of valerian parts 50 

Extract of belladonna parts 3 

Castor parts 2 

Zinc oxid part 1 

Each pill weighs i l /z grains. 
Gurmin. 

This is a name applied to a serum in- 
tended for the cure of glanders in 
horses. 



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Gynecol Ointment. (94) 

This is stated to contain Hamamelis 
virginica, Verbascum thapsus, Calendula 
officinalis, Quercus rubra, aluminum sul- 
fate, oil of peppermint, and petrolatum. 

H. H. H. Medicine. 

The claim of the manufacturers is 
that this is made of oils of origanum, 
cedar and hemlock, camphor, iodin, 
white castile soap, ammonia, and suffi- 
cient grain alcohol to hold the oils in 
solution, no oil of mustard or turpentine 
being used. 

Haarlem Oil. 

The following formula for the prepa- 
ration of Haarlem oil is published by 
the Dutch Society for the Advancement 
of Pharmacy: 

Sulfurated linseed oil part I 

Rectified oil of turpentine. . .parts 2 
Mix and filter. The product is a 
bright, red-brown, oily liquid. 

It is not intended that this shall be 
sold as a substitute for the imported 
Haarlem Oil. 

The same society gives the following 
directions for making the sulfurated 
linseed oil (also called balsam of sul- 
fur) : 

Linseed oil part i 

Washed sulfur parts 2 

Mix and heat them together in a por- 
celain capsule at a temperature between 
120 and 130 C, under constant stirring, 
until the sulfur dissolves. It produces a 
dark-brown liquid, having a yellow color 
in thin layers, and completely soluble 
in oil of turpentine. 

Haas' Hog Cholera Remedy. 

According to a report of the U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture, the following is 
probably the composition of this rem- 
edy: 

Powdered soap parts 10 

Potassium carbonate parts 5 

Red ochre parts 12 

Chalk parts 50 

Quicklime parts 10 

Calcined magnesia parts 13 



Hasman. 

This is a liquid peptonized iron sulfo- 
cyanid. In anemia and gout, the sulfo- 
cyanids almost totally disappear, and as 
these possess bactericidal properties, the 
use of this preparation was suggested. 
Hsematogen, Hommel's. 

This is described as a purified and 
concentrated hemoglobin, flavored with 
chemically pure glycerin and malaga 
wine in the proportion of 4 ounces of 
glycerin and 2 ounces of wine to each 
pint. 
Haemoantitoxin. 

This is a preparation of Maragliano's 
tuberculosis antitoxin in combination 
with alcohol and glycerin, flavored with 
aromatics. It forms a clear solution of 
a. wine red color of agreeable taste. It 
is given as a prophylactic against tuber- 
culosis in tablespoonful doses four times 
a day before eating. It is made at the 
Laboratory of the Institute for Infecti- 
ous Diseases, Genoa, Italy. 
Haemo-Cardiacin. (17) 

This is stated to be composed of 
"nitrogenized iron, 12 fluidounces, fluid 
extract of cherry bark (detan.), 4 fluid- 
ounces, fluid extract of digitalis, 2 fluid- 
drams. 

Haemoferrum. (Liquid Oxyhemo- 
globin.) (187) 

This is a preparation of purified blood 
said to contain in each fluidounce 32 
grains of oxyhemoglobin in a men- 
struum containing 12^/4% of alcohol. It 
is prepared from purified blood and the 
amount of hemoglobin is determined by 
assay. It is a dark blood-red liquid, of a 
pleasant odor and taste. It is used in 
anemia, chlorosis, convalescence, etc., in 
doses of 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls 3 or 4 times 
a day. This is the liquid form, but it is 
also put up in the pill form, each pill 
containing 3 grains of haemoferrum. 
Haemoform. 

This is another blood preparation 
which appears as a reddish-brown pow- 
der, completely soluble in water to form 
a clear brownish solution. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Haemoglobin. (36) 

This is described as a solution of 
hemoglobin in serum albumen. 

It is also put up in combination with 
digitalis (containing I minim of fluid 
extract of digitalis to the fluidram), 
with cactus (containing 3 minims of 
tincture of cactus grandirlorus to the 
fluidram), and with strychnine (contain- 
ing 1/100 grain of strychnine sulfate to 
the fluidram). The preparation of hem- 
oglobin with arsenic is now called "nor- 
malin," which see. 

It should also be remembered 
the name hemoglobin is also applied to 
the chief constituent of the blood which 
is marketed as a reddish black powder 
which is soluble in water. It is given 
as a hematinic. 
Haemoglobogen. (143) 

This is described as "a ferruginous 
tonic which combines the characters of 
a predigested nitrogenous food with 
those of a restorative tonic." It is pre- 
pared plain, with arsenic (each fluid- 
ounce contains 1/20 grain of arsenic 
trioxid), and with arsenic and strych- 
nine (each fluidounce containing 1/20 
grain of arsenic trioxid and 1/40 grain 
of strychnine citrate.) 
Haemol. 

See Hemol. 
Hsemolin. 

This is a name given to a mixture 
of hemoglobin and maltose. 
Haemo-Neuralin. (17) 

This is described as "nitrogenized 
iron" and soda with hypophosphites. 
Haemo-Mangan. (143) 

Each fluidounce stated to contain 10 
grains of iron "citro-peptonate" and 2 
grains of manganese "citro-peptonate" 
in combination with wine. This is also 
put up with arsenic each fluidram con- 
taining 1/30 grain of arsenic trioxid. 
Hsemoprotagon. (Hsematoprotagon.) 

This is a hasmolecithin, containing 
iron and phosphorus in organic combina- 
tion, and said to be prepared from nerve 



substance and hemoglobin. It is put 
up only in tablet form. 
Haemostasin. 

This is the name applied to a sub- 
stance obtained from the suprarenal 
gland of the sheep, evidently a prepara- 
tion of suprarenal alkaloid. It is mar- 
keted in the form of powder and as a 
1 :iooo solution. 
Haemostatin. 

This is tribromphenol-bismuth of 
lower bismuth content than xeroform. 
It is used as a hemostatic. Do not con- 
found with hemostatin. 

Hsemostyptic. 

As made by Brunninghausen's process 
this is a preparation containing the ac- 
tive principles of ergot and golden seal. 
It is recommended in doses of 30 drops 
4 times a day. 
Hagan's Magnolia Balm. 

According to various analyses this 
contains zinc oxid, glycerin, water and 
perfume. 

Hagee's Cordial of the Extract of Cod 
Liver Oil Compound. (104) 

This is stated to represent in each 
fluidounce Yz fluidounce of cod-liver oil 
(the fatty portion being eliminated), 6 
grains of calcium hypophosphite, 3 
grains of sodium hypophosphite, 1/16 
grain of saccharin, Yz grain of salicylic 
acid (from oil of wintergreen), and 
aromatics. 

Haggard's Stool Promoter. 

Buckthorn, coarse powder... gr. 150 

Potassium carbonate gr. 45 

Sodium sulfate, crystal gr. 22 

Sodium chlorid gr. 22 

Oil of anise drops 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Glycerin, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix all but the glycerin, macerate 
jfor a day or so, agitating occasionally, 
filter, and to the filtrate 'add the gly- 
cerin. — Hager. 
Hall's Hair Renewer. 

This is the revised formula accord- 
ing to the manufacturers : Alcohol, 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



sulphur, bay rum, glycerin, cap- 
sicum, rosemary leaves, boroglycerin, 
tea, perfume and water. 
Halogens Compound Elixir. 

See Elixir Halogens Compound. 
Hamburg Plaster. 

Dieterich's Manual gives the follow- 
ing: 

Mother plaster av.oz. 8 

Suet av.oz. y 2 

Black pitch av.oz. V 2 

Amber, powder av.oz. I 

Peru balsam gr. 45 

Melt the first three ingredients, add 
the amber and balsam, and roll into 
sticks about 5/8-inch in diameter. 

Hampton's (Sir John) Vital Restora- 
tive. 

This was examined by the chemists 
of the U. S. Department of Agri- 
culture. The first part of the medi- 
cine consisted of one pill of methylene 
blue. This pill when taken will cause 
the patient's urine to turn green. This 
naturally would frighten him so that 
he would consult with the party who 
supplied the remedy. The second part 
of the remedy consisted of pills com- 
posed of licorice and saw palmetto. 

Hardy's Ointment. 

Beef tallow av.oz 1 

Castor oil gr. 154 

Gallic acid gr. 13 

Vanilla tincture. . . .enough to flavor 
— Bouchardat. 
Hartman's Crimson Salt. 

Borax part 1 

Potassium permanganate. .. .part 1 

Salt (common) parts 6 

Alum parts 8 

— Frerksen. 
Dr. Haskell's Enteritis Tablets. 

Each tablet is stated to contain 

Copper arscnite gr. 1/100 

Corrosive sublimate gr. 1/100 

Morphine sulfate gr. 1/100 

Hayden's Uric Solvent. 

See Uric Solvent. 
Hayden's Viburnum Compound. 

This was stated by the manufacturers 
lo contain the active principles of vi- 
burnum opulus, dioscorca villosa, Scu- 



tellaria lateriflora, and a combination of 

aromatics. 

Hayes' Acid Hypophosphites. (95) 

This is described as an acid solution 
of the hypophosphites of calcium, po- 
tassium, sodium, iron, manganese, qui- 
nine and strychnine with hypophos- 
phorous acid. 
Hazeline. 

This is stated to be an alcoholic dis- 
tillate from witch-hazel bark. 
Headine. 

Acetanilid 68.7% 

Sodium bicarbonate 2>i-2>% 

— Dr. Schneider's analysis. 
Hecto Pepsin. (133) 

This is described as a highly concen- 
trated pepsin liquid form for the ready 
manufacture of wines, -elixirs, and other 
liquid preparations of pepsin. 
Hedonal. 

This is a urethane differing from 
ethyl carbonate U. S. P. in that the 
ethyl radicle has been replaced by the 
radicle methylpropylcarbinol. It is a 
white, crystalline powder, of a faint, 
aromatic odor and taste, soluble in 120 
parts of water at 37° C, more soluble 
at higher temperatures, also readily sol- 
uble in alcohol, ether, chloroform and 
other organic solvents. It is incompat- 
ible with alkalies and their carbonates 
and bicarbonate. It appears to have 
greater hypnotic power than urethane. 
It is said not to be followed, by bad 
after-effects, and is recommended in 
insomnia due to mental overwork or 
nervous excitement occurring in neu- 
rasthenia or hysteria. The dose is 15 
to 30 grains, administered dry, followed 
by a swallow of water, or in wafers or 
capsules. 
Helcosol. (Bismuth Pyrogallate.) 

A yellow, amorphous, odorless, taste- 
less powder containing 48% bismuth 
oxid. It is insoluble in water and 
alcohol, slightly soluble in diluted hydro- 
chloric acid; an internal and external 
antiseptic like salol or dermatol. Dose : 
5 to 15 grains in powders or capsules. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Helfin. (96) 

These are vermifuge capsules con- 
sisting of i part of oleoresin of male 
fern and 2 parts of castor oil. These 
are accompanied by other capsules con- 
taining 3 grains of a mixture of 10% 
of oil of turpentine and 90% castor oil. 

Helenin. (Alantol — Elecampane or 
Inula Camphor.) 

This is in white, acicular crystals, 
insoluble in water, readily soluble in 
hot alcohol, ether and oils. It is used as 
an anticatarrhal in chronic bronchitis, 
phthisis, coughs with pain, etc., and as 
an antiseptic in diphtheria, etc. 

Dose: % grain 10 times daily, in 
pills. 
Helgotan Bromate. 

This is a brom-tannin-methylene com- 
pound containing 20% of bromin. It is 
a yellowish-brown, odorless and taste- 
less powder which is used in the sanie 
way as bromocoll. 
Helmbold's Extract Buchu. 

The following was given as an au- 
thentic formula by Dr. F. E. Stewart 
in D. C: 

Buchu av.oz. 1 

Cubebs gr. 180 

Digitalis gr. 50 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2y 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 15 

Licorice gr. 50 

Caramel gr. 75 

Essence of peppermint. . . .drops 38 
Molasses fl.dr. 5 ^ 

Helmitol. (Hexamethylenamine 
Methylenecitrate.) 

This is a white crystalline powder 
melting with decomposition at about 
165 ° C, and of an agreeble acidulous 
taste and acid reaction. It is soluble 
in about 10 parts of water but almost 
insoluble in alcohol and ether. Acids 
and alkalies decompose it with the liber- 
ation of formaldehyde. It is a urinary 
antiseptic and germicide which is claim- 
ed to be more prompt and energetic 
in its action than hexamethylenamine, 
acting equally well whether the urine 
be acid or alkaline. It is recommended 
in cystitis,- pyelitis, urethritis, phospha- 



turia, also as an urinary antiseptic in 
typhoid and in the latter stages and 
chronic forms of gonorrhea. The dose 
is 10 to 15 grains. 
Helonia Tablets. (146) 
Each tablet is stated to contain 

Extract of opium gr. % 

Extract of helonias gr. ^2 

Extract of henbane gr. 1 

Salicylic acid gr. 1 

Tannic acid gr. 2 

Boric acid gr. 3 

With thymol, eucalyptol and alum. 
They are recommended for leucorrhea. 
Helonias Cordial. (131) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
the active principles of 15 grains each 
of helonias, cramp bark, and blue colosh, 
and 60 grains of mitchella. It is rec- 
ommended for various female diseases. 
Helthin. (178) 

This is a substance used for testing 
drinking water. 
Hemoboloids. (158) 

Each tablespoon ful is stated to rep- 
resent 
Nucleo-proteids and proteids... 4 % 

Ferric oxid 0.6% 

Bone marrow extract 5 % 

Nuclein gr. 1/10 

Alcohol 17 % 

There is also an arseniated form 
which contains 1/40 grain of arsenous 
acid and 1/80 grain of strychnine. The 
iron present in a tablespoonful is stated 
to be equivalent to 20 minims of tincture 
of ferric chlorid. 

Hemapeptone. (52) 

This is described as a preparation of 
"albumose-peptone" and hematin. It 
is also stated to contain 11% of alcohol. 
Hematic Hypophosphites. 

This is a compound syrup of hypo- 
phosphites made by different manufac- 
turers. As commonly made each fluid- 
ounce contains 

Potassium hypophosphite gr. i l A 

Ferrous hypophosphite gr. ij4 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 1 

Manganese hypophosphite gr. I 

Quinine hypophosphite gr. 7/16 

Strychnine hypophosphite. ...gr, \i 



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As made by one manufacturer it con- 
tains in addition, I grain of sodium 
hypophosphite. 
Hematothyroidine. 

This is a liquid preparation of thyroid 
gland. 
Hematoxylin. 

This is in yellowish or yellowish- 
brown crystals of a sweet taste. It is 
sparingly soluble in water, more soluble 
in alcohol or ether. It is used as a 
stain in microscopy. 
Hematysin. (181) 

This is stated to be made from the 
fresh plants Stillingia sylvatica, Smilax 
sarsaparilla, Phytolacca decandra, Lappa 
minor and Xanthoxylum carolinianum. 
Hemec Tablets. (52) 

These are stated to contain y 2 grain 
of hematin, V/% grains of nux vomica, 
and 1/120 grain of arsenous acid. It 
is recommended in malaria and other 
ailments characterized by impoverish- 
ment or loss of blood. 
Hcmicranin. 

This is a mixture of 5 parts of 
phenacetine, 1 part of caffeine and 1 
part each of citric acid. It is used in 
migraine, headache, neuralgia, etc. 
Heminal. (159) 

This is described as a 'blood-iron albu- 
minate." It is stated to contain all the 
soluble albuminates and salts of blood 
without the objectionable excretory 
products. 

It is marketed only in 2-grain tablets. 
It is recommended as a hematinic in 
anemia, chlorosis, convalescence, etc. 
Hemisine. 
(Burroughs, Wellcome & Co., Mfrs.) 

This is described as the active princi- 
ple of the suprarenal gland. It is in a 
dry, stable, soluble form and solutions 
may be made from it. It is marketed 
in tablets of various strengths, both 
plain and in combination with sodium 
chlorid and eucaine hydrochlorid, also 
in the form of rectal suppositories. 



Hemogallol. (130) 

This is an organic iron compound 
produced from blood by reduction of 
its hemaglobin by means of pyrogallol. 
Fresh defibrinated blood, suitably diluted 
with water is mixed with an equal 
amount of a saturated solution of 
of pyrogallol which causes the precipi- 
tation of a voluminous precipitate which 
is separated, washed with water to re- 
move pyrogallol and finally with alcohol. 
It is a reddish-brown, almost tasteless 
powder, insoluble in water, alcohol, etc. 
It is recommended for anemia, chlorosis, 
chronic nephritis, diabetes, and in con- 
valescence. It is said to be very easily 
transformed into the blood-coloring 
matter by the organisms of debilitated 
persons. The dose is 4 to 8 grains, one- 
half hour before meals. 
Hemoglobin. 

See Haemoglobin. 

Hemol. (Haemol — Reduced Hemoglo- 
bin — Parahemoglobulin.) 

This is an organic iron compound 
produced from blood by reduction. Neu- 
tralized blood is shaken with zinc dust 
and water and the zinc removed from 
the product of the reduction. It is a 
dark-brown, almost tasteless powder, 
insoluble in water, alcohol, etc. It con- 
tains traces of zinc oxid. It is claimed to 
be useful in anemia, chlorosis, etc., in 
doses of 2 to 8 grains. 
Hemol, Arsenated. 
See Arsenhemol. 
Hemol Bromid. 

See Bromo-Hemol. 
Hemol, Cuprated. 

See Cupro-Hemol. 
Hemol, Iodized. 

See Iodo-Hemol. 
Hemonervine. (181) 

This is put up in tablet form, each 
tablet being stated to contain 
Calcium phosphoglycerate. . .gr. 2 

Hemoglobin gr. 1 

"Soluble iron" gr. H 

Strychnine nitrate gr. 1/100 

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Hemoquinine. (Compound Elixir of 
Peptonate of Iron, Manganese 
and Quinine with Arsenic.) (179) 

One fluidounce is stated to contain 
34 grains of so-called peptonate of iron 
(made by adding ammonio-citrate of 
iron to freshly prepared peptone of 
egg albumin) and 8^ grains of so-called 
peptonate of manganese together with 
5 grains of quinine peptonate (equival- 
ent to 2.3 grains of quinine- sulfate), 
and 1/9 grain of sodium arsenate in a 
menstruum containing 20% of alcohol 
with glycerin and aromatics. The dose 
is 2 fluidrams 3 times a day. 
Hemorrhoidic Pills. 

See Pil. Hemorrhoidica. 
Hemostatin. (211) 

This is described as a "pure solution 
of the crystallized chlorid of the active 
hemostatic and blood-pressure raising 
principle of the suprarenal gland 
(1:1000)." It is also furnished in the 
powder form. Do not confound this 
with haemostatin. 

Henry's Carbolic Salve. 

Carbolic acid gr. 16 

Oil of bergamot drops 6 

Oil of lavender drops 3 

Simple cerate av.oz. 2 

— Hager. 
Henry's Cosmetic. 

Oil of lavender part 1 

Oil of rosemary part 1 

Oil of bergamot part 1 

Oil of lemon parts 3 

Alcohol parts 180 

— Hager. 
Ifenry's Magnesia. 

This is a heavy calcined magnesia. 

Henry's Three Chlorides. (Liquor 
Ferrisenic, Henry's) (formerly 
called Elixir Three Chlorides.) 
(97) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain Y% 
grain of iron protochlorid, 1/128 grain 
of mercury bichlorid, and 1/280 grain 
of arsenic chlorid, in a cordial of cali- 
saya alkaloids. 
Henry's Tri-Iodides. 

This is stated to contain 1/20 grain 
of colchicine, 1/10 grain of decandrin, 



Yz grain of solanin, 10 grains of sodium 
salicylate and iodic acid (equal to 7/32 
grain of iodin) in 2 fluidrams of "aro- 
matic cordial." 

Hensel's Tonicum. 

Marble dust g. 30 

Formic acid (sp. gr. 1.20) g. 55 

Ferrous sulfate g. 21 

Solution of tersulfate of iron 

(sp. gr. 1.318) g. 100 

Glacial acetic acid g. 100 

Alcohol g. 400 

Water g. 600 

Dissolve the marble dust in a mix- 
ture of the formic acid and half the 
water and the iron salt and solution in 
the acetic acid and the remainder of 
the water. Mix the two solutions, add 
the alcohol, and filter. Acetic ether as 
formed on standing but it is advisable 
to add 15 grams of it immediately upon 
making the preparation. This is a fer- 
ruginous tonic favored largely by hom- 
eopathists. — Ph. Ztg. 

Heparon. 

This is an organotherapeutic substance 
obtained by the action of pancreatic 
juice on the liver of the ox. It is said 
to be useful in diabetes as it aids the 
liver to split up grape sugar. 

Hepatosmene. (215) 

This is stated to be composed of 70 
grains of sodium phosphate and 5 grains 
of sodium sulfate to the dram. 

Hermophenyl. (Mercuric-Sodium 
Phenyldisulfonate.) 

This is a white, amorphous powder, 
soluble in 7 parts of water, and con- 
taining 40% of mercury. It is strongly 
antiseptic and bactericidal, and in spite 
of containing so much mercury is rec- 
ommended as a substitute for iodoform 
and salicylic acid. It is said to have 
no caustic action on the skin or mu- 
cous membranes. When taken intern- 
ally the dose is H to ^2 grain 3 times 
a day. 

Heroids. (63) 

Each dessertspoonful is stated to con- 
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Heroin gr. 1/12 

Terpin hydrate gr. 2 

Syrup of wild cherry m. 15 

Balsam of tola and glycerin., q. s. 
Heroin. (Diacetyl-Morphine.) 
Heroin Hydrochloride 

Heroin is a synthetic alkaloid obtained 
by acetylizing morphine. These two 
substances are white, odorless powders, 
of a bitter taste. Heroin is practically 
insoluble in water, sparingly soluble in 
cold alcohol, readily soluble in warm 
alcohol or chloroform. The hydrochlorid 
is soluble in 2 parts of water and is 
also readily soluble in alcohol. On 
warming with mineral acids, both com- 
pounds are decomposed, morphine being 
reformed. These substances are directed 
to be kept in a cool, dry place, in well- 
corked bottles. They are used as sub- 
stitutes for opiates \n mixtures for 
coughs, asthma, phthisis, bronchitis, etc. 
The dose is 1/24 to 1/12 grain 3 times 
daily. On account of its solubility, the 
hydrochlorid is generally preferred. 

Heroline. 

This is a 33 r A7o emulsion of petrola- 
tum containing also 1/16 grain of heroin 
hydrochlorid and 8 grains each of cal- 
cium and sodium hypophosphites in each 
fluidounce. 

Heromal. (Malt Extract with Heroin 
and Hypophosphites.) (179) 

Each dose of 2 fluidrams is stated 
to contain 1/48 grain of heroin and y£ 
grain of sodium hypophosphite in a 
menstruum of malt extract with 6% of 
alcohol. The dose is 2 fluidrams every 
3 or 4 hours. 
Herophosphites. (179) 

This is stated to contain hypophos- 
phites of sodium, potassium, calcium, 
iron, manganese, quinine and strychnine 
with heroin hydrochlorid. The solution 
is stated not to contain sugar. 
Heroterpine Elixir. 

See Elixir Heroterpine. 
Herpicide. 

According to analysis by the New 
Hampshire Board of Health, this leaves 



2^2% of residue upon evaporation, about 
1% of which is salicylic acid with some 
borax or boric acid; it shows no alka- 
loids or vesicants ; and it contains 56.27c 
of alcohol, practically all of which was 
found to be wood alcohol. 
Hetocresol. (Cinnamylmetacresol.) 

This is a white or yellowish powder, 
insoluble in water but soluble in chloro- 
form, ether or hot alcohol. It is rec- 
ommended by Prof. Landerer for in- 
jection in tuberculosis. 
Hetoform. (Bismuth Cinnamate.) 

This is a white powder of a cinna- 
mon-like odor, obtained by decomposi- 
tion between bismuth nitrate and sodium 
cinnamate. 

Hetol. (Sodium Cinnamate.) (103) 

This may be prepared by saturating 
a hot aqueous solution of sodium car- 
bonate with cinnamic acid, evaporating 
and crystallizing. Cinnamic acid is ob- 
tained from balsam of tolu or ma}' be 
produced synthetically by heating to- 
gether benzaldehyde, sodium acetate and 
acetic anhydride. Sodium cinnamate is 
a white crystalline powder, soluble in 20 
parts of water, the solution being faint- 
ly alkaline. On boiling, the alkalinity be- 
comes stronger on account of the de- 
composition of the cinnamate to form 
carbonate. It is incompatible with acids 
and with oxidizing agents, such as po- 
tassium permanganate. 

Balsam of peru, cinnamic acid and 
sodium cinnamate are recommended by 
Prof. Landerer for the treatment of 
phthisis, these substances being injected 
intravenously. The dose of the cin- 
namate is 1/60 .grain, gradually in- 
creased to Yz grain, in a 1 to 5% solu- 
tion, injected intravenously 3 times a 
week for long periods, say from 3 to 
18 months. 

Hetol-Caffeine. (Caffeine Sodiocinna- 
mate.) 

This is prepared by warming 106 parts 
of caffeine and 85 parts of hetol with 
400 parts of water on a water bath, and 
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is an amorphous, white, odorless, bitter 
powder, soluble in 2 parts of w T ater and 
50 of alcohol. 
Hetralixi. 

This is a new hexamethylenetetramine 
derivative of which it contains 60% 
It is in needle-shaped crystals, soluble in 

4 parts of hot water and 14 parts of cold 
water. It is used in crytitis in doses of 

5 grains 3 times a day. 
Hexamethylenamine. 

See Hexamthylenetetramine. 
Hexamethylenamine Methylenecit- 
rate.) 

See Helmitol. 
Hexamethylenetetramine. 

This is known in the U. S. P. as 
hexamethylenamine and commercially 
by a great variety of names such as 
cystogen, cystine, cystamine, aminoform, 
formin, urotropin, uritone, uroformin, 
hexamine and many others. It is a 
condensation product obtained by the 
action of ammonia upon formaldehyde. 
It is in colorless, odorless crystals or 
whitish powder, of a somewhat sweet- 
ish and warming taste. It is soluble in 
about 1V2 parts of cold or hot water 
and in 10 parts of alcohol. The aqueous 
solution is alkaline to litmus paper. Hot 
water and acid syrups are liable to de- 
compose it. It should be kept in well- 
stoppered bottles. 

It is used as a uric acid solvent and 
as a urinary antiseptic and has been 
gaining in popularity since its introduc- 
tion. It is prescribed in cystitis, ure- 
thritis, bacteriuria, gonorrhea, prosta- 
titis, etc. The dose is 5 to 15 grains, 
well diluted with water, 2 or 3 times 
daily before meals. 
Hienfong Essence. 
I. 

Bay leaves g. 

Laurel berries g. 

Camphor g. 

Oil of peppermint g. 

Oil of crisped mint g. 

Oil of anise g. 

Oil- of fennel g. 

Oil of lavender g. 



1 

1 
15 
15 
10 

2.5 
2-5 
2.5 



Oil of rosemary g. 2.5 

Ether . .g. 80 

Alcohol (90% ) g. 2000 

Color green by adding chlorophyll or 
macerating with grass. 

II. According to Hager, Schoeffer's 
preparation consists of a tincture of 5 
parts each of bay leaves and laurel ber- 
ries, 15 parts of ether and 200 of alco- 
hol, and to this is added 1^% of cam- 
phor, 1% each of oils of crisped mint 
and peppermint and J /i% each of oils of 
anise, fennel, lavender and rosemary. 

III. Kaupitz's formula : 

Oil of caraway g. 10 

Oil of peppermint g. 32 

Oil of anise drops 80 

Balsam of peru g. 20 

Camphor ^ g. 24 

Alcohol (90%) g. 3200 

These formulas are from Ph. Ztg. 

Hippol. (Methylene-Hippuric Acid.) 
(178) 

This is an odorless, colorless, and 
tasteless prismatic crystals, sparingly 
soluble in water. It is recommended 
as a urinary antiseptic in bacterial dis- 
eases of the urinary tract. Formalde- 
hyde is liberated in the system. The 
dose is 20 grains 4 times a day. It is 
marketed in powder and in 15-grain 
tablets. 

Hirudin. 

This is a preparation obtained from 
the leech and is said to represent the 
antistyptic properties of this animal. It 
is made by extraction of the head phar- 
yngeal rings and lips. It is in brown 
scales or masses, soluble in water but 
insoluble in alcohol or ether. It is used 
in the treatment of some diseases of 
women and wherever the coagulation of 
blood is to be prevented. 
Histogenol. 

This is described as nucleinic acid de- 
rived from herring brine and treated 
with 20% of sodium methyl-arsenate. 
It is used as a remedy for tuberculosis. 
Histosan. (Guaiacol Albuminate.) 

This is a light brown powder, of a 
faintly aromatic odor and taste, and is 



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soluble in water. It is said to be bet- 
ter tolerated by the stomach than other 
gnaiacol compounds. The dose is 4 
to 8 grains. It is also marketed in the 
form of a 5% syrup, the dose of which 
is a teaspoonful 3 to 6 times a day. 
It is used in pulmonory tuberculosis and 
in diarrhea. 

Hitt's Headache Powders. 

These are stated to contain in each 

7^ grains: 

Acetanilid gr. 4% 

Theine gr. 6/10 

Other ingredients gr. 2 6/10 

H.-M.-C. (Abbott.) 

See Hyoscine, Morphine and Cactin 
Comp. 

Hobb's Kerosene Liniment. 

Oil of origanum fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of opium fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of stramonium fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of arnica fl.dr. 5 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 5 

Aromatic spirit ammonia fl.dr. 6 

Chloroform fl.oz. 1 

Kerosene fl.oz. 2 

— Kilner. 
Holadin. (70) 

This is described as "an extract of 
the entire pancreas gland, presenting all 
the constituents both of the digestive 
and the internal secretion." It is stated 
to contain the tryptic, amylolytic and 
lipolytic ferments, also lecithin and nu- 
clein. It is put up in gelatin capsules, 
each one containing about 3 grains. The 
dose is one capsule about 3 hours after 
meals and one at bedtime. 

Holloway's Ointment. 

This preparation was examined by 
the French government chemists who 
stated that it is composed of butter, 
lard, white and yellow wax, and Ven- 
ice turpentine. According to Cooley's 
Cyclopedia, the following is the for- 
mula generally employed: 
Fresh butter, free from water 

or salt av.oz. 12 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4 

Resin av.oz. 3 

Vinegar of cantharides fl.oz. 1 

Balsam of fir av.oz. 1 



Expressed oil of mace gr. 30 

Peru balsam or liquid 
styrax drops 10 or 12 

Melt the butter, wax and resin, add 
the vinegar, allow the whole to sim- 
mer for 10 or 12 minutes, or until the 
moisture is nearly evaporated; allow 
to cool somewhat, add the remaining 
ingredients, and stir until cool. 

Holloway's Pills. 

The following is given by Cooley : 

Aloes parts 2 

Jalap part 1 

Ginger part 1 

Myrrh part 1 

Make into a mass with mucilage and 
divide into 2-grain pills. 

Dorvault gives the following as the 
composition of these pills as found on 
analysis : 

Socotrine aloes gr. 60 

Rhubarb gr. 25 

Pepper gr. 7 

Saffron gr. 3 

Sodium sulfate gr. 3 

Make 144 pills. 

The pills are rolled in powdered gin- 
ger. 

Holman's Liver Pad. 

This is similar : 

May apple root oz. l / 2 

Leptandra root oz. l / 2 

Fenugreek oz. y 2 

Guaiac resin oz. V/ 2 

Bayberry bark dr. 2 

Red cinchona bark oz. 2 

Oil of eucalyptus fl.dr. 2 

Grind the solids to powder, mix with 
them the oil and make into a pad, using 
cotton cloth of suitable thickness as 
an envelope. — Kilner's Form. 

Holocaine Hydrochlorid. 

This is in small, colorless, odorless 
and faintly bitter crystals, producing a 
transient numbness on the tongue. It is 
soluble in 50 parts of water and freely 
soluble in alcohol. It should form a 
clear, colorless solution which is neu- 
tral or faintly alkaline. It is incompat- 
ible with alkalies and their carbonates 
and the usual alkaloidal reagents. It is 
a- local anesthetic like cocaine but hav- 
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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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antiseptic action. 5 minims of a 1% 
solution when instilled into the eye 
are usually sufficient to cause anesthesia 
in from 1 to ro minutes. It is more 
toxic than cocine. Aqueous solutions 
are decomposed even by the alkali con- 
tained in glass bottles, so that solu- 
tions should be dispensed either in por- 
celain containers or in bottles which 
have previously been boiled in hydro- 
chloric or sulfuric acid and thoroughly 
rinsed in distilled water. 

Holzinol. 

This is a mixture said to consist of 
I part of formaldehyde, 20 parts of 
menthol and 25 parts of wood alcohol. 
It is recommended as a disinfectant in 
3% solution. 

Homatropine Hydrobromate. 

This is in white, non-hygroscopic leaf- 
lets, which are soluble in 10 parts of 
water. It is used chiefly as a mydriatic, 
being less irritating, less liable to pro- 
duce systemic disturbance, and is less 
persistent than atropine. It is used in 
1% aqueous solution. 

Hommel's Haematogen. 

See Hsematogen. 
Honthin. 

This is described as a keratinized al- 
bumin tannate (or tannin albuminate). 
It is a grayish-brown, odorless, tasteless 
powder, insoluble in water. It is used 
as an intestinal astringent. It is insol- 
uble in the acid secretion of the stomach 
but is gradually decomposed by the alka- 
line fluids of the intestine. The dose 
for adults is 15 grains, for children 3 
to s grains, several times daily. 

Hooper's Female Pills. 

The following is the formula advo- 
cated by the Philadelphia College of 
Pharmacy some year ago : 

Aloes, Barbadoes gr. 96 

Ferrous sulfate, dried gr. 25 

^xtract of black hellebore. . .gr. 24 

'^rrh gr. 24 

3oap gr. 24 

Canella gr. 12 

Ginger gr. 12 



Beat them well together into a mass, 
with syrup or water, and divide into 
pills, each containing 2^2 grains. 
Hop Bitters. 

The following is said to be similar : 

Hops av.oz. 4 

Orange peel av.oz. 2 

Dandelion av.oz. 2 

Buchu av.oz. 1 

Mandrake av.oz. y 2 

Sugar av.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Water, to make pints 8 

Macerate the drugs in coarse powder 
in the alcohol and 7 pints of water, at 
a warm temperature, for 8 days. Ex- / 
press and dissolve the sugar in the 
liquid, to which add water, if necessary, 
tc make 8 pints, and strain. — W. D. 

Hopogan. 

This is a name for magnesium dioxid. 
See also Biogen. 

Horlick's Infant's Food. 

The following is an abstract of the 
patent specifications for this prepara- 
tion: Macerate equal parts of barley 
malt and ground wheat (groats) in 
fresh cow's milk, and stir until it forms 
a loose, soft mash. This mash is then 
placed in a jacketed kettle and the heat 
gradually raised to 150 F., and kept 
agitated for half an hour; the starch is 
thus transformed into dextrin and grape 
sugar by the diastase of the malt. The 
temperature is now raised to 170 C, for 
15 minutes, after which the mixture is 
pressed to remove the liquid which is 
evaporated in a vacuum pan to a dry 
extract, and is then powdered. 

Horner's Rheumatic Lightning. 

The following makes a somewhat sim- 
ilar article : 
Fl. ext. colchicum seed. . . . .fl.dr. 1 

Fl. ext black cohosh. fl.dr. 4% 

Potassium acetate gr. 128 

Sodium salicylate gr. 256 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

— N. I. 
Horsford's Acid Phosphate. 

Each fluidram is said to contain S l A 
grains of free phosphoric acid, 3 grains 



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of calcium phosphate, y 2 grain of mag- 
nesium phosphate, J4 grain of potassium 
phosphate, and 1/6 grain of iron phos- 
phate. The total amount of phosphoric 
acid, free and combined, in one fluid- 
dram, is said to be 7 grains. 

Hostelley's Wine of Cod Liver Oil 
Comp. 

Each teaspoonful is stated to repre- 
sent 

Cod liver oil -. .m. 21 

Arsenic chloric! gr. 1/200 

Mercury bichlorid gr. 1/128 

Iron protochlorid gr. ^4 

Port wine and vegetable flavoring. 

Howe's Compound Damiana Tablets. 
These are stated to be composed of 
phosphorus, extracts of nux vomica, 
damiana, coca, saw palmetto, and corn 
silk, and "ferri soluble." The manu- 
facturers state that they use "fresh 
green extracts." 

Howe's Kidney Tablets. 

These are stated to be composed of 
extracts of asparagus, buchu, couch 
grass, and corn silk, and oil of juniper 
and nitre. The manufacturers state 
that they use "fresh green extracts." 

Hoyt's Hiawatha Hair Restorative. 

According to Chandler's analysis, this 
is a 1% ammoniacal solution of silver 
nitrate. Xo other metals were found. 
Hudson's Honey of Elm. 

This is a tooth paste containing pre- 
cipitated chalk, powdered pumice stone, 
glycerin, oil of clove, oil of winter- 
green, and simple syrup. — Era Form. 

Hufeland's Nerve Tea. 

Valerian root. 

Avens root. 

Peppermint herb. 

Orange flowers, each, equal parts. 

— Hager. 
Hunn's Drops with Chloroform. (17) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 1 

Oil of cajeput fl.dr. 1 

Chloroform m. 15 



Hunter's Red Drops. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 10 

Hydrochloric acid drops 12 

Comp. tincture lavender fl.oz. 1 

Mix, carefully dissolving the mercuric 
chlorid. 

The dose is 5 to 20 drops. It has been 
used as an alterative in syphilitic dis- 
eases. 
Husband's Magnesia. 

This is heavy calcined magnesia. 
Huxley's Glycerophosphates. 

See Glycerophosphates Syrup and 
Tablets. 

Huxley's Menthol and Wintergreen 
Cream. 

This is an antirheumatic cream in 
collapsible tubes, stated to contain 10% 
each of menthol and wintergreen. 

Hydracetin. (Pyrodine — Acetyl- 
pheny lhy dr azin. ) 

This is in colorless, odorless and taste- 
less crystals, soluble in about 50 parts of 
water and very soluble in alcohol. It 
is an antipyretic, used in rheumatism 
and febrile complaints. Being some- 
what toxic it is not much used intern- 
ally but is used externally mostly as 
a 10% ointment in psoriasis. The in- 
ternal dose is Vi to 2 grains 3 times a 
day. 
Hyperphosphine, Prunier's. 

This is described as a pure phospho- 
glycerate of lime prepared according 
to the original process of Portes and 
Prunier. It is supplied in three forms, 
granulated, syrup and cachets. 
Hypo-Quinidol Pills. 

See Pil. Hypo-Quinidol. 
Hydragogin. 

This is a preparation stated to con- 
tain 3 parts of tincture of digitalis, 5 
parts of tincture of stramonium, scilli- 
toxin and scillipicrin, the active princi- 
ples of squill, and 1 part of oxysaponin 
from Hermaria glabra. It causes in- 
tense diuresis without severe catharsis. 
It is recommended as a diuretic in 
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a cardiac tonic. The dose is 10 to 15 
drops every 3 or 4 hours. 
Hydrarg-Iodo-Nucleoid. 

This is put up in tablets, each con- 
taining 5 grains of Iodo-Nucleoid and 
y 2 grain of Hydrarg-Nucleoid. 
Hydrarg-Nucleoid. (63) 

This is described as a compound of 
mercury with nuclein, containing 10% 
of the former. One grain is said to 
equal 1/6 grains of mercury protiodid. 
It is said to be a tasteless, non-irritating 
substitute for the inorganic salts of 
mercury. It is put up in Yi and i-grain 
tablets. 
Hydrargyne. 

This is a bibulous paper saturated 
with corrosive sublimate, and intended 
for the extemporaneous preparation of 
an antiseptic solution. 
Hydrargyrin. 

This is a mercurial ointment made 
with lanolin as the vehicle. — Coblentz. 

Hydrargyrol. (Mercury Paraphenyl- 
sulfonate.) 

This is in reddish-brown scales, of 
aromatic odor, readily soluble in water 
and glycerin. Its advantages over other 
mercuric compounds are that it is not 
corrosive, is but slightly toxic, does 
not precipitate albumen and does not 
corrode instruments. For surgical pur- 
poses the solution should be of the 
strength of 1 to 2,500. 

Hydrastine. 

This is an alkaloid derived from gold- 
en seal. It is in white crystals, easily 
soluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform, 
but almost insoluble in water. It is an 
alterative tonic, antiperiodic, etc. It is 
not used externally on account of its in- 
solubility. The dose is ^ to 1 grain. 

The hydrochlorid is the principal sol- 
uble salt. It is a white crystalline pow- 
der readily soluble in water. It is used 
as an astringent in gonorrhea, conjunc- 
tivitis, leucorrhea, etc. ; also as an ex- 
ternal application in dermic hyperidrosis, 



acne, seborrhea, etc. As an astringent 
it is used in 1/10 to 6/10% solution and 
as an ointment or lotion containing 1% 
of alkaloid for skin application. 
Hydrastinine Hydrochlorid. 

This is a salt of artificial alkaloid 

I derived from hydrastine. It is in lemon 
yellow, hygroscopic, odorless, bitter cry- 

\ stals or crystalline powder, very soluble 

I in water and alcohol. It should be kept 

! in well -stoppered bottles. 

; It is used as an uterine hemostatic and 

1 vaso-constrictor in hemorrhages, con- 
gestive dysmenorrhea, metorrhagia, etc. 
The dose is J4 grain 4 or 5 times dailv 
with sugar, in capsules. As a subcu- 
taneous injection, 8 to 15 drops of ? 10% 
aqueous solution are used once daily. 
Hydrastis and Calisaya Tonic. (218) 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
32 grains each of golden seal and ca- 
lisaya, 16 grains of gentian, and 4 grains 
of nux vomica. 
Hydrastoids. (63) 

This is described as a palatable stand- 
ardized solution of the active princi- 
ples of Hydrastis canadensis, each tea- 
spoonful containing 10 grains of golder 
seal. 

Hydriodic Ether. 
See Ethyl Iodid. 
Hydrobromic Ether. 
See Ethyl Bromid. 
Hydrocerin. 

This is an ointment vehicle consisting 
of wax, petrolatum and water. 

Hydrochinone. (Hydroquinone — 
Paradioxybenzene.) 

This is in colorless prisms soluble in 
17 parts of water, easily soluble in hot 
water, alcohol and ether. It is an anti- 
septic and antipyretic like resorcin. In 
1 to 3% solution it is used in conjunc- 
tivitis, gonorrhea, etc. It is used in rheu- 
matism, fevers, etc., in doses of 5 to 15 
grains. It is also used as a photographic 
developer. The solution should be ex- 
cluded from air and light. 



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Hydrocine. 

This is the formula as given by the 
manufacturers in their literature: 

Hyper-oxidized hydro-carbon 

(vegetable) gr. 28 

Pure rock sugar gr. 8 

Powdered pancreatin gr. 1/20 

Hydrocyanate of Iron. (194) 

This is put up in y 2 and i-grain tab- 
lets, also in combinations with arsenic, 
with henbane, with horse nettle, with 
nux vomica, and with valerian. 
Hydrogol. 

This is an aqueous solution of col- 
loidal silver. 
Hydroleine. (Hydrated Oil.) 

This is stated to contain cod liver 
oil, pancreatin, etc., and 1 grain of sa- 
licylic acid to each fluidounce. 
Hydrosol. 

This is an aqueous solution of col- 
loidal mercury. 
Hydroxylamine Hydrochlorid. 

This is in colorless, crystalline plates, 
very hygroscopic, readily soluble in 
water and alcohol ; used externally like 
chrysarobin and pyrogallic acid in 1/10 
to 4/10 solution for psoriasis lupus, etc. 
Used also as a photographic developer. 

Hydrozone. 

This is described as a 30-volume aque- 
ous solution of hydrogen peroxid. 

Hydronal. 

This is a polymeric form of anhydrous 
chloral, known also as viferral. It is 
a white powder, sparingly soluble in 
cold water, more freely in hot water. It 
is used as a hypnotic in doses of 15 
grains. It is marketed in the form of 
15-grain tablets. 

Hymosa. (209) 

This is stated to embody frangula, 
actea spicata, stellaria media, francisca 
uniflora, passiflora incarnata, rhus tox, 
and Phytolacca. 
Hyoscine Hydrobromate. 

This is in colorless, permanent, odor- 
less, acrid crystals which are soluble in 
iH parts of water and in 16 of alcohol; 



but slightly soluble in ether and chloro- 
form. It is used as a hypnotic and 
sedative in insanity, chorea, alcoholic 
tremor, etc., also as an anaphrodisiac, 
antisialogogue, mydriatic, etc. It is used 
but little externally. The dose as a 
hypnotic in insanity is 1/30 grain; as a 
sedative, 1/150 to 1/100 grain. Subcu- 
taneously it is administered as a hyp- 
notic in doses of 1/120 to 1/60 grain; 
as a sedative, 1/300 to 1/200 grain. 

Hyoscine, Morphine and Cactin 
Comp. (1) 

There are hypodermic tablets intended 
for surgical and obstetrical anesthesia, 
each one containing hyoscine hydro- 
bromid, gr. 1/100, morphine hydro- 
bromid, gr. %, a nd cactin (Abbott), "the 
active principle of Cactus grandiflorus," 
gr. 1/67. 
Hyoscyamine. 

This is in white, silky, permanent 
crystals, sparingly soluble in water, read- 
ily soluble in acidulated water, alcohol, 
ether and chloroform. In its action 
it is like atropine, but is used chiefly as 
a hypnotic in mental disorders ; as an 
anodyne and antispasmodic in asthma, 
epilepsy, colics, chorea, etc. 

Dose (ordinary) : 1/120 to 1/30 grain 
as a hypnotic for the insane. Its anti- 
dotes are the same as for atropine. 

The soluble salts hydrobromid and 
sulfate are used, both of which are very 
freely soluble in water. 
Hyos-Sco-Deine. (48) 

This is stated to contain hyoscyamine, 
scopolamine, piperidin, strychnia, pilocar- 
pine, caffeine and codeine. 
Hyos-Sco-Phine. (48) 

These are stated to contain hyoscya- 
mine, scopolamine, piperidine, pilocar- 
pine, caffeine and morphine. 
Hyper-Samphire. 

This was analyzed by Kebler of the 
department of agriculture who found 
it to be a mixture of sodium chlorid 
(72%) and sodium salicylate and sul- 
fite. Other analyses however, showed 
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vary in composition. The substance is 
recommended as an egg preserver.- 
Hypnal. (Chloral-Antipyrine.) 

This is prepared by triturating anti- 
pyrin and chloral hydrate together in 
molecular proportions, dissolving the re- 
sultant oily liquid in hot water and al- 
lowing the solution to cool. It is in 
colorless crystals or white crystalline 
powder, soluble in 10 to n parts of cold 
water, freely soluble in hot water and 
soluble in 3^ parts of alcohol. It 
is incompatible with alkalies, their 
carbonates and bicarbonates and with 
metallic salts. It is an analgesic and 
hypnotic resembling chloral in its action 
but is said to be less liable to produce 
injurious effects on the vasomotor cen- 
ter or the heart. The dose is 15 to 
30 grains; although supposed to be less 
toxic than chloral, doses up to 45 grains 
should be used with caution. 

Hypnoacetin. 

This is in colorless crystals which are 
readily soluble in water but insoluble 
in alcohol. It is used as a hypnotic and 
antipyretic in doses of 5 grains. 
Hypno-Bromic Compound. (211) 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Hydrated chloral gr. 96 

Potassium bromid gr. 48 

Extract of henbane gr. 1 

Ext. cannabis indica gr. 1 

Morphine sulfate gr l / 2 

Hypnone. (Acetophenone.) 

This is a colorless, oily liquid of 
peculiar odor and pungent taste. It 
is only slightly soluble in water, but is 
readily miscible with alcohol, ether and 
oils. It is used as a hypnotic, in doses 
of 2 to 5 minims. 
Hypnopyrine. 

Under this name a new remedy has 
been placed on the European market, 
which is stated to be a complex chlorine- 
derivative of quinine. On analysis, how- 
ever, it has been found (Repert. 
Pharm.) to be a mixture of already well- 
known bodies, and not a new com- 
pound. It is very bitter, soluble in 8 



parts of water, also soluble in alcohol 
and acids. The dose is 4 grains 3 or 
4 times a day as an antipyretic and 
analgesic in migraine, neuralgia and 
rheumatic pains. 
Hypophosphites, Hayes' Acid. 

See Hayes' Acid Hypophosphites. 
Hypophosphites Solutions. 

See Solution of Hypophosphites and 
Solution Hypophosphites Comp. 

Hypophospholoid. (Syrup of the 
Mineral and Alkaloid Hypophos- 
phites.) (17) 

According to the manufacturers, each 
fluidram contains sodium and calcium 
hypophosphites, each J /> grain; iron and 
quinine hypophosphites, each Yz grain ; 
and strychnine hypophosphite, 1/96 
grain. 

This preparation is also put up with 
cherry and with manganese, the latter 
containing ^4 grain of manganese hypo- 
phosphite to the fluidram. 
Hyrgol. (Colloidal Mercury.) (178) 

This is a dark, solid body, fairly sol- 
uble in cold water, insoluble in alcohol 
and ether. The aqueous solution is 
neutral in reaction and is not corro- 
sive. The mercury is precipitated in 
the insoluble condition by acids, alkalies, 
alkaline earths and salts of the heavy 
metals. It has been used in syphilis in- 
ternally in the form of pills and tab- 
lets and externally as a 10% ointment. 
The dose is Vi to % grain three times 
daily. 
Hysterol. 

This is the name applied to bornyl 
valerate when put up in gelatin pearls, 
each containing 4 grains. 
Iatrevin. 

This is a condensation product of 
menthol and isobutylphenol. It is a 
clear liquid of an aromatic odor. It is 
a disinfectant and is recommended for 
chronic catarrh. 
Ibit. (Bismuth Oxyiodotannate.) 

This is a greenish-gray, odorless, 
tasteless powder, insoluble in ordinary 
solvents but decomposed in contact with 



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water, iodin being liberated. Light also 
decomposes it. It is recommended as 
an external antiseptic in powder form, 
or in suspension with glycerin and 
water. 

Ichthalbin. (Ichthyol Albuminate.) 
(109) 

This is a compound of ichthyol-sul- 
fonic acid with albumin containing 75% 
of ichthyol. It is a very fine, grayish- 
white odorless and nearly tasteless pow- 
der. It is insoluble in water, in the 
gastric juice or in acid liquids. Its 
internal action and uses are the same as 
those of ichthyol, but is said to be free 
from the unpleasant effects of nausea, 
eructations, etc. 

The dose for infants is 2 to 5 grains, 
elder children, 10 to 15 grains, and 
adults, 15 to 20 grains. It is used chief- 
ly for intestinal disorders. 

Ichthammon. (168) 

This is the ammonium compound of a 
sulfo acid obtained from a bituminous 
mineral by distillation with sulfuric acid 
and neutralization with ammonia. It 
has the physical properties of ichthyol. 

Ichthargan. (Silver-Ichthyol.) 

This is a compound of ichthyol and 
silver claimed to contain 30% of metallic 
silver and 15% of sulfur in combination. 
It is a brown, amorphous, stable powder, 
having a faint chocolate-like odor. It is 
freely soluble in water, glycerin or di- 
luted alcohol. Its aqueous solution 
darkens with precipitation of metallic 
silver when exposed to the light, but is 
said to remain unchanged in amber-col- 
ored bottles. It is incompatible with 
soluble chlorids. It is recommended in 
all forms of gonorrhea. It is claimed to 
have a higher content of silver than any 
other organic silver compound. It is 
used in 1/25 to 1/5% solution in gon- 
orrhea, 3/10% solution in posterior ure- 
thritis, and y 2 to 3% solution in tra- 
choma, in the latter case being applied 
with a brush. 



Ichthermol. (Mercury Ichthyolate.) 
This is a compound of ichthyolsul- 
fonic acid and mercury, containing 24% 
of metallic mercury. It is a dark col- 
ored, odorless powder, insoluble in wa- 
ter. 

Ichtholferrin. (Iron-Ich.th.yol.) 
See Ferrichthol. 

Ichthoform. (Ichthyol-Formalde- 
hyde.) 

This is a compund of ichthyol and 
formaldehyde. It is a dark brown, 
nearly odorless and tasteless and perma- 
nent powder. It is insoluble with usual 
solvents. It is used as an antiseptic to 
arrest intestinal decomposition and in- 
flammation. It is also used locally in 
endometritis, in ozena, wounds, ulcers, 
etc. The dose is 10 to 30 grains. Ex- 
ternally it is used undiluted, in 30 to 
50% triturations and in 10 to 25% oint- 
ments. 

Ichtholdine. (Glyceritum Ichthyolis 
Comp.) (141) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Ichthyol gr. 4 

Iodin gr. 1 

Sol. phenol gr. 4 

Boroglyceride gr. 9 

Eucalyptol ■ gr. 1/20 

Hydrastine hydrochlorid gr. 1/32 

This is used in chronic endometritis, 
leucorrhea, gonorrhea, erysipelas, etc. 

Ichthyalum Ointment. (143) 

The active constituents are stated to 
be ichthyol, tar, phenol, fir balsam, zinc 
oxid and alum. 
Ichthyodin. 

This is a trade name for a purified 
ichthyol, said to be free from the sul- 
fones and volatile oils of the latter. 
Ichthyol. (Ammonium Sulfichthyo- 
late.) 

This consists largely of the ammonium 
salts of sulfonic acids derived from the 
tar of a bituminous shale which is 
found in the Tyrol and which contains 
the remains of many fossil, fishes. It is 
a brown, viscid liquid, translucent in 
thin layers, having a bituminous odor 



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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES, 



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and taste. It is soluble in water, misci- 
ble with glycerin, oils and fats, not solu- 
ble in either alcohol or ether, but solu- 
ble in a mixture of equal parts of these 
two liquids. It contains about 10% of 
sulfur in natural combination and a fur- 
ther 7% introduced by the sulfonation. 
Ichthyol is precipitated from its aque- 
ous solutions by acids while the fixed 
alkalies develop the odor of ammonia. 
It is incompatible with acid and saline 
solutions, fixed alkalies, their carbonates 
and iodids, alkaloidal salts, mercuric 
chlorid, etc. 

It is recommended internally in phthi- 
sis, skin diseases, gout, scrofula, nephri- 
tis, intestinal disorders, etc. Externally 
it has been applied in erysipelas, burns, 
chilblains, carbuncles, rheumatism, ivy 
poisoning, etc., also in uterine and va- 
ginal inflammation, gonorrhea, etc. In- 
ternally the dose is 3 to 30 minims, 
mostly in the form of pills or capsules. 
Locally it is used in 5 to 50 ointments 
and in 1 to 3% solutions for gonorrhea. 

Ichthyol-Calciuxn. (Calcium Sulfich- 
thyolate.) 

This is put up in i^-grain tablets, 
which are odorless and tasteless. 

Ichthyol-Sodium. 

This is a dark brown mass, more 
solid than ammonium ichthyol, but oth- 
erwise having similar physical proper- 
ties. It contains 15% of sulfur. It is 
used for the same purposes as ichthyol. 
Its firmer consistence makes it more 
suitable for making pills. 

Ichthyol-Salicyl. 

This is a name for three mixtures 
containing respectively %., Yz and ^ of 
sodium salicylate. It is a brown, hygro- 
scopic powder, not completely soluble in 
water. It is used in rheumatism, tuber- 
culosis, etc., internally and externally. 

Ichthyolodin. (Ichthyol-Piperazine.) 

This is a brownish-black powder hav- 
ing little odor or taste. It is insoluble 
in water but is soluble in alkaline solu- 
tions. It is recommended in the treat- 
49 



ment of gout and uric acid diathesis in 
doses of 4 grains. 

Xchthyolum Austriacum. (Petrosul- 
fol.) 

This is a product obtained by the sul- 
fonation of a mineral oil having a large 
sulfur content, neutralizing with am- 
monia, and purifying the product. The 
action and uses are claimed to be the 
same as are attributed to ichthyol. 

Ichthyomenthol. 

This is the name given to an alcoholic 
solution of ichthyol, menthol, methyl 
salicylate and aromatic oils. The mix- 
ture is recommended for the external 
treatment of myalgia and rheumatic 
pains. 
Idiaton. 

Its approximate composition is given 
(according to W. D.) as follows: 

Venice turpentine part 1 

Mastic .part 1 

Chloroform parts 3 

Spirit of ammonia parts 2 

Oil of clove parts 2 

Oil of mustard (volatile), a 

small quantity 

This is a toothache remedy sold 
largely in Germany. 

Indoform. 

This is a white powder, obtained by 
the action of formaldehyde on acetyl- 
salicylic acid. It is sparingly soluble in 
cold water and has an acid, astringent 
taste. It is decomposed by the alkaline 
secretion of the intestines, forming at 
first methyleneglycol, which ultimately 
liberates formaldehyde. It has been 
given in gout, rheumatism, and neuralgia 
in the form of tablets, containing 7^ 
grains, one to three of which are taken 
in a glass of water during or after a 
meal. 

Infant Sedative Alkaline. (31) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Catnep gr. 40 

Celery seed gr. 24 

German chamomile gr. 24 

Fennel seed gr. 24 

Magnesium hydrate (in sus- 
pension) gr. 24 

Syrup of lactucarium m. 80 



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It is recommended as an antacid and 
laxative for children. 
Influenzine. 

This is stated to be a mixture of 
phenacetine, caffeine, sodium chlorid 
and quinine salicylate. 
Ingestol. 

So far as known, this contains mag- 
nesium, sodium and potassium sulfates, 
sodium and ferric chlorids, alcohol and 
water. — Coblentz. 
Ingluvin. 

This is stated to be an enzyme derived 
from the digestive apparatus of the do- 
mestic hen. It is in yellowish powder. 
It is used in dyspepsia and the morning 
sickness of pregnancy, in doses of 5 to 
10 grains. 

Injectio Amylopsini (Hypodermic.) 
(70) 

This is put up in sealed ampoules. It 
is stated to be prepared from the pan- 
creas glands, and presents in a stable 
sterile solution, pancreatic diastase 
(amylopsin) devoid of the proteolytic 
(trypsin) and fat-splitting (lipase) fer- 
ments. 

Injection Hirsch. 

This is a preparation containing 1% 
of mercury oxycyanid and ^2% of acoin. 

Injectio Trypsin! (Hypodermic.) 
(70) 

This is put up in sealed ampoules. It 
is prepared directly from the fresh pan- 
creas gland. It is stated to contain tryp- 
sin in normal association with the other 
soluble enzymes and constituents of the 
pancreas secretions. 
Intestin. 

This is a compound or mixture of 
bismuth oxid, naphthalin and benzoic 
acid. The dose is 5 to 10 grains. 
Iodalbacid. 

This is a combination of albumin and 
icdin, containing 10% of the latter. It is 
a yellowish powder, soluble in water, and 
is used internally as a substitute for 
iodids in doses of 15 grains 3 times 
daily. 



Iodalbin. (159) 

This is a compound of iodin with al- 
bumen, containing 21^4% of iodin. It is 
a reddish-colored powder, practically 
tasteless, and of a peculiar, not unpleas- 
ant odor. It is insoluble in water, alco- 
hol or acids, but soluble in water, alcohol 
or acids, but soluble in alkaline solu- 
tions. It has the properties of other 
iodids. It is marketed in the form of 
powder or in 5-grain capsules. 
Iodalgine. 

This is an organic compound of iodin 
stated to contain 50% of the latter. It 
is said to liberate iodin on contact with 
the tissues and is therefore a powerful 
antiseptic. It is odorless and soluble in 
water. It is used as a substitute for 
iodoform. The internal dose is 6 to 8 
grains. 
lodalia. 

This is a saccharated compound of 
iodin with tannin, which is stated to con- 
tain 1.2% of iodin. It is in yellow, 
amorphous masses soluble in water and 
of a sweet taste. It is an agreeable 
method of administering iodin to chil- 
dren, being said to be well borne by in- 
fants. The dose is 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls 
3 times a day. 
lodamyl. 

This is a name for iodized starch, 
which see. 
Iodan. (69) 

This is stated tc be a 25% solution of 
iodin in goose oil from which the stearin 
has been removed. It is a dark brown, 
oily liquid. It is used externally and 
internally wherever iodin is indicated. It 
is marketed in two strengths, 10% and 
25%. The former is intended for ex- 
ternal use, the latter for internal use, 
and is put up in 5 and 10-minim cap- 
sules. 
Iodferratose. (26) 

This is a syrupy liquid containing 
3/10% each of iron and iodin. 
Iodia. (19) 

This is described as a combination of 
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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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green roots of stillingia, helonias, saxi- 
fraga, menispermum and aromatics, and 
to each dram of liquid used is said to 
be added 5 grains of "iod. potas." and 3 
grains of "phos. iron." 
Iodic Acid. 

This is in white, rhombic crystals, 
which are soluble in water but insoluble 
in alcohol. It is put up in the form of 
pencils, which are used as a caustic, as- 
tringent and hemostatic for the removal 
of warts, in the treatment of chancroids, 
etc. 
Iodin-Eugenol. (Iodo-Eugenol.) 

This is a compound analogous to thy- 
mol iodid. It is a yellowish powder, in- 
soluble in water, slightly soluble in alco- 
hol, and soluble in ether and fixed oils. 
It is used as an antiseptic. 
Iodinized Emulsion. (Scott.) (58) 
Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Oil of turpentine m. s J / 2 

Oil of nutmeg m . 1 

Oil of wintergreen, true m. l / A 

Oil of peppermint m. % 

Carbolic acid gr. y 2 

Iodin gr . y g 

Alcohol m . 4^ 

Simple syrup, 

Elixir of lactated pepsin, q. s. 
It is recommended for typhoid fever, 
dysentery, chronic diarrhea, etc. 
Iodinol. (128) 

This is an iodized sesame oil similar 
to iodipin. 

Iodipin. (Iodized Sesame Oil.) (130) 
This is an iodin addition product of 
sesame oil. It is prepared by action of 
iodin chlorid on sesame oil in sufficient 
quantity, theoretically calculated, to pro- 
duce the required iodization. It is a 
thick, yellow, oily liquid having a purely 
oily taste; it is insoluble in water and 
alcohol but soluble in ether and chloro- 
form. It is made in two strengths, 10% 
and 25% iodin, the former being intend- 
ed for internal, the latter for hypoder- 
mic use. The former is always supplied 
unless the latter is specially mentioned. 
The 25% is also supplied in capsules 
containing 30 grains each. 



It acts upon the system similarly to 
Ihe iodids, but its action is said to be 
more lasting and to have less tendency 
to iodism. The dose of the 10% is 1 to 
3 fluidrams 3 times a day in emulsion or 
pure flavored with peppermint oil, of 
the 25% (hypodermically), 30 to 90 
minims. 

Iodized Starch. 

This is now mentioned in the appen- 
dix to the N. F. It is coming into use 
again as a substitute for iodin and io- 
dids, for internal and external use. 
Iodlecithin. 

This is a compound of iodin and leci- 
thin, stated to contain 20% of the for- 
mer. It is a brownish-red substance of 
the consistence of lecithin. 

Iodoanisol. (Orthoiodoanisol.) 

This is an oily liquid of an aromatic, 
very penetrating odor, insoluble in wa- 
ter, very soluble in alcohol, ether and 
chloroform. It is said to be a powerful 
antiseptic. 

Iodocol. 

This is a combination of iodin and 
guaiacol. It is used in consumption, 
tuberculous bronchitis, and the catarrhal 
stage of bronchial asthma in doses of 3 
to 6 grains 4 times a day. 
Iodocrol. (Carvacrol Iodid.) (Ill) 

This is an iodin derivative of the 
phenol carvacrol. It is a light, nearly 
odorless powder, soluble in ether, chlor- 
oform and oils. It is recommended as 
a substitute for iodoform. It is patented 
in the United States. 
Iodo-Eigon. 

This is an insoluble, odorless powder, 
containing 20% of iodin in combination. 
It is used as a substitute for iodoform 
in the treatment of wounds and sores, 
and is also employed in gynecological 
cases, such as ulcerations and catarrhal 
conditions. It may be mixed with oint- 
ments or with talcum to be used as a 
dusting powder. 



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Iodo-Eigon-Sodium. 

This is a yellowish, odorless, almost 
tasteless powder, soluble in water, and 
containing 15% of iodin. It is intended 
for internal use. 
lodo-Eigon Wine. 

This contains in each teaspoonful 1 
grain of iodin in combination with albu- 
men. 
Iodo-Eugenol. 

See Iodin-Eugenol. 
Iodofan. 

This is a condensation product of 
formaldehyde and iodoresorcin. It is a 
brick red, odorless, tasteless powder 
which is used as a substitute for iodo- 
form and thymol iodid. It contains 
36% of iodin. 

Iodoformal. (212) 

One hundred grams are stated to con- 
tain thymol iodid equivalent to .156 
grams of thymol; bismuth subiodid 
equivalent to 2 grams of bismuth sub- 
nitrate; cinchonine periodid equivalent 
to 4.92 grams of cinchonine sulfate ; 
acetanilid, 20 grams; phenyl salicylate, 
1 gram ; phenol, J /2 gram ; formaldehyde- 
gelatin equivalent to 1.25 gram of 40% 
formaldehyde solution ; and boric acid, 
6/-39 gram. It is said to liberate iodin, 
formaldehyde and phenol in contact with 
the tissues. 
Iodoformin. 

This is a combination of formin and 
iodoform, which is stated to contain 
75% of iodoform which is liberated on 
contact with wound tissues. It is a 
whitish powder with a faint iodoform 
odor and insoluble in w r ater, alcohol or 
ether. 

Iodoformogen. (Iodoform Albumi- 
nate.) (109) 

This is a nearly odorless mixture of 
iodoform and albumin. It is prepared 
by precipitating a solution of albumin 
with alcoholic solution of iodoform and 
heating the precipitate at 120 C. It is 



and non-conglutinating. It is insoluble 
in water and sterilizable at ioo° C. with- 
out decomposition. 

Its action is that of iodoform, which 
is slowly liberated in connection with 
wound surfaces, making the action more 
persistent. Being about three times as 
voluminous as iodoform, it is usually ap- 
plied undiluted to the affected parts. 
Mixed with an equal amount of boric 
acid, it may be used as a snuff in ozena. 

Iodogallicin. (Bismuth Oxyrodo- 
methyl-Gallate.) 

This is a light amorphous grayish 
powder, odorless and insoluble in the or- 
dinary solvents. In contact with acids, 
alkalies or water, it is gradually decom- 
posed into its components. It is used on 
wounds and ulcers and is recommended 
for ulcers of the cornea. 

Iodoglobin. 

This is a name given to a kaolin poul- 
tice mass. 

Iodo-Hemol. (Iodized Hemol.) 

This is hemol containing 16% of iodin. 
It is used as an alterative instead of 
other iodids, the dose being 3 to 10 
grains 3 times daily. 
Iodol. (Tetriodopyrrol.) 

This is a brown, inodorous, tasteless 
powder, insoluble in water, soluble in 3 
parts of alcohol, 15 parts of ether, 50 
parts of chloroform and 3 parts of oils. 
It contains 89% of iodin. It is used as 
an antiseptic instead of iodoform, hav- 
ing the advantage of being odorless and 
non-toxic. Internally it is used as ;• 
general alterative in doses of 5 to 10 
grains. 

Iodo-Mangan. (Liquor Ferro-Man- 
gani Iodopeptonati.) 

This is Ferro-Mangan (which see), 
to which has been added 45% of iodo- 
peptone, the latter containing 15% of 
iodin. It forms a clear dark-brown li- 
quid of agreeable odor and taste and a 
slightly acid reaction. It is claimed to 



a very fine, voluminous, light-yellow, 1 be a reconstructive tonic of value in 
nearly odorless nowder, non-hygroscopic | scrofula, rheumatism, etc. 



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Iodo-Mildine. (63) 

Each ounce is stated to contain 

Iodin (in free state) gr. 4 

Oil of pine needles m. 10 

Oil of cubeb m. 15 

Oil of eucalyptus m. 4 

Camphor gr. 4 

Menthol gr. 4 

Phenol m. 2 

Mildoline (benzoinated), q. s. 

Iodo-Nucleoid. (63) 

This is described as a combination of 
iodin with nuclein, containing 23% of 
the former. It is said to be a tasteless, 
non-toxic, non-irritant substitute for po- 
tassium iodid and other alkaline iodids. 
It is a reddish-brown powder, of faint 
odor and taste of iodin, insoluble with 
usual solvents and acids but soluble in 
alkaline liquids. The dose is 20 grains 
3 times a day, which may be increased. 
It is also put up in 5-grain tablets. 

See also Hydrag-Iodo-Nucleoid. 
Iodophene. 

This is now known as nosophene, 
which see. 

IodophenocMoral. 

This is a mixture of equal parts of 
tincture of iodin, chloral hydrate and 
carbolic acid. 

lodopyrin. (Iodantipyrin — Anti- 
pyrin Iodid.) 

This occurs as colorless crystals or 
white crystalline powder, readily soluble 
in alcohol, sparingly in water. It is used 
as an analgesic, antipyretic and altera- 
tive in tuberculosis, migraine, etc, the 
dose being 5 to 15 grains 3 times daily. 
Iodose. 

This is described as being a definite 
compound of iodin with a nucleoproteid 
containing 10% of the latter. It is a 
reddish powder, insoluble in the gastric 
juice but soluble in the intestinal secre- 
tions. It is recommended for syphilis, 
rheumatism, goiter, asthma, etc., in doses 
of 5 to 20 grains before meals. 
Iodosol. 

This is a name said to be applied 
sometimes to iodine vasogen. 



Iodosyl. (143) 

This is described as a definite chemi- 
cal compound containing 65% of iodin. 
It is an amorphous, bulky, garnet-col- 
ored powder, nearly odorless and is non- 
caustic, non-irritating and non-toxic. It 
is insoluble in water and oils and only 
slightly soluble in alcohol, ether or chlor- 
oform. It is an antiseptic and disinfect- 
ant, used as a dusting powder, either 
alone or with boric acid or talcum or in 
ointment form for burns, scalds, sores, 
chancre, ulcer, catarrh, etc. 

It is put up as an ointment containing 
6%, also as "opthalmic ointment" con- 
taining 2%, also as pencils (for gonor- 
rhea), ovoids (vaginal), nasal points 
(for catarrh), suppositories (for hem- 
orrhoids), and gauze (moist) containing 
5%. 
Iodothyrine. (Thyroiodin.) 

This is a trituration of the active prin- 
ciple of the thyroid gland with sugar of 
milk, each 1000 parts representing 1000 
parts of fresh gland and containing 3 
parts of iodin. The fresh glands are 
freed from fat and boiled with dilute 
sulfuric acid; the liquid is cooled, the 
part that separates is collected, dissolved 
in alcohol, and evaporated to dryness. 
The product is further purified by wash- 
ing with ether, after which it is mixed 
with 309 parts of milk sugar. The fin- 
ished product is a white or yellowish 
white powder of the taste of milk sugar. 
It is used as an alterative and discutient 
in goiter, corpulency, myxedema, psori- 
asis, menstrual disorders, etc. The dose 
for adults is 10 to 30 grains; for chil- 
dren, 5 to 15 grains, per day. It is mar- 
keted in the form of powder and as 5- 
grain tablets. 
Iodozen. (131) 

This is stated to be an iodin derivative 
of methyl salicylate. It is a yellowish, 
nearly odorless powder, insoluble in wa- 
ter, soluble in 2 parts of alcohol, 3 of 
ether and 10 of chloroform; it is said to 
be non-toxic and non-irritant, and does 
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antiseptic, either plain or mixed with 
starch, boric acid or acetanilid, or in the 
form a 10% ointment, for sores, burns, 
wounds, for catarrh of the nose and 
other catarrhal conditions, etc. 
Iodyloform. 

This is a combination of iodin with 
some gelatinous substance, containing 
10% of iodin. It is a yellowish brown, 
inodorous powder, insoluble in water, 
alcohol or ether. It acts as an antiseptic 
by the gradual liberation of iodin, and is 
recommended for infected wounds, ab- 
scesses and sores of all kinds. 
Iothion. (Di-Iodo-Hydroxy- 
Propane.) 

This is a yellowish, oily liquid, of sp. 
gr. 2.4 to 2.5, and containing jy% of 
iodin. It is volatile at the body tempera- 
ture and not unpleasantly odorous. It is 
insoluble in water but soluble in glyce- 
rin, oils, alcohol and other organic solv- 
ents. It is incompatible even with weak 
alkalies, should be kept in a cool, dry 
place, and be well corked. It is said to 
be a satisfactory substitute for iodin 
and iodids and is applied to the surface 
of the body in the same manner as mer- 
curial ointment ; it is said to be rapidly 
absorbed by the unbroken skin. It is 
applied generally in the form of a 2$ to 
50% ointment with a mixture of equal 
parts of wool fat and petrolatum as the 
vehicle. 30 to 60 grains is applied per 
day. 

Irisol. (66) 

This is stated by the manufacturers 
to be composed of iodoform and boric 
acid, and is said to be odorless. It is a 
reddish, resinous powder, soluble in eth- 
er, chloroform, fats and oils. 
Iron Glycerophosphate. 

This is in yellowish scales or powder, 
soluble in water or diluted alcohol. It is 
used as a nerve tonic and reconstructive 
in neurasthehenia, convalescence, etc. 
Dose : 2 to 5 grains 3 times daily. 
Iron Jelloids. 

These are of the same composition as 
Bland's pills, but the mass is made up 



with a jujube paste to prevent deteriora- 
tion of the ferrous carbonate. 
Iron Succinate. 

This is an amorphous, red-brown pow- 
der, insoluble in water or alcohol. It is 
recommended as a solvent of biliary 
calculi. The dose is 60 grains after 
meals, at the some time chloroform is 
given in 10-drop doses 4 to 6 times daily. 

Iron Tonol. (178) 

This is a name for iron glycerophos- 
phate. 
Iron Tropon. 

This is a brownish powder which is 
an albumenoid food preparation com- 
posed of tropon (pure albumen) and 
iron in an assimilable form, and also 
contains cocoa. The iron content is 
stated to be 2 l / 2 %. It forms a soluble, 
palatable powder which is given in tea- 
spoonful doses 3 times daily with water, 
milk, etc., in anemia, chlorosis, convales- 
cence, etc. 

Iron Vanadinate. 

This is a dark grayish-brown powder, 
practically insoluble in water. It is used 
in anemia and chlorosis in doses of 1/60 
grain 4 or 5 times daily every other day. 

Isarol. 

This is produced by distillation of the 
bituminous shale which is found in cer- 
tain parts of the Alps, the distillate then 
being sulfonated and neutralized with 
ammonia. It is a dark, thick liquid like 
ichthyol, soluble in water, and used in 
the same manner. 

Isoform Powder. 

This is a mixture of para-iodoxy-ani- 
sol with an equal weight of calcium 
phosphate. Para-iodoxy-anisol is pre- 
pared by the oxidation of iodoanisol 
with chlorid and hypochlorites and is a 
colorless powder having a slight anise- 
like odor. It is soluble with difficulty 
in water and practically insoluble in al- 
cohol and ether. It may be heated in 
the dry state to about 200 C. without 
decomposition. It contains over 47% ot 
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of potassium iodid and acetic acid. It is 
liable to explode if heated or triturated, 
hence it is marketed in a mixture with 
an equal weight of calcium phosphate, 
which is designated "isoform powder." 
It is incompatible with acids and with 
reducing agents, such as iodids and with 
the substances generally which are in- 
compatible with iodids. 

It is a germicide and antiseptic in 
consequence of its oxidizing power, and 
is recommended as a substitute for iodo- 
form. It is claimed to be non-toxic in 
comparatively large doses. The dose in- 
ternally is 10 to 30 grains per day. Ex- 
ternally it is used as a dusting powder, 
as a paste with glycerin, in ointments, 
gauzes, etc., up to 10% of pure isoform. 
The manufacturers supply an isoform 
paste, consisting of equal parts of pure 
isoform and glycerin, and isoform 
gauze. 
Isonaphthol. 

This is another name for betanaph- 
thol. 
Isophysostigmine. 

This is an alkaloid prepared from the 
ether-insoluble portion of the extract of 
calabar bean. The alkaloid is chemical- 
ly similar to physostigmine, but physio- 
logically it is about Yz stronger. 
Isopral. (Trichlor-Isoproyl Alcohol.) 
This is obtained by reacting, on chloral 
with magnesium-methyl iodid and de- 
composing the compound formed. It is 
in prismatic crystals of a camphoraceous 
odor and an aromatic, somewhat pun- 
gent taste. It volatilizes very readily at 
the ordinary temperature, forming sub- 
limates similar to camphor. It is soluble 
in 35 parts of water but more freely in 
alcohol or ether. It should not be ex- 
posed to heat or air. 

Its action resembles that of chloral 
but is active in smaller doses, being 
about twice as strong. It may be used 
as a substitute for chloral, and is ser- 
viceable as an alternative in cases in 
which it is necessary to give hypnotics a 
long time. The dose is 5, 10 or 15 



grains in capsules or wafers, which 
should be dispensed in a well-stoppered 
bottle. 

Itrol-Crede. 

This is a silver citrate which is in a 
very fine powder and is used for dis- 
eases of the eye. Owing to the fact that 
it is extremely sensitive to light and air, 
it is put up in small black bottles con- 
taining ^ or 1 gram each. See also 
Antiseptic-Crede. 

Izal, Medical. 

This is an English preparation which 
is in the form of an emulsion containing 
40% of "izal oil." This is described as 
a new coal product which is recommend- 
ed as an antiseptic and germicide for in- 
ternal and external use. Medical izal is 
used internally in typhoid fever, dysen- 
tery, etc., in doses of 5 to 10 drops. 
Izal is also put up in the form of 
gauze, lozenges, ointment, soap, etc. 

Janeway's Pills. 

These are recognized in the N. F. un- 
der the title Compound Pills of Aloes 
and Podophyllum, the formula being as 
follows : 
Each pill is to contain 

Aloes gr. 1 

Resin of podophyllum gr. Yz 

Extract belladonna leaves gr. Ya 

Extract of nux vomica gr. % 

Jecorin. (Matterer's Cod Liver Oil 
Tablets.) 

Each tablet is stated to contain 

Cod-liver oil gr. 45 

Malt extract, dried gr. 15 

Cocoa gr. 15 

Sugar gr. 75 

Together with glycerin, vanillin, oil of 

bitter almonds (free from acid) and 

Ceylon cinnamon oil. 

Jecorol. 

This is another name applied to the 
extract of cod-liver oil (see Gaduol and 
Morrhuol). It is also applied to a 
Swiss preparation which is an emulsion 
of cod-liver oil containing chocolate and 
other flavors. This latter is put up in 
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Jccorol guaiacolate. containing 2% of | Kahama Urethral Bougies. (102) 

guaiacol carbonate. 
Jecorol iodid, containing 10% of iodi- 

pin. 
Jccorol lecithinate. containing .6% of 

lecithin. 



Jequiritol. 

This is a sterile solution of abrin, the 
active principle of Abrus precatorius, 
and is used in ophthalmic practice. It 
retains its activity unimpaired. It is 
marketed in four strengths. 

Jesson's Dental Anaesthetic. 

This contains about 2.6% of cocaine 
hydrochlorid with some carbolic acid 
and oil of rose. — Sadtler. 

Jewsbury & Brown's Oriental Tooth 
Paste. 

The following makes, according to 
Nelson's "Handbook," a similar prepara- 
tion : 

Carmine gr. 60 

Water fl.dr. 2 

Honey av.oz. 6 

Oil of peppermint drops 5 

Oil of anise drops 5 

Oil of orange drops 10 

Oil of wintergreen drops 10 

Precipitated chalk sufficient 

Rub together, using enough precipi- 
tated chalk to make a firm paste. 

Jim Crow Corn Salve. 

The principal active ingredient is stat- 
ed to be salicylic acid, according to the 
manufacturers. 

Judkins' Ointment. 

Linseed oil av.lb. 1 

Red lead av.oz. 4 

Lead acetate gr. 60 

Oil of turpentine m. 30 

Boil the oil in an earthen pot, add the 
red lead, gradually and with stirring, 
and then incorporate the other ingredi- 
ents.— D. C. 

Joret & Homolle's Apiol Capsules. 

According to Hager, these contain 3 
grains of apiol each. 
Kadiol. 

This is a name said to be applied to 
oil of cade. 



The formula is given as follows by 
the manufacturers : 

Hydrastin muriate gr. 1/60 

Soda benzoborate gr. \V\ 

Concentrated thymic sol m. 2^4 

Zinc sulfocarbolate gr. 34 

Oil of cassia m. 1/16 

Boroglyceride solution m. 6*4 

Gelatin, glycerin, q. s. 

Kaiser Pillen. (Pilulae Imperiales.) 

Various formulas are used for these, 

the most common one being 

Resin of jalap gr. 30 

Resin of scammony gr. 30 

Gamboge gr. 30 

Aloes gr. 30 

Extract of colocynth gr. 6 

Soap gr. 15 

Gentian root gr. 38 

Water, to make 100 pills. 
Sometimes calomel is added. 

— Hager. 

Kalendol. (148) 

This is stated to contain no grains 
of acetanilid per ounce, also calendula, 
ichthyol, boric acid, and "imicition" a 
coal tar product with an iodin base. 
Kali-Caffeine. (181) 

This is a granular effervescent prep- 
aration described as containing in each 
dose of a heaping dessertspoonful 1 
grain of caffeine bromid, 2 grains of po- 
tassium and sodium bromids with pure 
magnesium citrate. 
Kalydor. 

Bitter almonds, blanched, .av.oz. 10 

Rose water fl.oz. 50 

Corrosive sublimate gr. 5 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. Y\ 

Cherry laurel water fl.oz. 1Y2 

Alcohol fl.oz. i l / 2 

Mix an emulsion of the almonds and 
the rose water, strain, add the ammon- 
ium chlorid and cherry laurel water, 
and then the corrosive sublimate dis- 
solve in the alcohol. — Nat. Dr. 
Kasagra. (Flext. Case. Sag. Aromat. 
Stearns.) (187) 

This is described as a fluid extract 
of prime cascara sagrada, aromatized 
and sweetened. It is made by a special 
process. The product is stated to con- 



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tain about 2% of alcohol. It is recom- 
mended as a palatable preparation of 
cascara, owing its laxative effects to 
this drug alone. 
Kastanol. 

This is Fliegge's extract of horse 
chestnut, i. e., the active principle of 
horse chestnut, with about 8% of cam- 
phor. The preparation is made by a 
patented process, has some analgesic ef- 
fect, and is to be employed by friction 
and painting in rheumatism, gout sciat- 
ica, and other chronic muscular pains, 
frost bites on the hands and feet, etc. 
Kasucolum. 

This is a name for potassium guaiacol 
sulfonate, also known as thiocol. 
Katharol. 

This is stated to be a solution of 
hydrogen peroxid. 
Keating's Cough Lozenges. 
These are said to be composed of 

Lactucarium dr. 2 

Ipecac dr. 1 

Squill gr. 45 

Extract of licorice av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 6 

Mucilage of tragacanth 

to^make a mass 

Make into 20-grain lozenges. — Cooley. 
Keimol. (Liq. Keimol.) (106) 

This is described as being prepared 
from phenyl salicylate and the active 
constituents of Thymus vulgaris, Gaul- 
theria procumbens, and Mentha piperita. 
Kelene. (77) 

This is ethyl chlorid put up in special 
tubes, called "autospray," and intended 
for producing local anesthesia. The 
ethyl chlorid is also put up in these tubes 
in combination with cocaine, ichthyol, 
iodin, iodoform, menthol, resorcin, mer- 
curic chlorid, formaldehyde, etc. 
Kenyon's Antiseptic Powder Comp. 

See Antiseptic Comp. Powder. 
Kephalgine. 

This consists, according to the Amer- 
ican Journal of Pharmacy, of 

Antipyrin parts 5 

Roasted coffee parts. 5 

Caffeine parts 2 

Sodium salicylate parts 2 



Kephalopin. 

This is an oily extract, prepared by 
cold process of the fresh nerve tissue of 
the brain. It is non-toxic and may be 
exhibited hypodermically. It is em- 
ployed in nervous disorders, St. Vitus 
dance and epilepsy in doses of 5 cc. 

Kepler Solution. (32) 

This is described as a mixture of cod 
liver oil with Kepler malt extract. It is 
also put up in combination with hemog- 
lobin, iron iodid, hypophosphites, pan- 
creatin and phosphates. 

Kern's Insect Annihilator. 

The following is said to resemble' this 
mixture (W. D.) : 

Deodorized benzin fl.oz. 16 

Oil of cedar fl.oz. 1 

Oil of wintergreen fl.oz. I 

This composition is said to be cer- 
tain destruction to cockroaches, bedbugs, 
fleas, ants, and other insects. 

Kestin. (10) 

This is stated to contain trinitrophenol, 
resorcin, ammonium chlorid, formalde- 
hyde and orthoboric acid. It is used 
internally and externally. 

Kickapoo Indian Oil. 

This is stated to contain camphor, 
capsicum, gum myrrh, opium, oils of 
clove and sassafras, ether, alcohol and 
water. Of the alcohol it contains 60%,, 
of the ether, 8 minims to each fluid- 
ounce, and of the opium, 11/20 grain to 
each fluidounce. 
Kineurin. 

This is a name for quinine glycero- 
phosphate. 

King's Dandelion and Quinine Bilious 
and Liver Pills. 

These contain rhubarb, aloes and bitter 
aromatic extracts.— Geissler's analysis in 
H. 

KinsePs Tasteless Cod-Liver Oil 
Compound. (93) 

This is stated to contain cod liver 
oil, extract of malt, compound syrup 
of hypophosphites and wild cherry. 



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King's Royal Germeteur. 

According to Slack's analysis, this 
was found to consist approximately of 
Saturated aqueous solution of 

sulfuretted hydrogen fl.oz. i 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 2 

Well or river water gall. 1 

Mix the acid with the water and add 
the sulfurretted hydrogen solution. 
Klyne's Nerve Restorer. 

The following is said to make a sim- 
ilar preparation (Dr. R. C. McCann) : 

Ammonium bromid gr. 180 

Potassium bromid av.oz. 3 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 70 

Tincture of columbo fl.dr. 6 

Water fl.oz. 6 

— N. I. 
Knight's Pills. 

These are made from 6 parts of aloes, 
3 of scammony and 1 of gamboge. Each 
pill weighs 4 grains. — H. 
Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea. 

This is a mixture of licorice root, 
marshmallow root, red poppy flowers, 
mallow flowers, althea leaves, and the 
yellow flower of a stellaria. — H. 

Kola-Steams. (187) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
one troy ounce of fresh kola nut, being 
a specially aromatized fluid extract. It 
is used for the same purposes as kola 
nut and caffeine, the dose being V* to 
1 teaspoonful 3 times a day. 

Kola Digestive Tablets. (171) 

These are stated to contain kola, so- 
dium bicarbonate, pepsin and nux 
vomica. 
Kola-Koloid. (132) 

This is stated to be "a pure wine of 
kola and coca combined." 

Kolaton. (171) 

This is stated to contain kola, cocoa, 
celery, "iodated" with burgundy wine. 

Kondon's Catarrh Jelly. 

On the package it is stated that this 
is composed of the following drugs only : 
Petrolatum, cocoa butter, menthol, oil 
peppermint, oil eucalyptus, oil lavender 
flowers, phenol. 



Korpulin. 

This is stated to contain the extracts 
of Fucus vesiculosus, Tamarindus indi- 
cus and Cascara sagrada. It is employed 
as an anti-fat preparation. 
Koryl. 

This is described as a compound of 
"orthophenol-sulphonborosalicylic acid 
with iodomenthol, i%." It is a white 
powder reputed to be an antiseptic. 
Koussein. (Brayerin.) 

This is a yellowish-brown powder, 
soluble in alcohol, ether or chloroform, 
sparingly in water. It is used as an 
anthelmintic in doses of 15 to 30 grains, 
divided into 3 or 4 doses, given in 
powders or in oills, at intervals of half 
an hour, followed by castor oil. 

Kresamine. (Trikresolamine.) (178) 

This is an aqueous solution of 25% 
each of trikresol and ethylene-diamine. 
It is a clear, colorless liquid, miscible in 
all proportions with glycerin and sol- 
uble in about 4 parts o f water, but insol- 
uble in petrolatum. It is claimed to be 
a powerful bactericide with a minimum 
of toxicity. It is said to have great 
powers of tissue penetration and to act 
sedatively to inflamed tissues. It is 
recommended for the treatment of ul- 
cers, eczema, lupus, and other skin af- 
fections in the form of solutions con- 
tained 2 to 25 parts of water; it 
may also be used in the form of oint- 
ment. 
Kreso. (159) 

This is a coal-tar product composed 
largely of cresols and the higher phen- 
ols. It is a dark brown, alkaline liquid, 
mixing readily with alcohol, chloroform 
or ether, but forming a whitish, emul- 
sion-like liquid with water. It is a 
powerful antiseptic and is used, diluted 
with water, for disinfecting sick rooms, 
urinals, etc., it is recommended as a 
dressing for wounds, etc., on animals, 
and also as a parasiticide. 
Kryofln. (Methoxy-Acetphenetidin.) 

This is in white, odorless, tasteless 
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water and 600 parts of cold water, 
freely soluble in alcohol, ether or fixed 
oils. It is recommended as an analgesic 
and antipyretic in doses of 4 to 8 grains. 
Kugloids. 

These are capsules containing glycero- 
phosphate of quinine, eucalyptol and 
benzoate of creosote. They are im- 
ported from France. 
Kumysgen. (167) 

This is a preparation of powdered 
milk, used as a dietetic in convalescence 
and various diseases. 
Kurin. 

This is a mixture of compound lic- 
orice powder and phenolphthalein put 
up in tablet form. 
Lac Bismo. (91) 

This is a mixture said to consist of 
bismuth hydrate and subcarbonate, sus- 
pended in water, in a finely divided state, 
and containing 2 x / 2 grains of the com- 
pounds in each fluidram. It is used as 
an antacid in doses of 1 to 4 teaspoon- 
fuls. 

Lac Bismuthi cum Pepsino. (142) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
Bismuth citrate (amorphous 

hydrate) gr. 16 

Pepsin U. S. P. (as glycerole) gr. 16 
With_ hydrochloric and lactic acids. 
Lactated Pepsin. 

Pepsin av.oz. 1 

Pancreatin av.oz. 24 

Diastase gr. 28 

Hydrochloric acid m. 40 

Lactic acid m. 40 

Milk sugar av.oz. 5 

Lactagol. 

This is stated to be a dry extract of 
cottonseed which has been recommended 
as a galactagogue. It is yellowish, fine, 
light, inodorous powder, not soluble in 
water but readily mixing therewith. 
Lactenzyme Elixir. 

See Elixir Lactenzyme. 
Lactenzyme Powder. (63) 

This is stated to contain pepsin, pan- 
creatin, ptyalin, diastase, lactic and hy- 
drochloric acids, and milk sugar. It is 



also put up in the form of 5-grain tab- 
lets. 
Lactocresol. (15) 

This is a dark, syrup liquid which 
becomes milky with water. It is a dis- 
infectant derived from coal-tar, and is 
recommended for general sanitation and 
disinfection. 
Lactol. (Lactonaphthol.) 

This is a compound similar to ben- 
zonaphthol. It is a colorless, tasteless 
powder. In the system it is decomposed 
into lactic acid and betanaphthol, hence 
is used as an intestinal antiseptic in 
doses of 4 to 8 grains. 

Lactone. (Buttermilk Tablets.) 
(159) 

These tablets represent, in compressed 
form, a pure culture of lactic acid ba- 
cilli, which, when added to pure milk, 
makes a preparation like buttermilk but 
containing all the butter fat. 
Lactopeptine. (145) 

This is stated to contain pepsin, vege- 
table ptyalin, pancreatin, and lactic and 
hydrochloric acids. It is also put up in 
the form of tablets and various combina- 
tions with elixirs. See Elixir of Lacto- 
peptine, etc., also Liquid Lactopeptine. 
Lactophenin. (Lactylphenetidin.) 

This differs from phenacetin in that 
the acetic acid group is replaced by the 
lactic acid group. It is in small, 
colorless crystals or white powder, odor- 
less and slightly bitter, and soluble in 
330 parts of cold water, 56 of boiling 
water, Sy 2 of alcohol, and slightly solu- 
ble in ether. Its incompatibilities are the 
same as phenacetin. It is used for the 
same purposes as the latter, viz., as an 
antipyretic and analgesic in doses of 8 
to 15 grains. 
Lactoserve. (26) 

This is a nutritive preparation for 
children made by souring pasteurized 
milk with lactic acid bacteria, evaporat- 
ing to dryness, and mixing with sugar, 
flour and vegetable albumin. Mixed 
with water it forms an emulsion re- 
sembling buttermilk. 



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Lacto-Somatose. (Tannin Milk Al- 
bumose.) 

This consists of casein albumose in 
organic combination with 5% of tannic 
acid. It is an odorless and almost taste- 
less yellowish powder, readily soluble 
in water and aqueous liquids. It is use- 
ful as a nutritive in diarrheas, inasmuch 
as it nourishes the system and at the 
same time acts as a mild astringent to 
the inflamed mucous surfaces. 
Laird's Bloom of Youth. 

This is stated to contain according 
to one analyst, 169 grains of zinc oxid 
to the fluidounce, no lead being present. 
According to another, it contains 32% 
of zinc oxid. According to another 
analyst it contains zinc oxid and precipi- 
tated chalk in perfumed water. 
La-Kama. 

This is a remedy for worms in chil- 
dren and adults which is put up in cap- 
sules in two forms — Weak, each con- 
taining 1% g. of kamala and 1/10 g. of 
solid extract of pomegranate root bark; 
and strong, each containing i l / 2 g. of 
kamala and 1/10 g. of solid extract of 
pomegranate root bark. 

Lamaroux's Pectoral Syrup. 

According to Dorvault (in Hager), 

this is made from 

Calf's lung 1 

Red poppy flowers g. 300 

Iceland moss g. 300 

Jujubes g. 300 

Dates g. 300 

Licorice g. 300 

Mallow flowers g. 200 

Althea flowers g. 200 

Violet flowers g. 200 

Lungmoss g. 100 

Extract of opium g. 2.4 

Sugar g. 18000 

Each no g. is stated to contain 1 

centigram of opium extract. 

Laminoids, Blaud's. (179) 

Each tablet contains iron sulfate and 
sodium bicarbonate in quantities equival- 
ent to Blaud's pills, but the two salts 
are separated into two layers so that 
the formation of ferrous carbonate will 



occur only when the tablets are moist- 
ened, as when they are swallowed. An 
excess of bicarbonate is present to neu- 
tralize the acid in the stomach. They 
are made in two sizes, 5-grain and 3- 
grain. They are used in the same way 
and for the same purposes as Blaud's 
pills. 
Langell's Asthma Remedy. 

According to Hager this is composed 
of coarsely powdered belladonna leaves, 
moistened with 10% solution of potas- 
sium nitrate, and dried. 
Lanichol. 

A purified wool fat not differing es- 
sentially from adeps lanae. — Coblentz. 
Lanesin. 

This is said to be mainly an ointment 
of wool fat with aluminum acetate and 
is recommended for insect bites, to pre- 
vent the swelling and relieve the itch- 
ing. 
Lanum. (130) 

This is a brand name for a purified 
hydrous wool- fat. 
Lapactic Pills. (182. a) 
These contain each 

Aloin gr. *4 

Extract of belladonna gr. % 

Ipecac gr. 1/16 

Strychnine gr. 1/60 

Largin. (Silver Protalbin.) " 

This is a proteid-silver combination 
containing 11% of silver. It is a gray 
powder soluble in 10 parts of water, 
also soluble in glycerin, insoluble in 
alcohol or ether. It is a bactericide and 
astringent, used chiefly as an injection 
for gonorrhea in the form of Y\ to i l /i% 
solutions. Internally it is sometimes 
given in doses of 5 to 8 grains. The solu- 
tion should be dispensed in amber bot- 
tles. 
Laroche's Quina. 

See Quina-Laroche. 
Laroze's Syrup of Orange Peel. 

According to Hager, this is made 
from 15 parts of tincture of orange 
peel and 85 parts of simple syrup. 



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Lartigue's Gout Pills. 

According to Wittstein, these weigh 
?J4 grains and consist of 4 parts of 
powdered colchicum root and 1 of sugar 
besides the mucilaginous excipient. 

According to Bouchardat, they are 
replaceable by pills made from the fol- 
lowing : 

Comp. ext. colocynth parts 20 

Extract of colchicum parts 20 

Extract of . opium part 1 

I-aville's Anti-Gout Liquor. 
According to Hager, these contain 

Calcium chlorid g. 5 

Chinoidin g. 5 

Extract of colocynth g. 2.5 

Water g. 85 

Alcohol g. 100 

Spanish wine g. 800 

These are to be taken during the 
acute stage. 
Laville's Preventative Pills. 

According to Hager these are made 
from 
Ext. of winter cherry berries.. g. 15 

Solution of sodium silicate g. 5 

Sugar and powdered marsh- 
mallow root, each sufficient 

Divide into pills weighing 0.25 g. The 
above-mentioned extract is to be made 
from the berries by removing the seeds, 
kneading the berries with lime water 
and then extracting with alcohol. 
Lavoline. 196) 

This is described as a colorless, odor- 
less and tasteless fluid petrolatum. 
Lavoris. (114) 

This is stated to contain zinc chlorid, 
cassia zeylanicum, formaldehyde, men- 
thol, etc. It is an astringent and anti- 
septic used mostly by dentists. 
Laxagrada. (89) 

This is described as "bitterless cas- 
cara, a concentrated extract of selected 
bark." 
Laxatina. (131) 

This is described as a liquid laxative, 
each fluidram of which contains the ac- 
tive medicinal properties of 15 grains 
each of Alexandria senna and cascara 
bark, freed from their irritating and 
other objectionable constituents. 



Laxan. 

These are tablets containing 1/10 g. 
of phenolphthalein, coated with choco- 
late. 
Laxative Cordial. 

See Red Clover Compound. 
Laxatol. 

This is a name adopted for designat- 
ing aromatic laxative tablets containing 
phenolphthalein. They are supplied in 
three strengths. 
Laxinconfect. 

This is the name applied to a com- 
pound of apple pulp and phenolphtha- 
lein. The dose is 1 to 3 grains. 
Laxol. 

This is described as pure castor oil, 
sweetened and flavored. 
Lebei's Scordium Pills. 
No. I. 

Extract of germander g. 1 

Extract of water germander g. I 

Extract of yarrow .g. I 

Water germander (scordium) 
powder g. 2 

Divide into 25 pills. — H. 

No. II have the same constitution but 
are exactly K larger. They are used for 
piles, 3 or 4 pills being given 3 times a 
day. 
Lebeuf's Coal Tar. 

Coal tar part 1 

Tincture of soap bark parts 2 

Digest and filter. — H. 

Lecin. 

This is described as an iron albumin- 
ate compound which is said to contain 
in each liter 200 g. of egg albumin, 5 
to 6 g. of iron in chemical combination, 
80 g. of sugar, and 150 g. of alcohol, 
together with flavoring essences. 
Lecithin. 

This consists of oleic, stearic, palmitic, 
or other fatty acids with glycerophos- 
phoric acid combined with cholin. It 
contains a greater proportion of phos- 
phorus than any other nerve constituent. 
It occurs in combination with proteids 
in many animal and vegetable tissues, 
especially in nervous matter and egg- 



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yolk. It is best prepared from egg- 
yolk (in which it exists as vitellin) by 
dissolving out the lecithin with strong 
alcohol. It is a yellowish-brown, waxy 
solid, of peculiar odor, soluble in 
an equal volume of cold, abso- 
lute alcohol, readily soluble in chloro- 
form, benzin, and fats, less readily in 
ether. It is insoluble in water but swells 
and decomposes on prolonged contact. 
It is hygroscopic on exposure to the 
air. It is incompatible with alkalies 
and should be kept in well-stoppered 
bottles protected from light. 

It acts as a stimulant to nutrition and 
not as a direct nutrient. The number 
of red corpuscles and the amount of 
hemoglobin are increased, and the appe- 
tite is improved. Even in large doses 
it is not toxic. The ordinary diet con- 
tain I to 4 drams and some observers 
claim that the benefits of lecithin may 
be obtained by increased consumption of 
lecithin-containing foods (e. g. eggs). 
Lecithin is recommended for cases of 
faulty nutrition and is especially rec- 
ommended as an addition to cow's milk 
for artificially fed infants. It may be 
given by mouth in doses of i l / 2 to 8 
grains per day, in pill form, before 
meals, or hypodermically 15 minims of 
a 5% solution in oil, daily. Infants are 
to receive one-third 0$. these doses. 
Lecithine Clin. 

This is described as "phosphorus in 
the state of an organic natural com- 
pound," also as "natural lecithin ex- 
tracted from the yolk of egg." It is 
put up in three forms: (1) Pills Clin, 
each one containing 5 eg. of lecithin ; 
(2) Granulated Clin, each teaspoonful 
representing 5 eg. of lecithin; and (3) 
Solution Clin, which is sold in boxes of 
eight sterilized tubes of 1 cc. each, rep- 
resenting 5 eg. of lecithin. The last is 
for hypodermic use, an intramuscular 
injection of this oily solution being ad- 
ministered every 2 days. 

Lecithine, Gare's. 
See Gare's Lecithine. 



Lecithin Glycerole. 
Lecithin Solution. 



(70) 



Each of these preparations is stated to 
contain 1 grain of pure lecithin to the 
fluidram. The menstruum in the former 
preparation is glycerin. 
Lecithmedullin. 

This is a lecithin preparation made 
from bone marrow. It has been rec- 
ommended for cardiac disorders. 

Lecithol. (14) 

This is described as an emulsion of 
lecithin, each dram of which contains 
1 grain of pure lecithin. 
Lecitogen. 

This is a combination of lecithin with 
cocoa, in the form of powder, contain- 
ing 0.94% of lecithin. 
Lehrer's Croup Powder. 

Copper sulfate. 

Sugar each, equal parts. 

A few grains of this powder are to 
be blown on the diseased surface. 
Leinol. (Emul. 01. Lini Co.) (148) 

This is described as a modified for- 
mula of Dr. Thomson's, and is stated to 
contain in each fluidounce : 

01. lini, 33 J A7c. 

Acid hydrocyani, drops 4. ■ 

Sulph. codeine, gr. ^2. 

Ol. cinnamon. 

Chrondrus, q. s. 

Lemke's Electric Liniment. 

This is stated to contain 62% of alco- 
hol, and 3 minims of chloroform, 8 of 
ether and 1 grain of opium to the fluid- 
ounce. 
Lenicet. 

This is an anhydrous basic aluminum 
acetate. It is a fine, white voluminous 
powder, insoluble in water. It is used 
for hyperidrosis, mixed with talcum, or 
in ointment or paste form for treating 
wounds or ulcers, the dilution being 10 
to 15%. 

Lenigallol. (Pyrogallol Triacetate.) 
(109) 

This is triacetylpyragallol obtained by 
replacing the 1 ydroxyl groups with 
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powder, insoluble in water but soluble 
with decomposition in warm aqueous al- 
kaline solutions. It is said to be non- 
poisonous and non-irritating but a mild 
and painless corrosive. It was intro- 
duced as a substitute for pyrogallic acid 
in psoriasis, lupus, eczemas, etc. It is 
used in the form of a 5 to 10% ointment 
or paste in conjunction with zincoxid. 
Lenirobin. (Chrysarobin Tetrace- 
tate.) (109) 

This is a powder insoluble in water 
but soluble in chloroform. It is used 
like chrysahobin and for the same pur- 
poses, and is said to be non-poisonous, 
ncn-irritating and non-staining. 
Lentin. (130) 

This is metaphenylendiamine hydro- 
chlorid, recommended for diarrhea in 
children. 
Leontin. 

See Lloyd's Leontin. 
Lepine. 

An antiseptic solution said to contain 

Mercuric chlorid part I 

Bromin parts io 

Benzoic acid parts 50 

Carbolic acid parts 100 

Salicylic acid parts 100 

Calcium chlorid parts 50 

Quinine hydrobromid parts 200 

Chloroform parts 200 

Distilled water partsioo,ooo 

— Coblentz. 
Lepine's Granules Hydrocotyle 
Asiatica. 

Extract of Indian pennywort 

(Hydrocotyle Asiatica) g. 5 

Althea root g. 2 

Starch g. 2 

Divide into 100 pills. — H. 

The extract is prepared by extracting 
the entire plant with 45% alcohol. 
Lepine's Syrup Hydrocotyle Asiatica. 

Extract of Indian pennywort 

(Hydrocotyle Asiatica) g. 1 

Simple syrup g. 500 

Dissolve the extract in the syrup. — H. 

Leprine or Leprotine. 

This is an antitoxin prepared from 
the lepra bacillus which is used in the 
treatment of leprosy by subcutaneous in 
jection in doses of 10 cc. 



Lera's Solution Pyrophos. Iron and 
Soda. 

According to Hager this is prepared 
frcm 10 to 12 g. of crystallized sodium 
pyrophosphate, 16 g. solution of ferrous 
sulfate of sp. gr. 1.317, and distilled 
water to make 1,000 g. 
Letalbin. (Lecithin Albuminate.) 

This is a compound of lecithin and 
albumin. It is a yellow powder con- 
taining 20% of lecithin. It is prescribed 
as a tonic like lecithin and glycerophos- 
phates. The dose is 5 to 10 grains three 
times a day. 
Leucogon Tablets. (160) 

These are stated to contain sodium 
borate, ammonium chlorid, zinc sulfate, 
resorcin, tannic acid, ichthyol, eucalyptol, 
and hydrastine (white alkaloid). They 
are intended for use as vaginal supposi- 
tories. They are made round, weighing 
30 grains each, pear-shaped, weighing 
30 grains, and also round, weighing 15 
grains. 

Levulose. 

See Diabetin. 
Levurargyre. 

This is a mercury nucleinate intro- 
duced from- a French source. 

Lianthral. (Extr. Olei Lianthracis.) 

This is stated to be an extract of coal 
tar, which is used in various skin af- 
fections. 

Libradol. (118) 

This is in the form of an ointment or 
paste which is stated to contain "dracon- 
tium, sanguinaria, cephaelis, melaleuca, 
lobelia, laurus, capsicum, tobacco — l /i 
grain alkaloids to ounce." It is recom- 
mended as an external remedy for colds, 
croup, acute inflammation of the lungs 
or soreness depending on congestion, for 
sore muscles and joints, etc. 

Libradol, Mild is a milder form of the 
above which is intended for use on 
children. 
Lignol. (81) 

This is described as an oil distillate 
of lignite. It is recommended as an 



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antiseptic and germicide for various skin 
diseases, wounds and ulcers. It is also 
put up in the form of an ointment con- 
taining 20% of lignol, and as a soap 
containing 5%. 

Lincoln's Hop and Celery Nerve Tab- 
lets. 
These are stated to contain fluid ex- 
tracts of lupulin, celery seed, cannabis 
indica, and capsicum. 

Linogen. 

This is a preparation recommended by 
Mindes, there being two forms, liquid 
and semi-solid. The former is made 
from 

Linseed oil g- 35 

Olein, white g. 35 

Spirit of ammonia g. 20 

Alcohol g. 8 

Ether g. 2 

This is made up also in combinations 
with iodin (6% and 10%), morphine, 
peru balsam, resorcin, veratrine, iodol, 
mercury, chloral hydrate, etc. The semi- 
solid form is made from 

Linseed oil g. 36 

Paraffin g. 24 

Olein, white g. 30 

Spirit of ammonia g. 10 

This forms a light yellow, soft oint- 
ment which is capable of absorbing sev- 
eral times its weight of water. 
Linonine. (Emulsio Lini Comp.) 

This is stated to be an emulsion of 
linseed oil combined with iron hypophos- 
phite, marshmallow, dilute hydrocyanic 
acid, chondrus, glycerin, and oils of 
eucalyptus and wintergreen. 

Lipiodol. 

This is the same as lipobromol (which 
see), but contains 40% of iodin. 

Lipobromol. 

This is a brominated oil intended 
as a substitute for bromid salts. It is 
a transparent, yellowish liquid of a 
slight odor of poppy oil from which it 
is prepared and containing 2>2> l A% of 
bromin. It is given per mouth and sub- 
cutaneously, the dose being 15 to 60 
grains. 



Liquid Cathartic. (36) 

This is stated to combine pure sodium 
sulfate with the active principles of 
Alexandria senna. 

Liquid Febrisol. 

See Febrisol Liquid. 
Liquid Haemoferrum. 

See Haemoferrum. 

Liquid Hypophosphites Lime and 
Soda. (137) 

This is stated to contain in each tea- 
spoonful 2 grains each of the hypo- 
phosphites of lime and soda. 

Liq. Hypophosphitum, Schlotter- 
beck's. 

See Solution of Hypophosphites. 
Liquid Lactopeptine. 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
38 grains of lactopeptine (which see), in 
a glycerin menstruum with alcohol, 3%. 

Liquid Peptonoids. (13) 

This is stated by the manufacturers 
to contain 

Proteids (peptones and 

propeptones) 5.25% 

Lactose and dextrose 11.3 % 

Cane sugar 2.5 % 

Mineral constituents (ash)... 0.95% 

Alcohol (by volume) 17.5 % 

Liquid Peptonoids with Cascara. 
See Cascara Peptonoids. 

Liquid Peptonoids with Coca. 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Coca leaves gr. 10 

Proteids (peptones and 

propeptones) 5.25% 

Lactose and dextrose 11.3 % 

Cane sugar 2.5 % 

Mineral constituents (ash)... 0.95% 
Alcohol 16.5 % 

Liquid Peptonoids with Creosote. 

Each tablespoonful is stated to repre- 
sent 

Beechwood creosote m. 2 

Guaiacol m. 1 

Proteids (peptones and 

propeptones) 5.25% 

Lactose and dextrose 11.3 % 

Cane sugar 2.5 % 

Mineral constituents (ash) . . . 0.95% 
Alcohol 12 % 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Liquid Somatose. 

This is a preparation of somatose, 
which see. It is put up in two forms, 
sweetened and unsweetened. The for- 
mer has a mild aromatic taste, the latter 
is preferred when the use of sugar is 
objectionable. The dose for adults is 
i dessertspoonful to a tablespoonful, 
children, I to 2 teaspoonfuls, according 
to age. 
Liquid Taka-Diastase. (159) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
20 grains of taka-diastase. 
Liquocide. 

This is a new name for Liquozone, 
which see. 

Liquor Ambrosia (Curtis.) (76) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 5 
minims of the fluid extract of the leaves 
of Ambrosia artemisiaefolia. It is rec- 
ommended for hay fever. 
Liquor Antisepticus, Volkmann's. 

A solution supposed to contain alco- 
hol, part i; water, parts io; and gly- 
cerin, parts 20. — Coblentz. 

Liquor Aromaticus. 

This is said to be a mixture of oils 
of lavender, clove, cinnamon, thyme, 
lemon, mace, and bergamot with alco- 
hol. 
Liquor Diastos. (141) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Pepsin (i 13000) gr. 4 

Papain gr. 1.36 

Rennin gr. 0.68 

Diatase gr. 0.09 

Pancreatin gr. 0.23 

Nitrohydrochloric acid, dil m. 5 

Lactic acid m. 0.5 

Nux vomica gr. 0.45 

Liquor Ferri-Mangan. (141) 

This is stated to contain 0.6% of iron 
in the form of peptonate and 0.1% of 
manganese. Elsewhere it is also stated 
that each fluidounce contains 20 grains 
of iron peptonate and 4 grains of man- 
ganese sesquioxid . 
Liquor Ferri-Mangan Comp. 

This is stated to contain 0.6% of iron, 
0.1%. of manganese, and 1/64 grain of 

50 



strychnine sulfate and 1/16 grain of 
strontium arsenite. 

Liquor Ferri Mangan Comp. with Cas- 
cara is the same as the above but rep- 
resents in addition 40 grains of cascara 
sagrada to the fluidounce. 

Liquor Ferro-Mangan Aromaticus. 
(Urban) (Aromatic Elixir Pepto- 
nate of Iron and Manganese.) 
(Ill) 

This is described as a neutral pepton- 
ized solution of iron, 0.42%, and man- 
ganese, 0.07%, combined with aromatics. 
Liquor Ferro-Mangani Brompepto- 
nati "Dieterich." 

See Bromo-Mangan. 

Liquor Ferro-Mangani Peptonati 
"Dieterich." 

See Ferro-Mangan Dieterich. 

Liquor Hepatica. (31) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
5 drams of sodium phosphate, 48 minims 
of tincture of iron chlorid, and aro- 
matics. 

Liquor Lappce Comp. (160) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Detan. solution calisaya m. 350 

Detan. burdock root m. 50 

Detan. elixir cascara m. 50 

Arsenic iodid gr. 1/50 

Combined iodids gr. 7^ 

The latter consist of the iodids of po- 
tassium, sodium, ammonium, calcium, 
manganese and iron. 
Liquor Pancreaticus. (132) 

This is described as an active solution 
of the digestive ferments of the fresh 
pancreas. 

Liquor Sedans. (159) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Black haw gr. 60 

Hydrastis (represented by the 

white alkaloid) gr. 60 

Jamaica dogwood gr. 30 

Aromatics. 

It is recommended as a utero-ovarian 
sedative and anodyne. 

Liquor Sedans with Cascara. 

This is similar to the preceding but 
contains in addition 40 grains of cas- 
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Liquor Tritici. (Liquor Tritici Con- 
centratus.) (159) 
This is described as a solution of 
which each 15 minims represents 27 
grains of couch grass in a menstruum 
containing 23^% of alcohol. It is made 
by exhausting the drug with water con- 
centrating the percolate in vacuo, and 
preserving the product by the addition 
of 23H% of alcohol. It is used as a 
diuretic in doses of 1 to 4 fluidrams 
given every 2 to 4 hours. 
Liquor Uterans. (207) 

According to the manufacturers, each 
fluidounce represents 

Black haw gr. 55 

Blue colosh gr. 28 

Jamaica dogwood gr. 25 

Hydrastis (represented by the 

white alkaloid) gr. 55 

Aromatics. 

Liquozone. 

According to Dr. Kebler, this- con- 
sists virtually of a solution of sulfur 
dioxid in water. Other chemists seem 
to confirm this analysis. 
Listerine. (113) 

This is described as "the essential an- 
tiseptic constituent of f hyme, eucalyptus, 
baptisia, gaultheria and mentha arvensis, 
of each, 1 part ; especially prepared bor- 
acic acid, 29 parts ; benzoic acid, 1 part ; 
rectified spirits, 250 parts ; water to 
make, 1,000 parts. " 
Lithiated Hydrangea Comp. (113) 

This is stated to represent the active 
properties of fresh Hydrangea arbore- 
scens, Berberis aquifolium, and Scroph- 
ularia nodosa, together with benzoate 
and salicylate of lithia. 
Lithiated Sorghum Comp. (182a) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
120 grains of a combination of broom- 
corn seed, corn silk, saw palmetto, and 
hydrangea, together with 16 grains of 
lithium benzoate and citrate. 
Lithium Arrhenal. 

This compound is analogous to the 
sodium compound which is described 
under Arrhenal, which see. It is in deli- 
quescent crystals which are soluble in 



water. The dose is 1 to 3 grains twice 

daily. 

Lithium Ichthyol. 

This is a lithium derivative of ichthyol. 
It is a dark brown mass quite similar 
to ammonium ichthyol in appearance 
but is more dense. It is an antiseptic 
and bactericide, and is recommended as 
an antiseptic application for wounds and 
in syphilis. 
Lithium Tonol. (178) 

This is a name given to lithium gly- 
cerophosphate. 
Litholine. 

This is petrolatum or petroleum jelly. 
Lithona. (181) 

This is described as a combination 
of salts of lithia with mild saline laxa- 
tives. 
Lithos. (141) 

This consists of effervescent tablets of 
lithium and sodium salicylates, each con- 
taining y 2 grain of the latter. It is also 
put up without the salicylate. 
Lithyol. 

This is a preparation somewhat simi- 
lar to ichthyol. 
Lloyd's Hydrastis. 

This is described as a hydrastis prep- 
aration from which is excluded the col- 
oring matters of the drug and other un- 
desirable constituents. 
Lloyd's Leontin. 

This is a 1% solution of leontin, ac- 
cording to the manufacturers' statement, 
leontin being the active emmenagogue 
principle of Caulophyllum thalictroides. 

Sugar gr. 120 

Starch gr. 120 

Acacia gr. 60 

Lactucarium gr. 15 

Also mix equal parts of vinegar and 
oxymel of squills and wine of ipecac ; 
evaporate to one-sixth of the original 
bulk, add to the powder in sufficient 
quantity to make a mass, and divide into 
lozenges of 7^ grains each. 
Lofotal. 

This is the name given to cod liver 
oil impregnated with carbon dioxid. The 



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789. 



contained carbonic acid gas is said to 
hide the taste of the oil and preserve 
it by preventing oxidation. 
Lofotin. 

This is a so-called Irydroxyl-free 
steamed cod liver oil. It is also put up 
with .01% of phosphorus. 

Loretin. (Metaiodoorthooxyquinoline- 
sulfonic Acid.) 

This is a yellow, inodorous, crystal- 
line powder, sparingly soluble in water 
and alcohol, insoluble in ether and oils, 
but forming emulsions with ethereal and 
oily fluids (particularly with collodion). 
It is used externally as a substitute for 
iodoform. It contains 36% of iodin. It 
is also used internally in doses of 3 to 
8 grains. 
Losophan. (Triiodometacresylic Acid 

Locock's Pulmonic Wafers. 
— Tri-Iodo-Cresol.) 

This is in white needles, which are 
easily soluble in ether, chloroform and 
warm fixed oils, sparingly soluble in 
alcohol, insoluble in water. 

It is used externally as an antipara- 
sitic in 1 to 2% hydroalcoholic (1 of 
water, 3 of alcohol) solution, or 1 to 3% 
ointment. 

Lotio Cinchonae Comp. (142) 

This is a preparation containing ole- 
ates of the alkaloids of cinclona, 15 
grains to the ounce, 5 grains of this be- 
ing quinine; the oleates are dissolved 
in amylic alcohol. It is applied extern- 
ally when cinchona or quinine cannot be 
taken by the mouth as in night sweats 
of phthisis, etc. It is also applied ex- 
ternally in eczema and seborrhea and 
other diseases of the scalp and skin. 

Lotio Pancreatis. (70) 

This is described as "an extract of the 
pancreas of great trypsin strength, con- 
taining likewise all the soluble gland 
constituents in an active form." It is 
designed for topical application to can- 
cers, ulcers, carbuncles, etc. 
Loxalotio. 

See Lotio Cinchonae Comp. 



Lubraseptic. (176) 

This is a jelly prepared from Irish 
moss, containing 2% of boric acid and 
0.067% of formaldehyde. It. is a color- 
less, transparent jelly almost completely 
soluble in water. It is claimed to be ab- 
solutely sterile. It is said to be a disin- 
fectant which is non-irritating to the 
skin or mucous membranes. It is claim- 
ed to be useful as a lubricant for the fin- 
gers or for surgical instruments and as 
a dressing for burns or slight abrasions. 

Lubri-Chondrin. (201) 

This is a gelatinous substance obtained 
from Irish moss with the addition of 
oil of eucalyptus and formaldehyde. It 
is used as a surgical lubricant. 

Lubrikol. (86) 

This is a soluble surgical lubricant 
stated to be made from Irish moss with 
the addition of oil of eucalptus and for- 
maldehyde. 

Lucilline. 

This is the name for a brand of puri- 
fied petrolatum. 

Luperine. 

This is a mixture of powdered col- 
umbo, gentian and quassia. — Coblentz. 

It is used as a remedy against dipso- 
mania. 

Lutein. 

These are tablets said to contain 5 
grains of the dried yellow substance of 
the ovaries of the cow. 

Lycetol. (Dimethylpiperazine Tar- 
trate.) 

This is a white, odorless powder, 
slightly hygroscopic, and easily soluble 
in water, forming an agreeably acedu- 
lous solution. It is incompatible with 
alkalies which liberate the insoluble base. 
It is claimed to be a diuretic and uric 
acid solvent superior to piperazine. It is 
said to be well borne by the stomach. 
The dose is 5 to 10 grains 3 times a day 
well diluted with water, preferably car- 
bonated water, which may be sweetened 
with sugar if desired. 



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Lygosine. (Sodium Lygosinate.) 

This is a condensation product of 
salicylaldehyde and acetone. It crystal- 
lizes in glossy, greenish prisms, soluble 
in about 16 parts of water at the ordi- 
nary temperature. This solution is ruby 
red in color, is not decomposed by boil- 
ing, and will remain stable for some 
time if kept in a cool place; acids, how- 
ever, decompose it. This is used as an 
antigonorrheic remedy in place of silver 
salts, being suitable for male or female. 
Being non-irritant, it may be used in so- 
lutions of greater strength than may be 
used of silver salts. It is used in solu- 
tions of S% strength. 

Lygosine-Quinine. 

See Quinine Lygosinate. 

Lymph-Orchitic Fluid Compound. 
(Roberts-Hawley Lymph Comp.) 
(144) 

The following formula is given by the 
manufacturers in their advertisements : 
Lymph and lymph gland extracts 

(young goats). 
Orchitic fluid (goats and bulls). 
Brain and cord extracts (emulsions). 
Chlorid of Au and Na (1/40 gr. to 10 

minims). 
Menstruum (described in literature). 

Lymphoids. (82) 

These are 5-grain tablets which are 

stated in the advertisement to contain 
Ext. testes and lymph (con- „ 
taining spermine and nuc- 

lein) gr. 2 

"Phosphine" of zinc gr. 1/20 

Ext. nux vomica gr. 1/8 

Ferrous carb. mass (Blaud's)gr. 1 

Aloin gr. 1/20 

"Bovis pulv.," q. s. ad gr. 5 

Lyptol. (12) 

This is an antiseptic ointment which is 
stated to be made from "hydrargyri bi- 
chloridi, oleum eucalyptus, formalin, and 
benzo-boracic acid, combined with a per- 
fectly sterilized petroleum base." 

Lysan. 

This antiseptic and disinfectant is ob- 
tained by the action of formaldehyde on 
certain terpenes, and allied substances 
(such as eucalyptol, menthol, eugenol, 



etc.), and then dissolving the reaction 
product in diluted alcohol. The prepa- 
ration is miscible in all proportions with 
water, glycerin, and alcohol, has a pleas- 
ant odor both when concentrated and 
when diluted, is quite stable, does not at- 
tack steel or nickel instruments, and is 
said to be but slightly toxic. It is used 
in from 0.5 to 10% solutions, for disin- 
fecting the hands, rooms, removing' 
odors, sterilizing instruments, etc. 

Lysargine. 

This is a name for colloidal silver. 

Lysidine. (Ethylene-Ethenyl- 
Diamine.) 

This is a bright red crystalline mass, 
which on account of its extreme hygro- 
scopic nature is marketed only as a 50% 
solution. This is a pale yellowish liquid. 
It is recommended as a diuretic and is 
recommended as a solvent of uric acid 
because it forms a very soluble com- 
pound with the latter and will facilitate 
its elimination from the system. It is 
claimed to be superior to piperazine. It 
is used for gout, lithiasis, etc. The dose 
is 15 to 75 minims, largely diluted in 
water, preferably carbonated water. 

Lysoform. 

This is a perfumed saponaceous liquid 
containing formaldehyde. It is a clear, 
yellowish, oily liquid, soluble in all pro- 
portions of water and alcohol. It is used 
as a disinfectant and deodorant, especial- 
ly of the hands, in 2 or 3% dilutions. 

Lysol. 

This is a saponaceous solution con- 
taining 50% of cresols. It is a brown, 
oily liquid, soluble in water, alcohol and 
glycerin. It is disinfectant and antisep- 
tic and is used as a dressing for wounds 
and injuries in l / 2 to 1% solutions and 
in 2 to 4%. solutions for disinfecting the 
hands and surgical instruments. 

Lysulfol. 

This is the name given to a compound 
of sulfur, lysol and soap, containing 
10% of sulfur. It is a black semi-fluid 
readily soluble in water. 



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Lytrol. 

This is said to consist of 20% of beta- 
naphthol in an alcoholic solution of po- 
tassa soap. 
MacAlister's Cough Mixture. 

This is stated to contain in each fluid- 
ounce 

Morphine sulfate gr. % 

Extract cannabis indica m. 7^ 

Chloroform m. HJ4 

Magee's Emulsion. 

This is stated to contain cod-liver oil, 
diastasic extract of malt, and hypophos- 
phites of sodium and calcium. 

Magnesiathal (Lac Magnesii Hy- 
drati.) (142) 

This is stated to contain 8% of mag- 
nesium hydrate in aqueous suspension. 
Magnesium Dioxid. 

For preparations containing it, see 
Biogen and Magnesiumperhydrol. 
Magnesiumperhydrol. (130) 

This is a magnesium peroxid, which 
occurs as a white powder, insoluble in 
water, and containing 15 to 25% of mag- 
nesium peroxid (Mg0 2 ) and 7$ to 85% 
of magnesium oxid (MgO). It is rec- 
ommended for internal use as a disin- 
fectant and oxidizer in abnormal gastric 
and intestinal fermentative processes. It 
is given in doses of J4 to I teaspoonful 
3 or 4 times a day. 

Magnesium-Tonol. (178) 

This is a name for magnesium glyce- 
rophosphate. 

Maizavena. (131) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 

Saw palmetto (fresh ber- 
ries) gr. 15 

Maizenic acid (from fresh 
corn silk) gr. 1/10 

Avenine ( from oats) gr. 1/64 

Oil santal m. 3 

Maizine. 

This is an albuminoid principle derived 
from corn flour. It is a light, white 
powder, insoluble in water, soluble in 
alcohol and in acetone. It is recommend- 
ed as a coating for pills intended to dis- 
solve only in the intestines, thick alco- 



holic solutions (40% or more) being 
used for this purpose. 
Maizo-Lithium. (97) 

This is described by the manufacturers 
as "a nascent chemic union of maizenic 
acid, obtained from green corn silk, with 
the alkaline base lithium, forming maize- 
nate lithium, of which the mother liquid 
carries 2 grains to each drachm." It is 
recommended for genito-urinary dis- 
eases. 
Malakin. (Salicyl-paraphenetidin. ) 

This is in fine bright yellow needles, 
which are soluble in hot alcohol and in 
solutions of alkaline carbonates, slightly 
soluble in cold alcohol, insoluble in wa- 
ter. It is an antipyretic and analgesic, 
like antipyrine, and is also recommended 
as a tenifuge. The dose is 8 to 15 grains 
several times daily. 

Malarin. (Acetophenone-phene- 
tidin.) 

This is in yellow needles of slightly 
acid taste. It is insoluble in water, slight- 
ly soluble in cold alcohol, readily soluble 
in hot alcohol and ether. It is an anti- 
pyretic and analgesic, the dose being 8 
grains 2 or 3 times a day. 
Malix. 

This is a proprietary dietetic prepara- 
tion supposed to consist of diastasic ex- 
tract of malt dissolved in grape juice. — 
W. D. 
Mallein. 

This is a serum used for diagnosing 
glanders in horses. It is marketed in 
the liquid as well as in the dry forms. 
Maltine. 

This is stated to be prepared from 
equal parts of malted barley, oats and 
wheat, presumably in the usual manner 
for making malt extracts. It is put up 
in various combinations such as the fol- 
lowing : 
With Cascara Sagrada : 

This is stated to contain the extract of 
60 grains of cascara sagraaa to each 
fluidounce. 
With Coca Wine: 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
the virtues of 30 grains of coca. 



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With Cod Liver Oil : 

This is stated to contain 30% of cod 
liver oil and 70% of maltine, both by 
volume. 
With Creosote: 

Each fluidounce is said to contain 4 
minims of creosote. 
Ferrated : 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 8 
grains of iron pyrophosphate. 
With Hypophosphites : 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 3 
grains each of the hypophosphites of 
lime and soda and 2 grains of iron hypo- 
phosphite. 
With Peptones: 

This is described as a combination of 
digested beef with maltine. 
With Pepsin and Pancreatin : 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
pepsin equal to 40 grains of saccharated 
pepsin and 15 grains of pancreatin. 

With Phosphate Iron, Quinia and 
Strychnia : 

This is claimed to contain 4 grains of 
iron pyrophosphate, 1 grain of quinia, 
and 2/75 grain of strychnia, to each 
fluidounce. 
With Wine of Pepsin : 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
diastase sufficient to render digestible 12 
ounces of starch and pepsin sufficient to 
render digestible 6 ounces of albumen. 

Maltobeef. (99) 

This is stated to be an emulsion of 
cod liver oil containing the hypophos- 
phites of lime, soda and potassa and the 
extracts of malt and beef. 

Malto-Fer. (Vinum Malti et Cin- 
chonae Ferratuni.) (142) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent : 
Malt, as extractive, 120 grains ; cinchona 
calisaya, as aqueous extract, 16 grains ; 
iron, as maltose iron, 2 grains; combined 
with wine. 

Maltosikat. 

This is the name given to a malt ex- 
tract in powder form. 



Maltole. (79) 

This is a preparation of cod liver oil 
with malt extract. 

Maltopepsine. (194) 

This is stated to contain sugar of 
milk, "nutritives of the grain," diosco- 
rein, pepsin, diastase, and lactic, nitro- 
muriatic and phosphoric acids. 

Maltopepsine Elixir. 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 10 
grains of maltopepsine. 

Maltopepsin Elixir with Glycero- 
phosphates. 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Sodium glycerophosph gr. 2 

Calcium glycerophosph gr. I 

Iron glycerophosph gr. 3/16 

Manganese glycerophosph. . .gr. 1/8 
Strychnine glycerophosph. . .gr. 1/64 
Elixir of maltopepsine, q. s. 

Malto-Yerbine. 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

the active principles of 30 grains of 

yerba santa. 

Maltzyme. (125) 
This is "a diastasic essence of malt, 

extracted and concentrated by a new 

process." It is put up plain and in com- 
binations as follows : 

With Cascara Sagrada : 

Each fluidounce represents 45 grains 

of cascara. 

With Cod Liver Oil : 

Contains 25% by volume of cod liver 

oil. 

With Hypophosphites : 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 4 

Potassium hypophosphite gr. 4 

Ferric hypophosphite gr. *4 

Manganese hypophosphite ....gr. l A 

Ferrated : 

Each fluidounce is said to contain 8 

grains of iron pyrophosphate. 

With Phosphate of Iron, Quinine and 
Strychnine : 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 4 
grains of iron pyrophosphate, 1 grain of 
quinine, and 2/75 grain of strychnine. 



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With Yerba Santa : 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
30 grains of yerba santa. 
Mandrake Compound. (17) 

This is stated to contain podophyllum, 
leptrandra, apocynum, cannabinum, ber- 
beris vulgaris and chionanthus. 

Manganauro. (Solution of Bromid 
of Gold, Arsenic and Manga- 
nese.) 

Ten drops of this are stated to con- 
tain 1/32 grain each of gold and arsenic 
bromids, and y 2 grain of manganese 
bromid. 
Manganese-Tonol. (178) 

This is a name for glycerophosphate 
of manganese. 

Manola. (126) 

According to an advertisement, this is 
stated to contain the cell or tissue phos- 
phates (calcium, magnesium, sodium, po- 
tassium and iron), all dissolved in Ma- 
deira wine. According to another ad- 
vertisement, this preparation contains be- 
sides these phosphates, "gaduline" (the 
active principle of cod liver oil), cin- 
chona, coca, and the extract of "mano 
nut." 
Maretin. 

This is a methylated acetanilid in 
which the acetyl group is replaced by 
urea. It is in white, glistening crystals, 
sparingly soluble in water (1 in 1050), 
more soluble in alcohol (1 to 95). It is 
used as an antipyretic in doses of 3 to 5 
grains. 
Marienbad Pills. 

This formula was contributed to 
Pharm. Centralh. by the reputed origina- 
tor and given by him as the original 
formula : 

Extract of fucus marinus. . .parts 16 

Salt of the Marienbad, 
natural parts 4 

Sodium taurocholate parts 2 

In^luvin part 1 

Castoreum, Russian part 1 

Extract of cascara sagrada, 
powder sufficient 

Make into pills weighing S T A grains 
each, and coat with silver leaf. 



Many other formulas have been given 
for these pills, purporting to furnish 
products the same as, or similar to, the 
original. Several of these formulas are 
in Hager's and Dieterich's works. 
Marina. 

This is a sterilized and carbonated sea 
water, used in place of the usual physio- 
logical salt solution. 
Markasol. (112) 

This is denned as bismuth borophe- 
nate ; and is a white powder of the odor 
of camphor. It is intended as an anti- 
septic dry dressing for wounds, ulcers, 
burns, etc. 
Marmorekin. 

This is Marmorek's antistreptococcus 
serum. 
Marrol. 

This is said to consist of ox marrow, 
malt extract, and hop extract. — Cob- 
lentz. 
Marshall's Catarrh Snuff. 

According to Hager, this consists of 
tobacco and leaves of Glechoma hedera- 
ceum, asarum, etc., the whole perfumed 
with oil of eucalyptus and traces of 
other oils. 
Marshall's Pills. 

Comp. ext. of colocynth gr. 60 

Mass of mercury gr. 60 

Rhubarb gr. 60 

Aloes gr. 60 

Soap gr. 60 

Make 60 pills.— Ph. Rec. 

Marsitriol. 

This is a name for iron glyceroarse- 
nate. It is a yellowish, amorphous pow- 
der. The dose is 1/6 gram 3 times a 
day. 
Maukalan. 

This is an ointment-like substance 
used in veterinary practice, which con- 
tains thigenol as its active ingredient. It 
is recommended for saddle-gall, inflam- 
mations and malanders. 

McArthur's Syrup of Hypophos- 
phites Comp. 

This is stated to contain i2 x /> centi- 
grams of the hypophosphites of lime and 



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soda to each teaspoonful, combined with 
a neutral syrup. It is said to be made 
according to the formula of Dr. Churchill 
of Paris. 

McClure's La Grippe Tablets. (181) 
These are made to contain each 

Sodium salicylate gr. 2 

Acetanilid gr. V/2 

Cerium oxalate gr. */2 

Citrated caffeine gr. 3/2 

MacDougall's Disinfecting Powder. 

This is said to be prepared by adding 
crude carbolic acid to sodium sulfite. — 
Frerksen. 

McMunn's Elixir of Opium. 

The manufacturers claim that it con- 
tains all the valuable medicinal prop- 
erties of opium in natural combination, 
to the exclusion of all its noxious, del- 
eterious or useless principles. 
Meatox. (127) 

This is described as a granulated dry 
beef, free from preservatives. 

Mecca Compound. (75) 

This is stated to be composed of men- 
thol, thymol, boracic acid, pyroligneous 
acid, carbolic acid, and eucalyptol, "com- 
bined in a plastic base of purified and 
prepared petroleum." 

Medicora. (Vaginal Pessaries of 
Solidified Glycerin.) (186) 

Each pessary is stated to contain 3 
grains of ichthyol, 5 grains of lead car- 
bonate, 3 grains of zinc sulfate, 1 grain 
of extract of belladonna, and 5 grains of 
"fluid hydrastis" (yellow). 

Medicamentum. 

Same as Haarlem Oil, which see. 
Medullary Glyceride. 

This is the same as Extract of Red 
Bone Marrow, which see. 

Medulline. (213) 

This is an extract of the spinal cord. 
Melachol. (4) 

This is put up in two forms, liquid 
and an effervescent tablent form. The 
liquid is stated to contain 85 grains of 
"phosphates" with "nitrates" of sodium, 



85 grains to the fluidram. The tablets 
are said each to contain- 35 grains of 
"phosphates" with "nitrates" of sodium. 
Melioform. 

This is a disinfectant which is said to 
be represented by the following formula, 
according to Zernek (in Ch. & Dr.) : 

Formaldehyde g. 25 

Solution of aluminum acetate. g. 15 

Borax g. 2.5 

Glycerin g. 0.3 

Water g. 100. 

Color red and flavor with bergamot. 
Mel-Maroba. (182a.) 

This is described as a palatable blend- 
ing of manaca, caroba, and stillingia, a 
fluidounce representing 120 grains of the 
combined drugs, together with 16 grains 
of potassium iodid. 
Mentho-Eucalyptol. 

This is stated to be composed of men- 
thol, thymol, eucalyptol, baptisia, gau- 
theria and "benzo-boracic acid" with 
25% cologne spirits. 
Menthoxol. 

This is a 3% hydrogen peroxid con- 
taining 1% of menthol. It is used as an 
antiseptic application. 
Menthyseptic. (198) 

This is stated to be composed of thy- 
mol, menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicy- 
late, and boric and benzoic acids. 
Mentone. (88) 

A name given to unfermented grape 
juice. 

Mercatone. (63) 
Each 10 minims is stated to contain 

Mercury bromid -s gr. 1/32 

Gold bromid gr. 1/32 

Arsenic bromid gr. 1/32 

Mercauro. (Solution of Gold, Arsenic 
and Mercury Bromids.) 
Ten drops are stated to contain 1/32 
grain each of gold, arsenic and mercury 
bromids. 
Mercuran. (69) 

This is an ointment containing 50% of 
mercury in goose fat stearin. It is put 
up in 4 g. capsules, the contents of each 
capsule being sufficient for one inunc- 
tion. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Mercuralin Eye Salves. (153) 

These are stated to contain mercuric 
oxid and adrenalin. No. ]/+ contains Y\ 
L grain of yellow oxid of mercury and 
1/400 grain of adrenalin to a dram ; No. 
y 2 is the same but contains y 2 grain of 
yellow, oxid of mercury; and No. 1 is 
the same but containing 1 grain of the 
yellow oxid. Mercuralin Compound is 
the same as No. y 2 with the addition of 
y grain of atropine sulfate. 

Mercolint. 

These are chest pads, made by Beiers- 
dorf, impregnated with mercurial oint- 
ment. They are used by syphilitics. 
They are made in three strengths, ac- 
cording to the amount of mercury they 
contain. 

Mercuramalgam. (Mercuriol.) 

This is said to be an amalgam of mer- 
cury with aluminum and magnesium, 
combined with chalk. It is a gray pow- 
der containing 40% of mercury. It is 
used both internally and externally. 

Mercurial Embrocine. (21) 

This consists of y of metallic mer- 
cury and Yz of a mixture of benzoinated 
lard and soap. 
Mercuricide Ointment, Eskay's. 

This is described as containing 1 part 
of mercuric iodid as lithiomercuric iodid 
in 1000 parts of aluminum silicate and 
lanolin, the whole being odorized with 
thymol. It is put up in 5-ounce ointment 
pots. This mercury compound is said 
to possess properties which make it su- 
perior to corrosive sublimate as a disin- 
fectant. The ointment is recommended 
for various skin diseases, especially those 
of an eczematous character. ~ 

Mercur-Iodo-Hemol. 

This is hemol (which see) combined 
with 12.4% of mercury and 28.6% of 
iodin. It is a brown powder, used as an 
antisyphilitic. The dose is 2 to 5 grams 
3 times daily in the form of pills. 
Mercuriol. 

See Mercuramalgatn, 



Mercurods. (136) 

These are urethral crayons, each one 
of which is stated to contain 1/50 grain 
of mercuric iodid, % grain of zinc iodid, 
y grain of lysol, l / 2 grain of extract of 
henbane, 1 grain of antipyrin, and 2 
grains of fluid hydrastis. They are rec- 
ommended for gonorrhea and ure- 
thritis. 

Mercurol. (Mercury TTucleinate.) 
(159) 

This is a compound of mercury with 
nucleinic acid from yeast, containing 
10% of metallic mercury. It is a brown- 
ish powder, soluble in water, especially 
in warm water, insoluble in alcohol. It 
does not coagulate albumin. It is said 
to be a non-irritant. It is used for gon- 
orrhea, chronic conjunctivitis, blephari- 
tis, syphilis etc. It has marked bacteri- 
cidal power and possesses the pharma- 
cologic action of soluble mercury com- 
pounds. It is given in doses of ^ to 3 
grains three times a day and locally in 
y 2 to 5% solutions. 

Mercurocreme. 

This is described as a neutral potas- 
sium stearate containing one-third mer- 
cury and . dissolved in glycerin. It is 
used locally as a substitute for mercurial 
ointment. 

Mercurovanillin. (Mercuric Vanil- 
late.) 

This is a compound containing 40% of 
mercury. It is a white, tasteless pow- 
der, insoluble in water and weak acids 
and of the odor of vanilla. It is used 
in syphilis. 

Mercury Anilinate. 

This is a white, odorless and tasteless 
powder containing 52% of metallic mer- 
cury. It is insoluble in water. It is ap- 
plied by inunction in the form of a 35% 
ointment in syphilis; to sores it is ap- 
plied as a y 2 to 3% ointment. Internally 
it is given in doses of J 4 grain. It is 
also used by intramuscular injections, 
rubbed up with paraffin oil. 



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Mercury Cyanid. 

This is in colorless, odorless, trans- 
parent prisms, which are darkened by 
light and hence should be kept in a dark 
place or in amber-colored bottles. It is 
soluble in 13 parts of water and in 15 of 
alcohol. It has the same properties as 
corrosive sublimate, but is preferred to 
the latter because much less irritating. 
The dose is 1/12 to 1/6 grain 3 to 5 
times a day. 
Mercury Glycolate. 

This is a compound obtained by dis- 
solving mercuric oxid and glycocol to- 
gether in hot water. It is used as an 
intramuscular injection for syphilis. 
Mercury Oxycyanid. 

This is a white, crystalline powder 
soluble in hot water. It is used in place 
of corrosive sublimate because it is less 
irritating and is more active as a germi- 
cide. It is used in 0.2 to 2% aqueous 
solutions. 
Mercury Salicylate. 

This is a white powder containing 59% 
of mercury. It is insoluble in water and 
alcohol, but soluble in solutions of so- 
dium chlorid and in dilute alkalies. It 
is used for syphilis and gonorrhea. It 
is applied as a 1% powder or ointment 
and is used as an injection in a 1 to 300 
mixture with a little acacia. Internally 
it is stated to be well borne by the stom- 
ach and not causing salivation. The 
dose is l A grain. 
Mercury Succinimide. 

This is a white powder soluble in 
about 25 parts of water, slightly soluble 
in alcohol. It is considered by many as 
the most eligible compound of mercury 
for hypodermic or intramuscular admin- 
istration. This is a good formula : Mer- 
cury succinimide, 2.5 ; cocaine hydro- 
chlorid, 1.0; distilled water, 50. 1 cc. of 
this solution is used for an injection 
Mercury Tannate. 

This is a greenish brown powder con- 
taining about go% of mercury. It is in- 
soluble in all ordinary solvents. It is 
used as an antisyphilitic in doses of 1 to 
2 grains. 



Mercury Thymolacetate. 

This is in colorless crystals insoluble 
in water. It is used by intramuscular in- 
jections for syphilis, i l / 2 grains mixed 
with liquid paraffin or glycerin being in- 
jected every third or fifth day. 
Merrell's Vaginal Discs. 

Powdered ext. of helonias. . .gr. 12 
Powdered ext. of hydrastis. . .gr. 12 
Powdered ext. of henbane. .. .gr. 6 

Powdered opium gr. 6 

Eucalyptol gr. V/2 

Thymol gr. V/i 

Gallic acid gr. 12 

Boric acid gr. 36 

Tannic acid gr. 24 

Alum gr. 36 

Make into 12 compressed tablets. 
Mesotan. (Ericin.) 

This is the methyloxymethyl ester of 
salicylic acid, analogous to oil of winter- 
green. It contains 71% of salicylic acid. 
It is a clear, yellowish, faintly aromatic, 
oily liquid, sparingly soluble in water, 
readily miscible with alcohol, ether, 
chloroform, and. fixed and volatile oils. 
It is applied externally in cases of rheu- 
matism. Inasmuch as it is quite irritant 
when applied tQ the sensitive skin, it is 
usually mixed with an equal volume of 
olive (or similar) oil. 

Metaphenylenediamine Hydrochlorid. 
This has been recommended for the 
treatment of diarrhea in infants and 
adults in doses of % to i l / 2 grains. 

Methacetin. (Paraacetanisidin — 
Acetylmethylparaamidophenol — 
"Oxymethylated Antifebrin.") 
This is a reddish-white, odorless, 
crystalline powder, of faintly saline-bit- 
terish taste. It is sparingly soluble in 
water, readily in alcohol. It is an anti- 
pyretic, which is used principally in chil- 
dren's diseases. Dose (child's) 2 to 5 
grains. 

Methaform. (Dimethylcarbinol 
Chloroform.) (187) 

This is in white, shiny, needle-like 
crystals of a slightly camphoraceous 
odor and taste. It is sparingly soluble in 
water, but readily so in chloroform, 
ether, alcohol and glacial acetic acid. It 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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is a hypnotic and antiseptic, somewhat 
like chloral in action. It is also used as 
a local anesthetic. See also Chlorbu- 
tanol. 
Methazin. 

This is a synonym for antipyrin. 
Meth-Solules. (89) 

Each capsule is composed of 
Methylene blue gr. i 



Para copaiba m. iy 2 

Oil of cinnamon m. ]/ 2 

Methyl or Methylene Bichlorid. 
(Richardson.) 

This is a mixture of I volume of 
methyl alcohol and 4 volumes of chloro- 
form. It has been recommended as a 
general anesthetic. On account of the 
poisonous character of the wood alcohol 
it should not be used. 
Methyl Rhodin. (Methyl Acetylsa- 
licylate.) 
This has the same relation to oil of 
wintergren that aspirin has to salicylic 
acid. It is described as a colorless, cry- 
stalline powder of a slight odor of win- 
tergreen. It is soluble in alcohol and 
fixed oils but insoluble in water. It is 
used as a substitute for the salicylates in 
rheumatism. 

Methyl-Santal. (Capsula Santali 
Comp.) (141) 
Each capsule is stated to contain 

Methylene blue . . gr. 1 

Oleoresin of copaiba gr. 1% 

Oleoresin of cubeb gr. % 

Oil of sandalwood gr. 1V2 

Oil of cinnamon gr. V 5 

Oil of nutmeg gr. 1/12 

Methylal. 

This is a colorless liquid, with an odor 
similar to that of chloroform, and a 
pungent taste. It is soluble in water, 
alcohol and oils. It is used as a local 
anesthetic; as a nerve sedative in deli- 
rium tremens, etc. ; antispasmodic in 
strychnine-poisoning, tetanus, etc. ; ano- 
dyne in gastric and intestinal pains, etc. 
It is used in the form of liniment with 
6 parts of some bland fixed oil (1 to 6 
sweet almond oil). The dose is 1 to 2 
minims every 2 or 3 hours, well diluted 



Methylene Bichlorid or Chlorid. 

This is a colorless inflammable liquid 
of an odor like chloroform. It is rec- 
ommended as a local anesthetic. Do not 
confound with methyl or methylene bi- 
chlorid (Richardson). 

Methylene Blue. 

This is one of the so-called aniline 
dyes. It is in dark blue crystals or 
powder, soluble in about 50 parts of 
water, also soluble in alcohol. It is an 
antiperiodic, antineuralgic and antigon- 
orrheal. It is used externally in malig- 
nant tumors and ulcers. The dose is 1 
to 5 grains in capsules or tablets 4 times 
daily, or 1 grain by injection. In ma- 
laria it is a specific even more so than 
is quinine. In the treatment of gonor- 
rhea it has been found useful especially 
in combination with various oils or bal- 
sams. When given internally it colors 
the urine green or blue. 

Methylene Blue Compound (Hor- 
witz.) 

On Dr. Orville Horwitz's recommen- 
dation, various manufacturers have put 
up a combination like the following in 
capsules or pearls : 

Methylene blue gr. 1 

Copaiba balsam m. \ l / 2 

Oil of santal m. i l / 2 

Oil of cinnamon m. l / 2 

Sometimes the oil of cinnamon is re- 
placed by methyl salicylate. 

Methyloids. (187) 

Each capsule is stated to contain 

Methylene blue gr. 1 

Copaiba balsam m. i l / 2 

Santal oil m. \ l / 2 

Haarlem oil m. 1 Y+ 

Oil of cinnamon m. l / 2 

Metral Disks, 

See Sanitaris Metral Disks. 
Metroglycerin. 

This is said to consist of a sterile so- 
lution containing 10% of neutral glyce- 
rin and 2% of gelatin, to which are add- 
ed various antiseptics. It is used as an 
intrauterine injection for producing uter- 
ine contractions. 



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Metrowine. (146) 

This is an utero-ovarian tonic, each 
fluidounce of which is stated to contain 
blackhaw, 2.5 grams; blue cohosh, 1.5 
grams; milifoil, 3 grams; sumbul, 1.5 
grams; helonias, 1 gram; aletris fari- 
nosa, 1 gram, and "elixir aromatics," 
sufficient. 
Mialhe's Elixir of Pepsin. 

Pepsin g. 2.5 

White wine g. 60 

Simple syrup g. 50 

Alcohol g. 5 

— H. 
Microcidin. (Sodium Betanaph.th.o- 
late.) 

This is used as a surgical disinfectant 
in 3 to 5% solutions. It is an antipyretic 
in small dose's. 

Migrainin. (Antipyrin-Caffeine 
Citrate.) 

This is a mixture of antipyrin, 85 
parts, caffeine, 9 parts, and citric acid, 6 
parts. It is a white powder soluble in 2 
parts of water, readily soluble in alcohol. 
It is an antipyretic and analgesic for 
migraine, neuralgias, sciatica, etc., the 
dose being 6 to 15 grains 2 or 3 times 
daily. 

A preparation of the same name is 
made by C. S. Baker & Co., the composi- 
tion of which is stated to be celery and 
detannated guarana. 
Migrol. 

This is described as a preparation of 
guajacetin and caffeine. It is recom- 
mended for all kinds of headaches, neu- 
ralgia, toothache, and all nervous affec- 
tions. The dose is 8 grains 1 to 3 times 
daily. 
Migrophene. 

This is quinine lecithin compound in 
which the taste of quinine is scarcely 
perceptible. It is used * for migraine, 
headache, influenza, etc., in doses of 5 to 
8 grains. 
Milk of Bismuth. (159) 

This is a thick white liquid consisting 
of hydrated oxid of bismuth and traces 
of subcarbonate, each fluidram being 
said to contain the equivalent of 5 grains 
of bismuth subnitrate. 



Milk of Magnesia. (164) 

The process for this preparation was 
patented some years ago. According to 
the specifications of this patent, magne- 
sium sulfate and caustic soda or potash 
are dissolved separately in water, the so- 
lutions are mixed and boiled, and the 
precipitate is washed repeatedly with dis- 
tilled water. 

Mill's Pulmonic Syrup Comp. 
See Syrup Pulmonic Comp. 

Miller's Phosphorized Elixir Gen- 
tian. (134) 

This is stated to contain gentian, 
sherry, phosphoric acid, taraxacum, glyc- 
erin and aromatics. 

Miller's Universal Balm. (For- 
merly called Magnetic Balm.) 

This is stated to contain 62% of alco- 
hol, also camphor, red pepper, clove, 
oils of origanum, cinnamon, spearmint, 
eucalyptus, cajuput, cassafras and penny- 
royal, and water. 

Mirinol. 

This is the name applied to an anti- 
septic, hemostatic and disinfectant liquid 
said to contain 10% of formaldehyde 
and 3/10% of phenol. It is recommend- 
ed for the treatment of carcinoma, lupus 
and similar affections. 

Mischolin. (160) 
Each fluidram is stated to represent 

Zinc sulfocarbolate gr. 1/20 

Bismuth subcarbonate gr. 1 

Salol. .gr. 1/10 

Calomel gr. 1/60 

Pepsin (1:3000) gr. 1/4 

Aromatics, q. s. 

It is recommended for cholera infan- 
tum. 

Mistura Corrigens (Patch.) 
See Corrective Mixture. 

Mistura Quinqui Iodidorum. (Mix- 
ture of Five Iodids.) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Arsenic iodid gr. 1/24 

Mercury iodid gr. 1/24 

Iron iodid gr. Y 5 

Manganese iodid gr. V 5 

i Potassium iodid gr. 2Ms 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Mixture Creosote Compound. (90) 

This is stated to be a nutritious and 
stimulating glyconin emulsion of beech- 
wood creosote and "etherized cod liver 
oil," each fluidounce representing 4 min- 
ims of creosote. 
Mixture Glyconin Comp. (180) 

This is stated to contain 

Cod liver oil . .parts 40 

Sherry wine parts 40 

Phosphoric acid parts 1% 

Egg, glycerin and carmina- 
tive aromatics, to make, .parts 100 

No gum ; no sugar. 

Mixture of Hydrastis Compound. 

See Schlotterbeck's Compound Mix- 
ture of Hydrastis. 
Mixture Phosphorus Comp. (43) 

This is stated to contain in each tea- 
spoonful 

Mother tinct. of chamomilla.m. 2 
Mother tinct. of nux vomica. m. 2 

Mother tinct. of ignatia m. 2 

Mother tinct. of cinchona. . .m. 2 

Phosphorus gr. 1/100 

Aromatics. 

Mollin. (Sapo Unguinosus.) 

This is a potash soap containing an 
excess of fatty acids and glycerin. It 
has been employed as an ointment 
vehicle. 
Mollosin. (Mollisin.) 

Yellow wax part 1 

Liquid petrolatum part 4 

—Ph. Ztg. 
Monobromphenol, Ortho-. 

This is a dark-violet liquid of a strong 
odor. It is soluble in water, alcohol and 
ether. It is a non-irritant external anti- 
septic (in erysipelas particularly). It is 
used in 3 to 6% ointment, rubbed in for 
1 minute, twice daily. 

Monochlorphenol, Ortho-. 

This is a volatile fluid which is used 
by inhalation as an antiseptic in ozena, 
laryngitis, bronchitis, and pulmonary tu- 
berculosis. 

Monotal. (Guaiacol Ester of Ethyl- 
glycolic Acid.) 

This occurs as a colorless, oily liquid 
of an aromatic odor. It is very slightly 
soluble in water, easily so in alcohol, 



ether, chloroform and oils. It is used 
like guaiacol externally for rheumatism, 
etc., being rubbed on lightly or applied 
with a brush. It is said to be less caus- 
tic than guaiacol. 
Morgan's Quincoca. 

See Quincoca. 
Morgan's Sabalol. 

See Sabalol. 
Morgan's Tissue Food. 

See Tissue Food. 
Morgan's Vaginal Wafers. 

See Vaginal Wafers. 
Mormon Bishop Pills. 

According to the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, this remedy consists of 
three kinds of pills, red, white and blue, 
but the composition is about the same. 
They contain capsicum, starch and a bit- 
ter principle. 

Morrholine, Ferrated. (174) 

This is said to be the active principles 
of cod liver oil with the glycerophos- 
phates of lime and soda, and' organic 
iron. The same firm also markets 
Morrholine with Creosote, and Morrho- 
line, Arseniated, with-Strychnina. 

Morrhuol (Chapoteaut.) (204) 

Morrhuol is a so-called alcoholic ex- 
tract of cod liver oil (see also Gaduo! 
and Jecorol). It is a brown liquid which 
is stated to represent 25 times its weight 
of cod liver oil. It is put up in capsules, 
the contents of each one being stated to 
possess the therapeutic activity of 1 lea- 
spoonful of the oil. 

Morrhuol Creosote (Chapoteaut.) 

Each capsule is stated to contain 3 
minims of morrhuol and 1 minim of 
beechwood creosote. 

Morrison's Pills. 

These are of two kinds, Nos. 1 and 2. 

Pills No. 1 are composed of aloes and 
cream of tartar, equal parts, made into 
a mass with syrup or mucilage, and di- 
vided into 3-grain pills. 

The No. 2 are composed of the fol- 
lowing : 



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Colocynth part i 

Gamboge parts 2 

Aloes parts 3 

Cream of tartar parts 4 

Make into a mass with syrup and di- 
vide into 3-grain pills. — Cooley. 
Morumalt. (Morrhumalt.) (217) 

This is stated to contain 

Morrhuol 25 

Extract of malt 25 

Comp. syrup hypophosphites. . . . 25 
YeiDa santa, wild cherry and 

flavoring 25 

It is further described as a prepara- 
tion of morrhuol, malt, and wild cherry, 
combined with hypophosphites of lime 
and soda. It is also put up in combina- 
tions such as the following : 
With Cascara Sagrada : 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 40 
minims of "cascara sagrada aromatic." 
With Codeine and Terpin Hydrate : 

Each fluidounce contains 1/16 grain of 
codeine and 1 grain of terpin hydrate. 
With Creosote and Guaiacol : 

Each fluidounce contains 3 minims of 
creosote and 2 minims of guaiacol. 
With Hypophosphites : 

Each fluidounce contains 2 grains each 
of the hypophosphites of lime and soda 
and 1 grain of iron hypophosphites. 
With Iron and Manganese : 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 8 
grains of the pyrophosphates of iron and 
manganese. 

With Iron, Quinia and Strychnia : 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Iron pyrophosphate gr. 4 

Quinine pyrophosphate ....gr. 1 
Strychnine pyrophosphate . .gr. 1/100 

With Liquid Peptones (Ford's) : 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

the nutritive properties of i l / 2 ounces of 

beef. 

Mother's Joy, The. 

This is said to be made as follows : 

Chloroform drops 10 

Tincture of saffron m. 30 

Honey dr. 4 

Glycerin oz. 1 

It is a preparation applied to the gums 

of children while teething. 



Motherwort Compound. 

This is stated to contain fluid extract 
of motherwort combined with golden 
seal, cramp bark and oil of rue, the 
whole flavored acceptably. 
Mouches de Milan. 

Rosin 65 

Venice turpentine 50 

Yellow wax 22 

Suet 2 

Cantharides, powder 30 

Euphorbium, powder 10 

Storax, liquid 5 

Oil of thyme 1 

Mix together by melting, spread upon 
silk tissue, and cut into small rectangular 
pieces. — H. 
Moussette's Neuralgia Pills. (44) 

Each pill contains Vs milligram of 
pure aconitine and 5 milligrams of qui- 
nine. 
Mucogene. 

This is said to be "chlorid of dimethyl- 
phenyl - para - ammonium - and - oxyna- 
phthoxazine" and is defined as a new 
synthetic laxative. It is put up in cap- 
sules, two or three of which are a dose. 
Muiracithin. (139) 

The main constituents are stated to be 
muira puama and lecithin. It is rec- 
ommended for sexual neurasthenia. 
Mure's Syrup Bromid Potash. 

Potassium bromid...." g. 10 

Simple syrup g. ioo 

Mix and dissolve. — H. 

Muscarine Nitrate. 

This occurs as a deliquescent mass, 
soluble in water and alcohol. It is an 
antihydrotic and antispasmodic in doses 
of 1/32 to 1/16 grain. 
Musculine. 

This is described as. the sterilized ex- 
tract of the muscular tissue of the ox. 
It is recommended for convalescence 
from severe diseases, being stated to 
be superior to beef extracts or beef tea. 
Musculon. 

This is stated to be prepared from 
muscular tissues by digestion with pan- 
creatic juice. It is stated to have the 
property of aiding the liver in the split- 
! ting up of grape sugar. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Mycodermine. 

This is the name given to an extract 
of yeast which is marketed in the form 
of pills or tablets. It is recommended 
for boils, etc. 
Mydrine. 

This is a combination of two myd- 
riatics, ephedrine and homatropine hy- 
drochlorids (100:1). It is a white pow- 
der, soluble in water. It is used as a 
mydriatic (especially where evanescent 
mydriasis is desired — in diagnosis, etc.). 
It is used in the form of a 10% solu- 
tion. 

Mydrol. (Phenylpyrazoliodomethy- 
late.) 

This is a white, odorless powder 
which is freely soluble in water. It is 
used as a mydriatic in 5 to 10% solu- 
tions. 
Myelocene. 

This is a preparation of bone mar- 
row, prepared by extracting the marrow 
with ether, evaporating the latter, and 
mixing the residue with 1% of chlore- 
tone for preservation. 

Myronin. 

This is an ointment vehicle composed 
of stearin soap, carnauba wax, and dceg- 
ling oil. 

Myrrholin. 

This is a solution of the resin of 
myrrh in castor oil, used as an applica- 
tion to wounds. 

Myrtol. 

This is derived by fractional distilla- 
tion of the oil of myrtus communis. It 
is a colorless liquid of aromatic odor. 
It is recommended as a disinfectant 
in putrid bronchitis and diseases of the 
respiratory tract. The dose is 5 minims 
every 2 or 3 hours. 

Naftalan. 

This is stated to contain 96% of a 
crude naphtha derived from a spring in 
the Caucasus and to this added 4% of 
anhydrous soap to impart consistency. 
It is in the form of a blackish-green, 
ointment-like mass of an empyreumatic 



odor. It is insoluble in water, water or 
glycerin but is readily miscible with fats. 
It is said to be anodyne, antiphlogistic, 
antiseptic and antiparasitic and is rec- 
ommended for burns, erysipelas, ecze- 
mas, etc. 

Nalicin. 

This is a local anesthetic in use by 
German dentists. It is said to consist 
of a mixture of 1% spirit of nitrogly- 
cerin, 1% cocaine hydrochlorid, "com- 
pound spirit of thymol," phenol, sodium 
chlorid, formaldehyde, alcohol and 
water. 

Napeline. 

This is one of the alkaloids from 
Aconitum napellus. It is a white pow- 
der, soluble in water, alcohol and ether. 
It is used as an anodyne and antineu- 
ralgic in lumbo-sciatic neuralgia, rheu- 
matic pains, etc., Dose : % to l / 2 grain. 

Na-Phoskol. 

According to the manufacturers, each 
fluidram contains 70 grains of sodium 
phosphate and 5 grains of sodium ni- 
trate. 

Naphthalin. (Naphthalene.) 

This is a hydrocarbon derived from 
coal tar. It is in white lustrous scales 
of a peculiar odor, insoluble in water, 
soluble in alcohol, ether, and oils. It is 
used as an intestinal antiseptic in doses 
of 2 to 8 grains. It is also used for 
tapeworms, 15 grains being given at a 
dose, to be followed in 2 to 4 h'ours by 
a cathartic. It is used externally in some 
skin diseases in the form of a 5 to 10% 
ointment. 

Naphthocresol. 

This is a mixture of phenols and 
cresols dissolved in a solution of resin 
soap. 
Naphthoformin. 

This is prepared by the action of 
formaldehyde on naphthol. It is a white 
crystalline substance soluble in water or 
alcohol, insoluble in ether or oils. It is 
used in dermatology. 



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Naphthol(Alpha.) 

This is a constituent of coal tar. It 
is in colorless crystals, of a carbolic 
odor and a burning taste. It has been 
used as an antiseptic, both internally and 
externally. Being more toxic than bet- 
anaphthol, it is used but seldom. 
Naphthal Benzoate. 

See Benzonaphthol. 
Naphthol(Beta.) 

This is a constituent of coal tar and 
is also derived from naphthalene. It is 
in white scales or crystalline powder. 
It is insoluble in water, very soluble in 
alcohol, ether and chloroform. It is 
an antiseptic and antizymotic, useful es- 
pecially in fermentative conditions of the 
intestinal canal. The dose is 2 to 8 
grains. It is also used externally in solu- 
tion or ointment, for many skin diseases. 

Naphthol Camphor. (Camphorated 
Naphthol.) 

A syrup liquid prepared by fusing 
together 1 part of betanaphthol and 2 
parts of camphor. 
Naphthoxol. 

This is said to be a mixture of a 2% 
alcoholic solution of naphthol and a 3% 
solution of hydrogen dioxid. It is rec- 
ommended as a powerful germicide in 
the treatment of wounds. 

Narceine Hydrochlorid. 

Narceine is one of the alkaloids of 
opium. The hydrochlorid is in colorless 
needles, which are soluble in water and 
alcohol. It is employed as a hypnotic 
in doses of V& to 1 grain. 

Narceine-Sodium and Sodium Sa- 
licylate. 

See Antispasmin. 
Narcoform. 

This is a name given to a mixture of 
12 parts of ethyl chlorid, 7 parts of 
methyl chlorid and 1 part of ethyl 
bromid. 
Narcotile. 

This is stated to be methyl-ethylene 
bichlorid. It is a transparent, highly 
volatile, and very inflammable liquid. 



It is a disinfectant, intended especially 
for use in dental practice. In its anes- 
thetic action it is stated to resemble 
ether. 
Narcotine. 

This is one of the alkaloids of opium. 
It is in colorless crystals, insoluble in 
water, but readily soluble in alcohol and 
ether. It is used as an antiperiodic for 
malarial fever in doses of 1^2 to 3 
grains every two or three hours. 

Narcyl. (Ethyl-Narceine Hydro- 
chlorid.) 

This is in acicular crystals soluble in 
120 parts of cold water, more soluble 
in warm water and in the presence of 
cinnamates, benzoates, citric acid, etc. 
It is used as an antispasmodic and ano- 
dyne for coughs, whooping cough, asth- 
ma, etc., in doses of 1 grain per mouth; 
in spasmodic crises of the respiratory 
tract, it may be given hypodermically in 
doses of y 6 to Yi grain. 
Nargol. (Silver Nucleide.) 

This is a compound of silver and nu- 
cleinic acid containing about 10% of 
silver. It is a light brownish-white pow- 
der, readily soluble in warm water, the 
solution not being precipitated by so- 
dium chlorid or other reagents for sil- 
ver, also not by albuminous substances 
and hence is more penetrating than inor- 
ganic silver compounds. It is strongly 
bactericidal and is recommended in the 
treatment of gonorrhea, etc., as a sub- 
stitute for silver nitrate in the form of 
34 to 5% aqueous solutions. 
Nasrol. 

See Symphorol. 
Natroline. (93) 

This is described as a "purified petro- 
leum for internal use," "odorless, taste- 
less, antiseptic." 
Neat's Bronchiline. 

See Bronchiline. 
Nectriamin. 

This is a liquid preparation from cul- 
tures of Nectria ditissima, a so-called 
cancer parasite found on trees. It has 
been used in the treatment of cancer, 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



803 



not as a cure, but simply as a palliative 
for some of the symptoms. 
Neisser's Oil. 

This consists of mercury, 20 parts, 
ethereal tincture of benzoin (i. e., ben- 
zoin dissolved in ether instead of in al- 
cohol), 5- parts, and liquid petrolatum, 40 
parts. 
Nenndorf Sulfur Soap. 

This is described as a superfatted sul- 
fur soap, which is made in two 
strengths, viz., 16% and 36% of sulfur. 
The sulfur used is that derived from 
the sulfur spring of Nenndorf, Ger- 
many. It is used for acne, sycosis, ec- 
zema, and psoriasis. 

Neodermin. 

This is an ointment containing lanolin, 
85, petrolatum, 10, difluordiphenyl, 4, and 
fluorpseudocumol, 1. It is recommend- 
ed as an application for ulcerated sur- 
faces, lupus and various other skin dis- 
eases, and is also useful for burns. It 
is put up in collapsible tubes. 

Neoferrum. (124) 

This is denned as "malto-peptonate of 
iron and manganese with maltine (ar- 
senicated)." It is also stated to con- 
tain "maltine attenuated with sherry." 

Neoside. 

This is the name given by a French 
manufacturer to an iodo-catechin made 
by adding iodin in minute portions at 
a time to a hot alcoholic or aqueous 
solution of catechin. When the liquid 
cools, a yellow, amorphorus powder is 
obtained which is sparingly soluble in 
water but readily in alcohol, ether or 
acetone. It is recommended as a sub- 
stitute for other iodin preparations, both 
for internal and external use. When 
taken internally it is said to disturb the 
system less than other iodin compounds. 
Nepenthe. 

This is an English preparation of 
opium. 
Nephritic Pills. (211) 

These are stated to contain apiol, 
podophyllin, oil of juniper, potassium 
, 51 



nitrate, and extracts of buchu, asparagus 
seed, and digitalis. 
Nephritin. (167) 

This is described as "the primary sub- 
stances of the cells of the cortex and 
convoluted tubules of the kidney." It- 
is put up in 5-grain tablets. 
Ner-Vig-or Syrup(Huxley.) 
Ner-Vigor Tablets(Huxley.) 

A name for Glycerophosphates 
(Huxley), which see. 
Nervitone Tablets. (212) 
Each tablet is stated to contain 

Phosphorus gr. 1/100 

Ext. nux vomica gr. 1/10 

Ext. of sumbul gr. y 2 

Asaf etida gr. J / 2 

Iron carbonate gr. i l / 2 

Nervocidine. 

This is the name applied to the hydro- 
chlorid of the alkaloid derived from an 
Indian plant called gasu-basu. It is a 
yellow, hygroscopic powder, readily sol- 
uble in water, less soluble in alcohol and 
ether. It has been used as a local anes- 
thetic in dentistry in V 5 to %% solutions. 
Nervol. 

This is stated to be a mixture of 
citrozon (which see) with 10% of lith- 
ium bromid. 
Neufaline. 

According to Hager, this is petroleum 
ether (benzine.) 
Neuraline. 

According to Hager, this is a com- 
pound of about the following : 

Tincture of aconite 10 

Tincture of opium 3 

Chloroform 5 

Spirit of peppermint 5 

Neurilla. (54) 

This is described as containing "the 
essential (anti-nervous) active principles 
of Scutellaria and aromatics." 
Neurobion. 

Each cc. is stated to contain approxi- 
mately, phosphorus, .01 g\, arsenic, 
.C00066 mg., iodin, .000066 mg., all in 
organic combination, and anacardium, 
ignatia, and trinitrophenol, each .000075 
mg. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULAR"! 



Neurocaine. (Billets of Cocaine.) 
(179) 

Each billet contains 1/12 grain of co- 
caine hydrochlorid without excipient. 
The billets are l /& inch long and 1/20 
inch in diameter. They are used for 
pressure anesthesia or as a local anes- 
thetic in dental practice. 
Neurodin. (Acetyl-para-oxy-phenyl- 
urethane.) 

This is a colorless, odorless, crystalline 
powder, soluble in 1,400 parts of cold 
and in 140 parts of boiling water. It is 
a prompt antineuralgic in migraine, 
rheumatic pains, sciatica, locomotor 
ataxia, etc., acting within half an hour ; 
also an antipyretic in typhoid, pneu- 
monia, scarlatina, etc. The dose as an 
antineuralgic is 15 to 25 grains, as an 
antipyretic, 8 grains. 
Neuroguaiacol. 

A mixture each teaspoonful of which 
contains 1^/2 grains of calcium glycero- 
phosphate and i l / 2 grains of guaiacol. — 
Pharm. Centhalh. 

Neuro-Lecithin. (1) 

This is a preparation containing leci- 
thin with small amounts of fats and 
cholesterin. It is said to be made from 
the brain and spinal cord of animals. 
The water and fat are separated by heat, 
the soluble portions are extracted from 
'the residue with ether, and this is pre- 
cipitated with acetone. It is put up in 
pills and tablets each containing l / 2 
grain. 

Neuronal. (Bromdiethyl Aceta- 
mide.) 

This is a crystalline substance of a 
bitter taste and a faint odor of cam- 
phor. It is soluble in alcohol, ether or 
chloroform, and in 115 parts of water. 
It is used as a hypnotic in doses of 8 
to 15 grains. 

Neuronidia. (Elixir Diethylmalony- 
lurea.) (179) 

This is said to contain in each 2 fluid- 
drams, 4 grains of veronal (diethylmal- 
onylurea) in a menstruum containing 
ZS^ of alcohol, with aromatics. 



Neurosin. 

A French preparation (in syrup or 
granule form), which contains as an 
active constituent calcium glycerophos- 
phate. — Coblentz. 
Neurosine. (64) 

It is claimed that each fluidram con- 
tains 5 grains each of c. p. bromids of 
potassium, sodium and ammonium, z /i 
grain of zinc bromid, 1/64 grain each 
of extract of belladonna, henbane and 
cannabis indica, 4 grains of extract of 
lupulin, and 5 minims of fluid extract 
of cascara, with aromatic elixirs. 
Nichol's Elixir Peruvian Bark with 
Protoxide of Iron. (22) 

This is described as a combination of 
iron with Peruvian bark in a pleasant 
and permanent form. Each fluidounce 
is stated to contain 6 grains of oxid of 
iron and the equivalent of 10 grains of 
solid extract of cinchona. 
Nichol's Tasteless Cod Liver Oil. 

This is stated to contain 15% of pure 
cod liver oil, about 30% of syrup of hy- 
pophosphites including . quinine, man- 
ganese and iron, 20% of fluid extract 
of wild cherry, and 15% of extract of 
malt. 
Nicolicin. 

This was a German proprietary rem- 
edy vaunted as a cure for the morphine 
habit, but which was found to consist 
of fluid extract of cinchona with sali- 
cylic acid, glycerin and morphine. The 
proportion of the latter varied from 2 
to 4%. 
Nigridine. (Thyro-Iodose.) (169) 

This is described as a compound of 
iodin with concentrations of the thyroid 
and thymus glands of the sheep. 
Nirvanin. 

This occurs as a white, odorless pow- 
der or small crystals which are soluble 
in water or alcohol. It is a local anes- 
thetic and is used as a substitute for 
cocaine in 1 to 5% solutions for various 
minor or major operations and in dent- 
istry for devitalizing nerve pulps and 
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to be but very slightly toxic as compared 
with cocaine. Its solution is also anti- 
septic so it is not necessary to boil it 
although boiling does not decompose it. 

Nitrogenized Iron. (17) 

This is stated to consist of egg albu- 
men, ferric oxid, soda, and sugar. It is 
used as a tonic and hematinic. 

Nitrogenized Iron Improved, contains 
nitrogenized iron, manganese and ar- 
senic. 
Nizin. (32) 

This is a zinc salt of sulfanilic acid. 
It is readily soluble in water, is an anti- 
septic and is said to be non-irritant and 
non-toxic. Even in strong solutions 
it does not coagulate albumen. In the 
proportion of i grain to the ounce, it is 
used as a urethral injection in gonor- 
rhea. It is also used as a vaginal in- 
jection in the proportion of 2 or 4 or 
even 6 grains to the ounce. 

Nizolysol. 

This is a lysol preparation which pos 
sesses the ordinary properties of lysol 
but differs from it in odor, being pleas- 
ant and aromatic. 

Normalin. (36) 

This is stated to be composed of 
"hemoglobin and serum-albuminate of 
arsenic." It is recommended for "de- 
generative lesions of malnutrition." 

Normalin with Digitalis contains in 
addition to the above 1 minim of fluid 
extract of digitalis to the fluidram. 

Normalin with Manganese consists of 
normalin to which is added 1 grain 
of "nucleo-albuminate of manganese" 
per fluidram. 

Norton's Chamomile Pills. 

Extract of aloes, aqueous gr. 60 

Extract of gentian gr. 180 

Oil of chamomile drops 20 

Make 60 pills. — Cooley. 

Norwich Urethral Crayons. (148) 

Each crayon is stated to contain 

Corrosive sublimate gr. 1/200 

Zinc sulfocarb gr. 1/16 

Golden seal, powder gr. 1/16 



Morphine sulfate gr. 1/12 

"Alum (non-irritating)" gr. Vz 

Cocoa butter, q. s. 

They are recommended for gonorrhea 
and gleet. 

Nosophen. (Iodophene— Tetraiodo- 
phenolphthalein.) 

This is a grayish, odorless, tasteless 
powder, containing 60% of iodin. It is 
soluble in alkalies, somewhat soluble in 
chloroform and ether, slightly soluble 
in alcohol, but insoluble in water or 
acids. It is used as an antiseptic like 
iodioform, as a dusting powder for 
burns, wounds, ulcers, etc. 

Its sodium salt is called antinosin, its 
bismuth salt eudoxin, the mercury com- 
pound apallagin. 
Nourry's Iodinated Wine. 
This is stated to be composed of 

Iodin , g. 3.3 

Tannin g. 6.6 

Sweet wine liter 1 

Each tablespoonful is stated to con- 
tain 5 eg. of iodin combined with 10 eg. 
of tannin. 
Novargan. (Silver Proteinate.) 

This is albumin compound of silver 
containing 10% of metallic silver. It is 
a fine yellow powder, very soluble in 
water, the solution not being precipitated 
by sodium chlorid or the usual reagents 
for silver salts. Solutions must not be 
heated and must be protected from light. 
It is a bactericide and is claimed to be 
more effective and less irritating than 
other protein-silver compounds. It is 
said to be useful for the treatment of 
gonorrhea, especially as an abortive in 
the first stage. For this purpose 8 min- 
ims of a 15% solution is to be instilled 
through a catheter on the anterior sur- 
face of the urethra. 

Noyaspirin. 

This is the methylene-citric-acid ester 
of salicylic acid, and is recommended as 
a substitute for salicylates. It is a white 
crystalline powder of a slight sour taste, 
readily soluble in alcohol, almost insol- 
uble in water. It contains 6j r ( ' of sali- 
cylic acid. It is given in influenza, colds 



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and rheumatism in doses of 15 grains 

several times daily. 

Novocaine. 

This is in fine, colorless needles, solu- 
ble in an equal weight of water, in 30 
parts of alcohol. The aqueous solution 
of the salt may be heated to boiling 
without decomposition. It gives precipi- 
tates even in very dilute solutions with 
the usual alkaloidal reagents. It is also 
incompatible with alkalies and their 
carbonates. It is a local anesthetic sim- 
ilar to cocaine but is said to be far less 
toxic than any of the cocaine substitutes. 
When injected subcutaneously it is said 
to exert a prompt and powerful anes- 
thetic action but the effect is not sus- 
tained. This may be remedied by the 
simultaneous injection of suprarenal al- 
kaloid. 
Novocaine Base. 

This is the base of novocaine, the lat- 
ter being a salt. This base is soluble in 
almond or olive oil up to 10% if gently 
warmed on a water bath. This solution 
is of use in the treatment of diseases of 
the ear, nose and throat. 

Novocaine Nitrate. 

This is a chemical similar to novo- 
caine, having the same properties and 
sold at the same price. 
Novozon. 

This is the name applied to a mix- 
ture of magnesium dioxid and magne- 
sium carbonate. 

Noxinol. 

This is a photographic developer 
which is stated to be the sodium salt 
of rosolic acid. It is claimed that the 
addition of this chemical to any develop- 
er does away to a considerable extent 
with the necessity for dark chamber and 
the use of red light. 

Nuclein. 

This is a phosphorated proteid which 
was first prepared from the nucleus of 
cells, then from egg yolk and spleen 
pulp, but now generally from yeast. It 
occurs as a grayish-white, amorphous 



powder, only very slightly soluble in 
water, insoluble in alcohol or ether, sol- 
uble in dilute alkalies, especially upon 
heating. It is a germicide, and its action 
is marked by the fact that it increases 
the number of white corpuscles. 

To this is ascribed its good effect in 
pleurisy, pneumonia, and infectious dis- 
eases. It is used largely in the treatment 
of tuberculosis. The dose is 2 to 4 
grains three times a day. 
Nuclein Solution and Capsules. (159) 

Nuclein Solution No. 1 contains 5% 
of nucleinic acid from yeast and is in- 
tended especially for hypodermic use. 
The No. 2 solution also contains 5% of 
nucleinic acid but differs from the No. I 
in containing albuminous matter derived 
from the source of production. 

Nuclein Solution, Veterinary, also con- 
tains 5% of nucleinic acid from yeast 
and is also intended for hypodermatic 
use. 

Nuclein Capsules each contain 2 grains 
of dry nucleinic acid from yeast. 
Nucleogen. 

This is a compound of nucleinic acid 
with iron and arsenic. It is marketed in 
tablet form with .05 g. of this compound 
to the tablet, also in the form of a solu- 
tion for hypodermic use, each cc. of 
which contains 1/10 g. The preparation 
is stated to be a general tonic. 

Nucleo-Peptone(Ford-Winslow.) 
(217) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Beef jelly .. gr. 8 

Nucleinic acid gr. 2 

Bitter orange peel gr. 6 

Brandy and flavoring, q. s. 
It is described as a nutritive tonic and 
germicide useful for nasal catarrh, in 
convalescence from pneumonia, typhoid 
fever, puerperal fever, etc. 
Nuclo Ferri-Mangan. (81) 
Each teaspoonful is stated to contain 

Albuminate of iron gr. 2 l A 

Albuminate of manganese gr. I 

Nuclein solution drops 2 

It is recommended for anemia, chloro- 
sis, amenorrhea, tuberculosis, etc. 



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Nu Tone. (150) 

This formula is given : 

Cod liver oil, 

Malt extract, 

Beef juice, 

"Glycerine emulsion," each, 25%. 

Hypophosphites of lime and soda, 

each, gr. 1 
Tincture of nux vomica, drops 1 in 

each teaspoonful. 

Nutritive Hypophosphites. (131) 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 1 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 1 

Manganese hypophosphite . .gr. 1 
Potassium hypophosphite ...gr. i l / 2 

Iron hypophosphite gr. i 1 /^. 

Quinine hypophosphite gr. 7/16 

Strychnine hypophosphite ...gr. 1/16 

Nutritive. (162) 

Each teaspoonful represents ZZVz% of 
an alcoholic extract of cod liver oil 
(prepared from fresh cod livers), with 
3 grains of hypophosphite of lime, l l / 2 
grains of hypophosphite of soda, com- 
bined with malt, wild cherry, and port 
wine. 

Nutrolactis. (151) 

It is stated that the fluid extracts of 
the plants Galega officinalis, G. apolinea 
and G. tephrosea. It is used as a galact- 
agogue. 

Nutronmlsion. (131) 

This is stated to be an emulsion con- 
taining 50% of cod liver oil with eggs, 
brandy and phosphates. 

Nutrose. (Casein-Sodium — Sodium 
Caseinate.) 

This is the sodium salt of milk casein, 
containing 65% of proteids. It is pre- 
pared by dissolving moist casein, freshly 
precipitated from skimmed milk and 
washed with water in solution of sodium 
hydrate, evaporating the solution to dry- 
ness in vacuo, powdering the residue, 
washing it successively with alcohol and 
ether, and drying. It is a coarse, white, 
odorless and tasteless powder which is 
soluble in water. It is incompatible with 
acids. It is recommended as a non-irri- 
tant nutrient in wasting diseases, such as 
the cachexias in carcinoma, anemia, dia- 



betes, etc., and in acute and chronic feb- 
rile ailments such as pneumonia, typhoid 
fever and tuberculosis. The dose, 1 to 
V/2 ounces a day, is best taken in soup 
or milk. 

Nutryl. (79) 

This is described as "containing the 
normal bases of the lecithins, protagon, 
nuclein, neurin, etc., combined with the 
extract from naturally germinated cer- 
eals, barley, wheat and oats." 

Obtundo. 

This is the name applied to a local 
anesthetic intended for dental use, which 
contains chloretone, cocaine, nitroglyce- 
rin, thymol, menthol and the oils of win- 
tergreen, eucalyptus and clove. 

Oculine. 

A solution in ordinary water contain- 
ing 1% of boric acid and 5% of glycerin. 

—Ph. Rundsch. 
Odda. 

This is the name applied to a new in- 
fant's food which is distinguished chiefly 
by the replacement of the fat of cows' 
milk by egg yolk and cocoa butter. The 
food also contains partly digested flour 
and sugar. 
Odontodol. 
This is said to be a mixture of 

Cocaine hydrochlorid part 1 

Cherry-laurel water part 1 

Tincture of arnica parts 10 

Sol. of ammonium acetate, .parts 20 

Odontunder. 

This contains 1.35% of cocaine hydro- 
chlorid with some carbolic acid, glycerin, 
oil of rose, and probably alcohol. — Sadt- 
ler. 
Oidtmann's Purgative. 

Buckthorn, cut gr. 100 

Jalap, powder gr. 100 

Tobacco leaves, cut gr. 50 

Sodium nitrate gr. 50 

Sodium sulfate gr. 50 

Magnesium sulfate gr. 50 

Potassium carbonate gr. 38 

Sodium chlorid gr. 23 

Potassium hydrate gr. 40 

Oil of anise drops 3 

Oil of wintergreen drops 5 

Castor oil fl.dr. 5 



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Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 9 

Distilled water sufficient 

Mix the first 10 ingredients with 11 
fluidrams of alcohol and s l A fluidounces 
of water; macerate for several days in 
a warm place, agitating frequently; 
strain, to the colature add the castor oil 
mixed with 5 fluidrams of alcohol, and 
a solution of the caustic potash in 
enough water to make 6 l /> fluidrams, 
and to the whole add the glycerin. — Ha- 
ger. 

A thimbleful is to be injected into the 
rectum after stool, for hemorrhoids and 
various affections of the bladder, kidneys 
and uterus. 

Olans. 

These are compounds of petrolatum 
which have the property of forming 
emulsions with water in the proportion 
of 1 part to 5 up to 1 part to 2. These 
emulsions are stable and do not separate. 
They have no caustic action and are 
easily absorbed by the skin. Various 
compounds are prepared, such as iodo- 
lan, naphtholan, etc. 
Oleite. 

This is a jelly-like ointment vehicle 
obtained by acting upon castor oil with 
sulfuric acid. 

Oleocreosote. (Creosote Oleate.) 

This is a chemical combination of 
creosote and oleic acid containing t>2>% 
of the former. It is a yellowish, oily 
liquid, neutral and non-caustic, soluble 
in chloroform or ether, not in alcohol or 
water. It is used in the treatment of 
catarrhal affections of the respiratory 
tract, in influenza, scrofula, etc., the 
daily dose being l / 2 to 2 l / 2 fluidrams. 

Oleo-Maltose. (36) 

This is stated to contain maltose, milk 
peptone, saw palmetto, the mixed hypo- 
phosphites (lime, soda and potassa), and 
cod liver oil 2>zVz7c. 

Oleo-Maltose with Creosote contains 
in addition to the above 8 drops of creo- 
sote to the fluidounce. 



Oleo-Stearate of Zinc (Chappell's 
Formula.) 

See Emoleo. 
Oleoze Co. 

Oil of lavender oart 

Oil of clove part 

Oil of cinnamon part 

Oil of thyme part 

Oil of citron part 

Oil of mace part 

Oil of neroli part 

Peru balsam parts 3 

Deodorized alcohol parts 240 

Oliophen. 

This is said to be a solution of salol 
in olive oil containing also some constit- 
uents of linseed. It is used internally as 
an antigonorrhoic in doses of 30 drops 3 
times daily. 

Olivier's Biscuit's Depuratif. 

According to Hagerf these are biscuits 
made with sugar and milk, each one 
weighing 16 g. and containing 1 centi- 
gram of corrosive sublimate. 
Omorol. 

This is the name given to an albumin- 
ate 01 silver, insoluble in water, but 
which passes into solution in the tissues 
and secretions of the body. It is a bac- 
tericide recommended in the local treat- 
ment of diphtheria. 

Opotherapeutics. 

The so-called "opo" substances are the 
active principles, which are the leuco- 
maines, of the various organs, thymus, 
thyroid gland, spleen, testicles, etc., uni- 
ted with sodium chlorid ; the product 
corresponds in activity to 10 times its 
weight of the fresh tissue matter of the 
particular organ, the product being free- 
ly soluble in water and very diffusible. 
Oophorin. 

This is a dry preparation of the ova- 
ries of pigs and cows. It is put up in 
5-grain tablets, and is used in female 
disorders, chlorosis, etc : 
Opnol. 

This is a solution of periplocin, the 
glucoside from the bark of Periploca 
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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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of sodium iodid, menthol, pyridin, etc. It 
is used in asthma and heart diseases as a 
spray. — Pharm. Ztg. 

Orangeine. 

Each 5-grain powder is stated to con- 
tain 2 4/10 grains of acetanilid, 1 grain 
of sodium bicarbonate, 6/10 grain of 
caffeine and 1 grain of homeopathic trit- 
uration of blue flag, mandrake and nux 
vomica. 

Orchidin. 

This is liquid extract of bulls' testicles, 
which is employed hypodermically. 

Orchipin. 

This is an oily extract of bulls' testi- 
cles. It has been recommended as an 
antidote for atropine poisoning and as a 
nerve tonic in nervous debility and neur- 
asthenia. 
Oresol. 

This is the monoglycerinic ether of 
guaiacol. It is soluble in 40 parts of 
water and is very soluble in alcohol. It 
is said to be non-irritating to the stom- 
ach, it not being decomposed until it 
reaches the intestines. It is applicable in 
all cases where guaiacol or creosote is 
indicated. 

Orexine Hydrochlorid. (Phenyldi- 
hydroquinazoline Hydrochlorid.) 

This is in colorless, odorless crystals 
of a bitter, pungent taste, freely soluble 
in hot water and in alcohol. It was used 
for anorexia (lack of appetite) in doses 
of 2 to 8 grains. It is now superseded 
by the tannate, which see. 
Orexine Tannate. 

This is a yellowish, odorless, practical- 
ly tasteless powder, insoluble in water, 
very slightly soluble in alcohol, readily 
so in hydrochloric acid. It is used for 
anorexia (loss of appetite not due any 
lesion of the stomach) in doses of 4 to 
8 grains 1 or 2 hours before the princi- 
pal meals. It is also useful for seasick- 
ness and vomiting of pregnancy and that 
following narcosis. It is incompatible 
with iron compounds. 



Orexoids. 

This is the name given 4-grain tablets 
of orexine tannate. 
Oriental Cream. 

See Gouraud's Oriental Cream. 

Orphol. (Bismuth Betanaphtholate — 

Betanaphthol Bismuth.) 

This is a brown, almost odorless and 
tasteless, non-caustic, non-irritating pow- 
der, insoluble in water, and containing 
80% of bismuth oxid and 20% of beta- 
naphthol. It is partly decomposed in the 
stomach and entirely so in the intestines. 
It exerts an astringent and antiseptic ac- 
tion along the intestinal tract, and has 
the advantage of being entirely non- 
toxic. It is therefore used for summer 
diarrheas, typhoid fever, dysentery, gas- 
tritis, etc. The dose is 5 to 15 grains 3 
times daily. 
Orthoform-New. 

This is the methyl ester of metamido- 
paraoxybenzoic acid. It is a fine, white, 
crystalline powder, odorless and taste- 
less. It is only sparingly soluble in water 
but soluble in 5 or 6 parts of alcohol. It 
is decomposed by boiling with water or 
by warming with alkalies or their car- 
bonates. It is a local anesthetic, resem- 
bling cocaine in its local action but not 
penetrating the tissues on account of its 
insolubility. It is somewhat antiseptic 
and practically non-toxic in the usual 
doses. It is used~internally to relieve the 
pain of gastric ulcer. It has been ap- 
plied locally as an analgesic to wounds 
of every kind, including burns and ulcers. 
It has been used in dentistry, in nasal 
catarrh, hay fever, etc. Internally the 
dose is 8 to 15 grains. Externally it is 
used as a dusting powder, or applied as 
an ethereal solution or oily mixture or 
in ointment form. 
Orthoform-New Hydrochlorid. 

This is the hydrochlorid combination 
of orthoform. It is a white, crystalline 
powder, soluble in 10 parts of water. Its 
compatibilities, action, uses and dosage 
are the same as those of orthoform — 
new, which see. 



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Osgood's Cholagogue. 

Quinine sulfate :...dr. 2 

Fluid ext. of culver's root. .fl. dr. 2 
Saturated tinct. of stillingia.fi. oz. 4 
Fluid ext. of podophyllum, .fl.dr. 3 

Oil of sassafras drops 10 

Oil of wintergreen drops 10 

New Orleans molasses, to 

make fl.oz. 8 

— Kilner's Form. 

Osmic Acid. (Perosmic Acid — Os- 
mium Tetroxid.) 

What is commonly known as osmic 
acid is actually osmium tetroxid. It is 
in yellow hygroscopic needles, which 
melt at the temperature of the body and 
are of an intolerably pungent and suffo- 
cating odor. The vapor is extremely ir- 
ritating to mucous membranes. It is sol- 
uble in water, alcohol or ether. It is 
used as an antineuralgic, particularly in 
sciatica, and as antiepileptic. The dose 
is 1/64 grain, given several times daily. 
As an injection it is given in quantities 
of 1/20 to V& grain daily in 1% solution. 

Osmosum. (117) 

This is described as a combination of 
"aluminum, glycerin and phenol." It is 
recommended as an application in all 
cases of inflammation. It is also put up 
with picric acid and with salicylic acid. 

Ossalin. 

This is the name given to a fat pre- 
pared from fresh beef bone marrow. It 
is recommended as an ointment vehicle. 
Ouabain. 

This is the active principles of the 
plant that furnishes the African arrow 
poison. It strengthens the systolic ac- 
tion of the heart and increases the blood 
pressure. 
Ovadin. 

This is an extract of ovaries. 
Ovagal. 

This is a combination of gallic acid 
and albumin. It forms a loose powder 
which, when taken in teaspoonful doses 
on an empty stomach, stimulates the ap- 
petite and has a laxative effect. It is in- 
dicated in cholelithiasis, chronic consti- 
pation, hemorrhoids, and diabetes. 



Ovaraden. 

This is a tasteless and odorless pow- 
der consisting of the active substance of 
pigs' ovaries, 1 part representing 2 parts 
of fresh gland. It is used in dysmenor- 
rhea and neurasthenia in doses of 15 to 
30 grains daily. It is put up in the pow- 
der form, also in 4-grain tablets. 
Ovariin. 

This is a powder, 1 part of which rep- 
resents 8 parts of fresh cow's ovary, be- 
ing the desiccated substance of the ovary. 
It is used in chlorosis, affections of the 
heart, and menstrual troubles. It is also 
put up in 3-grain tablets. The dose is 8 
to 24 grains 3 times daily. 

Ovarine. 

This is the sterilized extract of pigs' 
ovaries. It is used in cases of ovarian 
derangement which are classed under 
functional disturbances. 
Ovaritone. (182a) 
Each teaspoonful is stated to contain 

Viburnum prunifolium gr. 8 

Hydrastis canadensis gr. 5 

Senecio aureus gr. 5 

Passiflora incarnata gr. 4 

Anemone Pulsatilla gr. 2 

Elixir aromaticus, q. s. 

Ovaron. 

This is a preparation made by treating 
the active constituent of cow's ovaries 
with tannin so as to produce a substance 
which is not affected by the gastric juice 
but will be absorbed in the intestinal 
tract. 

Ovoferrin. (Iron Vitellin.) (18) 

This is a solution containing 5% of an 
artificial proteid combination of iron; it 
also contains 10% of alcohol and some 
aromatics. The liquid is of a reddish- 
brown color, little odor, and a flat, slight- 
ly aromatic and alcoholic taste. It is 
used for the same purposes as other or- 
ganic compounds of iron. 
Ovo-Maltine. 

This is a dry preparation of pure malt 
extract, fresh eggs, milk and cocoa, the 
starch of the latter having been con- 
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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Ox-Gall Tablets, Compound. (70) 
Each tablet is stated to contain 

Inspissated ox-gall gr. 2 

Extract of pancreas gr. 2 

Extract of nux vomica gr. l /% 

Oxaphor. (Solution of Oxycamphor.) 
Oxycamphor is derived from camphor 
by replacing a hydrogen atom by a hy- 
droxyl group, and oxaphor is a 50% al- 
coholic solution of oxycamphor. The 
latter is a white, crystalline powder, sol- 
uble in about 50 of cold water, more sol- 
uble in warm water, and readily soluble 
in alcohol, ether or chloroform. Owing 
to the fact that it is decomposed on pro- 
longed exposure to the atmosphere, it is 
marketed only in the form of the 50% 
alcoholic solution. It is recommended 
as a substitute for morphine in respira- 
tory disorders, such as dyspnea, nervous 
asthma, emphysema and bronchitis in 
doses of 40 to 60 drops. 
Oxone. (174) 

This is understood to be a combination 
of the peroxids of the alkaline earths. 
On contact with water it liberates oxy- 
gen. 
dxycamphor. 

See Oxaphor. 
Oxy chlorine. (155) 

According to the manufacturers, this 
is "tetraborate of sodium and potassium 
combined with oxychlorid of boron." 

Oxychlorine Dusting Powder. 
This is stated to be composed of 

Oxychlorine 5% 

Tannic acid 1% 

Sugar of milk, rice powder, and 
"precipitated cellulose" 94% 

Oxydasin. 

This is a solution of 1 g. of vanadic 
acid in 2000 g. of water, also containing 
some glycerin. 

Oxydendron Compound, Fluid. (143) 
Each fluidram is stated to represent 

Corn silk, fresh gr. 8 

Hydrangea gr. 8 

Queen-of-the-meadow gr. 8 

Haircap moss gr. 8 

Juniper berries gr. 6 

Water eryngo gr. 4 



Sourwood leaves gr. 1 

Lithium benzoate gr. 3 

Aromatics, q. s. 

Oxygen Aquae. 

A colorless, odorless and tasteless li- 
quid found to be water. — A. B. Prescott. 
Oxygen, Compound. 

A colorless, aqueous solution of am- 
monium nitrate and lead nitrate, the two 
salts being in nearly equal proportions, 
and together forming about 3% of the 
solution. — A. B. Prescott. 
Oxygen, Compound, Green's. 

An aqueous solution of ammonium 
nitrate with a very little lead nitrate. 
—A. B. Prescott. 
Oxygen, Compound, Solid. 
This is ammonium nitrate. 

—A. B. Prescott. 
Oxygen, Compound, O'Leary's. 

Contains alcohol, chloroform, bitter 
almond oil, balsam of tolu and red color- 
ing matter. — A. B. Prescott. 
Oxynol. (24) 
This is given as the formula : 

Ichthyol part 1 

Phenol part 1 

Zinc peroxid parts 2 

Alum, powder parts 3 

Zinc oxid .parts 5 

Menthol and aromatic oils. 
Petrolatum and stearin. 

Oxyntin. (70) 

This is represented to be an organic 
combination of hydrochloric acid with 
albumin, containing 5% by weight of ab- 
solute hydrochloric acid. It is readily 
miscible with water and is soluble in the 
gastric juice. 
Oxyphenacetine Salicylate. 

This occurs in glassy scales. It is 
used as an antipyretic and antirheumatic. 

Oxysparteine Hydrochlorid. 

A salt of an alkaloid obtained from 
sparteine. It is in colorless crystals, sol- 
uble in water and alcohol. It is a car- 
diac tonic, usually employed hypodermi- 
cally. For one injection, ^ to iK> grains. 
Uzalin. 

A disinfectant said to consist of a 



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mixture of calcium, magnesium and iron 
sulfates, with caustic soda and mag- 
nesia. — Coblentz. 
Ozogen. (211) 

This is a 3% hydrogen peroxid. 
Ozolax. (157) 

These are tablets stated to represent 
"soc. aloes, ipecac, nux vomica, and hen- 
bane." 
Ozolypotol. (157) 

This is stated to represent eucalyptol, 
menthol, thymol, biborate and benzoate 
of sodium, formaldehyde, glycerin, and 
baptisia. 
Ozomoru. (157) 

This is stated to be made according to 
the formula of Dr. C. H. Whitman. 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Cod liver oil (sterilized) dr. 4 

Hypophosphites limeandsoda.gr. 10 

Guaiacol m. 3 

Pancreatin gr. 3 

Glycerin per cent 15 

Alcohol per cent 5 

Water, 

Irish moss, each, q. s. 

"Ozone, to saturation." 

Ozomulsion. (156) 

On the wrapper the statement is made 
that this is an emulsion of cod liver oil, 
guaiacol, glycerin, and the hypophos- 
phites of lime and soda, also that it con- 
tains iH% of alcohol. On a circular it 
is stated that the following is the for- 
mula : Each fluidounce contains 50% of 
cod liver oil, 4 drops of guaiacol "thor- 
oughly ozonized." 
Ozonized Water. 

This is said to contain 1 or 2 parts of 
potassium permanganate dissolved in 
500 parts of water. 

Ozotone. (Elixir Phosphorus et 
Strychnia Comp. (157) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Free phosphorus gr. 1/100 

Strychnia nitrate gr. 1/60 

Tr. cinchona m. 3 

Tr. gentian comp m. 1 

Tr. matricaria m. y 2 

Tr. calumba m. y 2 

Absolute alcohol. 

Glycerin. 

Aromatics. 



P. P. P. 

This is said to contain the fluid ex- 
tracts of green poke-root, green prickly- 
ash bark, stillingia and sarsaparilla, with 
compound tincture of gentian, potassium 
iodid and simple syrup. 
Pads. 

Years ago it was quite common to 
wear medicated "pads" for the treat- 
ment of diseases. There were kidney 
pads and liver pads, also anti-constipa- 
tion pads and uterine pads. The follow- 
ing is an example of one of the latter : 

Podophyllum, powder av.oz. 3 

Aloes, powder av.oz. y 2 

Culver's root, powder av.oz. y 2 

Cypripedium, powder av.oz. y 2 

Comp. ext. of colocynth. .. .av.oz. y 2 

Croton oil fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 1 

Mix and make into a pad which was 
directed to be worn just below the pit 
of the stomach. 

The following formula has been given 
for an uterine pad 

av.oz. 
av:oz. 



Blue cohosh . 
Witch-hazel . 

Cinchona 

Angelica .... 

Ergot 

Guaiac wood 
Oil of eucalyptus 
Oil of tansy.. 
Oil of lavender 



av.oz. 
av.oz. 
av.oz. 
av.oz. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 



Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
fine powder, incorporate the oils, and 
make into an oblong pad, which is to be 
worn over the lower part of the abdo- 
men. 

See also Holman's Liver Pad. 
The following formula has been given 
for a stomach pad : 

Bayberry av.oz. 1 

Lupulin av.oz. 1 

Sassafras bark ...av.oz. I 

Myrrh av.oz. 1 

Wild ginger av.oz. y 2 

Cypripedium av.oz. y 2 

Capsicum gr. 60 

Oil of fennel fl.dr. 2 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
fine powder, and incorporate the oils. 
Make into an oblong pad to wear over 
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The following is intended for a kid- 
ney pad: 

Black cohosh av.oz. I 

Gum benzoin av.oz. I 

Gum guaiac av.oz. I 

Juniper berries av.oz. I 

Queen-of-the-meadow av.oz. i 

Digitalis av.oz. 2 

Oil of juniper fl.oz. i l / 2 

Mix the drugs, reduce to moderately 
fine powder, incorporate the oil, and 
make into an oblong pad. 
Page's Plain Hypophosphites. 

This preparation is stated to contain 
in each fluidram 3 grains of calcium 
hypophosphite and 2 grains of sodium 
hypophosphite. 

Page's Compound Syrup of Hypo- 
phosphites. 

This is stated to contain calcium, so- 
dium and manganese hypophosphites, 
strychnine and quinine sulfates, and iron 
pyrophosphate. 

Pain Expeller. 

Tr. capsicum annuum 70.0 

Oil of rosemary 2.0 

Oil of clove 2.0 

Oil of chamomile, volatile 0.15 

Oil of lavender . . 0.5 

Oil of lemon 0.5 

Oil of neroli 0.5 

Medicinal soap 0.5 

Camphor 1.5 

Spirit of peppermint 10.0 

Comp. spirit of melissa 10.0 

Ammonia water 8.0 

Tincture of caramel, q. s. 

The latter is composed of equal parts 

of caramel, alcohol and water. — Pharm. 

Centralh. 

Paine's Celery Compound. 

This preparation is stated to contain 
celery seed, calisaya, cascara sagrada, 
senna, prickly ash bark, sarsaparilla, 
hops, ginger, dandelion, mandrake, black 
haw, gentian, chamomile, black cohosh, 
yellow dock, potassium nitrate, dilute 
phosphoric acid, glycerin and water. 
Palmetol Pills. 

See Pil. Palmetol. 
Palmettine HypopEbsphites. (207) 

This preparation is stated to contain 
in each fluidounce saw palmetto berries, 



fresh, 120 grains; lime hypophosphite, 
1^2 grains; and iron, potash and man- 
ganese hypophosphites, each 1 grain. 

Palmetto Cordial. (Cordial Palmetto 
Comp.) (117) 

This is stated to contain the virtues of 
ripe berries of Serenaea serrulata and 
true Santalum album, each fluidram rep- 
resenting saw palmetto, 20 grains, san- 
dalwood, 10 grains, and aromatics. 
Palmetto Tonic. (148) 

This is stated to contain saw palmetto, 
sandalwood, couch grass, damiana, pichi, 
corn silk, and aromatics. 
Palmetto Suppositories. (148) 

These are vaginal suppositories, each 
one containing 10 grains of solid extract 
of saw palmetto combined with anti- 
septics. 
Palmiacol. (Cetiacol.) 

This is described chemically as cetyl- 
guaicyl. It is a liquid insoluble in water 
but soluble in alcohol, ether and chloro- 
form. It is said to have properties simi- 
lar to creosote and guaiacol and is used 
internally for tuberculosis and chronic 
bronchitis. It is put up in gelatin pearls 
containing 3 minims each. 
Palmo-Santal. 

See Palmothal. 
Palmothal. (142) 

This is stated to be a combination of 
the fresh berries of saw palmetto, fresh 
stigmata of corn silk, fresh rhizomes of 
couch grass, and santal. 

Palpebrine. (64) 

This is stated to contain as "active 
principles" boric acid, mercury bichlorid, 
tincture of opium, zinc sulfate, glycerin, 
and distilled and camphorated waters. 
Panase. (187) 

This is described as a combination of 
all the pancreatic enzymes in a highly 
active form. It is said to be capable of 
dissolving 200 times its weight of starch 
in 10 minutes. It is a light yellowish- 
white powder of a slight odor and a 
somewhat mucilaginous taste. It is mar- 
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tablets, and an essence, each fluidram of 
which contains 2 x /> grains of the fer- 
ment. 
Pancreatin-Pepsin Comp. (108) 

This is stated to contain pepsin, pan- 
creatin, extract of nux vomica, ginger, 
bismuth subnitrate. and sodium bicar- 
bonate. It is put up in tablet form. 
Pancreatokinase. 

This is a mixture of pancreatin and 
eukinase. 
Pancreo-Bismuth. 

This is stated to contain pancreatin, 
bismuth, sodium bicarbonate and ginger. 
Pancreo-Digestin. 

See Elixir Pancreo-Digestin. 
Pancreo-Digestin Powder. (188) 

This is stated to contain ptyalin, pep- 
sin, pancreatin, and lactic and hydro- 
chloric acids. 

Pancreopepsine, Liquid. (212) 

This is stated to contain pancreatin, 
pepsin, and lactic and muriatic acids. 

Pancrobilin. (167) 

This is the formula as given by the 

manufacturers : 

Purified ox-bile gr. Y± 

Pure extract pancreas gr. 34 

It is put up in the form of a liquid 

and pills. 

Pancrobilin Comp. Pills. 

These are put up in two forms called 
mild and strong. The mild form is 
stated to contain 

Ox-bile, inspissated gr. i 

Pancreatic extract gr. l /± 

Comp. ext. colocynth gr. % 

Quinine sulfate gr. l / 2 

Extract taraxacum gr. ¥i 

The strong form differs only in con- 
taining ]/ 2 grain of extract of colocynth. 

Pancro-Pepsin. (181) 

This is stated to contain pancreatin, 
pepsin, vegetable ptyalin, lactic and hy- 
drochloric acids, and sugar of milk. 
Pancro-Pepsin Elixir. 

Each fluidram is stated to represent io 
grains of pancro-pepsin. 

It is also put in various combinations, 



such as with beef, iron and wine, with 
bismuth, with bismuth and strychnine, 
with gentian and iron chlorid, and with 
phosphate of iron, quinine and strych- 
nine. 
Pancro-Pepsin, Liquid. 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
8o grains of pancro-pepsin. 
Panjecorine. (187) 

This is the name applied to the extract 
made from the fresh livers of the cod- 
fish. It is used in making the wine of 
cod liver oil. 
Pankreon. 

This is a compound of pancreatin with 
io% of tannin. It passes through the 
stomach, being able to resist gastric di- 
gestion. It is a grayish-red powder of a 
not unpleasant taste. It is insoluble in 
water and in dilute acids of the strength 
of the gastric juice. It is used in pan- 
creatic diabetes, intestinal indigestion, 
gastritis, apepsia, etc., in doses of jYz 
grains 3 times a day. 
Panopepton. (70) 

This is a description as given by the 
manufacturers : Content of alcohol by 
volume 19.7%, by weight 16% ; total dry 
solid, 22%; proteids (Xx6.25), 6.3%; 
carbohydrates, 13% ; inorganic salts 
(ash), 1%; free from cane sugar or 
chemical preservatives. It is said to be 
prepared from beef and wheat by diges- 
tion with gastric and pancreatic juices. 
The substance obtained by the digestion 
is mixed in fixed proportion of protein 
and carbohydrate, on the basis of actual 
assay, sterilized, concentrated in vacuo, 
and dissolved in fortified Spanish sherry 
wine. It is used as a liquid food. The 
dose for an adult is 2 to 4 teaspoonfuls 
several times a day and at bedtime ; for 
infants, from a few drops to 30 minims. 
Pan-Peptic Elixir. 

The manufacturers state that each 
dessertspoonful represents 1 pan-peptic 
tablet in solution. 
Pan-Peptic Tablets. (182a.) 

The composition as stated by the man- 
ufacturers is 1 grain each of pure pepsin 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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and pure pancreatin, yi grain caffeine 
and q. s. each of acid lactophosphate of 
calcium and celery. 
Panzyme. (187) 

This is stated to be composed of vera 
diastase, pancreatin, pepsin, and rennin, 
with carminatives and aromatics. It is 
marketed in the tablet form. 
Papain. (Papayotin.) 

This is the concentrated ferment from 
the juice of the papaw fruit. It is an 
amorphous, whitish powder which is sol- 
uble in water and glycerin. 

It is employed as a digestive ferment. 
It digests albuminous matter, acting in 
acid, alkaline or neutral liquids. When 
given internally, the dose is 2 to 5 grains 
after meals. 

Papayans. (20) 

These are 5-grain tablets which are 
stated to contain the digestive principle 
of the fruit of Carica papayac, combined 
with willow charcoal, sodium bicarbon- 
ate, and aromatics. 

Papier Fayard. 

The following is the formula given in 
the expired foreign patent : 

Linseed oil parts 500 

Turpentine , parts 500 

Lead acetate parts 50 

Garlic (chopped fine) parts 30 

Yellow ochre parts 30 

Red lead parts 15 

Boil the garlic with the oil, stirring 
constantly, strain, and add the other sub- 
stances. The resulting compound is next 
spread on tissue paper, either with a 
sponge or a broad camel's hair pencil, 
such as is used by gilders, and allowed 
to dry at the- ordinary temperature, or 
in a heated room, for about two weeks. 
When the paper is dry, spread on it the 
following mixture : 

Olive oil . . parts 200 

Yellow wax parts 6 

Red lead parts 100 

Another process is said to be carried 
out by making a tincture from 3 drams 
euphorbium, 6 drams cantharides, and 
alcohol 4 fluidounces, and dissolving in 
the filtered tincture 3 drams Venice tur- 



pentine. Fine tissue paper is dipped into 
this mixture and then dried. 

This paper is used as an application 
for rheumatism, gout, sprains, etc. 
Papillaud's Antimony Granules. 

These are pills weighing 0.1 g. which 
contain, according to Dorvault, antimony 
iodid, but according to Blaser are com- 
posed of antimony arsenate, 0.0005 ; tra- 
gacanth 0.01, and red colored sugar, 0.04. 

Parachlorsalol. (Parachlorphenol 
Salicylate.) 

This is in fine, white, almost tasteless 
and odorless needles, soluble in alcohol 
or ether, insoluble in water. It is used 
as an internal or external antiseptic like 
salol. Dose : 2 to 4 grams, 30 to 60 
grains per day, in divided quantities. 

Paroform. (Paraformaldehyde — 
Trioxymethylene — Triformal.) 
(130) 

When formaldehyde in aqueous solu- 
tion is heated for a sufficient length of 
time a polymeric form is obtained in the 
form of a white, crystalline powder 
which is insoluble in water. This is 
known as paraform. It is used as an in- 
ternal antiseptic and astringent in chol- 
era, diarrhea, dysentery, etc., the dose 
being 8 to 15 grains ; for children Y^ to 
1^2 grains every 2 hours. It is also used 
as a surgical dressing, for the genration 
of formaldehyde (by heating), and in 
dentistry for the disinfection of root 
canals. 

Paraganglia 

This is a preparation of the suprarenal 
bodies of Italian origin. It is supposed 
to be the serum of the medullary sub- 
stance of the suprarenal bodies. It is a 
clear, yellowish fluid of a sweetish taste. 
The dose is 5 to 10 drops several times 
daily. 
Paraldehyde. (Elaldehyde.) 

This is a colorless, transparent liquid 
of a strong characteristic odor and a 
burning taste. It is soluble in 8 parts 
of cold water, 16 parts of boiling water, 
but is n iscible in all proportions with 
alcohol, ether, fixed or volatile oils. It 



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is used as a hypnotic in doses of 10 to 
30 minims. It should be preserved in 
well-stoppered, amber-colored bottles in 
a cool place. 
Paraldehyde Elixir, Robinson's. 

See Robinson's Elixir Paraldehyde. 
Para-Lysol. 

This is stated to be a combination of 
potassium and cresols. Analysis showed 
8.3% of the former and 91.7% of the 
latter, which corresponds to 1 molecule 
of potassium to 3 molecules of cresol. 
It crystallizes in non-hygroscopic, white 
needles but is marketed in tablets of 
about 1 gram each, which are packed in 
glass tubes. It is a mild, non-poisonous 
antiseptic. 
Paranephrin. (130) 

This is a substance obtained from 
suprarenal capsules without the aid of 
acids and alkalies and is entirely free 
from albumoses and peptones. It is a 
yellow, friable mass, soluble in water. It 
is supplied as a 1 :iooo solution in water, 
containing 0.6% of sodium chlorid. It is 
used as a hemostatic. 

Paraplast. 

This is a preparation devised by Unna 
and is similar to gutta percha mull. It 
consists of fine thick cotton web on 
which is spread a plaster mass of rub- 
ber, wool-fat, resin and dammar. The 
latter is medicated with zinc oxid, mer- 
cury, salicylic acid, chrysarobin, etc. 

Pararegulin. (96) 

This is an emulsionized mixture of 
liquid paraffin combined with 10% of 
aqueous extract of cascara. It is mar- 
keted in gelatin capsules each containing 
3 grams of the emulsion. 
Paratoloid. 

See Tuberculin. 

Paraxin. Dimethylaminopara-xan- 
thin. (26) 

This is in white crystalline mass, 
slightly soluble in cold water, freely so 
in hot water. It is recommended as a 
diuretic. 



Parisol. 

This is described as a condensation 
product of formaldehyde ana saponified 
naphtho-quinones, which is recommend- 
ed as a non-toxic antiseptic and odorless 
disinfectant. 
Parsons' Local Anaesthetic. 

Chloroform parts 6 

Tincture of aconite parts 6 

Tincture of capsicum parts 2 

Tincture of pyrethrum part 1 

Oil of clove part 1 

Camphor part 1 

Dissolve the camphor in the chloro- 
form, add the oil of clove, and then the 
tinctures. — Dr. Parsons. 
Pas-Avena. 

This is stated to be a compound of 
passiflora, Avena sativa, and somnalge- 
sine. The latter is stated to be a new 
chemical of the formula C30 H 30 Ns 3 . 
Paskola. 

According to Dr. Eccles, this is simi- 
lar : 

Glucose syrup . . .' pound 1 

Hydrochloric acid drops 50 

Sulfurous acid, U. S. P., 
freshly prepared drops 6 or 8 

Pasta Mack. 

This is stated by Ecksten to be com- 
posed of 2.7 parts of rice starch and 73 
parts of effervescing powder (sodium 
bicarbonate, 10, tartaric acid, 9), per- 
fumed and made into tablets. This prep- 
aration is added to the water used for a 
bath when carbonic acid gas will be 
evolved. — Ph. Ztg. 
Pasteurine. (135) 

This is given as the formula : Oils of 
cassia, gaultheria and eucalyptus, men- 
thol, glycerin, 3/10% of formaldehyde, 
and saturated solution of boric acid. 

Pasteurine Anti-Constipation Tab- 
lets. 

These are stated to contain 

Salol 

Aloin gr. 

Resin of podophyllum gr. Y% 

Extract of belladonna leaves, .gr. % 

Oleoresin of capsicum gr. 1/40 

Strychnine .gr. 1/80 

Oils of cinnamon, peppermint 
and eucalyptus. 



gr. y 2 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Patch's Exarysis Tablets. 

See Exarysis or Exhaustion Tablets. 
Patch's Leucogon Tablets. 

See Leucogon Tablets. 

Patterson's Pastilles. 

Bismuth subnitrate io.o 

Calcined magnesia io.o 

Sugar 90.0 

Tragacanth 0.2 

Orange flower water, to make 

100 pastilles. — H. 

Patterson's Powder. 

Bismuth subnitrate 5.0 

Calcined magnesia 5.0 

Sugar 80.0 

-H. 
Pautauberge's Solution. (210) 

Each tablespoonful is stated to contain 
10 centigrams of creosote and 50 centi- 
grams of "hydrochloro-phosphate of 
lime." It is recommended for tubercu- 
losis, broncho-pulmonary affections, scro- 
fula, rickets, etc. 
Pava Pepsin Comp. (135) 

This is stated to be a combination of 
the digestive ferments with caffeine and 
pineapple juice. 

Peacock's Bromides. (Syr. Brom. 
Comp.) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 15 
grains of the combined bromids of po- 
tassium, sodium, calcium, ammonium, 
and lithium. 
Pectorin. 

This is a name given to pastilles con- 
taining potassium sulfoguaiacolate. 
Pediculin. 

This is a substance introduced in Ger- 
many as a remedy for lice and other 
similar parasites. It consists of 65% of 
powdered chalk and 35% of commercial 
naphthalin. 
Pegnin. (Milk Sugar Rennet.) 

This is prepared by mixing rennin, the 
milk-curdling enzyme of calf's rennet, 
with milk sugar and sodium chlorid. It 
is a fine white powder, readily soluble in 
water and forming a solution which co- 
agulates the casein of milk. It is used 
for the purpose of coagulating milk. 
Cow's milk so coagulated is said to be 



particularly serviceable for infant feed- 
ing and well adapted as a food for 
adults in stomach affections, being much 
more digestible than raw milk. 60 to 75 
grains of pegnin are required for 1 pint 
of milk, which should previously have 
been boiled and cooled to about 40 C. 
The mixture, after brief shaking, should 
be allowed to stand for 2 or 3 minutes 
or until it is entirely coagulated, and 
then shaken for several minutes until the 
coagulum has been converted into a 
smooth, homogeneous mixture, and set 
aside in a cool place. It is then to be 
transferred to the nursing bottle as re- 
quired and heated in warm wat^r to the 
body temperature (about 38 C.) before 
feeding to infants. 

Pelagin. 

A remedy for seasickness said to be a 
solution of antipyrine, caffeine and co- 
caine. 

Peleg White's Salve. 
See White's Salve. 

Pelletierine Tannate. (Punicine Tan- 
nate.) 

This is a light yellow, odorless, amor- 
phous powder of an astringent taste. It 
is soluble in 235 parts of water, 13 of 
alcohol at 25 C. and in warm diluted 
acids but is insoluble in chloroform. It 
should be kept in small, well-stoppered, 
dark amber-colored bottles. It is as an 
anthelmintic, especially for tapeworms. 
It is given in doses of 3 to 8 grains in an 
ounce of water, which are to be followed 
in a half hour by a cathartic. 

Pellotine Hydrochlorid. 

This is an alkaloidal salt derived from 
Anhalonium Williamsi, a Mexican cac- 
tus. It is in colorless crystals which are 
soluble in water and slightly soluble in 
alcohol. It is used as a hypnotic in 
closes of 1 to V/2 grains. 

Pemzed. 

This is described as an infant food 
consisting of pure- milk sugar with the 
addition of small amounts of calcium 
hypophosphite and sodium chlorid. 



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Penne's Liqueur Antiseptique. 

Carbolic acid parts 4 

Hydrobromic acid part 1 

Diluted alcohol parts 100 

It is used against the stings of insects 
and bites of animals. — H. 

Penne Suppositories. 

These contain 1 to 2 grains of picratol 
with boroglyceride and glyco-gelatin. 
— Pharm. Centralh. 

Pental. (Trimethylethylene — Betai- 
soamylene.) 

This is a colorless liquid soluble in all 
proportions of alcohol, ether and chloro- 
form, but insoluble in water. Employed 
as an anesthetic in minor surgery, such 
as extracting teeth, etc. 

Dose : Inhalation, 3 to 5 drams. 

Penoform. 

This is a German snuff whose chief 
ingredient is the suprarenol gland. It is 
used for hay fever and in the various 
forms of coryza. 

Pepdilactic Elixir. 

This elixir is said f,o be a palatable 
form of pepdilactine (which see). 

Pepdilactine. (198) 

The synonym given by the manufac- 
turers is "compound pepsin powder." It 
is described as containing pepsin, ptyalin, 
pancreatin and lactic and hydrochloric 
acids. 

Pepsin and Wafer Ash. 

The following makes a suitable prepa- 
ration of this kind : 

Pepsin, pure gr. 128 

Fluid extract of wafer ash.fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the pepsin with the glycerin and 
6 fluidounces of water ; agitate occasion- 
ally until the pepsin is dissolved ; mix 
with the fluid extract, set aside for a 
day or so, and filter clear. 

Pepsin Cordial. (159) 

Each fluidram is stated to digest 3000 
grains of coagulated and disintegrated 
egg albumin. 



Pepsol. 

This is stated to be a combination of 
one of the coal tar derivatives, phenolid, 
combined with pepsin and sodium bicar- 
bonate. Elsewhere in this work, pheno- 
lid is stated to consist of acetanilid and 
sodium salicylate. 

Pepso-Ptelea. (Pepsin and Wafer 
Ash.) (17) 

This is stated to contain glycerin, but 
no spirit. See Pepsin and Wafer Ash, 
which contains pepsin, wafer ash and 
glycerin. 
Peptenzyme. (167) 

This is the process or formula given 
by the makers : 

We take 1000 each of the following 
glands : Salivary, peptic, pancreatic, Lie- 
berkuhn's and Brunner's, and the alco- 
holic extract of 1000 spleens and livers, 
so that any quantity of it, either 1 pound 
or 1 grain, contains a proportional quan- 
tity of the enzyme principles of the 
whole series of digestive organs. To 6 
parts of this isolated protoplasmic, ac- 
tive and latent enzyme mixture in pow- 
dered form and slightly benzoated, and 
separated mechanically as described 
above, add 9 parts of powdered sugar, 9 
parts of powdered milk sugar, 1 part of 
citric acid. 

Peptenzyme Elixir. 

This is stated to contain 16.14% by 
volume or 13.08% by weight of alcohol, 
also nucleo-enzymes of the salivary, 
peptic and intestinal glands, of the pan- 
creas and of the spleen. 
Pepto-Brom-Eigon. 

This is one of the eigons (which see) 
and contains 11% of bromin. It is a 
whitish powder soluble in water. It is 
used in place of the bromids. The dose 
is the same as that of potassium bromid. 
Pepto-Fer du Dr. Jaillet. 

This is said to have for its basis an 
organic compound of iron, chloropep- 
tonate of iron, a combination of pep- 
tone and perchlorid of iron, a neutral 
salt, and entirely dialyzable. 






PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Pepto-Iodo-Eigon. 

This is a yellowish, odorless, almost 
tasteless powder, soluble in water, and 
contains 15% of iodin. It is one of the 
eigons (which see). It is intended as a 
substitute for the iodids and is given in 
the same doses. 
Pepto-Mangan, Gude's. 
(Liquor Mangano-Ferri Peptonatus.)^ 
Each tablespoonful is stated to con- 
tain the equivalent of 3 grains of metal- 
lic iron and 1 grain of metallic manga- 
nese. It is used for anemia, chlorosis, 
etc. 
Peptonic Pills. (221) 

These are compressed tablets, weigh- 
ing nearly 5 grains. They are stated to 
contain I grain of pure pepsin, 1 grain 
of pure pancreatin, and lacto-phosphate 
of lime and lactic acid. 
Peptonized Glycerophosphates. (141) 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
Calcium glycerophosphate ...gr. 6 
Magnesium glycerophosphate.gr. 2 
Potassium glycerophosphatc.gr. 2 
Sodium glycerophosphate. .. .gr. 2 

Iron glycerophosphate gr. I 

Tincture of nux vomica m. 1 

Pepsin gr. 8 

Fresh kola nut gr. 12 

Peptopancreatine Compound Powder. 
(192) 

This is stated to contain pepsin, pan- 
creatin, ptyalin, diastase, and lactic and 
hydrochloric acids. 
Peptopancreatine Compound Elixir. 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
40 grains of peptopancreatine com- 
pound. 

Pepule Lecibrin. (70) 

These are stated to present the com- 
plex, organic, phosphorized-fat constitu- 
ent of the brain in combination with 
nucleo-proteids. 
Pepule Pancro Hepatic. (70) 

Each one is stated to contain 3 grains 
of extractum pancreatis and 1 grain of 
inspissated ox-gall. 
Perborate of Sodium. (NaB0 3 , 4 H,0.) 

This is a white powder which when 
dissolved in water at once produces hy- 

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drogen peroxid. It is non-toxic and 
non-irritant, antiseptic and mildly as- 
tringent, and is applicable in powder 
form for insufflation. It is also said to 
be adapted for treatment of diseases of 
the eye, ear and throat. 
Percoll. 

This is a form of adhesive plaster in 
which the adhesive is applied to parch- 
ment instead of linen or muslin. When 
applying this plaster the back surface is 
to be moistened with water to give it 
the required pliability. On drying the 
plaster becomes stiff again. 
Percutilan. 

See Prsevalidin. 
Perdynamin. 

This is an iron preparation said to 
contain iron in the form of hemoglobin 
combined with albumen. It is used as a 
nutritive. 

Perglutyl. 

This is described as a solid form of 
hydrogen peroxid, obtained by dissolv- 
ing gelatin, with more or less glycerin, 
in hydrogen peroxid, with the aid of a 
gentle heat, to afford a solid mass on 
cooling. The quantity of gelatin and 
glycerin may be varied so as to form a 
soft mass or a hard one which may be 
reduced to powder. The preparation is 
intended for use internally and exter- 
nally in all cases where the antiseptic 
and disinfectant properties of hydrogen 
peroxid are required. — Ph. Ztg. 
Perhydrol. (130) 

This is described as a 30% solution of 
hydrogen dioxid which is free from 
acid. The advantage claimed for this 
preparation is less irritating on account 
of the absence of acid. By suitable di- 
lution a preparation is obtained equiva- 
lent to the official solution of hydrogen 
peroxid. 
Peristaltic Pills. (212) 

These are stated to contain each 

Aloin gr. 1/4 

Extract of belladonna gr. 1/8 

Ipecac gr. 1/16 

Strychnine gr. 1/60 



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Peristaltic Aperient Fills are said to 

contain each 

Aloin gr. i/io 

Belladonna juice gr. 1/20 

Ipecac gr. 1/30 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1/100 

Peristaltic Comp. Pills contain each 

Salol gr. 2 

Ingluvin gr. 1/2 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1/100 

Aloin gr. 1/10 

Ext. belladonna gr. 1/30 

Peristaltic Mercurial Pills contain 

each 

Aloin gr. 1/4 

Ext. belladonna gr. 1/8 

Strychnine gr. 1/60 

Ipecac gr. 1/16 

Calomel gr. 1/10 

Peronine. (Benzylmorphine Hydro- 
chlorid.) 

This is a bulky white powder, bitter 
in taste, which is freely soluble in water 
and diluted alcohol. 

This substance is a narcotic, being 
allied to morphine and codeine. It is 
supposed to be safer than morphine and 
more effective than codeine. It is used 
like morphine and codeine to induce 
sleep, to relieve pain and the coughing 
accompanying bronchitis and phthisis. 
It is given in doses of Y\ to ^ grain. 
The maximum single dose is 1 grain, 
the maximum daily dose, 4 grains. 
Peroxoles. 

The peroxoles are the class of prepa- 
rations represented by camphoroxol, 
menthoxol and thymoxol, which see. 
Perry's Moth & Freckle Lotion. 

According to Chandler's analysis, 1 
fluidounce of this liquid contains 2.67 
grains of mercury and 0.99 grains of 
zinc (corresponding to 3.61 grains of 
corrosive sublimate and 4.25 grains of 
crystal zinc sulfate). The sediment con- 
tains small amounts of mercury, lead 
and bismuth. 
Persodine. 

This is a name applied to a solution 
of persulfates, chiefly sodium persulfate. 
Personne's Iodized Oil. 

Dissolve 1 gram of iodin in 200 grams 
of sweet almond oil. — H. 



Perugen. 

This is a synthetic substitute for peru 
balsam, containing 60% of cinnamein. 

Peruol. 

This is a name given to a 25% solu- 
tion of benzoic acid benzylester, dis- 
solved in castor oil. This ester is said 
to be the therapeutically active constitu- 
ent of peru balsam. The liquid is color- 
less, odorless and non-irritant, and is 
recommended as a substitute • for peru 
balsam in scabies and other affections 
of the skin. 
Peruscabin. 

This is a name given to pure benzoic 
acid-benzyl ester, the principal therapeu- 
tic constituent of peru balsam. 
Peters' Peptic Essence Comp. 

This is stated to contain pure pepsin, 
pure pancreatin, pure diastase, and pure 
lactic and hydrochloric acids preserved 
in solution with glycerin, and made pal- 
atable by the addition of aromatics; it 
is said not to contain alcohol or sugar, 
and that 1 fluidounce will digest 3000 
parts of coagulated albumen. 
Petro-Coco. (194) 

This is described as a specially re- 
fined form of petroleum, to which choc- 
olate has been added. It is advocated 
as a nutritive to replace cod liver oil 
emulsions. 
Petrogen. (221) 

This is described by the manufactur- 
ers as a modified mineral oil. It is put 
up in combination with camphor, car- 
bolic acid, creosotee, guaiacol, ichthyol, 
iodin, iodoform, and menthol. 
Petrol. (198) 

The synonym given by the manufac- 
turers is "petrolatum." 

This is also the European name for 
gasoline. 
Petrol Oil. (198) 

The synonym given by the manufac- 
turers is "petrolatum oil." 
Petrolan. 

This is the name for a new ointment 
base, a combination of mineral oils with 
soaps, etc. 



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Petrole-Alba. (94) 

This is described as a colorless, odor- 
less and tasteless oil from pure Russian 
petroleum. 
Petrole-Alba Comp. 

This is stated to contain camphor, 
menthol, eucalyptol, hydrastine hydro- 
chlcrid, and oil of gaultheria with pet- 
role-alba. 
Petrolene. (181) 

This is described as a purej colorless 
hydrocarbon oil. 

Petroleum Compound Emulsion. 
(182a) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
33^3% of refined petrolatum oil and io 
grains of the combined hypophosphites 
of calcium and sodium. 
Petrolatum Compound Pills. (212) 
These pills are stated to contain each 

Petroleum gr. I 

Tar gr. I 

Magnesium carbonate gr. 1/2 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1/100 

Oil of wintergreen m. 1/20 

Petrosulfol. 

See Ichthyolum Austriacum. 
Petrox. 

This is the saponated petrolatum of 
the N. F. It is in two forms, a solid 
and a liquid. The latter may be com- 
bined with iodin, carbolic acid and many 
other remedies applied externally. 
Peptic Digestant. 

This is stated to be "composed of pep- 
sin, pancreatin, diastase, hydrochloric 
and lactic acids, combined with an aro- 
matic vehicle." 
Phagocytin. 

This is a sterilized solution of sodium 
nucleinate intended for hypodermic use 
in the treatment of lowered conditions 
of the nervous system. Each cc. is stat- 
ed to contain 0.05 gm. of salt. 
Phalon's Vitalia. 

According to Chandler's analysis, this 
consists of two liquids, the one being a 
solution of sodium hyposulfite, the other 
a clear, reddish liquid containing about 
3% of lead.— H. 



Pharyngine. 

This is a preparation containing thy- 
mol and eucalyptol used as a gargle in 
catarrhal affections, etc. 
Phaselin. (4) 

This is described as the principle de- 
rived from Dolikos mexicana, a Mexi- 
can bean. It is recommended as an aid 
to digestion. It is put up in powder and 
tablet forms. 

Phenacetin. (Paracetphenetidine — 
Phenetidine.) 

This is a colorless, tasteless crystalline 
powder, very sparingly soluble in water, 
soluble in 16 parts of alcohol. It is em- 
ployed as an antipyretic and antineu 
ralgic, in doses of 8 to 15 grains. Used 
for catarrhs, colds, influenza, etc. 

This compound is of special interest 
because it is the base or nucleus of 
many other synthetic compounds which 
are used medicinally such as kryofin, cit- 
rophen, pyramidon, lactophenin, triphe- 
nin, apolysin, phenocoll, etc. 

Phenaceto-Caffeine. (212) 

This is a granular effervescent salt, 
each dessertspoonful of which is stated 
to contain 5 grains of sodium bromid, 3 
grains of phenacetine, and 1 grain each 
of caffeine and celery. 

Phenalin. 

This is one of the various names ap- 
plied to phenolphthalein. It is put up in 
tablets of 0.05 g. each. 

Phenanmine. 

Same as Phenocoll Hydrochlorid, 
which see. 
Phenartol. (76) 

This is described as a combination of 
phenol with benzartol (which see). 

Phenatol. 

This is said to be a mixture of ace- 
tanilid, caffeine, and sodium bicarbonate, 
carbonate, sulfate and chlorid. — Cob- 
lentz. 

Phenazone. 

This is a name for antipyrin. 



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Phenocoll Hydrochlorid. (Amido- 
acetphenetidin Hydrochlorid — 
Phenamine.) (178) 

This is the hydrochlorid of a synthetic 
base obtained by the combination of 
phenetidin and glycocoll. It differs from 
phenacetin in that one hydrogen atom 
of the acetyl group has been replaced by 
N H 2 . It is a white microcrystalline 
powder, soluble in 16 parts of water at 
the ordinary temperature, very soluble 
in hot water and alcohol. It is incom- 
patible with soluble hydroxids or car- 
bonates. It is similar to phenacetin in 
its effects and acts an antipyretic. It is 
also used in rheumatic fever. The dose 
is 5 to 25 grains dissolved in water be- 
fore taking; hypodermically the dose is 
4 to 8 grains. 

Phenocoll Salicylate. 
See Salocoll. 

Phenol-Bismuth. (Bismuth Carbo- 
late.) 

This is a white, non-toxic, non-caustic 
powder, almost devoid of odor and taste, 
containing 80% of bismuth oxid and 
20% of phenol in combination. It is 
recommended as an antiseptic in gastro- 
intestinal gastritis, dysentery, typhoid 
fever, etc. The dose is 15 to 75 grains 
daily. 

Phenol Camphor. (Camphorated 
Phenol.) 

Camphor and crystal carbolic acid, 
when mixed, form an oily liquid, which 
does not possess the caustic properties 
of carbolic acid. The mixture is made 
preferably with 3 parts of camphor to 1 
of acid by weight. The product is in- 
soluble in water, but soluble in alcohol, 
ether, chloroform and oils. It is a use- 
ful antiseptic and disinfectant. 

Phenol Sulforicinate. 

This is a thin, aqueous or a syrupy 
and viscid liquid (according to different 
methods of manufacture), yellowish in 
color, of ethereal odor, and soluble in 
water and alcohol. It is used in solu- 
tions of 20 to 30% strength as an appli- 
cation in diseases of the nose and throat 



Phenolid. 

According to analysis, this has been 
shown to be a mixture of acetanilid, 58 
parts, and sodium salicylate, 43 parts, or 
approximately : 

Acetanilid parts 4 

Sodium salicylate parts 3 

— Pharm. Rdsch 
Phenolphthalein. 

This is a crystalline or amorphous 
powder, white or grayish white, soluble 
in 600 parts of water and in 10 of alco- 
hol. It is used in medicine as a purga- 
tive, the adult dose being V/2 to 3 grains, 
although as much as 8 grains may be 
given with safety. It is of special in- 
terest at present because it is the basis 
of many proprietary or semi-proprietary 
laxative pills and tablets. 
Phenosalyl. 

Carbolic acid parts 90 

Lactic acid parts 20 

Salicylic acid parts 10 

Menthol part 1 

Mix by fusing acid and adding other 
ingredients. 
Phenthol. (154) 

This is an antiseptic and deodorant 
stated to contain 95% of pure phenol. 
Phenylacetamide. 

Same as Acetanilid, which see. 
Phenylacetic Acid. 

This is in white, shining laminae which 
are soluble in alcohol, ether and hot wa- 
ter. It is recommended as an internal 
antis'eptic and antitubercular. The dose 
is 10 drops, gradually increased to 20, 
of a 1 to 6 alcoholic solution, 3 times 
daily in water. 

Phenosal. (Phenetidin Aceto-Salicy- 
late.) 

This is in small colorless crystals of a 
sour taste and sparingly soluble in wa- 
ter, alcohol and ether. It is used as an 
antipyretic and antirheumatic in doses 
of 8 grains. 
Phenyo-Caffein. 

The manufacturers' circular states 
that the principal ingredients of these 
pills, or "sugar-coated powders," are 
phenylactamid (acetanilid), 2 grains, 
caffein and camphor. 



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Phesin. 

This is a sulfo derivative of phenace- 
tin. It is a brown powder of a saline 
taste, readily soluble in water. Its prop- 
erties are about the same as those of 
phenacetin. The dose is 8 to 15 grains. 
Phillip's Emulsion. 

This is the formula given : 

Cod liver oil 50% 

Wheat phosphates . . . . . . 25% 

Glycerin, mucilage, pancreatin, 
sugar and water. 
Phonozyme. 

This is a name given by Dr. T. O. 
Summers to this mixture : 

Peptenzyme gr. 60 

Boric acid gr. 30 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Bitter almond water fl.oz. 3^2 

Phorxal. 

This is a nutritive preparation derived 
from ox-blood and containing iron and 
phosphorus. It is an odorless and taste- 
less powder, soluble in aqueous liquids, 
and given in doses of K to 1 ounce 
daily in soup, milk, cocoa, etc. 

Phosote or Phosphote. (Tricreosote 
Phosphate.) 

This is a nearly colorless, syrupy li- 
quid, of a faint odor and taste of creo- 
sote. It contains 80% of creosote and 
20% of phosphoric anhydride. It is rec- 
ommended for tuberculosis in place of 
creosote, in doses of 15 to 45 minims 
daily. Sometimes it is used hypodermi- 
cally. 

Phos. Tincture Cinchona Compound. 

This is said to contain in every 10 
minims 1 minim each of tinctures of 
nux vomica, ignatia and matricaria; 4 
minims of tincture of cinchona, >2 
minim each of tinctures of gentian and 
columbo ; 2 minims of aromatics, 
and 1/300 grain of tr. phos. (c. p.). 

Phosphatic Emulsion of Cod Liver 
Oil.) (160) 

Each tablespoonful is stated to con- 
tain 50% by volume of cod liver oil, 
about 1Y5 grains of free absolute phos- 
phoric add, % grain of calcium hypo- 
phosphite, arid l A grain each of sodium 



and potassium hypophosphites and iron 

lactate. 

Phospherrin. 

A mixture of ferric chlorid, phos- 
phoric acid and glycerin. — Coblentz. 

Phospho-Albumen, Special Formu- 
la No. 33. 

This is the composition as given by 
the manufacturers : 

Phospho -albumen (ext. 
testes, spinal cord and 
brain, containing phos- 
phorized albumen, leci- 
thin, spermine, nuclein) . . .gr. 3 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1/50 

Zinc phosphid gr. 1/10 

Gold chlorid gr. 1/60 

It is recommended as an aphrodisiac. 
Phospho-Caffein Comp. 

Each dessertspoonful is stated to con- 
tain 

Caffeine gr. l A 

Phosphoric acid gr. Vz 

Ext. celery seed gr. 1 

Antipyrin gr. 1 

Sodium bromid gr. 7 

Phospho-Glycerate of Lime. 

See Chapoteaut's Phospho-Glycerate 
of Lime. 
Phospho-Lecithin. (211) 

Each dessertspoonful is stated to con- 
tain 

Lecithin gr. % 

Sodium glycerophosphate . .gr. 2 

Calcium glycerophosphate, .gr. I 

Potassium glycerophos- 
phate gr. 1 

Strychnine glycerophos- 
phate gr. 1/250 

Glycerophosphoric acid, q. s. 

Avenine gr. 1/150 

Phospho-Muriate of Quinine Com- 
pound. 

According to the manufacturers, this 
is a combination of the "wheat phos- 
phates" with strychnia and muriate of 
quinine. The formula is given thus : 

Each fluidram'contains 1Y4 grains of 
potassa, 1 grain of magnesia, ^4 grain 
of lime, 1 grain of iron, all in the form 
of phosphates; l /\ grain of quinine mu- 
riate, 1/120 grain of strychnine. 2 grains 
of free phosphoric acid, and simple 
syrup, q. s. 



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Phospho-Neurine. (97) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Phosphorus gr. 1/200 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/80 

Ext. nux vomica gr. 1/8 

Hydriodic acid gr. 1 

Ext. coca leaves (green) .. .gr. 6 
With the "diastasic ferment" and or- 
ganic phosphates from the cereals. 
Phosphoric Elixir. 

See Robinson's Phosphoric Elixir. 
Phosphorus Mixture Comp. 

See Mixture Phosphorus Comp. 
Phosphotal. (Creosote Phosphite.) 
(77) 
This is a thick, yellowish, oily liquid, 
of the odor and taste of creosote. It is 
soluble in alcohol, chloroform and oils, 
and contains 90% of creosote. It is 
used in place of the latter on account of 
being more readily borne by the stom 
ach. The dose is 3 to 15 minims 3 times 
a day. 
Phthisocan. 

This is a syrup containing potassium 
guaiacol-sulfonate, flavored with orange. 
Phthisopyrin. 

Tablets have been put on the market 
under this name. They are stated to 
consist of \ x /l grains of aspirin, V/2. to 3 
grains of camphoric acid, and 1/120 
grain of arsenous acid. They are rec- 
ommended for tuberculosis, hence the 
name. 
Physol. 

This is the name given by Wilbert to 
a preparation used as a physiological 
solvent on wounds : 

Pepsin 100 

Menthol I 

Eucalyptol I 

Oil of wintergreen I 

Alcohol 20 

Diluted hydrochloric acid 40 

Glycerin loo 

Distilled water, to make 2000 

Physostigmine. 

See Eserine. 
Phytoline. (209) 

This is stated to contain the active 
principle of the berries of Phytolacca 



decandra. The berries should have been 
touched by the early frost, and be ex- 
tracted with diluted alcohol. The prod- 
uct contains 22>V2 c /o of alcohol. 
Picratol. (Silver Picrate or Trini- 
trophenolate.) (221) 

This is a yellow powder stated to con- 
tain 30% of silver, and soluble in 50 
parts of water and 60 of alcohol, also 
soluble in glycerin. It is used like the 
other organic silver compounds for the 
treatment of gonorrhea and allied dis- 
eases, in y 2 to 2% solutions. It is also 
made up in vaginal suppositories con- 
taining 1 or 2 grains each and urethral 
suppositories containing ^ to 1 grain 
each. 
Picric Acid. (Trinitrophenol.) 

This is prepared by acting upon car- 
bolic acid with nitric acid. It is in yel- 
low crystals which are odorless, very 
bitter in taste, sparingly soluble in wa- 
ter, more soluble in alcohol. It is not 
used internally, but has been highly rec- 
ommended externally in aqueous solu- 
tion as an application for burns. It is 
incompatible with alkaloids and must 
not be combined with morphine sulfate, 
cocaine hydrochlorid, etc. 
Picrol. 

This is chemically potassium diiodore- 
sorcinmonosulfonate, and rs analagous 
to sozoiodol. It is a white, odorless 
powder, soluble in water, alcohol, ether 
and glycerin. It contains 53% of iodin, 
and is recommended as a non-toxic sub- 
stitute for iodoform. 
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. 

This is stated by the manufacturers to 
contain golden seal root, stillingia root, 
stone root, wjld cherry bark, bloodroot, 
mandrake root, glycerin, water, and bor- 
ate of soda (about 1 grain to the dose). 

Pierlot's Liquid Valerianate of Am- 
monia. 

Extract of valerian 2.0 

Valerianic acid 3.0 

Distilled water 950 

Ammonium carbonate 1.0 

or q. s. — H. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Pierre's Eau Dentifrice. 

Make a tincture of 15 g. star anise 
and 200 of alcohol, add 50 drops each of 
the oils of star anise and peppermint 
and color with aniline red. — H. 

Pil. Aphro. (Aphrodisiac Pills.) 
(117) 

This is stated to be a combination of 
damiana, phosphorus and nux vomica. 
Pil. Hypo-Quinidol. (78) 

This is described as a soluble com- 
bination of quinine and "oxidizable 
phosphorus." 
Pil. Orientalis. 

This is stated to contain 

Ambrosia orientalis gr. 2 

Extract saw palmetto gr. 1/4 

Zinc phosphid gr. 1/30 

Strychnos ignatia gr. 1/40 

Strychnine nitrate gr. 1/450 

With capsicum and aromatic powder. 
Pit Palmetol. (117) 

Each pill is stated to represent 30 
grains of saw palmetto berries. 
Pine and Somnos Cordial. (141) 

Each teaspoonful is stated to contain 
the equivalent of 1 dram of white pine 
comp. with eucalyptol honey, 15 minims 
of somnos, and 1 grain of the com- 
bined glycerophosphates of lime, sodium 
and potassium. It is sedative and ex- 
pectorant. 

Pineoline. (209) 

This remedy for skin diseases is stat- 
ed to be prepared from the ethered ex- 
tract of the needles of the pine (pinus 
pumilio) incorporated with lanoline and 
white petrolatum. 

Pineoline. (217) 

This is described as an "antiseptic 
menthol oil solution containing menthol, 
eucalyptol, oleum dacrydium cupressium, 
camphor, cinnamon, and refined liquid 
petroleum." 
Pinus Alba Compound. (94) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 4 
grains each of white pine and wild 
cherry barks, 3 grains each of squill and 
senega, 2 grains of ipecac, 1 grain of 
blood root, 24 minims of paregoric, Y\ 



minim each of chloroform and oil of 
wintergreen and syrup, q. s. 
Piperazine. (Diethylenediamine — Pi- 
peraziline.) 
This is a synthetically prepared com- 
pound. It is in colorless, lustrous cry- 
stals which melt at 44 C. It is very 
soluble in water, less soluble in alcohol. 
It forms very soluble salts with acids; 
with uric acid it forms a salt soluble in 
50 parts of water. It is incompatible 
with acetanilid, phenacetin, alkaloidal 
salts, nitrites, metallic salts in general, 
and picric and tannic acids. It should 
not be exposed to moisture. It also at- 
tracts carbon dioxid from the air. 

It has been recommended for the pre- 
vention of renal and visical calculi and 
for the relief of irritation of the bladder 
due to excess of uric acid in the urine 
and in cases of chronic gout, rheuma- 
tism, renal colic, etc. The dose is 5 to 
10 grains ; daily dose, 15 to 30 grains. 
Piperazine Water. 

This is carbonated water containing 
piperazine and phenocoll. 
Piperidin-Guaiacolate. 

See Guaiaperol. 
Piperazine Monomethylarsinate. 

This is made by dissolving 1 molecu- 
lar weight of piperazine in cold 90% 
alcohol and adding to this a solution of 
2 molecular weights of monomethylar- 
sinic acid in 90% alcohol. 
Piscin. 

This is a cod liver oil substitute used 
by homeopathic physicians in Germany. 
Pistoia Gout Powder. 

There is a powder made in a convent 
near Pistoria, Italy, and it is used very 
extensively as a protective against gout. 
The following is said by Chastaing to 
be its composition: 

Bryonia root g. 18 

Gentian g. 18 

Chamomile g. 10 

Colchicum root g. 20 

Betony g. 50 

This is made into 365 powders, one 
of which is taken each day of the year 
in a full glass of cold or hot water. 

—Medical Record. 



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Pittylene. 

This is described as a condensation 
product of pine tar and formaldehyde 
which forms a brown powder of a tarry 
odor. It is used in the treatment of 
chronic eczema. 
Pixine. 

This is stated to contain ichthyol, tar, 
turpentine and burgundy pitch, with 
wool fat. 

Plant's Asthma Cigarettes. 
These are said to consist of 

Stramonium leaves av.oz. 2 

Green tea leaves av.oz. 2 

Lobelia leaves av.oz. i}i 

Mix, moisten with a saturated aque- 
ous solution of potassium nitrate, and 
dry.— Ph. Post. 
Plasmon. 

This is a nutritive preparation made 
from casein. It is a yellowish, granular, 
sweetish powder, soluble in hot water. 
It is given in quantities of one or more 
teaspoonfuls several times daily. 
Plaster Mulls. 

These were devised by Unna and con- 
sist of plaster mass spread upon gutta 
percha tissue backed by mull. They are 
made in many medications, such as 
boric, carbolic, salicylic and pyrogallic 
acids, mercury, zinc oxid, ichthyol, re- 
sorcin, menthol, chrysarobin, etc. 
Plasticum. (181) 

This is Cataplasma Kaolini, U. S. P. 
Pneumin. (Methylene-Creosote.) 

This is a yellowish, odorless and 
tasteless powder, given in doses of 8 to 
15 grains several times daily. It is used 
for the same purposes as creosote. 
Pleis' Fit Powders. 

Potassium bromid gr. 15 

Gentian, powder gr. 5 

Make 1 powder. — Drug Mill. 

Poehl's Physiologic Salt. 

This is a white powder, readily solu- 
ble in water. It contains all the osmoti- 
cally active constituents of blood serum 
and in the same proportions as they are 
contained in the latter. It is marketed 
in 1 g, tablets. It is used in V/2% solu- 
tion as a transfusion fluid. 



Pollantin. (Dunbar's Hay-Fever 
Serum.) (Schimmel.) 

This is an antitoxic serum obtained 
from horses treated with pollen toxin 
derived from ragweed. Horses are in- 
jected with gradually increased doses of 
pollen toxin (derived from ragweed) 
which results in the formation of an an- 
titoxin after 2 or 3 months of treat- 
ment. The horses are then bled and 
the strength of the serum is estimated 
by determining the proportion which 
will prevent the action of a solution of 
pollen toxin. The serum is preserved 
by the addition of X A% of phenol. It is 
a clear, slightly yellowish liquid which 
does not keep well when exposed to the 
air. When it becomes cloudy or devel- 
ops a bad odor, it should not be used. 
It is also put up in dry form. It is in- 
tended exclusively for use against hay 
fever, autumnal catarrh, rose fever, and 
June cold, and may be used as a pro- 
phylactic. One drop should be instilled 
into the outer angle of each eye and one 
or two drops into one nostril, the other 
being kept closed, in the morning be- 
fore arising. The liquid is more fre- 
quently used for the eyes, the powder 
form for the nose. 

Polyform. 

See Edison's Polyform. 
Polyformin. 

The insoluble kind is a combination 
of formin and resorcin. It is a yellow- 
ish brown powder, used externally as a 
substitute for iodoform. The soluble 
kind is a combination of two molecules 
of resorcin with one of hexamethylene- 
tetramine. 
Ponca Compound. 

Each tablet is said to contain 3 grains 
of extract of "ponca," 1 grain of ex- 
tract of mitchella, r A grain of caulophyl- 
lin, % grain of helonin, and ]/% grain of 
viburnin. 
Pond's Extract. 

This is described by the makers as a 
very pure and concentrated distillate of 
hamamelis. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



827 



Pope's Cure for Neuralgia. 

Potassium iodid gr. 240 

Extract of conium gr. 60 

Comp. tincture cinchona. . .fl.oz. 2 

Svrup sarsaparilla fl.oz. 4 

—Nat. Dr. 

Pope's Sodium Salicylate Comp. 

Each tablespoonful is stated to con- 
lain 

Sodium sulfate gr. 122^ 

Sodium phosphate gr. 31 

Sodium salicylate gr. 10 

Strychnine sulfate gr. 1/120 

Popium. 

This is described by the manufactur- 
ers as "the anodyne or pain-relieving 
principle of opium, the narcotic and 
convulsive elements being eliminated, 
each fluidram being equal in anodyne 
power to l A grain of morphia." 
Potassium Sozoidol. 

This is in colorless crystals soluble in 
50 parts of water and in glycerin. It is 
a non-irritant antiseptic which may be 
applied to wounds, burns, skin dis- 
eases, etc., generally diluted with 10 to 
20 parts of talcum or milk sugar. Aque- 
ous solutions darken on exposure to 
light. 

Potassium-Tonol. 

This is glycerophosphate of potas- 
sium. 

Potsdam Balsam. 

Oleobalsamic mixture fl.oz. 17 

Comp. spirit angelica fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 3 

Spirit of ammonia fl.dr. 5 

— D. 
Powell's Aniseed Balsam. 

This has a composition similar to par- 
egoric. It has but little camphor, a 
small amount of rhubarb, and some ex- 
tract of licorice. — N. I. 
Praevalidin. (Percutilan.) 

This is a camphor ointment contain- 
ing 10% of camphor combined with 
peru balsam and eucalyptus and rose- 
mary oils. It is used by inunction in 
phthisis, chronic bronchitis, etc. 
Prescription 49. 
See "Boss, The/' 



Price's (Mrs.) Canning Compound. 

Investigation of a sample by the North 
Dakota Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tion showed it to be boric acid. 
Prima Purificans. 

This is stated to contain cascara am- 
arga, burdock seed, poke root, prickly 
ash, wahoo, and sodium orthophosphate. 
Probilin Pills. (178) ' 

These are stated by the manufacturers 
to contain salicylic acid, acid sodium 
oleate, phenolphthalein, and menthol. 
They are recommended as a cholagogue, 
particularly in gall-stone disease. 

Proferrin. (Iron Nucleo-Proteid.) 
(141) 

This is a reddish brown powder insol- 
uble in water and acid solutions, soluble 
in alkalies with the production of a yel- 
lowish-red solution. It contains 10% of 
iron and 1% of phosphorus. It is ab- 
sorbed from the duodenum, being unaf- 
fected by the gastric juice. It is rec- 
ommended for all kinds of anemias in 
poorly nourished people. The dose is 5 
grains 3 times daily. It is also put up in 
tablets of different sizes. 

Proferrin Comp. Tablets. 

These are stated to contain 

Proferrin gr. 3 

Ext. cascara sagrada gr. 1/4 

Extract of gentian gr. 1/4 

Strontium arsenite gr. 1/60 

Strychnine phosphate gr. 1/100 

Proponal. 

This is described as an improved ver- 
onal, being dipropylbarbituric acid. It is 
in colorless crystals which are soluble in 
70 parts of boiling water and 1640 parts 
of cold water. It is given in doses of 
2^2 to 5 grains as a hypnotic. 

Propylamine. 

This is in clear crystals of an alkaline 
reaction, and having a strong odor re- 
sembling ammonia. It is used as a seda- 
tive and antispasmodic in doses of 3 to 
10 grains. 
Prostaden. 

This is a saccharated extract from the 
prostate gland of steer, one part repre- 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



senting two of fresh gland. It is used 
in gland hypertrophy, etc. Dose : 10 to 
40 grains per day. 

Protalbin-Silver. 

This is an albumin compound of sil- 
ver. It is a grayish-white powder, solu- 
ble in about 10 parts of water and in 
glycerin. It is not precipitated by chlor- 
ids or albuminous compounds. It is rec- 
ommended as an injection in gonorrhea 
in J4 to i l A% solutions. 

Protan. (Tannin Nucleo-Proteid.) 
(141) 

This is a chemical compound contain- 
ing about 50% of tannin and is formed 
by the action of tannic acid on casein. 
It is a light brown, tasteless and odor- 
less powder, insoluble in water, acid 
solutions or the gastric juice. When in- 
jected it passes through the stomach 
undissolved, but becomes active when 
it reaches the alkaline pancreatic juice. 
It is highly recommended as an intest- 
inal astringent which may be taken in 
almost any dose. It is recommended 
for diarrheas of all kinds, typhoid 
fever, etc. The adult dose is 15 to 
30 grains every hour or two ; for chil- 
dren the dose is 5 to 10 grains every 
hour. It is also put up in tablet form 
plain and in various combinations (with 
bismuth, opium, salol, etc.). 

Protan Comp. Tablets. 

Each tablet is stated to contain 

Protan gr. 2 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. l /i 

Zinc sulfocarbol gr. % 

Pepsin gr. */$ 

Pancreatin gr. % 

Ginger gr. 1/16 

Opium gr. 1/20 

Guaiacol gr. 1/20 

Calomel gr. 1/40 

Oil of anise, q. s. 

Protargol. (Protein-Silver.) 

This is a compound of albumin and 
silver, containing 8.3% of the latter. It 
is an impalpable, yellowish-brown pow- 
der, soluble in twice its weight of cold 
water, producing a solution which is not 
affected by the ordinary precipitants of 



silver, salts, such as albumen, alkalies, 
sulfides, chlorids, bromids, iodids, nor 
by heat. It is precipitated by cocaine 
hydrochlorid but this is prevented by 
addition of boric acid. It is decom- 
posed by light. It is a non-irritant bac- 
tericide and antiseptic and is used most 
largely as an injection in gonorrhea. 
% to 1% solutions are recommended 
for acute gonorrhea, 5 to 10% instilla- 
tions in chronic gonorrhea, urethritis 
and cystitis, and 1 1200 to 1 :iooo solu- 
tions as irrigations. It may also be 
used in the form of tampons and boug- 
ies. It is also used in the treatment of 
diseases of the mucous membranes of 
the eye, ear, nose and throat. It is 
sometimes given internally in doses of 
1 to 3 grains. 
Potassium-Tonol. 

This is glycerophosphate of potassium. 
Protogen. 

This is a combination of serum or 
egg albumin with formaldehyde. Its 
aqueous solution is not coagulated by 
heat. It is recommended as an addition 
to milk for feeding children. 
Protomiclein. (167) 

This is stated to be prepared from an 
equal number of pineal glands and 
pituitary bodies of the brain, salivary 
glands, thyreoid gland, pancreases, in- 
ner linings of stomachs, Brunner's 
glands and Lieberkuehn's follicles, and 
thymus glands, the whole preserved by 
an investment of benzoin and milk- 
sugar. The pineal glands and pituitary 
bodies are taken from the brain of the 
ox, the others from the pig. It is pre- 
pared in four forms : Powder, special 
powder, tablets, and suppositories. The 
tablets and powder are combined with 
milk-sugar. The special powder is for 
local and hypodermic use and consists 
of the pure nucleoalbumins unmixed 
with milk-sugar. 
Protosal. 

This is a salicylic ester of a glycerin- 
formaldehyde. It is a thickish liquid, 
soluble in ether, alcohol, chloroform and 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



829 



oils but insoluble in water and glycerin. 
It is used externally for rheumatism 
in mixtures containing 10 parts of pro- 
tosal, i of alcohol, and 9 of olive oil, by 
weight. 
Protozone. 

This is stated to contain thymol, so- 
dium benzoate, sodium salicylate, cit- 
rinol, glycerin and alcohol. 

Protylin. (Phosphorus-Albumin.) 
(98) 

This is an albumen preparation con- 
taining phosphorus, which is intended 
as a substitute for lecithin. It is a white, 
odorless, tasteless powder, containing 
2.6% of phosphorus. It is insoluble in 
water but soluble in alkaline liquids. 
It is stated to be an assimilable, non- 
toxic form of phosphorus, useful as a 
nerve tonic and reconstructive in neu- 
rasthenia, rickets, scrofula, etc. 

The dose is 10 to 20 grains in soup, 
broth, etc., three times daily. It must 
not be boiled with food. It is also put 
up in combinations with arsenic, iron 
and bromin. 
Prunicodeine. (117) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 

Wild cherry gr. 3 

White pine gr. 2 

Blood root gr. l / 2 

Terpin hydrate gr. Yz 

Acetanilid gr x /z 

Codeine sulfate gr. y§ 

Pruni-Heroin. 

This is described as a compound syr- 
up of heroin and terpin hydrate. 
Pruni-Pepto. (214) 

Each iluidram is stated to represent 

Pepsin, pure gr. 2 

Pancreatin gr. 1 

Nux vomica f r y^ 

Lig. rennet • drops 10 

. Combined with "celery fruit aro- 

matics." 

Prunier's Hyperphosphine. 

See Hyperphosphine. 
Pseudohyoscyamine. 

This is an alkaloid contained with 
hyoscine and hyoscyamine in duboisia 
leaves. It is in needle-shaped crystals 



of a yellowish color, which are spar- 
ingly soluble in water and ether, but 
freely soluble in alcohol and chloro- 
form. It has medical properties like 
hyoscine and hyoscyamine, but is less 
toxic. The dose is 1/32 to 1/20 grain, 
in subcutaneous injection. 
Pulsa-Flora. 

This is stated to contain in each fluid- 
ounce 

. Passiflora gr. 30 

Pulsatilla gr. 15 

Gelsemium gr. 15 

Strontium bromid gr. 20 

Aromatics, q. s. 

Pulvola. (165) 

This is stated to be sterate of cal- 
cium and magnesium. It is recommend- 
ed as an infant powder and as a dress- 
ing for wounds. 
Punicine Tannate. 

See Pelletierine Tannate. 

Purcell, Ladd & Co.'s Emulsion of 
Cod Liver Oil. 

The oil is stated to be emulsified with 
acacia; also each fluidounce is stated 
to contain 10 grains of the hypophos- 
phites of lime and soda, together with 
a small proportion of glycerin and alco- 
hol. 

Purgative Granules. 

The following is given as the com- 
position of each granule: 

Aloin gr. % 

Podophyllin gr. 1/16 

Leptandrin . ..gr. 1/16 

Judlandin gr. 1/16 

Jalapin gr. 1/32 

Oil of mustard drop 1/200 

Oil of peppermint, q. s. 

Purgatin. (Purgatol — Anthrapur- 
purin Diacetate.) (109) 

This is the first synthetic purgative, 
being an oxyanthraquinone. It is a volu- 
minous orange-colored, crystalline pow- 
der, tasteless and insoluble in water and 
dilute acids, but slowly soluble in weak 
alkaline solutions, splitting off anthra- 
purpurin. It is incompatible with alka- 
lies and their carbonate. It is a laxa- 
tive and is said to be free from by-ef- 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



fects. Being insoluble in dilute acids, 
it passes unchanged into the intestinal 
tract, where it is slowly split and pro- 
duces painless peristalsis. The dose is 
5 to 20 grains. It is also put up in 5- 
grain tablets. 

Purgatol. 

See Purgatin. 
Purgo. 

This is a name given to phenolphtha- 
lein put up in tablet form. 

Purgerine. (Syrup Senna Aromat. 
Co.) (223) 

Tljis is stated to be made by extract- 
ing the cathartic principles from senna 
and jalap without extracting the bitter 
and griping properties. 

Puroform. 

This is stated to be composed of a 
zinc-formaldehyde compound, thymol, 
menthol and eucalyptol. It is recom- 
mended as an antiseptic and disinfect- 
ant. 

Pyohemol. 

This is made by dissolving cam- 
phoroform in carbolic acid. This is 
clear liquid, becoming discolored on ex- 
posure to light, of a disagreeable odor, 
and is soluble in alcohol, ether and 
oils. It is said to be antiseptic and 
hemostatic, and is also used as an in- 
halant in phthisis. Externally it is used 
in 10 to 20% mixture in ointments or 
with glycerin. 

Pyoktanin. 

This is the name given to two ani- 
line dyes, one violet, the other yellow, 
which have been used as antiseptics. 
Pyoluene. 

This is a name for oxymethylallyl- 
sulfocarbimide which is recommended as 
an antiseptic equal to mercuric chlorid. 
It is said to be very soluble in water, al- 
cohol, ether and glycerin, to be non- 
toxic, non-caustic, and to have an agree- 
able taste. 



Pyramidon. (Dimethylamidoanti- 
pyrin.) 

This is prepared by the reduction of 
nitroso-antipyrin to amido-antipyrin and 
treating this with methyl chlorid or 
iodid. It forms small, colorless cry- 
stals which are almost tasteless, solu- 
ble in 11 parts of cold water, 2 of 
alcohol and also soluble in ether. Its 
incompatibilities in general are the same 
as those of antipyrin. Oxidizing agents, 
also acacia, often produce colored solu- 
tions. It acts as an antipyretic and anal- 
gesic like antipyrin but is effective in 
smaller doses. It is claimed to be de- 
void of harmful influence on the blood, 
heart, or kidneys, in fact it is said to 
stimulate the heart's action. It has 
been recommended as an antipyretic in 
asthma, phthisis and abdominal typhus 
and as an anodyne in headaches and neu- 
ralgic pains, the dose being 8 to 12 
grains. 

Pyramidon Camphorate. 

There are two forms of this com- 
pound, one being a neutral, the other an 
acid, salt of pyramidon and camphoric 
acid. Both are white, crystalline pow- 
ders, the neutral salt being soluble in 
15 parts of water or 2 of alcohol, the 
acid in 20 parts of water or 4 of alco- 
hol. The salts combine the antipyretic 
action of pyramidon with the antihy- 
drotic action of camphoric acid. In 
the neutral salt the antipyretic action of 
the pyramidon predominates in the acid 
salt, the antihydrotic action of the cam- 
phoric acid. They are particularly rec- 
ommended in the febrile conditions of 
phthisis, attended by profuse sweating. 
The dose of the neutral camphorate is 
8 to 12 grains, of the acid camphorate, 
12 to 15 grains. 
Pyramidon Salicylate. 

This is a salt of pyramidon and sali- 
cylic acid. It is a white crystalline pow- 
der, soluble in 16 parts of water or 5 
to 6 parts of alcohol. It is antipyretic, 
analgesic and antiseptic, and is recom- 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



831 



mended in rheumatic and gouty affec- 
tions, neuralgia, pleuritis, etc. The dose 
is 8 to 12 grains. 

Pyran. 

See Pyrenol. 
Pyrantin. (Phenosuccin.) 

This is a combination of phenacetin 
and succinic acid. It is in colorless 
needles, requiring 1400 parts of water 
for solution. The soluble form is a so- 
dium compound. Both forms are used 
as antipyretics in doses of 5 to 15 
grains. 
Pyrenol. (Pyran.) (178) 

This is stated to be a chemical com- 
pound of salicylic acid, thymol and ben- 
zoic acid. It is a white, crystalline, 
slightly hygroscopic powder, having an 
aromatic odor and a sweetish taste. It 
is recommended as an antispasmodic in 
asthma, bronchitis and pertussis, an 
analgesic in rheumatism, neuralgia, 
sciatica, etc., and an expectorant in 
pneumonia. The dose is 8 to 15 grains 
three times a day. 
Pyridine. 

This is a liquid derived from coal 
tar oil and possessing strong basic prop- 
erties. It is contained in tobacco smoke. 
It is a colorless liquid when pure and 
fresh, soluble in water, alcohol, oils, 
etc., and of a very disagreeable, suffo- 
cating odor, and has therefore been 
used for denaturing alcohol. It is used 
by inhalation in asthma, 20 to 60 drops 
being allowed to evaporate from a 
saucer near the patient. 
Pyridine Tannate. 

This is prepared by pouring a solu- 
tion of pyridine into a solution of tan- 
nin in excess. The product is' a powder 
which is decomposed on exposure to 
light. It is used as a uric acid solvent 
and an intestinal astringent. 

Pyrodin. 

This is the same as Hydracetin, which 
see. 



Pyrodol. 

This is the formula as given by the 
manufacturers : 

Echinacea angusti folia oz. 2 x /& 

Creosotin (a distillation of 

wood tar) m. 50 

Sodium pyro-phenolsul- 

phonate dr. 2 

Arbor vita dr. 10 

Phytolacca decandra oz. y 2 

Potassium glyco muriate oz. 5 

Aromatics m. 20 

Succus vitis vinifera, q. s oz. 20 

It is recommended for catarrh. 
Pyroferrine. (117) 

.This is stated to contain in each fluid- 
dram 2Y2 grains of iron pyrophosphate, 
1/100 grain of strychnine, and 5 grains 
of diluted phosphoric acid. It also con- 
tains 12% of alcohol. 

Pyrofistine. 

This is stated to contain silica, mag- 
nesia, iron carbonate, gaultheria, pepper- 
mint, mixed with an antiseptic oil to 
form a paste. 

Pyroglycerin. 

This is a synonym for nitroglycerin. 

Pyrogallol-Bismuth. 

See Helcosol. 

Pyrosal. (Aceto-Salicylate of Anti- 
pyrin.) 

This is in white powder or colorless 
crystals, and almost insoluble in water. 
It is stated to contain 50% of antipyrin, 
36% of salicylic acid, and 14% of acetic 
acid and is decomposed into these con- 
stituents in the intestines. The dose is 
5 to 15 grains three times a day. 

Pyrozone. (121) 

This is a solution of hydrogen per- 
oxid. It is made of two strengths, 3% 
aqueous solution, and 25% ethereal 
solutions. 

Quartonol Tablets. (178) 

These are stated to contain 2*4 grains 
of each, calcium and sodium glycero- 
phosphates, l /2 grain of quinine glycero- 
phosphate and 1/100 grain strychnine 
glycerophosphate. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Quesneville's Cream of Bismuth. 

According to Hager this is a mixture 
of bismuth subnitrate. 
Quickine. 

Carbolic acid part i 

Mercuric chlorid part 1/50 

Alcohol and water parts 1000 

-Ph. Ztg. 

Quina-Laroche. 

This is described by the makers as 

a "complete extract of yellow, red and 

gray cinchona, prepared in the form of 

a vinous elixir." 

Quinalgen. (Analgen — Benzalgen.) 

This is a derivative of chinoline, and 
occurs as a white, tasteless, odorless, 
crystalline powder, insoluble in water, 
sparingly solubl-e in cold alcohol, but 
readily soluble in hot alcohol. It is 
used against malarial fevers as a sub- 
stitute for quinine, also as an antineu- 
ralgic and analgesic for sciatica, mi- 
graine, rheumatism, etc., in doses of 5 
to 15 grains two or three times daily. 
Quinilid Tablets. (117) 

These are stated to consist of 2^2 
grains each of acetanilid and quinine 
sulfate. 

Quinaphthol. (Chinaphthol— Quinine 
Betanaphthol-Sulf onate. ) 

This is a compound of quinine and 
naphthol. It is a yellow crystalline, 
bitter powder, insoluble in cold water, 
slightly soluble in hot water and in alco- 
hol. It is used as an intestinal anti- 
septic and antipyretic in doses of 8 to 
15 grains. 

Quincoca. (138) 

This is stated to be a combination 
of quinine, coca leaves, gentian, wild 
cherry, orange peel and aromatics ex- 
hausted with port wine. 
Quinic Acid. 

This is an acid naturally present in 
cinchona bark. It is in white crystals, 
soluble in water and alcohol and of an 
acid taste. It is used in uric-acid diath- 
esis, generally in the form of salts such 
as lithium quinate (urosin), piperazine 



quinate (sidonal), urotropin quinate 
(chinotropin), urea quinate (urol), etc. 
Quinidine. 

This is one of the alkaloids of 
cinchona. It is in colorless, lustrous 
prisms soluble in 20 parts of alcohol, 
almost insoluble in water. It is almost 
tasteless and hence is preferred instead 
of quinine, especially for children. It 
is used as an antiperiodic and antipyretic 
in doses of 3 to 30 grains, suspended in 
syrup. 

Quinine Formate. 

This is used in two forms, neutral 
and basic, the latter soluble in 5 parts 
of cold water. It is recommended for 
hypodermic use. 

Quinine Hydrochlorsulfate. 

This is produced by dissolving to- 
gether, in molecular proportions, qui- 
nine hydrochlorid and quinine bisul- 
fate, evaporating and crystallizing. 

It is in colorless crystals soluble in 
1 part of water, and because of its 
ready solubility, is especially useful for 
hypodermic injection. 

Quinine Lygosinate. 

This is prepared by the reaction of 
quinine hydrochlorid with sodium lygos- 
inate. It is a fine, amorphous, yellow 
powder, of a bitter taste and a faintly 
aromatic odor. It is slightly soluble 
in water, soluble in 6 parts of alcohol, 
also soluble in oil and chloroform. It 
is decomposed by acids and alkalies. 
It contains about 71% of quinine. It is 
a non-toxic and non-irritant antiseptic, 
possessing very decided bactericidal de- 
odorizing and styptic properties. It may 
be employed as a dusting powder, in 
bandages, gauzes, suppositories, in the 
form of court plaster and in glycerin 
suspensions. 

Quinine Tonol. 

This is glycerophosphate of quinine. 
It is a white powder, sparingly soluble 
in water, more soluble in alcohol, and 
contains 68% of quinine. It is used 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



833 



chiefly in malaria associated with nerv- 
ous disturbances. The dose is 3 to 10 
grains three times a day. 

Quinoline. (Chinoline.) 

This is a tertiary amine naturally 
present in coal tar. It is now prepared 
from aniline. It is a colorless liquid 
becoming yellow by age, and has a pecu- 
liar odor. It is miscible with alcohol 
and ether and is practically insoluble in 
water. It is used in water or alcohol 
as an antiseptic mouth or tooth wash, 
etc., and for preserving anatomical spec- 
imens. 

Quinoliv. 

This is described as a "tasteless, sol- 
uble powder of sulfate of quinine with 
olive oil." 

Quinopyrin. (Chinopyrin.) 

This is a combination of 3 parts of 
quinine hydrochlorid and 2 of antipyrin. 
It is a white powder, readily soluble in 
water, and is recommended for hypo- 
dermic use in malaria. 
Quinquinia. 

This is a similar preparation, ac- 
cording to a communication by Dr. 
Lee to the Phila. Med. and Surg. Re- 
porter years ago : 

Quinine alkaloid 15% 

Quinidine alkaloid 15% 

Cinchonidine alkaloid 15% 

Cinchonine alkaloid »-. 25% 

Chinoidine 30% 

Quionin. 

This is said to consist of 90% of "side 
bark" alkaloids and a small percentage 
of quinine. 

R. & H. Three Chlorides. 

See Henry's Three Chlorides. 
Rachitol. 

This is the suprarenal gland in tab- 
let form. 

Radal. 

This is said to be a prophylactic 
against gonorrhea consisting of a 20% 
solution of protargol. 



Radam's Microbe Killer. 

This is stated by the manufacturers 
to be composed of mire water charged 
with gases generated from the follow- 
ing ingredients : 

Flowers of sulfur. 

Nitrate of soda. 

Black oxide of manganese. 

Chlorate of potash. 

RadcliftVs Elixir. 

Aloes parts 23 

Rhubarb parts 4 

Cassia bark parts 2 

Zedoary parts 2 

Cochineal parts 2 

Syrup of buckthorn ber- 
ries parts 60 

Alcohol parts 150 

Water parts 155 

— Dorvault. 
Radium Fluid. 

This is said to be made by exposing 
normal salt solution to the emanations 
from a tube of radium bromid for 24 
hours. The solution is impregnated 
with the properties of the radium, be- 
coming radioactive. 

Ransom's Hive Syrup and Tolu. 

This is stated to contain squills, 6%, 
senega root, 1%, tartar emetic, 1/10%, 
sugar, 63%, with a sufficient quantity of 
balsam of tolu and an aqueous solution 
of dracontium, lobelia and honey. 

Raymond's Disinfectant. 

According to the patent specifications, 
this is said to contain zinc acetate, boric 
acid, aluminum sulfate and acetate, so- 
dium hyposulfite, mercuric iodid, and 
acetic acid. 

Red Clover Compound. (Laxative 
Cordial.) (17) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 
15 grains of red clover, 8 grains of cas- 
cara sagrada, and 3 grains each of ber- 
beris aquifolium and iris versicolor. 
Regnault's Pate Pectorale. 

According to Hager, this is prepared 
from an infusion of 50 g. of pectoral 
species, 300 g. of gum arabic, 350 to 400 
g. of sugar, and 3 g. of balsam of tolu. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Regulin. (96) 

This is stated to be a mixture of 
agar-agar in a dry form with extract of 
cascara sagrada, representing 20% of an 
aqueous fluid extract of cascara sag- 
rada. It is in the form of odorless and 
tasteless brown scales which slowly ab- 
sorb water to form a jelly. It is rec- 
ommended for the treatment of habitual 
constipation in doses of a teaspoonful to 
a tablespoon ful once daily in stewed ap- 
ples, mashed potatoes, or similar food. 
Renaden. 

This is a trituration of an extract of 
pigs' kidneys, 1 part representing 2 parts 
of the fresh organ. It is used in uremia 
and nephritis in doses of 1 to 2 drams 
daily. It is also put up in 4-grain tab- 
lets. 
Renaglandin. 

This is described as a "concentrated 
solution of suprarenal gland." It is 
recommended as a hemostatic. 

Renastyptin. 

This is a solution of the hemostatic 
principle of the suprarenal bodies. 

Renatone. (211) 

Each dessertspoonft is stated to con- 
tain 

Hexa-cystine gr. 2 

Lithium "benzo-citrate" gr. 1 

Buchu gr. 4 

Digitalis gr. l / 2 

Triticum gr. 2 

Potass, nitrate gr. 1 



In an alkaline medium free from su- 
gar. It is also stated to contain 12% of 
alcohol. 
Renoform. 

This is a preparation of the suprare- 
nal capsule intended for use in coryza. 
Renol. 

This is described as a combination of 
pure "sodium lithiate." diuretin. dami- j 
ana. and digitalin, with alkalies and de- 
mulcents. 
Resaldol. 

This is a condensation product of 
saloform and re c orcin. It is a yellowish 



brown powder, odorless, of an astring- 
ent taste, and insoluble in water and 
dilute acids, soluble in alkalies. It is 
used as an intestinal antiseptic and as- 
tringent in doses of 5 to 15 grains 3 to 
5 times daily. 
Resinol. s 

This is an ointment described as a 
"combination of the active principle of 
Juniperus oxycedrus, and a synthetical 
derivative of the coal tar series and bis- 
muth with lanolin and petrolatum." 
Resorbin. 

An ointment vehicle prepared by emul- 
sifying sweet almond oil and water with 
yellow wax, gelatin and soap. — Coblentz. 
Resorcinol. 

This is the_con-ect aooellation for re- 
sorcin. The name is also applied to a 
compound obtained by melting together 
iodoform and resorcin. It is a brownish 
powder of a slight iodin odor. It is 
used as an antiseptic application in pow- 
der form mixed with 1 to 4 parts of 
starch or in a 5 to 15% ointment. 

Respirazone. (194) 

This is stated to be composed of iodid 
and bromid of potassium, ipecac, lobelia, 
and motherwort. It is used for hay 
fever and asthma. 

Retinol. (Rosinol — Codal.) 

This is obtained by destructive dis- 
tillation of resin. It is an oily, viscid 
liquid of specific gravity 0.900. An 
internal and external antiseptic in ven- 
ereal and cutaneous affections ; also 
used as a solvent for phosphorus, salol, 
iodol, aristol, camphor, creosote, etc.. 
especially for remedies applied extern- 
ally for skin diseases. It is applied 
pure, or in ointment or liniment. 

Dose : 8 drops 4 to 6 times daily, in 
capsules. 
Rhei-Drastis. (198) 

This preparation is similar to "neu- 
tralizing cordial." 
Rheumacilate. 

This is stated to be chemically pure 
salicvlate of methvl. 



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Rheumagon. (4) 

This is stated by the manufacturers 
to be composed of iodid and phosphate 
of sodium. 
Rheumatin. 

This is Saloquinine Salicylate, which 
see. The name is also applied to a 
preparation stated to contain in each 
fluidram 2 grains of sodium iodid and 
26 grains of sodium phosphate. 

Rheum on. 

This is the name given to a paper 
bearing a layer of aromatic gums and 
balsams, and which is intended for the 
relief of rheumatic pains. The medi- 
cating ingredients consist of camphor, 
benzin (not benzoin), Mecca balsam, 
fir balsam and fluid extract of arnica. 

Rhinol. (138) 

This is stated to be a combination of 
aristol guaiacol, menthol, eucalyptol, 
and oil of saw palmetto, with a pure 
bland oil. 

Rhomnal. 

This is a nucleinic acid of French 
manufacture, obtained from the thymus 
gland of a calf. Rhomnoline is the cal- 
cium salt, and Rhomnogyre is the mer- 
cury salt of this acid. They are cred- 
ited with tonic and nervine properties. 

Ricin. 

This is described by the manufac- 
turers as a palatable castor oil. 

Ricinol Grape. (84) 

Each capsule is stated to contain 40 
minims of pure castor oil. 

Ricord's Capsules of Copaiba and 
Tar. 

Hager gives this formula: 

Copaiba balsam g. 55 

Magnesia, calcined g. 5 

Pine tar : g. 5 

Divide into 100 capsules. 

Ricqle's Alcool de Menthe. 
According to Hager this is a solution 

of 9 g. of oil of peppermint in 200 g. 

of alcohol. 

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Ripans Tabules. 

The formula is given as follows : 

"Soda" gr. 5 

Rhubarb gr. 2 

Aloes gr. J / 2 

Ipecac gr. % 

"Nux" gr. % 

Peppermint <..gr. Y% 

Ringoline. 

This is stated to be a paste of equal 
parts of cod liver oil and glycerin with 
3% of zinc oxid and Peru balsam. It 
is used for skin eruptions of infants, 
also as a vehicle for other substances 
such as tar, salicylic acid, etc. 
Robach's Bitters. 

According to Hager the principal in- 
gredients are gentian and angelica with 
smaller amounts of aromatic substances. 
It also contains traces of acetic ether, 
36% of alcohol and 21% of sugar. 
Robbert's Camphor-Tar Ointment. 

The following is said to be the for- 
mula (N. I.) : 

Tar av.oz. 1 

Camphor -. . . . .av.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 8 

Robin's Powder of Glycerophos- 
phates. 

Iron glycerophosphate g. 0.5 

Calcium glycerophosphate g. 0.3 

Magnesium glycerophosphate. g. 0.1 

Ignatia g. 0.2 

Egg albumin, dry g. 0.1 

This is for one powder. — Bouch- 
ardat's Formulary. 

Robin's Pill Cascara Comp. 

These are stated to contain cascara, 
hyoscyamin, podophyllin, colocynth, with 
aromatics, q. s., to make i-grain pill. 

Pill Cascara Comp. strong is four 
times the strength of the preceding. 
Robinson's Elixir Paraldehyde. 

This is stated to contain 45 grains 
(10%) of paraldehyde to the fluidounce, 
dissolved in an aromatic menstruum. 
Robinson's Hypophosphites. 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Sodium hypopliosphite gr. 2 

Calcium hypoph'osphite gr. 1 ' j 

Iron hypopliosphite gr. 1 ' j 



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Manganese hypophosphite gr. i z / 2 

Quinine hypophosphite gr. $4 

Strychnine hypophosphite gr. 1/16 

Robinson's Phosphoric Elixir. 

Each fluidounce is stated to repre- 
sent 

Sodium phosphate gr. 12 

Potassium phosphate gr. 4 

Calcium phosphate gr. 4 

Iron phosphate gr. 2 

Free monohydrated phosphoric 

acid gr. 16 

Roboline. (Roboline Cordial.) (167) 

Each wineglass ful or two tablespoon- 
fuls is stated to contain quinine, Y\ 
grain, strychnine, 1/400 grain, dilute 
phosphoric acid, 8 minims, extract of 
wild charry bark, extract of Oolong 
tea, 8 grains, combined with carminative 
aromatics. 

Roborat. 

This is an albuminoid dietetic made 
from grain. It is a fine white odorless 
and tasteless powder. It is said to con- 
tain a large amount of lecithin and gly- 
cerophosphoric acid. It is also said to 
be easily digested and absorbed even if 
given by enema. 

Roches' Embrocation. 

According to Mueller's analysis (in 
H.) this is composed of 5 g. of asafet- 
ida digested with 120 g. of olive oil for 
several hours, the oil is decanted and 
mixed with 4 g. of caraway and tur- 
pentine oils and a few drops of oil of 
bergamot. According to Hager's in- 
vestigations it is composed of about 50 
g. of olive oil, 3 g. of oil of clove, 2 g. 
of oil of caraway, and 5 g. of tincture 
of opium. 
Rodagen. 

This is a preparation obtained from 
the milk of goats which have previously 
been deprived of their thyroid glands. 
The dried milk is triturated with 50% 
of milk sugar. The product occurs as 
a white, palatable powder. It is used 
in the treatment of exophthalmic goiter 
in doses of 5 to 10 g. daily. 



Roge's Purgative Powder. 

According to Dorvault, this is com- 
posed of 8 parts of calcined magnesia, 
4 of magnesium carbonate, 26 of citric 
acid, 50 of sugar, and some oil of lemon. 
Ronozol Salts. 

These are compounds of mercury, po- 
tassium, sodium and zinc with diiodo- 
paraphenolsulfonic acid, which are rec- 
ommended as antiseptics. 

Roseter's Hair Regenerator. 

According to Hager, this is composed 
°f 345 g- of rose water, 50 g. of gly- 
cerin, 2 g. of lac sulfur and i l / 2 g. of 
lead acetate. According to Ch. and Dr. 
analysis it is composed of 44.8 grains 
of sulfur, 21.87 grains of lead acetate 
and 10 ounces of glycerin and water. 

Rotterine. 

Zinc chlorid gr. 45 

Zinc sulphorcarbolate gr. 45 

Salicylic acid. . ; gr. 6 

Boric acid gr. 27 

Citric acid gr. 1 

Thymol gr. 1 

Sodium chlorid gr. 2 l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

The tablets contain one-half the quan- 
tities of the solids mentioned above. 

This mixture was recommended by 
Dr. Rotter as an ideal antiseptic. 

Rubidium Bromid. 

This is in colorless crystals or white 
powder soluble in water. It is said not 
to cause gastric disturbance. It is used 
like potassium bromid in doses of 5 to 
15 grains. 

Rubidium Iodid. 

This is colorless, cubical crystals of 
a bitter, saline taste and about as solu- 
ble in water as potassium iodid. It is 
used in place of the latter and is pre- 
ferred because it is said not to cause 
gastric disturbance. The dose is 5 to 
10 grains. 
Rufus's Pills. 

These are the Pills of Aloes and 
Myrrh of the pharmacopeia. 



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Russell Emulsion, The. 

This is stated to be a modified pan- 
creatic emulsion and to contain beef fat, 
and cocoanut, peanut, olive and clove 
oils. 
Sabalol. (138) 

This is described as a bland, oily base, 
which is a suitable vehicle for many 
medicaments. 
Sabalol Balsam. 

This is described as a "prepared com- 
bination of the active principles of the 
saw palmetto." 
Sabalol Spray. 

This is described as a combination 
of the active principles of saw pal- 
metto with eucalyptol, 2 x / 2 minims (5 
drops), and menthol, 4 grains, to the 
ounce. 
Sabalol Tablets. 

This is described as a combination 
of the active principles of saw pal- 
metto with % grain of powdered cu- 
bebs and 1/200 grain of nitrate of san- 
guinaria to each tablet. 

Saccharin. (Anhydroorthosulfa- 
midobenzoic Acid — Benzoylsul- 
fonic Imide.) 

This is a white powder, about 300 
times sweeter than sugar. It is only 
sparingly soluble in water, its solubility 
being increased by the alkali carbonates. 
The so-called "soluble saccharin" is a 
combination of saccharin and sodium 
bicarbonate. 

It is used as a sweetener when sugar 
is not admissible, as for diabetics. 

Sajodin. (Calcium Monoiodobehe- 
nate.) 

This is a colorless, odorless and taste- 
less powder, insoluble in water, alco- 
hol or ether, soluble in chloroform. On 
exposure to light it becomes yellow 
superficially without material decompo- 
sition. It contains 26% of iodin. It is 
used for the same purposes as other 
iodids. It is said to be free from un- 
pleasant and deleterious side effects. 
The dose is 15 to 45 grains daily. 



Sal Aperien's. (154) 

This is stated to be composed of so- 
dium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, potas- 
sium sulfate, sodium chlorid,-free sulfur 
and "iron crenate." 

Sal-Eliminant(Dusal.) 

This is given as the "drachm for- 
mula :" 

Lithium carbonate gr. 3 

Sodium sulfate gr. 20 

Sodium phosphate gr. 10 

Sodium chlorid gr. 3 

Potassium bicarbonate gr. 5 

Sal-Ethyl. (Ethyl Salicylate.) (159) 
This is a colorless, transparent, vola- 
tile fluid, which is designed to take the 
place of methyl salicylate or oil of 
wintergreen. It is supplied in 5-minim 
globules. 

Sal-Codeia. (20) 

This is said to be 5-grain tablets con- 
taining 5 grains of salacetin and % gr. 
of codeine sulfate. 

Sal Hepatica. (29) 

This is described as a combination of 
salts similar to those contained in the 
bitter waters of Bohemia, fortified by 
the addition of lithium and sodium 
phosphates. 

Sal Lister. 

This is described as a soluble powder 
stated to contain carbolic and boric 
acids, boroglyceride, sozoiodol, hydras- 
tine (white alkaloid), sodium biborate 
(dehydrated crystals), with the cry- 
stalline principles of eucalyptus, win- 
tergreen, thyme and mint. 

Sal-Lithia Tablets. (154) 

These are stated to be composed of 

Ext. cascara sagrada gr. 2 

Lithium salicylate gr. 2 

Colchicine salicylate gr. 1/500 

Pilocarpine salicylate gr. 1/200 

Sal Physiologicum Poehli. 

See Poehl's Physiologic Salt. 
Sal Prunelle. 

This is in balls consisting of potas- 
sium nitrate with a small amount of 
the sulfate. 



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Salacetol. (Salicylacetol.) 

This is in fine, shining bitter needles 
or scales, which are insoluble in cold 
water, sparingly soluble in cold alco- 
hol, but freely soluble in hot alcohol, 
in ether, chloroform and oils. 

It is an internal antiseptic in infec- 
tious diarrhea, gouty rheumatism, etc. 
Designed for same uses as salol. 

Dose: 30 to 45 grains in a fluidram 
of castor oil, preferably in the morning. 
Salactol. 

This is stated to be a preparation 
containing the sodium salts of salicylic 
and lactic acids. It is to be dissolved 
in 1% hydrogen peroxid and applied 
to the throat in diphtheria. 
Salalgin. (63) 

Each dessertspoonful is stated to con- 
tain 

Strontium salicylate gr. 6 

Strontium lactate gr. 4 

Strontium iodid gr. 1 

Green tr. gelsemium m. 4* 

Wine of colchicum m. to 

Hydrastoids, q. s. 

Salamid. (131) 

This is described as an amidogen de- 
rivative of salicylic acid, and is said to 
be made by the action of ammonia upon 
natural oil of wintergreen. It is in 
white or pinkish white crystals, which 
are easily soluble in alcohol and ether 
but sparingly in water. Aqueous solu- 
tions are decomposed by alkalies. It is 
used in the same indications as the 
salicylates but the ammonia combination 
is said to prevent cardiac depression. 

Salaperient. (105) 

This is an effervescent salt, each 
heaping teaspoonful of 4 grains each 
of potassium and sodium sulfates and 
16 grains of magnesium sulfate. 

Salenal. 

This is an ointment containing y$ 
of salene. It is used externally for 
rheumatism. 
Salene. 

This is a preparation which is a mix- 
ture of methylglycol and ethylglycol 



salicylates. It is used as a liniment or 
embrocation, mixed with equal parts of 
alcohol or castor oil. 
Salibromin. 

This is dibromsalicylic methyl ester. 
It is a white, tasteless powder of a faint 
odor, insoluble in water and in acids, 
but soluble in alkalies. It is used as an 
antipyretic and antirheumatic in doses 
of 8 grains 4 to 10 times daily. 
Saliciform. 

This is described as a pinkish-white, 
crystalline powder, used as an antirheu- 
matic, antipyretic and analgesic. 
Salicylamide. 

This is obtained by acting upon 
methyl salicylate with dry ammonia. 
It is in thin, colorless plates, soluble 
in alcohol, ether or chloroform, spar- 
ingly soluble in water. It is used as a 
substitute for salicylic acid in doses of 
3 to 5 grains every 3 or 4 hours. 
Salicyibromanilid. 

Same as Antinervin, which see. 
Salicylos. (141) 

This is an effervescent granular pow- 
der, each dessertspoonful of which is 
stated to contain 10 grains each of 
strontium and ammonium salicylates 
with an excess of a non-irritating alka- 
line salt. 

Salifebrin. 

This is said to be a mixture of ace- 
tanilid and salicylic acid. 

Saliformin. (Form in or Urotropin 
Salicylate.) (130) 

This is the salicylate of hexamethyl- 
enamine. It is prepared by dissolving 
equal weights of hexamethylnamine and 
salicylic acid in water and evaporat- 
ing the solution to dryness at a tem- 
perature below 6o° C. It is a white, 
crystalline powder, having an acidulous 
and disagreeable taste, readily soluble 
in water or alcohol. It is decomposed 
by basic substances (soluble hydroxids, 
carbonates, etc.) and by strong acids. 
It is incompatible with salts of iron and 
other metals which form insoluble com- 
pounds with salicylates. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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It is recommended as a genitourinary 
antiseptic and uric acid solvent in cases 
of cystitis, lithiasis and bacterial affec- 
tions . of the urinary tract in doses of 
5 to 30 grains. 

Saligenin. (Ortho-oxybenzylic or Sa- 
licylous Alcohol.) 

This is in colorless scales, soluble in 
alcohol, ether or hot water. It is used 
in the treatment of rheumatism, malaria, 
etc. Dose : 8 to 15 grains every 2 or 
3 hours. 
Saliodin. (Densten.) 

The formula for this preparation is 
given in this wise. Each 20 grs. con- 
tains approximately : 

Salicylic acid (aceto-salicyl- 

ate) gr. 15 

Iodin (iodate) equivalent to 

iodide potass gr. 15 

Acetic acid (acetate), equiv. 

to acetate potass gr. 5 

Aconite, equiv. to* Tr. 

Aconite R drops 4 

Bryonia, equiv. to Tr. 

Bryonia drops 4 

Colchicum, equiv. to Vin. 

Colchicum Root drops 15 

Capsicum, equiv. to Tr. 

Capsicum drops 2 

Oil gaultheria m 3 

Salipyrine. (Antipyrine Salicylate — 
Salazolon.) 

This is a combination of salicylic acid 
and antipyrine. It is in the form of a 
white, crystalline powder "or as tubular 
crystals, odorless, soluble in 200 parts 
of cold water and 40 parts of boiling 
water, readily soluble in alcohol. It 
is incompatible with acids, alkalies and 
tannins. It possesses the properties of 
both antipyrin and salicylic acids. It is 
recommended for sciatica, rheumatism, 
influenza, pleurisy, etc., in doses of 5 
to 30 grains about 3 times daily. 
Salit. 

This is said to consist chiefly of the 
salicylic ester of borneol. It is an oily 
liquid, nearly odorless, insoluble in 
water, slightly soluble in glycerin, read- 
ily soluble in alcohol, ether or oils. 
It is incompatible with alkalies. It is 



used externally by inunction in a mix- 
ture with equal parts of olive oil for 
gout, rheumatism, neuralgia, pleurisy, 
etc. It is said to be absorbed by the 
skin and be decomposed by the body, 
salicylic acid being liberated in the tis- 
sues. 
Salitannol. 

This is a condensation product of sali- 
cylic and gallic acids. It is a white 
amorphous powder, insoluble in water, 
ether or chloroform, sparingly soluble 
in alcohol, but is easily dissolved by 
caustic alkalies. It combines the prop- 
erties of salicylic and tannic acids and 
is used for wounds and in intestinal 
catarrh in doses of 15 grains 3 times 
a day. 
Salithymol. (Thymol Salicylate.) 

This is a white, crystalline powder 
of sweetish taste, soluble in alcohol and 
ether, slightly soluble in water. It is 
used as an internal antiseptic in the- 
same doses as salol. 
Salitonia. (Saline Tonic.) (163) 

This is stated to be a composite salt 
composed of chlorids, bromids, and car- 
bonates of lithia, potassium, strontium, 
sodium, etc. It is put up in powder 
and tablet forms. 
Salocoll. (Phenocoll Salicylate.) 

This is prepared by neutralizing hot 
aqueous solution of salicylic acid with 
phenocoll. It is in fine, white crystal- 
line needles, of a sweetish taste, solu- 
ble in 200 parts of cold water, readily 
soluble in hot water. It combines the 
properties of phenocoll and salicylic 
acid and is useu for rheumatism, gout, 
chorea, influenza, etc., in doses of 15 to 
30 grains. 
Salocreol. 

This is the salicylic ester of creosote. 
It is a brown, oily liquid, almost odor- 
less, insoluble in water readily soluble 
in alcohol, ether, chloroform and oils. 
It is used externally for facial erysip- 
elas, acute and chronic inflammation of 
the lymph glands and chronic arthritis. 



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Salol. (Phenyl Salicylate.) 

This is a white, crystalline, odorless 
powder, almost insoluble in water, sol- 
uble in 10 parts of alcohol, and readily 
soluble in ether, chloroform, and fluid 
and volatile oils. 

When taken, it passes unabsorbed 
through the stomach into the intestinal 
tract, where the alkaline fluids decom- 
pose it into its constituent parts, sali- 
cylic and carbolic acids. It is, there- 
fore, a valuable intestinal antiseptic in 
diarrhea, typhoid fever, etc. It is also 
useful as a coating for pills which are 
intended to act only on the intestines. 
The dose is 15 to 30 grains as an 
antirheumatic ; for other purposes, the 
dose is 5 to 15 grains. 
Salomon's Balm of Gilead. 

This is an aphrodisiac remedy for- 
merly patented in England. Hager 
gives the following as the formula : 

Cardamon g. 30 

Cassia bark g. 30 

Mecca balsam g. 3 

Tincture of cantharides g. 1.5 

Sugar g. 250 

Alcohol g. 350 

Water g. 150 

Salophen. (Acetylpharamidophenol 
Salicylate.) 

It is in small, white, crystalline leaf- 
lets or powder, odorless and tasteless 
and containing 51% of salicylic acid. 
It is almost insoluble in cold water, 
more soluble in warm water, but freely 
soluble in watery solutions of the alka- 
lies and in alcohol, ether and benzene. 
It is incompatible with alkalies which 
decompose it. The actions of salophene 
resemble those of phenol. It is not 
changed in the stomach but is decom- 
. posed in the intestines into salicylic 
acid and acetylparamidophenol which 
latter, unlike phenol, is not toxic. It 
acts as an antirheumatic, antipyretic, 
antiseptic and analgesic, and has been 
recommended for rheumatism, gout, 
neuralgia, typhoid fever, and as an in- 
testinal antiseptic, in diarrhea and 
dysentery. The dose is 5 to 15 grains 
3 or 4 times daily. 



Saloquinine. (Quinine Salicylic 
Ether — Salicyl quinine. ) 

This is a white crystalline powder, 
perfectly tasteless and odorless, insol- 
uble in water, soluble in acidulated 
water and moderately soluble in alco- 
hol or ether. It is incompatible with 
acids. It is a tasteless substitute for 
quinine and salicylic acid. It contains 
73% of quinine. The dose is 8 to 30 
grains. 
Saloquinine Salicylate. 

It is prepared by adding salicylic acid 
to a hot alcoholic solution of saloqui- 
nine. It is a white, tasteless powder, 
sparingly soluble in water, soluble in 
chloroform and hot alcohol. It is in- 
compatible with alkaline liquids. It is 
recommended for acute rheumatism, 
neuralgia, and gonorrheae inflammations 
in doses of 15 grains. 

Salosantal. 

This is a composition in which salol 
and sandalwood oil are the ingredients. 

Salubrin. 

This is put up as a Swedish specialty 
which is stated to contain 22% ethyl 
acetate (acetic ether), 48% of ethyl al- 
cohol, and .03% of ethyl aldehyde. The 
Pharmaca Composita (Swedish) gives 
the following formula: 

Acetic acid parts 2 

Acetic ether parts 23 

Alcohol parts 50 

Water parts 23 

Acetic acid of the Swed. Pharm. con- 
tains 25% of absolute acetic acid. 
Salumin. (Aluminum Salicylate.) 

This is a white powder, insoluble in 
water. It is used as an external anti- 
septic in nasal and pharyngeal catarrh, 
ozena, etc. It is used as a dusting 
powder, either pure or diluted. 
Salvitae. 

This is the composition as given on 
the label: 

Magnes. sulph. 

Sod. sulfate. 

Sodium forma-benzoate. 



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Sodium, lithium and strontium lacto- 
citrate. 

Caffeine. 

Quinine. 

Lacto-phosphate of sodium and cal- 
cium. 

Sodium and potassium bicarbonates 
with citric and tartaric acids. 
Sanatogen. 

This is a combination of casein, 
95%, and sodium glycerophosphate, 5%. 
It is a fine white powder soluble in 
water. It is recommended as" a food in 
weaknesses of the digestive function, 
and as a nerve nutrient in neurasthenia, 
marasmus, etc. 

Sancodol. (160) 

This is described as an emulsion of 
oils of santol, abies balsamea, and 
copaiba. 
Sandal-Etto. 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Saw palmetto gr. 6o 

Coca leaves gr. 20 

Kola nut gr. 20 

Damiana gr. 20 

Nux vomica gr. 5 

Sandalwood gr. 5 

Potassium iodid gr. 4 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 4 

Aromatics, q. s. 

Sanford's Extract of Jamaica Ginger. 

This is stated to contain selected gin- 
ger, choice aromatics, and genuine 
French brandy. 

Sangostol. 

This is a solution said to contain 
iodin in combination with both calcium 
and iron. It is used in rachitic and 
scrofulous diseases. 

Sangrenal Preparations. (121) 

These are prepared from the fresh 
suprarenal glands of sheep. There arc 
three forms, the powder, lozenges, and 
tablets. 
Sanguestine. (117) 

This is described as the pure crystal- 
lized hemostatic and blood-pressure rais- 
ing principle of the suprarenal gland. 



Sanguestine Chlorid Solution. 

This is a 1:1000 solution of sangues- 
tine chlorid in normal saline liquid. 
Sanguinal. 

This is stated to contain 40% of the 
natural salts of blood, 10% of oxy- 
hemoglobin, and 44% of peptonized 
blood almumin. It is marketed only in 
the form of pills. 
Sanguinol. (148) 

This is stated to be liquid petrolatum 
with nitrate of sanguinarine and anti- 
septics. It is used for spraying the 
nose and throat. It is said to be made 
after the formula of the Brooklyn 
Throat Hospital. 

This name is also applied in Europe 
to a preparation made from the blood of 
young calves. It is a dark red, fine 
powder, soluble in water. 
Sanitaris Metral Disks. (136) 

These are stated to be made with a 
vehicle of borated glyco-gelatin, each 
disk containing ichthyol, 5 grains, anti- 
pyrin, 1 grain, zinc sulfate, T /\ grain, 
zinc chlorid, Yz grain, creosote, l /% grain, 
benzoic acid, 2 grains, fluid hydrastis, Y\ 
grain, extract of henbane, Y\ grain, 
menthol, 1/10 grain, and boroglyceride. 

Sanitas. 

According to the specifications of a 
U. S. patent, issued in 1883, it is made 
by the passage of oxygen through tur- 
pentine or other hydrocarbon containing 
a terpene or cymene. It is used to make 
a disinfecting oil, soap, insecticide, sheep 
dip, salve, etc. 
Sanmetto. 

This is said to be a blending of true 
and saw palmetto in a pleasant, aro- 
matic vehicle. 
San-Methyl. (84) 

This is stated to be a 10-minim cap- 
sule containing methylene blue, salol, 
santal, cubeb, copaiba and matico. 

Sanoform. (Methyl Ether of Diio- 
dosalicylic Acid.) 

A white, odorless, tasteless, perma- 
nent powder containing 63% of iodin. 



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It is soluble in alcohol, ether or petro- 
leum. It is a drying antiseptic like iodo- 
form. On contact with the moist sur- 
faces of tissues it is said to slowly 
liberate iodin and salicylic acids. 

Sanolin-Bahr. 

This is stated to be a solution of sali- 
cylic acid, glycerin and oil of orris in 
alcohol. It is used for perspiring feet. — 
Ph. Ztg. 

Sanose. 

This is a dietetic preparation stated 
to contain 80% of casein and 20% of 
albumose. It is a white, odorless and 
tasteless powder which forms an emul- 
sion-like mixture when stirred with 
water. It is recommended as a useful 
food in wasting diseases such as tubercu- 
losis, cancer, diabetes, etc. 

Sanosin. 

This was heralded abroad as a new 
remedy for tuberculosis. It was de- 
scribed as being a mixture of sulfur, 
charcoal, powdered eucalyptus leaves, 
and oil of eucalyptus. It was used by 
igniting it and inhaling the fumes. 
Santal-Grape. (84) 

This is described as a 5-minim cap- 
sule containing East India oil of santal. 

Santal-Midy. 

These are 5-minim spherical capsules 
containing pure oil of sandalwood. 

Santal Ostind. 

These are described as 5 min. santal 
pearls. 
Santalets. (182a) 

These are described as globular gela- 
tin pearls, each containing 5 minims of 
pure santal oil. 
Santaloids. (187) 

These are described as capsoids each 
containing 5 minims of East India san- 
dalwood oil. 

Santaloids Comp. contain 1 minim 
each of East India sandalwood oil and 
oil of copaiba, and 3 minims of Haarlem 
oil. 



Santalol Formaldehyde. 

This is a patented product of the 
action of formaldehyde on oil of santal 
in the presence of inorganic acids. It is 
a thickish, yellowish liquid which breaks 
up in the presence of water into its 
components. It is employed in inflam- 
matory conditions of the kidneys and 
bladder. 
Santheose. 

This is the name given to a theo- 
bromine of French manufacture. 
Santolin Capsules. 

Each 10-minim capsule is stated to 
contain oleoresins of cubebs, copaiba and 
matico, English oil of santal, salol, and 
diastase. 

Santyl. (109) 

This is the salicylic ester of santalol, 
containing 60% of the latter. According 
to the German patent, the neutral esters 
of sandalwood oil are produced by heat- 
ing the oil with the respective anhy- 
drides and subsequent purification of the 
product. This is a yellowish oil with a 
faintly balsamic odor and taste. It is 
insoluble in water but soluble in about 
10 parts of alcohol and in ether. It is 
said that to pass the stomach unchanged 
but is slowly split up in the intestines 
into santalol and salicylic acid. It is 
given for the same purposes of oil of 
santal. It is put up for the market in 
half-ounce vials and 7-drop capsules. 

San-Urina Cordial. (136) 

This is stated to be composed of saw 
palmetto berries, damiana leaves, buchu 
leaves, uva ursi. juniper, sandal, eucalyp- 
tus and claret wine. 

Saparaform. 

This is a paraform-soap solution ob- 
tained by dissolving paraform to the 
extent of 3 to 5% in liquid potassa 
soap. 
Sapocarbol. 

This is a solution of cresols and po- 
tassium soap. Tt is used as an anti- 
septic. 



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Sapodermin. 

This is a superfatted soap containing 
mercury. It is put up in two strengths, 
viz., i% and 1/5% respectively of mer- 
cury albuminate. 

Sapolan. 

This is a preparation said to contain 
5 parts of crude naphtha obtained by 
distillation, 3 parts of lanolin and 3 or 
4% of anhydrous soap. It is a brown- 
ish-black ointment which resembles tar 
preparations in its effects. 

Sapophthalum. 

This is the name given to a neutral 
cocoanut oil-potassa soap containing 
added glycerin. 

Sapozol. 

This is described as liquor cresoli 
saponatus. 

Saprol. 

This is a dark brown, oily substance, 
prepared by mixing crude cresols with 
hydrocarbons from petroleum containing 
about 40% of the former. It is insolu- 
ble in water, and is inflammable. It is 
used as a disinfectant and deodorant of 
stools. 

Saratoga Ointment. (94) 

This is stated to be made from bor- 
acic acid, zinc oxid, eucalyptol and pe- 
troleum. 

Satyria. 

This is stated to contain saw pal- 
metto, false bittersweet, couch grass, 
"moyra pauma," phosphorus, syrup, and 
aromatics. 

Savonal. 

This is a liquid soap made by saponi- 
fying olive oil with potassium hydroxid, 
precipitating the fatty acids with hydro- 
chloric acid, dissolving the precipitate 
in alkalies to complete neutrality and 
adding glycerin and water. 
Savaresse's Capsules. 

These are capsules made of mem- 
brane, each one containing 10 drops of 
sandalwood oil. 



Saxin. (32) 

This is a sweeting agent said to be 
600 times sweeter than sugar. 
Scabiol. 

This is a compound of storax (20%) 
alcohol and water, and is a brownish- 
red, odorless liquid. It is used chiefly 
for scabies. It is said not to soil the 
clothing nor to irritate the skin. 
Scammonin. (Convolvulin.) 

This is derived from scammony resin. 
It is a whitish powder soluble in alco- 
hol, ether or solution of potassium hy- 
drate. It is a hydragogue cathartic in 
doses of 3 to 8 grains. 
Schistiol. 

.JChis is a substance derived from some 
bituminous rocks found in France. It 
is in masses of a dark brown color and 
a bituminous odor. It is applied extern- 
ally for skin diseases. 

Schlotterbeck's Compound Mixture 
of Glyconin. 

See Mixture Glyconin Comp. 

Schlotterbeck's Compound Mixture 
of Hydrastis. 

This is stated to contain hydrastis, 
syrup rhubarb and potassium, "sol. pep- 
sin," and a pancreatic solution (prepared 
from the fresh stomach and pancreas of 
the pig.) 

Schlotterbeck's Syrup Mangan Comp. 

See Syrup Mangan Comp. 

Schlotterbeck's Syrup Phospho- 
Chloride Iron. 

See Syrup Phospho-Chloride Iron. 
Schreyer's Toothache Pellets. 

Oil of clove gr. 15 

Oil of cassia gr. 15 

Black pepper gr. 60 

Sodium chlorid gr. 60 

Acacia gr. 60 

Make into pellets weighing 8 grains 
each. — Wittstein. 
Schroer's Hair Dye. 

According to Fischer's analysis, this 
is a solution of 1 part of silver nitrate 
in 10 parts of water and 1 part of strong 
ammonia, colored with copper sulfate. 



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Schultze's Blood-Purifying Powder. 

Sodium sulfate, dried parts 2 

Magnesium sulfate, dried. . .parts 14 

Sodium chlorid parts 3 

Tartaric acid parts 3 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 4' 

— Hager. 
Scopolamine Hydrobromid. 

This is identical with hyoscine hydro- 
bromid but is much lower in price. 
Scott's Emulsion. 

This is stated by the manufacturers 
to contain 45% of cod liver oil, 14% 
of glycerin, 6 grains of calcium hypo- 
phosphite and 3 grains of sodium hypo- 
phosphite to the fluidounce. 
Scopomorphine. 
See Euscopol. 
Sedative Compound Tablets. 

Each tablet is stated to contain 

Dried sulfate of iron gr. 1 

Extract of valerian gr. 1 

Extract of musk root gr. 1 

Asaf etida gr. 1 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/60 

Sedative Granules. 
Each granule is stated to contain 

Aconitia gr. 1/200 

Digitalin gr. 1/200 

Gelsemin , gr. 1/120 

Veratrine sulfate gr. 1/100 

Extract of henbane gr. 1/16 

Secacornin. (98) 
This is a standardized sterile liquid 

preparation of ergot, 1 cc. being equal 

to 4 g. of drug. This was formerly 

known as ergotin. — Keller. 

Sedalole Syrup. (182a) 

This is stated to represent tolu, blood- 
root, squill, wild cherry, balm of gilead 
buds, and heroin (1/24 grain to the 
fluidram). 
Seigel's (Mother) Curative Syrup. 

See Shaker Extract of Roots. 
Seller's Tablets. 

As put up by manufacturers, these 
tablets generally are composed of about 
the following : 

Sodium bicarbonate gr. 5 

Sodium biborate gr. 5 

Sodium chlorid gr. 5 

Sodium salicylate gr. 7/24 



Sodium benzoate gr. 7/24 

Thymol gr. 7/48 

Eucalyptol , gr. 7/48 

Menthol gr. 7/96 

Oil of wintergreen gr. 7/96 

Senckenberg's Migraine Pastilles. 
Each contains 

Antipyrin gr. 4^ 

Acetanilid gr. 7^ 

Rhubarb gr. 24 



Cinchona 



gr- V2 

—Ph. Centralh. 

Senecin and Viburnin Tablets. (160) 

Each tablet is stated to contain 

Extract of senecio gr. \ x /i 

Extract of virburnum gr. 1 

Extract of caulophyllum. . . .gr. l / 2 

Extract of belladonna gr. 1/20 

Reduced iron gr. 1 

White alkaloid of hydrastis. .gr. 1/30 
Aromatics and carminatives. 

Sennine. 
This is sold in a 2-ounce box with an 

inner sprinkle-top cover, and is stated 

to be a combination of boric acid and 

phenol (carbolic acid). 

Sepdelin. 

This is a syrupy liquid of pleasant 

taste containing ]/>% of iron iodid. It 

is a German specialty. 

Serosine. 
A white powder, which is a mixture 

of acetanilid and sodium bromid. 

— Notes on New Remedies. 

Serum Paste. 
This is a mixture of fresh serum from 

ox-blood mixed with 25% of zinc oxid 

and sterilized at 70 C. It is used as a 

covering for diseased surfaces. 

Seven Barks. (Vinegar of Seven 
Barks — Acetum Hydrangeae.) 

The label states that the bottle con- 
tains 3 ounces of vinegar of seven barks 
concentrated to 1 ounce ; farther on it 
is stated that it is made according to 
this formula : 

Extract of hydrangea lb. 1 

Extract of poke lb. 12 

Extract of culver lb. 12 

Extract of dandelion lb. 12 

Extract of ladies' slipper lb. 12 

Extract of colocvnth lb. 12 

Extract of blood root lb. 6 



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Extract of blue flag lb. 6 

Extract of stone root lb. 6^4 

Extract of golden seal lb. 7^> 

Extract of mandrake lb. 24 

Extract of black cohosh lb. 24 

Extract of butternut lb. 48 

Spirit of sea salt lb. 14^ 

Aloes lb. 10 

Borate of soda _ lb. 15 

Infusion of 4^2 lbs. capsicum. 

Sassafras, powder lb. 11 

Ginger lb. 6 

Sugar-house syrup gal. 40 

Water, to make gal. 98 

Sevetol. (Emul. Sevi Comp.) (221) 

This is described as a natural emul- 
sion of mixed fats and oils containing 
mixed fats and oils, 30%, proteids, 3A%, 
carbohydrates, 3 X A%, alcohol, 5 3 A%- 
The proteids and carbohydrates are said 
to be in an assimilable form. 
Sextonol Tablets. (178) 

These are 5-grain tablets, each con- 
taining 2 grains each of calcium and so- 
dium glycerophosphates, T / 2 grain of 
iron glycerophosphate, Y\ grain of man- 
ganese glycerophosphate, and 1/200 grain 
of strychnine glycerophosphate. 

Shaker Digestive Cordial. 

The following is the formula given by 
the manufacturer : 

Extract of blue flag... lb. 1, oz. 2^4 
Ext. of culver's root., .lb. 1, oz. 2^4 
Extract of stillingia. . .lb. 1, oz. 2^4 
Extract of poke root. .lb. 1, oz. 2^4 
Extract of butternut/, .lb. 1, oz. 2^4 
Extract of dandelion, .lb. I, oz. 2^/4 

Extract of prince's pine oz. 15 

Extract of mandrake oz. 12 

Extract of gentian oz. 6 

Extract of colocynth oz. 6 

Extract of cohosh lb. 1, oz. 14 

Dextrose lb. 520 

Boric acid lb. 17 

Dextrin lb. 442 

Scale pepsin lb. S l A 

Maltose : lb. 182 

Hydrochloric acid C. P. .. .sufficient 

Sodium chlorid lb. 9 

California sherry wine gal 90 

Water, to make gal. 215 

The extracts are stated to be made 
by the special process peculiar to the 
Shakers of Mount Lebanon, N. Y. ; the 
pepsin is made according to Russell's 
patented process; the hydrochloric acid 



is added in sufficient quantity so that the 
mixture contains %%. 

Shaker Extract of Roots. (The Siegel 
Curative Syrup.) 

The following is the formula given by 
the manufacturer : 

Extract of blue flag lb. 6y± 

Extract of culver lb. 6^4 

Extract of stillingia lb. 6]4 

Extract of poke lb. 6 I /i 

Extract of butternut lb. 6j4 

Extract of dandelion lb. 6*4 

Extract of prince's pine lb. 5 

Extract of mandrake lb. 4 

Extract of gentian lb. 2 

Extract of colocynth lb. 2 

Extract of black cohosh lb. 10 

Aloes lb. 9 

Powdered capsicum lb. 1 

Powdered sassafras bark lb. 10 

Borate of soda lb. 10 

Spirit of sea salt lb. 12 

Sugar-house syrup .gal. 30 

Water, to make gal. 90 

Shiloh's Consumption Cure. 

This is stated to contain glycerin, oil 
of tar, peppermint, extract of lobelia, ex- 
tract of licorice, terpin hydrate, syrup, / 
and % grain of heroin and 2 l / 2 minims 
of chloroform (in the form of chloro- 
form water) to the fluidounce. 
Sic. 

This is a serum obtained from the 
substance and the cortex of the suprare- 
nal gland of the ox. It is a light yellow 
liquid which is said to be especially use- 
ful in whooping cough. 
Sicco. 

This is a reddish-brown crystalline 
powder, soluble in water, made from 
hematogen. It is used mainly for ane- 
mia in doses of 15 to 30 grains. 
Siccols. 

These are dry mixtures of various 
oils or oleoresins, such as castor or san- 
tal oils or oleoresin of male fern, with 
magnesium carbonate and glycerin. 

Sidonal. (Piperazine Quinate.) 

This is the normal salt of piperazine 
and quinic acid. It is a white crystal- 
line powder, of a faint acid taste, and is 
very soluble in water. Its incompatibili- 
ties are those of the alkaloidal salts 



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generally. It is recommended as a uric 
acid solvent in gout, neurasthenia, etc., 
in doses of 15 to 20 grains 5 to 6 times 
daily, well diluted with water. 
Sidonal New. 

This is the anhydride of quinic acid. 
It is used the same as sidonal. It is a 
white, odorless powder, very soluble in 
hot or cold water or in alcohol. 
Silberol. 

This is chemically silver sulfocarbo- 
late. It is recommended for use as in- 
jection in gonorrhea, for some eye dis- 
eases, etc. 
Silver Casein. 

See Argonin. 
Silver Citrate. 

See Itrol. 
Silver Fluorid 

See Tachiol. 
Silver Iodid. 

This is a voluminous yellow powder, 
which is used internally for syphilis in 
doses of 1/12 grain and as an injection 
for urethritis in 5 to 10% solutions. 
Silver Lactate. 

See Actol. 
Silver Nucleide. 

See Xargol. 
Silver Picrate. 

See Picratol. 
Silver Protalbin. 

See Largin. 
Silver Proteinate. 

See Novargan. 
Silver- Vitellin. 

See Argyrol. 
Singleton's Eye Ointment. 

This has apparently the same compo- 
sition as ointment of nitrate of mercury. 

— Cooley. 
Singleton's Ointment. 

According to Hager, this is a mixture 
of 1 part of arsenic sulfid and 24 parts 
of hog's lard. 
Sirolin (Sirsol.) (98) 

This is a syrupy solution of thiocol, 
containing 6 grains of thiocol to the 
fluidounce. 



Snyder's All-Food Emulsion. 

This is stated to be made from cod 
liver oil, Iceland moss and fruited barley 
malt whisky. 
Sodium Betanaphtholate. 

See Microcidin. 
Sodium Borosalicylate. 

This is said to be prepared by heating 
together 5 parts of boric acid, 13 parts 
of sodium salicylate and 28 parts of 
water. The syrupy liquid is then evapo- 
rated upon a sand bath until it forms a 
white mass. It is stated to be an active 
antiseptic. 

Sodium Cacodylate. (Sodium Di- 
methylarsenate.) 

This is a white powder, very soluble 
in water. Its action is very similar to 
that of other arsenic compounds, but is 
much less toxic because the arsenous 
acid is liberated slowly in the body. The 
dose is y 2 to 2 grains. 
Sodium Cinnamate. 

See Hetol. 
Sodium Diiodosalicylate. 

This is in colorless leaflets or needles 
which are soluble in 50 parts of water. 
It is used as an analgesic in doses of 3 
to 10 grains several times daily, and is 
used externally as an antiseptic. 
Sodium Fluorid. 

See Fluorol. 
Sodium Glycerophosphate. 

Owing to its extreme deliquescence, 
this is marketed as a moist, colorless 
mass containing 75% of the salt. It is 
used in the form of solutions and syrups, 
also hypodermically. For hypodermic 
use it should be dissolved in boiled, dis- 
tilled water. The dose is 3 to 10 grains. 
Sodium Ichthyol. 

See Ichthyol- Sodium. 
Sodium Lygosinate. 

See Lygosine. 
Sodium Perborate. 

See Perborate of Sodium. 

Sodio-Phos. Comp. (Liquid Sodium 
Phosphate Comp.) (182a) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 1 

ounce of C. P. sodium phosphate. 



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Sohn's Wine Hypophosphites Comp. 

See Elixir Vigorans. 
Solurol. (Thyminic Acid.) 

This is a yellowish brown, almost 
tasteless powder, soluble in water. It 
has the property of dissolving its own 
weight of uric acid at a temperature of 
20° C. and more is dissolved at higher 
temperatures. The dose is 4' to 8 grains 
3 times a day. 

Sol. Anti-Phthisis. (118) 

Each fluidounce is stated by the manu- 
facturers to contain 

Terebene m. 5 

Acetylphenylhydrazin gr. 1 

Guaiacolyalerianacetate gr. 20 

Caffeine citrated gr. 30 

Nitric acid gr. % 

Chromic acid gr. iji 

It is also stated to contain 20% of al- 
cohol. 

Solution Bismuth and Hydrastia. 
See Blenol. 

Solution of Bromide of Strontium. 
(Paraf-Javal.) 

Each tablespoonful is stated to con- 
tain 30 grains of strontium bromid. 
Solution of Burdock, Compound. ». 

See Liquor Lappae Comp. 

Solution of Chloro-Phosphide of Ar- 
senic. 

Arsenous oxid gr. 15 

Diluted hydrochloric acid...fl.oz. i l / 2 

Distilled water sufficient 

Phosphoric acid a few drops 

Dissolve the arsenous acid in the hy- 
drochloric acid and 3^ fluidounces of 
water by the aid of a gentle heat, add 
water to make 1 pint, and then the phos- 
phoric acid. — Fr. Sieker. 
Solution of Ferrous Malate. (6) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 4 
grains of iron malate. 

Solution of Hypophosphites. (180) 

This preparation is described as an 
aqueous solution of the hypophosphites 
of lime and soda, each fluidounce con- 
taining 40 grains of the combined salts. 



Solution of Hypophosphites Comp. 
(221) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 4 
grains each of calcium and potassium 
hypophosphites, 2 grains of iron hypo- 
phosphite, 1 grain of sodium, manganese 
and quinine hypophosphites, and 1/32 
grain of strychnine hypophosphite. 

Solution Iodo Bromide of Calcium 
Compound. (194) 

The component parts are stated to be 
bromin, iodin, chlorin, calcium, magne- 
sium, iron, sodium and potassium. 

Solution of Lactate of Strontium. 
(Paraf-Javal.) 

Each tablespoonful of this solution 
contains 30 grains of lactate of stron- 
tium. 
Solution of Lecithin. (70) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 1 
grain of lecithin. 

See also Lecithin Solution and Leci- 
thine Clin. 
Solutol and Solved. 

These are mixtures of crude cresol 
and solution of soda containing 25 to 
50% of cresol. 
Solvosal. (Solvosal-Lithium.) 

This is soluble in water and is used as 
a diuretic and antiarthritic, mainly in 
gouty conditions. Owing to its mild ac- 
tion, it is claimed to be superior to the 
ordinary salicylic combinations. The 
dose is 4 to 8 grains 3 or 4 times a day. 
Solykrin Pills. 

These are stated to be composed of 15 
parts of solved, 5 of lysol, and 2 of cre- 
olin. They have been recommended for 
puerperal fever. 

Somatose. 

This is a preparation in which the al- 
buminous, nutritive portions of flesh 
have been converted into soluble albu- 
moses. It is a pale-yellowish powder, 
readily soluble in water, forming an al- 
most odorless, tasteless solution. It is 
employed as a food for persons suffering 
from weak digestion, or for invalids and 
convalescents, /i to 1 av. ource being 
given at a time, in milk, cocoa or soup. 



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There is also Somatose-Cocoa, Soma- 
tose-Chocolate, and Somatose Biscuit. 
See also Lacto-Somatose and Ferro- 
Somatose. 
Sommerbrodt's Creosote Capsules. 

See Creosote Capsules. 
Somnal. 

This is said by the Ph. Rundsch. to be 
an alcoholic solution of chloral hydrate 
and urethan. 
Somnin. 

This is described as a compound of 
boric acid and phenols and is used as an 
antiseptic. 
Somnoform. 

This is the name given to an anes- 
thetic mixture composed of 

Ethyl chlorid parts 12 

Methyl chlorid parts 7 

Ethyl bromid part 1 

Somnone. (188) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 30 
grains of poppy (denarcotized), 20 
grains of lupulin, and 10 grains of lactu- 
carium. 
Somnos. (141) 

This is also called elixir trichlorethi- 
dene propenyl ether. It is stated to con- 
tain 25 grains of chloral glycerolate per 
fluidounce, and also contains 2% of alco- 
hol. The chloral glycerolate is stated to 
be a definite substance obtained by the 
chemical reaction of glycerin upon chlo- 
ral, containing no uncombined chloral. 
It is used as a hypnotic and cerebral 
sedative in doses of 2 to 4 fluidrams. 

Somnus Sedatus. (135) 
Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Chloral hydrate gr. 40 

Strontium bromid gr. 40 

Lithium bromid gr. 40 

Passion flower (green root)..gr. 80 

Henbane (green leaves) gr. 16 

Cannabis indica gr. 8 

Sophol. 

This is a name applied to a combina- 
tion of formaldehyde-nucleinic acid and 
silver, containing 20% of the latter. It 
is a yellowish white powder. 
This name is also applied to an easily 



melting powder which is recommended 
for external use as an antirheumatic in 
place of mesotan. 
i Sorbefacin. 

This is described as a soft, plastic sur- 
gical dressing containing menthol, thy- 
mol and boracic acid. 
Soson. 

This is described as pure, unaltered 
meat albumen in powder form. It is 
odorless and tasteless and is said to con- 
tain 98^% albumen. It is used as a 
nutrient. 

Sourwood Compound. (Diuretic 
Elixir.) (131) 

The formula is given as follows : 

Oxydendron arboreum gr. 8 

Hydrangea arborescens gr. 64 

Eupatorium purp gr. 64 

Polytrichum junip gr. 64 

Eryngium yuccaefol gr. yz 

Stigmata maidis gr. 32 

Tr. apis mellif drops 2 

Lithii benzoas gr. 24 

Spiritus juniperi fl.dr. 4 

Each fluidounce represents 30 grains 
of the fresh (green) drugs in the above 
proportions, and 3 grains of benzoate of 
lithia. 
Sozal. 

This is chemically aluminum para- 
phenolsulfonate. It is in brownish crys- 
tals which are of a faint carbolic odor 
and of a strong astringent taste. It is 
soluble in water, alcohol and glycerin. It 
is used in 1% solutions as an injection 
in tuberculous ulcers, suppurations and 
cystitis. 
Sozoiodol. 

There are several salts of sozoidolic 
(or diiodoparaphenolsulfonic) acid, but 
the sodium salt is commonly dispensed 
under the name sozoiodol. It is in white 
odorless crystals, soluble in 12 parts wa- 
ter and in alcohol or glycerin on warm- 
ing. An internal and external antiseptic 
in infectious diarrhea, phthisis, diabetes, 
wounds, diphtheria, soft chancre, para- 
sitic skin diseases, etc. 

Dose: 15 to 45 grains daily. Exter- 
nally it is used in a 1 to 8% solution or 
10 to 25% dusting powder or ointment. 



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Sozoiodolic acid is also used in 2 to 
3% aqueous solution as an antiseptic. 

There are also mercury, potassium, 
zinc, lithium, barium, manganese and 
lead compounds of sozoiodol. 

Spasmotin. (Sphacelotoxin.) 

This is a poisonous principle extracted 
from ergot. It is yellow, amorphous 
powder soluble in alcohol and ether, and 
is used as a hemostatic and emmena- 
gogue in amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, 
etc., in doses of H to iH grains. 
Sparteine Sulfate. 

This is an alkaloidal salt from Saro- 
thamnus scoparius. It is in colorless, 
odorless, somewhat bitter, slightly hy- 
groscopic crystals, easily soluble in wa- 
ter or alcohol. It is a heart tonic like 
digitalin. 

Dose : Single, % to Ya grain ; daily, 
^ to 1^ grains in pills or powders. 
Maximum dose, single, Y* grain; daily, 
1Y2 grains. 
Specific Medicines. (118) 

The manufacturers state that they 
have become convinced "that ordinary 
fluid and solid extracts are crude and 
imperfect." They began a systematic 
study of each plant, and the perfected 
result was named a Specific Medicine 
(not a specific tincture), to distinguish 
it from all other preparations, for it 
specifically represents the active princi- 
ples of the drug yielding it. 

The process of manufacture is not 
given, except to state that almost all of 
them are liquid and are made from 
crude drugs — i. e., plant parts. Each 
fluidounce is stated to represent 480 
grains (1 troy ounce) of crude material 
(unless otherwise stated). The above 
remarks apply to most of these medi- 
cines. The following are exceptions: 

Acid Hydrochloric Dilute. — A solu- 
tion of chemically pure hydrochloric 
acid. 

Acid Carbolic— A solution of pure 
crystallized carbolic acid in glycerin. 

Acid Sulfurous. — This is alcohol, sp. 



gr. 0.820, saturated with sulfurous acid 
gas. 

Cantharis. — An alcoholic solution of 
the characteristic principles of cantha- 
rides. 

Carbo Veg. — A trituration with milk 
sugar, selected powdered wood charcoal 
being used. 

Cinnamon. — An alcoholic solution of 
the oil of Ceylon cinnamon. 

Cuprum. — Made the same as Rade- 
macher's tincture of acetate of copper. 

Elaterium. — Each pint represents 60 
grains of elaterin. 

Ferri Aceticus. — Made of the proper 
salts and pure wine vinegar, according 
to Rademacher's original formuta. 

Phosphorus. — A saturated solution of 
phosphorus in alcohol. 

Podophyllin Triturated. — Made of true 
dark podophyllin (precipitated in pure 
water) and pure milk sugar. 

Sodium Sulfite and Phosphate. — 
These are not the commercial crystal- 
lized salts. Each preparation is mostly 
free from water, and much stronger 
than the commercial crystallized salts. 

Tela Araneae. — An alcoholic tincture 
of house spider web. 

These explanations are taken from 
the manufacturers' catalog. 

Spencer's Chloramine Pastilles. 
(221) 

These are stated to contain ammonium 
muriate as the chief ingredient. They 
are used for hoarseness, sore throat, 
bronchitis, and cough. 

Spermine-Krieger. 

This is a sterilized solution prepared 
from various glands of healthy young 
animals. It has been recommended for 
various diseases. The dose is 3 to 6 
minims, which may also be administered 
hypodermically. The dose is to be in- 
creased by 1 minim per day. It is mar- 
keted in 1 -gram flasks. 
Spermin-Marpman. 

This is described as a solution of the 
soluble substances of the fresh testicles 
of the steer. It is given by the mouth in 



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doses of 5 to 20 drops 2 or 3 times a 

day. 

Spermine-Poehl. 

This is the hydrochlorid of a base ex- 
isting in the testicles of animals. It is 
marketed in the form of a 2% solution, 
which is used hypodermically in doses 
of 15 minims daily or every other day 
for nervous disorders accompanied by 
anemia (neurasthenia, angina pectoris, 
locomotor ataxia, etc.). It is also put 
up in the form of an elixir. 

Sphygmogenin. 

This is a name given to the active 
constituent of the suprarenal capsules. 

Spinatica. 

This is described as a sovereign 
cerebro-spinal stimulant, 10 minims of 
which contain 1/300 grain of phosphorus 
and proportional amounts of "nux," 
ignatia, columbo, gentian, quassia, cin- 
chona and aromatics. 

Spinol. (Spino-Ferrinum.) 

This is described as a form of or- 
ganic iron derived from the vegetable 
spinach. It is put up in a dry form, 
which is an odorless, almost tasteless 
powder, and a syrupy form (spinolum 
saccharatum). 
Spiroform. 

This is a white, crystalline powder, 
insoluble in water but readily soluble in 
alcohol and other solvents. It is odor- 
less and almost tasteless. It is recom- 
mended as an antirheumatic, analgesic 
and uric acid solvent. The dose is 7^2 
to 15 grains 3 to 5 times daily. 
Spirosal. 

This is the salicylic acid ester of 
monoglycol. It is an almost colorless 
and odorless oily liquid. It is readily 
soluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform. 
It is applied 2 or 3 times daily in cases 
of rheumatism. It is said to be non- 
irritant and to be readily absorbed by 
the system. 



Stafford's Boro-Fluorine. 

This is the analysis by Drs. Endemann 
and Saarbach, according to the manu- 
facturers : Boric acid, 19^4%, sodium 
fluoride, 5^4%, benzoic acid, 3%, for- 
maldehyde, l />%, gum vehicle (dextrin 
and dextrose), 42%, water, 29^2%. It 
is used as a germicide. 

Stagnin. 

This is a hemostatic substance ob- 
tained by the extraction of the spleen of 
horses. The product obtained is a yel- 
lowish brown powder which is marketed 
in the form of an aqueous solution. It 
is used mainly in gynecological prac- 
tice. The dose is 15 to 45 minims daily. 

Steagine. 

This is a compound of zinc stearate 
and paraffin which has been introduced 
into France for the treatment of skin 
diseases. 

Stearate of Zinc Compound. (121) 

This is put up with various combina- 
tions, viz., boric acid, peru balsam, men- 
thol, tar, acetanilid, resorcin, aristol, 
etc. 

Stearns' Wine. (187) 

This is a medicated wine, each fluid- 
ounce of which is stated to contain 4 
grains of alcoholic extract of fresh cod 
liver (made from fresh livers received 
in alcohol and containing their full 
amount of oil) and 4 grains of pepton- 
ate of iron, in a menstruum containing 
I5 J A% of alcohol. The product con- 
tains about 34% of oily extractives. It 
has been introduced as a substitute for 
cod liver oil. The dose is 1 tablespoon- 
ful 3 or 4* times a day. 

Steresol. 

Shellac parts 270 

Benzoin parts 10 

Tolu balsam parts 10 

Phenol parts 10 

Oil of cinnamon parts 6 

Saccharin parts 6 

Alcohol, to make parts 1000 

This is recommended by Berlioz as an 
antiseptic skin varnish. 



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Stomalix. 

Each tablespoonful is stated to con- 
tain 

Fluid ext. bitter orange peel. . .gr. 3 

Fluid ext. condurango gr. 3 

Fluid ext. cinchona gr. 3 

Pure pepsin _ gr. 4 

Bismone (colloidal bismuth 

oxide) gr. 4 

"Citrate soda ammoniated" gr. 5 

Stomatol. 

This is an antiseptic and preservative 
said to consist of terpineol, soap, alco- 
hol, glycerin, water and aromatics. 
Stomosan. 

This is stated to contain methylamine 
phosphate and is used as a gall-stone 
preventive. 
Stonebraker's Liniment. 

The following formula is taken from 
the patent office reports: 

Alcohol gal. i l / 2 

Turpentine gal. Y\ 

Oil of origanum lb. Yz 

Capsicum oz. I 

Barbadoes tar oz. 4 

Ammonia lb. 2 X /^ 

Linseed oil oz. 10 

Oil of amber oz. 5 

Oil of juniper oz. 5 

Seneca oil oz. 1^ 

Castile soap lb. i l / 2 

Stonebraker's Pain Killer. 

The following formula is taken from 
the patent office reports: 



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Peru balsam lb. i J A 

Venice turpentine oz. 6^2 

Olive oil oz. 1^2 

Sulfuric ether lb. 4V5 

Camphor oz. 8 

Laudanum oz. 5 

Tincture of capsicum oz. 8^ 

Tincture of myrrh oz. 8}4 

Stovaine. 

Chemically this is amylene hydro- 
chlorid. It crystallizes in small, brilliant 
scales, is very soluble in water, methyl 
alcohol, or acetic ether, but requires 5 
parts of absolute alcohol for solution 
and is only slightly soluble in ether or 
acetone. It is quite stable and its solu- 
tions may be sterilized at 115 C. with- 
out decomposition. It is incompatible 
with alkalies and all alkaloidal reagents. 
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It is used as a local anesthetic in 4 to 
10% solutions in place of cocaine. It is 
only y 3 to l / 2 as toxic as the latter. The 
dose internally is 1/30 grain. It is ap- 
plied locally to the eye in 4% solution, 
in laryngology, in 5 to 10% solutions, 
and hypodermically in 1% solution. It 
is sold in the form of powder, solution, 
triturates and pastilles. 
Streptocol. 

This is a soluble preparation stated to 
contain 60% of cresol. 

Strzyzowski's Mixture. 

This is a preparation of iron pyro- 
phosphate, quinine hydrochlorid and so- 
dium bromid. The dose is a teaspoonful 
2 or 3 times daily after the principal 
meals. 

Strophanthin. 

This is a glucoside from Strophanthus 
hispidus. It is a white crystalline pow- 
der, soluble in water and alcohol. It is 
used as a heart tonic in place of digi- 
talis. Dose: 1/300-1/200-1/120 grain. 
The physiological antidoes are aconite 
and veratrum viride. 

Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. 

According to the manufacturers, these 
are composed of vegetable and fruit es- 
sences, pure concentrated tincture of 
hydrastis, lactose (extracted from milk) 
[i. e., milk suger], "nux," pure aseptic 
pepsin, bismuth, and flavored with gin- 
ger. Elsewhere in the same pamphlet, 
it is stated that they are composed of 
fruit salts, vegetable essences,, pepsin 
and bismuth; and again, "composed of 
vegetable and fruit essences, pure pep- 
sin, golden seal, ginger and the diges- 
tive acids"; and also, "composed of 
harmless digestive principles, vegetable 
essences, pepsin and golden seal." 
Stuart's Calcium Wafers. 

These are stated to contain "in con- 
centrated form the newly discovered 
preparation from sulphur (calcium sul- 
phide), golden seal, quassia, eucalyptus. 
belladonna, and the vegetable alteratives 
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Stypticin. (Cotarnine Hydrochloric!.) 
(130) 

Cotarnine is an oxidation product of 
narcotine, one of the alkaloids of opium. 
Stypticin is a yellow, crystalline powder, 
soluble in water and in alcohol. It is a 
hemostatic and uterine sedative, and is 
recommended for all forms of uterine 
hemorrhage. It is also used in bleeding 
from the bladder, from the nose, after 
extraction of teeth, etc. The dose is H 
grain 4 or 5 times daily. It may be 
given hypodermically 2 cc. of a 10% so- 
lution. 
Styptol. (Cotarnine Phthalate.) (109) 

This is yellow, microcrystalline pow- 
der which is freely soluble in water. Its 
action resembles that of stypticin. Com- 
pounds with phthalic acid are said to 
have especial hemostatic properties. It 
has been recommended for uterine hem- 
orrhages in doses of 1 grain 3 to 5 times 
daily. It is also used externally as a 
dusting powder for bleeding wounds. 

Styracol. (Guaiacol Cinnamate.) 

This is in colorless, odorless and 
tasteless crystalline needles, insoluble in 
water but readily soluble in alcohol, ace- 
tone or chloroform. It contains 55% of 
guaiacol which is split off by the action 
of alkalies. It is claimed to be an in- 
testinal antiseptic and to combine the 
antituberculous properties of guaiacol 
and cinnamic acid. It is said to liberate 
in the intestinal canal as much as 857© 
of its guaiacol content. It is recom- 
mended for the initial stage of phthisis, 
chronic enteritis, and intestinal distur- 
bances in general. The dose is 15 grains 
3 or 4 times a day. 

Subcutine. (Anesthesin Paraphenol 
Sulfonate.) 

This has the advantage over anesthe- 
sin of greater solubility so that it can be 
used hypodermically. It is a white pow- 
der soluble in 100 parts of water. It is 
used subcutaneously as a 1% solution to 
produce local anesthesia. 



Subeston. 

This is a basic diacetate of aluminum 
which is used as an antiseptic, astringent 
and deodorant for infected wounds. 
Sublamine. (178) 

This is a compound of 1 molecule of 
mercuric sulfate and 2 molecules of 
ethylene-diamine. It is in white needles 
which are very soluble in water, soluble 
in 10 parts of glycerin, and sparingly 
soluble in alcohol. It contains about 
44% of mercury, it does not precipitate 
albumen, it is incompatible with sodium 
chlorid, and it should not be exposed to 
the air. It is a disinfectant similar to 
mercuric chlorid, over which it has the 
advantage of being non-irritating, more 
penetrating and readily soluble. It is 
used in a 1 :iooo solution for skin disin- 
fection and 1 oooo solution for irriga- 
tions of the bladder, etc. 

Succus Alterans. (Alterative Juice.) 
(117) 

This is described by the manufactur- 
ers as the preserved fresh juices of 
Stillingia sylvatica. Smilax sarsaparilla, 
Phytolacca decandra. Lappa minor, and 
Xanthoxylum carolinianum. 

Sucramine. 

This is the ammonium compound of 
saccharin. 

Sucrol. 

See Dulcin. 
Sulfanilic Acid. 

This is in small, white crystals which 
are soluble in 112 parts of water, less 
soluble in alcohol, and insoluble in 
chloroform and ether. It is used as a 
test (Ehrlich's) for typhoid fever. 

Sulfosalicylic Acid. (Salicylsulfonic 
Acid.) 

This is in white crystals readily solu- 
ble in alcohol or water. It is used as a 
test for albumin in urine. 

Sulfosot. 

This is chemically potassium-creosote- 
sulfonate. It is a brown, syrupy liquid, 
freely soluble in water. It is marketed 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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as a 10% syrup which is palatable, hav- 
ing no taste of creosote. The dose is I 
to 4 fluidrams. 

Sulfogen. 

This is stated to contain 75 grains of 
echinacea root, 5 grains of thuja, io 
grains of hydrated chloral, and 40 grains 
of magnesium sulfate to each fluidounce, 
with aromatics. 
Sulf ogenol. 

This is a clear, syrupy liquid of a red 
brown color and a neutral reaction. It 
is soluble in water, alcohol or ether. It 
is a similar product to ichthyol, an oil 
being obtained from bituminous shale, 
which is then treated with sulfur. 

Sulfur Compound Tablets. 

(Formula of Q. C. Smith, M. D.) 
These are put up by various firms. 
Each is stated to contain 

Sulfur gr. 5 

Cream of tartar gr. 2 

Extract of ipecac gr. 1/100 

Extract of capsicum gr. 1/500 

Arsenous acid gr. 1/1000 

Calcium sulfid gr. 1/8 

Sometimes the calcium sulfid is re- 
placed by 1/16 grain of sodium ben- 
zoate. 

Sulphaminol. ,(Thio-oxy-diphenyla- 
mine.) 

This is a pale yellow, odorless and 
tasteless powder, insoluble in water, sol- 
uble in alcohol or alkaline solutions. It 
is said to be a non-poisonous antiseptic 
recommended as a substitute for iodo- 
form. The dose internally is 3 to 5 
grains 3 times a day. 
Sulphydrol. 

This is stated to be an alkaline sulfur 
solution containing "sulphur (pure), 
grs. i%" "iron (sulph.), grs. %," and 
"quinine (sulph.), grs. M" 
Sulphoguaiacin. 

This is chemically quinine sulfoguaia- 
colate. It is prepared by treating guaia- 
col with sulfuric acid to form guaiacol- 
sulfonic acid from which the barium 
salt is formed and then the quinine salt. 
The product is in small, yellow crystals, 



soluble in water or alcohol. It is used 
in phthisis, intestinal catarrh, etc. The 
dose is 5 to 15 grains 3 times a day. 

Sulphonal. (Diethylsulfondimethyl- 
methane.) 

This is a white, odorless and tasteless, 
crystalline powder. It is only sparingly 
soluble in water but is more freely solu- 
ble in alcohol, ether or chloroform. It 
is a hypnotic which seems to have no 
untoward effects. It is given in doses 
of 15 to 30 grains, which should be dis- 
solved in some hot liquid such as tea, 
soup, milk, etc. 
Sulphonethylmethane. 

This is the U. S. P. name for Trional, 
which see. 
Sulphonmethane. 

This is the U. S. P. name for Sulpho- 
nal, which see. 
Sulzburger Fluss Tinktur. 

This is stated (by Hager) to contain 
bitter and aromatic substances, including 
some aloes. 
Sundheds Salt. (Health Salt.) 

This is an old Danish proprietary ar- 
ticle, which is now put up under these 
and other formulas: 
I. 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 7 

Sugar parts 2 

Magnesium carbonate part 1 

II. 

Magnesium carbonate part 1 

Exsiccated magnesium sul- 
fate parts 2 

Sodium bicarbonate parts 50 

Peppermint-oil sugar parts 25 

Suprarenal Liquid. (159) 

This is an aqueous extract of suprere- 
nal glands, preserved with 8/10% of 
chloretone. Each cc. of solution repre- 
sents 1 g. of the fresh glands. The 
preparation is used in the undiluted 
form for spraying mucous membranes. 
Suprarenalin. (14) 

This is the active principle of the su- 
prarenal gland. It is a finely crystalline, 
light yellow, odorless and slightly bitter 
substance. It is only slightly soluble in 
cold water or alcohol but readilv soluble 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



in acids and fixed alkalies, insoluble in 
ether. It is seldom used in its undiluted 
state but mostly as the solution, oint- 
ment or triturates. 

Suprarenalin Solution is stated to be a 
1:1000 solution of suprarenalin sulfite in 
normal salt solution, free from other 
preservatives. It is used locally as a 
hemostatic and is given internally as a 
heart stimulant. Internally it is admin- 
istered in doses of 5 to 30 minims every 
2 or 3 hours, hypodermically 1 to 15 
drops. Locally it is applied in strengths 
ranging from 1 : 15000 to 1 :iooo. 

Suprarenalin Ointment contains 1/10% 
(1:1000) of suprarenalin dissolved in a 
petrolatum base. It is recommended for 
application to mucous membranes, such 
as the eye or nose. The action is said 
to be slower but more lasting than that 
of the solution. 

Suprarenalin Triturates are tablets of 
suparenalin, sugar and boric acid, weigh- 
ing V* grain, containing such a propor- 
tion of suprarenalin that when a tablet 
is dissolved in 15 minims of water, a 
I :iooo solution will be obtained. These 
are used for the extemporaneous prepa- 
ration of the solution. It is marketed in 
vials containing 20 tablets. 
Suprarenin. 

This is a 1 :iooo solution (in the form 
of chlorid) of the active principle of the 
suprarenal glands, which is made in 
Germany. 
Suprarenin Borate. 

This is put up in tablet form, each tab- 
let containing .00013 g. suprarenin bor- 
ate, .009 g. sodium chlorid, and .01 g. of 
cocaine. One tablet dissolved in 1 cc. of 
sterilized water yields a solution which 
is effective as an obtunder of pain in the 
extraction of teeth. 
Surgeon's Antiseptic Oil. 

This is stated to contain iodoform, 
glycerin, camphor, capsicum, carbolic 
acid, and stimulating liquids. 
Svapnia. 

This is a scale preparation of opium, 
described as containing "the anodyne 



and soporific alkaloids codeia, narceia, 
and morphia; excludes the poisonous 
and convulsive alkaloids thebaine, nar- 
cotine and papaverine." 

Sycose. 

This is chemically orthobenzoicacid 
sulfinid, and is a purified form of sac- 
charin which is official in the U. S. P. 
under the name benzosulphinide. It is 
a white, crystalline powder, sparingly 
soluble in water, readily soluble in alco- 
hol or ether. It possesses a sweetness 
estimated as being 550 times that of 
sugar. 

Symphorol. (Nasrol.) 

This is the generic name of salts of 
caffeine-sulfonic acid. Sodium, lithium 
and strontium salts are employed, usu- 
ally the first mentioned. They are bit- 
ter, crystalline compounds, slightly solu- 
ble in cold water. These compounds are 
used as diuretics, not affecting the vas- 
cular nervous system or blood pressure. 
Dose: 8 to 10 grains several times 
daily, in capsules. 
Syrocolin. 

This is the name given to a solution 
of potassium sulfoguaiacolate made in 
Basle, Switzerland. 
Syrquin. (223) 

This is described as an aromatic syrup 
of yerba santa recommended for dis- 
guising the bitter taste of quinine. 

Syrup of Acid Glycerophosphates. 

See Glycerophosphates Syrup and 
Tablets. 
Syrup Antiepischesis. (192) 

This is described as a combination of 
figs, cascara sagrada. and Alexandria 
senna. 
Syrup Cannabis Componnd. 

Each fluidounce is stated to be equal 
to 7^ grains of cannabis indica, Vz grain 
of heroin hydrochlorid, 4 minims of 
chloroform, 7J/2 grains of lobelia, % 
grain of tartar emetic, 10% of alcohol, 
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Syrup Cocillana Compound. (159; 
Each fluidram is stated to contain 
Tincture euphorbia piluli- 

fera m. 15 

Syrup lactucarium m. 15 

Tincture cocillana m. 5 

Syrup squill compound. .. .m. 3 
Cascarin gr. I 

. Heroin hydrochlorid gr. 1/2 

Menthol gr. 1/10 

Syrup Codeine Co. 

See Bell's Syrup Codeine Co. 

Syrup Codeine Phosphate, Compound. 
(143) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Codeine phosphate gr. V 6 

Eucalyptus gr. J /z 

Ipecac gr. y± 

Terpin hydrate, q. s. to saturate. 

Syrup of Glycerophosphates. 

See Glycerophosphates Syrup. 

Syrup of Glycerophosphates, Com- 
pound Acid. 

See Glycerophosphates Syrup and 
Tablets (Huxley's). 
Syrup of Histosan. 

See Histosan.- 
Syrup of Hypophosphite Comp. 

See McArthur's Syrup of Hypophos- 
phites Comp. 

Syrup Iron Chloride(Weld.) (159) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
40 drops of U. S. P. tincture of iron 
chlorid. 

Syrup Lactopeptine with Phosphates. 
(Syr. Lactopept. Comp.) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 32 
grains of lactopeptine and 8 grains each 
of the phosphates of lime, iron, soda 
and potash. 
Syrup Laxatans. 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 
rhamnus frangula, 10 grains ; cassia acu- 
tifolia, 10 grains; juglans cinerea, 10 
grains; hyoscyamus niger, 2 grains, and 
aromatics, q. s. 

Syrup Manganum Comp. (Syr. Man- 
gani Comp.) (180) 

This syrup is stated to contain 5 
grains of the combined hypophosphites 
of manganese, lime, soda and iron, with 



1/16 grain of quinine and 1/64 grain of 
strychnine to the fluidram. 
Syrup Phospho-Chloride Iron (180) 
Each dessertspoonful is stated to con- 
tain 10 drops of tincture of iron with 
phosphorus, glycerin, lime juice, and 
aromatics. 

Syrup Phytolacca Comp. (212) 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Phytolacca decandra gr. 48 

Stillingia sylvatica gr. 48 

Lappa major gr. 48 

Corydalis formosa gr. 48 

Cascara sagrada gr. 16 

Xanthoxylum fraxineum gr. 16 

Potassium iodid .gr. 16 

Syrup Pinus Alba Comp. 

See Pinus Alba Compound. 
Syrup of Potassium Hypophosphite. 

According to Hager, this is composed 
of 

Potassium hypophosphite ...part 1 

Lime water parts 6 

Water parts 30 

Sugar parts 64 

Cochineal, to color light red. 
Syrup Pulmonic Comp. Mills. (215) 
Each fluidram is stated to contain 

Dover's powder gr. 2 

Ammonium muriate gr. 2 

Fluid extract sanguinaria m. 2 

Sodium sulfate gr. 10 

Cascara sagrada gr. 10 

Syrup figs, to make fl.dr. 1 

Syrupus Roborans. 

This is stated to contain in each fluid- 
ounce 1Y2 grains each of potassium and 
iron hypophosphites, I grain each of 
lime and manganese hypophosphites, ¥$ 
grain of quinine hypophosphite and 1/16 
grain of strychnine hypophosphite. 

Syrup Sanguinaria Comp. with Co- 
deine and Terebene. (194) 

Each fluidram is stated to contain 24 
grains of wild cherry bark, 16 grains of 
white pine bark, 4 grains of blood root, 
2 minims terebene, and 1 grain of co- 
deine. 

Syrup Seven Hypophosphites. (132) 
Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 4 

Potassium hypophosphite ...gr. 4 
Iron hypophosphite gr. 2 



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Manganese hypophosphite . .gr. I 

Quinine hypophosphite gr. I 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. l / 2 

Strychnine hypophosphite ...gr. 1/16 

Syrup Six Hypophosphites. (198) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
potassium and iron hypophosphites, each, 
I l / 2 grains ; lime and manganese hypo- 
phosphites, each, 1 grain ; quinine hyop- 
phosphites, 7/16 grain, and strychnine 
hypophosphite, 1/16 grain. 
Tabsules and Tabsoids. 

The first are gelatin capsules, the sec- 
ond gelatin globules, of "methylene blue 
compound" containing the methylene 
blue in the form of a tablet. 
Taka-Diastase. (159) 

This is a ferment obtained by the ac- 
tion of a fungus upon steamed rice. It 
occurs as a yellowish white powder 
which, like malt diastase, has the prop- 
erty of converting starch into sugar. It 
is incompatible with strong alcohol, al- 
kalies and strong acids. 

It is used to assist the functions of 
the stomach in amylaceous dyspepsia, 
the dose being 2 to 5 grains. It is also 
put up in tablet and liquid forms. 
Tachiool. (Silver Fluorid.) 

This is in yellow, deliquescent cry- 
stalline conglomerations, soluble in wa- 
ter, and darkening on exposure to light. 
It is a powerful antiseptic, at the same 
time being apparently much less toxic 
than other antiseptics. A solution of 1 
in 150,000 was found to kill all pyogemic 
organisms in a minute ; a solution of 1 
in 200,000 was sufficient to kill typhoid 
bacilli in 1 minute; and a solution of 1 
in 1000 was sufficient to kill anthrax 
spores in 20 or 30 minutes, after these 
had resisted steam for 15 minutes. 

Tamar Indien. 

According to the Repert. de Pharm., 
this is the composition : Tamarind pulp, 
450, sugar, 40, sugar of milk, 60, glyce- 
rin, 50; mix, evaporate to syrupy con- 
sistence and add powdered senna leaves, 
50, powdered anise, 10, essence of lemon, 
3, tartaric acid, 3. After mixing, divide 



the mass into troches, and roll these in a 
mixture of cream of tartar, 5, sugar, 35, 
sugar of milk, 35, tragacanth, 2, tartaric 
acid, 2, red saunders, 25. Finally dry the 
troches and wrap in tin foil. 
Tanichthol Suppositories. (141) 

These are put up in two forms, Nos. 
1 and 2. No. 1 contain % grain each of 
extracts of belladonna, witch hazel and 
stramonium, 24 grain of phenol, 1 grain 
of ichthyol, 2 l / 2 grains of tannic acid, 
and 1 grain of opium. No. 2 are the 
same except that they contain no opium. 

Tannal. 

Ordinary tannal is aluminum tannate, 
the soluble variety being aluminum tan- 
notartrate. This is a yellowish white 
powder, soluble in 2 parts of water. It 
is used as an astringent, particularly for 
catarrhal troubles of the nose and 
throat, in the form of 1 to 5% solutions. 

Tannalbin. (109) 

This is a modified tannin albuminate, 
obtained by heating the latter, after pre- 
cipitation, for 6 hours to 126 C. It is 
a yellowish, tasteless, odorless powder, 
containing 50% tannin, insoluble in wa- 
ter or alcohol. 

It is used as an intestinal astringent 
in acute and chronic diarrheas, being 
without action on the mouth or stomach, 
and being gradually decomposed in the 
intestines into tannin and an inert albu- 
minoid. Dose: 15 grains 2 to 4 times 
daily, usually in powders. 

Tannalborin. 

This is a grayish brown powder con- 
sisting of a compound of aluminium 
subgallate with 10% of sodium borate. 
It is a grayish brown powder, only spar- 
ingly soluble in water or alcohol, and 
used mainly in the treatment of the 
diarrhea of fowls and pigs. The dose 
is a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful. 
Tannigen. (Diacetyltannin.) 

This is a yellowish gray, slightly hy- 
groscopic, odorless, tasteless powder, 
soluble in alcohol and in solutions of so- 
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slightly soluble in hot water and ether 
but insoluble in cold water. It is incom- 
patible with acids and alkalies. It should 
not be exposed to heat and moisture. 
Used as an astringent in chronic diar- 
rhea, dysentery, etc. It is not decom- 
posed in the stomach but passes on to 
the intestines, where it is broken up by 
the alkaline fluid into its constituents. 
Dose : 3 to 8 grains 4 times per day. 
Tannisol. (Methylditannin.) 

This is a condensation product of for- 
maldehyde and tannin. It is a reddish 
brown, odorless and tasteless powder, in- 
soluble in water or ether, soluble in alco- 
hol or weak alkaline or alkaline carbon- 
ate solutions. It is recommended in in- 
testinal catarrh and severe diarrheas in 
doses of TV2 grains and upwards. It is 
also used externally as a dusting powder 
and in ointments. 
Tannobromine. 

This is obtained by the action of for- 
maldehyde upon dibromtannin. It is a 
reddish or yellowish gray powder con- 
taining 25% of bromin. It is only slight- 
ly soluble in water but dissolves freely 
in alkaline solutions. The aqueous solu- 
tion is colored blue by the addition of 
iron chlorid. It is employed as a nerve 
sedative in place of alkali bromids. 

Tannoform. (Methylenditannin.) 
(130) 

This is a condensation product of tan- 
nic acid and formaldehyde. It occurs as 
a voluminous reddish powder, odorless 
and tasteless, and is soluble in alkaline 
solutions but not in water. 

It is a drying antiseptic in hyperid- 
rosis, bromidrosis, soft chancre, ozena, 
etc. Used either in the undiluted state 
or a 25 to 50% solution. The dose in- 
ternally is 4 to 8 grains for chronic in- 
testinal catarrh. 
Tannopine. (Tannone.) 

This is a condensation product of tan- 
nin with hexamethylentetramine. It is 
a fine, light, brownish, odorless, tasteless 
and non-hygroscopic powder containing 
87% of tannin and 13% of hexamethy- 



lenetetramine. It is insoluble in water, 
weak acids, alcohol, chloroform, or ether 
but slowly soluble in dilute alkalies. 
When ingested it passes the stomach un- 
changed but in the intestines is decom- 
posed into its constituents, hence it is a 
valuable astringent and antiseptic for 
use in various intestinal disorders. Dose : 
5 to 8 grains to 15 grains for adults, 4 
times a day. 
Tanosol. Creosote Tannate— Creosal.) 

This is a dark brown, amorphous pow- 
der, very hygroscopic, and hence is sold 
in aqueous solution or in pills. The for- 
mer contains 30 grains of tanosol and 
20 grains of creosote in each fluidounce, 
while each of the pills contain 5 grains 
of tanosol and 3 grains of creosote. 

This is recommended as an easily di- 
gestible compound of creosote. Like all 
creosote compounds, it is useful princi- 
pally in tuberculosis of the lungs, bron- 
chitis, etc. The usual dose of the solu- 
tion is one tablespoonful 3 times daily. 
Tannothymol. 

This is the name given to a condensa- 
tion product of formaldehyde, thymol 
and tannin. It is a white, tasteless pow- 
der, soluble in alcohol and alkaline solu- 
tions. It is recommended in cases of 
severe diarrhea in doses of 7^ grains, 
repeated several times a day. 
Tanphenyform. (212) 

This is said to be a mixture composed 
of 63.9% of tannin albuminate (prac- 
tically equivalent to 35 of tannin), 8.3% 
of hexamethylenetetramine, and 27.8% 
of salol. It is a moist, brown powder, 
of a slight aromatic odor and taste. It 
is used in various intestinal disorders in 
doses of 10 to 30 grains 3 to 5 times a 
day. It is supplied in the form of a 
powder, also in 5 and 10-grain capsules. 
Tartarlithine. 

This is described as an effervescent 
salt, the lithium analogue of cream of 
tartar (*. c, it is lithium bitartrate), 
containing none of the additional alka- 
line salts common to the granular effer- 
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Tebecin. 

This is an antitubercular substance ob- 
tained by evaporating the blood coagula 
of immunized calves and horses on a 
water bath at not above 35° C. When 
evaporated to a doughy consistence it is 
then dried over sulfuric acid in a vac- 
uum. It is given in doses of 4 g. daily. 

Teething Necklaces. 

According to Wittstein and others, 
these consist generally of strips of cot- 
ton cloth impregnated with sulfur and 
encased in a velvet covering, the whole 
made into the form of a narrow band 
which is to go around the child's neck. 
According to the manufacturers, these 
are supposed to act electrically or mag- 
netically. 
Tenaline. 

This is a preparation of areca nut 
containing the alkaloids arecaine, are- 
caidine and guvacine but not the poison- 
ous principle arecoline. It is used as a 
vermifuge for dogs and cats; no cathar- 
tic is said to be necessary. 

Terebene. 

This is a mobile liquid of an odor 
similar to that of turpentine, sparingly 
soluble in water, readily in alcohol. Ap- 
plied externally as an antiseptic for di- 
verse wounds, with 20 parts of water, 
and for antiseptic inhalations in phthisis, 
bronchial catarrh, bronchorrhcea, and 
bronchitis. It may be utilized internally 
whenever turpentine is indicated, being 
much more agreeable than the latter. 
Dose : 4 to 6 drops, gradually increased, 
3 times daily. 
Teremorrhu. 

This is described as a pleasant and 
palatable preparation of pure terebene 
and cod liver oil. 

Terp-Heroin. 

This is stated to contain 2 grains of 
terpin hydrate and 1/24 grain of heroin 
to the dram in a vehicle of prunus sero- 
tina and glycerin. 



Terpinoids. (89) 

These are gelatin pearls, each contain- 
ing 

Terpinol m. 3 

Eucalyptol m. 1 

Creosote m. 1 

Heroin gr. 1/40 

Terrol. 

This is said to be a paraffin product 
which in warm weather is a viscid, yel- 
lowish oil, but in cold weather resem- 
bles white petrolatum. It is odorless 
and tasteless ; it is used as an ointment 
vehicle. 

Testaden. (109) 

This is the powdered extract of the 
testicular juice of animals. It is used 
in impotency, neurasthenia and spinal 
irritation. The dose is 15 grains 3 or 
4 times a day. It is supplied in the form 
of powder and as 4-grain tablets. 

Testine. 

This is described as the sterilized ex- 
tract of the testes of the ram and the 
bull. 

Teston. 

This is a preparation made from the 
testicles of the ox 

Tetraethylammonium Hydroxid. 

This occurs in 10% solution," and is 
a colorless, alkaline, bitter liquid. It is 
a solvent of uric acid; used in rheuma- 
tism, gout, etc. 

Dose: 10 to 20 minims 3 times daily, 
well diluted. When used by injection, 
the dose is 1 or 2 minims, 4 or 5 times 
daily. 

Tetronal. Diethylsulfondiethyl- 
methane.) 

This is in colorless, crystalline scales, 
sparingly soluble in water and alcohol. 
It is used as a hypnotic in doses of IS 
to 30 grains. 
Thalline Sulfate. 

This is in white needles or crystalline 
powder of a cumarin-like odor, very sol- 
uble in water. It turns brown on ex- 
posure to light. It is an antiseptic and 



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antipyretic, to be used in typhoid and 
malarial fevers, typhus, etc., in doses 
of 3 to 8 grains. 
Theine. 

This is the same as caffeine. 
Theobromine. 

This is a base occurring in Theobroma 
cacao, Kola acuminata, etc., but is now 
prepared s} r nthetically ; chemically it is 
dimethylxanthine. It is a white, cry- 
stalline, odorless and bitterish powder. 
It is almost insoluble in cold water or 
chloroform, but readily soluble in hot 
alcohol, or in ether. It forms salts with 
acids. Its uses are similar to caffeine 
but it does not act so powerfully on 
the central nervous system. It is rec- 
ommended as a diuretic in dropsy, etc., 
but the great obstacle to its employment 
is its insolubility so that it is generally 
preferred in the form of some soluble 
compound. The dose is 5 to 8 grains. 
Theobromine and Lithium Benzoate. 

See Uropherin-B. 
Theobromine and Lithium Salicylate. 

See Uropherin-S. 
Theobromine-Sodium Acetate. 

See Agurin. 
Theobromine-Sodium Citrate. 

See Urocitral. 
Theobromine-Sodium Salicylate. 

See Diuretin. 
Theocin. (Dimethylxanthine.) 

This is chemically the same as theo- 
phyllin, the latter name being applied 
to the base when derived from tea, the 
former when prepared synthetically. It 
is also isomeric with theobromine. It is 
a white, odorless, bitterish, crystalline 
powder, moderately soluble in water, 
sparingly soluble in alcohol, sparingly in 
ether. It is a powerful diuretic in doses 
of 3 to 5 grains 2 or 3 times a day. 
It is recommended for cardiac affec- 
tions, nephritis, dropsy, etc. 

Theocine-Sodium Acetate. (Soluble 
Theocin.) 

This is a readily soluble compound of 
sodium acetate and theocin-sodium. It 



contains 60% of theocin, is soluble in 
23 parts of water, is insoluble in alco- 
hol and ether, and is a white crystalline 
powder. It has the diuretic properties 
of theocin combined with those of so- 
dium acetate. It is more soluble and 
is therefore more readily absorbed and 
more readily tolerated than theocin. It 
is recommended in cardiac affections, 
nephritis, dropsy, etc., in doses of 3 to 
5 grains 4 times daily. 
Theocin-Sodium Salicylate. 

This is an analogous to theocin-so- 
dium acetate and is given in the same 
doses in renal affections. 

Theolactine. (222) 

This is a double salt of theobromine- 
sodium and sodium lactate, and forms 
a fine white powder, containing about 
57% of theobromine. It is very solu- 
ble in water and its solutions have 
a bitterish and slightly alkaline taste. 
It must be protected against light and 
moisture. It is given in doses of 15 
grains 3 or 4' times a day. 

Theonacet. 

This is another name for theobro- 
mine-sodium acetate, which see. 

Theophyllin. 

This is a base found in small amount 
in tea. It is prepared synthetically un- 
der the name theocin, which see. 

Thephorin. (98) 

This is a double salt of theobromine 
and sodium formate. It is a white pow- 
der, soluble in 10 parts of water. It 
contains 62^% of theobromine and is 
administered in the same manner and 
for the same purposes as diuretin. 

Therapogen. 

According to the Pharm. Ztg., this is 
a water-soluble compound of various 
terpenes with members of the naph- 
thalin group. It forms an agreeably- 
odorous, oily, saponaceous liquid which 
is disinfectant and deodorant. In 3% 
solutions it is used as a wash for 
wounds. 



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Thermiol. 

This is a 25% solution of sodium 
phenol-propiolate which is used in 1 to 
3% solutions as an inhalant for dis- 
eases of the air passages. 

Thermodin. (Ph.enacetin-TJreth.ane.) 
(130) 

This is in colorless, odorless and 
tasteless crystals. It is only very spar- 
ingly soluble in water. It is an anal- 
gesic, antipyretic and antiseptic. It is 
recommended as a mild and reliable 
antipyretic in typhoid fever, pneumonia, 
influenza, etc., in doses of 5 to 10 grains. 
The analgesic dose is 15 to 20 grains. 
Thermol. (116) 

This is described as acetsalicylphen- 
etidin. It is a white, odorless, tasteless, 
crystalline powder, sparingly soluble in 
water, readily soluble in alcohol. It is 
an antipyretic and analgesic in doses 
of 15 grains. 

Thermol-Salicylate Comp. Tablets. 

These are stated to contain thermol, 
colchicine, and salicylic acid. 

Thermofuge. (159) 

This is described as an antiphlogistic 
preparation composed of aluminium sili- 
cate, glycerin, boric acid, menthol, thy- 
mol, oil of eucalyptus, and ammonium 
iodid. It is applied externally for the 
reduction of inflammations. 

Thial. 

This is said to be chemically formin 
oxymethylsulfonate. It is a white, odor- 
less powder, readily soluble in water. 
It is used as a vulnerary in Y 2 to 1% 
solutions, as a wash and for irrigations 
in Y+ to l / 2 % solutions, and for disin- 
fecting cuspidors in 2% solutions. 

Thiderol. 

This is a syrup preparation contain- 
ing 2% of guaiacol. It is used in pul- 
monary and laryngeal affections in doses 
of a teaspoonful 3 or 4 times a day. 

Thieucalyptol. 

This is another name for Sanosin. 
which see. 



Thigenol. (98) 

This is described as the sodium salt 
of a sulfonic acid of a synthetic sulfo 
oil, a soluble, odorless sulfur compound. 
It is a thick, nearly odorless liquid, sol- 
uble in water, alcohol and glycerin, and 
contains 10% of sulfur. It is used in 
skin and female diseases. Internally 
the dose is 3 to 10 grains 3 times daily. 
Thilanin. 

This is described as a sulfuretted wool 
fat containing 3% of sulfur. It is a 
brown-yellow unctuous substance used 
as an application for skin diseases. 

Thiocol. (Potassium Guaiacol-Sul- 
fonate.) (98) 

This is prepared by heating guaiacol 
with concentrated sulfuric acid to a 
temperature not exceeding 8o° C, con- 
verting the guaiacol-sulfonic acid pro- 
duced into the barium salt, and this into 
the potassium salt. It is a colorless, 
crystalline powder, odorless, and having 
a faint bitter, followed by a sweet taste. 
It is soluble in about 8 parts of water, 
slightly soluble in alcohol, and insol- 
uble in absolute alcohol, ether, or oils. It 
is said to be non-irritating to the mu- 
cous membrate of the stomach, therefore 
being well borne, and to be readily ab- 
sorbed and assimilated, and is therefore 
preferred to creosote or guaiacol. It is 
recommended in pulmonary tuberculosis, 
acute and chronic bronchitis, whooping 
cough, etc., as a means of relieving 
expectoration and diminishing night- 
sweats. The dose is 5 to 20 grains 3 
times a day. It is put up in 5-grain tab- 
lets or the powder may be dispensed in 
solution in orange syrup. 

Thiocol Syrup. 

See Sirolin. 
Thiodine Suppositories. (159) 

These are elastic vaginal suppositories 
stated to contain 10% of theodine which 
latter is described as being a combina- 
tion of ichthyol, iodin, boroglyceride, 
hjdrastine, carbolic acid, and glycerin. 



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Thioform. (Basic Bismuth Dithiosa- 
licylate.) 

This is a voluminous, insoluble, yel- 
lowish, odorless powder, insoluble in or- 
dinary solvents, and containing 72% of 
bismuth oxid. It is recommended as a 
non-poisonous substitute for iodoform. 
When used internally the dose is 5 
grains 3 times a day. 

Thiol. 

This occurs either as a brownish- 
black, thick liquid, or as a brownish- 
black powder, which is soluble in water 
and alcohol. It is used in the treat- 
ment of skin diseases, being recom- 
mended as a substitute for ichthyol. It 
is used in the form of ointment which 
contains 10 to 50%. The dry thiol, which 
is about 2Y2 times the strength of the 
liquid, is mixed with starch and is used 
as a dusting powder. 

Thiolan. 

This is described as a mild sulfur 
ointment in which the sulfur is contained 
partly in a state of solution and partly 
in suspension. It is said to have proved 
effective in the treatment of some skin 
diseases. 

Thioresorcin. 

This is obtained by heating resorcin 
with sulfur. It is a yellowish-gray pow- 
der of a penetrating odor, insoluble in 
water, slightly soluble in alcohol and 
ether. It is an antiseptic which is used 
externally as a surgical dressing, either 
as a dusting powder or as an oint- 
ment. 

Thiosinamine. (Allylsulfocarba- 
mide — Allylthiourea — Rhodal- 
line.) (178) 

This is in colorless crystals of a 
slightly onion-like odor, very soluble 
in alcohol, water and ether, but water 
decomposes it. 

It is used by hypodermic injection 
for lupus and uterine affections in doses 
of 3 minims in 15% alcoholic or 10% 
glycerinated solutions 2 or 3 times a 
week, the dose being gradually increased. 



It is also used in phthisis and other 

tubercular diseases in doses of 1 to 3 

grains. 

Thomas' Eye Water. 

Zinc sulfate gr. 20 

Sodium chlorid gr. 20 

Rose water fl.oz. 1 

— Parrish. 
Three Chlorides(Henry.) 

See Henry's Three Chlorides. 
Thymacetin. 

This is a thymol derivative analogous 
to phenetidin. It is a white, crystalline 
powder, only slightly soluble in water, 
more soluble in alcohol and ether. It is 
used as a hypnotic and analgesic in 
headache, neuralgia, paralysis, insomnia, 
etc., in doses of 5 to 15 grains. 
Thymenthol. (181) 

This is an antiseptic which is stated 
to contain thymol, menthol, eucalyptol, 
methyl salicylate, boric and benzoic 
acids, and baptisia tinctoria. 

Thymenthol Tablets. 

These are stated to contain thymol, 
menthol, eucalyptol, oil of wintergreen, 
sodium benzoate, borate and bicarbonate. 

Thymidol. 

(Hesse & Goldstaub, Hamburg, Mfrs.) 
This is described as methylpropyl- 
phenol menthol made of thymol and 
menthol. It is used in antiseptic mouth 
washes and tooth pastes. 

Thyminic Acid. 

See Solurol. 
Thymiodide. (211) 

This is stated to be a combination 
of thymol iodid, bismuth subiodid and 
boric acid. It is an orange-colored, 
odorless powder which is recommended 
as an antiseptic surgical dressing. 

Thymol Trichloracetate. 

This is a compound of thymol and 
trichloracetic acid. It is in colorless 
crystals or granular powder, insoluble 
in water, soluble in alcohol and ether. 
It is used as an antiseptic dressing for 
ulcers and wounds. 



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Thymoloform. (Thymoform.) 

This is a condensation product of 
formaldehyde and thymol which forms 
a yellowish, tasteless powder, proposed 
as a substitute for iodoform. 
Thymolyptol. 

This is described as being a combina- 
tion of V/z grains of encalyptol, 2 grains 
each of resorcin, menthol, thymol, and 
benzoic acid, and 25 grains of "boro- 
salicyl. acid." 
Thymoseptic. (133) 

This is described as containing the 
essential antiseptic and germicidal con- 
stituents of thyme, hamamelis virginica, 
eucalyptus, gaultheria, mentha arvensis, 
and baptisia, with 2 grains of "benzo- 
boracic acid" to each fluidram. 
Thymotal. (Thymol Carbonate.) 

This is a white powder of a faint odor 
of thymol, insoluble in water but solu- 
ble in alcohol, ether and chloroform. It 
is given internally to destroy tape 
worms, pin worms, etc., the dose for 
children being 8 to 15 grains, for adults 
30 grains, 3 times daily. It is not de- 
composed into its constituents until it 
reaches the intestines. 

Thymoxol. 

This is a 1% alcoholic solution of 
thymol containing 3% of hydrogen per- 
oxid. It is used in 5 or 10% dilutions 
as an antiseptic and bactericide. 

Thyptol. (Liquor Eucalyptus Comp.) 
(221) 

This is stated to represent the puri- 
fied active principles of eucalyptus, men- 
tha arvensis, thyme, gaultheria, and bap- 
tisia tinctoria with 12 grains of "benzo- 
boric acid" to the fluidounce. 

Thyraden. (109) 

This is described as a dried extract 
of sheep's thyroids and therefore con- 
tains all the constituents of the gland. 
It is a brownish, nearly odorless powder 
used in myxcedema, obesity, goitre, rick- 
ets, etc., in doses of 15 to 30 grains 
daily. 



Thyreoidectin. (159) 

This is a reddish-brown powder pre- 
pared from the blood of sheep, goats or 
horses, chiefly sheep, from whom the 
thyroid glands have been removed. It 
is used as a remedy for exophthalmic 
goitre in doses of 5 to 10 grains 3 times 
a day. It is put up only in 5-grain cap- 
sules. 
Thyroiodin. 

See Iodothyrine. 
Thyroidinase. 

This is described as a soluble ferment 
from the thyroid gland. It is a fine, 
white powder, soluble in water or gly- 
cerin, not in alcohol. 
Thyro-Iodose. 

See Nigridine. 
Tinct. Passirlora. 

See Daniel's Conct. Tinct. Passirlora. 
Tissue Food. (138) 

This is stated to be a combination of 
olive oil, port wine, iodin, phosphorus, 
and hypophosphites of lime and soda. 
Tittmann's Purgative Pills. 

Aloes gr. 90 

Jalap root gr. 135 

Soap gr. 45 

Anise gr. 24 

Alcohol to make a mass. 
Make 100 pills.— D. 
Tobias' Derby Condition Powder. 

Tartar emetic av.oz. I 

Sulfur av.oz. 5 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 5 

Black antimony av.oz. 10 

Juniper berries av.oz. 10 

Fenugreek av.oz. 20 

— (Schaedler's Analysis) in Hager. 

Tobias' Venetian Liniment. 

Ammonia water parts 5 

Camphor parts 2 

Tincture of capsicum parts 10 

Alcohol parts 20 

Water parts 10 

— Hager. 
Tobias' Venetian Horse Liniment. 

Ammonia water parts 30 

Camphor . parts 12 

Tincture of capsicum gr. 30 

Alcohol parts 200 

Water '. parts 60 

(Schaedler's Analysis) in Hager. 



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Toluene. (Toluol.) 

This is derived from coal tar. It is 
a colorless, refractive liquid, of a pecu- 
liar odor. It is only slightly soluble 
in water, very soluble in alcohol, ether 
or chloroform. It is used in the man- 
ufacture of dyes and artificial musk, also 
as a solvent, and is used as an ingredi- 
ent of Loeffler's solution for application 
to diphtheritic membranes. 
Tolypyrine. (Tolyantipyrine.) 

This is in colorless crystals which are 
soluble in 10 parts of water, readily sol- 
uble in alcohol. It is recommended as 
an antipyretic, antirheumatic and anti- 
neuralgic, in doses of 10 to 30 grains. 
Tolysal. (Tolypyrine Salicylate.) 

This occurs in colorless crystals, al- 
most insoluble in water, readily soluble 
in alcohol. It is employed in acute and 
chronic rheumatism and rheumatic neu- 
ralgia, in doses of 15 to 30 grains. 

Tongaline. (Liquor Tongse Salicy- 
latus.) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 

Tonga .._ . .gr. 30 

Ext. cimicifuga racemosa. . . .gr. 2 

Sodium salicylate gr. 10 

"Pilocarpin salicylate" gr. 1/100 

"Colchicin salicylate" gr. 1/500 

Tongaline Tablets. 

Each 6-grain tablet is stated to con- 
tain 1 grain of "concentration of fluid 
tonga," 5 grains of sodium salicylate, 
yi grain of "cimicifugin salicylate," 
1/200 grain of "pilocarpin salicylate" and 
1/100 grain of "colchicin salicylate." 

Tonic Aphrodisiac Tablets. 

These are stated to contain phos- 
phorus, ext. nux vomica, damiana, saw 
palmetto, and ext. coca. 
Tonic Beef. (182a) 

This is described by the manufacturers 
as containing "the nutritive constituents 
of beef wheat, and fresh eggs in a sol- 
uble, predigested and hence readily ab- 
sorbable form." 
Tonic Hypophosphites. (182a) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 
l l A grain each of potassium and iron 



hypophosphites, 1 grain of manganese 
hypophosphite, l / 2 grain of quinine hypo- 
phosphite and 1/16 grain of strychnine 
hypophosphite. 
Tonic Phosphate. 

Each teaspoonful is stated to contain 
2 grains of iron pyrophosphate, Yz grain 
of extract of nux vomica, 1/100 grain of 
phosphorus, and aromatics, q. s. 
Tono Nervine Tablets. (212) 

Each one is stated to contain ferri 
carb., gr. 1, ext. damiana, gr. 1, ext. 
sumbul, gr. H, asafetida, gr. x / 2 , phos- 
phorus, gr. 1/100. 
Tono Sumbul. (212) 

This is stated to contain sumbul, iron, 
calisaya, phosphoric acid, sherry wine 
and aromatics. 
Tonols. (178) 

This is the name given to identify this 
particular brand of glycerophosphates. 
Toril. 

This is described as a solid, soluble 
extract of meat, including all the albu- 
minoids. 
Traumaticin. 

What is sold under this name is a 
solution of gutta percha in chloroform. 
It is a brownish colored liquid which 
is used like collodion and for the same 
purpose, a covering and protective for 
wounds. 
Traumatol. 

See Cresol Iodid. 
Triacol. (Elixir Guaiacol Co.) 

Each dessertspoonful is stated to con- 
tain 

Potassacol gr. 2 x / 2 

Sodacol gr. 2^/2 

Terpin hydrate gr. 2 

Morphacol gr. Y% 

Benzoin and aromatics, q. s. 

Sugar of glucose none 

Potassacol, sodacol and morphacol are 
the potassium, sodium and ethylmor- 
phine salts of guaiacol-sulfonic acid. 

Triberane. 

This is a French purgative mixture 
said to contain alcoholic extract of sen- 
na, glycyrrhiza 20, sugar 20 precipi- 
tated sulfur 10, and vanillin, to flavor. 



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Trichloracetic Acid. 

This is a deliquescent crystal, melting 
at 52 C, and is very soluble in water, 
alcohol and ether. It is used as an 
escharotic for destroying warts, nsevi, 
corns, etc., as an astringent for gonor- 
rhea, indolent ulcers, etc., and as a test 
for albumin in urine. 
Trichophytin. 

This is a liquid filtrate obtained from 
cultures of trichophyta, the fungi which 
destroy the hair cells. This liquid has 
been sterilized and then preserved with 
J4% of phenol. It is used for some 
diseases of the hair and scalp. 
Tri-Ferment Comp. 

The powder is stated to contain pure 
pepsin, pancreatin, diastase, lactic acid, 
and hydrochloric acid. It is also put 
up in the form of 5-grain tablets and 
elixir. 

Triferrin. (Iron Paranucleinate.) 
(109) 

This is prepared by digesting cow's 
milk casein with pepsin and precipitating 
the solution with a ferric salt. It is 
a tasteless powder, soluble in a weak 
solution of sodium hydroxid, but insol- 
uble in weak hydrochloric acid. It con- 
tains 22% of iron, 9% of nitrogen, and 
2}/ 2 °/c of phosphorus in natural (or- 
ganic) combination. In addition to its 
hematinic action derived from iron, it 
is also claimed to act like lecithin on 
account of the phosphorus in organic 
combination it contains. It is said to 
agree with the most sensitive stomach 
since it passes the stomach unchanged 
but is freely absorbed in the intestines. 
It is recommended in anemia, chlorsis, 
neurasthenia, general debility, etc. The 
dose is 5 grains 3 times per day. 
Trifcrrol. (109) 

This is an elixir of triferrin said to 
contain 1 grain of triferrin in 1 fluid- 
dram. The triferrin is dissolved in a 
vehicle consisting of water, alcohol, 
tincture of orange, compound tincture 
of cardamon and vanillin. It contains 
15% of alcohol. It was introduced as a 



convenient substitute for triferrin. The 
dose is a tablespoonful 3 times a day. 
Trigemin. 

This is a compound resulting from the 
action of butylchloral upon pyramidon. 
It is in long, colorless needles which are 
freely soluble in water, yielding a solu- 
tion of a faintly aromatic odor and 
taste. It turns yellowish or brownish on 
exposure and then is no longer fit for 
use. It is used for various headaches 
and neuralgias in doses of 8 to 15 grains 
3 times daily. 
Trikresol. (178) 

This is a liquid said to consist of 35% 
of orthocresol, 40% of metacresol, and 
25% of paracresol. It is therefore simi- 
lar to cresol, U. S. P. It is readily solu- 
ble in alcohol, ether or fixed oils, only 
soluble to the extent of 2% in water, but 
stronger than ^2 to 1% solutions are 
never required. It is used as an antisep- 
tic like phenol but is much stronger. 
The internal dose is 1 or 2 minims 3 
times a day. 
Trikresolamine. 

See Kresamine. 
Trinitrin. 

This is a synonym for nitroglycerin. 

Trional. (Diethylsulfonethylmethyl* 
methane — Sulphonethylmethane, 
U. S. P.) 

This is in colorless, lustrous scales, 
odorless and of a bitterish taste. It is 
soluble in 195 parts of water at 25 C, 
more readily soluble in boiling water, 
alcohol or ether. It is prescribed as a 
hypnotic and nerve sedative in 1 5-grain 
doses, which are best given in hot 
drinks. 
Triosine. 

This is described as a combination of 
the desirable principles of triticum and 
pelosine with saline and herbal diuretics. 
It is recommended for nephritis. 
Triotonol. (178) 

Tablets containing 2^2 grains each of 
calcium and sodium glycerophosphate 
and 1/60 grain of strychnine glycero- 
phosphate. The dose is 1 or 2 tablets 3 
times a day. 



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Tripartol. (76) 

This is described as a white, fluid 
product of petroleum combined with 
benzoin, phenol, thymol, menthol and 
eucalyptol. 

Trioxymethylene. 

See Paraform. 
Triphenin. (130) 

This differs from phenacetin in that 
acetic acid has been replaced by pro- 
pionic acid. It is a white, shining, cry- 
stalline, odorless, faintly bitter powder. 
It requires about 2000 parts of water for 
solution, but is freely soluble in alcohol 
or ether. It is recommended as an anti- 
pyretic in typhoid fever, pneumonia, 
pleurisy, influenza, etc., in doses of 4 to 
10 grains 3 or 4 times daily, as an anal- 
gesic in neuralgia, sciatica, migraine, 
etc., in doses of 15 or 20 grains. 

Tritica. (181) 

This is described as a concentrated in- 
fusion of the rhizome of triticum. 
Tritipalm. (187) 

This is a preparation each teaspoonful 
of which is stated to represent 30 grains 
of fresh saw palmetto and 60 grains of 
triticum repens. 

Tritols. (Oil Triturates.) 

These are preparations patented in 
Germany which consist of emulsions of 
various drugs with extract of malt. 
Among some of the combinations are 
cod liver and castor oils and oleoresin 
of male fern. 

Tropacocaine Hydrochlorid. (Ben- 
zolypseudotropeine Hydro- 
chlorid.) 

This is an alkaloidal salt from the 
Java coca plant, but is also prepared 
synthetically from tropinon or tropine by 
electrolytic reduction. It is readily sol- 
uble in water. 

It is used as a substitute for cocaine ; 
it is said to be less toxic, less depressing 
on the heart, more prompt, and to yield 
more stable solutions. It is used in 3 to 
10% solutions, preferably in a 0.6% solu- 
tion of sodium chlorid. 



Trophonine. (167) 

This is stated to contain egg-albumen, 
beef and wheat, partially. digested, with 
which are combined the enzymes of all 
the digestive organs, and nuclein from 
the lymphoid glands. It is described as 
a saturated solution of nucleoalbumins 
and nucleoproteids and also containing 
nucleo-enzymes. 
Tropon. 

This is an imported nutritive which is 
stated to contain 90% pure albumen. 

Trousseau's Arsenical Cigarettes. 

One part of sodium arsenate is dis- 
solved in 50 parts of water and bibulous 
paper is saturated with this solution, 
rolled into cigarettes, and allowed to 
dry. Each cigarette should contain 5 
centigrams of sodium arsenate. 
Trousseau's Diuretic Wine. 

Digitalis gr. 90 

Potassium acetate gr. 135 

Juniper berries av.oz. 1 

White wine fl.oz. 16 

Reduce the digitalis and juniper to 
coarse powder, macerate in the wine for 
4 days, strain, and in the liquid dissolve 
the salt. — Bouchardat's Formulaire. 
Trygase. (172) 

This is stated to be a chemically pure 
yeast, forming a light gray powder, in- 
soluble in water, and having the odor 
and taste of yeast. It is intended for 
use like other yeast preparations. 

Trypsin. (14) 

This is the proteolytic ferment of the 
pancreas and is prepared from the fresh 
pancreas of hogs. It is a light yellow 
powder, possessing a faint odor and a 
meat-like taste. It is not completely sol- 
uble in water at once but dissolves al- 
most entirely in time. It is insoluble in 
alcohol or ether. It is decomposed at 
temperatures above 105 F. It lias the 
power of digesting proteid materials ; it 
acts best at 104 F. and in a slightly 
alkaline medium. When applied locally 
in solutions made alkaline with sodium 
carbonate it dissolves diphtheritic and 
other false membranes. It is claimed to 



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have the power of destroying the cells 
of cancer without acting on the healthy 
tissue. It is applied locally by means of 
a brush or spray. About 6 grains are to 
be mixed with 2 grains of sodium bicar- 
bonate and triturated in a mortar while 
adding 1 or 2 drams of distilled water, 
then warmed to 38 to 40 C. and applied 
immediately. The application may be re- 
peated several times an hour if neces- 
sary, a fresh solution being made before 
each application. The internal dose is 2 
grains or more 3 times a day. 

Trypsin Glycerole. 

This is a 70% glycerin solution con- 
taining approximately 5% of trypsin 
powder. It is a yellowish or brownish 
clear liquid of sweetish taste and pecu- 
liar characteristic odor. It should be 
kept in a cool place. It is intended for 
internal and hypodermic use in the treat- 
ment of cancer. The dose internally is 
1 to 2 fluidrams 3 times a day; hypo- 
dermically, 5 minims every other day, 
gradually increased. 

Trypsogen. 

These are tablets stated to contain the 
enzymes of the islands of Langerhans 
with the tryptic and amylolytic ferments 
of the pancreas, 1/100 grain of gold 
bromid and 1/200 grain of arsenic bro- 
mid. They are of a light brown color, a 
faint odor and a sweetish taste. It is 
claimed to be of special value in diabetes 
and glycosuria, also said to be of value 
in anemia, chlorosis, chorea and neuras- 
thenia. 

Tuberculin. (Paratoloid.) 

This is a sterilized glycerin extract of 
pure cultures of the tubercle bacillus as 
introduced by Dr. Robert Koch. It is a 
transparent, light-brown liquid which is 
now mainly employed as a diagnostic 
agent against suspected tuberculosis, 
Koch himself having abandoned its use 
for curing the disease. It is injected un- 
der the skin, a few minims at a time, 
and observing if the injection is fol- 



lowed or not by specific and characteris- 
tic symptoms. It is now used mainly to 
detect tuberculous taint in cattle. 
Tuberculocidin. 

This is a pulverulent substance de- 
rived by Prof. Klebs from Koch's tuber- 
culin by eliminating certain toxic bodies 
and leaving in solution an albumose, 
which thereupon is precipitated by alco- 
hol. It is believed to represent the bene 
ficial properties of crude tuberculin. It 
is much less dangerous than Koch's 
lymph. Klebs having administered as 
much as 1 cc. to tuberculous patients. 
The dose hypodermically 1/20 to 1/10 
grain to begin with, rising rapidly. 

Tuklin. 

This is stated to be an acidified mix- 
ture of formalin, alcohol and ether, flav- 
ored with aromatic essential oils. It is 
intended for use as an antiseptic inhal- 
ant in treatment of diseases of the air 
passages. 
Tulase. 

This is a preparation made by Behring 
which is stated to contain all the con- 
stituents of Koch's bacillus. It is rec- 
ommended as a cure for tuberculosis. 
Tumenol Paste. (Tumenol Venale.) 

This is a crude mixture of variable 
proportions of tumenol sulfone and tu- 
menol sulfonic acid derived from bitu- 
minous shale. It is a dark, reddish- 
brown oil of syrupy consistence, almost 
insoluble in water but easily soluble in 
fats, ether or benzol. It is recommended 
in eczema, superficial ulcerations, excori- 
ations, burns, etc., as a palliative and 
protective covering. It is used in 5 to 
20% ointment or a 10% mixture with 
water or glycerin. 
Tumenol- Ammonium. 

This is the ammonium salt of tume- 
nol-sulfonic acid. It is a dark, oily sub- 
stance of a faint tarry odor and acrid 
taste. It is soluble in water in all pro- 
portions, also soluble in alcohol, ether or 
glycerin. It is applied as a local dress- 
ing in the form of a 5 to 10% aqueous 



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solution, a 5 to 10% tincture containing 
equal parts of ether, alcohol and water 
or glycerin, or a 5 to 20% ointment. 
Tumenol Oil. (Tumenol Sulfone.) 

This is a mixture of the sulfonated 
constituents of tumenol venale which are 
non-combinable with alkali. It is a dark, 
t&ick, oily liquid, but easily soluble in 
ether. It is used for the same purposes 
as the preceding. 

Tumenol Powder. (Tumenol-Sulfonic 
Acid.) 

This consists of the sulfonated con- 
stituents of tumenol venale, capable of 
combining with caustic alkalies. It is a 
dark-colored powder, sparingly soluble 
in cold water but readily soluble in hot 
water and in dilute ammonia water. It 
is used for skin diseases as are the other 
tumenol preparations. It is used in sub- 
stance, finely powdered, or as a 5 to 10% 
paste with or without zinc oxid. 

Turck's Compound Emulsion. 

This is stated to be made with predi- 
gested cod liver and fruit oils. 

Turicin. 

This is stated to be a compound of 
tannin and gluten. It is a fine, tasteless, 
inodorous, flesh-colored powder, insolu- 
ble in water but soluble in dilute alka- 
lies, and containing 21% of tannin. It 
is used in the diarrheas of adults. When 
taken internally it is not decomposed un- 
til it reaches the intestines. The dose is 
10 to 30 grains. 

Tussiculin. 

This is a cough remedy stated to be 
prepared from 3^ g. each of the vola- 
tile oils of melaleuca leucodendron, ser- 
pyllum, persica vulg. and 45 g. of tinc- 
ture of alkanet. — Phar. Centralh. 

Tussol. (Antipyrin Mandelate.) 

This is a white, crystalline, bitter pow- 
der. It is soluble in 15 parts of water, 3 
or 4 parts of alcohol and 25 of ether. 
It is decomposed by milk, milk food and 
alkalies. It has been extolled for the 
treatment of whooping cough. The dose 
is "fa to 8 grains according to age. 

5* 



Tutulin. 

This is a vegetable albumin. It is a 
fine yellowish-white powder, without 
odor or taste, and intended as a food in 
the dietetic treatment of typhoid fever 
and other cases where it is found diffi- 
cult to give a nourishing diet. 
Tyalid. 

This is described as a combination of 
ptyalin, pancreatin and malt diastase. It 
is marketed in the form of powder, tab- 
lets and elixir. 

Tyndale's Compound Syrup of Eu- 
calyptus. 

This is stated to contain Eucalyptus 
globulus, Eucalyptus resinifera, hore- 
hound herb, elecampane root, licorice 
root, and comfrey root. There are two 
forms, Nos. 1 and 2, the former con- 
taining 2 grains of ammonium chlorid 
to the fluidram, the latter 1/32 grain of 
morphine acetate to the fluidram. 
Tyree's Antiseptic Powder. 

Formula as published by the manu- 
facturer, in parts: Sodium borate, 50; 
alum, 50 ; carbolic acid, 5 ; glycerin, 5 ; 
the crystallized principles of thyme, 5, 
eucalyptus, 5, gaultheria, 5, mentha, 5. 

Tyree's Buchu and Hyoscyamus 
Comp. 

Each dessertspoonful is stated to con- 
tain 10 grains of buchu, 5 grains each 
of uva ursi, pareira, hyoscyamus and 
hops, 10 grains of potassium acetate and 
15 drops of "aetherial ( !) spirits of 
nitre." 

Tyree's Hypophosphite Powder Comp. 

See Hypophosphite Powder Comp. 
trimarine. 

This is a mixture of salicylic acid 
esters of aliphatic alcohol containing 
75% of salicylic acid. It is a reddish- 
brown, neutral or slightly acid fluid, 
with a weak pleasant odor and burning 
taste. It is insoluble in water but solu- 
ble in 2 parts of alcohol. It has boon 
used in articular rheumatism and similar 
affections, applied like methyl salicylate 
in the form of applications with a brush. 
followed by packing with cotton. 



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Ulyptol. 

See Eulyptol. 
Unada. 

This is an effervescent laxative tablet 
which is stated to contain magnesium 
sulfate, sodium phosphate, sodium bicar- 
bonate, lithium carbonate, and quinine 
bisulfate. 

Unger's Cure for Drunkenness. 

Dr. Unger's cure for drunkenness was 
loudly vaunted about 20 years ago, but 
its uselessness was subsequently proved. 
As it is still occasionally asked for, it is 
here given : 

Take 1 pound of best, fresh, quill red 
Peruvian bark, powder it, and soak it in 
1 pint of diluted alcohol. Afterward 
strain and evaporate it down to half a 
pint. Dose : A teaspoonful every 3 
hours the first and second day, and oc- 
casionally moisten the tongue between 
the doses. It acts like quinine, and the 
patient can tell by a headache if he is 
getting too much. The third day take as 
previous, but reduce the dose to Yz tea- 
spoonful. Afterward reduce the dose to 
15 drops, and then down to 10, and then 
down to five drops. To make a cure, it 
takes from 5 to 15 days, and extreme 
cases 30 days. Seven days are about the 
average in which a cure was said to be 
effected. — Pharm. 

Ungrol. 

This is a glycerogelatn preparation 
medicated with sublamin, intended for 
the treatment of gonorrhea and syphilis. 
It is supplied in tin tubes, accompanied 
by a canula for the introduction of the 
remedy. 

Unguentine. (148) 

The formula given is : Carbolic acid, 
2% ; ichthyol, $% ; alum, 15 to 16%, the 
vehicle being petrolatum. The manufac- 
turers state that "by a process of our 
own we eliminate most of the astringent 
properties of the alum, thus rendering it 
non-irritable in this large amount." 

It is a fact, however, that the astring- 
cncy of alum is an inherent property. 



Unguentine Cones. 

These are rectal suppositories stated 
to contain "alum (non-irritating)," ergo- 
tin, menthol, ichthyol, extracts of opium 
and belladonna, carbolic acid, and cocoa 
butter. 
Unguentine Crayons. 

These are urethral bougies said to 
contain corrosive sublimate, 1/200 gr., 
morphine, 1/12 gr., zinc sulfocarbolate, 
1/16 gr., "alum (non-irritating)," l /% gr., 
powdered golden seal, 1/16 gr., protar- 
gol, 1/10 gr., and cocoa butter. 
Unguentine Pencils. 

These are intra-uterine bougies each 
said to contain corrosive sublimate, 1/100 
gr., zinc sulfocarbolate, y% gr., "alum 
(non-irritating)," i]/ 2 gr., ichthyol, 2 gr., 
powdered golden seal, *4 gr., protargol. 
y 5 gr., and cocoa butter, q. s. 
Unguentine Pessaries. 

These are vaginal suppositories which 
are stated to contain "alum (non-irri- 
tating)," carbolic acid, ichthyol and a 
glycerogelatin vehicle. 

The No. 4 pessaries are stated to con- 
tain "alum comp. (non-irritating)," 10 
gr., ichthyol, 2 gr., phenol, 2 gr., boric 
acid, 15 gr., aromatic antiseptic ols, and 
a glycogelatin vehicle. 

Unguentum Crede. 

See Collargol Ointment. 
Ungt Betulse Comp. 

This is stated to be composed of oil of 
birch tar (Russian), salicylic acid, and 
diachylon plaster. 

Uralium. (Uraline — Chloral-Ure- 
thane.) 
This is a white powder, insoluble in 
cold water, decomposed by hot water, 
soluble in alcohol and ether. It is used 
as a hypnotic in doses of 15 to 45 grains, 
and is supposed to be superior to chloral. 

Uranium Nitrate. 

This is in yellow crystals, soluble in 
water, alcohol, or ether. It is recom- 
mended for diabetes but does not dimin- 
ish the elimination of sugar. The dose 
is 1 or 2 grains 3 times daily, the dose 






PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



869 



being gradually increased to 15 grains. 
Uranium salts, made into plaster, are 
recommended as application to lupus. 
Urasol. (116) 

This is a condensation product of ace- 
tic and salicylic acids and formaldehyde. 
It is in very fine crystals which are solu- 
ble in ether or alcohol but insoluble in 
water. It is used as a uric acid solvent 
and for uric acid poisoning, and in the 
treatment of rheumatism, gout, pneu- 
monia, influenza, typhoid fever, scarlet 
fever, etc., in doses of 5 to 8 grains. 
Urea. (Carbamide.) 

This is a constituent of urine but is 
formed artificially by heating ammonium 
cyanate. It is in white crystals which 
are soluble in water or alcohol. It is 
used as a diuretic in renal calculus, also 
an antitubercular. The dose is 10 to 20 
grains in water 3 or 4 times a day. 

Urethane. (Ethyl Urethane— Ethyl 
Carbamate.) 

This is an ester of carbamic acid ob- 
tained by the action of alcohol on urea. 
It is in colorless, odorless crystals, hav- 
ing a saline taste. It is very soluble in 
water and other solvents, and is decom- 
posed by acids and alkalies. It is used 
as a hypnotic but it has no direct anal- 
gesic influence, and hence has never be- 
come popular. The dose is 15 to 45 
grains. It is recognized by the U. S. P. 
Urgosan. (172) 

This is put up in gelatin capsules, each 
one containing 5 grains of gonosan and 
2J/2 grains of hexamethylenetetramine. 
It is used in the treatment of inflamma- 
tion of the bladder, following gonorrheal 
infection of the urinary tract. 
Uric Solvent, Hayden's. (145) 

This is stated to represent Althaea 
officinalis, Epigsea repens, Iris versi- 
color, Juniperus communis, Polytrichum 
juniperus, lithium citrate, sodium ace- 
tate, and potassium nitrate. 
Uricsol. 

This is stated to be a concentrated so- 
lution of lithium citrate and sodium 
phosphate. 



Uriform. (179) 

Each 2 fluidrams is stated to contain 

Hexamethylenetetramine gr. 7^2 

Saw palmetto gr. 5 

Santal gr. 2Y2 

Damiana gr. 2^ 

Coca . gr. 2^> 

Nux vomica gr. *4 

In a menstruum containing 20% of 
alcohol with sugar and aromatics. 

Uriseptin. (79) 

This is described as a solution of hex- 
amethylenetetramine with lithia and con- 
taining fluid extracts of couch grass and 
corn silk. The manufacturers state that 
lithium oxid and formaldehyde are in 
combination, the mixture representing 
26.77 grains per fluidounce. 

Uritone. (159) 

This is the same as Hexamethylenete- 
tramine, which see. 

Urocitral. (175) 

This is stated to be chemically theo- 
bromine sodium citrate, a white powder, 
readily soluble in warm water, and con- 
taining 40% of theobromine. It is used 
as a diuretic in doses 7^ to 15 grains 
several times a day. 

Urol. 

This is the name for quinate of urea. 
It is in white crystals, readily soluble in 
water or alcohol. It is used for gout 
and gravel in doses of 10 to 30 grains. 

Urocol. 

These are tablets each containing l / 2 g. 
of urol, J /2 g. of milk sugar, and 1 mg. 
of colchicin. These are used to cut 
short acute attacks of gout, 4 or 5 being 
generally sufficient. 

Uroformin. (63) 

This is stated to be hexamethylenete- 
tramine. It is marketed in the form of 
powder and as 5-grain tablets. 

Uroformin Comp. Elixir. 

See Elixir Uroformin Comp. 
Urolysin. 

This is stated to be a mixture of citro- 
zon with 10% of quinic acid. See Citro- 
zon. It is used as a remedy for gout. 



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Uropherin-B. (Theobromine and 
Lithium Benzoate.) (130) 

This is a double salt of theobromine- 
Hthium and lithium benzoate. It is a 
white powder containing 50% of theo- 
bromine, and soluble in 5 parts of water. 
It is decomposed on exposure to light 
and air. It is a diuretic recommended 
for dropsy and diseases of the heart and 
genitourinary organs. The dose is 5 to 
15 grains. 

TJropherin-S. (Theobromine and 
Lithium Salicylate.) (130) 

This is a double salt of theobromine- 
lithium and lithium salicylate. Proper- 
ties, uses and dose are the same as those 
of uropherin-B. 

Uropurgol. 

This is another name for Urotropine- 
New, which see. 
TJropurin. 

This is a dry extract of uva ursi 
leaves which is supplied commercially in 
the form of compressed tablets, each of 
which is stated to contain ^4 gr.'of the 
dried extract. 

Urosine. (Lithium Quinate.) 

This is in colorless, odorless "crystals 
of a saline taste, readily soluble in water, 
sparingly in alcohol and insoluble in 
chloroform and ether. It is recommend- 
ed for gout, stone in the bladder, cystitis, 
and uric acid diathesis. It is supplied 
in the form of powder or as effervescent 
tablets each containing quinic acid, 7^ 
gr., lithium carbonate, \V 2 gr., and sugar, 
AV2 gr. 
Urotropine. 

This is the same as Hexamethylenete- 
tramine, which see. 

Urotropin-New. (TJrotropin Methy- 
lene Citrate.) 

See Hexamethylenetetramine methy- 
lene citrate. The dose is 15 grains 3 
times a day. 
TJrotropin Quinate. 

See Chinotropin. 
TJrotropin Tannate. 

See Tannopine. 



TJrsin. 

This is a compound of quinic acid 
and lithium. See Urosin. 

TJrystamine. (185) 

This is stated to be chemically hexa- 
methylenetetramine lithium-zenzoate. It 
is soluble in water, and is recommended 
for gout, rheumatism, vesical and ure- 
thral catarrh, and as a urinary antiseptic 
in doses of 15 grains. 

Ustadine. (177) 

This is stated to contain the active 
principle of Ustilago maydis, nux vom- 
ica, and aromatic extracts. 

Uterine Tonic Sedative. 

See Elixir Viburnum and Hydrastis 
Comp. 

Uterine Tonic Cordial. (182a) 

Each fluidounce is stated to contain 60 
grains each of black haw and golden 
seal and 30 grains of Jamaica dogwood. 
Uterol. 

This is now known as Utros, which 
see. 

Uterotonic Compound. (143) 
Each fluidounce is stated to contain 

Squaw vine gr. 40 

Black haw gr. 40 

Jamaica dogwood gr. 30 

Golden seal gr. 20 

Black cohosh gr. 20 

Cascara sagrada .gr. 10 

Henbane gr. 4 

Potassium bromid gr. 10 

Utonia. (173) 

This is described as a preparation of 
mitchella, helonias, senecio, aletris and 
cimicifuga. 

Utros. (Elixir Viburnum Comp.) 
(141) 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 

Cramp bark gr. 30 

Hydrastis gr. 30 

Black haw gr. 20 

Aletris gr. 15 

Squaw vine gr. 15 

Blue cohosh gr. 15 

Cascara sagrada gr. 15 

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PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Vaginal Wafers. (138) 
Each is stated to contain 

Salicylic acid gr. I 

Tannic acid gr. 2 

Boric acid . . . gr. 3 

Extract of opium gr. x% 

Extract of helonias gr. l / 2 

Extract of henbane gr. I 

With thymol, eucalyptol and alum. 

Vaginoids. (141) 
These are vaginal suppositories, each 

one of which is stated to contain 

Phenol gr. 2 

Ichthyol . gr. 1^4 

Zinc sulfocarbolate gr. 1 

Iodin gr. l / 2 

Boroglyceride and gelatin, q. s. 

Vagipos. (84) 

This is stated to contain menthol, thy- 
mol, iodin, hydrastis, one of the newer 
anesthetics, with gelatin and boroglyce- 
ride. 

Validol. (222) 

This is the menthylester of valerianic 
acid with 30% of free menthol. It is a 
clear, colorless liquid, of a mild, pleas- 
ant odor, insoluble in water, readily sol- 
uble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, and 
oils, and is decomposed by alkalies. It 
is an analeptic, antihysteric, carminative 
and stomachic, and is recommended in 
hysteria, migraine, gastralgia, gastritis, 
vomiting of pregnancy, and all reflex 
neuroses, and is said to be a specific 
against seasickness. It is said to be well 
borne by the most sensitive stomach. 
The dose is 10 to 15 drops on a little 
sugar or in a little sweet wine, 3 times a 
day. 
Validol, Camphorated. 

This is validol with 10% of camphor 
dissolved in it. It is recommended in 
serious cases of exhaustion, where the 
administration of camphor is indicated; 
in odontalgia, either by application to the 
pulp or inserted on cotton into the pre- 
viously cleansed cavity. The dose is 10 
to 15 drops. 
Valofen. (96) 

This is a patented liquid preparation 
intended to replace recently prepared in- 



fusions of valerian. It is stated to con- 
tain ethyl valerate, ammonium valerate, 
and the active constituents of pepper- 
mint. The dose is 10 to 25 drops. 
Valyl. 

This is the diethylamid of valerianic 
acid. It is a colorless, neutral liquid, of 
a pepper-like odor and a burning taste. 
It is soluble in 25 parts of water and is 
easily soluble in alcohol or ether. It 
should not be exposed to the air. It acts 
as a sedative, antispasmodic and nervine, 
similar to valerian, and is recommended 
in hysteria, hemicrania, neuralgia, in- 
somnia due to nervousness, etc. Owing 
to its liability to oxidize when exposed 
to the air, it is supplied only in the form 
of gelatin capsules, each containing 2 
grains, the dose being 2 or 3 capsules, 
best given during or immediately after 
meals. 
Van's Mexican Hair Restorative. 

The composition of this is given thus 
by the manufacturers : Glycerin, cactus, 
salt, vinegar, extracts from several Mex- 
ican roots and flowers, alcohol and per- 
fume. 

According to a testimonial from Dr. 
F. L. James, he qualitatively analyzed 
the mixture and found neither lead nor 
other harmful mineral. 
Vanier's Iodized Syrup Quinine. 

This is stated to have this' composi- 
tion : 

Potassium iodid .-. g. 3 

Fluid ext. cinchona g. 25 

Fl. ext. of bitter orange peel. .g. 5 

Fluid extract of walnut g. 50 

Alcohol, 30% g- 17 

Simple syrup g. 900 

Varalettes. (25) 

These are effervescent salts put up in 
the form of compressed tablets. Various 
substances are put up in this form, such 
as antipyrine, antipyrine and caffeine, so- 
dium bromid, lithium citrate, caffeine, 
etc. 
Vaseline Emulsion. (39) 

This is stated to be a combination of 
vaseline, glycerin, hypophosphites of 
lime and soda, and certain food prod- 
ucts. 



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Vasenol. 

This is an ointment vehicle prepared 
by mixing petrolatum and fatty alcohols 
derived from wax, spermaceti and lano- 
lin. It is said to have the property of 
taking up considerable water. It is put 
up as a soft ointment, a powder and a 
liquid. 
Vasogen. (161) 

This is described as an oxygenated 
hydrocarbon which has the power of 
rendering many other substances mixed 
with it soluble in or emulsifiable by wa- 
ter. It is put up in various combina- 
tions, such as iodin, 6 and io%, guaia- 
col, sulfur, tar, mercury, menthol, iodo- 
form, etc., all of which are to be applied 
externally. 
Vasopolentum. (175) 

This is the name applied to an olein- 
paraffin mixture which in the solid form 
is intended as an ointment vehicle and in 
the liquid form as a solvent for iodin 
and other substances intended for exter- 
nal application. 
Vera Diastase. (187) 

This is a diastasic ferment obtained 
from the pancreatic gland of the pig. It 
is a light yellowish-white powder, having 
a faint odor and a somewhat mucilagin- 
ous taste. It is not entirely soluble in 
water but the diastasic principle is, how- 
ever, completely soluble so that its solu- 
tions may be filtered without loss of ac- 
tivity. It is incompatible with strong 
alcohol, alkalies, acids, and other sub- 
stances incompatible with ferments. It 
is claimed to digest 150 times its weight 
of starch in 10 minutes, under proper 
conditions. It is recommended as a di- 
gestant of starchy food in amylaceous 
dyspepsia in doses of 2 grains or more. 
It is marketed in the form of powder, 
2-grain tablets, and as essence, which 
see. 
Vera Diastase Essence. 

This is a liquid containing 2 grains of 
vera diastase to each fluidounce, in a 
menstruum containing 14% of alcohol, 
12^2% of glycerin, and flavoring mat- 
ters. The dose is a tcaspoonful. 



Veracolate. 

This is a combination of bile acids 
with extract of cascara, which is mar- 
keted in tablet form. 
Veratrol. 

This is the dimethylether of pyroca- 
techin. It is a clear liquid, insoluble in 
water but soluble in ether, alcohol and 
fixed oils. It is used externally as an 
application in intercostal neuralgia and 
internally against pulmonary tuberculosis 
instead of guaiacol. The dose is 2 
drops 3 times a day. 
Veratrone. (159) 

This is described as a non-alcoholic, 
physiologically standardized preparation 
of veratrum viride of one-fourth the 
strength of the fluid extract. It is suit- 
able either for internal or hypodermic 
administration. The dose is 15 to 30 
minims orally or 10 to 15 minims hypo- 
dermatically. 
Vermifugin. (85) 

This is stated to be composed of jalap, 
santonin, scammony resin, calomel and 
sugar. 
Vereform Antiseptic. (203) 

This is a yellowish liquid described as 
a solution of soap containing 6% of for- 
maldehyde gas. It is practically neutral, 
is miscible with water in all proportions, 
and is incompatible with alkaline earths, 
heavy metals and acids. It is approxi- 
mately one-sixth the strength of the U. 
S. P. solution of formaldehyde. A solu- 
tion containing 1.6% is said to be equal 
in antiseptic value to a 1 in 1000 solution 
of mercuric chlorid. A solution contain- 
ing 1% or over is used for sterilization 
of the hands and of the field of opera- 
tion. 
Veroform Germicide. 

This is a yellowish liquid described as 
a solution of soap containing 20% of 
formaldehyde. It has properties, etc., 
similar to veroform antiseptic, which 
see. It is used as a bactericide and de- 
tergent. It is approximately one-half 
the strength of the U. S. P. solution of 
formaldehyde. 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Veronal. (Diethylbarbituric Acid — 
Diethylmalonylurea.) 

This is a white, crystalline powder, 
odorless, of a faintly bitter taste, solu- 
ble in about 150 parts of cold water and 
12 parts of boiling water. It forms al- 
kaline salts which are easily soluble. It 
is recommended in simple insomnia, as 
well as in that accompanying hysteria, 
neurasthenuia, and mental disturbances. 
The dose is 5 to 15 grains in hot water, 
tea or milk, or in wafer or capsule fol- 
lowed by a cupful of a warm drink. 
Vesipyrin. 

This is acetylsalol, being to salol what 
aspirin is to salicylic acid. It is in white 
crystals, insoluble in water but soluble 
in alcohol and other similar solvents. 
It is recommended for acute articular 
rheumatism in doses of 15 grains. 
Vestosol. 

This is stated to be an ointment con- 
taining 2% of formaldehyde with some 
zinc oxid and boric acid. It is recom- 
mended especially for bromidrosis and 
hyperidrosis. 
Vial's Capsules of Oil of Juniper. 

These are stated to contain, accord- 
ing to Hager, a mixture of oil of juni- 
per berries and empyreumatic oil of 
juniper. 
Viburnal. (205) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 10 
grains each of Viburnum prun. and 
Cimicifuga racemosa and 20 grains of 
"Helonias comp." The menstruum is 
stated to be wine. 

Vibutero. (187) 

This is an elixir, each fluidounce of 
which is said to represent 40 grains of 
black haw, 30 grains of cramp bark, 20 
grains each of squaw vine, wild yam, 
Jamaica dogwood, and saw palmetto ber- 
ries, and 5 grains of Pulsatilla, in a 
menstruum containing 17% of alcohol. 
Viferral. 

See Hydronal. 
Villosa Compound. (49) 

This is stated to contain 30 grains 
each of Dioscorea villosa and Viburnum 



oxycoccus, 15 grains each of Scutel- 
laria .lateriflora, Hydrastis canadensis, 
and Cinnamomum zeylanicum, 20 grains 
of chloral hydrate, and 4*0 grains of 
potassium bromid to each fluidounce, 
with suitable aromatics. 
Vin Nourry Iodotane. 

See Nourry's Iodinated Wine. 
Vindone. 

A trade synonym for grape juice. 
Vinette. (193) 

Each two fluidounces is stated to con- 
tain 4 grains of iron hypophosphate, 10 
grains each of potassium and sodium 
hypophosphites, 15 grains of magnesium 
hypophosphite, T / 2 dram of tincture of 
sweet orange, 1 dram each of the com- 
pound tinctures of gentian and cin- 
chona, and sherry wine and carmina- 
tives. 
Vinopyrin. 

This is a tartaric acid combination of 
paraphenetidin and is therefore closely 
related to phenacetine. It is a white 
crystalline powder, soluble in 25 parts 
of cold water, more soluble in boiling 
water with some decomposition, less 
readily soluble in alcohol, and insoluble 
in ether. It is used as an antipyretic 
and antineuralgic in doses of 10 to 15 
grains three or four times a day. 
Vioform. (Iodochloroxyquinolin.) 

This is a very voluminous greenish- 
yellow powder, nearly odorless, insolu- 
ble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, 
and is six times as bulky as odoform. It 
contains about 42% of iodin. It is used 
as an antiseptic and hemostatic and is 
said to be non-toxic and non-irritant. 
It is used as a dusting powder, and in 
ointments, sprays, suppositories or 
gauze (which see). 

Vioform Gauze. 

This is gauze impregnated with a so- 
lution of 10 g. of vioform, 50 g. of abso- 
lute alcohol, 10 g. of sugar, 25 g. of 
glycerin, and 500 g. of water. 

Viola Cream. 

According to Campbell's analysis this 
contains 2.8% of corrosive sublimate. 



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Virilin. 

This is stated to be a combination of 
yohimbin, zinc phosphid, and glycero- 
phosphates of lime, soda, iron, and 
strychnine. It is put up in boxes contain- 
ing 21 capsules. It is recommended as 
an aphrodisiac. 
Virol. (27) 

This is stated to be composed of ex- 
tract of malt, red bone marrow, and 
fresh eggs. 
Viscin. 

This is a glutinous substance resem- 
bling bird lime and is employed as a 
substitute for rubber in the manufacture 
of such articles as adhesive plaster and 
as a means of applying remedies in skin 
diseases. Its advantage over rubber is 
its price. 
Viscolan. 

This is a mixture of 3 parts of puri- 
fied viscin (which see) and 2 parts of 
anhydrous wool fat. It is a neutral 
ointment vehicle which does not become 
rancid. 
Viskolein. (123) 

This is put up in three forms, the for- 
mulas for which according to the manu- 
facturers are as follows : 

No. 1 (6-grain tablets). — Phenylamine, 
caffein, "kolein" and boric acid, in chem- 
ical proportions, 5 17-20 grains; menthol, 
thymol and eucalyptol, each 1/20 grain. 

No. 2 (6-grain capsules). — Sulfocar- 
bolates of zinc and soda, each 2 grains, 
"kolein," i l / 2 grains "phenol-benzolate," 
7/20 grain, menthol, thymol and eucalyp- 
tol, each, 1/20 grain. 

No. 3 (Hypodermic solution). — This 
is a saturated solution of No. 2. 
Vitalic Hypophosphites. (143) 

This is stated to contain the following 
hypophosphites in each fluidounce : Po- 
tassium, l]/ 2 grains, sodium, i]/ 2 grains, 
iron, 1% grains, manganese, 1 grain, 
quinine, 7/16 grain, and strychnine, % 
grain. 
Vitose. (191) 

This is a new ointment vehicle which 
fs described as a glycerin-oil-albuminate. 



It is said to be odorless, without tend- 
ency to rancidity, and miscible with 
glycerin, water or oils. 
Volesan. 

This is put up in gelatin capsules each 
one of which contains approximately 
1/24 grain of heroin, 4 grains of tolu 
balsam, 1 grain of camphor, and 5 grains 
of creosote carbonate. 
Voseptol. 

This is a vanadium preparation which 
has been recommended as a useful anti- 
septic and healing application to wounds 
and abraded surfaces. 
Vulneral. 

This is said to contain benzoin, myrrh, 
petrolatum, spermaceti, lanolin, boric 
acid, zinc oxid, carbolic acid, aluminium 
acetate, camphor and lard. 

Vulnoplast. 

This is an antiseptic gauze dressing 
composed of three layers, the lower one 
being covered with a gelatin vehicle con- 
taining 10% of protargol and 5% of 
xeroform. The second layer is absorb- 
ent cotton and the third layer is medi- 
cated gauze again. 

"W-A" Intestinal Antiseptic. 

This is stated to be a mixture of the 
chemically pure sulfocarbolates of lime, 
soda and zinc. 

Wampole's Antiseptic Solution. 

See Formolid. 

Wampole's Preparation of Cascara 
Bark. 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 
15 grains of cascara sagrada, 7 l A grains 
each of mandrake and dandelion, and 
aromatics. 

Wampole's Preparation of Extract of 
Cod Liver. 

This is stated to contain a solution of 
the extractive obtainable from fresh cod 
liver, combined with liquid extract of 
malt, fluid extract of wild cherry bark, 
and compound syrup of hypophosphites 
(containing calcium, sodium, potassium, 
iron, manganese, quinine, and strych- 
nine). 



PROPRIETARY AND SYNTHETIC REMEDIES. 



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Ward's Essence for Headache. 

The following resembles and is gen- 
erally sold for it (Cooley) : 

Camphor av. oz. 3 

Oil of lavender fl. dr. 4^ 

Ammonia water fl. oz. 8 

Alcohol fl. oz. 20 

Mix, close the vessel, and agitate oc- 
casionally until the camphor is dis- 
solved. 

Waterbury's Cod Liver Oil (Meta- 
bolized) Compound. (214) 

This is stated to contain 

"Cod liver oil (metalbolized)".25% 

Unfermented malt extract 25% 

Hypophosphites co. special 25% 

Extracts cherry, eucalyptus and 

armatics 25% 

It is also put up so that each table- 
spoonful contains 2 minims of creosote 
and 1 minim of guaiacol. 
Waterbury's Glyco-Chlorides. 

See Glyco-Chlorides. 
Watt's Anti-Rheumatic Pills. 

Aloes gr. 240 

Gamboge gr. 240 

Hellebore gr. 120 

Calomel gr. 30 

Guaiac gr! 30 

Yellow sulfid of antimony, .gr. 15 

Oil of clove m. 30 

Soap gr. 60 

Spirit of camphor sufficient 

Make into 5-grain pills. — Nat. Dr. 
Waterhouse Uterine Wafers. 

The formula given in the advertise- 
ments is "ex. calendula," "ex. tiger lily," 
"ex. jequirity," and boracic acid. 
Waxham's Tonic Pills 
Each is made to contain 

Cinchonidine sulfate gr. 1 

Extract of prickly ash gr. Y\ 

Extract of red cinchona gr. Y\ 

Extract of dogwood gr. Y\ 

Capsicum gr. Y\ 

Wayne's Aphrodisiac Tablets. 

See Tonic Aphrodisiac Tablets. 
Weeks' Anti-Constipation Pills. 

Each pill is stated to contain % grain 
each of aloin, podophyllin, and extracts 
of belladonna and nux vomica. 
Weeks' Little Devils. 

Each of the "active" pills is stated 



to contain 1/10 grain each of aloin, 
compound extract of colocynth and ex- 
tract of nux vomica, V 5 grain of resin 
of podophyllin, 1/15 grain of croton oil, 
and 1/128 grain of oleoresin of capsi- 
cum. 

The "mild" pills are stated to contain, 
each, leptandrin, 1/32 grain; aloin and 
extract of henbane, each 1/16 grain; 
podophyllin, 1/6 grain; gamboge, 1/64 
grain; and oils of capsicum and pep- 
permint, each 1/128 grain. 
Weber's Alpine Tea. 

According to Hager this is composed 
of senna leaves, mallow leaves, coltsfoot 
herb, wood betony, woodruff herb, ar- 
nica, calendula, yarrow, elder, melilotus, 
guaiac wood, unpeeled sweet wood, etc. 
Weinmann's Dental Anaesthetic. 

This contains about 5 3 A% of cocaine 
hydrochlorate, also alcohol, oil of pep- 
permint and iodin (indicating possibly 
aristol). — Sadtler. 
Weld's Syrup of Iron Chlorid. 

See Syrup of Iron Chlorid. 
Westphal's Auxiliator. 

According to analysis by the chemist 
of the New Hampshire Board of Health, 
this was found to have 3.56% residue on 
evaporation, glycerin, and borax or boric 
acid. There was also found 54.8% of 
alcohol of which one-fifth was wood 
alcohol. 

Wheeler's Tissue Phosphates. (Com- 
pound Elixir of Phosphates and 
Calisaya.) 

This is stated to contain bone-calcium 
phosphate, sodium phosphate, ferrous 
phosphate, trihydrogen phosphate, and 
the active principles of calisaya and wild 
cherry. 
Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer. 

According to an analysis, conducted in 
the laboratory of the American Medical 
Association, this was found to contain 
potassium, sodium and bromin equal in 
amount to 12.61 g. of potassium bromid 
and 6.30 g. of sodium bromid in 100 cc. 
Syrup of licorice is apparently used to 
disguise the taste of the salts. 



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White's Eye Water. 

Contains 1.73% of zinc sulfate, 2% 
of honey, 2.56% of alcohol, and 0.2% of 
free acetic acid. — Apoth. Ztg. ; analysis 
by Dr. H. Weller. 
White's (Peleg) Salve. 

Burgundy pitch av. oz. 12 

Yellow wax av. oz. 1 

— Nelson's Handbook. 

Whitehead's Spirit of Mustard. 
According to Hager this is a mixture 

of 

Oil of turpentine g. 20 

Oil of rosemary g. 10 

Camphor g. 5 

Spirit of mustard g. 50 

Alcohol g. 100 

Wickersheimer's Preservative Fluid. 

There are two such liquids, one in- 
tended for the preservation of meats and 
patented in the United States in 1881, 
consists of 15 g. of common salt, 60 g. 
of alum, 9 g. of salicylic acid, 45 g. of 
methyl alcohol, 250 g. of glycerin, and 
3 liters of water. 

The other was patented in Germany 
and is intended for the preservation of 
anatomical specimens. It is composed 
according to Hager, of 60 g. of potash, 
25 g. of common salt, 12 g. of saltpeter, 
20 g. of arsenous acid, 100 g. of alum, 
300 g. of methyl alcohol, 1550 g. of 
glycerin, and 3 liters of water. 

Wiesel's Vin Kollerina Comp. (Comp. 
Wine of Cocoa. (216) 
According to the manufacturer, this is 
a compound wine of cocoa with celery, 
chamomile, and aromatics. 

Wild Cherry and Morrhualine 
Cordial. (141) 

According to the manufacturers' state- 
ment, each fluidounce contains 

Calcium hypophosphite gr. 2 

Potassium hypophosphite ....gr. 4 

Sodium hypophosphite gr. 4 

Manganese hypophosphite . .. .gr. 1 

Strych. phosph gr. 1/64 

Arsenic trioxid gr. 1/64 

Fid. wild cherry, sol m.. 16 

Extract malt m. 5 

Pepsin (1:3000) gr. 2 



Morrhuol m. 1 % 

Glycerin and wine q. s. 



William's Aphroditic Lymph. (144) 

This is said to contain the active prin- 
ciples of fresh bull's testicles and of 
goat's cord and brain. 
Winchester's Hypophosphites. 

This is described as a solution of the 
hypophosphites of lime and soda with- 
out syrup. 
Wine of Cod Liver Oil Comp. 

See Hostelley's Wine of Cod Liver 
Oil Comp. 

Wine of Cod Liver Oil Extract with 
Cherry and Hypophosphites. 
(221) 

This is stated to represent one-fourth 
its volume of cod liver oil with extract 
of malt, fluid extract 6i wild cherry 
bark, and the hypophosphites of lime, 
sodium, potassium, iron, manganese, qui- 
nine and strychnine. 

Wine of Cod Liver Oil Extract with 
Peptonate of Iron. 

See Steam's Wine. 
Wine of Hypophosphites Comp. 

See Elixir Vigorans. 
Wine of Mitchella, Compound. (17) 

This is stated to be composed of 
mitchella repens, cimicifuga, senecio, vi- 
burnum pruni folium, and hyosc} r amus 
formed into a vinous elixir with the fer- 
mented juice of the fruit of Rhus gla- 
brum. 

Wine of Senecio Compound. (36) 

Each fluidram is stated to represent 
10 grains each of senecio aureus and vi- 
burnum prunifolium, 5 grains each of 
Hydrastis canadensis and helonias dioica, 
8 grains of mitchella repens, 2 grains of 
cimicifuga racemosa, and 1 grain each of 
Pulsatilla and conium maculatum seed. 
Wismol. (30) 

This is said to be a mixture of mag- 
nesium peroxid with bismuth oxid. On 
contact with wound surfaces, oxygen is 
liberated and hence it has been recom- 
mended as a substitute for iodoform. It 
is a fine, white powder, odorless and 
tasteless, and insoluble in ordinary sol- 
vents. 



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"Wistar's Cough Lozenges. 

• The following is given by Cooley : 
Gum arabic av.oz. 2^2 
Extract of licorice av.oz. 2Y2 

Sugar av.oz. 2^4 

Opium, powder gr. 60 

I Oil of anise drops 40 
For 60 lozenges. 
The troches of glycyrrhiza and opium, 
. S. P., contain the same ingredients, 
but are only about % of the size of the 
preceding. 
Wither's Antizymotic Solution. 

The following contains the same es- 
sential ingredients as were found by 
Bierbach's analysis in the original : 
Corrosive sublimate gr. 

I Aluminum chlorid gr. 
Zinc chlorid gr. 
Potassium chlorid gr. 
Sodium chlorid gr. 
Hydrochloric acid m 
Water to make fl.oz. 
flinsi's Paper. 
The following is the formula, accord- 
g to Hager : 
Fruit of capsicum annuum. . . .g. 
Benzoin g. 
Euphorbium g. 

Copaiba balsam g. 

Dragon's blood g. 

Absolute alcohol g. 

Macerate the capsicum with the 



16 
6 

6 

60 
15 
16 



20 

6 
2 
1 
1 
120 
alco- 
hol for 3 days and express. To the liquid 
obtained, add the other ingredients, mac- 
erate again for 3 days, and filter. Evap- 
orate the filtrate at a gentle heat to 60 
g. This liquid is then spread on thin 
paper. In using this, strips of the pa- 
per, slightly warmed, are to be placed 
over the aching parts. 

Woodbridge Treatment of Typhoid 
Fever. 

This method of treatment of typhoid 
requires the employment of the three 
formulas : 

I. (Tablets.) 

Podophyllin gr. 1/960 

Calomel gr. 1/16 

Guaiacol carbonate gr. 1/16 

Menthol gr. 1/16 

Eucalyptol sufficient 

II. (Tablets.) 

Podophyllin gr. 1/960 

Calomel gr. 1/16 



Guaiacol carbonate gr. l / A 

Menthol gr . 1/16 

Thymol , gr . 1/16 

Eucalyptol , sufficient 

III. (Capsules.) 

Guaiacol carbonate gr. 3 

Thymol gr. 1 

Menthol gr. y 2 

Eucalyptol m. 5 

IV. (Tablets for children.) 

Podophyllin gr. 1/960 

Calomel gr. 1/16 

Guaiacol carbonate gr. % 

Menthol gr. 1/96 

Eucalyptol sufficier " 

V. (Capsules for children.) 

Guaiacol carbonate gr. y 2 

Thymol ..? gr. l / % 

Menthol gr. 1/16 

Eucalyptol m. 1 

Olive oil sufficient 

"Warden's Nasal and Throat Spray — 
Geolinum Antisepticum. 

This consists of geoline combined with 
menthol, eucalyptol and terebene. 
Wright's Condensed Smoke. 

This is presumably, like the other 
preparations of this kind, crude pyrolig- 
neous acid. 

Wyeth's Effervescing Headache 
Salts. 

See Caf-Acetan. 
Xanol. (131) 

This is a name for sodio-caffeine 
salicylate, which is a white powder free- 
ly soluble in water, and is decomposed 
by acids. 
Xaxa. 

This is a name for acetylsalicylic acid. 

Xeroform. (Tribromphenol — Bis- 
muth.) 

This is a chemical combination of bis- 
muthyl oxid and tribromphenol, con- 
taining nearly 60% of the former. It is 
a fine, yellow, nearly odorless and taste- 
less powder. It is insoluble in water, al- 
cohol, chloroform, and oils, but is solu- 
ble in 3 T / 2 parts of 2% hydrochloric acid. 
It is decomposed by alkalies, but not by 
temperatures below 120 C. so that it 
may be sterilized. 

It is stated to be a non-irritant and 



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non-toxic antiseptic and is recommended 
as an odorless substitute for iodoform. 
Internally it is used for cholera infan- 
tum, dysentery, intestinal tuberculosis, 
etc., in doses of 15 to 45 grains for 
adults or 2 to 5 grains for children. 
Xylol. (Xylene— Dimethylbenzene.) 

This is a colorless, inflammable liquid. 
It is given internally in small-pox in 
doses of 3 to 10 minims, dissolved in oil 
and made into emulsion or put into cap- 
sules. 
Yale's (Mme.) Hair Tonic. 

According to an analysis by the chem- 
ist of the New Hampshire Board of 
Health, this was found to contain 2.09% 
residue on evaporation, largely glycerin 
with cinchona alkaloids. The prepara- 
tion gave a slight reaction for boric acid 
or borax; no vesicating substance was 
found. It contained 17% of ethyl alco- 
hol. 
Yohimbine. 

This is an alkaloid obtained from the 
bark of the Cameroon tree growing in 
West Africa. It is credited with aphro- 
disiac properties, being at the same time 
innocuous. It is marketed in the form 
of powder and 1/12 grain tablets which 
latter contain 1/12 grain of the hydro- 
chlorid. The usual dose is 1 to 3 tablets 
per day. 
Zaza's (Mme.) Toilet Cream. 

When analyzed by the chemist of the 
Xew Hampshire Board of Health, this 
was found to contain boric acid or 
borax, volatile oils, a vegetable gum, 
probably tragacanth, and glvcerin. 
Ze-An. (143) 

This is described as a concentrated 
fluid extract of corn silk, 8 times the 
strength of the ordinary fluid extract. 
Ze-An, Lithiated. 

Each fluidounce is stated to represent 
8 ounces of fresh corn silk and contains 
also 12 grains each of lithium benzoate 
and salicylate. 

Ze-Aseptine. (Ze-An, Forminated.) 
Each fluidounce is stated to represent 



8 ounces of fresh corn silk and 16 grains 

of hexamethylenamine. 

Zem^col. (Eczema Colloid.) (148) 

This is stated to be the extract of the 
rete mucosum of the healthy yearling 
lamb, combined with glycerin and salicy- 
lic acid. 
Zepp's Dandruff Cure. 

This is labeled as containing 46% of 
grain alcohol. The chemist of the Xew 
Hampshire Board of Health found it to 
contain a small amount of borax, can- 
tharides, and glycerin. The total solids 
amounted to 2%. 
Zinc Permanganate. 

This is in almost black hygroscopic 
crystals very much resembling those of 
the potassium salt, and is readily soluble 
in water. It is an antiseptic and disin- 
fectant. It is used as a collyrium in a 
strength of 1 or 2 to 1000 and as an in- 
jection in gonorrhea, 1:4000. It must 
not be mixed with organic matter as an 
explosion may occur. 
Zinc Perhydrol. (130) 

This is a compound containing 50% 
of zinc dioxid and 50% of zinc oxid. It 
is a white powder, insoluble in water 
but decomposed by acids with liberation 
of hydrogen peroxid. It is applied to 
wounds and ulcerating surfaces, and has 
the advantage over sodium dioxid that 
the product of decomposition is not a 
caustic substance but the inert zinc oxid. 
It is applied as a dusting powder or in 
10% ointment. 
Zinc Sulfocarbolate. 

This is in colorless or faintly pinkish 
crystals, odorless, of a slight metallic 
taste, and very soluble in water or alco- 
hol. It is used internally as an intes- 
tinal disinfectant and externally for gon- 
orrhea or wounds in V2 to 1% solutions. 
The dose is about 2 grains. 
Zinol. 

This is stated to consist of 1 part of 
zinc acetate and 4 of "albumin naphtho- 
sulfonate." It is recommended in the 



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treatment of gonorrhea by injection in 

the proportion of 12 to 24 grains to the 

pint. 

Zoa-Phora Eemedies. 

Zoa-Phora itself is stated to contain 
15% of alcohol, the pile cure x /z grain of 
opium to each suppository and the "vit- 
alizing cones" % grain of opium to each 
suppository. 
Zomol. 

This is described as an antituberculous 
serum of desiccated muscular plasma 
representing 200 times its weight of raw- 
meat. 
Zoolak. (55) 

This is the fermented milk food for- 
merly sold under the name matzoon. 
Zumo-Anana. (233) 

This is described as a pineapple diges- 
tive wine containing 50% of ripe pine- 
apple juice and its proteolytic ferments 
in a concentrated form. 



Zymin. 

This is described as a dried, sterilized 
yeast intended for medicinal purposes. 
Zymocide. (167) 

This is stated to contain colorless ex- 
tract of golden seal, colorless extract of 
calendula, extract of witch hazel, zinc 
sulfocarbolate, boracic acid, thymolate 
of soda, menthol, oils of wintergreen, 
spearmint and eucalyptus, and 18.14% of 
alcohol by volume (1473% by weight). 
Zymoidin. 

This is an antiseptic said to be com- 
posed of oxids of zinc, bismuth and 
aluminium with iodin, boric, carbolic, 
gallic and salicylic acids, quinine, etc. 

— Coblentz. 
Zymphene. 

Chemically this is sodium metaoxycya- 
nocinnamate. It is in yellowish crystals, 
soluble in water or alcohol. It is used 
as a tonic and digestive stimulant, espe- 
cially in loss of appetite. The dose is 8 
grains. 



REFERENCE LIST 



The following list gives the names of manu- 
facturers whose products are mentioned in 
Part III. The number preceding the name 
and address corresponds to the number follow- 
ing the name of the preparation. 

1. Abbott Alkaloidal Co., Chicago, 111. 

2. Allen & Hanburys, London, Eng. 

3. Alphazol Co., New York, N. Y. 

4. Alta Pharmacal Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

5. Amenorott Co. 

6. American Therapeutic Co., New York N. Y. 

7. Angier Chem. Co., Boston, Mass. 

8. Anglo-American Phar. Co., New York, N. Y. 

9. Anhydrosine Co., Denver, Col. 

10. Antibrule Chem. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

11. Antisapron Chem. Co., Henderson, Ky. 

12. Argol Co., Danbury, Conn. 

13. Arlington Chem. Co., Yonkers, N. Y. 

14. Armour & Co., Chicago, 111. 

15. Armstrong Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass. 

16. Attfleld Chem. Co. 

17. Baker & Co., Chicago, 111. 

18. Barnes & Hille, Philadelphia, Pa. 

19. Battle & Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

20. Bell & Co., New York, N. Y. 

21. Biersdorf & Co., Hamburg, Ger. 

22. Billings, Clapp & Co., Boston, Mass. 

23. Binz, E. G., Los Angeles, Cal. 

24. Bioplasm Co., New York, N. Y. 

25. Bishop, A., London, Eng. 

26. Boehringer & Sons, New York, N. Y. 

27. Bovril Co., London, Eng. 

28. Boraline Chem. Co., Baltimore, Md. 

29. Bristol-Myers Co.. New York, N. Y. 

30. Buchlos, Frankfort, Germany. 

31. Burrough Bros.. Baltimore, Md. 

32. Burroughs, Wellcome & Co., London, Eng. 



33. Cathcart & Force Co., Newburgh, N. Y. 

34. Cassia Drug Co., Los Angeles, Cal. 

35. Central Chem. Co., New York, N. Y. 

36. Chapman Mfg. Co., Chicago, 111. 

37. Chem. & Elect. Co., New York, N. Y. 

38. Cherry, W. W., Trenton, N. J. 

39. Chesebrough Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y. 

40. Chira Chem. Co., Louisville, Ky. 

41. Citrosandalene Co., New York, N. Y. 

42. Citrozon Lab., Cologne, Germany. 

43. Claflin & Co., Providence, R. I. 

44. Clin & Co., Paris, France. 

45. Clinton Phar. Co. 

46. Cloftlin Chem. Co., New York, N. Y. 

47. Codliver-Glycerine Co., St. Louis and New 

York. 

48. Combs Chem. Co.. St. Louis, Mo. 

49. Converse Chem. Co.. St. Louis. Mo. 

50. Cortexalin Co., New York. N. Y. 

51. Cosmos Chem. Co., New York. N. Y. 

52. Crowell, Rufus, & Co.. New York. N. Y. 

53. C. & P. Chem. Co., Chicago, 111. 

54. Dad Chem. Co., New York. N. Y. 

55. Dadirrian, New York, N. Y. 

56. Daniel, J. B.. Atlanta, Ga. 

57. Davis Phar. Co. 

58. Dawson Phar. Co.. Dawson Springs. Ky. 

59. Decary, A.. Montreal, Canada. 

GO. Delta Diphthero Co., Evansville. Ind. 

61. Denver Chemical Co.. New York. N. Y. 

62. Dieterich E., Helfenberg, Germany. 

63. Dinet & Delfosse. Chicago, 111. 

64. Dios Chem. Co.. St. Louis, Mo. 

65. Echino Chem. Co. 

66. East Ave. Drug Co.. Cleveland. 0. 

67. Elmer & Amend. New York. N. Y. 

68. Eumetra Phar. Co.. Detroit. Mich, 

69. Ensoma Phar. Co.. Cincinnati, O. 

70. Fuircbild Bros & Foster, New York, N. Y. 



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148. 



Ferrol Med. Co., Markham, Ont. 
Fltchmul Co., Concord, N. H. 
Flint, J. G., Decatur, 111. 
Forbes Diastase Co.. Marietta, O. 
Foster, Dack Co., Chicago, 111. 
Fraser & Co.. Philadelphia. Pa. 
Fries Bros., New York, N. Y. 
Gardner, R. W., Orange, N. J. 
Gardner-Barada Co.. Chicago, 111. 
Girard Chem. Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Goat Lymph Sanitarium Assn., Chicago, 111. 
Goshen Pharmacal Co., Goshen, Ind. 
Grape Capsule Co., Allentown, Pa. 
Gray, Toronto, Canada. 
Grosvener & Co.. Boston, Mass. 
Hull Bros. & Co., Kalamazoo, Mich. 
Halsey Bros., Chicago, 111. 
Hance Bros. & White, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Hancock, J. F., Baltimore. Md. 
Hart, E. J. & Co.. New Orleans. La. 
Hartz, The J. F. Co., Detroit and Toronto. 
Harvey. G. F. Co., Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 
Harvey & Co., Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 
Hayes Phar. Co., Phoenixville. Pa. 
Helfenberg Chem. Works. Helfenberg, Ger. 
Henry Pharmacal Co.. Louisville, Ky. 
Hoffman-Laroche Co., New York, N. Y. 
Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass. 
Johnson, M. & Co.. Jersey City, N. J. 
Jordan & Co., Charlotte, N. C. 
Kahama Chem. Co., Erie, Pa. 
Kalle & Co. 

Katharmon Chem. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 
Keasbey & Mattison. Ambler, Pa. 
Keimol Chem. Co., Baltimore, Md. 
Kenyon Chem. Co. 
Killgore, Chas., New York, N. Y. 
Knoll & Co.. New York, N. Y. 
Kornitzer. Vienna, Austria. 
Kremers & Urban Co.. Milwaukee. Wis. 
Kress & Owen Co., New York, N. Y. 
Lambert Phar. Co., New York, N. Y. 
Lavoris Chem. Co.. Minneapolis. Minn. 
Lehn & Fink, New York, N. Y. 
Liberty Chem. -Co., Philadelphia. Pa. 
Lilly. Eli & Co.. Indianapolis, Ind. 
Lloyd Bros.. Cincinnati. O. 
Loring & Co., New York. N. Y. 
McCoy-Howe Co.. Indianapolis. Ind. 
McKesson & Robbins. New York. N. Y. 
Mallinckrodt Chem. Works. St. Louis, Mo. 
Maltbie Chem. Co.. New York, N. Y. 
Maltine Co., Brooklyn. N. Y. 
Malt-Diatase Co., New York, N. Y. 
Manola Co.. St. Louis. Mo. 
Marchand. Chas., New York, N. Y. 
Martindale. W., London, Eng. 
Mercer Chem. Co., Trenton. N. J. 
Merck & Co., New York. N. Y. 
Merrell. Wm. S. Chem. Co*.. Cincinnati. 0. 
Metcalf. Theodore & Co.. Boston, Mass. 
Meyer Bros.. St. Louis. Mo. 
Miller, T. A.. Richmond, Va. 
Milliken & Co.. St. Louis. Mo. 
Mitchell. C. L.. Philadelphia. Pa. 
Morgan. T. C. & Co., New York. N. Y. 
Morgan Co., The same as procedinff. 
Morris. Zahn & Co.. Berlin, Ger. 
Morse, Hazen. New Rochelle. N. Y. 
Mulford Co.. H. K., Philadelphia. Pa. 
National Pharmacy Co.. Oakland. Cal. 
Nelson. Baker & Co.. Detroit. Mich. 
New Animal Therapy Co.. Chicago, 111. 
N. Y. Phar. Ass'n. Yonkers. N. Y. 
North Chem. Co.. Peoria. 111. 
Norway Phar. Co.. Now York. N. Y. 
Norwich Pharmacal Co., Norwich, N. Y. 



149. Nourry, J., France. 

150. Nu Tone Co., Lowell, Mass. 

151. Nutrolactis Co., New York, N. Y. 

152. Oakland Chem. Co., New York, N. Y. 

153. Ophthalmic Remedy Co. 

154. Osborn-Colwell Co., New York, N. Y. 

155. Oxychlorine Chem. Co., Chicago, 111. 

156. Ozomulsion Co., New York, N. Y. 

157. Ozomuro Chem. Co., Omaha, Neb. 

158. Palisade Mfg. Co., Yonkers, N. Y. 

159. Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich. 

160. Patch, E. L. & Co., Boston, Mass. 

161. Pearson Co., Germany. 

162. Peter-Neat-Richardson Co., Louisville, Ky. 

163. Pheuique Chem. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

164. Phillips Co., C. H., New York, N. Y. 

165. Pulvola Chem. Co., New York, N. Y. 

166. Red Chem. Co. 

167. Reed & Carnrick, New York, N. Y. 

168. Reichelt, Breslau, Germany. 

169. Reighter, F. C, Chicago, 111. 

170. Resinol Chem. Co., Baltimore, Md. 

171. Rex Pharmacal Co. 

172. Riedel, Berlin, Germany. 

173. Rio Chem. Co., St. Louis. Mo. 

174. Roessler & Hasslacher, New York, N. Y. 

175. Rump & Lehners, Hanover, Germany. 

176. Russell & Lawrie, Tarrytown, N. J. 

177. St. Louis Phar. Co.. St. Louis, Mo. 

178. Schering. Berlin, Germany. 

179. Schieffelin & Co., New York, N. Y. 
ISO. Schlotterbeck & Foss Co., Portland, Me. 

181. Searle & Hereth Co., St. Louis. Mo. 

182. Seydel & Rodgers, St. Louis, Mo. 
182a. Sharp & Dohme, Baltimore. Md. 

183. Smith. Martin H., New York, N. Y. 

184. Squibb, E. R. Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

185. Squire & Sons, London, Eng. 

186. Standard Chem. Co., Broklyn. N. Y. 

187. Stearns, Fred'k. & Co.. Detroit. Mich. 
1S8. Stearns & White Co., Chicago, 111. 

189. Strong, F. H. Co., New York, N. Y. 

190. Strong. Cobb & Co.. Cleveland, 0. 

191. Stroschein, I. E., Berlin, Germany. 

192. Sutliff & Co., Peoria. 111. 

193. Theller, New York. N. Y. 

194. Tilden Co.. New Lebanon, N. Y. 

195. Trades Chem. Co. 

196. Truax, Greene & Co.. Chicago. 111. 

197. U. S. Ferrol Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. 

198. U. S. Pharmacal Co. (Texasl. 

199. Upjohn Co., Kalamazoo, Mich. 

200. Valley Chem. Co., Danbury. Conn. 

201. Van Horn & Co., New York, N. Y. 

202. Vass Chem. Co., Danbury, Conn. 

203. Veroform Hygienic Co., New York, N. Y. 

204. Vial, Paris, France. 

205. Viburnal Chem. Co., Madison. Wis. 

206. Vigorans Chem. Co., St. Louis. Mo. 

207. Virginia Pharm. Co., Richmond. Va. 

2\S. Walker-Green Phar. Co., Kansas City, Mo. 

209. Walker Phar. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

210. Wallau. G. J.. New York. N. Y. 

211. Wampole & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

212. Warner. Wm. R. & Co., Philadelphia. Pa. 

213. Washington Chem. Co., Washington, D. C. 

214. Waterburv Chem. Co.. Des Moines. la. 

215. Weeks, D. & C. Co.. Jackson. Mich. 

216. Wiesel. Baltimore. Md. 

217. Winslow Laboratory. New York, N. Y. 

218. Wood & Flint. Decatur, 111. 

219. Woodruff, I. O. & Co., New York, N. Y. 

220. Worden, C. E. 

221. Wyoth & Bro., Philadelphia. 

222. Zimmer & Co., Frankfort, Germany. 

223. Zumo Phar. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 



Part IV. 
PERFUMES AND TOILET ARTICLES 



HISTORICAL NOTES. 

The first perfume was the fragrant 
flower and it still continues to be the 
favorite despite all the artificial com- 
binations that man has designed. The 
use of perfumes, cosmetics, hair dyes, 
etc., dates back as far as recorded his- 
tory. 

The Orient and Egypt were the cradle 
of the art of perfumery and of the use 
of cosmetics, etc., although there is ap- 
parently no record of their use among 
the Chinese and Japanese. The Egyptians 
and Phoenicians and earlier peoples em- 
ployed perfumes and cosmetics. Among 
these people as among the people of to- 
day, pleasing odors were used, the face 
and body were ornamented or beautified 
or oiled, the hair was colored, frizzed, 
etc., and similar arts were in vogue. 

The Jews learned these arts from the 
Egyptians during their stay in Goshen 
but they never became as extravagant in 
their use as the latter. The Bible con- 
tains many references to incense but the 
Jews employed this mainly for religious 
purposes, incense being burned in the 
synagogues in censors, a custom still 
continued by the Catholics today. 

The Greeks were also adepts in the 
use of perfumes and cosmetics. The 
Romans were the pupils of the Greeks in 
these arts as well as in others and dur- 
ing the consulates and empire, the use 
of these substances was carried to ex- 
tremes, so much so that laws were pass- 
ed against them. 

When the almost savage Huns and 
Goths swept down over Rome, the use 
of perfumes and cosmetics almost ceased 
in Europe. 

At this time, however, the Arabian 
empire rose to prominence both as a na- 
tion and in the arts and sciences. The 



Arabs, the ancient masters of chemistry,, 
were also versed in the manufacture oi 
perfumes and cosmetics. A number of 
books on these subjects were written by 
Arabians during the tenth and eleventh 
centuries. 

Intercourse with the Orient brought 
about by the Crusades again made Euro- 
peans familiar with the art of perfum- 
ery. Italy and France, in those days the 
representatives of culture, were the 
countries in which the preparation of 
perfumes and cosmetics was carried on 
on a large scale. A member of a Ro- 
man family by the name of Frangipanni 
invented the perfume bearing this name. 

In England, perfumes and cosmetics 
were not in general use until the reign 
of Queen Elizabeth. She apparently used 
these substances in great abundance, and 
the people soon followed the example of 
the. court. In fact to such extent were 
they used that Parliament passed an act 
in 1770 that if a woman of whatever age 
or rank, be she maid or widow, beguile 
any man and inveigle him into matri- 
mony by the use of perfumery, false 
hair, corsets, hooped petticoats, high 
heels, or false hips, she shall suffer the 
penalty of the law and the marriage 
shall be null and void. 

CHAPTER I. 

DISTINCTIVELY ODOR PREPA- 
RATIONS. 

These are preparations used mainly or 
largely for their odor include Handker- 
chief Extracts, Sachet Powders, Solid 
Perfumes, Pot Pourris, Fumigating Pas- 
tilles, Powders, etc.; Cologne Waters, 
Toilet Waters, Bay Rum, Toilet Vine- 
gars, and Smelling Salts. 

Fine perfumes can be prepared only 
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best obtainable is none too good for a 
discriminating taste. In the following 
paragraphs will be outlined the requisites 
of the best materials. 
EXTRACTION OF FLOWER ODORS. 

Flower odors are extracted in various 
ways, depending on the volatility or the 
relative proportion of the particular odor 
to be captured, and in numerous in- 
stances more than one method is used 
for extracting the same odor. Curiously 
enough, an odorous oil extracted by one 
method does not always smell the same 
as when extracted by another method. 
For example, oil of rose obtained by dis- 
tillation is not the same as when ex- 
tracted by the more delicate process of 
enfleurage or by means of volatile solv- 
ents. 

The application of heat during distil- 
lation causes chemical changes such as 
hydrolysis of various delicate constitu- 
ents and the water absorbs or dissolves 
some of the ingredients which are there- 
fore lost to the oil. 

Oils of rosemary, thyme, lavender, 
geranium, rose and orange flozi'ers are 
obtained by distillation of the flowers, 
or, in the case of roses, of the petals 
alone, with water, this being the most 
ancient method of obtaining these prin- 
ciples. Upon standing, the oil floats out 
on the surface of the distillate while the 
water may be used again for distilling 
more oil or it may be sold in the mar- 
kets as an aromatic water. 

Process 2. For Extraction of Odors. 
— If, instead of distilling the flowers 
with water, they are placed on glass 
plates in wooden frames (resembling 
window sashes) with thin layers of pur- 
ified lard, or lard and suet, the proc- 
ess is called enfleurage. A number of 
these frames are also placed on top of 
one another, and every day fresh flowers 
arc placed upon the fat until the latter 
is saturated with perfume. These per- 
fumed fats, known as pomades (pom- 
mades in French), are sent into the 
market in different degrees of saturation 



which are indicated by numbers, viz., 8, 
12, 16, 30, etc. Rose petals and the flow- 
ers of the orange, jasmine, tuberose, cas- 
sie, violet, mimosa, heliotrope, reseda or 
mignonette, and jonquille are treated in 
this manner. 

Delicate floral odors are extracted in 
this manner which would be ruined by 
the heat of distillation. The odorous 
principles are subsequently extracted 
from the pomade with alcohol which 
dissolves out the perfume from the mix- 
ture of odor and fat. 

Process 3. — Still another method of 
extraction of floral odors is that of hot 
maceration in which the flowers are im- 
mersed and paddled in purified lard 
which is kept melted and hot. The flow - 
ers are separated from the lard by 
straining and all the fat is removed by 
subjecting them to pressure. Roses, 
orange flowers, cassie blossoms and vio- 
lets are extracted in this manner. 

Process 4. — A German firm extracts 
these flowers with a purified paraffin oil, 
from which the perfume is to be ex- 
tracted by agitation with alcohol. The 
perfumed oil is of unlimited permanency 
and entirely free from rancidity, and the 
residue after extraction with alcohol 
may be used for making hair oil and for 
other purposes. Other oils, such as olive 
oil, are also used for the extraction of 
flower odors. Such impregnated oils 
have been known "huiles antiques," lat- 
terly as "huiles aux fleurs." The per- 
fume may be extracted, as already stat- 
ed, by agitation with alcohol and subse- 
quent decantation of the spirituous li- 
quid. 

Process 5. — This method is an entirely 
modern one and consists in extracting 
the odoriferous principles by means of 
an inodorous (or nearly so) volatile 
solvent which is subsequently distilled 
off in a vacuum and is used over again 
for the same purpose. The perfume re- 
mains behind in a solid or semi-solid 
form known as a "concrete oil" or "solid 
essence." The idea of this process is 
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as the year 1835. Among the solvents 
used are methyl chlorid, carbon disulfid, 
chloroform, ether, acetone and petroleum 
ether. The solvent must leave no resid- 
uary odor of its own and must there- 
fore be highly purified for this purpose. 
In this process the perfume remains be- 
hind mixed with waxy, fatty and color- 
ing matters extracted by the solvent. 
This process of extraction of flower 
odors has now been improved so that 
even the waxy and fatty matters are 
eliminated and the liquid essence, or 
what is practically the absolute odor of 
the flower, is now in some cases availa- 
ble. The particulars of these improved 
processes are usually either secret or 
patented. 

These absolute essences are exceed- 
ingly expensive, a kilogram of absolute 
essence of violets being quoted at about 
15,000 francs (nearly $3,000). For con- 
venience these essences are marketed in 
the form of alcoholic solutions of such 
strength as to correspond to the con- 
crete essence. These essences being so 
very costly are all usually sold in the 
form of either solid or liquid dilutions, 
the former being the usual concrete es- 
sence of the market. 

Process 6. — This method of extracting 
flower odors is by what is known as the 
pneumatic method. Air or carbonic an- 
hydride is blown over the flowers onto 
glass plates coated with lard which lat- 
ter retains the perfume. This method 
has not, however, proved satisfactory: 

It will be observed that frequently the 
same flowers are extracted by different 
processes. The odor is inclined to vary 
according to the process, that by distilla- 
tion being the least -fragrant but at the 
same time the most tenacious or endur- 
ing. The price of the product also varies 
in accordance with the fragrance and 
the yield. The variation in odor very 
widely, of course, augments the capacity 
of the perfumer to produce perfumery 
products. 

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ESSENTIAL OILS. 

It is in the case of volatile oils that 
the greatest difficulty is experienced in 
securing first-class material. They should 
not only be free from adulterations but 
should be of the very best grade as 
there is the greatest variation in the 
quality of essential oils. Adulteration 
of these oils are very frequently prac- 
ticed and with the utmost ingenuity to 
defeat attempts at detection. 

In the case of oils containing stearop- 
tens, spermaceti is used as an adulterant. 
Purified kerosene is also used, also res- 
ins, alcohol, rectified oil of turpentine, 
various other mixtures, and very com- 
monly cheaper or inferior grades of oil 
of the same kind. 

The tests for adulteration are usually 
the polariscope and solubility in alcohol, 
full strength or diluted. 

The utmost care should be taken to 
preserve these oils. They should be 
kept in small, well-stoppered bottles, 
preferably in a cool and dark place. All 
of them decompose in time, the odor be- 
ing altered materially. 

Not all volatile oils used for perfum- 
ery purposes are obtained from flowers. 
Some precious and useful oils are ob- 
tained from herbs, roots, fruit rinds, 
woods, etc., such as the oils of orris, 
orange, lemon, cedrat, bergamot, pat- 
chouly, vetivert, geranium, etc. 

Only such essential oils are here men- 
tioned as are obtained by such processes 
as expression and distillation and are 
placed on the market in the isolated 
state. Those that are extracted by the 
process of enfleurage and maceration in 
oils and require subsequent treatment of 
the fat with alcohol are referred to un- 
der the pomades. 

Oil of Bitter Almond is now obtaina- 
ble deprived of hydrocyanic acid, and 
owing to the excessively poisonous char- 
acter of the latter such an oil should be 
preferred for perfumery purposes. The 
artificial oil known as benzaldehyde 
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place the natural oil. It contains, of 
course, no hydrocyanic acid. It is now 
recognized by the U. S. P. This should 
not be confounded with the so-called oil 
of mirbane (nitrobenzol or nitroben- 
zene) which has a resemblance in odor 
to oil of bitter almonds but is totally 
unfit for perfumery purposes. 

Oil of Bay is an oil used almost ex- 
clusively for the manufacture of "bay 
rum." It contains eugenol which re- 
minds of oil of cloves and terpenes 
which remind of oil of pimento. It is 
soluble in about an equal quantity of 
alcohol, becoming less soluble on stand- 
ing, due to oxidation of the terpenes. 
Concurrently the oil becomes thicker 
and darker. 

Oil of Bcrgamot can usually be ob- 
tained of good quality and it is quite 
permanent. It owes its virtues mainly 
to linalyl acetate; it also contains lina- 
lool. It is adulterated with oils of tur- 
pentine, orange, or inferior grades of 
bergamot. 

Of the Oils of Lavender Flowers, the 
English, or so-called "Mitcham," is the 
most highly esteemed owing to the larger 
proportion of linalyl acetate present. 
They also contain linalool and cineol. 

Oil of Lin aloe is obtained by the dis- 
tillation of the wood of plants growing 
in Mexico and Guiana. Its main con- 
stituent is linalool which is readily con- 
verted into linalyl acetate, the main con- 
stituent of oil of bergamot. 

Oil of Rose Geranium (or Pelargon- 
ium) is of considerable importance as it 
has an odor similar to that of rose and 
the distillers and dealers in oil of rose 
have no hesitancy in adding oil of rose 
geranium to it. Curiously this latter oil 
is itself notably subject to adulteration, 
the principal adulterant being "palma- 
rosa oil" or "oil of ginger-grass," which 
has a very similar odor. The principal 
constituent of both palmarosa and rose 
geranium oils is geraniol or rhodinol 
which is itself now an article of com- 
merce. Oil of rose geranium is derived 
by distillation of the leaves. The best 



kinds are the French and Spanish oils, 
the so-called African and Algerian being 
of inferior quality. 

Oil of Neroli or Orange Flowers is of 
several varieties. What is called Oil of 
Neroli Bigarade is derived from the 
flowers of the bitter orange, Oil of 
Neroli Portugal from the flowers of the 
sweet orange. The oils are not entirely 
alike, the Bigarade being much finer in 
odor and being more expensive. Oil of 
Neroli Petale is a superior grade of the 
Bigarade oil. A much inferior oil de- 
rived by distillation of the leaves, twigs 
and unripe fruit of the bitter orange 
tree is known as Oil of Petitgrain. It is 
too coarse for use in any fine perfum- 
ery. It is said that hardly any pure arti- 
cle reaches the market, the so-called 
"genuine oil" being a mixture of l A real 
oil, Y% oil of bergamot, and Y& of petit- 
grain oil. It is used in making cologne 
water. 

Of the various kinds of Oil of Clove, 
that known as the Bourbon is most 
highly esteemed. The main constituent 
is eugenol, which is now an article of 
commerce and is recognized by several 
pharmacopeias. 

Lemon and Orange, the two citrine 
oils, are very frequently adulterated and 
are very prone to decomposition. These 
oils on keeping become thickish and ac- 
quire a terebenthinate quality which 
precludes their use from any purpose 
whatever. They should be preserved 
like other oils in small, well-stoppered 
bottles in a cool place. An excellent 
suggestion is to add 5 or 10% of alcohol 
to the fresh oil, which assists in keeping 
the oils in good condition. They are 
adulterated with alcohol or oil of tur- 
pentine. The three fruit oils, bergamot, 
lemon and orange, are obtained from the 
rinds of the fruits by breaking open the 
oil cells on the surface of the fruit and 
absorbing the oil with a sponge. In- 
ferior grades of oil are obtained by dis- 
tillation. The main constituent of lemon 
oil is citral, which is also an article of 
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citral is derived from another oil, viz., 
oil of lemon-grass. 

Oil of Citron, another fruit oil, is 
more commonly known as Oil of Cedrat, 
and is derived from the rind of a fruit 
similar to the lemon. It is similar to 
oil of lemon but is of a much richer and 
more fragrant odor. 

Oil of Rose, frequently called otto or 
attar of roses, is obtained in South- 
eastern Europe by distillation of rose 
petals with water. Owing to the small 
amount of oil they contain, only about 
one pound to 3,000 pounds of petals, the 
oil is excessively expensive and this sub- 
jects it to the grossest adulterations. 
The main constituent is the stearopten 
and this accounts for the frequent adul- 
teration with spermaceti. Oil of rose 
geranium is also a common adulterant. 
Rose is a very popular odor and conse- 
quently there are many varieties of rose 
perfumes, besides being a constituent of 
many other combinations of odors. It 
is often possible to replace rose partially 
with rose geranium but this must be 
done judiciously and is more advantage- 
ous in the case of the weaker perfumes 
like the toilet waters. 

Oil of Sandalwood is largely adulter- 
ated, usually with castor and other fixed 
oils. Various mixtures of other oils 
have posed as santal oil. The best oil is 
the so-called "English" or East India oil, 
which should contain nearly 90% of san- 
talol. 

Oil of Cedarzvood or Red Cedar is 
like oil of santal an example of a vola- 
tile oil derived from a wood. The kind 
of cedarwood which furnishes this oil 
is the same as that used for cigar boxes 
and lead pencils, not the white cedar of 
the northern regions which furnishes an 
oil of too great similarity to turpentine 
to be available for perfumery purposes. 
The kind known as Florida oil of cedar- 
wood is to be preferred for the manu- 
facture of perfumes. 

Oil of Patchouli is a thick, dense oil 
derived by distillation of the leaves 
(and, in inferior grades, of the stems) 



of an East Indian plant. Oil of cubeb 
and cedar are frequent adulterants. In 
a concentrated state it possesses a dis- 
agreeable odor, a characteristic of many 
other essential oils, but in a diluted state 
is tolerably fragrant. It is added to per- 
fumes mainly to impart stability to the 
odor. 

Oil of Vetivert, like oil of patchouli, 
comes from India., It is derived by dis- 
tillation of the rhizome of a large grass 
called vetivert or kus-kus. Also like 
patchouli oil, it is of a thickish consist- 
ency and it lacks fragrance in concen- 
tration. When mixed with flower odors 
it imparts permanence to the latter. 

Oil of Ylang Ylang or Ihland Ihlang 
is derived from the islands of Luzon 
and Borneo. This word signifies in 
Tagal language "flower of flowers." The 
flowers yield the oil upon distillation. 
The first portions of distillate are sold 
as oil of ylang ylang, the later portions 
as Oil of Cananga (or Kananga). The 
first has a much finer odor and is much 
more expensive. 

Oil of Ceylon Cinnamon is the most 
highly esteemed of the oils of cinnamon. 
It is stated that a true cinnamon oil sel- 
dom reaches the market, the commercial 
oil being derived by distilling the peel- 
ings of the bark and the leaves. It is 
usually weak in cinnamic aldehyde, its 
principal constituent, of which it should 
contain not less than 75%. 

Oil of Orris is obtained by distillation 
of orris root with steam. Some claim 
that the oil does not pre-exist in the 
root but is developed during distillation. 
The yield is very small, having been 
variously stated to be from 1/10 to 
8/10%. The product obtained is a semi- 
solid mass which is called "orris butter" 
or "concrete oil of orris" and contains 
85% of myristic acid, an odorless sub- 
stance. When the latter is removed the 
residue is known as "concentrated or 
liquid oil of orris," and it consists main- 
ly of the principle irone, which is the 
ultimate odorous principle of orris root. 
Irone is itself an article of commerce. 



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The oil of orris referred to in the for- 
mulas in this book is the liquid oil. 
Much of the liquid oil of the market is 
simply a solution of the concentrated 
oil in alcohol. Owing to the small yield 
it is exceedingly expensive and it is used 
sparingly in mixtures. Its odor is simi- 
lar to that of violets and it is used in 
mixtures as a substitute for and for 
strengthening the natural odor of the 
latter. 

Some oils of orris of the market are 
stated to be merely mixtures of cedar 
and other oils with true oil of orris. 

Oil of Mignonette Flowers, or Reseda, 
is a dark oil and like concrete oil of 
orris is solid at ordinary temperatures. 

Oil of Verbena is obtained by distilla- 
tion of the leaves of the lemon verbena 
but on account of its scarcity and high 
price it is almost entirely displaced by 
Oil of Lemongrass, a very similar oil. 

Oil of Rosemary is of two kinds, 
French and Italian or, more properly, 
Dalmation. The former is much finer 
and is the higher priced. 

Commercial "Oil of Jasmine/' as it 
has appeared on the market, has been 
simply the alcoholic washings of jas- 
mine pomade. True oil of jasmine is 
also obtainable but it is exceedingly ex- 
pensive. In its place may be used the 
artificial or synthetic oil which is now an 
article of commerce. Another similar 
synthetic oil is Oil of Cassie. 

TERPENELESS OILS. 

The volatile oils are complex bodies, 
being composed of a great variety of 
constituents such as hydrocarbons, alco- 
hols, aldehydes, ketones, phenols, esters 
and some sulfur compounds. The hy- 
drocarbons (bodies consisting of hydro- 
gen and carbon only) present are of 
the class known as terpenes, consisting 
of the terpenes proper, the sesquiter- 
penes, diterpenes, triterpenes, etc. These 
terpenes are characterized by lack of 
aroma and very sparing solubility in di- 
luted alcohol and the ease with which 
they become oxidized and resinified in 



the presence of air, light and moisture, 
while the remaining constituents are 
(mostly) the true odor carriers. It fol- 
lows that if terpene-bearing volatile oils, 
which include practically all essential 
oils, be deprived of terpenes, the product 
will be greatly improved. A number of 
such terpeneless, or so-called concen- 
trated, volatile oils are now commercial- 
ly available. 

These terpeneless oils are not readily 
changed upon exposure, are readily solu- 
ble in dilute alcohol, and the aroma is 
purer and more delicate. On account of 
the lower boiling point of terpenes, 
these are readily removed by the process 
of fractional distillation. 

Among the terpeneless oils of the 
market are oils of lemon, orange, laven- 
der, caraway, clove, anise,- coriander, 
peppermint, sassafras, eucalyptus, etc. 
All volatile oils do not, however, con- 
tain sufficient terpene to make it an ob- 
ject to remove it. These terpeneless oils 
must not be confounded with the iso- 
lated oxygenated components, such as 
citral, for instance, which is sometimes 
sold as "terpeneless lemon oil." 

CONCRETE OILS. 

The so-called "concrete oils," also 
known as "concrete essences" and "con- 
centrated flower oils" and less appro- 
priately as "concrete perfumes," are de- 
rived, as already explained under Ex- 
traction of Flower Odors, by extraction 
of the flowers with a volatile solvent 
and subsequent evaporation of the solv- 
ent, except concrete oil of orris, which 
is obtained by distillation of orris root. 
One pound of concrete oil will often re- 
place ioo pounds of pomade made by 
the enfleurage process. Among the con- 
crete oils, other than oil of orris, which 
are now commercially available are those 
of cassie, rose, tuberose, mignonette, 
lilac, violet, and heliotrope. Concrete 
oil of orris is described under Essential 
Oils. These oils are not entirely soluble 
in alcohol, owing to the presence of 
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Owing to the highly concentrated and 
expensive character of these oils, they 
are usually placed on the market in the 
form of alcoholic solutions or of mix- 
tures with wax. The latter must be 
treated with alcohol to extract the odor- 
ous principle. 

CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS AND 
SYNTHETIC PERFUMES. 

The chemical preparations used in per- 
fumery manufacture, including the syn- 
thetics employed for this purpose, may 
be classed into those extracted .or iso- 
lated from other substances such as vol- 
atile oils, and those obtained by syn- 
thesis. A familiar example of the for- 
mer is menthol, of the latter, vanillin. 
This distinction is, however, not accu r 
rately drawn because many principles 
formerly obtained by separation from a 
mother substance are now prepared syn- 
thetically, vanillin itself being an exam- 
ple. Even some of the essential oils 
formerly obtained exclusively by natural 
means are now prepared artificially. The 
study of volatile oils in the last decade 
has given chemists such a knowledge of 
their constitution that they are able to 
assemble the constituents, taken from 
various other source's, and thus produce 
a duplicate of the natural perfume. 
Such products are the artificial oils of 
ylang ylang, cassie, and jasmine. 

The number of synthetic perfumes is 
now quite great and is constantly in- 
creasing. Not only are the natural odors 
imitated but entirely new odor products 
have been made, thus greatly widening 
the range of possible combinations of 
odors. 

These synthetic substances are made 
by processes which in most instances are 
secret or patented, and very frequently 
the same substance is known by a gre'at 
variety of names, each manufacturer 
having a different set of names for 
many of his products from those used 
by other manufacturers. 

These synthetic products are not used 
entirely for making perfumery and toilet 
articles ; they are used also for making 



flavoring extracts, liqueurs or cordials, 
and soaps. Inferiors or coarser kinds 
are generally employed for perfuming 
soap. 

Artificial Musk was one of the earliest 
synthetic perfume products. It lacks the 
stability or fixing power of the natural 
substance, but it serves an excellent pur- 
pose and is much less expensive than 
true musk. It is frequently specified in 
perfume formulas as "musc-Baur." 

Vanillin and Cumarin were also early 
products of the synthetic chemist's skill. 
The former is naturally present in va- 
nilla but L made synthetically from 
coniferin (from pine wood) and from 
eugenol. 

Cumarin is the active principle of 
tonka beans but is also present in many 
plants, being widely distributed through- 
out the vegetable kingdom (clover, 
deer's-tongue, woodruff, etc.). It is pre- 
pared artificially from salicylic anhy- 
dride. It has the scent of new-mown 
hay. 

Foin Coupe, so-called, is a commercial 
product sold for the preparation of the 
scent of new-mown hay. It appears to 
be a mixture consisting mostly of cuma- 
rin. 

Eugenol is a prominent constituent of 
oil of clove and is also present in the 
oils of bay, pimento, and sassafras. It 
is the starting point in one process for 
the manufacture of artificial vanillin 
and various other substances. It is now 
recognized in the U. S. and German 
Pharmacopeias. 

Citral is among the best known prod- 
ucts which are isolated from other sub- 
stances. It is the active principle of oil 
of lemon, which for commercial pur- 
poses is derived from oil of lemon-grass 
which contains it more abundantly. 

Geronil is a constituent present in 
several oils, such as oils of citronella, 
linaloe, verbena, rose, rose geranium, 
and palmarosa, and in small amounts in 
many other oils. For commercial pur- 
poses, it may be separated from the 
,chcapest of these, such as oil of citron- 



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ella. Artificially it is prepared from cit- 
ral or linalool. 

Citronellol is also present in the same 
group of oils but these ingredients are 
present in different proportions and 
there are many other modifying con- 
stituents in the various oils to account 
for the differences in odor. Citronellol 
is made artificially from citronellal, still 
another constituent of oil of citronella. 
Combinations of geraniol and citronellol 
have an odor of rose and are used as 
substitutes for oil of rose under the 
names Rhodinol and Roseol. 

Linalool is a substance present in oils 
of linaloe, bergamot, neroli, lavender, 
thyme, and ylang ylang. It is also made 
artificially from geraniol and it is the 
source of Linalyl Acetate, the principle 
constituent of oil of bergamot. 

What is sold in the market as Berga- 
miol is linalyl acetate. 

Cinnamic Aldehyde is obtained by 
separation from oil of cinnamon, of 
which it is the main constituent. Syn- 
thetically it is prepared from a mixture 
of benzoic and acetic aldehydes. It is 
usually sold as "artificial oil of cassia" 
and it is purer and more reliable than 
the commercial oils. 

The corresponding alcohol, Cinnamyl 
Alcohol, is a synthetic possessing the 
odor of hyacinths and also of the mea- 
dowsweet. 

Benzaldchyde or Benzoic Aldehyde is 
another aldehyde used for perfumery 
and flavoring purposes. It is a substi- 
tute for essential oil of bitter almonds. 
It is now recognized by the U. S. Phar- 
macopeia. 

Aubcpine or Anisic Aldehyde is an- 
other aldehydic perfume which is made 
artificially from phenol and from oil of 
anise or its constituent anethol. It is in 
two forms, liquid and crystal ; the for- 
mer is soluble and is used in liquid per- 
fumes, the latter is insoluble and is used 
in sachet powders, etc. The liquid oxi- 
dizes readily when exposed to air to 
anisic acid and therefore should be kept 
in well-closed bottles. It has the odor 



of the hawthorn and may-blossom. A 
similar synthetic product is known as 
Crategine. 

lonone is probably the most interest- 
ing synthetic product used in perfumery. 
It is made from citral and acetone and 
is marketed in the form of a 10% solu- 
tion. It is used as a substitute for oil 
of orris and its active principle irone. 

Ionarol is a very closely related prod- 
uct, and irone is also an article of com- 
merce. These substances are used for 
making violet perfume but alone they 
do not possess the requisite "body" and 
require fortification with violet pomade 
washings and oil of orris. 

Heliotropin or Piperonal is a crystal- 
line substance made from piperine, also 
by oxidation of safrol, which is con- 
tained in oils of sassafras and camphor. 
On account of not keeping well, it 
should be dissolved when fresh in alco- 
hol and the solution should be kept in a 
cool, as well as a dark, olace. It has 
the odor of heliotrope. 

(EUlet is a name applied to Artificial 
Carnation; it is chemically Isoeugenol, 
a derivative of eugenol. It is a thick- 
ish, yellow liquid, and is used for pre- 
paring carnation scent. 

Perfumes possessing the clover or 
treile odor have become very popular. 
These are made with Amyl Salicylate 
as a base, which is known commercially 
by such names as Trefol, Orchidol, and 
Trecarnol. 

Terpineol or Lilacine is prepared by 
the action of dilute sulfuric acid upon 
terpin hydrate. It appears in two forms, 
a liquid and a semi-solid, of which the 
former is the finer. It has the odor of 
lilacs and it also recalls the odor of 
elder flowers and hyacinths. It is fre- 
quently of poor quality. 

What is sold as Muguet or Oil of 
Muguet is terpineol mixed with smaller 
quantities of other ingredients. 

A synthetic of importance is Methyl 
Anthranilate, which is made by a secret 
process. It has an odor resembling oil 
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Oil of Neroli is also obtainable. The 
component parts are kept secret but 
probably consist of methyl anthranilate, 
geraniol, geranyl acetate, linalool, linalyl 
acetate, limonene, and indol. 

Bromelia and Yara are two similar 
compounds used in perfumery (mostly 
for soaps), the former being the ethyl 
ester, the latter the methyl ester, of 
betanaphthol. The former has an odor 
recalling cassie flowers, the latter the 
odor of orange blossoms. 

Artificial Oil of Jasmin is also a per- 
fect reproduction of the natural oil. In 
this case, as in that pf Neroli for 
Orange Blossoms, it was only necessary 
for the chemist to discover the com- 
ponent parts of the natural oil and then 
to combine these constituents (taken 
from other sources). For example, oil 
of jasmine was found to have the fol- 
lowing percentage composition : 

Benzyl acetate 65.5 

Benzyl alcohol 6.0 

Methyl anthranilate 0.5 

Linalool 15. 5 

Linalyl acetate 7-5 

Jasmone 30 

Indol 2.5 

The chemist has only to make and 
mix these constituents in his laboratory 
to reproduce the pure oil. 

Practically this oil is said to be made 
from the following mixture : 

Benzyl acetate parts 55 

Benzyl alcohol parts 20 

Linalyl acetate parts 15 

Linalool parts 10 

The artificial oil is cheaper than the 
natural because of the scarcity of the 
flowers, and is also considered superior 
because it is always uniform and has 
not been altered by distillation or any 
process requiring heat. 

Ylang Ylang, produced artificially in 
the synthetic form, is considered supe- 
rior to the natural product because it is 
always uniform and much less expen- 
sive. 

What is called Oil of Niobe is chemi- 
cally Methyl Benzoate. It is described 
as a liquid of a pleasant odor. 



What has been sold as "artificial oil 
of lemon" was found to be merely an 
alcoholic solution of citral obtained 
from lemongrass oil, sometimes with a 
little real oil of lemon added to it. On 
account of the multiplicity of the newer 
perfume products it has been possible 
to exploit some fake substances and it 
behooves the manufacturer of perfumes 
to be on his guard in purchasing his 
supplies. What has been sold as "iri- 
sol" for the manufacture of violet per- 
fume was found to consist of 2^% of 
concrete oil of orris and 97^2% of acet- 
anilid. 

A number of other "fake" perfume 
products have been exposed, viz.: 

Ambrettaria was found to be a mix- 
ture of 1 part of musk-seed (ambrette) 
oil, 19 parts of acetanilid, with traces 
of artificial musk. 

Oil of Catalpa; terpineol with a little 
added oil of ylang ylang. 

Oil of Narcissus ; a by-product in the 
manufacture of terpineol. It was of- 
fered for making the scent of narcissus. 

Oil of Ylang Ylang was found to be 
cananga oil with a little added oil of 
Peru balsam. 

There are also synthetic substitutes 
for musk, civet and ambergris, which 
will be referred to later. 

ALCOHOL. 

A vehicle is required to hold the deli- 
cate floral oils and other odorous prin- 
ciples and none has proved more satis- 
factory than ethyl or grain alcohol. It 
volatilizes readily yet not too rapidly, it 
is a solvent of a wide range of power 
and is entirely unalterable or non-de- 
composable. Its slight odor is its only 
objection as the ideal vehicle for per- 
fumery purposes is entirely inodorous. 
It is sometimes impure, due to the pres- 
ence of fusel oil, furfurol and other 
odorous contaminations which would 
modify or destroy the delicate fragrant 
odors which are the main ingredients of 
fine perfumes. The best kind of alcohol 
is what is known as "deodorized alco- 



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hol." Another grade of alcohol which 
is fairly good is what is sold as "cologne 
spirit," which is the "middle run" ob- 
tained in the manufacture of ordinary 
alcohol, and is fairly free from fusel oil. 

The difference between ordinary alco- 
hol and purified alcohol can be deter- 
mined very easily by rubbing a few 
drops between the hands and allowing 
the alcohol to evaporate entirely; a re- 
siduary odor remains in the case of or- 
dinary alcohol, which is quite marked 
and very pungent and objectionable. 
The alcohol should also be of full 
strength for perfumery purposes as a 
weak spirit will dissolve oils imperfectly. 

Many methods for deodorizing alco- 
hol have been recommended but the fol- 
lowing wiil be found satisfactory : 

A convenient amount of alcohol is 
shaken with powdered potassium per- 
manganate until it assumes a decided 
color. Then allow to stand for several 
hours until the permanganate has be- 
come decomposed, and brown manga- 
nese dioxid has deposited. A pinch of 
pulverized calcium carbonate should 
then be added and the whole subjected 
to distillation, using a well-cooled re- 
ceiver. Distil very slowly at first, test- 
ing the distillate frequently, until a mix- 
ture of the distillate and a strong 
(syrupy) solution of pure caustic soda 
or potassa, in the proportion of 10 of 
the former to I of the latter, gives no 
perceptible yellow coloration, on stand- 
ing for 20 minutes or half an hour. 
The first portion of distillate that yields 
this coloration should be rejected; the 
last one-eighth of liquid should not be 
distilled and should also be rejected. 
The remaining portion only is adapted 
for use. 

Another excellent means of deodor- 
izing is by adding I to i l /> drams of so- 
dium peroxid to a gallon of alcohol, al- 
lowing to stand 24 hours, agitating oc- 
casionally, and then carefully distilling. 

To avoid the dcodorization of alcohol 
with its consequent bother and loss by 
distillation, as well as to overcome or 



subdue its natural odor, it has been sug- 
gested to treat in other ways or to 
make various additions. The following 
have been suggested : 

I. 

Alcohol gall. I 

Quicklime, in powder dr. 4 

Alum, powder dr. 2 

Spirit of nitrous ether dr. 1 

Mix all together, shake thoroughly, 
set aside for 7 days, agitating occasion- 
ally, and filter. 

II. 

Alcohol gall. 1 

Animal charcoal .av.oz. 2 

Spirit of nitrous ether m. 30 

Oil of nutmeg m. 30 

Cumarin gr. 20 

Vanillin gr. 10 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.oz. 1 

Macerate the alcohol with charcoal 
for at least 7 days, agitating frequently, 
filter through talcum, and then add the 
other ingredients. 

The latter combination is said to 
blend and sweeten the odorous constit- 
uents of perfumes, and at the same 
time serves as a "fixing" agent. 

Slightly different is the following, 
which has also been highly recom- 
mended : 

Cumarin : gr. 5 

Vanillin gr. 10 

Spirit of nitrous ether fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol gall. 1 

Wood or methyl alcohol in a highly 
purified form has been suggested as a 
vehicle for perfumes but it has a 
stronger and more persistent odor than 
pure ethyl alcohol and its poisonous 
character renders it entirely unfit for 
this purpose. 

AROMATIC WATERS. 

Orange flower and rose waters are 
frequently employed in perfumes as a 
solvent or diluent. Only the best im- 
ported full-strength "triple" water 
should be used for fine handkerchief 
extracts. If plain water is required, 
distilled water only should be used. 



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SOLID SUBSTANCES USED IN 
PERFUMERY. 

A number of interesting and impor- 
tant solid substances are used in making 
handkerchief perfumes, toilet waters, 
sachet powders and fumigating powders. 
The most important, interesting and 
valuable of these are the substances of 
animal origin, Musk, Ambergris and Ci- 
vet, which are used mainly in the man- 
ufacture of handkerchief perfumes. All 
three have an intense and repulsive odor 
but they are used generally not for their 
own odor but for their peculiar prop- 
erty of imparting persistency, i. e., "fix- 
ing" the fugitive flower-* odors and mak- 
ing them permanent. For this purpose 
only very small amounts are required. 
Owing to their expensive character and 
the difficulty of detecting impurities, 
they are subjected to the grossest adul- 
teration and the utmost care must be 
exercised to obtain the purest product. 

Musk is the most extensively em- 
ployed of the three animal substances 
mentioned. There are two principal va- 
rieties, the Tonquin, or so-called Thi- 
betan or Chinese, and the Russian or 
Siberian. It comes into the market in 
two forms, pods and "grain," both of 
which are adulterated sadly and in di- 
verse ways. The first form is the pods 
as they are removed from the animal, 
the musk deer, but it is not practicable 
for ordinary dealers to buy this form. 
It is frequently adulterated with lead or 
pieces of stone to increase the weight. 

"Grain musk" is the dried secretion 
of ther musk sac in a granular form, 
whence the name. It is adulterated with 
pieces of dried liver, dung and other 
animal matter, and sometimes it con- 
sists almost entirely of foreign animal 
matter with a little musk added to im- 
part an odor. It may be obtained at any 
price according to the degree of adul- 
teration. It should be purchased from 
responsible dealers who are willing to 
furnish a guaranty. 

The odor of musk is subdued or mod- 
ified by camphor, acids, various essen- 



tial oils, etc., and is intensified by small 
amounts of alkali. There are other sub- 
stances which have a musk-like odor 
such as the secretion of the musk rat, 
also musk (or sumbul) root and musk 
seed. The latter is used in perfumery 
and will be referred to later ; musk root 
is employed only for medicinal pur- 
poses, and the musk rat secretion has 
been experimented with for perfumery 
purposes but has never gained favor. 

Ambergris, so-called from its fancied 
resemblance to amber, is a disease ex- 
cretory product derived from the intes- 
tines of the sperm whale. It is found 
floating on the surface of the ocean. 

Civet is a secretion derived from the 
civet cat, an animal found in North Af- 
rica and East India. It is obtained 
mostly from India, where the animal is 
kept in captivity to obtain this secre- 
tion. 

All three animal substances yield their 
virtues to alcohol. To facilitate extrac- 
tion they should be first triturated with 
at least an equal amount of finely granu- 
lated orris root. 

Musk, ambergris and civet are now 
frequently replaced by synthetic prod- 
ucts called Artificial Musk, Ambrol and 
Artificial Civet (or Civetol), but which 
are not artificial products in the sense 
that artificial oils of jasmine and ylang 
yland are exact substitutes for the nat- 
ural oils, but are synthetic chemicals 
having an odor similar to the natural 
products. 

Artificial Musk, also called Musc- 
Baur and Tonquinol, is chemically, trini- 
trobutyl-xylene. It is in white or yel- 
lowish crystals which are soluble in al- 
cohol and have a strong musk-like odor. 
This is sometimes replaced or substitut- 
ed by inferior substances. 

Musk Seed, also called abelmoschus 
or ambrette seed, is derived from a plant 
grown in Egypt and India. It has an 
appearance similar to flaxseed and is of 
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the form of an alcoholic tincture. An 
oil, called Oil of Ambrette, is obtained 
from it by distillation. 

A number of resinous substances are 
used in perfumery such as benzoin, 
storax, myrrh, tolu, and Peru balsam. 
Only the best kinds should of course be 
employed. Benzoin and myrrh should 
be used in the whole form, which is to 
be reduced to coarse powder as re- 
quired; the commercial fine powder is 
unfit for any purpose whatever. The 
variety of benzoin known as Siam is the 
kind that should receive preference. In 
handkerchief perfumes and toilet waters 
these resinous substances are used in the 
form of alcoholic tinctures. In the dry 
form they are used in sachet powders 
and other solid perfumes. 

Orris Root is a very important sub- 
stance used in perfumery products. 
There are two principal kinds, Floren- 
tine and Verona, the former being pre- 
ferred. It is generally employed in the 
granulated form or about No. 40 pow- 
der for sachet powders, which form is 
also suitable for making tinctures to use 
in handkerchief perfumes and toilet 
powders. 

Tonka and vanilla beans are also used 
in perfumes in the form of a tincture. 
As usual, only the best kinds should be 
employed. Other solid substances, such 
as lavender flowers, cloves, orange peel, 
etc., are used mostly in making sachet 
powders and will be referred to under 
this latter heading. 

COLORS FOR PERFUMERY. 

In perfumes the appearance next to 
the odor plays an important part, and 
hence it is essential to tint this class of 
articles properly. Any accidental color 
present is an obstacle as it would cause 
stains on the fabrics upon which they 
are used. Hence the aim is to obtain 
perfumes either colorless or at the most 
of a very pale tint, pale green, for exam- 
ple, being common, the latter being of 
such a character that it disappears on 



drying. Essence of cassie and violet 
possess this color and in many cases one 
of these essences is added to perfumes 
with the view of imparting this desirable 
color. Sometimes a small amount of an 
aniline dye is used, but this may be ob- 
jectionable either because of leaving a 
stain on the fabric or because of fading 
out on exposure of the perfume to light. 
The most usually employed green color 
is chlorophyll, using the so-called alco- 
hol-soluble kind. Very little of this is 
required and it is resistant to light. A 
mixture of potassium chromate and cop- 
per sulfate is said to make a satisfactory 
tint which is very resistant to light. An 
acceptable green coloring agent for 
w T hite rose extract is a tincture of pat- 
chouly made in the proportion of 1 part 
of the leaves to 4 parts of alcohol. 

Most perfume mixtures are of a pale 
brownish tint, especially if they contain 
resinous bodies like benzoin, storax and 
Peru balsam, but if a somewhat darker 
brown shade is demanded it may be im- 
parted by means of rhatany root or the 
tincture. Red saunders gives a reddish 
brown color. 

A red color may be imparted by means 
of carmine in solution, using the solu- 
tion of carmine of the National For- 
mulary. Only a very small amount is 
required. Or use Cochineal Color of 
the N. F. or a hydroalcoholic tincture of 
cochineal. 

A yellow color may be imparted by 
means of saffron or curcuma, only small 
amounts being required. Essence of 
jonquille also imparts a yellow tint and 
may be added to perfume mixtures to 
obtain this shade. 

As stated, however, the perfume is 
commonly allowed to retain its natural 
color which is usually a pale brown or it 
is colored greenish, and only very small 
amounts of tinting material should be 
used to avoid staining the handkerchief 
or dress upon which the perfume is 
used. 



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COMPOSING OF PERFUMES. 

Despite the manufacture of the num 
erous modern perfume products of the 
chemist's laboratory, the natural odors 
of the flower garden are still the requi- 
sites in the making of fine perfumes. 

The eight fundamental odors, accord- 
ing to an authority, are Rose, Violet, 
Tuberose, Jasmine, Cassie, Migonette, 
Jonquille and Orange Flowers. 

This does not exhaust the list of 
flower odors nor does it take account of 
other natural odors derived from leaves, 
roots, woods, etc., nor of those synthetic 
odors which are not imitative of flower 
odors. 

With these basic odors it is claimed 
to be possible to produce the long list of 
standard perfumes by varying the pro- 
portions and adding other modifying in- 
gredients, the necessary balsamic, fruit 
or spice odors, to impart the individual 
characteristics. These basic odors con- 
sist either of pomade washings or of 
essential oils, or possibly of both, but 
they are now frequently replaced, in 
part only as a rule, by the corresponding 
synthetic compounds or mixtures. The 
synthetic perfume products have the 
fault of "thinness," that is, are lacking 
in "body," so that it is impossible to use 
them alone in building up or composing 
a fine perfume. 

It seems a singular fact that it is im- 
possible to produce satisfactory flower 
odors by simply extracting the flowers 
themselves. 

The pomade washings or essential oils 
derived from these flowers are, like the 
synthetic perfumes, lacking in "body" 
and need fortification. The natural prod- 
ucts and the synthetics are now usually 
employed in conjunction, each one im- 
parting strength and stability to the 
other. 

Flower odors like the rose and violet 
are made from the oils or pomade wash- 
ings of these flowers but there are other 
flowers, such as lilac, crabapple, and 
heliotrope, of which there are no corre- 



spending oils or pomade washings and 
the odors must be made or imitated by 
mixing various oils, pomade washings 
and synthetics. Very excellent imita- 
tions indeed have been worked up by 
skillful perfumers. 

There are also many perfumes man- 
ufactured which have no counterpart in 
the flower garden, orchard or spice 
grove, but are nevertheless pleasing 
combinations and have achieved great 
popularity. Such are Jockey Club, Mille- 
fleurs, Frangipanni, Mousseline, "Ocean 
Spray," "Upper Ten," "West End," etc. 
These mixtures are in perfumers' parl- 
ance designated as "bouquets." Many 
of the most popular and expensive per- 
fumes of the present time are bouquet 
odors. It would not be possible to make 
the vast array of these new and exqui- 
site creations without the numerous syn- 
thetic perfume products. 

A really elegant perfume should have 
the properties of agreeability, intensity 
and persistency. 

Agreeability is secured by judicious 
combination of ingredients, such as mix- 
ing substances that fortify each other or 
that are complementary to each other, 
or modifying excessively sweet odors 
with aromatics, or toning down aromatic 
odors with sweet ones. 

Intensity is secured by not adding too 
great a proportion of the vehicles, alco- 
hol and water, also by fortification of 
the "weaker" or "thinner" odors with 
stronger ones. 

Persistency is usually imparted by 
adding small amounts of certain sub- 
stances of a strong odor, known as fixa- 
teurs or "fixing agents" which hold or 
"fix" the perfume when exposed on a 
handkerchief. Intensity is secured by 
about the same agents as impart per- 
sistency, musk and civet among animal 
substances, artificial musk among syn- 
thetics, and oils of patchouli and santal 
and balsamic tinctures among vegetable 
products. 

A satisfactory rose perfume, for ex- 
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oil of rose in alcohol or by washing 
rose pomade. The perfume would lack 
intensity and persistency; fortification 
with other agents is necessary to secure 
these, and these agents, judiciously se- 
lected and sparingly added, modify the 
odor so as to produce the different 
shades of rose odor which are so famil- 
iar to us. 

In the case of artificial odors, or 
"bouquets," an agreeable perfume is 
made by blending the constituents in 
such a manner that no special odor is 
recognized. There should be sweetness 
and agreeability but not oppressiveness. 

The following table is an interesting 
one as showing the relationship between 
the different odors : 



weeks at least) to allow it to "ripen" or 
blend, after which it may be filtered. 

If the ingredients of handkerchief ex- 
tracts be classified according to their 
function, the classification would be as 
follows: (i) Odorous agents; (2) fix- 
ing agents, and (3) vehicle. 

The essential odorous agents are the 
essences, spirits or oils, and chemical 
substances. 

The "fixing" agents consist of the 
musk, ambergris, civet, resins, orris, oils 
of ylang ylang and patchouli, etc. The 
distinction between the first and second 
classes is not sharply drawn, for the 
reason that some of the "fixing" agents 
are used for their odor as well as 
for their "fixing" properties. The third 



Classification of Odors. 



Classes. 



Types. Odors Belonging to the Same Class. 

Rose Rose Geranium, sweet brier, rosewood. 

Jasmine Jasmine Lily of the valley, white pond lily, ylang ylang. 

Orange flower . . Orange flower . . Cassie, syringa, orange leaves. 

Tuberose Tuberose Lily, jonquille hyacinth. 

Violet Violet Orris root, mignonette. 

Balsamic Benzoin Balsam of Peru, tolu, benzoin, storax. 

Vanilla Vanilla Tonka. 

Spice Cinnamon Nutmeg, mace, pimento. 

Clove Clove Carnation, clove pink. 

Camphor Camphor Rosemary, patchouly. 

Sandal Sandalwood Vetivert, cedarwood. 

Citrine Lemon Bergamot, orange, cedrat, limette. 

Herbaceous Lavender Thyme, marjoram, wild thyme. 

Mint Peppermint Spearmint, balm, rue, sage. 

Anise Aniseed Caraway, dill, coriander, fennel, star anise. 

Almond Bitter almond . . Peach kernels, cherry-laurel. 

Musk Musk Civet, musk-seed, sumbul, ambergris. 

Fruit Pear Apple, pineapple, quince. 



HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS. 
(General Remarks.) 

Handkerchief extracts, or "extracts," 
as they are more commonly termed, are 
produced by incorporating with alcohol 
one or more essences (see definition of 
term below), one or more spirits (alco- 
holic solutions of volatile oil) or possi- 
bly the oils themselves, and a tincture of 
some of the animal or resinous sub- 
stances mentioned above. Most gener- 
ally now other ingredients are added, 
such as one of the synthetic perfumes, 
which really takes the place of the vola- 
tile oil or spirit. This mixture should 
be set aside for some time (several 



class practically embraces but one sub- 
stance, viz., alcohol, although rose and 
orange flower water are someties added 
after the alcohol, and may therefore 
also be considered as vehicles. 

The office of "fixing" agents is chiefly 
to hold the perfume to, or fix, or fasten 
it upon, the handkerchief or other 
fabric to which it is applied, it being 
understood that the odoriferous mat- 
ters all being very volatile and exceed- 
ingly evanescent when exposed to ^the 
atmosphere. The "fixing" agents also 
serve to hold or secure the delicate 
flower odors to the vehicle while the 
mixture is still present in the container 
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fore allow the perfume to be exhaled or 
emitted very slowly, in this wise resem- 
bling the exhalation of the odor from 
flowers. 

The "fixing" agents are of five va- 
rieties, as follows : 

1. Fatty matter derived from pomades 
during- extraction with alcohol. 

2. Resinous substances, such as Peru 
balsam, tolu, storax, benzoin, orris, 
musk-seed, etc., and even myrrh, asa- 
fetida, etc., have been employed. 

3. Volatile oils of the type like oils 
of sandalwood, patchouli, ylang ylang, 
and vetivert. 

4. Animal substances, which include 
musk, ambergris, and civet. 

5. Synthetics, viz., artificial musk and 
artificial civet. 

The objection to the first class is that 
it soon decomposes and imparts a rancid 
odor to the perfume, hence pains are 
taken to exclude rather than to retain 
it. How this may be done is described 
ander the heading of Essences. 

Milk has been suggested as a "fixing" 
agent. When used it is to be added, 
preferably first warmed, in the propor- 
tion of 1 ounce to a gallon of handker- 
chief extract. Smaller amounts of milk 
would be needed when used for weaker 
perfumes. The butter fat is the con- 
stituent of milk that acts as the fixa- 
tive. 

The objection to the resinous class is 
but an aesthetic one and hence is less 
serious than in the preceding. The 
resins impart a high color to the per- 
fume and when the latter is dropped on 
a white handkerchief the fabric at once 
presents a soiled appearance. This is 
one reason why benzoin is often re- 
placed by benzoic acid obtained by sub- 
limation of the resin. Orris does not 
have the objection of imparting a high 
color, but the amount of resinous mat- 
ter is so small that a very concentrated 
alcoholic tincture must be employed. 
Of course, all resins are objectionable 
because of their own odor, which may 
perceptibly modify the other odors, and 



this is sufficient reason why different 
resins are selected for different per- 
fumes. 

The volatile oils used as fixing agents 
are of the kind having a "heavy," in- 
stead of a sweet or aromatic odor. They 
are used in small amounts only. 

The animal class of "fixing" agents is 
remarkable in that but trifling amounts 
will serve the purpose, and hence they 
are the most largely employed. The 
one objection to their use is their pro- 
nounced and very persistent odor, which 
is likely to remain after the other odor- 
ous substances have dissipated. 

The most modern "fixing" agents 
are of course artificial musk and arti- 
ficial civet, the former being quite 
largely used. These substances have 
the advantage of being colorless, en- 
tirely soluble and of uniform compo- 
sition. 

A convenient and popular, though in- 
definite, classification of "extracts" is 
into "delicate odors" and "heavy odors," 
the former including such as violet, 
heliotrope, lilac, etc., the latter musk, 
jockey club, etc. 
PRESERVATION OF PERFUMES. 

All perfumes, but particularly the "ex- 
tracts," containing, as they do, readily 
decomposable essential oils, should be 
properly cared for if they are to retain 
their pristine freshness of odor and 
of color. The most damaging agent is 
light, especially strong sunlight, caus- 
ing some colors to fade, others to dark- 
en, and modifying or destroying odors. 

The stock of perfumery should there- 
fore be displayed rather at the rear 
half of the store instead of in front 
where the sun's rays may have ready 
access to it. Owing to the deleterious 
effects of strong light, manufacturing 
perfumers use large labels on their bot- 
tles and some even go so far as to have 
a closely adherent wrapper for the bot- 
tle, the label being on the outside of 
this^ wrapper. 

The room for the storing and the 
location of the display of perfumes 



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should be of a moderate and also of 
a fairly even temperature, not subject at 
least to extremes of cold and heat. The 
former is liable to cause temporary 
separation of essential oils and other 
ingredients, from the alcoholic solution, 
the latter hastens oxidation and pro- 
duces permanent injury. This is another 
reason for displaying perfumes away 
from the front part of the store where 
the heat of the sun's rays may reach 
them. Locations near heaters or regis- 
ters should also be avoided. 

Excessive exposure - to air is also 
prejudicial to perfumes. For this rea- 
son, they should be displayed in bottles 
no larger than 8 ounce which should 
be well-stoppered, preferably with a 
glass stopper. It may even be advisable 
to have a number of small bottles in a 
display rack to avoid using the larger 
bottles except in cases of a sale. 

Resinous and oily portions of per- 
fumes prone to collect on the lips of the 
bottles and on adjacent portions of the 
stoppers, and these portions oxidize 
through contact with the air, and in 
this wise, patrons may get an erroneous 
impression of the odor. The lips and 
stoppers of bottles should therefore be 
cleaned frequently, wiping with a little 
alcohol on a cloth if necessary. 

DISPLAYING OF PERFUMES. 

From what has been stated in previous 
paragraphs it may be gathered that in 
choosing a location in- the store for 
the effective display of perfumes, more 
than appearance must be had in mind. 
While the goods should be effectively 
and tastily displayed, they should not 
be subjected to excessive light nor to 
extremes of temperature. 

The number of odors carried in stock 
should not be too great but of course 
sufficiently varied to suit all tastes. 
Sometimes it may be necessary to carry 
cheaper as well as higher-priced odors 
of the same kind to meet the limitations 
of some purses. 



A common practice in showing these 
goods to prospective customers is to re- 
move the stopper from the stock bot- 
tle, and allow the customer to smell di- 
rectly from the latter. The vehicle al- 
cohol being more volatile than the oils 
and other ingredients which form the 
real perfume, obtrudes itself upon th? 
olfactory nerves and crowds away, as 
it were, the more delicate odors. The 
proper method of showing the "ex- 
tracts" and indicating the differences 
between them is to wet the stopper 
by inverting the bottle, then to moisten 
a strip of blotting paper or a piece of 
rice (cigarette) paper, allowing the lat- 
ter to become almost dry before handing 
to the patron. 

Another good suggestion is to have 
a small sample rack of perfumes con- 
taining a number of glass-stoppered half 
or one ounce bottles; this will enable 
the pharmacist to keep the stock bottles 
in a dark place to be opened only when 
an "extract" is to be dispensed. The 
sample rack may also be kept in a dark 
place when not in use. If the glass stop- 
pers of the bottles of the rack are of 
the elongated kind, so as to reach to 
the bottom of the bottle, the tissue or 
rice paper may be dispensed with. 

In showing "extracts," for purposes 
of sale, the order in which they are 
shown is also a matter of consequence, 
especially when the prospective customer 
does not have any preferences. The 
finest, most delicate odors should always 
be shown first ; if the heavy odors be 
presented first, the olfactory nerves will 
have become so impressed with the lat- 
ter that the delicate odors which are 
shown subsequently will appear to be 
decidedly lacking in quality, and thus 
a sale may be lost. 

The sale of "mixed odors," that is, a 
mixture of two or more "extracts," 
should be discouraged because each "ex- 
tract" is a harmonized blending of odors, 
and mixing "extracts" is liable to de- 
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ter may not be of such great conse- 
quence, because those that ask for 
"mixed odors" do not properly appre- 
ciate the value of a well-made "ex- 
tract." 
ESSENCES. 

Essences (extracts, extraits and es- 
prits, they are also termed) are pre- 
pared, as already stated, by extraction of 
the odorous substances from pomades 
by means of alcohol, this process be- 
ing known generally as "washing." The 
best method of washing is as follows : 

Sixteen av. ounces of the pomade, us- 
ing a No. 24 or 30, are cut into small 
pieces and placed in a bottle of sufficient 
capacity, such as a fruit jar, in which 
is put 16 fluidounces of pure alcohol. 
Place the bottle, suitably stoppered, in 
a water bath, and apply heat sufficient 
to barely melt the pomade, shake well 
together, and repeat the shaking fre- 
quently until the fatty matter solidifies. 
In this way the pomade will be reduced 
to a finely divided or granular state, 
permeated thoroughly by the alcohol. 
Allow this to stand for a week — a month 
or even longer would be better — giv- 
ing it an occasional shake, then drain 
off the liquid into another bottle ; if this 
fall short of 16 fluidounces, repeat the 
operation with a sufficient quantity of 
alcohol to make up to this measure. To 
remove the fatty matter this liquid 
should be placed on ice till well chilled 
after which it is strained. 

By subsequent and similar treatment, 
a second and even a third quantitv of 
essence may be made, which, although 
much weaker, will be found useful in 
the preparation of colognes and toilet 
waters. Some operators use the third 
essence for washing a new quantity of 
original pomade, thus making a stronger 
essence or enabling one to use a weaker 
pomade. The residual pomade may be 
utilized for making hair pomades or as 
a diluent for ointments, or for mak- 
ing fine soaps (by manufacturers). 

Essences prepared by the above 
method contain some fatty matter and . 



will soon become rancid. This retained 
fatty matter can be separated by the ap- 
plication of cold, and in order that it 
may be adopted in preference to the pre- 
ceding one: Into an ice cream freezer 
of a size commensurate with the quan- 
tity of essence to be prepared, pour 
the requisite quantity of alcohol, then 
heat the pomade cautiously upon a 
water bath until melted, pour this into 
the freezer, put on the cover, set the 
apparatus in motion and continue the 
heating for 15 or 20 minutes, by which 
time probably all the odorous matter 
will have been extracted. Now sur- 
round the can with a freezing mixture, 
composed of ground rock salt and 
cracked ice, resume the beating until 
the liquid is thoroughly chilled and 
the fat has all adhered to the paddle and 
the sides of the can. Then open the 
freezer, pour off the liquid, and pass 
through a well-covered filter to separate 
the particles of fat still suspended in 
the liquid. 

As already stated, the essence used 
are rose, jonquille, cassie, reseda, jas- 
mine, violet, tuberose, and orange flower. 
Formerly the washings of the pomades 
of these flowers were considered in- 
dispensable for the making of fine per- 
fumes, but at the present time the prac- 
tical manufacturer is quite likely to 
replace them with alcoholic solutions of 
the concrete oils. 

The full strength oils must be used, 
not any dilutions with wax or solutions 
in alcohol. The proportions used are 
one ounce of oil to one gallon of alco- 
hol. The oil should be first triturated 
with a small amount of alcohol, to break 
up the lumps then the remainder of 
the alcohol added, the whole set aside 
for 24 hours, during which it should 
be frequently agitated, and finally fil- 
tered. This has about the same strength 
as a first pomade washing and may 
be used in place of the latter. The resi- 
due on the filter may, like the pomades, 
be subjected to a second and even a 
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The advantage of using these oil solu- 
tions are many. The pomade washings 
can never be entirely freed from fatty 
matter and there is a great deal of tedi- 
ous manipulation to thoroughly extract 
the pomade, as well as considerable loss 
of alcohol during manipulation. 

SPIRITS. 

The formula here given are for those 
spirits which are used in the making 
of perfumes mentioned in this work. 
Only the very best quality of oil should 
be used and only the best obtainable al- 
cohol. A full description of the oils will 
he found under the heading Essential 
Oils. It is said that the longer these 
spirits are allowed to stand, i. e., the 
older they are, the better they are adapt- 
ed for perfumery purposes. 
Spirit of Almond. 

Oil of bitter almond m. 80 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Spirit of Ambrette. 

Oil of ambrette fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of Bergamot. 

Oil of bergamot fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 

Spirit of Cedarwood. 

Oil of cedar (Lebanon) fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. g l / 2 

Spirit of Cinnamon. 

Make from 1 fluidounce of oil of 
cinnamon (Ceylon) and 9 fluidounces of 
aicohol. 

Spirit of Clove. 

Oil of clove, Bourbon fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. i$ l / 2 

Spirit of Hyacinth. 

I [yacinthin gr. 60 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Spirit of Lavender. 
Prepare from 1 fluidounce of oil of 
lavender flowers and 19 fluidounces of 
alcohol, using the Mitcham oil of lav- 
ender. 

Spirit of Lemon. 

Prepare from 1 fluidounce of oil of 
lemon and 19 fluidounces of alcohol. 



Spirit of Lemon-Grass. 

Oil of lemon-grass fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 

Spirit of Linaloe. 

Oil of linaloe fl.dr. \% 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of Lilac. 

Terplneol or lilacin dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of Neroli. 

Oil of neroli petale fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15^ 

Artificial oil of neroli may be sub- 
stituted for the natural oil. 

Spirit of Nutmeg. 
Make from 1 fluidounce of oil of 
nutmeg and 19 fluidounces of alcohol. 
Spirit of Orange. 
Prepare 1 fluidounce of oil of orange 
and 19 fluidounces of alcohol. 

As stated in the introductory remarks 
on perfumes, the oil of bitter orange 
peel is to be preferred. 

Spirit of Orris. 

Oil of orris, liquid fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of Patchouly. 

Oil of patchouly fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. is l A 

Spirit of Pimento. 

Oil of pimento fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 

Spirit of Rose. 

Oil of rose fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7l/ 2 

Artificial oil of rose may be used 
instead of the natural oil. 

Spirit of Rose, Compound. 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of rose geranium fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Or mix 

Oil of rose fl.dr. 2 

Oil of rose geranium fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

The oil of rose geranium is added to 
give permanence to the spirit. 

Spirit of Rose Geranium. 

Oil of rose geranium fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15K 



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Spirit of Sandal. 

Oil of sandalwood, East 

India fl.dr. 2 ' 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Spirit of Vetivert. 

Oil of vetivert fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of Ylang Ylang. 

Oil of ylang ylang fl.dr. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

The artificial oil may be used instead 
of the natural. 
TINCTURES. 

The formulas here given are for the 
tinctures used in making the perfumes 
mentioned in this work. It is said that 
the older these tinctures are, the better 
they the adapted for making per- 
fumes. 

Tincture of Ambergris. 

Ambergris dr. 2 

Orris root, powder dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Rub the ambergris and orris in a 
mortar, until reduced to a fine powder ; 
transfer to a bottle, and add the alcohol. 
Macerate for 30 days, agitating occa- 
sionally, and filter through paper. 
Tincture of Ambrette. 

Musk seed av.oz. 4 

Alcohol sufficient 

Reduce the drug to fine powder, and 
extract by slow percolation so as to ob- 
tain 16 fluidounces of product. 

Tincture of Siam Benzoin. 
Siam benzoin, fine powder. av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. 

Tincture of Civet. 

Civet dr. 1 

Orris root, powder dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Proceed as with tincture of ambergris. 
Tincture of Artificial Civet. 

Artificial civet..- av.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 

Tincture of Musk. 

Musk, grain dr. 2 - 

Orris root, granular dr. 2 

Lime water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

57 



Rub the musk thoroughly with the 
orris, then with the lime water, previ 
ously warmed, macerate in a covered 
mortar . for 2 hours, add the alcohol, 
transfer to a bottle, cork tightly, mac- 
erate for 30 days or longer, preferably 
in a rather warm place, agitate fre- 
quently, and finally filter. 

Tincture of Artificial Musk. 

Artificial musk dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. 

Tincture of Orris, Stronger. 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 8 

Alcohol sufficient 

Extract the drug by slow percolation 
so as to obtain 16 fluidounces of product. 
Tincture of Orris, Weaker. 

Orris root, powder gr. 600 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like the preceding. 
Tincture of Storax. 

Storax av.oz. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for 14 days with occa- 
sional agitation, and filter. 

Tincture of Tolu. 

Prepare from 1% av. ounces of tolu 
and enough alcohol to make 16 fluid- 
ounces. 

Tincture of Tonka. 

Tonka av.oz. 3 

Alcohol sufficient 

Reduce the bean to moderately fine 
powder, add 16 fluidounces of alcohol, 
macerate ■ for 14 days, agitating occa- 
sionally ; filter, and add enough alco- 
hol through the filter to make 16 fluid- 
ounces of product. 

Tincture of Vanilla. 

Vanilla gr. 480 

Sugar (granulated or rock 
candy) gr. 480 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Cut the drug into small pieces, beat 
with the sugar in a mortar until reduced 
to coarse powder, macerate with the 
alcohol for 30 days, and filter. 



900 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS 

(Formulas). 

It is quite essential that the amateur 
manufacturer of "extracts" very care- 
fully peruse the preceding pages to in- 
form himself upon the varieties of ma- 
terials used in perfumes, the method 
of preservation, etc. 

It may be stated that the "extracts" 
can be cheapened by the use of weaker 
pomades or inferior oils, or of a tinc- 
ture of musk of one-half the strength 
given, by the substitution of civet for 
the ambergris, by the addition of larger 
proportions of alcohol and of some wa- 
ter, etc. 

Acacia Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 4 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 12 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. Sy 2 

Alisma Extract. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 3^2 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 3^ 

Essence of violet.. fl.oz. s l / 2 

Essence of jonquille fl.oz. 3 x / 2 

Tincture of ambergris fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Ambergris Extract. 

Compound spirit of rose. . .fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of ambergris fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of musk.... fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 1 

Azalea Extract. 

Vanillin dr. 3 

Heliotropin m. 25 

Oil of neroli, synthetic m. 25 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 10 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 10 

Essence of tuberose ...fl.oz. 10 

Gum benzoin, Siam av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Mix, macerate for a week or two, 
agitating frequently, and filter. 

The benzoin should be freshly pow- 
dered. 

Cherry Blossom Extract. 

Aubepine drops 3 to 10 

Anethol drops 1 

Oil of bitter almond m. 15 

Oil of fennel m. 15 

Oil of bergamot m. 15 

Oil of neroli m. 75 



Acetic ether m. 45 

Vanillin gr. 30 

Cumarin gr. 5 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.oz. 2j4 
Tincture of orris, stronger, .fl.oz. 8 
Essence of rose (3rd wash- 
ing) fl.oz. 15 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Clove Pink Extract. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 6 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 4 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of vanilla...-. fl.oz. 2 

Oil of clove, Bourbon drops 10 

Clover (Japan) Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 10 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 3^ 

Tincture of artificial musk.. fl.oz. 4 

Solution of ionone, 10% fl.dr. 3 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of petitgrain fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Cumarin gr. 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. 13 

Cosmos Bouquet Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.dr. 6 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 3 

Oil of lemon .drops 15 

Oil of lavender, Mitcham. .drops 9 

Oil of clove, Bourbon drops 3 

Cumarin gr. 3 

Heliotropin gr. l / 2 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. i l / 2 

Weaker tincture of orris. . .fl.oz. 15 
Mix and dissolve. 

Crab-Apple Flowers Extract. 



Essence of violet 


..fl.oz. 


4 


Essence of rose 


..fl.oz. 


2 


Essence of jasmine 


..fl.oz. 


1 


Essence of cassie 


..fl.oz. 


1 


Spirit of ylang ylang 


..fl.dr. 


6/ 2 


Spirit of linaloe 


..fl.oz. 


iV 2 


Spirit of neroli 


..fl.dr. 


2V2 


Compound spirit of rose 


..fl.dr. 


4 


Spirit of hyacinth 


..fl.dr. 


2 


Tincture of musk 


..fl.dr. 


I 


Oil of mace, volatile 


.drops 


4 


Alcohol 


..fl.oz. 


I 



Essence of jasmine, 
washing, to make. 



second 



fl.oz. 16 



II. 



Oil of rosewood m. 

Oil of ylang ylang m. 

Oil of sandalwood m. 

Amyl acetate m. 

Apple ether fl.oz. 



30 

7o 

100 

20 

I 



PERFUMES. 



901 



Essence of rose 

Essence of cassie 

Essence of jasmine... 



...fl.oz. 4 
...fl.oz. • 6 

. . . fl.OZ. 20 



fl.oz. 

fl.oz. 

fl.oz. 

fl.oz. 

fl.dr. 

m. 8o 

fl.dr. i 

drops 5 

fl.oz. \y 2 



III. 

Essence of jasmine 
Essence of violet. . . 
Essence of tuberose 

Spirit of rose 

Tincture of civet.. 
Tincture of musk. 
Oil of ylang ylang. 

Oil of neroli 

Alcohol 

The oils may be the natural or the 
synthetic. 

Cupid's Kiss Extract. 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 4^2 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 4^2 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 3V 2 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4. 

Spirit of ylang: ylang fl.dr. 2 

Cumarin gr. 6 

Vanillin gr. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Egyptian Lotus Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. z% 

Essence of rose fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 2 T / 2 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. ..fl.dr. 5 

Spirit of neroli fl.dr. 7 

Spirit of clove fl.dr. s x A 

Spirit of patchouly. fl.dr. 1 

Oil o-f rose drop 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Elder Elower Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 2 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 2 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 2 

Essence of jonquille fl.oz. 2 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.oz. 5 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 2 

Terpineol gr. 60 

Mix and dissolve. 

Essence Bouquet Extract. 
I. 

Compound spirit of rose fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of lemon fl.oz. 2Y2 

Spirit of bergamot fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of neroli fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of ambergris fl.oz. 1 

Stronger tincture of orris fl.oz. 1 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl-dr. 4 



II. 

Essence of rose .fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of orris fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Oil of rose m. 15 

Oil of neroli m. 15 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2 

Rose water sufficient 

As much of the latter may be added 
as is possible without causing precipi- 
tation. 



4 

4 

15 

15 

15 

15 

2 

2 

24 



III. 

Vanillin gr 

Nerolin gr 

Oil of cedarwood m 

Oil of rosemary m 

Oil of clove m 

Oil of lavender flowers m 

Oil of lemon fl.dr 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr 

Alcohol fl.oz 

Mix, allow to stand for 6 days, agitat- 
ing frequently, and filter. It may be 
diluted with 18 fluidounces of distilled 
water. It is said to make a good but 
cheap perfume. 

Esterhazy Bouquet Extract. 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.dr. 2^ 

2 
1 
3 
3 
4 
2 

3 l A 

2 

1 

2 

5 



Spirit of vetivert 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of rose 


...fl.dr. 


Spirit of rose geranium. 


...fl.dr. 


Spirit of neroli 


...fl.dr. 


Spirit of sandal 


...fl.dr. 


Spirit of clove 


...fl.dr. 


Tincture of tonka 


...fl.oz. 


Tincture of vanilla 


...fl.oz. 


Stronger tincture of orris 


..fl.oz. 


Tincture of ambergris... 


...fl.dr. 


Alcohol 


...fl.oz. 



Evening Primrose Extract. 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 



Essence of rose 

Essence of jasmine 

Compound spirit of rose. 
Spirit of rose geranium. . 

Spirit of ambrette 

Spirit of patchouly 

Tincture of Siam benzoin 
Tincture of musk 



.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 
. . . m. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 



3 
2 
2 

5 
10 

4 

80 

4 
1 
[2 



Alcohol fl.dr. 

Fashion Bouquet Extract. 

Oil of neroli m. 30 

Oil of rose m. 45 

Spirit of bergamot ....fl.oz. 1 

Stronger tincture of orris.. fl.oz. 1 
Tincture of musk fl.oz. 6 



002 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 8 

Benzoic acid, sublimed gr. 30 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Fleur de Lys Extract. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 7 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 2 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 2 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. I 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 1 

Floral Jewel Extract. 

..fl.oz. zVz 

..fl.oz. 9 

..fl.oz. 9 

..fl.oz. 1 

..fl.dr. 4 

..fl.dr. 2 



Spirit of rose 

Essence of tuberose. . 
Essence of violet. . . . 
Tincture of musk. . . . 

Oil of bergamot 

Oil of cedrat 



Oil of neroli portugal fl.dr. 2 

Heliotropin gr. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. S l A 

Florida Lotus Extract. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 6 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 3 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 2 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 1 

Oil of linaloe m. 45 

Oil of vlang ylang m. 30 

Vanillin gr. 12 

Heliotropin gr. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Flowers of Ireland Extract (Flowers 
of Erin). 

White rose extract fl.oz. 15 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 12 

Flower of Seville Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 3 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 3 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 3 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 3 

Vanillin gr. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. V/2. 

Forget-Me-Not Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 12 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 8 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 4 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 6 

Oil of rose, natural or 

synthetic fl.dr. I 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Oil of cedarwood m. 30 



II. 



Frangipanni Extract. 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 2^2 

Spirit of sandal fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of neroli fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of tonka fl.dr. 11 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 l / 2 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 5 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 4 

Stronger tincture of orris. . .fl.oz. 3 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 3 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of vetivert fl.oz. 1 

Oil of rose fl.dr. 2 

Oil of rose geranium fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sandal fl.dr. 1 

Oil of neroli fl.dr. 1 



III. 



Oil of sandalwood m. 15 

Oil of cedarwood m. 75 

Oil of rose, synthetic m. 75 

Oil of cassie, synthetic fl.dr. 2 

Cumarin gr. 20 

Heliotropin dr. 2j^ 

Tincture of artificial musk.. fl.oz. i l / 2 
Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 32 

V. 

Vanillin gr. 8 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Oil of rose, synthetic fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sandalwood fl.dr. 1 

Oil of neroli fl.dr. 1 

Solution of artificial musk 

1% fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of orris, stronger, .fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol, No. 2 fl.oz. 23 

Cinnamon water fl.oz. 2 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve the oils, vanillin, and solu- 
tion in the alcohol, and add the waters. 

Frangipanni (Roman) Extract. 

Musk gr. 12 

Ambergris gr. 3 

Vanilla, cut fine and tritur- 
ated dr. 1 

Tonka, bruised dr. 2 

Essence of cassie fl.dr. 2 

Essence of rose fl.dr. 2 

Essence of orange flowers. fl.dr. 2 

Essence of tuberose fl.dr. 2 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 2^2 

Oil of rose drops 22 

Oil of cedar, Lebanon. .. .drops 22 

Oil of rose geranium. .. .drops 10 



PERFUMES. 



903 



Oil of neroli petale drops 12 

Oil of orange (from bitter 

orange peel) drops 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14 

Mix and macerate for several months, 
agitating occasionally. 

Harvest Queen Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 2 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 2 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 2 

Essence of reseda fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of tonka fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Spirit' of rose geranium fl.oz. i l / 2 

Cumarin gr. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Hawthorn Blossom Extract. 



Essence of violet , 

Essence of orange flowers, 

Essence of cassie , 

Essence of jasmine 

Essence of rose 

Tincture of tolu 

Tincture of tonka 

Tincture of vanilla 

Tincture of musk 

Tincture of ambergris 

Aubepine 



.fl.oz. 


3 T / 2 


.fl.oz. 


3/ 2 


.fl.dr. 


14 


.fl.dr. 


H 


.fl.dr. 


14 


.fl.oz. 


1 


.fl.dr. 


7 


.fl.dr. 


7 


.fl.dr. 


4 


.fl.dr. 


3 


.fl.dr. 


2 



Heliotrope Extract. 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of ambergris fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 1 

Compound spirit of rose fl.oz. 3 

Oil of bitter almond drops 5 

Essence of rose....". fl.oz. 3 



II. 



Spirit of bergamot fl.oz. 6 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. .. .m. 30 

Vanillin ., . . gr. 2 

Heliotropin gr. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9 

Mix and dissolve. 



III. 



Heliotropin fl.dr. 5 

Cumarin gr. 

Vanillin gr. 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.oz. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 



40 
2 

1 

1/2 

2V 2 
2 X A 

6 

6 

12H 



Heliotrope (White) Extract. 

I. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 4 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 2 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 1 

Heliotropin gr. 50 

Cumarin gr. 20 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. 

II. 

Heliotropin m. 75 

Oil of clove drop 1 

Cumarin gr. 15 

Oil of jasmine fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol, No. 2 fl.oz. 32 

Hesperis Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 3 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of tonka fl.dr. $y 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Spirit of lavender fl.oz. 2 x / 2 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 4' 

Rose water ". fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Honeymoon Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 3^2 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 3 l / 2 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.oz. s l A 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 6 

Solution of ionone, 10% m. 15 

Alcohol , fl.dr. 6 

Honeysuckle Extract. 

I. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 4 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 4 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of tolu fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of bitter almond fl.dr. 3^ 

Spirit of neroli fl.dr. 1 r > 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

II. 

Oil of rose m. 30 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Oil of angelica drops 3 

Oil of sandalwood drops 15 

Vanillin gr. 6 

Solut. oil of rose fl.oz. 8 

Solut. oil of jasmine tl.oz. S 

Solut. oil of violet fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol, No. 2. to make fl.oz. 32 



904 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



The three solutions mentioned are of 
the concrete oils in the proportion of 
i ounce to the gallon of alcohol. 

Hyacinth Extract. 
I. 

Hyacinthin dr. \ l / 2 

Oil of neroli bigarade drops 30 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 5 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Orange flower water, triple. fl.oz. 1/2 



II. 



Hyacinthin gr. 90 

Solution of ionone, 10% m. 10 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 4^ 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 3 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 3 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. V/2 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 1/2 

Imperatrice Extract. 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 10 

Spirt of rose geranium. .. .fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of santal fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.oz. 1 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. V/2. 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz.'" V/2 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. V/2 

Cumarin gr. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Ixora Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 5 

Essence of reseda fl.oz. 5 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 3^2 

Spirit of orris fl.oz. 3^2 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 2/2 

Oil of bergamot m. 75 

Jasmine Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 25 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 5 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 2^2 

3 
4 



I. 



Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.oz. 
Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Jockey Club Extract. 



II. 



Compound spirit of rose. .. .fl.oz. 4 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 1 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 4 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 1 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. s 1 / 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 l / 2 



Essence of jasmine. . 



fl.oz. 



I. 



Compound of spirit of rose. fl.oz. 3 l / 2 

Spirit of ambrette fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of neroli fl.dr. 2/2 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

III. 

Oil of rose fl.dr. 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 2 1 / 

Vanillin gr. 30 

Solut. oil of cassie fl.oz. 8 

Solut. oil of tuberose fl.oz. 8 

Solut. oil of jasmine fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

The solutions mentioned are of the 

concrete oils in the proportion of one 

ounce to a gallon of alcohol. 

Kew Garden Flowers Extract. 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz. 5 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 2/2 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2^ 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 2^ 

Spirit of rose geranium fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 3 

Kiss-Me-Quick Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2^ 

Essence of jasmine fl.dr. 10 

Essence of tuberose fl.dr. 10 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.dr. 2 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 1 

Spirit of bergamot fl.dr. 7 

Spirit of neroli fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9 

II. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 7 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 3^2 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 3H 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of ambergris. . . .fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of Siam benzoin m. 45 

Stronger tincture of orris m. 75 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Lavender Extract. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of lavender fl.oz. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Lilac Extract (Lilac Blossom — White 
Lilac). 

I. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 12 

Essence of orange flowers, .n.oz. 3 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.dr. 4 

Oil of bitter almond drops 3 



PERFUMES. 



905 



II. 

Terpineol fl.dr. 10 

Heliotropin gr. 30 

Oil of ylang ylang m. 75 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 4 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 12^2 

Essence of rose fl.oz. g l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Lily (Gold) Extract. 

Nerolin m. 15 

Linalool m. 25 

Vanillin gr. 25 

Oil of cassie, synthetic fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of artificial civet.. fl.dr. 3 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 2 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 4 

Essence of rose fl.oz. j l / 2 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 15 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Lily (White) Extract. 

Essence of rose fl.dr. 20 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.dr. 10 

Essence of cassie fl.dr. 10 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 14 

Spirit of clove fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9 

Lily-of-the-Valley Extract. (White 
Pond Lily Extract.) 



Essence of tuberose. fl.oz. 8 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 1 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz 

Essence of cassie fl.oz 

Essence of rose fl.oz 

Compound spirit of rose fl.oz 



Oil of bitter almond ..drops 



Tincture of vanilla 



..fl.oz. I 



II. 



Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 

Spirit of linaloe fl.oz. 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.dr. 

Compound spirit of rose... fl.dr. 

Spirit of neroli fl.dr. 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Oil of mace, volatile drops 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Essence- of rose, second wash- 
ing, to make fl.oz. 

III. 

Heliotropin drops 

Vanillin gr. 

Oil of rose geranium drops 

Oil of sandalwood drops 

Oil of coriander drops 

Oil of linaloe fl.dr. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 



4 
2 
1 
1 

6H 

4 

2/2 

1 

6 

2 

16 



Solut. oil of tuberose fl.oz. 12 

Solut. oil of jasmine fl.oz. 12 

The solutions mentioned are of the 



concrete oils in the proportion 

ounce to the gallon of alcohol. 

Liriodendron Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.dr. 

Essence of tuberose fl.dr. 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.dr. 
Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.oz. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 

Tincture of orris fl.oz. 

Spirit of bergamot fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Locust Blossom Extract. 
I. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 

Tincture of vanilla ....fl.oz. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

II. 

Essence of jasmine 

Essence of cassie 

Essence of tuberose... 
Tincture of vanilla... 

Tincture of civet 

Tincture of ambergris 
Spirit of ylang ylang. 



of 



iy 2 
iy 2 
sy 2 



.fl.oz, 8 

.fl.oz. 4 

.fl.oz. 

.fl.oz. 

.fl.oz. 

.fl.dr. 

.fl.dr. 



Heliotropin gr. 

Lurline Extract. 



Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 

Spirit of bergamot fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 

Spirit of santal fl.dr. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 

Oil of lavender m. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Marie Stuart Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 

Essence of orange flowers 

Essence of rose 

Compound spirit of rose. 

Spirit of bergamot 

Spirit of rose geranium.. 
Spirit of patchouly 



.fl.oz. 

.fl.oz. 

.fl.oz. 

.fl.dr. 

.fl.dr. 

.fl.dr. 

Tincture of musk. fl.dr. 

Tincture of tonka fl.dr. 

Tincture of tolu fl.dr. 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.dr. 

Cumarin gr. 

Oil of verbena m. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Mix and dissolve. 



4 

2/2 

2/2 

3 

5 

4 

I 

3 
70 



2 
2 
2 

4 
12 
10 

2 

6 

5 

4 

25 

15 

I 



900 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



May Bells Extract (Mabel Bouquet). 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 3*4 

Ylang ylang extract No. 1.. fl.oz. 3 J / 2 
Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 2% 
Fluid extract of cardamom. . .m. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6V 2 

The fluid extract may be replaced by 

3 drops of oil of cardomom or by 30 gr. 

of freshly powdered cardamom. 

May Blossom Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 4 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 2 x / 2 

Essence of reseda fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Spirit of orris fl.oz. i l / 2 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Heliotropin gr. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

May Fern Extract. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 3 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 3 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 3 

Essence of violet fl.oz. i l / 2 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. i x / 2 

Spirit of orris fl.oz. I 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4^2 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.dr. 2 

Oil of veteivert m. 30 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Oil of rose m. 30 

Oil of santal m. 30 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Oil of Canada snakeroot. .drops 5 

Meadow Queen Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 4 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 4 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of orris fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of tonka fl.oz. 1 

Tincture' of civet fl.dr. 4 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of bitter almond m. 15 

Alcohol fl.dr. 10 

Mikado Bouquet Extract. 

Lily of the valley extract, .fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of sandal fl.oz. i l / 2 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 6 

Spirit of vetivert fl.dr. 6 

Spirit of cedarwood fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4 

Oil of verbena m. 25 

Oil of patchouly m. 15 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 



Millefleurs Extract (Thousand 
Flowers). 

Compound spirit of rose fl.oz. 3 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 1 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 4 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz. 2 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 

Stronger tincture of orris. . .fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of tonka fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of bitter almond drops 3 

Oil of neroli drops 3 

Oil of clove drops 3 



II. 



Essence of rose fl.oz. 3^2 

Essence of tuberose... fl.oz. 1% 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 1% 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. i l / 2 

Essence of violet fl.oz. \ l /> 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. i l / 2 

Spirit of santal fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 5 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of ambergris. .. .fl.dr. 3 

Oil of bergamot m. 15 

Oil of bitter almond drops 3 

Oil of neroli drops 3 

Oil of clove drops 3 

Monte Carlo Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 2 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 2 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of sandal fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of lavender fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 7 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. I 

Mousseline Extract. 

Esterhazy bouquet extract, .fl.oz. 5 

Essence of cassie fl.dr. 7 

Essence of jasmine fl.dr. 7 

Essence of tuberose fl.dr. 7 

Spirit of sandal fl.oz. 5 

Compound spirit of rose. .. .fl.dr. 13 

Spirit of rose geranium. .. .fl.dr. 3^2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Musk Extract. 

I. 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 11 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 1 

Compound spirit of rose. .. .fl.oz. 4 
This is a rather high priced article but 

the tincture of musk may be reduced 

one-half with alcohol and still yield a 

satisfactory product. 



PERFUMES. 



907 



II. 



I. 



Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz. 2 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. I 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. l l / 2 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. V/2 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of tonka fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of tolu fl.dr. 5 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . . .fl.dr. 4 
Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Naiad Queen Extract. 

Spirit of santal fl.oz. 

Spirit of vetivert fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Spirit of patchouly fl.oz. 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 

Oil of verbena m. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

New Mown Hay Extract. 



Coumarin gr. 

Vanillin gr. 

Weaker tincture of orris fl.oz. 



3 
3 
2 

2 

75 
6 



II. 



Vanillin gr. 20 

Cumarin av.oz. 1 

Anisic aldehyde m. 70 

Oil of rose, freed from 

stearopten m. 25 

Oil of rose geranium m. 90 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 2 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 11 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 12 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 21 

Night-Blooming Cereus Extract. 



Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 

Tincture of tonka fl.oz. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose geranium fl.oz. 

Ocean Spray Extract ("Sea Breeze") 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz. 6 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 

Compound spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Spirit of ambrette fl.dr. 

Spirit of clove fl.dr. 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 

Orange Blossom or Flower Extract. 

I. 
Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 12 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 2 

II. 

Oil of neroli, synthetic m. 160 

Tincture of tolu fl.dr. 4 



Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Essence of orange flowers. fl.oz. 
Patchouly Extract. 

Spirit of patchouly fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 



II, 



Spirit of patchouly fl.dr. 

Spirit of bergamot fl.oz. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.dr. 
Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 

Peach Blossom Extract. 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 

Essence of tuberose fl.dr. 

Spirit of lemon fl.dr. 

Spirit of almond fl.oz. 

Peru balsam gr. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 



II. 



Essence of cassie fl.oz. 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Solution of ionone, 10% fl.dr. 

Tincture of musk ...fl.dr. 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 

Oil of ylang ylang, natural 

or synthetic fl.dr. 

Heliotropin, crystal gr. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Peau d'Espagne Extract. 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 

Tincture of tonka .fl.oz. 

Tincture of storax fl.oz. 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Oil of neroli petate m. 

Oil of bergamot m. 

Oil of santal m. 

Oil of rose geranium m. 

Oil of rose m. 

Oil of verbena m. 

Oil of cedarwood m. 

Oil of lavender, Mitcham. . . .m. 

Oil of clove m. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 



Pearl d'Orient Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 8 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.oz. Ij4 

Tincture tii Siam benzoin fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 1 / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 



2 

30 



5 
4 

ioy 2 



8/ 2 
2 

4 

2 

2 

16 



3/2 
7 
13 

2*A 

24 

12 

a 1 A 

3 

3 
4 
6 

1 

3o 

2 



1 
1 
1 

4' 
3 
3 

40 
40 
40 
40 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
II 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Primrose Extract. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Tincture of ambergris fl.oz. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 

Solution of ionone, 10% m. 

Oil of bergamot m. 

Heliotropin gr. 

Cumarin gr. 

Rondeletia Extract. 



II. 



II 



Tincture of musk 


....fl.dr. 


Tincture of ambergris... 


....fl.dr. 


Tincture of vanilla 


....fl.dr. 


Spirit of lavender 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of clove 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of bergamot 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of rose 


....fl.oz. 


Alcohol 


....fl.oz. 


r 

Spirit of clove 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of lemon 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of lavender 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of bergamot 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of neroli 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of rose 


....fl.dr. 


Alcohol 


....fl.oz. 


Rose d'Amour Extract. 


Essence of rose 


....fl.oz. 


Spirit of rose 


....fl.oz. 


Tincture of musk 


....fl.dr. 


Oil of rose geranium... 


....fl.dr. 


Oil of santal 


. . .drops 


Alcohol 


....fl.oz. 



2/2 

2/2 

IV2 

I 
I 

25 
30 
30 
10 



4 

2/2 

2/2 

2 

I 

2V2 

4 

7/ 2 

3 

3 

1 

2 

5 

9 
3 
2 
1 

1 



Rose (Moss) Extract. 

Compound spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 

(Rose (Musk) Extract. 

Essence of rose fl.dr. 10 

Essence of tuberose fl.dr. 5 

Essence of jasmine fl.dr. 5 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.dr. 14 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 7 

Spirit of orange fl.dr. 2 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. \0 1 / 

Rose (Tea) Extract. 



Essence of rose fl.oz. 4 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 1 
Compound spirit of rose.. fl.oz. 8 

Spirit of sandal fl.oz. 2 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 1 
Oil of rose geranium drops 20 



.fl.dr. 12 
.fl.dr. 22 
.fl.dr. 22 



.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 



Essence of rose 

Compound spirit of rose.. 
Spirit of rose geranium.. 

Spirit of sandal 

Spirit of neroli 

Stronger tincture of orris 
Alcohol, to make 

Rose (Turkish) Extract. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose geranium. .. .fl.oz. 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Rose (White) Extract. 

Compound spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 

Patchouly extract, No. I... fl.oz. 



6 
1/2 

3V2 

6 
4 
4 



II. 



Oil of rose 


...fl.dr. 


Spirit of rose geranium 


...fl.oz. 


Essence of rose 


...fl.oz. 


Essence of jasmine 


...fl.oz. 


Tincture of musk 


...fl.dr. 


Tincture of ambergris.. 


...fl.dr. 


Alcohol 


...fl.oz. 



2 

1/2 
2* 

6 
6 

y 2 

Rose (Yellow) Extract. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 2 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of tonka fl.dr. 10 

Verbena extract, No. IV fl.dr. 2 l A 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10^ 

Rose Geranium Extract. 

Oil of rose geranium fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 



Shazada Extract. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Spirit of clove fl.oz. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 

Oil of lavender, Mitcham. . .fl.dr. 

Oil of nutmeg fl.dr. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Snow Fairy Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 

Muguet dr. 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Tincture of cardamon fl.dr. 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. .. .m. 

Oil of linaloe m. 

Oil of cananga m. 



13 

2 

4 
2 
6 
5 
3 
2 
4/2 



WA 

3 

5 

2 
30 
90 
90 



PERFUMES. 



909 



Spring Flowers Extract. 



Essence of rose 

Essence of violet 

Essence of cassie 

Compound spirit of rose 
Tincture of ambergris 
Oil of bergamot 



.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.dr. 



Stephanotis Extract. 



Essence of cassie. . . 
Essence of tuberose. 
Essence of jasmine. 
Stronger tincture of 
Tincture of tonka... 
Tincture of musk... 

Spirit of rose 

Spirit of neroli 

Benzoic acid, from 
Alcohol, to make. . 



.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 



benzoin. . .gr. 30 
fl.oz. 16 



II. 



Oil of ylang ylang, synthetic, .m. 

Oil of rosewood m. 

Oil of rose m. 

Oil of bergamot m. 

Tincture of artificial musk. fl.oz. 

Tincture of musk seed fl.oz. 

Tincture of orris, stronger, .fl.oz. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 



15 

25 

30 

35 
iVa 
2V2 
5/2 

2/ 2 

5 
5 



Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Stolen Kisses Extract. 



Essence of jonquille fl.oz. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 

Tincture of tonka fl.oz. 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 



Spirit of rose fl.dr. 

Oil of citronella (best) drops 8 

4 
2V 



Oil of verbena. drops 

Alcohol -.-:' fl.oz. 

Sweet Brier Extract. 



Oil 

Oil 

Oil 

Oil i 

Spirit 

Spirit 



of bergamot. 

of lemon 

of lavender. . . 

of verbena. . . 
of rose.... 
of almond . 



.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.dr. 
drops 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.dr. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 



Tincture of musk 
Alcohol 

Sweet Hawthorn Extract. 

Anisic aldehyde m 

jasmine, synthetic m, 



6 
6 
4 
8 
2 

\2 l /z 
2 

sy 2 



Oil of 

Oil of neroli . # m. 

Oil of linaloe, synthetic. ... .m. 45 
Solution, of artificial musk 

(1% in 60% alcohol) fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Distilled water fl.oz. n 



I. 



Sweet Pea Extract. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz. 

Essence of rose. fl.oz. 

Tincture of tonka fl.oz. 



II. 



Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 

Essence of orange flowers. . .fl.oz. 

Essence of rose .fl.oz-. 

Tincture of vanilla .fl.dr. 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 

Sweet Vernalia Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 
Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.dr. 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 

Oil of rose geranium m. 

Cumarin gr. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Trailing Arbutus Extract. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.oz. 

Spirit of almond fl.dr. 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.dr. 

Solution of ionone, 10% m. 

Heliotropin gr. 

Vanillin .• gr. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 



7*A 

zVa 

4 

2 
1V2 



5 
6 

5 
80 
40 



2/2 

2V2 

1/2 

2 

I 

1/2 

2/2 

4 

2 

30 
10 

6 

3 



Trefle Extract. 

Amyl salicylate. 

Oil of lavender, Mitcham. 

Oil of clove 

Oil of ylang ylang 

Cumarin 

Vanillin 

Tincture of musk 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. 
Essence of orange flowers. 

Essence of jasmine 

Essence of tuberose 



fl.dr. 
, . \ m. 
, . .m. 
fl.dr. 
..gr. 
..gr. 
fl.dr. 
fl.oz. 
fl.oz. 
fl.oz. 
fl.oz. 



II. 



Vanillin gr. 

Oil of ylang ylang m. 

Oil of rose m. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 

Amyl salicylate fl.dr. 

Spirit of hyacinth fl.oz. 

Tincture of artificial civet, .fl.dr. 
Tincture of artificial musk.. fl.dr. 
Alcohol tloz. 



2 

25 
40 

2 
12 
12 

6 

2 

5 
12V2 

12]A 

45 
10 

35 

5/2 
4 

2 

28 



910 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Tuberose Extract. 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 15 

Tincture of ambergris fl.oz. 1 

Upper Ten Extract. 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of ambergris fl.oz. 3 

Stronger tincture of orris.. fl.oz. 3 

Compound spirit of rose.. fl.oz. 3 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 3 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. l]/ 2 

Oil of lemon drops 15 

Verbena Extract. 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. 3 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 3 

Compound spirit of rose. . .fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of lemon grass fl.dr. 14 

Spirit of neroli fl.dr. 10 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 6 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 2 T / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 



II. 



Oil of orange drops 30 

Spirit of lemon fl.oz. 10 

Spirit of lemon grass fl.oz. 6 

Veronica Extract. 

...fl.oz. 9 
. . .fl.oz. 3 
...fl.oz. \V 2 

...fl.oz. iy 2 

...fl.dr. 4 
...fl.dr. 3 



Essence bouquet 

Essence of rose 

Essence of jasmine 

Essence of tuberose 

Tincture of musk 

Tincture of ambergris... 

Violet Extract. 



Essence of violet fl.oz. II 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 2 

II. 

Ionone, 10% solution fl.dr. 5 

Heliotropin m. 30 

Oil of orris, concrete dr. 1 

Oil of violet, concrete dr. 1 

Solution of artificial musk 

1% fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 4 

Solut. oil of jasmine fl.oz. 4 

Solut. oil of rose fl.oz. 8 

Solut. oil of cassie fl.oz. 16 

Alcohol, No. 2, to make. .. .fl.oz. 32 
The oil solutions referred to here are 

solutions of 1 ounce of concrete oil to 

1 gallon of alcohol. 

III. 

Oil of ylang ylang, artificial, .m. 15 
Spirit of rose (from arti- 
ficial oil) fl.oz. 1 



Spirit of neroli (from arti- 
ficial oil) fl.dr. 4 

Solution of artificial musk, 

1% m. 100 

Solution of oil of orris, 

concrete, 1% fl.oz. 1 

Solution of ionone, i%... fl.oz. 15 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Violet (Forest) Extract. 

Spirit of almond fl.dr. 1 

Essence of rose. fl.oz. 5 

Essence of tuberose fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 12 

Tincture of orris, stronger 3^2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

This formula is noteworthy because 
it does not contain violet in any form. 
Violet (Imperial) Extract. 

Ionarol dr. 4 

Vanillin gr. 10 

Oil of orris, concrete dr. 1 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 6 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 4 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 6 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 8 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 12 

Violet (Mountain) Extract. 

Ionarol gr. 50 

Oil of ylang ylang m. 35 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 3 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 18 

Essence of violet (2nd 

washing) fl.oz. 7 

Essence of cassie (2nd 

washing) fl.oz. 2 

Essence of jasmine (2nd 

washing) fl.oz. 4* 

Violet de Parme Extract (Parmese 
Violet). 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 7 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of orris fl.oz. 2 

Compound spirit of rose fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of almond fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Violet (Riviera) Extract. 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 24 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of bergamot fl.oz. 1 

Solution of ionone, 10% fl.dr. 2 

Heliotropin gr. 2 

Violet (Russian) Extract. 

Ionone, 10% solution fl.oz. 1 

Oil of orris, concrete m. 10 



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Oil of ylang ylang m. 15 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 15 

Essence of violet (3rd 

washing) fl.oz. 6 

Essence of rose (2nd 

washing) fl.oz. 3 

Essence of orange flower 

(3rd washing) fl.oz. 4H 

Essence of jasmine 

(2nd washing) fl.oz. 6 

Violet (Spring) Extract. 

Ionone dr. 2 

Vanillin gr. 5 

Oil of orris m. 15 

Oil of rose geranium m. 15 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 1^2 

Essence of rose fl.oz. V/2 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 3 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Violet (Swiss Alpine) Extract. 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 20 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 5 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of orris fl.oz. 4 

Solution of ionone, 10%... fl.dr. 1 

Spirit of almond... ^ m. 501 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 6 

Add chlorophyll if desired. 

Violet (Tampa) Extract. 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 24 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of orris fl.oz. 2 

Solution of ionone, 10% fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Vanillin gr. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Violet (Wood) Extract. 

I. 

Violet extract, No. II fl.oz. 16 

Oil of bitter almond drops 15 

II. 

Essence of violet fl.dr. 13 

Essence of cassie fl.dr. 10 

Essence of rose fl.dr. 6Yi 

Essence of tuberose ...fl.dr. 6^ 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.dr. 10 

Spirit of almond fl.dr. V/* 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9 

III. 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Solution of artificial musk 

(1% in 60% alcohol} fl.oz. 1 

Solution of ionone (1 in 

30 in 60% alcohol) fl.oz. 20 

Solution of oil of orris, con- 
crete (1 in 60 in 60% 

alcohol) fl.oz. 20 



West End Extract. 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 1 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 1 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of storax fl.dr. 2 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of cedarwood fl.dr. 5 

Spirit of neroli fl.dr. 4 

Oil of verbena drops 4 

Benzoic acid, from bezoin...gr. 15 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Widow McPhelan Extract. 

Essence of cassie fl.oz. 2 

Essence of violet fl.oz. 1 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 3 

Spirit of nutmeg fl.dr. 5 

Spirit of pimento fl.dr. 5 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 2 

Spirit of cinnamon m. 30 

Ylang ylang extract No. II. fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Wild Olive Extract. 



Essence of rose... 
Essence of violet. . . 
Essence of jasmine 
Essence of cassie.. 
Spirit of bergamot. 

Spirit of rose 

Spirit of lavender. . 
Alcohol, to make.. 



II. 



....fl.oz. 
....fl.oz. 
....fl.oz. 
....fl.oz. 
....fl.oz. 
....fl.dr. 
....fl.dr. 
....fl.oz. 



fl.oz. 5 

fl.oz. 2Y2 



fl.oz. 
fl.oz. 



Essence of rose... 
Essence of jasmine 
Essence of cassie.. 

Spirit of rose 

Tincture of orris, stronger, .fl.oz 

Tincture of musk .fl.dr 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr 

Spirit of ylang ylang. .... .fl.dr, 

Alcohol fl.oz 

Woodbine Extract. 
See Honeysuckle Extract. 

Ylang- Ylang Extract. 



Spirit of ylang ylang fl.oz. 8 

Compound spirit of rose fl.oz. 4 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of civet fl.oz. 2 



1 
1 

lY2 

2 

1/2 



II. 



Essence of jasmine fl.dr. 21 

Essence of tuberose fl.dr. 14 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.dr. 7 

Spirit of ylang ylang fl.dr. 11 

Alcohol fl.oz. o r 2 



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THE STANDARD 



FORMULARY 



TOILET WATERS (Perfumed 
Waters). 

Toilet waters differ from handker- 
chief extracts in being much weaker ; 
frequently they also contain water (in 
small proportion) which it is usually 
impossible to add to handkerchief ex- 
tracts without precipitating some of the 
constituents. These waters are also 
cheaper than the "extracts" and. are 
intended to be used freely, as in the 
bath, for spraying or sprinkling about 
in a room, for barber's use, etc. They 
are usually named after the predomin- 
ating ingredient, viz., lavender water, 
violet water, etc. 

The most popular of the toilet waters 
are Cologne Water, Florida Water, Vio- 
let Water, and Bay Rum. 

The essences, spirits and tinctures 
used fjor these preparations are the 
same as those used for making handker- 
chief extracts. After making these prep- 
arations, they should be put away for 
several weeks to allow "ripening" or 
blending of odors, after which they 
may be filtered. 

Besides the waters mentioned herein 
and for which formulas are given, other 
waters may be made by suitably dilut- 
ing the corresponding extract with al- 
cohol, then adding water until the mix- 
ture becomes milky, and filtering clear 
through talcum or calcium phosphate. 



adapt itself to the contour of the neck 
and stopper. The split skin should be 
merely moistened, not soaked, as soak- 
ing makes it lose its nice appearance. 
Gold-beater's skin ma}', however, be 
wetted quite thoroughly. Then draw 
the skin taut and very smooth over the 
stopper and over the mouth of the bot- 
tle and tie it snugly just below the lips 
with a piece of fine, strong cord. The 
excess of skin is then to be cut off close 
with a sharp knife. Some prefer to cut 
the skin off with scissors, leaving a 
slight excess beyond the cord of 1/8 to 
1/16 inch. Then loop a narrow ribbon 
of nice color first around the base of 
the stopper and then around the neck 
of the bottle and tie the ends in a nice 
bow. Instead of ribbon, fancy silk cord 
may be used, this to be tied in a knot, 
allowing the ends to project a quarter 
inch or so. These ends should be 
combed out tassel-like. Very frequently, 
especially if the stopper is of a fancy 
design, a piece of narrow split skin is 
wound once around the base of the stop- 
per and the lips of the bottle, cutting 
off the excess as before. Then finish 
with a piece of ribbon or silk cord. 

Cologne Water (Eau de Cologne). 

Cologne water, or "cologne" as it is 
so frequently denominated, is really a 
toilet water but the public frequently 



For example, heliotrope or frangipanni j make it serve as an "extract." Cologne 



water may be made by diluting helio- 
trope 'or frangipanni extract as de- 
scribed. These waters are frequently but 
improperly called colognes (heliotrope 
cologne, lilac cologne, violet cologne, 
etc.). 

It is customary to "finish off" bottles 
of toilet water by capping the stoppers. 
This is done with either split skin or 
gold-beater's skin, as they are termed. 
These should be cut into strips slightly 
wider than the distance from one side 
of the neck of the bottle to the other 
side, measuring over the top of the 
stopper. Just before using moisten the 
skin to make it pliable and more readily 



water was first introduced to public no- 
tice in the 18th century by Johan Maria 
Farina of the city of Cologne, Germany, 
whence its name, "Farina" cologne 
water in sealed bottles is still an article 
of commerce. The original has been 
imitated by almost every professional 
and amateur perfumer but seemingly 
without success. 

The primary or essential constituent 
of cologne water is oil of orange flow- 
ers to which are added other citrine oils 
(orange, lemon, bergamot, cedrat). 
Some of the imitations are made with- 
out oil of* neroli and may have a va- 
riety of other ingredients such as musk 



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and clove. The original cologne water 
is made by distillation. 

As in the case of other perfumes, su- 
perior ingredients will make a first-class 
product, inferior ingredients a poor 
product. 

Cologne water should not be used 
when freshly made, but should be aged 
by storing it away in sealed vessels 
in a dark place for several months, or 
a year if possible. After being com- 
pleted it should be preserved in well 
stoppered bottles, away from strong 
light and heat. 

The essences, spirits, and tinctures 
used in the formulas below are the same 
as those employed in making handker- 
chief extracts, which see. 

Cologne waters are known by various 
fanciful appellations such as Newport 
Cologne, Opera Cologne, German Co- 
logne, Lafayette Cologne, Farina 
Cologne, Victoria Cologne, Superior 
Cologne, Imperial Cologne, Oriental 
Cologne, Royal Cologne, etc. 

I. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lemon .fl.dr. 2 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 1 

Oil of neroli fl.dr. I 

Oil of rosemary m. 105 

Acetic ether m. 30 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 28 

Dissolve the oils and ether in the al- 
cohol, add the water, set the mixture 
aside, in a well-closed vessel for 8 days, 
then filter in a well-covered funnel. 

This formula is inserted not because 
it is especially good but because it was 
recognized in the U. S. P. 1880 under 
the names Spiritus Odoratus, Perfumed 
Spirit, and Cologne Water. It is now 
mentioned in the N. F. Appendix. 

II. This is Scoville's formula which 
was presented at a meeting of the A. 
Ph. A.: 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 3 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. V/ 2 

Oil of neroli «. . .fl.dr. 1 

Oil of orange m. 30 

Oil of rosemary m. 30 



Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 28 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 3 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add 

the tincture, shake well, and add the 

water. 

III. The following formula was 
awarded a prize about 20 years ago in 
London as furnishing the best cologne 
water among 219 samples submitted : 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 

Oil of neroli drops 20 

Oil of rosemary drops 20 

Oil of origanum, true drops 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 19 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 1 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol and 
add the water. 

IV. This formula won a medal about 
20 years ago at a Sydney Exhibition : 

Oil of cedrat m. 100 

Oil of neroli petale m. 60 

Oil of neroli bigarade m. 20 

Oil of bergamot m. 40 

Oil of rosemary m. 40 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

This seems to be very weak in oils 
but the author claims that other co- 
lognes contain too great a proportion of 
oils. 

Cologne Water With Musk. 
A toilet water with musk is not a 
true cologne water because -the original 
does not contain this ingredient. How- 
ever so many formulas do contain musk 
that the best ones have been selected 
and are given here: 

V. 

Oil of neroli petale fl.dr. 1 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Stronger tincture of orris. . .fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz .28 

Mix and filter. 

VI. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 3 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1^2 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

Oil of orange m. 30 

Oil of rose m. 30 

Grain musk gr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 30 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 



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Mix the oils and musk with the alco- 
hol, add the water, macerate for 5 days, 
agitating frequently, and filter. 

Lafayette Cologne. 
VII. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 3 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. i l / 2 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 40 

Oil of rose m. 30 

Oil of neroli m. 20 

Musk extract fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2> l A 

Oriental Cologne. 
VIII. 

Musk gr. 4 

Vanilla, the meat or interior, .gr. 10 

Asafetida, powder gr. 1 

Oil of rose m. 30 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 6 

Essence of jasmine fl.dr. 5 

Essence of violet fl.dr. 5 

Oil of neroli m. 40 

Alcohol fl.oz. 59 

Water fl.oz. 5 

Mix the musk, vanilla, water and 11 
fluidounces of alcohol, macerate for 30 
days, add the remaining ingredients, 
macerate another 30 days, agitating fre- 
quently, and filter. 
IX. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 1 

Essence of violet fl.dr. 2 

Jockey club extract fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 21 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Mix all but the water, add the latter 
gradually with agitation, set aside for 
some time, and then filter. 

White Rose Cologne. 
The following has been known by 
this name : 
X. 

Oil of rose m. 15 

Oil of bergamot m. 20 

Oil of sweet orange m. 15 

Oil of patchouli drops 3 

Tincture of musk m. 30 

Tincture of ci\*et m. 30 

Tincture of orris, stronger, .fl.dr. 2 

Essence of jasmine. fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 22 

Rose water fl.oz. 2 



Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add 
the tinctures, and then the rose water. 
Let stand a few weeks, color pale green 
with chlorophyll, and filter. 
Bath Cologne. 

Cheaper kinds of cologne water 
are offered under this name. They must 
also contain none of the animal per- 
fumes. The following formulas are rec- 
ommended : 
XL 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 1 

Oil of citronella m. 25 

Oil of lemon m. 25 

Oil of sassafras m. 25 

Oil of clove m. 15 

Oil of wintergreen m. 15 

Acetic ether fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 5 

Mix, let stand a week or more, and 

filter. 

XII. 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 1 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Oil of orange m. 30 

Oil of rosemary m. 30 

Oil of cinnamon drops 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2> 2 

Headache Cologne. 
By headache cologne is meant a fairly 
weak cologne water to which menthol 
has been added in the proportion of 
20 to 30 grains to the pint. Or use 30 
grains of menthol and 8 grains of cam- 
phor to the pint. 

Antiseptic Cologne. 
Among the various formulas offered 
under this name the following is the 
best one: 
XIII. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. i l / 2 

Oil of orange m. 15 

Oil of rosemary m. 15 

Eucalvptol m. 30 

Bornyl acetate gr. 10 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 22 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Dissolve the oils, eucalvptol, and- 
bornyl acetate in the alcohol, add the 
tincture, then the water gradually with 
agitation, set aside for a few days, or 
weeks if possible, and filter. 



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915 



Bornyl acetate is the odorous princi- 
ples of oil of pine but is now made 
synthetically from borneol. It is about 
20 times as strong as oil of pine. 

Eau de Bretfeld. 
XIV. 

Oil of bergamot fl.oz. I 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2 

Oil of clove m. so 

Oil of lavender m. 50 

Oil of 'neroli m. 40 

Oil of rose drops 15 

Vanillin gr. 1 

Tincture of musk m. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 54 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Mix all ingredients except the water, 
agitate well, add the water, shake again, 
set aside for 8 days, and filter. 
Florida Water. 
This is a toilet water of American 
origin, but it is now made and used 
in England, Germany, Japan, and other 
parts of the world. It is essentially a 
mixture of citrine oils with lavender 
to which are added spice oils such as 
clove, cinnamon, mace and spearmint. 
Benzoin is the preferred fixative. This 
ia sometimes replaced by Peru balsam 
or storax. Musk and similar substances 
do not belong in this perfume but some 
formulas do contain it. 

Any of the following preparations 
may be cheapened by adding water till 
the mixture becomes slightly but per- 
manently turbid, then filtering through 
calcium phosphate or talcum until clear. 
As in the case of cologne water, Flor- 
ida water improves with are. It should 
be allowed to stand for several months 
•or even a year before it is used. 
XV. 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.oz. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 4 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 2 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Oil of cinnamon drops 15 

Oil of spearmint drops 4 

Benzoic acid, from benzoin. . .gr. 20 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 60 

Mix the oils and acid with the alco- 
hol, dissolve by agitation, add the water, 
agitate again, and filter clear. 

58 



XVI. 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.oz. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 4 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 2 

Oil of cinnamon fl.dr. 2 

Oil of neroli m. 15 

Oil of caraway...' drops 10 

Oil of spearmint drops 10 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.dr 4 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 54 

Prepare like No. XV. 

Honey Water. 

This is an old-time English toilet 
water. The British Pharmaceutical 
Codex gives this formula: 
XVII. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 20 

Oil of clove m. 20 

Oil of sandalwood drops 5 

Tincture of musk ..fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of saffron fl.dr. 1 

Honey gr-*40 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2}/ 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 2]/ 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Hungary Water. 
This is a toilet water of older origin 
than cologne water and is so called be- 
cause it was a favorite of a former 
queen of Hungary. The original article 
was made by distillation but present- 
day imitations are made from volatile 
oils. The main constituent is rosemary. 
XVIII. 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 3 

Oil of melissa fl.dr. i l / 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 ]/ 2 

Oil of peppermint drops 8 

Essence of rose fl.oz. 3 

Essence of orange flower. . .fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 26 

Geranium Water. 
XIX. 

Oil of rose geranium fl.oz. i l / 2 

Stronger tincture of orris. . .fl.oz. i l / 2 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. i l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 48 

Rose water fl.oz. 6 

Mix the oils and tinctures with the 
alcohol, add the water, and filter. 
Lavender Water. 

The basis of lavender water is. of 
course, oil of lavender flowers of which 
there are two principal kinds of good 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



quality. The French oil is excellent but 
the English oil is most esteemed and 
much higher priced. 
XX. 

Oil of lavender, best fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 48 

Rose water fl.oz. 16 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Triturate the oil with the magnesium 
carbonate, add the alcohol, and then the 
water, and filter. It may be colored a 
light brown tint with caramel if de- 
sired. 

Lilac Water. 
XXI. 

Terpineol fl.oz. V/2 

Essence of rose fl.dr. 6 

Essence of orange flowers, .fl.oz. l J /> 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Alcohol . fl.oz. 48 



XXII 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 

Terpineol fl.dr. 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.oz. 

Water fl.oz. 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 64 



Verbena Water. 
XXIII. 

Oil of verbena fl.dr. 6 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 1 ]4 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 1 / 2 

Oil of neroli m. 25 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 1^2 

Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 3 

Rose water fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 52 

Violet Water. 

This is an article of similar character 
to those previously mentioned but hav- 
ing, or at least it should have, the violet 
odor predominant. Instead of the wash- 
ings of violet pomade, it is made with 
oil of orris or ionone. It is usually ex- 
pected to be a green color. This may 
be imparted by a trace of chlorophyll. 
Like all liquid perfumes, violet water 
should be stored away for some time to 
allow the odor to develop; this is espe- 
cially true if it contains ionone. 



XXIV. 

Solution of ionone, 10%.. . fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sandalwood fl.dr. 2 

Oil of neroli m. 30 

Oil of bitter almond drops 6 

Oil of spearmint drops 12 

Tincture of artificial musk.. fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 48 

Tincture of the genuine musk may be 

used but the artificial is to be preferred. 

XXV. 

Spirit of ionone, 10% fl.dr. 2 

Orange flower water fl.oz 4 

Rose water fl.oz. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 36 

EATJ VEGETAL (Vegetal). 

Eau vegetals are the same as toilet 
waters with 5% of glycerin added. Eau 
vegetal lilac or violet for example is 
lilac or violet water toilet containing 
5% of glycerin. The vegetals are largely 
used by barbers. 

BAY RUM (Spirit of Myrcia). 

This is also a toilet water the dis- 
tinctive odor of which is oil of bay 
leaves. The original" "bay rum" was 
made by distilling bay leaves with rum, 
and was obtained from different West 
India islands where the bayberry tree 
is indigenous. Instead of the distilled 
product it is customary to make a solu- 
tion of oil of bay in alcohol, modifying 
the odor by such additions as rum and 
various essential oils. Water is added 
for cheapening purposes and the mix- 
ture is finally colored yellowish or yel- 
lowish-green by the addition of borax, 
ammonia, or other alkalies, saffron, bay 
leaves, etc. 

Regarding the composition of artificial 
bay rum, there are almost as many for- 
mulas as there are manufacturers, the 
variation extending to the proportion of 
oil of bay and alcohol, the kind and 
number of modifying constituents and 
the coloring agent. This preparation 
was recognized by the U. S. P., 1890. 



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Oil of bay fl.dr. 4 

Oil of orange . m. 15 

IOil of pimento m. 15 
Alcohol fl.oz. 39 
Water ; fl.oz. 25 
Mix the oils and alcohol, add the 
water, set aside in a well-stoppered bot- 
tle for 8 days and filter.— U. S. P. 1890, 
and N. F. Appendix. 
II. 

Oil of bay fl.dr. 1% 

Oil of pimento m. 20 

I Acetic ether fl.dr. 2 l / 2 
Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.dr. 4 
New England rum fl.oz. 8 
Alcohol fl.oz. 32 
Water, to make fl.oz. 64 
Mix the oils and tincture with the 
alcohol, add the rum, then the water, 
and filter. 
III. 

Oil of bay fl.dr. 3 

Oil of orange m. 15 

Oil of pimento m. 15 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.dr. 2 

Orris root, powder av.oz. $i 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 „ 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add 
the tincture and orris root, shake well, 
add the water gradually with agitation, 
and filter clear. 

A cheap bay rum suitable for barbers' 
use may be made as follows : 

IV. 

Oil of bay fl.dr. 2 

Acetic ether... ...fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 40 

American saffron gr. 15 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 1 

Mix the oil, ether, alcohol, and talcum, 

agitate thoroughly, add the water and 

saffron, agitate for 24 hours, and filter 

clear. 

ORGEAT RUM. 

Oil of bitter almond fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 38 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Mix and filter clear if necessary. 
This has been suggested to use in 
place of bay rum. 



VIOLET WITCH HAZEL. 

This is an agreeable variation of the 
ordinary witch hazel extract and may be 
used in place of bay rum, especially by 
barbers for use after shaving: 

Oil of orris, liquid fl.dr. 1 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 4 

Hamamelis water pints 4 

Mix and filter clear through talcum. 
If desired, it may be colored pale 
green with chlorophyll. 

TOILET AROMATIC VINEGARS 
(Acetic Perfumes). 

These preparations consist of fragrant 
essential oils and balsams and other 
pleasantly odorous substances combined 
with alcohol and acetic acid. The 
amount of fragrant substances used 
should not be so large as to disguise 
the odor of the acid. The acetic acid 
adds a refreshing quality to these per- 
fumes which is absent from the toilet 
waters. These preparations were origin- 
ally employed as a prophylactic against 
infectious diseases for which purpose 
they were of course entirely ineffective. 
Later on account of their pungent and 
reviving odor they were used in the 
form of a small saturated sponge con- 
tained in ladies' vinaigrettes which are 
now generally supplanted by the am- 
moniated "smelling salts" bottles. If 
wanted for vinaigrettes, these prepara- 
tions should be made quite strong with 
acetic acid and the fragrant substances. 
Now they are employed for washing in 
baths or hand basins and are sprinkled 
about sick rooms to impart a pleasant 
fragrance. They are also applied to the 
forehead for headache and fainting 
spells. 

Good vinegar or a pure form of acetic 
acid may be used for these perfumes. 
If either of these possess anything of 
an empyreumatic odor, they are unfit 
for use. 

The6e preparations may be known 
simply as toilet or aromatic vinegar, or 
as lavender, rosemary, eucalyptus, CO 
logne, witch hazel, cosmetic, floral, anti- 
septic., hygienic, preventive, etc., vine- 



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gar according to fancy or according to 
the main constituents, or may be known 
by the French title "vinaigre de toilette." 
Properly speaking, aromatic vinegar is 
a preparation strong with acetic acid for 
vinaigrettes, while toilet vinegar is 
weaker and is intended for the sick 
room and for bathing. 

I. 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 15 

Oil of rosemary m. 15 

Oil of juniper berries m. 15 

Oil of peppermint m. 15 

Oil of cassia m. 15 

Oil of lemon m. 30 

Oil of clove m. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 1 l A 

Acetic acid, U. S. P fl.oz. nyi 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 60 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add 
the acid, and lastly the water. Warm 
the mixture for several hours to a tem- 
perature not exceeding 76° C, taking 
care there is no loss by evaporation; 
set it aside for a few days, occasionally 
agitating, and filter. — N. F. 

II. The aromatic vinegar of the Ger- 
man Pharmacopeia differs from the pre- 
ceding only in containing 50% more of 
each of the oils. 

III. 

Oil of lavender drops 15 

Oil of rosemary drops 15 

Oil of neroli drops 18 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 2V 2 

Tincture of musk drops 15 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of tolu fl.oz. 1 

Glacial acetic acid fl.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 45 

Mix the oils and tinctures with the 

alcohol, add the acid, let the mixture 

stand for several days and filter. 

IV. 

Peppermint gr. 365 

Rosemary gr. 365 

Sage gr. 365 

Angelica root gr. 30 

Zedoary gr. 30 

Clove gr. 30 

Vinegar fl.oz. 32 



This is the formula of the Austrian 
Pharmacopeia. The whole is to be 
macerated for several days, then ex- 
pressed. 
V. 

Oil of cassia m. 30 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove fl.dr. V/z 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2}/ 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2^4 

Tincture of tolu, U. S. P m. 160 

Tinct. of benzoin, U. S. P. fl.oz. 3% 

Glacial acetic acid fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Mix the oils and tinctures with the 
alcohol, then add the acid and water, 
shake well, and filter clear. 

This is the formula of the British 
Pharmaceutical Codex for toilet vinegar. 

VI. 

Oil of cinnamon m. 50 

Oil of bergamot m. 100 

Oil of thyme, white m. 100 

Oil of lavender flowers. .. .fl.dr. 3 l / 2 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 3 l / 2 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Glacial acetic acid, to make. fl.oz. 8 
Mix the oils, add the acid, shake well, 
and filter. 

This is the formula of the British 
Pharmaceutical Codex for aromatic vin- 
egar. This preparation is intended for 
vinaigrettes. 

SICK-ROOM PERFUMES. 

These perfumes consist of a volatile 
disinfectant dissolved in a toilet water 
and their purpose is to combine the two 
desirable properties of disinfection and 
fragrance. An excellent preparation of 
this kind is that mentioned under Anti- 
septic Cologne, which see. Any toilet 
water may be used, to which has been 
added suitable disinfectants. For this 
purpose an oil of pine or fir and bornyl 
acetate may be added to a toilet water; 
or a mixture of eucalyptus oil or euca- 
lyptol and formaldehyde, or of eucalyp- 
tus oil and chinosol may be used. This 
water should be sprayed about the room 
with an atomizer or cloths wetted with 
the liquid may be suspended in the room. 



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Aromatic Vapor for Sick Rooms. 
The following has been suggested: 

Eucalyptol fl.dr. 5 

Oil of thyme, white fl.dr. 2.y 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2V 2 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 2Y2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

In using this, place a teaspoonful in a 
pint of water in an open vessel and ap- 
ply heat. More of the aromatic liquid 
may be added afterwards to the boiling 
water if desired. 

Disinfecting Spray for Sick Rooms. 
The following may be used for this 

purpose. It is of course in no sense an 

aromatic or perfume. 

Guaiacol fl.dr. 2 

Eucalyptol fl.dr. 1 

Menthol dr. 1 

Thymol gr. 30 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 7 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 5 

This is sprayed about the room with 

an atomizer. 

SOAP PERFUMES. 

The following mixtures of odorifer- 
ous substances are used for perfuming 
toilet % soaps ; 1 to 2 ounces are required 
for perfuming 10 pounds of soap. 
I. 

Oil of patchouly fl.dr. 4 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 4 

Oil of sandalwood fl.oz. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.oz. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.oz. 1 

Oil of rose geranium fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of artificial musk. . .fl.oz. 1 

II. 

Oil of petitgrain fl.oz. 1 

Oil of sassafras fl.oz. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.oz. I 

Oil of clove fl.oz. i x / 2 

Oil of thyme, white fl.oz. i x /4 

Oil of cassia fl.oz. i l / 2 

III. 

Oil of cedarwood fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.oz. 1 

Oil of rosemary fl.oz. I 

Oil of thyme, white fl.oz. 1 

Oil of nutmeg fl.oz. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers.. fl.oz. I 

SOLID OR DRY PERFUMES. 

Perfumes in the dry condition are less 
popular than liquid perfumes in spire of 



the fact that they are of very ancient use 
whereas the liquids are quite modern 
products. The oldest civilized peoples, 
such as the Egyptians, Babylonians, As- 
syrians, Persians and Jews, used dried 
leaves, dried flowers, barks, woods, gum- 
resins, etc., as perfumes and incense. 

There have been no especial modern 
improvements in the manufacture of 
dry perfumes whereas the liquids are 
constantly undergoing improvement and 
new combinations of odors are being 
produced. 

Among the dry perfumes are sachet 
powders which are in fine powder, pot 
pourris in coarse powder, and tablet per- 
fumes. 
SACHET POWDERS. 

Sachet powders are either in fine pow- 
der or in a coarse (about No. 40) pow- 
der. The former is known in the trade 
as the powder, the latter as the granu- 
lar form. Sachet powders have been 
devised to represent in a fair degree all 
the popular odors but the mixtures soon 
lose their freshness even if kept in well- 
stoppered bottles. However, a good sa- 
chet powder is a very useful and dainty 
form of perfume as it may be enclosed 
in fancy little bags (called sachets, 
whence the name) and put with the 
linen in bureau drawers, in clothes clos- 
ets, in handkerchief, glove and jewel 
boxes, in writing cabinets, and the vari- 
ous articles of clothing and stationery 
will for a long time diffuse a delicate 
fragrance which is really more agreeable 
and delightful but yet less insistent or 
pronounced than that imparted by the 
"extracts." Sachet powders never cause 
the user to seem "loud" or vulgar as do 
most of the "extracts" unless the latter 
are used very sparingly. 

Sachet powders are composed, of such 
substances as orris root, sandalwood, 
rose petals, vanilla and tonka beans, lav- 
ender flowers, vetivert, orange peel, ben- 
zoin, musk, civet, etc., to which are add- 
ed vanillin, cumarin and various fra- 
grant essential oils and liquid synthetic 
perfumes. Such substances as vanilla 



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and tonka may be cut up and then 
bruised in a mortar with granulated 
orris root until reduced to a suitable 
condition. Musk and civet should be 
triturated with orris root to a proper 
condition before adding to the other in- 
gredients. Benzoin may be reduced to 
the correct degree of fineness in a mor- 
tar. Lavender flowers, rose petals and 
some other substances may be ground 
sufficiently fine in a drug mill. Other 
solid substances may be reduced to a 
sufficiently fine condition by means which 
should readily suggest themselves to the 
competent pharmacist. After all the 
solid materials have been reduced to a 
proper state of division, the liquid in- 
gredients should be added and thorough- 
ly incorporated. 

Another way to make sachet powders 
in the granular form as may be noticed 
by those who have had occasion to ob- 
serve the products of perfume houses is 
to make a body or vehicle of orris root 
in about No. 40 powder. This is col- 
ored with alcoholic solutions of aniline 
dyes, allowing to dry, mixing various 
colors together and adding some uncol- 
ored root by way of variety, and finally 
perfuming. The perfume is to consist 
of the oils, tinctures, etc., used for mak- 
ing handkerchief extracts (see Hand- 
kerchief Extract Formulas), omitting 
the alcohol from the latter. In this way 
sachet powders of good appearance and 
odor may readily be made. Not enough 
odorous material should be added to 
cause the powder to leave an oily stain. 
Similarly sachet powders may be fresh- 
ened from time to time by the addition 
of a small amount of the corresponding 
"extract," viz., violet extract to violet 
sachet powder, etc. 

To obtain good sachet powders the 
best materials cnly should be employed, 
as in no other way can a satisfactory 
product be obtained. All the solids, or- 
ris, rose petals, orange peel or flowers, 
vanilla, etc., should be Perfectly fresh 
and of good quality ; the volatile oils and 



synthetics should be of superior quality 
as described in previous paragraphs. 

After being mixed, sachet powders 
should be allowed to stand a few days 
to permit the odors to blend thoroughly. 
They should be preserved in rather small 
(about 4-ounce), well-stoppered bottles, 
to prevent both evaporation ,and oxida- 
tion, in location not exoosed to excessive 
heat or light. 

Cassie or Acacia Sachet. 

Cassie flowers av.oz. 8 

Orris root av.oz. 8 

Pass each separately through a mill to 
reduce to tolerably fine powder, then 
mix, and pass through the mill again, to 
reduce to finer powder. 

Clove Pink Sachet. 

Orris root av.oz. 8 

Lavender flowers ' av.oz. 4' 

Patchouly leaves av.oz. 2 

Cloves av.oz. 1 

Deer-tongue leaves av.oz. 1 

Pimento av.oz. y 2 

Musk gr.- 8 

Oil of rose drops 40 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 40 

Oil of neroli ■ drops 48 

Oil of sandalwood drops 80 

Mix the first six ingredients, grind to 
a moderately fine powder, triturate the 
musk to an intimate mixture with a por- 
tion of this powder, add the remainder 
of the powder and the oils, and mix the 
whole thoroughly. 

If the deer-tongue is not available it 
may be replaced by 34 or H as much 
tonka. 

Essence Bouquet Sachet. 

Orange peel, recently dried. av.oz. 4 

Sandalwood av.oz. 4 

Rose petals av.oz. 4 

Orris root av.oz. 4 

Musk gr. 2 

Cumarin gr. 4 

Vanillin gr. 4 

Oil of rose drops 12 

Oil of bergamot drops 12 

Oil of neroli drops 5 

Oil of ylang ylang drops 5 

Oil of cassia drops 5 

Oil of rose geranium drops 4 

Oil of bitter almond drops 3 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 1 

Mix the first four ingredients, grind 



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to powder in a mill, triturate the musk, 
cumarin and vanillin with a portion of 
the ground material, add to the remain- 
der of the powder, now add the oils and 
essence, and again mix well. 

Field Flowers Sachet. 

Calamus root av.oz. 4 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 4 

Rose petals av.oz. 4 

Carawa}' < • • av.oz. 2 

Marjoram av.oz. 2 

Peppermint av.oz. 2 

Thyme av.oz. 2 

Rosemary av.oz. 1 

Cloves dr. $ J / 2 

Musk gr. 8 

Reduce the various solids to suitably 
fine powder by grinding in a drug mill; 
rub up the musk thoroughly well with a 
small portion of this powder, then in- 
corporate the remainder of the powder. 



Heliotrope Sachet. 



I. 



Franglpanni Sachet. 



Orris root av.oz. 8 

Rose petals av.oz. 8 

Vanilla av.oz. l / 2 

Benzoin av.oz. 14 

Oil of sandalwood... fl.dr. 2 

Oil of neroli fl.dr. I 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. I 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of cassia drops 2d 

Oil of pimento drops 40 

Oil of rose drops 32 

Grind the orris and rose separately to 
coarse powder, mix, pass through the mill 
again to reduce to somewhat finer pow- 
der, triturate the vanilla to powder with 
a portion of this mixture, also reduce 
the benzoin to powder, mix the whole, 
add the oils, and triturate to an intimate 
mixture. 



II. 



Orris, powder av.oz. 12 

Vetivert av.oz. 1 

Sandalwood av.oz. 1 

Vanilla av.oz. 1 

Tonka av.oz. l / 

Oil of neroli drons 15 

Oil of bergamot drops 15 

Oil of rose geranium drops 15 

Oil of sandalwood drops 10 

Oil of rose drops 8 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. I 

Prepare like the preceding. 



av.oz. 8 

av.oz. 4 

av.oz. 2 

av.oz. 1 

gr. 20 



Orris root, cut. . 

Red rose petals. 

Tonka 

Vanilla 

Musk 

Oil of bitter almond drops 2 

Mix the first two ingredients and 
grind to powder in a mill; contuse the 
vanilla, tonka, and sufficient of the orris 
root together until the first two are re- 
duced to a fine powder; triturate the 
musk and oil, the latter first dissolved 
in a small amount of alcohol, with a 
portion of this powder, add the remain- 
ing ingredients, and mix the whole inti 
mately in a mortar. 

II. 

Tonka beans av.oz. 4 

Orris root av.oz. 4 

Rose petals av.oz. 4 

Benzoin av.oz. 1*4 

Vanillin dr. 1 

Heliotropin dr. 3 

Oil of rose geranium m. 20 

Musk residue dr. iY 2 

Reduce the tonka, orris and rose pet- 
als to powder by grinding in a mill, con- 
tuse the benzoin in a mortar, triturate 
vanillin and musk residue with a portion 
of the powdered material until well mix- 
ed, then incorporate the oil and helio- 
tropin, and mix the whole together thor- 
oughly. 

The musk residue is what remains of 
the musk after extraction with alcohol 
in making the tincture. 

Jockey Club Sachet. 

I. 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 2 

Rose petals av.oz. 6 

Orris av.oz. 8 

Vanilla dr. 2 

Musk gr. 16 

Essence of jasmine fl.oz. 1 

Oil of sandalwood drops 80 

Oil of rose drops 40 

Oil of neroli drops 20 

Reduce the first three ingredients to 
powder by grinding in a mill, contuse 
the vanilla with a portion of the ground 
mixture to powder: also triturate the 
musk with a portion of the powder inti- 
mately, add the oils and essence, and 



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mix the whole thoroughly by trituration 
in a mortar. 

[I. 

Orris, powder av.oz. 12 

Sandalwood, ground av.oz. 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of rose drops 8 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. 2 

Mix the orris and sandal, add the 

other ingredients, and triturate until the 

whole is thoroughly incorporated. 
Lavender Sachet. 

I. 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 12 

Benzoin av.oz. 3 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 1^2 

Reduce the lavender and benzoin each 

separately to fine powder, add the oil 

and triturate the whole thoroughly until 

well mixed. 

II. 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 12 

Benzoin av.oz. 3 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. i l A 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 2]/ 2 

Prepare like the preceding. 
Marechale Sachet. 

Sandalwood av.oz. 6 

Orris root av.oz. 5 

Rose petals av.oz. 4 

Clove av.oz. 3 

Cassia bark av.oz. 3 

Musk gr. 4 

Reduce the first five ingredients to 
moderately fine powder by grinding in a 
mill, add the musk and mix well by 
trituration. 

Millefleurs Sachet. 

Orris av.oz. 8 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 3 

Coriander av.oz. 2 

Clove av.oz. 1 

Cassia buds av.oz. 1 

Benzoin dr. 2 

Nutmeg dr. 2 

Vanilla av.oz. y 2 

Musk gr. 20 

Oil of sandalwood drops 40 

Oil c*f rose drops 20 

Oil of neroli drops 16 

Oil of lavender (English) .drops 16 

Oil of patchouly drops 8 

Oil of verbena drops 8 

Contuse the orris and nutmeg, add the 
lavender, clove, cassia, and coriander, 



grind all together in a mill to moderate- 
ly fine powder, triturate the vanilla and 
musk each with a portion of this pow- 
der until well mixed, contuse the ben- 
zoin to powder, mix the whole, add the 
oils and mix all thoroughly by tritura- 
tion. 
II. 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 2 

Orris av.oz. 2 

Rose petals av.oz. 2 

Benzoin av.oz. 2 

Clove av.oz. iJ4 

Tonka av.oz. J / 2 

Vanilla av.oz. l / 2 

Sandalwood av.oz. l / 2 

Cardamon dr. 5 

Cassia bark dr. 5 

Musk gr. 6 

Grind the lavender, orris, rose petals, 
sandal, clove, cardamon, and cassia to- 
gether in a mill to moderately fine pow- 
der, triturate the vanilla and tonka with 
a portion of this mixture until reduced 
to powder, also triturate the musk with 
another portion until well mixed, con- 
tuse the benzoin to fine powder, and 
mix the whole together thoroughly. 

Musk Sachet. 

Oil of rose drops 15 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 7 

Musk gr. 20 

Orris, powder av.oz. 16 

Mix intimately. The proportions may 
be altered if desired. The alkali devel- 
ops the odor of the musk. 

New Mown Hay Sachet. 
I. 

Orris av.oz. 

Rose petals av.oz. 

Orange flowers av.oz. 

Musk seed av.oz. 

Tonka av.oz. 

Benzoin av.oz. 

Oil of verbena drops 12 

Oil of bitter almond drops 12 

Grind the orris, rose petals, orange 
flowers and musk seed together in a 
mill to moderately fine powder, triturate 
the tonka with a portion of this to fine 
powder, also contuse the benzoin to 
powder, mix all, add the oils, and mix 
the whole intimately by trituration. 



3 
3 

1/2 

1/2 
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II. 

Orris, powder av.oz. 1 1 

Tonka av.oz. i l / 2 

Vanilla av.oz. V/ 2 

Oil of bitter almond drops 2 

Oil of rose drops 6 

Oil of bergamot drops 12 

Oil of rose geranium drops 24 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 2^ 

Triturate the tonka and vanilla with 
the orris to fine powder, add the oils 
and tincture, and mix well by tritura- 
tion. 

Opoponax Sachet. 

Orris av.oz. 8 

Rose petals ..._. av.oz. 2Y2 

Cassie flowers av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Tonka dr. 5 

Vanilla dr. 4 

Musk . ...gr. 75 

Oil of rose drop 1 

Oil of citronella drops 3 

Oil of lemon drops 5 

Oil of patchouly drops 5 

Oil of rose geranium drops 10 

Oil of bergamot drops 20 

Tincture of civet m. 40 

Mix the first three ingredients, grind 
to moderately fine powder in a mill, trit- 
urate the vanilla and the tonka with a 
portion of this powder until a fine mix- 
ture is produced, add the remainder of 
the ground mixture, the oils and the 
tincture, and mix well by trituration. 

Oriental Sachet. 

Orris av.oz. 2 

Calamus av.oz. 2 

Orange peel, recently dried. av.oz. 2 

Rose petals av.oz. 2 

Musk seed av.oz. 1 

Sandalwood av.oz. 1 

Rosewood av.oz. 1 

Clove av.oz. x / 2 

Cassia av.oz. y 2 

Benzoin av.oz. y 2 

Myrrh av.oz. y 2 

Tincture of ambergris m. 20 

Mix all but the myrrh, benzoin and 
tincture; grind to moderately fine pow- 
der, contuse the benzoin and myrrh to 
powder, mix all, add the tincture of am- 
bergris, and triturate until well mixed. 

Patchouly Sachet. 
I. 

Patchouly herb av.oz. 8 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 3 

Orris av.oz. 2 



.av.oz. 6 

.av.oz. 3 

.av.oz. 3 

av.oz. 3 

.av.oz. 1 



Clove av.oz. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of patchouly drops 2 

Tincture of ambergris m. 30 

Tincture of musk m. 30 

Mix the first four ingredients, grind 
to moderately fine powder in a mill, add 
the other ingredients and mix well. 
Peau d' Espagne Sachet. 

Orris root 

Sandal wood, yellow 

Cedar wood , 

Lavender flowers . . . 

Benzoin 

Musk residue gr. 130 

Civet residue gr. 65 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of neroli, artificial m. 45 

Oil of jasmine, artificial m. 30 

Oil of verbena m. 15 

Reduce the orris, sandal, lavender and 
cedar wood to powder by grinding in a 
mill, contuse the benzoin in a mortar; 
triturate the musk and civet residues 
with a portion of the powder until thor- 
oughly well mixed, incorporate the oils, 
and then mix all the ingredients to- 
gether intimately. 

The musk and civet residues are what 
remains of the musk and civet after ex- 
traction in the making of tinctures. 

Rondeletia Sachet. 

Orris av.oz. 12 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 6 

Clove dr. 1 

Musk gr. 12 

Tincture of ambergris fl.dr. 2 

Oil of rose drops 5 

Oil of rose geranium drops 8 

Oil of bergamot drops 30 

Oil of clove drops 30 

Oil of lavender flowers. .. .drops 30 
Mix the first three ingredients, grind 
to moderately fine powder in a mill, trit- 
urate the musk with a portion of this 
powder until well mixed, add this to the 
remainder of the powder, then add the 
oils and tincture, and mix the whole 
thoroughly. 

Rose Sachet. 
I. 

Rose petals av.oz. 16 

Oil of rose geranium drops 30 

Oil of rose drops 30 

Tincture of ambergris drops 20 

Tincture of musk drops 10 



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av.oz. 


4 


av.oz. 


4 


av.oz. 

av.oz. 


4 


m. 

fl.dr. 


IOO 

I 



Grind the rose petals to moderately 
fine powder, add the other ingredients, 
and mix thoroughly. 
II. 

Orris av.oz. 6 

Rose petals av.oz. 6 

Sandal wood av.oz. i 

Patchouly herb av.oz. Y / 2 

Tincture of civet fl.dr. I 

Oil of rose geranium drops 8 

Oil of rose drops 6 

Mix the orris, rose petals, sandal and 
patchouly, grind to moderately fine pow- 
der in a mill, add the other ingredients 
and mix well. 
III. 

Orris root 

Rose petals 

Rosewood 

Benzoin 

Oil of rose geranium 
Oil of rose, synthetic 
Grind the orris, rose petals and rose- 
wood in a mill ; contuse the benzoin in a 
mortar; triturate the oils with a portion 
of this powder, and mix the whole to- 
gether thoroughly. 

Sweet Brier Sachet. 

Orris, ground av.oz. 13 

Sandal wood, ground av.oz. 3 

Oil of rose drops 6 

Oil of rose geranium drops 6 

Oil of bergamot drops 8 

Oil of lemon drops 12 

Oil of neroli drops 12 

Oil of verbena drops 24 

Tincture of ambergris m. 45 

Tincture of musk m. 45 

Mix the whole thoroughly. 
Verbena Sachet. 

Orris, ground av.oz. 16 

Oil of bergamot m. 40 

Oil of verbena or lemon- 
grass fl.dr. 1 

Oil of rose geranium drops 10 

Tincture of musk m. 80 

Mix the whole thoroughly. 
Violet Sachet. 
I. 

Orris, ground av.oz. 16 

Oil of bergam6t drops 10 

Oil of bitter almond drops 7 

Oil of rose drops 7 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Mix the whole thoroughly. 



II. 



. .av.oz. 12 
..av.oz. 4 



Orris, ground 

Benzoin 

Spirit of almond drops 

Spirit of ionone, 10% fl.dr. I 

Contuse the benzoin in a mortar to 
coarse powder, triturate the two spirits 
intimately with a small portion of the 
powdered orris, then mix all the ingre- 
dients together. 

Wild Flowers Sachet. 

Canada snake root av.oz. 4 

Coriander av.oz. 3 

Deer-tongue leaves av.oz. 2 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 2 

Patchouly leaves av.oz. 1 

Calamus root av.oz. y 2 

Nutmeg av.oz. T / 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Oil of sandalwood drops 80 

Oil of neroli drops 40 

Oil of verbena drops 20 

Oil of patchouly drops 20 

Essence of jasmine fl.dr. 1 

Break the nutmeg into small pieces, 
mix with first seven ingredients, grind 
the whole in a mill to moderately fine 
powder, add the remaining ingredients, 
and mix thoroughly. 

If the deer-tongue is not available it 
may be replaced by H ounce of tonka 
bean. 

Ylang Ylang Sachet. 
Orange peel, recently dried. av.oz. 6 l / 2 

Orris av.oz. 5 

Rose petals av.oz. 5 

Cumarin gr. I 

Vanillin gr. 2 

Tincture of civet drops 10 

Tincture of musk drops 5 

Oil of ylang ylang drops 15 

Oil of rose drops 10 

Oil of bergamot drops 5 

Oil of rose geranium drops 3 

Essence of jasmine fl.dr. 6 

Mix the first three ingredients, reduce 
to moderately fine powder in a mill, dis- 
solve the cumarin and vanillin in the re- 
maining ingredients, and mix the whole 
thoroughly. 

PEATJ D'ESPAGNE (Spanish 
Leather). 

Small square pieces of chamois skin or 
white kid are soaked in the following 
solution for 3 or 4 days : 



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Oil of rose, synthetic fl.dr. 4 

Oil of neroli, synthetic fl.dr. 4' 

Oil of sandalwood fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2 

Oil of cinnamon m. 30 

Linalyl acetate fl.dr. 2 

Cumarin gr. 12 

Artificial musk dr. 1 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. 3 

The tincture of benzoin for this pur- 
pose should be made from 2 av. ounces 
of Siam benzoin and 5 fluidounces of 
alcohol. 

Then remove the leather from the 
liquid, allow it to drain, spread it on a 
glass plate to dry, and coat one side of 
the leather (the rough side of the kid) 
with the following mixture, applying the 
latter by means of a brush : 

Benzoic acid, sublimed dr. 2 

Musk gr. 12 

Civet gr. 12 

Gum arabic dr. 6y 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 5 

Water fl.oz. iy 2 

Rub up the musk and civet thoroughly 
with the acid and gum, then incorporate 
the glycerin and water so as to form a 
smooth mixture. Fold or double the 
leather over when the two halves will 
adhere to each other, and allow to dry. 
This perfumed skin emits its odor for 
years. It is used instead of sachet bags 
to place in trunks, drawers, closets, writ- 
ing desks, glove and handkerchief boxes, 
etc. Pieces of this skin are also sewed 
into ladies' clothing and lingerie. 
GLOVE PERFUME. 

To overcome the unpleasant natural 
odor of leather, it is suggested to place 
sachet bags in the glove boxes. Or a 
regular glove perfuming powder may be 
used, made of 2 parts each of powdered 
orris root and magnesium carbonate and 
1 part of talcum. Five ounces of this 
powder may be perfumed with a mix- 
ture of 

Helitropin dr. 3 

Vanillin gr. 100 

Tincture of civet m. 40 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.dr. 2 l /i 

This makes a heliotrope odor but 

other odors may be made, using the in- 



gredients of handkerchief extracts and 
omitting the alcohol from the latter. 

This powder is to be sewed into little 
bags which are to be put inside in the 
gloves when the latter are not in use and 
are kept in the glove boxes. 

PERFUME LOZENGES. 

Solid perfumery in the form of loz- 
enges are quite a novelty. They may be 
made by taking a suitable mixture of 
powders, tinting and perfuming it, mak- 
ing a soft mass or dough with gum and 
water, rolling out into sheets about J4 or 
Yz inch thick, cutting into lozenges with 
a lozenge cutter, and finally drying. 
These may be carried about in the purse 
or hand-bag or distributed about in bu- 
reau drawers, clothes closets, writing 
desks, etc., like sachet bags. 

For the basis of the lozenges the fol- 
lowing will be acceptable : 

Starch av.oz. 10 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 5 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 1 

Dextrin av.oz. 1 

Salicylic acid gr. 20 

Mix well, acid the tinting and perfum- 
ing materials, then make a soft dough 
with water and syrup, and roll out and 
cut as described before. 

The salicylic acid is added for the 
purpose of preventing mou!I Boric acid 
may be used instead. 

For the tinting material any suitable 
aniline dye may be used, first dissolving 
it in a little alcohol. Pink or pale blue 
shades make the most attractive appear- 
ance. 

For perfuming purposes, to each 8 
ounces, the following proportions of od- 
orous material may be added; 
Heliotrope. 

Heliotropin m. 40 

Vanillin gr. 30 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.dr. 6 
Mignonette. 

Reseda oil, synthetic m. 30 

Geraniol m. 20 

Oil of bergamot m. 80 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.dr. 



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Rose. 

Oil of rose, artificial drops 15 

Oil of rosewood m. 20 

Oil of rose geranium m. 75 

Tincture of artificial musk....m. 40 

Tincture of Siam benzoin, .fl.dr. 4 

Lily. 

Vanillin gr. 4 

Heliotropin drops 15 

Oil of neroli, synthetic drops 5 

Oil of rose geranium m. 40 

Tincture of artificial musk m. 40 

Tincture of Peru balsam. . .fl.dr. 2 

Violet. 

Ionone, 10% solution fl.dr. 3 

Oil of ylang ylang drops 25 

Tincture of musk m. 80 

Tincture of Siam benzoin. . .fl.dr. 4 
The amount of perfume may be va- 
ried; it may be much increased if de- 
sired. 

TABLET OR FROZEN PERFUME. 

The novelty sold under this name is 
prepared by melting paraffin in a water 
bath, adding odorous substances when 
nearly cool, and pouring into small 
molds to form tablets of any desired 
size. The following formulas may be 
employed in preparing them, each of the 
mixtures given being sufficient for 4 
av. ounces of paraffin. 

These are intended to be put into bu- 
reau drawers, clothes closets, writing 
desks, etc., in place of sachet bags. 
I. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 2 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Oil of rose geranium m. 20 

Vanillin gr. 10 

II. 

Oil of neroli m. 30 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove drops 2 

Heliotropin m. 10 

III. 

Oil of linaloe fl.dr. 2 

Oil of bergamot m. 20 

Oil of lemon in. 20 

Heliotropin m. 20 

lV. 

- Oil of ylang ylang fl.dr. 2 

Oil of neroli fl.dr. 1 , 



Oil of sandalwood m. 30 

Cumarin gr. 20 

Tincture of musk m. 20 



Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 1 

Oil of neroli .^ m. 30 

Oil of rose geranium m. 20 

Oil of rosemary m. 20 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 20 

POT POURRIS. 

These are mixtures of odorous sub- 
stances, in rather coarse condition, to be 
placed in open jars, called pot pourri 
jars, and intended for scenting rooms. 
The individual particles should be of 
about the size of a snlit pea, and such 
substances as orris, benzoin, etc., should 
be reduced to this size by appropriate 
means. Rose petals are the basic ingre- 
dient, these forming the body or bulk, of 
the mixture. In making good pot pourri 
mixtures the best materials are required. 

Extra perfume, such as an "extract," 
may be added to these pot po^rris if de- 
sired. 

I. 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 4 

Orris av.oz. 4 

Rose petals av.oz. 4 

Clove av.oz. 1 

Cinnamon av.oz. I 

Siam benzoin av.oz. 1 

Pimento av.oz. 1 

Table salt av.oz. 2 

Vanilla av.oz. Y\ 

Musk gr. 100 

Oil of bergamot drops 30 

Oil of lemon drops 30 

Oil of lavender flowers ... drops 15 

Oil of sandalwood drops 15 

Oil of rose geranium drops 15 

Oil of rose drops 2 

Tincture of ambergris m. 30 

Reduce the orris, rose petals, clove, 
cinnamon, benzoin, pimento and vanilla 
to particles of suitable size, add the lav- 
ender, salt and musk, and then the oils 
and tincture, and mix well. 
II. 

Lavender flowers oz. 8 

Rose petals ...oz. 4 

Vanilla dr. 1 

Clove , dr. 1 

Storax dr. 1 




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Benzoin dr. I 

Ambergris gr. 20 

Oil of rose drops 20 

Prepare like the preceding. 

SMELLING SALTS (Ammoniated 
Perfumes). 

Under the name of "smelling salts," 
"inexhaustible salts," "Preston salts" and 
"pungent" there are moist, granular 
preparations which are aromatized and 
give off a fragrant odor in connection 
with the pungent odor of ammonia. Or- 
iginally these consisted of sponge cut 
into fine pieces, contained in a wide- 
mouthed bottle or a vinaigrette, which 
was saturated with a mixture of ammo- 
nia water or spirit of ammonia and fra- 
grant material. Only sufficient liquid 
was used to saturate the sponge so that 
when the vessel was inverted none of it 
would exude. To make a neat-looking 
product, the pieces of sponge were to be 
of uniform size and of a light and uni- 
form color. 

Nowadays other substances are used 
for the sponge such as ammonium car- 
bonate in a coarsely powdered condi- 
tion. Fine powder should be removed 
by means of a sieve. There should also 
be none of the fine powder with which it 
becomes covered on exposure to the air. 
Only the translucent pieces should be 
used as these make the best "salts" and 
they make a handsome appearance. In- 
stead of ammonium carbonate, crystal- 
line potassium sulfate in small pieces is 
used, it having apparently been found 
quite satisfactory. Various porous sub- 
stances will suggest themselves for this 
purpose, such as small pieces of white 
pumice stone but this does not give the 
handsome appearance of the previously 
mentioned substances. A cheaper article 
of smelling salts may be made by making 
a mixture of ammonium chlorid and po- 
tassium carbonate or lime which slowly 
evolves ammonia. However, this is not 
entirely satisfactory and does not make 
a nice appearance. 

After the bottle has been filled with 
sponge, ammonium carbonate, potassium 



sulfate or whatever else is used, a small 
amount of ammonia water or spirit of 
ammonia mixed with perfume is poured 
over the contents of the bottle. Spirit 
of ammonia is to be preferred as its 
alcoholic character makes it a perfect 
solvent for the essential oils, pomade 
essences, synthetics, etc., used for the 
perfume. Not all perfuming agents are 
satisfactory for use in smelling salts ; 
lavender has become popular, while 
musk, civet and other "strong" odors 
are usually avoided. 

These preparations are usually dis- 
pensed in small wide-mouthed bottles 
which can be well closed; sometimes or- 
namental glass containers are used but 
they are valueless for holding these per- 
fumes unless they can be securely closed 
with glass stoppers when not in use. 

These "salts" are used by inhalation 
in the headaches and fainting spells of 
ladies. They may be "freshened" or 
strengthened occasionally by adding a 
small portion of ammonia water, or, bet- 
terp-of the original mixture of spirit of 
ammonia and perfume. 

The following are some of the for- 
mulas that are in use: 

I. 

Oil of clove drops 10 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 30 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Stronger water of ammonia. fl.oz. 2 
Fill the smelling bottles with coarsely 
powdered ammonium carbonate and add 
to the salt as much of the ammonia and 
oils as it will absorb. 
II. 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lavender m. 30 

Oil of clove drops 10 

Stronger water o'f ammonia. fl.oz. 3 
Fill the smelling bottles with crystal- 
lized potassium sulfate and pour into 
each bottle as much of the ammonia 
mixed with the oils as the salt can re- 
tain without spilling. This makes a 
much prettier looking smelling salt than 
ammonium carbonate, and as it does not 
cake together like it, the bottle need 
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evaporated. All that is necessary is to 
fill it up again with the aromatized am- 
monia. 
III. 

Ammonium carbonate av.oz. 12 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1^2 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 1 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Oil of lemon m. 15 

Tincture of musk m. 30 

Prepare like any of the preceding. 
Spirit of ammonia is to be preferred to 
the water as it dissolves the oils. 

IV. 

Camphor dr. 3 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 6 

Isoeugenol m. 15 

Oil of lemon m. 30 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 60 

Oil of bergamot m. 75 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 4 

Prepare like any of the preceding. 

V. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 7 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 9 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. i]/ 2 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Oil of clove m. 10 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Triturate the ammonium chlorid and 
potassium carbonate together, add the 
oils, then incorporate enough ammonia 
water to moisten, and pack into bottles. 
This does not make as neat an ap- 
pearance as the preceding. 

Lavender Smelling Salts. 

VI. This may be made by filling suit- 
able bottles with small, translucent 
pieces of ammonium carbonate and add- 
ing the required amount of a solution of 

1 fluidram of oil of lavender flowers in 

2 fluidounces of spirit of ammonia. If 
the spirit is not at hand, use a mixture 
of y 2 ounce of stronger water of am- 
monia and V/2 of alcohol. 

VII. Or use the following: 

Oil of lavender. Mitcham m. 80 

Oil of bergamot m. 40 

Oil of rose, synthetic drop 1 

Isoeugenol m. 15 

Tincture of musk m. 50 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 5 



Add this liquid to the ammonium car- 
bonate or potassium sulfate in a suitable 
container. 

Menthol Smelling Salts. 

This may be made by putting coarsely 

powdered ammonium carbonate into a 

suitable container and then adding a 

sufficient amount of menthol in crystals. 

Violet Smelling Salts. 

This may be prepared by placing 
crushed translucent pieces of ammonium 
carbonate into a suitable container and 
adding a sufficient amount of a mixture 
of violet extract and stronger water or, 
better, spirit, of ammonia. The liquid 
may be tinted green with chlorophyll. 

Other odors may be made, such as 
heliotrope, by using the corresponding 
oil or extract. 

FUMIGATING PREPAKATIONS. 

These preparations differ from any of 
the preceding in that their odor is not 
developed until they are ignited (except 
the vinegars). They are perhaps the 
oldest form of perfume if so they may 
be called. The burning of fragrant sub- 
stances or "incense" is one of the oldest 
practices of mankind and was chiefly of 
a religious or ceremonial character. In 
the middle ages these substances were 
used to prevent or drive away disease 
and to destroy foul odors caused by dis- 
ease and otherwise. They are still used 
to overcome bad odors and to act as dis- 
infectants but they are probably value- 
less for the latter purpose. Sandalwood, 
olibanum, myrrh, benzoin, etc., are com- 
mon ingredients. The odor they pro- 
duce is balsamic or spicy, not at all of a 
flowery character. 

The different kinds of fumigating 
preparations are pastilles, powders, pa- 
per, essences and vinegars. 

Fumigating Pastilles. 

These are cone-shaped bodies pro- 
duced by mixing either red saunders or 
wood charcoal with potassium nitrate, 
various odorous and odor-producing 
substances, and mucilage, and making a 
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by hand into cones like a rectal supposi- 
tory, after which they should be dried. 
Or the cones may be formed by means 
of a pastille machine. They should be 
about 54 to i inch long and should have 
a flat bottom so they will stand up. 
When used the apex is ignited. 

Red saunders is used for making the 
red pastilles while wood charcoal pro- 
duces the black variety. Potassium ni- 
trate is added to facilitate the burning. 

They are frequently burned in rooms 
to keep away insects like mosquitoes and 
flies. 

I. 
Wood charcoal or red 

saunders av.oz. 6 

Benzoin av.oz. I 

Cascarilla av.oz. I 

Myrrh dr. 2^2 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. V/2 

Oil of nutmeg fl.dr. 3 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 3 

Mucilage of tragacanth sufficient 

Powder the benzoin, cascarilla and 
myrrh, mix with the powdered charcoal 
or saunders, add the oils, then the po- 
tassium nitrate dissolved in a little hot 
water, make a mass with the mucilage, 
divide and form into cones, and then 
dry the latter. 

II. 
Wood charcoal or red saun- 
ders, in powder av.oz. 3 

Potassium nitrate, powder dr. 3 

Oil of thyme m. 15 

Oil of caraway m. 15 

Oil of rose m. 15 

Oil of clove m. 15 

Oil of sandalwood m. 15 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 15 

Mucilage of tragacanth sufficient 

Mix all and make pastilles as in Nos. 

I and II. 

Fumigating Powder or Species. 

While being similar to the pastilles, 
fumigating powder is of more variegat- 
ed composition than the former. It con- 
tains various woods, barks, and gum 
resins, besides various colored flowers 
which impart a handsome appearance. 
No powdered charcoal is used and fre- 
quently no potassium nitrate. The for- 



mer detracts from the appearance of 
the product while the latter is usually 
considered not necessary. To the pow- 
der is added a mixture of aromatic oils 
and tinctures to make it more fragrant. 
A still finer appearance may be imparted 
to the powder by adding orris root in 
about No. 20 to 40 powder which has 
been tinted various colors with aniline 
dyes dissolved in alcohol, also adding 
some uncolored orris root. 

The mixture should be in the form of 
a coarse powder, free from any fine 
powder as well as from large coarse 
pieces. It should be preserved in well- 
stoppered bottles. 

Fumigating powder is used for the 
same purposes as fumigating pastilles. 
In using it, sprinkle it on a hot stove or 
on live coals. 

I. 

Coriander av.oz. \ l / 2 

Cassia bark av.oz. l l / 2 

Cascarilla av.oz. \V 2 

Lavender flowers av.oz. iV 2 

Peony flowers av.oz. 1 l / 2 

Orris root av.oz. i l / 2 

Juniper berries ....av.oz. i l / 2 

Rose petals av.oz. 1 l / 2 

Blue flowers av.oz. 1^2 

Calendula flowers av.oz. i l / 2 

Clove av.oz. 1 1 / 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2 l / 2 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 15 

Oil of clove m. 15 

Oil of cassia m. 15 

Tincture of ambergris drops 12 

Tincture of musk drops 6 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 4 

Mix the drugs, reduce to coarse pow- 
der, and thoroughly incorporate with the 
oils and tinctures which have previously 
been well mixed. 

II. 

Sandalwood, yellow av.oz. 4*5 

Sassafras av.oz. 3 

Cinnamon • • av.oz. 1 

Clove av.oz. 1 

Cascarilla av.oz. % 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. l /z 

Water A.oz. 8 

Storax av.o 

Tolu balsam av.o 

Ether A.OJ 

Benzoin av.o. 



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Olibanum • av.oz. 2 

Juniper berries av.oz. l /z 

Reduce the first five ingredients to a 
coarse powder, free from dust, then 
thoroughly impregnate it with a solution 
of the potassium nitrate in the water, 
and dry the mixture thoroughly. Dis- 
solve the storax and balsam of tolu in 
the ether, and evenly and thoroughly 
saturate the above, after which dry 
quickly and immediately add the last 
three ingredients, previously reduced to 
coarse powder. 

Fumigating Paper. 
I. 

Oil of rose geranium fl.oz. 1 

Oil of mace fl.oz. 1 

Oil of Ceylon cinnamon. .. .fl.oz. 1 

Storax av.oz. 1 

Peru balsam gr. 15 

Tincture of ambergris m. 75 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Soak blotting paper in this mixture 
and then allow it to dry. Cut the paper 
into squares of about 3 by 3 inches. 

In using, heat on a warm or moder- 
ately hot stove so as to vaporize the per- 
fume. 
II. 

Tolu balsam dr. 5 

Storax dr. 1 

Peru balsam dr. 1 

Oil of cassia m. 30 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the balsams in the alcohol 
and add the oils. Prepare the paper as 
in the preceding. 

Fumigating Essence or Tincture. 
I. 

Oil of rosemary m. 40 

Oil of clove m. 40 

Oil of petitgrain m. 40 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 60 

Oil of bergamot m. 80 

Peru balsam m. 80 

Acetic ether m. 15 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Sprinkle a few drops on a hot stove 
or on a shovelful of live coals. 
II. 

Oil of cassia m. 15 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 15 

Oil of neroli m. 45 

Oil of clove m. 75 



Oil of lemon m. 75 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2^ 

Musk gr. 1 

Storax, liquid m. 75 

Peru balsam fl.dr. 2^2 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 10 

Alcohol fl.dr. 12 

Mix, let stand for several days, agi- 
tating occasionally, and filter. 
It is to be used like the preceding. 
Fumigating Vinegar. 

Fumigating tincture fl.oz. z x A 

Acetic ether fl.dr. 1^2 

Acetic acid fl.dr. 3 

Mix, and after standing in a cool place 
a few days filter. 

In fumigating sick rooms the vinegar 
is vaporized either by heating it in a 
spoon or by pouring it upon a hot iron. 

QHURCH INCENSE. 
I. 

Olibanum av.oz. 7 

Benzoin av.oz. 2 

Cascarilla av.oz. 1 

Reduce all to coarse powder and mix 
well 
II. 

Olibanum av.oz. 8 

Benzoin av.oz. 4 

Cascarilla av.oz. 2 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 1 

Reduce all to coarse powder and mix 
well. 
III. 

Olibanum av.oz. 10 

Benzoin av.oz. 2 

Storax, dry av.oz. 1 

Cascarilla av.oz. iY 2 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. y 2 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Mix the first four ingredients and re- 
duce to coarse powder, sprinkle with a 
solution of the potassium nitrate in the 
water, and allow to dry. 

CHAPTER II. 

FACE AND SKIN PREPARATIONS 

(Cosmetics). 

Preparations intended mainly or en- 
tirely for the skin, viz. : Ointments and 
Creams, Skin Food, Toilet Milks, Toilet 
Lotions, Toilet Jellies, Camphor Ice, 
Toilet Lanolin, Almond Paste, Almond 
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FACE AND SKIN PREPARATIONS. 



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Face Bleach, Remedies for Blackheads, 
Freckles, Pimples, Tan, Sunburn, etc. ; 
Rouge, Grease Paints, Depilatories, Li- 
quid Soaps, and Shaving Creams and 
Powders. 
COLD CREAMS. 

(Synonyms: Unguentum Leniens, 
Emolliens or Refrigerans — Ceratum Ga- 
leni — Creme Celeste.) 

Preparations known as Cold Creams 
are mixtures of solid fats like white 
wax, spermaceti, paraffin wax, petrola- 
tum, wool- fat, with oils like sweet al- 
mond, olive, castor, cottonseed, benne, 
lard, paraffin, etc., and water, rose 
water, glycerin, distilled extract of witch 
hazel, etc., the whole being suitably per- 
fumed. In preparing them the solid fat 
is first melted at a gentle heat, the oil is 
added, and then the water, glycerin, etc., 
previously warmed, is thoroughly incor- 
porated with the fatty mixture, finally 
adding the perfume. The incorporation 
of the water or glycerin is by vigorous 
and continuous heating in a large mor- 
tar or similar vessel with a pestle, large 
spatula or paddle or an egg beater. 

If the fatty mixture has not been 
heated too much and the mixture is 
well beaten, a beautifully white and 
smooth ointment results in a few min- 
utes. 

To greatly facilitate the incorporation 
of the water or other aqueous liquid, it 
is now customary to first dissolve in it a 
small amount of borax. 

"Cold cream" was originally always 
made .with sweet almond oil and all 
pharmacopeias recognizing this prepara- 
tion specify this oil. However, on ac- 
count of its costliness, it is frequently 
replaced by cheaper oils, such as cotton- 
seed, benne, or lard oil. These oils must 
be of good quality and light color to 
produce a white "cold cream." 

When made with vegetable or animal 
oil, "cold cream" does not keep well, it 
soon becoming rancid and granular. 
The presence of castor oil is said to im- 
prove its keeping qualities besides mak- 
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ing a smoother cream and one more 
quickly combined with the water. This 
oil should also be nearly odorless and 
colorless. However, in recent times, 
mineral oil is used in all "cold creams" 
intended for cosmetic purposes. This 
oil is known also as liquid petrolatum, 
paraffin oil, glycoline, and by many 
trade-marked names. 

When used for the purpose of making 
"cold cream" this oil should be entirely 
odorless and as nearly colorless as it is 
possible to obtain it. The "cold cream" 
made with this oil keeps indefinitely 
without change, is also very cheap, and 
appears to be entirely satisfactory for 
cosmetic purposes. 

The most generally used perfume for 
"cold cream" is rose in the form of oil 
of rose. This may be either the natural 
or synthetic product, the latter being 
equally as satisfactory as the former 
and costing much less. Other odorous 
substances are now also used for per- 
fuming "cold cream" ; combinations of 
the various synthetics prove very accept- 
able. Examples of such combinations 
are given later on. 

"Cold cream" as made by different 
formulas varies in consistency, and vari- 
ous degrees of hardness or softness may 
be obtained by altering^ the proportions 
of wax, oil and water. Any "cold cream" 
may be made softer by adding more oil, 
even after the cream has solidified. A 
harder cream may be obtained by using 
a smaller amount of oil. 

Such a preparation receives a name 
depending on its constitution or aroma. 
It may be called simply "cold cream": if 
flavored with bitter almond oil, "almond 
cold cream"; if it contain cucumber 
juice, "cucumber cream, pomade, or 
ointment"; if witch hazel extract, "witch 
hazel cold cream"; if glycerin, "glycerin 
cold cream"; if camphor, "camphor cold 
cream"; lanolin, "lanolin cold cream": 
salicylic acid, "salicylic or salicylate^ 
cold cream" ; petrolatum, "petrolatum 
(or vaselin) cold cream": violet extract 
or orris, "violet cold cream"; if Peru 



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balsam, "sultana cold cream" ; boric acid 
and glycerin, 'boroglycerin cold cream," 
etc. If tinted slightly with methyl violet 
and perfumed with lilac, it may appro- 
priately be called "lilac cold cream." 
Cucumber cold cream may properly be 
tinted pale green with chlorophyll. Oth- 
er colors may suggest themselves. 

Cold Creams With Vegetable Oils. 

I. 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Sweet almond oil av.oz. 9 

Stronger rose water av.oz. 3 

Borax gr. 35 

Reduce the spermaceti and white wax 
to fine shavings and melt them at a mod- 
erate heat, and add the oil and stir, con- 
tinuing the heat until the mixture is 
uniform; then gradually add the rose 
water, previously warmed, and in which 
the borax has been dissolved, stirring 
the mixture rapidly and continuously un- 
til it congeals and becomes of uniform 
consistence. 

This is the U. S. P. formula for 
"ointment of rose water." The presence 
of borax is sometimes objectionable, as 
when this ointment is used as a vehicle 
for metallic salts (e. g., when combined 
in ointments for the eyes with mercuric 
oxid), hence the U. S. P. directs that 
when used for such purposes the borax 
should be omitted. 

This ointment is but seldom used for 
cosmetic purposes. If used as a skin 
cream it may be aromatized by adding 
5 drops of oil of rose to the above quan- 
tity. Or oil of rose geranium may be 
used, although this is a coarser odor. 
Other perfumes or fragrant oils or syn- 
thetics may be added. 

II. 

Spermaceti 

White wax 

Castor oil 

Cottonseed oil 

Rose water fl.oz. 8 

Borax dr. 2 

Melt the wax and spermaceti care- 
fully, add the oils, then the rose water 



...av.oz. 4 
...av.oz. 3 
. . .av.oz. 4 
av.oz. 13 



previously warmed and with the borax 
dissolved in it, and then stir until con- 
gealed and of a creamy consistence. 
Various fragrant oils or synthetics may 
be added. 

This makes a cheap cold cream. 

III. 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Castor oil fl.oz. 13 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 6 Z A 

Rose water fl.oz. 6 

Borax gr. 75 

Oil of rose drops 16 

Prepare like Xos. I or II. 
This is a variation of Xo. I or the 
U. S. P. formula. The presence of 
castor oil is said to result in a product 
which is more permanent and has a bet- 
ter appearance. 
IV. 

White wax av.oz. 2^2 

Lard av.oz. 10 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 11 

Oil of rose drops 20 

Oil of bergamot drops 12 

Oil of rose geranium drops 12 

Borax . . dr. 1 

Zinc oxid dr. 5 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Melt the wax carefully, then add the 
lard, and when it is melted, incorporate 
the almond oil. Also warm the water, 
in it dissolve the borax, rub up w T ith the 
zinc oxid, and mix this with the fatty 
liquid, stirring vigorously in a mortar 
until congealed, finally adding the frag- 
rant oils. The latter may first be dis- 
solved in 2 fluidrams of alcohol. 

The zinc oxid assists in making a 
pure white cream and probably adds to 
its cosmetic properties. 

Cold Creams with Animal Oil. 
Any of the cold creams made with 
vegetable or with mineral oil may have 
the vegetable or mineral oil replaced 
with lard oil and an equally satisfactory 
product will be obtained. One of the 
preceding formulas contain lard and in 
this respect differ from other formulas. 
See also the formulas for "cold creams 
with wool- fat." 



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Cold Creams With Mineral Oil. 

Mineral oil, thereby meaning liquid 
petrolatum or paraffin oil, and known in 
the trade by a great variety of names 
(glycoline and mineral glycerin are also 
used), some of which are trade-marked, 
has largely supplanted sweet almond and 
the other cheaper vegetable oils. The 
product is cheap and of good consistency 
and appearance, and it keeps indefinitely 
without spoiling. The only objection to 
it is a slight bluish fluorescence. The 
mineral oil used should be entirely odor- 
less and as free from color and fluor- 
escence as it is possible to obtain it. A 
"crystal white" oil is said to be now 
available. 

Any of the preceding formulas may 
be used, substituting mineral oil for the 
vegetable oil. Below are given other 
formulas which have proved satisfac- 
tory. 

V. Alper's formula : 

White wax av.oz. 5 

Paraffin oil av.oz. 20 

Water av.oz. 8 

Borax gr. 140 

Oil of rose geranium drops 15 

Oil of rose... drops 20 

Dissolve the wax in the oil at a tem- 
oerature not exceeding 6o° C. In an- 
other vessel dissolve the borax in the 
water raised to about the same tem- 
perature. Pour the aqueous solution in 
a continuous stream into the fatty liquid, 
stir the whole for two minutes, and 
incorporate the volatile oils. 

VI. Formula of the Canadian Formu- 
lary: 

White beeswax av.oz. 4 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Borax gr. 30 

Oil of rose m. 10 

Dissolve the borax in the water, melt 
the wax and spermaceti with the para- 
ffin oil at a gentle heat, pour the mix- 
ture into a warm mortar and add while 
yet hot, the borax solution, previously 
warmed, with constant trituration, and 
finally the oil of rose, and continue the 
trituration until cold. 



In hot weather the quantity of wax 
may be increased to 5^2 ounces and the 
spermaceti to 2 ounces. 

VII. Oglesby's formula : 

White wax av.oz. 4 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 20 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Borax dr. 1 

Perfume to suit 

Melt the wax on a water bath, add 
the oil, and when melted but not hotter 
than is comfortable to the finger im- 
mersed in it, add the water containing 
the borax previously dissolved in it 
and brought to the same temperature, 
mix all at once, not stirring longer than 
is necessary to mix, then incorporate the 
perfume, and pour into containers while 
yet warm. When cool it will have a 
smooth, glossy surface. 

VIII. Molyneaux's formula: 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 4 

White wax av.oz. 4^2 

Paraffin oil av.oz. i6^4 

Distilled water av.oz. 6^2 

Sodium perborate gr. 75 

Melt the two waxes at a gentle heat, 

add the oil ; also dissolve the perborate 
in the water, slightly warming the lat- 
ter. Then add the aqueous liquid to 
the melted oil and waxes, in a fine 
stream, stirring constantly with a pad- 
dle until the mixture becomes smooth. 
Finally incorporate the perfume, and 
pour the cream while still semi-fluid into 
suitable containers. The product will 
have a smooth, glossy surface. 
Cold Creams Containing Petrolatum. 

IX. Formula of the British Pharma- 
ceutical Codex: 

White petrolatum av.oz. 4 

White beeswax av.oz. 4 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 16 

Borax dr. 2 T j 

Rose water fl.oz. 8 

Oil of rose m. 15 

Melt the wax in the oil and dissolve 
the borax in the rose water by the aid 
of a gentle heat. Then add the aqueous 
liquid gradually to the wax and oil, and 
stir until the mixture stiffens. Tom' 
this into a slightly warmed mortar con- 
taining the petrolatum, mix. add the oil 
of rose, and stir till cold. 



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The sweet almond oil may be re- 
placed by cottonseed or benne oiL 

X. 

White wax av.oz. 4^ 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2J/2 

White petrolatum av.oz. 18 

Rose water ^.. fl.oz. 6 

Borax dr. 3 

Oil of rose geranium m. 15 

Melt the wax, spermaceti and petro- 
latum together at a gentle heat, strain 
into a warmed wide-mouthed bottle, 
then add the rose water, previously 
warmed and containing the borax dis- 
solved in it, also the oil of rose gera- 
nium, and agitate until well mixed and 
congealed. 
XI. 

White petrolatum av.oz. 

White wax av.oz. 

Paraffin oil, white. fl.oz. 

Rose water fl.oz. 

Borax dr. 

Cumarin gr. 

Oil of rose m. 30 

Heliotropin gr. 15 

Oil of bergamot drops 5 

Oil of orris, concrete gr. 1 

Prepare like Xos. 1, 2, 3 or 4. 

Cold Creams Containing Wool-Fat. 

The hydrous wool-fat is to be used 
in these creams and this should be a 
first-class product as free as possible 
from odor and color. The cold cream 
obtained will, of course, not be white 
but cream-colored. The presence of 
wool-fat is said to make the cream 
more readily absorbed by the skin. It 
is also added to cold creams containing 
paraffin or petrolatum to counteract the 
non-absorbent properties of the latter. 
XII. 

White wax 

Spermaceti 

Sweet almond oil 

Wool-fat, hydrous.. 

Rose water 

Borax dr. 1 

Perfume to suit 

Melt the wax and spermaceti, at a 
gentle heat, add the oil and wool- fat, 
continuing the heat until the latter is 
melted, then incorporating the rose 
water, previously warmed and in which 



. .av.oz. 2 

. .av.oz. 2 

. . .fl.oz. 12 

...fl.oz. 5 

. . .fl.oz. 10 



the borax has been dissolved; finally 
add any desired perfume. 

The proportions of oil and wool-fat 
may be varied, and the almond oil may 
be replaced by cottonseed or benne oil. 

XIII. Scoville's formula : 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 4 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 12 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 8 

Rose water fl.oz. 8 

Borax dr. 1 

Melt the wax at a gentle heat, add 
the oil and wool-fat and then incor- 
porate the water in which the borax has 
previously been dissolved. 

Cold Creams Without Water. 

A true "cold cream" contains water 
but nevertheless formulas have been of- 
fered for such preparations without 
water to avoid the troublesome incor- 
poration of the latter. The following is 
one of them : 
XIV. 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 6 

White wax av.oz. 3 

Paraffin oil, colorless fl.oz. 24 

Perfume to suit 

Melt the two waxes on a water bath, 
remove from the source of heat, incor- 
porate the oil, stirring briskly till con- 
gealed, then incorporate any desired per- 
fume. 

The following formula is also excel- 
lent: 
XV. 

White petrolatum av.oz. i2 l / 2 

Paraffin wax av.oz. ij^ 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.dr. 6 

Zinc oxid dr. 6 

Perfume to suit 

Melt the wax at a gentle heat, add 
the petrolatum, rub the zinc oxid to a 
smooth paste with the glycerin, and add 
this and the tincure to the melted mix- 
ture, and stir the whole until congealed. 
Finally add any desired perfume. 

Cold Creams, Greaseless or Non- 
Greasy. 

(Absorbent, Vanishing or Disappear- 
ing Cream — Stearin Jelly — Stearin Cold 
Cream.) 



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This is a novelty of recent introduc- 
tion which is not strictly a "cold cream" 
but is a stearin soap containing consid- 
erable water and usually some glycerin. 
The stearic acid used for this purpose 
is what is commercially known as 
stearin, a hard, white waxy-like solid 
of an odor resembling tallow. A fairly 
good grade of stearin should be used; 
a chemically pure article is not neces- 
sary and is too expensive, a cheap grade 
of a rancid odor is, however, unfit for 
use. The stearin or stearic acid is heat- 
ed on a water bath (higher tempera- 
tures decompose it) with distilled water 
and glycerin containing an alkaline sub- 
stance in solution such as borax or 
potassium or sodium carbonate, when 
the stearin will combine with the alkali 
and water to form a real soft solution of 
stearin soap. The heating requires sev- 
eral hours, so that distilled water must 
be added from time to time to the mix- 
ture to make up for that lost by evapor- 
ation. 

These creams should be kept in well- 
closed jars or dispensed in collapsible 
tubes to prevent evaporation of the 
water and drying out of the prepara- 
tion. A certain amount of glycerin 
is necessary to prevent this drying-out 
property. A mucilage in place of a 
portion of the water such as mucilage 
of quince seed, agar-agar or tragacanth, 
or glycerite of starch in place of gly- 
cerin, will also obviate the drying-out 
property. 

When rubbed on the skin, a cream of 
this kind appears to be entirely absorbed, 
hence the names "absorbent, vanishing, 
or disappearing cream" which are ap- 
plied to it. This property would also 
make it serviceable as a "skin food," al- 
though as a real skin food, a lanolin 
cream is the ideal article. 

These creams may be perfumed in 
any desired manner. 
XVI. Cooban's formula : 

Stearic acid (stearin) av.oz. 2 

Sodium carbonate, pure. . .av.oz. i l /i 

Borax, powder av.oz. Y\ 



Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Oil of ylang ylang drops 80 

Oil of rose drops 20 

Heliotropin gr. 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Mix all the ingredients together and 
heat on a water bath until effervescence 
ceases. Remove the mixture from the 
source of heat and stir at intervals until 
it begins to stiffen, then incorporate the 
aromatic substances dissolved in the al- 
cohol. Beat this up with' a paddle or 
an egg beater. It may be made more 
fluffy and creamy by reheating and 
beating it up again. 

Several modifications may be made 
in this formula. Two av. ounces of 
cocoa butter may be added during the 
heating but the product will be slightly 
greasy. The glycerin may be replaced 
by glycerite of starch. Also half of the 
water may be replaced by mucilage of 
tragacanth, quince seed or agar agar. 
The mucilage of tragacanth may be 
made according to the U. S. P. Mucilage 
of quince seed may be made of the 
proportion of 1 or 2 drams to the pint 
of water. Mucilage of agar agar may 
be made by heating 75 grains of agar 
agar with 4 fluidounces of water until 
dissolved, straining forcibly through 
cheese-cloth, and adding this while still 
warm to the stearin solution. Of course 
the perfume may also be varied. 
XVII. Stanislaus' formula : 

Stearic acid av.oz. 1 1 / 2 

Cocoa butter av.oz. l /i 

Sodium carbonate, pure. .. .av.oz. 1 

Borax, powder av.oz. x /\ 

Glycerin fl.oz. V/\ 

Water fl.oz. 20 

Mucilage of tragacanth fl.oz. 5 

Terpineol m. 45 

Oil of bitter almond drops 2 

Oil of rose drops IS 

Alcohol fl.oz. i t j 

Dissolve the salts in the water, and 
add this solution with the glycerin and 
mucilage to cocoa butter and stearic acid 
contained in a vessel on a water bath. 
Heat the whole together until efferves- 
cence ceases, allow to cool, then add the 
perfumes dissolved in the alcohol, and 



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beat with an egg beater until it stiffens. 
Reapply heat and beat again until it be- 
comes fluffy and creamy. 
XVIII. 

Stearic acid av.oz. 4 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. J / 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Distilled ext. witch hazel. . .fl.oz. 20 
To the glycerin contained in a large 
evaporating dish add the sodium car- 
bonate previously dissolved in the water. 
Add the stearic acid and heat the mix- 
ture on a water bath until no more 
vapors of carbon dioxid are evolved 
and a clear solution results. Keep this 
near the boiling point for at least an 
hour, stirring frequently, and making up 
for loss through evaporation by the 
addition of more water, being careful 
not to add too much. Now add the 
witch hazel extract, transfer the whole 
to a hot mortar, and beat with an egg 
beater until it becomes of the proper 
consistency. Allow to stand for 12 
hours, stir well and transfer to jars that 
may be well closed, wide-mouthed bot- 
tles, or collapsible tubes. 

Almond Cold Cream (Almond 
Cream). 

This may be prepared like any of the 
preceding "cold creams" but substituting 
oil of bitter almond for oil of rose or 
other perfumes, or the following may 
be used: 
XIX. 

Spermaoeti av.oz. 3 

White wax av.oz. 3 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Borax . dr. 1 

Cumarin gr. 1 

Oil of bergamot drops 20 

Oil of bitter almond drops 10 

Oil of rose or rose gera- 
nium drops 6 

Tincture of ambergris. .. .drops 5 
The cumarin and tincture of amber- 
gris may be omitted, also more bitter 
almond oil may be used. Benzaldehyde 
may replace the latter oil. Cottonseed 
or benne oil may also replace the sweet 
almond oil. 



Benzoinated Cold Cream. 
Use any of the formulas of "cold 
cream" but adding tincture of benzoin 
to the perfumes or this tincture may en- 
tirely replace the other aromatic sab- 
stances. Or use the following modified 
from the. French Codex: 
XX. 

White wax av.oz. 2]A 

Spermaceti av.oz. 5 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 17 

Rose water fl.oz. 5 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Mix in the usual manner for "cold 
creams." 

Boroglycerin Cold Cream. 
Any of the preceding formulas for 
"cold cream" may be used or those for 
"glycerin cold cream" but substituting 
boroglycerin or solution of boroglyceride 
for a portion of the water or for the 
glycerin, or use the following: 
XXI. 

Boric acid, powder dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 3 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 4 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 16 

Oil of rose drops 10 

Oil of bergamot drops 10 

Warm together the first three ingredi- 
ents until solution is effected. Melt to- 
gether the lanolin and petrolatum, add 
the oil, incorporate the boroglycerin so- 
lution by rapid and constant stirring, 
then add the oils, and mix again. 

Camphor Cold Cream. (Camphorated 
Cold Cream.) 

This may be made by using any of 
the formulas for "cold cream" but dis- 
solving a small amount of camphor 
gum in the oil or wax by the aid of a 
gentle heat before adding the other 
ingredients, or the following formulas 
may be used : 
XXII. Mme. Qui Vive's formula: 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 13 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 

Borax dr. 1 






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Oil or rose drops 16 

Oil of rose geranium drops 4 

Oil of ylang ylang drops 4 

Tincture of musk drops 8 

Tincture of civet drops 8 

Prepare like \o. II. 

XXIII. 

Camphor av.oz. 2 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

White wax av.oz. 4 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 20 

Rose water fl.oz. 4' 

Oil of rose drops 20 

Prepare like the preceding. Cotton- 
seed or benne oil may replace the sweet 
almond oil. 

Cocoa Butter Cold Cream (Theo- 

broma Cold Cream). 
XXIV. 

Cocoa butter av.oz. l% 

White wax av.oz. 3 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 3 

Paraffin oil, colorless av.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Borax dr. 2 

Perfume to suit 

Melt the waxes and cocoa butter at 
a gentle heat, add the oil, then ^cor- 
porate the water, previously warmed 
and containing in solution the borax, 
stir until congealed, and add the per- 
fume. 

Spermaceti may replace the paraffin 
wax, and cottonseed, sweet almond or 
benne oil the mineral oil but the prod- 
uct will not keep well. The cocoa 
butter may be increased if desired. 

Cucumber Cold Cream (Cucumber 
Cream). 

Any of the formulas for "cold cream" 
lay be used, but substituting cucumber 
iuice for a portion of the water. The 
Following formulas may also be used. 
Cucumber cream is usually supposed to 
lave a pale green tint. This color may 
)e imparted by means of oil-soluble 
:hlorophyll. 

:xv. 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 8 

Sweet almond oil av.oz. 2^ 

Cucumber juice, freshly ex- 
pressed fl.oz. 16 

Add any desired perfume, also tint 
nth. chlorophyll as described above. 



PREPARATIONS. 937 

XXVI. 

. Spermaceti av.oz. 3 

White wax \ av.oz. 3 

Castor oil av.oz. 4 

Cottonseed oil av.oz. 12 

Cucumber juice fl.oz. 10 

Borax av.oz. l / 2 

Benzoic acid gr. 30 

Melt the two waxes at a gentle heat, 
add the acid and oils, then the juice, 
previously slightly warmed and contain- 
ing the borax in solution, and beat vig- 
orously until well mixed and congealed. 
The juice should be freshly expressed 
from green cucumbers and strained 
through cotton. 

Glycerin Cold Cream. 
Any of the formulas for "cold cream" 
may be used but substituting glycerin 
for all or a portion of the water, or the 
following will prove satisfactory : 
XXVII. 

Spermaceti . av.oz. 6 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 16 

Borax dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Oil of rose drops 6 

Melt the wax, spermaceti, and almond 
oil together at a gentle heat, dissolve 
the borax in the orange water and gly- 
cerin previously mixed; pour the solu- 
tion, a little at a time, into the melted 
mixture, stirring the preparation with- 
out ceasing until all the solution has 
been fully incorporated, and a homogen- 
eous product results ; finally add the es- 
sential oils. 

The almond oil may be replaced by 
cottonseed, benne or paraffin oil, and 
other" perfumes may be used, such as 
rose water for the orange flower water. 
Glycerin Balsam, which see, is sim- 
ilar to the above. 

A variation of the above is to rub 
up the glycerin with powdered traga- 
canth to a smooth paste and incorporat- 
ing this with any regulation "cold 
cream." 

Lanolin Cold Cream (Lanolin Cream). 
See Cold Creams with Wool-Fat. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Lemon Cold Cream (Lemon Cream). 
This may be prepared by substituting 
the juice of lemons for a portion of the 
water in any of the preceding "cold 
creams." However, the product is not 
permanent unless the "cold cream" be 
made with paraffin oil or else contains 
considerable petrolatum. 

Mentholated Cold Cream. 
This may be prepared like the cam- 
phorated cold creams but replacing the 
camphor containing in the latter with 
one-fourth as much menthol. 
Oxygenated or Peroxid Cold Cream. 
Any "cold cream" may be converted 
into an oxygenated or peroxid cream by 
replacing a portion of the water with 
hydrogen peroxid, or by using 2 drams 
of sodium perborate or zinc peroxide 
to the pound of cream instead of borax. 
These creams are supposed to act as 
skin bleaches. See also the third for- 
mula under Face Bleaches. 

Rose Cold Cream. 
Rose cold cream may be prepared 
from any of the "cold creams" by tint- 
ing a rose color by means of solution 
of carmine, and also preferably impart- 
ing to it a strong odor by means of 
natural or synthetic oil of rose. 
Salicylated of Salicylic Cold Cream. 
XXVIII. 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

Sweet almond or cottonseed 

oil fl.oz. 12 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Salicylic acid gr. oo 

Oil of rose drops 5 

Oil of neroli drops 5 

Oil of bergamot drops 5 

Oil of wintergreen drops 3 

Prepare in the usual manner for 
making cold cream, but add the sali- 
cylic acid last, previously trituating it 
to a smooth paste with the glycerin. 

Strawberry Cold Cream (Strawberry 
Cream). 

XXIX. Mme. Qui Vive's formula : 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 10 



Strawberry juice fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of benzoin drops 12 

Prepare like the other "cold creams." 
The strawberry juice should be freshly 
expressed from ripe berries. 

It is probable that, owing to the acid 
nature of the juice, this cream does not 
keep well. 

Sultana Cold Cream. 
XXX. 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1 

White wax av.oz. 1 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 16 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 16 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 4 

Peru balsam av.oz. 1 

Melt the wax and spermaceti, add the 
cocoa butter, melt again, add the oil, 
and then incorporate the orange flowei 
water and balsam. 

Theatrical Cold Cream. 
By this term is meant any moderately 
soft "cold cream" that can be sold at 
50 cents per pound. Practically all of 
the foregoing formulas that are made 
with cottonseed, benne, lard or paraffin 
oil and do not contain much cocoa but- 
ter may be sold profitably at this price. 
If they are lacking in softness, more oil 
may be added. 

Watch Hazel Cold Cream. 
XXXI. 

White petrolatum av.oz. 18 

White wax av.oz. 3 

Spermaceti av.oz. 3 

Distilled ext. of witch hazel. fl.oz. 6 
Melt the first three ingredients to- 
gether, allow to cool to some extent, 
then add the witch hazel extract and 
stir. When nearly cold add any de- 
sired perfume and stir vigorously. 

PERFUMES FOR COLD CREAM. 

These are special combinations of 
odorous substances that may be used 
in place of those mentioned in the pre- 
ceding formulas : 
I. 

Cumarin gr. 1 

Oil of rose drops 30 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Oil of rose geranium drops 7 

Oil of ylang ylang drops 3 

Oil of orris _ drop 1 

Tincture of ambergris drops 10 



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n. 

Cumarin gr. i 

Heliotropin gr. 15 

Oil of orris, concrete gr. 1 

Oil of bergamot drops 5 

Oil of rose m. 30 

III. 

Terpineol fl.dr. 1 

Oil of rose geranium m. 15 

Heliotropin gr. 10 

CREME DUCHESSE, Mme. Qui 
Vive's. 

Benzoinated tallow av.oz. 12 

Sweet almond oil av.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 1 

Oil of rose geranium drops 80 

Prepare this like the "cold creams." 

The benzoinated tallow may be made 

like benzoinated lard. 

CREME MARQUISE, Mme. Qui 
Vive's. 

White wax . . • av.oz. 1 

Spermaceti av.oz. 10 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 10 

Rose water fl.oz. 6 

Oil of rose drops 4 

Mix in the usual way for preparing 

"cold creams." 

CREME DE LA VIOLETTES. 
Mme. Qui Vive's formula : 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 10 

Rose water fl.oz. 3 

Borax gr. 20 

Violet extract fl.dr. 1 

Prepare like the "cold creams." 

EMOLLIENT CREAMS. 

The following is quite different from 
the "cold creams" and may appeal to 
some as an excellent combination : 

Precipitated sulfur av.oz. 4 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 4 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 4 

Sweet almond oil. av.oz. 2 

Violet extract fl.dr. 2 

Make into an ointment in the usual 
manner, taking particular precautions 
to rub the sulfur and zinc oxid thor- 
oughly smooth. The mixture may be 
tinted red with alkanet, the latter being 
heated with the oil to extract the color- 
ing matter. Other perfume may also 
be used instead of the violet extract. 



This is recommended as a skin cream 
instead of "cold cream." It possesses 
some medicinal properties and is said 
to be useful for removing tan and 
freckles. 

GLYCERIIT BALSAM, Mme. Qui 
Vive's. 

White wax av.oz. 1 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

Sweet almond oil av.oz. 9 

Glycerin av.oz. 3 

Oil of rose geranium drops 16 

Melt the waxes, then add the oil, re- 
move from the fire, and heat in the 
glycerin, stirring briskly until congealed. 
This is similar to "glycerin cold 
cream," which see. 

CUCUMBER JUICE OR ESSENCE. 

Take cucumbers in the green state, 
wash them thoroughly, then slice them 
with the skin on, into small fragments, 
place in an earthen or porcelain dish, 
pour upon them hot water to cover and 
let simmer for half an hour or more, 
being careful that the heat is not too 
high or the water too low so as to 
scorch. Then strain through a colander 
or muslin, and add to every pint of the 
juice four fluidounces of alcohol. Let 
stand over night and filter to remove 
precipitated albuminous matter. 

The juice can also be preserved some 
length of time without the addition of 
alcohol, by the addition of thirty grains 
of salicylic acid dissolved in half an 
ounce of alcohol, or one dram of boric 
acid and sixty grains of borax dissolved 
in a pint of the juice, or the addition of 
one fluidram of solution of formalde- 
hyde to one pint of the juice. 

This juice or essence is suitable for 
the preparation of cucumber cream, 
ointment, salve, or milk, and is added 
in a similar manner as is rose water 
in preparing "cold cream." 

CUCUMBER OINTMENT OR POM- 
ADE. 

See also Cucumber Cold Cream. 
I. 

Melt together 11 av. ounces of lard 
and 7 av. ounces of veal suet, the suet 



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first having been rendered, in a water 
bath. To the fat, strained into a jar 
of the capacity of one gallon, when it 
begins to thicken add one-third of the 
juice obtained, by grating and express- 
ing 3 av. pounds of green cucumbers 
and beat the mixture with a spatula until 
all of the odor of the cucumber has 
been absorbed by the fat, which will re- 
quire several hours. The watery fluid 
should then be rejected and the remain- 
ing juice added in two consecutive por- 
tions, incorporated in the previous man- 
ner and the watery liquid again rejected. 
The fat should then be heated in a 
closed vessel on a water bath for one 
hour, the albuminous coagulum should 
be skimmed off, the watery matter 
should be removed on cooling, the oint- 
ment should again be melted and then 
strained. Before use, this fat should be 
trituated with a little rose water until 
it is of a creamy character. 

This formula was devised many years 
ago by Prof. Procter. On account of 
its complicated nature, the same author- 
ity devised a somewhat simpler method 
of procedure, as follows : 

Cucumbers av.lb. I© 

Sweet almond oil av.lb. I 

Grate the cucumbers without paring, 
on a tinned grater, express the juice, 
and strain it through a close-woven 
cloth. Put half the juice into a gallon 
bottle, add the oil, cork the bottle, and 
agitate the mixture at short intervals 
during several hours, let the oil rise 
to the surface, decant the exhausted 
juice and replace it by the remainder 
of the juice, again agitate freely and re- 
peatedly, allowing 2d hours to elapse be- 
fore setting it aside to separate. Then 
decant the exhausted juice and throw 
it away. Finally separate the oily layer 
as much as possible from water, and 
filter it through a pleated filter which 
has previously been dipped in sweet al- 
mond oil and allowed to drain. A clear, 
bright, oily filtrate is obtained except 
towards the last when some water be- 
gins to come through. All moisture 



must be separated to prevent change 
in the oil which may be known as "cu- 
cumber oil." It has a decided odor of 
cucumber, and is used for preparing 
cucumber ointment according to for- 
mulas II and III. 
II. 

White wax av.oz. i 

Cucumber oil av.oz. 4 

Mutton suet av.oz. 8 

Melt the wax and suet at a gentle 
heat, add the oil, and stir until it 
thickens. 

This is said to be nearly white, to be 
perfectly smooth and homogeneous, and 
to have an agreeable odor of cucum- 
bers. 
III. 

White wax av.oz. I 

Spermaceti av.oz. 4 

Cucumber oil av.oz. 8 

Sweet almond oil av.oz. 12 

Prepare like No. II. It is softer than 
the preceding. 

MASSAGE CREAMS, Casein or 
Rolling. 

Massage creams are of two varieties, 
those that "roll up" on the skin and the 
greasy kind. The latter will be treated 
in the next article. The former is made 
with casein as a basis. This is mixed 
with glycerin, oil, or wool-fat to give 
it softness, with an antiseptic agent to 
preserve it, and is usually colored pink. 
The glycerin also prevents drying out. 
The casein for this purpose may be 
purchased in the dr* condition in the 
market, or it may be precipitated from 
milk by means of an acid, alum or ren- 
net. Preferably skimmed milk should 
be used or the fatty matter shoul 1 first 
be separated. The presence of any but- 
ter fat in the product will induce speedy 
rancidity. The finished cream should 
be dispensed in well-closed jars. 

This cream is used mostly to smooth 
out wrinkles and to clear the skin by 
removing blackheads. 
I. Cooban's formula : 

Skimmed milk gall. 1 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 1 

Boric acid, powder av.oz. 1 



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Diluted alcohol fl.oz. I 

Oil of bergamot drops 20 

Oil of rose geranium drops 30 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. 4 

Solution of carmine, water, 

each sufficient 

To the milk add one gallon of water 
hot enough to raise the temperature of 
the mixture to about 8o° F. Mix the 
hydrochloric acid with one pint of water 
and add this to the diluted milk slowly 
and with constant stirring. Allow the 
liquid to stand for an hour, collect the 
precipitate on cheese-cloth, allow it to 
drain, return it to the vessel and add 
2 gallons of water. Agitate the liquid 
thoroughly, breaking up the masses of 
coagulum, and again drain as before. 
Repeat this washing and draining until 
the casein is free from acid and whey. 
Finally rub up the casein in a mortar 
with boric acid until well mixed, again 
transfer to a cheese-cloth bag and allow 
to hang suspended for 36 to 48 hours, 
squeezing the bag occasionally, until the 
casein is quite dry. Transfer the dried 
and granular casein to a mortar, tritur- 
ate it till smooth, adding the diluted 
alcohol to facilitate the process. When 
well rubbed out, incorporate the sweet 
almond and aromatic oils and tint suffi- 
ciently with carmine solution. Then 
add water enough to form a soft paste 
and triturate together until well mixed. 
It is said a perfectly smooth product 
will not be obtained until it is ground in 
a paint mill. It must be bottled at once 
to prevent drying out in suitable jars, 
ir it may be put into collapsible tubes. 

II. Dr. M. E. Doyle's formula : 

Milk, preferably skimmed. . .gall. I 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 13 

Alum dr. g l / 2 

Water sufficient 

Heat the milk to about 120 F., add 
the magnesium sulfate made into a sat- 
uated solution in water, set the mixture 
aside for about an hour, again heat to 
130 F., add the alum previously dis- 
solved in hot water, and continue the 
heat a little longer until the casein 
is entirely separated, but not allowing 



the temperature to rise above 145 F. 
Wash this, like the precipitate in the 
preceding formula, in several changes 
of water, and then hang up in a cloth 
to drain until dry. Then take the fol- 
lowing : 

Casein, precipitated as 
above av.oz. 20 

Boric acid, powder av.oz. 4 

Cocoa butter .- . av.oz. 2 

Solution of carmine, spirit 
of bitter almond, each ... sufficient 

Rub up the casein in a mortar, add the 
cocoa butter, previously melted, con- 
tinuing trituration until smooth. Also 
add carmine solution to color pink and 
enough of the spirit to impart suitable 
odor. 

III. Harley's formula: 

Skimmed milk gall. 1 

Alum, powder av.oz. 3 

Borax, powder av.oz. 3 

Boric acid, powder av.oz. 2 

Carbolic acid, 90% drops 25 

Oils of rose geranium and 

bitter almond, each sufficient 

Water, solution of carmine, 

each sufficient 

Heat the milk to 130 F. ; dissolve the 
alum in 4 fluidounces of water and heat 
to the same temperature; also dissolve 
the borax and boric acid in 10 fluid- 
ounces of water and heat this to the 
same temperature. Mix the milk and 
the second solution, then add the alum 
solution (all being at about 130 F.). 
After the milk has curdled, strain it, 
and if not clear, add more alum solu- 
tion to it, enough to clear it. Collect 
the casein, incorporate it with the car- 
bolic acid, enough of the oils to im- 
part a suitable odor, and a sufficient 
amount of carmine to tint it properly. 

IV. Morgan's formula: 

Skimmed milk gall. I 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 4' 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 1 

Borax, powder av.oz. J a 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Solution of carmine, perfume. 

each sufficient 

Dissolve the acid in the water and 
add to the milk, collect the precipitate 



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and drain it. Rub the zinc oxid to a 
smooth paste with the glycerin, incor- 
porate the casein, borax, enough solution 
of carmine to tint properly, and a suffi- 
cient amount of any desired perfume. 

V. 

Casein, dried av.oz. 8 

Borax, powder av.oz. i 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 6 

Oil of bergamot dr. 2 

Oil of bitter almond m. 30 

Glvcerin fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Solution of carmine sufficient 

Mix the casein, borax, glycerin and 
water and heat on a water bath until 
a uniformly smooth and jelly-like mass 
is obtained, then transfer to a mortar, 
add the wool- fat, triturate till well 
mixed and smooth, incorporate the oils, 
and finally tint sufficiently with 'the car- 
mine solution. 
MASSAGE CREAMS, Fatty. 

Different fatty or oily substances are 
used for purposes of massage, such as 
olive, sweet almond, or cocoanut oil, 
and professional masseurs have various 
favorite mixtures of their own. All 
the "cold creams," except the non-greasy 
kind, may be used for this purpose, in 
fact most of the massage creams and 
"skin foods" are in reality "cold 
creams." These fatty massage creams 
are extolled as skin foods; some of 
the fatty matter is supposed to be ab- 
sorbed, making the tissues more plum", 
and the accompanying massage helps to 
smooth out wrinkles, soften the skin, 
and fill out the cheeks, neck, and bust. 
The previously mentioned casein mas- 
sage creams are really not skin foods 
but act only as cleansers. 

I. 

White wax av.oz. 4 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 2 

Paraffin oil av.oz. 16 

Rose water fl.oz. 6 

Rorax. powder dr. 2 

Perfume to suit 

Melt the wax, add the wool-fat and 
oil, dissolve the borax in the rose water 
by the aid of a gentle heat, and stir 



the whole together, beating it until con- 
gealed. Finally add perfume of any 
desired kind. 

If there is objection to the mineral 
oil, it may be replaced by sweet almond, 
cottonseed or benne oil. 
II. 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 4 

Benzoinated lard av.oz. 4 

Sweet almond oil av.oz. 4 

Glycerin av.oz. 2 

Rose of orange flower water. fl.oz. 2 
Perfume to suit 

MASSAGE EMOLLIENT. 

The following liquid has been sug- 
gested to use instead of massage cream : 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 12 

Tolu balsam dr. 2 

Benzoin dr. 2 

Oil of bitter almond fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lemon drops 10 

Oil of bergamot drops 10 

Warm the sweet almond oil with 
the tolu and benzoin and keep warm for 
several hours, then allow to cool, strain, 
and add the other oils. 
SKIN FOOD. 

Preparations sailing under this name 
are usually "cold creams" or fatty mas- 
sage creams or other bland ointments 
suitably perfumed and sometimes tinted. 
Fat forms the basis and gives them their 
hygienic effect as it imparts fullness and 
softness to the skin. When applied, 
these preparations are to be rubbed into 
the skin abundantly, and the friction as- 
sists the absorbed fat in developing the 
muscles. Any of the cold creams may 
be dispensed under the name of "skin 
food" or any of the subjoined may be 
used. The so-called "greaseless cold. 
cream," which see, is recommended as 
a skin food because it dries on the skin 
but apparently it "rubs in." 

White petrolatum av.oz. 16 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 2 

Wool-fat, hydrous avoz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Oil of rose geranium drops 40 

Melt the paraffin, add the petrolatum 
and wool- fat, pour into a warm mortar 
with constant stirring, incorporate the 
water and perfume. 



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If the preparation is to be tinted red 
use alkanet root, and an amber colored 
petrolatum may be employed instead of 
the white. 

Orange Flower Skin Food (jYEme. Qui 
Vive's)— (Cuticle Cream). 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

Cocoanut oil av.oz. 4 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 4 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 8 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of benzoin drops 12 

Melt the wax and spermaceti at a gen- 
tle heat, add the oils and wool-fat, con- 
tinue the heat until all are melted, then 
add the water and tincture, and stir 
vigorously until congealed and of a 
creamy consistence. 

BUST DEVELOPERS. 

These are of the same type as the 
"skin foods," in fact the latter are al- 
ways mentioned as bust developers. As 
in the case of other portions of the 
body, the bust is developed or enlarged 
when vigorously and frequently mas- 
saged with the assistance of a suitable 
fatty body. The directions given with 
an advertised bust developer were as 
follows : 

Sponge each breast for 10 minutes 
with cold water ; follow this sponging 
with brisk friction with a coarse towel 
for 5 minutes. After the breast is thor- 
oughly dried and the skin is in a glow, 
rub the unction well into the skin. All 
motions should be made firmly but with- 
out sufficient force to bruise the ten- 
der tissues or abrade the skin. The 
motions are best alternated from circles 
beginning at the base of the gland and 
decreasing in size until the nipple is 
reached, to straight stroking lines con- 
verging from the base of the breast to 
the nipple. Repeat this treatment twice 
daily. 

The following is what is called Ben- 
nett's Breast Developer: 

I. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 



Peru balsam dr. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

Oil of rosemary m. 30 

This is to be rubbed thoroughly into 

the breasts at night. 

The following remedy is for internal 

use and has been highly recommended 

under the name Vaucaire Remedy : 

II. 
Fluid extract of goat's rue 

(Galega vera) fl.dr. 2 x / 2 

Tincture of fennel fl.dr. 2^2 

Calcium lactophosphate dr. 2^ 

Simple syrup, to make fl.oz. 16 

The directions are "A soupspoonful 

before meals and upon wing to bed." 
The efficacy of the preparation is 

mainly in the presumed galactagogue 

properties of the goat's rue. 

FACE OR TOILET CREAMS (Non- 
Greasy Skin Creams). 

These preparations are mucilaginous 
in character, consisting of tragacanth, 
quince seed, linseed, Irish moss or agar- 
agar mucilage combined with water, al- 
cohol, glycerin, borax, or boric acid, and 
sometimes other ingredients. The for- 
mulas do not specify coloring matter, 
but the preparations may be tinted any 
desired color; red, for example, by 
means of solution of carmine; violet by 
means of violet aniline, etc. These 
creams may be dispensed in moderately 
wide-mouthed bottles or in collapsible 
tubes. 

Such preparations may be dispensed 
under the names "face cream," "toilet 
cream," Pooling cream," "skin cream," 
"cosmetic cream," "glycerin cream." 
"chappine cream," fragrant cream," or 
similar titles. If containing menthol, the 
title "menthol cream" may be used; if 
containing camphor, "camphor cream"; 
if containing calendula. "calendula 
cream," etc. Other titles which are used 
are "cream of roses," "cream of lilacs." 
"calendula and glycerin lotion," etc. 

See also "Creams Containing Al- 
mond." 

These preparations are useful in sum- 
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tan or sunburn, and in winter to cure 
and prevent chapped hands, cracked lips 
and other roughnesses of the skin. La- 
dies will also find them useful to apply 
to the face before using a complexion 
powder, and gentlemen will find it of 
advantage to use them on the face after 
shaving. 

Toilet Creams Containing Traga- 
canth. 

Either the whole gum or powdered 
tragacanth may be used for making a 
toilet cream; the powder is very much 
more convenient although current for- 
mulas generally mention the whole gum. 
The advantage in using the powder is 
that the preparation may be finished at 
once while the whole gum requires a 
lengthy preliminary maceration to soften 
it. The softening may be accelerated 
by using the water warm or hot and by 
frequent beating with a paddle or tritu- 
ration in a mortar with a nestle. After 
the gum has softened thoroughly the 
other ingredients may be added and the 
whole squeezed through cheese-cloth or 
muslin, preferably the former, as the 
texture of the muslin is too dense for 
this purpose. Or the mixture may be 
very conveniently run through a hand 
flour sifter. 

The appearance of a cream made with 
powdered tragacanth varies according as 
a commercial or a pure powder is used. 
Either will make a satisfactory prepara- 
tion but the pure powder will make a 
more translucent and cleaner looking 
product. A very satisfactory way of 
making a cream with powder of traga- 
canth is to agitate the powder in a bottle 
with the alcohol or alcoholic liquid, if 
such is present in the mixture, until the 
mixture is free from lumps, then add 
the water or aqueous liquid, all at once, 
and shake again until well mixed, then 
incorporate the other ingredients. If the 
mixing has been properly done, no 
straining is required, but if any lumps 
are present, these may be separated by 
straining through cheese-cloth or, more 
quickly and satisfactorily, through a 



small wire tea or coffee strainer. The 
powder may also be triturated in a mor- 
tar with glycerin to a smooth paste, and 
the other ingredients incorporated by 
continued trituration. 

Any desired perfume rriay be added, 
such as mixtures of various aromatic 
volatile oils or synthetic perfumes. The 
mixtures mentioned under "Perfumes 
for Cold Cream" may be used. 

These creams may be tinted if de- 
sired. 
I. 

Tragacanth, whole dr. 2 

Boric acid av.oz. Vz 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Water ; fl.oz. 24 

Perfume, to suit. 

Dissolve the acid in the water by the 
aid of heat, add the gum, macerate un- 
til the latter is softened, stirring vigor- 
ously from time to time, then add the 
other ingredients, and strain the whole 
forcibly through cheese-cloth. Finally 
add any desired perfume. 
II. 

Tragacanth, powder dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 20 

Perfume, to suit. 

Shake the powder with the alcohol in 
a bottle until the mixture is free from 
lumps, then add the water, all at once, 
shake until thoroughly well mixed, and 
then incorporate the glycerin and per- 
fume. Finally strain through cheese- 
cloth or a small strainer. 
III. 

Tragacanth, powder dr. 2 

Borax dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 28 

Perfume, to suit. 

Triturate the gum with the glycerin to 
a smooth paste, dissolve the borax in the 
water, filter the solution, and incorporate 
this with the previously prepared paste. 
Finally add the perfume. 
IV. 

Tragacanth, whole dr. 2 

Starch dr. 2 

Boric acid gr. 30 



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Carbolic acid m. 25 

Oil of rose drops 10 

Oil of lavender flowers. . .drops 20 

White rose extract fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the boric acid in 16 fluid- 
ounces of water, add the tragacanth, 
macerate until thoroughly softened, stir- 
ring vigorously from time to time, and 
strain forcibly through cheese-cloth or 
run through a small flour sifter. Also 
neat the glycerin and starch together 
carefully, with constant stirring, until a 
smooth jelly is obtained. To this grad- 
ually add the tragacanth, incorporating 
thoroughly together. Now add a mix- 
ture of the carbolic acid, oils, extract 
and alcohol, mix well, and finally add 
the water. If necessary, strain again 
through the cheese-cloth or flour sifter. 

Toilet Creams Containing Quince 
Seed. 

Quince seed in the uncrushed form 
yields considerable mucilage to water 
and hence it makes a satisfactory toilet 
cream. To make such a cream with 
quince seed, the latter is simply macer- 
ated in water, the liquid being stirred 
vigorously from time to time. A cleaner 
looking product is obtained if the quince 
seed is first washed on a sieve with run- 
ning water to remove adherent dirt and 
dust. It is best not to add boric acid or 
borax to the liquid during maceration of 
the seed as these substances appear to 
hinder the solution of the gummy mat- 
ter. 

If a milky white preparation is de- 
sired, it may be obtained by adding a 
small amount of tincture of benzoin, 
about 1 ounce to the gallon. 

Any kind of desired perfume, such as 
an "extract," aromatic oil, or synthetic 
perfume, may be added to the cream. 
V. 

Quince seed av.oz. Y\ 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Borax, powder dr. 2^ 

Water fl.oz. 27 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 



Heat the water to boiling, add the 
seed, macerate for about 4 hours, stir- 
ring frequently, then strain the liquid, 
add the glycerin and borax, dissolve the 
latter by the aid of a gentle heat, allow 
to cool and finally incorporate the co- 
logne water. 

Other perfume or aromatic oils may 
be used. The water may also be used 
cold but a longer maceration of the 
seeds will be required. 
VI. 

Quince seed dr. 4 

Borax dr. i l / 2 

Boric acid dr. V/ 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Perfume, to suit. 

Heat 20 fluidounces of water to boil- 
ing, add the seed, macerate for several 
hours, stirring frequently, then strain, 
dissolve the borax and acid in the re- 
mainder of the water by the aid of heat, 
add this solution and the glycerin, alco- 
hol and perfume to the mucilage and 
mix well by agitation. 

The water may be used cold but a 
longer maceration will be required. 
VII. 

Quince seed av.oz. % 

Borax dr. 2 

Carbolic acid m. 30 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Water, to make.. fl.oz. 32 

Perfume, to suit. 

Pour 16 fluidounces of boiling water 
on the seed, add the borax and acid, let 
macerate for several hours, agitating oc- 
casionally. Strain the liquid, mix the 
residue with 12 fluidounces of boiling 
water, macerate as before, and again 
strain. Mix the two colatures, add the. 
glycerin, incorporate the tincture by agi- 
tation, perfume with some extract or 
aromatic oils if desired, and finally add 
water enough to make 32 fluidounces. 

The addition of tincture of benzoin 

makes a milky white product. 

Toilet Creams Containing Linseed. 

Linseed may be used like quince seed 

for making a face cream and produces 



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an equally acceptable product. The lin- 
seed should be washed on a sieve with 
running water to remove adherent dust 
and dirt. The product may be perfumed 
and colored as desired. 
IX. 

Linseed, whole av.oz. 3 

Boric acid av.oz. Vz 

Oil of rose drops 8 

Glvcerin fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Wash the linseed on a sieve to remove 
adherent dust and dirt, macerate in 20 
fluidounces of water for 2 or 3 days, 
agitating frequently, strain the mucilage 
through cheese-cloth; in the glycerin 
dissolve the acid by the aid of a gentle 
heat, then add this solution, and the oil 
and alcohol to the mucilage, and finally 
pass enough water through the strainer 
to make the total liquid measure 32 fluid- 
ounces. 

Other perfume may be used instead of 
oil of rose. 

X. 

Linseed, whole av.oz. 4 

Boric acid gr. 30 

Carbolic acid dr. 2 

Cologne water - dr. 3 

Glycerin , fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Prepare like the preceding. 

Toilet Creams Containing Irish 
Moss. 

In making a toilet cream with Irish 
moss as a basis, the latter must be boiled 
with water to extract the mucilaginous 
substance. Subsequent treatment is the 
same as in making the other creams, ad- 
dition of alcohol, glycerin, perfume, etc. 
XI. 

Irish moss av.oz. 1 

Glvcerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

B< >ric acid av.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Perfume, to suit. 

Heat the moss with a half gallon of 
boiling water for 5 or 10 minutes, then 
strain ; in the liquid dissolve the boric 



acid, add the glycerin, alcohol, and any 
desired perfume, and finally pass enough 
warm water through the strainer to 
make 64 fluidounces. 
XII. 
Mucilage of Irish moss, 

N. F fl.oz. 8 

Borax dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 12 

Cologne water fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the borax in the water and 
add the other ingredients. Other per- 
fume may be added instead of the co- 
logne water. 

Almond Toilet Cream (Almond 
Cream). 

On account of the variety of creams 
containing almond in some form, a dis- 
tinction must be made between the fatty 
and non-fatty creams and those that are 
actually made with almonds or sweet 
almond oil and those that merely con- 
tain oil of bitter almond or benzaldehyde 
as the odorous agent. The almond cold 
creams have already been mentioned 
(see under Cold Cream), the creams 
containing almond will be mentioned 
later, and under the present heading are 
given formulas for two non-fatty creams 
of the bitter almond odor. Any of the 
preceding non-greasy skin creams may 
be made into almond creams by replac- 
ing the perfume with oil of bitter al- 
mond or benzaldehyde. 
XIII. 

Tragacanth, powder dr. 2 

Borax, powder dr. 2 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. y 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 5 

Water fl.oz. 27 

Oil of bitter almond drops 15 

Triturate the tragacanth with the glyc- 
erin to a smooth paste; dissolve the 
borax and ammonium chlorid in a por- 
tion of the water; add this solution, the 
oil, and the remainder of the water to 
the mucilage, and mix the whole thor- 
oughly. 

The borax and ammonium chlorid 
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XIV. 

Castile soap, powder dr. 2 

Boric acid, powder dr. 1 

Tragacanth, powder gr. 90 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 26 

Oil of bitter almond drops 20 

Triturate the first three ingredients 
and the oil with the glycerin to a smooth 
paste, and then incorporate the water. 

The soap may be omitted if desired, 
but then the amount of gum will have 
to be increased to at least 2 drams. 

Calendula Toilet Cream (Calendula 

Cream). 
XV. 

Tragacanth, powder dr. 2 

Borax dr. 2 

Ammonium chlorid dr. 4 

Tincture of calendula fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 26 

Triturate the gum with the glycerin 
to a smooth paste; dissolve the borax 
and ammonium chlorid in a portion of 
the water, filter this solution, mix the 
two liquids, add the remainder of the 
water, and incorporate the tincture (and 
some "extract" to perfume) with this 
mixture by agitation. 

Any other of the toilet creams may be 
made into a calendula cream by adding 
tincture of calendula to it. 

Camphor Toilet Cream (Camphor 
Cream). 
XVI. 

Quince seed av.oz. x / 2 

Water, hot fl.oz. 28 

Borax, powder dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 2 

Oil of bitter almond drops 20 

Macerate the quince seed for several 
hours with the water, stir frequently, 
strain, add the glycerin and in the mix- 
ture dissolve the borax. Dissolve the 
oil in the spirit of camphor and gradu- 
ally add it to the mucilage and mix 
thoroughly. 

Cucumber Toilet Cream. 

Prepare like any of the preceding 

creams, replacing a portion of the water 

with cucumber juice and color a pale 

green with chlorophyll or green aniline. 

6J 



See formula for Cucumber Juice or 
Essence. 

Mentholated Toilet Cream. 

Any of the previously mentioned toi- 
let creams may be converted into a men- 
thol cream by replacing the perfume 
with a solution of menthol in alcohol. 
Too large a quantity of menthol must 
not be used as it may prove irritant and 
an excess will be precipitated from the 
aqueous cream. The following formula 
may be used to make a menthol cream : 
XVII. 

Tragacanth, powder dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Menthol gr. 40 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Solution of carmine sufficient 

Triturate the tragacanth with the glyc- 
erin, dissolve the menthol in the alcohol, 
mix the gummy and alcoholic liquids by 
trituration, color a light pink by the ad- 
dition of the carmine solution, and then 
gradually and thoroughly incorporate 
the water. 
The coloring matter may be omitted. 
Violet Toilet Cream. 
XVIII. 

Tragacanth, whole dr. 4 

Benzoic acid dr. 1 

Borax, powder dr. I 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 16 

Oil of orris m. 30 

Jasmine extract fl.dr. 4 

Macerate the gum in the water for 1 
or 2 days until thoroughly softened ; dis- 
solve the borax and acid in the mixed 
glycerin and orange flower water, add 
this solution and the oil and extract to 
the mucilage, let stand several days 
longer, shaking frequently, then strain 
with pressure through cheese-cloth. 
More water may be added if necessary. 
Witch Hazel Toilet Cream. 
Any of the previously mentioned toilet 
creams may be made into a witch hazel 
cream by omitting the perfume and sub- 
stituting distilled extract of witch hazel 
for the alcohol and water. Or the fol- 
lowing may be used: 



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XIX. 

Quince seed av.oz. y 2 

Borax gr. 20 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Distilled ext. of witch hazel. fl.oz. 28 
Macerate the seed, glycerin and ex- 
tract together for about 12 hours, agi- 
tating frequently, then strain, and add a 
solution of the borax in the water, and 
the alcohol. 

Creams Containing Almond (Aman- 
dine). 

Some toilet creams differ from the 
preceding kind in containing almond in 
some form, either as an emulsion of 
sweet or bitter almond, or sweet almond 
oil in emulsion or saponaceous form, or 
the almonds and oil may be combined. 
The creams containing merely oil of bit- 
ter almonds for the odor are mentioned 
under a preceding heading entitled Al- 
mond Toilet Cream, which see. 

These creams receive such names as 
"almond cream," "milk of almonds," and 
"amandine." If a "honey and almond 
cream" is desired, a portion of the water 
or glycerin may be replaced with honey. 
If the preparation is tinted a rose color 
or is flavored strongly with rose, it may 
be called "cream of roses." Any of the 
preparations mentioned below may be so 
tinted or perfumed. Or any other per- 
fume may be added. 

These preparations are used for 
cleansing, softening and whitening the 
skin, almonds having the reputation of 
being particularly effective for this pur- 
pose. In summer time they may be rec- 
ommended for removing tan or sun- 
burn, and in winter time for healing 
"chaps" and roughness of the skin. 

See also Gowland's Cosmetic Lotion 
for a similar preparation containing 
mercuric chlorid. 

XX. 

Sweet almonds av.oz. 2 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. 4 

Quince seed av.oz. 1 

Borax, powder gr. 30 



Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Oil of rose or ylang ylang. drops 10 
Blanch the almonds and make them 
into an emulsion with the water, gradu- 
ally added. Add the quince seed to this 
liquid, let stand for 12 to 24 hours, stir- 
ring frequently, and then strain. Dis- 
solve the borax in 1 ounce of water, add 
the oil, shake, and mix with the previ- 
ously prepared liquid, agitating thor- 
oughly. Now add the alcohol containing 
the oil, also pass enough water through 
the strainer to make 32 fluidounces, and 
mix the whole intimately to secure a 
uniform product. 

The oil of rose or ylang ylang used 
may be synthetic oil, or some other kind 
of perfume may be employed. 
XXI. 

Sweet almonds av.oz. 5 

Castile soap, white dr. 2 

White wax dr. 2 

Spermaceti dr. 2 

Oil of bitter almond drops 10 

Oil of bergamot drops 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Water sufficient 

Blanch the almonds and make an 
emulsion of them with water so as to 
obtain 16 fluidounces of product, strain- 
ing through cloth. Dissolve the soap 
with the aid of heat in 8 fluidounces of 
water, add the wax and spermaceti, con- 
tinue the heat until the latter is melted, 
transfer to a mortar, and incorporate 
the almond emulsion slowly with con- 
stant stirring until all has been added 
and a smooth cream has been formed. 
Finally add the two volatile oils dis- 
solved in the alcohol. 

Honey and Almond Cream. 
XXII. 

Honey av.oz. 2 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 1 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 26 

Oil of bitter almond fl.dr. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove drops 15 

Peru balsam dr. 1 

Solution of potassa sufficient 

Mix the honey and soap in a mortar 
and add enough solution of potassa to 



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make a nice cream, or about I fluidram. 
Then add the sweet almond oil and 
other ingredients. 
TOILET MILKS. 

Some toilet washes are known by the 
appellation of "milks." These consist of 
an oily substance combined with borax, 
powdered soap, and a large quantity of 
water, and are therefore in a sense an 
imperfect and thin soap, the whole being 
suitably flavored. The oily substance 
may consist of lanolin, cocoa butter, co- 
coanut oil or a combination of these. 
According to this fatty constituent, the 
preparation receives the name of "cocoa 
milk," "cacao milk" or "lanolin milk." 
Another "milk" which is also used is 
"cucumber milk" or "milk of cucum- 
bers," which also contains borax, some 
oil or soap, and cucumber juice. 

These preparations are used as a sub- 
stitute for "cold cream" to be applied to 
the skin at night and may be applied to 
the face instead of toilet cream before 
using powder, to enable the- latter to 
adhere more readily. 

Cocoa or Cacao Milk. 
I. 

Borax dr. 2^ 

White castile soap dr. i l / z 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 1 y 2 

Cocoanut oil dr. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 30 

Triturate the borax and soap, both in 
powder form, with the cocoa butter and 
oil and 2.y 2 fluidounces of rose water, in 
a warmed mortar, until thoroughly mix- 
ed, then dilute gradually with the re- 
mainder of the rose water. Any desired 
perfume may be added. 

The cocoanut oil may be replaced with 
sweet almond oil. 

II. 

Borax, powder dr. 2^ 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. y 2 

Cocoanut oil av.oz. y 2 

Cocoa butter, grated av.oz. \y 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 28 

Oil of bergamot drops 20 

Oil of neroli drops 5 

Oil of orris, liquid drop 1 

Triturate the first five ingredients to- 



gether in a warm mortar until well mix- 
ed, then gradually incorporate the rose 
water previously warmed to 40 C, and 
add the essential oils. 

Cucumber Milk (Milk of Cucum- 
bers). 

For the process for making cucumber 
juice mentioned in the formulas below, 
see under heading entitled Cucumber 
Juice or Essence. 
III. 

Cucumber juice fl.oz. 8 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of soap, N. F fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 15 

Oil of bergamot drops 10 

Oil of bitter almond drop 1 

Mix the sweet almond and essential 
oils, shake with the spirit and tincture, 
and then incorporate the juice, gradually 
added, with constant agitation. 

Lanolin Milk. 
IV. 

Borax dr. 2^ 

Soap, white castile dr. 5 

Cocoanut oil av.oz. 1 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. 2^2 

Water fl.oz. 2^ 

Rose water fl.oz. 26 

Oil of bergamot drops 10 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Oil of rose drops 5 

Oil of wintergreen drop 1 

Oil of orris, liquid drop 1 

Triturate the borax and soap, both in 
powder form, with the cocoanut oil, fat 
and water until well mixed, then incor- 
porate the rose water, previously warm- 
ed to about 40 C, gradually added, con- 
tinuing the trituration, and finally add 
the volatile oils. 
V. 
White castile soap, powder... gr. 22 

Lanolin av.oz. 1 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. i l / 2 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the soap in 2 fluidounces of 
warm water, also rub the lanolin with 2 
fluidounces of water until well mixed, 
then incorporate the two with each oth- 
er, adding the remainder of the water, 
finally incorporating the tincture. The 
latter may be replaced by 90 gr. of pow- 
dered borax. 



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MILK OF ROSES. 

Some toilet preparations are known by 
this title. As examples may be men- 
tioned such of the "Creams Containing 
Almond" (which see), which are per- 
fumed with rose. The following for- 
mulas are also used to make prepara- 
tions passing under this name : 

I. English formulas. 
A. 

Sweet almonds, blanched, .av.oz. i l / 2 

Sweet almond oil fl.dr. I 

Soft soap (as white as pos- 
sible) dr. i 

Rose water fl.oz. 12 

Oil of rose drops 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Blanch the almonds in the usual man- 
ner, make them into an emulsion with 
the rose water, and strain. Triturate 
the almond oil and soap together and 
gradually add the emulsion with con- 
stant stirring. Finally add the oil of 
rose dissolved in the alcohol. 
B. 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. I 

Soft soap (as white as pos- 
sible) av.oz. 1 

Potassium carbonate gr. 30 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Oil of rose drop 1 

Rose water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the first four ingredients inti- 
mately, allow to cool, add the alcohol 
containing the oil of rose, and finally 
add the rose water. 

II. French formulas. 
A. 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of storax fl.dr. 2 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 l / 2 

Rose water fl.oz. i6 l / 2 

Mix the first four ingredients, and add 

the rose water gradually with frequent 

and vigorous agitation. 

B. 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of Peru balsam, .drops 40 

Alcolml fl.oz. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 14 

Mix the tinctures and alcohol and 

then add rose water gradually and with 

vigorous agitation. 



III. German formula : 
Diluted solution of lead 

subacetate fl.dr. 4 

Spirit of lavender fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 12 

While this formula is given here for 
the sake of completeness, its use is not 
recommended owing to the presence of 
the ooisonous lead compound. 

It will be observed that this is en- 
tirely different from the others. 
IV. 

Borax gr. 20 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 4 

TOILET LOTIONS. 

Under this title are included a miscel- 
laneous assortment of preparations 
which are employed instead of some of 
the preceding "creams" and "milks" for 
roughness of the skin, cracked hands, 
chapped lips, etc. They may be denom- 
inated "face lotion," "glycerin lotion," 
"cosmetic lotion," "chap lotion," "ben- 
zoin lotion," or any other name that 
may seem appropriate. 

The following lotion is an excellent 
one: 
I. 

Honey dr. 2 

Borax dr. 2 

Castile soap, white dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Cochineal coloring or solution 
of carmine, N. F., sufficient 
to color. 
Dissolve the soap and borax in the 
water by the aid of heat, allow to cool, 
add the other ingredients, let stand for 
24 hours, and filter. 

Benzoin Lotion (Lait Virginal). 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 4 

Rose water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Benzoin and Glycerin Lotion. 
A mixture of glycerin, tincture of 
benzoin and rose water is a common 
household lotion for the hands or face, 



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and the usual method of mixing these 
is unsatisfactory- The following im- 
proved methods have been suggested: 

III. 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 6 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Rose water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix the glycerin and rose water in 
a bottle, shaking well. Then very care- 
fully pour the tincture on top of the 
mixture, cork the bottle, and slowly 
invert the latter once or twice without 
shaking it. 

IV. 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Rose water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Add the tincture, in repeated portions 
to 4 fluidounces of glycerin, agitating 
thoroughly after each addition. Allow 
the mixture to stand for an hour, and 
then add, in small amounts and with 
thorough agitation, enough rose water 
to make 8 fluidounces. Strain the mix- 
ture at once through a very finely mesh- 
ed cloth, rubbing it through with a glass 
rod or bone spatula. This operation 
should be repeated 3 or 4 times. Allow 
the mixture to stand for several hours, 
add the remainder of the glycerin and 
shake well, and then add the rose water 
and again agitate thoroughly. 

This preparation is best not prepared 
extemporaneously but . should be made 
as above and kent as a stock product. 

Glycerin Lotion. 
V. 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Rose or orange flower 

water fl.oz. 13 

This may be tinted with solution of 
carmine or cochineal coloring if de- 
sired. 
VI. 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Borax dr. 1 

White heliotrope or other 

extract sufficient 

VII. 

Glycerin rl.oz. 3 

Alcohol . . . fl.oz. 1 



Orange flower water fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Borax dr. 2 

Oil of neroli drops 8 

Oil of bergamot drops 12 

Oil of lemon drops 15 

Jasmine extract fl.dr. 2 

Dissolve the borax in the water, and 
the oils in the alcohol. Mix the two 
liquids, add the other ingredients, and 
filter clear through talcum. This may 
be colored with cochineal coloring or 
solution of carmine. 

Menthol Lotion. 
VIII. 

Menthol # gr. 20 

Tincture of quillaia fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Perfume, to suit. 

Dissolve the menthol and perfume in 
the tincture, mix the glycerin and wa- 
ter, add this gradually to the solution, 
frequently agitating, then filter. 

Peroxid Lotion. 

IX. 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Rose water fl.oz. 6 

Hydrogen peroxid fl.oz. 3 

This acts as a bleaching agent to the 

skin. 



X. 



Strawberry Lotion. 



Mashed strawberries fl.oz. 16 

White wine vinegar fl.oz. 16 

"Rose water fl.oz. 8 

Mix the strawberries and vinegar, 
macerate for 24 hours, strain through 
muslin, and to the colature add the rose 
water. 

This is recommended by a "beauty ex- 
pert" as an astringent wash for relaxed 
muscles. 

Witch Hazel Lotion. 
XI. 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Rose water fl.oz. 4 

Distilled ext. of witch hazel, .fl.oz. 8 

"White Glycerin." 

In different parts of the country vari- 
ous preparations are put up and sold as 
"white glycerin." The following are 
some of the formulas : 



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I. 

Bismuth subnitrate dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Mix thoroughly by trituration in a 

mortar. 

II. 

Cologne water fl.oz. 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

III. 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

IV. 

Quince seed dr. 1 

Borax, powder dr. I 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Hot water fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 10 

Macerate the quince seed in the water 
for 2 hours, strain, to the mucilage add 
the other ingredients, and dissolve the 
borax by agitation. 
TOILET OR COSMETIC JELLIES. 

These are preparations of stiff or 
thick consistence intended as emollient 
tcilet applications. The body consists of 
gelatin, starch, tragacanth or similar 
substance, but most often gelatin is em- 
ployed. This should be colorless and 
odorless and otherwise of good quality, 
there being many inferior grades of gel- 
atin. On account of the varying absorp- 
tive power of different kinds of gelatin 
for water, the qualities given in these 
formulas may require slight change to 
produce a jelly of the requisite firmness, 
but it is believed that the quantities men- 
tioned will usually prove satisfactory. 

Starch and tragacanth in the form of 
the official glycerites are also good 
bodies for these jellies. 

Other common ingredients are glyce- 
rin, water and perfume ("extract," es- 
sence, volatile oil or synthetic). The per- 
fume should preferably be one that does 
not cause opalescence, a transparent 
product being much handsomer in ap- 
pearance. 

Other additions are boric, carbolic or 
salicylic acid, fluid extract or tincture of 
arnica or calendula, and distilled extract 



of witch hazel. These jellies may also 
be tinted a rose color with cochineal col- 
oring or solution of carmine, X. F. 

Owing to their thickness, these prepa- 
rations must be dispensed in wide- 
mouthed bottles, screw-cap jars, or col- 
lapsible tubes. 

They are used as applications to the 
face, hands, lips, etc., to heal chaps, re- 
move roughnesses, soothe the skin, etc., 
like the toilet creams, milks and lotions. 

The common appellation for these jel- 
lies is "glycerin jelly." If containing 
arnica, they may be known as "arnica 
jelly"; if containing calendula, "calen- 
dula jelly"; witch hazel, "witch hazel 
jelly"; if carbolic acid, "carbolated glyc- 
erin jelly"; if tinted a rose color and 
flavored with oil of rose, "rose jelly" or 
"jelly of roses," etc. 



Glycerin Jelly. 



Gelatin av.oz. ^ to 1 

Boric acid av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 12 

Water fl.oz. 20 

Perfume, to suit. 

Dissolve the gelatin in the water by 
the aid of heat, also the acid in the glyc- 
erin, mix the two solutions, allow to cool 
somewhat and incorporate the perfume. 
The amount of gelatin may be varied 
to suit the thickness desired. 
II. 

Gelatin av.oz. 1^/2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 5 

Oil of rose drops 3 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 15 

Soak the gelatin in the mixed glycerin 
and water for 12 hours, then heat on a 
water bath until dissolved, and finally 
add the oils. 

Other perfume may be used. Also 
other additions may be made; carbolic 
acid, for example, would make it a car- 
bolated glycerin jelly. 

III. Glycerite of starch or of traga- 
canth may also be used for making a 
toilet jelly. Any desired perfume may 
be added; other additions may be made 
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also be colored pink with cochineal col- 
oring or solution of carmine. 
IV. 

Gelatin or isinglass av.oz. i 

Glycerin av.oz. 20 

Water av.oz. 20 

Boric acid dr. 2 

Soak the gelatin in the water until 
soft, then heat until dissolved; and, 
when it cools down a little, add the 
white of an egg to it. Mix well, and 
again heat, to coagulate the albumin; 
add the other ingredients, and strain 
while hot. Perfume with any desired 
odor. If the gelatin gives a clear solu- 
tion, the white of egg need not be added. 
Glycerin and Honey Jelly. 
A small amount of honey may be add- 
ed to any of the preceding glycerin jel- 
lies or the following may be used : 
V. 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Clarified honey fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Gelatin av.oz. J / 2 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 12 

Soak the gelatin in the water and 
honey until it softens and swells up; 
then melt by the aid of heat, and add 
the glycerin, previously warmed, strain 
through fine muslin, and when nearly 
cool add the perfume and pour into 
wide-mouthed bottles or screw-cap jars. 
Arnica Jelly. 
Any of the preceding glycerin jellies 
may be converted into an arnica jelly by 
replacing a portion of the water or glyc- 
erin with tincture or fluid extract of 
arnica, or the following may be used : 
VI. 

Fluid extract of arnica fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 to 8 

Gelatin av.oz. I 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Cover the gelatin, contained in a suit- 
able vessel, with the water; allow it to 
macerate until soft and pliable; then 
heat with the water and add the glyce- 
rin, the quantity of the latter varying 
with the season, using more in the win- 
ter than in hot weather. When dissolv- 
ed, add the fluid extract, and transfer to 
containers. 



Calendula Jelly. 

This may be made like any of the pre- 
ceding arnica jellies, but substituting 
fluid extract of calendula for the fluid 
extract or tincture of arnica, or use the 
following : 
VII. 

Glycerite of starch av.oz. 14 

Fluid extract of calendula, .fl.oz. 1^ 
Cochineal coloring or solution 
of carmine, sufficient to 
color a rose tint. 
Oil of rose, sufficient to perfume. 

Lanolin Jelly or Glycerite. 
VIII. 

Glycerite of starch av.oz. 12 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 4 

Triturate the fat with a small portion 
of glycerite until thoroughly mixed, then 
add the remainder of the glycerite grad- 
ually, rubbing thoroughly after each ad- 
dition. Any suitable perfume may be 
added. The glycerite had best be slight- 
ly warmed before adding the wool-fat. 
Witch Hazel Jelly. 
Any of the glycerin jellies may be 
used by substituting distilled extract of 
witch hazel for a portion of the water, 
or use the following : 
IX. 

Gelatin av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Distilled ext. of witch hazel. fl.oz. 20 
Dissolve the gelatin in the mixed glyc- 
erin and extract with the aid of a water- 
bath, then strain, and perfume if de- 
sired. 

SOLIDIFIED GLYCERIN (Glycerin 
Honey). 

Several combinations have received 
this name, one being glycerite of starch, 
which is suitably perfumed and dis- 
pensed in screw-cap jars, wide-mouthed 
bottles or collapsible tubes. 
Another is prepared as follows: 

Transparent soap av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 24 

Perfume, to suit. 

Cut the soap into fine shavings, heat 
on a water bath with 4 fluidounces each 
of glycerin and water until dissolved, oc- 



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casionally adding water to restore the 
original volume, then add the remainder 
of the glycerin and the perfume, and 
transfer to suitable containers. 

This is to be used as an application to 
the skin like the glycerin jellies. 

CAMPHOR ICES. (Compound Cam- 
phor Cerate.) 

These are solid preparations contain- 
ing fatty bodies like wax and spermaceti 
in combination with camphor, and are 
intended for inunction of the hands and 
face where there is roughness or crack- 
ing of the skin. They are prapared by 
melting the fatty substances, allowing to 
cool somewhat, stirring in the camphor, 
allowing to cool, adding aromatic oils, 
if the latter are used, and pouring into 
molds. The best material for the latter 
is block tin. These may be chilled be- 
fore casting the mixture, as this renders 
adhesion less likely. Much cheaper, 
though less elegant, molds may be made 
of tinned iron. The mixture may be 
poured into a large mold and the mass 
may subsequently be cut into smaller ob- 
long cakes, or the mixture may be at 
once poured into individual molds. 

The usual way of putting up camphor 
ice for sale is to wrap it first in thin 
oiled paper, then in an outer covering of 
tin-foil, and lastly to enclose it in a 
paper or ornamental tin box. 

Camphor ice may be known by this 
title; if it contain glycerin as "glycerin 
camphor ice"; if containing cocoa butter 
as "cocoa camphor ice," and if contain- 
ing petrolatum as "petrolatum camphor 
ice." 

The quantity of camphor in these for- 
mulas may be altered within very wide 
limits. Larger or smaller amounts may 
be used at the option of the operator. 

I. Formula of the National Formulary : 

White wax av.oz. 2J/2 

Spermaceti av.oz. 8 

Castor oil av.oz. 4%. 

Camphor av.oz. 1^ 

Benzoic acid gr. 75 

Carbolic acid gr. 15 

Oil of bitter almond drops 12 



av.oz. 5 

av.oz. 2 

av.oz. 7^2 

av.oz. \ x /2 



7 
4 

6 

1 



Melt the wax and spermaceti on a 
water bath, add the oil and camphor, the 
latter first broken into small pieces, and 
continue the heating and stirring until 
the camphor is dissolved. Then with- 
draw the heat, cover the vessel, and 
when the mixture has cooled somewhat, 
add the remaining ingredients, and thor- 
oughly incorporate by stirring. Lastly, 
pour into molds, allow to solidify, cut 
into small blocks, and wrap and box in 
the usual manner. 
II. 

White wax 

Spermaceti 

Benzoinated lard 

Camphor 

Prepare like the preceding. 

III. 

Spermaceti .av.oz 

Lard av.oz 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz 

Camphor av.oz 

Benzoic acid gr. 20 

Oil of cajuput drops 30 

Prepare like No. I. 
IV. 

Paraffin wax 

Spermaceti 

White wax 

Sweet almond oil . . 

Camphor, powdered 

Prepare like No. I. 
V. 

White wax 

Spermaceti 

Stearin 

Lard 

Camphor 

Prepare like No. I. 

Cocoa Camphor Ice 
VI. 

Cocoa butter 

White wax 

Benzoinated lard 

Spermaceti 

Camphor .... 

Prepare like any of the preceding 
camphor ices. 

Glycerin Camphor Ice. (Compound 
Glycerin Cream.) 

VII. 

White wax av.oz. 2J/3 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2}4 



. av.oz. 8 

.av.oz. 4 

. av.oz. 4' 

. .fl.oz. 16 

.av.oz. 1 



. av.oz. 5 
.av.oz. 5 
.av.oz. 8 
.av.oz. 10 
.av.oz. 2 



..av.oz. y 2 
. .av.oz. 3 
. .av.oz. 4 
. .av.oz. 8 
. .av.oz. i l / 2 



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Stearin (stearic acid) av.oz. 4 

Lard av.oz. 5 

Borax, powder gr. 30 

t Glycerin fl.dr. 4 
Camphor av.oz. 1 
Melt the first four ingredients on a 
water bath. Dissolve the borax in the 
glycerin. Add the latter gradually to the 
former; when at the point of cooling, 
stir well, add the camphor in pieces, stir 
again until dissolved and pour into 
molds. 

It is not possible to add much glycerin 
to camphor ice. The above contains 
about as much as it will take up. 

Petrolatum Camphor Ice. 
VIII. 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 5 

White petrolatum av.oz. 8 

White wax av.oz. 3 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Melt the two waxes together at a gen- 
tle heat, add the petrolatum and cam- 
phor, the latter in small pieces or pow- 
dered, stir until the camphor is dissolv- 
ed, pour the mixture into molds, allow 
to cool, cut into small cakes, and wrap 
and box in the usual manner. 
IX. 

White wax av.oz. i l / 2 

Spermaceti av.oz. &/ 2 

White petrolatum av.oz. 1 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Prepare like the preceding. 
CAMPHOR BALL. 

This is the same thing as camphor ice. 
The following formula may be used: 

Spermaceti av.oz. 3 

White wax av.oz. 9 

Cottonseed oil * av.oz. 3^2 

Camphor av.oz. 3 

Prepare like camphor ice'^md put up 
for sale in the same manner. 
TOILET OR COSMETIC POMADES. 
Hard preparations, which may be call- 
ed toilet pomades, intended to take the 
place of the softer "cold cream" and of 
camphor ice, may find a ready sale. 
These preparations are not so greasy as 
"cold cream" and may be carried about, 
readily in the pocket or hand-bag. For- 
mulas for a number of such preparations 
are here given as we.ll as for some other 



similar articles. These may be put up 
like camphor ice or be dispensed in 
fancy jars. 

Cocoa Emollient. 
I. 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 6 

White wax av.oz. 6 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 6 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 2 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 2 

Melt the wax and cocoa butter at a 
gentle heat, then incorporate the oils. 
Other aromatic oils may be added, also 
synthetic perfumes, or these may be 
omitted entirely, the cocoa butter having 
a pleasant aroma of its own. 

This product may be dispensed in 
cakes like camphor ice. 

It is a pleasant application for the 
skin to take the place of the softer "cold 
creams" and of camphor ice which is 
objectionable to some persons. 
II. 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 12 

Sweet almond, castor or cot- 
tonseed oil fl.oz. 4 

Melt the cocoa butter, add the oil, al- 
low to congeal, and form into cakes. It 
may be perfumed with oil of rose or 
other perfume. 

It may be used like No. 1. 

Almond Tablets. 
III. 

Spermaceti av.oz. 4 

White wax av.oz. 8 

Sweet almond or other simi- 
lar oil fl.oz. 4 

Oil of bitter almond drops 40 

Oil of pimento drops 10 

Prepare like camphor ice and put up 
in the same manner. 

Menthol Tablet. 
Prepare like. almond tablet but substi- 
tuting 2 or 3 drams of menthol for the 
oils. 

Scented Paraffin Cakes. 
IV. 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 5 

White petrolatum av.oz. 10 

Heliotropin gr. 50 

Oil of bergamot drops 25 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 2$ 

Oil of clove drops 10 

Prepare like the preceding tablets. 



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Lanolin Pomade. 
Under this heading is included a fatty 
combination consisting mainly of wool- 
fat, which may be put up in stick form 
by the method of casting in molds as 
described under Camphor Ice, which see. 
V. 

Mutton suet av.oz. 3 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 6 

Boric acid, powder av.oz. 1 

Melt the suet, add the wool-fat, stir 
in the acid, and form into sticks. 
LANOLIN PASTE OR CREAM. 
I. 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 2 

Tincture of quillaja fl.oz. 1 

Gelatin av.oz. ^ 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 15 

Perfume, to suit. 

Dissolve the gelatin in the water by 
the aid of heat, triturate the wool-fat 
with the tincture of a warm mortar un- 
til emulsified, then incorporate the warm 
gelatin solution, and finally add any de- 
sired perfume. 

This paste is to be used for the same 
purposes as "cold cream" or toilet jelly. 
II. 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 2 

White petrolatum av.oz. 6 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 to 8 

Perfume, to suit. 

This is also an excellent toilet prepa- 
ration. It may be made softer or harder 
by the addition of the larger or smaller 
quantity of glycerin. 

Mentholated Lanolin Cream. 
III. 

Menthol gr. 40 

Salol gr. 80 

Olive oil fl.dr. 2 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 8 

Triturate the menthol and salol to- 
gether until liquefied, then incorporate 
the oil and fat. 
ALMOND MEAL. (Mandelklei.) 

This is a preparation used in place 
of soap, for cleaning the face and hands, 
more particularly the latter. It is gen- 
erally made from bitter or sweet al- 
monds, usually the latter, or from al- 
monds from which the oil has been ex- 



. av.oz. 
av.oz. 
.fl.dr. 



drops 8 



pressed. Whichever is used it must be 
reduced to either a fine or a moderately 
fine powder, and then mixed with vari- 
ous other detergent agents such as pow- 
dered orris root, soap, wheat flour, 
borax, etc., and also with aromatic 
agents such as oils of bitter almonds, 
lemon, bergamot, etc., or synthetics. The 
almonds may be blanched or not, the 
product in the former case being much 
lighter in color. 

In some formulas the almonds are 
entirely omitted, as the detergent prop- 
erties are mainly due to other ingredi- 
ents any way. 

I. 

Sweet almonds, blanched and 

powdered av.oz. 8 

Wheat flour 

Orris root, powder., 

Oil of lemon 

Oil of bitter almond 

II. 

Sweet almonds av.oz. 8 

Rice flour av.oz. 8 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 4 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 1 

Borax, powder av.oz. 1 

Oil of bitter almonds drops 20 

Blanch the almonds, then dry them, 
powder them in a mortar, and mix in- 
timately with the other ingredients. 

III. 

Corn starch av.oz. 5 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 15 

Talcum av.oz. 25 

Borax, powder av.oz. 4 

Oil of bergamot drops 30 

Oil of lemon drops 10 

Oil of neroli drops 5 

Tincture of musk drops 15 

This fjmiula does not call for al- 
mond, hence the name almond meal is 
a misnomer. However, it is an ex- 
cellent detersive agent. Any of the 
preceding formulas may also be used 
if the almond is omitted and will fur- 
nish desirable products. 
Sanded Almond Meal. (Sand Man- 
delklei.) 
This is offered for use in various 
unclean conditions of the skin when 
the preceding is not sufficiently deter- 
gent. 






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IV. 

Borax av.oz. I 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Sand av.oz. 8 

Sweet almonds, powdered, 
or ground almond-meal 

cake av.oz. 20 

Oil of bitter almond or 

benzaldehyde fl.dr. 1 

Dissolve the borax in the glycerin 
by the aid of heat, mix this intimately 
with the sand, and then add the other 
ingredients. The sand must be white 
sand in the finest possible powder. 

TOILET OATMEAL. 

This is to be used for the same 
purposes and in the same manner as 
almond meal, which see. 
I. 

Oatmeal av.oz. 8 

Sweet almonds av.oz. 8 

Perfume to suit 

The almonds may be blanched or not, 
as preferred, or the residue after ex- 
traction of oil may be used. 
II. 

Oatmeal, fine powder av.oz. 16 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 2 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Oil of bergamot drops 20 

Or 10% solution of ionone may be 
substituted for the oils. The propor- 
tions of oatmeal and orris may also be 
altered at will. 

PISTACHIO MEAL. 

This may take place of almond meal. 
Pistachio nuts, powdered, .av.oz. 8 

Orris root, powdered av.oz. 8 

Oil of neroli drops 20 

Oil of lemon drops 20 

ALMOND PASTE. (Amandine.) 

These are used for cleansing pur- 
poses the same as almond meal. In fact 
the meals may be converted into pastes 
by the addition of sweet almond oil 
or soft soap and plain or rose water or 
glycerin. 

I. Mme. Qui Vive's formula: 

Bitter almonds av.oz. 7 

Orris root, powder av.oz. i^> 

White castile soap powder. av.oz. i l / 2 

Glycerite of starch av.oz 3^2 

Honey oz. 2 



Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. I 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of bitter almond drops 8 

Blanch the almonds, heat them with 
a small quantity of water to a smooth 
paste, add the other ingredients, and mix 
intimately. It may be colored with a 
solution of cochineal. The bitter al- 
monds may be replaced by sweet al- 
monds. 
II. 

Sweet almonds av.oz. 24 

Rice flour av.oz. 4 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 4 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 2 

Spermaceti avA T / 2 

Sweet almond oil av.oz. 2 

Oil of rose drops 15 

Oil of bitter almond fl.dr. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Rose water sufficient 

Blanch the almonds in the usual man- 
ner, then rub to powder in a mortar, 
add the rice flour and orris root and 
beat with enough rose water to make 
a smooth paste. Also melt the sper- 
maceti, add the sweet almond oil and 
the soap, and with this gradually and 
thoroughly incorporate the previously 
prepared mixture. Finally add the vo- 
latile oils. 

III. 

Honey fl.oz. 4 

Soft (green) soap av.oz. 2 

Peru balsam dr. 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of bitter almond fl.dr. 1 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 14 

Triturate the sweet almond oil to 

a smooth paste with the soap, then 

gradually incorporate the honey and 

other ingredients. 

IV. 
Soft (green) soap, light 

color av.oz. 1*7 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 3 

Talcum av.oz. 5 

Borax, powder av.oz. Y> 

Sodium carbonate, dried. . .av.oz. Y\ 

Oil of bitter almond fl.dr. 2 

Cologne water fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin* fl.oz. 2 

Rose water, fl.oz. 3 or sufficient 

Dissolve the borax and sodium car- 
bonate in the rose water and glycerin, 



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and rub this and the oil and cologne 
with the two soaps to form a smooth 
mixture, after which the talcum is to be 
incorporated. More rose water may 
be added in the meantime to make a 
mass of the requisite consistency. 
PASTE OR OINTMENT FOR COS- 
METIC GLOVES. 
By cosmetics gloves are meant kid or 
cotton gloves several sizes too large, 
which are to be smeared on the inside 
with any suitable paste, ointment or 
cream, and then to be worn at night for 
the purpose of softening the hands or 
keeping them soft or for healing crack- 
ed skin. "Cold cream" or any other 
kind of a cream or emollient may be 
used on the gloves, and the following 
are also recommended. 
I. 

This preparation has been recommend- 
ed by a "beauty expert" under the name 
"honey and almond paste for cosmetic 
gloves" : 

Almond meal av.oz. 4 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 8 

Honey fl.oz. 8 

Egg yolk fl. or av.oz. Vi 

Knead the almond meal, honey, and 
egg-yolk together, then add the oil, and 
work up into a smooth paste. 

II. 
Here is another paste also offered by 

a "beauty expert" : 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Rice flour av.oz. 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 6 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 3 

Yolk of 2 eggs. 

Rub up the oil, glycerin, rice flour, 

and egg yolk together, then incorporate 

the rose water and benzoin. 

COMPLEXION OR FACE POWDERS. 

Complexion powders contain such 
constituents as talcum, starch, precipi- 
tated chalk, bismuth subnitrate, oxid, 
hydrate, subcarbonate or oxychlorid, 
zinc oxid, magnesium carbonate or oxid, 
and orris root, together with suitable 
perfume and with coloring matter if a 
colored powder be desired. These solids 



must be in the form of fine powder, 
must be intimately mixed, and then 
sifted through a fine bolting cloth sieve; 
whatever fails to pass through the sieve 
must be returned to the mortar and be 
still further triturated until all will pass 
through. If colored powder is to be 
prepared, the coloring matter should be 
added to the powder before sifting and 
should be very thoroughly triturated 
with a small portion of the powder be- 
fore adding the remainder of the pow- 
der. After sifting, the perfume may be 
added; the whole should be again passed 
through the sieve to break up any lumps 
which may have formed by the addition 
of the moist perfume to the dry pow- 
der. 

If a flesh-colored powder is desired, 
carmine is employed as the coloring 
agent. A so-called pink powder is more 
reddish than the flesh-colored, and more 
carmine may be used, or also Armenian 
bole. Sometimes a brunette powder is 
desired and then burnt umber or sienna 
is used as the coloring agent; cream 
powder is prepared by the use of cad- 
mium yellow or chrome yellow (lead 
chromate), a trace of carmine being 
added sometimes; a rachel tint is im- 
parted by means of powdered turmeric 
or yellow ochre. In the formulas given 
below, no coloring agents are men- 
tioned, being intended that these should 
be added only as desired. 

In preparing face powders, the best 
materials should be employed. For ex- 
ample, Hubbuck's or other first-class 
zinc oxid should be used. The best 
talcum is what is known as Venetian 
chalk; the best precipitated chalk is th; 
kind known as the English; the pre- 
ferred bismuth compounds are the light 
variety which are now readily obtain- 
able. Owing to their poisonous nature, 
lead and mercury compounds such as 
flake white and calomel should never 
be used. 

The perfume may be altered at pleas- 
ure. Various combinations of essential 
oils, "extracts," and synthetics may be 



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959 



used. Essential oils may always be 
replaced by the corresponding synthetics 
as oils of rose and ylang ylang by the 
artificial oils, oil of bergamot by linalyl 
acetate, and so on. 

It may be mentioned here that the 
so-called "rice powders" contain little 
or no rice flour or starch and this sub- 
stance possesses no particular merit as a 
cosmetic any way. 

I. 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 10 

Starch av.oz. i 

Orris root av.oz. I 

Oil of bergamot drops 8 

II. 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 16 

Bismuth oxid av.oz. I 

Zinc oxid av.oz. I 

Perfume to suit. 
III. 

Rice powder av.oz. 14 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 4 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 4 

Talcum powder. ......... .av.oz. 2 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 2 

Perfume to suit. 

IV. 

Rice flour av.oz. 16 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 2 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 2 

Oil of rose drops 9 

Oil of rose geranium drops 3 

Oil of ylang ylang drop 1 

Mix the first three ingredients, mix 

the other ingredients and incorporate 

this mixture with the powder. 

V. 

Corn starch av.oz. 15 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 5 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 5 

Chalk, prepared av.oz. 2^2 

Essence of jasmine fl.dr. 4 

Oil of bergamot drops 15 

Oil of rose drops 8 

Oil or neroli drops 8 

Oil of ylang ylang drops 2 

Oil of orris, liquid drop I 

Tincture of musk drops 5 

VI. 

Corn starch av.oz. 7 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 7 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 4 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 2 



Oil of bergamot drops 20 

Oil of rose drops 10 

Oil of neroli drops 5 

Tincture of musk drops 4 

Mix the first four ingredients inti- 
mately, and add the oils and tincture. 

Consuelo Face Powder. 

VII. Mme. Qui Vive's: 

Talcum av.oz. 10 

Rice flour av.oz. 10 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 5 

Oil of ylang ylang drops 4 

Oil of bergamot drops 4 

Oil of neroli drops 4 

This is also known as "Sarah Bern- 
hardt's face powder," also as "La Dia- 
phane." 

Fatty Face Powder. 
Fat in the form of wool-fat is intro- 
duced into some face powders, owing to 
dryness of the skin or to prevent the 
latter from becoming dry and sca^y. 
The^ fat imparts to the powder a de- 
sirable smoothness, increases the power 
of adherence to the skin, and helps to 
preserve the latter in a smooth and sup- 
ple condition. 

To prepare such a powder anhydrous 
wool-fat is dissolved in some volatile 
solvent like ether or chloroform, this 
solution is rapidly and intimately mixed 
with the powdery ingredients, the mix- 
ture is spread out and exposed to the 
air until all the solvent has vaporized, 
and the residue triturated with the re- 
maining ingredients of the face powder. 
Anhydrous wool-fat is soluble in two 
parts of ether and it has been suggested 
that this solution be mixed intimately 
with enough magnesium carbonate to 
make up three times the weight of the 
w r ool-fat originally employed. After/ 
exposure to the air to dry, other ingredi- 
ents are to be added. The mixture 
may be perfumed and colored in the 
usual manner. Instead of magnesium 
carbonate, any other absorbent powder 
may be employed. If there be no anhy- 
drous wool-fat on hand, the hydrous 
kind may be used by shaking it with the 
requisite amount of ether and allowing 



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the mixture to stand for several days so 
that the ethereal and aqueous portions 
may separate. The ethereal portion may 
then be used in the regular manner. 

COMPLEXION TABLETS. 

Any of the preceding powders may 
be converted into the tablet or cake 
form by beating into a stiff paste with 
water, pressing into suitable molds, and 
then drying. It may be necessary to add 
a small amount of powdered tragacanth 
to hold the powder together while it is 
being made into the mass form. 

LIQUID COSMETICS. (Liquid Face 
Paints.) 

Any of the face powders may be con- 
verted into lotions by mixing with water, 
which may or may not be perfumed or 
colored; a small amount of glycerin is 
frequently added. The powders do not 
dissolve, but are simply suspended by 
shaking. These liquids are used instead 
of face powders. 

Substances suitable for the purpose 
indicated are : Prepared chalk, magne- 
sium carbonate, zinc oxid, the oxy- 
chlorid or subnitrate of bismuth. The 
last two resemble chalk in density, but 
much excel it in whiteness. 

Unscrupulous or careless persons 
sometimes use white lead (flake white) 
in the preparation of cosmetics, and cal- 
omel is said to be the chief ingredient 
of a proprietary cosmetic that has had 
some reputation. The character of both 
these substances renders their use for 
such purposes dangerous, as even exter- 
nal application may produce the consti- 
tutional effects of lead or mercury. 

In making these preparations a per- 
fectly smooth mixture must be made by 
long trituration, preferably rubbing the 
powder first with the glycerin. If a 
white preparation is desired, no color- 
ing agent is added; but if a flesh-colored 
preparation, then solution of carmine or 
an alcoholic solution of eosin must be 
added. No coloring agent or perfume 
is mentioned in the formulas below as 
these may be added as desired. 



av.oz. 


1V2 


av.oz. 


1/2 


fl.oz. 


2 


fl.oz. 


24 


fl.oz. 


4 



These liquid cosmetics are usually 
known by such titles as "face or skin 
enamel," "oriental cream," "pearl 
cream," "liquid pearl," "balm," "liquid 
face paint," etc. They are usually dis- 
pensed in white (opaque) bottles. 
I. 

Zinc oxid 

Bismuth oxychlorid. 

Glycerin 

Water 

White rose extract. 

Rub the powders with the glycerin 
to a very smooth paste, then add the 
water and perfume. 
II. 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 

Glycerin fl.oz. 

Water fl.oz. 

Oil of bergamot drops 

Oil of lemon drops 

III. 

Bismuth oxychlorid av.oz. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 

Glycerin fl.oz. 

Water fl.oz. 

IV. 

The following "bismuth cream" is an 
excellent face enamel : 

Bismuth subnitrate... 

Nitric acid, U. S. P. 

Ammonium carbonate 

Distilled water 

Glycerin, to make. . . . 

Mix the acid with 4 x / 2 fluidounces of 
water, in this dissolve the bismuth sub- 
nitrate, and pour the mixture very 
slowly and with constant stirring into 
a solution of the ammonium carbonate 
in the remainder of the water. Allow 
the precipitate to subside, wash it twice 
with water by decantation, collect on a 
fine muslin strainer, allow to drain, and 
mix the residue with enough glycerin to 
make 16 fluidounces. Dilute this with 
more water to the required consistency, 
and perfume and color as desired. 
V. 

Zinc sulfate av.oz. 10 



3 
6 

1/2 
30 



. .av.oz. 10 
...fl.oz. 5 
..av.oz. &/ 2 
. . .fl.oz. 50 
. . .fl.oz. 16 



Sodium carbonate. . 

Talcum 

Distilled water 

Essence of jasmine. 
Oil of bergamot 



.. .av.oz. 10 
...av.oz. 6 
. . . sufficient 
. ...fl.dr. 2] 
. . .drops 10 



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Oil of rose drops 5 

Oil of neroli drops 5 

Oil of ylang ylang drop 1 

Oil of orris, liquid drop 1 

Tincture of musk drops 5 

Dissolve the zinc sulfate and sodium 
carbonate each in 32 fluidounces of dis- 
tilled water, then slowly pour these solu- 
tions simultaneously, with constant stir- 
ring into 10 pints of distilled water. 
Collect the precipitate on a fine muslin 
strainer, allow it to drain, transfer it 
to a mortar, triturate it intimately with 
6 l /z av. ounces of finely powdered talcum 
and add enough distilled water* to make 
the mixture weigh 32 av. ounces. Lastly 
add the oils and tincture. 
VI. 

The following is a modification of the 
old familiar flake white mixture: 

Flake white av.oz. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Bay rum fl.oz. 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Various proportions of these ingredi- 
ents may be used and other perfumes 
may be added. Owing to the poisonous 
character of the flake white it is ad- 
visable to replace it with zinc oxid. 
BOUGES. 

These are preparations of deep red 
tint employed usually for heightening 
the color of the cheeks. They may be 
in liquid, ointment, or tablet forms. The 
coloring agent is either carmine, eosin, 
or rosanilin. The liquid preparations 
receive a fanciful name like "vinegar 
rouge," (if a small amount of acetic 
acid be added) "maiden's blush," or 
"bloom of roses." The tablet form is 
usually called "theater rouge." 

Nos. VI and VII are different from 
the others; they contain alloxan, which 
turns on exposure. 
I. 

Carmine dr. I 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 6 

Water fl.oz. 7 

Spirit of rose fl.dr. 2 

Mix, set aside 24 hours or longer if 
necessary, agitating frequently till the 
ammonia has evaporated, then filter. 



...gr. 24 
.fl.dr. 3 
.fl.dr. I 
.fl.oz. tf/2 
.fl.oz. 3 



II. 

Eosin 

Water , 

Glycerin 

Alcohol 

Cologne water 

Mix and dissolve. 

III. 

Rhodamin gr. 8 

Eosin gr. 16 

Glycerin fl.di . 2 

Oil of rose, artificial. ... .drops 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Rose water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the rhodamin and eosin in 
the rose water by the aid of heat, add 
the glycerin, allow to cool, and add the 
oil of rose dissolved in the alcohol. 
IV. 

Carmine dr. V/2 

Acacia, powder dr. 3 

Talcum av.oz. 4 

Mix all intimately, rubbing to very 
fine powder, then add water in small 
proportions to make a doughy mass, and 
form into round tablets of about the 
diameter of a silver dollar. 

V. 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 4 

Petrolatum, white av.oz. 6 

Eosin dr. 4 

Oil of bitter almond. drops 20 

Heat the paraffin at a gentle heat, 
add the petrolatum, stir well, allow to 
cool somewhat, and finally add the oil. 

VI. 

This preparation has been called 
Schnonda or Rose Sympathique.lt con- 
tains alloxan, a white crystalline sub- 
stance derived from uric acid which 
turns red on exposure to the air. It is 
best mixed with fatty substances to form 
a white cream, as follows: 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 6 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1 ^ 

White wax av.oz. 1 1 / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 



Oil of bergamot m. 75 

Oil of lemon m. 30 

Oil of rose, synthetic m. 15 

Melt the spermaceti and wax together, 
add the alloxan, and rub together until 
the latter is well mixed. Now add the 



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warmed almond oil and rose water, 
and continue trituration until a smooth 
cream is obtained. 

In using, rub this cream lightly upon 
the skin; the atmosphere causes the 
anointed parts to turn reddish. 

VII. 

Lard av.oz. 4 

White petrolatum av.oz. 4 

Alloxan dr. 1 

Oil of orris, liquid drops 20 

Melt the lard and petrolatum, rub the 
alloxan with this mixture, and incor- 
porate the oil. 

Use like the preceding. 
GREASE PAINTS. 

A good basis for grease paints for 
theatrical purposes, for eye-brow pen- 
cils, and for stick cosmetics may be 
made according to the following for- 
mula: 

Cersin av.oz. 3 

Petrolatum av.oz. 4 

Wool-fat av.oz. 4 

White wax av.oz. 6 

Olive oil av.oz. 12 

Melt the white wax and ceresin to- 
gether, add the petrolatum and wool- 
fat, and when all are melted, incor- 
porate the oil. The coloring substance 
should be triturated uniformly and to 
the desired color with a sufficiency of 
powdered talcum, after which this is in- 
corporated with the fatty mixture. The 
whole is then to be cast into suitable 
molds. 

The coloring substance used depends 
on the color desired. The following 
are used : Zinc oxid, sienna, umber, 
carmine, rhodamin, eosin, animal char- 
coal, lampblack, and many of the 
anilines. 
BLUE PENCILS FOR VEINS. 

These are used to accentuate the 
course of the veins. They may be made 
with a basis the same as the grease 
paints, which see. Prussian blue is used 
as the coloring agent. 
FACE BLEACHES. (Skin White- 
ners.) 
Under this name arc marketed a 
number of preparations of which the 



principal or active constituent is corro- 
sive sublimate. The use of such nrepa- 
rations is not countenanced, and the 
following formula is given only because 
the preparation is in occasional demand : 

Mercury bichlorid gr. 1 

Emulsion of bitter almond, .fl.oz. 12 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 1 

The mercury salt is dissolved in the 
emulsion and the mixture gradually 
added to the tincture. This preparation 
does not keep long; should be kept in 
small opaque vials and be dispensed only 
with a "shake well" label. 

The emulsion may be prepared from 
one av. ounce of bitter almond. 

Other "bleaches" contain from one- 
half to one grain corrosive sublimate 
to the fluidounce. 

The above is known as Hebra's Ori- 
ental Cosmetic Water. 

Another similar preparation is Gow- 
land's Cosmetic Lotion, which see. 

Another preparation which is said to 
be used as a face bleach is this : 

Lactic acid, U. S. P fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Mix, perfume as desired, and filter 
clear through kaolin or talcum. It may 
also be tinted with carmine. 

Hydrogen peroxid is the latest, most 
useful, and least harmful skin bleach. 
It is usually applied in a somewhat 
diluted form or in the form of peroxid 
cold cream, or peroxid lotion. See for- 
mulas for latter. 

The following is recommended as a 
cream containing hydrogen peroxid : 

Hydrogen peroxid fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3^ 

Borax, powder dr. 2 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 2^2 

Wool- fat, hydrous av.oz. 8 

Triturate the wool-fat with the oil 
until well mixed, then thoroughly in- 
corporate with this a solution of the 
borax in the glycerin and peroxid. This 
cream may be perfumed as desired. 

Another cream of a different order, 
recommended for the same purpose is 
the following : 






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963 



Ointment of ammoniated 

mercury av.oz. I 

Ointment of zinc oxid. .. .av.oz. I 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 2 

Wool-fat, hydrous ...av.oz. 6 

Borax, powder dr. 3 

Rose water fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin .fl.oz. 6 

Nitric acid drops 3 

Mix the ointments, oil and fat, incor- 
porate with a solution of the borax 
in the mixed glycerin and water, and 
finally add the acid. 

Gowland's Cosmetic Lotion. 

Bitter almonds av.oz. \Y\ 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 90 

Ammonium chlorid dr. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Cherry-laurel water. ...... .fl.oz. 3^2 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Blanch the almonds, make an emul- 
sion of them with the water, and strain ; 
also dissolve the two chlorids in the 
cherry-laurel water, add the alcohol, 
and mix this liquid with the emulsion. 
This is recommended for freckles and 
tan and as a skin bleach. 

It should be applied at night and 
washed off in the morning, after which 
any toilet cream or emollient or "cold 
cream" should be applied. 

Copeland's Cosmetic Water. 

Emulsion of bitter almonds, .fl.oz. 3^2 

Borax dr. 1 

Tincture of benzoin .fl.dr. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 4 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 4 

The emulsion may be prepared from 
one-half av. ounce of bitter almonds. 
This is to be used like the preceding. 

Goddard's Cosmetic Lotion. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 6 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 6 

HAND CLEANERS OR WHITE- 
NERS. 

I. 
This makes a nice hand-cleaning paste, 

especially adapted for ladies : 
White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 8 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 2 

Corn starch dr. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Oil of neroli m. 40 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. \]/ 2 

61 



Rub the starch with the glycerin un- 
til well mixed, then heat in a porcelain 
capsule to about 285 F. until a trans- 
lucent jelly is formed; then incorporate 
the other ingredients. More glycerin or 
some water may be added if it is too 
thick. 
II. 

This is recommended for dirt which 
is ground into the pores of the hands. 

Egg albumen ..av.oz. 5 

Boric acid dr. 5 

Glycerin fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Perfume, to suit. 

Dissolve the acid in some of the water, 
mix this with the remaining ingredients, 
and strain. 

In using, wash the hands in the usual 
manner, dry on a towel, then moisten 
lightly but thoroughly with the liquid 
and dry on a soft towel. Also apply at 
night before retiring, wiping slightly to 
remove superfluous liquid, or better still, 
wear cotton gloves during the night. 
III. 
White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 5 

Pumice, powder av.oz. ]/ 2 

Kaolin av.oz. y 1 / 

Sodium perborate av.oz. 7,V 2 

This is an excellent cleanser and 
bleacher. 
IV. 

This ointment is recommended for 
whitening the hands : 

Bismuth oxychlorid av.oz. i 1 / 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 2^2 

Olive oil fl.oz. 6 

Wool-fat, hydrous... av.oz. 15 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2V2 

Rose water fl.oz. 5 

TOILET AND NURSERY POW- 
DERS. 

(Infant Powders — Baby Powders — 
Dusting Powders.) 
These are mixtures of talcum, starch, 
rice flour, boric acid, orris root, zinc 
oxid, and similar substances to which 
perfumes may be added. These powders 
should be reduced to an impalpable con- 
dition by sifting through a fine sieve 
Especially is the fine condition required 
for nursery purposes. 



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These powders are not adapted to take 
the place of the so-called "face pow- 
ders" as they are lacking: in what may 
be termed "coating" quality (Deckkraft 
in German). They are applied to the 
face and neck by ladies after washing 
to overcome the shininess of the skin, 
and by men after shaving. In the nur- 
sery they are useful to apply to infant's 
bodies after bathing. In the summer 
time they are used to absorb perspira- 
tion and to apply before exposure to the 
hot rays of the sun to avoid sunburn. 
As an absorbent after night-sweats and 
during fevers, they are especially grate- 
ful. They are also applied to portions 
of the body, such as under the arms, to 
prevent or cure chafing. 

Formulas for miscellaneous toilet 
powders are given under this heading; 
other formulas follow under distinctive 
headings. 

I. 

Talcum av.oz. 13 

Wheat starch av.oz. 1 y 2 

Salicylic acid dr. 2> l / 2 

Reduce all to very fine powder, mix 
well, and pass through a fine sieve. 

This is the Salicylated Powder of Talc 
of the Germ. Pharm. The correspond- 
ing preparation of the N. F. has boric 
acid instead of wheat starch. 

II. 

Talcum av.oz. 16 

Oil of rose drops 10 

Oil of wintergreen drop 1 

Essence of jasmine dr. 3 

Mix well and pass through a fine 

sieve. 

III. 

Precipitated chalk... 

Talcum 

Orris root 

Boric acid 

Essence of cassie... 

Essence of jasmine 

White rose extract.. 

The chalk should be the so-called 
English variety; the talcum, orris, and 
acid should be in very fine powder. The 
whole should be well mixed and then 
passed through a fine sieve. 



av.oz. 


16 


av.oz. 


3 


av.oz. 


1 


av.oz. 


I 


fl.dr. 


1 


fl.dr. 


I 


fl.dr. 


I 



IV. 

Talcum av.oz. 8 

Corn starch av.oz. 8 

Oil of neroli drops 30 

Oil of ylang ylang drops 30 

Prepare Tike the preceding. 
Synthetic oils may be used for this 
powder. 
V. 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 4 

Corn starch av.oz. 4 

Boric acid av.oz. 4 

Talcum av.oz. 4 

Oil of rose geranium drops 10 

All the solids should be in fine pow- 
der; the whole should be well mixed, 
and then passed through a fine sieve. 
Borated Talcum Toilet Powder. 
This consists mostly of powdered tal- 
cum with some powdered boric acid. 
The perfume is usually some form of 
rose but other kinds may be employed. 
The talcum used for these powders 
should be the finest and whitest grade 
obtainable, should be thoroughly mixed 
with the other ingredients, and should 
be passed through a very fine sieve. 

VI. 

Talcum av.oz. 14^ 

Boric acid av.oz. 1 Yz 

Carbolic acid drops 50 

The talc and boric acid should be in 
the finest possible powder, should be 
well mixed with the carbolic acid, and 
then should be sifted through a fine 
sieve. 
VII. 

Talcum av.oz. 14 

Boric acid av.oz. 2 

Oil of rose geranium fl.dr. 2 

Prepare like the preceding. 

VIII. 

Talcum av.lb. 1 

Mangnesium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Borac acid av.oz. Y\ 

Prepare like No. I and perfume as 

desired. 

IX. 

Talcum av.oz. 3 

Boric acid av.oz. 2 

Zinc oleo-palmitate av.oz. 1 

Reduce all to very fine powder, mix 

well, and pass through a fine sieve. 



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965 



The objection to this powder is that 
the zinc compound becomes rancid. 
X. 

Zinc oleate av.oz. 4 

Boric acid av.oz. 4 

Corn starch av.oz. 8 

Oil of rose drops 10 

The zinc oleate and boric acid must 
be in very fine powder and must be 
well mixed with the other ingredients. 
The whole must then be passed through 
a fine sieve. 

This powder is liable to become ran- 
cid owing to decomposition of the zinc 
compound. 

Oxygen Talcum Powder. 

The active agent of the so-called 
"oxygen talcum powders" is sodium per- 
borate, which on contact with moisture 
evolves oxygen. In its simplest form, 
an oxyp-en talcum powder may be made 
as follows: 

XL 

Talcum av.oz. 19 

Sodium perborate av.oz. I 

Perfume, to suit. 

The talcum and perborate should be 
in very fine powder, should be well mix- 
ed with the perfume, and the mixture 
should be passed through a fine sieve. 

Any of the other formulas for bor- 
ated or violet talcum powders may be 
used, but the mixture should not con- 
tain more than about 5% of the per- 
borate. In the case of the borated 
powders, the perborate should replace 
the boric acid to make an oxygen pow- 
der. 

Violet Talcum Powder. 

Any of the borated talcum powders 
may be converted into a violet talcum 
powder by substituting powdered orris 
root for the boric acid and scenting the 
mixture with violet perfume in some 
form such as ionone solution, essence of 
violet, or violet extract. Or the mix- 
ture, or violet essences, etc., used to 
make violet extract may be used for 
perfuming the powder. 



XII. 

The following contains both orris and 

boric acid: 

Talcum av.oz. 9 

Boric acid av.oz. 2 

Orris root av.oz. 1 

Mix all in fine powder and pass 

through a fine sieve. Violet extract 

or ionone may be added. 

Poudre de Vicomtesse. 

XIII. Mme. Qui Vive's formula: 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 12 

Starch, finest av.oz. 2 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 2 

Oil of orris drops 16 

Violet Toilet Powder. 

The following formulas are recom- 
mended for making so-called "violet 
toilet oowder." Their resemblance in 
odor to violets is, however, not very 
marked. Orris root is present in all 
these powders which improves the odor. 
XIV. 
Wheat flour or corn starch. av.oz. 24 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 2 

Oil of lemon drops 20 

Oil of bergamot drops 20 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Oil of bitter almond drop 1 

Tincture of musk m. 30 

Mix well and pass through a very 
fine sieve. 
XV. 

Corn starch av.oz. 16 

Orris, powder av.oz. 1 

Oil of rose drops 2 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 4 

Oil of bergamot drops 15 

Tincture of musk drops 15 

Essence of violet drops 15 

Prepare like the preceding. 

F-ice Toilet Powder. 
The /following formulas \contain a 
small proportion of rice flour combined 
with other valuable ingredients. Any 
desired perfume may be added. The 
whole mixture should, as in all preced- 
ing cases, be in very fine powder and 
should be sifted through a very fine 
sieve. 
XVI. 

Rice flour av.oz. 4 

Corn starch av.oz. 12 

Perfume, to suit. 



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XVII. 

Talcum av.oz. i 

Boric acid av.oz. 2 

Zinc oxid .av.oz. 3 

Rice flour av.oz. 8 

Perfume, as desired. 

Puller's Earth Nursery and Anti- 
Chafe Powder. 
XVIII. 

Fuller's earth av.oz. 10 

Talcum av.oz. 3 

Corn starch av.oz. 3 

Perfume, if desired. 

XIX. 

Fuller's earth av.oz. 6 

Corn starch av.oz. 6 

Talcum av.oz. 2 

Boric acid, powder av.oz. 1 

LIP SALVES OR POMADES. 

These are preparations for anointing 
the lips to cure or prevent "crackine." 
They consist usually of white or yel- 
low wax, spermaceti, paraffin, cocoa but- 
ter, petrolatum, or lard mixed with an 
oil like olive or sweet almond, the 
whole being flavored, usually with oil of 
rose. Frequently they are tinted a rose 
color by means of carmine, alkannin, 
or alkanet root. The first mentioned 
must first be triturated to very fine 
powder before adding oil or fat, and 
during cooling the fatty mixture must 
be frequently stirred to prevent it from 
subsiding. Alkannin is easier to use be- 
cause it dissolves in the fats. Alkanet 
colors the fatty mixture during a rather 
prolonged maceration assisted by heat. 
If a colored preparation is to be made, 
yellow wax should be substituted for 
white wax, wherever the latter is men- 
tioned, owing to the better keeping qual- 
ities of the former. Camphor may be 
added to these preparations, also sali- 
cylic acid. 

The preparations are usually known 
by such titles as "rose lip salve," "tulip 
salve," "lip pomade," "rose cerate," "lip 
ointment" and "coral lip salve." 

Lip salve is dispensed in very small 
jars. 



I. 

White wax av.oz. 1 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 2 

Carmine gr. 1 

Oil of rose droo 1 

Melt the wax, add the sweet almond 
oil, triturate the carmine to very fine 
powder, mix intimately with the fats, 
and then incorporate the oil of rose. 
This is the formula of the French 
Codex : 

II. 

White wax av.oz 1 

Spermaceti -av.oz. 1 

Liquid petrolatum fl.dr. 6 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 2 

Alkanet root, bruised dr 2 

Oil of rose drops 5 

Melt the wax and spermaceti, add the 
liquid petrolatum and the root, macer- 
ate the latter with the melted fats for 
about one-half hour, strain, allow to 
cool somewhat, and incorporate the 
tincture and oil. 

III. 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 2 

White petrolatum av.oz. 4 

Alkanet root dr. I 

Camphor dr. 1 

Menthol dr. 1 

Eucalyptol m. 15 

Oil of bitter almond droos 4 

Oil of clove drops 2 

Oil of cassia drop 1 

Digest the root in the melted paraffin 
and petrolatum, strain, add the other 
ingredients, stir well, and put into jars 
or boxes. 

IV. 

Cocoa butter av.oz. 2 

White wax dr. 2 

Mix by fusion and perfume to suit. 

V. 

Cold cream av.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr 1 

Carmine sufficient to color 

Rub the carmine with the glycerin, 

and incorporate with the cold cream; 

then add the tincture of benzoin and 

rub the ointment until the alcohol of 

the tincture has evaporated. 



FACE AND SKIN 



PREPARATIONS. 967 

IT. 

Dr. Unna's usual treatment consists 
of applications of the following at night, 
to be washed off the following morn- 
ing: 

Acetic acid fl.dr. 2 

Petrolatum . . av.oz. 2 

Wool-fat, anhydrous av.oz. 2 

Hydrogen peroxid .fl.oz. 2 

The acetic acid is sometimes omitted 
and the hydrogen peroxid increased to 
4' fluidounces. 

III. 
Unna also recommends the following : 

Ichthyol 1. .av.oz. 2 

Pea flour dr. 6 

Wool-fat, hydrous dr. 3 

Sweet almond oil dr. 3 

Water .. ....... fl.dr. 3 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 2 

Dissolve the mercuric chlorid with 
the water and incorporate this solution 
with the other ingredients. The pea 
flour is added to give consistency to the 
mixture and may be replaced by wheat 
flour. 

IV. 

Dr. Ohman-Dumesnil advises this 
treatment : 

Force out the contents with an ex- 
tractor (a small watch key will answer) 
every day, then apply hot water, follow- 
ed by the following ointment : 

Sulphur, washed dr. ^ to 1 

Oleate of mercury gr. 30 

Cold cream av.oz. 1 

Apply this at night. 

If used after the hot water applica- 
tion, the following ointment, thoroughly 
rubbed in, will be found efficient : 

Resorcin gr. 12 

Cold cream av.oz. 1 

Apply at night also. 

When the comedones are small but in 
great numbers, the following is a good 
application : 

Acetic acid, diluted fl.oz. I 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Kaolin av.oz. 3 

Apply at night also. 

Hot water here means water from 
no to 120° F. 



VI. 

Carmine, fine powder -. ..gr. 5 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Cold cream . . av.oz. 4 

Rub the carmine with the glycerin 

and intimately mix with the cold cream. 

If not the shade to suit, more or less 



carmine may be used 



This and the preceding preparation 
may be entitled "rose lip cream." 

APPLICATIONS FOR BLACK- 
HEADS OR COMEDONES. 

Blackheads, or comedones, are due 
to the solidflcation of the natural fat 
within the sebaceous glands or ducts. 
The skin under these circumstances 
lacks expulsive energy to get rid of the 
thickened secretion. The application of 
very hot water and wool-fat soap often 
suffices to remove the trouble. To keep 
the skin in a healthy condition, bath- 
ing and washing must be freely prac- 
ticed and must be stimulated by friction 
with crash or Turkish towels. Alka- 
line soaps should be avoided. Other 
treatments are given below. 

I. 

Before retiring bathe the parts af- 
fected with very hot water, dry well, 
then rub thoroughly with a lotion con- 
sisting of 

Ether • .fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol ..fl.dr. 6 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia. fl.dr. 2 
The object of this, is to dissolve the 
sebaceous deposits. To further soften 
and loosen the same, a paste is applied, 
composed of 

Acetic . acid fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 ^2 

Kaolin ..''. .av.oz. 2 

Perfume .to suit 

This paste is removed by washing the 
face on the following morning. After a 
few days the comedones can be easily 
expressed, if necessary, with the aid of 
a watch key. 

Friction with a Turkish towel, the 
use of soap containing tar, resorcin or 
ichthyol rubbing with resorcin solu- 
tion in spirit of ether, etc., constitute 
a good after treatment. 



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Dr. McCasey's treatment . 

Ammonium carbonate dr. I 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Ether fl.oz. 3 

Apply several times daily. 
This mixture is much improved 
pharmaceutically by dissolving the am- 
monium carbonate, adding 3 fluidounces 
of alcohol, and then mixing with the 
ether. 

VI. 

Mme. Qui Vive's sulfur paste for 

blackheads is as follows : 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 1*4 

Precipitated sulfur av.oz. \Y\ 

Water fl.dr. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. I 

Ether fl.dr. 13 

Apply at night and bathe the face the 

next morning. 

FRECKLE AND MOTH REMOVERS. 

Freckles consist of deposits of pig- 
ment in the skin. There are two kinds 
of freckles, one caused by exposure 
to the sun and heat of summertime and 
is therefore akin to tan or sunburn; 
this kind is called "summer freckles." 
This kind may fade away by itself and 
is easily removed by applications. The 
other is a permanent pigmentation of 
the skin, the true freckle, also called 
"cold or winter freckle." 

"Summer freckles" may be removed 
by the same remedies as are recom- 
mended for sunburn, while true freckles 
require more active agents. Most of 
the preparations recommended for 
freckles have as a base some agent of 
an escharotic action like citric acid (or 
lemon juice) or a mercurial salt like 
mercuric chlorid or ammoniated mer- 
cury (white precipitate), the former 
being usually recommended, the latter 
more safe. These agents destroy and 
remove the outside old skin, mercuric 
chlorid acting most nuickly but also 
most dangerously. Another agent rec- 
ommended is zinc sulfocarbolate. Lat- 
terly hydrogen peroxid is suggested and 



probably sodium perborate would prove 
useful. 

The same applications are used to 
eradicate moths. 

Most of the formulas mentioned be- 
low are highly recommended for the 
purpose, in many cases having received 
the approval of medical authority. 
I. 

Borax dr. 5 

Potassium chlorate dr. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Rose water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the two salts in the liquids 
and filter. 

This is to be applied with a soft 
sponge several times a day. It forms 
a mild harmless lotion and frequentl- 
answers completely in mild cases. The 
same remarks apply to the next prepa- 
ration. 
II. 

Sodium sulfocarbolate gr. 50 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

For directions, see No. I. 
III. 

Salicylic acid gr. 60 

Bay rum fl.oz. 4 

This is to be applied night and morn- 
ing with a soft cloth or sponge. 

This lotion soon produces a slight 
roughness of the skin, which should be 
subdued by the use of glycerite of 
starch or any toilet cream cr jelly. Care 
must be taken not to get any of it 
too near the eyes, nostrils and lips. 
Should the skin become red and irri- 
tated, the lotion must be suspended for 
a few days to allow the inflammation 
to subside. 

IV - . 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 5 

Hydrochloric acid m. 100 

Bitter almonds dr. 5 

Glycerin fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 1 

Orange flower water, to 

make fl.oz. 8 

Blanch the almonds and, in the usual 
manner for making seed emulsions, pre- 



FACE AND SKIN PREPARATIONS. 



969 



pare 6H fluidounces of emulsion, and 
to this add the tincture and glycerin. 
Also dissolve the mercuric chlorid in I 
fluidounce of water, add the acid, and 
incorporate this solution with the emul- 
sion. 

This liquid is to be applied once a 
day with a sponge or soft cloth. 
V. 
Ointment of ammoniated 

mercury av.oz. 3^ 

Bismuth subnitrate dr. 3 

This is to be applied night and morn- 
ing. It is not as harsh to the skin as 
a mercury bichlorid preparation. 
VI. 
This is similar to the preceding: 

Ammoniated mercury dr. I 

Bismuth subnitrate dr. 1 

Cold cream av.oz. 4 

Apply at night. 

VII. 

Chloral hydrate dr. 3 

Carbolic acid m. 90 

Tincture of iodin gr. 90 

Glycerin fl.oz. i x / 2 

This is to be applied at night with 

a small brush. 

VIII. 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 1 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 1 

Precipitated" sulfur av.oz. 1 

Zinc oxid dr. 4 

Perfume, to jsuit. 

Apply this ointment to the face at 

night, wash it off in the morning, and 

apply the following lotion several times 

during the day : 

Solution of potassa fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water, to make. . .fl.oz. 10 

IX. 

Hydrogen peroxid fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Distilled extract of witch 

hazel fl.oz. 4 

This is to be applied several times a 

day. 
Rose or orange flower water may be 

used in place of the water and witch 

hazel. 

X. 
Gowland's Cosmetic Lotion, 

see, is also used for freckles. 



Most of the remedies recommended 
for "tan" may also be used against 
"summer freckles." 

REMEDIES FOB PIMPLES OR 
ACNE. 

Like "blackheads," pimples is a dis- 
ease of the sebaceous glands, and is 
characterized by an eruption which us- 
ually appears on the face but may occur 
on the back, shoulders and chest. The 
cause may be local, such as lack of per- 
fect cleanliness, the use of strong alka- 
line soaps, but the affection is usually 
the result of constitutional disturbance 
and manifests itself mostly during the 
periods of puberty and adolescence. The 
most common cause is some form of 
indigestion and the main reliance for 
cure should be upon dieting. Greasy 
foods, sweet stuffs, such as pie, cake, 
candy, etc., hot bread and biscuits, 
cheese, highly seasoned foods, etc., 
should be avoided. 

Internal medication with the view of 
exercising a direct effect upon the dis- 
ease consists in the use of calcium sulfid 
and of arsenic, ichthyol also have been 
recommended. Calcium sulfid is given 
in doses of % grain 3 or 4 times a day, 
arsenic in doses of 1/20 grain 3 times a 
day, and ichthyol 5 to 8 grains 3 times a 
day. 

Local treatment should consist, first 
and foremost, of the frequent use of 
very hot water and good toilet soap. In 
mild forms this may be sufficient. In 
severer forms, tincture of green soap 
should be used to cleanse the skin. Gen- 
erally, however, more energetic treat- 
ment is required. The formulas men- 
tioned below are all highly recommend- 
ed for the purpose. 

I. 

Mercuric iodid gr. 3 

Potassium iodid gr. 20 

Sodium bicarbonate ...gr. 20 

Aromatic spirit of ammonia.. m. 30 

Bay rum fl.oz. I 

Camphor water, to make. . .fl.oz. 4 
Apply once or twice a day with a 

sponge or soft cloth. 



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II. 

Zinc sulfate dr. i to 4 

Potassium sulfuret dr. 1 to 4 

Precipitated sulfur dr. 1 to 4 

Rose water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the zinc sulfate and potas- 
sium sulfuret separately in half the rose 
water, then mix the solutions, and rub 
up with the sulfur. 

This lotion should be applied fre- 
quently. It is best to begin with a 
weaker preparation, gradually making it 
stronger so as not to produce irritation 
of the skin. If there is any irritation, 
some toilet cream or emollient should 
be applied for a day or two. 

III. 

Ichthyol av.oz. y 2 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 1 

Starch av.oz. 1 

Petrolatum av.oz. V/2. 

Thoroughly steam the face at night or 
wash it in water as hot as can be borne. 
All pustules and "blackheads" should be 
opened and emptied with as little vio- 
lence as possible. After careful drying 
of the face, the above paste should be 
thoroughly rubbed into the affected 
spots. In the morning bathe the face 
with a bland soap and cool water, dry- 
ing with little friction. 

IV. This is Unna's paste for pim- 
ples : 

Resorcin av.oz. x /z 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 1 

Starch av.oz. 1 

Petrolatum av.oz. 2 

APPLICATIONS FOR TAN OR 
SUNBURN. 

"Tan" is a darkening of the skin due 
to exposure to the sun. When the ex- 
posure is of such a nature as to cause 
pain or smarting and peeling of the skin, 
the result is properly called "sunburn." 
An excellent remedy to allay the smart- 
ing of sunburn is lead water. Other 
soothing and healing remedies for sun- 
burn are any of the cold creams, toilet 
creams or jellies, creams containing al- 
monds, camphor ice, skin emollients or 
toilet tablets. To bleach a tanned skin, 
any of the preparations recommended 



for freckles may be used, also the prep- 
arations enumerated under the heading 
Face or Skin Bleaches or Whiteners, 
also Gowland's Cosmetic Lotion. The 
preparations mentioned below emanate 
mostly from good authority. 

I. Under the name Albadermine has 
been devised a foreign process for the 
removal of tan, sunburn, and summer 
freckles which requires the use of two 
solutions : 

Solution A. 

Potassium iodid dr. 2 

Iodin gr. 6 

Glycerin fl.dr. 3 

Infusion of rose fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the potassium iodid in a 
small quantity of the infusion and one 
fluidram of the glycerin; with this fluid 
moisten the iodin in a glass mortar and 
rub it down, gradually adding. more li- 
quid until complete solution has been 
obtained; then stir in the remainder of 
the ingredients, and bottle the mixture. 
Solution B. 

Sodium hyposulfite dr. 4 

Rose water fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve and filter. 

With a small camel's hair oencil or 
piece of fine sponge apply a little of "A" 
to the tanned or freckled surface, until 
a slight but tolerablv uniform brownish- 
yellow skin has been produced. At the 
expiration of fifteen or twenty minutes 
moisten a oiece of cambric, lint or soft 
rag with "B" and lay it upon the affect- 
ed part, removing, squeezing away the 
liquid, soaking it afresh, and again ap- 
plying until the iodin stain has disap- 
peared. Repeat the entire process three 
times daily, but diminish the frequency 
of the application if tenderness be pro- 
duced. In the course of from three or 
four days to as man}' weeks the discol- 
oration will either have disappeared en- 
tirely, or its intensity will be very great- 
ly diminished. "Summer freckles" are 
said to yield readily to this treatment. 
II. 

Borax, powder dr. 4 

Zinc oxid dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 



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Bay rum fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7^ 

Dissolve the borax in the water and 
add the other ingredients. 
Apply freely 5 or 6 times a day. 

III. 

Hydroquinone . gr. 100 

Glacial phosphoric acid gr. 60 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Apply twice daily, first washing and 
drying the skin carefully. 
FOR MOTH OR LIVER PATCHES. 
The cause of these pigmentations of 
the skin is unknown but they are ascrib- 
ed by the laity to affections of the liver, 
whence the name. The preparations 
recommended for freckles and for tan 
will also be useful for moth patches, es- 
pecially the preparation known as "alba- 
dermine." The following is also rec- 
ommended : 

Zinc oxid dr. 3 

Magnesium carbonate dr. 3 

Kaolin dr. 6 

Glycerin dr. 6 

Wool-fat, hydrous .av.oz. 2 

Apply to the discolored spot as often 
as convenient. 
WRINKLE CREAM. 

The following is offered by a beauty 
expert under the above name: 

White wax av.oz. 2 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2^ 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 7 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 16 

Rose water fl.oz. 12 

Borax, powder gr. 80 

Of course this is only a "cold cream" 
and any other preparation of the same 
kind containing wool-fat may be used 
for the same purpose. See also the fatty 
massage creams and skin foods. 

WRINKLE LOTIONS. 

Washes for preventing the formation 
of wrinkles are usually of an astringent 
nature. They ward off the wrinkles but 
they close the pores of the skin and 
eventually impart to the latter a dead- 
ened appearance. The following are 
used : 



Tannic acid dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Apply this 3 times a day. 

II. 

Alum dr. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Use like the preceding. 
III. It is said that there is nothing 
better for the skin than wool-fat and if 
used daily it unquestionably keeps the 
skin soft. Or any of the "cold creams" 
or any other toilet preparation contain- 
ing wool-fat may be used. The follow- 
ing is also a good lotion for this pur- 
pose : 

White castile soap dr. 2^ 

Borax dr. iy 2 

Cocoanut oil dr. 3 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 1 

Water ..fl.oz. 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 10 

Rub the soap and borax, both in fine 
powder, with the oil, fat and water un- 
til thoroughly mixed, then gradually in- 
corporate the rose water, which has pre- 
viously been warmed. 

ASTRINGENT WASH, Mme. Qui 
Vive's. 

Cucumber juice fl.oz. 3 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. 1 

Elder flower water, to make. fl.oz. 16 
This is recommended for coarse pores 
and oily or flabby skin. It is to be ap- 
plied with a soft sponge night and 
morning. 

LOTION FOR SWEATY HANDS. 

When the hands sweat inordinately so 
as to interfere with work, the following 
applications may be used : 



Boric acid dr. 2 

Borax dr. 3 

Salicylic acid dr. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Bay rum fl.oz. 3 

Apply to the hands 3 times a day. 



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IT. 

Boric acid dr. V/z 

Borax av.oz. l / 2 

Salicylic acid av.oz. l / 2 

Glycerin fl-oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Use like the preceding. 

FOR RED HANDS. 

Liebreich recommended the following 

preparations : 

T. 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 1 

Vanillin gr. 6 

Oil of rose drops 4 

II. 

Wool-fat, hydrous dr. 2 

Liquid paraffin dr. s J / 2 

Vanillin gr. 2 

Oil of rose drop 1 

These preparations are to be used fre- 
quently. They coat the skin with a thin 
layer of fat which prevents Assuring of 
the cuticle. 1 

FOR "COLD SORES." 

These are a cluster of vesicles which 
occur at the corners of the mouth or 
the borders of the lips. There is red- 
ness, swelling, and a sense of tingling 
and burning. Various substances rec- 
ommended are glycerite of tannin, zinc 
ointment, and preparations containing 
camphor, such as camphor ice. Lassar's 
paste is also excellent. A coating of 
flexible collodion protects the parts and 
relieves the symptoms. The following 
dusting powder is good : 

Boric acid gr. 15 

Acctanilid gr. 15 

Starch dr. 4 

"Cold sores" are said to disappear 
after a mild cathartic taken for 2 or 3 
days. 
WART ERADICATORS. 

Pharmacists are frequently called 
upon to recommend or offer some rem- 
edy for the eradication of the peculiar 
excrescences known as warts. These 
are peculiar in that sometimes a very 
simple remedy applied but once or twice 
will cause them to disappear and at 
other times they persist indefinitely in 
spite of all treatment. 



Every one is probably familiar with 
the application of silver nitrate in sticks, 
concentrated nitric acid, creosote, car- 
bolic acid, or salicylic acid in any of the 
forms of corn cures. Glacial acetic and 
dichloracetic acid are frequently em- 
ployed, while some add salicylic acid in 
the proportion of 1 in 16 to concentrated 
acetic acid. Another escharotic solution 
consists of chromic acid 1 part, water 
5 parts. Unna recommends mercurial 
plaster containing 5% of arsenic. It is 
also recommended to shave off the wart 
to the quick and then to apply a com- 
press wet with a saturated solution of 
ammonium chlorid. A corrosive collo- 
dion for warts consists of 1 part of 
mercuric chlorid dissolved in 20 parts 
of collodion. Other applications are: 
Concentrated hydrochloric acid, solu- 
tion of antimony chlorid, solution of 
mercuric nitrate, potassium bichromate, 
arsenic oleate, copper oleate, and for- 
maldehyde. Castor oil and oil of cinna- 
mon are also useful. All of these rem- 
edies must be applied once or twice 
daily until the wart disappears. The 
outer hard, thick layer of cuticle should 
always be removed before applying any- 
thing whatever. 

An ointment sometimes recommended 
is the following: 

Verdigris gr. 50 

Savin, powder gr. 50 

Soap cerate av.oz. 1 

The following powder is said to be 
very effective: 

Calomel gr. 30 

Boric acid gr. 15 

Salicylic acid gr. 5 

Cinnabar gr. 3 

Rub into the wart 2 or 3 times a day. 
Or use the following: 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 5 

Salicylic acid dr. 1 

Collodion fl.oz. 1 

In the case of multiple warts, where 
a large number appear within a short 
time, there is some constitutional de- 
rangement, and the patients are usually 
advised to take Fowler's solution in very 
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HAIR AND SCALP PREPARATIONS. 



973 



gr. doses 3 times daily. The following 
application has been recommended: 

Sublimed sulfur dr. 2 

Glycerin . , fl.dr. 5 

Acetic acid fl.dr. 1 

Apply repeatedly to each wart, contin- 
uing the treatment for several days. 
The warts dry up and then drop off. 

A medical journal recommends the 
following : 

When warts persist it is well to give 
about 8 grains of magnesium sulfate 
each night; and a local application of 

Chloral hydrate dr. i l / 2 

Salicylic acid dr. 1 

Acetic acid fl.dr. V/ 2 

Ether fl.dr. 1^ 

Collodion fl.dr. 4 

Paint on the warty growths once daily. 
Children's warts, appearing principally 
on the hands, may be removed by ap- 
plying during several days solution of 
soda or potassa, and then covering them 
with collodion containing tannin. The 
same treatment applies for common 
warts. 

Erasmus Wilson considers the appli- 
cation of caustic potassa in stick form 
to be the quickest and most reliable 
eradicator, one treatment being all that 
is usually required. 

Warts appearing on the skin of elder- 
ly persons must be looked upon' as sus- 
picious (cancer) and should be shown 
to a reliable surgeon. 

MISCELLANEOUS COSMETIC 
PREPARATIONS. 

Under this heading are grouped a 
number of preparations which are de- 
manded occasionally and cannot appro- 
priately be classed under any other 
heading. 

Kummerfeld's Cosmetic Water. 

Sublimed sulfur gr. 45 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 3 

Spirit of lavender fl.dr. 3 

Cologne water fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

This is used as an application for a 
blotched skin. 



Lily Water. 
A. — Eau de Lys de Lohse. 
This was found to consist of 

Zinc oxid g. 2 

Talcum g. 2 

Glycerin g. 4 

Rose water g. 200 

B. — Eau de Lys de Paris. 
This was found to consist of 

Bismuth subnitrate g. 35 

Rose water g. 300 

Hebra's Cosmetic Liniment. 

Precipitated sulfur av.oz. 2 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 ^ 

Ether fl.oz. 2^ 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 2 

This is recommended for "blackheads" 
and for eruptions of the skin. 
Lilionese. 

Borax dr. 3 

Potassium carbonate gr. 45 

Talcum av.oz. 1 V\ 

Cologne water fl.oz. i l / 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 4 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 4 

This is recommended for pimples, 
"blackheads," etc. 

CHAPTER III. 

PREPARATIONS FOR THE HAIR, 
SCALP, MUSTACHE AND 
BEARD. 

LIQUID SOAPS. 

These are solutions of soap in a mix- 
ture of water and alcohol and are gen- 
erally prepared by direct combination 
of fixed oil or oleic acid with alkali 
in the presence of water and alcohol, 
the latter facilitating combination. Ex- 
cess of alkali is necessary but great 
excess should be avoided. These prepa- 
ration are used for cleansing the skin 
for cosmetic and surgical purposes. If 
used for cleansing the skin prior to per- 
forming surgical operations they may 
contain ether or various antiseptics may 
be added such as carbolic acid or a 
cresol solution. 

For cosmetic purposes they may be 
scented with different volatile oils or 
synthetic perfumes, or rose or orange 
flower water may be substituted for a 



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portion or all of the water. Distilled 
water should be used instead of ordin- 
ary hydrant water as the latter usually 
contains various salts, particularly cal- 
cium, which will unite with the oil or 
oleic acid form insoluble oleates. 

These preparations may remain un- 
colored or they may be tinted reddish 
with tincture of cudbear or green with 
alcoholic solution of chlorophyll. 

The soda and potassa (sodium and 
potassium hydrate or hydroxid) used in 
these preparations should be of the 
strength required by the U. S. P.; if 
not, proportionately more must be used. 

I. Wilbert's formula : 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 12 

Sodium hydrate av,oz. 1 

Potassium hydrate av.oz. 1 

Alcohol ..." fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 60 
In a suitable container, preferably a 
glass-stoppered bottle, dissolve the po- 
tassium and sodium hydrates in 6 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, add the alco- 
hol, and then add the oil in three or 
four portions, shaking vigorously after 
each addition. Continue to agitate the 
mixture occasionally until saponification 
is completed. Then add the remainder 
of the water. 

The two hydrates must be of the 
strength demanded by the U. S. P. or 
proportionately more must be used. Dis- 
tilled water should be used as ordin- 
ary water contains salts of various 
kinds. The product may be medicated 
if desired, or it may be perfumed with 
volatile oils or synthetic perfumes or 
orange flower or rose water may be 
used instead of distilled water. 

II. Stanislaus' formula : 

Soft soap av.oz. 22 x / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. gy 2 

Tincture of cudbear fl.oz. 1 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 4 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 4 

Oil of cinnamon fl.dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Mix in the order given here, agitate 
occasionallv until the soap is dissolved, 



and filter if necessary. The tincture of 
cudbear may be omitted or it may be 
replaced with chlorophyll. Other vo- 
latile oils or synthetic perfumes may 
be used. The soft soap for this prepa- 
ration should be made as follows : 

Linseed oil, raw av.oz. 15 

Solution of potassium hy- 
droxid, U. S. P... av.oz. 3, gr. 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7 l / 2 

Mix in a half-gallon wide-mouthed 
bottle, adding the solution to the oil, 
and then incorporating the alcohol and 
water. Shake frequently during 24 
hours until the oil is saponified. 

III. 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 20 

Sodium hydrate av.oz. 3 

Potassium carbonate dr. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Distilled water fl.oz. 22 

Dissolve the sodium hydrate in half 
the water, add the oil and 15 fluid- 
ounces, agitate frequently until the oil 
is saponified, then add the alcohol and 
the potassium carbonate dissolved in 
the remainder of the water. 

IV. 

Oleic acid, commercial fl.oz. 14 

Solution of potassium hydrate 

in water (iini), sufficient 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Oil of lavender flowers. . .fl.dr. 1 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 60 

Mix the acid and alcohol and neutral- 
ize with the potassa solution of which 
about 3 fluidounces will be required, 
using ohenolphthalein as the indicator. 
Then allow the liquid to become cool, 
add the oil and enough water to make 
60 fluidounces. 

V. 

Olive or benne oil fl.oz. 24 

Potassium hydrate av.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. iY 2 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the potassium hydrate in an 
equal quantity of water; mix this solu- 
tion with the oil and alcohol, and agitate 
frequently until the oil is saponified, 
then dilute with an equal quantity of 
water. 



HAIR AND SCALP PREPARATIONS. 



975 



VI. 

Cocoanut oil av. or fl.oz. 16 

Oleic acid, pure fl.oz. 8 

Potash av.oz. 8 

Potassium carbonate dr. 5 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix all, agitate frequently until the 
oil and acid are saponified, then decant 
from any undissolved potash. 

The potash may be caustic potassa or 
any good commercial grade of potash 
or lye. The excess will remain at the 
bottom of the bottle and the soap may 
be decanted. 

Liquid Glycerin Soap. 

Any of the previously mentioned 
liquid soaps, if made from fixed oil, 
contain some glycerin, but by a liquid 
glycerin soap is usually understood a 
liquid soap containing a fairly large 
proportion of glycerin. Any of the above 
liquid soaps may be converted into a 
glycerin soap by replacing a portion of 
the water with glycerin. The propor- 
tion of the latter may be varied to suit 
different ideas or requirements. 

Liquid Tar Soap. 

This may be prepared by adding oil 
of tar to the finished soap instead of 
perfume, in the proportion of about an 
ounce or two to the gallon or pine tar 
itself may be added to the fixed oil 
before saponification. 

SHAMPOO LIQUIDS. 

These are preparations used as appli- 
cations to the head for the purpose of 
removing dust, dirt, dandruff, etc., from 
the hair and scalp. They should be ap- 
plied freely and rubbed in thoroughly 
until a copious lather is formed which 
is to be removed with running water. 
Any of the previously mentioned linuid 
soaps may be used as shampoos or 
any of the preparations mentioned be- 
low. 

The Sea Foam Liquids which follow 
are somewhat different from these 
shampoo liquids. 



Potassium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Borax , . . av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Mix and dissolve. 

II. 

Soft or green soap av.oz. 1^ 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 2^2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4' 

Water fl.oz. 26 

Dissolve the soap and potassium car- 
bonate in the water and add the alco- 
hol. 
III. 

White castile soap av.oz. 1 

Potassium carbonate .dr. 1 

Borax dr. 2 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Bay rum fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the soap in the water by the 
aid of heat, occasionally replacing water 
lost by evaporation, in the solution dis- 
solve the borax and potassium carbon- 
ate, then add the cologne water and bay 
rum, and filter. 

Egg Shampoo Liquids. 
IV. 
Yolk of 4 eggs. 

Spirit of soap, N. F fl.oz. 3^ 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 3 

Oil of lemon m. 45 

Oil of rose geranium .m. 15 

Water fl.oz. 27 

Beat the egg-yolk, mix thoroughly 
with the other ingredients by agitation, 
and strain. 
V. 

Fresh eggs 3 

Spirit of soap, N. F fl.oz. i l / 2 

Potassium carbonate dr. 2 r / 2 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 3 

Oil of rose drops 2 

Oil of bergamot drops 2 

Oil of rose geranium drop I 

Oil of bitter almond drop 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 27 

Thoroughly beat the eggs, dilute with 
the rose water, add the other ingredi- 
ents, mix intimately by agitation, and 
strain. 
VI. 
Whites of 3 eggs. 
Borax 



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Glycerin fl.oz. I 

Bay rum fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Beat the egg-yolk thoroughly, incor- 
porate with a portion of the water, dis- 
solve the borax in the remainder of the 
water, mix all the ingredients, and 
strain. 

Tar Shampoo Liquid. 
Add oil of tar to any of the preced- 
ing shampoo liquids or use one of the 
following : 

VII. 

Green or soft soap av.oz. 12 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Oil of tar fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Mix all and dissolve, let stand a 
few days, and filter. 
VIII. 

Pine tar av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 27 

Caustic potash av.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 30 

Heat the tar and oil to 6o° C, dis- 
solve the potash in the water, mix with 
the alcohol, and add this 'solution grad- 
ually to the oil and tar mixture, stir- 
ring constantly meanwhile. Continue 
the heat until the oil and tar are thor- 
oughly saponified, then add water to 
make one-half gallon of liquid. 

Tonic Shampoo Liquid. 

The following may be put up under 
this name : 
IX. 

Tincture of quillaja fl.oz. 10 

Cologne water fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Fluid extract of jaborandi. .fl.dr. 4 

Quinine sulfate gr. 30 

Orange flower water, to 

make fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the quinine in the cologne 
water and tincture of quillaja, add the 
remaining ingredients, and filter if nec- 
essary. 

SEA FOAM LIQUIDS. (Dry Sham- 
poos.) 

The difference between these and the 
preceding class of preparations is not 



a well defined one, and in fact, the 
difference is largely in the matter of 
application or use, the shampoos being 
employed in liberal quantities and rub- 
bed in vigorously to produce a copious 
lather, which will then require a large 
amount of water for removal. In the 
case of sea foams, or dry shampoos, a 
more or less volatile alkali, ammonia, 
for example, usually forms the prin- 
cipal ingredient, which foams but slight- 
ly, and the hair may be cleansed by rub- 
bing with a wet towel. 

These liquids may be colored yellow 
with tincture of curcuma, red with tinc- 
ture of cudbear, or green with alco- 
holic solution of chlorophyll. They may 
be perfumed in any desided manner. 

I. 

Cocoanut oil soap of good 

quality av.oz. 4 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Oil of bay ..fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of curcuma fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

By the aid of heat, dissolve the soap 
in enough water to make 16 fluidounces, 
add the potassium carbonate, stir till 
dissolved, allow to cool somewhat, add 
the alcohol, oil, and tincture, and finally 
filter. 

The soap for this preparation may be 
made like the soft soap of the U. S. P., 
substituting cocoanut oil for the lin- 
seed oil of the latter. 

Any other perfume or coloring agent 
may be used. 

II. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1 

Ammonium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, add 
the ammonia water, then the ammonium 
carbonate dissolved in the water, and 
agitate thoroughly. Color and perfume 
in any desired manner. 
III. 

Potassium carbonate dr. 4 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 10 



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Tincture of cantharides . . . .fl.dr. 5 

Bay rum fl.oz. 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Water fl.oz. 20 

Dissolve the potassium carbonate in 
the water, and add the other ingredients. 

IV. 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. i J / 2 

Ammonium carbonate dr. 2 l / 2 

Borax av.oz. i J / 2 

Spirit of soap, N. F fl.oz. 1 

Bay rum fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water, to make, .fl.oz. 60 

Dissolve the two carbonates and 

borax in the water, and add the other 

ingredients. 

SHAMPOO PASTE, CREAM OR 
JELLY. 

Many shampoo preparations are now 
put up in the form of pastes or jellies 
which are really soft soaps. Many of 
these are known by the name "egg 
shampoo," but some of these prepara- 
tions do not contain any egg, but are 
merely a perfumed soap. 

I. 

Cocoanut oil av.oz. 16 

Potassium hydrate av.oz. 2 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Oil of rose geranium drops 10 

Oil of bergamot drops 30 

Distilled water sufficient 

Melt the cocoanut oil in a porcelain 
or enameled-iron dish, dissolve the caus- 
tic potash in 8 fluidounces of distilled 
water, and add gradually and with con- 
stant stirring to the hot oil, continuing 
the heat and stirring until saponification 
is complete. Discontinue the heat, to the 
warm soap add the potassium carbonate 
dissolved in 4 fluidounces of water, stir 
or beat until the paste is uniformly 
smooth, and finally incorporate the vo- 
latile oils. Other volatile oils or syn- 
thetic perfumes may be used. 
II. 

Olive oil fl.oz. 16 

Potassium hydrate av.oz. 4 

Alcohol, water, each sufficient 

Dissolve the caustic potash in 8 fluid- 
ounces of water and warm the solution. 
Also warm the oil on a water bath, add 
the solution, and stir until saponification 



is complete, meanwhile continuing the 
heat. 

The caustic potash for this prepara- 
tion should be of U. S.. P. strength; if 
it is weaker, more of it must be used 
to cause saponification. 

If a transparent preparation is de- 
sired, add 8 fluidounces of alcohol to 
the warm soap and continue heating 
without stirring. 

The soap may be perfumed like No. I. 

III. 

White castile soap av.oz. 16 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Oil of lavender flowers. .. .fl. dr. 2 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Water sufficient 

Cut the soap into fine pieces and 
heat it with 2 pints of water on a water 
bath until thoroughly softened, then 
add the potassium carbonate, and con- 
tinue the heat until the latter is dis- 
solved. Occasionally add hot water to 
make up for that lost by evaporation. 
Then allow to cool somewhat, incorpor- 
ate the oils, and then add enough water 
to reduce to a suitable creamy consist- 
ence. 

Tar Shampoo Paste.- 
Nos. I or II may be converted into 
tar shampoo pastes by adding oil of 
tar to the fixed oil before saponifica- 
tion. 

SHAMPOO POWDERS. 

These are powdery mixtures which 
are used for washing the hair and scalp. 
They may be perfumed in any desired 
manner. They may be dispensed in 
small boxes or in envelopes, each one 
to be sufficient for one shampoo, or 
they may also be put up in 2 to 4-ounce 
perforated screw-cap jars. 

I. 

Granulated soap av.oz. 2 

Borax, powder dr. 2 

Potassium carbonate dr. 1 

Sodium bicarbonate dr. 1 

Oil of rosemary drops 20 

Mix well, divide into 20 powders, 

wrapping in waxed or paraffined paper. 



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One powder is sufficient for one 
shampoo. 

The granulated soap is obtainable 
from soap manufacturers. 

II. 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. I 

Borax, powder av.oz. I 

White castile soap, powder.. dr. 2 

Oil or rose geranium drops 10 

III. 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Sodium carbonate, dried. .. .av.oz. 2 
Quillaja, fine powder av.oz. I 

IV. 

Borax av.oz. 6 

Sodium carbonate, dried, .av.oz. 4 

Oil of rosemary drops 40 

2 av. ounces of powdered soap may 
be added to this. 
HAIR-DRYING POWDER. 

To dry the hair after washing and 
to remove oil it is customary to dust 
the hair with powdered orris root or 
various mixtures containing orris root 
which may be applied with a powder 
puff. The powder may be allowed to 
remain 10 or 15 minutes or, better, over 
night, and then brushed out thoroughly. 
The following are good formulas for 
these powders : 
I. 

Orris root. 

White corn meal, equal Darts of each. 

Both should be in fine powder. 

II. 

Orris root av.oz. 2 

Talcum av.oz. 3 

Starch av.oz. 5 

Tincture of musk m. 20 

Oil of lemon drops 15 

Oil of bergamot drops 15 

Oil of neroli drops 6 

The first three ingredients should be 
in fine powder, and all ingredients 
should be well mixed. 
III. 

Wheat flour av.oz. 8 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 1 

Heat the flour without scorching un- 
til perfectly dry, then mix intimately 
with the orris. 



HAIR OILS. (Huiles Philocome.) 

Hair oil may be prepared from any 
of the bland, fixed, non-drying oils such 
as olive, mustard, benne, rapeseed or 
peanut oil, also from liquid petrolatum 
(paraffin oil), or from a mixture of 
castor oil and alcohol. These mixtures 
must be rendered pleasantly odorous 
by the addition of suitable perfume. 
See under Perfumes for Hair Oils and 
Pomades for different combinations of 
oils suitable for perfuming these oils. 

Frequently hair oil is colored red 
by the use of alkanet root or its color- 
ing constituent, alkannin. It may also 
be colored yellow by means of cur- 
cuma or brownish with annatto. 

Hair oil in its usual yellow condition 
is frequently dispensed under the name 
"bear's oil"; if colored red it is often 
known as "rose oil." 

Any of the preparations mentioned 
below may^be colored as described above 
or they may be left uncolored. They 
may also be perfumed in any desired 
manner. 

Hair Oil Containing Castor Oil and 
Alcohol. 

I. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol '. fl.oz. 26 

Tincture of cantharides. .. .fl.oz. 2 
Oil of lavender flowers. .. .fl. dr. 1 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove..'. fl.dr. 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 4 

Alganet root, powder dr. 2 

Mix the oils in a bottle; put the alka- 
net root on a filter or pack in a fun- 
nel and percolate the alcohol through it ; 
mix this percolate with the oily mix- 
ture, and add the cantharides tincture. 

The alkanet may be omitted. 
II. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 16 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Oil of nutmeg drops 30 

Oil or rose drops 20 

Oil or rosemary drops 10 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Tincture of musk fl.dr. 1 

Alkanet sufficient 

Prepare like No. I. 

The alkanet may be omitted. 



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Hair Oil Containing Paraffin Oil. 
III. 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 32 

Alkanet root av.oz. x / 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove drops 15 

Oil of rose drops 2 

Digest the paraffin oil with the alka- 
net root, strain, and add the volatile 
oils. 
IV. 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 16 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 8 

Oil of nutmeg droos 30 

Olive of clove drops 15 

Oil of cassia drops 10 

Benzoated Hair Oil. 

The benzoated oil for these hair oils 
may be made as follows : 

Benzoin av.oz. 4 

Alcohol . m fl.oz. 8 

Castor oil fl.oz. 4' 

Reduce the benzoin to coarse pow- 
der, macerate with the alcohol for a 
week or so, agitating frequently, then 
filter, to the filtrate add the oil, and by 
means of a water bath evaporate the 
alcohol. Each fluidounce of oil repre- 
sents one ounce of benzoin. 
V. 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 15 

Benzoated oil fl.dr. 4 

Oil of bergamot ...fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

Oil of clove drops 10 

VI. 

Expressed oil of mustard 

seed fl.oz. 15 

Benzoated oil fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lemon m. 30 

Oil of cinnamon drops 15 

Oil of clove drops 15 

Oil of rose geranium drops 5 

Burdock Boot Hair Oil. (Kletten- 
wurzel Haar Oel.) 

The following makes a preparation 
containing burdock root : 

VII. 

Olive or benne oil 

Burdock root, fresh 

Castor oil 

Oil of bergamot 

Oil of rose geranium. . . . 
Alkannin or alkanet root 
62 



...fl.oz. 


32 


. .av.oz. 


4 


...fl.oz. 


2 


...fl.dr. 


2 


...fl.dr. 


I 


. .sufficient 



Digest the olive oil or benne oil with 
the burdock root for about one-half 
hour at a moderate heat, then decant the 
clear liquid, add the other oils and color, 
if desired, with alkannin. Alkanet may 
be employed instead of the latter and 
may then be added to the burdock root 
during digestion. 

Some of the so-called "burdock root 
hair oils" do not contain any burdock 
root. 

Macassar Oil. 
True macassar oil is a fixed oil de- 
rived from the seeds of an East Indian 
plant, but this is a very scarce article 
and probably valueless as a hair oil and 
tonic. Various mixtures used for oiling 
the hair have been sold under this name 
and the following are current formulas 
for such mixtures. 
VIII. 

Olive oil fl.oz. 32 

Alkanet root '.av.oz. 2 

Or alkannin gr. 75 

Oil of lemon drops 30 

Oil of cinnamon drops 20 

Oil of clove drops 20 

Oil of rose drops 10 

Digest the olive oil with the alkanet 
or alkannin, strain, allow to cool, and 
add the volatile oils. 

Other cheaper vegetable oils may be 
substituted for the olive oil. 

Cocoanut Oil Hair Dressing. 

Cocoanut oil was at one time highly 
extolled as a hair grower, hence its use 
in hair oils. The characteristic feature 
of these mixtures is that they deposit a 
portion of the cocoanut oil on cooling. 
IX. 

Cocoanut oil fl.oz. 8 

Castor oil fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 2 

Oil of bergamot drops 60 

Oil of rose geranium drops 20 

Melt the cocoanut oil, and add it to 
the castor oil dissolved in the alcohol. 
Shake well together and add the volatile 
oils. 
X. 

Cocoanut oil > av.oz. 2 T < 

Castor oil fl.oz. 16 



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Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Oil of lavender flowers. .. .fl. dr. 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of white thyme m. 30 

Prepare like the preceding. 

PERFUMES FOR HAIR OILS AND 
POMADES. 

The following mixtures may be em- 
ployed for perfuming oily mixtures 
which are intended to be used as hair 
oils and hair pomades. 
I. 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.oz. 1 

Oil of rosemary fl.oz. 1 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 2 

Oil of cassia fl.dr. 1 

II. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 10 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 4 

Oil of clove drops 20 

Oil of orange drops 20 

Oil of cinnamon drops 10 

Oil of bitter almond. drops 5 

III. 

» Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 7 

Oil of rose fl.dr. 1 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Oil of clove fl.dr. iy 2 

IV. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 5 

Oil of sandalwood fl.dr. \Y 2 

Oil of orris, liquid fl.dr. iy 2 

Oil of clove drops 40 

Oil of rose drops 20 

V. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 4 

Oil of rose m. 30 

Oil of cassia m 30 

VI. 

Oil of bergamot fl.oz. 1 

Oil of palmarosa fl.dr. 4 

Oil of cinnamon fl.dr. 4 

Oil of neroli fl.dr. 2 

Eugenol fl.dr. 2 

Isosafrol drops 15 

Terpineol dr. 4 

COLORS FOR HAIR OILS AND 
POMATUMS. 

TTair oils and pomatums may be col- 
ored fine red by digestion with alkanet 
root which yields its coloring matter 
readily to hot fats or oils. The degree 
of color may be varied by using differ- 
ent amounts of the root. Instead of 
alkanet root, it is more convenient to 



use alkannin, its coloring principle. It 
is readily soluble in hot fats. . 

A yellow color may be imparted to 
hair pomades by digesting them with 
powdered curcuma root or by adding 
palm oil. Hair oils are best colored 
yellow by digestion with curcuma. 

A brown color may be imparted to 
oils and pomades by digestion with an- 
natto. 

Besides the coloring substances men- 
tioned, there are a number of anilines 
that are suitable for coloring oils and 
pomades. These are the kind known as 
"oil-soluble anilines." 

When alkanet, curcuma or annatto are 
used for coloring, they should be re- 
duced to coarse powder, then macerated 
with the warmed or heated oil or pom- 
ade until the desired tint is obtained, 
stirring frequently, then straining (or 
filtering if necessary), and finally adding 
the perfume. 

HAIR POMADES OR POMATUMS. 

These preparations are made with va- 
rious substances such as lard, beef mar- 
row, cocoa butter, wax, cocoanut oil, 
petrolatum, ceresin, wool-fat, castor oil, 
olive oil, cottonseed oil, etc. To obtain 
a good product the various fatty ingre- 
dients must be in perfectly fresh condi- 
tion. Most of the hair pomades as now 
made consist of petrolatum, this being 
so very cheap. 

These fatty bodies should be rendered 
pleasantly odorous by the addition of 
perfumes or mixtures of various oils, 
synthetic perfumes, etc. In some of the 
formulas given below, the perfume is 
mentioned; in such as specify no per- 
fume, the scents or perfumes under the 
preceding title may be employed. 

Some formulas for hair pomades 
mention water as an ingredient. This 
is employed for cheapening purposes. 

In combining the ingredients of pom- 
ades, the less fusible fats, like wax or 
spermaceti, should be melted first, the 
lard, petrolatum, or fixed oil should then 
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come nearly cold before incorporating 
the perfume. 

I. 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 20 

Lard av.oz. 5 

Mix by fusion, stir until cold, incor- 
porating perfume with the mixture dur- 
ing cooling. 

II. 



Yellow wax 


av.oz. 


2 


Benzoinated lard 


fl.oz. 


?, 


Castor oil 


fl.oz. 


6 


Sweet almond oil 


fl.oz. 


1 


Olive oil 


fl.oz. 


4 



Melt the wax at a gentle heat, add the 
oils and lard, stir till all is melted, allow 
to cool, stirring constantly till hard. 
While it is cooling any desired perfume 
may be incorporated. 

III. 

Yellow petrolatum av.oz. 12 

Flower pomade av.oz. 3 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2 

Melt the wax, then add the pomade 

and petrolatum, and continue the heat 

and stir until all are melted. Allow to 

cool, stirring well to secure a uniform 

mixture. 
Any of the imported flower pomades 

may be used. The product has a fine 

odor. 

IV. 

White wax av.oz. 20 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 8 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

Oil of clove m. 15 

Melt the wax, add the almond oil, 
stir as the mixture cools, and incorpor- 
ate the essential oils. 

Castor Oil Hair Pomade. 
V. 

Castor oil av.oz. 16 

White wax av.oz. 4 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 3 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 30 

Melt the wax, add the castor oil, mix 
well and when nearlv cold add the re- 
maining ingredients. 



VI. 

Castor oil av.oz. 16 

Petrolatum av.oz. 4 l A 

Yellow wax av.oz. 2]/ 2 

Melt the wax, add the petrolatum and 
oil, and when nearly cold add any suit- 
able perfume. 
VII. 

Wax, white or yellow av.oz. 6 

Castor oil av.oz. 10 

Cottonseed oil av.oz. 4 

Melt the wax, add the other ingredi- 
ents, and stir until cool. Suitable per- 
fume may be added. 

Cocoanut Oil Hair Pomade. 
VIII. 

Lard av.oz. 3 

Cocoanut oil av.oz. 12 

Ceresin, white av.oz. 3 

Borax dr. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 12 

Melt the ceresin at a gentle heat, add 
the lard and oil, add the previously 
warmed water containing the borax in 
solution, and stir until congealed. The 
pomade may be perfumed if desired. 

Crystal Hair Pomades. (Transparent 
Pomades.) 

Under this heading are grouped hair 
pomades which are made to assume a 
crystalline appearance. They are also 
translucent, whence the name "trans- 
parent pomade." 
IX. 

Castor oil av.oz. 17 

Olive or cottonseed oil av.oz. 12 

Spermaceti av.oz. 4 

Oil of ylang ylang fl.dr. 5 

Oil of rose drops 8 

Oil of bergamot drops 8 

Oil of neroli drops 5 

Oil of rose geranium drops 2 

Oil of bitter almond drop 1 

Heliotropin gr. 1 

Fuse the first three ingredients to- 
gether and add the perfume before it 
has congealed. 

The pomade appears to best advan- 
tage in transparent glass jars and in or- 
der that it may appear as coarsely crys- 
talline as possible, allow the congealing 
to go on as slowly as possible by placing 
the filled jars in warm water, and allow 



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the mixture to stand undisturbed for 6 

hours. 

X. 

Olive oil av.oz. 18 

Spermaceti av.oz. 2 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of clove drops 6 

Oil of cinnaman drops 10 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Dissolve the spermaceti in the oil by 
the aid of heat. Place the bottles up to 
the neck in water as hot as they will 
bear. Then fill with the pomade, adding 
the perfume immediately before pouring 
out. Cover the bottles as soon as they 
are filled, and do not disturb them until 
the pomade is perfectly solid. It may 
be colored with palm oil or oleaceous 
annatto coloring. The latter can be 
made by digesting 1 ounce of annatto in 
8 ounces of olive oil. 
XI. 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1 

Japanese wax av.oz. i*4 

Castor oil . av.oz. 12^ 

Perfume, to suit. 

Tr is may be colored with alkannin. It 
is to be prepared like any of the pre- 
ceding. 

Marrow Hair Pomades. 
Under this heading are included a 
number of hair pomatums known by 
this name and which usually contain 
beef marrow. 
XIV. 

Beef marrow av.oz. 8 

Beef suet av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. 1 

Castor oil av.oz. 4 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 1 

Melt the wax, suet and marrow, strain, 
allow to cool somewhat, and add the 
volatile oils. 
XV. 

Beef marrow av.oz. 4 

Lard av.oz. 12 

Melt together, strain, and perfume as 
desired. 

Anti-Kink Hair Pomade. 
XVI. 
Beef suet av.oz. 16 



Yellow wax av.oz. 2 

Castor oil av.oz. 2 

Benzoic acid gr. 10 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 

Oil of cassia drops 15 

Mix the suet and wax, add the castor 
oil and acid, allow to cool somewhat, 
and incorporate the other oils. 

This is used for taking the kinks out 
of and straightening the hair. It is espe- 
cially adapted for use by colored people. 
Bear's Grease. 
A number of hair pomades are known 
by this title. It is almost needless to 
state that none of the preparations bear- 
ing this title are made with any ingredi- 
ents from the animal which furnishes 
the name. 
XVII. 

Beef marrow av.oz. 8 

Lard av.oz. 24 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 6 

Oil of rose drops 15 

Oil of bergamot drops 15 

Oil of cinnamon drop 1 

Cumarin gr. 1 

Mix the marrow and lard by fusion, 
strain, allow to cool somewhat, add the 
other ingredients and stir frequently un- 
til solid. 
BANDOLINE. 

This is a mucilaginous preparation 
applied by ladies to the hair before 
"frizzing" or curling, the object being 
to cause the hair to remain longer in 
curl. They may be either in powder or 
liquid form. 

Powders. 
I. Bandoline in powder form is us- 
ually powdered tragacanth perfumed by 
trituration with suitable aromatic vola- 
tile oils or synthetic perfume. In using, 
the powder is mixed with water to a 
suitably thick liquid, which is then ap- 
plied to the hair. 
II. This is a good formula: 

Tragacanth, powder av.oz. 2 

Borax, powder gr. 30 

Soap bark, powder gr. 20 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Oil of rose drops 3 

Oil of cinnamon drops 5 

Oil of bitter almond drops 2 



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Mix well, first rubbing the oils with 
the borax. 
Use like the preceding. 
Liquids. 
These may be made with any kind of 
a mucilaginous substance such as traga- 
canth, quince seed, Irish moss, etc. If 
perfumed with rose, these may be known 
as "rose bandoline," if with benzalde- 
hyde or oil of bitter almond, "almond 
bandoline," etc. The toilet creams made 
with gum or mucilage may be used, or 
any of the following : 
III. 

Gum tragacanth, whole dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Oil of rose drops 5 

Add the gum tragacanth to the water, 
previously warmed. When the gum is 
thoroughly softened, strain the mixture 
with pressure through a cloth and add 
to it the oil of rose dissolved in the al- 
cohol. Any other essential oil or a syn- 
thetic perfume may be substituted for 
the rose oil. The preparation may be 
tinted pink or red by the addition of 
solution of carmine. 

If a thicker preparation is desired, 
more tragacanth may be added. 
IV. 

Tragacanth, powder av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Oil of neroli drops 15 

Oil of rose drops 15 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol and in 
a large mortar triturate the gum with 
this solution to a smooth mixture, and 
then incorporate with the water added 
all at once. 

The mixture may also be made by 
agitation in a bottle. 
V. 

Irish moss av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Boracic acid dr. 2 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Boil the Irish moss and boracic acid 
with the water, strain, add water to 
make 14 fluidounces, and mix with the 
cologne water. 



VI. 

Quince seed, bruised dr. 3 

Water fl.oz. 14 

Boric acid gr. 30 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Macerate the seed in the water, pre- 
viously warmed, for 6 hours, agitating 
frequently, strain, in the liquid dissolve 
the boric acid by the aid of heat, allow 
to cool, and add the cologne water. 
HAIR-CURLING LIQUID. 

The first set of these preparations are 
of a mucilaginous character, the second 
are either alkaline or resinous. 
I. For keeping hair in curl: 

Borax powder av.oz. 1 

Gum arabic gr. 30 

Spirit of camphor fl.dr. 6 

Water, warm fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve solids in warm water, and 
when cool, add the camphor. 

Wet the hair with above and roll on 
papers as usual, let dry, unroll, and 
form into ringlets. 
II. 

Gum arabic av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 1 



Boric acid 



av.oz. 



Rose water fl.oz. 15 

Mix and dissolve. 
Use like the preceding. 
III. For curling without papers : 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. Yz 

Borax av.oz. y 2 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of cochineal fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Dissolve the two salts in the water, 
add the other ingredients, and strain or 
filter. 
IV. 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. i l / 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 8 

Perfume with oil of rose. 
DANDRUFF REMEDIES. 

Dandruff is known to medical men as 
seborrhea capitis, although other condi- 
tions produce similar results and are 
benefited by the same treatment, among 
these being dry eczema, psoriasis and 
pityriasis capitis. It is an inflammation 
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rapid scaling of the upper layers of the 
skin. The scales or crusts are so abun- 
dant as to fill the hair as if with pow- 
der and also to cover the shoulders. 
Dandruff is always accompanied by 
more or less itching or irritation, which 
is more marked in summer time when 
the sweat glands are most active. On 
account of its infectious character, each 
person should have his own hair brush 
and comb, both at barber shop and at 
home, as one member of a family af- 
flicted with the affection may communi- 
cate it by means of these implements to 
all the other members of the family. 

Dandruff urgently requires 'treatment, 
as it will lead to great loss of hair and 
permanent baldness. 

Before beginning treatment for dand- 
ruff, it is necessary to thoroughly cleanse 
the scalp and hair, also all brushes and 
combs, with castile soap, green soap, 
liquid soap, shampoo, or other prepara- 
tion, to remove all the scales. Occa- 
sionally the washing may have to be re- 
peated, but too frequent washing of the 
head is injurious. The use of fine combs 
to scrape the scalp should not be coun- 
tenanced, as this irritates the skin and 
exposes it still more to the ravages of 
the disease. With the use of some 
dandruff remedies it is not necessary to 
wash the head frequently, as they com- 
bine detergent, or cleansing, and cura- 
tive properties. 

Favorite remedies for dandruff are 
resorcin and sulfur, the former being 
used in lotions, the latter in ointments 
or pomades. These have the added ad- 
vantage of being stimulants to the hair. 
Other common ingredients in dandruff 
remedies are chloral hydrate, salicylic 
acid, corrosive sublimate, tannin, and 
betanaphthol. These preparations may 
be perfumed to suit, and the lotions may 
be colored red, greenish, brown or yel- 
low as may be desired. Red color may 
be imparted with cudbear or carmine, 
green with chlorophyll, brown with 
madder or caramel, and yellow with 
turmeric or saffron. 



Lotions. 

I. Dr. H. L. Pearson highly recom- 
mends this treatment : 

Wash the head thoroughly with tere- 
bene soap (presumably other mild anti- 
septic soap would serve equally well), 
rinse well, and dry with a towel ; then 
rub in a lotion composed of 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 24 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Cologne water fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dry the hair with a towel and apply a 

solution composed of 

Betanaphthol gr. 100 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Allow this to evaporate spontaneously, 

and finally rub in a small quantity of an 

application consisting of 

Salicylic acid gr. 190 

Comp. tincture of benzoin. fl. dr. 2J/2 
Olive oil, to make fl.oz. 16 

This treatment should be carried out 
daily for a month, then on alternate 
days for 2 weeks. 

The dandruff is said to disappear in 
a short time, the hair again becoming 
vigorous. 

II. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 1 

Resorcin dr. 4 

Chloral hydrate dr. 8 

Bay rum fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 14 

If the hair is too dry, a small amount 

of castor oil, about 2 fluidrams, may be 

added to the above. 

This is to be rubbed into the scalp 

once a day. When dandruff ceases to 

form, use once every other day for two 

weeks, then once a week. 

III. Burnette's formula: 

Resorcin dr. 6 

Salicylic acid gr. 20 

Bay rum fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve the solids by agita- 
tion. 

The salicylic acid prevents the resor- 
cin from altering the color of the hair. 
This is to be well rubbed into the 
scalp 2 or 3 times a week. 



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IV. Unna's Spiritus Capillorum : 

Resorcin gr. 160 

Castor oil fl.dr. 2.y 2 

Cologne water fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. \2 l / 2 

Apply once a day to the roots of the 

hair. 

All traces of soap and alkali must be 
removed from the hair before using 
this lotion to prevent discoloration. 

V. Gessner's Lotion: 

Resorcin dr. 3 

Chloral hydrate dr. 4 

Tannic acid dr. 4 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 1 

Castor oil fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 14 

Apply once a day to the roots of the 

hair. 

The author of this preparation rather 

prefers the ointment mentioned below. 

VI. Foote's formula : 

Resorcin dr. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Rose water fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 16 
Use once a day. 

VII. An improved formula is the fol- 
ing: 

Wool-fat, anhydrous av.oz. 3 

Quillaia av.oz. 1 

Water, alcohol, each sufficient 

Macerate the quillaia in the water for 
several days, strain, filter the liquid, and 
add the alcohol. Then warm the liquid 
to above the melting point of the wool- 
fat and shake with the latter until well 
mixed. Finally add enough of a mix- 
ture of I part of alcohol and 6 of water 
to make 64 fluidounces. 

This is a milk-like liquid from which 
the wool-fat separates as a cream-like 
layer but which commingles readily with 
the liquid on agitation. 

Other substances such as quinine, 
tincture of cantharides, menthol, per- 
fume and other substances may be add- 
ed to this emulsion. 

Ointments. 

VIII. Dr. Jackson's Sulfur Cream : 

Precipitated sulfur dr. 6 

Borax gr. 25 



White wax dr. 6 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 4^ 

Rose water fl.oz. 2 

Prepare like "cold cream," thoroughly 
incorporating the sulfur. 

This is to be applied once or twice a 
week. It is highly extolled by Dr. Jack- 
son. 

IX. j Dr. Gessner's ointment : 

Precipitated sulfur dr. 5 

Resorcin dr. 2 

Salicylic acid gr. 80 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 1^2 

Petrolatum av.oz. 6 l / 2 

Shampoo the head, dry thoroughly, 

then apply this ointment, rubbing well 
into the scalp. This treatment is to be 
continued every night. 

X. Shoemaker's remedy : 

Peru balsam dr. 2 

Betanaphthol dr. 4 

Benzoinated lard av.oz. 1 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 3 

Use like the preceding. 

XI. 

Salicylic acid gr. 140 

Precipitated sulfur dr. 6 

Cold cream, U. S. P av.oz. 7^ 

Cleanse the hair with a shampoo, then 
for 6 nights rub the above ointment 
thoroughly into the scalp and on the 
seventh night shampoo the head again. 
After six weeks of this treatment the 
dandruff will probably be cured, or at 
any rate the treatment may be contin- 
ued less frequently. 

XII. Bronson's ointment : 

Ammoniated mercury dr. Ij4 

Calomel dr. -3 

Petrolatum av.oz. 4' 

Shampoo the head with U. S. P. lini- 
ment of soft soap, rinsing thoroughly to 
remove all the soap, then rub in the 
above ointment every other night, alter- 
nating with a solution of 1 dram of 
resorcin in 8 ounces of diluted alcohol. 

Powders. 
XIII. 

Resorcin gr. 60 

Boric acid gr. 30 

Dissolve in 4 fluidounces of water be- 
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XIV. 

Resorcin gr. 60 

Tannof orm gr. 60 

Salicylic acid gr. 5 

Before use, dissolve in a mixture of 

3 fluidounces of alcohol and I of water, 

and filter. 

FOR BALDNESS AND LOSS OF 
HAIR. 

Falling-out of hair, technically called 
alopecia, may be general (not confined 
to spots), due to various acute diseases 
such as typhoid fever, scarlet fever or 
erysipelas. It is frequently congenital 
(hereditary) and may be due to ad- 
vancing age; it may be due to physical 
weakness, nervous debility or severe 
mental application. It is frequently pro- 
duced by local causes such as dandruff, 
pityriasis, etc., also to pressure of tight- 
fitting hats which deprive the head and 
hair of proper nutrition. If the loss of 
hair is due to any local disease, this 
must be cured first when probably other 
treatment will not be required. By far 
the most prolific cause of baldness is 
dandruff. For dandruff remedies, see 
article immediately preceding this one. 

There is also a form of baldness 
known as alopecia areata which mani- 
fests itself in loss of hair in circular 
spots, usually being most severe in the 
central portion of the scalp. This dis- 
ease is believed also to be of contagious 
character. 

Various methods of treatment for 
alopecia or loss of hair have been of- 
fered and what are believed to be the 
best among these have been selected. 
Besides the remedies mentioned, see also 
those under the heading Hair Tonics. 

I. Lassar's routine treatment for the 
cure of baldness requires systematic at- 
tention for a period of at least 6 to 8 
weeks. The head is lathered thoroughly 
with soap and hot water, preferably tar 
soap, rinsing well with warm water and 
then with cold water. This is to be 
done daily at first but less often after- 
wards. For washing long blonde hair, 
the following mixture is recommended: 



Potassium carbonate gr. 90 

Sodium carbonate gr. 90 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 15 

After thoroughly washing and drying 
the hair, moisten the roots of the hair 
with a mixture of 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 10 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 12 

Mercuric chlorid itself has the repu- 
tation of promoting the growth of hair. 
If there is itching, 15 minims of car- 
bolic acid may be added to this mix- 
ture. The following is then applied : 

Thymol gr. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Or this : 

Betanaphthol gr. 10 

Absolute alcohol fl.oz. 8 

After the hair has dried, this oint- 
ment is rubbed in the roots of the hair : 

Salicylic acid gr. 35 

Tincture of benzoin gr. 70 

Oil of bergamot drops 20 

Petrolatum av.oz. 4 

Formerly a neat's-foot oil mixture 
was advised, but pure neat's-foot oil is 
not always obtainable. 

Salicylic acid gr. 75 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 2 

Neat's-foot oil fl.oz. 8 

Every night the hair should be oiled 
with a mixture of turpentine and wool- 
fat containing 10% of the former, care 
being taken to avoid undue irritation of 
the skin, or with the following pomade: 

Carbolic acid gr. 45 

Peru balsam gr. 90 

Sulfur av.oz. 1 

Oil o f bergamot m. 20 

Wool-fat, anhydrous av.oz. 5 

This is to be diluted with water be- 
fore use (amount not stated). 

II. A French writer, Dr. Sabourand, 
says the prime remedy to prevent 
loss of hair is to avoid greasy accumu- 
lation on the scalp by frequent washing 
with soap containing little or no potash, 
as this is irritating. The hair and scalp 
should be rinsed thoroughly with warm 
water, after which it should be dried 
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necessary. He advises against the use 
of cantharides, but thinks pilocarpine, 
quinine, caffeine and camphor stimulate 
the growth of hair. He suggests the 
following : 
Pilocarpine hydrochloric! ....gr. 6 

Spirit of lavender fl.dr. 10 

Ether . fl.dr. 10 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the alkaloid in a small 
amount of water and add the other in- 
gredients. 

This is to be rubbed into the scalp 
daily. 

III. Bartholow's prescription : 
Fluid extract of jaborandi. . .fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of cantharides fl.oz. I 

Soap liniment r fl.oz. 5 

Use once daily. 

IV. Recommended by Bulkley : 

Tincture of cantharides fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of nux vomica fl.oz. 2 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol or cologne water, 

to make fl.oz. 16 

Apply once daily. 

V. Dr. McDonald's prescription: 

Resorcin dr. 6 

Tincture of capsicum fl.oz. 2^2 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1 Y / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Oil of rose, to perfume. 

Rub into the scalp once daily. 

VI. McKee's treatment : 

Tincture of jaborandi fl.oz. 1 

Soap liniment fl.oz. 1 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

This should be rubbed into the scalp 
once daily. The jaborandi darkens the 
hair, hiding slight grayness. The same 
authority also recommends a mixture of 

Carbolic acid ."" fl.dr. 1 

Salicylic acid dr. 3 

Castor oil fl.dr. 3 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 6 

VII. Lactic acid has attained some 
reputation as a hair grower, according 
to some observers, growing hair even 
on nearly bald spots. A 25% solution in 
water is recommended. This is to be 
rubbed into the scalp until it causes pus- 



tulation. It is then to be discontinued 
until the pustules disappear, then to be 
used again. After the hair begins to 
grow, use the following mixture: 

Lactic acid . - fl.oz. 2 

Quinine sulfate gr. 40 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Apply daily to the hair as a dressing. 
It may be perfumed to suit with essen- 
tial oils or synthetics. The quinine and 
glycerin are said to prevent extreme ir- 
ritation. 

HAIR TONICS. 

The preparations known by the gen- 
eral title of hair tonics are intended as 
tonics to hair and scalp to prevent and 
cure dandruff, baldness, dryness of the 
hair, etc. 

The preparations under the preceding 
headings are also real hair tonics. 

Some of these preparations contain 
cinchona or quinine ; some contain sul- 
fur and lead salts ; others contain fixed 
oils like benne or cocoanut oil, and 
others contain still other ingredients. 

They are known by such titles as 
"hair restorer," "hair restorative," "hair 
invigorator," "hair vigor," "hair pro- 
moter," "hair grower," "hair lotion," 
"hair renewer," "hair wash," "hair reno- 
vator," "hair balsam," etc. 

The hair tonics of the market may be 
divided into three classes : 1. Mixtures 
of sulfur and glycerin, with or without 
lead acetate, depending on whether or 
not the preparation is to act as a dye 
as well as a tonic. The glycerin serves 
mainly to hold the sulfur in suspension, 
which latter is credited with hair-tonic 
properties and which in conjunction 
with the lead forms black lead sulfid on 
exposure to the air and light. (2) Di- 
lute alcoholic solutions, with or without 
glycerin or borax, containing" essential 
oils and some kind of hair stimulant, 
cantharides being the favorite, but cap- 
sicum also being employed. (3) A third 
class contains the constituents of cin- 
chona and sometimes of nux vomica. 



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Quinine and Cinchona Hair Tonics. 
(Eau de Quinine.) 

These preparations are usually dis- 
pensed under the titles "quinine hair 
wash," "quinine hair tonic," and "eau 
de quinine." 

They may be colored red, if desired, 
by means of red saunders or other red 
coloring. 
I. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 20 

Bay rum fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of cantharides. .. .fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of capsicum fl.dr. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve, and filter. 
II. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 20 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Bay rum fl.oz. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 1 1 

Mix, dissolve, and filter. 

III. 

Quinine sulfate 

Glycerin 

Tincture of cantharides, 

Rose extract 

Jamaica rum 

Alcohol 

Water 

Mix, dissolve, and filter. 
IV. 



....dr. 
..fl.oz. 
..fl.dr. 
..fl.dr. 
..fl.oz. 
..fl.oz. 
..fl.oz. 



Quinine sulfate dr. 1 

Fluid extract of jaborandi. .fl.oz. 1 
Tincture of cantharides. .. .fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Bay rum fl.oz. 12 

Mix, dissolve, and filter. 
V. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 75 

Tincture of cantharides. .. .fl.oz. 2 
Weaker tincture of orris. . .fl.oz. 4 

Cologne water fl.oz. 10 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of cudbear, enough to color. 
Dissolve the quinine in the cologne 
water and alcohol, add the tinctures, 
coloring and water, let stand a few 
hours, and then filter clear. Enough 
coloring should be added to give a 
bright red color. More perfume may be 
added to suit. 



VI. 

Tincture of red cinchona. . .fl.oz. 1 
Tincture of cantharides. .. .fl.dr. 2 
Comp. tincture of lavender. fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Hair Tonics Containing Oil. 
VII. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Tincture of cantharides fl.dr. 4 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 4 

Oil of rose drops 10 

Red saunders dr. 2 

Mix, macerate for several days, agi- 
tating occasionally and strain. 
VIII. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 8 

Tincture of cantharides fl.oz. 1 

Tannin dr. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 20 

Oil of rosemary drops 20 

Alcohol .* fl.oz. 23 

Oil and Quinine Hair Tonic. 
IX. 

Quinine sulfate gr. 75 

Castor oil fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of cantharides fl.oz. 2 

Oil of bay m. 30 

Alcohol fl.oz. 28 

Tincture of curcuma, to color yellow. 
Mix, agitate till the quinine is dis- 
solved, and filter. 

Hair Tonics Containing Resorcin. 
X. 

Resorcin dr. 2 

Salicylic acid gr. 20 

Tincture of cantharides. .. .fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Diluted alcohol, to make.', .fl.oz. 16 

Heliotropin gr. 10 

Oil of rose drops 5 

XI. 

Resorcin gr. 90 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of cantharides fl.dr. 4 

Compound tincture of lav- 
ender fl.dr. 4 

Bay rum, to make fl.oz. 16 

XII. 

Resorcin dr. 2^/2 

Tannin dr. 5 

Chloral hydrate dr. 5 

Castor oil fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. 2 

Vanillin gr. 20 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 32 



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Lanolin Hair Lotion. 
XIII. See Liebreich's Hair Milk, un- 
der Dandruff Remedies. 

Pilocarpine Hair Tonics. 

Pilocarpine is used frequently as an 
ingredient of hair tonics. It was first 
used as tincture of fluid extract of jab- 
orandi in connection with quinine, as in 
formula No. IV under Quinine and Cin- 
chona Hair Tonics, which see. 

Pilocarpine is reputed to possess the 
property of darkening the hair as well 
as promoting its growth. A pomade as 
well as lotions is mentioned here. 

XIV. 

Jaborandi av.oz. x / 2 

Cinchona av.oz. I 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Diluted alcohol, to make. . .fl.oz. 16 
Perfume, to suit. 

Reduce the drugs to coarse powder 
and percolate with the diluted alcohol to 
obtain 14 fluidounces of liquid; to the 
latter add the glycerin and any suitable 
perfume. 

XV 

Quinine sulfate pt. 20 

Tincture of jaborandi fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Bay rum fl.oz. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 11 

Diluted sulfuric acid m. 20 

Dissolve the quinine in the rose water 

with the aid of the acid, a old the other 

ingredients, and filter. 

Sage Hair Tonic. 
XVI. Utech's formula : 

Fluid extract of sage fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of green soap. .. .fl.oz. 2 
Tincture of red cinchona. . .fl. dr. 6 
Tincture of cantharides. . . .fl.dr. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Chloral hydrate dr. 5 

Cologne water fl.oz. 4 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of sweet orange fl.dr. 1 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

California brandy, to make. fl.oz. 32 
Mix the first five ingredients together, 
dissolve the chloral hydrate in the co- 
logne water, dissolve the oils in the al- 



cohol, add this to the cologne water so- 
lution and mix all the ingredients to- 
gether. Let stand for a week or longer, 
and then filter through calcium phos- 
phate. 

Arnicated Glycerole of Cantharides. 
XVII. 

Ammonium carbonate dr. 1 

Ammonium chlorid dr. 1. 

Salicylic acid gr. 20 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Cologne water fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of arnica fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of cantharides. .. .fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol '. fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the ammonium salts and sali- 
cylic acid in the water, add the other in- 
gredients and filter clear through cal- 
cium phosphate. 

This mixture shampoos or cleanses 
the head as well as stimulating the 
growth of the hair. 

It is to be applied night and morning, 
rubbing well into the roots of the hair. 

Prof. Gross's Hair Tonic. 
XVIII. 

Tincture of cantharides. .. .fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of capsicum drops 50 

Glycerin fl.dr. 10 

Cologne water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Locock's Hair Lotion. 

XIX. There are many variations of 
this formula, but the following is said 
to be the original : 

Expressed oil of mace gr. 1 10 

Olive oil fl.oz. 1 

Stronger ammonia water, .fl.oz. 1 

Spirit of rosemary fl.oz. 2 

Rose water, to make fl.oz. 20 

Beat up the oil of mace with the 
olive oil, added, not too gradually; after 
each addition and incorporation of olive 
oil add a small amount of the ammonia 
water, beating until the mixture is sap- 
onified. When all the olive oil has 
been added, incorporate the rose water, 
then the spirit of rosemary, and finally 
the remainder of the ammonia water. 
Erasmus Wilson's Hair Lotion. 

XX. This is said to be the original 
formula for this preparation as given 
bv Dr. Wilson himself: 



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Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 2 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl.oz. 2 

Chloroform m. 50 

Oil of rosemary m. 90 

Oil of lemon drops 2 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Father Kneipp's Hair Tonic. 

XXI. There may be occasional calls 
for this preparation. This is the for- 
mula: Boil 200 g. of finely cut fresh 
nettle root in 1000 cc. of water and 
500 cc. of vinegar for one-half hour, 
allow to cool and then strain. 

The scalp is to be washed thoroughly 
with this lotion every evening before 
retiring. 

Lead and Sulfur Hair-Color 
Restorers. 

These are the preparations that have 
been sold in the past under .such names 
as "hair promoters," "hair vigors," "hair 
invigorators," "hair restorers (or restor- 
atives)," etc. The sulfur and lead are 
not only alleged to be hair tonics, but 
act also as slow dyes or coloring agents, 
darkening grayish hair, and in this man- 
ner restoring its color. 

The sulfur and lead combine upon 
exposure to air and light to form black 
lead sulfid. On account of the action 
of light, these preparations should al- 
ways be either in dark amber-colored 
bottles or the container should be cov- 
ered with a closely-adherent wrapper. 

Lead preparations being all poisonous, 
it would seem that the public should 
be apprised of this fact. However, 
cases of poisoning from the use of these 
hair preparations are seemingly un- 
known. 

The lead in these preparations is usu- 
ally in the form of the acetate but the 
nitrate is equally serviceable. The sul- 
fur is employed in the form of precipi- 
tated or sublimed (or better, washed), 
sulfur. It may also be in combination 
with sodium hyposulfite. When this lat- 
ter is added to the lead salt, a precipi- 
tate of lead hyposulnte is formed which 
must be redissolved in an excess of 
the hyposulfite. The hyposulnte prep- 



arations are therefore clear while the 
sulfur preparations contain sulfur in 
suspension and must be agitated befor? 
use. 

Other ingredients of these prepara- 
tions are glycerin, which helps to keep 
the sulfur in suspension, tincture of 
cantharides, perfume, alcohol, water, 
bay rum, rose water, etc. 

These preparations should be applied 
once or twice daily to the hair. 

XXII. Formula of the British 
Pharmaceutical Codex: 

Lead acetate, powder av.oz. 34 

Precipitated sulfur av.oz. iV 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 5 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 40 

Rub the lead salt and sulfur together 
until well mixed, triturate with the gly- 
cerin, and gradually add enough dis- 
tilled water to make up the required vol- 
ume. This may be perfumed if desired. 

XXIII. What appears to be the orig- 
inal, or at least one of the early prepa- 
rations of this kind is the following, 
known as Gen. Twigg's Hair Restorer 
or Dye: 

Precipitated sulfur dr. 4 

Lead acetate dr. 4 

Rose water fl.oz. 16 

Triturate all together in a mortar. 
The addition of 2 fluidounces of gly- 
'cerin will remove the undersirable dry- 
ing property of the preparation. 
XXIV. 

Lead acetate, pure av.oz. 1 

Ammonium hyposulfite, 

crystal av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Oil of bitter almond drops 20 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Dissolve the salts separately in a por- 
tion of the water and mix the solutions. 
Dissolve the oil in the alcohol, add the 
glycerin, and mix this with the previ- 
ously prepared compound. Other per- 
fume may be added and the amounts 
of alcohol and glycerin may be some- 
what increased. 

XXV. A pomade for the hair also 
containing lead and sulfur is this: 



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Lead acetate, fine powder, .av.oz. T /i 

Precipitated sulfur av.oz. Yi 

Tincture of cantharides. .. .av.oz. I 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. I 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. I 

Wool-fat, hydrous av.oz. 4 

Castor oil fl.oz. 5 

Petrolatum av.oz. 6 

Rub the lead acetate and sulfur to a 
smooth oaste with a portion of the cas- 
tor oil, add the petrolatum, wool- fat, 
and remainder of the castor oil, and 
then incorporate the tincture and es- 
sential oils. 

This is to be applied once daily. 
LIME JUICE AND GLYCERIN. 

This preparation was at one time a 
popular one for the hair. Very singu- 
larly it does not contain lime juice and 
seldom glycerin, but is made with a 
basis of lime water and oils, with oil of 
lemon as the perfume. 

The following formulas are offered: 

I. 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 7 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2 

Lime water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix well by shaking. 

II. 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 6 

Olive oil fl.oz. 6 

Lime water .fl.oz. 5 

Syrup of lime fl.oz. 1 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 

Mix well by agitation. 

Peanut oil may be used instead of the 

almond and olive oils. All fixed oils 

do not make . a smooth mixture with 

lime water. 

OINTMENT FOR DRY SCALP AND 
HAIR. 

Wool fat, hydrous av.oz. 4 

White petrolatum av.oz. 4 

Oil of lavender -flowers. .. .drops 20 
Apply to the scalp with the tips of the 
fingers about twice a week. 
HAIR GLOSS. 

Hair glosses are for the purpose of 
giving a gloss and a smooth, soft ap- 
pearance to the hair, glycerin or castor 
oil being the main ingredient which is 
dissolved in alcohol and perfumed with 
essential oils or synthetic perfumes to 



suit the taste and price. Besides the 
preparations mention below, the mix- 
tures known as brilliantines, which see, 
are also used as hair glosses. 
I. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol, fl.oz. 12 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

. Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Color with alkanet if desired. 

II. 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Orange flower water fl.oz. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 10 

Oil of verbena m. 30 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Oil of citronella (best) m. 30 

HAIR DYES. (Mustache Dyes- 
Whisker Dyes.) 

It is a common practice to dye faded 
or gray hair, or to, using a more polite 
expression, "restore" them, by the use 
of various liquid preparations. These 
may be made with mineral agents as the 
base but vegetable substances are used 
also and latterly synthetic agents have 
come into vogue. 

Among the metallic substances used 
are silver, lead, bismuth, copner, nickel, 
mercury, etc., are used, any in fact 
which will form a black or brown com- 
pound in contact with a reagent. Sil- 
ver is the most popular because it is 
most effective and most expeditious. 
Some of the metals are interdicted in. 
Europe as being poisonous or deleterious, 
including copper, lead, mercury, nickel, 
and in some instances silver. Bismuth 
preparations are, however, entirely non- 
poisonous and may be used freely. 

The vegetable dyes include walnut 
shells, henna leaves, and cashew nuts, 
but they are rather unsatisfactory as 
compared with the metallic dves. 

All metallic d-es require the use of 
a second or mordanting agent to "fix" 
the color such as pyrogallic acid or a 
sulfite with silver, etc. Sometimes it 
is possible to combine the dye and mor- 
dant in one solution which then makes 
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as when the dye and mordant are sep- 
arate, a two-bottle preparation is ob- 
tained. 

All dyes must be renewed from time 
to time as the new portions of the hair 
of course, still retain the former color. 

The usual color desired is black, al- 
though brown is also largely in de- 
mand. The dyes that produce a black 
color will produce a brown by appropri- 
ate weakening or dilution. 

Before using any dye, the hair should 
be freed from grease by washing with 
an alkaline carbonate or soap, removing 
the latter by the abundant use of water, 
subsequently drying thoroughly. 

The dye should be distributed among 
the hair by means of a tooth brush and 
occasional combing with a new comb ; 
contact with the scalp should be avoided. 

Silver Hair Dyes. 

Silver dyes may be the so-called one- 
bottle or two-bottle preparations, the 
latter consisting of a bottle of mor- 
dant (pyrogallic or gallic acid or other 
agent) and a bottle of silver solution. 
The mordant is always applied to the 
hair first. In the case of one-bottle prep- 
arations, the single bottle is a solu- 
tion of the silver salt. The mordanting 
or darkening effect is obtained by ex- 
posure of the hair to the sun. One bot- 
tle preparations do not make so good 
a color as the two-bottle ones. 

I. Black or brown — 2-bottle : 
A. 

Silver nitrate dr. 4 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the silver nitrate in a por- 
tion of the water, gradually add am- 
monia water, stirring constantly, until 
the brown turbidity produced has van- 
ished and the liquid appears colorless, 
then add the remainder of the water. 
A large excess of ammonia should be 
avoided as this tends to produce a 
brownish dye. 



B. 

Pvrogallic acid dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water, to make. .. .fl.oz. 4 

Mix and dissolve. 

Before using this dye the hair should 
be freed from grease by washing with 
warm water containing sodium or po- 
tassium carbonate, borax or soap, then 
well rinsed with clear water to remove 
all alkali, and finally dried thoroughly. 
In using, apply solution B to the hair 
w T ith a clean tooth brush, going care- 
fully over every portion of the hair, 
allow the latter to dry partially, then 
apply solution A in the same manner, 
using another clean tooth brush. 

The above makes a black dye. To ob- 
tain a brown dye the solution of pyro- 
gallic acid should be made very weak, 
about 20 grains to 4 ounces, and the 
solution of silver nitrate should also 
be reduced to one-half or one-quarter. 
In fact, any shade of color may be ob- 
tained by altering the strength of the 
solutions. 

Care should be taken to avoid stain- 
ing the scalo. If a stain is made, it may 
be removed with solution of sodium 
hyposulfite. 

II. Black or brown — 2-bottle : 



Silver nitrate dr. 4 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the silver salt in a portion 
of the water, add ammonia water, in 
small amounts, with repeated agitation, 
to just redissolve the precipitate first 
formed, then add the remainder of the 
water. 
B. 

Gallic acid gr. 40 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Mix and dissolve. 

This is to be used like the preced- 
ing. 

These combinations make a black dye. 
Brown or light may be obtained by us- 
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or by diluting or weakening the solu- 
tions. 

Use like No. I. 

III. Black or brown — 2-bottle: 
A. 

Silver nitrate dr. 4 

Copper nitrate gr. 24 

Ammonia water sufficient 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the two salts in the water, 

add ammonia water to redissolve the 

precioitate first formed. 

B. 

Pyrogallic acid dr. 2 

Acetic acid fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 l / 2 

Apply the pyrogallic solution to the 
hair with a tooth brush, taking care 
not to wet the scalp. When partially 
dry, apply the silver solution in the same 
manner, using another brush. 

This makes a black dye. For a brown 
dye, decrease the amount of pyrogallic 
acid; as little as one-half grain to the 
fluidram is sometimes used. Sometimes 
the acetic acid is omitted, and in most 
of the commercial hair dyes diluted al- 
cohol is used as a solvent of the acid. 
Copper sulfate might possibly be sub- 
stituted for the nitrate. 

The use of the copper salt is to avoid 
the dull reddish tint imparted to hair 
by the use of silver nitrate alone. 

IV. Black— 1 -bottle: 

Silver nitrate dr. 2 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1 

Lard oil fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Saponify the oil by shaking it with 
the ammonia water; dissolve the silver 
nitrate in the water, and add this to 
the oil solution. Let the mixture stand 
for some time with frequent agitation. 
This liquid is to be applied to the hair 
by means of a tooth brush, being care- 
ful to apply it to all the hair and up to 
the roots, then loosen up or shake out 
the hair and expose to the sun which 
brings out the color. Age seems to im- 
prove the dyeing property of this prep- 
aration. 



Bismuth Hair Dyes. 

While hair dyes made with silver, 
copper, lead, mercury, nickel, etc., are 
considered poisonous and some are for- 
bidden in European countries, bismuth 
dyes are known to be entirely harmless. 
The objection to them is that they do 
not operate so quickly and that the solu- 
tions decompose on exposure to light 
and air. They are also quite expensive. 
They should therefore be kept in dark 
bottles, well stoppered. They are pre- 
ferred to make the light brown or so- 
called chestnut color. 

V. Brown or blonde — i-bottle: 

Bismuth subnitrate gr. 125 

Solution of potassa, 10%. 

Citric acid, each sufficient 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Distilled or orange flower 
water, to make fl.oz. 8 

Mix the bismuth salt and glycerin 
intimately by trituration, then heat on 
a water-bath and gradually add to it 
solution of potassa, under constant stir- 
ring, until the bismuth salt is dissolved. 
Then add concentrated solution of 
citric acid until only a slight alkanity 
remains. Now add water to make up 
the 8 fluidounces. 

This is to be applied by means of a 
new tooth brush and comb. 

Copper Hair Dyes. 

Copper dyes are considered poison- 
ous and in Germany and other Euro- 
pean countries are forbidden for use 
on living hair. They may be used on 
wigs, switches, etc. 

VI. Black— 2-bottle : 
A. 

Copper sulfate gr. 80 

Ammonia water m. 200 

Distilled water fl.oz. -] x / 2 

B. 

Pyrogallic acid gr. 35 

Copper acetate gr. 175 

Distilled water fl.oz. y l 2 

Apply like any of the silver dyes. 

VII. Black— 2-bottle : 
A. 

Copper sulfate dr. 2 

Copper acetate dr. 2 



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Pyrogallic acid gr. 24 

Distilled water fl.oz. g l / 2 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 4 

B. 

Potassium ferrocyanid. . . .av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Apply solution A thoroughly with a 
brush, allow the hair to dry spontane- 
ously, then apply solution B in the same 
manner. 

VIII. Brown— 2-bottle : 
A. 

Copper chlorid gr. 80 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

B. 

Pvrogallic acid dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 l / 2 

Apply like any of the silver dyes. 
This makes a dark brown shade. A 
light brown shade may be made by de- 
creasing the proportion of copper 
chlorid to 50 grains and that of pyro- 
gallic acid to 80 grains. 

Iron Hair Dyes. 
Iron being entirely non-poisonous has 
been suggested as a basis for hair dyes 
instead of silver, lead, copper, or mer- 
cury. Iron dyes are, however, not as 
satisfactory as those containing silver or 
bismuth. Examples of iron dyes are 
here given. 

IX. Black— 2-bottle : 

A. 

Iron sulfate gr. 5 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 8 

B. 

Tannic acid gr. 20 

Gallic acid gr. 20 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 8 

The hair must be thoroughly washed 
with solution A, dried and brushed, 
once daily for three days; then solution 
B should be applied on a small-toothed 
comb, but must not be allowed to touch 
the skin if A has done so, else a tem- 
porary stain will result. Subsequently 
both liquids may be used once daily, 
at an interval of an hour or so, until 
a black color is produced. 



X. Black— 1 -bottle: 

Iron sulfate dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. "1 

Cologne water fl.oz. 1 

Rose water fl.oz. 14 

This is to be applied to the hair once 

or twice daily. It gradually darkens 

the hair. 

Mercurial Hair Dye. 
Owing to the poisonous character of 

mercury, this is to be used only on 

wigs, switches, etc., not on living hair. 

XI. Black— 2-bottle : 
A. 

Mercuric chlorid gr. 6 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 6 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

B. 

Sodium hyposulfate gr. 10 

Water fl.oz. 2 

The hair should be washed to free it 
from grease, then treated with solution 
A, allowed to dry. and then treated with 
solution B. 

Lead Hair Dyes. 
The lead dyes are considered poison- 
ous and are usually not recommended. 
In fact some European countries have 
laws forbidding their use on human 
beings. For formulas for these prepa- 
rations, see Lead and Sulfur Hair-Color 
Restorers under Hair Tonics. 

Manganese Hair Dyes. 

XII. Blonde— 2-bottle : 
A. 

Potassium permanganate gr. 80 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

B. 

Sodium hyposulfite gr. 80 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Free the hair from grease by wash- 
ing with a weak soda solution, then 
rinse thoroughly with warm water, and 
dry well with a soft towel. Then apply 
solution A, with a soft, clean tooth 
brush, afterwards combing with a clean 
comb to evenly distribute the solu- 
tion. After a short time, sponge the 
hair with clean water, then brush them 
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Solution A is also used alone, the 
depth of color obtained varying with 
the frequency with which it is ap- 
plied. 

Pyrogallol Hair Dye. 

Pyrogallic acid (pyrogallol) is also 
used without metallic combination to 
dye the hair. The following are some 
of the formulas recommended: 

XIII. 

Pyrogallic acid oz. I 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 6 

This imparts to the hair a dark brown 
color. It is to be applied to thejiair 
once daily until the desired shade is 
obtained. 
XIV. 

Pyrogallic acid dr. 4 

Solution of potassa dr. 4 

Water, to make... fl.oz. 6 

This makes a brown color. It is to 
be used like the preceding. 

Walnut Hair Oil and Dye. 
Oils impregnated with the coloring 
principles of walnut shells have been 
recommended for dyeing the hair, thus 
serving as a combined oil and dye. The 
oil is to be applied daily, the hair ac- 
quiring a dark brown tint. The follow- 
ing are the best formulas : 

XV. 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 16 

Alum, powder dr. 4 

Walnut shells, dried av.oz. 4 

Alcohol sufficient 

Perfume to suit 

Moisten the shells with alcohol, add 
the alum and paraffin oil, heat on a 
sand bath for an hour, then filter, and 
finally add any desired essential oils 
or synthetic perfumes. 
XVI. 
Walnut shells, green or 

fresh av.oz. 3 

Alum, powder dr. 3 

Olive oil fl.oz. 16 

Oil of rose drops 15 

Oil of bergamot drops 25 

Beat the walnut shells in a mortar 
with the alum, then heat with the olive 
oil until all moisture has dissipated, 
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filter, allow to cool, and add the aro- 
matic oils. 

XVII. Many of the so-called "wal- 
nut dyes" are not made from walnut 
shells at all, but are chemical origin, the 
following being given as an example : 

Silver nitrate gr. 45 

Pyrogallic acid dr: 3 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Henna Hair Dye. 

The leaves of the henna, a Southern 
Asiatic plant, have long been used by 
Oriental women as a dye for the hair 
and finger nails. One method of using 
the leaves is to make a decoction with 
boiling water in about the proportion 
of 1 in 7, and to apply this uniformly 
to the hair, after first washing the latter 
to remove all grease. Owing to the 
gummy character of the leaves, the hair 
becomes disagreeably sticky after mak- 
ing the application. The decoction spoils 
readily but may be preserved for some 
time by adding about 20% of alcohol, 
which also precipitates a portion of the 
gum. The leaves may also be extracted 
with diluted alcohol, and this tincture 
is also suitable as a dye. 

This dye is entirely harmless and 
may be used in any amount, but must 
not be used so freely as to stain the 
skin. It imparts to the hair a dark 
brown or black color which is quite 
lasting. 

It is also used in the form of a pow- 
der which is mixed with water and 
applied "to the hair in the form of a 
paste. This is allowed to remain over 
night, and is washed off the next day 
with water. 

Oriental women are said to use henna 
leaves in connection with the leaves 
of the indigo plant, known as "reng." 
The color may be varied by using differ- 
ent proportions of reng and henna, the 
more of the former that is used, the 
darker will be the shade produced. 
Synthetic Hair Dyes. 

A number of substances or combina 
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most of them similar to photographic 
developers, have been recommended of 
late years for dyeing hair. As a rule 
most of them are irritant to the skin 
and produce eczemas and other cutane- 
ous eruptions. They are therefor suit- 
able only for dyeing furs, wigs, 
switches, etc. One of the chemicals 
most frequently mentioned in this con- 
nection is paraphenylenediamine. Ac- 
cording to the specifications of a Ger- 
man patent it is to be used as fol- 
lows : 
A. 

Paraphenylenediamine . .parts 20 

Caustic soda -parts 14 

Water parts 1000 

B. 

Hydrogen dioxid parts 3 

Water parts 100 

Cleanse the hair thoroughly so as to 
remove all fatty matter, then apply solu- 
tion A, allow the hair to dry partially, 
and then apply solution B. In the 
course of the day the hair assumes a 
dark color, which becomes deeper upon 
repeated applications of the dye. 

The preparation known as Aureol, 
also protected by a German patent, con- 
sists of 

Metol parts 10 

Amidophenol hydro- 

chlorid parts 3 

Monamidophenylamine ..parts 6 

Sodium sulfite parts 5 

Diluted alcohol, to make. parts 1000 
Dissolve the sulfite in the alcohol 
and all the other ingredients. • 

In using this dye the hair should 
first be washed with soda solution or 
soap, rinse thoroughly with clear water, 
allowed to dry partially, then with a 
fine-tooth comb apply this liquid pre- 
viously mixed with an equal propor- 
tion of a 3% solution of hydrogen per- 
oxid. In the course of 2 or 3 hours the 
hair will assume a dark-brown color 
which can be increased to black by re- 
peated applications of the dye. 

A German patent has also been is- 
sued for a hair dye which is said to be 
"relatively" non-poisonous and which 



does not irritate the skin. The hair is 
first treated with a dilute alcoholic, 
slightly alkaline solution of naphthy- 
lendiamine, and then washed with an 
oxidizing solution. The result is a 
blonde or light brown tint, which re- 
sists the influence of light, or water and 
of the substances ordinarily used in 
washing the hair. 

Golden Hair Coloring. 
To bleach the hair, hydrogen peroxid 
only is used at the present time. Be- 
fore using it the hair should be freed 
from grease and dirt by washing thor- 
oughly with soap and water containing 
a small amount of ammonia water. 
Dry the hair partially, then apply the 
peroxid by means of a sponge or in 
any other convenient manner. Comb 
the hair out so as to distribute the 
bleach evenly through the hair and to 
expose the latter quite thoroughly to the 
air. If the shade obtained is not light 
enough, repeat once daily for several 
days till the desired tint is obtained. 
The color obtained depends not only 
upon the frequency with which the 
bleach is used but also upon the con- 
stitution of the hair, to which also the 
natural color of the hair is due. Red 
hair is but little affected by the bleach 
because of the small proportion of iron 
present ; black hair is affected the most. 

Hair Dye in Ointment Form. 

According to Gawaloski, an effective 
hair dye may be made by washing fresh- 
ly precipitated silver oxid with alcohol, 
and making this into an ointment with 
any suitable vehicle. This ointment is to 
be rubbed into the hair at night, and 
in the morning washed out with a weak 
alcoholic solution of pyrogallic acid and 
potassa. After a few minutes exposure 
to the light, wash the hair with water, 
and apply a little oil. 
BRILLIANTINES. 

These are preparations intended for 
application to the mustache, beard or to 
make them appear glossy. They are 
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called Hair Glosses, which see. They 
consist of a mixture of alcohol, fixed 
oils or glycerin (or both together), and 
some perfuming agent. There are two 
varieties, the separating and the non- 
separating, the former separating on 
standing into two layers. The cause 
of the separation is the presence of fixed 
oil other than castor oil which is not 
soluble in alcohol or alcoholic liquids; 
the presence of glycerin and possibly 
of water also contribute to the. separa- 
tion. The non-separating kind consists 
of castor oil or glycerin in alcoholic 
solution. 

The perfume is an important con- 
sideration. It may be any suitable com- 
bination of essential oils or synthetic 
perfumes. The formulas under Per- 
fumes for Hair Oils are excellent for 
this purpose. Or instead of alcohol and 
tssential oils in the mixture, a good 
handkerchief extract may be used. Too 
much perfume in the mixture is unde- 
sirable. 

If a colored preparation is desired, it 
may be tinted yellow with tincture of 
saffron or curcuma or reddish with al- 
kanet root of alkannin. 

I. 

Castor oil fl.oz. I 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 7 

Glycerin fl.dr. 3 

Jockey club extract fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

II. 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 9 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Glycerin"' fl.oz. 2 

Oil of rose geranium drops 15 

III. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Oil of rose drops 20 

Oil of neroli drops 20 

Mix, and color with tincture of saf- 
fron or curcuma. 

IV. This preparation is more like a 
pomatum : 

Castor oil av.oz. 15 

Spermaceti av.oz. 4 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 



Palmarosa oil fl.dr. 1 

Geranyl acetate m. 30 

Melt the spermaceti, add the castor 
oil, allow to cool somewhat, and then 
incorporate the perfume. 

V. The "huiles antiques" imported 
from France may be made into fine 
brilliantines by mixing them with an 
equal proportion of alcohol. 
STICK MUSTACHE POMADE. 
(Stick Pomatum — Cosmetique.) 

For a formula suitable as a basis for 
these preparations see under Grease 
Paints. The fatty combination men- 
tioned when uncolored forms white 
cosmetic, when colored with burnt um- 
ber, brown cosmetics, and when colored 
with lampblack or animal charcoal, black 
cosmetic. The coloring matter should 
be rubbed to a perfectly smooth paste 
before adding to the remainder of the 
fatty matter. The mixture may be 
colored mildly with any suitable essen- 
tial oil or synthetic perfume, or with 
any of the combinations mentioned un- 
der Perfumes for Hair Oils. 

After the mixture has been melted 
and colored and perfumed if desired- 
it should be allowed to cool to near the 
congealing point, and then poured into 
well-chilled molds of the proper di- 
mensions. After the sticks have solidi- 
fied, they should be removed from the 
molds, and wrapped in oiled paper or 
tin-foil, after which they may be en- 
closed in a fancy wrapper. 

Instead of a portion of the fatty mat- 
ter and then adding perfume, flower 
pomades may be used as in the fol- 
lowing: 

White wax av.oz. 8 

Suet av.oz. 8 

Tuberose pomade av.oz. 4 

Jasmine pomade av.oz. 4 

First melt the wax, then add the 
suet, afterward the pomades. 

The following is also recommended 
as a basis for mustache pomades : 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1 

White or yellow wax av.oz. 7 

Olive oil tl. or av.oz. 9 

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the oil. The coloring matter and per- 
fume may be added as before. For the 
white pomade use white wax, but for 
colored pomades yellow wax may be 
used. 

HUNGARIAN MUSTACHE PO- 
MADE. (Hungarian Mustache 
Wax — Pommade Hongroise.) 

This is a mixture of gum, soap, wax 
or spermaceti, and water, with perfume 
and coloring matter. It is in the form 
of a sticky or tenacious paste which, 
when applied to the end of the mus- 
tache, retains the latter in extended 
fashion, a la Napoleon III. 

It may be left uncolored, or it may 
be colored brown with umber or black 
with lampblack like stick mustache, the 
coloring matter being first rubbed up 
with a portion of melted wax or the 
glycerin or water before adding to the 
other ingredients. 

Owing to the fact that it will become, 
hard and dry when exposed to the at- 
mosphere, it must be preserved and dis- 
pensed in well-stoppered wide-mouth 
bottles or in collapsible tubes. 

I. 

Spermaceti dr. 2 

White or yellow wax av.oz. 2.^/2 

Acacia, powder av.oz. 2 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. i l /+ 

Glycerin fl.dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Rub the soap and gum with half the 
water, previously warmed, to a per- 
fectly smooth paste. Melt the wax and 
spermaceti, add the remainder of the 
water, then incorporate the soap and 
gum mixture, and the glycerin, adding 
these gradually with constant stirring. 
Then allow the whole to cool partially 
before adding the oils. 

White wax is to be used for white or 
light-colored pomade, while yellow wax 
may be used for dark pomade. 
II. 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 2 

White wax av.oz. 5 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 6 



Water ." fl.oz. 5 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 Yz 

Oil of bergamot drops 12 

Oil of lemon drops 6 

Oil of rose drops 6 

Triturate the soa^ with the mucilage 
previously mixed with the water to a 
smooth paste. To this add the wax 
and glycerin, heat the whole on a water 
bath, stirring constantly, until the wax 
is melted, and the mixture is homo- 
geneous. Now, incorporate the volatile 
oils, also coloring matter, if a colored 
pomade is desired. 

III. This is a Hungarian formula : 

White wax av.oz. 9J/2 

Lard av.oz. 2>Va 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 3^ 

Gum elemi av.oz. 1 

Melt together at a gentle heat and 
stir until cool. 

MUSTACHE VARNISH. 

The following is recommended for 

imparting stiffness to the mustache and 

beard: 

Mastic dr. 2 

Sandarac dr. 4 

Resin av.oz. iyk 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Ether fl.dr. 4 

Any perfume extract. fl.dr. 4 

Mix and agitate until the resins are 

practically dissolved, then strain. Some 

castor oil may be added. 

SPIRIT GUM for Attaching False 
Beards and Mustaches. 

This is generally a resinous prepara- 
tion such as an alcoholic solution of 
mastic or an ethereal solution of san- 
darac. Or the following may be used: 

I. 

Mastic dr. 1 

Sandarac dr. 2 

Rosin dr. 6 

Ether fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Mix and dissolve by agitation. 



II. 



Rosin dr. 4 

Castor oil fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 10 

Volatile oil to perfume 

Mix and dissolve by agitation. 



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EYE-BROW PENCILS. 

For full directions for making eye- 
brow pencils, see under Grease Paints 
in Chapter II. 
SHAVING PREPARATIONS. 

Two kinds are described here, shav- 
ing creams and shaving powders. The 
manufacture of soaps requires special 
ability and experience and will not be 
discussed. 

Creams or Pastes. 

These are merely soft soaps and also 
require the special ability of a soap- 
maker to prepare them. The follow- 
ing formulas are well recommended: 

I. Modified from Piesse: 

Lard av.oz. 14 

Caustic potassa av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Perfume to suit 

Melt the lard in a porcelain vessel 
over a salt water bath; dissolve the 
potassa in the water, and run the lye, 
thus formed, very slowly into the melted 
grease, stirring thoroughly all the time, 
until saponification is complete. 

A pearly appearance can be given to 
the "cream," which is simply a soft 
soap, by long trituration in a mortar 
with a little alcohol, say 4 fluidrams to 
each pound of soap. 

Bitter almond oil may be used as a 
perfume for the "cream." Only a very 
minute proportion is required. A few 
drops dissolved in the alcohol used as 
above will suffice. 

Glycerin should be added to this 
cream to retain it in a permanently soft 
condition. 

II. From Dieterich : 

Mutton tallow av.oz. 8 

Cocoanut oil av.oz. 4 

Solution of soda, 

sp. gr. 1.26 av.oz. 6^4 

Solution of potassa, 

sp. gr. 1.26 av.oz. i 1 /^ 

Oil of bergamot m. 80 

Oil of caraway m. 60 

Oil of lavender flowers. .. .m. 40 

Oil of thyme, white m. 20 

Melt the tallow and oil together, cool 
to 50 C, add the alkaline solutions, 
and continue a gentle heat, stirring con- 



stantly for about half an hour or until 
the mass is homogeneous; then incor- 
porate the essential oils. 

III. 

Lard av.oz. 16 

Spermaceti ....av.oz. 1 

Caustic potash av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Perfume to suit 

Melt the lard and spermaceti, dissolve 
the potash in half the water, and grad- 
ually add this solution to the melted 
fat, constantly stirring meanwhile. Then 
incorporate the remainder of the water 
which has previously been warmed, and 
finally add any desired perfume ("ex- 
tract," oil or synthetic), which may be 
dissolved in a small amount of alco- 
hol. 

This is similar to No. I but is some- 
what softer. Less water may be used 
if desired. 

IV. 

Lard av.oz. 15 

Benne oil av.oz. 3 

Solution of caustic potash, 

sp. gr. 1.384. av.oz. 7 

Solution of caustic soda, 

sp. gr. 1.384 av.oz. i l / 2 

Water fl.dr. 4 

Perfume to suit 

Melt the lard, add the oil, and keep 
the mixture at a temperature of about 
38 C. throughout the operation. Keep 
the fatty mixture in constant motion 
and to it gradually, first the soda solu- 
tion, then the potash solution, and then 
the water. When saponification is com- 
pleted, allow the mass to cool somewhat, 
and then incorporate any desired per- 
fume ("extract," oil, or synthetic) 
which may be first dissolved in a small 
amount of alcohol. 



Powders. 



V. 



Soap, powder av.oz. 9 

Starch av.oz. i l / 2 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. I 

Orris root, powder av.oz. Z A 

Oil of bergamot drops 20 

The orris root may be replaced by 

powdered soap bark and a very little oil 

of orris may be added. 



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VI. 



Soap, powder av.oz. 10 

Spermaceti, powder gr. 75 

Cumarin gr. 1 

Oil of wintergreen drop 1 

Oil of bergamot drops 3 

Mix thoroughly. 

DEPILATORIES. (^Hair Removers.) 

Depilatories are preparations for re- 
moving hair. They are usually in the 
form of powder, which should be in 
impalpable condition. The main or ac- 
tive ingredient is usually sulfid or sulf- 
hydrate of one of the alkalies or alka- 
line earths, although the older depila- 
tories were made with caustic alkalies. 
In using these depilatories they should 
be made into thin paste with water, 
applied in a thin layer to the skin, al- 
lowed to remain a few minutes and then 
scraped off with a blunt instrument, 
when the hair will have softened suf- 
ficiently to remove without pain. 

All these preparations give out the 
disagreeable odor of sulfuretted hydro- 
gen, strontium sulfid least so. These 
preparations readily lose sulfid and un- 
less tolerably fresh they are of little 
value for the removal of hair. 

Too long contact of depilatories with 
the skin should be avoided, as they are 
liable to cause erosions and even ugly 
sores. To avoid any bad after-effect, 
the skin should be thoroughly cleansed 
and then anointed with a bland oil. 

These preparations are used mainly 
for ladies for the removal of hair from 
the face. In the Orient women use 
them also to remove hair from other 
portions of the body as the axillae and 
pubis. The longer hair should be cut 
off with a scissors before applying the 
depilatory. 

Besides the sulfids, other preparations 
are used as depilatories, such as iodin 
in combination with collodion or sodium 
ethylate but the sulfids are the safest 
and most satisfactory for ordinary use. 

I. Prepare sulfuretted baryta (bar- 
ium sulfid) by making heavy spar (nat- 
ural barium sulfate) and charcoal into 



a stiff paste by means of linseed oil, 
forming this mass into cylindrical rolls 
and subjecting it in a crucible to the 
heat of a coal fire. The dark gray coke, 
after pulverizing, is then made up as 
follows : 

Crude sulfuretted bartya. .parts 2 

Zinc oxid part 1 

Starch part 1 

With the aid of water this powder 
is converted into a soft paste and ap- j 
plied to a hairy skin in a layer as thick 
as a straw. After drying (about ten 
minutes), the pellicle is scraped off with 
a paper knife, or similar blunt instru- 
ment, and with it the hair. The face 
should be washed clean and anointed 
with some bland oil. 

Ordinary barium sulfid may be used 
in place of the sulfuretted bartya. The 
zinc oxid may be omitted if desirecA 
II. Another method of using bariun 
sulfid is as follows : 



Soap, powder dr. 1 

Talcum dr. 7 

Wheat flour dr. 7 

In using, mix one teaspoonful of the 
powder into a paste with 3 teaspoon- 
fuls of water, and apply to the parts 
with an ordinary shaving brush in a 
moderately thick and even layer. After 
four or five minutes the parts should 
be moistened with a sponge, when after 
another five minutes, the hair can be 
removed by washing off the mass. 

For the success of a depilatory pow- 
der containing barium sulfid it is highly 
important that the sulfid be as fresh as 
possible and it must not have become 
oxidized by exposure to air. 

III. Calcium sulfid, also used as a 
depilatory, may be made by heating a 
mixture of 10 parts of finelv powdered 
lime with 9 parts of sulfur, contained in 
a crucible, to a low red heat. Then mix 
as follows: 

Calcium sulfid (prepared 

as above) parts 2 

Zinc oxid part 1 

Starch part 1 

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well. A small amount of aromatic 
oils, such as lemon and peppermint, may- 
be incorporated with this powder to 
disguise its odor. This should be kept 
in well-stoppered bottles, as like other 
sulfids, it is readily decomposed by 
the atmosphere. 

In using this make a paste with water, 
apply lightly to the skin, leave for about 
10 minutes, then remove with water. 

IV. Calcium sulfhydrate is prepared 
for use as a depilatory in the following 
manner: Take 2 parts of freshly- 
slaked lime from which the gritty parti- 
cles have been removed and mix it 
with 3 parts of water. Through this 
pass a stream of sulfuretted hydrogen 
which may be made in the usual man- 
ner, i. e., from iron sulfid and sulfuric 
acid. A pasty, bluish-green mixture is 
obtained which is non-caustic and serves 
well as a depilatory. It should be pre- 
served in wide-mouthed amber-colored, 
well-stoppered bottles as the carbon 
dioxid of the air decomposes it quickly. 
It is to be applied in a thin layer to 
the skin by means of a satpula or spoon 
handle. After 5 minutes, remove it 
with the aid of tepid water and a towel, 
using gentle friction. 

This preparation is practically the 
same as the one known as Boettger's 
and Martin's depilatory. 

V. According to the specifications of 
a German patent, sulfuretted calcium 
may be employed in this form: Make 
a mixture of hydrated lime with a 5 to 
25% sugar solution and into this pass 
a stream of sulfuretted hydrogen. If 
properly prepared an almost dry mass 
is obtained which should be mixed with 
talcum so that the mixture contains 4 
to 6% of sulfid. In using, make into a 
paste with water, apply this lightly to 
the skin, allow to remain for 5 or 10 
minutes, then remove by washing gently 
with water. 

VI. Another sulfid used by Oriental 



women is orpiment or arsenic sulfid in 

the following form : 

Quicklime parts 10 

Starch parts 6 

Orpiment part 1 

This is to be mixed into paste with 

water and applied like the preceding 

preparations. 

VII. Another form of depilatory is 
the following: 

Tincture of turpentine m. 50 

Oil of turpentine m. 100 

Castor oil fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 5 

Collodion, to make fl.oz. 4 

In using, apply daily for several days, 
after which the film is removed, bring- 
ing the hair with it without causing 
pain. 

VIII. Sodium ethylate solution is 
also advised as a depilatory but it is so 
caustic in action that the greatest care 
should be exercised in its use and then 
it had best be used under the direction 
of a physician. The method of prepar- 
ing it according to the British Pharma- 
copoeia is as follows : 

Metallic sodium, clean 

and bright gr. 23 

Absolute alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Cautiously dissolve the sodium in the 
alcohol contained in a flask, the latter 
being kept cool by a stream of cold 
water. 

The sodium must be added in very 
small bits. 

The solution should be recently pre- 
pared, as it attracts moisture from the 
air which decomposes it. 

IX. Still another depilatory is 
Unna's Depilating Stick which is made 
by fusing 9 parts of rosin with 1 of 
beeswax. These are used like seal- 
ing wax; one end is softened by heat 
(but not hot enough to burn the skin) 
and is pressed gently upon the hairy 
skin and when cooled is jerked away, 
bringing the hairs with it. 



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CHAPTER IV. 

TOOTH AND MOUTH PREPARA- 
TIONS. 

Tooth preparations or dentifrices in- 
clude powders, creams, pastes, soaps and 
liquids. These will be considered in de- 
tail under the appropriate headings. 

TOOTH POWDERS. 

The customary ingredients are chalk 
(usually precipitated, sometimes pre- 
pared), orris root, myrrh, cuttle-fish 
bone, pumice stone, sodium bicarbonate, 
magnesium carbonate, soap, sugar, sac- 
charin, menthol, eucalyptol, thymol, and 
other antiseptics, essential oils, coloring 
matters, etc. All the solids must be re- 
duced to very fine powder, must be mix- 
ed intimately together and with the li- 
quid ingredients (volatile oils, carbolic 
acid, etc.), and the whole must be sifted 
through a very fine sieve. It will be of 
advantage to pass the powder repeatedly 
through the sieve. 

The principal ingredient, the one that 
usually forms the bulk of the product, is 
precipitated chalk. This acts as an abra- 
sive or cleansing and polishing agent 
and is assisted in this action by cuttle- 
fish bone or pumice stone if these are 
present. These latter two substances 
are considered too gritty for use in 
tooth preparations and are now usually 
omitted. Even precipitated chalk, on 
account of its crystalline character, is 
considered by some dentists as being too 
harsh on the tooth enamel and is fre- 
quently replaced by prepared chalk, 
which is soft and amorphous. Other 
substances now used as substitutes for 
precipitated chalk are sugar of milk and 
kieselguhr, as well as other white or 
light-colored clays. Sugar of milk is 
the basis of the so-called soluble tooth 
powders. Kieselguhr and other clays 
are the most modern ingredients of 
tooth powders, and when purchased in 
fairly large quantities are cheapen even 
than chalk. 

Soap is another important ingredient 
of tooth powders and may be present to 



the extent of 5 to 20%. It causes the 
powder to foam during use and adds to 
the detergent properties of the combina- 
tion, hence it is seldom omitted. 

Magnesium carbonate is sometimes 
added to tooth powders in the propor- 
tion of 1 to 5% to impart lightness and 
bulk but is not really necessary. 

Sodium bicarbonate is added in small 
amounts to powders to increase the alka- 
linity. It is a mild soluble alkali, ren- 
dering the secretions of the mouth tem- 
porarily alkaline and thus warding off 
the deposition of tartar. However, chalk 
and magnesium carbonate are sufficiently 
alkaline and sodium bicarbonate does 
not add to the pleasant taste of the 
powder. The same remarks will also 
apply to the use of borax in tooth pow- 
ders, although this substance is more 
agreeable to the taste. 

Sugar and saccharin are used as 
sweetening agents. The former is ob- 
jected to as being fermentable and if 
left in the teeth may set up a fermenta- 
tion. Saccharin is not so pleasant a 
sweetener but it is strongly antiseptic. 
It may be used in the proportion of 
about j/io%. Milk sugar has also been 
recommended as a sweetening agent in- 
stead of cane sugar. 

Charcoal was formerly a favorite in- 
gredient of tooth powders on account 
of supposed deodorant properties but it 
acts too harshly on the tooth enamel and 
is now usually omitted. It frequently 
lodged between the teeth and discolored 
them. It was al:o objectionable on ac- 
count of the color of the powder ob- 
tained. 

Orris root is a favorite ingredient of 
tooth powders. It is pleasant in taste 
and it aids in disguising the taste of the 
soap and chalk. 

Myrrh was formerly largely used in 
tooth powders but its taste is not agree- 
able. 

Acids, except boracic, carbolic or sali- 
cylic acid, should never be used in tooth 
powders or other tooth preparations, 
notwithstanding that formulas for acid 



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tooth powders have been published and 
have even been recognized by pharma- 
copeias. 

Tannin or tannin-containing drugs is 
sometimes added in small amount to 
powders for the astringent action on the 
gums. 

Tooth powders are frequently colored 
though just as often they are left un- 
colored, provided they are white or near- 
ly so. They are often colored a rose 
tint by the addition of 10 to 20 grains of 
carmine to the pound. This should be 
rubbed to a fine powder with the sugar 
or other gritty ingredient or, in the ab- 
sence of this, with a small portion of 
the chalk, before adding the other in- 
gredients. Or the carmine may be rub- 
bed to a paste with ammonia water, then 
incorporated with the remaining ingredi- 
ents, in the meantime allowing the am- 
monia to evaporate. Tooth powders may 
also be colored a rose or pink tint with 
Armenian bole or rose pink. They may 
also be colored other tints, such as green 
with chlorophyll. In the formulas given 
in this book the coloring matter may be 
added or it may be omitted, as may be 
desired. 

Among the antiseptic substances used 
in tooth powders are boracic acid, thy- 
mol, menthol, salol, eucalyptol, beta- 
naphtol, camphor, carbolic acid, and 
flavoring oils. The boracic acid, thymol, 
salol, menthol and camphor should be in 
very fine powder before being incorpor- 
ated with the other ingredients and they 
should be mixed intimately with the lat- 
ter. Intimate mixture will also apply to 
the carbolic acid and other liquids. 

The substances used for flavoring pur- 
poses should include the essential oils 
used for flavoring purposes rather than 
the ones for perfumes, such as oils of 
wintergreen, peppermint, cassia, lemon, 
orange, clove, sassafras, rose, etc. The 
favorites are wintergreen, peppermint 
and cassia, but more particularly the 
first two. Enough of these should be 
used to leave a pungent, cooling and 



cleanly feeling in the mouth, say about 
2 to 4 fluidrams of peppermint or win- 
tergreen oil to the pound or about one- 
half as much oil of cassia as this is 
more pungent. Camphor, carbolic acid, 
menthol, thymol, eucalyptol, orris and 
myrrh are also to be ranked as flavors. 
Combinations of different oils are fre- 
quently used. In the formulas given be- 
low the flavors may be changed to suit. 

The most modern ingredients of tooth 
powders are the oxygen-yielding com- 
pounds including sodium perborate and 
calcium and magnesium peroxids. Cal- 
cium peroxid is known by the names 
calox and gorite. These substances are 
added to tooth powders in the propor- 
tion of 2 to 4%, otherwise the tooth 
powder is compounded in the usual man- 
ner. These powders when moistened 
with water yield hydrogen peroxid, 
which of course readily parts with its 
oxygen and acts as a bleaching agent 
and disinfectant. These powders are 
therefore especially valuable when the 
teeth are discolored from decay or from 
smoking, restoring them to their original 
whitness and stopping the decay. 

The name given varies according to 
composition and according to the fancy 
of the maker. It may be called "myrrh 
tooth powder," "saponaceous tooth pow- 
der," "camphorated tooth powder," 
"charcoal tooth powder," "thymol tooth 
powder," "carbolated tooth powder," 
"coral tooth powder," "pearl tooth pow- 
der," "rose tooth powder," "antiseptic 
tooth powder," "salol tooth powder," 
"violet tooth powder," "aromatic tooth 
powder," "Imperial tooth powder," 
"crown tooth powder," etc. In each 
case, the word "dentifrice" may be sub- 
stituted for "tooth powder." 

The name should be one easily re- 
membered. The container should be at- 
tractive and of such a form or shape 
that the preparation is of easy access. 
The label should be plain, not crowded, 
as everybody has a knowledge of the 
uses of a tooth preparation. 



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I. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 16 

Oil of peppermint, 

Oil of vvintergreen, each ... sufficient 

About 2 to 4 fluidrams of the oils are 
required, to suit individual tastes, or one 
of the oils alone may be used. Mix 
well and sift. 

II. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 12 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 4 

Oils of orange and carda- 
mom, each sufficient 

Mix well. Use about 2 fluidrams of 
oil of orange and 15 drops of oil of 
cardamom. Or the two oils may be re- 
placed by oils of wintergreen or pepper- 
mint. 

III. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 16 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 3 

Cuttle-bone, powder av.oz. 2 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 2 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. y 2 

Oil of rose drops 16 

Oil of wintergreen drops 8 

Oil of peppermint drops 8 

IV. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 16 

White castile soap av.oz. 1 

Licorice root av.oz. 1 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Reduce the soap and licorice root to 
fine powder and incorporate the other 
ingredients. Flavor as desired; it may 
also be colored with carmine. Licorice 
root is the sweetening agent instead of 
sugar or saccharin. 

V. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 22 

■ Sugar of milk av.oz. 6 

Orris root av.oz. 2 

White castile soap av.oz. 1 

Carmine gr. 15 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 1 

Oil of cassia m. 30 

Triturate the carmine with the sugar 

of milk until well mixed, incoprorate the 

other ingredients, and sift the whole. 

VI. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 30 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 4 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 2 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 1 



Oil of anise fl.dr. 1 

Oil of eucalyptus fl.dr. t 

VII. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 12 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 1 

Betanaphthol dr. 1 

Saccharin gr. 2 to 5 

Oil of rose drops 15 

Musk extract drops 10 

In this powder, betanaphthol is the 

main antiseptic. It is odorless and 

leaves a pleasantly pungent taste in the 

mouth. 

VIII. Formula of the Swedish Phar- 
macopeia : 

Calcium carbonate av.oz. 10^2 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Borax, powder av.oz. 1 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 1 

Mix well, and sift. 

IX. Culley's formula: 

Sugar of milk .av.lb. 2 

Oil of Ceylon cinnamon m. 5 

Oil of eucalyptus m. 5 

Oil of wintergreen m. 20 

Oil of peppermint m. 45 

This powder is entirely soluble. 

X. Mme. Que Vive's formula : 

Precipitated chalk av.oz.- 12 

Orris root av.oz. 2 

White castile soap av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 1 

The following is also advised : 
Prepared chalk, finely pow- 
dered av.oz. 8 

Castile soap, powder av.oz. \ l / 2 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 1 

Antiseptic Tooth Powder. 
XL All tooth powders mentioned 
here are antiseptic in character but the 
name is particularly appropriate for this 
one because containing the well-known 
antiseptic ingredients of Antiseptic So- 
lution of the U. S. P. : 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 16 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 1 

Borax, powder dr. 3 

Thymol gr. 20 

Menthol gr. 20 

Eucalyptol gr. 20 

Oil of wintergreen m. 20 

Rub the thymol and menthol with the 
oil and eucalyptol until liauefied, add the 
other ingredients, mix well, and sift. 



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Aromatic Tooth Powder. 
XII. Any of the powders for which 
formulas are contained herein are aro- 
matized but the following is different 
from others : 
Prepared or precipitated 

chalk av.oz. 12 

Armenian bole av.oz. 1 

Cardamom dr. 2 

Orris dr. 2 

Clove dr. 2 

Cassia dr. 2 

Oil of wintergreen. m. 30 

Reduce the cardamom, orris, clove and 
cassia to fine powder, incorporate the 
other ingredients, mix well, and sift. 

Camphorated Tooth Powder. 

Any of the preceding tooth powders 
may be converted into a camphorated 
powder by replacing the oils or other 
flavoring substances with camphor gum. 
This should be reduced to fine powder 
by trituration in a mortar, first moisten- 
ing with a few drops of alcohol or 
chloroform, then incorporating the other 
ingredients, mixing thoroughly, and fi- 
nally passing through a fine sieve. The 
following formulas may also be used : 

XIII. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 16 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 2 

Camphor dr. 3 

Eucalyptol m. 20 

Oil of orange m. 15 

Oil of peppermint m. 10 

Oil of cinnamon m. 10 

XIV. 

Precipitated chalk . . .- av.oz. 24 

White castile soap av.oz. 3 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Myrrh av.oz. y 2 

Oil of peppermint fl.oz. 1 

Mix all in fine powder like the preced- 
ing, and sift. 

Carbolated Tooth Powder. 

This may be made like camphorated 
tooth powder, adding about 2 fluidrams 
of liquefied carbolic acid to the pound 
of powder. As an antiseptic in tooth 
powders, carbolic acid is no longer es- 
teemed, there being so many other better 
ones, and its taste is objectionable. 



Charcoal Tooth Powder. 

XV. 

Orris root av.oz. 5 

Myrrh av.oz. 5 

Charcoal av.oz. n 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 11 

All should be in a very fine powder 

and the whole should be well mixed and 

finally passed through a fine sieve. 
Hunter's (John) Tooth Powder. 

XVI. 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 12 

Alum av.oz. 2*4 

Cochineal av.oz. 2 

Cinnamon av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Mix all, reducing to fine powder, and 

sift. 

Marshall's or Hudson's Dentifrice. 

XVII. 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 12 

Myrrh, powder ...av.oz. 4 

Orris, powder av.oz. 4 

Rose pink av.oz. % 

Mix well, reduce to fine powder, and 

sift. 

Mialhe's Tooth Powder. 

XVIII. 

Sugar of milk av.oz. 18 

Tannin dr. 2 

Rose pink gr. 80 

Oil of peppermint, 
Oil of anise, 

Oil of neroli, each, enjugh to 
flavor suitably. 

Myrrh Tooth Powder. 
XIX. Myrrh is highly esteemed by 
some as an ingredient in tooth powders 
but is objected to on account of its 
after-taste. Ordinary salt disguises the 
taste and is itself an excellent ingredient 
of tooth powders. 

Myrrh dr. 2 x / 2 

Sodium chlorid dr. 2*/ 2 

White castile soap dr. iY 2 

Pecipitated chalk av.oz. 16 

Oil of rose, enough to flavor. 

Oxygenated Tooth Powder. 
As stated in the preliminary remarks, 
oxygen-yielding substances, such as so- 
dium perborate or calcium or magne- 
sium peroxid are added to tooth pow- 
ders for their bleaching and disinfecting 
properties. On contact with water, hy- 



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drogen dioxid is formed, and then oxy- 
gen is liberated in the nascent form. 
These substances may be added to the 
preceding powders in the proportion of 
about 4' to 6%, or the following formu- 
las may be used : 

XX. Formula of the British Pharma- 
ceutical Codex : 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 17^2 

Magnesium peroxid av.oz. 2 

Powdered soap av.oz. ^ 

Menthol gr. 18 

Oil of rose m. 45 

Oil of wintergreen m. 90 

Triturate the menthol with the oils, 
then with a s: .all portion of the chalk, 
add the remaining ingredients, mix well, 
and sift. 
XXI. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 12 

Sodium perborate av.oz. 1 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 1 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 2 

Sodium perborate is not so well adapt- 
ed for these preparations as calcium or 
magnesium peroxid. 
Potassium Chlorate Tooth Powder. 
XXII. Unna recommends the use of 
potassium chlorate for the teeth, espe- 
cially in the form of paste. The follow- 
ing powders also contain it : 

Corn meal .« av.oz. 10 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. \Y 2 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Oil of wintergreen m. 20 

Oil of peppermint m. 20 

All the ingredients should be in very 
fine powder before mixing. Then tritu- 
rate the borax and the oils with about 
half the corn meal until well mixed ; on 
a paper, lightly mix the potassium chlor- 
ate with the remainder of the corn meal 
by means of a wooden or horn spatula. 
Carefully mix the whole together and 
pass through a fine sieve. 

The silica in the seed-coats of the 
corn acts as an abrasive. Either white 
or yellow corn meal may be used but the 
former is of course to be preferred. 

Quinine Tooth Powder. 
XXIII. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 8 

Orris root av.oz. 1 



Sugar of milk av.oz. 1 

Pumice stone dr. 2 

Magnesium carbonate dr. 2 

Tannic acid dr. \V 2 

Quinine hydrochlorid gr. 20 

Oil of peppermint drops 20 

Oil of rose drops a, 

Oil of ylang ylang drop 1 

Oil of bitter almond drop 1 

Saccharin gr. 1 

Mix all, and reduce to a fine, uniform 
powder. 

This is an example of a formula com- 
mon in German formularies. 
Rose Tooth Powder. 
So-called "rose tooth powders" should 
be flavored with oil of rose and tinted a 
rose color with carmine, as in the fol- 
lowing : 
XXIV. 

Prepared or precipitated 

chalk av.oz. 15 

Sugar of milk av.oz. 5 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 1 

Carmine gr. 10 

Oil of rose, natural or syn- 
thetic drops 10 

Triturate the carmine to an impalpable 
condition with a small portion of the 
sugar of milk, then add the other ingre- 
dients, mix well, and sift. 

Salicylated Tooth Powder. 
XXV. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 

Sodium salicylate dr. 

Orris root av.oz. 

Licorice root av.oz. 

White castile soap av.oz. 

Myrrh av.oz. 

Oil of wintergreen drops 20 

Oil of rose geranium drops 2 

Reduce all the solids to fine powder 
and mix well. It may be colored with 
carmine or solution of carmine if de- 
sired. 

Salol Tooth Powder. 
XXVI. 

Salol av.oz. 1 

Calcium phosphate av.oz. 5 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 5 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 5 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 3 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 4 

Salol may also be added to any of the 
preceding powders. 



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Saponaceous Tooth Powder. 
Most of the tooth powders contain 
soap but a tooth powder properly desig- 
nated as saponaceous should have a 
large proportion of soap like the follow- 
ing: 
XXVII. 
White castile soap, powder, .av.oz. 8 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 4 

Magnesium carbonte av.oz. 2 

Sugar, powder .av.oz. 2 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 2 

Thymol Tooth Powder. 

XXVIII. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 15 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 1 

Thymol gr. 15 

Camphor gr. 30 

Saccharin gr. 10 

Vanillin gr. 5 

Oil of rose drops 6 

Rub the camphor and thymol together 
in a mortar, and warm gently so as to 
render the mixture liquid; then add the 
chalk in small portions at a time, re- 
serving about 1 av. ounce; next add the 
other ingredients, the perfumes being 
first separately rubbed with the remain- 
der of the chalk. 

Violet Tooth Powder. 
XXIX. 

Prepared or precipitated 

chalk av.oz. 10 

Corn starch av.oz. 4 

Cuttle bone, powder av.oz. 2 

Orris root, powder.- av.oz. 1 

Sodium bicarbonate dr. 2 

" Pumice stone, powder dr. 2 

Violet extract fl.dr. 5 

Color greenish with chlorophyll dis- 
solved in alcohol or ether. The powder 
should be spread out on a paper to dry 
before sifting. 

Powder for Artificial Teeth. 
XXX. The following has been espe- 
cially recommended for this purpose : 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 12 

Cuttle-fish bone, powder, .av.oz. 1 

Corn flour av.oz. 1 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. l / 2 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 1 

This may be flavored to suit. 

CAMPHORATED CHALK. 

This is a refreshing and harmless 
dentifrice. It should be kept in well- 



stoppered containers to avoid loss of 
camphor by evaporation. 

Various formulas have been given for 
it, varying in the proportion of the in- 
gredients. The following are used : 
I. 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 9 

Triturate the camphor to powder with 
a small quantity of alcohol, gradually 
incorporate the chalk, and pass through 
a fine sieve. 
II. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 9 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 2 

Camphor av.oz. 1 

Prepare like the preceding. 

TOOTH CREAMS AND PASTES. 

These preparations differ in consist- 
ence, the former being rather thin, the 
latter being a rather hard mass. The 
former are dispensed in collapsible 
tubes, the latter in white or opal jars. 
Both creams and pastes may be pro- 
duced from tooth powders by the addi- 
tion of sufficient glycerin, honey or sim- 
ple syrup, the first mentioned being pre- 
ferred on account of its antiseptic prop- 
erty which prevents the preparation 
from spoiling. The creams are usually 
made by the use of glycerin, these re- 
quiring more of the diluting agent than 
the pastes. Creams also differ from 
pastes in almost invariably containing 
soap, which is usually incorporated in 
the powdered condition. In practice, 
these distinctions between tooth creams 
and pastes are not always strictly fol- 
lowed out, most of the so-called pastes 
dispensed in tubes being really creams. 

Most of the remarks made regarding 
tooth powders will also apply to tooth 
creams and pastes. Precipitated (or 
prepared) chalk is the main ingredient, 
which may be replaced by kieselguhr, 
though not with milk sugar. Soap is a 
necessary ingredient, and orris, pumice 
stone, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium 
carbonate and other common ingredients 
of the powders also enter into the com- 
position of creams and pastes. These 



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may also be made antiseptic, sweetened, 
flavored and colored like the powders. 
The oxygen-yielding compounds are not 
suitable for use in tooth creams and 
pastes as they decompose in the presence 
of moisture. 

As in the case of tooth powders, the 
solid ingredients should be reduced to 
very fine powder, be well mixed, and 
then passed through a fine sieve, after 
which the "massing" substance (glyce- 
rin, etc.) may be added. The powder 
must be thoroughly incorporated with 
the "massing" liquid, which may be ac- 
complished by beating in a large mortar 
like making a pill mass. Or, for large 
quantities a bread mixer, putty" machine 
or other apparatus may be employed. 

As regards the "massing" agent, glyc- 
erin is more suitable than honey and the 
latter more so than simple syrup, but 
glycerin is objectionable because it is 
liable to separate from the mixture and 
ooze out from the container and over 
the label. A better "massing" agent is 
glycerite of starch or a glycero-gelatin 
mixture, to which saccharin may be add- 
ed to intensify the sweetness produced 
by the glycerin. The following "mass- 
ing" fluid may be used with any mix- 
ture of powders. 

Gelatin dr. i 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Dissolve the gelatin in the water by 
the aid of a gentle heat and add the 
glycerin. 

To make a soft cream more of this 
liquid must be used than if a hard paste 
is to be prepared. To fill collapsible 
tubes with tooth cream, a large glass or 
hard rubber syringe may be used, or for 
large quantities, a so-called sausage- 
stuffing machine may be employed. 

Flavors. 
The flavoring for tooth creams may 
be oil of peppermint or of wintergreen 
or any of the combinations directed for 
tooth powders. Or the following com- 
binations will prove acceptable : 



Oil of eucalyptus m. 6o 

Oil of peppermint m. 30 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Oil of clove m. 30 

Oil of anise drops 10 

II. 

Oil of rose m. 20 

Oil of cinnamon m. 40 

Oil of lemon - fl.dr. 2^ 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 3 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 1 

III. 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 2 

IV. 

Oil of pimento m. 25 

Oil of sage m. 40 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 2 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 4 

Suitable names for tooth pastes and 
creams are the following: "Menthol 
glycerin tooth cream (or paste)," "Cas- 
tilian tooth cream (or paste)," "Persian 
tooth cream (or paste)," "cherry tooth 
cream (or paste)," "creta cream (or 
paste)," "Oriental tooth cream (or 
paste)," "saponaceous tooth cream (or 
paste)," "damask rose tooth cream (or 
paste)," "eucalyptus tooth cream (or 
paste)," "coca tooth cream (or paste)," 
"coral tooth cream (or paste)," "salicy- 
lated tooth cream (or paste)," "odon- 
tine," "rose tooth cream (or paste)." 
"kalodont," "salol tooth cream (or 
paste)," "thymol tooth cream (or 
paste)," "violet tooth cream (or paste)," 
"dentine," "dentalba," "dental cream (or 
paste)," "antiseptic tooth cream (or 
paste)," "carbolated tooth cream (or 
paste)," "camphorated tooth cream (or 
paste)," "charcoal tooth paste," "ruby 
tooth cream (or paste)," "myrrhine 
tooth cream (or paste)," "Vienna tooth 
cream (or paste)," etc. The word "den- 
tifrice" may in each instance be substi- 
tuted, if desired, for the word "tooth" 
or for the phrase "tooth cream" or 
"tooth paste." 
I. Blair's formula : 

Soft (green) soap av.oz. 2 

Starch av.oz. I 



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Water fl.oz. i 

Glycerin fl.oz. 16 

Precipitated chalk fl.oz. 16 

Oil of peppermint fl.oz. i 

Triturate the starch with the water 
and glycerin to a smooth mixture and 
heat with constant stirring to form a 
glycerite of starch. With this incorpor- 
ate the soap, chalk and oil (and coloring 
if desired), beating all ingredients to- 
gether so as to form a smooth paste. 

II. Culley's formula : 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 8 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 8 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. y 2 

Thymol . ._ gr. 3 

Oil of cassia m. 5 

Oil of sassafras m. 15 

Oil of wintergreen m. 45 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Solution of carmine, N. F., enough 

to color pink. 

Mix well and make a paste or cream 
by adding enough of this mixture: 

Gelatin gr. 30 

Water fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Saccharin gr. 4 

Instead of using two kinds of chalk, 
either one alone in double amount may 
be used. 

III. Formula of the Swedish Pharma- 
copeia : 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 13 

White castile soap, pow- 
der av.oz. 4 

Glycerin av.oz. 3 

Oil of peppermint m. 100 

IV. Mme. Qui Vive's formula : 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 8 

Orris root, powder .av.oz. 8 

White castile soap, powder, .av.oz. 2 

Borax, powder av.oz. 2 

Myrrh, powder av.oz. 1 

Mix well, and add honey and glycerin, 

each, equal parts, to make a paste. Color 

slightly with carmine and flavor with 

wintergreen. 

V. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 16 

White castile soap av.oz. 1 

Gelatin av.oz. Yi 

Saccharin gr. 15 

Menthol gr. 30 

Oil of eucalyptus fl.dr. 1 

Oil of wintergreen or cassia. fl.dr. 3 



Glycerin fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Triturate the oils, menthol and sac- 
charin together and gradually incorpor- 
ate the chalk until the whole is well 
mixed. 

Also soak the gelatin in half the wa- 
ter, previously heated, until thoroughly 
softened. Dissolve the soap in the re- 
mainder of the water by the aid of 
heat, stirring frequently, and replacing, 
from time to time, the water lost by 
evaporation. Mix the gelatin and soap 
solutions and incorporate with the chalk 
mixture. If a soft cream for collapsible 
tubes is desired, use 19 or 20 fluidounces 
of the "massing" mixture and if a hard 
paste for jars is wanted, use only 12 
fluidounces of the "massing" mixture, 
in which case an especially thorough 
beating in a mortar will be necessary. 

The preparation may be colored either 
pink or dark red if desired by the addi- 
tion of cochineal coloring or solution of 
carmine of the N. F. 

The soap used should be the fresh 
(moist) kind, which may be grated from 
the large bars or cakes. 

VI. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 19 

Soap, powder av.oz. 3 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 5 

Saccharin gr. 5 

Thymol >...gr. 10 

Oil of peppermint m. 20 

Oil of cinnamon m. 20 

Solution of soda fl.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Make a cream or paste in the usual 

manner. The solution of soda is said to 

prevent hardening of the cream in the 

course of time. 

Arnica Tooth Paste. 

VII. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 12 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 4 

Cuttle bone, powder av.oz. 2 

Tincture of arnica fl.oz. 2 

Solution of carmine, N. F.. fl.dr. I 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. I 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water, enough to make a 
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Camphorated Tooth Paste. 
VIII. Culver's formula : 

Any of the preceding may be convert- 
ed into a tooth paste by replacing the 
flavor with camphor, or the following 
may be used : 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 13 

Cuttle bone, powder av.oz. 3 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 2 

Vanillin gr. 5 

Saccharin gr. 10 

Thymol gr. 15 

Camphor gr. 30 

Oil of peppermint m. 20 

Oil of wintergreen gr. 40 

Make into a paste or cream with a 
mixture of 4 oarts of glycerin and 1 
part of water. 

Harlan's Tooth Paste. 
IX. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 8 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 8 

White castile soap, powder, .av.oz. 2 

Borax, powder av.oz. 2 

Myrrh, powder av.oz. 1 

Honey, glycerin, each sufficient 

to form a soft paste. 
Carmine, enough to color. 
Perfume, to suit. 

Menthol Tooth Cream. 
X. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 8 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 4 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Menthol (dissolved in some 

alcohol). 
Solution of carmine, 

Glycerin, each sufficient 

Rub the first three ingredients into a 
paste with glvcerin, then flavor and color 
to suit with the menthol and carmine 
solutions. 

Peroxid Tooth Cream. 

XI. Kuehl's formula: 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 10 

Soap, powder av.oz. 2 

Hydrogen peroxid, 

Glycerin, each, to form a 
suitable cream. 

Flavor with oils of peppermint and 
lavender flowers. 

Potassium Chlorate Tooth Paste. 

XII. According to Unna, potassium 
chlorate is a most valuable ingredient of 
tooth preparations. It is stated to exer- 



cise marked tonic properties on the 
teeth, gums and tonsils, acting favorably 
on mercurialized gums. It acts best in 
the form of a tooth paste containing 
50% of this salt, such as the following: 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 10 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 2 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Soap, powder av.oz. */> 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Thymol gr. 30 

Vanillin gr. 30 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 2 

Reduce all to fine powder and make 
a paste in the usual manner. 

Salicylated Tooth Paste. 
XIII. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 16 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 4 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 4 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 4 

Pumice stone, powder av.oz. 1^2 

Sodium salicylate gr. 80 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Carmine or solution of car- 
mine sufficient to color 

Water enough to form a mass 

Mix well and perfume with oil of pep- 
permint, wintergreen or other oil. 

Thymol Tooth Paste. 
XIV. 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 16 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 3 

Thymol dr. 1 

Mix well and make a mass with suf- 
ficient of the following mixture : 

Gelatin, pure gr. 70 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Dissolve by the application of a gentle 
heat. 

TOOTH SOAPS. 

It is not likely that very many phar- 
macists will care to undertake the man- 
ufacture of tooth soap as this requires 
the experience of a professional soap 
maker. However, a few hints and for- 
mulas will not be amiss. Tooth soaps 
partake of the general character of tooth 
creams and pastes but are much harder. 
They may be put up in the form of 
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ice. These may be wrapped in oiled 
paper or tin-foil. Or the soap may be 
dispensed in flattened tin boxes. In us- 
ing, the moistened brush is first rubbed 
against the stick or cake. 

The composition of tooth soap is 
largely like that of a tooth paste but 
must contain at least 20% or soap. Flav- 
oring, coloring and antiseptic agents 
must be added as in the case of creams 
and powders. The "massing" agent had 
best contain considerable alcohol so that 
the product will dry harder and more 
quickly. 

I. 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 10 

Pumice stone, powder av.oz. H 

Orris root, powder.. av.oz. 2 

Mix well and color with carmine if a 
pink or red color is desired, and with 
chlorophyll, if a green color is desired, 
and flavor with a mixture consisting of 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 2 

Oil of sage fl.dr. 1 

Oil of calamus m. 50 

Oil of thyme, white m. 25 

Cumarin gr. 15 

Also mix 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Glycerin fl.oz. i l / 2 

Beat together to form a soft paste, 
and then gradually incorporate the pre- 
vious mixture of powders. Press the 
mass into molds, and, after removing 
the cakes, brush the latter over with 
tincture of benzoin containing a little 
oil of peppermint. When dry, cover 
with tin-foil. The mass may also be 
pressed into tin boxes and allowed to 
dry in the latter. 

II. 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 10 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 4 

Pumice stone, powder av.oz. 2 

Cuttle-fish bone, powder. . .av.oz. 2 

Sodium carbonate, dried dr. 3 

Cochineal, powder ...dr. i>4 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 6 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 2 

Rose water sufficient 

Mix the soap, talcum, pumice and cut- 
tle-fish bone, then add the cochineal pre- 

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viously triturated to a fine powder. Hav- 
ing mixed these ingredients thoroughly, 
add the soda, alcohol and glycerin, stir- 
ring well, incorporate the oil, and then 
add enough rose water to form a mass. 
Divide into pieces or press into boxes, 
and allow to dry. 

TOOTH WASHES. (Liquid Denti- 
frices.) 

These are preparations made from 
quillaja or soap, and are colored and 
flavored. They replace the tooth pow- 
ders, pastes, creams and soaps. 

They may be known by such titles as 
"eudonto," "quillaja tooth wash," "kal- 
liodont," "odontine," "saponaceous tooth 
wash," "aromatic dentifrice," "dento- 
line," "antiseptic liquid dentifrice," "al- 
mond tooth essence," "Oriental tooth 
wash," "carbolated tooth wash," "cam- 
phorated tooth wash," etc. 

See also under heading Mouth 
Washes. 

Saponaceous Tooth "Washes. 

These consist of a solution of soap, 
usually white castile, sometimes soft 
soap U. S. P., in a mixture of alcohol 
and water, the whole being flavored like 
the powders and creams. The prepara- 
tions should be filtered clear and bright 
before bottling. Before filtering they 
should be set aside for several days in 
a cool place to permit all the excess of 
stearin and palmitin to precipitate. 

I. Styles' formula No. 1 : 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 1^2 

Camphor dr. 1 

Oil of rosemary m. 15 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 30 

Mix all, stir frequently until the soap 
is practically all dissolved, and filter. 

II. Styles' formula No. 2: 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. 2 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 1 

Cochineal dr. 2 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 1 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Mix, macerate for 2 days, agitating 
frequently, and filter. 



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III. Culley's formula: 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. >4 

Oil of eucalyptus drops 8 

Oil of cassia drops 20 

Oil of wintergreen drops 40 

Thymol gr. 4 

Menthol gr. 4 

Resorcin gr. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Water fl.oz. 20 

Solution of carmine, enough 

to color. 
Dissolve the oils, thymol and resorcin 
in the alcohol, add the glycerin, then the 
water, and coloring matter, let stand for 
a day or two, agitating frequently, then 
filter, first cooling to 40 F. 

IV. Te-Linde's formula: 

White castile soap av.oz. 2 

Oil of clove m. 20 

Oil of peppermint m. 40 

Oil of wintergreen m. 60 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 6 

Solution of carmine fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the soap, in shavings, in 8 
fluidounces of boiling water, and the oils 
in the alcohol. Mix these, add the other 
ingredients, and filter clear. 

V. Parker's formula : 

White castile soap av.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Oil of peppermint drops 20 

Oil of wintergreen drops 50 

Cochineal coloring, enough to color. 
Dissolve the soap in the mixed glyce- 
rin, water and alcohol, add the oils and 
coloring, and filter. 

VI. Thayer's formula: 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. V/2 

Thymol gr. 12 

Oil of clove drops 15 

Oil of orange drops 15 

Oil of rose drops 15 

Oil of wintergreen drops 15 

Glycerin fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Water fl.oz. 18 

Prepare in the usual manner. The 
preparation may be colored red with 
cochineal coloring or solution of car- 
mine, N. F., or green with chlorophyll. 



VII. Caldwell's formula: 

Tincture of green soap fl.oz. 4 

Oil of clove m. 5 

Oil of cassia m. 5 

Oil of peppermint m. 30 

Oil of wintergreen m. 30 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Water ..fl.oz. 12 

Compound tincture of cochi- 
neal, to color. 

Mix all the ingredients, let stand for 
24 hours, and filter. 

The soap for the tincture must be 
soft, almost neutral, and entirely free 
from odor. 

The tincture of cochineal is to be 
made according to this formula : 

Cochineal, bruised av.oz. 1 

Potassium carbonate gr. 70 

Diluted alcohol, to make. .. .fl.oz. 4 

Mix, macerate, and filter. 

Quillaja Tooth Washes. 
In the following preparations, the 
foaming and cleansing agent is soap 
bark, which may be in the form of in- 
fusion, tincture, or fluid extract. This 
preparation may be flavored, colored or 
made antiseptic like the saponaceous 
tooth washes. 

VIII. Thayer's formula: 

Infusion of quillaja (1 :io) .fl.oz. 16 
Infusion of red rose petals 

(1 :io) fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of myrrh fl.oz. 1 

Liquefied carbolic acid drops 25 

Menthol gr. 6 

Oil of clove drops 4 

Oil of neroli drops 4 

Oil of peppermint drops 4 

Oil of wintergreen drops 8 

Oil of rose geranium drops 12 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Tincture of cudbear, to color. 
Dissolve the oils and menthol in the 
alcohol, add the other ingredients, let 
stand for a week, and filter through 
magnesia. 

IX. Edel's formula: 

Fluid extract soap bark fl.oz. 4 

Oil of clove drop 8 

Oil of wintergreen drops 16 

Glycerin fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Tincture of cudbear, to color. 



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Mix and filter. Or the preparation 

may be made from the ground soap bark 

by percolation. 

X. Styles' formula: 

— Soap bark, coarse powder, .av.oz. 4 

Benzoic acid dr. 2 

Thymol gr. 15 

Oil of wintergreen m. 10 

Oil of eucalyptus m. 15 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Mix all, macerate for 7 days, agitating 

occasionally, and filter. 

XL Taylor's formula: 

Soap bark, ground av.oz. 4 

Sodium salicylate av.oz. Yi 

Oil of clove drops 20 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin '. fl.oz. 3 

Diluted alcohol, to make fl.oz. 32 

Solution of carmine, enough to color. 
Extract the bark by percolation with 
diluted alcohol mixed with glycerin. In 
the alcohol dissolve the oils, mix this 
with the percolate, add the other ingre- 
dients, filter, apd pass, if needed, enough 
diluted alcohol through the filter to 
make 32 fluidounces of product. 
XII. Harnist's formula: 
Quillaja, coarse powder. . .av.oz. 2 

Oil of clove drops 10 

Oil of wintergreen drops 30 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Rose water fl.oz. 32 

Solution of carmine, N. F. . fl.dr. i l / 2 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add 

the other ingredients, macerate for 2 

weeks, agitating occasionally, and filter. 

MOUTH WASHES. (Collutories.) 

These are preparations intended for 
cleansing, purifying and deodorizing the 
mouth, and frequently also for cleansing 
the teeth. They serve the purpose of 
arresting decay, neutralizing bad breath, 
and relieving inflamed mucous mem- 
brane. Before use, they are usually di- 
luted with water, about 1 teaspoonful 
being added to a cupful of the latter. 
They always contain antiseptic and flav- 



oring constituents, sometimes also an 
astringent substance like tannic acid, 
kino, rhatany, oak bark, etc., and fre- 
quently also a coloring constituent. 

They are usually dispensed under 
such names as "prophylactic tooth and 
mouth wash," "dentifrice elixir," "thy- 
mol dentifrice," "salol mouth wash," 
"aromatic mouth wash," "astringent 
mouth wash," "tooth tincture," "mouth 
essence," "elixir of roses," "violet mouth 
wash," "rubicreme," "favorite tooth and 
mouth wash," "mentholated dentifrice," 
"mentholine tooth wash," "eau denti- 
frice," "Imperial mouth wash," "sali- 
cylic mouth wash," "eau angelique," 
"carbonated tooth wash," "mouth 
water," etc. 

Excellent mouth washes are Antisep- 
tic Solution, U. S. P., and Alkaline An- 
tiseptic Solution, N. F. 

I. 

Menthol gr. 8 

Saccharin gr. 15 

Borax dr. 2 

Solution of potassa fl.dr. 4 

Oil of eucalyptus drops 10 

Oil of wintergreen or cassia.. m. 15 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the oils and menthol in the 
alcohol, the borax in the water, mix, add 
the other ingredients, shake until dis- 
solved, and filter. Color if desired with 
compound tincture of cudbear. 

II. 

Boric acid dr. 6 

Oil of peppermint drops 20 

Oil of cassia dr. 2 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 2 

Chloroform fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 7 

Glycerin, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve by agitation, and filter. 
Put a teaspoonful to a glassful of 

water as a mouth wash. 

III. 

Oil of clove m. 5 

Oil of spearmint m. 15 

Oil of peppermint m. 30 

Oil of red cedar wood m. 60 

Tincture of myrrh fl.oz. 1 

Tincture of cochineal to color 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 



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IV. Formula of the German Hos- 
pital (Phila.) : 

Antiseptic solution fl.oz. I 

Hydrogen peroxid fl.oz. I 

Saturated solution of po- 
tassium chlorate fl.oz. I 

Distilled water fl.oz. I 

V. Formula of the French Codex: 

Oil of cinnamon m. 15 

Oil of anise m. 30 

Oil of clove m. 30 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of benzoin fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of guaiac fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of pellitory fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of cochineal fl.dr. 5 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 32 

Mix, let stand for 24 hours, and fil- 
ter. 

VI. Mine. Qui Vive's formula: 

Myrrh, powder av.oz. 1 

Borax, powder av.oz. 1 

Red saunders av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Cologne water fl.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 9 

Alcohol fl.oz. 18 

Mix, macerate for several days, and 

filter. 

Acetanilid Dentifrice. 

VII. 

Acetanilid dr. 5 

Oil of peppermint drops 30 

Oil of rose geranium drops 30 

Tincture of cochineal m. 30 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 14 

Mix, dissolve, and filter. 

In using, add a teaspoonful to half 

a glass of water. 

Carbolic Mouth Wash. 
VIII. 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 2 

Oil of clove m. 5 

Tincture of rhatany m. 40 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of quillaja fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin > fl.dr. 6 

Peppermint water fl.oz. 2 

Rose water fl.oz. 12 

Mix and filter. 



Chinosol Mouth Wash. 



IX. 



Chinosol gr. 5 

Oil of cinnamon dorps 10 

Oil of peppermint fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of cochineal m. 100 



Tincture of Siam benzoin. fl.dr. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 15 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 

Eau Anatherine. 
X. 

Myrrh gr. 80 

Clove gr. 50 

Red saunders gr. ^o 

Guaiac wood gr. 30 

Cassia bark gr. 30 

Oil of clove drops 5 

Oil of cassia drops 5 

Rose water fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Reduce all the drug to coarse powder, 
macerate for 7 days, agitating occa- 
sionally, and filter. 

Eau de Botol 
This is an old French preparation 
specially for which various formulas are 
offered, among them the following: 
XI. 

Star anise dr. 6 

Cassia dr. 2^2 

Clove dr. 2^/2 

Cochineal gr. 36 

Oil of peppermint m. 40 

Oil of rose drops 5 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Mix the drugs, reduce to coarse pow- 
der, add the alcohol and water, macer- 
ate for 7 days, agitating occasionally, 
filter, and add the oils. The drugs may 
also be extracted by percolation. 

Formaldehyde Mouth Wash. 
XII. 

Formaldehyde dr. 4 

Tincture of benzoin fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of myrrh fl.dr. 4 

Oil of peppermint m. 15 

Oil of anise m. 10 

Oil of cinnamon m. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Cochineal, powder gr. 10 

Mix, macerate for several days, and 
filter. 

Salol Mouth Wash. 
XIII. Formula of the British Pharm- 
aceutical Codex: 

Salol dr. 3 

Thymol gr. 20 

Oil of peppermint m. 40 

Spirit of anise m. 80 

Solution of saccharin fl.dr. 3 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 



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Dissolve the salol and thymol in 8 
fluidounces of alcohol, heating gently if 
necessary, add the other ingredients, 
and filter. 

In using, add a few drops to a wine- 
glassful of water. 

XIV. 

Saccharin gr. 3 

Salol dr. 5 

Oil of thyme drops 3 

Oil of peppermint m. 40 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 20 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 

Thymol Mouth Wash. 
XV. 

Thymol gr. 75 

Oil of peppermint m. 75 

Tincture of myrrh fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 
Tincture of Myrrh and Borax. 
XVI. Formula of the British Pharm- 
aceutical Codex: 

Tincture of myrrh fl.oz. 6 

Tincture of rhatany fl.dr. 5 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Oil of bergamot m. 15 

Oil of lemon m. 15 

Oil of , orange m. 15 

Oil of rosemary m. 15 

Borax, powder dr. . 3 

Glycerin fl.dr. 6 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the borax in the glycerin by 
the aid of heat, allow to cool, add the 
alcohol, oils, and tinctures, and filter. 

This is used to make a mouth wash — 
about 1 in 20 with water — for spongy 
gums and aphthous ulceration. 
Violet Mouth Wash. 
XVII. 

Oil of bitter almonds drops 5 

Glycerin fl.dr. 1 

Stronger tincture of orris. . .fl.oz. 2 

Spirit of rose fl.oz. \ l /z 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mouth Washes for Infants. 

In case of canker sore mouth in in- 
fants, it is of advantage to cleanse the 
mouth with a suitable antiseptic solu- 
tion. This solution is also useful be- 
fore feeding especially when there is 
vomiting. The following may be used: 



XVIII. 

Boric acid dr. 1 

Hydrogen peroxid fl.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. I 

Rose water fl.oz. 3 

Mix, dissolve, and filter. 
XIX. 

Oil of peppermint m. 20 

Oil of clove m. 10 

Oil of wintergreen m. 10 

Glycerin fl.oz. I 

Distilled water fl.oz. 5 

Mix and filter. 

CACHOUS. (Breath Perfumes.) 

These consist of various aromatics 
combined with licorice extract, some- 
times sugar, the whole being formed 
into a mass which may be divided into 
pellets, or it may be rolled out in a thin 
sheet and cut into little squares, or it 
may be rolled out into a very thin pill 
"pipe" about the size of a knitting 
needle, which may then be cut into short 
sections. After dividing the mass, the 
particles may be dried. If desired, the 
pellets may be silver-coated. 
I. 

Oil of peppermint drops 25 

Oil of lemon drops 15 

Oil of neroli drops 15 

Oil of cinnamon drops 15 

Clove .dr. y 2 

Cardamom dr. 1 

Vanilla dr. iY 2 

Orris root dr. 2 

Mace dr. 5 

Sugar dr. 4 

Licorice extract, powder. . .av.oz. 1 
Mucilage of gum arabic ... sufficient 
Reduce the drugs to powder, add the 
remaining ingredients, make a mass and 
divide into pills weighing 1 grain each, 
or roll out flat and cut into small pieces. 
II. 

Musk gr. i 

Civet , gr. 1 

Oil of vetivert drop 1 

Oil of rose drops 5 

Carmine gr. 5 

Tartaric acid gr. 10 

Gum arabic av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Mix the ingredients intimately form- 
ing a powder, add enough water to make 
a dough, and make into pellets. 



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III. 

Musk gr. I 

Clove dr. i 

Cardamom dr. 2 

Nutmeg dr. 2 l / 2 

Vanilla dr. 3 

Orris dr. s l / 2 

Oil of cinnamon drops 8 

Oil of neroli dorps 16 

Oil of lemon m. 30 

Oil of peppermint m. 50 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Licorice extract av.oz. 2 

Reduce the drugs to fine powder, add 
the remaining ingredients, mix well, 
make a mass with the water, and form 
into pellets, or roll the mass out and 
cut into very small pieces. 
IV. 

Oil or clove m. 15 

Oil of peppermint m. 45 

Tincture of ambergris m. 15 

Tincture of musk m. 15 

Orris root dr. 1 

Mastic dr. 1 

Cascarilla dr. 1 

Gum arabic dr. 3 

Catechu dr. 4 

Licorice extract av.oz. 4 

Reduce all the solids to powder, in- 
corporate with the liquids, make a mass 
with water, and divide into pills which 
may be coated with silver. 

CHAPTER V. 

BATH, FOOT AND MANICURE 
PREPARATIONS. 

BATH POWDERS. 

Some of the formulas mentioned be- 
low furnish effervescent preparations, 
others are non-effervescent. These pow- 
ders render hard water soft. 

I. 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 10 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 12 

Starch or rice flour av.oz* 6 

A few spoonfuls of this when stirred 
into a bathtubful of water cause a copi- 
ous liberation of carbon dioxid, which 
is thought by some to be "refreshing." 
The amount of sodium bicarbonate may 
be increased or some borax or potassium 
or sodium carbonate may be added if 
a more alkaline preparation is desired. 
Perfume may be added to this pow- 



der, volatile oils being a good form. 
Oil of lavender flowers would be a suit- 
able addition in the proportion of a 
fluidram or more to the av. pound of 
powder. A better but more expensive 
perfume may be obtained by mixing 1 
part of oil of rose geranium with 6 
parts of oil of lavender flowers An- 
other good mixture is 2 parts of oil 
of neroli and 1 part of oil of rosemary. 
A perfume still more desirable may 
be had by adding a mixture of the oils 
from which cologne water is made. For 
an ordinary quality the following will 
suffice : 

Oil of lavender flower fl.dr. I 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 4 

Oil of clove drops 8 

For a better quality the following may 
be used: 
Oil of neroli fl.dr. 



Oil of cedrat fl.dr. 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 

Oil of rosemary fl.dr. 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 

A fluidram or more of either of these 

mixtures may be used to the pound, 

as in the case of lavender. 
The following perfume is also fine : 

Heliotropin gr. 15 

Oil of pimento m. 15 

Oil of linaloe m. 15 

Oil of lemon m. 30 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 3 



IT. 



Sodium carbonate, monohy- 
drated av.oz. 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 

Orris root, powder av.oz. 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 

Oil of orris or solution 
of ionone m. 

Oil of ylang ylang m. 



8 

3 
1 
1 

10 

10 

Mix well. To be used like No. I. 

III. 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 12 

Borax av.oz. 12 

Potassium carbonate dr. 3 

Ammonium chlorid dr. 3 

Oil of anise m. 30 

Oil of clove m. 30 

Oil or sassafras m. 30 

Oil of wintergreen m. 30 



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av.oz. 12 
, av.oz. 4 



Oil of bergamot m. 30 

Oil of rose geranium m. 30 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 30 

Mix the salts thoroughly with the 
oils and keep the product in well-stop- 
pered wide-mouthed bottles. 
IV. 

Borax 

Sodium bicarbonate... 

-Potassium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Oil of rosemary m. 30 

Oil of orange fl.dr. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr. 2 

Or any of the perfumes mentioned 
in Nos. I, II or III may be used. 

In using, mix a tablespoonful with 
the bath or a half teaspoonful with a 
basinful of water. 
BATH TABLETS. 

These are used in the same manner, 
for similar purposes, and have the same 
composition as the preceding bath pow- 
ders. The effervescent powders may 
be converted into tablets by making into 
a mass by means of alcohol, then form- 
ing into tablets of suitable size, and dry- 
ing. The non-effervescent powders may 
be made into tablets in the same man- 
ner by means of water. 

BATH SOAP PASTE. 

Soft (green) soap av.oz. 16 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Perfume to suit 

Mix the soap, glycerin and alcohol 
and add the perfume. A light-colored, 
nearly odorless soft soap should be used. 
The perfume may be any oil or mixture 
of oils such as are used in formulas 
No. I, II or III under Bath Powders. 
The mixture may be dispensed in jars 
or wide-mouthed bottles. It is to be 
used for the same purposes as bath 
powders or tablets. 

BATH BAGS. (Mme. Qui Vive's For- 
mulas.) 

I. Violet Bath Bags: 

Oatmeal, finely ground lb. 2 

Orris root, powder ..oz. 4 

Almond flour oz. 3 

White castile soap, shaved 
fine cake 1 



Take one yard of cheesecloth and 
make it into little bags about 4 inches 
square and fill them with this mixture. 
Larger bags may be made for the reg- 
ular bath. 
II. Quireda Bath Bags: 

Fine oatmeal lb. 1 

New clean bran pint 1 

Orris root, powder lb. % 

Almond meal lb. % 

White castile „soap, dried oz. 4 

Primrose sachet powder oz. 1 

The bags should not be used a sec- 
ond time as the mixture in them has 
tendency to sour. 

PERFUMED SEA SALT. 

Stanislaus' formula: 

Ordinary sea salt av.lb. 5 

Cumarin dr. 3 

Oil of bergamot dr. 1 

Anisic aldehyde m. 30 

Mix the perfumes together, then 
pour over the salt, mixing well by rub- 
bing between the hands. 

A more convenient way of doing is to 
dissolve the perfumes in alcohol be- 
fore mixing with the salt. 

ARTIFICIAL SULFUR BATHS. 

Sulfur baths ordinarily are made by 
simply dissolving potassium sulfuret 
(sulfurated potassa) in water, in the 
proportion of from ^2 av. ounce to 2 av. 
ounces for every 40 gallons of water. 
But, in order to obtain a bath more 
closely resembling some of the more 
noted natural sulfurous springs which 
have proven so effectual in the treat- 
ment of rheumatism and skin diseases 
of certain types, the following is ad- 
vised : 

Sulfurated potassa or soda. av.oz. J A 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 1 

Sodium chlorid gr. 60 

Castile soap shavings gr. 30 

Calcium carbonate gr. 30 

Alum gr. 30 

Water gal 1 

These various materials are boiled in 
a sufficient quantity of the water to 
dissolve them, and the solution is stir- 
red about with a wooden or glass rod 
until an odor of sulfuretted hydrogen 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



becomes manifest. The solution is then 
poured into the patient's ordinary water 
bath, previously heated to about 35° C. 
BATHING SALTS. 

Popular faith in mineral water baths 
is quite strong and a variety of salt 
mixtures to make artificial waters for 
bathing purposes should prove a profit- 
able addition to the pharmacist's stock. 
These salts will consist of suitable in- 
gredients mixed with considerable pro- 
portion of salt which adds the requisite 
bulk. These preparations may be put 
up in one-pound round paper boxes or 
in cans. On the label are to be printed 
directions for use, remarks upon tem- 
perature of the water, hygienic rules, 
medicinal uses, etc. 

The following variety of bathing salts 
is advised : 

i. A sea salt as a bracing and in- 
vigorating bath. 

2. An acid bath for liver, indiges- 
tion, spleen and bowel troubles, etc. 

3. An alkaline bath for rheumatism, 
gout, kidney troubles, etc. 

4. An alternative bath for blood dis- 
eases, etc. 

5. A sulfur bath for skin diseases, 
etc. 

6. A tonic bath for chlorosis, anaemia, 
loss of appetite, etc. 

Sea Bath Salt. 

I. 

Potassium iodid gr. 10 

Potassium bromid gr. 20 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 1 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Salt, to make av.oz. 16 

Have all the salts in a coarse gran- 
ular condition and mix. 

Acid Bath Salt. 
II. 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 1 

Potassium bicarbonate av.oz. 1 

Potassium bitartarate av.oz. 2 

Salt av.oz. 12 

Mix as in No. I. 

Alkaline Bath Salt, 
ill. 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz, 6 



Sodium sulfate, 

Salt 

Mix as in No. I. 



.av.oz. 2 
.av.oz. 8 



Alterative Bath Salt. 



IV. 



Iodin, crystal gr. 20 

Potassium iodid dr. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 2 

Salt av.oz. 14 

Rub the iodin and potassium iodid 

together, add the sodium bicarbonate, 

and mix with the salt. 



Sulfur Bath Salt. 



V. 



Sulf urated potassa av.oz. 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 

Salt av.oz. 

Mix and proceed as in No. I. 

Tonic Bath Salt. 
VI. 

Iron sulfate av.oz. 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 

Salt av.oz. 

Mix and proceed as in No. I. 



PERFUMED AMMONIA WATER. 

This is a more or less diluted am- 
monia water which is perfumed and 
possibly colored; sometimes soap and 
alkalies are added. Sometimes it con- 
tains considerable alcohol in which case 
it is not strictly a "water." It is added 
to water used for bathing or washing to 
soften it. 

I. Palmer's formula : 

Ammonia water, 10% fl.oz. 8 

Green soap av.oz. 4 

Oleic acid dr. 2^2 

Oil of bay m. 15 

Oil of rosemary m. 15 

Oil of verbena m. 75 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. z^ 

Dissolve the soap in a pint of water 
by the aid of heat, allow to cool, add 
the ammonia water and oils, mix by 
agitation, and then incorporate the acid 
and the remainder of the water. 

Oil of lemon grass of good quality 
may be substituted for the oil of ver- 
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BATH, FOOT AND MANICURE PREPARATIONS. 



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II. 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl.oz. II 

Soft (green) soap av.oz. 2 

Borax av.oz. y 2 

Cologne water fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 24 

Prepare like No. I. 

Lavender Ammonia. (Lavender Lo- 
tion.) 

Any of the preceding may be made 
into lavender ammonia water by using 
oil of lavender flowers as the per- 
fume. These preparations may be tinted 
a suitable color by means of solution 
of litmus. The following are also good 
formulas : 
III. Mme. Qui Vive's formula: 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Oil of lavender flowers fl.dr 3 

Color, if desired. 

IV. 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 8 

Distilled water fl.oz. 7 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Oil of lavender flowers drops 10 

Color, if desired. 

If more alcohol is used, more oil may 
be incorporated with the mixture. 
Violet Ammonia. (Violet Lotion.) 

These are usually colored green with 
solution of chlorophyll or with the fol- 
lowing solution: 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 1 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. 1 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 8 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

V. Mme. Qui Vive's formula: 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 13 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Essence of violets fl.dr. 3 

VI. 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl.oz. 7 
Stronger tincture of orris, .fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 24 

Chlorophyll, to color. 
Mix and filter .in a closely-covered 
funnel through talcum. 

FOOT PREPARATIONS. 

These consist of powders or liquids, 
usually the former. They are recom- 
mended for tender feet, frequently also 



for excessive perspiration of the feet. 
These two conditions often occur to- 
gether, though not necessarilv so, and 
sweatiness is usually accompanied by 
a bad odor, or bromidrosis (sweatiness 
being hyperidrosis). 

FOOT POWDERS. 

According to Picken's analysis of 
commercial foot powders, these usually 
contain powdered talcum and boric acid, 
sometimes zinc oxid, starch, orris root, 
salicylic acid, borax, and alum. The 
proportion of alum was found to be 3 
to 20%, of salicylic acid, 3 to 7%, of 
zinc oxid, about 25%, and of starch, 15 
to 65%. Foot powders therefore con- 
sist of talcum and boric acid to which 
may be added, or which may be par- 
tially replaced by, zinc oxid and starch ; 
antiseptics should be added, salicylic 
acid being especially good for sweaty, 
ill-smelling feet. Alum may be added 
for its astringent property. The mix- 
ture may be perfumed in any desired 
manner. 

All foot powders should be reduced 
to a very fine condition by continued 
trituration and oassing through a fine 
sieve. They are recommended for ten- 
der, tired, or sweaty feet, and if con- 
taining suitable antiseptics are also bene- 
ficial for bad-smelling feet. The pow- 
der is to be sprinkled into the shoes 
and socks. Frequent washing of the 
feet and daily changes of socks, are 
also to be recommended. 

These powders may be put up in nice 
round boxes or cartons and may be 
known by such names as "foot powder." 
"foot rest," "easy feet," "foot comfort," 
etc. 

I. Salicylated powder of talc, N. F., 
is an excellent foot powder, of the fol- 
lowing composition : 

Salicylic acid av.oz. 1 

Boric acid av.oz. 3J6 

Talcum av.oz. 29 

Reduce all to fine powder, mix well 
and pass through a fine sieve. 

II, Salicylated Powder with Talc of 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



the German Pharmacopeia is like the 
preceding but contains wheat starch in- 
stead of boric acid. 
III. 

Sulfur av.oz. 2 

Boric acid av.oz. 4 

Talcum av.oz. 6 

Prepare like No. I. 

IV. 
Alum 



av.oz. 1 

Boric acid av.oz 2 

av.oz. 4 

av.oz. 6 



Talcum , 

Starch , 

Oil of lavender -flowers. 
Prepare like No. I. 



drons 15 



av.oz. 10 



.av.oz. 2 
.av.oz. 6 
.av.oz. 12 



.av.oz. 1 

.av.oz. 1 

.av.oz. 10 

.av.oz. 12 

..fl.dr. 2 



Orris root av.oz. 2 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 2 

Sulfur av.oz. 2 

Talcum 

Prepare like No. I. 
VI. 

Orris root 

Zinc oxid 

Talcum 

Prepare like No. I. 

VII. 

Salicylic acid 

Zinc oleate 

Boric acid 

Talcum 

-Oil of eucalyptus.. 

Prepare like No. I. 
FOOT LOTIONS. 

Instead of foot powders, lotions may 
be recommended but they have not 
proven so popular. They are, however, 
useful adjuncts to the powders. For 
example it is advisable to bathe the 
feet every night in hot water contain- 
ing an antiseptic such as boric acid, po- 
tassium permanganate or sodium per- 
borate. The latter may be used as a 
2% solution, potassium permanganate 
as a 1% solution, and boric acid in the 
saturated form. In case it is not possi- 
ble to change socks or stockings everv 
morning, the latter may be soaked at 
bedtime with the boric acid solution 
and hung up to dry over night. Other 
applications that may be used are these : 
I. 

Boric acid dr. t 

Borax dr. 2 



Salicylic acid dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 9 

Perfume to suit 

Dissolve the boric acid and borax in 
the glycerin by the aid of heat, the sali- 
cylic acid in the alcohol, mix the two 
solutions, add any desired perfume, and 
filter. 

This may be applied to the feet night 
and morning. 
II. 

Formaldehyde fl.oz. 3 

Tincture of nutgall fl.dr. 4 

Cologne water fl.oz. 2 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 

This is to be daubed on the feet with 
a pledget of cotton at night. 
ARM-PIT POWDER AND PASTE. 

Any of the foot powders may be 
used as an armpit powder to prevent 
perspiration and to overcome the odor. 
The following is specially adapted for 
this purpose: 

Salicylic acid gr. 45 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 1 

Orris root av.oz. 2 

Talcum av.oz. 7 

Cumarin gr. I 

Oil of bergamot drops 10 

Oil of rose drops 20 

Tincture of musk drops 5 

Solution of carmine to color 

Reduce the solids to fine powder, mix 
thoroughly with the other ingredients, 
and pass through a fine sieve. The solu- 
tion of carmine may be omitted and the 
perfume changed. See Chapter II un- 
der face powders for nice perfume mix- 
tures for this purpose. 

Pastes for perspiration are the fol- 
lowing: 
I. 

Salicylic acid dr. 2 

Corn starch av.oz. 13 

Mucilage of tragacanth, to make a 
paste. 
II. 

Carbolic acid gr. 30 

Burnt alum dr. 2 

Talcum dr. 2 

Orris root av.oz. 1 

Corn starch av.oz. 10 

Violet extract fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin, to make a paste. 



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MANICURE OR FINGER-NAIL 
COSMETICS. 

Cosmetic preparations intended for 
the finger-nails and finger-tips are now- 
used a great deal and this work would 
not be complete without formulas for 
these articles. They include cleaners, 
polishes, and varnishes. 

Nail Bleach and Wash. (Nail-Clean- 
ing Liquid) 
I. 

Oxalic acid dr. I 

Rose water fl.oz. 2 

Apply to the discolored nails with 
friction by means of soft leather or 
flannel. 

Citric or acetic acid may be substi- 
tuted for the oxalic acid. 

II. 

Tartaric acid dr. I 

> Tincture of myrrh fl.dr. I 

* Cologne water fl.dr. 2 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 3 

Dissolve the acid in water, add the 
other ingredients, and strain. 

Dip the nails in this solution, wipe 
nearly dry, and polish with a chamois 
pad (buffer). 

III. 

Diluted sulfuric acid.. 

Tincture of myrrh 

Water, to make 

Use like the preceding. 

IV. Sodium perborate is highly rec- 
ommended as a nail bleach. Mix one 
teaspoonful with about i T/ - ounces of 
lukewarm water, and apply the liquid 
to the finger nails with a nail brush, rub- 
bing for a few minutes. The powder 
may also be sprinkled dry on the nails 
and then rubbed with a damp brush, 
but the first-mentioned method is the 
most satisfactory. 

Sodium perborate is to be preferred 
to hydrogen peroxid because its alka- 
line character enables it to dissolve the 
fatty matter of the nails and thus exert 
its bleaching agent, while the peroxid 
is always acid and has but little action 
on the nails. 



...fl.dr. 4' 
...fl.dr. 2 
...fl.oz. 2 



Nail Ointment. 

White petrolatum av.oz. 4 

White castile soap, powder. av.oz. % 

Oil of bergamot or other 
perfume sufficient 

This is used for softening the nails, 
curing hang-nails, etc. It is to be ap- 
plied at night, the fingers being covered 
with gloves. 

Nail Polishes. 

I. Different preparations of tin have 
been used successfully for cleansing and 
polishing finger nails, probably on ac- 
count of their detergent and astringent 
qualities. The use of tin oleate has 
been highly recommended for imparting 
a luster to the nails, and when colored 
with a little carmine, gives to them 
a roseate tint. The oleate is preoared 
as follows : To a solution of white cas- 
tile soap in warm water, 1 av. ounce to 
the pint, gradually add a 10% solution 
of tin chlorid until it ceases to pro- 
duce a precipitate. The insoluble sub- 
stance formed, after being washed and 
dried, is tin oleate. It is a soft solid, 
and is used without further preparation, 
unless, as stated, it be tinted with car- 
mine. It may be perfumed if desired. 

II. Another polish for finger nails 
is tin stearate. It is superior to the 
oleate, being stiffer and thus nicer to 
use. It may be prepared like the oleate 
by precipitation, using solutions of so- 
dium or potassium stearate and tin 
chlorid. This may be tinted with car- 
mine if desired. If a cheaper preoara- 
tion is wanted^ it can be mixed with 
equal parts of zinc oxid. 

III. 

Putty powder av.oz. 4 

Carmine gr. 10 

Oil of rose drops 3 

Oil of neroli drops 3 

Triturate the putty powder and car- 
mine together to a very fine powder, 
then incorporate with the oils. 

IV. Sodium perborate in nail pow- 
ders acts as a slow bleach and improves 
the luster, as in the following: 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Puttv powder av.oz. 4 

Sodium perborate dr. 2 

Carmine gr. 30 

Perfume to suit 

Prepare like the preceding. 

V 

Eosin gr. 40 

White wax dr. 2 

Spermaceti dr. 2 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 4 

Melt the waxes at a gentle heat and 
incorporate the eosin. The latter should 
be in very fine powder, or should be 



dissolved in a small amount of alcohol 
in which case the heat must be con- 
tinued till all the alcohol has evapor- 
ated. 

Nail Varnish or Enamel. 

Paraffin wax dr. 1 

Chloroform fl.oz. 2 

Oil of rose drops 3 

Polish the nails in the usual manner, 

apply the varnish, and rub with chamois 

skin or buffer. 



ART 



V. 



SODA WATER PREPARATIONS. 



The following include the latest 
creations of the soda dispensers' art, 
and comprise those beverages which 
have been found most popular with 
the public, in recent years. 

Alhambra Cream. 
Prepare a syrup as follows > 

Peach syrup fl.oz. 2 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 6 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. 9 

Cream fl.oz. 7 

In serving, draw about 1 ounce of 
this syrup into a 12-ounce glass, fill 
the glass half full with the coarse stream 
of carbonated water, and "finish" with 
the fine stream. 

Alhambra Syrup. 

Peach syrup fl.oz. 3 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 8 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. 12 

Cream, to make fl.oz. 32 

Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses or 
with foam in 12-ounce glasses. 

Almond Chocolate. 

Almond essence fl.dr. 1 

Chocolate syrup fl.oz. 32 

Serve with cream or ice cream in 12- 
ounce glasses. 

Angel Food. 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. 1 

Red orange syrup fl.oz. 1 

Ice cream oz. 2 

Shaved or cracked 
ice soda glassful "%, 

Shake together in the usual manner, 
strain into a 12-ounce glass, nearly fill 
the latter with the coarse stream of 
carbonated water, and "finish" with the 
fine stream. 

Angostura Phosphate. 
Prepare a lemon phosphate in the 
usual manner, then add two dashes of 
angostura bitters. 



Ariom. 

Apricot syrup fl.oz. y 2 

Peach syrup fl.oz. y 2 

Rose syrup fl.oz. y 2 

Cream fl.oz. 2 

Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful y 2 

Shake together the same as any other 
egg drink, strain into a 12-ounce glass, 
add the coarse stream of carbonated 
water to nearly fill the glass, and "fin- 
ish" with the fine stream of carbonated 
water. 

Arosia. 

Pineapple juice fl.oz. 2 l /> 

Plum extract fl.dr. l /i 

Quince extract fl.dr. J / 2 

Solution of citric acid. .. .fl.dr. 1 

Soda foam fl.dr. 2 

Soda syrup fl.oz. ^ 

Yellow coloring, to color light yellow. 
Serve like other soda syrups, in 12- 
ounce glasses, with or without ice 
cream. 

Bimbo Flip. 

Strawberry syrup fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Ginger syrup fl.oz. 1 

Lime juice fl.oz. y± 

Egg 1 

Prepare and serve like other egg 
drinks. 

Bisque Syrup. 

Roasted almonds av.oz. 4 

Extract of vanilla fl.dr. ' \ 

Soda syrup fl.oz. t> 2 

Break up the almonds to coarse pow- 
der, boil for a few minutes with about 
8 ounces of the syrup, allow to cool, 
strain, and add the extract and the re- 
mainder of the syrup. 

This is to be served in 12-ounce 
glasses with or without ice cream. 

Blizzardine. 

Orgeat syrup fl.oz. t 

Catawba syrup fl.oz. \ 2 



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Ice cream tablespoonful i 

Shaved of cracked 

ice soda glassful y 2 

Shake together in a shaker, strain 
into a 12-ounce glass, nearly fill the 
glass with the coarse stream of car- 
bonated water, and "finish" with the 
fine stream. 

Bonnie Belle Cream. 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. Y\ 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. $£ 

Ice cream oz. 2 

Egg 1 

Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful y 

Shake in a shaker, or glass and 
shaker, strain into a 12-ounce glass, 
nearly fill the latter with the coarse 
stream of carbonated water, and "finish" 
with the fine stream. 

Brunswick Cooler. 

Lemon syrup fl.oz. y 2 

Orange syrup fl.oz. y 2 

Cherry syrup fl.oz. y 2 

Shaved or cracked ice glassful % 

Add carbonated water, coarse stream, 
to nearly fill a 12-ounce glass, "finish" 
with the fine stream and dress the 
drink with pineapple and cherry fruit. 
Caramel Syrup. 

Extract of coffee fl.dr. i]/ 2 

Extract of vanilla fl.dr. y> 

Caramel fl.dr. 1 

Chocolate syrup fl.oz. 8 

Soda syrup, to make fl.oz. 32 

Serve in 12-ounce glasses with or 
without ice cream. 

Carnation Flip. 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. f 

Strawberry (or raspberry) 

syrup fl.oz. 1 

Cream fl.oz. 4 

Ice cream spoonful 1 

Egg 1 

Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful y 

Shake in a shaker, or glass and 
shaker, strain into a 12-ounce glass, fill 
the latter with the coarse stream of car- 
bonated water and sprinkle on some 
powdered nutmeg. 

Carnation Float. 
Make a plain lemonade in the usual 
manner, fill the glass to within an inch 



of the top, then in the center of the 
glass hold the spoon upright, and down 
the side of the latter slowly pour in 
grape juice until the p^lass is full. 
Catawba Frappe. 

Catawba syrup fl.oz. 2 

Orange syrup fl.oz. l / 2 

Draw into a 12-ounce glass, add 
shaved ice to half fill the glass, add 
water to nearly fill the latter, then fill 
with carbonated water, stir with a spoon 
and serve with straws. 

Cherry Egg Bounce, Hot. 

Egg 1 

Cherry juice fl.oz. 2 

Sugar, powder spoonful 1 

Mix thoroughly in an 8-ounce mug, 
fill up the latter with hot water, mix 
again, add several cherries, a slice of 
orange, and a sprinkle of nutmeg. 
Chinese Punch. 

Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful l /t 

Tea syrup fl.oz. 2 

Carbonated water, coarse stream, to 

fill the glass. Stir with a spoon and 

serve with straws. 

Chocolate Frappe. 

Chocolate syrup fl.oz. 1 y 2 

Ice cream oz. 2 

Cream fl.oz. 2 

Mix thoroughly in a 12-ounce glass, 
nearly fill the latter with the coarse 
stream of carbonated water, and "finish" 
with the fine stream. 

Chocolate Nectar. 

Vanilla extract fl.dr. l / 2 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 4 

Chocolate syrup, to make ... fl.oz. 32 
Carmine solution to color reddish- 
brown. 

Draw 2 ounces of this into an 8-ounce 
glass, add one ounce of cream, and fill 
the glass with the coarse stream of 
carbonated water. 

Chocolate Punch. 

Chocolate syrup fl.oz. 2 

Egg 1 

Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful y 

Milk, enough to fill a 12-ounce glass. 
Shake together, strain into a 12-ounce 



SODA WATER PREPARATIONS. 



1025 



glass, fill the latter with the fine stream 
of carbonated water, and add some 
whipped cream. 

Claret Glace (Claret Klondike.) 

Fill a sherbet glass with finely shaved 

ice, pour on an ounce of claret syrup, 

and garnish with a thin slice of lemon. 

Serve with a sherbet spoon. 

Claro. 

Juice of lemons 3 

Strawberry juice " fl.oz. 4 

Raspberry juice fl.dr. 4 

Solution of citr' acid fl.dr. 6 

Soda foam fl.dr. 4 

Soda syrup fl.oz. 48 

Serve like other soda syrups with or 

without ice cream, in 12-ounce glasses. 
Coffee Maltrose. 

Coffee syrup fl.oz. 1 y 2 

Egg 1 

Malted milk teaspoonful 1 

Cream fl.oz. \Y 2 

Cracked or shaved 

ice soda glassful l / 2 

Shake together, strain into a 12-ounce 

glass, nearly fill the latter with the 

coarse stream of carbonated water, and 

"finish" with the fine stream. 
Coney Fizz 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 1 

Strawberry syrup fl.oz. 1 

Juice of one-half lemon. 

Shaved or cracked 
ice soda glassful x /\ 

Shake together in a shaker, strain 
into a 12-ounce glass, nearly fill the 
glass with the coarse stream of car- 
bonated water, "finish" with the fine 
stream, and decorate with fruit. 
Creme-de-Swift. 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. y 2 

Strawberry syrup fl.oz. 1 

Cracked or shaved ice glassful T /i 

Milk, enough to fill a 12-ounce glass. 
Shake well, strain, and top with 
whipped cream. 

Cream Cordial. 

Rose syrup • fl.oz. l / 2 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. l / 2 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. Y> 

Orange syrup fl.oz. l / 2 

Cream fl.oz. 1 

Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful T 4 



Shake in a shaker, strain into a 12- 
ounce glass, nearly fill the glass with 
the coarse stream of carbonated water, 
and "finish" with the fine stream. 

Cream Pineapple. 

Crushed pineapple fl.oz. i~y 2 

Cream fl.oz. 2 

Crushed or shaved ice glassful % 

Shake together, strain into a 12-ounce 
glass, add carbonated water, coarse 
stream, to nearly fill the latter, and 
"finish" with the fine stream. 

Crescent Sherbet. 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. 16 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 16 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. 12 

Sherry wine fl.oz. 4 

Serve as a "solid" drink in 8-ounce 
glasses, using 1 or i z / 2 ounces of this 
syrup and filling the glass with the 
coarse stream of carbonated water. 

Cubanade. 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 1 

Grape juice fl.oz. l / 2 

Lemon juice fl.dr. 1 

Essence of ginger a few drops 

Put into a 12-ounce glass, nearly fill 
the latter with the coarse stream of 
carbonated water, and "finish" with the 
fine stream. 



Egg-a-la-Mode. 



fl.oz. 



Peach syrup 

Pineapple syrup. . , . . fl.oz. ]/ 2 

Lemon syrup fl.oz. ]/ 2 

Egg 1 

Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful % 

Shake in a shaker, or glass and 
shaker, strain into a 12-ounce, nearly fill 
the glass with the coarse stream of 
carbonated water, and "finish" with the 
fine stream. 

Egg Cocoa. 

Chocolate syrup fl.oz. 1 

White and yolk of egg 1 

Cracked or shaved ice. small quantity 
Shake well in a shaker, or glass and 
shaker, strain into 12-ounce glass, nearly 
fill the latter with the coarse stream 
of carbonated water, and "finish" with 
the fine stream. 



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Egg Soda. 
Lemon syrup fl.oz. 



Vanilla syrup.. 



..fl.oz. 



Cream fl.oz. i 

Egg i 

Shaved or cracked 
ice about tablespoonful i 

Shake in a shaker or a glass and 
shaker, strain into a 12-ounce glass, nil 
the latter three-fourths with the coarse 
stream of carbonated water, and "finish" 
with the fine stream. 

Elks' Delight. 

Juice of one-half orange. 

Juice of one-half lemon. 

Grape juice fl.oz. Yz 

Sugar, powder teaspoonful 2 

Shaved or cracked 
ice soda glassful Y> 

Plain water, enough to fill a 12-ounce 
glass. 

Strain, add a cherry and a slice of 
orange, and serve with straws. 
Fancy Lemonade. 

Make a soda lemonade in the usual 
manner, and add a teaspoonful of rasp- 
berry or strawberry syrup, which will 
sink to the bottom of the liquid. Then 
carefuly pour in a teaspoonful of grape 
juice, and serve without stirring. A 
piece of pineapple, orange or other fruit 
may be added to decorate the drink. 
It may also be served in a glass half- 
full of shaved ice. Serve with straws. 
Fantasma Nog. 

Wild cherry syrup fl.oz. iV 2 

Egg 1 

Ice cream spoonful 1 

Solution of acid phosphate. dashes 2 
Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful *4 

Favorita. 

Strawberry juice fl.oz. 4 

Maple syrup fl.oz. t6 

Juice of 6 lemons. 

Soda foam fl.oz. 1 

Soda syrup, to make gal. ]/ 2 

Serve like other soda syrups in 12- 
ounce glasses with or without ice cream. 

Frosted Chocolate. 

Chocolate syrup fl.oz. i l / 2 

Shaved ice glassful l / 2 

Carbonated water, coarse 
stream, about fl.oz. 6 



Mix by stirring, strain into a 12-punce 
glass, and filter the latter with the line 
stream of carbonated water. 
Frosted Coffee. 

Coffee syrup fl.oz. 2 

Cream fl.oz. 2 

Shaved or cracked 
ice soda glassful l / 2 

Shake thoroughly in a combination 
shaker or in a glass and shaker, strain 
into a 12-ounce glass, fill the glass with 
the coarse stream of carbonated water, 
stir thoroughly, add a spoonful of 
whipped cream, and sprinkle lightly 
with nutmeg. Ice cream may be used 
instead of whipped cream. 
Frozen Cream. 

Banana syrup fl.oz. 2 

Cream fl.oz. 8 

Shaved or cracked 
ice soda glassful l / 2 

Shake together in a shaker, strain into 
a 12-ounce glass, add a few pieces of 
banana, fill the glass with the fine stream 
of carbonated water, and serve with a 
spoon and straws. 

Fruit Lemonade. 

Crushed ice glassful 1 

Sugar, powdered. . .tablespoonfuls 2 
Juice of one-half lemon. 
Juice of one-half orange. 

Lemon slice 1 

Orange slice 1 

Pineapple slice l / 2 

Orange flower water drops 2 

Prepare and serve like plain lemon- 
ade. 

Fruit Malt. 

Malt extract, thick fl.oz. 6 

Raspberry syrup fl.oz. 2 

Cinnamon syrup fl.oz. 2 

Rose syrup fl.oz. 2 

Orange flower water fl.dr. 2 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 12 

This may be served as a "soda" drink 
with foam in 12-ounce glasses or "solid" 
in 8-ounce glasses or as a "phosphate." 

Fruit Nectar. 

Raspberry syrup fl.oz. 16 

Grape syrup fl.oz. 16 

Raspberry vinegar fl.oz. 2 

Serve this as a "solid" drink in 8- 
ounce glasses, adding shaved ice if de- 
sired. 



SODA WATER PREPARATIONS. 



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Fruit Shrub. 

Pineapple juice fl.oz. I 

Grape juice fl.oz. I 

Raspberry juice fl.oz. I 

Extract of vanilla fl.dr. y 2 

Solution of citric acid fl.dr. 2 

Soda syrup, enough to 

make fl.oz. 32 

Serve like other soda syrups in 12- 

ounce glasses, with or without ice 

cream. 

Ginger Bouquet. 

Soluble essence of ginger. . .fl.dr. 10 

Solution of citric acid fl.dr. 4 

Essence of sarsaparilla fl.dr. 4 

Extract of vanilla fl.dr. 4 

Soda syrup, to make fl.oz. 32 

Caramel enough to color 

Serve this as a "solid" drink in 8- 
ounce glasses. Shaved ice may be added. 
Ginger Wine Toddy, Hot. 

Ginger syrup fl.oz. y 2 

Tea syrup fl.oz. 1 

Currant juice ...fl.oz. y 2 

Draw into an 8-ounce mug, fill the 

latter with hot water, and add grated 

cinnamon. 

Golden Buck. 

Yolk of egg 1 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 2 

Solution of acid phosphates . dashes 2 
Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful 54 

Shake together in a shaker, or in a 
glass andT shaker, strain into a 12-ounce 
glass, nearly fill the glass with the 
coarse stream of carbonated water, and 
"finish" with the fine stream. 
Granola. 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 1 

Grape juice fl.oz. y 2 

Juice of one-half lemon. 
Cracked or shaved 

ice soda glassful 3/3 

Mix in a 12-ounce glass, nearly fill 
the latter with the coarse stream of 
carbonated water, and "finish" with the 
fine stream. Serve with straws. 
Grape-Ade. 

Lemon syrup fl.oz. 1 

Grape juice fl.oz. l / 2 

Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses, fill- 
ing the latter with the coarse stream of 
carbonated water, and stirring with a 
spoon. 
65 



Grape Cooler. 

Grape juice. . . . 



fl.oz. 



Orange syrup fl.oz. i*/ 2 

Lemon syrup fl.oz *4 

Solution of acid phosphate, .dash 1 
Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful y± 

Mix in a 12-ounce glass, fill the lat- 
ter with the coarse stream of carbon- 
ated water, stir with a spoon, add a 
slice of pineapple, and serve with 
straws. 

Grspe Cup. 

Grape juice fl.oz. 32 

Infusion of tea fl.oz. 32 

Lime juice fl.oz. 8 

Solution of acid phosphate, .fl.oz. 1 
Keep cool with ice, serve in glasses 
three-fourths full, and fill with the 
coarse stream carbonated water. 

By infusion of tea is meant "tea" 
as it is made for household purposes, 
preferably using a good grade of tea v 
like English breakfast, pekoe, souchong, 
etc. 

Grape Egg Phosphate. 
Make an egg phosphate in the usual 
manner and add a tablespoonful of 
grape juice before serving. 
Grape Glace. 

Grape juice fl.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Whites of 1 or 2 eggs. 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 16 

Beat the egg-white with some of the 
sugar, then add the mixed juice, water, 
and the remainder of the sugar. 

Keep in a small pitcher or berry dish. 
Serve with~a spoon. 
This must be made fresh every day. 
Grape Lemonade. 

Grape syrup fl.oz. V 2 

Lemon syrup fl.oz. : i 

Solution of acid phosphates. dash 1 
Serve as a "solid" drink with the 
coarse stream of carbonated water. 
Grape Orange. 
Prepare like the preceding, substitut- 
ing orange syrup for the lemon syrup. 
Grape Sherbet. 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 2 

Grape juice fl.oz. 2 

Draw into a 12-ounce glass, half fill 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



the latter with shaved ice, then fill it 
with plain water, stir with a spoon, and 
serve with straws. 

Hasty Pudding. 

Crushed strawberries oz. x / 2 

Crushed peaches oz. l / 2 

Ice cream, to fill a small glass or 
sherbet cup. 

Serve with a spoon. 

Heavenly Twins. 

Ice cream spoonful I 

Lemon ice . spoonful i 

Put side by side on a decorated plate, 

place over it some crushed fruit, and 

serve with wafers. 

Herculine. 

Spirit of orange fl.oz. I 

Tincture of vanilla fl.oz. i 

Tincture of citrochlorid of 

iron fl.oz. I 

Solution of acid phosphate, .fl.oz. 2 



Caramel, enough to color light brown. 

This is a tonic syrup, one ounce of 
which is to be served with carbonated 
water as a "solid" drink in 8-ounce 
glasses. 

Hokey-Pokey Glace. 

Nectar syrup fl.oz. 1 



Carbonated water fine 
stream soda glassful Y\ 

Finely shaved ice, enough to fill the 
glass. 

Add some whipped cream and serve 
with a spoon. 

Ice Cream Sandwiches. 

These are made by spreading a thin 
layer of ice cream between two sugared 
vanilla wafers. 

Another way of preparing them is to 
have thin cakes like vanilla wafers of 
the size of the brick ice cream moulds, 
spread on them thin layers of raspberry 
or apricot jam, cut brick ice cream into 
slices, lay a slice between the layers of 
cake, and place the whole in the ice 
cream cabinet until needed. 

Ice Cream Shake. 

Marshmallow syrup fl.oz. 1 

Egg 1 

Ice cream oz. 1 



Shake together in a shaker, or glass 
and shaker, strain into a 12-ounce glass, 
nearly fill the latter with the coarse 
stream of carbonated water, and "finish" 
with the fine stream. 

Idlewild. 

Strawberry syrup fl.oz. 10 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 10 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. 10 

Lemon juice fl.oz. 2 

Draw \ x / 2 ounces of this into a 12- 
ounce glass one-third filled with shaved 
ice, then fill the glass with the coarse 
stream of carbonated water, add a few 
strawberries, a slice of pineapple and a 
slice of orange, and serve with straws. 
Independence Tonic. 

Coffee syrup fl.oz. 8 

Elixir of coca fl.oz. 4 

Tincture of_ cinchona fl.oz. 2 

Madeira wine fl.oz. 2 

Raspberry syrup fl.oz. 16 

Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses, 
drawing 1 or i l / 2 ounces of this syrup 
and filling the glass with the coarse 
stream of carbonated water. 

Kola Celery Tonic. 

Fluid extract of kola fl.dr. 1 

Tincture of celery seed fl.dr. 4 

Solution of citric acid fl.dr. 3 

Raspberry juice fl.oz. 1 

Soda syrup, to make fl.oz. 32 

Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses, using 
about 1 ounce of this syrup. 

Kola Syrup. 

Fluid extract of kola (from 

fresh nuts) fl.dr. 2 

Claret wine fl.oz. 12 

Raspberry juice fl.oz. V/2 

Solution of acid phosphates. fl.oz. 4 

Solution of citric acid fl.oz. 2 

Soda syrup, to make gall. */> 

Solution of carmine, to color deep red. 
Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses, us- 
ing about 1 ounce of this syrup and fill- 
ing the glass with the coarse stream of 
carbonated water. 



Kolasaya. 




Blood orange syrup fl.oz. 


16 


Raspberry syrup fl.oz. 


8 


Wine of kola fl.oz. 


4 


Elixir of calisaya fl.oz. 


4 


Mix well and filter. 




In serving, draw 2 ounces of 


this 



SODA WATER PREPARATIONS. 



1029 



syrup in a 12-ounce glass, add cracked 
or shaved ice, and fill with the coarse 
stream of carbonated water. Top off 
with same fresh raspberries or a piece 
of orange. 

Ladies' Choice. 

Raspberry syrup fl.oz. 2 

Peach ice cream. . .tablespoonfuls 2 
Serve in 12-ounce glasses like any 

"soda" drink with the coarse and fine 

streams of carbonated water. 

Lime Juice Fizz, Hot. 

White of egg 1 

Lime juice fl.oz. 1 

Sugar, powder spoonfuls 2 

, Mix in an 8-ounce -mug, fill the latter 
with hot water, and add some whipped 
cream. 

Lime Slip. 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Lime juice fl.oz. y 2 

Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses, add- 
ing a slice of orange. 

Manhattan Cream. 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. 24 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. 24 

Ice cream oz. 2 

Egg 1 

Shaved or cracked 



Shake in a shaker or glass and shaker, 
strain into a 12-ounce glass, nearly fill 
the latter with the coarse stream of car- 
bonated water, and "finish" with the fine 
stream. 

Oriental Fizz. 

Strawberry syrup fl.oz. 1 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 1 

Juice of one-half lemon. 

Shaved or cracked 
ice soda glassful % 

Mix in a 12-ounce glass, fill the latter 
with the coarse stream of carbonated 
water, stir with a spoon, and serve with 
straws. 

Over the Waves. 

Lemon syrup fl.oz. i l / 2 

Grape juice fl.oz. 1 

White of one egg. 

Solution of acid phosphates. fl.dr. l / 2 

Cracked or shaved 

ice soda glassful J /i 

Shake in a shaker or glass and shaker, 



strain into a 12-ounce glass, nearly fill 
the latter with the coarse stream of car- 
bonated water, and "finish" with the fine 
stream. 

Orange Chocolate. 

Extract of vanilla fl.dr. 2 

Orange-flower water fl.dr. 4 

Chocolate syrup, to make... fl.oz. 32 
This may be served with cream or 
ice cream in 12-ounce glasses. 
Orange Ferrone. 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 16 

Raspberry syrup fl.oz. 8 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. 4 

Elixir gentian with iron. .. .fl.oz. 4 
Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses, us- 
ing 1^ or 2 ounces of this syrup. 
Orange Mint. 
Half fill a 12-ounce glass with crack- 
ed ice, draw in 2 T A ounces of orange 
syrup, fill with the coarse stream of car- 
bonated water, add a dash of essence of 
peppermint and a slice of orange, stir 
with a spoon, and serve with a straw. 
Pan-American Lemonade. 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 1 

Lemon syrup fl.oz. 1 

Sugar, powdered teaspoonful 1 

Solution of acid phosphate. . .dash 1 
Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful V3 

Fill the glass with the coarse stream 
of carbonated water, add two slices of 
orange, and serve with two straws. 
Pepsin Phosphate. 

Glycerite of pepsin, N. F... fl.oz. 4 

Raspberry syrup fl.oz. 8 

Solution of acid phosphate, .fl.oz. 2 

Soda syrup, to make fl.oz. 32 

Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses, like 
other phosphates. 

Phantom Bouquet. 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. 4 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. 8 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 12 

Orange-flower water fl.oz. 1 

Serve in 8 or 12-ounce glasses with 
cream. 

Pierian Spring Syrup. 
Take one orange, cut into cubes, leav- 
ing the peel on; one peach, remove the 
peel and stone and crush the meat ; one 
banana, remove the peel, and cut the 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



inner part into cubes; one-half pine- 
apple, remove the peel and grate the 
meat ; one dozen strawberries, remove 
the calyces and crush ; mix all with a 
half-gallon of soda syrup, previously 
colored red. 

To serve, put ice cream in the bottom 
of a glass, add about an ounce of this 
syrup, and nil the glass with the fine 
stream or carbonated water. 
Pineapple Ale. 

Soluble essence of ginger. . .fl.oz. 2 

Pineapple juice fl.oz. 2 

Solution of citric acid fl.dr. 2 

Soda syrup fl.oz. 24 

Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses like 
the "phosphates." 

Pineapple Bonbon. 
Fill a sherbet glass nearly full with 
crushed pineapple, place a spoonful of 
finely shaved ice, add a ladleful of 
crushed pineapple, place a spoonful of 
ice cream on top of all, and serve with 
a sherbet spoon. 

A similar "bonbon" may be made with 
any other kind of crushed fruit. 
Pineapple Frappe. 
Cracked or shaved 

ice soda glassful y 2 

Crushed pineapple fl.oz. 2 

Solution of acid phosphates. fl.dr. 1 
Mix in a 12-ounce glass, fill the glass 
with carbonated water, stir with a 
spoon, and strain into an 8-ounce glass. 

Pineapple Lemonade. 
Juice of one lemon. 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. 2 

Carbonated water, to fill a 12- 
ounce glass. 
Mix well, dress with fruit, and serve 
with straws. 

Pineapple Paulette. 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Tee cream oz. 2 

Cream fl.oz. V/ 2 

Cracked or shaved 

ice soda glassful % 

Shake together in a shaker, strain 
into a 12-ounce glass, add carbonated 
water, coarse stream, to nearly fill the 
glass, and "finish" with the fine stream. 



Pineapple Punch. 

Pineapple juice fl.oz. 2 

Sugar, powdered spoonful 1 

Shaved ice, soda glassful Y3 

Mix with a spoon, add 3 ounces of the 
coarse stream of carbonated water, add 
a little more shaved ice and a spoonful 
of crushed pineapple on top. Fill the 
glass with shaved ice, add a slice of 
pineapple, and serve with a spoon and 
straws. 

Pineapple Snow. 

Pineapple syrup fl.oz. 1 

Sugar, powder teaspoonful 1 

Cracked or shaved 
ice soda glassful y 2 

Add some carbonated water, stirr in 
a shaker, strain into an 8-ounce glass, 
fill the latter with the coarse stream of 
carbonated water, stir again, add a slice 
of pineapple or some crushed pineapple, 
and serve with straws. 

Another article of the same name is a 
mixture of cracked or shaved ice, cream 
and pineapple syrup, with or without 
carbonated water, the whole being top- 
ped off with shaved ice and dispensed in 
a glass with a spoon. 

Pink-Ade. 

Cranberry syrup fl.oz. 16 

Juice of 1^ lemons. 

Solution of citric acid fl.dr. x / 2 

Solution of acid phosphates. fl.dr. 2 

Soda syrup fl.oz. 32 

If necessary add cochineal coloring to 

impart a pinkish tint to the mixture. 
Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses like 

the "phosphates." 

Pink Tea, Hot. 

Green tea av.oz. 1 

Black tea av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Sugar av.oz. 10 

Make an infusion of the two teas 
with the water, strain in the liquid, dis- 
solve the sugar, strain again, and color 
the liquid with tincture of cudbear. 

In serving, put 1 ounce into an 8- 
ounce mug, fill the latter with hot wa- 
ter, and add a slice of lemon. 



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Raspberry Royal. 

Raspberry syrup fl.oz. i l /> 

Raspberry vinegar fl.oz. ]/ 2 

Cracked or shaved 

ice soda glassful }£ 

Mix in a 12-ounce glass, nearly fill 

the latter with the coarse stream of 

carbinated water, and "finish" with the 
fine stream. Serve with straws. 

Raspho. 

Raspberry syrup fl.oz. ^4 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 1% 

Tincture of ginger dash 1 

Solution of acid phosphates, .dash 1 
Mix in 12-ounce glasses, using some 
shaved ice and the coarse stream of car- 
bonated water. Serve with straws. 

Root Bear, Hot. 

Mix one fluidounce of root beer ex- 
tract with 7 fluidounces of soda syrup. 
Use i x / 2 fluidounces of this syrup to 
enough hot water to fill an 8-ounce mug. 
Add a slice of lemon or a few drops of 
lemon juice. 

Root Beer Cream. 

Fill a 12-ounce glass to within one 

inch of the top with root beer drawn 

"solid," then float on enough plain cream 

to fill the glass. Serve without straws. 

Samaritan Punch. 

White and yolk of egg 1 

Cracked or shaved 



Nectar syrup fl.oz. 2 

Milk soda glassful }i 

Agitate in a shaker or in a glass and 

shaker, strain into a 12-ounce glass, and 

add some grated nutmeg. 

Snow Top. 

Orgeat syrup .fl.oz. 1 

Cream fl.oz. 2 

White of egg 1 

Shaved or cracked ice sufficient 

Prepare like other egg drinks. 

Square Meal. 

Chocolate syrup fl.oz. 2 

Egg 1 

Ice cream spoonful 1 

Milk enough to fill a shaker 

Shake well, strain into a 12-ounce 
glass, and sprinkle on some grated nut- 
meg. 



Strawberry Cream Puff. 
Put a large spoonful of ice cream in a 
glass, over it pour a ladleful of crushed 
strawberries. In another glass mix the 
contents of 1 egg, 1 ounce of straw- 
berry syrup, and 1 ounce of plain cream, 
and add this to the mixture in the other 
glass. Serve with a spoon. 

College Ice (Fruited Cream.) 

This is simply a sundae served with 
crushed fruit. 

Cantelope Sundae. 

Cut a small-sized canteloupe in two, 
remove the seeds, and slice off a small 
portion from the bottom so that the 
half-sections will stand upright. Place 
in the half of the canteloupe the usual 
or desired amount of ice cream, on the 
latter put some crushed pineapple and 
whole cherries. Insert spoon upright in 
meat of canteloupe, place the latter upon 
a napkin and serve upon a fancy plate. 

Sweet Clover. 

Tea svrup fl.oz. 8 

Maple syrup fl.oz. 4 

Solution of acid phosphates.fi. dr. 2 

Soda syrup fl.oz. 24 

Color green with any suitable 

green color. 
Serve "solid" in 8-ounce glasses like 
the "phosphates." 

Turkish Punch, Hot. 

Yolk of egg 1 

Grape juice fl.oz. 1 

Lemon juice fl.oz. l / 2 

Sugar, powder spoonfuls 2 

Mix thoroughly in an 8-ounce mug. 

fill the latter with hot water, stir again. 

top off with whipped cream and sprinkle 

on some cinnamon. 

Turkish Sherbet. 

Crushed peach fl.oz. l / 2 

Nectar syrup fl.oz. l / 2 

Orange syrup fl.oz. 1 2 

Solution of acid phos- 
phates dashes 4 or 5 

Fill a 12-ounce glass with shaved ice. 
stir in the above sirupy mixture, garnish 
with a slice of pineapple and orange and 
a cherry, and serve with spoon and 
straws. 



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Tutti Fruitti. 

Spirit of lemon fl.dr. I 

Spirit of orange fl.dr. I 

Tincture of vanilla fl.dr. i 

Maple syrup fl.oz. i 

Solution of citric acid fl.dr. 4 

Soda syrup, to make fl.oz. 32 

Serve with other soda syrups in 12- 
ounce glasses with or without ice cream. 
Vanilla Puff, Hot. 

Vanilla syrup fl.oz. 1 

Cream fl.oz. 1 

White of one egg. 

Shake well, strain in an 8-ounce mug, 
fill latter with hot water, and add whip- 
ped cream. 

Violade. 

Violet syrup fl.oz. 1 

Lemon syrup fl.oz. 1 

Carbonated water fl.oz. 8 

Stir with a spoon, pour into another 
glass half filled with shaved ice, add two 



slices each of lemon and orange, and 
serve with straws. 

Wild Cherry Syrup. 

Oil of bitter almonds drops 6 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Red cherry juice fl.oz. 8 

Syrup of wild cherry, 

U. S. P fl.oz. 8 

Diluted phosphoric acid fl.dr. 4 

Tincture of cudbear fl.dr. 4 

Caramel dr. 1 

Soda syrup, to make gall. y 2 

Dissolve the oil in the alcohol and 
add the other ingredients. 

Yabarra Chocolate. 

Orange syrup fl.oz. y 2 

Chocolate syrup fl.oz. 1 

Cream fl.oz. 2 

Shaved or cracked 

ice soda glassful ^ 

Fill the glass with milk, shake and 
strain. 



ART 



VI 



DOMESTIC UTILITIES. 



ACID-PROOF COATING. 

The following recipes have been used 
in the preparations of coatings for acid 
tanks: (i) Asbestos powder, 2 parts; 
barium sulfate, 1 part; silicate of so- 
dium solution (50 B.), 2 parts. This 
is resistant to the strongest acids. For 
weak acids use the silicate at 30 B. 
(2) Silicate of sodium solution, 2 parts; 
sand, 1 part ; asbestos powder, 1 part. 
This is better than the first recipe when 
hot nitric acid has to be tanked. Either 
of these preparations will resist the ac- 
tion of sulfuric and nitric acids. 
ADHESIVES. 

See under headings Cements; Glues, 
Liquid; Mucilages; and Pastes. 
ALCOHOL, DENATURED. 

See Denatured Alcohol. 
ALLOYS of Low Melting Point. 

I. Newton's metal: 

Bismuth parts 8 

Lead parts 5 

Tin : . .parts 3 

This mixture melts at 95 C. 

II. Rose's metal : 

Bismuth parts 2 

Lead part 1 

Tin ^..part 1 

This mixture liquefies at 94° C. 

III. Wood's metal : 

Bismuth parts 15 

Lead parts 8 

Tin parts 4 

Cadmium „. parts 3 

This mixture melts at 68° C. 
AMMONIA, Household or Domestic. 
This is a combination of ammonia 
water with borax or other alkali, some- 
times with oleic acid or soap, the object 
being to fortify the ammonia or to make 
it less volatile. If the ammonia be 
combined with oleic acid and hard wa- 
ter, a cloudy preparation is obtained. 



The preparation may be perfumed, if 
intended for toilet purposes, with suita- 
ble essential oils or with a handkerchief 
extract. If not perfumed it is suitable 
for detergent purposes. 
I. 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Oil of cinnamon drops 20 

Oil of clove drops 20 

Oil of citronella drops 20 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Ammonia water gall. 1 

Dissolve the borax in the ammonia 
and the oils in the alcohol, and mix the 
two solutions. 
II. 
Stronger ammonia water ... fl.oz. 40 

Oleic acid fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Distilled water, to make gall. 1 

Mix all together and shake well. 1 or 
2 ounces of borax may be added, also 
some oil of lavender flowers or hand- 
kerchief extract. If a cloudy prepara- 
tion is desired, replace a portion of the 
distilled water with hydrant water, the 
proportion required depending on the 
amount of solids in the water. 
III. 

Castile or soft soap av.oz. 8 

Borax av.oz. 4 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl.oz. 32 

Cologne water fl.oz. 4 

Water, .to make gall. 1 

Mix all and dissolve the solids. This 
makes a cloudy preparation. The co- 
logne water may be omitted, and if dis- 
tilled water be used a clear liquid will 
then n be obtained. 

ANT EXTERMINATORS AND EX- 
PELLERS. 

As far as is known at the present 
time, ants do no harm directly but have 
the disagreeable habit of "getting into 
things," such as in the sugar, syrups, 



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sweets, etc., in pantries or on bread ; 
in drug stores they occur commonly 
around the soda fountain. 

Gum camphor, which may be in the 
form of pieces, laid about in different 
parts of the pantry or refrigerator will 
expel ants but all articles of food will 
be spoilt from absorption of the odor of 
the camphor. The articles of food might 
be temporarily removed. Another sub- 
stance which has proved to be a success- 
ful ant exterminator is powdered borax, 
which is to be scattered freely on the 
pantry and refrigerator shelves and 
floor ; it should also be blown or thrown 
into all crevices and corners. 

Mustard, sulfur, alum and oil of cedar 
are also said to drive ants away, but the 
oil, like camphor, would be objectionable 
on account of its odor. 

Ants are said to be partial to lard and 
a tray smeared with it will entangle 
many of them. Chloroform or gasoline 
sprayed into crevices or corners, or into 
their nests if found, will destroy them. 
Gasoline must be used with caution, ow- 
ing to its inflammability, and therefore 
chloroform should be preferred. 

A sponge moistened with weak syrup 
will entangle many ants which may then 
be killed by dipping the sponge in hot 
water. 

Tartar emetic has also been recom- 
mended, used in a similar manner to 
borax. Balsam of peru is said to have 
been successful ; it is to be smeared into 
all crevices, and on different places on 
the shelves and across their pathways. 
It has also been suggested to boil peru 
balsam with water, about one ounce to 
the gallon, and to wash the shelves and 
floor with this liquid while hot. Alum 
in hot solution may also be used in the 
same manner. 

Ants at the soda fountain may be ex- 
pelled by the same means as outlined 
above, strewing powdered borax about, 
smearing peru balsam into crevices, or 
washing shelves or other parts made of 
wood with the hot balsam water. 

An experienced pharmacist claims to 



have had excellent results in driving 
ants from the fountain by making a 
mixture of equal parts of tartar emetic 
and sugar into a thick paste with glyce- 
rin and distributing small particles of 
this where they can get at it. 

Ants in the lawn, garden or field are 
easily destroyed by digging a sharp stick 
into the center of the hill and pouring 
into it from I to 4 ounces of carbon 
disulfid, then pressing the soil together 
again. The best time to destroy ants is 
immediately after a rain when the 
ground is cool and damp and there is 
less rapid absorption and volatilization 
of the sulfid. Chloroform will probably 
serve as well as carbon disulfid but 
would be objected to an account of its 
expensiveness if it has to be used exten- 
sively. 

A patented ant and gopher extermina- 
tor (patented in 1880) is directed to be 
made as follows : 

Alkanet root oz. 2 

Arsenous acid oz. 2 

Gum camphor oz. 4 

Iodin oz. 1 

Phosphorus oz. 2 

Sulfur __ oz. 4 

Carbon disulfid, to make gal. 1 

Pour some of this liquid, about 3 or 
4 ounces, into the holes, set fire to the 
vapor, and after a moment cover the 
opening with the surrounding dirt. 

ANTIDOTES TO POISONS. 

The following are the poison antidotes 

approved by the California Board of 

Pharmacy : 

Acid, Arsenous. — Emetic of mustard, hy- 
drated oxid of iron a cupful, follow 
with olive oil or white of egg. muci- 
laginous drinks. Laudanum (20 drops) 
if much pain. 

Acid, Carbolic. — Dilute alcohol or whisky 
and albuminous substances, milk, white 
of egg, etc. 

Acid, Hydrocyanic. — Cold water to head 
and spine. Give stimulants. Inhalation 
of ammonia. Artificial respiration. 

Acid, Muriatic; Acid, Nitric; Acid, Nitro- 
Muriatic; Acid, Sulphuric. — Give no 
emetics. Give at once large draughts 
and water or milk. Soft soap or soap 
and water, or white of egg beaten up 
with water, or give olive oil. 

Acid, Oxalic. — Give chalk or whiting (a 
tablespoonful) or plaster off the wall 
suspended in water. Emetic of mus- 
tard, large draughts of warm water, 



DOMESTIC UTILITIES. 



1035 



olive oil, mucilaginous drinks, stimu- 
lants (whisky, etc.). Apply warmth to 
the extremities. 
Aconite, Its preparations or derivatives. 
— Emetic of mustard followed by large 
draughts of warm water, then strong 
tea or coffee, or whisky. Keep patient 
in horizontal position. Keep up arti- 
ficial respiration. 

Antimony, and Its preparations. — (Tartar 
emetic) — Give emetics of mustard or 
zinc sulfate. Milk, white of egg freely 
mixed with water. Demulcent drinks. 

Antiseptic Tablets (Cor. Sub.).— See Cor- 
rosive Sublimate. 

Arsenic. — See Acid Arsenous. 

Belladonna, Its preparations or deriva- 
tives. — Emetic of mustard followed by 
large draughts of warm water, then 
strong tea or coffee. 

Bromin. — Arouse patient and keep him 
in motion. 

If inhalation: Fresh air, inhalation of 
ammonia. If swallowed: Emetic, starch, 
followed by magnesia, sodium bicar- 
bonate, white -of egg, milk, flour and 
water. 

Cantharides. — Avoid oils. Emetics first 
of all. Demulcents, stimulants. Em- 
ploy artificial heat externally. 

Chloral Hydrate. — Same as Chloroform. 

Chloroform. — Horizontal position, cold wa- 
ter to head and stimulants. Emetic of 
mustard. 

Cocculus Indlcus. — Same as Aconite. 

Conium. — Same as Belladonna. 

Corrosive Sublimate. — Give white of egg 
or flour mixed with water, emetic of 
mustard. Give strong tea or coffee, 
stimulants (whisky, etc.). If needed, 
demulcent drinks. 

Corrosive Sublimate Tablets. — Same as 
Corrosive Sublimate. 

Cotton Root and Its Preparations. — 
Emetic of mustard followed with large 
draughts of warm water, strong tea or 
coffee, stimulants (whisky, etc.) freely. 
Keep patient in horizontal position, em- 
ploy warmth to extremities, artificial 
respiration. 

Cowhage. — Large doses of olive oil. 

Creosote. — Emetic of mustard, white of 
egg beaten up with water, olive oil, 
magnesia, stimulants (whisky, etc.) 
freely, employ warmth and friction to 
the extremities. 

Croton Oil. — Give white of egg or flour 
mixed with water, emetic of mustard. 
Give strong tea or coffee, stimulants 
(whisky, etc.). If needed, demulcent 
drinks. 

Cyanid of Potassium. — Cold water to head 
and spine. Give stimulants. Inhalation 
of ammonia. Artificial respiration. 

Digitalis, Its preparations or derivatives. 
— Emetics of mustard followed with 
large draughts of warm water, strong 
tea or coffee, stimulants (whisky, etc.) 
freely. Keep patient in horizontal posi- 
tion, apply warmth to extremities, arti- 
ficial respiration. 

Ether. — Horizontal position, cold water to 
head and stimulants. Emetic of mus- 
tard. 

Formaline, or Solution of Formaldehyde. 
— Give ammonia in diluted solution with 
demulcent drinks. Also Inhalations of 
ammonia. 



Fowler's Solution. — Same as Arsenic. 

Gelsemium.— Coffee, brandy, emetic of 
ipecac. 

Hyoscyamus, Its preparations or deriva- 
tives.— Same as Belladonna. 

Indian Hemp. — Same as Belladonna. 

lodin and .Its preparations. — Give 
starch, white of egg or flour mixed 
with water, emetic or mustard. Give 
strong tea or coffee, stimulants (whisky, 
etc.). If needed, demulcent drinks. 

Lysol. — Give white of egg, starch or flour 
mixed with water, emetic of mustard. 
Give strong tea or coffee, stimulants 
(whisky, etc.). If needed, demulcent 
drinks. 

Nitroglycerin.— Cold to head. Horizon- 
tal position. Give emetics and cathar- 
tics. Ergot. 

Nux Vomica and Its preparation or de- 
rivatives.— Same as Strychnine. 

Oil of Bitter Almonds, Essential.— Cold 
water to head and spine. Give stimu- 
lants. 

Phosphorus and Its derivatives.— Emetic 
of mustard, or blue vitriol 3 grains 
every five minutes until vomiting oc- 
curs. A teaspoonful old thick oil of 
turpentine (avoid other oils); also ep- 
som salts, half ounce in tumberful of 
water. 

Pennyroyal, Oil of.— Give white of egg 
or flour mixed with water, emetic of 
mustard. Give strong tea or coffee, 
stimulants (whisky, etc.). If needed, 
demulcent drinks. 

Red Precipitate.— Same as Corrosive Sub- 
limate. 

Rue, Oil of. — Same as Pennyroyal. 

Savin, Oil of. — Same as Pennyroyal. 

Santonin. — Evacuate stomach, use stimu- 
lants and emetics. 

Strophanthus and Its preparations. — Give 
zinc sulfate and mustard as emetics. 
Also tannic acid. Stimulants (brandy 
or whisky). Epsom salt. 

Strychnine. — Emetic of mustard followed 
by large draughts of warm water. Give 
powdered charcoal. To relieve spasms 
let patient inhale pure chloroform or 
give chloral hydrate (25 grains). 

Sugar of Lead. — Give epsom salt (one-half 
ounce) dissolved in a tumblerful of wa- 
ter, emetic of mustard, large draughts 
of warm water, milk, demulcent drinks 
of flaxseed or slippery elm. 

Tansy. — Same as Pennyroyal. 

Tartar Emetic. — Give emetic of mustard 
or zinc sulfate. Milk, white of egg 
freely mixed with water. 

Veratrum, Viride and Its preparations and 
derivatives. — Emetic of mustard fol- 
lowed by large draughts of warm wa- 
ter. Then strong tea or coffee, stimu- 
lants' (whisky, etc.) freely. Keep pa- 
tient in horizontal position. apply 
warmth to the extremities, artificial 
respiration. 

White Precipitate— Same as Corrosive 
Sublimate. 

Wood Alcohol.— Give warm water and 
salt (two tablespoonfuls to a tumbler- 
ful) immediately. Repeat at short in- 
tervals. Stimulate the respiratory move- 
ment, and give strong coffee. 



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Zinc Sulfate. — Give white of egg. flour 
mixed with water, baking or washing 
soda, emetic of mustard. Give strong 
tea or coffee, stimulants (whisky, etc.). 
If needed, demulcent drinks. 

AQUARIUM CEMENT. 

See under Cements. 
AQUARIUM WATER, To Make. 

See under Sea Salt, Artificial. 
ARSENIC PASTE, DENTISTS'. 

See Dentists' Arsenic Paste. 
AXLE GREASES (Lubricants.) 

I. 

Plumbago, very fine pow- 
der av.oz. 4 

Lard av.oz. 12 

Mix well. 

II. 

Plumbago, very fine pow- 
der av.oz. 6 

Petrolatum av.oz. 10 

Mix well. 

III. 

Petroleum gal. 1 

Tallow ' av.oz. 4 

Palm oil av.oz. 4 

Plumbago av.oz. 6 

Caustic soda av.07. 1 

These are mixed and heated together 
for an hour or more to a temperature 
of 8o° C, cooled, and then stirred well 
together after 24 hours. 

IV. Heat together 10 pounds of rosin 
oil and 8 pounds of lime, slaked and 
afterwards sifted fine. Stir the mixture 
constantly while heating, and continue 
the heating until the mixture is uniform 
and of the consistency of syrup. The 
resulting mixture is called rosin soap. 
Take I pound of this and 1 pound of 
palm oil, melt together, then stir in 50 
pounds of rosin oil, and sufficient rosin 
soap to make the mixture of the con- 
sistency of butter. Lastly, add 34 pound 
of caustic soda, heat and stir until 
thoroughly combined. 

AXLE GREASE STAINS, Removal 
of. 

See Stains from Fabrics, Removal of. 
BAITS FOR ANIMALS. 

See Scents for Attracting Animals. 
BALL BLUING. 

See Bluing, Ball. 



BALLROOM FLOOR POWDER. 

See Floor Wax in Powder. 
BANANA OIL OR LIQUID. 

This preparation used by painters 
and others for gilding purposes, also as 
a solvent in making varnishes, is stated 
to be composed of 9 parts each of amyl 
acetate and butyric ether and 1 part of 
alcohol. 

By another authority it is said to be 
made as follows : 

Transparent celluloid av.oz. 1 

Acetone, enough to dissolve. 

Amyl acetate, to make fl.oz. 20 

Dissolve the celluloid by agitation. It 
should be cut into small pieces, if pos- 
sible, to hasten solution. 

BAROMETER GLASS, SOLUTION 
FOR. 

(Chemical Barometer — Baroscope 
Liquid.) 
There is a form of "barometer" which 
is quite common, usually being mounted 
in a frame with a thermometer, which 
is variously known as a storm glass, 
chemical barometer, domestic barometer, 
weather barometer, and by other catchy 
but inappropriate titles. The solution in 
the tube is usually of about the follow- 
ing composition : 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 30 

Potassium nitrate gr. 30 

Camphor gr. 30 

Alcohol fl.dr. 8 

Distilled water fl.dr. 9 

Dissolve the camphor in the alcohol 
by agitation, the other solids in the wa- 
ter, add this solution (warm) to the 
camphor solution. 

This solution is always contained in a 
sealed glass tube which is about three- 
fourths filled. As the weather becomes 
cooler, a portion of the camphor sepa- 
rates from the liquid in different crys- 
talline forms which sometimes go to the 
bottom of the glass and sometimes re- 
main partially suspended in the liquid. 
These changes in the appearance of the 
liquid are ascribed by the makers of the 
storm glass to variations in pressure of 
the atmosphere, the "glass" therefore 
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1037 



ever, as indicated above the changes are 
due to temperature only and storm 
glasses are therefore entirely valueless 
for forecasting purposes. 

BAROMETER OR HYGROMETER 
PAPER. 

Barometer papers differ from the pre- 
viously mentioned storm glasses in that 
they actually indicate, though in a crude 
way, the proportion of moisture in the 
atmosphere and in this way foretell the 
possibility of early showers or of con- 
tinued dry weather. The basic sub- 
stance of these papers is a soluble salt 
of cobalt, the chlorid or nitrate, which 
has the property of changing in color 
from blue in dry weather to pink in 
moist weather. 

The following solution is a satisfac- 
tory one for making these papers : 



Cobalt chlorid 
Sodium chlorid 



.av.oz. 2 
av.oz. I 



Calcium chlorid dr. iY 2 to 3 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Mix, dissolve and filter. In very dry 
regions, a larger amount of calcium 
chlorid must be employed than in moist- 
er regions. Glycerin may be substituted 
for the calcium chlorid, but the latter is 
to be preferred as the former is gradu- 
ally dissipated. 

To prepare the paper, soak white blot- 
ting paper in this liquid and then dry. 

The amount of moisture in the air is 
indicated by the following colors : 

Rose red rain 

Pale red very moist 

Bluish red moist 

Lavender blue nearly dry 

Blue very dry 

BARRELS IMPERVIOUS, To Make. 

The following composition was pat- 
ented in 1871 : 50 pounds of glue, 16 
pounds of plaster of Paris, 10 ounces of 
alum, and }£ ounce of potassium iodid. 
Boil the mixture with sufficient water to 
give the required thickness. The mix- 
ture is to be applied hot and may be 
put on as thickly or thinly as desired. 



BATTERY FLUIDS. 

For bichromate batteries use Nos. I, 
II, III or IV. 
I. 

Mercury bisulf ate dr. 2 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. 2^2 

Sulfuric acid, crude ...fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 16 

In the water dissolve first the mer- 
cury salt and then the bichromate; then 
add the sulfuric acid very carefully, 
stirring constantly with a glass rod. 
When cool the solution is ready for use. 
The mercury keeps the zincs well amal- 
gamated. 

Sometimes the mercury salt is omit- 
ted, and frequently sodium bichromate 
is substituted for the potassium bi- 
chromate. 
II. 

Sodium bichromate av.oz. 2 

Sulfuric acid, commercial. . .fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Pour the acid upon the bichromate, 
coarsely powdered, stir the mixture oc- 
casionally during an hour, then slowly 
add the water with stirring. 

According to the National Formulary, 
this solution is intended for ordinary 
use. Sodium bichromate is more soluble 
than the potassium salt and its products 
of decomposition, in the battery are also 
more soluble. As it is much cheaper, it 
is now preferred in large electric labor- 
atories. When it cannot be obtained, 
the potassium salt may be substituted 
for it, weight for weight. 
III. 

Sodium bichromate av.oz. 2% 

Sulfuric acid, crude fl.oz. 5 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like No. II. According to the 
National Formulary, this is intended for 
use with a galvano-cautery. 
BATTERY, STORAGE. 

A very satisfactory storage battery 
may be constructed in the following 
manner : After procuring two half- 
round porous cups and a glass jar suffi- 
ciently large to hold them both, get two 



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pieces of sheet lead one-sixteenth of an 
inch thick, wide enough to fit the half- 
round side of the porous cups, and deep 
enough to come an inch above the top 
edge of the cups and jar. Solder a 
screw post to each lead plate, nearly fill 
the cup with a paste consisting of red 
lead and a solution of sodium sulfate 
thin enough to run like a cement, and 
put the lead plates in place, one of them 
being marked with an +. Fill the outer 
jar to within half an inch from the top 
with a i :8 solution of sulfuric acid, and 
the battery is ready for charging. This 
may be done by attaching for 24 hours 
to a 12-cell copper sulfate battery, or to 
a dynamo; but always charge in the 
same direction. If well charged these 
storage cells will retain a large volume 
of electricity for a considerable time, 
and with a battery consisting of two or 
more cells small motors, lamps and in- 
duction coils may be operated, After 
the first charge a 5-cell battery suffices 
to recharge. 
BATTERIES, Filling for Dry. 

In the so-called dry batteries the ex- 
citing substance is a paste instead of a 
fluid; moisture is necessary to cause the 
reaction. These pastes are generally se- 
cret preparations. One of the earlier 
"dry" batteries consisted of a contain- 
ing vessel of zinc, which forms the 
positive element ; the negative one is a 
cylinder of carbon; and the space be- 
tween is filled with a paste, the recipe 
for which is: 

Zinc oxid part 1 

Ammonium chlorid part 1 

Zinc chlorid part 1 

Plaster of paris parts 3 

Water parts 2 

The usual form of silver chlorid bat- 
tery is said to consist of a sealed cell 
containing a zinc electrode, the two be- 
ing generally separated by some form of 
porous septum. Around the platinum or 
silver electrode is cast a quantity of 
silver chlorid. This is melted and gen- 
erally poured into molds surrounding 
the metallic electrode. The exciting 



fluid is either a solution of ammonium 
chlorid, sodium or potassium hydroxid, 
or zinc sulfate. As ordinarily construct- 
ed, these cells contain a paste of the 
electrolyte, and are sealed hermetically 
in glass or hard rubber receptacles. 

Another "dry cell" is the following: 
I'n a containing vessel, generally of 
cardboard, is placed a zinc cylinder, and 
in the middle of this stands a carbon 
plate. The space between the zinc and 
carbon is filled with a jelly-like compo- 
sition as mentioned. The zinc is coated 
on the inner surface to the thickness of 
*4 inch with a paste made as follows : 

Plaster of paris av.oz. 1 

Sal ammoniac dr. 3 

Water av.oz. 2 

The carbon is then put in, care berig 
taken that it does not touch the zinc, 
and the remaining space is filled in with 
the following mixture: 

Carbon, powdered (or gra- 
phite) av.oz. 3 

Black oxid of manganese, 

coarsely powdered dr. 3 

Zinc sulfate dr. V/2 

Sal ammoniac dr. 5 

Glycerin gr. 40 

Water, sufficient to make a stiff paste. 
The cell is afterwards sealed up with 
melted pitch, ventholes being provided 
by inserting two pieces of thick wire, 
and removing them when the pitch is 
cold. There are many different makes 
of dry battery, but the compositions 
used probably do not differ to any great 
extent from that just given. 

If to be used for producing electric 
light it may be said that such cells, no 
matter what size, have each an E. M. F. 
of about i]/ 2 volt; but taking into ac- 
count their internal resistance (unless 
very large), one would not be far out in 
reckoning the available pressure of each 
cell as 1 volt, so that to light a 5-volt 
lamp well one would require 5 cells, and 
so on. Two or more similar lamps 
would be arranged in parallel, and 
would not require any more cells than 
one lamp : but the cells should be larger 
in proportion to the number of lamps. 



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In fact, the larger the cells the greater 
the current that may be taken, and the 
longer will the current last; but, in any 
case, such cells are only adapted for 
lighting lamps for a short time (a few 
minutes) at comparatively long inter- 
vals. 
BAUME'S SCALE. 

To convert Baume's degrees to speci- 
fic gravity, the following may be em- 
ployed : 
I. 

For liquids lighter than water, add 
the degree Baume to 130 and divide the 
sum into 140, viz. : 45 ° = 140 -r- (130 + 
45) = 140 + 175 = 0.80 sp. gr. 
II. 

For liquids heavier than water, sub- 
tract the degree Baume from 145 and 
divide into 145, viz. : 29 B — 145 -r- 
(145— 29) =145 -7- 116=1.25 sp. gr. 
BEDBUG EXTERMINATORS. 

The number of "cures" for bedbugs is 
legion. The following list embraces 
some of the substances employed for 
their destruction: Oil of turpentine, 
kerosene, benzin, mercuric chlorid, mer- 
cury, Paris green, zinc chlorid, arsenic, 
insect powder, Scotch snuff, capsicum, 
naphthalin, camphor, sulfur fumes, am- 
monia vapor, hydrocyanic acid vapor, 
soft soap, carbolic acid (both pure and 
crude), colocynth, wormwood, aloes, 
pepper, sodium borosalicylate, cimici- 
fuga root ; also fresh sprays of strongly- 
scented plants, such as ledum palustre, 
pennyroyal, tansy, pine, etc., placed be- 
neath the mattress. 

Bedbug exterminators may be in the 
powder, the liquid or the paste form. 
The powder may be the well known in- 
sect powder, or it may be Paris green, 
or it may be a mixture of different in- 
secticides. Sometimes these powders 
are made into a paste by moistening and 
are pressed into cracks containing, or 
suspected of containing, bedbugs or 
their eggs. 

If the powders are used in the dry 
form, they may be introduced into the 



crevices by means of an insect powder 
blower or "gun." 

The liquid exterminators may consist 
of poisonous solutions like those con- 
taining corrosive sublimate or carbolic 
acid, or they may consist of oil of tur- 
pentine, kerosene, benzin, oil of cedar, 
etc., or they may consist of tinctures of 
bitter substances like coloycnth or quas- 
sia, or they may consist of resinous so- 
lutions, or they may consist of soapy 
solutions, or again they may consist of 
several of these classes of substances in 
combination. 

Substances like kerosene, benzin, vol- 
atile oils, etc., act by dissolving the chit- 
inous coating of insects and thus ob- 
structing the breathing pores and cause 
death. The resinous substances act 
largely by cementing over the eggs and 
thus prevent their hatching. The bitter 
substances mentioned are usually de- 
structive to insect life. 

The objections to these different sub- 
stances for exterminative purposes are 
that resins, oil of turpentire, etc., leave 
stains, benzin, kerosene, etc., are inflam- 
mable, corrosive sublimate, Paris green, 
etc., are excessively poisonous, carbolic 
acid has an unpleasant odor, etc. The 
evils of the different substances are 
often mitigated by combining several 
of them. 

Liquid exterminators may be applied 
by means of a brush or feather, but a 
better method is to employ a machinist's 
oil-can or a bottle containing a perfor- 
ated cork in which is inserted a quill. 
Corks which are perforated and are 
provided with a tin spout are now also 
to be had. 

I. One of the most commonly-used 
bedbug exterminators is the following : 

Corrosive sublimate av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3-' 

Or some of the alcohol may be re- 
placed by water. However, inasmuch as 
it is the alcohol and not the mercury 
chlorid that is presumed to be the in- 
secticide, this replacement is not to be 
recommended. Very frequently a por^ 



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tion of the alcohol, from about 20 to 
80%, is replaced by oil of turpentine; 
this reacts with the corrosive sublimate, 
precipitating the latter. Oil of turpentine 
alone is an excellent bedbug destroyer. 
The alcohol may also be replaced by 
wood alcohol or denatured alcohol. 

A good mixture is the one following 
this (No. II). 
II. 

Corrosive sublimate av.oz. 1 

Wood alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 8 

Oil of cedar fl.oz. 1 

Dissolve the corrosive sublimate in 
the alcohol and add the oils. 
III. 

Corrosive sublimate dr. 2^ 

Ammonium chlorid dr. 5 

Decoction of quassia (about 

1 in 20) fl.oz. 32 

Mix and dissolve. — H. 



IV. 

Common soap 

Ammonium chlorid 
Corrosive sublimate 
Water, to make. . . . 



..av.oz. 1 
..av.oz. I 
..av.oz. 1 
. . .fl.oz. 32 



Dissolve the two salts in a portion of 
the water, the soap in the remainder of 
the water and mix the two liquids. 
Green or soft soap may be used if de- 
sired. A portion of the water may be 
replaced by oil of turpentine or kero- 
sene or it may be entirely replaced by 
decoction of quassia or of white helle- 
bore. Paris green or London purple 
may be added to the mixture if desired. 

V. 

Xaphthalin av.oz. 1 

Gasoline fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. This is efficacious, 
is dangerous to use on account of the in- 
flammability of the gasoline. This mix- 
ture may be used indiscriminately on 
bedding, furniture, textiles of all de- 
scriptions, wall-paper, etc. It may be 
improved by adding one ounce or so of 
resin or paraffin wax, which acts by 
forming a coating over the eggs of the 
insects and preventing their hatching 
out 



BENGAL LIGHTS. 

These are the same as "colored fires." 
See Fires, Colored. 

BENZIN JELLY (Gelatinized Ben- 
zin.) 

This is benzin made into the form of 
a soft jelly by combination with soap or 
soap bark decoction or tincture. The 
soap, ammonia water, ether, and similar 
ingredients in the mixture add to the 
detergent properties of the benzin. The 
jelly is useful for cleaning gloves, rib- 
bons, and fabrics generally, for remov- 
ing greasy, oily, resinous, and other 
kinds of stains. 

The directions for use are to rub the 
spot or stain with a sponge or suitable 
cloth saturated with the jelly, allowing 
to remain for a few minutes, then rins- 
ing in warm water. If the stain is not 
removed, repeat the operation. 

Those who intend using this kind 
of a preparation should be warned 
against the inflammability of benzin or 
any mixture containing any considerable 
proportion of it. The cleanser should 
preferably not be used at night nor in 
proximity to lights or fires. 

Other cleaning preparations are men- 
tioned under the headings Carpet Clean- 
ers ; Cleansing Preparations ; Ammonia, 
Household; Soap, Ox-Gall. 
I. 

Hard soap, white .av.oz. 3 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 5 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl. dr. 6 

Benzin fl.oz. 26 

Dissolve the soap in the water, and 
when nearly cold add the ammonia and 
the benzin, and then perfume to suit. 

Soaps with an excess of alkali give 
the best results. 
II. 

Castile soap av.oz. 4 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl.oz. 1 

Benzin fl.oz. 8 

Water, to make fl.oz. 2> 2 

Dissolve the soap in a portion of the 
water by the aid of heat, add the am- 
monia water and enough water to make 
24 fluidounces, and then shake with the 
benzin. 



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III. 

Castile soap av.oz. 2 

Benzin fl.oz. 6 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl.oz. 6 

Water, to make fl'.oz. 20 

Shave the soap into very fine pieces, 
and heat it on a water bath with 8 
fluidounc.es of water until soft and jelly- 
like, then adding water to make 8 fluid- 
ounces. Mix well, strain through cheese- 
cloth into a wide-mouthed bottle, add 
the benzin, shake well, then add the am- 
monia water gradually with constant 
agitation. 
IV. 

Castile soap, white dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Ammonia w r ater fl.oz. 1 

Ether fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Benzin sufficient. 

Dissolve the soap in a portion of the 
water, then add the remaining ingredi- 
ents. Into a wide-mouthed bottle of 16- 
ounce capacity put lYz ounces of this 
liquid and to it add benzin, little by 
little, shaking thoroughly after each ad- 
dition, until no more will be -taken up 
and a creamy mixture results. 

V. 

Cocoanut oil soap av.oz. 2 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 3 

Solution of potassa fl.oz. i l / 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 12 

Dissolve the soap with the aid of heat 
in 4 fluidounces of water, add the am- 
monia and potassa and the remainder of 
the water. 

If the benzin is added in small por- 
tions, and thoroughly agitated, 2Y2 fluid- 
ounces of the above will be found suffi- 
cient to solidify 32 fluidounces of ben- 
zin. 
VI. 

Stearin soap av.oz. 4 

Cocoanut soap av.oz. 2^4 

Ammonia water fl.bz. 2 

Water, distilled . fl.oz. 24 

Benzin fl.oz. 9 

Shave the two soaps into fiqe pieces 
and dissolve them on a water-bath in 
the water. To the solution add the am- 



monia water and then t'ie benzin, stir- 
ring vigorously and frequently during 
cooling to insure a uniform creamy 
mixture. — D. 
VII. 

A co-called "benzin paste" for the re- 
moval of stains both from the hands 
and clothing may be made as follows : 
Melt 100 parts of stearic acid at 30 to 
50 C, and add to it 40 parts of 15.6% 
of caustic potash solution, stirring well; 
then add to the semi-solid mass at the 
above temperature, 8 to 10 parts of 
strong ammonia water ; mix well, and 
stir in 40 parts of melted tallow. Final- 
ly add benzin enough to convert the 
whole into a nice, smooth paste. 

VIII. A preparation of an agreeable 
odor and of equal value as a cleansing 
agent may be made according to any of 
the preceding formulas by substituting 
pure or purified benzole for benzin. 
BENZINE, Purifying of. 

Benzine, as well as other petroleum 
distillates, may be purified by the proc- 
ess of the U. S. P. which is given in 
Part I. The following is another 
process : Add to the benzine 1 or 2% 
of oleic acid, which dissolves, and then 
Va% of aqueous solution of tannin 
which incorporate by thorough agitation. 
A quantity of solution of caustic potash 
or milk of lime sufficient to combine 
with the acids is then well shaken with 
the mixture and the whole allowed to 
stand. The benzine rises to the top of 
the aqueous liquid, suffiicently deodor- 
ized for all practical purposes. 

BENZINE, Disguising- Odor Of. 

The following process has been pat- 
ented in Germany for disguising the 
odor of benzine and other petroleum 
distillates : Add to the liquid a volatile 
oil containing a terpen such as oil of 
turpentine, fennel, caraway, lavender, 
pine needles, eucalyptus, etc., and then 
an alkali. If the benzine be mixed 
with 1% of oil of fennel, wanned 
to 70 C, then agitated with - T 
solution of soda, sp. gr. about 1.30, and 



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allowed to stand till the benzine sepa- 
rates from the aqueous liquid, the for- 
mer will have merely an odor of fennel. 

BENZINE, Non-Inflammaole. 

So-called non-inflammable benzine is 
a mixture of tetrachlorid of carbon with 
benzine. A mixture of 7 parts of the 
tetrachlorid with 3 of benzine have been 
advised, but even this is considered in- 
flammable by some so that a still larger 
proportion of carbon tetrachlorid is ad- 
vised. 
BICYCLE CHAIN LUBRICANT. 

The best lubricant for bicycle chains 
is plain dry powdered graphite, or 
plumbago. This is brushed over the 
chain previously cleaned by immersion 
in kerosene, rubbing with a rag, an- 
other bath in the kerosene, followed by 
one in lard or sperm oil, and then rub- 
bed thoroughly dry. The surplus plum- 
bago thereupon is also removed by gen- 
tly wiping the chain with a rag. In 
order to apply the plumbago more eas- 
ily, some riders are in the habit of mak- 
ing it into a stiff paste with oil or 
grease, while others mix it with kero- 
sene or oil of turpentine. Mixtures with 
glycerin also are recommended. Some 
like a composition of 2 to 3 parts of 
the powder with 5 parts of petrolatum. 
However, there is a great demand for 
stick lubricants. These are made by in- 
corporating a sufficient amount of plum- 
bago with a hard fat, such as tallow or 
tallow with a little wool- fat. 

The white lubricants are crude soaps, 
of which the following is an example : 

Tallow part 1 

Palm oil, crude parts 2 

Solution of sodium carbon- 
ate, 15% part 1 

Melt together and pour the mass into 
tin canisters. 

BICYCLE ENAMEL. 

This enamel is waterproof and wears 
well; it imitates closely the natural blue 
of steel, and it can be removed with a 
cloth soaked in alcohol at any time. It 
will keep indefinitely when tightly cork- 



ed, and may be used on any metal as it 

will not corrode it. 

Bleached shellac parts 5 

Borax part 1 

Alcohol parts 5 

Water parts 4 

Methylene blue sufficient 

Dissolve the borax in the water and 
the shellac in the alcohol by maceration, 
reserving a small portion of the latter 
to dissolve the methylene blue. Heat 
the watery solution to boiling and add 
the alcoholic solution, stirring constant- 
ly ; starin out any lumps and add the 
blue solution. 

Paint with a soft brush on the spokes, 
which have been cleaned bright with 
emery cloth. The quantity of blue need- 
ed is very small ; by grading the amount 
employed any shade from a dark blue 
to a light steel color may be obtained. 

Orange shellac can be used, but it 
gives a greenish cast to the enamel. 

BICYCLE OIL, Illuminating. 

Various mixtures are used, such as 
equal parts of kerosene and lard oil, or 
equal parts of kerosene and comphor- 
ated oil; or equal parts of sperm oil, 
lard oil, and kerosene. 

Kerosene and sperm oil are also used. 
Formulas with camphor are frequently 
recommended, such as the following : 

Gum camphor part 1 

Sperm oil parts 8 

Paraffin oil parts 24 

BICYCLE OIL, Lubricating. 

Various combinations are recommend- 
ed, such as a mixture of equal parts of 
kerosene and castor oil or 1 part of ker- 
osene and 2 parts of sperm oil. Ordi- 
nary yellow paraffin oil may be used as 
a lubricant. 

Another good combination is a mix- 
ture of 

Camphorated oil part 1 

Sperm oil parts 3 

Paraffin oil parts 4 

This mixture is equally useful for lub- 
ricating and illuminating purposes. 

The following has been patented in 
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4, petrolatum oil, parts 10, castor oil, 
part I ; mix by melting, stirring till 
solidified. It is to be applied cold to 
the axle. The motion of the wheel in- 
sures its even distribution. 

BICYCLE PAINT (Glossy Black.) 

Amber av.oz. 16 

Linseed oil, boiling fl.oz. 8 

Asphaltum av.oz. 3 

Resin av.oz. 3 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 16 

Melt the amber in the boiling oil and 
add the asphaltum and resin. Mix thor- 
oughly, remove to the open air, and 
gradually add the turpentine oil. 

This is useful for metallic surfaces, 
such as on bicycles. 

See also the similar "black varnish" 
under Varnishes. 

BICYCLE TIRE CEMENT. 

See under Cements. 

BIRD LIME, Artificial. 

Artificial bird lime is said to be made 
by boiling linseed oil and then igniting 
it. Another good preparation is ob- 
tained by mixing a strong solution of 
cabinetmaker's glue in water with a con- 
centrated solution of zinc chlorid. Other 
preparations for the same purpose are 
the following: 
I. 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 3 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 7 

Melt the pitch and incorporate with 
the oil. 
II. 

Rosin av.oz. 5 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 2^ 

Rapeseed oil fl.cz. 3^2 

Prepare like the preceding. 

III. 

Rosin av.oz. 4 

German turpentine av.oz. 2 

Rapeseed oil fl.oz. 2 

Honey dr. 2 

Prepare like No. I. 

BLACK ENAMEL. 
See Bicycle Paint. 

66 



BLACKBOARD SLATING OR 
PAINT. 

In preparing these paints it is essen- 
tial that the insoluble substances be re- 
duced to very fine powder and that they 
be thoroughly incorporated in the mix- 
ture, and also that they be kept in a 
state of suspension, during the process 
of application, by constant agitation. 

Of course, much depends upon the 
skill of the painter, for unless he pre- 
pares the surface of the board or wall 
well before putting on the paint, the 
latter cannot be expected to appear to 
the best advantage. Two coats are us- 
ually to be preferred to one, and un- 
even surfaces, after either coat has been 
applied should be rendered smooth by 
rubbing with sandpaper or 'emery cloth. 
On account of the rapid-drying prop- 
erties of these paints, they should be ap- 
plied quickly with a broad, flat brush. 
I. 

Lampblack av.oz. 1 

Pumice stone, powder av.oz. 4 

Boiled linseed oil fl.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine, to make.. fl.oz. 32 
Mix well to make a smooth paste. 

II. 

Shellac av.oz. 4 

Lampblack av.oz. 1 

Emery flour av.oz. 1 

Ultramarine blue av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the shellac in the alcohol. 
Place the lampblack, emery and ultra- 
marine blue on a cheese-cloth strainer, 
pour on part of the shellac solution, 
stirring constantly, and gradually adding 
the solution until all of the powders 
have passed through the strainer. 

III. A preparation of this kind was 
patented in the United States in 1S72. 
The proportions mentioned in the patent 
were as follows : 

Shellac av.oz. 6 

Emery flour av.oz. 4 

Ivory black av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 

If the board is used exclusively for 
chalk, the emery flour may be reduced 
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IV. The following differs materially 
from any of the preceding : 

Borax, powder av.oz. 2 

Lampblack av.oz. 2 

Orange shellac av.oz. 8 

Pumice stone, fine pulver- 
ized av,oz. 5 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Heat the water to boiling, in it dis- 
solve the borax and add the shellac 
which under continued heating will dis- 
solve. From time to time add water, if 
necessary, to make up for that lost by 
evaporation. Now add the pumice stone 
and the lampblack, first rubbing the lat- 
ter up with a portion of the liquid to a 
smooth paste, and stir the whole until 
well mixed. Pass the mixture through 
a fine sieve to remove any possible 
lumps, and add more water to reduce to 
the proper consistency. 

This liquid may be painted on wood ; 
metal, pasteboard, or even a plastered 
wall, providing the surface is sufficiently 
smooth. It should be applied with a 
soft, flat brush. 

BLACKING FOR SHOES. 

See Shoe Blacking, Liquid and Shoe 
Blacking, Paste Form. 

BLACKING FOR STOVES. 

See Stove Polish or Blacking. 
BLEACHING FEATHERS. 

See Feathers, Bleaching of. 
BLEACHING IVORY. 

See Ivory, Bleaching of. 
BLEACHED SPONGES. 

I. The following is the process of 
the National Formulary for bleaching 
sponges : 

Free the sponges to be bleached from 
sand and any other obvious impurities 
or damaged portions by beating, wash- 
ing and trimming, then soak for about 
15 minutes in a sufficient quantity of so- 
lution of potassium permanganate, con- 
taining one-half av. ounce to the quart, 
wringing the sponges out occasionally 
and replacing in the liquid. Then re- 
move and wash with water, until the 
latter runs off colorless. Wring out the 



water and then place the sponges into a 
solution of sodium hyposulfite, contain- 
ing 2 av. ounces to the quart. Next add 
for every quart of the last named solu- 
tion used, 2 fluidounces of hydrochloric 
acid mixed with 8 fluidounces of water. 
Macerate the sponges in this liquid for 
about 15 minutes, expressing frequently 
and replacing in the liquid. Then re- 
move and express, and immerse for a 
short time in a 10% solution of sodium 
carbonate, again expressing. Finally, 
wash the sponge's thoroughly with water 
and dry them. 

In the case of large and dark-colored 
sponges it may be necessary to repeat 
this treatment to bleach them suffici- 
ently. 

If it is desired to keep the sponges 
soft, and to prevent them from shrink- 
ing when dry, they may be dipped, after 
being finally washed, into a mixture of 
1 volume of glycerin and 5 volumes of 
water, after which they may be wrung 
out and allowed to dry. 

II. Dissolve 1 dram of potassium 
permanganate in one-half gallon of wa- 
ter, introduce the sponges into this solu- 
tion, allow to remain for 24 hours, then 
remove and express, and introduce into 
another consisting of 5 drams of sodium 
sulfite dissolved in one-half gallon of 
water. While the sponges are soaking 
in this solution, stir into it one fluid- 
ounce of crude muriatic acid. Express 
the sponges frequently, returning to the 
liquid until well bleached. Then express 
again and wash thoroughly in warm wa- 
ter. To make certain that every trace 
of acid has been removed from the 
sponges, the latter should be soaked in 
a solution of 2^ drams of sodium thio- 
sulfate (hyposulfite) in x /2 gallon of 
water. The use of alkalies for the lat- 
ter purpose is not to be recommended, 
as these have a tendency to produce a 
brownish discoloration. 

If the sponges are intended for surgi- 
cal purposes, they should first be freed 
from sand by beating and shaking, after 
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hours in a 2% dilution of crude hydro- 
chloric acid. After thorough expres- 
sion and washing with warm water, they 
are ready for the permanganate treat- 
ment. 

III. The sponges are first immersed 
for a few minutes in a mixture of 1 
part muriatic acid and 20 parts of water 
to remove calcareous matter. Wash out 
all the acid and treat with a solution of 
1 part potassium permanganate to 45 of 
water, allowing the sponges to remain 
in this until fully saturated. Transfer 
from this, without rinsing, to the fol- 
lowing: Oxalic acid, 1 part, sulfuric 
acid, 1 part, water, 50 parts. Remove 
from this as soon as the permanganate 
is decomposed. The sponges are now 
bleached, but which will not remain so 
unless treated with a weak alkali. A 
solution of sodium bicarbonate, 1 to 20, 
is recommended. 

IV. The bromin process appears to 
be preferred in Germany. According to 
this the sponges, first freed from cal- 
careous portion by trimming with a 
sharp knife or shears, are immersed in 
a saturated solution of bromin in water 
(about 1 in 30), taking care that there 
is no undissolved bromin. Allow the 
sponges to soak for several hours when 
their own color as well as that of the 
liquid becomes decidedly lighter. If nec- 
essary, the sponges may be given a sec- 
ond or even a third bath in bromin 
water. A final dip in very dilute sul- 
furic acid improves the sponges. The 
latter should be well washed in water to 
remove all the bromin odor, after which 
they are to be dried. 

BLEACHING OF LINSEED AND 
POPPY SEED OILS. 

Mix 1 quart of the oil in a bottle with 
a solution of 5 drams of potassium per- 
manganate in 1 pint of water, shake 
thoroughly, set aside for 24 hours in a 
warm place, and then add 1 av. ounce 
of sodium sulfite in coarse powder. Agi- 
tate the whole thoroughly until the lat- 
ter is dissolved, and incorporate 10 



fluidrams of crude hydrochloric acid. 
Shake frequently until the brown liquid 
has become quite light in color, and 
wash the oil with water containing a 
small amount of chalk until the wash- 
ings are no longer acid. After separat- 
ing all the water, the oil may be filtered 
through dried sodium sulfate. 
BLEACHED SHELLAC. 

Mix 1 av. pound of chlorinated lime 
with 5 gallons of water in a hardwood 
tub and to this add 5 pounds of orange 
shellac which has previously been re- 
duced to coarse powder. After 24 hours 
stir in a mixture of 5 pints of water and 
20 minims of sulfuric acid, and then 30 
pints of boiling hot water. The bleach- 
ed shellac, which rises to the surface, is 
to be removed from the liquid, kneaded 
with hot water till free of lime, chlorin 
and acid, and then formed into sticks. 

BLUE PRINTING PAPER. 

The mixture which is to be applied to 
the paper consists of 2 (sometimes 3) 
solutions which are to be mixed just 
prior to use. 

I. 

No. 1. 
Potassium ferrocyanid ...av.oz. 1 
Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

No. 2. 
Citrate of iron and am- 
monium av.oz. 3 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Gum arabic or dextrin dr. 2 

Keep these solutions in separate, well- 
stoppered bottles in a dark place. 

The- function of the gum or dextrin 
is to keep the solution on the paper. 

II. 

No. 1. 

Iron citrate, soluble av.oz. I 

Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 4 l /> 

No. 2. 

Potassium ferrocyanid av.oz. Y± 

Distilled water, to make . . . tl.oz. 4 T 2 

No. 3. 

Potassium bichromate gr. 23 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 1 a 

Mix Nos. 1 and 2, add No. 3! filter 

quickly, and use immediately. The iron 



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citrate should be in scales, free from 
powder, and should not have been ex- 
posed to light. The ferrocyanid must also 
be free from any adherent powder. 

To coat the paper. — This must be 
done by gas light. Pour some of the 
solution into a saucer, dip a soft pad of 
absorbent lint into it and pass quickly 
across the paper; again dip the pad in 
solution and pass across the paper from 
where it was left off. When all the paper 
has been thus coated take an artist map 
varnish brush and remove the excess of 
liquid. 

Keep these solutions in separate well- 
stoppered bottles, which exlude actinic 
light. In using, mix equal parts of Nos. 
I and 2. 

Tn preparing the sensitized paper, take 
a solid, firm paper, free from impuri- 
ties, and apply the solution to the sur- 
face of the paper with a soft sponge or 
a broad, soft brush, being careful not 
to have the sponge or brush charged too 
heavily with the solution, or else the 
paper will have a streaked appearance, 
which will show in the finished print. 
Go over the surface of the paper in two 
directions at right angles to each other 
so as to insure an even coating. The 
paper must be allowed to dry in the 
dark, and in a horizontal position. 

III. 

No. i. 
Iron and ammonium citrate. . .dr. 4 
Distilled water, to make fl.oz. 2 

Xo. 2. 

Potassium ferricyanid dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

For use, mix equal parts of the two 
solutions. 

IV. 

Potassium ferrocyanid dr. 5 

Iron and ammonium citrate.. dr. 7^4 

Ammonia water m. 30 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 

Dissolve the ferrocyanid in the water, 
add the ammonia, and then the iron and 
ammonium citrate, and stir until a clear 
solution is produced. This liquid is to 
be used at once. 



V. The following is said to keep 
much better than the ordinary commer- 
cial makes : 

Solution No. 1. 

Gum arabic dr. 3 

Ammonio-citrate of iron dr. 4^2 

Tartaric acid dr. 3 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 6 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the solids in the water by 
agitation in a bottle or trituration in a 
mortar, then add the ammonia. 
Solution No. 2. 

Potassium ferrocyanid gr. 225 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

For use, mix Nos. 1 and 2. 
This solution, which must be kept in 
the dark, should be applied to the paper 
with a soft, broad brush by artificial 
light and then dried in the dark. It is 
exposed under a negative in the ordi- 
nary way till the half-tones show a dark 
violet color, and it is then placed face 
downwards on water for about 10 sec- 
onds and removed, and exposed to the 
air for a short time, thoroughly washed 
in water and then immersed in a bath of 

Javelle water fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 20 

till it turns a deep blue. 

VI. The following process is that of 
Capt. Abney and yields a photographic 
paper giving blue lines on a white 
ground : 

Table salt gr. 140 

Ferric chlorid .gr. 375 

Tartaric acid gr. 152 

Acacia av.oz. 2^2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Dissolve the acacia in half the water, 
the other ingredients in the remainder 
of the water, and mix the two solu- 
tions. 

The liquid is to be applied, as evenly 
as possible, with a brush to strongly- 
sized paper, in a subdued light. The 
paper should be dried rapidly to prevent 
the solution sinking into its pores. 

In sunlight, one or two minutes is 
generally sufficient to develop an image, 
while in dull light as much as an hour 
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To develop the print it is floated im- 
mediately after leaving the printing 
frame upon a saturated solution of po- 
tassium ferrocyanid. None of the de- 
veloping solution should be allowed to 
reach the back. The development is us- 
ually complete in less than a minute. 
The paper may be lifted off the solution 
when the face is wetted, the develop- 
ment proceeding with that which ad- 
heres to the print. A blue coloration of 
the background shows insufficient expo- 
sure, and pale-blue over exposure, 

When the development is complete, 
the print is to be floated on clean water, 
and after 2 or 3 minutes, placed in a 
bath, made as follows: 

Sulfuric acid fl.dr. 2^ 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Water fl.oz. 10 

In about 10 minutes the acid will have 
removed all iron salts not turned into 
the blue compound. It is next thor- 
oughly washed and dried. Blue spots 
may be removed by a 4% solution of 
caustic potash. 

The back of the tracing must be plac- 
ed in contact with the sensitive surface. 
BLUING, BALL. 

This is said to be made from a mix- 
ture of 1 part of borax, 1 part of gum 
arabic, 2 parts of carbolic acid, 16 parts 
of Prussian blue, and sufficient water 
to form a dough; form this into balls 
of any suitable size, and dry them. 
BLUING OF COPPER. 
See Copper, Bluing of. 
BLUING OF GUN BARRELS. 

For bluing of gun barrels in imita- 
tion of the blue color imparted by heat, 
the following process is offered : 

Sodium hyposulfite av.oz. 4 

Lead acetate av.oz. 1 

Water pints 2 

Dissolve the salts each separately in 
one pint of water then mix the solu- 
tions, and apply the mixture hot to the 
gun barrel. The surface of the bar- 
rel should previously have been entirely 
freed from oil or grease by wiping the 
surface with solution of potassa. When 



the color has developed, wipe the metal 
dry and polish with oil. 
BLUING, LIQUID. 

Prussian blue av.lb. 1 

Oxalic acid av.oz. 4 

Water gall. y 2 

After solution is effected, dilute as 
much as desired. 

Soluble blue or blue aniline may also 
be employed for making this prepara- 
tion. 

Another preparation which may be 
employed is a solution of 1 part of indi- 
go-carmine in 10 parts of water. 

"BOILER COMPOUNDS" for Pre- 
venting Incrustation. 

A great many substances are recom- 
mended as useful in preventing the lime 
and magnesium salts of water from 
forming hard scales on the interior of 
steam boilers, and all act by preventing 
the agglutination of the particles, the 
salts remaining suspended in the water 
or being precipitated as soft mud. Sodi- 
um carbonate, or soda ash, ammonium 
chlorid, molasses, glucose, spent tan 
bark, slippery elm bark, lime, terra 
japonica, sodium fluorid, trisodium 
phosphate, etc., are other substances 
which are recommended for this pur- 
pose. 

There are many secret or proprietary 
combinations for preventing incrusta- 
tions on the market for which ex- 
traordinary claims are made, but gen- 
erally these are useful for only one 
kind of water and are totally unfit 
for every other kind. Some compounds 
prevent incrustation but cause so much 
corrosion that more harm is done than 
if no "compound" were used. Each 
"boiler compound" should really be 
specially compounded to fit the water 
to be treated. Furthermore the proper 
amount of "compound" should always 
be used as too little does not prevent 
the formation of scales and too much 
may corrode the boiler or it may raise 
the temperature of the water too high. 
besides being that much of a waste. 

Sodium fluorid is said to have no ad- 



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vantage over sodium carbonate and is 
much more costly. It precipitates lime 
and magnesium salts in a light, floc- 
culent form. 

Trisodium phosphate has been highly 
lauded as a "boiler compound" ; it con- 
verts soluble lime and magnesium salts 
into insoluble phosphates which remain 
in suspension for a long time on ac- 
count of their low specific gravity and 
then settle as a soft inud. On account 
of its. alkaline nature, it neutralizes any 
acids present which may cause cor- 
rosion. An excess of it is not likely 
to cause foaming as in the case of 
sodium carbonate. 

The use of sodium bichromate has 
been patented in Germany. It precipi- 
tates the lime and magnesium salts as 
insoluble, non-scaling chromates. It is 
said that an excess of this chemical or 
even of free chromic acid will cause 
no corrosion. 

Tannin is used to some extent. It 
precipitates the lime and magnesium 
salts in a satisfactory form but it has 
a corrosive action on the iron. Sugar 
and saccharine substances are also used 
as these precipitate the salts in a floccu- 
lent form. 

Such substances as sawdust, starch 
and potatoes act in a mechanical man- 
ner. Sawdust furnishes a nucleus or 
center for the salts as they crystallize 
to prevent them from uniting together. 
Starchy substances like potatoes act 
by forming a coating on the minute 
scales to prevent them from hardening. 
These substances have the disadvantage 
of causing foaming. A substance like 
tan bark acts both chemically and me- 
chanically. 

The following mixtures have been 
offered as "boiler compounds." 

I. 

Catechu av.lb. 2 

Sal soda, crystal av.lb. 2 

Dextrin av.lb. I 

Potash, crude av.oz. 8 

Alum av.oz. 8 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Gum arabic, common av.oz. 8 



II. 

Turmeric av.lb. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate av.lb. 2 

Dextrin av.lb. 1 

Potash, crude av.oz. 8 

Alum av.oz. 8 

Molasses av.oz. 8 

The foregoing amounts are for a 
5-horse power boiler, and for water 
rich in lime. The next is for river 
water, 100-horse power boiler, and must 
be renewed whenever the boiler is emp- 
tied : 

III. 

Sal soda, crystal av.lb. 2 

Dextrin av.lb. 2 

Alum av.lb. 10 

Sugar av.lb. 10 

Potash, crude av.lb. 5 

IV. A United States patent for a 
"boiler compound" mentions the fol- 
lowing formula : 

Black treacle lb. 20 

Wattle bark lb. 10 

Shreds or shavings of leather lb. 5 

Licorice root lb. 2 

Caustic soda lb. 15 

Boil this mixture for 5 hours with 
sufficient water to make 40 gallons of li- 
quid. 

BOTTLE CAPPING OR SEALING 
MIXTURES. 

These preparations are generally made 
either a gelatin or a resin basis and re- 
quire to be heated before they are 
applied. They may be colored before 
use to improve their appearance. Gela- 
tinous mixtures should be preferred for 
alcoholic liquids, while resinous liquids 
should be used for aqueous liquids. 

Gelatinous Mixtures. 

These are made with either gelatin 
or glue in combination with water and 
other ingredients, frequently contain- 
ing glycerin. They may be tinted blue, 
red, purple, or other colors with water- 
soluble aniline dye. 

Solution of carmine or tincture of 
cudbear may be used for coloring the 
mixture. 

Mix the mixture before use by the ap- 
plication of a gentle heat. The cap 



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may be stamped while still soft with 
a slightly oiled die. 

I. 

Gelatin av.oz. I 

Gum arabic av.oz. I 

Starch av.oz. I 

Boric acid gr. 20 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Mix the gelatin, gum and acid with 
14 nuidounces of cold water, stir oc- 
casionally until the gum is dissolved, 
heat the mixture to boiling, remove the 
scum and strain. Also mix the starch 
intimately with the remainder of the 
water, and stir this mixture into the hot 
gelatin mixture until a uniform product 
results. The latter may be tinted with 
any suitable aniline d>e. 

II. 

Gelatin av.oz. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 9 

Select a clear grade of gelatin, add 
the • water, let stand till the gelatin is 
softened, liquefy by heating gently, and 
incorporate the glycerin. Color as may 
be desired as described above. 

More glycerin may be added if a 
softer mixture is desired. Glue may 
be used for a portion of .the gelatin 
which may be white or brown. 

III. Put a weighed amount of dry 
glue or gelatin in water, and let it 
stand over night. In the morning drain 
and press off all the surplus water, and 
then dissolve the swollen mass by heat- 
ing in a water bath. Add while still 
in the bath about one-half as much gly- 
cerin as there is liquefied gelatin, and 
for every av. pound of gelatin employed 
add 1 av. ounce of tannic acid, and 
stir until entirely homogeneous. Test 
the liquid on a piece of glass, and if 
when cold, it is too hard or brittle add 
somewhat more glycerin, and if too 
soft more glue and tannin, preserving 
the proportions indicated. 

If desired to color the mixture any of 
the mineral colors (rose pink, ucmenian 
bole, chrome yellow, etc.) may be added 
to make an opaque mixture, or an ani- 



line dye may be added to make a semi- 
transparent mixture. 
Resinous Mixtures. 

The regular sealing waxes may be 
employed for sealing bottles. See Seal- 
ing Wax. The following are somewhat 
different. 

IV. 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 3 

Shellac av.oz. 5 

Rosin av.oz 9 

Melt together and color with lamp- 
black, ucmenian red, ucmenian bole, ul- 
tramarine blue, vermilion or otherwise. 
V. 

Rosin av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. 9 

Melt together and color with lamp- 
black, ultramarine blue, vermilion, or 
other mineral color. 

VI. 

White wax av.oz. 8 

Bismuth subnitrate av.oz. 1 

Melt the wax at a gentle heat and 
stir in the bismuth subnitrate to form 
a smooth mixture. 

This makes a nice white cap. The 
mixture should be kept constantly stir- 
red. The application must be repeated 
several times until sufficiently thick. 
BOTTLES, Cleaning Greasy. 

The following preparation is an effi- 
cient solvent for grease in obstinately 
dirty bottles : 

Castile soap, in shavings. . .av.oz. 4 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 7 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Sulfuric ether fl.oz. 2 

Soft water, to make gal. 1 

The soap should be boiled in the 
water until it is dissolved, and the other 
ingredients then added. 

Oily and greasy bottles need hardly 
ever be thrown away if they are prop- 
erly cleansed. The above mixture will 
suffice in most instances, although sim- 
pler or cheaper methods may first be 
tried. Volatile oils may be removed 
frequently by rinsing with wood alco- 
hol It is better to use this in several 



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small amounts rather in one larger 
quantity. If the bottle be an old one 
and the oil has become resinified, the 
bottle should be rinsed with strong sul- 
furic acid, then with clear water. 

Bottles which have contained fixed 
oils may be cleansed by putting in some 
lye or salt of tartar, adding a small 
amount of water to make a concen- 
trated solution, agitating thoroughly, 
then rinsing several times with clear 
water. Another method is to put saw- 
dust into the bottle, then to add am- 
monia water several times, shaking out 
after each addition of ammonia, and 
finally rinsing with clear water. An- 
other method of cleaning bottles which 
have contained fixed oil is to put in a 
little ground soap bark and shake up 
with water. If this is not effective use 
stronger agents such as lye or salt of 
tartar or the mixture mentioned above. 

Another method of cleaning bottles 
that have contained various volatile oils 
is to put in some linseed meal, in about 
the proportion of one ounce to a 16- 
ounce bottle, allowing the meal to ab- 
sorb as much oil as possible, then add a 
little water, shaking well. Fill the bot- 
tle with water, shake well, empty, rinse 
with clear water, and the bottle will 
be clear and free from odor. This 
method is said to clear out any oils 
which are not oxidized on the inside 
of the bottle. 

BRASS PLATING. 

See Plating with Gold, Silver, etc. 
BRASS, POLISHES FOR. 

See also Putz Pomades, Putz Tablets, 
Metal Polishes, Polishing Powders, and 
Polishing Cloths. 

I. 

Oxalic acid av.oz. 2 

Pumice stone, powder av.oz. 4" 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the acid in the water previ- 
ous to adding the pumice. 

Apply, after shaking, with a rag, and 

polish with a second dry woolen rag. 

II. This method is said to be used 



in the United States arsenals : Dip the 
article in a mixture of 2 parts of com- 
mon nitric acid and 1 part of sulfuric 
acid, contained in a stone jar. The 
articles, after being dipped in this mix- 
ture, are thoroughly washed with water 
and then rubbed with dry sawdust. A 
solution of oxalic acid is used in the 
same way, smooth surfaces being 
rubbed with prepared chalk, or equal 
parts of the latter (or whiting) and 
oxalic acid, made into a paste with 
water, may be applied. A great many 
other processes are employed, such as 
rubbing with rotten stone and sweet 
oil, and then with whiting; this is par- 
ticularly effective with copper articles. 

III. The following was said to be 
used by the Prussian soldiery : 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 1 

Olive oil fl.oz. 16 

Place the oil in an open vessel and 
add the acid gradually, with constant 
stirring. 
IV. 

Tripoli av.oz. 4 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 4 

Pumice stone, very fine 
powder av.oz. 2 

Oleic acid fl.oz. 1 

Petrolatum, enough to make a soft 
paste. 
V. 

Tripoli 

Infusorial earth 

Japan wax 

Oleic acid 

Gasoline 



. av.oz. 
av.oz. 
av.oz. 
.fl.oz. 
.fl.oz. 



2 

2 
I 
2 

16 

Dissolve the wax and acid in the 
gasoline, add the powders, and shake 
well. 

The tripoli should be gritty enough 
to scrub well, but fine enough to leave 
a smooth, unscratched surface. In fact 
this is the most important ingredient, 
and any grit that is hard enough to 
polish well and fine enough to do it 
without scratching, can be used. Pow- 
dered quartz, fine pumice, rouge, fine 
emery, etc., can all or any of them be 
used, if carefully selected. The func- 
tion of the infusorial earth is to aid in 



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suspending the grit, and to hinder the 
evaporation of the benzine, and the 
lightest and most bulky brands are best. 

BRICK WALLS, Removing Efflores- 
ence On. 

The usual method of treatment for 
removal of the white efflorescence on 
brick walls is by painting with dilute 
muriatic acid. 

BRONZE PAINTS. 

The bronze colors as furnished in the 
pharmacy serve for temporary pur- 
poses ; that is, they are expected, in ad- 
dition to drying rapidly to be fairly 
permanent, but not so much importance 
is laid upon their resisting moisture 
and atmospheric influences. 

Where these latter qualities are de- 
sired a copal shellac varnish is the 
best; though the use of any such varn- 
ish is objectionable because the fatty 
or resinous acids, either already pres- 
ent or liable to develop have a chemical 
action on the copper of the bronze and 
are apt to cause it to turn green or 
to deaden the luster of the bronze. 

The commercial liquid bronzes con- 
sist for the most part of solutions of 
resins in turpentine oil and should be 
rejected on the grounds above indi- 
cated. Another variety is made of a- 
mixture of gum dammar, rubber and 
benzin and this does not present the 
objectionable features above noted in 
so marked a degree, but has the dis- 
advantage that owing to the very rapid 
evaporation of the benzin it is difficult 
to work with. 

The following formulas avoid these 
objections. The liquid bronze is par- 
ticularly useful for applying to wicker 
work, plaster figures, frames, leather, 
etc. With bronze powder no previous 
coating with varnish is necessary. The 
bronze paints are used most in the gold, 
silver and copper colors. 

I. Liquid bronze: 

Bronze powder av.oz. n 

Borax-shellac solution fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol t s , , ."fl.oz. 2 



Rub the powder, adding the liquid 
very slowly; put in (bottles holding 
about 1 ounce with not too narrow 
mouths and label with the following 
directions : 

Shake before using until the contents 
are thoroughly mixed. Then apply with 
a camel's hair pencil, shaking again 
each time before dipping the pencil in. 

The borax-shellac solution is made 
by heating together on a water-bath at 
a temperature not over 6o° C. a mix- 
ture of l / 2 av. ounce of powdered borax, 
3 av. ounces of orange shellac, and 20 
fluidounces of water, stirring frequent- 
ly, until the shellac is dissolved. 

II. Weather-proof bronzing powder: 

Bronze powder av.oz. 13 

Dextrin av.oz. 8 

Potassium bichromate gr. 10 

Powder the bichromate very fine and 

mix thoroughly with the other powders. 

III. Bronze powder, not weather 
proof: 

Bronze powder av.oz. 3 

Dextrin . . 3 av.oz. 1 

Dispense in paper parcels of about 
150 grains each with the following di- 
rections : 

Mix the contents of this package with 
2 teaspoonfuls of water, set aside until 
no lumps are left, and then apply with 
a camel's hair brush. 

IV. Bronze paint for cheaper work 
may be prepared by mixing chrome 
green, 2 av. pounds; ivory black, 1 av. 
ounce; chrome yellow, 1 av. ounce; 
japan, 4 av. ounces. Grind together and 
thin with linseed oil. 

V. Another formula is as follows : 
Prepare a size consisting of ben- 
zoin, 50 grains; shellac, 1 av. ounce; 
alcohol, 4 fluidounces. After dissolving 
by means of a gentle heat, set aside in 
a cool place for several days and decant 
the clear solution. To this size the 
bronze powder is added in sufficient 
quantity. This paint is applied with 
a soft brush to the clean metallic sur- 
face, a second coat being- given if 
desirable. Apply varnish over all. 



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Sometimes the metal is first ground- 
ed by painting an orange or scarlet 
color. 

VI. The following bronzing liquid 
is quite different from any of the pre- 
ceding : 

Red aniline av.oz. I 

Violet aniline av.oz. i 

Benzoic acid av.oz. I 

Alcohol fl.oz. 18 

Dissolve the anilines in the alcohol, 
in a bottle, by the aid of a water bath, 
add the acid, then boil the mixture 
on the water bath for 5 or 10 minutes 
until the greenish color of the liquid has 
changed to a light brownish bronze. 

This may be applied to leather, wood, 
metal, and other surfaces. 

Another formula mentions 2 ounces 
of red aniline. 

BBONZING OF GUN BARRELS. 

The gun barrels are to be cleaned 
thoroughly and polished after which 
one of these solutions is to be applied 
with a sponge : 

I. 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 2^4 

Nitric acid fl.oz. 2 

Tincture of iron chlorid fl.oz. 3 

Solution of antimony 

chlorid fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water fl.oz. 5 

Mix and dissolve. 

II. 

Iron chlorid av.oz. 2 

Gallic acid av.oz. 1 

Solution of antimony 

chlorid fl.oz. i l /2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Mix and dissolve. 

III. 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 2]/ 2 

Nitric acid, commercial fl.oz. 2 

Solution of antimony 

chlorid fl.dr. 3 

Solution of iron chlorid fl.dr. 6 

Water fl.oz. 5 

Mix and dissolve. 

BROWNING OF, GUN BARRELS. 
I. A. 

Solution of iron chlorid. . .fl.oz. \ l / 2 

Corrosive sublimate dr. 3 

Copper sulfate dr. 3 

Fuming nitric acid fl.dr. 2 



Distilled water... 
Mix and dissolve. 



.fl.oz. 10 



B. 



Potassium sulfid gr. 50 

Distilled water..., fl.oz. 10 

Mix and dissolve. 

Clean off the gun barrel with emery 
paper, then by means of a sponge or 
soft brush, apply solution A, subse- 
quently drying in a cool place, so that 
it may occur rather slowly. Repeat this 
application and drying twice, or often- 
er if necessary to secure the shade of 
stain desired, rubbing over thoroughly 
before each application with a scratch 
brush. When the metal is stained 
deeply enough, lay the barrel in solu- 
tion B for 20 or 30 minutes, then wash 
with warm water, and finally with soap 
water. Then dry and rub over with 
linseed oil varnish. 

Better results will be attained by 
stoppering closely the gun barrel at 
both ends by means of corks, and lay- 
ing for at least 30 minutes in each of 
the baths, which have previously been 
warmed. — D. 

II. A. 

Fuming nitric acid fl.dr. 2^2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

B. 

Silver nitrate gr. 80 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Rub off the gun barrel with emery 
paper, then by means of a sponge or 
soft brush apply solution A, dry in a 
cool place, and rub off with a cloth. 
Repeat this application, drying and rub- 
bing off until a handsome oxidized sur- 
face is produced. Then apply solution 
B repeatedly, with subsequent exposure 
to light, until the gun barrel is dark 
enough, and anoint finally with linseed 
oil varnish. — D. 
III. 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 1 

Corrosive sublimate dr. 6 

Sweet spirit of nitre fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 15 

Rub up first the spirit of nitre with 
the corrosive sublimate, then add the 
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closed bottle in a warm place for 12 
hours, and then add the water. Clean 
and polish the barrel with emery paper, 
wash it off with lime water, dry, and 
apply this mixture uniformly. Allow 
to dry for 24 hours, brush with a 
scratch brush and wash off. After 
repeating this three times polish the 
barrel with leather moistened with olive 
oil mixed with some oil of turpentine, 
dry for 12 hours, and finally polish 
with oil. 
IV. 
Solution antimony chlorid. . .fl.oz. 3 

Butter av.oz. 4 

Olive oil fl.dr. 1 

Heat the mixture in a flask and then 
brush it uniformly over a barrel, previ- 
ously cleansed and polished; hold the 
barrel over a moderate coal fire, when 
a beautiful brown will soon make its ap- 
pearance ; then polish with olive oil 
and finally give it a light coat of good 
amber lacquer mixed with some shellac. 
V. The United States Ordnance 
Manual gives a process as follows : 
Alcohol, 1^2 ounces; sweet spirit of 
nitre, i]/ 2 ounces; copper sulfate, 1 
ounce ; nitric acid, ^4 ounce. Mix and 
dissolve in 1 quart of warm water and 
keep it in a glass jar. Clean the barrel 
well with a solution of caustic soda, 
to remove grease or oil. Then clean 
the surface of all stains or marks by 
emery paper or cloth, so as to produce 
an even, bright surface for the acid to 
act upon, and one without finger marks. 
Stop the bore and vent with wooden 
plugs. Then apply the mixture to every 
part with a sponge or rag and expose 
to the air for 24 hours, when the loose 
rust should be rubbed off with a steel 
scratch brush. Use the mixture and 
the scratch brush twice, and more if 
necessary, and finally wash in boiling 
water, dry quickly and wipe with lin- 
seed oil or varnish with shellac. 
BUFFALO MOTHS, To Exterminate. 
This insect which is generally spoken 
of as the "buffalo moth," "carpet bee- 
tle," and "carpet bug," is in reality not 



a moth, but a beetle belonging to the 
order coleoptera, while true moths, such 
as the ordinary clothes moths, belong 
to the order lepidoptera. 

Tobacco, pepper, camphor, carbolic 
acid and oil of turpentine have all been 
recommended for destroying or driving 
them off, but none of these remedies 
seem to be of much avail. 

It is the larva of the insect that 
works the damage to woolens. When 
in this condition it is about 3/16 inch 
long, and is covered by a shaggy coat 
of black hair, from which the term 
buffajo moth probably originated. It 
eventually develops into a beetle about 
an Y& inch in length, and marked with 
black, scarlet and white. 

Benzine, kerosene and good insect 
powder appear to be the most efficacious 
substances with which to combat this 
pest. Carpets which are infested may 
be soaked in gasoline which if of good 
quality will leave no odor or stain. 
When the carpets are taken up it is a 
good plan to pack all the cracks in the 
floor with cotton, which should then 
be saturated with gasoline. When the 
larvae are found to be injuring furs or 
clothes hung in the closet, it would be 
best to use insect powder. 

It is stated that the insects in car- 
pets can be destroyed by laying a wet 
sheet on top of the carpet and passing 
hot flat-irons over it, the steam thus 
produced destroying the grub. In rec- 
ommending the employment of gasoline 
the dangerously inflammable nature of 
the liquid should always be called to 
the attention of the user and the neces- 
sary precautions suggested. The late 
Dr. Riley of the Department of Agri- 
culture recommended this treatment : 

Bare as many rooms as possible at 
house-cleaning time, and, after carefully 
removing all dust, spray benzine by 
means of an atomizer into all of the 
floor cracks and under the baseboards 
until every crevice has been reached. 
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should be slightly sprayed in the same 
manner. Benzine quickly evaporates 
and leaves no odor. 

Another method of extermination 
which has been recommended is fumi- 
gation with formaldehyde. 
CALCIMINE, To Prepare. 

See Kalsomine. 
CARBOLIZED PAPER. 

See Paper, Carbolized. 
CARBON PAPER. 

See Paper, Carbon or Manifold. 

CARPET BEETLES, To Extermi- 
nate. 
See Buffalo Moths. 
CARPET CLEANERS. 

Use any of the preparations men- 
tioned under Cleansing Creams or Soap, 
Ox-Gall, or any of the below-mentioned 
preparations. About the most satisfac- 
tory carpet cleaners are those which are 
of a saponaceous character. 

Liquids. 
I. Bradford's mixture: 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 2 

Soap solution fl.oz. 4 

Gasoline fl.oz. 4 

Chloroform fl.dr. 5 

Potassium nitrate fl.dr. 2Y2 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 2^ 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Some kind of soft water must be 
used. Mix the ammonia and soap solu- 
tion, add the gasoline, chloroform, and 
oil, and then the potassium nitrate dis- 
solved in the water. 

This makes a milky mixture which 
separates somewhat on standing but 
unites readily upon shaking. 

The oil of wintergreen may be re- 
placed by sassafras or other essential 
oil or it may be omitted altogether. 

The soap solution may be made by 
mixing 1 fluidounce of olive (or other 
fixed oil like cottonseed oil) with 4 
fluidrams of alcohol and i l / 2 drams of 
caustic potash dissolved in 4 fluidrams 
of water, heating on a water bath until 
the oil is entirely saponified, which may 
be shown by adding a drop to boiling 



water when it should dissolve without 
any oily separation. Allow the mixture 
to cool, add 8 fluidounces of alcohol and 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces, 
and then filter. Ordinary wood alcohol 
or the purified kind may be used in- 
stead of alcohol. 

II. This is called Clark's wash for 
carpets : Apply first a mixture of 4 
parts of ammonia water and 3 of alco- 
hol, which is said to loosen the dirt. 
Then go over the carpet with a mixture 
composed of 

Soap av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 40 

Sal soda av.oz. 7 

Ammonia waier fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

This removes the dirt without requir- 
ing removal of the carpet from the floor. 

Powder. 
III. 

Sal soda av.oz. 8 

Borax av oz. 4 

Both should be in powder. 
In using, this amount of material is 
to be dissolved in a gallon of water, 
then mix this with a solution of a pound 
of soap (any good washing soap) in 4 
gallons of water. Apply this combina- 
tion, preferably warm, to the carpet with 
a scrubbing brush, remove the lather 
with a wooden scraper, and dry the car- 
pet with a flannel cloth. 
Soap. 
IV. 

Sodium carbonate, powder. av.oz. 16 

Fuller's earth av.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 2 

Soft soap, enough to make a paste. 
This may be dispensed in small wood- 
en boxes or tin cans. 

It is used like No. Ill, first dissolving 
in a sufficiency of water. 
CARRIAGE-TOP DRESSING. 

These dressings are to be applied to 
the enameled tops of carriages. 

I. Mix 1 av. ounce of India rubber, 
cut into shreds, with 8 fluidounces of oil 
of turpentine, macerate in a wide- 
mouthed bottle or suitable jar for 2 
days without agitation, then stir with a 



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...av.oz. 3 

. . . av 0.7. i 
...av.oz. J / 

...av.oz. 2 



wooden paddle. Add another 8 fluid- 
ounces of oil of turpentine and stir fre- 
quently until solution is complete. Let 
stand for a day or two, then decant 12 
ounces of the solution, and add 16 fluid- 
ounces of the best white copal, varnish, 
and mix thoroughly. Finally add 12 
fluidounces of boiled linseed oil, and 
heat^the whole over a sand-bath, with 
frequent stirring, until homogeneous. 

This is said to be the formula of the 
enameled leather dressing of Champag- 
nat. 
II. 

Shellac 

Rosin 

Castile soap, shaved 
Venice turpentine . . 

Rosin oil fl.dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 20 

Nigrosin dr. 3 

Mix all the ingredients, except the 
nigrosin, heat them cautiously over a 
water bath until nearly all dissolved, 
then add the nigrosin, and continue the 
heat until it is dissolved. 

CATERPILLAR LIME. 

This composition is to be smeared on 
vines or plants to catch caterpillars and 
prevent them from doing further injury. 
I. 

Paraffin wax gr. 75 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 5 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 6 

Mix by melting. 
II. 

Pine tar av.oz. 9 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 1 

Mix by melting. 

CEMENTS of All Kinds. 

Some of these are frequently entitled 
"glues" and possibly . some of the for- 
mulas to be found under Glues, Liquid, 
will serve the purpose of a cement. 
AaUARIUM CEMENTS. 

I. This preparation is very highly 
recommended : 

Litharge parts 3 

Plaster of Paris parts 3 

White sand parts 3 

Rosin part 1 

The ingredients should be in fine pow- 



der and should be made, when wanted 
for use, into a thick paste with boiled 
linseed oil to which a little drier has 
been added. 

The cement cannot be used after it 
has been mixed for a few hours. It 
will serve for fresh water and marine 
aquaria equally well. It is best to let it 
harden a day or two before using the 
aquarium. 

II. This formula, also an excellent 
one, is very similar to the preceding : 

Whiting parts 6 

Plaster of Paris parts 3 

Fine white sand parts 3 

Litharge parts 3 

Rosin, powder .part 1 

All parts are by measure. Mix the 
ingredients thoroughly, then make into a 
putty-like mass with the best coach var- 
nish. Only enough for one glass should 
be made up at once, as the material har- 
dens very quickly. In putting in the 
glass, first scrape away the embedding 
material first used, then put on a layer 
of this cement. As soon as the embed- 
ding is made, place the glass in, and 
with a firm, slow pressure push it in, 
leaving a layer of the cement about 1/16 
inch deep underneath the edges. Fasten 
the glass to place with brads and imme- 
diately put on the outside, cementing ex- 
actly like putty. If the woodwork is 
new it is best to go around the edges 
of the glass and the wood next it with 
a- light layer of coach varnish, applying 
the "putty" immediately thereafter. Let 
the apparatus stand for 5 or 6 days to 
harden, then cover the putty outside and 
inside with two coats of asphalt varnish, 
carrying the varnish well over on the 
glass. 
III. 

Plaster of Paris parts 2 

Marble dust parts 2 

Litharge parts 2 

Rosin, powder part 1 

All parts are by measure. Mix the 
powders and make into a putty, just be- 
fore using, with boiled linseed oil. The 
details of using are the same as with 
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Bicycle Tire Cement. 
See also Puncture Cement. 
IV. 

Gutta percha av.oz. y 2 

Caoutchouc av.oz. I 

Carbon disulfid . . . .' fl.oz. 8 

Mix and dissolve. 

This cement is dropped into the crev- 
ices after they have been properly clean- 
ed. If the rent is very big apply the ce- 
ment in layers. Bind up the rubber tire 
lightly with thread, let dry for 24 to 36 
hours, cut off the thread and remove the 
protruding cement with a sharp knife, 
which must previously have been dipped 
in water. 
V. 

Caoutchouc av.oz. 6^ 

Resin av.oz. 1 

Shellac av.oz. 94 

Carbon disulfid, enough to dis- 
solve the other ingredients. 
Use like No. IV. 

Casein Cement. 

Casein when made into a cement 
makes a good adhesive for uniting pa- 
per, cloth, leather, crockery, etc. There 
are various methods for making such a 
cement. Freshly precipitated, washed 
and drained casein is meant in each in- 
stance. 
VI. 

Borax part 1 

Water parts 19 

Casein sufficient 

Dissolve the borax in the water and 
add enough fresh casein to make a prep- 
aration of about the consistence of 
honey, stirring vigorously to effect solu- 
tion.— D. 

VII. This is better adapted for 
mending crockery, glassware, porcelain, 
etc. 

Casein, fresh, any desired quantity. 

Solution of sodium silicate, sufficient. 

Triturate the casein in a mortar with 
enough of the solution to make a honey- 
like mixture. 

This will keep for some time in well- 
closed wide-mouthed bottles. 

It is a transparent cement but does 
not resist the action of water.— D. 



Cement for Crockery, Porcelain, 
Glassware, Etc. 

Any number of formulas under the 
general heading of Cements are adapted 
to the purpose of mending crockery, 
porcelain, glassware and similar sub- 
stances, such as some of the Casein Ce- 
ments, Chromium Cement, Diamond Ce- 
ment, and others. Here are some others. 

An almost invisible joint may be made, 
with careful handling, with the follow- 
ing: 
VIII. 

India-rubber parts 5 

Mastic parts 3 

Chloroform parts 12 

Cut the rubber into shreds, put into a 
suitable vial, and pour on the chloro- 
form. Stopper tightly, and set aside un- 
til the rubber is dissolved, then add the 
mastic, and let stand until it is dissolved. 
Apply the cement to each surface to be 
united, and let the pieces stand until the 
greater part of the chloroform is evapo- 
rated, then unite, press firmly to place, 
and if possible tie in position. When 
the cement is apparently thoroughly dry 
on the surface, scrape off the superfluity, 
and dust over the line of junction a lit- 
tle zinc oxid, chalk, or some such ma- 
terial, and with a clean pencil brush it 
over the joint. After the cement has 
become perfectly dry, remove the cords 
and rub off the superfluous powder. 
Cement for Celluloid. 

IX. It is stated that if the edges of 
pieces of celluloid be moistened with 
glacial acetic acid, they may be fastened 
together. The parts should be held to- 
gether with pieces of twine until thor- 
oughly dried. 

Dental Cements. 
There are so many of these cements 
that they are merely referred to here. 

X. Sorel's cement for filling cavities 
in teeth is made by adding rapidly, deli- 
quescent zinc chlorid to enough zinc 
oxid to make a thick paste, and applying 
it immediately. 

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mixing zinc oxid with syrupy phosphoric 
acid. 

Diamond or Armenian Cement. 

XI. This preparation is an old-fash- 
ioned but exceedingly good article which 
is almost a universal cement, as it will 
stick together the most diverse articles. 
The formulas differ somewhat from 
each other. 

Isinglass (fish glue) av.oz. I 

Gum mastic dr. 4 

Gum ammoniac or galbanum. .dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Soak the isinglass in the water for 24 
hours, evaporate on a water bath to 4 
fluidounces, add 4 fluidounces of alcohol, 
strain, add the mastic dissolved in the 
remaining alcohol, and add the ammonia 
or galbanum by trituration, avoiding loss 
of alcohol as much as possible. 

This cement must be warmed gently 
in a water-bath before use. 

XII. A slight modification, which is 
an improvement, is this : 

Isinglass (fish glue) .av.oz. I 

Gum ammoniac gr. 36 

Gum mastic gr. 18 

Alcohol, 95% fl.dr. iY 2 

Water, sufficient. 

Soak the isinglass in cold water for a 
few hours or over night, until it has 
swollen and become soft throughout. 
Then pour off the superfluous water and 
drain the magma on a towel. Upon the 
thoroughness of this will depend in a 
great measure the strength of the ce- 
ment. Then transfer the gelatin to a 
water-bath and heat until it becomes 
fluid. Dissolve the gums in the alcohol 
and add the solution to the gelatin liquid 
after the latter has been allowed to cool 
to about 160 F., stir the whole well or 
mix by agitation. 

Cement for Gas Burners. 

XIII. Litharge, glycerin, each suffi- 
cient to make a stiff paste. 

For Cementing Glassware. 
Use any of the preparations mentioned 
under "cements for crockery, etc.," 



"chromium cement," or "diamond ce- 
ment." 

The liquid glues are also suitable for 
mending glassware which does not come 
in contact with liquids. See Glues, Li- 
quid. 

For Cementing Glass Labels to 
Bottles. 
XV. 

Rosin part 1 

Yellow wax parts 2 

Melt together, allow to cool somewhat, 
but apply in the melted condition. 

In using, apply a plentiful amount of 
the composition, draw a line around the 
edges of the label, and when the mix- 
ture has hardened the excess which has 
exuded around the label mav be scraped 
off. 

XVI. A thick mixture of white lead 
and varnish is also good for this pur- 
pose. The cement requires longer to 
dry than No. XV. 

Gutta Percha Cement. 
XVII. 

Gutta percha, in pieces av.oz. 2 

Asphalt, powder av.oz. 2 

Carbon disulfid fl.oz. 4 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Dissolve the gutta percha in the car- 
bon disulfid and oil, add the asphalt and 
let stand for several days, when it will 
be ready for use. 

This is used for mending leather, ce- 
menting leather upon wood, etc. Before 
using upon leather, the latter must be 
freed from fat by treatment with ben- 
zin. — D. 

See also the rubber cements. 
Cement for Iron. 
XVIII. 

Sulfur av.oz. 6 

White lead av.oz. 6 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Mix well and make into a paste with 
sulfuric acid. 

Apply cement to the parts, using pres- 
sure and allowing to stand for 5 to 7 
hours. 

Leather Cements. 
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cording to the material to which the 
leather is to be attached — whether leath- 
er to wood, or to metals, or to another 
piece of leather. For the first, any good 
gelatin cement will answer. One of the 
best formulas, which also acts as a gen- 
eral cement for household purposes, is 
as follows : Soak gelatin in cold water 
over night. In the morning pour off 
any water that may remain unabsorbed, 
throw the gelatin on a towel and press 
off any superfluous water; then put it in 
a water-bath and heat until melted. Re- 
move from the fire, and carefully add 
sufficient acetic acid to keep the gelatin 
liquid in moderately warm weather. Ap- 
ply this plentifully to the leather, and 
lightly to the wood, join together, and 
put a weight on to keep in place for 
a short time. 

XX. A cement for uniting leather 
to leather, as in the case of bands and 
pulleys, is made as follows : Soak ioo 
parts of best white glue in cold water 
over night, and treat as in No. XIX as 
regards draining and heating. When the 
glue becomes liquid add 2 parts of gly- 
cerin in which has been stirred 2 parts 
of powdered potassium bichromate. In- 
crease the heat until the water in the 
bath boils, then remove and apply at 
once. Only as much as is necessary for 
immediate use should be made at one 
time, as the mixture becomes insoluble 
after cooling. This may be avoided by 
reserving the potassium chromate, and 
adding it only to the portion to be used 
just before it is applied. 

XXI. A cement for leather to leather, 
in patching shoes, etc., is made by dis- 
solving gutta percha in a mixture of 
io parts of carbon disulfid, and I part 
of oil of turpentine. Cut up the gutta 
percha as finely as possible, and add 
it to the mixture until a solution about 
as thick as molasses is obtained. Keep 
in a well stoppered bottle, and if the 
cement gets too thick add a little of 
the disulfid mixture. To apply this, the 
edge of the applied patch must be cham- 



fered down as thinly as possible, and 
the surface of the shoe leather scraped 
until it is free from grease, blacking, 
etc. If the shoes have been oiled the 
grease must be got rid of by saturat- 
ing the leather with ether or carbon di- 
sulfid, and pressing, on blotting paper, 
or a cloth, with a hot iron. Apply a 
coating of the cement to each piece (i.e., 
the patch and the leather to which it is 
to be joined), leave them for a few 
moments in order to allow the surplus 
of solvent to evaporate, then join and 
press closely together with a hot iron. 

XXII. To join leather to metals, 
glass, etc., melt together equal parts 
of asphaltum and gutta percha, and ap- 
ply hot. 

Mending Mortars. 

XXIII. Broken wedgewood mortars 
may be united by making a paste of 
calomel and mucilage of acacia, apply- 
ing to the broken edges, binding the 
parts together firmly, and then setting 
aside for a week or so to "set" firmly. 

XXIII. Fill a bottle one-fourth full 
of freshly-precipitated, washed and 
drained casein, fill the bottle with so- 
dium silicate solution, and shake occa- 
sionally, until the casein is dissolved. 

Use like the preceding. 

Cement for Pestle Handles. 

See Pestle Handles, To Cement. 

Cement for Porcelain, Marble, Ala- 
baster, Etc. 

Use any of the casein cements, Dia- 
mond cement, or any of the cements 
recommended for mending crockery, 
glassware or mortars. 

To Fasten Porcelain Letters to Win- 
dows. 

See under Enameled Letters. 
Puncture Cement. 

A patented preparation for the auto- 
matic repairing of punctures in bicycle 
tires consists of glycerin holding gela- 
tinous silica or aluminum hydrate in 
suspension. Three volumes of glycerin 
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water-glass and an acid is stirred in. 
The resulting jelly is diluted with three 
additional volumes of glycerin, and from 
four to six ounces of this fluid are 
placed in each tire. In case of punc- 
ture, the internal pressure of the air 
forces the fluid into the hole, which it 
closes. 
Cement or Lute for Retorts, Etc. 

XXIV. 
Clay, powdered and sifted, .av.oz. 6 

Rve" flour av.oz. 3 

Bran av.oz. 1 

Mix them well. When wanted, take 
a sufficient quantity and mix it with 
water to a dough to be applied to the 
retort or flask.— D. 

Rubber Cements. 
The preparations mentioned under 
"bicycle tire cements" are nearly all rub- 
ber cements. Here are some other for- 
mulas : 

XXV. 

Caoutchouc av.oz. 1 

Rosin dr. iy 2 

Venice turpentine gr. 45 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 2 

Chloroform fl.oz. 14 

Mix all and dissolve by agitation. 

XXVI. 

Silicate Cement. 

Glass, powdered av.oz. 1 

Fine sand av.oz. 2 

Solution of sodium 
silicate av.oz. 6 

Mix together quickly and use at once. 
This is a good cement for mending 
sandstone, and is useful in repairing the 
fronts of houses built of this stone. Any 
shade of the stone can be obtained by 
the addition of raw or burnt sienna or 
umber. It may also be used for mend- 
ing cracks or chips in mortars and 
other stoneware. 

Tire Cement. 

See Bicycle Tire Cement. 

Cement for Stoneware, 

Use any of the cements mentioned as 
suitable for porcelain, crockery, glass- 
ware, etc., also Diamond cement, silicate 
cement, and some of the casein cements. 

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Water-Proof Cement. 

XXVII. Cement absolutely water and 
acid-proof may be made by mixing 6 
parts of Burgundy pitch, 1 part of shred- 
ded guta-percha, and 3 parts of pow- 
dered pumice. Melt the gutta-percha 
very carefully add the pumice stone, 
and then the pitch previously melted. 
This is to be used while hot. It may 
be used for mending photographic trays, 
stoneware, woodenware and many other 
things. 

See also Glue, Waterproof. 
WinchelPs Paste or Cement. 

XXVIII. These are Prof. Winchell's 
own directions : Take 4 ounces of clear 
gum arabic, 3 ounces of fine starch and 
1 ounce of white sugar. Pulverize the 
gum arabic, and dissolve it in as much 
water as the laundress would use for 
the quantity of starch indicated. Dis- 
solve the starch and sugar in the gum 
solution. Then cook in boiling water, 
until the starch becomes clear. The 
cement should be as thick as tar, and 
kept so. It can be kept from spoiling 
by dropping in a lump of camphor, or 
a little oil of clove or sassafras. This 
cement is very strong and will stick 
to glazed surfaces, and is good to re- 
pair broken rocks, minerals, or fossils. 
CHAIR-LEATHER POLISH. 

See Leather Polish. 
CHAMOIS SKIN, To Clean. 

In a suitable vessel. place a weak solu- 
tion of sodium hydrate and add to this 
some soap shavings or soap solution. 
Throw the chamois into this, let soak 
for two or three hours, and then rub it 
clean. Rinse in clean tepid suds, wring 
out, wrap in a cloth and dry quickly. 
When dry, rub together or brush with 
a stiff brush, to restore softness. 

Another method 'highly recommended 
is to rub the chamois thoroughly with 
soap, then allow it to remain for 2 hours 
in a weak, warm solution of sal soda. 
and rinse until clean. Instead of rins- 
ing in clean water and removing all 
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solution of soda, such as was used for 
washing in the first place. It is the 
soap left in the leather by the rinsing 
solution that keeps it soft and smooth. 
After rinsing, wring out the leather in 
a coarse towel and dry quickly; then 
brush well, and pull and rub it thor- 
oughly in the hands. If this method 
is followed carefully the leather is said 
to come out soft and pliable. 

CHEMICAL, GARDEN. 

This may be prepared as follows : 
Place a quantity of sand in a wide- 
mouthed bottle (or better, a half gallon 
fish-globe) to the depth of 2 or 3 
inches; in this layer of sand, slightly 
imbed a few pieces of copper sulfate, 
aluminum sulfate, iron sulfate, chrome- 
alum, lead acetate, calcium chlorid, and 
.magnesium and manganese sulfates; 
pour over the whole a solution of so- 
dium silicate (commercial water-glass) 
one part and water three parts, care be- 
ing taken not to disarrange the chemi- 
cals in pouring in the solution. Upon 
standing a week or so, a dense growth 
of the silicates of the various bases used 
will be seen in various colors, and fan- 
tastic shapes. Now displace the solution 
of the sodium silicate with clear water, 
by conveying a small stream of water 
through a small rubber tube (such as 
nursing bottle tubing) into the ves- 
sel, which will gradually displace the 
silicate of soda solution. Care must be 
taken not to disarrange or break down 
the growth with the stream of water. 
When successful, this produces a very 
beautiful scene. Other sulfates, such as 
those of chromium, cobalt, nickel, etc., 
may also be used. 

The following so-called "metallic 
trees" are similar to the preceding : For 
a silver tree, dissolve two ten-cent pieces 
in 2 fluidrams of concentrated nitric 
acid, evaporating nearly to dryness to 
drive off excess of acid, cool, and dis- 
solve the resulting crystalline salts in 
sufficient distilled water to make a sat- 
urated solution. This solution will be 



slightly blue on account of the copper 
which is alloyed with coin silver. Place 
the solution in a glass vessel with a 
curved bottom. Add a drop of mercury 
the size of a large pea and set aside for 
24 hours or place in the window. An 
arborescent growth of mercury and 
silver amalgam will be produced which 
may be kept indefinitely. 

To make a lead tree place in a tall 
jar or wide-mouthed bottle a solution 
made by dissolving 4 ounces of lead ace- 
tate in one quart of water. Place the 
vessel where it will not be subject to 
vibration, and suspend in it a strip or 
cylinder of zinc ; battery zinc answers 
the purpose very well. An abundant 
growth of crystalline spangles of metal- 
lic lead will collect on the zinc within 
48 hours. 

To grow a tin tree dilute commercial 
tin chlorid solution with 40 times its 
bulk of water and suspend a strip or 
pencil of zinc in it as in the case of 
the lead tree. The growth wall be very 
similar to that of the lead tree. 
CHIMNEY CLEANERS. 

A mixture of 2 parts of common salt 
and 1 part of sulfur has been used 
for this purpose. A mixture of sal 
ammoniac and sulfur has also been used 
for this purpose. 

See also under heading Stovepipes, To 

free from Soot. 

CLEANING COPPER DRAIN 
BOARDS. 

See Drain Boards, Copper, To clean. 
CLEANING GREASY BOTTLES. 

See Bottles, Cleaning Greasy 
CLEANSING PREPARATIONS. 

Under this heading are arranged a 
number of preparations that are used 
for removing stains and spots of all 
kinds, greasy, tarry, and otherwise, from 
clothing, various kinds of fabrics, car- 
pets rugs, etc. 

Other cleansing preparations may be 
found under the headings Ammonia. 
Household ; Benzin Jelly ; Carpet Clean- 
ers ; Glove Cleaners ; Stains from Fab- 
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Creams. 

Under this heading are mentioned 
those preparations which are of a sapon- 
aceous character. 

Various names are used for these 
preparations, such as Electric Cleansing 
Compound, Lightning Renovator, Jap- 
anese Cleansing Cream, Excelsior Clean- 
ing Fluid, Erasine, Detergent Cream, 
Universal Cleanser, Magic Clothes 
Cleaner, etc. 

The following would be suitable di- 
rections for these preparations : 

To remove grease-spots from clothes. 
— Spread the part with the stains upon 
a table, putting a folded towel below 
the spots ; rub in the sream in a circular 
direction by means of a sponge, then 
rinse in clear water. 

To brighten black clothes.— Sponge the 
whole of the garment equally with the 
cream, first having removed any stains 
as above directed. Then hang out in 
the open air to dry, and iron if neces- 
sary. 

To renovate carpets. — After thorough- 
ly switching the carpet, or relaying after 
beating, take a stiff brush, such as a 
fibre scrubbing brush, and apply the 
cream over the whole surface, rubbing 
the stained parts hard. Finish off with 
a damp washing cloth. 

To clean flannels. — A teacupful of 
the cream to be mixed with 10 gallons 
of water. In this mixture steep the 
flannels all night, and it will be found 
that they wash with ease next morning. 

For cleaning paint. — Add a teacupful 
to a pailful of lukewarm water. 

To clean windows. — Mix i part of the 
cream with 5 parts of plain water. 

Wood or denatured alcohol may be 
substituted for ordinary alcohol in mak- 
ing these mixtures. 
I. 

Stronger ammonia water, .fl. dr. 4 

Castile soap, white av.oz. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Ether fl.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

To 32 fluidounces of water add the 



glycerin, ether and ammonia, Shake 
well, add the soap in fine shaving and 
the remainder of the water, and shake 
often until the soap is dissolved. 
II. 

Castile soap av.oz. 1 

Ether fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 4 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. 1 

Water, distilled, to make. . .fl.oz. 64 
Dissolve the soap in the water by 
the aid of heat, add the oil dissolved 
in the alcohol and ether, and incorpor- 
ate the other ingredients. 
III. 

Castile soap av.oz. 1 y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. iy 2 

Ether _ fl.oz. 1% 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 3 

Oil of citronella or 

mirbane drops 5 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Prepare like either of the preceding. 

IV. 

Soft (green) soap av.oz. 2 

Potassium carbonate. .... .av.oz. r / 2 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Liquids. 

These are used for the same purposes 
as the creams. These contain such in- 
gredients as ether, chloroform, gasoline, 
ammonia water, oil of turpentine, etc. 
Preparations containing any consider- 
able proportion of gasoline, benzine or 
ether must be handled very carefully 
to avoid proximity to any fires or arti- 
ficial lights. 
V. 

Chloroform fl.oz. 4 

Ether fl.oz. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 2 

Gasoline, to make fl.oz. 32 

VI. 

Alcohol fl.dr. 5 

Chloroform fl.dr. 5 

Oil of sassafras fl.dr, 5 

Gasoline or benzin il.o; . 32 

VTI. 

Ether fl.dr. 1 

Chloroform fl.dr. 1 



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Ammonia water fl.dr. I 

Oil of wintergreen fl.dr. i 

Alcohol fl.oz. i 

Gasoline, to make fl.oz. 32 

VIII. 

Tincture of green soap. .. .fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 8 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 16 

Water, to make fl.oz. 64 

Powders. 
Formulas for powders for cleaning 
gloves and fabrics may be found under 
the heading Glove Cleaners. 
Soaps. 
See also the heading Soap, O-Gall, 
and Benzin Jelly, also the soaps under 
Carpet Cleaners. In using the soap may 
be applied to the spot, then rinse the 
fabric in clean water. 
IX. 

Cocoanut-oil soap av.oz. 16 

Fuller's earth av.oz. 8 

Water sufficient 

Melt the soap with the smallest 
amount of water by the aid of heat, 
and incorporate the fuller's earth. This 
may be perfumed if desired. It may 
be put up in cakes wrapped in tin foil 
or a parchment paper or in small cans. 
X. 

Soap, in shavings av.oz. 15 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 3 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 2 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the soap and potassium car- 
bonate in the smallest amount of water 
by the aid of heat, then incorporate the 
oil. This is best dispensed in cans. 
XI. 

Soft soap av.lb. 3 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 16 

Melt the soap at a gentle heat, remove 
from the fire, and incorporate with the 
"oil gradually added. 

This is useful for removing stains, 
tar, grease, etc., from the hands. Rub 
the hands with a small piece, then wash 
with water. This will also remove the 
objectionable odor of iodoform. 
CLOTH-CLEANING COMPOUNDS. 

See under headings Benzin Jelly ; Am- 
monia, Household; Cleansing Prepara- 



tions; Glove Cleaners; Soap, Ox-Gall; 
and Stains from Fabrics, To Remove. 
COCKROACH DESTROYERS. 

See Roach Exterminators. 
COLORED FIRES. 

See Fires, Colored. 

COLORING ELECTRIC LIGHT 
GLOBES. 

See Electric Light Globes, To Color. 
COLORING OF METALS. 

See under the following headings : 
Bluing of Gun Barrels; Bronzing of 
Gun Barrels ; Browning of Gun Bar- 
rels ; Copper, Bluing of ; Copper, Brown- 
ing of; Silver, "Oxidizing" of; and 
Zinc, Coloring. 

COPPER, BLUING OF. 

Dissolve 1 part of Schlippe's salt in 
15 of water, heat to boiling in a porce- 
lain or porcelain-lined vessel, then intro- 
duce the copper, suspending the latter 
so it does not touch the sides of the ves- 
sel, allow it to remain until sufficiently 
affected, then remove, wash and dry. — H. 

COPPER, Browning of. 

I. Cleanse the copper thoroughly 

with emery paper, heat over a coal fire, 

then apply this solution: 

Copper acetate dr. 6 

Ammonia chlorid dr. 8^2 

Acetic acid, 30% dr. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 13^ 

Allow to dry and finally polish with a 

mixture of 1 part of wax arid 4 of oil 

of turpentine. — D. 

II. Ebermayer's process is this : 

Ammonium carbonate dr. 6 

Copper acetate dr. 3 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 72 

Oxalic acid gr. 18 

Vinegar fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the ammonium carbonate and 
copper acetate in 4 fluidounces of vine- 
gar, evaporate this to one-half its vol- 
ume, add the ammonium chlorid and 
oxalic acid, previously dissolved in the 
remainder of the vinegar, heat the whole 
mixture, allow it to cool, and then filter. 
Clean the medallion or other copper 
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ture until it is covered with a yellowish- 
brown coating. 
COPPER PLATING. 

See Plating with Gold, Silver, Tin, 
etc. 
COPPER. POLISHES FOR. 

See Brass, Polishes for, which will 
serve as well for copper. 
COPPER DRAIN BOARDS, TO 
CLEAN. 

See Drain Boards, Copper, To Clean. 
COPYING PADS. 

See Hectograph Masses. 
COPYING PAPER. 

See Paper, Carbon. 

CORKS, IMPERVIOUS AND ACID- 
PROOF. 

The most common method of render- 
ing corks impervious and acid-proof is 
to immerse them in melted paraffin. The 
following process leaves them supple 
while making them acid-proof and im- 
pervious : Plunge the corks into a so- 
lution of gelatin or common glue, 15 
parts, in 24 parts of glycerin and 500 
parts of water, heated to 44 or 48 C, 
and keep them there for several hours. 
On removing the corks, which should 
be weighted down in the solution, dry 
them in the shade until they are free 
from all surplus moisture. They are 
now perfectly tight, retaining at the 
same time the greater portion of their 
elasticity and suppleness. To render 
them acid-proof, they should now be 
treated in a mixture of petrolatum, 2 
parts, and paraffin, 7 parts, heated to 
about 40 C. This second operation 
may be avoided by adding to the gelatin 
solution a little ammonium or potassium 
dichromate and afterwards exposing the 
corks to the light. 

A patented process brought out some 
years ago consisted in immersing corks 
in a solution of caoutchouc, 1, in ben- 
zol, 19, drying the corks thus treated in 
a vacuum, and freeing from odor by 
exposure to air. 

Another patented method of treating 
corks is to soak in a solution of casein 



. . .av.oz. 4 
. . .av.oz. 2 
. . .av.oz. 1 



and then in formaldehyde solution, 
which latter hardens the casein. 
COUNTERFEIT COIN DETECTOR. 

Silver nitrate gr. 24 

Nitric acid, pure drops 15 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Mix and dissolve. 

Apply a drop to the suspected coin by 
means of a glass rod. If any other 
metal than silver is present in larger 
quantities than the standard United 
States alloy, a black spot or stain will 
be produced en the coin. 
CRAYONS for Writing on Glass. 

These crayons are intended for writ- 
ing on glass, porcelain and metal. 
Black. 

Lampblack av.oz. 1 

Wax av.oz. 4 

Talcum av.oz. 1 

White. 

Zinc oxid 

Wax 

Talcum 

Blue. 

Prussian blue av.oz. 1^ 

Wax av.oz. 2 

Talcum av.oz. 1 

Red. 

Vermilion av.oz. 2 

Wax av.oz. 2 

Talcum av.oz. 2 

Yellow. 

Chrome yellow av.oz. 1 

Wax av.oz. 2 

Talcum av.oz. 2 

The colors are incorporated with the 
molten wax, the talcum added and the 
whole rubbed together until cold. The 
mass is then formed into pencils by 
means of a hydraulic press. 

If these crayons are intended for 
writing on bottles, the mass may be 
rolled out like a pill-pipe into pencils of 
the thickness of a lead pencil. 
CROCUS MARTES. 

See Jeweler's Rouge. 
CROTON BUG EXTERMINATORS. 
The same remedies may be employed 
for the extermination of croton bugs 
as are employed against roaches. See 
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CUTTING OF GLASS, Bottles, Etc. 

See Glass, Cutting of. 
DANCE-HALL POWDER. 

See Floor Wax in Powder. 
DENATURED ALCOHOL. 

There are at present two general for- 
mulas for denatured alcohol in use, eith- 
er one of which may be used by any 
manufacturer who can use denatured 
alcohol. 

The first and most common one is 
made up as follows: 

Formula No. I. 

Ethyl alcohol gall, ioo 

Methyl alcohol gall. 10 

Benzine gall. Vz 

Where such a formula as this is re- 
quired in an aqueous solution the ben- 
zine is of course thrown out, giving the 
solution a milky appearance. In this 
case the other general formula may be 
used. 

Formula Xo. 2. 

Ethyl alcohol gall. 100 

Methyl alcohol gall. 2 

Pyridine bases gall. y 2 

Whenever generally denatured alcohol 
is ordered, Formula Xo. 1 will be ship- 
ped unless Formula Xo. 2 is specially 
ordered. 

In addition to these two general for- 
mulas for denatured alcohol a number 
of special formulas have been author- 
ized to be used in the manufacture of 
certain classes of goods. In order to 
buy these specially denatured alcohols it 
is necessary to obtain a permit first 
from the Collector of Internal Revenue, 
as a simple permit to use denatured al- 
cohol will not suffice. Some of the spe- 
cial formulas are as follows : 

Formula Xo. 3. 
For the manufacture of celluloid, py- 
ralin and similar products. 

Ethyl alcohol gall. 100 

Methyl alcohol gall. 5 

Camphor lb. 7 

Formula Xo. 4. 
For use in the manufacture of trans- 
parent soap. 



Ethyl alcohol gall. 100 

Methyl alcohol gall. 5 

Castor oil gall. 1 

36 B. caustic soda solution. gall. V2 

Formula Xo. 5. 
For the manufacture of shellac var- 
nish. 

Ethyl alcohol gall. 100 

Methyl alcohol gall. 5 

Formula No. 6. 
For the manufacture of smoking and 
chewing tobacco. 

Ethyl alcohol gall. 100 

A mixture made as follows ; 
Aqueous solution containing 

40% nicotine gall. 12 

Acid yellow dye lb. 4/10 

Tetrazo brilliant blue 12 B 

Conct. lb. 4/10 

Water, to make gall. 100 

Formula Xo. 7. 
For the manufacture of photo-engrav- 
ings. 

Ethyl alcohol gall. 100 

Sulfuric ether lb. 65 

Cadmium iodid lb. 3 

Ammonium iodid lb. 3 

Formula N'o. 8. 
For the manufacture of fulminate of 
mercury. 

Ethyl alcohol gall. 100 

Methyl alcohol gall. 3 

Pyridine bases gall. l /i 

DENATURED OLIVE OIL. 

Olive oil may be imported into this 
country free of duty for use for me- 
chanical or manufacturing purposes on 
the addition to each 100 gallons of the 
oil any of the following substances : 

1. 3 gallons of rosin oil, preferably 
second or third runs. 

2. 3 gallons of refined destructively 
distilled wood turpentine, boiling not 
lower than ioo C. 

3. 3 gallons of mineral oil, such as 
spindle oil, or a rather crude kerosene. 

4. J4 gallon of pyridine. 

5. V2 gallon of creosote. 

6. 1 gallon of aniline oil. 

7. 3 gallons of dark-colored oleic 
acid. 

8. 16 ounces of oil of rosemary. 

9. 6 ounces of oleoresin of capsicum. 



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Oil denatured according to 2, 4, 5 and 
6 must be marked "poison." 

(From the regulations of the Secre- 
tary of the Treasury, 1909.) 
DENTISTS' AMALGAM FILLINGS. 
The exact composition of these fill- 
ings is kept secret, but they are supposed 
to contain among other things mercury, 
gold, platinum, etc. The following for- 
mula may be used: 

Tin, fine raspings parts 31 

Silver, fine raspings parts 19 

Mercury parts 25 

Mix, heat gently until dissolved, allow 
to cool, and press through chamois 
leather. 
Another formula is the following: 
Fletcher's platin-gold amalgam. 

Platinum parts 1.30 

Gold parts 3.35 

Silver parts 43.35 

Copper parts 1.65 

Tin parts 50.35 

Another formula is this: 
Telchow's gold amalgam. 

Gold parts 4.18 

Silver parts 55.00 

Tin parts 40.00 

DENTAL ANTISEPTIC. 

The following preparation, known as 
Howard's antiseptic, is used for render- 
ing the tooth cavities and root canals 
antiseptic in dental work : 

Carbolic acid dr. 4 

Oil of cassia fl.dr. 1 

Oil of clove fl.dr. 1 

Thymol dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 1 

Tannic acid gr. 20 

The cavities are saturated with the so- 
lution, then lightly packed with absorb- 
ent cotton dipped in the liquid, and final- 
ly sealed with a piece of cotton-wool 
saturated with sandarac varnish. 

DENTISTS' ARSENIC PASTE or 

Nerve Destroyer. 
I. 

Arsenous acid parts 2 

Morphine sulfate part 1 

Creosote, enough to form a stiff paste. 
This is used by dentists to destroy 
dental nerves so as to permit the filling 
of carious teeth. It should be used only 
under the direct supervision of a den- 
tist. 



II. 
Arsenous acid, 
Morphine hydrochlorid, equal parts of 

each. 
Liquefied carbolic acid, enough to 

form a paste. 
Cocaine hydrochlorid, 5%. 

DENTISTS' MOLDING WAX. 

Ordinary impression wax may be 
made by tempering paraffin wax with 
olive oil. This may be colored with 
rose pink or armenian bole. Here are 
other formulas : 
I. 

Resin av.oz. 2 

Olive oil fl.oz. 4 

Hard paraffin av.oz. 6 

Rose pink sufficient 

Melt the resin and paraffin and mix 
with the oil and coloring, stir constantly 
until cool. The amount of oil may be 
increased or decreased according to the 
consistence desired. Liquid petrolatum, 
cottonseed oil, or other oil may be sub- 
stituted for the olive oil. 

II. 

Stearin av.oz. 3 

Copal resin av.oz. 3 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 6 

Carmine, powder gr. 15 

Oil of rose geranium drops 20 

Melt the copal by the heat of a sand 
bath, add the stearin, mix, remove from 
the fire, add the other ingredients and 
stir to produce a homogeneous mixture. 
III. 

Gum mastic av.oz. 2 

Castor oil fl.oz. 1^2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 10 

DEVELOPERS for Photographs. 

Pure chemicals and distilled water 
only must be used in preparing theSe 
liquids. 
I. 

Metol gr. 48 

Hydrochinone gr. 48 

Sodium sulfite, dried gr. 375 

Sodium carbonate, dried gr. 24O 

Distilled water, to make... fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the sodium sulfite in a por- 
tion of the water and filter the liquid if 
not clear; then add the hydrochinone 
and sodium carbonate, dissolve by agi- 



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tation, add the metol last, and then the 
remainder of the water. 

Most developers contain too much sul- 
fite and when used the negative fogs be- 
fore it is sufficiently developed. 

This solution is never to be used if it 
has become milky. 

This developer may be used with sat- 
isfaction for all kinds of paper and 
plates. It works better on paper if a 
few drops of a 10% solution of potas- 
sium bromid are added to it. For plates 
this solution should not be stronger 
than Vz or even sometimes y$. 

II. Hauff's formula for separated de- 
veloper : 

Solution A. 

Metol gr. 75 

Sodium sulfite, crystal av.oz. i% 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Dissolve the metol completely in the 
water before adding the sulfite. 

Solution B. 

Potassium bromid gr. 8 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. i}i 

Distilled water fl.oz. io 

For most purposes, equal parts of So- 
lution A and B are to be mixed; in 
some cases, equal parts of Solutions A 
and B and distilled water are used. 

III. Hauff's One-Solution Developer: 

Metol gr. 75 

Potassium bromid gr. 8 

Sodium sulfite, crystal av.oz. 1 54 

Sodium carbonate, crystal. av.oz. i$4 
Dissolve the metol in the water before 

adding the other ingredients. 

For most purposes, mix i part of this 
liquid with I of water; for some pur- 
poses, i part is mixed with 2 of water. 

IV. Capt. Abney recommends the 
following as a developer for dry plates : 
Solution A. 

Potassium citrate gr. 700 

Potassium oxalate gr. 200 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3^ 

Solution B. 

Ferrous sulfate, pure gr. 300 

Distilled water fl.oz. y/ 2 

For use, mix the two liquids in equal 
proportions. 



'V. 

Pyrogallic acid gr. 10 

Sodium carbonate gr. 75 

Sodium sulfiate dr. 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Develop the film or plate with this 
liquid, then transfer to a fixing bath 
composed of 

Sodium hvposulfite av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Keep the negative immersed in this 
liquid until it is clear, then wash in run- 
ning water for half an hour. 

DIAMOND DUST. 

There are two kinds on the market, 
one being mica which has been split into 
thin sheets and then powdered. The 
other kind is powdered glass which may 
have been prepared by blowing glass 
into thin bulbs and powdering it. Or 
the glass may have been heated red hot 
and dropped into cold water. It may be 
still further powdered, after which it is 
to be sifted. 

The two kinds may be distinguished 
by the softer feel of the mica. 

DISINFECTANTS AND DISINFEC- 
TION. 

The object of disinfection is to pre- 
vent the extension of infectious or con- 
tagious diseases by destroying specific 
infectious material, commonly known as 
bacteria, microbes or germs, which give 
rise to them. This is accomplished by 
the use of disinfectants. 

Popularly the term disinfection is 
used in a much broader sense. Any 
chemical agent which destroys or masks 
bad odors, or which arrests putrefactive 
decomposition is spoken of as a "disin- 
fectant." And in the absence of any in- 
fectious disease it is common to speak 
of "disinfecting" a foul cess-pool, or 
bad smelling stable, or privy vault. 

This popular use of the term has led 
to much misapprehension, and the agents 
which have been found to destroy bad 
odors — deodorizers — or to arrest putre- 
factive decomposition — antiseptics — have 
been confidently recommended and ex- 
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ease germs in the excreta of patients 
with cholera, typhoid fever, etc. 

The various consequences which are 
likely to result from such misapprehen- 
sion and misuse of the word "disinfect- 
ant" will be appreciated when it is 
known that many of the agents which 
have been found useful as deodorizers, 
or as antiseptics, are entirely without 
value for the destruction of disease 
germs. This is true, for example, as re- 
gards the iron sulfate or copperas, a 
salt which has been extensively used 
with the idea that it is a valuable disin- 
fectant. As a matter of fact, iron sul- 
fate in saturated solution does not de- 
stroy the vitality of disease germs or 
the infecting power of material contain- 
ing them. This salt is, nevertheless, a 
very valuable antiseptic, and its low 
price makes it one of the most available 
agents for the arrest of putrefactive de- 
composition in privy vaults, etc. 

Antiseptic agents also exercise a re- 
straining influence upon the develop- 
ment of disease germs, and their use 
during epidemics is to be recommended, 
when masses of organic material in the 
vicinity of human habitations cannot be 
completely destroyed, or removed or 
disinfected. 

While an antiseptic agent is not neces- 
sarily a disinfectant, all disinfectants are 
antiseptics, for putrefactive decomposi- 
tion is due to the development of 
"germs" of the same class as that to 
which disease germs belong, and the 
agents which destroy the latter also de- 
stroy the bacteria of putrefaction, when 
brought in contact with them in suffi- 
cient quantity, or restrain their develop- 
ment when present in smaller amounts. 

A large number of the proprietary 
"disinfectants" so-called, which are in 
the market, are simply deodorizers or 
antiseptics, of greater or less value, and 
are entirely untrustworthy for disinfect- 
ing purposes. 

Antiseptics are to be used at all times 

when it is impracticable to remove filth 

| from the vicinity of human habitations, 



but they are a poor substitute for clean- 
liness. 

During the prevalence of epidemic 
diseases, such as yellow fever, cholera, 
typhoid fever, etc., it is better to use in 
privy vaults, cess pools, etc., those anti- 
septics which are also disinfectants — 
i. e., germicides ; and when the contents 
of such vessels are known to be infected 
this becomes imperative. Disease germs 
exist not only in dejecta, but also in the 
atmosphere; they may be attached to 
clothing, the germs of tuberculosis may 
exist in sputa, etc. 

In the sick room we have disease 
germs at a disadvantage, for we know 
fairly well how to find them as well as 
how to destroy them. Having this 
knowledge, our efforts should be direct- 
ed to restrict the dissemination and 
propagation of these germs. 

The disinfectants that are of the most 
value depend on the immediate object 
to be accomplished. Experiments have 
shown that among the most efficient of 
all true disinfectants must be ranked 
corrosive sublimate. But this is poison- 
ous also to the higher animals, and can- 
not, therefore, have universal applica- 
tion. For disinfecting excrementitious 
products, it must be considered the best 
agent there is, and it can be employed 
also in treating articles of clothing, etc., 
which should also be boiled before they 
are again used. Potassium permanga- 
nate, which is far less poisonous, is use- 
ful, especially from its deodorizing pow- 
er. While these substances can be em- 
ployed in the form of a spray, and thus 
diffused through an apartment, they 
should be replaced in many cases by 
gaseous agents, which can more readily 
pursue the disease germs floating in the 
air. Of gaseous disinfectants, choice is 
had between formaldehyde, sulfurous 
acid, chlorin and bromin, and to this list 
may be added also iodin. The results of 
recent researches prove that, of the 
agents available from their cheapnes 
disinfectants, corrosive sublimate, po- 
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chlorin, bromin, and perhaps the zinc 
chlorid, are the only ones having suffi- 
cient germicidal power to be worthy of 
consideration. 

Disinfectants and Antiseptics — Prin- 
ciples to be Regarded in Use of. 

i. Seek to prevent the disease germs 
from rinding lodgment where they can 
multiply or long retain life. To this end, 
houses, and especially hospitals and pest- 
houses, must be thoroughly ventilated. 
Scatter these germs where there is plenty 
of light and air, and they become harm- 
less ; in damp, dark spots they retain 
their vitality a long time, but sunlight, 
thorough desiccation, and the oxidizing 
action of the air, will speedily destroy 
them. There must be no neglected places 
about cellars or basements where they 
can hide themselves and thrive and mul- 
tiply. Every part of the house, and, 
most of all, the drains, privy vaults, 
etc., whose function is to aid in dispos- 
ing of refuse material, must be kept 
scrupulously clean. In the instruction 
issued by the National Board of Health, 
these points are emphasized and reiter- 
ated : "Disinfection cannot compensate 
for want of cleanliness nor of ventila- 
tion." "The most available agents in 
combating infectious diseases are fresh 
air and cleanliness." 

2. Endeavor to prevent the propaga- 
tion of these germs by sterilizing the 
soil on which they fall. Accumulations 
of refuse 'matter cannot be altogether 
avoided, but by the free use of antisep- 
tics they can be kept in such a condi- 
tion that spores will not readily germi- 
nate in them. It is well known that de- 
composing organic matter affords the 
most favorable possible soil for the 
growth of the lower forms of vegetable 
and animal organisms. While foul odors 
are not, in themselves, an evidence of 
the presence of contagion, they give 
warning that there is danger, and it is 
well to heed the warning. 

3. Attack the germs themselves, and 
endeavor to lower or destroy their vital- 



ity. This is what is to be accomplished 
by the use of disinfectants; but the 
germs are organisms of a very low 
grade of life, and are therefore not 
easy to kill. The study of the various 
disinfectants, with especial reference to 
their relative value in different diseases 
or under different circumstances, there- 
fore becomes an important one. It is 
also essential to know the best means 
and modes of using them. 

Disinfectants, When and Where to 
Use. 

Disinfection of Excreta. — The infec- 
tious character of the dejecta of patients 
suffering from cholera and typhoid fev- 
er is well established, and this is true of 
mild cases and of the earliest stages of 
these diseases as well as of severe and 
fatal cases. It is probable that epidemic 
dysentery, summer complaint, diphtheria 
and other diseases are disseminated by 
means of the alvine discharges of the 
sick. These should therefore be thor- 
oughly disinfected. In cholera, diphthe- 
ria, yellow fever and scarlet fever, all 
vomited material should be regarded as 
infectious and should be disinfected. As 
in tuberculosis, diphtheria, scarlet fever 
and infectious pneumonia, the sputa 
should be disinfected or destroyed by 
fire. 

Disinfection of the Person. — The sur- 
face of the body of a sick person, or of 
his attendants, when soiled with infec- 
tious discharges, should be at once 
cleansed with a suitable disinfecting 
agent. For this purpose Labarraque's 
solution, diluted with five times its vol- 
ume of water, may be used. After care- 
fully washing soiled surfaces with this 
solution, the disinfectant itself is to be 
washed away with a towel wet with 
water or with diluted alcohol, 1 part to 
10. The surface of the body of the 
dead may be disinfected by the use of 
the same solution, and cloths wet with 
this solution should be placed over ori- 
fices from which infectious material is 
likely to escape. 

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fever, in which the infectious agent is 
given off from the entire surface of the 
body, occasional ablutions with Labarra- 
que's solution, diluted with 20 parts of 
water, will be more suitable than the 
stronger solution above recommended. 

Disinfection of Clothing. — Boiling for 
half an hour will destroy the vitality of 
all known disease germs, and there is 
no better way of disinfecting clothing 
and bedding which can be washed, than 
to put it through the ordinary opera- 
tions of the laundry. No delay should 
occur, however, between the time of re- 
moving soiled clothing from the person 
or bed of the sick and its immersion 
into boiling water. If circumstances 
make it impracticable to do this at once, 
clothing should be immersed in a suita- 
ble disinfecting fluid. 

For the complete disinfection of an 
apartment in which there has been a 
case of infectious disease, it is necessary 
to fill the room completely with formal- 
dehyde vapor, chlorin, bromin or sulfur- 
ous acid gas, and to keep it shut up for 
several hours, until every crevice is 
thoroughly penetrated and permeated by 
the disinfectant. But this thorough use 
of disinfectants is only admissible for 
the prevention of contagion after the re- 
covery or death of the patient. 

Disinfection of Privy Vaults, Cess- 
Pools, Etc. — When the excreta — not pre- 
viously disinfected— of patients with 
cholera or typhoid fever, have been 
thrown into a privy vault this should be 
infected, and disinfection should be re- 
sorted to as soon as the fact is discov- 
ered, or whenever there is reasonable 
suspicion that such is the case. This 
•may be accomplished with corrosive sub- 
limate or with chlorinated lime. The 
amount used must be in proportion to 
the amount of material to be disin- 
fected. 

Disinfection of Apartments. — In the 
sick-room no disinfectant can take the 
place of free ventilation and cleanliness. 
It is an axiom in sanitary science that it 
is impracticable to disinfect an occupied 



apartment; for the reason that disease 
germs are not destroyed by the presence 
in the atmosphere of any known disin- 
fectant in respirable quantity. Bad odors 
may be neutralized, but this does not 
constitute disinfection in the proper 
sense of the term. These bad odors are, 
for the most part, an indication of want 
of cleanliness or of proper ventilation ; 
and it is better to turn contaminated air 
out of doors than to attempt to purify 
it by the use of volatile chemical agents, 
such as carbolic acid, chlorin, etc., which 
are all more or less offensive to the sick 
and are useless as far as real disinfec- 
tion is concerned. 

Use i pound of corrosive sublimate 
for every 500 pounds — estimated — of 
fecal matter contained in the vault, or 1 
pound of chlorinated lime to every 30 
pounds. 

Disinfection of Ingesta. — It is well es- 
tablished that cholera and typhoid fever 
are very frequently and perhaps usually 
transmitted through the medium of in- 
fected water or articles of food, and 
especially milk. Fortunately there is a 
simple means at hand for disinfecting 
such infected fluids. This consists in 
the application of heat. The boiling 
temperature maintained for half an 
hour kills all known disease germs. So 
far as the germs of cholera, yellow fev- 
er and diphtheria are concerned, there 
is good reason to believe that a temper- 
ature considerably below the boiling 
point of water will destroy them. But 
in order to keep on the safe side it is 
best not to trust anything short of the 
boiling point, ioo° C. (212 F.) when 
the object in view is to disinfect food 
or drink which is open to suspicion of 
containing the germs of any infectious 
disease. 

During the prevalence of an epidemic 
of cholera, it is well to boil all water for 
drinking purposes, unless it comes from 
a source which is beyond suspicion, and 
especially if it is obtained from wells, 
or from rivers receiving the sewage of 
towns, etc. After boiling, the water may 



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be filtered, if necessary, and then cooled 
with ice placed around the water ves- 
sel, not put directly into the water. 

Forms of Disinfectants. — Disinfect- 
ants may be used in the form of gases, 
as in chlorin, bromin or sulfur fumiga- 
tion, or they may be used as liquids to 
be sprinkled about the sick room or 
poured upon cloths suspended about the 
room or poured upon excreta and other 
infected or infectious matter, or as li- 
quids to be sprayed about the room by 
means of an atomizer (so-called aro- 
matic disinfectants are used in this man- 
ner) ; they may be used as powders 
which consist of inert powder mixed 
with disinfectants; or the latter mix- 
ture may be formed into cakes; the dis- 
infectants may also be used as pastilles, 
to be ignited in the room. The fumi- 
gating pastilles, powders, etc., of Part 
IV are also used with the idea of pro- 
viding disinfection, but their disinfect- 
ing powers are very weak indeed. The 
incenses are also used for a similar pur- 
pose and are similarly inefficacious. 

Formaldehyde as a Disinfectant. 

Perhaps the most popular and most 
modern substance for room and house 
disinfection is formaldehyde, which is 
recognized by the U. S. P. under the 
name solution of formaldehyde and con- 
tains 40% of formic aldehyde. The lat- 
ter substance is formed by the incom- 
plete oxidation of methyl alcohol. Un- 
der certain conditions it forms a solid 
polymeric modification known as para- 
form. 

Formaldehyde may be applied direct- 
ly, in the form of a 57c solution, to sub- 
stances that require disinfection, and in 
the case of refuse, excreta and similar 
substances should be thoroughly mixed 
with them. A 5% solution of formalde- 
hyde is generally regarded as superior 
to carbolic acid of the same strength as 
a general disinfectant. 

In disinfecting with gaseous formal- 
dehyde it is important that the com- 
partments to be disinfected be tightly 



closed so that a sufficient concentration 
of gas may be held in contact with the 
infected substances a sufficient length of 
time. The temperature of the air is an 
important factor in securing efficient ac- 
tion, formaldehyde being much more 
energetic in a warm atmosphere than in 
a cold one. The best authorities state 
that gaseous formaldehyde disinfection 
should not be attempted if the tempera- 
ture of air is below io° C. The gas is 
most conveniently secured by liberating 
it from the 40% solution or from the 
solid paraform. A number of methods 
of accomplishing this, among which are 
the following ; 

Heating Under Pressure. — Portable 
autoclaves specially designed for the 
purpose are charged with a sufficient 
amount of formaldehyde, the quantity 
depending upon the cubic air space to be 
disinfected. The autoclave is closed and 
heat is applied until the required pres- 
sure within the autoclave is attained. 
The gas which has been liberated from 
the solution by the heat is allowed to 
flow through an outlet tube into the 
room or rooms which are to be disin- 
fected. The room is then closed for 2 
to 12 hours, the shorter time if only 
smooth surfaces are to be acted upon, 
the longer if penetration into fabrics is 
desired. Ten ounces of formaldehyde 
should be used for each 1000 cubic feet 
of air space. 

Heating Without Pressure. — This 
method is similar to the preceding. The 
formaldehyde is placed in a specially de- 
signed retort and heated with a lamp. 
The gas is conducted into the compart- 
ment to be disinfected by means of a 
small tube which passes through the 
keyhole or other small aperture. The 
evolution of gas by this method takes 
place more slowly than when generated 
under pressure and a longer time is re- 
quired for disinfection. The rooms 
should remain closed for at least 6 
hours, and for 12 hours if penetration 
into the interior of fabrics, etc., is de- 
sired. 



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Spraying Method. — In this, the for- 
maldehyde is sprayed upon the objects 
which require disinfection or upon 
sheets which are hung up in the com- 
partment containing the infected mate- 
rials. The gas is liberated by simple 
evaporation, this evaporation being fa- 
vored by the wide surface which is ex- 
posed. 

Chemical Means. — Several methods of 
liberating formaldehyde from the solu- 
tion without the use of artificial heat 
have been proposed. The most impor- 
tant of these is known as the "perman- 
ganate method." The formaldehyde is 
poured on potassium permanganate 
when a violent chemical reaction takes 
place immediately, heat is generated, 
and a rapid liberation of formaldehyde 
gas takes place. Experiments have 
shown that when the formaldehyde and 
permanganate are mixed in the propor- 
tion of 6 of the former to 5 of the lat- 
ter, by weight, 50% of the formalde- 
hyde employed is liberated in the form 
of gas. Therefore twice as much for- 
maldehyde will be required for disin- 
fection as when any of the preceding 
methods are employed. 

Heating Paraform. — Lamps provided 
with a pan for holding the paraform 
are obtainable. Place the paraform on 
the pan and apply heat by means of an 
alcohol lamp. The evolution of gas in 
this manner is slow. Two ounces of 
paraform are required for the disinfec- 
tion of 1000 cubic feet of space. 

Burning of Wood Alcohol.— -There are 
various lamps made which incompletely 
burn or oxidize wood alcohol, formic 
aldehyde (formaldehyde) being the 
product of this oxidation. 

Method of the Health Department of 
Chicago.— The Health Department of 
Chicago disinfects rooms and entire 
dwellings simply by suspending therein 
sheets thoroughly sprayed with formal- 
dehyde. Sheets of ordinary size will 
hold from 5 to 6 ounces of liquid with- 
out dripping and this quantity has been 
found to be sufficient for the thorough 



disinfection of 1000 cubic feet of air 
space, the rooms being sealed and al- 
lowed to remain closed for 5 hours. 
More than one sheet may be used if 
necessary. When the room is opened, 
the density of the gas is still so great 
as to preclude respiration until after 
doors and windows have been opened 
for some little time. On the other hand, 
the air is respirable within a very few. 
minutes after the sheet has been re- 
moved, and there is no lingering smell 
of formaldehyde for days after, as is 
the case when the gas is evolved by the 
action of heat. This is due to the fact 
that some paraform is produced by the 
heat, this being retained in the meshes 
of the fabric, to be slowly converted 
into the gaseous form through several 
succeeding days. 

Disinfectant Liquids of the N. F. 
and U. S. P. 

The U. S. P. recognizes Solution of 
Zinc Chlorid and Solution of Chlorin- 
ated Soda, the N. F. mentions Com- 
pound Solution of Zinc and Aluminum 
and Compound Solution of Zinc and 
Iron. For formulas for these, see Part 
I. Other disinfectants are mentioned 
below. 

I. 
Aluminium chlorid . . 

Calcium chlorfd 

Sodium chlorid 

Zinc chlorid 

Water, to make 

Dissolve the aluminium and calcium 
salts separately, then mix and allow to 
settle. In the clear supernatant liquid 
dissolve the other ingredients. 

This mixture may be aromatized by 
the addition of oils of eucalyptus and 
wintergreen, or oil of rosemary and 
thymol may be added. 
II. 

Alum av.oz. 10 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. 10 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Zinc chlorid • • • • av.oz. 1 

Muriatic acid, commercial, 

Water, of each sufficient 



.av.oz. 6 
.av.oz. 3 
.av.oz. 2 
.av.oz. lYz 
. .fl.oz. 32 



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Dissolve the alum in y 2 gallon of boil- 
ing water, then add the soda which pre- 
cipitates the aluminium hydrate. Muri- 
atic acid should then be added in suffi- 
cient quantity to dissolve the precipi- 
tate. The other salts should then be 
dissolved in 3 pints of water ; this'should 
be added to the first solution, and then 
enough water added to make 1 gallon. 

III. 

Cresylic acid av.oz. 40 

Rosin av.oz. 8 

Caustic potash av.oz. 1, dr. 1 

Water, to make gall. Y2 

Place the cresylic acid in a suitable 
dish, add the rosin, and apply heat until 
the latter is melted and dissolved. Dis- 
solve the potassa in about 5 fluidounces 
of water, add to the previous mixture 
and boil until the rosin is completely 
saponified as shown by the liquid be- 
coming clear and homogeneous. Cool 
and add enough water to make Yi gal- 
lon. 

If the caustic potash is less than 85% 
in strength, more of it will be required. 
If saponification is not completed after 
30 minutes boiling, it is an indication 
that more caustic potash is needed. 

The cresylic acid for this purpose is 
the crude article, which may be pur- 
chased cheaply. 

DOSES, RULES FOR. 

Wiggins' rules for doses are as fol- 
lows: 

1. The dose of all infusions is 1 to 2 
fluidounces, except digitalis, which is 2 
to 4 fluidrams. 

2. All poisonous tinctures, 5 to 20 
minims, except tincture of aconite, which 
is 1 to 10 minims. 

3. All wines, from Y2 to 1 fluidram, 
except wine of opium, which is 5 to 15 
minims. 

4. Most solid extracts can be given 
in doses of Yz to 1 grain; the exceptions 
are the extracts of poisonous drugs. 

5. All diluted acids, from 5 to 20 
minims, except hydrocyanic acid, which 
is from 2 to 5 minims. 



6. All waters, from 1 to 2 fluid- 
ounces, except chloroform, creosote, 
cherry-laurel, bitter almond, and am- 
monia waters. 

7. Medicated syrups, usually from Y2 
to 2 fluidrams. 

8. Mixtures, from 1 to 4 fluidrams. 

9. Spirits, from ^ to 1 fluidram, ex- 
cept spirit of glonoin. 

10. Essential oils, 1 to 5 drops. 
Young's rule to determine the dose of 

a child is to divide the age of the child 
by the age plus 12; the quotient repre- 
sents the portion of the adult dose to be 
given to the child. For example : The 
age of the child is 6; divide 6 by 6 plus 
12 = 6/18=^3; a 6-year-old should re- 
ceive Yi of the dose given to an adult. 
DRAIN BOARDS, Copper, To Clean. 
Copper drain boards at bars and soda 
fountains may be cleaned quickly and 
satisfactorily with the following mix- 
ture : 

Whiting parts 4 

Tripoli parts 3 

Oxalic acid, powder part 1 

DRIERS FOR PAINTS AND VAR- 
NISHES. (Siccatives.) 

Manganese borate alone may be used 
as a solid drier ; however, its action is 
usually too powerful, and it is generally 
mixed with other substances. The fol- 
lowing mixtures are used : Zinc oxid, 
4 parts, manganese borate 1 part ; and 
equal parts zinc oxid and manganese 
borate. 

The manganese borate may be pre- 
pared from the residue remaining after 
the extraction of chlorin from a mix- 
ture of black oxid of manganese and 
hydrochloric acid. 

Cobalt borate may be employed in- 
stead of the manganese borate. 

Liquid drier may be produced by 
heating 100 parts of linseed oil over the 
naked flame, stirring constantly until it 
weighs 85 parts. 
DYES FOR EASTER EGGS. 

See Egg Dyes (liquid and dry). 



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DYES, DOMESTIC. 

The formulas here given are the old- 
fashioned kind which housewives used 
before the various coal-tar dyes became 
so common. The different dyewoods 
were used, usually in conjunction with a 
mordant, also various chemicals such as 
copperas, blue vitriol, oxalic acid, alum, 
Prussian blue, ferrocyanid and bichrom- 
ate of potash, sugar of lead, etc. 

All goods should be well washed with 
soap and water before dyeing, rinsed 
thoroughly with clean water, and then 
immersed in the dyeing liquid. In mak- 
ing the latter, the chemicals and ex- 
tracts that are used should be thorough- 
ly dissolved, and the solutions should al- 
ways be strained to remove insoluble 
particles or mechanical impurities. 

The dyeing liquid is usually employed 
in a hot or boiling condition, and the 
goods dyed in it should be stirred about 
almost constantly to permit of an even 
distribution of the dye, that is, to pre- 
vent spotting. 

Fresh water, such as rain water, should 
be used whenever possible, as the salts 
in hard water decompose some of the 
chemicals used in dyeing. 

The volume of liquid used should al- 
ways be sufficient to completely cover 
the goods. If it does not do so, more 
water must be added and, if necessary, 
more of the dye. 

The quantities in the formulas here 
given are usually sufficient for from I 
to 2 pounds of goods. 
I. Black (for cotton and wool) : 

Extract of logwood av.oz. 2 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 1 

Dissolve each one separately in hot 
water. Saturate the goods in the cop- 
per solution, then pour this liquid into 
the logwood solution. Keep the mix- 
ture at almost the boiling point for 20 
minutes ; if the goods is cotton, boil for 
10 minutes. The goods should be stirred 
constantly to prevent spotting. To set 
the color, dissolve 8 ounces of common 
salt in a gallon of hot water, dip the 
goods in this solution, let remain until 



cold, and then hang them up to dry 
without wringing. 

Instead of the extract of logwood, 1 
pound of the chips may be used. 

II. Blue (for cotton and wool) : 

Copperas av.oz. 1 

Potassium ferrocyanid ...av.oz. Yz 

Sulfuric acid m. 160, 

Boil the goods in a solution of the 

copperas in water. In a brass or enam- 
eled kettle, dissolve the ferrocyanid in 
water, add the acid, then transfer the 
goods from the copperas solution to the 
ferrocyanid solution. If the color is 
not satisfactory, repeat this process sev- 
eral times. 
Or use the following: 

Prussian blue av.oz. 1 

Oxalic acid av.oz. Yi 

Dissolve together in hot water, soak 
the goods in the solution until the de- 
sired shade is obtained, then wring out, 
and rinse in alum water. 
Or the following may be used : 

Red prussiate of potash av.oz. 2 

Tartaric acid av.oz. Y* 

Oxalic acid av.oz. Y2 

Mordant No. 2 (see below). fl.dr. 3 
Dissolve the solids in water heated to 
near the boiling point, add the mordant, 
soak the goods in the liquid for 1^2 
hours, then remove them, drain, rinse in 
clean water, and hang up to dry. 

III. Brown (for cotton and wool) : 

Catechu av.oz. 2 

Copper sulfate av.oz. Ya 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. %. 

Dissolve the catechu in water, im- 
merse the goods in the liquid, and boil 
for 20 minutes, stirring constantly mean- 
while. Also dissolve the two salts in 
water, remove the goods from the cate- 
chu solution, allow them to drain fairly 
well, then transfer them to the second 
solution, and allow them to remain un- 
til they have the desired shade. . Finally 
rinse in clean water and hang up to dry. 

The following is a lighter color for 
wool only: 

Fustic av.oz. 5 

Madder av.oz. 3 

Camwood av.oz. 2 1 £ 

Cream of tartar av.oz. Y^ 



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Boil this mixture for 10 minutes with 
water, allow to cool, strain, add the 
goods, boil for about an hour, stirring 
frequently meanwhile, then add Vi 
av. ounce of copper sulfate dissolved in 
water, boil again for 20 minutes, then 
add 24 av. ounce of copperas to the so- 
lution to darken the color, rinse the 
goods in clean water, and hang up to 
dry. 

IV. Drab (for wool) : 

Camwood •• • .av.oz. 1 54 

Sumach av.oz. V\ 

Fustic av.oz. 54 

Logwood av.oz. }4 

Cream of tartar av.oz. y 2 

Boil this mixture with water for 10 
minutes, strain, immerse the goods in 
the liquid, and boil for an hour, stirring 
frequently meanwhile. Then add 54 
av. ounce of copperas, previously dis- 
solved in some water, to the dyeing 
liquid, and continue boiling for 20 min- 
utes. Then allow to cool, drain the 
goods, rinse in clean water, and hang up 
to dry. 

V. Green (for cotton and wool) : 
Color the goods blue as described 

above, then treat with the yellow dye. 
The combination of blue and yellow 
makes the green color. 

VI. Olive (for wool) : 

Two liquids are to be prepared. 
A. 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. y 2 

Cream of tartar av.oz. J^ 

Alum av.oz. 1 )/+ 

B. 

Fustic av.oz. 3 

Madder av.oz. 3 

Logwood av.oz. 1 

Dissolve the salts in A in water and 
boil the goods in this solution for an 
hour. Allow the liquid to cool, remove 
the goods, allow them to drain, and 
rinse in clean water. Then boil the sol- 
ids in B with water for 10 minutes, 
strain the liquid, soak the goods in this 
solution, agitate thoroughly, and boil 
slowly for one-half hour; then to the 
liquid add x / 2 av. ounce of copper sul- 



fate, stir the goods thoroughly again, 
remove from the liquid, allow them to 
drain, rinse in clean water, and hang up 
to dry. 

VII. Orange (for cotton and wool) : 
Color yellow according to the formula 

for yellow dye and before rinsing in 
fresh water, dip the goods in lime water. 
This one is for cotton only: 

Annatto av.oz. Vz 

Soda ash av.oz. 2 

Macerate the two in enough warm 
water practically to dissolve them, strain 
the liquid, and add enough hot water to 
cover the goods. Then introduce the 
latter, allow to remain 15 minutes, stir- 
ring constantly meanwhile, then remove 
from the bath, allow them to drain, 
rinse in clean water, and hang up to dry. 

VIII. Pink (for wool) : 

Boil Yz av. ounce of powdered cochi- 
neal for half an hour with water, strain 
to remove all solid matter. Immerse the 
goods in alum water until thoroughly 
soaked, then transfer to the cochineal 
liquid, and allow to remain until the de- 
sired shade is obtained. 

IX. Purple (for wool and cotton) : 
Boil up 2 av. ounces of cudbear with 

some water. First immerse the goods 
in saleratus water (sodium bicarbon- 
ate) until well saturated, then wring 
out. and transfer to the cudbear liquid, 
allowing to remain for half an hour. If 
a darker shade is desired, again dip the 
goods in saleratus water, then transfer 
to cudbear liquid to which 2 av. ounces 
of alum has previously been added. 

X. Red (for wool) : 

Alum av.oz. 3 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 1 

Mordant Xo. 1 (see below) .fl.oz. 1 
Dissolve in water, immerse the goods 
in the solution, boil for about 2 hours, 
then remove from the liquid, and drain 
for about 12 hours. Mix 12 ounces of 
madder with some water, boil for a 
short time, strain the liquid, immerse 
the goods, and bring the whole to boil- 
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the goods, allow them to drain, rinse in 
fresh water, and hang up to dry. 
XL Scarlet (for wool) : 

Cochineal, powder av.oz. I 

Cream of tartar av.oz. }£ 

Mordant No. i (see below) .fl.oz. 2 
An iron kettle should be used. Mix 
the cochineal with the water, bring to a 
boil, and add the cream of tartar and 
mordant. Then immerse the goods and 
boil for an hour, stirring the goods con- 
stantly meanwhile ; remove them from 
the bath, rinse in fresh water, and hang 
up to dry. 

XII. Slate (for wool) : 

Sumac av.oz. y 2 

Cudbear av.oz. y 2 

Logwood av.oz. $4 

Cream of tartar av.oz. y 2 

Boil these substances with water till 
well extracted, strain the liquid, to the 
latter add the goods, and boil slowly for 
an hour. Then to the bath add 24 ounce 
of copperas, first dissolved in some wa- 
ter, continue the heat for another 20 
minutes, remove the goods, rinse them 
in fresh water, and finally hang them up 
to dry. 

XIII. Stone color (for wool) : 

Logwood 

Madder 

Sumac 

Fustic 

Cream of tartar 

Prepare like the preceding, using M 

av. ounce of copperas to darken the 
goods. 

XIV. Yellow (for cotton and wool) : 

Lead acetate av.oz. 2 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. 1 

Dissolve the salts separately in water; 

dip the goods first in the lead water un- 
til well saturated, then wring out, and 
dip in the bichromate solution ; then 
rinse in fresh water, and hang up to 
dry. Repeat the process if the color is 
not deep enough. 

The Mordants. 
No. 1. 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 2 

Metallic tin av.oz. 2 

Hydrochloric acid av.oz. 10 

Sulfuric acid av.oz. 6 



av.oz. Y\ 

av.oz. Yz 

av.oz. 1 

av.oz. iyi 

av.oz. Y 2 



Nitric acid av.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Mix the first three ingredients in a 
stone vessel, then add the sulfuric acid 
previously diluted with the water, and 
finally stir in the nitric acid, adding the 
latter slowly. 
No. 2. 

Metallic tin av.oz. l / 2 

Hydrochloric acid av.oz. 10 

Sulfuric acid av.oz. 10 

Nitric acid . av.oz, 10 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Prepare like the preceding. 

DYEING OF LEATHER. 

I. Black: 

Treat with a solution of ferrous sul- 
fate or iron acetate. The leather may 
first be mordanted with a solution of 
extract of logwood. 

II. Blue: 

Extract 150 grains of nutgall with 32 
fluidounces of water and brush the 
leather with this liquid. Then brush 
over with a solution of 150 grains solu- 
ble blue aniline and 75 grains of glue in 
32 fluidounces of water. Use each mix- 
ture three times, then dry and finish 
with yelk of egg. 

III. Brown: 

Apply an intimate mixture of 4 av.oz. 
of umber (raw or burnt), x / 2 av.oz. of 
lampblack, and 17 fluidounces of oxgall. 

IV. Green : 

Dissolve 1 av. ounce of alum in 1 gal- 
lon of water which furnishes the mor- 
dant. 

The dye consists of 4 av. ounces of 
indigo-carmine dissolved in 7 pints of 
boiling water, 2 pints of strong decoc- 
tion of fustic, and 8 fluidounces of log- 
wood. 

V. Red: 

Apply a tincture made from 1 av. 
ounce of cochineal and 16 fluidounces of 
80% alcohol. 

VI. Yellow: 

Extract 1 av. ounce of turmeric and 
l / 2 av. ounce of gamboge with 24 fluid- 
ounces. The leather requires mordant- 



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ing with a solution of alum or potas- 
sium carbonate before applying the dye. 
DYEING with Tube Paints. 

Another process for dyeing fabrics of 
all kinds, feathers, etc., is by means of 
tube paints. Any desired color may be 
obtained by using the corresponding 
paint. The latter must always be fresh 
and soft to obtain a satisfactory result. 
The immersing liquid is to consist of 
i ounce of chloroform, i ounce of am- 
monia water, and I gallon of gasoline, 
although the latter alone would probably 
work just as well. To dye the goods 
rub up the paint with some chloroform 
to a thin paste and add a sufficient quan- 
tity of the immersing liquid to dilute 
properly. Then pass the feathers, fab- 
ric, or other goods through the liquid, 
and wave them about in the air for a 
moment when they will be entirely 
dried. This is a ver} r expeditious proc- 
ess. If one dipping does not yield a 
satisfactor}' color, the article may be 
redipped. 

EGG COLORS (Liquid). 

Easter egg colors or dyes may be pre- 
pared in the liquid form by adding a so- 
lution of any suitable aniline or coal tar 
dye in wood alcohol to a solution of 
shellac in wood alcohol. If the odor of 
wood alcohol be objectionable, a highly 
purified methyl alcohol (there are vari- 
ous brands now obtainable) or ordinary 
alcohol may be used instead. The shel- 
lac may be replaced with mastic if its 
color interferes in any way with the 
beauty of the dyes. 

About 2 av. ounces of the resin should 
be dissolved in enough alcohol to make 
a pint of solution. Sufficient of the coal 
tar dye solution is to be added to im- 
part the proper tint, the amount re- 
quired depending upon the coloring 
power of the dye and upon the concen- 
tration of the solution. 

This liquid dye may be put up for 
sale in 2-dram square vials with a brush 
attached to the stopper, in a manner 



similar to liquid corn cure. In using, 
boil the eggs for 5 minutes in water, 
then remove them one by one, dry them 
well, and paint on the dye. 

EGGS OF PHARAOH'S SERPENTS. 

See Pharaoh's Serpents. 

ELECTRIC LIGHT GLOBES, to 

Color. 

Either of the following two formulas 
is entirely satisfactory: 

I. Dissolve any desired aniline dye 
(according to the color wanted) in alco- 
hol, making a strong solution, then mix 
this with about twice its volume of col- 
lodion. The dye used must be perfectly 
soluble in the alcohol and collodion as 
otherwise the coloring of the globes will 
be opaque. 

In using, immerse the globes in the 
liquid, then withdraw them, and turn 
them about so that the coating will be 
even. Then allow to dry, which takes 
place very quickly. If a heavier coating 
is desired, the globes must be dipped 
again in the liquid. 

II. Make a solution of the white of 
one egg in a pint of soft or distilled 
water, and filter, taking care that no 
bubbles remain on the surface of the 
liquid. The globes should be carefully 
cleaned and polished, and then dipped 
in this solution and hung up by a string 
to dry. After about half an hour, they 
should be dipped a second time to in- 
sure a perfect coating. When perfectly 
dry, dip in the coloring solution which" 
is to be made by dissolving 10 to 30 
grains of any suitable coal-tar dye in 4 
nuidounces of collodion, taking care 
that the dye is perfectly dissolved, as 
any undissolved particles will "spot" the 
globe. If the first coat does not make 
the globes dark enough, they may be 
dipped again after they have become 
dry. A straight-sided graduate or simi- 
lar vessel with straight sides is the best 
container for the coloring solution, as 
less liquid will be required than if some 
other container were used. 



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III. 

White shellac av.oz. 3 

Rosin, powder . av.oz. 1 

Benzoin dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Dissolve the resins by frequent agita- 
tion, filter, and in the liquid dissolve any 
desired aniline color. The rosin may be 
omitted. 

The liquid is to be applied to the 
bulbs as in Nos. 1 and II. 

EMBALMING FLUIDS. 

These preparations contain such sub- 
stances as arsenic, formaldehyde, thy- 
mol, boric acid, saltpeter, glycerin and 
alcohol, arsenic having been in the past 
the favorite ingredient, it being now 
generally replaced by formaldehyde. 

I. The following is said to have been 
approved by the National Funeral Direc- 
tors' Association of the United States : 

Boric acid oz. 1 

Borax oz. 2^ 

Potassium nitrate oz. 2^2 

Glycerin oz. 4 

Solution of formaldehyde oz. 11 

Solution of eosin (1%) m. 30 

Water, to make fl.oz. 80 

Dissolve the acid, borax and niter in 
,48 fluidounces of water, then add the 
glycerin, formaldehyde, eosin and bal- 
ance of the water. 

II. This formula is used by Mr. 
Wagner, secretary of the Missouri State 
Board of Embalmers : 

Mercuric chlorid dr. 3 

Zine chlorid dr. 4 

Arsenic av.oz. 1 ^2 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 2^4 

Alum av.oz. 3 

Solution of formalde- 
hyde fl.oz. 10 to 20 

Water, to make fl.oz. 80 

Dissolve the solids in a portion of 
the water, then add the formaldehyde 
and the remainder of the water. 

III. Dr. Hewson of Philadelphia, 
recommends the following: 

Sodium arsenate av.oz. 16 

Glycerin fl.oz. 16 

Formaldehyde fl.dr. 6 to 9 

Water fl.oz. 64* 

Dissolve the arsenate in the water 



by the aid of heat, allow to cool, and 
add the other ingredients. 

This solution is said to perfectly pre- 
serve subjects (or specimens immersed 
in the solution), the body or specimens 
retaining the appearance presented by 
the healthy parts immediately after 
death. 

IV. Wickersheimer's Preserving Fluid. 
This is said to be the formula in Berlin : 

For For 

Injecting Immersing 

Arsenous acid gr. 30 gr. 22 

Potassium carbonate.gr. 28 gr. 20 

Potassium nitrate gr. 50 gr. 36 

Potassium sulfate gr. 375 gr. 280 

Sodium chlorid gr. 150 gr. 120 

Wood alcohol fl.oz. 3 fl.oz. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 16 fl.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 80 fl.oz. 80 

Dissolve the arsenic and potassium 
carbonate in some of the water by the 
aid of heat, dissolve the other salts in 
the remainder of the water, mix the two 
solutions, and add the other ingredi- 
ents. 

V. The following non-poisonous 
substitute was recommended by Hager 
in place of the preceding: 

Salicylic acid dr. 4 

Boric acid dr. 5 

Potassium carbonate dr. 1 

Oil of cinnamon dr. 3 

Oil of clove dr. 3 

Glycerin fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Dissolve the first three ingredients 
in. water and glycerin by the aid of heat, 
dissolve the oils in the alcohol, and 
mix the two solutions. 

VI Dr. Tilton of the U. S. Army ad- 
vises the following: 

Solution of zinc chlorid, 

U. S. P ....gall, t 

Solution of sodium chlorid 

(6 oz. to t pint) pints 6 

Solution of mercuric 
chlorid (1 oz. to 1 pint).. pints 4 

Alcohol pints 4 

Carbolic acid, pure... fl.oz. 8 

Glycerin fl.oz. 24 

Mix glycerin and carbolic acid, then 
all the other ingredients, when a clear 
solution of three gallons results, which 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



is the proper amount for a body weigh- 
ing 150 pounds. 

This may be injected into the aorta, 
but it is much less trouble to inject into 
the brachial or femoral artery, or the 
femoral vein. An anatomical syringe 
is desirable, but a gravity apparatus 
that will answer all purposes may be 
improvised with rubber tubing, stop- 
cock, etc. A fluidram is sufficient to 
preserve each ounce of animal weight. 
For human bodies it is well to calculate 
2Y 2 flnidounces per pound weight. 
ENAMELED LETTERS, To Fasten 
to Glass. 

A thick mixture of white lead with 
varnish, will make a good cement for 
this purpose. 
ETCHING COPPER, Liquid for. 

Solution of ferric chlorid, 
U. S. P fl.oz. 13 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 4^4 

Mix and dissolve. — H. 
ETCHING OP GLASS, TIN AND 
ZINC. 

See Ink, Diamond, Ink for Writing 
on Metals, and Ink for Zinc Labels. 
Also the next subject. 
ETCHING OF GLASSWARE. 

Very often the druggist would like 
to etch glassware such as reagent bot- 
tles and their stoppers, receiving bottles 
for percolates and filtrates, etc. The 
only available method for doing this on 
the small scale is by means of hydro- 
fluoric acid gas generated for this pur- 
pose from calcium fluorid and concen- 
trated sulfuric acid. 

The glass to be etched is first cleaned 
with soap and water to remove all 
traces of grease, then dried, after which 
it is to be covered with a thin coating 
of melted wax or paraffin which may 
be applied by means of a suitable brush 
or swab, or the article, if small, may 
be dipped directly into the melted wax 
or paraffin. The design to be etched 
on the glass may be traced by means 
of a needle, knife point or other simi- 
lar means which will suggest itself. 
The excess of wax is to be brushed off 



and all the lines' of the design should 
be clear. As stated a mixture of cal- 
cium fluorid and concentrated sulfuric 
acid is used for etching. A lead dish 
is the only kind suitable for mixing 
these two substances. This may be 
made from any available piece of lead 
like a short section of lead pipe cut open 
down the side and then hammered out. 
Fill the dish about one-third full with 
powdered calcium fluorid, then add 
enough of the sulfuric acid to make a 
thin paste, stirring with a stick of wood. 
The object to be etched is laid over 
the dish with the engraved side down 
in such a manner that the two fit quite 
snugly. Allow the whole to remain for 
from 2 to 4 hours, after which the 
wax is to be removed by scraping and 
washing with gasoline. If it is desired 
to make the design more visible, a lit- 
tle black varnish may be rubbed into 
the etched parts. 

Hydrofluoric acid gas is a very dele- 
terious substance to inhale and is dan- 
gerous even when it comes in contact 
with the skin. Great care should be ex- 
ercised during this etching process and 
the operation should be done under a 
hood or out of doors. 

See also "diamond ink" under heading 
Inks, Miscellaneous. 

ETCHING IRON AND STEEL 

Liquid for. 

I. 

Corrosive sublimate av.oz. l / 2 

Tartaric acid gr. 20 

Xitric acid m. 15 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Mix and dissolve. — H. 



TI. 



...fl.oz. sy 2 

. .av.oz. 1 
. . .fl.oz. 5 



Tincture of iodin 

Potassium iodid 

Distilled water 

Mix and dissolve. — H. 



III. This is an excellent formula 
for etching steel, marking cutlery, and 
the like : 

Copper sulfate gr. 15 

Sodium chlorid gr. 10 

Water fl.oz. 10 

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1079 



In using cover the steel first with 
soap or melted wax, trace the design 
with some sharp instrument, then apply 
the solution with a brush, allowing it 
to etch into the metal. After a few 
minutes the object can be dipped into 
hot water and the wax or soap be re- 
moved. 

FEATHERS, BLEACHING OF. 

Feathers turned yellow are bleached 
according to one process by soaking 
them for a few hours in a warm soap 
bath (78 to 85 ° C.) which should not be 
too strong, rinsing and exposing them, 
strung upon a thread, for some time 
to the sun, frequently moistening them 
meanwhile. 

According to another process, the 
feathers, after having been treated 
in the warm soap bath, should be rinsed 
off and transferred to water acidulated 
with sulfurous acid. Here they should 
be allowed to remain for 20 or 30 hours, 
then washed, drawn through a weak, 
lukewarm soap bath, and dried in the 
sun, or left in the sun for I or 2 days, 
being frequently moistened. 

According to Dobereiner, a solution 
of ammonium carbonate is the best 
means of bleaching feathers as it effects 
the purpose much quicker than sulfur- 
ous acid. 

FERTILIZERS. 

These are intended for the fertiliza- 
tion of garden and flowering plants. 
They are put un in powder form and 
sold under such names as "Plant and 
Flower Food," "Lawn Fertilizers," 
"Chemical Food for Plant," "Plant In- 
visrorator " etc. 



Ammonium sulfate av.oz. 8 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Each ingredient in moderately fine 
powder is mixed by passing through a 
sieve. It could be put up in packages 
to sell for 25 cents per pound. The di- 
rections for use are : One teaspoonful 
in a gallon of water, to be used in 



sprinkling upon the plant after sun- 
down about twice a week. 
II. 

Calcium phosphate av.oz. 4 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 1 

Potassium phosphate av.oz. 1 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 1 

Iron (ferric) phos- 
phate gr. 90 to 175 

Mix well. 

In using, mix 30 grains with 1 quart 
of water and with this sprinkle the 
plants. 

A superior mixture is produced by 
using instead of the insoluble calcium 
phosphate, the soluble acid "superphos- 
phate." 
III. 

Sodium phosphate av.oz. 4 

Sodium nitrate av.oz. 3 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 2 

If this is to be dispensed in liquid 
form, this mixture should be dissolved 
in 5 pints of water. When use.d the 
solution should be diluted with 100 times 
the proportion of water. 

IV. This was recommended by the 
Horticultural Review for fertilizing 
lawns : 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 2 

Sodium nitrate av.oz. 2 

Calcium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Calcium superphosphate. .. .av.oz. 2 
One ounce of this mixture is suffi- 
cient for 10 gallons of water. 
FILTER PAPER TOUGHENED. 

Filter paper may be toughened by 
immersing in concentrated nitric acid 
and washing with water. It is then re- 
markably toughened, the product being 
pervious to liquids, and quite different 
to the parchment paper made by means 
of sulfuric acid. It can be washed 
like a piece of linen. So treated it con- 
tracts in size, and the ash is dimin- 
ished, the weight is slightly reduced, 
and it contains no nitrogen. The tough- 
ened paper can be used with the vac- 
uum-pump in ordinary funnels, without 
extra support, and fits sufficiently close 
to prevent undue access of air, which 
is not the case with parchment paper. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Another admirable way of preparing fil- 
ters is this : Dip only the apex of the 
folded paper into nitric acid, and then 
wash with water; the weak part is thus 
effectually toughened. 
FIRES, COLORED. 

The so-called "colored fires" are com- 
posed essentially of three kinds of in- 
gredients, viz,. : a combustible, an oxy- 
gen producer, and a coloring agent. The 
cheaper "fires" usually contain sulfur 
as a combustible, while the better ones 
contain shellac, sometimes lycopodium. 
Those containing sulfur are not adapted 
to indoor use because of the irrespir- 
able sulfurous acid gas which is pro- 
duced. It is to be noted, also, that 
"fires" containing a poison like an ar- 
senic compound or calomel are also 
not to be employed for in-door use. 

The second kind of ingredient, the 
oxygen producer, is usually potassium 
chlorate or potassium nitrate. 

The coloring agents depends, of 
course, upon the color desired — a bar- 
ium salt being used for red, a strontium 
salt for green, a copper salt for blue, 
etc. 

The ingredients of "fires" should al- 
ways be quite dry; in fact, it may be 
necessary to dry them before mixing. 
They should also be in moderately fine 
powder. Shellac, which, as is stated, is 
a common ingredient of these "fires," 
may be reduced to requisite fineness by 
grinding in a drug mill. The ingredi- 
ents now dried and powdered may be 
mixed by means of the hand or a wood- 
en (not steel) spatula. Triturating or 
rubbing in any way like to cause much 
friction, must be avoided because of the 
danger of spontaneous combustion. 

Fireworks manufacturers are said to 
make these "fires" by melting the shel- 
lac, stirring in the color-bearing com- 
pound (barium or strontium nitrate, 
etc.), allowing the mixture to cool, and 
granulating. Then potassium chlorate 
and other ingredients are then added. 



To increase the brilliancy, metallic mag- 
nesium is sometimes added in the pro- 
portion of about one dram to the pound. 

So-called "tableau lights" are colored 
fires, and being then intended almost 
entirely for indoor use, there should be 
no sulfur, arsenic, mercury, or other 
deleterious substances present, as stated 
above. 

A "quick light" for "touching off" 
tableau lights may be made by mixing 
30 grains each of potassium chlorate 
and sugar. This is about or sufficient 
quantity for one light. Place it along- 
side of the tableau light and set fire 
to it. 

The rapidity .of combustion of these 
"fires" or "lights" depends upon the 
proportion of the various ingredients. 
If, for example, there is a large pro- 
portion of the combustible ingredient, 
shellac or sulfur, the mixture burns 
more rapidly than when a smaller pro- 
portion is present. The formulas given 
on these pages may therefore be varied 
somewhat by increasing or decreasing 
the- combustible, according as a rapid 
or slow "fire" is wanted. 

Blue Fire. 

These "fires" are of different shades 

of blue. 

I. 

Sulfur av.oz. 2 

Potassium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Ammonio-sulfate of copper. av.oz. 2 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 3^2 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 3^ 

II. 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 8 

Antimony sulfid. black av.oz. 4 

Zinc (metallic) av.oz. 2 

III. 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 6 

Alum, dried av.oz. 3 

Shellac av.oz. 2 

Sulfur av.oz. 1 

IV. 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 6 

Calcium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Malachite, powder av.oz. 1^ 

Sulfur av.oz. iV* 



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1081 



8 
2 
2 

this 

i 
4 
7 



Brilliant Stars. 

Potassium nitrate av.oz 

Sulfur av.oz 

Black antimony av.oz 

Make this into a stiff paste with 

solution : 

Isinglass fl.oz 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz 

Alcohol fl.oz. 

Form into small pieces, and while 

still moist roll in meal gunpowder. 

Crimson Fire. 
I. 

Strontium nitrate av.oz. n 

Sulfur : av.oz. 4 

Charcoal, willow av.oz. 1 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 1 

Strontium nitrate av.oz. 7 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 2 

Shellac av.oz. 4 

Charcoal av.oz. 1 



II. 



Golden Bain. 



Potassium nitrate 

Gunpowder , 

Sulfur 

Charcoal 

Lampblack 



.av.oz. 8 

.av.oz. 8 

.av.oz. 5 

.av.oz. 2 

.av.oz. 1 



Mix and fill into paper tubes. 



II 



Potassium nitrate. 

Sulfur 

Gunpowder 

Charcoal 

Lampblack 



. .av.oz. 8 
. .av.oz. 4 
. .av.oz. a 
. .av.oz. 1 
..av.oz. 1 



L 



Green Fire. 



4 
14 
5 
for 



Potassium chlorate av.oz. 

Barium nitrate av.oz. 

Sulfur av.oz. 

Boric acid may be substituted 
the barium nitrate. 

II. 

Barium nitrate av.oz. 12 

Potassium chlorate , . av.oz. 4 

Shellac av.oz. 4* 

Boric acid may be substituted for the 

barium nitrate. 



III. 

Barium nitrate. . . . 
Potassium chlorate. 

Shellac 

Lycopodium ...... 



. .av.oz. 12 
..av.oz. 4 
..av.oz. 4 
dr. 3 



Boric acid mav be substituted for the 
barium nitrate. 

Lilac Fire. 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 6 

Shellac av.oz. 3 

Chalk .._ av.oz. 3 

Black oxid of copper av.oz. 1 

Orange Red Fire. 

Chalk 

Sulfur 

Potassium chlorate... 



.av.oz. 5 
.av.oz. 3 
.av.oz. 12 



Purple Fire. 



Black antimony . . . 

Copper oxid 

Sulfur 

Potassium nitrate. 
Potassium chlorate 



Red Fire 



av.oz. 1 

av.oz. 3 

av.oz. 6 

av.oz. 6 

av.oz. 12. 



See also Crimson, Orange Red, and 

Rose Fires. 

I. 

Strontium nitrate av.oz. 12 

Shellac av.oz. 3 

II. 

Strontium oxalate 

Lycopodium 

Milk sugar 

Potassium nitrate. 
Potassium chlorate 

III. 

Strontium nitrate.. 

Sugar 

Potassium chlorate. 



av.oz. 1 

.av.oz. 1 

.av.oz. 4 

.av.oz. 4 
.av.oz. 13 

. .av.oz. 8 

. .av.oz. 4 

.av.oz. 1 



IV. 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 4 

Shellac av.oz. 4 

Strontium nitrate av.oz. 12 

V. 

Strontium nitrate av.oz. 12 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 4 

Shellac av.oz. 4 

Lycopodium dr. 3 

Rose Fire. 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 8 

Corn meal av.oz. 2 

Charcoal av.oz. ] 2 

Violet Fire. 

See also Lilac and Purple Fire^. 

Calcium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Malachite av.oz. 2 

Sulfur av.o 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 6 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



White Fire. 



Stearic acid 

Barium carbonate.. 

Milk sugar 

Potassium nitrate.. 
Potassium chlorate. 



II. 



Stearic acid 

Sulfur 

Black antimony... 
Potassium nitrate. 



Yellow Fire. 



Sodium nitrate. . . . 
Potassium chlorate. 
Shellac 



av.oz. i 
.av.oz. i 
.av.oz. 4 
.av.oz. 4 
.av.oz. 13 



.av.oz. 1 
.av.oz. 1 
.av.oz. 3 
.av.oz. 6 



av.oz. 12 
.av.oz. 4 
.av.oz. 4 



II. 



Sodium oxalate 

Shellac 

Potassium nitrate 

Pcrtassium chlorate.... 



.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 



FIREWORKS PAPERS. 

These are sheets of bibulous paper 
saturated with appropriate solutions 
which, when ignited, burn for a longer 
or shorter time, as the case may be, 
with a brilliant colored flame resembling 
''Bengal lights" (see Fires, Colored). 

The formulas here given emanate 
from a French authority. 

The directions for making these pa- 
pers are to steep unsized papers in the 
solutions, suspend the papers on a string 
stretched across a warm room, and 
allow to dry. Then roll tightly into 
rolls of suitable length, according to 
the length of time they are to burn. By 
rolling tightly a sheet of paper 12 by 
16 inches may be made to burn for 
several minutes. 

In making these papers, every pre- 
caution against fire should be taken. In 
making the solutions, water-bath heat 
should be used. 

Fuses. 
An igniting paper, for "touching off" 
fireworks, may be made as follows : 

Potassium nitrate dr. i l / 2 

Lead acetate av.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Mix and dissolve the solids. In this 
solution place sheets of blotting or 



other unsized paper, heat the liquid 
nearly to boiling, and keep at this tem- 
perature for 20 minutes. If the paper 
is to be "slow," it may be removed 
from the liquid, hung on strings to dry, 
cut into strips, and then rolled. If 
a quick-burning paper is wanted, the 
heating should be repeated with a fresh 
charge of the solution. 
FIRE-EXTINGUISHING HAND 
GRENADES. 

The following are supposed to rep- 
resent the results of analyses of these 
preparations : 

Hardens Extinguishing Grenade. — 
The solution contains 18.46% of sodium 
chlorid and 8.88% of ammonium 
chlorid. 

Hayward's Extinguishing Grenade. — 
The solution contains it.7% of cal- 
cium chlorid, and 5.6% of magnesium 
chlorid. 

Hayward's Hand Grenade. — The so- 
lution contains calcium chlorid, i8.47c ; 
magnesium chlorid, 5.7% ; sodium chlor- 
id, 1.3%; potassium bromid (?), 2.2%; 
barium chlorid, 0.3%. 

Martin's Fire Protector. — Glycerin, 
2^2 ounces ; ammonium carbonate, 4 
drams ; ammonium chlorid, 10 drams ; 
boric acid, 10 drams ; potassium bitar- 
trate, 1 dram; and potassium oxalate 
(?), 1 dram. 

Munich Fire Annihilating Powder 
consists of sodium chlorid, 43% ; alum, 
19.5% ; sodium sulfate, 5% ; sodium car- 
bonate, 3.5% ; silica, 6.6% ; water, 

22.37c. 

Schoenberg's Fire Annihilator. — The 
solution contains 1.66% of sodium car- 
bonate, and 6.43% of sodium chlorid. 
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, Dry. 

I. 
Potassium nitrate, powder. av.oz. 15 

Sulfur, powder av.oz. 9 

Charcoal, wood, powder. . .av.oz. 1 

Colcothar or rouge av.oz. j4 

Dry them thoroughly, then mix them, 
and fill into round pasteboard boxes 
holding 5 pounds. Through an orifice 
in the side a fuse is introduced, which 



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1083 



extends some 4 inches inward and about 
6 inches outward. The latter end is 
fastened on the outside of the box, and 
a strip of red paper pasted upon it, 
bearing the inscription "light here." 

These extinguishers are intended for 
use in closed rooms, and automatically. 
This acts by absorbing oxygen. 

II. 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 3 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 3 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 4 

III. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 5 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 3 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 2 

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, Liquid. 

These solutions coat or encrust the 
burning substance with incombustible 
saline substances so as to prevent or at 
least hinder further burning. 
I. 
Calcium chlorid, crude. .. .av.oz. 4 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 15 

The resulting solution is thrown into 
the fire by a hand-pump. The burning 
portions become incrusted and cease to 
be combustible. 
II. 

Calcium chlorid .av.oz. 20 

Salt av.oz. 5 

Water fl.oz. 75 

III. 

Sodium nitrate av.oz. 1 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Magnesium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 16 

IV. A fire-extinguishing preparation 
patented in 1881 was directed to be 
made from borax, sodium bicarbonate, 
aluminum sulfate, and sodium bisulfate. 

V. Lauber's Fire Extinguisher is said 
to consist of a 6% aqueous solution of a 
mixture of sodium chlorid, 50 parts so- 
dium bicarbonate 30 parts and alum 
20 parts. 

VI. The Babcock fire extinguisher is 
charged with a solution of sodium bi- 
carbonate in water and sulfuric acid 



contained in a lead bottle which, when 
required, is turned over by a crank, - 
spilling the acid into the soda solution. 
The carbonic acid gas generated creates 
a pressure sufficient to force the water 
through the nozzle. About 5 parts of 
acid to 6 parts of soda, by weight, are 
considered the proper proportions. Other 
combinations are used such as ammon- 
ium carbonate, potash, etc. 

FIREPROOFING FABRICS, WOOD, 
PAPER, ETC. 

While fireproofing materials are used 
and formulas are here given, it should 
not be understood that the articles "fire- 
proofed" really cannot burn ; the prep- 
eration will simply hinder the rapid 
progress of the fire so as to permit of 
easy and rapid extinction. 

Among the substances used for fire- 
proofing are the following : Solution of 
sodium silicate, sodium tungstate, so- 
dium hyposulfite, boric acid, zinc chlor- 
id, calcium acetate, iron sulfate, copper 
sulfate, and common salt, but ammon- 
ium phosphate, or compounds contain- 
ing it, are said to be the best of all, 
and sodium tungstate ranks next in 
efficiency. 

I. Several years ago the Commis- 
sioner of Buildings of Chicago recom- 
mended or approved the following fire- 
proofing preparation as an application 
to wood, fabrics, etc., in theaters and 
other places : 

Dissolve in a suitable vessel one and 
one-half pounds of acid ammonium 
phosphate (diammonium phosphate) in 
a gallon of hot water. In another ves- 
sel mix three ounces of starch with 
30 grains salicylic acid. Then add to 
this powder mixture enough hot water 
to make a thick paste, stirring the mass. 
Then add the ammonium phosphate solu- 
tion, gradually, to the starch paste, so 
as to obtain a homogeneous liquid. Of 
this solution not less, or not much less, 
is to be applied than the material (cloth 
or wood) is capable of absorbing. 



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FIXING BATH for Photography. 

Very often a solution of sodium hypo- 
sulfate in water is used, also the fol- 
lowing: 
I. Stanley Acid Fixing Bath: 

Sodium hyposulfite av.oz. 8 

Alum av.oz. ^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve and filter. 

II. 

Sodium hyposulfite dr. 8 

Sodium sulfite, dried dr. 4 

Chrome alum dr. a 

Sulfuric acid m. 30 

Distilled water, to make... fl.oz. 32 
Dissolve the hyposulfite in half the 
water, dilute the acid with some water, 
dissolve the sulfite in some of the water, 
and the chrome alum in the remainder 
of the water. Add the diluted acid to 
the sulfite solution, then the hyposulfite 
solution, and finally the alum solution. 
If this solution is milky or becomes 
so, it is unfit for use. 

This is to be used for plates or paper 
without dilution. 
III. See also Toning Solutions. 

FLASH-LIGHT POWDERS. 

These powders are employed by pho- 
tographers for taking negatives in im- 
perfectly lighted places, or in the absence 
of good daylight. When blown into an 
alcohol flame these powders flare up 
suddenly, producing an intense actinic 
light. Finely pulverized magnesium 
(metal) alone may be used for this pur- 
pose; some claiming for this the best 
results, but it is also combined with 
gun cotton in the proportion of 2 parts 
to 1 of the latter. Other combinations 
of magnesium are also used. Of late, 
aluminum metal is displacing magne- 
sium, it being more economical and 
comparatively smokeless, while magne- 
sium produces a dense and persistent 
smoke. 

It must be remembered that these 
powders are very explosive and must- 
be prepared only in small quantities, as 
wanted. They should be mixed, not by 
trituration, but on a sheet of pap 



means of a horn or wooden spatula or 
a card. 

If desired, these powders may be dis- 
pensed in small capsules or envelopes of 
paper saturated with sodium or potas- 
sium nitrate. In this case it is only 
necessary to apply a match to the en- 
velope to set off the charge of powder. 
I. 

Magnesium (powder) ..av.oz. 3 

Potassium permanganate. . .av.oz. 2 
II. 

Magnesium (powder) av.oz. 4 

Potassium permanganate. . .av.oz. 4 

Barium peroxid av.oz. 2 

III. 

Magnesium (powder) av.oz. 3 

Antimony sulfid, black. .. .av.oz. 1 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 6 

IV. 

Magnesium metal av.oz. 4 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. 3 

Potassium permanganate. . .av.oz. 3 
Pulverize separately and mix care- 
fully. 
V. 

Magnesium metal av.oz. 4 

Aluminum metal av.oz. 2 

Potassium chlorate av.oz. 3 

Potassium permanganate dr. 4^ 

FLEA EXTERMINATORS. 

There are two kinds of fleas, the hu- 
man flea and the dog and cat flea and 
either one may infest a house. Practic- 
ally all cats and dogs are inhabited by 
fleas and thus easilv become a source 
of infestation. The eggs of the dog and 
cat flea are deposited among the hairs 
of the animals but inasmuch as they 
are not attached to the hairs, numbers 
of them drop off whenever the animal 
moves and wherever he lies down. A 
rug or piece of carpet should there- 
fore be provided for the animal to lie 
upon and this should be shaken out 
frequently and the dust and dirt thus 
obtained should be gathered up and 
burned; or the rug may be treated with 
hot water which will effectually destroy 
all eggs. 

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expel them it has been recommended 
to throw or spray benzine or gasoline 
in the corners and all the crevices. A 
safer method is to sprinkle the floor 
thickly with quicklime, or better yet use 
good insect powder freely. Cleaner 
methods are to lay sprigs of. pennyroyal 
herb around the rooms, also to sprinkle 
or spray with an atomizer the follow- 
ing combination: 

Oil of pennyroyal fl.oz. 2 

Oil of sassafras fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

II. 

Carbolic acid gr. 100 

Oil of bergamot m. 50 

Cologne water fl.oz. 4 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 4 

This is to be sprayed about the room, 
on clothing bedding, etc.— H. 
III. 

Oil of bergamot m. 50 

Oil of thyme m. 50 

Benzol fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Use like the preceding. — H. 

To Remove from Animals. 

The U. S. Department of Agriculture 
recommends the free application of 
good insect powder, then wrapping the 
dog or cat in a towel for about half 
an hour, when the- fleas will be found 
dead in great numbers. 

IV. The New Hampshire Experi- 
ment Station has found creolin to be 
the most satisfactory remedy for the 
pest. For dogs a 3%. solution is recom- 
mended, and for cats a 2% solution. 
The animal should be thoroughly wash- 
ed, and the application will destroy 
the adult fleas as well as the larvae. The 
application should be made as soon as 
any infestation of dogs and cats is ob- 
served. It may be applied to dogs and 
cats by washing with the hand or brush 
or by submerging animals in the pre- 
pared solution. 
FLOOR OILS. 

So-called "floor oils" are various oily 
mixtures, such as the following: 

I. Neatsfoot, cottonseed and yellow 
paraffin oils, each equal parts. 



II. Paraffin oil, 8 parts, kerosene and 
lime water, each equal parts. 

III. Fish oil, 8 parts, paraffin oil and 
lime water, each 1 part. 

These are to be brushed on the floor 
or they may be applied occasionally by 
means of a mop. They are supposed to 
prevent the -dust from rising. 

While these mixtures when applied to 
floors naturally prevent, to an extent, 
dust from rising, they have some ob- 
jectionable qualities. Nos. II and III 
for example have the odor of kerosene 
and fish oil. The greasiness or non- 
drying property is also objectionable as 
this may do damage to rugs, carpets, 
clothing, etc. The customary way of 
oiling floors is apply boiled linseed, pref- 
erably mixed with some of the turpen- 
tine or japan dryer. This dries to a 
tough, resinous coating without any 
greasiness. Another method of oiling 
floors is with a solution of wax in oil 
of turpentine. 

FLOOR WAX in Powder. (Ballroom 
or Dance-Hall Powder.) 

Floor waxes may be in both liquid 
and powder forms. The latter are 
coarse, such as will pass through a No. 
10 or 20 sieve, and are used by sprink- 
ling on the floor. The ingredients of 
these waxes are various waxy matters, 
sometimes in combination with talcum 
or boric acid. 

I. 

Paraffin wax av.lb. 1 

Boric acid, powder av.lb. 7 

Oil of lavender flowers. . .fl.dr. 1 

Oil of neroli m. 20 

Melt the paraffin, add the boric acid 
and the oils, mix well, and pass the 
mixture through a coarse sieve. 

The oils may be omitted as they are 
not necessary. 

II. 

Spermaceti av.oz. 4 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 4 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 8 

Shave the spermaceti and paraffin 

quite fine, mix with the talcum, and 

pass through a No. 10 sieve. 



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III. 

Stearin, powder av.oz. 20 

Yellow wax, powder av.oz. 5 

Soap, powder av.oz. 2 

IV. 

Stearin, powder av.oz. 16 

Yellow wax, powder av.oz. 4 

FLOOR WAX OR POLISH, Liquid. 

Instead of sprinkling floor wax in the 
powder form on dancing floors, which 
is a crude but simple way of treating 
floors prior to dancing, floor wax or pol- 
ish in liquid form should be preferred 
as this makes a more satisfactory re- 
sult. The base of these polishes is usu- 
ally beeswax which is either emulsion- 
ized with an alkaline solution or is dis- 
solved in oil of turpentine. 

The floor to be treated should be 
thoroughly cleaned and thoroughly dry. 
If not perfectly smooth, it should be 
made so by sandpapering or scraping 
followed by sandpapering. If there is 
any old paint, varnish or polish on the 
floor it should be removed with lye, 
then thoroughly washing and drying the 
floor. 

In using the polish it should be ap- 
plied in a thin coat, allowed to dry thor- 
oughly, then rubbed hard with brushes 
or cloths until a suitable gloss is ob- 
tained. 

The following preparations have been 
highly recommended as floor polishes : 

I. Dieterich's formula : 

Yellow wax av.oz. 8 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Heat the wax and water to boiling ; 
add the potassium carbonate; boil an- 
other minute or until the wax is emul- 
sified; remove the vessel from the fire; 
add the oil, and stir until cold. 

If the floor is well preserved, 16 fluid- 
ounces more of water may be added. 
A brown color may be produced by add- 
ing sienna or umber, and a very dark 
brown, by the further addition of lamp- 
black. 



II. Hager's formula : 

Yellow wax av.oz. 8 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 52 

Heat the wax in an iron vessel with 

40 fluidounces of water until the wax 
is melted, then add the ootassium car- 
bonate dissolved in the remainder of the 
water and boil together until solution 
is effected. 

If it be desired to color the polish, 
add ^2 to 1 av. ounce of annatto pre- 
viously dissolved in a little alcohol. 

III. Hager's formula: 

Yellow wax av.oz. 5 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 2 

Stearic acid av.oz. ic 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 6 

Benzin fl.oz. 7 

Melt together by a gentle heat (waxes 
and acid), add a sufficient quantity of 
burnt sienna thoroughly triturated with 
linseed oil varnish. Then add with a 
constant stirring (remote from fire), the 
oil and benzin. 

IV. 

Yellow wax av.oz. 5 

Soap av.oz. 1 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 34 

Water fl.oz. 68 

First dissolve the soap in 10 fluid- 
ounces of water, heating gently, then 
add the wax, and boil. When the wax 
begins to come to the surface, add the 
potassium carbonate dissolved in 10 
fluidounces of water; heat for 20 min- 
utes more, and then add the remainder 
of the water. 



Yellow wax av.oz. 10 

Ceresin av.oz. 10 

Burnt sienna av.oz. 2 

Oil of tuTpentine ■ fl.oz. 12 

Melt the w T ax and ceresin at a gentle 
heat, add the sienna previously tritur- 
ated to a smooth paste with a small 
amount of boiled linseed oil, mix well, 
allow to cool somewhat and then in- 
corporate the oil of turpentine or as 
much of it as is required to make a 
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The burnt sienna may be used in 
larger or smaller quantity, according 
to the tint desired, or it may be re- 
placed by raw sienna, etc. 

VI. A simpler preparation than any 
of the preceding is a solution of i part 
of yellow wax in 2 parts of oil of 
turpentine, prepared by melting the wax 
on a water bath and then incorporating 
the oil. 

This polish will be as satisfactory as 
others if applied in a thin coat and 
the floor be rubbed thoroughly hard, 
when dry, until a good polish is ob- 
tained. 
FLOWER FOOD. 

See Fertilizers. 
FLOWERS, Coloring of. 

See Coloring Flowers. 
FLY EXTERMINATORS. 

There are several species of flies, the 
most common being the ordinary house 
fly. There is also a large blue Bottle 
fly and a small fly, also a horse or 
stable fly which latter is the only kind 
that bites. The U. S. Department of 
Agriculture determined, by means of a 
series of experiments that flies are prop- 
agated in horse manure and that the 
fly pest might be overcome by treating 
the manure with chlorid of lime or 
kerosene or by keeping it in closed 
screened boxes. 

Fly exterminators are of different 
kinds, such as papers, powders, pastilles, 
etc. The papers which are now so large- 
ly employed are of several varieties, 
viz. : sticky, poisonous or arsenical, and 
non-poisonous. Full directions are given 
below for making these preparations. 

Fly Lime. 
What is known as "fly lime," which 
is sold largely in Europe, consists of 
the mixtures used in the formulas for 
sticky fly paper. These mixtures are 
spread upon plates or saucers, which are 
then set about the room, or are painted 
upon sticks, which are then hung around 
in convenient places. 



Fly Paper (Arsenical or Poison). 

I. 

Potassium arsenate, crystal. av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Water ....fl.oz. 48 

Dissolve and saturate heavy unsized 
paper in the solution; afterward hang 
it- up to dry on strings. The paper 
should be stamped or printed as pois- 
onous previous to immersion in the 
liquid. Potassium arsenate should be 
employed, or this prepared from arsen- 
ic acid, instead of the arsenite — the 
form official in Fowler's Solution. 
While arsenic acid is more readily par- 
taken of by flies, it has the further ad- 
vantage of being non-poisonous to the 
hands. — D. 
II. 

White arsenic av.oz. y 2 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Water gall. y 2 

Mix, dissolve, and saturate paper as 
in the preceding. 
III. 

Arsenic, powder av.oz. 1 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Molasses oz. 2 

Water, to make gall. Yz 

Boil the first two ingredients with a 
quart of water until they are dissolved, 
then add the molasses and the remaind- 
er of the water. 

Soak sheets of paper in this liquid for 
2 or 3 hours, then hang them up to drain 
and dry. 

Fly Paper (Bichromate). 

IV. 

Posassium bichromate av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Oil of black pepper dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Mix thoroughly; macerate for sev- 
eral days, and filter off the liquid. In 
this solution soak unsized absorbent 
paper, allow to dry, and again soak and 
allow to dry. 

Fly Paper (Cobalt). 
V. 

Tartar emetic gr. 90 

Cobalt chlorid av.oz. 1 



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Quassia chips av.oz. 8 

Tincture of long pepper 

(i in 4) fl.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 40 

Mix, macerate for 7 days, agitating 
occasionally, and filter. Prepare the pa- 
per like the preceding. 

Fly Paper (Non-Poisonous). 

As a so-called non-poisonous fly pa- 
per may be used either the bichromate, 
cobalt or quassia fly papers. 

Fly Paper (Quassia), 
VI. 

Quassia chips av.oz. 8 

Sugar ; av.oz. 4 

Water sufficient 

Pour 32 fluidounces of water over the 
quassia chips, allow to stand over night, 
strain and boil the liquid down to 16 
fluidounces; then boil the chips with 16 
fluidounces of water until 8 fluidounces 
remain. Mix well together, allow to 
stand for several days ; filter, soak 
sheets of absorbent paper in the filtered 
liquid and drain and dry the paper. 
VII. 

Quassia av.oz. 16 

Molasses av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 80 

Macerate the wood, in coarse powder, 
in the water for 24 hours, then boil for 
one hour, strain, add the molasses and 
evaporate the whole to 16 fluidounces. 
Prepare the paper like the preceding. 
— D. 

Fly Paper (Sticky). 
VIII. 

Rosin av.oz. 6 

Lard oil fl.oz. 2 

Balsam of fir av.oz. 1 

Melt the rosin upon a water bath, 
add the other ingredients and spread 
upon paper. The paper should be or- 
dinary printing paper, which has previ- 
ously been "sized," by applying a coat- 
ing of a thin solution of white glue by 
means of a sponge, and hung uo to dry. 
The sticky compound is put on whilst 
warm by means of a brush, and the 
paper is then folded together. The pro- 
portion of resin must be varied to suit 
the changes in the temperature. 



IX. A good composition is a mix- 
ture of 2 parts of rosin to 1 of castor 
oil, melted together, and applied hot 
with a flat brush to suitable paper. The 
proportions may be varied according 
to the nature of the oil or rosin or the 
time of the year. 

Fly Pastilles. 
X. 

Potassium nitrate, powder, .av.oz. V/2 

Mucilage of tragacanth fl.oz. 2 

Insect powder av.oz. 2 

Althaea, powder dr. 2 

Tragacanth, powder dr. 2 

Intimately mix the potassium nitrate 
with the mucilage ; also mix the other 
ingredients together, then incorporate 
the powdery mixture with the paste, di- 
vide the whole into pastilles weighing 
about 30 grains, and dry at a tempera- 
ture of 20 to 25 C. The pastilles may 
be bronzed or gilded, if desired. — D. 

The fumes of these pastilles when ig- 
nited in a room will destroy flies and 
other insects. 

Fly Pencils. 

XL 

Eucalyptol (or oil of 

eucalyptus) fl.dr. V/z 

Oil of bay drops 20 

Petrolatum av.oz. 2^2 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 2 

To the paraffin previously melted the 

oils should be added and the mixture 

then molded into sticks. — D. 

This is used for penciling the body 

exposed to the attacks of flies. 

XII. 

Eucalyptol m. 100 

Oil of anise m. 25 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 2^ 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 2V2 

Prepare and use like Xo. XL — D. 

Fly Powders. 
Good insect powder (pyrethrum) is 

the best but here are formulas for other 

powders : 

XIII. 

Long pepper av.oz. 4 

Quassia .av.oz. 4 

Sugar av.oz. 8 

Diluted alcohol fl.oz. 4 

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powder, should be well mixed, and then 
mixed with the diluted alcohol, dried, 
and reduced to fine powder. — D. 
Fly Preventives. 
XIV. A 20% tincture of insect pow- 
der in alcohol is recommended for ap- 
plication to exposed portions of the body 
to prevent attacks of flies. It is also 
to be sprayed about the room when 
mixed with an equal volume of water. 
— D. 

XV. 

Eucalyptol m. 20 

Oil of anise m. 20 

Camphor gr. 100 

Tincture of insect pow- 
der (20% in alcohol) .. .fl.oz. 4 
Use like the preceding. — D. 

FREEZING MIXTURES. 

The lowering of temperature pro- 
duced by the solution of salts has its 
commonest illustration in the use of 
a mixture of salt and ice in the freez- 
ing of ice cream. A temperature of 
zero is readily obtained. 

In using freezing mixtures, various 
salts are used which should be in very 
fine powder and should be perfectly 
dry. The vessel should previously be 
cooled, and cool water should be em- 
ployed. If the mixture be produced 
from one salt and water, the former 
may be recovered by evaporation, and 
after thorough drying and powdering, 
it may be used over again. A mix- 
ture of salts may be recovered in the 
same manner and used over again. 

Lowering of temperature by solution 
of a salt is promoted in many cases 
to a considerable degree by the pres- 
ence of a diluted acid. The freezing 
mixture should be made in a vessel of 
low conductivity, such as earthenware, 
while the container of the mixture to 
be chilled should be as good a con- 
ductor of heat as possible. 
I. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 3 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 1 

Potassium chlorid av.oz. 6 

Dry each substance and powder, and 



then to the mixtures add 10 fluidounces 
of cool water. 

The temperature depression amounts 
to 30 C. 
II. 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 3 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 3 

Sodium sulfate, in small 
crystals , av.oz. 5 

Dry the ammonium and potassium 
nitrate, reduce to powder, add the so- 
dium sulfate, and then mix with 11 
fluidounces of cold water. 

The temperature depression amounts 
to 25 C. 
III. 

Ammonium nitrate, 

powder av.oz. 10 

Cold water fl.oz. 10 

The temperature depression amounts 
to 30° C. 
IV. 

Sulfuric acid, commercial, .fl.oz. 10 

Water fl.oz. 5 

Sodium sulfate, powder. . .fl.oz. 3 
Mix the acid and water, allow the 
mixture to cool to the temperature of 
the atmosphere, and add the sodium sul- 
fate. 
V. 

Sodium sulfate av.oz. 8 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 5 

FROSTING WINDOWS. 

This is a method used by painters : 
Put a piece of fresh or soft putty in 
muslin, twist the fabric tight and tie 
it in the shape of a pad; clean the glass 
thoroughly at first, then pat it over with 
the pad. The putty will exude suffi- 
ciently through the muslin to. render 
the stain opaque. Let this stain dry 
hard and then varnish the glass. If a 
pattern is required, cut it out in paper 
as a stencil; place it so as not to slip 
and proceed as above, removing the 
stencil when finished. If there should 
be objection to the clear spaces, they 
may be covered with slightly opaque 
varnish. Instead of using a pad, some 
attach the putty to the tips of their 
fingers. 



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Finer effects are obtained by the use 
of matt varnishes, hut some skill in 
their application is required when the 
glass panes are in position. The prop- 
er way to employ is to float the varnish 
over the surface of the leveled pane 
and then decant off one corner, exactly 
as photographic plates are handled. In 
order to obtain a fine grain without 
streaks, the operation must be done 
quickly. Here is a formula for matt 
varnish : 

Ground-Glass (Matt) Varnish. 

Mastic av.oz. y 2 

Sandarac av.oz. 2 

Benzol fl.oz. 10 

Ether fl.oz. 20 

A solution of guttapercha in chloro- 
form may be used in a similar manner. 

FRUIT STAINS, Removal of. 

See Stains from Fabrics, Removal 
of. 

FUNGICIDES FOR PLANTS. 

The term fungicide signifies an agent 
to destroy fungi or certain lower forms 
of parasites. The particular parasites 
referred to in this connection are such 
as attack plants, especially fruit trees, 
for example, blights, rots, smuts, mil- 
dew, etc. Some of the preparations 
mentioned under the heading Insecticides 
for Plants, may also be used as fungi- 
cides. 

The formulas and information herein 
contained are taken from the pamphlet 
issued by the Department of Agriculture 
and from other sources of information 
which may be considered entirely trust- 
worthy. 

These fungicides are mostly liouid 
preparations which are sprayed on the 
plants. They usually have either cop- 
per salts or sulfur as a basis. 

Bordeaux Mixture. 
This is considered the most valuable 
fungicide for combating plant diseases. 
It consists of a mixture of copper sul- 
fate and lime with water. The formula 
varies somewhat according to the use 
which is to be made of the spray. What 



is called the standard or 6-4-50 formula 
is as follows : 

Copper sulfate av.lb. 6 

Fresh lime av.lb. & 

Water, to make gall. 50 

Dissolve the copper sulfate in a wood- 
en or earthen vessel, using 4 or 5 gal- 
lons of water, which, if hot, will act 
quicker. In a separate vessel slake 
the lime and rub until all lumps are 
broken. Then strain and stir slowly into 
the copper solution. This is to be dilut- 
ed and used as soon as possible. The 
mixture should not stand over 24 hours, 
as it tends to spoil. Where a good qual- 
ity of lime is used, 4 pounds will satisfy 
6 pounds of copper sulfate. 

Four ounces of Paris green may be 
added to each 50 gallons of this liquid 
for all except peach and other stone 
fruits, when a combined insecticide and 
fungicide for general use is wanted. 
Its chief disadvantage is its spotting 
the fruit and its liability to be washed 
off the foliage by rains. For peach and 
other stone fruits, use only 2 ounces of 
Paris green. London purple, arsenate 
of lead, and other arsenicals may be 
added in the same manner. 

The above standard Bordeau mixture 
is frequently slightly modified, a very 
common modification being this so- 
called 5-5-50 mixture: 

Copper sulfate av.lb. 5 

Lime av.lb 5 

Water, to make gall. 50 

This formula is used where it is spe- 
cially required that there be no excess 
of the copper salt which will scald the 
foliage and fruit. For this reason, the 
5-5-50 formula is now used for orchard 
spraying. It has almost replaced stand- 
ard Bordeaux mixture in spraying for 
the apple scab, bitter-rot, pear, and 
cherry leaf blight, and similar diseases. 
The form of Bordeaux mixture most 
harmless to foliage is the 3-9-50, which 
has a considerable excess of lime. This 
is also called "peach Bordeaux mix- 
ture." 

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mixture is made, it will require strain- 
ing, which is best accomplished by 
means of a wire strainer. If the milk 
of lime is strained before mixing with 
the copper solution, subsequent straining 
will not be necessary. 

Various other modifications of the 
original Bordeaux mixture have been 
suggested and tried. The principal ones 
are the "soda Bordeaux mixture" and 
"potash Bordeaux mixture." The for- 
mer consists of 6 parts of copper sul- 
fate, 2 pounds of caustic soda, and 50 
gallons of water. The latter has the 
same amount of caustic potash instead 
of soda. These alkalies take the place 
of lime to decompose the copper sul- 
fate. 

Other substances have been added to 
Bordeaux mixture to increase its spread- 
ing power, especially when the smooth, 
glossy surface of the fruit and foliage 
causes the mixture either to collect in 
drops or run off entirely. Success has 
been obtained by the use of ordinary 
hard soap dissolved in hot water and 
added at the rate of 4 pounds to the 
barrel of mixture. This is then known 
as "soap Bordeaux mixture." 

Instead of hard soap, a saponaceous 
mixture prepared as follows is also 
recommended : 

Rosin av.lb. 5 

Potash lye av.lb. 1 

Fish oil fl.oz. 16 

Water gall. 5 

The potash lye is the kind which is 
ordinarily sold for washing purposes. 
Dissolve the rosin with the oil in a 
large iron kettle. Let this cool some- 
what and then add the potash, slowly 
stirring the mixture at the same time 
and watching it carefully to avoid boil- 
ing over. Then add a portion of the 
5 gallons of water and continue boil- 
ing until the mixture will dissolve in 
cold water. This will require about an 
hour, when the remainder of the water 
should be added slowly and the whole 
thoroughly stirred. 



Two gallons of this soap mixture 
should be added to each 50 gallons of 
Bordeaux mixture and the whole then 
strained through a brass wire-cloth 
strainer. Instead of soap, molasses has 
been recommended to make the mixture 
more adherent to fruit and foliage in 
the following: 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 6 

Fresh lime (or sodium 

carbonate) av.lb. 4'^ 

Molasses fl.oz. 32 

Water gall. 50 

Dissolve the copper sulfate in suf- 
ficient water, using a non-metallic ves- 
sel. Slake the lime or dissolve the 
soda in 2 gallons of water in a separate 
vessel. Dilute the molasses with a gal- 
lon of water, and stir it into the lime 
wash or soda solution. After these have 
been thoroughly mixed add the whole, 
with vigorous stirring, to the copper 
solution. The mixture thus produced 
should be diluted to 50 gallons and used 
soon as it deteriorates on standing. It 
is very adhesive to the foliage, and 
fewer treatments will be required than 
when the plain Bordeaux mixture is 
used. 

Eau Celeste. 

Copper sulfate av.lb. 11 

Ammonia water pints 11 

Water pints 38 

Dissolve the copper salt in the water 
and add the ammonia water. 

This is however, generally used in a 
modified form as follows : 

Copper sulfate av.lb. 4 

Sodium carbonate av.lb. 5 

Ammonia water pints 3 

Water gall. 45 

Dissolve the copper sulfate in suffi- 
cient water, using a non-metallic ves- 
sel. Dissolve the soda in sufficient water 
in a separate vessel. Mix these two 
and then add the ammonia and dilute 
to 45 gallons. This preparation docs 
not keep very well. 

This is a very acrid mixture, and in 
the hands of careless persons may do 
much damage to the foliage. It should 



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never be used upon the peach, plum or 
cherry. It gives best results upon the 
apple. It does not stain the fruit. Ar- 
senates cannot be safely added to this 
mixture. 

Other Copper Solutions. 

Copper sulfate. — 

Copper sulfate av.lb. 3 

Water gall 50 

Dissolve the sulfate in the water. 
This solution should never be applied 
to green foliage. Its proper use is as 
an early spring wash for the trunk 
and branches of trees and vines to re- 
move lichens and kill disease spores. 
4 or 6 ounces of Paris green may be 
added to each 50 gallons of the above 
solution. For stone fruits use only 2 
or 3 ounces of Paris green. 
Copper acetate. — 
Dibasic acetate of copper, .av.oz. 6 

Water gall. 50 

Mix and dissolve. 

This is recommended as an applica- 
tion to ripening fruit when it is desired 
to avoid the staining effect of Bordeaux 
mixture, though it is inferior to the lat- 
ter as a fungicide. The injurious ef- 
fect of this solution is much greater 
than that of Bordeaux mixture and to 
such susceptible foliage as that of the 
peach it should be applied sparingly 
if at all. 

Ammoniacal copper carbonate. — 

Copper carbonate av.oz. 5 

Ammonia water, con- 
centrated pints 2 to 3 

Water gall. 50 

Dilute the ammonia water with about 
2 gallons of water. Add water to the 
carbonate to make a thin paste, pour 
on about half the diluted ammonia and 
stir vigorously for several minutes, al- 
low the mixture to settle and pour off 
the clear solution, leaving the undis- 
solved portion of the salt behind. Re- 
peat this operation, using small portions 
of the remaining diluted ammonia un- 
til all the carbonate is dissolved, being 
careful to use no more ammonia than is 
necessary to complete solution. Then 
add the remainder of the water. If 



kept well corked, this solution will keep 
a long time. 

This forms a clear, light-blue solution 
which, upon drying, leaves little or no 
stain. As a fungicide it is inferior to 
Bordeaux mixture and should be used 
only as a substitute for the latter when 
the stain of Bordeaux mixture upon 
ornamental and maturing plants is ob- 
jectionable. 

Plants likely to be injured by Bor- 
deaux mixture will be injured still more 
by this solution. Examples are the 
peach, plum and cherry. Arsenites should 
not be added to this solution. 

Sometimes 2 pounds ammonium car- 
bonate dissolved in Y* gallon of water 
is used in place of the diluted ammonia 
water in the above. 

A preparation like this is called 
"cupram" by the New Jersey Agricul- 
tural College Experiment Station. 

As copper carbonate when purchased 
in the market is quite costly it will be 
more economical to manufacture it 
from the cheaper sulfate in the follow- 
ing manner. 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 16 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. 20 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve each of the salts separately 
in a gallon of water, pour the two solu- 
tions together, and stir thoroughly. The 
precipitate may be collected and then 
dried or it may be used in the moist 
condition by being dissolved at once in 
the ammonia water. The above quanti- 
ties of salts will make about 8 av. 
ounces of dried copper carbonate. 
Corrosive Sublimate Fungicide. 

For the treatment of the potato scab 
a solution of corrosive sublimate has 
given the best results. This is to be 
prepared by dissolving 1Y2 av. ounces 
of corrosive sublimate in about \Yz gal- 
lons of hot water and afterwards add- 
ing enough water to make 10 gallons. 
FURS, PRESERVING OF. 

The following has been suggested for 
this purpose: 



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fl.dr. 6 

fl.dr. 3 

fi.dr. 3 

m. 30 

fl.oz. 32 



Carbolic acid... 

Oil of clove 

Oil of mibane. 

Oil of lemon 

Alcohol, to make 
Mix and dissolve. 
The articles are moderately sprinkled 
with the fluid. One sprinkling will suf- 
fice for the summer, provided they are 
stored in closed boxes or closets, but 
goods in storerooms will require to be 
sprinkled twice. 
FURNITURE POLISHES. 

These occur in three forms, liquids, 
cream and paste, which contain some 
similar constituents, varying mostly in 
consistency. They act by removing dust 
and dissolving the exterior oxidized 
coating of varnish, while the friction 
renews or restores the polish. It fol- 
lows therefore that the longer and 
harder the woodwork is rubbed, the 
better gloss will be obtained. 
Liquids. 
These liquid polishes are usually in- 
compatible mixtures, separating into sev- 
eral layers, and require to be well agi- 
tated before use. 
I. 

Linseed oil, raw 

Alcohol, denatured... 

Diluted acetic acid 

Oil of turpentine 

Solution of antimony 

chlorid fl.oz. 2 

II. 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 40 

Diluted acetic acid fl.oz. 16 

Alcohol, denatured fl.oz. 4 

Solution of antimony 

chlorid fl.oz. 2 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 1 

Spirit of camphor fl.oz. 1 

Add first the antimony solution, then 
the spirit of camphor and acid, and 
lastly the ammonium chlorid to the oil, 
and shake well after each addition. 
III. 

Alcohol, denatured fl.oz. to 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 10 

Sandarac dr. 2 

Diluted acetic acid... fl.oz. 5 

Nitric acid fl.dr. 4 

Dissolve the sandarac in the alco- 
hol and add the other ingredients. 



fl.oz. 32 

....fl.oz. 8 

....fl.oz. 8 

....fl.oz. 8 



IV. 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Acetic acid, 36% fl.oz. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Linseed oil, boiled fl.oz. 8 

Wood or denatured alcohol may be 
used in place of ordinary alcohol. 

Creams. 
V. 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Soft or green soap av.oz. 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 64 

Mix and boil the whole until a uni- 
form cream results. 
VI. 

Yellow wax av.oz. 3^2 

Potassium carbonate gr. 160 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lavender flowers m. 80 

Water sufficient 

Boil the wax with 16 fluidounces of 
water over a direct fire, and add to the 
hot liquid the potassium carbonate. Now 
remove from the fire, add the two oils, 
stir until cool, and add enough water 
to make 32 fluidounces. 

In using this cream, apply lightly on 
a woolen cloth, and then rub with a 
piece of linen until the furniture has 
acquired a polish. 

Pastes. 
VII. 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4 

Alkanet, coarse powder av.oz. y* 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 16 

Macerate the alkanet in the oil for 
24 hours, strain and add the colature 
to the wax previously melted. The al- 
kanet may be omitted, if desired. 
VIII. 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 6 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 16 

Mix by the aid of heat. The mixture 
may be colored like the preceding by 
means of alkanet root. 
IX. 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 7 

Petrolatum, yellow av.oz. 5 

Solution of potassa, 5%.... fl.dr. 5 

Kerosene fl.oz. 20 

Alkanet av.oz. a 

Heat the potassa with the paraffin 
and petrolatum, add the alkanet root, 



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digest until the liquid is colored suffi- 
ciently, strain through cloth, and stir 
in the kerosene while cooling. 
GASOLINE JELLY OR CREAM. 
(Solidified Gasoline.) 

This is the same as Benzin Jelly, but 

substituting gasoline for the benzine. 

GELATINIZED BENZIN. 
See Benzin Jelly. 

GLASS, MIRRORS, Etc., Polish for. 
See Window Polishes. 

GLOVE CLEANERS. 

For other cleaning preparations, see 

under headings Benzin Jelly ; Cleansing 

Preparations ; and Soap, Ox-Gall. 
These preparations may be in the form 

of liquids, pastes, or powders. 
Liquids. 
Use any of the preparations men- 
tioned under Cleansing Liquids, which 

see, or the following: 

I. 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 5 

Benzol fl.oz. 10 

II. 

Chloroform fl.oz. 1 

Oil of bergamot fl.dr. 1 

Oil of bitter almond drops 5 

Oil of clove drops 5 

Gasoline, to make fl.oz. 32 

This is to be applied with a sponge 

or soft cloth. Do not use it near any 

lights or fires or at night. 

Pastes. 
III. 

Solution of chlorinated 

soda fl.oz. 10 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1 

Soap, powder av.oz. 12 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Make into a soft paste, and rub on 
the gloves with a flannel. 
IX. 

Castile soap, shavings av.oz. 5 

Water, hot fl.oz. 5 

Solution of chlorinated 
soda fl.oz. 5 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 4 

Dissolve the soap in the water, al- 
low to cool, and incorporate with the 
solution and ammonia so as to form a 
smooth paste. 



In using, rub a small portion over the 
glove by means of a piece of flannel, 
always rubbing in one direction until 
clean. 

V. 

Castile soap av.oz. 8 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Caustic potash av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 42 

Oil of mirbane or other 

essential oil drops 20 

Dissolve the borax in 40 fluidounces 
of water and bring to a boil; during 
boiling, add the soap, in shavings, and 
when dissolved add enough water to 
make up for that lost by evaporation. 
Dissolve the caustic potash in the re- 
mainder of the water, add this solution, 
the glycerin, and the oil dissolved in 
the alcohol to the soap solution, stirring 
thoroughly. This mixture may be dis- 
pensed in tin boxes as a white paste. 

VI. 

Curd (tallow) soap av.oz. 4 

Saponin dr. 4 

Oil of lemon fl.dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Talcum sufficient 

Dissolve the soap, previously shred- 
ded, in the water by the aid of heat, 
then add the saponin and oil and enough 
talcum to make a stiff paste. A portion 
of the talcum may be replaced by orris 
root. If the saponin is considered too 
expensive, it and the water may be re- 
placed by a strong decoction of soap 
bark. 

The directions for use are : Put the 
glove upon the hand and apply the paste 
with a piece of flannel, rubbing the kid 
from the wrist to the tips of the fin- 
gers. 

Powders. 
VII. 

White bole (terra alba) parts 5 

Magnesium carbonate part 1 

When using, make into a paste with 
gasoline, apply this to the stains of fat 
or oil, allow to remain until dry, and 
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VIII. 

Terra alba av.oz. 8 

Orris root, powder av.oz. A 

Borax, powder av.oz. 2 

Soap, powder av.oz. 1 

Ammonium chlorid dr. 2 

Mix thoroughly. The directions for 
use are to dampen the gloves with a wet 
rag, dust on 'the powder and then rub 
it well in. When dry, brush off the 
residual powder. 

GLUE, BOOKBINDER'S OR TAB- 
LET. 

Glue, best av.oz. 7 

Glycerin' fl.oz. 16 

Water sufficient 

Pour on the glue more than enough 
water to cover, allow to macerate for 
several hours, then decant the greater 
portion of water; apnly heat until the 
glue is dissolved, and add the glycerin. 
If the mixture is too thick, more water 
may be added. It may be colored by 
means of an aniline dye dissolved in 
alcohol. 

Any of the preparations mentioned 
under Glues, Liquid, may also be used. 

GLUE, LIQUID. (Prepared Glue— 
Syndetikon.) 

The making of so-called 'liquid glue" 
depends on the fact that when gelatin 
or glue is mixed with certain substances 
in the presence of water, the mixture 
remains permanently semi-liquid. The 
most common agents used in this lique- 
fying process are acetic and nitric acids, 
lime, chloral hydrate, alkalies, and other 
substances also being used. 

The cheaper kinds are made from 
glue, the handsomer looking prepara- 
tions from gelatin, but the former prob- 
ably possess the greater adhesiveness. 
These preparations are best dispensed 
in wide-mou^h bottles which are to be 
kept well-closed when not in use as 
they will become dry and hard on ex- 
posure. 
I. 

Glue, brown av.oz. 16 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. 5^ 

Water fl.oz. 28 

Oil of clove m. 80 I 



Dissolve the sodium carbonate in the 
water and add the glue to this solu- 
tion, allow to stand over night or until 
the glue has ,become thoroughly soaked 
and 'swollen, then heat carefully on a 
water-bath, stirring frequently, until 
the glue is entirely liquefied, and finally 
add the oil of clove. 

The sodium carbonate may be the 
commercial variety ; the solution in 
water should then be strained to remove 
mechanical impurities. 

White glue may be used instead of the 
brown but the latter makes the more 
adhesive glue. 

The objection to this formula is that 
in the course of time the alkali will 
destroy the adhesiveness of the glue. 
II. 

Glue av.oz. 10 

Nitric acid, ordinary av.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 20 

Soak the glue in 10 fluidounces of 
water for about 12 hours, then heat 
carefully on a water-bath, stirring fre- 
quently meanwhile, and while cooling, 
gradually incorporate the acid and the 
remainder of the water. 

III. 

Glue, white or brown av.oz. 7 

Acetic acid fl.oz. 7 

Carbolic add drops 10 

Water, to make fl.oz. 20 

Soak the glue in 8 ounces of water for 
12 hours, then heat by means of water 
bath until the glue is dissolved, and 
add to the solution the acids and enough 
water to make 20 fluidounces. 

IV. 

Glue, brown av.oz. 16 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Carbolic acid, strong fl.oz. 1 

Warm the glue with the water on a 
water bath till dissolved then add the 
acid, and as much more water as may 
be necessary to give the proper con- 
sistency. 

V. 

Glue av.oz. 6 

Alum dr. 1 

Acetic acid fl.oz. 1 



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Alcohol fl.oz. 3 

Water fl.oz. 13 

Dissolve the alum in the water, add 
the glue, macerate the latter till it is 
softened, then heat carefully on a water 
bath until the glue is liquefied, allow 
the mixture to cool somewhat, and then 
incorporate the acid and alcohol. 
GLUE, MABINE 

Macerate 1 to 2 av. ounces of caout- 
chouc cut into small nieces in 16 fluid- 
ounces of benzol (not benzin), promot- 
ing solution by the application of heat 
and by agitation. To the solution when 
formed, and which will have the con- 
sistence of thick cream, add 30 av. 
ounces of powdered shellac, heat the 
mixture with constant stirring until 
complete fusion and combination have 
been effected. Pour this mixture while 
hot on plates of metal, so that it may 
cool in sheets like leather. 

In using this cement, put some of it 
into an iron vessel, heat to 120 C, and 
apply with a brush to the surfaces to 
be joined. 

GLUE, STICK. (Pocket Glue— Elas- 
tic Glue — Mouth Glue — Lip Glue.) 

See Mucilage, Stick or Bar. 
GLUE, WATERPROOF. 

I. 

India rubber av.oz. Yz 

Shellac, orange av.oz. 3 

Benzol or carbon disulfid. . .fl.oz. 8 
Mix and dissolve by agitation. 
This makes a waterproof joint. 
II. A waterproof joint may also be 
made in this wise : 

Glue , av.oz. 5 

Water . .^ fl.oz. 4 1 /' 

Acetic acid fl.oz. 1 

Ammonium bichromate dr. \ l / 2 

Soak the glue in 4 fluidounces of wa- 
ter till soft, then heat on a water-bath 
till dissolved, incorporate the acetic acid, 
transfer the solution to a dark amber- 
colored bottle, and then add the bi- 
chromate dissolved in the remainder of 
the water. 

If an amber bottle is not on hand, 



the mixture may be kept in an ordinary 
bottle in a very dark place. 

In using, apply the glue to the broken 
ends, fasten the parts together securely, 
and expose to strong light which makes 
the glue insoluble. 

See also under Cements. 
GOLD, TARNISHED, To Restore. 

This mixture has been recommended 
for this purpose: 

Chlorinated lime dr. 2 

Common salt dr. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 5 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Mix well and apply with a soft brush. 
Only a small quantity is required to ef- 
fect the purpose. Plain articles may be 
brightened equal to new by applying a 
drop of the liquid from the stopper of 
the bottle and brushing over the sur- 
face with tissue paper. 
GOLDWARE, To Clean. 

See under Gold, Tarnished, To Re- 
store, and Polishing Powders, or use 
one of the following: 

For Goldware. 

Acetic acid ....'. m. 80 

Sulfuric acid m. 80 

Oxalic acid gr. 40 

Jewelers' rouge gr. 80 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Mix the acids and water and stir in 
the rouge, after first rubbing it up with 
a portion of the liquid. With a clean 
cloth, wet with this mixture, go well 
over the article. Rinse off with hot wa- 
ter and dry. 

Gilt Bronze Ware. 
If greasy, wash carefully in suds, or, 
better, dip into a hot solution of caustic 
potash, and then wash in suds with a 
soft rag, and rinse in running water. If 
not then clean and bright, dip into the 
following mixture : 

Xitric acid fl.oz. 3 

Aluminum sulfate dr. 2^2 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Then rirtse in running water. 

GRAFTING WAX. (Budding Wax.) 
I. 

Rosin av.oz. 16 



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Beef tallow av.oz. r 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Melt the rosin, add the tallow, stir 
until homogeneous, remove from the 
fire, allow to cool somewhat, and add 
the oil and alcohol, little by little, stir- 
ring well with each addition. If in add- 
ing the alcohol there is a tendency to 
lump, carefully warm the mixture until 
it melts. 

It should be kept in closely stoppered 
bottles, and when used it should be 
warmed up slightly. Apply with a 
brush. A very thin coat only is needed. 
GREASE ERADICATORS. 

See under the headings Ammonia, 
Household; Carpet Cleaners; Cleansing 
Preparations; Benzin Jelly; Glove 
Cleaners; Soap, Ox-Gall; and Stains 
from Fabrics, Removal of. 
GREASY BOTTLES, TO CLEAN". 

See Bottles, Cleaning of Greasy. 
GREASE-PROOF BOXES. 

The following is the composition of 
the preparation used for painting the in- 
terior of cardboard or wooden boxes 
to make them grease-proof : 

Fish glue av.oz. 16 

Resin av.oz. 2 

Litharge av.oz. Yz 

Glycerin fLoz. ^2 

Kaolin av.ozT y 2 

Water fl.oz. 40 

Boil the glycerin, litharge and part of 
the water together to dissolve, then mix 
in the other ingredients. The liquid is 
applied to the inside of the boxes with 
a brush and allowed to dry, repeating 
the application if necessary. 

GRENADES for Extinguishing 
Fires. 

See Fire Extinguishing Hand Gren- 
ades. 
GROUND GLASS, Imitation of. 

A paint for imitating ground glass 
may be made by rubbing down zinc 
oxid with linseed oil to a thick cream. 
Then apply thinly, stippling with a stiff 
brush. 



Sugar of lead, ground fine in bleached 
linseed oil, with a little varnish, well 
mixed and put on with a stiff brush, 
will give an imitation that is good 
enough for many purposes. 
GUANO, Artificial. 

Sodium sulfate, dried av.lb. i l / 2 

Common salt av.lb. 12 

Wood ashes av.lb. 4 

Ammonium sulfate, com- 
mon . „ av.lb. 16 

Bone dust bushel 1 

GUN BARRELS, Staining of. 

See Bluing of Gun Barrels, Bronzing 
of Gun Barrels, and Browning of Gun 
Barrels. 

GUTTA PERCHA, Purified. 

Gutta percha av.oz. 8 

Carbon disulfid fl.oz. 38 

Alcohol fl.oz. 108 

Distilled water fl.oz. 20 

Soften the gutta percha in lukewarm 
water ; then pull to pieces, dissolve it in 
the carbon disulfid, set the mixture aside 
for 24 hours, filter through glass wool 
into a suitable vessel containing 60 
fluidounces of alcohol. Agitate the 
whole together, and set aside until the 
mixture separates into two layers. De- 
cant the upper alcoholic layer, wash the 
residue with the remainder of the alco- 
hol in the same manner, decant as be- 
fore; add the water, transfer the mix- 
ture to a retort, and distil off the carbon 
disulfid. Owing to the inflammability 
of the latter, the utmost precaution must 
be taken to avoid ignition of its vapors. 
Finally, wash the residual mass by 
kneading in water, then express the lat- 
ter, and dry in thin sticks. 

The product weighs about 5 to &/z 
av. ounces. 

Chloroform may be used in place of 
carbon disulfid, but 80 fluidounces will 
be required. The chloroformic solution 
will mix with the alcohol and the latter 
will not separate until the addition of 
water. 
HAND GRANADES. 

See Fire Extinguishing Hand Gren- 
ades. 



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HANDS, To Remove Stains From. 

See Stains from the Hands, To Re- 
move. 

HARNESS BLACKING AND POL- 
ISH. 

The preparations mentioned under 
Shoe Blacking will serve for blackening 
and polishing harness, or use one of the 
following : 
I. 

Lampblack av.oz. % 

Bone black av.oz. i% 

Yellow wax av.oz. 6 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 60 

Beat the two blacks with about an 
ounce of the oil to make a smooth 
paste; also melt the wax at a gentle 
heat, add the remainder of the oil, and 
then incorporate the previously prepared 
paste. — H. 
II. 

Shelhic, bleached av.oz. 4 

Borax av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Nigrosin av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 27 

Heat the borax and shellac with the 
water on a water bath until the shellac 
is dissolved, adding ^water from time to 
time to replace that lost by evaporation ; 
then add the sugar and nigrosin, stir 
until dissolved, and then add enough 
water to make 40 fluidounces. — D. 

In using the harness or other leather 
goods should be thoroughly cleaned by 
washing with soap and water, allowed 
to dry, and then coated with this dress- 
ing by means of a brush or sponge. 
HARNESS DRESSING OR OIL. 

See also the similar preparations un- 
der the heading Shoe Grease. 

If these preparations are intended for 
yellow (not blackened) leather, the 
lampblack is to be omitted. 
I. This has been called 
Government Harness Dressing. 

Bayberry wax av.lb. I 

Yellow wax av.lb. 1 

Beef tallow av.lb. 1 

Castor oil pint 1 

Neatsfoot oil pints 4 

Lampblack av.oz. ]/ 2 



Melt the two waxes together, add the 
oils, and incorporate the lampblack. 

II. 

Neatsfoot oil fl.oz. 20 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4 

Petrolatum av.oz. 8 

Lampblack av.oz. 1 

Make a smooth mixture of the lamp- 
black with the oil of turpentine, melt 
the petrolatum, add the neatsfoot oil, 
and shake with the first mixture. 
HARNESS-MAKER'S WAX. 

See Shoe and Harness Makers' Wax. 
HARNESS VARNISH or Lacquer. 
I. 

Shellac av.oz. 2 

Sandarac av.oz. l /2 

Mastic dr. 2 • 

Venice turpentine av.oz. V/z 

Alcohol or wood alcohol. . .fl.oz. 24 

Aniline black dr. 2 

Mix, dissolve by agitation, and strain. 
More aniline black may be added if a 
darker shade is desired. 

II. . 

Shellac av.oz. 6 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 6 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 1 

Sweet oil fl.oz. 1 

Lampblack av.oz. 1 

Alcohol or wood alcohol. . .fl.oz. 32 
Dissolve the first three ingredients in 
the alcohol by agitation, strain, and add 
the lampblack previously rubbed to a 
perfectly smooth paste with the oil. 

This mixture is to be well shaken be- 
fore using. 
III. 

Rosin av.oz. 1 

Thick turpentine av.oz. 1 

Sandarac av.oz. 2 

Shellac av.oz. 4 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol or wood alcohol. . .fl.oz. 36 

Lampblack av.oz. 1 

Mix all but the lampblack and oil, 
agitate frequently until dissolved, rub 
the lampblack to a smooth mixture with 
the oil, and incorporate with the alco- 
holic solution. 
HATS, To Clean. 

See under Panama Hats, To Clean, 
and Straw Hat Cleaners. 



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HEEL BALL. 

This is described as the best formula : 

Beeswax av.oz. 16 

Suet av.oz. 4 

Ivory black av.oz. 4 

Lampblack av.oz. 2 

Gum arabic av.oz. 2 

Rock candy av.oz. 2 

The gum arabic and rock candy should 
be in very fine powder. Melt the wax 
and suet, stir in the finely powdered 
ivory black, sifted lampblack, and the 
rock candy and gum arabic, mix the 
whole thoroughly, allow to cool some- 
what, and pour into tin or leaden molds. 

HECTOGRAPH MASSES OR PADS. 

Hectographs, also known as copying 
pads, copygrams, copygraphs, chromo- 
graphs, collographs, etc., are employed 
for the purpose of duplicating writing 
by taking an impression of writing made 
with a suitable aniline ink on a receiving 
pad made essentially from gelatin or 
glue and glycerin and then obtaining 
copies by laying fresh sheets of paper 
upon the pad. 

The following formula will make a 
srood pad. The directions with regard 
to air bubbles, pouring of the mass, etc., 
must be followed strictly in the succeed- 
ing formulas: 

Take a pound, or any convenient 
quantity of pure white glue, free from 
whiting or other insoluble matter, and 
macerate in water, until it becomes soft 
and pliable. With a little manipulation 
and turning, this may be accomplished 
by using a pint of water for each pound 
of glue. Drain off the excess of water, 
if there be any, and add glycerin in the 
quantity of from two to three pints for 
each pound of glue used. The lesser 
amount is for summer, and the larger 
amount for winter use. Heat the mix- 
ture gently until the glue is dissolved, 
and the water absorbed by the glue has 
evaporated. The easiest way of ascer- 
taining when this is accomplished is to 
take the weight of the evaporating dish 
out before commencing; then when the 
weight of the dish and its contents is 



equal to its tare and the amounts of 
glue and glycerin used, the operation 
may be considered completed. If the 
water is not driven off, the pad is likely 
to crack in a dry atmosphere by its 
spontaneous evaporation. 

It will be found somewhat trouble- 
some to avoid air bubbles in the mass. 
They may be avoided to an extent by 
the use of only moderate heat in dis- 
solving the glue. When bubbles have 
formed, they may be skimmed off, but it 
is easier to destroy them by the use of 
alcohol. The mass when finished is 
strained into a wide mouthed bottle and 
allowed to stand in a warm place, or in 
warm water for an hour or two, when 
most of the bubbles will have arisen to 
the top and formed a scum on the sur- 
face. A small quantity of alcohol is 
now poured carefully down the side of 
the bottle, which instantly destroys them 
all. The gelatin, which is precipitated 
by the alcohol on the surface, redis- 
solves as the alcohol evaporates. When 
this has occurred, the mass may be 
poured into a suitable shallow tray, 
holding the mouth of the bottle as near 
the tray as possible, to avoid the forma- 
tion of fresh bubbles. The tray may 
be made by any tinner and should be as 
large as the largest paper on which 
copies are to be taken. It should be 
about V2 inch deep. To secure firmness, 
it should be fastened to a board. The 
melted mass may now be poured, as de- 
scribed, to nearly fill the tray; any air 
bubble which forms must be removed 
with a hot wire or other suitable means, 
and when cold the pad or hectograph is 
ready for use. 

It is difficult to obtain a pad absolute- 
ly free from bubbles and one which is 
not sticky. To avoid the latter, various 
insoluble powders, sometimes soluble 
salts, are added to the hectograph mass. 
The former include clay, chalk, sulfur, 
barium sulfate, etc. ; the latter potassium 
and other chromates. The former must 
be rubbed to a smooth paste with a por- 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



tion of the melted mass before adding 
to the remainder of the mass ; the lat- 
ter must be dissolved in the smallest 
amount of water before adding to the 
remainder of the mixture. 

The modus operandi of taking copies 
is as follows : 

Write upon well-glazed paper with a 
suitable ink, using a new, broad-pointed 
pen, allow it to remain for a minute or 
so to dry partially, then invert carefully 
upon the pad and press evenly and uni- 
formly. In a minute or two sufficient 
ink will have been absorbed by the pad 
from the paper so that new sheets of 
paper (not so well glazed), pressed 
upon the pad, will receive duplicates of 
the original writing. The number of 
copies that may be taken in this way, as 
well as their distinctness, varies accord- 
ing to the pad and the ink. The original 
writing, if laid upon a fresh pad or a 
fresh portion of the same pad after tak- 
ing the first imprint, will furnish still 
other copies. After all the copies are 
taken, the pad should be cleansed with 
a moist sponge, after which it should be 
dried. A trifling amount of ink will re- 
main in the* pad, but this will not inter- 
fere with subsequent operations. The 
copies are sometimes improved by moist- 
ening the copying paper with water or 
strong alcohol, and then absorbing the 
excess of liquid between folds of bibu- 
lous paper. 

Hectograph inks are mentioned under 
heading Inks. 

The hectograph mass, instead of being 
poured into a tray, may be formed into 
a roller by casting in a mold. Copies 
may be taken by passing the roller over 
the writing and then over the paper to 
receive the copies. 

The following mixtures may be form- 
ed into hectograph pads, as described 
above : 
I. 

Gelatin av.oz. 4' 

Glycerin fl.oz. 30 

Potassium bichromate dr. 1 



II. 

Gelatin av.oz. 4 

Water _ fl.oz. 15 

Glycerin fl.oz. 15 

White clay (kaolin) av.oz. 2 

III. 

Gelatin av.oz. 1 

Molasses av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 9 

Water sufficient 

IV. 

Glue av.oz. 7 

Glycerin fl.oz. 30 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 4 

Sulfur dr. 1 

The glue should be soaked in water 

several hours before it is melted with 

the glycerin. Barium sulfate is also 

used as an addition. 

V. 

White glue av.oz. 6 

Glycerin fl.oz. 32 

Dextrin av.oz. 2 

Precipitated sulfur av.oz. ^2 

Water sufficient 

VI. The following is said to be the 
formula of the French Ministry of Pub- 
lic Works : 

Glue av.oz. 4 

Glycerin av.oz. 20 

Water fl.oz. 15 

Kaolin or barium sulfate, in 

fine powder av.oz. 1 

Soak the glue in the water until it 
takes up as much moisture as it will 
absorb. Drain and press out the sur- 
plus and place the container with the 
glue in a water bath. Heat until solu- 
tion takes place. In the meantime mix 
the barium sulfate or kaolin with the 
glycerin and add to the hot solution of 
glue. Maintain the heat for a few 
hours, in order to drive off the excess 
of water, and pour the mixture into a 
shallow tin or zinc tray. 
HECTOGRAPH SHEETS. 

A variation of the hectograph pads 
are the sheets prepared as follows : 
Macerate 4 parts of good white glue in 
a mixture of 5 parts of water and 3 
parts of ammonia water until the glue 
is soft. Warm the mixture untii the 



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glue is dissolved, add 3 parts of granu- 
lated sugar and 8 of glycerin, stir well, 
and let the mixture come to a boil. 
While hot, paint the liquid upon white 
blotting paper with a broad brush until 
the paper is thoroughly soaked and a 
thin coating remains upon the surface. 
Allow it to dry for 2 or 3 days, and it 
is then ready for use. Use the regular 
hectograph ink for writing and before 
transferring the latter to the blotting 
paper, wet the latter with a dampened 
sponge and wait a minute or two before 
using. Then proceed to make copies in 
the ordinary way. If the sheets are laid 
aside for 2 or 3 days, the writing sinks 
in and does not require to be washed 
-off. 

HORN AND IVORY, To Color Black. 

First place the horn in an aqueous 
solution of a lead salt, with a slight ex- 
cess of sodium hydrate. The duration 
of this treatment depends on the char- 
acter of the horn and the strength of 
the solution — generally half an hour is 
sufficient. Then wash well and intro- 
duce the horn into a solution of 350 
grains of wool black and 18 grains of 
naphthol yellow S in 1 pint of water at 
40 C. A longer subjection to this lat- 
ter treatment appears to be necessary. 

For bone and ivory, water-soluble 
nigrosin will answer. It is only neces- 
sary to lay the pieces, oreviously de- 
prived of fat and mordanted, in a hot 
aqueous solution of nigrosin until the 
desired tone is obtained. On account of 
its cartilaginous components, ivory can- 
not be boiled in the nigrosin solution, 
but the same result can be obtained by 
allowing it to stand for some hours in 
a concentrated solution at a temperature 
of about 30 C. 

To deprive the bones of fat before 
treatment with aniline colors it is suffi- 
cient to boil them with frequent changes 
of water, subsequent treatment with 
ether being unnecessary. 

Kellermann's method of mordanting 
is especially recommended. This con- 



sists of placing the defatted bones for 
15 minutes in the following: 

Nitric acid fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 21 

Tartaric acid dr. 2 

They are then washed and placed in a 
solution of 7 grains of zinc chlorid in 1 
pint of water with a few drops of hy- 
drochloric acid. 

With ivory it is sufficient to mordant 
for 15 minutes in 1% hydrochloric acid. 

HYDROGRAPHIC PAPER. 

I. Black: 

Nutgall, very fine powder dr. 4 

Ferrous sulfate, dried, very 

fine powder dr. 1 

Rub this mixture over the surface of 
paper with pressure, brushing off the 
loose portions. 

This writes black with a pen dipped in 
water. • 

II. Blue (No. 1) : 

Monsel's salt, very fine powder. dr. 1 

Potassium ferrocyanide dr. 2 

Prepare the paper as in the preceding. 
This writes blue with water. 

III. Blue (No. 2) : 

Wet paper with a weak (colorless) 
solution of potassium ferrocyanide and 
dry. Write upon it with a colorless so- 
lution of Monsel's salt or a very dilute 
solution of iron subsulfate. It writes 
blue. 

IV. Reddish brown: 
Copper sulfate, very fine 

powder dr. 1 

Prussian blue, very fine 

powder dr. 2 

Proceed as in I and II. It writes 
reddish brown with water. 

HYPODERMIC SYRINGES, To 
Clean. 

The following is from a medical au- 
thority: If the wire cannot be passed 
through the canal, hold the needle for a 
moment over a flame, the foreign sub- 
stances being rapidly destroyed and 
driven off, then pass the wire through. 
If a wire has been rusted into the 
needle, the latter should be dipped in oil 
before holding over the flame. To re- 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



move rust from the interior of the can- 
ula, oil should be passed through the 
latter, then heating as before. Finally 
rinse out the needle with alcohol. 
INCENSE. (Balsamic Fumigation.) 
I. 

Benzoin av.oz. 2 

Olibanum av.oz. 3 

Myrrh av.oz. 3 

Cascarilla av.oz. i l / 2 

Oil of lavender flowers .... drops 5 

Oil of bergamot drops 10 

Oil of clove drops 5 

Oil of cinnamon drops 4 

II. 

Olibanum av.oz. 7 

Benzoin av.oz. 2 

Cascarilla av.oz. 1 

INKS, Manufacture of. 

The characteristics of a good writing 

ink are as follows : 

1. It must flow easily from the pen, 
but not drop from it nor spread on the 
paper. 

2. It should not contain finely sus- 
pended matter which will subside in the 
course of time, but should be perfect so- 
lution. 

3. The color should be dark, and 
therefore practically saturated, and writ- 
ing made with it should not fade. 

4. It should not mold, nor be liable to 
other decomposition. 

5. It should copy or it should not, as 
may be desired, and, 

6. It should not appreciably attack or 
corrode steel pens. 

Black writing inks are frequently 
classed according to their use, as fol- 
lows : 

1. Office or document inks, which 
must be prepared from nutgall or tan- 
nin, should be permanent, and are in- 
tended for documents which are to be 
preserved. 

2. Copying inks, which are prepared 
from nutgall, tannin, logwood, or even 
coal tar dyes, and which must furnish 
good copies, and 

3- Ordinary writing inks, such as are 
employed as house and school inks, and 
which should be cheap and from which 
no special permanence is expected. 



According to composition, inks may 
be classified into 

1. Aniline inks. 

2. Logwood inks. 

3. Xutgall inks. 

4. Tannin inks, and 

5. Miscellaneous inks. 

The first class yields copying and 
writing inks, as well as the various col- 
ored inks which are in use for various 
purposes. The second class yields copy- 
ing and writing inks, and the third and 
fourth classes yield document and copy- 
ing inks. The fifth class embraces hec- 
tograph inks, indelible inks, sympathetic 
inks, etc. 

Formerly it was customary to aad 
acetic acid and acetates, oxalic acid and 
oxalates, nitric acid and nitrates, tar- 
trates, sodium chlorid, ammonium chlor- 
id, potassium chlorate, copper sulfate or 
acetate, alum, or even logwood to nut- 
gall inks, but these not only serve no 
good purpose but are even harmful. 

In order that a good ink may retain 
its excellent qualities, certain cautions 
should be observed in its use : Before 
putting a new ink in an ink-well, the old 
ink should be entirely removed and the 
ink-well washed. Also no ink container 
should be used which cannot be closed, 
and such ink vessel should always be 
closed when not in use. If an ink is 
liable to thickening or other change, the 
ink-well should be cleansed before re- 
filling, even if with the same ink. 

Several preparations, which are used 
in the manufacture of many of the inks 
which follow, are mentioned here. 
Xutgall infusion: 

Chinese nutgall av.oz. 6^2 

Talcum, purified av.oz. Y\ 

Water, distilled sufficient 

Reduce the nutgall to coarse powder, 
moisten (not wet) the powder, and set 
the latter aside at a temperature of 20 
to 25 C. until it is thickly covered with 
mold. In order to hasten this molding, 
the drug should be moistened daily with 
water, so that it will always have about 
the same proportion of moisture. At 



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1103 



the end of from 8 to 10 days, fermenta- 
tion will have advanced sufficiently to 
admit of extraction of the drug. To the 
latter should be added 13 fluidounces of 
water, and the mixture heated for an 
hour on the water-bath. Then express, 
treat the residue in the same manner 
with the same amount of water, and 
then again with 7 fluidounces of water. 
Mix the three liquids obtained, add the 
talcum, shake well, set aside for 24 
hours, filter, and add enough water, if 
necessary, through the filter to make the 
filtrate measure 32 fluidounces. 

The solution will keep for several 
days. 

The fermentation causes the conver- 
sion of a portion of the tannin in the 
galls into gallic acid, which results in an 
ink superior to one containing tannin 
only. 

Chinese galls are preferred to oak 
galls because of the larger amount of 
extractive matter. 

Tannin solution: 

Tannic acid av.oz. 3 

Muriatic acid, commercial. . .fl.dr. 4 

Distilled water sufficient 

Mix the two acids and -3 fluidounces 
of water in a flask, and heat on a water 
bath to a temperature of 80 to 90 C. 
for 3 hours, adding from time to' time 
hot water until 27 fluidounces are added. 

This solution should not be kept long- 
er than 7 days. 

Aniline Inks. — Many of the coal-tar 
dyes (misnamed "anilines") which are 
now manufactured, produce excellent 
copying inks. Compared to nutgall, tan- 
nin, and logwood inks, they are less per- 
manent, but they will serve excellently 
where no especial permanence is re- 
quired. They are especially useful as 
hectograph inks. Where permanence of 
writing is demanded, as in the draught- 
ing of documents, aniline inks cannot be 
employed, as they soon become bleached 
from the action of air and light. 

It is to be noted here that water con- 
taining lime decomposes many aniline 
colors, and solutions of these dyes in 



calcareous water may thicken in the 
course of time, hence only distilled wa- 
ter should be employed in the manufac- 
ture of these inks. 

In making, only the best obtainable 
dye of the kind mentioned should be 
used, as otherwise good results cannot 
be obtained. 

Logwood Inks.— These might also be 
designated as chrome inks, for they al- 
ways contain potassium bichromate or 
chrome alum; also some acid, with the 
object of producing acid salts of the 
chromium compound. The greater the 
amount of acid in proportion to the 
chromium, the paler or redder and thin- 
ner the product, and, conversely, the. 
greater the proportion of chromium, the 
darker and thicker the ink will be. Most 
logwood inks copy with great facility- 
writing produced sometimes being copy- 
able even after weeks and months. 

Logwood inks can be more easily 
erased from paper than nutgall inks. 
They have the advantage of furnishing 
several copies if desired. All inks lose 
their copying qualities when exposed to 
air containing even traces of ammonia. 
In order to facilitate copying with an 
exposed logwood ink, the copying paper 
should be moistened with a 1/10% aque- 
ous solution of potassium chromate. Old 
writing made with logwood ink may be 
copied in the same manner, even after 
the lapse of years. 

Logwood inks may be prepared from 
the following solution : 

Logwood extract solution: 

Logwood extract, best. .. .av.oz. 4^2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 20 

Dissolve the extract in the water on a 
water-bath, set the solution aside for 8 
days, and decant the clear liquid. 

Nutgall Copying Inks. — Copying inks 
differ from non-copying in that they re- 
tain their copying qualities. Inks which 
are made with ferric salts soon become 
non-copyable, while those made with 
ferrous salts, especially ferrous sulfate, 
copy the best. Hence copying inks are 
made with ferrous salts, and non-copy- 



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ing inks with ferric salts. The copying 
qualities of ink are improved by the ad- 
dition of pure sugar or of glucose. 

In preparing the different nutgall copy- 
ing inks, the following mixture, which 
may be known as Nutgall Ink Body I, 
forms the basic ingredient : 

Nutgall Ink Body I: 

Xutgall infusion (see 
above) fl.oz. 30 

Sulfuric acid, concentrated. . . .m. 40 

Ferrous sulfate, pure av.oz. 2 

Distilled water sufficient 

Mix the infusion and acid; heat for 
15 minutes on a water bath, dissolve the 
iron salt in the mixture, transfer the 
latter to a bottle, cork well, set aside for 
2 weeks, filter and add through the filter 
enough water to make the filtrate meas- 
ure 32 fluidounces. 

Nutgall Non-Copying Inks. — The fol- 
lowing mixture, known in these pages 
as Nutgall Ink Body II, serves as a 
body for many of the inks mentioned 
below : 

Nutgall Ink Body II: 

Nutgall infusion (see 
above) fl.oz. 32 

Solution of chlorid of iron, 
U. S. P fl.oz. 2^2 

All on this mixture to stand for 2 
weeks in a closed vessel, and then filter. 

Tannin Copying Inks. — Tannin copy- 
ing inks, like the nutgall copying inks, 
are preferably made with ferrous salts 
and contain an addition of sugar or glu- 
cose. The following mixture, which 
may be known as "tannin ink body I," 
is the basic ingredient of the tannin 
copying inks : 

Tannin Ink Body I: 

Tannin solution fl.oz. 15 

Ferrous sulfate, pure av.oz. 1^4 

Distilled water sufficient 

Heat the tannin solution to about 70 
or 8o° C.j also dissolve the iron salt in 
9 fluidounces of hot water; mix the hot 
solutions by pouring iron solution grad- 
ually into the tannin solution, set the 
mixture aside for 3 weeks, filter and 
add enough water through the filter to 
make the filtrate measure 25 fluidounces. 



Tannin Non-Copying Inks. — The tan- 
nin inks herein mentioned are frequent- 
ly prepared by the use of the following 
mixture, which may conveniently be 
termed "tannin ink body II" : 

Tannin Ink Body IT. 

Tannic acid av.oz. 2 l A 

Solution of iron chlorid, 
U. S. P fl.oz. 5 

Muriatic acid, commercial. . .fl. dr. 2 

Water sufficient 

Heat the two acids, the solution and 
3 z /2 fluidounces of water in a flask on a 
water-bath, to a temperature of 80 to 90 
C, for a period of 10 hours. Then add 
20 fluidounces of hot water; continue 
the heat for another hour, transfer to a 
bottle, cork well, set aside in a cool 
place for 2 weeks, filter and add through 
the filter enough water to make the fil- 
trate measure 32 fluidounces. 

Alizarin Ink. 

Alizarin paste gr. 225 

Sodium carbonate, pure gr. 105 

Extract of logwood gr. 375 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the sodium carbonate in a 
small amount of water, add the alizarin 
paste, then the extract of logwood pre- 
viously dissolved, in the remainder of 
the water. Filter and transfer the liquor 
to a rather large bottle, drop in a few 
nails or iron filings, and expose the 
whole to the sunlight for a week, with 
occasional agitation. Lastly, decant and 
preserve by incorporating the carbolic 
acid. 

This ink does not corrode the pen, is 
not affected by light, and does not gum, 
but it is not acid proof. 

Alizarin Ink (Copying). 



1/2 

1 

3 
3^ 



Indigotin dr. 

Aniline green D dr. 

Sugar av.oz 

Distilled water fl.oz. 

Nutgall ink body I fl.oz. 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Dissolve the dyes and sugar in the 
water by the aid of heat, add the re- 
maining ingredients, transfer the mix- 
ture to a bottle; tie over the latter » 



DOMESTIC UTILITIES. 



1105 



oiece of paper, set aside in a cool place 
for a week, and decant the clear liquid 
from the trifling precipitate. 
II. 

Indigotin gr. 70 

Aniline green D gr. 40 

Glucose av.oz. 1 % 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Tannin ink body I fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid drops 15 

Dissolve the dyes and glucose in the 
water by the aid of heat, add the re- 
maining ingredients, transfer to a bot- 
tle; tie over the latter a piece of paper, 
set aside in a cool place for one week, 
and decant the clear liquid from the 
trifling precipitate. 

Alizarin Ink (Non-Copying). 
I. 

Aniline green D gr. 75 

Indigotin dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 28 

Nutgall ink body II fl.oz. 38 

Carbolic acid m. 30 

Dissolve the two dyes in the water by 
the aid of heat, add the other ingredi- 
ents, transfer the mixture to a bottle, 
tie over the mouth of the latter a piece 
of paper, set aside for one week in a 
cool place, and decant the clear liquid 
from the trifling sediment. 
II 

Indigotin gr. 80 

Aniline green D .gr. 50 

Tannin ink body II fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Sugar gr. 40 

Dissolve the dyes in the water by the 
aid of heat, add the other ingredients, 
transfer to a bottle, tie over the latter a 
piece of paper, set aside for one week in 
a cool place, and decant the clear liquid 
from the trifling precipitate. 

Black Ink (Copying). 
I. 

Phenol black B (coal-tar 

dye) dr. 3 

Sugar av.oz. 1^4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

Nutgall ink body I fl.oz. 32 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Prepare like alizarin copying ink No. I. 



II. 

Phenol black B (coal-tar 

dye) dr. 2 l / 2 

Glucose av.oz. 1 l / A 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Tannin ink body I fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid .-.drops 15 

Prepare like alizarin copying ink No. II. 
III. 

Aleppo galls (free from in- 
sect perforations) av.oz. $ l / 2 

Clove dr. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 40 

Ferrous sulfate, pure dr. 12 

Sulfuric acid, pure. m. 35 

Neutral sulfate of indigo dr. 2 

The galls and cloves, coarsely ground, 
may be extracted by percolation with 
water until 40 fluidounces are obtained, 
or they may be macerated with sufficient 
water. In either case it is intended to 
produce 4*0 fluidounces of the fluid, and 
allowance must be made for the water 
absorbed by the marc. To this, when 
filtered, add the iron, and when dis- 
solved filter again, then add the acid 
and, after mixing thoroughly, the indigo 
paste, after which it may be again fil- 
tered. 

If the ink is intended to be non-copy- 
ing, only 4>2 ounces of galls should be 
used. 

This produces a blue-black fluid, not 
apt to mold. To insure a superior prod- 
uct, careful attention must be paid to 
manipulation, details, and to the quality 
of its ingredients. The galls must be 
free from insect perforations, and the 
iron in selected crystals free from efflor- 
escence or ferric salt, and the indigo be 
neutral, or nearly so. If the article sold 
as "indigo paste" is not at hand, it may 
be prepared by carefully adding to the 
ordinary sulfate of indigo a solution of 
potassic or sodic carbonate until effer- 
vescence ceases. 

This is said to be the formula used by 
a large firm in England. 
IV. 

Extract of logwood av.oz. 3 

Potassium bichromate dr. 3 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 1 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Sugar av.oz. 8 

Gum arabic, whole av.oz. 2 

Water, to make gall. 1 

Dissolve the extract and bichromate 
each in 3 pints of water by the aid of 
heat, mix the solutions, add the acid, 
then incorporate the gum and sugar 
previously dissolved in 2 pints of water. 

Black Ink (Non-Copying). 
I. 

Phenol black B (coal-tar 

dye) gr. 320 

Water fl.oz. 28 

Nutgall ink body II fl.oz. 38 

Carbolic acid m. 30 

Prepare like alizarin non-copying ink, 
No. I. 

II. 

Phenol black B (coal-tar 

dye) gr. 160 

Tannin ink body II fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Sugar gr. 40 

Prepare like alizarin non-copying ink, 

No. II. 

III. 

Extract of logwood av.oz. 7 

Lime water fl.oz. 50 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 2 

Muriatic acid fl.oz. i l / 2 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 5 

Potassium bichromate gr. 90 

Water, to make ..fl.oz. 112 

Dissolve the extract in the lime water 
on a water-bath, stirring constantly, and 
then add the two acids, which change 
the color of the solution from red to 
brownish yellow. 

Set the mixture aside until cool, then 
filter; add the potassium salt, first dis- 
solved in some water, and finally, the 
remainder of the water. 



I. 



Black Ink (Writing). 



Logwood extract solution. av.oz. 20 

Potassium bichromate gr. 90 

Chrome alum av.oz. 5 

Oxalic acid av.oz. 1 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 1 

Distilled water sufficient 

Mix the extract solution with 50 fluid- 
ounces of water, heat on a water-bath 
to 90 C. add the potassium bichromate, 



chrome alum, and oxalic acid previously 
dissolved in 15 fluidounces of water ','• 
continue the temperature of 90 C. for 
Yi hour, then add enough water to make 
the mixture weigh 100 av. ounces, and I 
the carbolic acid; set aside for 2 or 3 
days, and decant the clear liquid. 

This ink is black in color, and the 
writing is of the same tint. It is very 
cheap, and hence is adapted to school 
purposes. 
II. 

Phenol black B (coal-tar 

dye) av.oz. 2 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Carbolic acid fl.dr. 1 

Sulfuric acid, pure m. 20 

Distilled water fl.oz. 90 

Mix the dye with 6 fluidounces of cold 
water, allow to stand for 2 hours, then 
add the remainder of the water, in the 
boiling condition, and the other ingredi- 
ents, and stir about until dissolved. 

This ink writes a handsome blue -black. 
For school purposes it may be cheap- 
ened by reducing the dye even to 1^ 
av. ounces. 

III. This is said to be a formula in 
use in Denmark for records and impor- 
tant documents. It is an excellent for- 
mula : 

Tannin dr. 

Gallic acid dr. 

Acacia dr. 

Ferrous sulfate, pure av.oz. 

Carbolic acid m. 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. 

Water, to maker fl.oz. 

Dissolve the tannin and gallic acid in 
a portion of the water, the ferrous sul- 
fate in another portion, the acacia in a 
third portion, mix the three solutions, 
and add the acids. 

IV. This formula is quite different 
from any of the others: 

Tannic acid dr. 

Ferrous sulfate dr. 

Iron lactate dr. 

Tartaric acid dr. 

Pyrogallic acid gr. 

Pyoktanin gr. 

Mucilage of acacia dr. 

Water, warm fl.oz. 

Mix all the ingredients, except 



6 
2 

4 

1 

20 

2 
35 



4 

4 

4 

4 
15 
15 

6 
48 

the 



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mucilage, shake well to dissolve the sol- 
ids, set aside for a few days, agitating 
occasionally, strain, and add the muci- 
lage. 

V. This makes a cheap but not dura- 
ble ink for school use. 

Bismarck brown gr. 8 

Methyl violet gr. 12 

Bengal green gr. 20 

Gum arabic dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. The first three in- 
gredients are coal tar or so-called aniline 
dyes. "Brilliant green" may be used in- 
stead of Bengal green. 

Black Ink (for Fountain Pens). 

Decoction of galls (from 6 

ozs.) fl.oz. 32 

Solution of ferric chlorid. .fl.oz. 3^2 
Phenol blue FFF (coal-tar 

dye) . ^ dr. 1 

Carbolic acid m. 20 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Mix the decoction and iron solution 
in a closed bottle, allow to stand for 2 
weeks, filter, in the filtrate dissolve the 
dye by the aid of heat, and add the acid 
and water. Allow to stand for a week 
longer in a cool and dark place, and de- 
cant from any sediment which may have 
formed. 

Blue Ink (Copying). 

Phenol blue 3 F (coal-tar 

dye) gr. 50 

Sugar av.oz. 1 Y\ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

Nutgall ink body I fl.oz. 32 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Prepare like alizarin copying ink No. I. 
II. 

Phenol blue 3 F (coal-tar 

dye) gr. 45 

Glucose av.oz. i l /i 

Distilled v/ater fl.oz. 2 

Tannin ink body I fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid drops 15 

Prepare like alizarin copying ink No. I. 

III. A blue copying ink that may be 
used without a press, by merely placing 
the letter between the leaves of the book 
and closing it energetically, is prepared 
according to this formula : 

70 



I. 



Aniline blue av.oz. 1 

Alum av.oz. l / 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 64 

Instead of the aniline blue, any other 
water-soluble aniline may be used. Dis- 
solve this in the water, add the alum, 
dissolve it, and then incorporate the 
glycerin. 



Blue Ink (Non-Copying). 



Phenol blue 3 F (coal-tar 

dye) ' gr. 100 

Water fl.oz. 28 

Nutgall ink bodv II fl.oz. 38 

Carbolic acid m. 30 

Prepare like alizarin non-copving ink, 
No. I. 

II. 

Phenol blue 3 F (coal-tar 

dye) dr. 1 

Tannin ink body II fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Sugar gr. 40 

Prepare like alizarin non-copving ink, 

No. II. 



I. 



Blue Ink (Writing). 



Resorcin blue M (coal-tar 

dye) gr. 50 

Sugar gr. 200 

Oxalic acid gr. 10 

Distilled water fl.oz. 20 

Mix the dye with 1 fluidounce of cold 
water, set aside for 2 hours, then add 
the remainder of the water, in the hot 
condition, and the other ingredients, and 
stir about until dissolved. 

This ink writes a handsome blue and 
flows readily, but has the disadvantage 
of somewhat corroding the pen, and 
hence the latter should be cleaned fre- 
quently. 

Brown Ink. 

Catechu av.oz. 1 

Water, warm fl.oz. 16 

Potassium bichromate solu- 
tion, 10% sufficient 

Dissolve the catechu in the water, fil- 
ter, and add enough of the bichromate 
solution to impart the proper color. 



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Eosin Ink. (Scarlet Ink — Coral Ink.) 
I. 

Eosin A, yellowish av.oz. Y2 

Sugar av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Mix the dye with 1 fluidounce of cold 
water, set aside for 2 hours, add the re- 
mainder of the w r ater, in the hot condi- 
tion, and the sugar, and stir until dis- 
solved. 

There are various shades of eosin, so 
that it will be necessary to obtain just 
the right kind. 
II. 

Eosin (water-soluble) dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 1 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the eosin in about 12 fluid- 
ounces of water, a small portion of this 
being poured hot upon the eosin con- 
tained in a bottle ; next add the alcohol, 
and shake ; finally, add the mucilage and 
enough water to make 16 fluidounces. 

Glossy Inks. 
Ink may be made glossy by the addi- 
tion of mucilage of gum arabic or of a 
solution prepared by heating a mixture 
of borax, 45 grains; shellac, 15 grains; 
sugar, 30 grains, and water, 4 fluid- 
ounces. 

See also Mourning Ink. 
Gold Ink. 

I. This may be prepared by mixing 
equal parts of potassium iodid and lead 
acetate, placing them upon a filter, and 
then pouring on twenty times the quan- 
tity of boiling distilled water. As the 
filtrate cools the lead iodid separates in 
golden scales. After the filtrate has 
cooled the precipitate should be collected 
on a filter, washed with a little cold wa- 
ter, and rubbed up to an ink with muci- 
lage of acacia. The ink must be shaken 
before using. 

II. Reduce gold foil to powder by 
triturating in a mortar with honey or 
syrup, dilute with water, decant the li- 
quid, wash the gold several times with 
water ; dry and mix with mucilage of 
acacia. 



Green Ink (Copying). 

I. 

Aniline green D dr. 2 

Sugar av.oz. Ij4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

Xutgall ink body I fl.oz. 32 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Prepare like alizarin copying ink,, 

Xo. I. 

II. 

Aniline green D gr. 70 

Glucose av.oz. 1% 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Tannin ink body I fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid drops 15 

Prepare like alizarin copving ink, Xo. 

II. 

Green Ink (Non-Copying). 

I. 

Aniline green D gr. 200 

Water fl.oz. 28 

Xutgall ink body II fl.oz. 38 

Carbolic acid m. 30 

Prepare like alizarin non-copving ink 

Xo. I. 

II. 

Aniline green D gr. 100 

Tannin ink body II fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Sugar gr. 40 

Prepare like alizarin non-copying ink 

Xo. II. 

Green Ink (Writing). 

Methyl green, bluish (water 

soluble) gr. 96 

Sugar gr. 192 

Distilled water fl.oz. 20 

Mix the dye with 1 fluidounce of cold 
water, set aside for 2 hours, then add the 
remainder of the water, in the hot con- 
dition, and the sugar, and stir about un- 
til dissolved. 

Mourning Ink. 
This is a deep black, shiny ink used by 
bereaved relatives to notify friends and 
ether relatives of their loss. A satisfac- 
tory formula is said to be the following : 

Borax, powder av.oz. 1 

Shellac, orange av.oz. 3 

Water, boiling fl.oz. 16 

Lampblack '..... sufficient 

Dissolve the borax in the water and in 
this solution dissolve the shellac, aiding 



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the process by constant stirring and the 
application of some heat. Rub up a 
small quantity of the lampblack with 
sufficient of the liquid to form a paste, 
and adding more and more liquid until a 
suitable ink is obtained. 

Orange Ink. 

Aniline orange av.oz. ^ 

Sugar av.oz. I 

Distilled water fl.oz. 32 

Mix the dye with i^ fluidounces of 
water, set aside for 2 hours ; then add 
the sugar and the remainder of the wa- 
ter, in the hot condition, and stir until 
dissolved. 

Purple Ink. 

Aniline purple -.--. gr. 80 

Alcohol fl.dr. 12 

Mucilage of acacia fl.dr. 10 

Water fl.oz. 17 

Dissolve the dye in the alcohol and 

then add the other ingredients. 

This color is brilliant at first, but is 

liable to fade. 

Red Ink (Aniline). 
See Eosin Ink. 

A red, inclining to purple may also be 
made by dissolving fuchsin (ordinary 
aniline red) in water in the proportion 
of about 2 drams to the pint. Solution 
may be more readily effected by first 
dissolving the color in a little alcohol 
(about 5 fluidrams), and then adding 
the water. A small proportion of gum 
arabic is sometimes added to give the 
ink more "body." Two drams to the 
pint is sufficient. 

Another good formula is the follow- 
ing: 

Erythrosin ; . . . gr. 75 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Thicken with gum arabic, and add a 
little boric acid or other preservative. 



I. 



Red Ink (Carmine). 

Carmine gr. 192 

Ammonium carbonate gr. 192 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 4 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 3 

Distilled water fl.oz. 13 

Mix the carmine and ammonium car- 



bonate, dissolve in the ammonia water, 
and add the remaining ingredients. 
II. 

Carmine gr. 128 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 8 

Distilled water fl.oz. 8 

Gum arabic av.oz. Y\ 

Dissolve the carmine in the ammonia 
water, add the distilled water and gum, 
and dissolve the latter by agitation. 
Red Ink (Cochineal). 

Cochineal, powder av.oz. V/z 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 3 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 9 

Potassa alum dr. 4^4 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. i}/ 2 

Oil of clove drops 20 

Distilled water fl.oz. 29 

Macerate the cochineal and potassium 
carbonate with 25 fluidounces of water 
in a flask for 2 days; then add the 
cream of tartar and alum, heat on a 
water bath until all the carbonic acid 
gas is expelled, add the alcohol and 
filter. Wash the filter with 2 fluidounces 
of water, and to the filtrate add the 
mucilage and the oil. 

Writing done with cochineal ink is 
very permanent. 

Red Ink (Copying). 
I. 

Ponceau R R (coal tar dye) . .dr. 2^ 

Sugar av.oz. l 1 /^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

Nutgall ink body I fl.oz. 32 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Prepare like alizarin copying ink 
No. I. 
II. 

Ponceau R R (coal tar dye) . .dr. 2 

Glucose av.oz. 1% 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Tannin ink body I fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid drops 15 

Prepare like alizarin copying ink 
No. II. 

Red Ink (Non-Copying). 
I. 

Ponceau R R (coal tar dye) .gr. 192 

Water fl.oz. 28 

Nutgall ink i body II fl.oz. 38 

Carbolic acid m. 30 

Piepare like alizarin non-copying 
ink No. I. 



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II. 

Ponceau R R (coal tar dye) .gr. ioo 

Tannin ink body II fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid gr. 20 

Sugar gr. 40 

Prepare like alizarin non-copying 

ink No. II. 

Scarlet Ink. 
The so-called scarlet inks are usually 

the same as the eosin inks. 
Silver Ink. 
This may be prepared from silver 

leaf by a process similar to making gold 

ink from gold leaf. 

Vanadium Ink. 

Vanadium tannate was first proposed 
for use as a writing ink by Berzelius, 
because the writing is not affected by 
acids, but the high price of vanadium 
salts was a great obstacle to its intro- 
duction. Since these salts have been 
more largely prepared for use in the 
manufacture of aniline black and other 
dyes, vanadium ink has again been pro- 
posed. The following formula may 
be used: 

Tannic acid : . . . . av.oz. 1 

Ammonium vanadium gr. 18 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Dissolve the acid in 9 fluidounces of 
water and the vanadium in 1 fluidounce 
of water, and mix the solutions. 

This ink flows with a deep-black color 
from the pen, without spreading or 
striking through the paper, although it 
contains no gum. It has a nice gloss, 
cannot be copied, dries quickly, and, 
even if the writing is laid in water 
for 24 hours, does not change its black 
color. It is very useful for writing 
addresses of letters, postal cards, etc., 
when used fresh. Dilute acids do not 
alter it, but solutions of chlorinated 
potassa (or soda) bleach it completely. 
After a few weeks the tint of the ink 
begins to change, writing executed with 
it becomes lighter and somewhat yellow- 
ish, and in about 3 months the change 
is completed, when it has a fox-yellow 
tint. The writing is still plainly legible, 



however, and cannot be removed either 

by water or by acids. 

Violet Ink (Copying). 

I. 

Phenol blue 3 F (coal 

tar dye) gr. 40 

Ponceau R R (coal tar dye) . .dr. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 1 l /i 

Distilled water fl.oz. 3 

Nutgall ink body I fl.oz. 32 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Prepare like alizarin copying ink 

No. I. 

II. 

Methyl violet 3 B (coal 

tar dye) gr. 100 

Sugar gr. 100 

Oxalic acid gr. 20 

Distilled water fl.oz. 20 

Dissolve the dye by the aid of heat 

in the water, add the other ingredients. 

and again dissolve. 



Violet Ink (Non-Copying). 



Phenol blue 3 F (coal 

tar dye) gr. 45 

Ponceau R R (coal tar dye) . .dr. 1 

Water fl.oz. 28 

Xutgall ink body II fl.oz. 38 

Carbolic acid m. 30 

Prepare like alizarin non-copying 

ink No. I. 

II. 

Phenol blue 3 F (coal tar 

dye) gr. 30 

Ponceau R R (coal tar dye).gr. 40 

Tannin ink body II fl.oz. 16 

Distilled water fl.oz. 25 

Carbolic acid drops 20 

Sugar gr. 40 

Prepare like alizarin non-copying 

ink Xo. II. 

Violet Ink (Writing). 

Methyl violet 3 B (coal 

tar dye) > gr. 90 

Sugar gr. 90 

Oxalic acid gr. 20 

Distilled water fl.oz. 20 

Mix the dye with 1 fluidounce of 
cold water, set aside for 2 hours, then 
add the remainder of the water, in 
the hot condition, and the other ingred- 
ients, and stir until dissolved. 
White Ink. 
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surfaces, consist either of a white min- 
eral suspended in a viscid medium, or 
of chemicals affecting the coloring in 
the paper. This, in the case of ultra- 
marin, is an oxalic acid solution, or 
hydrochloric acid, according to this 
f ormute : 

Ink for Blue Paper. 

Hydrochloric acid fl.dr. I 

Mucilage m. 30 

Water fl.dr. 7 

To produce white writing on photo- 
graphs, iodin is employed, as in the next 
formula : 

Ink for Silver Prints.. 

Iodin gr. 15 

Acacia gr. 15 

Potassium iodid gr. 150 

Water fl.oz. 1 

For preparations of the first order 
take lightest zinc oxid, or lead or mag- 
nesium carbonate, or freshly precipi- 
tated barium sulfate, or starch (all in 
an impalpable powder) and suspend in 
a diluted solution of gum arabic, dex- 
trin, or tragacanth. The mixture re- 
quires shaking from time to time to 
keep the pigments from separating. The 
"ink" may be preserved by addition of 
oil of clove or other antiseptic to pre- 
vent decomposition of the mucilage. 

HECTOGRAPH INKS. (Chromogra- 
phic Inks.) 

These are inks which are used in 
connection with hectographs (see Hect- 
ographs Masses or Pads). As will be 
observed they are made with coal tar, 
or the so-called aniline dyes. 

Hectograph Ink (Black). 

Dissolve nigrosin in water in the pro- 
portion of 1 of the former to 5 or 7 
of the latter. Or use the following : 

Nigrosin, deep-black E gr. 30 

Methyl violet gr. 10 

Gum arabic gr. 8 

Glycerin fl.dr. 3 

Alcohol ...fl.dr. 6 

Dissolve the dyes in the alcohol, the 
gum in the glycerin, and mix the solu- 
tions. 



Hectograph Ink (Blue). 

Resorcin blue M dr. 1 

Glycerin m. 30 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 

Acetic acid, glacial drops 8 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Dissolve the dye in a mixture of the 
other ingredients by the aid of heat. 

Hectograph Ink (Green). 
I. 

Aniline green D dr. 2 

Acetic acid, glacial drops 6 

Glycerin m. 30 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 

Distilled water oz. 1 

Dissolve the dye in a mixture of the 
other ingredients by the aid of heat. 
II. 

Aniline blue, water- 
soluble ■■.'... dr. 1 

Picric acid dr. 1 

Glycerin dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.dr. 3 

Water fl.dr. 3 

Dissolve the solids in the mixed li- 
quids contained in a flask by the aid 
of a N gentle heat. 

Hectograph Ink (Red). 
I. 

Eosin, ff 40 dr. 3 

Distilled water fl.dr. 6 l / 2 

Glycerin m. 30 

Dissolve the dye in the mixed liquids. 

Hectograph Ink (Violet). 
Violet ink for hectographic purposes 
is the most popular as it furnishes the 
largest number of satisfactory copies. 
I. 

Methyl violet 3 B gr. 50 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 1 

Dissolve the methyl violet in the al- 
cohol and water by the aid of gentle 
heat. 
II. 

Violet aniline dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 

Acetic acid, diluted fl.dr. 1 

Water fl.dr. 7 

Dissolve by trituration. 
I'll. 

Violet aniline ST. 40 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 



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Glycerin fl.dr. I 

Water fl.dr. 2 

Dissolve by trituration. 
MARKING INKS. (Laundry Ink.) 

These are the inks intended for mark- 
ing clothes prior to passing them 
through the laundry. Most of them are 
made with silver salts as a basis. 

In order to distinguish from brand- 
ing inks, read article under Branding 
Inks. See also Indelible Inks. 

Marking Ink (Black). 
I. 

Silver nitrate av.oz. 5 

Gum arabic av.oz. 3 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 12 

Lampblack dr. 3 

Dissolve the silver nitrate and gum 
arabic in the ammonia water, by fre- 
quent agitation in a dark amber bottle, 
then incorporate the lampblack with this 
solution by trituration. 

In using, write with a quill pen, allow 
the writing to dry, then pass a hot iron 
over it. 

If the quantity of gum be increased 
to 5 -fluidounces, the ink may be spread 
on a plate of glass and a rubber stamp 
may then be used to apply it. When 
the mark is dry, it should be ironed as 
in the preceding case. 

II. This is Woodhouse's indelible 
ink. 

Silver nitrate dr. 4 

Infusion of nutgall fl.dr. 1 

Acacia dr. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the silver nitrate in 4 fluid- 
ounces of water. In the remainder of 
the water dissolve the acacia and add 
the infusion. Then mix the two liquids. 
The infusion of nutgall should be made 
by pouring 4 fluidrams of boiling dis- 
tilled water upon 15 grains of powdered 
nutgall. 
III. 

Asphalt, in pieces av.oz. 2 

Benzol fl.oz. 8 

Coal tar av.oz. 8 

Dissolve the asphalt in the benzol 
and add the coal tar. 

In 'using the ink, employ an ordinary 



pen, and if it should be too thick, thin 
it with a little oil of turpentine. This 
ink does not spread, and reouires no 
heating. It never fades, and it is not 
affected by anything. 

IV. The indelibility of this ink de- 
pends on the fact that when potassium 
bichromate and gelatin come together, 
particularly in the form of a thin film, 
in the presence of daylight, the film 
becomes insoluble in hot or cold water. 

Gelatin gr. 16 

Potassium bichromate gr. 16 

Nigrosin gr. 80 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the gelatin and the nigrosin 
in most of the water, and the potassium 
bichromate in the -remainder. Mix the 
two solutions in an amber-colored 
bottle. 

If it is found that the ink "gums" 
in the pen, the quantity of gelatin and 
bichromate may be somewhat reduced. 
The ink, when properly made, cannot 
be entirely removed by hot or cold water, 
acids or alkalies. 

Marking Ink (Blue). 
V. 

Silver nitrate dr. 4 

Stronger ammonia water. . .fl.dr. 12 

Sodium carbonate, crystal dr. 4 

Copper sulfate dr. 2 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 2 

Distilled water, to make .... fl.oz. 4 
Dissolve the silver salt in the am- 
monia, and the soda and copper salt 
in a portion of the water; mix the two 
solutions and add the mucilage and the 
remainder of the water. If the ammonia 
water mentioned above is insufficient for 
solution, more should be added. 

Marking Ink (Red, Crimson or Car- 
mine). 

VI. 

Silver nitrate av.oz. 1 

Sodium carbonate, pure 

crystals av.oz. i l / 2 

Tartaric acid gr. r6o 

Stronger ammonia water, .fl.oz. 2 

Carmine gr. 6 

Sugar av.oz. Vz 

Gum arabic av.oz. _ V 2 

Distilled water sufficient 

Dissolve the silver nitrate and so- 



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dium carbonate separately in 16 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water, and mix the 
solutions. Wash the precipitate by de- 
cantation with 32 fluidounces of water 
three times ; collect on a filter, and wash 
with 4 ounces of water; drain well; 
transfer the precipitate to a mortar and 
rub up with the tartaric acid ; when ef- 
fervescence ceases, add the ammonia 
(in which the carmine has been dis- 
solved), then the sugar and gum (pre- 
viously made into a cream with water). 
Finally, make up to 6 fluidounces with 
distilled water. 

VII. The following makes a pur- 
plish red color and is reasonably per- 
manent, but it is a complicated process. 
First prepare a solution composed of 

Sodium carbonate, pure 
crystals dr. 3 

Gum arabic dr. 3 

Water fl.oz. 12 

With this moisten the spot to be 
marked, and dry and smooth with a 
hot flat iron. Then on the prepared 
spot write with a solution of 1 dram 
of platinic chlorid in 2 fluidounces of 
water, allow the writing to dry, and then 
apply a liquid compound of 2 drams o£ 
tin chlorid and 1 fluidounce of water. 

Marking Ink, Gold. 
VIII. (A). 

Chlorid of gold and 

sodium gr. 30 

Distilled water fl.dr. 5 

Gum arabic dr. 1 

(B). 

Oxalic acid gr. 6o 

Water fl.dr. 5 

Gum arabic dr. 2 

Moisten the goods with B, allow to 
dry, then write upon the prepared sur- 
face with A. A quill pen is to be pre- 
ferred. After writing pass a hot iron 
heavily over the mark. 

Marking Ink, Osmium. 

IX. Use a solution of osmic acid in 
water, one in fifty; the marks will soon 
assume an intense dark blue color. The 
fabric must previously be sized, with 
mucilage for example, and ironed. 



X. 



Marking Ink, Platinum. 



Platinum chlorid. gr. 18 

Water fl.dr. 3 

Mucilage of acacia, sufficient to make 
ink flow properly. 

The portion of the fabric to be mark- 
ed must previously be treated with a 
small amount of solution of stannous 
chlorid and mucilage of acacia. After 
writing, the fabric should be eently 
heated when the marks will assume a 
black or blackish color. 

INKS, MISCELLANEOUS. 

A variety of inks and ink products, or 
preparations known as "inks," but which 
are not writing inks are mentioned un- 
der this heading. 

Branding Ink. 

By this is meant a liquid used for 
marking boxes, bales, packages, etc., by 
means of a small brush. They are fre- 
quently termed marking inks, and are 
also used for stenciling purposes. 
I. 

Shellac av.oz. 2 

Borax av.oz. 2 

Gum arabic av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 25 

Pigment sufficient 

Boil the borax and shellac in the 
water until they are dissolved, add the 
gum arabic and allow to cool. Add 
water to complete 25 fluidounces and 
then stir in the pigment, using either 
Venetian red, lampblack, ultramarine, or 
Prussian blue. Black is improved by 
the addition of blue. Green may be pro- 
duced from a mixture of blue and 
chrome yellow. 

II. Rub lampblack, gum arabic, and 
some fine clay together like pipe clay 
or fuller's earth, and then mix with 
water to suitable consistence. Lamp- 
black imparts the color, clay the body 
and the gum the adhesiveness. Any 
other gummy substances such as dex- 
trin may be used as the adhesive. The 
color may be varied as in the case 0/ 
I No. I. 



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TIL Mix boiled linseed oil with suf- 
ficient lampblack. 

IV. Another good preparation is as- 
phaltum varnish thinned suitably with 
oil of turpentine, and then adding a 
small amount of lampblack or other 
black pigment. 

Chinese Ink. 
See India Ink. 

Diamond Ink. 
This is a liquid used for etching 
glass. Commercial strong hydrofluoric 
acid often gives negative results, be- 
cause when applied in its pure state, it 
produces such a smooth corrosion of 
the glass that it may elude superficial 
inspection. The most common method 
consists in mixing ammonium fluorid 
with precipitated barium sulfate and 
decomposing with sulfuric acid, and is 
as follows: 
I. 

Ammonium fluorid av.oz. i 

Barium sulfate av.oz. 3 

Sulfuric acid sufficient 

Rub the two solids together, transfer 
to a platinum, lead or gutta-percha ves 
sel, and add sufficient sulfuric acid to 
produce a cream-like paste. Operators 
must be cautioned against inhaling the 
exceedingly acrid vapors of hydroflouric 
acid. Apply with a quill or camel's-hair 
pencil. 
II. 

Ammonium fluorid av.oz. 2 

Barium sulfate av.oz. 2 

Hydrofluoric acid, fuming. sufficient 
Mix the two salts in a porcelain mor- 
tar, transfer to a platinum or lead ves- 
sel, and by means of a platinum wire 
stir in enough of the acid to make a 
thin paste. 

Writing may be performed with a 
steel pen, allow it to remain for one- 
half hour, and then wash off with wa- 
ter. To make etching more visible, rub 
in a little printer's ink. 
III. 

Sodium fluorid gr. 75 

Potassium sulfate gr. 15 

Water fl.oz. 3 



Make a solution and label A. 

Zinc chlorid gr. 45 

Hydrochloric acid dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Make a solution and label B. 
In using, mix equal quantities of the 
solutions in a gutta-percha or leather 
vessel, or in a glass vessel the interior 
of which has been covered with a layer 
of paraffin, or in a hollow in a piece of 
paraffin wax. 

Drawing Ink. 
Use either Endorsing Ink, Enamel 
Ink, or Indestructible Ink for Glass, 
which see. 

Enamel Ink. 
An ink, or rather varnish, for writing 
labels which are intended to resist the 
action of acids, etc., may be prepared 
as follows : 

Shellac av.oz. 1 

Borax av.oz. 1 ^2 

Xigrosin (water-soluble) . .av.oz. ^2 

Tannic acid ". gr. 15 

Picric acid gr. 5 

Ammonia water .fl.dr. 12 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the shellac and borax in 15 
to 20 fluidounces of water by the aid of 
heat, and filter hot; to the filtrate add 
the nigrosin, acids and ammonia, and 
then enough water to reduce the mix- 
ture to the required dilution. 

The ink should be of such consistence 
that it will readily flow from the pen. 
Endorsing Ink. 

Shellac 

Borax 

Water 

Mucilage of acacia.... 

Boil the first three together for a 
short time, filter, add the mucilage, and 
to the mixture add enough lampblack or 
powdered indigo or a mixture of the 
two to bring it to the required shade. 

The ink dries with a glossy surface 
and is practically indestructible. 
Indelible Inks. 

All the inks under the heading of 
Inks, Marking, are indelible and are in- 
tended for marking clothes. There are 
also a number of the formulas under 
the title of Stamping Inks which are in- 



av.oz. 


2 


av.oz. 


1 


.fl.oz. 


18 


.fl.oz. 


2/2 



DOMESTIC UTILITIES. 



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delible and which differ from the mark- 
ing inks only in the fact that the former 
are applied with a pen and the latter 
"with a stamp. 

Indestructible Ink for Deeds, Etc. 
Use either Endorsing Ink, which see, 
or the following : 

Oil of lavender fl.oz. i 

Gum copal fl.dr. I 

Lampblack gr. 10 

Indigo gr. 2 

Dissolve the gum in the oil by the aid 
of a gentle heat, then thoroughly incor- 
porate the pigments which must have 
been rubbed to an impalpable powder. 

Indestructible Ink for Writing on 
Glass. 

Labels on bottles containing solution's 
of various chemical substances are often 
attacked by the latter, and in a short 
time become illegible. In such cases it 
is advisable to write on the glass direct- 
ly with an ink that is not affected by 
chemical substances. Such an ink is 
made according to the following for- 
mula: 

Shellac dr. 2^ 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2>4 

Borax dr 4^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Methyl violet gr. 10 

The shellac is dissolved in the alcohol, 
and the borax in the water. The alco- 
holic solution, previously slightly warm- 
ed, is then added to the borax solution, 
little by little, and as soon as the two 
solutions are thoroughly mixed the 
methyl violet is added. 

Bottles and other vessels marked with 
this ink can be readily cleaned with a 
damp cloth without causing the slightest 
injury to the label. 

Lithograph Ink. 
The following formulas are used: 
I. 

Yellow wax av.oz. 10 

Shellac av.oz. 8 

Mastic av.oz. 5 

Tallow av.oz. 4 

Tallow or curd soap av.oz. 4' 

Venice turpentine av.oz. J^ 

Lampblack av.oz. 2Y2 

Mix all but the lampblack by fusion 



and then thoroughly incorporate the lat- 
ter. 
II. 

Shellac av.oz. 6 

Mastic av.oz. 4 

Venice turpentine av.oz. Y2. 

Yellow wax av.oz. 8 

Tallow av.oz. 3 

Lampblack av.oz. s l / 2 

Prepare like the preceding. 

India Ink. (Chinese Ink.) 
The following processes are said to be 
used: Rub lampblack to a paste with a 
very weak liquor potassa, and diffuse 
through water made slightly alkaline 
with the potassa. Then collect the pig- 
ment, wash it with water, and dry it. 
The dry powder is then to be levigated 
to a smooth stiff paste with a strong fil- 
tered decoction of Irish moss or quince 
seed, a few drops of essence of musk 
and about half as much essence of am- 
bergris being added towards the end of 
the process. The moss is then molded, 
dried, and ornamented with Chinese 
characters. 

Another process is this : Boil a weak 
solution of fine gelatin in a Papin's di- 
gester for 2 hours, then in an open ves- 
sel for one hour filter the liquid, evapo- 
rate it to proper consistency, either in a 
steam or salt water bath, and make into 
a paste as before with pure lampblack 
which has previously been heated to 
dull redness in a crucible. 

Invisible Inks (Sympathetic, Fading, 
Vanishing or Diplomatic Inks). 

Invisible or sympathetic inks are fluids 
used for writing purposes, the charac- 
ters made with them being invisible, but 
becoming visible upon the application of 
heat or of some suitable reagent. "Writ- 
ing made with those inks which becomes 
visible upon the application of heat, 
again becomes invisible upon cooling; on 
the contraiy, writing developed by chem- 
ical action remains permanent. 

I. 

Cobalt chlorid dr. 3 

Glvcerin fl.dr. 1 

Water r ^-oz. 4 

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The characters traced with this ink 
become blue on gently heating the 
paper. 
II. 

Linseed oil m. 30 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 5 

To make the writing or the drawing 
appear which has been made upon paper 
with the ink, it is sufficient to dip it into 
water. On drying, the traces disappear 
again, and reappear by each succeeding 
immersion. 

The mixture must be agitated each 
time before the pen is dipped into it, as 
a little of the oil may separate and float 
on top, which would, of course, leave 
an oily stain upon the paper. 

III. Write with tincture of iron chlor- 
id diluted with 10 parts of water, and 
develop with a blotter moistened with a 
solution of tannin or decoction of nut- 
galls or strong tea. 

This may be reversed by writing with 
a decoction of nutgalls and developing 
with the blotter moistened with tincture 
of iron. 

Label Ink, Waterproof. 
Use either Enamel Ink or Indestructi- 
ble Ink for Glass, which see. 

Mimeograph Ink. 

Boiled linseed oil av.lb. 2 

Lampblack av.lb. 1 

Indigo dr. 3 

Prussian blue dr. 3 

Use the oil hot and incorporate the 
solids, making a thoroughly smooth 
mixture. The lampblack and indigo 
should both be of the very best quality. 
The mixture is to be thinned to the de- 
sired consistency with a mixture of 
equal parts of oil of turpentine and 
ligroine. 

Persian Ink. 
This is a lasting ink which is a sort 
of compromise between Indian or Chi- 
nese ink and the iron inks of the west- 
ern world. It is as follows : 

Lampblack part 1 

Iron sulfate part 1 

Xutgall parts 2 

Gum arabic, purest parts 4 



Reduce the substances to the finest 
powder, mix intimately and then on a 
tile or stone work up, adding water, at 
first in small amount at a time, until 
the mass is homogenous, when it may 
be added more freely. The amount of 
water added is according to the use to 
which the ink is to be put. 

Shading-Pen Ink. 

This may be made by rubbing up solu- 
ble blue with a thin mucilage of acacia 
and adding some glycerin. A black ink 
may be made by rubbing up lampblack 
in the same manner. Inks of other col- 
ors may be made by using various ani- 
lines dyes. The so-called stamping inks 
may be used as shading-pen inks. 

Shoe-Finisher's Ink. 

See under the regular heading of 
Shoe-Finisher's Ink. 

Show-Card Ink. 

I. A common method of making an 
ink for show-card purposes is to dis- 
solve a teaspoonful of some aniline dye 
in a pint of water by the aid of heat, 
in this solution dissolving an ounce of 
yellow dextrin to give body to the ink. 

II. Another formula is the follow- 
ing: 

Shellac, bleached av.oz. . 2 

Borax, crystal av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Rub up the shellac and borax together 
in a mortar until reduced to a fine pow- 
der ; then place the mixture in an enam- 
eled iron vessel and add the water; ap- 
ply heat, and boil the whole together 
until the mixture begins to foam when 
it is removed from the fire and allowed 
to cool. The boiling process is to be 
repeated until all of the shellac is finally 
dissolved. When cold the solution is to 
be strained through fine cheesecloth, and 
constitutes the vehicle for the pigment, 
sufficient Frankfort black or lampblack 
being stirred in, together with a little 
finely powdered indigo, to produce a 
bluish or jet-black color. 

A variety of colored inks may be 
made by the addition of various pig- 



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ments. A thoroughly smooth mixture 
should be made of the pigment with the 
liquid. 

If a glossy ink is desired, yellow dex- 
trin should be added in the proportion 
of i to 4 av. ounces of dextrin to 16 
fluidounces of ink. 

III. This makes a good black show- 
card ink: 

Asphaltum av.oz. 4 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 2 

Lampblack av.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the asphaltum and Venice 
turpentine in the oil and with this solu- 
tion thoroughly incorporate the lamp- 
black. 

Stamping Inks. (Rubber Stamp 
Inks.) 

These inks are generally used for 
stamping impressions (printing, etc.) 
on paper. They are made with glycerin 
as a vehicle and a water-soluble coal-tar 
color (so-called "aniline dye") imparts 
the color. Dextrin may be added to in- 
crease the "body" or density of the mix- 
ture. These inks must be perfectly 
smooth and the dye thoroughly dis- 
solved to make a nice, clean impression. 
These inks are used for rubber stamps, 
as oily inks speedily decompose rubber. 
The following is a good example. 

See also Inks, Stamping (for use 
with metal stamps). 

I. 

Aniline blue, water-soluble, 

I B '. av.oz. Y\ 

Yellow dextrin av.oz. 2^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2^2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 14 

Mix the dye and dextrin, dissolve by 
the aid of a water bath in the water, add 
the glycerin, and replace the water lost 
by evaporation. — D. 

Other colors are produced by substi- 
tuting for the blue dye any one of the 
following : 

Violet — Methyl violet B av.oz. H 

Red — Diamond fuchsin I... av.oz. Y? 

Or Eosin B B N av.oz. # 

Yellowish green — Methyl 

green av.oz. 1 



Brown — Vesuvin B 

Black— Phenol black B. 



.av.oz. 1% 
.av.oz. Y\ 
— D. 
II. Another good formula is this: 

Nigrosin av.oz. y 2 

Water fl.oz. 2^/2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 2>4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 12 

Dissolve the nigrosin in the alcohol, 

add the other ingredients, and make a 

perfectly smooth mixture. 

This ink is thinner than the preceding 

and owing to the presence of alcohol 

dries more quickly. 

Nigrosin is a coal-tar dye, of which 

there are several varieties which differ 

in solubility. 

III. 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Shellac, bleached av.oz. 1 

Mucilage of acacia fl.oz. 1 



Ultramarine blue ....av.oz. 



to 1 



Water, 

Glycerin, of each sufficient 

Dissolve the borax in 10 fluidounces 
of water, heat to boiling, add the shel- 
lac, and dissolve. Now triturate the 
mucilage with the ultramarine, add this 
to the shellac solution, and then enough 
of equal parts of water and glycerin to 
make 12 fluidounces. 

IV. Take of the finest quality of 
lampblack and rub into a smooth paste 
with a sufficient quantity of glycerin; 
or take a good black printer's ink and 
thin the same with kerosene. 

Formulas I and II are most satisfac- 
tory. 

Stamping Ink. (For Use with Metal 
Stamps.) 

Rubber-stamp inks usually have glyce- 
rin as a vehicle; metal-stamp inks may 
have oil or glycerin as a vehicle, and 
hence the preceding rubber-stamp inks 
may be used as metal-stamp inks, or the 
formulas given below may be used. The 
formulas mentioned are of two varie- 
ties, one containing the coloring matter 
in suspension, the other in solution. In 
either case a perfectly smooth mixture 
must be made. 



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I. Mixture of pigments with oil: 

A. Ultramarine blue: 

Ultramarine blue av.oz. I 

Olive oil fl.oz. 3 

Mix intimately. 

B. Dark blue : 

Prussian blue av.oz. y 2 

Ultramarine blue. av.oz. Y\ 

Olive oil fl.oz. 4 

Prepare like the preceding. The Prus- 
sian blue alone does not mix readily 
with oil, and hence the ultramarine is 
added. 

C. Green : 

Verdigris av.oz. 2 x / 2 

Oleic acid, crude fl.oz. Y? 

Olive oil fl.oz. 7 

Prepare like the preceding. 

D. Red: 

Cinnabar or vermillion av.oz. 4 

Olive oil fl.oz. 6 

Prepare like the preceding. 

E. Black: 

Gas carbon or lampblack. . .av.oz. 1^ 

Olive oil fl.oz. 8^ 

— D. 

II. Solution of dye in oil: 

Anilines or coal-tar dyes for this pur- 
pose must be the kind known as oil-sol- 
uble. In preparing these inks, rub the 
dye with the oleic acid to perfect 
smoothness, then add the oil, little by 
little, with constant rubbing. After in- 
corporating all of the oil, heat the mix- 
ture under constant stirring to about 45 
C. until the dye is completely dissolved. 

While olive oil is not a drying oil, 
the oleic acid causes it to be absorbed 
•by paper and thus prevent rubbing. 

A. Red: 

Bordeaux red aniline gr. 75 

Scarlet red aniline gr. 75 

Oleic acid, crude fl.dr. 5 

Castor oil fl.oz. 10 

Prepare as described above. 

B. Blue: 

Aniline blue dr. 2 l / 2 

Oleic acid, crude fl.dr. 5 

Castor oil fl.oz. 10 

Prepare like the preceding. 

C. Violet: 

Aniline violet dr. 2 x k 

Oleic acid, crude fl.dr. 5 

Castor oil fl.oz. 10 

Prepare like the preceding. 



D. Black: 

Aniline black dr. 

Oleic acid, crude fl.dr. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 

Prepare like the preceding. 

E. Green : 

Aniline blue dr. 

Aniline lemon yellow gr. 

Oleic acid, crude fl.dr. 

Castor oil fl.oz. 



Prepare like the preceding. — All from 
D. 

Stencil Inks. 

These are the same as Branding Inks, 
which see. 

Sympathetic Inks. 

See Invisible Inks. 

Typewriter Ink. 

Typewriter ink is of two kinds, one 
being made with petrolatum and lamp- 
black or similar pigment, the other 
with glycerin and alcohol and aniline 
color. The former is to be used if a 
permanent record is desired. 

In making the first kind, put some 
best-quality petrolatum into a suitable 
vessel, and melt it by placing the ve? 
sel on a fire ; then put as much lamp- 
black or bone black as the petrolatum 
will take up without becoming granu- 
lar. To effect this incorporation the 
black pigment should be put in a little 
at a time, and the whole thoroughly 
stirred while making the additions. Be 
careful not to let the petrolatum be in 
excess, as it will cause the print to have 
a greasy outline ; while on the other 
hand, if the pigment be in excess, the 
print will not be clear. Ordinary bone 
black does not make a good product ; 
purified animal charcoal will do better. 
If the petrolatum is too soft, add a 
small amount of yellow wax. 

When a proper mixture of petrolat- 
um and pigment has been made, remove 
the vessel from the fire, and while it is 
cooling mix equal parts of petrolatum, 
benzin and oil of turpentine, and in this 
mixture put the black petrolatum com- 
pound, mixing in a little of the other, 
with constant stirring, so as to effect 
a thorough combination, and the petro- 






DOMESTIC UTILITIES. 



1119 



latum compound becomes "dissolved. 
The quantity of the volatile solvent 
should be sufficient to render the fluid 
ink of the consistence of oil paint ; the 
result will be a good, permanent black 
ink, which will not be rubbed off with 
water like aniline inks. For colored 
inks of this class use Prussian blue, red 
led, chrome yellow ; and for inks of the 
aniline class use these dyes dissolved 
in equal parts of alcohol and glycerin; 
thus, for a black aniline ink dissolve 
one-half av. ounce of aniline black in 
13 fluidounces alcohol, and then add 
the glycerin. Ink the ribbon in the us- 
ual way. 

Having prepared the ink, proceed to 
ink the ribbon; the secret of success 
lies in the proper application of the ink 
to the ribbon. Thus : wind the ribbon 
on a piece of cardboard, spread on a 
table several layers of newspapers, then 
unwind the ribbon in such lengths as 
may be most convenient, and lay it flat 
on the naper ; apply the ink, after well 
shaking it, by means of a soft brush, 
and rub it well into the interstices of 
the ribbon with a toothbrush. Hardlv 
any ink should remain visible on the 
surface. 

For inking typewriter ribbons the fol- 
lowing process is also recommended : 
Into 2 fluidounces of any aniline writing 
ink ->ut a teaspoonful of mucilage of 
acacia, and a teaspoonful of brown su- 
gar, warm the mixture, and immerse the 
ribbon from the typewriter long enough 
for it to become well saturated. When 
dry, spread the ribbon on a board and 
brush it well with glycerin. Should 
there be too much color in the ribbon, 
press it out between absorbent papers 
with a warm flatiron; or if too dry, 
brush it again with glycerin. 

The secret of the ribbon giving out 
its color is the glycerin, and if there 
is body enough in the color there is no 
danger that it cannot be made to work 
well. A ribbon so prepared is not af- 
fected by the dryness or humidity of 
the atmosphere. 



It is necessary that the ribbon should 
retain a certain degree of moisture, 
for the gum and sugar make it dry and 
harsh, so the glycerin coating is put on ; 
but there is danger of smearing the 
paper with too much moisture, or caus- 
ing a wrinkled surface, and the ironing 
obviates this. 

Users of the typewriter should so set 
a fresh ribbon as to start at the edge 
nearest the operator, allowing it to run 
back and forth with the same adjust- 
ment until exhausted along that strip; 
then shift the ribbon forward with the 
width of one letter, running until ex- 
hausted, and so on. Finally, when the 
whole ribbon is exhausted the color will 
have been equally used up, and on re- 
inking the work will appear even in 
color, while it will look patchy if some 
of the old ink has been left here and 
there, and fresh ink applied over it. 

The following formula may also be 
used to make a typewriter ink: 

Transparent soap av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Aniline color sufficient 

Dissolve the soap in the water and 
glycerin by the aid of heat; dissolve 
the aniline color in the alcohol and mix 
the solution. If the ink is too soft, add 
more soap. 

For' the aniline color, use any suit- 
able coal tar dye. 

Ink for Writing on Celluloid. 

The following is recommended : 

Iron chlorid, dry dr. 3 

Tannin dr. 4 T 4 

Acetone fl.oz. 4 

Dissolve the chlorid and tannin each 
in a portion of the acetone, then mix 
the solutions. 

Any pen may be used with this liquid. 
Do not write on visible parts of the ob- 
ject as the ink is difficult to remove. 
Ink for Writing on Photographs. 
The following produces an ink serv- 
iceable for marking "proofs;*" the writ- 
ing being done on a dark portion, the 



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lines soon, bleach by the conversion of 
the silver into an iodid : 

Potassium iodid av.oz. I 

Iodin gr. 45 

Gum arabic gr. 45 

Water fl.oz. 3 

Ink for Writing or Etching en 
Metals. 

I. The most simple compound for 
writing on metals such as tin or zinc 
is a mixture of ordinary shellac-varnish 
with lampblack. The latter should be 
rubbed in a mortar with a little of the 
varnish until the mixture has become 
perfectly smooth and homogeneous, 
when it may be diluted with enough 
of the varnish to make it of the proper 
consistence. This mixture will produce 
dead black writing. If lustrous writing 
is desired, the shellac should be dis- 
solved in oil of turpentine. 

II. An ink for this purpose may also 
be made by making a solution of 72 
grains copper sulfate in 3 fluidounces 
of distilled water, and adding 9 drops 
of hydrochloric acid. A little mucilage 
should also be added. And in order to 
be able to see the writing at once, a 
little pyrogallic acid may be added. For 
writing with this ink, a copper pen must 
be used. 

INK POWDERS OR EXTRACTS. 

Ink powders or extracts are dr}' prep- 
arations Intended for the extempora- 
neous manufacture of ink by treatment 
with water. Boiling distilled water must 
be used for solution as this prevents 
moulding of the ink. These powders 
are of similar composition to inks, and 
there are therefore aniline, logwood and 
nutgall ink powders and these mav 
make copying or non-copying inks of 
different colors. 

Aniline Ink Powders. 

In preparing ink from these powders, 
add to the material mentioned in the 
formula, 16 fluidounces of boiling dis- 
tilled water and stir with a wooden 
soatula until all is dissolved. Avoid 
metallic vessels in dissolving the pow- 
der. 



gr. 
gr. 

gr. 



75 
75 
15 



If the extracts are intended for coun- 
ter sale, the mixture should be wrap- 
ped in parchment paper. — D. 

I. For black writing ink : 

Phenol black B dr. 2]/ 2 

Sugar dr. 2]/ 2 

Potassium bisulfate gr. 8 

Mix well by trituration. — D. 

II. For blue copying ink : 

Resorcin blue M 

Sugar 

Oxalic acid 

Mix well by trituration. — D. 

III. For blue writing ink : 

Resorcin blue M gr. 40 

Sugar dr. 2 1 /6- 

Oxalic acid gr. 8 

Mix well by trituration. — D. 

IV. For red copying ink : 

Eosin A, yellowish dr. 3 

Sugar av.oz. y 2 

Mix well by trituration. — D. 

V. For red writing ink: 

Eosin A, yellowish gr. no 

Sugar av.oz. V2 

Mix well by trituration. — D. 

VI. For violet copying ink : 

Methyl violet 3 B dr. 2V2 

Sugar gr. 75 

Oxalic acid gr. 15 

Mix well by trituration. — D. 

VII. For violet writing ink: 

Methyl violet 3 B gr. 75 

Sugar gr. 75 

Oxalic acid gr. 15 

Mix well by trituration.— D. 

Logwood Ink Powders. 

In perparing ink from these powders, 
add 16 fluidounces of boiling distilled 
water to the mixture mentioned in the 
formula, stir for 10 minutes with a 
wooden spatula, allow to cool, set aside 
for 3 days in a cool place, and decant 
to clear liquid from the sediment. Avoid 
metallic vessels in dissolving these pow- 
ders. — D. 

VIII. For red copying ink. 

Logwood extract, best dr. 12 

Potassium oxalate, neutral. . .dr. 5 

Aluminum sulfate dr. 5 

Potassium bisulfate dr. 2 l / 2 

Salicylic acid gr. 24 

Potassium bichromate gr. 12 

Reduce to a coarse powder and mix 

them.— D. 



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IX. For violet copying ink: 

Logwood extract, best dr. 12 

Aluminum sulfate dr. 5 

Potassium oxalate, neutral. av.oz. 1 

Potassium bisulfate gr. 75 

Potassium- bichromate gr. 40 

Salicylic acid gr. 12 

Reduce all to coarse powder and 

mix. — D. 

X. For writing ink: 

Logwood extract dr. & l / 2 

Chrome alum dr. 6 

Oxalic acid gr. 72 

Potassium bichromate gr. 15 

Salicylic acid gr. 10 

Reduce all to coarse powder and 
mix. — D. 

Nutgall or Tannin Ink Powders. 

In preparing ink from these powders, 
add 20 fluidounces of boiling distilled 
water to the mixture mentioned in the 
formula, allow the mixture to boil for 
25 or 30 minutes, then cool, transfer to 
a bottle, tie over the latter with paper, 
set aside in a cool place (in a cellar) 
for 3 or 4 weeks, and then decant the 
clear liquid from the sediment. If nec- 
essary, the several weeks storing may 
be dispensed with and the liquid used 
as soon as the solid matter has sub- 
sided. 

The main ingredients of these pow- 
ders is "oxidized tannin" which is pre- 
pared as follows : 

Oxidized Tannin. 

Tannic acid av.oz. 10 

Potassium bisulfate av.oz. 3 

Muriatic acid, commercial, .fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 15 

Dissolve the tannic acid in the water 
in a flask by the- aid of a gentle heat, 
add the potassium bisulfate, first rubbed 
to a powder, and the acid, and heat on 
a water bath to a temperature of 80 to 
90 C. for at least 10 hours, then re- 
move the contents of the flask by means 
of water, transfer it to a porcelain cap- 
sule, and evaporate on a water bath to 
dryness. 

The product weighs approximately 13 
av. ounces. — D. 



XL For alizarin copying ink: 

"Oxidized tannin" av.oz. 1^4 

Ferrous sulfate, exsiccated, .gr. 290 

Sugar gr. 290 

Indigotin gr. 40 

Aniline green D gr. 25 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XII. For alizarin non-copying ink: 

"Oxidized tannin" gr. 365 

Ferric sulfate, dry gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 2]/ 2 

Indigotin gr. 30 

Aniline green D gr. 20 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XIII. For black copying ink: 

"Oxidized tannin" av.oz. i*4 

Ferrous sulfate, exsiccated, .gr. 290 

Sugar gr. 290 

Phenol black B (coal tar 

dye) gr. 75 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XIV. For black non-copying ink: 

"Oxidized tannin" gr. 365 

Ferric sulfate, dry gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 2 l / 2 

Phenol black B (coal tar 

dye) dr. 1 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XV. For blue copying ink: 

"Oxidized tannin" av.oz. 1*4 

Ferrous sulfate, exsiccated, .gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 5 

Phenol blue 3 F (coal tar 

dye) gr. 24 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XVI. For blue non-copying ink: 

"Oxidized tannin" gr. 365 

Ferric sulfate, dry gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 2 l / 2 

Phenol blue 3 F (coal tar 

dve) gr. 24 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XVII. For greenish-blue copying ink : 

"Oxidized tannin" av.oz. 1 1 4 

Ferrous sulfate, exsiccated, .gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 5 

Phenol blue 3 F (coal tar 

dye) gr. 15 

Aniline green D gr. 40 

Salicvlic acid gr. 8 

D. 



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XVIII. For greenish-blue non-copying 
ing: 

"Oxidized tannin" gr. 365 

Ferric sulfate, dry gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 2 l / 2 

Phenol blue 3 F (coal tar 

dye) gr. 12 

Aniline green D gr. 20 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XIX. For green copying ink : 

"Oxidized tannin" av.oz. l% 

Ferrous sulfate, exsiccated, .gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 5 

Aniline green D gr. 40 

Salicvlic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XX. For green non-copying ink : 

"Oxidized tannin" gr. 365 

Ferric sulfate, dry gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 2M2 

Aniline green D gr. 40 

Salicvlic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XXI. For red copying ink : 

"Oxidized tannin" av.oz. 154 

Ferrous sulfate gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 5 

Ponceau R R (coal tar 

dye) dr. 1 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XXII. For red non-copying ink: 

"Oxidized tannin" gr. 365 

Ferric sulfate, dry gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 2 l / 2 

Ponceau R R (coal tar 

dye) gr. 40 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

— D. 

XXIII. For violet copying ink : 

"Oxidized tannin" av.oz. iJ4 

Ferrous sulfate, exsiccated, .gr. 290 

Sugar dr. 5 

Phenol blue 3 F gr. 16 

Ponceau R R gr. 24 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

"Phenol blue" and "ponceau" are 

coal-tar dyes. — D. 

XXIV. For violet copying ink : 

"Oxidized tannin" gr. 365 

Ferric sulfate, dry gr. 290 

Sugar gr. 145 

Phenol blue 3 F gr. 12 

Ponceau R R gr. 16 

Salicylic acid gr. 8 

"Phenol blue" and "ponceau" are 

coal-tar dyes. — D. 



XXV. Another and simpler formula is 
this: 

Xutgall, powder gr. 28c 

Ferrous sulfate, dried gr. 140 

Copper sulfate, dried gr. 7 

Gum arabic gr. 20 

Boil this with a pint of soft or dis- 
tilled water for about 10 minutes. 

INK ERASIVES. 

Fresh ink spots are removed with 
compartive ease; old spots, especially 
after passing repeatedly through the 
laundry, are usually extinguished with 
considerable difficulty. The ink era- 
sives are intended for the removal of 
ink spots from paper as well as from 
fabrics. 

I. The following composition will re- 
move ink or writing fluids from paper, 
cloth, etc. : 

No. 1. 

Gtric acid av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Saturated aqueous solution of 

borax fl.oz. 3 or 4 

Dissolve the acid in the water and 
add the borax solution. 
No. 2. 

Chlorinated lime av.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Saturated aqueous solution of 

borax fl.oz. 3 or 4 

Mix the lime and water, shake well, 
set aside for 1 week in a well stoppered 
bottle, decant the clear liquid, and add 
the borax solution. 

This composition is used by saturat- 
ing the ink spot with solution No. 1, 
removing excess of liquid with a blot- 
ter, and then applying solution No. 2. 
When the strain has disappeared, ap- 
ply the blotter, and wash the spot by 
the alternate use of clear water and 
blotting paper. 

Ink destroyed in such a manner can- 
not well be brought to view again by 
chemicals. 

II. Take of chlorinated lime 4 av. 
ounces, thoroughly pulverized, and 32 
fluidounces distilled water. Shake well 
and set the mixture aside for 24 hours, 
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through a cotton cloth, after which 
add 2 fluidounces of acetic acid to 
every pint of chlorinated lime water. 

This eraser is used by reversing the 
penholder in the hand, dipping the end 
of the reversed penholder into the fluid 
and applying it without rubbing, to the 
word, figure or blot required to be 
erased. When the ink has disappeared 
absorb the fluid with a blotter, and the 
paper is immediately ready to write 
upon again. 

This formula was patented in 1872. 

III. Treat the stain with stannous 
chlorid to reduce the ferric salt to the 
ferrous condition and then treat with 
oxalic acid solution. 

IV. A mixture of equal parts of ox- 
alic and tartaric acids has been recom- 
mended. When needed for use dissolve 
a small amount in water and apply to 
the spots. 

V. Stretch the goods over a hot 
dinner plate, moisten with hot water, 
then rub in with the bowl of a spoon 
a mixture of equal parts of potassium 
bitartrate and citric acid, rubbing until 
the spot disappears. 

VI. Dip the goods in hot water, rub 
the spots with crystals of oxalic acid; 
then soak in a 1:16 chlorinated lime 
solution, and, as soon as the stain dis- 
appears, rinse repeatedly in plenty of 
water. This requires great care. 

VII. Rub tallow over the ink spots, 
then wash in a solution of pyrophos- 
phate of sodium until both the tallow 
and ink have disappeared. The result 
depends on the reducing action of the 
pyrophosphate, which is perfectly harm- 
less. 

VIII. Moisten with hydrogen per- 
oxid solution. This acts similarly to 
stannous chlorid and iron pyrophos- 
phate. 

IX. As many black inks of the pres- 
ent day contain nigrosin, a method for 
its removal is included. Make a paste 
of chlorinated lime with cold water, 

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and rub a little of this over the ink 
spot with a wooden paddle. Next pour 
on a little vinegar or diluted acetic acid 
and continue to rub with the paddle. 
Lastly, rinse thoroughly with plenty of 
clear water. The operation may have 
to be repeated, provided the fabric and 
the Color can withstand such treatment. 
Ink Erasing Pencil. 

Pumice stone av.oz. 14 

Sandarac av.oz. 2 

Tragacanth av.oz. 1 

Dextrin av.oz. 1 

Mix all of the above in fine powder, 
add enough mucilage of acacia to form 
a pill mass, roll out into a pill pipe, 
and divide these into pencils 2 
inches long. Dry and wrap in tin-foil. 
These are to be used like rubber era- 
sers. — D. 

INK STAINS, To Remove. 

For removing stains of writing ink, 
see Ink Erasives, for removing stains 
of indelible ink, see Silver Nitrate 
stains, To Remove. 

INSECT DESTROYERS. 

Insect destroyers are mentioned un- 
der the heading Ant Exterminators, 
Bedbug Exterminators, Buffalo Moths, 
Caternillar Lime, Flea Exterminators, 
Fly Exterminators, Gophers, Exterm- 
ination of, Insect Powders, Insects in 
Books, Insects in Drugs, Insecticides 
for Plants, Mosquito Exterminators, 
Moth Destroyers and Preventives, 
Phosphorus Pastes, Roach Extermin- 
ators, and Croton Bug Exterminators. 
The following preparations could not 
very well be classed elsewhere hence 
a separate heading is made for them. 
They may be used against a variety 
of insects. 
I. 

Resin av.oz. 1 

Oil of amber, crude fl.oz. 1 

Gasoline gall. 1 

II. 

Sodium borosalicylate dr. 2 1 .- 

Decoction of quassia fl.oz. 10* 

This bitter solution, in Germany 
known as "liquor insecta fugans," is 



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claimed to be one of the very best ap- 
plications to ward off biting insects of 
any kind. — H. 

Hager's method of making sodium 
borosalicylate is as follows: Triturate 
together 20 parts of borax, 55 parts of 
salicylic acid and 9 parts of sodium bi- 
carbonate until the mixture is convert- 
ed into a pasty mass. Now incorpor- 
ate 150 parts of 70% alcohol and evap- 
orate on a water-bath, with constant 
stirring to dryness. If for the 70% 
alcohol specified, 100 parts of 90% al- 
cohol be used, the product will be 
whiter and the operation will proceed 
more rapidly. The product equals 60 
parts. 

III. The following preparation is 
known as "tincture of insect flowers." 

Insect powder av.oz. 3 

Alcohol sufficient 

Make 10 fluidounces of tincture. 
It may be applied as a preventive of 
insect stings; it may also be used, when 
mixed with an equal volume of alco- 
hol, as a spray for the destruction -of 
flies. — D. modified. 

An ethereal tincture may be prepared 
in a similar manner, using spirit of 
ether as a menstruum. It is to be used 
like the preceding. — D. 

Parasiticide Liquids. 
The parasiticide liquids may be pre- 
pared as follows. 

I. Liquor Naphthalini Benzinatus : 

Naphthalin av.oz. 3 

Chloroform fl.oz. 4 

Benzin fl.oz. 1 1 y 2 

Mix at a temperature between 18 and 

20 C, and shake until solution has 
been effected. 

II. Liquor Naphthalini Sulphocarbon- 
atus : 

Naphthalin av.oz. 6 

Chloroform fl.oz. 10^2 

Carbon disulfid fl.oz. 7 

Prepare like No. I. 

For use in a more fluid form, either 
of these liquids is to be properly dilut- 
ed : the following being a good form- 
: la . 



Common family soap, dry. av.oz. Vz 

Castile soap, dry av.oz. y 2 

Water fl.oz. 18 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 1 

Liquor naphthalini benzin- 
atus fl.oz. 3 

Dissolve the soaps in the water and 
alcohol, previously mixed, allow the li- 
quid to become cold, and then add the 
naphthalin solution. Before using the 
liquid, shake it thoroughly. 

If an ointment is required, S l A av. 
ounces of petrolatum and i J / 2 av. 
ounces of ceresin a.e melted together, 
and before the mass sets 18 fluidounces 
of the liquor naphthalini benzinatus are 
to be mixed with it. 

If either of these is to be used as a 
parasiticide upon animals, it should be 
applied with a stiff brush, in quantity 
only large enough to moisten the skin 
or to render the hair or fur slightly 
glossy. Under all circumstances it is 
preferable to avoid using these com- 
pounds at night time, as accidents may 
occur by approach to or contact with 
flames. 

IV. A patented insecticide (1885) is 
composed of carbolic acid, 2 ounces, 
quassia, i2 l / 2 pounds, Carolina tar, 5 
pints, zinc sulfate, 10 ounces, and water, 
25 gallons. This is directed to be 
sprayed upon carpet linings. 

INSECT POWDERS, Compounded. 

These are powdery mixtures which 
are used in place of ordinary insect 
powder. They may also be used instead 
of liquid insecticides. 
I. 



Insect powder 


. . .av.oz. 


U 


Quassia, fine powder... 


. . .av.oz. 


6 


II. 






Insect powder 


. . .av.oz. 


14 


Quassia, fine powder... 


. . . cv.oz. 


4 


Naphthalin 


. . .av.oz. 


2 


III. 






Insect powder 


. . . .av.oz 


8 


Borax, powder 


.... av.oz 


8 


Oil of cedar 


fl.oz 


1 


Oil of pennyroyal 


fl.dr 


2 


IV. 






Insect powder 


.... av.oz 


8 


Borax 


. . . .av.oz 


8 



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Sulfur av.oz. 4' 

Oil eucalyptus fl.dr. 2 

This is excellent for cockroaches. 
V. 

Paris green av.oz. 2 

Plaster of Paris av.oz. 2 

Borax, powder av.oz. 12 

German chamomile av.oz. 1 

Powder the chamomile flowers and 
mix with the other powders. 

This is said to be used by profes- 
sional bug exterminators. 

VI. 

Tobacco dust (or Scotch 

snuff) av.oz. 12 

Sulfur av.oz. 8 

Insect powder av.oz. 8 

Naphthalin av.oz. 2 

Oil of cedar fl.oz. 1 

Chalk, to make av.lb. 4 

VII. Another insecticide is described 
as having this composition : 

Insect powder parts 33 

Borax parts 48 

Glucose, sugar, or other sac- 
charine substances parts 12 

Flour (preferably rice 

flour) parts 7 

It is very alluring to all forms of in- 
sect life and has the advantage of be- 
ing entirely non-poisonous to human be- 
ings and domestic animals. 

INSECTS IN BOOKS, To Prevent. 

The following has been recommend- 
ed: Mix 3 parts of camphor and 1 of 
carbolic acid, dissolve by gentle heat 
and add an equal volume of sweet oil. 

Moisten a cloth with the liquid and 
go lightly over the covers and edges 
of the book. 

INSECTS IN DRUGS. 

According to the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, the principal insect found 
in drug stores is what is called the 
"drug-store beetle" (Sitodrepa panicea 
Linne). According to the Department 
pamphlet "in pharmacies this insect runs 
nearlv the gamut of everything kept in 
store, from insipid gluten wafers to 
such acrid substances as wormword, 
from the aromatic cardamom and anise 
to the deadly aconite and belladonna. 
It is particularly abundant in roots, 



such as orris and flag and sometimes 
infests cantharides." But not alone 
does it attack drugs but it invades 
mills, granaries, tobacco warehouses, 
etc. It enters the household and is 
often found in flour, meal, breakfast 
foods, and condiments. It is partial 
to red pepper and occurs in ginger, 
rhubarb, chamomile, boneset, and other 
roots and herbs that were kept in the 
farmhouse in olden days. It sometimes 
gets into dried beans and peas, choco- 
late, black pepper, powdered coffee, lic- 
orice, peppermint, almonds, and seeds 
of every description. 

It must be remembered that it is not 
the beetle itself that does the harm 
but it is the larva or grub hatched out 
from the egg laid by the mature beetle 
that bores into all manner of roots, 
herbs, meals, etc., and ruins them for 
all purposes. 

Through an extended series of invest- 
igations made at trie University of 
Kansas, it was ascertained that a num- 
ber of other insects infest drugs, vari- 
ous ticks, mites, etc., for example. 

An excellent manner of destroying all 
insects in drugs is bv means of chloro- 
form. A small amount is to be poured 
into the container containing the in- 
fested drugs. The chloroform, if used 
prior to infestation, will also prevent 
the attacks of insects. It is therefore 
a wise policy to acd a few drops of 
chloroform to the container for rhu- 
barb, cantharides, and other drugs 
which are so frequently worm-eaten. 
The chloroform does no harm to the 
drugs as upon a few moments expo- 
sure to the air, it is entirely dissipated. 

Chloroform poured on pressed herbs 
in packages and similar articles will 
destroy all the worms. 

INSECTICIDES FOR PLANTS. 

Under this heading are mentioned 
various remedies used by farmers, gar- 
deners, florists, and others against dif- 
ferent kinds of worms, bugs, and vari- 
ous insects and fungi which attack and 
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The formulas, directions, hints, etc., 
here given are taken from the reports 
of the U. S. Department of Agricul- 
ture and of various State agricultural 
experiment stations, and are to be con- 
sidered as entirely trustworthy. 

For remedies to combat the fungous 
diseases of trees, see under heading 
Fungicides. 

Kerosene as an Insecticide. 

Kerosene is an excellent insecticide, 
destroying all kinds of insects feeding 
on plants but in an undiluted form it 
is too caustic, destroying the delicate 
plant parts. Various mixtures con- 
taining kerosene in an emulsified form 
have been used with success, among 
them the following: 

Riley Hubbard Kerosene Emulsion: 

This insecticide acts by contact, and 
is applicable to all non-masticating in- 
sects (sucking insects, such as the true 
bugs, and especially plant lice and scale 
insects), and also to many of the man- 
dibulate insects when the use of arsen- 
ites is not advisable. Kerosene emul- 
sion may be made by means of various 
emulsifying agents, but the most sat- 
isfactory substances, and those most 
available to the average farmer and 
fruit-grower, are milk and soapsuds. 
In each of these cases the amount of 
emulsifying agent should be one-half 
the quantity of kerosene. 

One of the most satisfactory for- 
mulas is as follows : 

Kerosene gall. 2 

Common soap or whale-oil 

soap av.oz. 8 

Water gall. 1 

Dssolve the soap in the water by the 
aid of heat, and add the solution boil- 
ing hot to the kerosone. Churn the 
mixture by means of a force pump and 
spray nozzle for 5 to 10 minutes. The 
emulsion, if perfect, forms a cream 
which thickens upon cooling, and 
should adhere without oiliness to the 
surface of glass. Nof free oil should 
rise from surface of the liquid, as 
this would inure the foilage. 



For use against scale insects, dilute 
one part of the emulsion with 9 parts 
of water. For most other insects, dilute 
one part of the emulsion with 15 parts 
of water. For soft insects, like plant 
lice, the dilution may be carried to from 
20 to 25 parts of water. For most in- 
sects the proper dilution is with 15 parts 
of water. This liquid should be applied 
by force, and enough used to thoroughly 
wet the insects. 
Kerosene Emulsion (milk formula): 

Kerosene gall. 2 

Sour milk gall. 1 

Heating is unnecessary, the two be- 
ing churned together. The change is 
from a watery liquid to a thick, but- 
tery consistency, which takes place very 
suddenly after 3 to 5 minutes agitation. 
With sweet milk, difficultv will be ex- 
perienced, and if the emulsion does not 
result in 5 minutes, the addition of 
a small amount of vinegar will 
produce the result promptly. It if 
better to prepare the milk emul- 
sion from time to time for immed 
iate use, unless it can be stored in 
air-tight jars; otherwise it will ferment 
and spoil within a week or two. 

Instead of kerosene, crude petroleum 
oil may be used, Beaumont oil being 
the kind used by the Department. The 
emulsion is directed to be prepared in 
this wise : 

Crude petroleum gall. 2 

Water pints 4 

Hard soap av.oz. 8 

Dissolve the soap in the water (soft) 
with the aid of heat; to this add the 
petroleum, mix with a spray pump or 
shake vigorously, and dilute with the 
desired amount of water. Soap con- 
taining an amount of free alkali equiv- 
alent to 9/10% of sodium hydroxid 
gives the best emulsion. All of the 
laundry soaps examined by the De- 
partment were quite satisfactory but 
toilet soaps were usually not suitable. " 
Arsenical Insecticides. 
These poisons (Paris green or Lon- 
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ice against all mandibulate insects, as 
larvae and beetles, and they furnish the 
most satisfactory means of controlling- 
most leaf-feeders, and the best whole- 
sale remedy against the codling moth. 
Caution must be used in applying them 
on account of the liability of burning- 
or scalding the foliage. 

The poisons should be thoroughly 
mixed with water at the rate of from I 
pound to 100-250 gallons of water, and 
applied with a force-pump or hand 
spray-nozzle. In preparing the wash 
it will be best to first mix the poison 
with a small quantity of water, making 
a thick batter, and then dilute the latter 
and add to the reservoir or spray-tank, 
mixing the whole thoroughly. When 
freshly mixed, either London purple 
or Paris green may be applied to apple, 
plum and other fruit trees (except the 
peach) at the rate of 1 pound to 150- 
200 gallons, the latter amount being 
recommended for the plum, which is 
somewhat more susceptible to scalding 
than the apple. White arsenic does 
little if any injury at the rate of 1 
pound to 50 gallons of water. It has 
been shown, however, that when al- 
lowed to remain for some time (two 
weeks or more) in water the white ar- 
senic acts with wonderful energy, 
scalding when used at the rate of 1 
pound to 100 gallons from 10 to 90% 
of the foliage. The action of the other 
arsenites remains practically the same, 
with perhaps a slight increase in the 
case of London purple. 

With the apple, in spraying for the 
codling moth, at least two applications 
should be made — the first on the fall- 
ing of the blossoms, the apples being 
about the size of peas, and the second 
a week or 10 days later — but the poison 
should never be applied after the fruit 
turns down on the stem, on account of 
the danger of the poison collecting and 
remaining permanently in the stem 
cavity. 



For the plum curculio on the plum, 
cherry, peach, etc., two or three appli- 
cations should be made during the lat- 
ter part of May and the first half of 
June. In the case of most leaf-feeders, 
spray on the first indication of their 
presence. 

The following formula may also be 
employed : 

Paris green or London 

purple av.oz. 3 to 4 

Fresh lime." , av.oz. 8 

Flour av.oz. 16 

Water gall. 45 

Shake the lime in a gallon of water 
and rub till smooth; then strain and 
stir in the arsenite. Boil the flour 
to a thin paste. Dilute the arsenite with 
the necessary water, then add the flour 
paste and use. This is the standard 
remedy for all kinds of leaf-gnawing 
insects. A good sample of London pur- 
ple is just as effective as Paris green, 
and usually costs less. The lime is add- 
ed to neutralize any soluble arsenite 
compounds, and the flour is used to 
make the arsenite adhere better to the 
foliage. 

With the peach, these poisons, when 
applied alone, even at the rate of 1 
pound to 300 or more gallons of water, 
are injurious in their action, causing 
the loss of much of the foliage. 

By the addition of a little lime to the 
mixture, London purple and Paris green 
may be safely applied at the rate of 1 
pound to 125 to 150 gallons of water 
to the peach of the tenderest foliage, 
or in much greater strength to strong 
foliage, such as that of the aople cr 
most shade trees. 

Whenever, therefore, the application 
is made to tender foliage, or when the 
treating with a strong mixture is de- 
sirable, lime water, (milky, but not 
heavy enough to close the nozzle) 
should be added at the rate of about 
2 gallons to 100 gallons of the poison. 

Pure arsenic, however, should never 
be used with lime, as the latter in- 
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Other arsenicals that may be used 
are arsenite of lime, arsenate of lead, 
and copper arsenite. The latter may 
be used in place of Paris green as it is 
the pure arsenite whereas Paris green 
is an indefinite mixture of acetate and 
arsenite of copper. 

Arsenite of lime may be prepared ac- 
cording to Kedzie's formula : 

White arsenic av.lb. I 

Sal soda, crystal av.lb. 4 

Water gall. 1 

Boil the arsen. and soda in the water 
for 20 minutes or until dissolved. Add 
enoueh water to make up for the loss 
by evaporation. This stock mixture will 
keep indefinitely. For ordinary spray- 
ing operations, add 1 pint of this mix- 
ture to 40 p-allons of water in which 
has been previously mixed about 3 
pounds of freshly slaked lime. The 
soda is used to hasten the process and 
to insure the combination of all the 
arsenic with the lime. 

Arsenate of lead is prepared by com- 
bining approximately 3 parts of crys- 
tallized sodium arsenate with 7 parts 
of crystallized lead acetate in water. 
It may be used in strength of 3 to 15 
pounds (meaning the combined weights 
of the two chemicals) to 100 gallons 
of water without injury to the foliage 
and in this respect is much safer on 
delicate plants than any other arsenical. 
White Hellebore as an Insecticide. 

Powdered white hellebore (Veratrum 
album) is often recommended and used 
as an insecticide, particularly as a sub- 
stitute for arsenicals. This substance 
is useful when a few olants only are 
to be sprayed, as in yards or small gar- 
dens but it is too expensive for large 
operations. It kills insects in the same 
way as the arsenicals, as an internal 
poison, and is less dangerous to man 
and the higher animals, but if sufficient 
be taken it will cause death. It is 
particularly effective against the larvse 
of sawflies, such as the cherry slug, 
rose slug, currant worms, and straw- 
berry worms. It may be applied as a 



dry powder, preferably diluted with 
from 5 to 10 parts of flour and dusted 
on the plants through a muslin cloth or 
with a powder bellows. The application 
should be made in the morning when 
the plants are moist with dew. Used 
as a wet application, it should be mixed 
with water in the proportion of one 
ounce to the gallon of water and ap- 
plied as a spray. 

INTENSIFYING SOLUTIONS for 

Photography. 

I. Lumiere's iodid intensifier : 

Mercuric iodid gr. 90 

Sodium sulfite, dried av.oz. 2 

Distilled water, to make. . . .fl.oz. 10 
Mix and dissolve. 

This can be dissolved immediately 
after the negative has been fixed and 
rinsed. 

II. Monckhoven's intensifier : 

Murcuric chlorid gr. 90 

Potassium bromid gr. 90 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

In this immerse the negative till 

bleached, wash well, and immerse till 
blackened, in the following: 

Silver nitrate gr. 00 

Potassium cyanid gr. 180 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Dissolve the two salts separately in 
half the water, then add the cyanid 
solution slowly to the silver solution, 
shaking thoroughly after each addi- 
tion until the white precipitate first 
formed is nearly, but not quite, dis- 
solved. 

III. Bromid of copper intensifier : 

Copper sulfate gr. 249 

Potassium bromid gr. 236 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Dissolve each salt separately in half 

the water, mix the two solutions, and 
filter. 

The negative must be free from hypo 
and then immersed, in daylight, in the 
solution, and after well washing should 
be redeveloped with any developer such 
as metol or hydroquinone, but not with 
pure pyro and ammonia. If very great 
intensification is required, only rinse 
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solution of silver nitrate, and wash 

thoroughly. 

IODOFORM, Removing Odor of. 

Various methods of removing the 
odor of iodoform from hands, mortars, 
etc., are recommended. To remove from 
a mortar wash the latter with soap 
and water, dry it, and then burn some 
alcohol in it. 

Another method recommended is to 
rub out the vessel with sawdust, wash 
it with hot water and soap, then rub 
out with linseed meal, and finall" re- 
move the linseed with water. 

Still another method recommended 
for removing the odor from the hands 
utensils, etc., is to rub with a small 
ouantit- of tannic acid, then wash in 
the usual manner. 
IVORY, Bleaching of. 

A prominent manufacturing firm rec- 
ommends the following two methods 
for bleaching ivory : 

I. Wash the ivory with a 3% solu- 
tion of sodium perborate, then wipe off 
with lemon juice or solution of citric 
acid. 

II. Wash the ivory alternately with 
a 2% solution of sodium perborate and 
a 1% solution of oxalic acid, allowing 
the ivory to remain in each solution 
about half an hour> Repeat the process 
a number of times, then rinse with 
water and wipe dry. 

It may be necessary, after bleaching 
the ivory, to repolish it. This may be 
done by applying any white polishing 
paste with a woolen cloth, washiner with 
castile soap, drying, and then rubbing 
with a chamois skin. 
IVORY, To Color. 

See Horn and Ivory, to Color Black, 
also the following: 

I. Black: 

Boil first in a decoction of logwood 
and immerse for a short time in a solu- 
tion of iron sulfate. Or wash in an al- 
kaline solution such as ammonia water, 
then steep in a neutral solution of 
silver nitrate, and expose to the light. 



II. Blue: 

Steep in a solution of soluble blue. 

III. Green : 

Steep in a solution of verdigris in di- 
luted acetic acid. 

IV. Purple: 

Boil the ivory in a decoction of log- 
wood, then for every pint of decoction 
add Y-2 av. ounce of alum, and boil in 
this mixture. 

V. Red: 

Dip the ivory in a weak solution of 
nitric acid and then place in solution 
of carmine or cochineal coloring N. F. 
Or, boil the ivory with 3 av. ounces of 
Brazil wood and 2 pints of water, then 
add 1 av. ounce of alum, and boil once 
more. 

VI. Yellow: 

Steep for some hours in a solution of 
led acetate, then dry, and put into a 
solution of potassium bichromate. Or 
boil for one hour in a solution made 
of 2 av. ounces of alum in 1 pint of 
water, then steep in a decoction of 4 
av. ounces of turmeric in 1 pint of 
water; lastly mix the two solutions and 
boil therein for one hour. 

JAPANS. 

The following are given as good 
formulas for the preparations known 
by this name : 

I. 

Asphaltum av.oz. 8 

Balsam of copaiba av.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine sufficient 

Melt the asphaltum over a direct fire, 
add the balsam, previously warmed, al- 
low to cool somewhat, and then incor- 
porate enough of turpentine to bring 
the mixture to the proper consistency. 

II. Rub lampblack to a very fine con- 
dition with a little oil of turoentine, 
then add enough copal varnish. 

III. 

Asphaltum av.oz. ^4 

Burnt umber av.oz. 2 

Boiled linseed oil fl.oz. v ;j 

Oil of turpentine sufficient 

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seed oil, previously heated, then add the 
umber, and, when cooling, thin with oil 
of turpentine. 
JAVELLE WATER. 

This may be prepared as follows : 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. 32 

Chlorinated lime av.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 64 

Boil the sodium salt in the water for 
a few minutes, add the chlorinated lime, 
allow to cool, and then strain. 
JEWELER'S ROUGE. (Colcothar— 
Crocus Martis.) 

This is usually prepared by heating 
ferrous sulfate to a high temperature, 
but a simpler method is this : 

Make a tolerably strong solution of 
ferrous sulfate, also one of oxalic acid, 
filter each; add the former to the lat- 
ter, with constant stirring, let stand a 
few hours, collect the precipitate, wash 
it thoroughly with water, dry, and ex- 
pose to the direct flame until there is 
no further change of color. 
KEROSENE, To Mask Odor of. 

The odor of kerosene may be re- 
moved by purifying in the same as ben- 
zin is purified in the U. S. P. process. 
To disguise or mask various strong- 
smelling substances are recommended 
but the best is said to be 1% of amyl 
acetate. This is said to make an aro- 
matic liquid which burns with a bright, 
clear light. 

KNIFE HANDLES, To Fasten. 

When the handle of a case knife, 
spatula or other article of this kind gets 
loose, it may be made tight again by the 
following process : Melt together 12 
parts of rosin and 3 of sulfur and stir 
in 5 parts of iron filings; pour the 
mixture while hot into the cavity, insert 
the tang, and let cool slowly. The tang 
should be heated slightly as it insures 
a firmer joint with the molten mass. 

The following cement is also recom- 
mended : 

Rosin parts 4 

Yellow wax part 1 

Plaster of Paris .part 1 



Melt rosin and wax, incorporate the 
plaster, and use this cement while hot 
LABEL VARNISH. 

See under the heading Varnishes. 
LACQUERS. 

These are solutions of resinous sub- 
stances, generally in alcohol, but wood 
or denatured alcohol may be used in- 
stead. They are used generally as pro- 
tective coatings for metals to prevent 
the oxidizing effects of the atmosphere. 
They may be colored or tinted, the col- 
oring substances being usually also res- 
inous substances such as dragon's blood. 

See also the Varnishes which are sim- 
ilar preparations. 

Lacquers for Brass. 

Before applying any lacquer to brass, 
it must be well cleaned. This may 
be done by immersing in a bath of 
strong solution of caustic potash or 
lye, followed, after rinsing, by a bath 
.of dilute nitric acid. Then rinse with 
water, rub dry, and then place on a 
hot iron plate or on top of the stove, 
until warm. Then apply the lacquer 
with a soft brush (camel's hair or 
sable), making all the strokes in one 
direction. Some practice is necessary 
in order to obtain a nice, even coating. 

Dark Lacquer for Brass. 
I. 

Turmeric, powder av.oz. 2 

Annatto av.oz. V2 

Saffron, Spanish av.oz. l /. 

Shellac av.oz. 6 

Alcohol fl.oz. 30 

Macerate all together for several 
days, agitating frequently, then strain 
or filter. 

Wood or denatured alcohol may be 
substituted for the alcohol. 
II. 

Shellac av.oz. 3 

Turmeric, powder av.oz. 1V2 

Aloes, powder dr. 4 

Mastic dr. 2 

Dragon's blood, powder dr 2 

Venice turpentine dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 30 

Mix, macerate for several days, agi- 
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III. 

Seed lac av.oz. 3 

Turmeric, powder av.oz. 1 

Dragon's blood dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for several days, agi- 
tating frequently and filter. 

Gold Lacquer. 
IV. 

Shellac av.oz. 2 

Dragon's blood, powder dr. 4 

Turmeric, powder dr. 1 

Wood alcohol fl.oz. 32 

Mix, macerate for several days, nref- 
erably in a warm place, agitate fre- 
quently, and strain or filter. 

This is said to be used in Germany. 
It is said to be useful to impart a gold 
tint to tin and other white metals. 
V. 

Mastic av.oz. Vz 

Sandarac av.oz. 24 

Venice turpentine av.oz. V/ 2 

Shellac av.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl.oz. 30 

Fuchsin av.oz. 1 

Aniline violet av.oz. V 2 

VI. 

Seed lac av.oz. 2 

Amber gr. 90 

Gambage gr. 45 

Saffron, Spanish gr. 10 

Red saunders, powder dr. 2^ 

Dragon's blood, best av.oz. y 2 

Glass av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 17 

Reduce all the resins to coarse pow- 
der by beating in a mortar with the 
glass, then add the other ingredients, 
macerate for a number of days, and 
finally allow the solids to subside, de- 
cant the clear liquid, and strain or fil- 
ter the latter.— H. 

Red Lacquer for Brass. 
VII. 

Sandarac av.oz. 4 

Annatto av.oz. 2^ 

Dragon's blood, powder. . .av.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for several days, agi- 
tating frequently, then strain or filter. 
VIII. 

Seed lac av.oz. 5 

Sandarac av.oz. 2 



Mastic av.oz. 2 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 1% 

Red saunders av.oz. 24 

Gambage av.oz. y 2 

Dragon's blood, powder. . .av.oz. V2 

Annatto av.oz. y 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 30 

Mix, macerate for several days, agi- 
tating frequently, and strain or filter. 
Wood or denatured alcohol may be sub- 
stituted for the alcohol. 

Lacquer for Leather. 
See Harness Varnish or Lacquer. 

Protective Lacquer. 
This may be applied to any polished 
metal to protect it against the atmos- 
phere : 
IX. 

Shellac av.oz. 1 

Sandarac av.oz. 1 

Venice turpentine ..dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1454 

Mix, macerate for several days, agi- 
tating frequently, and filter or strain. 

Lacquer for Tin. 
X. 

Red saunders gr. 40 

Saffron gr. 80 

Dragon's blood, powder dr. 3 

Sandarac av.oz. Vz 

Mastic av.oz. j£ 

Balsam of fir av.oz. y 2 

Turmeric, powder av.oz. 1 

Shellac av.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Mix, macerate for several days, agi- 
tating frequently, and strain or filter. 
Wood or denatured alcohol may be 

substituted for the alcohol. 
See also Nos. IV. and IX. 

LAUNDRY BLUING. 

See Bluing, Liquid, and Bluing Ball. 

LAUNDRY GLOSS. 

See Starch or Laundry Gloss. 

LAWN FERTILIZER. 
See Fertilizers. 

LEATHER BLACKING AND 
POLISH. 
See Harness Blacking and Polish ; 

Shoe Blacking, Liquid; and Shoo 

Blacking, Paste Form. 

LEATHER-CLEANING PASTE. 
This is accredited to the Marquis of 

Lothian's groom : 



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Pipe clay 

Spanish white . . 
Flake white 
Precipitate chalk. 

Spermaceti 

Lard 



.av.oz. 8 
.av.oz. 4 
.av.oz. 3 
.av.oz. 2 
.-av.oz. J/2 
.av.oz. 4 



This is said to be useful for cleaning 
white leather, kid, etc. 
LEATHER DRESSING AND OIL. 

See under Shoe Dressing, Shoe 
Grease, and Harness Dressing and Oil. 

LEATHER DYEING. 

^ee Dyeing of Leather. 
LEATHER POLISH. 

These are especially intended for 
chair leather : 

Eggs, white and yolk No. 5 

Sperm oil fl.oz. 6 

Acetic acid fl.dr. 6 

Glycerin fl.dr. 6 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. i 

Alcohol fl.oz. 5 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Beat up the eggs thoroughly with an 
egg-beater, mix the oils, acid, and gly- 
cerin, and add gradually to the eggs, 
using the beater constantly. Transfer 
to a bottle, and add the alcohol diluted 
with its own volume of water, adding 
this gradually, shaking frequently mean- 
while. Finally add the remainder of the 
water. 

A dram of birch-tar may be added 
to this to give it a Russia-leather odor. 
The directions for use are to pour 
about a teaspoonful of the polish upon 
the chair-leather, and rub it gently over 
with a soft cotton rag until it is dry. 
A few minutes later polish gently with 
a clean rag. 

Leather backs of chairs should be 
reserved until the seats are polished ; 
then use the wet rag, sprinkling a little 
of the polish upon it, and finish off with 
the dry rag. 

This polish keeps the leather soft and 
preserves it. It should be used about 
once a week. It is advisable not to 
color it, because leathers differ so great- 
ly in color. For green leather the frayed 
parts should be touched up with, green 
ink before using the polish: for brown 



leathers a solution of Bismarck brown 
or liquid annatto may be used; and 
for crimson leathers red ink is best. 
The dye-tones are subdued by the pol- 
ish. 

LEATHER VARNISH or Lacquer. 

See Harness Varnish. 
LEECHES, Keeping of. 

As soon as the leeches arrive from 
the dealer, they should be at once re- 
moved from the box and washed thor- 
oughly in soft water which should be 
above 15 C. The first washing re- 
jected, they should then be placed in 
a jar half-filled with water at about the 
same temperature, with a piece of clean 
muslin tied over the mouth of the jar 
and covered with a perforated lid. Care 
must be taken that the water replaced 
be no colder than the water thrown 
away. The jar should be well cleansed 
once or twice a week in winter and 
about every other day in summer, this 
preventing the accumulation of any for- 
eign matter along the sides of the jar, 
and the leeches taken out and gently 
rubbed between the fingers or between 
the folds of a soft cloth to free their 
bodies of the mucous or slum sub- 
stance which envelopes them. Guard 
also against the access of acrid vapors 
which may come in contact with the 
jar, such as ammonia gas and the va- 
por of mineral acids which by their 
density find a ready means of access 
through the perforated lid to become 
absorbed by the water in the jar. 

A good authority gives the following 
information: Leeches secrete a large 
amount of mucous which absolutely re- 
quires to be removed and it is for this 
purpose that gravel should be placed 
in the leech jar. This mucous decom- 
poses, giving rise to ammonia and other 
noxious products so that the water 
must be changed frequently. The sides 
of the jar must be kept free from slime 
by scouring. As a rule, a diseased leech 
will infect its companions so that as 
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moved to a jar by itself and the orig- 
inal jar cleansed and disinfected by- 
rinsing with potassium permanganate 
solution. 

Leeches must be kept at an even tem- 
perature ranging between 10 and 20 C. ; 
fresh water when added should be of 
the same temperature ; air should have 
free access ; but light should be ex- 
cluded. Vapors of ammonia, acids and 
benzin are injurious to leeches. 
LETTERS TO GLASS, To Fasten. 
See Enameled Letters, To Fasten. 
LIBRARY PASTE. 
See Paste, Library. 
LIGHTS, TABLEAU OR BENGAL. 

See Fires, Colored. 
LINOLEUM, Cleaning and Polishing. 
To give a clean, bright appearance 
to a linoleum floor, wash it well with 
warm soapsuds and rinse with clear, 
warm water until perfectly clean. As 
soon as the surface is dry apply a coat- 
ing of equal parts of raw linseed oil 
and turpentine, using a wide paint brush 
for the application. It will be found 
best to apply the mixture of oil and 
turpentine at night, so as to allow the 
oil to penetrate to some extent. In the 
morning any surplus oil may be wiped 
off with old rags. The linoleum should 
be treated in this way about once a 
month. The floor should be swept with 
a soft floor brush, which is preferable 
to a broom, which is apt to scratch the 
surface of the linoleum and is, besides, 
less efficient for removing fine dust. 
The linoleum should be washed at least 
once a day with a lar°-e sponge clamped 
on a mop stick. Thus treated a lino- 
leum floor surface will always look well 
and wear more durably. 

The following is recommended as a 
polish for linoleum : 

Yellow wax av.oz. I 

Carnauba wax av.oz. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 10 

Benzin fl.oz. 10 

Melt the two waxes, carefully add the 
oil and benzin, and stir until solid. — D. 



This is used as a varnish for lino- 
leum, oil carpet, etc. : 

Yellow wax part 1 

Amber varnish part 1 

Oil of turpentine parts 2 

Melt the wax, add the oil and then 
the varnish. 

This is to be applied by means of a 
woolen cloth. — D. 
LINSEED, To Keep Free from Bugs. 

To keep flaxseed free from bugs it 
has been advised to use as a container 
of a tin can (which may be obtained of 
anv size up to about 100 lb. capacity) 
with a closely-fitting cover, and at the 
bottom of the can placing a small vial 
of chloroform with a loosely-fitting 
cover. Then pour in the linseed, whole 
or ground, into the can, covering the 
vial. Enough of the chloroform will 
escape from the bottle to kill what- 
ever insects infest the flaxseed. 
LUBRICANTS. 

See Axle Greases. 
LUMINOUS PAINT. 

See Paint, Luminous. 
MAGNESIUM LIGHTS. 

See under Colored Fires for such 
of the fires as contain metallic magne- 
sium. 
MANIFOLD PAPER. 

See Paper, Carbon or Manifold. 
MARBLE BUSTS, To Clean. 

First free from all dust and then 
wash with very weak hydrochloric acid ; 
do not use soap. 
MATHEMATICS. 

To calculate the area of a circle, 
square the diameter, and multiply by 
0.7854 (or n-14) ; or multiply the diam- 
eter by the circumference, and divide 
by 4. 

To estimate the capacity of a can or 
any vessel with straight sides (of the 
same diameter throughout), multiply 
the diameter by 0.7S54, and this result 
by the height or depth of the can. 

Where the vessel is larger at one end 
than at the other, and the sides are 
straight, add the ends together and 



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divide by 2 to get the mean diameter, 
and proceed as before. 

To measure the cubic contents of a 
barrel or keg with curved staves, add 
the diameter at the bung and that of the 
head (both measured from the inner 
rim of the staves) together; divide by 
2 to get the mean diameter; multiply 
as before by 0.7854, and finally multi- 
ply by the length of the stave, taken 
from the inside of the heads. This lat- 
ter process is not absolutely mathe- 
matically correct, but is so close as to 
answer for all practical purposes. 
MERCURY STAINS FROM SIL- 
VER, To Remove. 
See Silver, To Remove Mercurial 
Stains from. 
METAL COLORING. 

See under the following headings : 
Bluing of Gun Barrels; Bronzing of 
Gun Barrels ; Browning of Gun Barrels ; 
Copper, Bluing of; Copper, Browning 
of; Silver, "Oxidizing" of; and Zinc, 
Coloring. 
METAL POLISHES. 

See Putz Pomades; Putz Tablets; 
Brass, Polishes for; Polishing Pow- 
ders; Polishing Cloths; Silverware Pol- 
ishes; also the following: 
I. 

Tripoli av.oz. 8 

Soft soap av.oz. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 32 

Rub up the tripoli with a portion of 
the water to a smooth paste, dissolve 
the soap in another portion of water, 
add with trituration to the tripoli paste, 
perfume with oil of mirbane, and add 
sufficient water to make one quart. 

An ounce or two of oxalic acid would 
be a good addition. If the mixture is 
too thick add more water. 
II. 

Rosin av.oz. 1 

Whiting av.oz. 4 

Tripoli av.oz. 4 

Gasoline fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the rosin in the gasoline and 
add the other ingredients. 

In using avoid proximity to lights and 
fires. 



III. 



Rotten stone av.oz. % 

Jeweler's rouge (crocus 

martis) av.oz. i 1 /? 

Liquid petrolatum fl.oz. 20 

Mix well. 



IV. 



. .av.oz. 2 
. . av.oz. 4 
. .av.oz. 6 



Paraffin wax 

Oleic acid, crude 

Liquid petrolatum . 

Kieselguhr or precipitated 

silica av.oz. 8 

Melt the paraffin, add the acid and 
liquid petrolatum, and then incorporate 
the oowder. 

V. 

Tripoli av.oz. 6 

Pumice stone, powder av.oz. 1 

Tartaric acid dr. 2 

Gasoline fl.oz. 28 

METALLIC TREES. 

See under Chemical Garden. 
MICA IN STOVES, Cleaning of. 

The mica in stove doors can readily 
be kept bright by rubbing with a sponge 

saturated with benzine, and then wio- 
ing well with a towel. Of course there 
should be no fire in the stove. 

MICE EXTERMINATORS. 

The same articles may be used for 
exterminating mice that are used for de- 
stroying rats. See Rat Exterminators. 

MILDEW SPOTS, To Remove. 

Mildew spots on white goods may 
in most cases be removed by a bleach- 
ing process. This may be done in a 
variety of ways, depending, to some ex- 
tent, upon the nature and texture of the 
fabric. The latter should be thoroughly 
washed, and, while still damp, may be 
immersed, or touched over, with dilute 
Javelle water or solution of chlorinated 
soda or with hydrogen peroxid solu- 
tion. Dilute bromin water may also be 
used. Sometimes a treatment similar 
to that used for removing ink stains 
is successful, treating the stains with 
a very concentrated solution of oxalic 
or citric acids, or both. In most cases 
it is of advantage to expose the fabric 
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MIRRORS, Frosting of. 

Mirrors may be given a frosted effect 
by applying a coating of a solution of 
Epsom salt. Water may be used as a 
solvent but stale beer or ale possess 
adhesive properties which make it bet- 
ter for this purpose. The liquid is to be 
applied with a small, clean sponge, and 
allowed to dry. The liquid may be tint- 
ed if desired with whiting, carmine, 
Prussian blue, or other suitable sub- 
stance. 

MODELLING WAX, DENTAL. 

See Dentists' Molding Wax. 
MOLDS for Taking Impressions. 
I. 

Spermaceti, stearin, or tal- 
low av.oz. 8 

White wax av.oz. 8 

For taking impression of medals, etc. 

II. 

Resin av.oz. 12 

Beef tallow av.oz. 8 

For coarse work, such as architec- 
tural ornaments. 

III. Flexible or elastic molds may be 
made of gutta percha softened in boil- 
ing water, and after being freed from 
moisture, pressed strongly against the 
objects to be copied. 

The same can be produced by the use 
of gelatin or glue, which has been dis- 
solved in sufficient hot water and pass- 
ed over the object previously oiled. 

MOLD IN CELLARS, To Prevent. 

For this purpose the cellar walls 
should be often coated with whitewash. 
The surfaces of the casks may be paint- 
ed with borax solution; for cask fauc- 
ets, buckets and funnels, impregnation 
Outside with hot paraffin and washing 
inside with formaldehyde solution are 
useful. The latter may also be used in 
place of sulfuring. For cask stands, 
cellar steps and doors, employ impreg- 
nation with copperas or bluestone solu- 
tion. Formaldehyde in the proportion 
of 1 part of formaldehyde to 40 parts 
of water is an excellent washing and 
cleansing medium. 



MOSQUITO EXTERMINATORS. 

Mosquitoes are bred in pools of stag- 
nant water, consequently the best means 
of preventing their propagation is by- 
keeping pools, marshes and other low 
places well drained. In case this is not 
possible the next best plan is to throw 
kerosene on the stagnant pools, which 
should be done about every 2 weeks. 
Another substance which destroys mos- 
quito larvae is potassium permanganate. 

The Daily Telegraph of London in- 
vited its readers, a few years ago, to 
send in the names of substances which 
in their experience had proven service- 
able as mosquito repellants. The fol- 
lowing were among the substances rec- 
ommended : 

Eucalyptol on the skin, with a hand- 
kerchief saturated with it placed on the 
pillow at night — the result of South Af- 
rican experience. 

Carbolated vaseline. 

One drop of oil of lavender on the 
pillow and one on the head at night. 

Tincture of Ledum palustre. 

Piece of absorbent cotton soaked in 
oil of clove on each side of the bed 
curtains. 

Anoint the skin with a mixture of 1 
part of camphor and 3 of paraffin. 

Oil of eucalyptus. 

Oil of eucalyptus and creosote, each 
5 drops, mixed with an ounce of glyc- 
erin. 

Mosquito Pastilles. 

To drive mosquitoes from a room, 
various articles, such as camphor gum 
or insect powder, are sometimes burned. 
Good, salable articles for this purpose 
may be made in the form of pastilles, 
such as the following: 

I. 

Carbolic acid fl.oz. 1 

Potassium nitrate, powder, .av.oz. 1^2 

Insect powder av.oz. 3 

Charcoal, powder av.oz. 6 

Make a paste with powdered traga- 
canth and water and mold into pas- 
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II. 

Thyme leaves av.oz. 2 

Lavender flowers av.oz. 2 

Insect powder av.oz. 2 

Potassium nitrate, powder. av.oz. 2 
Potassium chlorate, powder... dr. 1 

Tragacanth, powder dr. 3 

Reduce the thyme and lavender to 
coarse powder, add the other ingredi- 
ents, mix with sufficient water to form 
a mass, divide into pastilles, and dry. 

MOTH DESTROYERS AND PRE- 
VENTIVES. 

Camphor and naphthalin, the latter 
usually in the form of "moth balls," 
have been relied upon mostly as preven- 
tives against the ravages of moths. As 
is probably known to nearly everyone, 
it is not the moth itself that does the 
harm but its larva, which feeds on and 
burrows in clothing, especially such as 
is composed of animal tissue, wool, 
feathers, fur, etc. Whether or not these 
substances actually have any deterrent 
effect upon the moth or its larva is 
very problematical. Camphor cannot be 
used abundantly enough on account of 
its present high price, while naphthalin, 
though cheap enough, is objectionable 
to many persons on account of its odor, 
which clings too persistently to clothing 
that has been preserved with it. Nu- 
merous other expedients have been 
adopted to avoid, or at least mitigate, 
the ravages of moths. Wrapping the 
goods in tarred paper or paper treated 
with naphthalin has been tried. Cotton 
cloth, not being attacked by these in- 
sects, has been suggested for wrapping 
up the more expensive woolen and fur 
clothing while the latter is not in use 
during the summer months. Cedarwood 
chests are also used for storing away 
clothing to prevent the attack of moths. 
The most approved method of storing 
clothing to save them from moths is 
cold storage. This method is entirely 
successful, as moths do not breed or 
hatch at a temperature below 40 F. 

In case none of these methods can be 
followed, the clothing, upholstered fur- 



niture and other articles attacked by 
moths or liable to attack should, at 
frequent intervals, be taken out and ex- 
posed to the light, strong sunlight if 
possible, and be well beaten with a 
stick. Both light and beating are inim- 
ical to the insects, the beating dislodg- 
ing the larva from their nests. To com- 
plete the work of destruction, the in- 
fested articles should be thoroughly 
drenched with gasoline or benzine, 
which absolutely destroys all the re- 
maining larva. 

Moths in sofas and other forms of 
furniture may be exterminated by in- 
jecting full-strength formaldehyde into 
the crevices. It is said the entire col- 
ony may be exterminated in a few 
weeks. The furniture may be used 24 
hours after treatment. This should be 
done in the open air, owing to the high- 
ly irritant nature of the formaldehyde. 

These moths, known also as the 
clothes moths, should not be confused 
with what are known as buffalo moths 
or carpet beetles, which are described 
under the heading Buffalo Moths. 

Other preparations which are used as 
moth preventives and destroyers are the 
following : 

Naphthalin Compounds. 

Naphthalin is a favorite as a moth 
preventive but is objectionable on ac- 
count of its odor. Various expedients 
have been resorted to as shown in these 
formulas to overcome the odor. Sev- 
eral other preparations containing naph- 
thalin are mentioned under "moth pow- 
ders," "moth species," etc. 

I. Cedar-Naphthalin : 

Oil of cedarwood fl.oz. 2 

Naphthalin, flakes av.lb. 5 

The oil destroys to a considerable ex- 
tent the naphthalin odor and is itself a 
good moth preventive. 

II. Compound Naphthalin Powder : 

Naphthalin av.oz. 8 

Filler av.oz. 4 

Colocynth av.oz. 2 

Insect powder av.oz. \ l / 2 

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Snuff av.oz. y 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 4 

Reduce the solids to powder, mix 
well, spread out on a sheet of paper and 
sprinkle the oil evenly over the whole. 
Then mix again and pass through a 
fine sieve. It should be put in a tight 
package, preferably the usual insect 
powder cans. The "filler" is usually 
bran, sawdust, corn meal, etc. If de- 
sired, perfume can be added to this 
powder, oil of cedarwood being very 
appropriate, and also adding materially 
to its efficacy. 
III. Xaphthalin-Camphor : 

Camphor gum part 1 

Naphthalin parts 3 

Melt together carefully on a water- 
bath, then pour into molds, and form 
into cakes. — D. 

IV. A variation of the preceding is 

this: 

Camphor part 1 

Paraffin wax parts 5 

Naphthalin parts 10 

H. 

V. Perfumed Naphthalin-Camphor : 

Camphor av.oz. 3 

Naphthalin av.oz. 9 

Cumarin gr. 3 

Oil of neroli drops 10 

Oil of mirbane drops 10 

Prepare like the preceding. 

Moth Paper. 
This is used for wrapping about the 
clothing or other articles to be protect- 
ed, or sheets may be laid in the cloth- 
ing : 

Naphthalin . . .av.oz. 4 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 8 

Melt together, and while still warm 
paint with a rather broad brush upon 
unsized paper. — H. 

Moth Powders. 
These may be sprinkled among the 
clothes before the latter are packed 
away for the summer. Or they may be 
enclosed in little bags like sachet-pow- 
der bags and laid among the clothes. 
Or the powder may be laid between two 
sheets of paper and then laid in the 
clothing. 



Capsicum, powder av.oz. 1 

Naphthalin, powder av.oz. 4 

Insect powder av.oz. 5 

Mix well. Use as described above. — D. 



II. 



Naphthalin 


av.oz. 8 


Starch 


av.oz. 2 


Orris root 


av.oz. 2 


Patchouly herb . . 


av.oz. 2 


Camphor ^_ 


av.oz. 2 


Reduce all to powd 


er and mix well. 


III. 




Patchouly 


av.oz. 5 


Valerian 


av.oz. 2Y2 


Orris root 


av.oz. 2.Y-2. 


Sumbul root 


av.oz. 2Y2 


Camphor 


av.oz. 2 


Naphthalin 


av.oz. 1 


Scotch snuff 


av.oz. 1 


Oil of cassia 


fl.oz. 1 


Oil of eucalyptus. 


fl.oz. 1 



Reduce the solids to fine powder and 
incorporate with the remaining ingre- 
dients. 

Moth Species. 

This is to be used like moth powder. 



Patchouly, cut . . . 


av.oz. 





Rosemary, cut . . . 

Thyme, cut 

Sa°re, cut 

Naphthalin 

Oil of mirbane... 
Oil of turpentine. 
Alcohol 


av.oz. 

av.oz. 

av.oz. 

av.oz. 

fl.dr. 

fl.oz. 

fl.oz. 


4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
1 

TO 



Dissolve the naphthalin and oils in 
the alcohol by the aid of heat, and 
sprinkle the solution while hot upon the 
mixed herbs or leaves. Introduce the 
mixture into bags or suitable size and 
lay them between the clothes to be pre- 
served, which should be firmly wrapped, 
securely packed, and kept in a cool 
place. — D. 

MOUNTING PASTE for Photo- 
graphs. 

See Paste for Mounting Photographs. 
MUCILAGES AND PASTES. 

See also under heading Pastes. 

I. What is a satisfactory adhesive 
and was the first mucilage used is muci- 
lage of acacia, which may be made sat- 
isfactorily according to the U. S. P. 
process. A preventive must be added 
such as oil of clove or wintergreen or 
other suitable antiseptic. 



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On account of the expensiveness of 
gum arabic, mucilages are made with 
numberless other substances as may be 
observed in the succeeding formulas. 
Gum ghatti may also replace the gum 
arabic. 

II. Dextrin, being cheap and pos- 
sessing strongly adhesive properties, is 
largely employed for making a muci- 
lage, yellow dextrin being the kind 
mostly used. 

Dextrin, vellow av.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Heat the water, add the dextrin grad- 
ually with constant stirring, and con- 
tinue the heat utnil the dextrin is dis- 
solved. One fluidounce of acetic acid 
may be added to the water before heat- 
ing, and to the solution may be added 
the same amount of alcohol to insure 
preservation. However, neither one is 
necessary if carbolic acid or an essen- 
tial oil, like oil of clove or wintegreen 
be added. This mucilage may be thin- 
ned when it becomes thickened by ex- 
posure, by dilution with water. A small 
amount of glycerin added to the muci- 
lage will prevent curling of the paper. 

See Xos. IV for paste made with 
white dextrin. 

III. 

Dextrin, yellow av.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 12 

Syrpy glucose dr. 3 

Aluminium sulfate (not 

alum) dr. i l / 2 

Mix the dextrin with the water, add 
the glucose and aluminium sulfate, and 
heat the mixture to about 90 C, when 
it will become transparent and thin. — D. 
IV. 

White dextrin av.oz. 7 

Water fl.oz. 17 

Diluted acetic acid fl.dr. 10 

Glycerin fl.dr. 10 

Oil of clove drops 16 

Mix the dextrin with 7 fluidounces of 
warm water, then add 10 fluidounces of 
boiling water, and boil the whole for 5 
minutes. Allow to cool, and add the 
other ingredients. 



V. 



flour 



1 

1 

30 

24 

2 

30 



J. K. Williams' formula for 
Paste : 

Rye flour av.oz. 

Alum, powder dr. 

Borax, powder dr. 

Boric acid gr. 

Water fl.oz. 

Acetic acid, 36% fl.oz. 

Oil of sassafras m. 

Thoroughly mix the flour, alum, borax 
and boric acid, add 8 fluidounces of cold 
water and stir or beat until free from 
lumpiness. Then add the acetic acid 
and 16 fluidounces of boiling water, all 
at once, and stir the whole until smooth. 
Then heat over a hot fire to break up 
the starch globules which will be indi- 
cated by the bluish tint on top, stirring 
thoroughly meanwhile to prevent scorch- 
ing. Be careful not to heat too long. 
Allow to cool and incorporate the oil. 
Transfer to a covered jar and when 
wanted for use reduce with boiling wa- 
ter, about 1 part of paste to 2 of water, 
adding the water slowly and in a boiling 
condition and beating the mixture till 
smooth. 

VI. E. W. Runyon's label paste: 

Flour av.oz. 4 

Xtiric acid m. 40 

Oil of clove m. 5 

Carbolic acid m. 5 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Thoroughly mix the flour and water, 

strain through, a sieve, add the nitric 
acid, apply heat until thoroughly cook- 
ed, and when nearly cold add the oil of 
clove and carbolic acid. 

In dry climates the addition of 5% of 
glycerin prevents it from drying too 
soon in the mucilage pot. 

VII. Bradford's formula : 

Wheat flour av.oz 

Alum av.oz 

Salicylic acid dr. 1 

Water pints 2 

Dissolve the alum and acid in the wa- 
ter and add the flour. Rub to a smooth 
mixture, strain through a cheese-cloth, 
and wash the residue left on the strain- 
er with the strained liquid until the 
flour is all through. Xow apply heat, 
stirring constantly meanwhile. The de- 



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1139 



gree to which it is to be cooked will de- 
pend on the purpose to which it is to be 
put. If intended for bottling, cook just 
enough to thicken but not so heavy that 
it cannot be poured. But if it is to be 
stored, the heat should be continued un- 
til the paste takes on a bluish tint and 
becomes stiff and almost dry. Great 
care must be taken to prevent scorching 
or burning. When cooked in this way, 
it may, when cold, be cut in chunks and 
carried about in paper. When required 
for use it is to be thinned with water. 
If the heat be still further continued 
cautiously until all the water is driven 
off, the paste can be reduced to powder, 
which will keep indefinitely and is ready 
for use at any time by adding water. 

This paste may be used by paperhang- 
ers. If the salicylic acid be replaced by 
2 drams of caustic soda, the product 
will serve for applying labels to tin. 
MUCILAGE, Elastic or Flexible. 

Gum arabic av.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Salicylic acid gr. 40 

Soft soap dr. 2 

Glycerin dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. iy 2 

Dissolve the gum in the water ; also 
dissolve the acid in the alcohol, mix 
with the soap and glycerin, and shake 
the whole thoroughly with the gum so- 
lution. 

This mucilage keeps well and when it 
dries remains elastic without any tend- 
ency to cracking. 

MUCILAGE, Stick or Bar. (Mucilage 
Pencil.) 
Mucilage, in the form of sticks, is 
much used in architectural and mechan- 
ical drawing for attaching the drawing 
paper to a board, and is generally spok- 
en of as mouth or lip glue. In making 
such a glue, only a very pure form of 
gelatin or glue should be used, as the 
least taste, would prove disgusting when 
the glue is moistened with the lips. Su- 
gar is generally added, not for the pur- 
pose of sweetening the glue, but in or- 
der to render it more easily soluble 
when it is to be used. This probably 
72 



is brought about by the sugar prevent- 
ing the glue from becoming too dry and 
hard. Some even use a good quality of 
glue without any admixture whatever, 
but this requires more rubbing when it 
is applied, although it holds better than 
that to which sugar has been added. 
The sugar may be replaced by glycerin. 

I. 

Glue, best av.oz. 4 

Isinglass av.oz. 1 

Brown sugar av.oz. 1 

Water sufficient 

Soak the glue and isinglass in water 
until soft. Pour off the superfluous 
water, and add the sugar. Melt the 
whole together with a gentle heat and 
allow to evaporate utnil quite thick. 
Pour into a flat-bottomed dish that is 
quite cold, preferably placed on ice, and 
when solid cut the glue into the desired 
shape. 

II. 

Isinglass av.oz. 1 

White glue av.oz. 1 

Sugar dr. 2 

Tragacanth dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 1 

Boil the whole together until when 
cold the mixture has the appearance of 
glue. Then form into rolls for use. 

If desired the glue, made according 
to either of the above formulas, may, 
while hot, be poured into suitable molds 
that have been previously well chilled. 

III. 

Glue, best av.oz. 12 

Sugar av.oz. 5 

Water sufficient 

Soak the glue in water over night, 
and dissolve it by heat in the smallest 
possible quantity of water. Add the 
sugar to the hot solution, and dry the 
composition, like jujube paste, in oiled 
molds. 

MUELLER'S FLUID (for Preserv- 
ing Anatomical Specimens). 
Potassium bichromate, 

gr. 160 to 190 

Sodium sulfate gr. 80 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. 



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NAPHTHALIN PAPER. 

See under Moth Preventives and De- 
stroyers. 
NICKEL PLATING. 

See Plating with Gold, Silver, etc. 
NUTRIENT GELATIN. 

Gelatin av.oz. i 

Extract of beef dr. 3 

Distilled water fl.oz. 29 

Dissolve the gelatin and extract in the 
water, filter, heat to boiling, and divide 
among test tubes which have previously 
been treated with boiling water. Close 
the cylinders with plugs of cotton, 
which has previously been heated for 
some time to a temperature of 150 C., 
then set aside for 4 weeks. 

Only the gelatin mixture which re- 
mains clear is to be used; if it becomes 
turbid, it is to be boiled again and 
again until it remains clear. 

Another nutrient gelatin is produced 
by dissolving 1 part of gelatin in 20 
parts of infusion of hay. — D. 

These are used for bacteriological 
work. 

OIL CLOTH, To Furbish. 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 5 

Oil of turpentine rl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the paraffin in the oil by the 
aid of a gentle heat, and apply with a 
sponge or piece of flannel while warm. 
Let it remain on the oil cloth for 24 
hours, then polish with flannel. 
OILS, Bleaching of. 

See Bleaching of Linseed and Poppy 
Seed Oils. 

OILED PAPER. 

See Paper, Oiled. 

OILY BOTTLES, To Clean. 
See Bottles, Cleaning of Greasy. 

OLIVE OIL, Denatured. 
See Denatured Olive Oil. 

"OXIDIZING" SILVER. 
See Silver, Oxidizing of. 

OZONIN. 

Resin av.oz. 5 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 8 

Potassium hydrate av.oz. 1 

Water " fl.dr. 13 



Hydrogen peroxid fl.oz. 3^4 

Dissolve the resin in the oil, add the 
potassium hydrate first dissolved in the 
water, and then mix with the hydrogen 
peroxid. The resulting jelly when ex- 
posed to light for 2 or 3 days changes 
into a thin liquid known as ozonin, 
which in the proportion of I part in 
1000 of water acts as a bleaching agent 
on fibres, wood, straw, paper, cork, etc., 
acting well in both acid and alkaline 
solution. 
PAINT, BLACK, Glossy. 

See Bicycle Paint. 
PAINT, BRONZE. 

See Bronze Paint. 
PAINT, Glossy or Enamel, White. 

Orange shellac av.oz. 15 

Copal resin av.oz. 5 

Venice turpentine av.oz. I 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 4 

Alcohol pints 10 

Mix, and add 4 or 5 pounds of zinc 

white or other white pigment. 
Another enamel paint may be made 

by mixing the pigment with a good 

varnish. 

PAINTS, How to Mix for Colors. 

White and black makes gray. 

Red and black makes brown. 

Lake and white makes rose. 

White and brown makes chestnut. 

White, blue and lake makes purple. 

Blue and lead color makes pearl. 

White and carmine makes pink. 

Indigo and lampblack makes silver 
gray. 

White and lampblack makes lead 
color. 

Black and Venetian red makes choco- 
late. 

White and green makes bright green. 

Purple and white makes French 
white. 

Light green and black makes dark 
green. 

White and Green makes pea green. 

White and emerald green makes bril- 
liant green. 

Red and yellow makes orange. 

White and yellow makes straw color. 



DOMESTIC UTILITIES. 



1141 



White, blue and black makes pearl 
gray. 

White, lake and vermillion makes 
flesh color. 

Umber, white and Venetian red makes 
drab. 

White, yellow and Venetian red 
makes cream. 

Red, blue, black and red makes olive. 

Yellow, white and a little Venetian 
red makes buff. 
PAINT, LUMINOUS. 

The process of making luminous paint 
depends on the prone, ty, possessed by 
certain substances, of absorbing light 
during exposure to sunshine or other 
very powerful sources of light, and giv- 
ing it off again in the darkness, a prop- 
erty which is sometimes, though incor- 
rectly, called "phosphorescence." The 
list of substances possessing this prop- 
erty in a greater or less degree is a 
long one, and among them the earthy 
sulfates and sulfids stand preeminent. 
Numerous processes have been devised 
for the utilization of this property, many 
of them covered by patents. One of 
the first of these was Balmain's process, 
which consists of a luminiferous sub- 
stance introduced into ordinary paints. 
This substance is prepared by heating 
together certain mixtures of lime and 
sulfur, and the production of calcium 
monosulfid. Another French patent 
rests on the calcination of sea-shells 
(such as those of the oyster, clam, and 
other bivalves, cuttlefish bone, etc.) in 
the presence of sulfur, and the addition 
to the product of various monosulfids 
(i. e., calcium, barium, strontium, ura- 
nium, magnesium, aluminum, etc.). 

The following is a practical method 
of procedure: Clean a quantity of oy- 
ster or mussel shells by washing them in 
warm suds, rinse in running water, then 
put them in an open fire and beat them 
for 30 to 35 minutes, then remove and 
let cool. When cold, pound them up 
and remove carefully all grey portions, 
as they are of no use. Put the remain- 
ing portion in a crucible, making a thin 



layer of the burnt shell, and putting on 
top of it a layer of sulfur, and thus al- 
ternating until the crucible is nearly 
full. Screw on the lid and lute to place 
tightly with a paste' of sand mixed with 
beer. When this is thoroughly dry put 
the crucible in a hot fire and heat for 
an hour. Withdraw the heat, let the 
crucible cool down spontaneously and 
when quite cold, remove the top. If the 
operation has been properly conducted 
the contents will be a white powder. 
All grey bits that are still found should 
be removed, as they only serve to weak- 
en the luminosity of the product. Now, 
sift the powder through a muslin sieve, 
raking it until only a few coarse bits 
remain. The sifted powder is mixed 
with gum water and applied in a thin 
layer to a cardboard, or other surface. 
When dry another thin layer, let dry and 
expose to strong sunlight for several 
hours. The surface will acquire a 
strong luminosity which, when fresh, 
will last all night. 
Another process is the following: 

Calcined oyster shells or cut- 
tlefish bone , . . . .parts 4 

Caustic lime parts 4 

Calcined sodium chlorid parti. 

Mix and thoroughly incorporate from 
20 to 25% of sulfur and from 3 to 7% 
of calcium, barium, strontium or mag- 
nesium sulfid. The luminosity may be 
increased by adding incinerated marine 
algae. The powder is rendered adhe- 
sive by means of varnish (alcoholic 
copal, etc.), collodion, mucilage, etc. 

Still another process for luminous 
calcium sulfid is this : 

Boil for 1 hour 2% ounces caustic 
lime, recently prepared by calcining- 
clean white shells at a strong red heat, 
with I ounce sulfur and 1 quart soft 
water. Set aside in a covered vessel 
for a few days; then pour off the li- 
quid, collect the clear, orange-colored 
crystals which have deposited, and let 
them drain and dry on bibulous paper. 
Place the dried sulfid in a clean gra- 
phite crucible provided with a cover. 



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THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



Heat for V2 hour at a temperature just 
short of redness, then quickly for about 
5 f teen minutes at a white heat. Remove 
cover, and pack in clay until perfectly 
cold. A small quantity of pure calcium 
fluorid is added to the sulfid before 
heating it. 

PAINT REMOVERS (from Fabrics). 
See under the headings Ammonia, 
Household; Benzin Jelly; Cleansing 
Preparations ; Glove Cleaners ; Soap, 
OxGall ; and Stains from Fabrics, Re- 
moval of. 
PAINT AND VARNISH Removers. 

Numerous formulas have been devis- 
ed for mixtures for removing old paint 
and varnish from woodwork. A mix- 
ture of equal parts of benzol, acetone 
and amylacetate has been recommended. 
The following has been patented in the 
U. S. Patent Office: 

Paraffin parts 4 

Hard grease parts 4 

Benzole parts 8 

Methyl alcohol parts 7 

Another mixture for this purpose is 
this : 

Acetone parts 16 

Wood alcohol parts 16 

Benzol parts 5 

Benzine parts 3 

PANAMA HATS, To Clean. 

The following method has been rec- 
ommended : 
A. 

Sodium sulfite av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.dr. 1 

Water fl.oz. yy 2 

Mix and dissolve. 

B. 

Citric acid dr. i x / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 9 

Mix and dissolve. 

First sponge the hat with A, then lay 
it aside in a moist place, preferably a 
cellar, then apply B, and put away again 
for 24 hours. Finally iron with a flat- 
iron, which should not be too hot. 

Sodium hyposulfite may be used in 
place of the sulfite. 



See also Straw Hat Cleaners for 
other preparations to clean Panama 
hats. 

Sodium perborate has been recom- 
mended lately for cleaning Panama 
hats. The steps in the process are: (1) 
Brush the hat in a solution of Castile 
soap in warm water to remove any su- 
perficial dirt, rinse, and (2) dip for 5 
minutes in a solution of hydrochloric 
acid in water containing l / 2 ounce of 
acid to the gallon; (3) transfer to a 
bath of sodium perborate — 2 ounces to 
the gallon of lukewarm water — and al- 
low to remain over night ; (4) rinse out 
in a solution of oxalic acid of the 
strength of Yz ounce to a gallon of wa- 
ter; (5) dry in sunshine or expose to 
the fumes of burning sulfur in a dry 
room. 
PAPER, Barometer or Hygrometer. 

See Barometer or Hygrometer Paper. 
PAPER FOR BLUE PRINTS. 

See Blue Printing Paper. 
PAPER, CARBOLIZED. 

Carbolized paper, suitable for the 
preservation of furs, etc., from moths, 
can be readily prepared by applying a 
strong solution of carbolic acid, with a 
brush or sponge to any unsized paper. 
A heavy paper will absorb more, and 
consequently last longer. The paper 
should be kept in close boxes until 
wanted, and the consumer directed to 
place the sheets freely among the arti- 
cles to be protected, and wrap them 
tightly in ordinary paper. 

Carbolic paper may also be prepared 
as follows : 

Petrolatum av.oz. 4 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 4 

Carbolic acid av.oz. 2 

Melt the paraffin and petrolatum, add 
the carbolic acid, allow to cool and so- 
lidify, and with this prepare carbolized 
paper, as directed for making waxed 
and ceresin paper. — D. 

PAPER, CARBON OR MANIFOLD. 

The simplest formula is the follow- 
ing; 



DOMESTIC UTILITIES. 



1143 



Lard parts 6 

Yellow wax part I 

Lampblack part I 

Melt the wax, add the lard and make 
a thoroughly smooth mixture with the 
lampblack by trituration. 

Brush this mixture while warm over 
suitable paper, and remove the excess 
with a flannel cloth. 
PAPER, CERESIN. 

This may be prepared similarlv to 
waxed paper. 
PAPER, HYDROGRAPHIC. 

See Hydrographic Paper. 
PAPER, IMPERMEABLE. 

According to a French patent, im- 
permeable paper may be made by apply- 
ing the following mixture on the sur- 
face : Olive oil, 7 parts ; rapeseed oil, 
7; linseed oil, 7. Mix and add white 
wax, 2, previously dissolved in oil of 
turpentine, 2 parts. 
PAPER, OILED. 

Brush sheets of paper over with boil- 
ed oil and suspend them on a line to 
dry. 
PAPER, PARAFFINED. 

This may be prepared like waxed 
paper, or the paper may be drawn 
through melted paraffin; or, a better 
way is to melt 8 av. ounces of paraffin, 
remove from the fire, add 16 fluidounces 
of benzin; draw the paper through this, 
and then dry. 
PAPER, Parchment, for Bottles. 

The transparent paper used by manu- 
facturers for "finishing off" pharmaceu- 
tical preparations is the kind known as 
"parchment," though of course it is not 
the real parchment, which is very rare 
and expensive. In wrapping the bot- 
tle, use paper of the proper size, apply 
flour or other white paste to the edges, 
roll the paper neatly around the bot- 
tle, wet the top portion of the paper 
by dipping in water, allow the excess 
of water to drain off, then fold the 
paper over and press it upon the bottle. 
The paste applied to the edges secures 
the back seam. 



PAPER, RAZOR. 

See Razor Paper, 
PAPER, RESIN. 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 1 

Benzine fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the gum in the benzine by 
maceration, and spread the mixture on 
paper by means of a brush. It is then 
dried by hanging up ; the benzine odor 
may be removed by subjecting to the 
heat of a drying oven. 

PAPER, TRACING. 

I. 

Apply with a brush a varnish com- 
pound of equal parts of balsam of fir 
and oil of turpentine to smooth unsized 
white paper, and hang up the sheets to 
dry. 
II. 

Rub the paper with a mixture of 
equal parts of cottonseed oil and oil of 
turpentine; dry immediately, by rubbing 
it with wheat flour, and then hang up 
for 24 hours to dry. If washed over 
with ox-gall, and dried, it may be writ- 
ten upon with ink or water colors. 

PAPER, WAXED. 

Place strong white paper on a hot 
iron plate and rub it well with a lump 
of white wax, the excess to be removed 
by means of a cloth pad. 

PASTE, LIBRARY. (Photo-Library 
Paste.) 

See also the Mucilages. 
I. Edel's process : 

White dextrin lbs. 5 or S r A 

Water gal. 1 

Oil of wintergreen m. 30 

Oil of clove m. 30 

Heat the water to 160 F., then turn 
off the heat, add the dextrin and stir 
until dissolved. When cool, add the oils 
and stir well. Then pour into bottles, 
cork and put away in a cool place. After 
2 to 4 weeks the mixture will alter or 
"ripen" so that a creamy paste is ob- 
tained. If the bottles are put into a 
refrigerator at a temperature of about 
40 R, the "ripening" will occur in a 
week or less. 



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A patent was also granted for a prep- 
aration like this in 1895. 

II. Ebert's formula : 

Corn starch av.oz. 2 

Gelatin av.oz. 24 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Oil of clove drops 16 

Incorporate the starch with the water, 
add the gelatin, and heat the whole on 
a water-bath until a uniform jelly-like 
compound results. When nearly cold, 
stir in the oil. 

III. 

White dextrin av.oz. 12 

White sugar av.oz. 3 

Alum av.oz. ]/ 2 

Water fl.oz. 20 

Formaldehyde m. 10 

Oil of wintergreen m. 10 

Rub the solids to powder, mix well, 
and add the water in a boiling condi- 
tion. Then allow to cool, rub in a mor- 
tar to a smooth consistency, and finally 
incorporate the formaldehyde and oil. 

PASTE for Mounting Photographs. 
I.' 

Gelatin av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. \]/ 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. y 2 to 1 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Soak the gelatin in cold water for an 
hour or more, then drain off as much 
water as possible, and add to the alcohol 
contained in a wide-mouthed bottle. 
Now add the glycerin, the quantity to 
vary as the gelatin is of the soft or 
hard kind. Put the bottle in hot water, 
agitating occasionally until the glycerin 
is dissolved. 
II. 

Arrowroot av.oz. 1 

Gelatin gr. 50 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 10 

Soak the gelatin in the water, add the 
arrowroot which has previously been 
mixed with a small quantity of the 
water and boil for 4 or 5 minutes. After 
cooling, add the alcohol and a few 
drops of carbolic acid or oil of clove. 
PASTE in Powder Form. 
A patent was granted some years ago 



for a paste consisting of flour, starch, 
or other farinaceous substance, with an 
alkali, preferably caustic soda or pot- 
ash, or other strongly alkaline sub- 
stance. If the flour be mixed with any 
of these substances in the form of pow- 
der in the proper proportions they form 
a compound which, when mixed with 
water, will soon assume the consistence 
of a paste, and will become soluble in 
water. The actiorr of the alkali on the 
flour bursts the starch cells and digests 
or dissolves it, increasing its bulk and 
reducing it to a paste, which may be 
thinned by the addition of water or 
thickened by the addition of more of 
the alkali and flour. These compounds 
are sold as powders, to be mixed with 
water by the user. 

The following formula has been 
given : 

Flour parts 21 

Caustic soda in powder. .. .parts 2 

In place of the caustic soda, pulver- 
ized caustic potash may be used. Other 
forms of alkali — such as strong soda 
ash — may also be used, but the quantity 
must be considerably increased until 
sufficient to digest the flour. 

A formula said to answer better for 
all purposes is the following modifica- 
tion of the above : 

Flour, starch or other farin- 
aceous substance parts 21 

Caustic soda (or potash), in 
powder parts 2 

Ammonium sulfate parts 2 

When using this, add water. 

The ammonium sulfate is used as a 
neutralizing agent and counteracts the 
strong effects of caustic soda on col- 
ored or tinted papers. 
PASTE to Stick Labels on Tin. 

Many expedients have been offered to 
enable paper labels to adhere to tin con- 
tainers. A simple plan is to roughen 
the surface of the tin by rubbing with a 
piece of sand or emery paper, then ap- 
plying the label in the usual manner. 
Or apply to the surface of the tin a 
slight coating of a resinous tincture, 
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allowing the tin to dry and then apply- 
ing the label as before. Or rub the tin 
with hydrochloric acid or with tincture 
of iron and then applying the label as 
before. 

If solution of silicate of sodium be 
used instead of mucilage or paste, the 
label will adhere indefinitely, but this 
preparation has some disadvantages, 
such as its strong alkalinity and the dif- 
ficulty of applying it satisfactorily. 

It is also said that labels peel off 
from the tin surface because of the dry- 
big of the paste and that if some ingre- 
dient were present in the paste which 
would cause it to remain permanently 
moist, this peeling off would not occur. 
Such substances are glycerin and cal- 
cium chlorid. Another substance which 
has been suggested as a good addition 
to ordinary paste to make it adhere to 
tin is solution of antimony chlorid. 

Preparation No. VII under the head- 
ing Mucilages and Pastes is excellent 
for applying labels to tin. 

PENCILS, COLORED. 

See Colored Pencils. 

PENCILS FOR WRITING ON 
GLASS. 

Spermaceti parts 3 

Talcum parts 3 

Yellow wax parts 2 

Red lead parts 6 

Caustic potash part 1 

PESTLE HANDLES, To Cement. 

The handles of wedgewood pestles 
are usually inserted with glue, which 
soon comes loose. When the handle 
does come loose, it may be reinserted in 
various ways. One method is to melt 
some orange shellac at a gentle heat, 
pour the melted mass into the cavity, 
then push in the handle. In a moment 
or two, the excess of shellac which has 
exuded will harden and may be scraped 
off. 

Equal parts of caoutchouc and shellac 
are used in the same manner. 

Another plan is to make a thick paste 
of litharge and glycerin, using this in 
the same manner as the melted shellac. 



Instead of litharge and glycerin, a mix- 
ture of calomel and mucilage of acacia 
may be used. 

Before attempting to use any of these 
substances, the cavity of the pestle and 
the end of the pestle handle should be 
freed from glue as much as possible. 

PETROLEUM SOAP. 

See Soap, Petroleum. 

PHARAOH'S SERPENTS. 

This curious chemical toy, also known 
as "eggs of Pharaoh's serpents," is pre- 
pared as follows: 

Dissolve mercury in diluted nitric 
acid, being careful that there shall be an 
excess of mercury present. When the 
action of the acid has ceased decant the 
solution, and pour it into a solution of 
ammonium or potassium sulfocyanid. 
A precipitate of mercury sulphocyanid 
is formed which should be washed, col- 
lected, and dried. Then for every pound 
of this substance, take one ounce of 
gum tragacanth, soak it in water to 
soften thoroughly, transfer it to a mor- 
tar, add the dried precipitate, and make 
the whole into a paste by the addition 
of sufficient water. The mass is then 
pressed into molds of conical shape and 
dried. When these are ignited by the 
application of a match at the conical 
end they form an enormous volume of 
ash which proceeds in great coils from 
the body of the mass, and which by its 
serpentine movements as it is formed, 
has suggested the name. 

This substance is not altogether free 
from danger- in its use because mercu- 
rial fumes are formed during combus- 
tion of the mass. On this account sev- 
eral substitutes have been suggested. One 
of these which is almost as good as the 
original and which is not poisonous is 
prepared as follows: 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. 2 

Potassium nitrate av.oz. 1 

Sugar av.oz. 3 

Pulverize each of the ingredients sep- 
arately, and then mix them thoroughly. 
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size and press the mixture into them. 

When quite dry they are ready for use. 

They should be kept from moisture and 

light. 

PHOSPHORUS PASTES. 

These are used mainly for the exter- 
mination of rats and roaches, but are 
equally effective against mice, water 
bugs, and other vermin. 

The phosphorus is either melted in 
warm water, liquefied with sulfur, or 
dissolved in carbon disulfid, then mixed 
with a fatty substance like lard, suet, or 
oil, and finally with a floury substance 
to give the requisite consistency. Ow- 
ing to the ready combustibility of phos- 
phorus, great care must be exercised in 
handling it, especially when it is melted 
in water by the aid of heat. 

Sometimes these pastes decompose 
("sour") easily, especially if they con- 
tain any saccharine substance like mo- 
lasses. 

In using these pastes, they are smear- 
ed into all crevices and corners to com- 
bat roaches ; for rats they are spread on 
thin slices of bread and cheese which 
are then cut up into small pieces and 
strewed about in appropriate places. 
I. Rother's formula : 

Phosphorus av.oz. I 

Starch av.oz. 4 

Flour av.oz. 12 

Glycerin fl.oz. 12 

Water . . . . fl.oz. 24 

Make a smooth mixture of the starch, 
flour, glycerin and 20 fluidounces of 
water, straining through a No. 60 sieve 
if necessary, transfer to an enameled- 
irori evaporating dish, and apply heat, 
best by means of a sand-bath, until a 
plasma begins to form, stirring or beat- 
ing meanwhile with a pestle or paddle ; 
then take the vessel from the fire and 
stir as before while the plasma forms, 
so as to evenly divide it. After a few 
minutes reapply heat, stirring briskly 
until the plasma has completely formed, 
then set aside to cool, stirring occa- 
sionally. 



Xow place 3 ounces of the plasma, 
thoroughly mixed with the remaining 4 
fluidounces of water, into a porcelain 
measure of the capacity of one pint, 
set this into nearly boiling hot water, 
and when the mixture has become suf- 
ficiently hot, drop in about I dram of 
the phosphorus. When this has fused, 
agitate the whole thoroughly with a 
spatula or pestle, and incorporate the 
remainder of the phosphorus in the 
same manner. By this manipulation the 
phosphorus is effectively extinguished 
without the risk of coming in contact 
with the air in an inflammable condi- 
tion. After this thicken the phosphoric 
mixture with more of the reserved 
plasma and finally incorporate it thor- 
oughly with the remainder of the 
plasma. 

II. Scoville's formula : 

Phosphorus av.oz. 1 

Lard av.oz. 6 

Barium carbonate av.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 6 

Wheat flour av.oz. 12 

Molasses av.oz. 12 

Make a dough of the flour and water 

and incorporate the lard. Place the mo- 
lasses in a wide-mouthed bottle, add the 
phosphorus and heat upon a water-bath 
until the latter is melted, stir well to 
suspend the phosphorus, then add to the 
dough, and incorporate quickly. Finally 
stir in the barium carbonate and trans- 
fer to suitable bottles. The mass is lia- 
ble to take fire while incorporating the 
phosphorus, which should be done in 
an open space, the hands being protect- 
ed meanwhile by wrapping in wet cloths. 

III. Patton's formula : 

Phosphorus av.oz. r 

Corrosive sublimate dr. 1 

Table salt av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. VA 

Wheat flour av.oz. S l / 2 

Water fl.oz. 24 

Beat the flour with the water to a 

smooth' mixture, add the other ingredi- 
ents and heat the mixture very cauti- 
ously, Stir meanwhile constantly with a 



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wooden paddle so as to obtain a uni- 
form paste when all the starch cells are 
broken. When the paste is sufficiently 
solid, a small quantity of Venetian red 
may be added for coloring purposes. 
Finally put into suitable wide-mouthed 
bottles. 

PIANO COVERS (Rubber), To Clean. 
See Rubber Piano Covers, To Clean. 
PIANO POLISH. 

See Furniture Polish. 
PICTURES, To Transfer. 

A saponaceous liquid is generally used 
to transfer pictures from newspapers, 
magazines, etc., to glass, porcelain or 
similar articles, as in the following: 
I. 

Soft soap dr. i 

Potassium carbonate gr. 30 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Mix and dissolve. 

The print is laid on a flat surface, 
such as a drawing board, and moistened 
with the liquid. The paper on which 
the reproduction is required is laid over 
this, and then a sheet of thicker paper 
is placed on the top, and the whole rub- 
bed evenly and hard with a blunt in- 
strument, such as the bowl of a spoon, 
until the desired depth of color in the 
transferrer is obtained. Another and 
more artistic process is to cover the 
print with a transparent sheet of mate- 
rial coated with wax, to trace out the 
pictures with a point and to take rub- 
bings of the same after powdering with 
plumbago. 
II. 

Hard soap dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 2 

For the soap use Castile or any other 
kind of hard soap. Dissolve it in the 
water by the aid of heat, then add the 
other ingredients. 

Use this like the preceding. 
III. 

Common yellow soap dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Oil of turpentine. ..,,,,,,. -fl.dr. 6 



Dissolve the soap in the water by the 
aid of heat, and when the solution is 
nearly cold add the oil, and shake thor- 
oughly together. This fluid is applied 
liberally to the surface of the printed 
matter with a soft brush or sponge (be- 
ing careful not to smear the ink, which 
soon becomes softened) and allowed to 
soak for a few minutes; then dampen 
the plain paper on which the transfer is 
to be made, place it upon the engraving 
and subject the whole to moderate pres- 
sure for about one minute. On separat- 
ing them a reversed transfer will be 
found on the paper. 
PITCH FOR BOATS. 

Pine or coal tar .gall. 1 

Rosin av.lb. 3 

Melt the rosin and add the tar. 

The product made with coal tar will 

chill the quickest. 

PLANT FOOD. 
See Fertilizers. 

PLANT INSECT EXTERMINA- 
TORS. 

See Insecticides for Plants. 

PLASTER OF PARIS FORMULAS. 

1. To Make Plaster Set Hard— -Mix 
best plaster of Paris with about 10% 
(more or less, according to effect ascer- 
tained by preliminary experiment) of 
very fine powdered marble (calcium 
carbonate). Or add to it about 6% of 
powdered alum, or about the same 
amount of ammonium chlorid, before 
mixing it with water. 

2. To Make Plaster Set Slower.— 
Mix it with 2 to 4% of powdered al- 
thaea root before adding the water. This 
not only retards the hardening of the 
plaster, but also enables it to be cut, 
filed, sawed and turned. 

An addition of 8% of althaea powder 
retards the complete setting of the plas- 
ter for about one hour, so that the mass 
can be used for any purpose where it 
is to remain plastic during at least a 
portion of that time. The addition of 
fine slacked lime will also retard the 
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may be regulated by changing the rela- 
tive quantities of lime and plaster of 
Paris. 

PLATING WITH GOLD, SILVER, 
TIN, ETC. 

A number of processes and formulas 
are here given, all of which are highly 
recommended. 

The deposition of one metal upon an- 
other may be made in several ways. 
What is now the most common and us- 
ually most satisfactory method of de- 
position, generally known as "plating," 
is by means of the electric current, this 
method being known as "electroplating." 
Another method of deposition, which is 
a very inferior process, is what is tech- 
nically known as "washing." This con- 
sists in the application of a solution of 
a salt of a metal which is to be deposit- 
ed by means of a cloth. The coating of 
metal deposited is so infinitely thin that 
it very quickly wears away, revealing 
the inferior material beneath. 

I. Gold "washing" : 
A (liquid form). 

Gold chlorid dr. I 

Potassium cyanid dr. 3 

Distilled water oz. 1 

Precipitated chalk sufficient 

Dissolve the gold chlorid in 1 fluidram 
of water, and the potassium cyanid in 
the remainder of the water; mix the 
two solutions and add enough precipi- 
tated chalk to make a thin paste. 

After thoroughly cleaning the object 
to be gilded, and freeing it from grease, 
etc., apply this paste with a camel's-hair 
pencil evenly over the surface, keeping 
the liquid well stirred meanwhile. Let 
dry slowly at ordinary temperature. 
When dry, put in an oven and heat to 
60 or 70 C. Wash off with clean wa- 
ter, dry and finish by going over the 
surface with a burnisher. 

B (powder form). 

Gold chlorid gr. 90 

Potassium cyanid gr. 280 

Potassium bitartrate gr. 24 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 1 

Mix the ingredients intimately; add 



water to make a moderately thick paste ; 
rub with a bit of flannel. The surface 
must, of course, be thoroughly cleaned. 

II. Silver "washing" (for brass only) : 
A. 

Silver nitrate av.oz. Yi 

Potassium cyanid av.oz. 1 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 

Dissolve the silver nitrate and potas- 
sium cyanid each separately in a por- 
tion of the water, mix the two solu- 
tions, and add the chalk: 

In iJfeing, clean the article to be coated 
so as to free it from grease and tar- 
nish, then rub with the liquid applied 
on a cloth. 

B. 

Silver nitrate gr. 165 

Ammonia water fl.dr. 3 

Sodium hyposulfite dr. 5 

Precipitated chalk dr. 5 

Distilled water fl.oz. 6 l / 2 

Dissolve the silver salt in a portion 
of the water, the hyposulfite in the re- 
mainder, mix the two solutions, and add 
the ammonia and chalk. 

This is to be used like the preced- 
ing. 

C. 

Silver chlorid dr. 1 

Cream of tartar dr. 6 l / 2 

Sodium chlorid dr. 3 

The powder is made into a cream 
with water, and the article to be plated 
is either covered with the paint by 
means of a brush or immersed in the 
mixture for a short time; then, after 
being dried, it is rubbed off and the 
article polished with prepared chalk. 
— H. 

The silver chlorid may be made by 
precipitating a solution of silver nitrate, 
about 1 in 20, with hydrochloric acid, 
previously acidulating the solution with 
nitric acid. Collect the precipitate on 
a filter, wash it with water, and dry 
it. 

D. 

Silver chlorid dr. 3 

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Prepared chalk dr. 2 

Potassium carbonate dr. 6 

Powder thoroughly and mix well. 

To use the preparation dip a moist- 
ened rag in it and apply it to the arti- 
cle to be silvered, which latter should 
be thoroughly freed from grease, etc., 
before applying the powder. 

This powder should be put up in 
paraffin paper as otherwise it will at- 
tract moisture from the air and be- 
come liquid. 

III. Silvering objects by dipping: 
This is a purely chemical method, 
the galvanic current not being used 
for depositing the silver on the objects. 
It is especially adapted for small ob- 
jects made of brass and copper, such 
as buttons, nails, wire, screws, pins 
and needles, etc. The bath is made l.s 
follows : 

Silver nitrate gr. 100 

Potassium cyanid dr. 6 

Water, distilled fl.oz. iSy 2 

Dissolve the salts separately in the 
distilled water, then mix the solutions 
and warm on a water bath to about 50 
to 6o° C. The objects to be silvered 
are placed in a basket, or hung from 
a wire frame, and dipped in the warm 
bath. If the objects are perfectly clean, 
presenting a metallic surface, the sil- 
ver will be deposited immediately. If 
the metallic surface of the objects pre- 
sents a mat surface, a mat silvering 
results. When the surface to be sil- 
vered shows a bright metallic surface 
of high luster, the silvered articles come 
out with _a polish and bright surface. 
If the operator finds the bath gives 
poor results, it is useless to add fresh 
salts; the liquid must be thrown away 
and a fresh solution has to be made. 
This method of silvering depends on the 
greater solubility of the copper and 
zinc over silver, and these metals must 
replace the silver in solution. Unfort- 
unately, when an object is silvered by 
this method only a very thin film of 
metal is deposited. When a heavier 
plating is desired, the electro-plating 



method must be resorted to, but, for 
small pins, trinkets and the like, where 
only a thin deposit is required, this 
method is advantageous, since so many 
objects can be treated at one time. 

IV. Nickeling : 

There is no reliable method of de- 
positing nickel from its cold solution, 
as in the foregoing cases, but a thin 
and adhesive coating may be given arti- 
cles of brass, iron, etc., by the follow- 
ing process : Boil in a copper vessel 
a saturated solution of zinc chlorid and 
an equal quantity of water. While boil- 
ing add hydrochloric acid, drop by drop, 
until the precipitate at first thrown down 
is again completely redissolved. Now 
add zinc in powder, until the bottom 
of the kettle is nearly covered with a 
precipitate of zinc. The bath is now 
ready for the ' addition of a salt of 
nickel, and either the sulfate or the 
nitrate may be used. Add it in suffi- 
cient quantity to give the bath a strong 
green color. The articles to be nickeled 
are now hung in the bath by means of 
a zinc wire, or a strip of sheet zinc, 
and a few pieces of the latter are 
thrown in along with them. Raise the 
heat to a strong boil and continue it 
for several minutes, or until the arti- 
cles are covered with a bright coating 
of nickel. The articles should be thor- 
oughly cleaned and freed from grease 
before being put in the bath. When 
finished, rinse and then rub well with 
precipitated chalk. 

V. Platinizing : 

Platinum chlorid, 1 part; sodium 
chlorid, 8 parts; distilled water, 100 
parts. Bring to a boil, and put the 
articles to be platinized, first thoroughly 
cleaned, in the vessel. Keep at a mod- 
erate temperature, and in the course 
of 3 or 4 hours the platinizing will be 
completed. Polish with chamois. 

There is as yet no known method 
of depositing aluminium by a process 
similar to any of the above. 

VI. Brass scale pans, or any other 
metallic substance capable of taking a 



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deposit of silver may be plated in vari- 
ous ways. Here is a method recom- 
mended by Kayser : 

It is absolutely necessary that the 
article to be plated shall present a 
perfect metallic surface, free from ox- 
ids, dirt, grease, etc.; it must be thor- 
oughly scoured, if necessary, with the 
intervention of acids, and afterwards 
carefully washed. It is then to be dip- 
ped into a solution prepared by mak- 
ing a saturated aqueous solution of bi- 
sulfite of sodium, and adding to the lat- 
ter so much of a solution of nitrate of 
silver (30 parts in 100) that there are 
6 parts of the silver salt for every 100 
of the bisulfite.. The following would 
be a more simple way to state the pro- 
portions : 

Sodium bisulfite av.oz. 10 

Distilled water. . .enough to dissolve 

Silver nitrate gr. 264 

Distilled water fl.oz. 2 

Dissolve and mix the two solutions. 
Allow the article to remain in the 
mixture until it is properly coated, then 
take it out ; wash it with water in which 
a little sodium carbonate had previ- 
ously been dissolved ; finally wash with 
pure water, and dry in sawdust. 
POLISH FOR STOVES. 

See Stove Polish or Blacking. 
POLISHING CLOTHS. 

The so-called polishing cloths are 
made in different ways. The simplest 
is to dissolve 1 ounce of oxalic acid in 
a gallon of water, and sift into the solu- 
tion one pound of whiting. Saturate 
pieces of canton flannel, about 18 inches 
in this liquid, which is to be kept well 
stirred, wring out the cloth somewhat, 
and allow it to dry. Then smooth out 
the cloth, fold it, and insert in an en- 
velope. 

Another plan is to use a mixture of 
2 parts of white castile soap, 1 part 
of jeweler's rouge, and 20 of water. 
Dissolve the soap in the water by the 
aid of heat, adding water from time to 
time if necessary; and then incorporate 
the rouge. Impregnate pieces of woolen 



cloth, which may be red, in the same 
manner as the preceding. Instead of the 
cloth, chamois leather may be used 
which will prove more durable for many 
purposes. 

Sometimes two kinds of cloths are 
used in conjunction. The first is im- 
pregnated with a mixture of flour of 
emery, 1 part, soap, 2 parts, and water, 
10 parts, the second with a mixture of 
tripoli or jeweler's rouge, 1 part, soap, 
2 parts, and water 10 parts. The first 
cloth is used as a scourer to remove 
the oxidized surface while the second 
cloth is the polisher proper. 
POLISHING LIQUIDS. 

A patent has been taken out in France 
for a liquid polish, which, it is claimed, 
is of wide applicability and great ex- 
cellence, giving a high polish to varn- 
ished or polished surfaces of almost 
every description from floors, oil cloths, 
linoleum furniture, etc., uo to art mar- 
bles. The formula is as follows : 

Yellow wax parts 30 

Oil of lavender part 1 

Ammonia water part 1 

Alcohol parts 2 

Benzin, deodorized parts 200 

If a darker color be desired, a very 
small quantity of aniline brown may 
be added, dissolve in the alcohol. 
POLISHING PASTE. 

See Putz Pomades. 
POLISHING POWDERS. 

Under this heading are mentioned 
powdery mixtures used in polishing dif- 
ferent metals. These powders must 
always be impalpably fine, particularly 
such as are used to polish silver and 
gold ware. 
I. 

Chalk av.oz. 10 

White bole av.oz. 4 

Lead carbonate av.oz. 5 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Iron oxid av.oz. 1 

This mixture is best adapted to brass 
and copper. 
II. 

Calcined magnesia av.oz. 9 

Jeweler's rouge (crocus 
martis) ,.,..,.,.. ,av,oz. 1 






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This mixture is recommended for 
polishing silver; it should be used dry. 
— D. 

III. 

Calcined magnesia av.oz. 8 

Jeweler's rouge (crocus 

martis) av.oz. 8 

This mixture is recommended for 

polishing gold; it should be used dry. 

— D. 

IV. 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 4 

Chalk av.oz. 4 

Jeweler's rouge av.oz. 7 

V. 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 3 

Chalk av.oz. 3 

Alum av.oz. 1 

Reduce all to very fine powder and 
mix well. 

This is recommended for silver. Ap- 
ply with a moistened rag, then polish 
with a piece of chamois. 

VI. A popular preparation made in 
Germany was found upon analysis to 
consist of 9 parts of tripoli and 1 part 
of tartaric acid. 
POLISH FOR SHOES. 

See Shoe Blacking, Liquid; Shoe 
Blacking, Paste Form; and Shoe Dress- 
ing, Tan or Russet. 

PORCELAIN LETTERS, To Fasten 
to Windows. 

See under Enameled Letters. 
PUTTY, GLAZIER'S. 

Mix whiting with boiled linseed oil 
to form a stiff paste. 
PTTTZ POMADES. 

By this term are signified pasty or 
fatty mixtures intended especially for 
polishing copper and brass ; these mix- 
tures may be used on steel, but should 
never be used on silver or gold. 

The fatty substance present consists 
of a fixed oil — oleic acid, lard, petro- 
latum, palm oil, lard oil, etc., mixed 
with tripoli, rotten stone, emery, jew- 
eler's rouge (also called crocus martis), 
pumice stone, etc. ; the whole being flav- 
ored, as a rule, with oil of mirbane 
(nitro-benzol or artifical oil of bitter 



almond). The powders must be in a 
very finely divided condition ; it is, in 
fact, advisable to pass the mixture of 
fat and powder through a paint mill to 
insure fineness and smoothness. 
I. 

Rotten stone av.oz. 16 

Stearin , av.oz. 8 

Cottonseed oil fl.oz. 4 

Oil of mirbane. . . .enough to flavor 
Melt the fats, incorporate the rotten 
stone with them, and add the oil of 
mirbane when cool. 
II. 

Oxalic acid dr. 2 

Peroxid of iron (jeweler's 

rouge) av.oz. 4 

Rotten stone av.oz. 5 

Palm oil ' av.oz. 15 

Petrolatum av.oz. 1 

Pulverize the acid finely and add the 
rouge and rotten stone, mixing thor- 
oughly. Sift to remove all grit; then 
gradual^ add the palm oil and petro- 
latum, and incorporate: Add oil of 
mirbane or oil of lavender to flavor. 

III. 

Crocus martis part 1 

Oleic acid sufficient 

Petrolatum, to make parts 4 

Make a paste of the crocus martis 

with the acid, and then add enough 

petrolatum to make 4 parts. 

IV. 

Tripoli av.oz. 8 

Mercurial ointment dr. 2 

Petrolatum, enough to form a paste 
This is said to be especially good for 

white metal goods as well as for trass. 

The presence of the mercury makes it 

more than ordinarily efficient. 

PUTZ TABLETS. 

Soap, cut fine or powder, .av.oz. 16 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 2 

Jeweler's rouge av.oz. 1 

Cream of tartar av.oz. V/ 2 

Magnesium carbonate av.oz. 1 

Water sufficient 

Make a paste of the mixture with 

water and make into tablets which may 

be dispensed loose or in flat tin boxes. 

This, like ptirz pomade, is used for 

polishing purposes. 



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PYROTECHNIC PAPERS. 

See Fireworks Papers. 
RAT EXTERMINATORS. 

Various substances are used for ex- 
terminating or destroying rats and other 
rodents. These include arsenic, strych- 
nine, phosphorus, plaster of Paris, bar- 
ium, squill, etc. The methods of prep- 
aration are described below : 

Arsenical Preparations. 
These may be in the form of a pow- 
der, paste or pellets. The arsenic need 
not be the chemically pure arsenous 
oxid but may be the common powdered 
arsenic of commerce which is usually 
known as "white arsenic." Plaster of 
Paris is added to increase the efficacy 
of the arsenic and to act as a diluent. 
Sugar is sometimes added for sweet- 
ening purposes ; flavoring oils and color- 
ing substances are also added. 
I. 

White arsenic av.oz. 8 

Plaster of Paris av.oz. 6 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 2 

Mix thoroughly. 

The directions for use may be as fol- 
lows : Mix the powder with three times 
its bulk of grease (any kind), butter, 
cheese, cornmeal, or any food rats or 
mice will eat. 

II. 

White arsenic av.oz. 2 

Plaster of Paris av.oz. 8 

Flour av.oz. 8 

Lampblack gr. 20 

Oil of anise drops 5 

Mix well and use like the preceding. 
The lampblack is for coloring purposes 
only. 
III. 

White arsenic ".av.oz. 4 

Sugar, powder av.oz. 2 

Wheat flour av.oz. 10 

Aniline blue gr. 20 

Oil of anise drops 30 

Mix thoroughly. 

When this powder is used, it may 
be moistened with water and made into 
a dough which may be divided into pel- 
lets and scattered near the haunts of 
the rats and mice. 



Barium Preparations. 

These have had some recommenda- 
tion because of their non-poisonous 
character (to human beings and domes- 
tic animals). 
IV. 

Barium carbonate av.oz. 4 

Sugar powder av.oz. 1 

Bread av.oz. 16 

Mix well, add water, and make into 
200 pellets. 
V. 

Barium carbonate, precipi- 
tated av.oz. 10 

Ultramarine blue av.oz. 1 

Wheat flour av.oz. 3 

Star-anise, powder av.oz. 1 

Sugar-house syrup and glycerin, 

enough to make a mass or paste 
Divide into balls the size of a hazel 
nut, dust these with flour, and plao. 
them in the rat holes and along the 
runways of the rats. These balls may 
be used with perfect safety in bari-r. 
— H. 

RAT SCENTS. (Rat Catcher's Oil.) 

These preparations are applied to bait 
and to traps and also used on the hands 
of professional rat-catchers. 
I. 

Oil of rose geranium fl.dr. 1 

Oil of cubeb fl.dr. 1 

Oil of copaiba fl.dr. 6 

II. 

Oil of anise fl.dr. 2 

Nitric acid drops 3 

Musk gr. 1 

The latter should first be triturated 
with a small amount of sugar. 

RAZOR PASTES. (Razor-Strap 

Pastes.) 
I. 

Razor paste can be easily made by 
taking emery flour and shaking up with 
water and allowing to stand a moment 
to allow the coarse particles to subside; 
then pour off the remainder into a pa- 
per filter and allow to drain and dry. 
When dry mix with enough petrolatum 
or simple ointment to make a paste. 
II. 

Emery flour. 

Jeweler's rouge. 

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III. 

Emery flour av.oz. i 

Wood charcoal av.oz. I 

Tin oxid av.oz. i 

Jeweler's rouge (crocc. 

martis) av.oz. I 

Oleic acid fl.dr. 5 

Lard av.oz. 2 

All the solids must be in the finest 
powder and the whole must be well 
mixed. — D. 
RAZOR PAPER. 

Slightly dampen, smooth, unsized ca- 
per and on one surface rub in a mix- 
ture of finely powdered oxid of iron 
and emery flour. Then cut into pieces 
about 3 by 5 inches and dry. These 
are used to wipe razors after which 
they do not require stropping. 

RESINS, BLEACHING. 

- Resins intended for the production of 
lacquers and varnishes may be bleached 
as follows: 

Resin, cru^e or ordinary, .av.oz. 5 

Water, hot fl.oz. 20 

Sodium carbonate, crystal. av.oz. 1 
Solution of soda, U. S. P. ..fl.oz. 20 
Sulfurous acid, gaseous. . .sufficient 
Add the water to the resin, bring the 
mixture to a boil, add the sodium car- 
bonate and solution of soda and con- 
tinue heating until the resin is dis- 
solved. Now strain, and into the cola- 
ture pass gaseous sulfurous acid until 
the resin is precipitated, collect the lat- 
ter, wash it with water, and dry at a 
moderate heat. — H. modified. 

REDUCING SOLUTION for Photog- 
raphy. 

I. The best formula is said to be 
Biletzki's, made as follows: 

Sodium hyposulfite av.oz. 5 

Potassium ferric oxalate. av.oz. 1 

Sodium sulfite av.oz. 1 

Oxalic acid, crystal gr. 140 

Distilled water fl.oz. 20 

Dissolve the ferric salt and sodium 
sulfite in the water, add the crystal 
acid to the solution, and shake until the 
latter changes in color from blood-red 
to bright green. Decant from any un- 
dissolved acid, and in this liquid dis- 
solve the sodium hyposulfite. 



The negative does not require free- 
ing from hypo before applying this 
solution. The liquid keeps well in the 
dark, does not stain, and may be used 
over and over again until quite yellow. 
II. Lumiere's solution : 

Cerium sulfate av.oz. 1 

Sulfuric acid m. 20 

Distilled water fl.oz. 10 

Mix and dissolve. 

This may be diluted with from 3 to 
6 parts of water, according to the ra- 
pidity of reduction desired. The solu- 
tion is said to keep well and may be 
used repeatedly. 

RESIN PAPER 

See Paper, Resin. 

ROACH EXTERMINATORS. 

Roaches, also known as cockroaches, 
are of different kinds or species but 
their habits are practically alike and 
the methods of destroying them are the 
same. They are not easily exterminated 
readily because they are a very wary 
insect and besides breed prodigiously. 

The Department of Agriculture in the 
Division of Entomology in making its 
studies in the readiest means for the 
extermination of roaches observed that 
fumigation with hydrocyanic acid gas 
proved very destructive. However, this 
gas is so very poisonous that its use 
is not recommended. Burning of insect 
powder in the infested apartment is also 
very effective, often destroying the 
roaches when dusting about of the oow- 
der proved of no avail. For direct ap- 
plication, good insect powder is recom- 
mended; sulfur also proved useful. 

Other roach exterminators are the 
following : 

Liquids. 
I. 

Oil of eucalyptus fl.dr. 4 

Gasoline fl.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 8 

Kerosene, to make fl.oz. 64' 

The author of this formula recom- 
mends taking small bits of banana or 
banana peeling, soaking them in this 
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in places frequented bv the roaches. 
Some are killed by eating the bananas 
and others are driven out. 

Pastes. 
Many of the roach pastes are "phos- 
phorus pastes," or so-called "electric 
pastes." See formulas under Phos- 
phorus Pastes. Others are made with 
red lead or other ingredients. These 
pastes may be distributed on papers in 
fhe haunting places of the roaches, or 
they may be fed into cracks or crevices 
in which the insects hide. 
II. 

Red lead av.oz. 4 

Flour av.oz. 12 

Molasses to make a soft paste 

III. 

Red lead av.oz. 4 

Corn meal, powder av.oz. 8 

Molasses to form a soft paste 

IV. 

Insect powder av.oz. 8 

Borax, powder av.oz. 8 

Quicklime av.oz. 4 

Oil of eucalyptus fl.dr. j. 

Mix well. The lime may be replaced 
by sulfur. 
V. 

Insect powder av.oz. 3 

Borax, powder av.oz. 16 

Red precipitate gr. 2 

Cudbear gr. 2 

Carmine gr. 2 

VI. 

Borax, powder. 

Insect powder. 

Colocynth, powder, each, equal parts. 

VII. 

Insect powder av.oz. 24 

Boric acid av.oz. 5 

Sugar av.oz. 2 

Oil of cedar fl.dr. 2 

RUBBER GOODS, To Preserve. 

As a result of extended investiga- 
tions by the Russian Army Medical 
Committee in 1893 it was determined 
that the best medium for preserving 
caoutchouc articles, hard or soft, is 
a 3% carbolic acid solution, such 
articles keeping for as long a pe- 
riod as ten years without change. The 
next best was a $% solution of aniline. 



but this lias certain manifest disad- 
vantages. Lime water, which was 
strongly recommended, failed in many 
respects. The solution required fre- 
quent changing, a deposit of calcium 
carbonate formed on the immersed ob- 
jects, mold often developed, and the 
elasticity of the rubber suffered. In 
a solution containing 8% of glycerin 
and the same proportion of alcohol new 
rubber may be kept fairly well, but de- 
teriorated tubing recovered none of its 
original elasticity. A 1% pentasulfld 
of potassium solution has the special 
virtue of restoring to hardened rubber 
some of its former properties, but the 
offensive odor of the solution would 
prevent its general employment. The 
carbolic solution is the most convenient 
and effective; its antiseptic action, too, 
is a strong point in its favor for hos- 
pital use. 

RUBBER PIANO COVERS, To Clean. 
Spread the covers on any convenient 
object, and scoured with water, using 
a liquid soap made of spirit of soap, 
yolk of eggs and oil of turpentine, after 
the following formula : 

Spirit of soap fl.oz. 5 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 1 

Yolk of eggs No. 5 

This is rubbed on the cover with a 
sponge, warm water is then applied, and 
the surface scrubbed with a stiff brush. 
For badly spotted or stained covers, the 
following is recommended : 

Ox-gall fl.oz. 8 

Alum, powder fl.oz. 1 

Table salt fl.oz. 1 

Mix and boil together for a few min- 
utes. After cooling, bottle for use. A 
little essential oil of lavender or lemon 
may be added to cover the nauseous 
odor of bile. This may be used in the 
same manner as the foregoing prepara- 
tion. 
RUBBER-STAMP INKS. 

See Inks, Stamping. 
RUST STAIN Removers. 

The following are recommended: 
I. 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 1 



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Alum av.oz. I 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Mix, dissolve and filter. 

II. A mixture of 2 parts of pow- 
dered cream of tartar with 1 part of 
powdered oxalic acid will remove stains 
from cotton and linen. 

Dampen the goods, apply the powder, 
allow to remain for a short time, and 
rinse in clear water. This mixture is 
said to work better than oxalic acid 
alone. 

III. Rust Stains on White Goods. — 
Soak the stains in a solution of tin 
chlorid, and rinse immediately with 
much water. The tin salt is much more 
reliable in removing iron rust, and 
quicker in its action than oxalic acid, 
unless the stains are soaked in a solu- 
tion of the latter, contained in a tin 
spoon, when the stains disappear in a 
short time. 

SAFETY PAINT. 

See Fireproofing Fabrics, Wood, etc. 
SCALE PANS, To Clean. 

Nickel or silvered pans may be 
cleaned with whiting and ammonia. 

To clean brass scale pans, pour suf- 
ficient ammonia in the pan to cover 
the bottom, and rub briskly till dry 
with a handful of dry pine sawdust. 
For very dirty pans, take about a dram 
of potassium bichromate, powder it in 
a mortar, mix it with two or three 
times its bulk of concentrated sulfuric 
acid, and add twice as much water. 
With this rub the pans (having a care 
for the fingers), rinse well, and polish 
with a cloth moistened with oil and 
precipitated chalk or rotten stone. 

SALT OF LEMON, Artificial. 
The following formulas have been 

given : 

I. 

Oxalic acid av.oz. 4 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 6 

II. 

r Oxalic acid av.oz. 6 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 8 

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SCENTS for Attracting Animals. 

I. For catching destructive butterflies : 

Fly lime av.oz. 4 

Honey av.oz. % 

Apple ether drops 40 

Cumarin gr. 1 

Mix by the aid of a gentle heat. 
Smear the above on sticks of wood 
and set these in the garden which is to 
be protected. The butterflies will be 
caught on the sticky wood and will die 
there.— D. 

II. For catching butterflies for a 
cabinet : 

Common honey av.oz. 10 

Cumarin sugar . > gr. 45 

Apple ether fl.dr. Lj4 

Mix by the aid of a gentle heat. 
Smear this mixture on thick woolen 
yarn, and, towards evening, wind the 
latter in and about the bush tops. Then 
upon going out after dark — at intervals 
of about one hour — with a bright lan- 
tern or other bright light, the butter- 
flies will be blinded and may be cap- 
tured easily with the hand. — D. 

III. For catching crayfish : 

Rancid tallow av.oz. 7 

Cod liver oil fl.oz. 2 

Oil of spike fl.oz. 1 

Mix by the aid of heat. 

Anoint the dry net with this mixture 
which may also be applied to the bait. 
— D. 

IV. A. For foxes : 

Tincture of musk fl.oz. 1 

Olive oil fl.oz. 10 

— H. 
B. 

Civet gr. 15 

Camphor gr. 60 

Asaf etida gr. 120 

Orris root gr. 180 

Valerian gr. 180 

Fennel av.oz. s J A 

Oil of anise drops 15 

Mix and reduce to powder. — H. 

V. For wild animals : 

Musk gr. 5 

Civet gr. 3 

Castoreum, Canadian gr. 45 

Oil of cascarilla drops 5 

Oil of valerian drops 5 

Oil of angelica drops 5 

Oil of patchouli drops 5 

Starch av.oz. ^Vx 



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Mix well and oreserve in a well-stop- 
pered bottle. — D. 

VI. For rabbits: 

Use a mixture of oils of anise, cara- 
way, and rhodium. 

VII. See also Rat Scents. 

SEA SALT, Artificial. (Sal Mari- 

num.) 

Various formulas are given : 
I. 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 80 

Magnesium chlorid av.oz. 11 

Megnesium sulfate av.oz. 6 l / 2 

Calcium chlorid av.oz. 2 

Potassium bromid gr. 130 

Potassium iodid gr. 90 

— D. 
II. 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 80 

Magnesium sulfate av.oz. 16 

Calcium chlorid av.oz. 3 l / 2 

Potassium iodid gr. 70 

Potassium bromid gr. 35 

• — H. 
III. 

Sodium chlorid av.oz. 78 

Magnesium chlorid av.oz. 11 

Potassium chlorid av.oz. 3 

Calcium sulfate av.oz. 3 

Of the dry mixture 1 av. pound is to 
be dissolved in 30 pints to make arti- 
ficial sea water for aquaria. 
SEA WATER, Artificial. 

See under Sea Salt, Artificial. 
SEALING WAXES. 

These consist of resinous substances 
in combination with coloring agents, the 
mixture frequently being cheapened by 
the addition of mineral substances. In 
preparing these, the less fusible resins, 
such as rosin and shellac should be 
melted, then the turpentine, Venice tur- 
pentine or similar more fusible a^ent 
should be added, and with this mixture 
should be incorporated the remaining 
ingredients. The powdery substances 
should be added in the very finely di- 
vided form, and should be added last; 
if there are several powders, they should 
be well mixed before adding to the 
liquefied resins. When the ingredients 
have been mixed, the heating should 
be continued for a few moments to per- 



mit the escapt of air bubbles which have 
been introduced during mixing of the 
ingredients. 

The mixture may be cast into sticks, 
if desired, by pouring into suitable 
molds which have previously been an- 
ointed with petrolatum. 

To cool off to the consistency re- 
quired for molding, pour off about one- 
sixth of the mixture on a piece of 
wetted parchment paper, and as soon as 
this mass has hardened it should be re- 
turned to the vessel and stirred until 
the cooled portion is dissolved; the 
mixture may be poured into the molds. 
A good general formula for sealing 
wax is this : 
I. 

Rosin av.oz. 8 

Shellac av.oz. 4 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 3 

Mix by melting; then add the color- 
ing matter, lampblack, ultramarine blue, 
Paris green, umber, Armenian bole, red 
lead, Venetian red, bone black, etc. 

II. A softer wax may be made ac- 
cording to this formula: 

Rosin av.oz. 8 

Yellow wax av.oz. 8 

Olive oil av.oz. 5 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 12 

Color like the ^receding. 

Black Sealing Wax. 
Bone black may be used instead of 

lampblack for coloring the mixture. 

III. 

Shellac av.oz. 12 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 8 

Resin av.oz. 1^2 

Lampblack sufficient to color 

IV. 

Resin av.oz. 10^2 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 2% 

Stearin av.oz. 1 

Lampblack gr. 40 

Heavy spar (barium sul- 
fate) av.oz. 20 

— D. 

V. 

Resin av.oz. 10 

Chalk av.oz. 2^2 

Lampblack s av.oz. 1 

Venice turpentine av.oz. Yz 

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pentine and incorporate with the chalk 

and lampblack which have previously 

been well mixed. 

Blue Sealing Wax. 

VI. 

White shellac av.oz. 7 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 3 

Resin av.oz. 1 

Prussian blue av.oz. 1 

Calcined magnesia gr. 90 

VII. 

Resin, white av.oz. 15 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 4 

Ultramarine blue av.oz. 2 

Heavy spar (barium sul- 
fate) av.oz. 2.y 2 

VIII. 

Resin, white av.oz. 15 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 4 

Ultramarine blue av.oz. 2 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 2 

Heavy spar (barium sul- 
fate) av.oz. 2.y 2 

— D. 
Green Sealing Wax. 

IX. 

Resin av.oz. 10 

Venice turpentine av.oz. \y 2 

Chalk av.oz. 2^ 

Chrome green av.oz. 1 

Melt the resin, add the turpentine, and 

then incorporate the chalk and chrome 

green which have previously been well 

mixed. 

X. 

Shellac av.oz. 8 

Mastic av.oz. 4 

Gum turpentine av.oz. i l / 2 

Verdigris av.oz. 2 

XL Paris green may also be em- 
ployed as the coloring agent. 

Bed Sealing Wax. 

The coloring agents used may be 
vermilion or red lead, or even Venetian 
red. 
XII. 

Shellac, bleached av.oz. 8 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 5 

Chinese vermilion two papers 

XIII. 

Shellac av.oz. 10 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 2 

Vermilion av.oz. 4 

Bleached shellac should be used in 

making this wax. 



Violet Sealing Wax. 
XIV. 

Resin, white , . . av.oz. yy 2 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 2 

Carmine av.oz. y 2 

7ax\q. oxid av.oz. 2 

Ultramarine blue dr. 2 

Heavy spar (barium sul- 
fate) av.oz. 10 

— D. 
White Sealing Wax. 
XV. 

Bleached shellac av.oz. 7 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 3% 

Plaster of Paris av.oz. 2 

Bismuth subnitrate av.oz. 3 

Lead carbonate av.oz. 4^2 

Magnesia dr. 2 

XVI. 

Resin, white av.oz. 7^ 

Gum turpentine av.oz. 2 

Zinc white av.oz. 2 

Lleavy spar (barium sul- 
fate) av.oz. &y 2 

— D. 
Yellow Sealing Wax. 
XVII. 

Shellac, bleached av.oz. 8 

Resin av.oz. 2^ 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 4 

King's yellow (sulfid of 
arsenic) av.oz. i i y 2 

SEWING MACHINE OIL. 

Sp:rm oil has been used as a sewing 
machine oil but it is considered too 
heavy for this purpose and should be 
thinned with some kerosene. Most 
sewing machine oils of the present time 
are the lighter paraffin oils. A patented 
preparation (1872) was directed to be 
made from a mixture of 3 gallons of 
sperm oil, 2 quarts of crude petroleum 
oil, 1 quart "spirit" of turpentine, and 
y 2 pound of oil of wintergreen, this 
to be drained through woolen cloths 
spread over with powdered charcoal. 

SHELLAC SOLUTION, To Make 
Clear Alcoholic. 

The milky appearance of alcoholic 
solution of shellac is due to the pres- 
ence of a waxy matter in the shellac 
which is insoluble in alcohol, and mav 
be separated by shaking the alcoholic 
solution with benzine, which dissolves 
the wax, and after the liquids- separate 



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pouring off the upper layer. An alco- 
hol of about 85^0 should be used. An- 
other method is to triturate with mag- 
nesia, precipitated chalk or some other 
finely divided insoluble substance and 
filtering. This effects the separation me- 
chanically, but is objectionable on ac- 
count of the loss of liquid absorbed by 
the powder. 
SHELLAC, Bleaching of. 

See Bleached Shellac. 
SHOE BLACKING, LIQUID. (La- 
dies' Shoe Dressing.) 
These preparations are usually resin- 
ous solutions colored black, and in- 
tended for application to shoes by 
means of sponge. They dry quickly, 
and give a polish without friction with 
a brush. 

Whenever bone or ivory black is di- 
rected in a formula, the purified arti- 
cle should be preferred, as it gives a 
dead-black color; whereas the unpuri- 
fied may give but a brownish or gray- 
ish black. 

All the formulas mentioned herein 
come well recommended. 
I. 

Borax av.oz. 2 

Shellac, powder av.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 4)0 

Dissolve the shellac in the borax and 
water by heating on a water bath, stir- 
ring frequently. This will require sev- 
eral hours. Then add nigrosine suffi- 
cient to color. Water must be added 
from time to time to make up for that 
lost by evaporation. 

Other colored dressings may be ob- 
tained by adding other dyes; for red, 
use eosin or fuchsin; for blue, methyl 
blue • green, malachite or methyl green ; 
violet, methyl violet; etc. 
II. 

Bleached shellac av.oz. 4 

av.oz. 2 

av.oz. 4 

av.oz. 2 

av.oz. 1 

Water sufficient 

Mix the shellac, borax, and 14 fluid- 



Borax 
Sugar . 
Glycerin 
Nigrosin 



ounces of water, and heat with constant 
stirring until the shellac is dissolved ; 
then add the sugar, glycerin and nigrosin ; 
stir until the latter is dissolved, and add 
enough water to make 36 fluidounces. 
— D. 
SHOE BLACKING, Paste Form. 

There are a variety of formulas here 
given and as may be observed they are 
mostly of a crude and unscientific as- 
pect. They are however, the best that 
are available and most of them are 
well vouched for. There are two kinds 
of blacking, the older kind, made with 
sulfuric acid, and the more modern, 
acid-free kind which is suitable for pat- 
ent leather and the finer grades of 
shoes. 

The gist of the former kinds is that 
the calcium phosphate is decomposed by 
the strong sulfuric acid, calcium sul- 
fate and acid phosphate being formed, 
a uniform mixture being thus obtained. 
Oil and saccharine substances, if pres- 
ent, are at the same time partially car- 
bonized by the acid, thereby assisting 
to make an intimate combination. 

Acid Blackings. 
I. Brunner's Shoe Blacking : 

Bone black av.oz. 10 

Syrupy glucose av.oz. 10 

Train oil av.oz. 20 

Sulfuric acid av.oz. 5 

Water fl.oz. 4 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. 2 

In a porcelain vessel mix the bone 
black and glucose, then rapidly and 
evenly stir in the acid. This is the most 
imoortant part of the proceedings, for, 
if improperly done, the mass will be 
granular. When the mixture has ac- 
quired a shining black surface, when 
at rest, set aside. Dissolve the soda 
in the water, add to the oil, and boil, 
under constant stirring, until a thick 
mass is formed. Then stir into this the 
first mixture. What are known as 
"French"' polishes are based on this 
process, various degrees of hardness 
being obtained by altering the propor- 
tions, using stale beer for thinning. 



DOMESTIC 

II. Liebig's formula : 

Ivory black av.oz. 8 

Molasses av.oz. 4 

Sweet oil av.oz. 1 

Hydrochloric acid, com- 
mercial av.oz. 4 

Sulfuric acid, commercial, .av.oz. 4 

Water sufficient 

Mix the ivory black with the mo- 
lasses and oil, add the hydrochloric and 
sulfuric acids, first mixing the latter 
with 3 or 4 fluidounces of water, and 
adding while hot. Let stand until all 
effervescence ceases, stirring occasion- 
ally, and finally, thin to the desired con- 
sistence with stale beer. 
III. 

Ivory black av.oz. 12 

Molasses av.oz. 6 

Olive oil fl.dr. d 

Balsam of copaiba fl.dr. 2 

Sulfuric acid av.oz. 1 

Vinegar, to make a paste of suitable 
consistence. 

Mix the oil and balsam with the ivory 
black, add the acid to the molasses, and 
mix this with the preceding. Allow to 
stand for 2 or 3 days, then add enough 
vinegar. 

IV. This is said to be Day & Mar- 
tin's formula as given by Mr. Day him- 
self : 

Ivory black av.oz. 16 

Lampblack av.oz. 16 

Molasses av.oz. 16 

Sperm oil fl.oz. 4 

Vinegar fl.oz. 5 

Sulfuric acid oz. 4 

Iron sulfate av.oz. x / 2 

Gum arabic av.oz. Y\ 

Water, hot fl.oz. 5 

Mix the first five ingredients, then 
add gradually the sulfuric acid, stirring 
in well. When the reaction ceases, add 
the iron sulfate and gum dissolved in 
the water. Beat well in a mortar or 
pass through a mill until the paste is of 
good consistency. 

Acid-Free Blackings. 
V. 

Yellow wax, or ceresin. . .av.oz. 3 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 11 

Asphalt varnish av.oz. 1 



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Frankfort black av.oz. 1 

Borax, powder gr. 80 

Prussian blue gr. 150 

Oil of mirbane fl.dr. V/ 2 

Melt the wax, add the borax, and stir 
until a kind of jelly has been formed. 
In another pan melt the spermaceti ; add 
the varnish, previously mixed with the 
turpentine; stir well and add to the 
wax ; lastly, add the colors, mix well, 
and incorporate the oil of mirbane. 
VI. 

Carnauba wax av.oz. 8 

Sperm oil fl.oz. 4 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 12 

Soap, powder av.oz. 1 

Oil of mirbane fl.dr. 1 

Melt the wax and sperm oil together 
in a water-bath, remove from the source 
of heat, and add the oil of turpentine. 
When mixed, add the soap and oil of 
mirbane, and make into a homogeneous 
paste by trituration in hot mortar. 

SHOE DRESSING, Tan or Russett. 

These consist of a cleaner and a 
polisher, the former being a liquid, the 
latter a paste. 

The Cleaning Fluid. 
I. 

Tragacanth dr. 2 

Oxalic acid dr. 3 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Mix and dissolve. It should be col- 
ored yellowish with aniline yellow or 
saffron. 
II. 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 6 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 20 

Soap av.oz. .2 l / 2 

Water, hot fl.oz. 28 

Melt the wax at a gentle heat, then 
cautiously incorporate the two oils. The 
soap, which may be the ordinary yellow 
bar, should be in shavings and should 
then be dissolved in the water. Now 
mix the two liquids. 

The Polish. 
III. 

Petrolatum, yellow av.oz. 24 

Yellow wax av.oz. 8 

Mix by fusion. 



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. .av.oz. i 

. .av.oz. 8 
. .av.oz. 24 



IV. 

Rosin 

Yellow wax 

Petrolatum 

Mix by fusion. 

V. 

Yellow wax av.oz. 16 

Palm oil av.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 16 

Prepare like the preceding. 

SHOE DRESSING, White. 

These are intended as dressings for 
white canvass shoes. Some are made 
with a borax-shellac body, others are 
resinous in character, the resin being 
dissolved in alcohol. 
I. 

Shellac, white av.oz. 2 

Borax av.oz. 6 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Pipe clay or chalk sufficient 

Dissolve the shellac in the borax 
water by the aid of heat, adding water 
from time to time to make up for that 
lost by evaporation, then add the pipe 
clay or chalk in sufficient quantity. 

By using less w r ater and adding a 
little soap, a paste preparation may be 
obtained. 
II. 

Shellac, bleached ....av.oz. 2 

Borax av.oz. 6 

Sugar av.oz. 4 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2 

Zinc oxid av.oz. 4 

Pipe clay av.oz. 8 

Water fl.oz. 20 

Prepare like Xo. I. 
III. 

Pipe clay av.oz. 16 

Whiting av.oz. 8 

Flake white av.oz. 6 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 4 

Tragacanth, powder dr. 2 

Carbolic acid dr. 2 

Water, enough to make a thick paste 
or cream. 

This is a modification of a formula 
said to be used in India. 
IV. 

Sandarac av.oz. 5 

Rosin av.oz. 4 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 2 

White shellac av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 36 

Pipe clay sufficient 



Dissolve the first four ingredients 
in the alcohol, strain, then add a suf- 
ficient quantity of pipe clay. 

SHOE-FINISHER'S INK. (Burnish- 
ing Ink.) 

Shoe-finisher's ink or "burnishing" 
ink is the liquid applied to shoe leather 
to change it to a black tint. It is ap- 
plied to the edges of new soles. 

I. Standage's formula : 

Logwood extract av.oz. 3 

Xitric acid m. 45 

Ferrous sulfate crystals 

Water, each sufficient 

Boil the extract in a porcelain vessel 
with 16 fluidounces of water until the 
extract is dissolved, cover with paper 
to exclude dust, and set aside for 2 
weeks. Now into a glass-stoppered 
bottle, put 3 drams of iron sulfate, add 
just enough water to dissolve the latter, 
and then the acid, and close the bottle. 
Mix the ingredients well and then add 
iron sulfate little by little until no more 
can be dissolved. Allow this mixture 
to stand a few hours and decant the 
clear liquid. To the logwood extract 
solution add from 2^ to 5% of the 
iron solution. Stir for 5 or 10 min- 
| utes when the mixture becomes of a 
purple hue as will be seen by observ- 
ing it at the edges. If too much iron 
is added, the ink assumes a reddish hue. 
This formula is the result of chemical 
investigation and should be an excel- 
lent one. 

SHOE GREASE. 

See also under the similar heading 

Harness Dressing and Oil. 

I. 

Petrolatum av.oz. 2 

Olive oil, common fl.oz. 2 

Ceresin av.oz. 5 

Alkannin gr. 10 

' Oil of mirbane drops 6 

Oil of citronella drops 3 

Melt the ceresin, add the petrolatum, 

oil and alkannin ; allow to cool, and 

incorporate the oils of mirbane and 

citronella. 






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II. 

Yellow wax av.oz. I 

Gum turpentine av.oz. I 

Castor oil av.oz. I 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 10 

Pine tar dr. 2 

Clean the leather; let dry, and rub 

the grease well in before a fire. 

III. 

Resin av.oz. 2 

Yellow wax av.oz. 3 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 12 

Xeatsfoot oil fl.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 4' 

This has been known as Norfolk 

fluid. 

IV. 

Paraffin oil, yellow av.oz. 28 

Olive oil, common av.oz. 2 

Ceresin, yellow av.oz. 10 

Alkannin gr. 18 

Oil of mirbane drops 12 

Oil of citronella drops 6 

Melt the ceresin and acid the other 

ingredients, dissolving the alkannin by 

agitation in the warm fat. — D. 

The alkannin may be omitted and 

other scents may be used. 

V. 

Beef tallow av.oz. 16 



Yellow wax 
Burgundy pitch 
Petrolatum 

Castor oil 

Oil of citronella 



av.oz. 6 
av.oz. 4 
av.oz. 8 
.fl.oz. 48 
.fl.dr. 4 



Melt the first three ingredients to- 
gether, then incorporate the petrolatum 
and neatsfoot oil, and, when cooled, 
add the citronella oil. 

SHOE AND HARNESS MAKERS' 
WAX. 

I. Yellow: ' 

Burgundy pitch, yellow wax, equal 
parts of each. Mix by fusion. — D 
II. Black: 

Burgundy pitch av.oz. 5 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4M2 

Lampblack gr. 45 

Linseed oil, raw fl.dr. 2^2 

Make a smooth mixture of the lamp- 
black and oil, then incorporate with 
the wax and pitch which have previ- 
ously been melted together.— D. 



SHOE POLISHES, Patent Leather. 

These are the acid-free blackings 
mentioned under Shoe Blackings, Paste 
Form. 
SHOES, TAN, Blackening of. 

Before using any of these stains, the 
shoes should be thoroughly cleansed 
with soap and water and then dried so 
as to remove all dirt as well as fatty 
matter remaining from polishes. 

The preparations mentioned under 
Shoe-Finisher's Ink will also serve for 
this purpose. 
I. 

Extract of logwood av.oz. 2 

Tincture of ferric chlorid. .fl.oz. 4 

Tannin , dr. d 

Alcohol, to make fl.oz. 16 

Shake all together till nearly dis- 
solved. 

In using apply with a sponge or camel- 
hair brush, let dry for 12 hours, then 
rub with a soft rag and apply the stain 
again. When dry polish with a soft 
shoe brush or woolen rag. Polish after- 
wards in the usual manner with shoe 
blacking. 
II. 

Extract of logwood av.oz. 2 

Ferrous sulfate dr. 1 

Potassium bichromate gr. 30 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve by agitation or the 
application of heat. 
SHOE VARNISH, Patent Leather. 

I. 

Shellac av.oz. 3% 

Gum turpentine av.oz. i}4 

Sandarac dr. 4 

Lampblack dr. 2 

Oil of turpentine fl.dr. 10 

Alcohol . . ". fl.oz. 30 

Dissolve the three gums in the alco- 
hol, strain, and then add the oil and 
lampblack so as to make an intimate 
mixture. 
SHOES, Waterproofing for. 

The following is recommended: 

Linseed oil, raw fl.oz. 8 

Mutton suet av.oz. 4 

Yellow wax av.oz. 4 

Rosin av.oz. l / 2 



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Melt the rosin, wax and suet and 
incorporate the oil. 

Apply the mixture at a temperature of 
about I40°F., preferably using a brush. 
On the first application give two coats, 
being careful to get the preparation 
well into the seams around the soles, 
etc. For subsequent applications one 
coat (applied quite hot) will be suffi- 
cient. 

This is also recommended: 

Make a 10 or 15% solution of glue 
or gelatin in water with about 1% of 
glycerin, and add also a 10% solution 
of potassium bichromate. The bichrom- 
ate solution is to be added only when 
the liquid is needed. Apply this in the 
dark, with a brush, and then expose 
the shoes or boots to direct sunlight 
for an hour or two. 

SHOW GLOBE COLORS. 

Colored liquids for show globes, 
show globe colors as they are termed, 
are frequently made of coal tar dyes, 
and very handsome colors may be pro- 
duced in this way, but these, as a rule, 
lack permanency. However, these col- 
ors are inexpensive ; so very little of 
the dye being required that they may 
be "freshened" occasionally, or they 
may be entirely renewed. Those who 
do not care to use coal tar dyes may 
employ the formulas mentioned below. 
It should be understood, however, that 
no show bottle colors are absolutely 
permanent, because they are exposed 
to one of the most powerful of all 
chemical agents, viz., light. From time 
to time they should be filtered or else 
renewed, and the bottle should be thor- 
oughly cleansed. 

Show bottle colors are liable to be 
subjected to considerable cold in winter 
time and to be frozen. This may be 
prevented by replacing 20 or 2s9c of the 
water with alcohol or glycerin. Such 
replacement cannot always be made, 
owing to possible chemical change — for 
example, in purple made with potassium 
permanganate. 



The colors most commonly employed 
are red, green, blue and yellow. The 
formulas given below will yield these 
colors in several different shades. These 
shades may in each instance be made 
lighter or darker by increasing or de- 
creasing the proportion of water. 

The usual fault in making show-globe 
colors is that they are too dark. They 
should always be quite light as then 
they are more brilliant and lights placed 
behind them will show to much greater 
advantage. 

All the solutions must be filtered un- 
til they are absolutely clear and bright. 

Amber Color. 
I. 

Dragon's blood gr. 45 

Sulfuric acid fl.dr. 3 

Distilled water gall. 2 

Powder the dragon's blood and mac- 
erate in the acid for 20 or 30 minutes, 
then add the distilled water and filter. 
II. 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. 8 

Nitric acid fl.oz. 16 

Water, to make gall. 2 

Dissolve the bichromate in the water, 

add the acid, and filter. Alcohol or 

glycerin must not be added to this 

liquid. 

Amethyst Color. 

III. 

Sodium salicylate gr. 10 

Tincture of ferric chlorid. . . .m. 30 

Water gall. 2 

Dissolve the salicylate in the water, 

and add the tincture. 

Blue Color. 
Different shades of blue are produced 

by these formulas. 

Copper nitrate may take the place of 

copper sulfate. 

IV. 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 16 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 2 

Water gall. 2 

V. 

Copper sulfate gr. 240 

Ammonia water sufficient, 

or fl.oz. 1 to 2 

Water gall. 2 

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ammonia water until the precipitate 
first formed is redissolved, and add the 
remainder of the water. 

VI. Dissolve Prussian blue in water 
by the aid of oxalic acid, or dissolve 
soluble blue or indigo sulfate in water. 

VII. 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 8 

Alum av.oz. 8 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 8 

Distilled water gall. 2 

Dissolve the alum and copper sulfate 
in the water, cautiously add the sul- 
furic acid, and filter. 

Canary Color. 

VIII. 

This is a light shade of yellow, which 

see. 

Crimson Color. 

IX. 

Solution of iron chlorid fl.oz. i^ 

Ammonia water fl.oz. i 

Acetic acid fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Distilled water gall. 2 

Add the solution of iron chlorid to 

the water; then add the alcohol, acetic 

acid and ammonia water, and filter. 

X. 

Iodin av.oz. l / 2 

Potassium iodid fl.oz. Yz 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. g 

Distilled water gall. 2 

Dissolve the iodin and potassium 

iodid in the water ; add the hydrochloric 

acid, and filter. 

XI. 

Alkanet root av.lb. 2 

Oil of turpentine gall. 2 

Percolate the drug, previously finely 

ground, with the oil. 
This makes a bright, beautiful color. 

If the show jar should be broken, there 

would be considerable danger of fire 

if there were any lights or fire near- 

by. 

Garnet Color. 

XII. 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. 16 

. Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 16 

Water gall. 2 

Dissolve the bichromate in the water 

and add the acid gradually with 'stir- 



ring. Clarify by allowing to stand and 
decant the clear portion. 

Green Colors 
These formulas produce different 
shades of green, such as emerald green, 
grass green, sea green, olive green, etc. 
Some of the colors are made with cop- 
per salts as a basis, others with nickel 
salts. The latter furnish the lighter 
colors. 
XIII. 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 27 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 24 

Distilled water gall. 2 

Dissolve the copper sulfate in the 
distilled water, and the hydrochloric 
acid and filter. 

XIV. 

Verdigris av.oz. 24 

Sulfuric acid sufficient 

Distilled water gall. 2 

Mix the verdigris with enough acid 
to dissolve ; let stand a few minutes, add 
to the distilled water and filter. 
XV. 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 9 

Ammonium chlorid av.oz. 9 

Water, to make gall. 2 

First dissolve the copper salt in the 
water, then add the ammonium chlorid; 
dissolve and filter. 
XVI. 

Copper acetate av.oz. i J /£ 

Acetic acid fl.oz. 11 

Water, to make gall. 2 

Add the acetic acid to the copper 
acetate, and triturate with the water till 
dissolved. 

XVII. Add an aqueous solution of 
picric acid to an aqueous solution of 
copper sulfate until the desired shade 
is produced. A beautiful grass green 
liquid will be the result. 

A variation of this may be obtained 
by dissolving copper sulfate in water, 
adding ammonia water till the precipi- 
tate first formed is redissolved, then 
adding the picric acid solution. Both 
solutions must be used very dilute. 
XVIII. 
Copper sulfate av.oz. 8 



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Nitric acid fl.oz. 12 

Water gall. 2 

Dissolve the copper salt in the water, 
add the acid, and filter through glass 
wool. 

This has a bluish-green color by re- 
flected light or daylight and clear green 
by transmitted light. 

Lemon or Straw Color. 
XIX. 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. 2 

Sodium bicarbonate av.oz. iy 2 

Water, to make gall. 2 

Dissolve the bichromate in a small 
amount of water, then add the bicar- 
bonate. When effervescence ceases, add 
the remainder of the water, and filter. 
10% of alcohol may be added if desired. 

Magenta Color. 
XX. 

Chromic acid dr. 1 

Muriatic acid fl.oz. 2 

Nitric acid fl.oz. 2 

Water gall. 2 

Mix, dissolve, and clarify either by 

filtration or by subsidence and decanta- 

tion. 

Orange Color. 
XXI. Dissolve annatto in solution of 

potassa and dilute alcohol, and filter. 

Pink Color. 
XXII. 

Sodium salicylate gr. 16 

Tincture of iron chlorid. 
Hydrochloric acid, each. . .sufficient 

Water gall. 2 

Dissolve the sodium salicylate in the 
water and add cautiously tincture of 
iron in single drops until the proper tint 
has been realized. Hydrochloric acid 
may be used carefully (in drops) to 
render the tint paler. Should too much 
acid have been added, restore the tint 
by the addition of ammonia water. 

Purple Color. 

XXIII. 

Verdigris av.oz. 3 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 18 

Distilled water . . .*. gall. 2 

Mix the water and the ammonia, add 

the verdigris, and, when dissolved, filter. 



Purple (Brilliant) Color. 
XXIV. 

Copper sulfate dr. 2 

French gelatin dr. 1 

Solution of potassa fl.oz. 32 

Water sufficient 

Dissolve the copper salt in 2 fluid- 
ounces of water, and the gelatin in the 
same amount of boiling water; mix the 
two solutions, add the solution of po- 
tassa, shake the mixture, let stand 10 
hours, decant the cleat liquid, and dilute 
as desired with water. 

Red Color. 
A variety of tints will be obtained by 
means of these formulas : 

XXV. Dissolve carmine in ammonia 
water or liquor potassa, and reduce 
with water to the desired tint. 

XXVI. To water in which red cab- 
bage has been boiled, add sulfuric acid 
to bring out the color, dilute with water 
to the desired tint, and filter. 
XXVII. 

Cochineal av.oz. i l / 2 

Potassium bitartrate av.oz. 1 

Sulfuric acid fl.oz. 5 

Distilled water gall. 2 

Boil the cochineal and potassium bi- 
tartrate in water until exhausted ; allow 
to cool, add the sulfuric acid, and filter. 
Instead of this, the solution of coch- 
ineal (cochineal coloring) of the Na- 
tional Formulary may be used. 

Violet Color. 
XXVIII. 

Cudbear av.oz. 2 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 8 

Water gall. 2 

Macerate together fcr 24 hours, and 
filter. 

Yellow Color. 
XXIX. 

Potassium bichromate av.oz. 10 

Nitric acid fl.oz. 20 

Distilled water gall. 2 

Dissolve the potassium bichromate in 
the water, and add the nitric acid ; filter. 

A Fluorescent Color. 
XXX. 

Fluorescein (or uranine) . . . .gr. 10 

Alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Water gall. 2 



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Dissolve the fluorescein in the alcohol 
and add to the water. The addition of 
a small amount of ammonia water or 
solution of soda increases the fluores- 
cence. 

As it is liable to become decomposed, 
it is advised to pour about 20 or 30 
drops' of formaldehyde on the surface 
of the liquid after it has been filtered 
into the show bottle. 

SILVER NITRATE STAINS, To Re- 
move. 

The preparations mentioned for re- 
moving silver nitrate are equally effica- 
cious against indelible (marking) ink 
stains, the latter usually having a silver 
salt as the basis. 

The following may be tried: (1) 
First soak in a solution of common salt, 
and afterward wash with ammonia; (2) 
Treat with a solution of potassium cy- 
anid, 10 grains ; iodin, 5 grains, in one 
fluidounce of water; (3) Moisten with 
a solution of iodin in potassium iodid, 
and afterward wash with water ; (4) 
Treat with a strong solution of zinc 
sulfate, and then touch with a piece of 
metallic zinc, afterward washing; (5) 
Treat with a solution of chlorinated 
lime (either Javelle water or Labar- 
raque's solution) ; (6) alizarine ink 
stains may be removed by treating with 
a solution of tartaric acid, the older the 
stain the more concentrated the solu- 
tion. 

The following are recommended for 
removing silver stains from the skin : 
(1) Potassium cyanid in strong aque- 
ous solution, but it is so very poisonous 
that it must be used with extreme cau- 
tion; (2) A mixture of potassium fer- 
ricyanid and sodium hyposulfite. A 
few crystals of the former are dissolved 
in a solution of hyposulfite, or from 10 
to 20% solution of the ferricyanid may 
be added to the hyposulfite solution and 
applied to the stains; (3) Dip the fin- 
gers into a strong solution of copper 
chlorid. In about a minute the silver 
will be converted into chlorid and may 



then be washed off with a solution of 
sodium hypophosphite. 

SILVER, To Remove Mercurial 
Stains from. 

First apply tincture of iodin, then a 
concentrated solution of potassium 
iodid. 
SILVER, "Oxidizing" of 

The so-called "oxidizing" of silver is 
really a sulfuration or the formation 
of a superficial layer of sulfid. One 
process is to immerse the silver in a 
solution of 40 grains of sulfurated po- 
tassa and 80 grains of ammonium car- 
bonate in 16 fluidounces of distilled 
water warmed to 8o° C. Another 
process is this : 

To a cup of hot water add about 
10 grains of sulfurated potassa, and 
dissolve. Into this dip the article to be 
"oxidized," after first making it as white 
as possible with the scratch brush, and 
allow it to remain for about 2 minutes. 
Then take it out, rinse off with clear 
water, polish again with a scratch brush, 
and again immerse in the solution. Re- 
peat this rubbing with a scratch brush 
and dipping in the solution by which 
time the article will probably be suffi- 
ciently "oxidized." 
SILVER PLATING. 

See Plating with Gold, Silver, Tin, 
etc. 

SILVER POLISH. 

See under Polishing Powders, or use 
one of the following : 

Powders. 

Cream of tartar av.oz. 2 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 2 

Alum, fine powder av.oz. 1 

When required for use wet sufficient 
of the powder and with soft linen rags 
rub the article, being careful not to use 
much pressure, as otherwise the thin 
layer of plating may be cut through. 
Rinse in hot suds, afterward in clear 
water, and dry in sawdust. When 
badly blackened with silver sulfid, i'f 
small, the article may be dipped for 



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an instant in hydrochloric acid and im- 
mediately rinsed in running water. 

II. 

Rouge (crocus martis) dr. 2 

Magnesium carbonate, 

heavy av.oz. 4 

Precipitated chalk av.oz. 8 

Triturate the rouge thoroughly with 
the other ingredients, then pass the 
whole through a fine sieve. 
III. 
Jeweler's rouge (crocus 

martis) av.oz. 1 

Tripoli av.oz. 1 

Sodium hyposulfite av.oz. 2 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 8 

Make into a very fine powder and 
pass through a fine sieve. 

This is to be used like Xo. I. 
IV. Infusorial earth, which may be 
bought quite cheaply, makes an excel- 
lent polish for jewelry and silver- 
ware. 

V. 

Liquids. 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 3 

Ammonia water fl.oz. 3 

Alcohol fl-oz. 5 

Water , fl.oz. 20 

VI. 

Sodium hyposulfite av.oz. 1 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Dissolve the hyposulfite in the water, 
and add the chalk. 

VII. An excellent polish in liquid 
form may be obtained by mixing half 
an ounce of infusorial earth with 3 
fluidounces of water. 

Paste. 
VIII. 

Prepared chalk av.oz. 2 

Oleic acid fl.oz. 2 

Stearin av.oz. 6 

Make a smooth mixture of the chalk 
and acid, then incorporate with the 
stearin which has previously been melt- 
ed at a gentle heat. — H. 

Soap. 
IX. 

Jeweler's rouge part 1 

Magnesia parts 9 

Soap parts 40 

Water sufficient 



Dissolve the soap in the smallest pos- 
sible amount of hot water by the aid 
of heat, and incorporate the other in- 
gredients. 

SILVER, To Prevent the Tarnishing 
of. 

The blackening which silver and sil- 
ver-plated articles speedily suffer is due 
principally to the formation of a super- 
ficial film of silver sulfid by the action 
of the hydrogen sulfid in the atmo- 
sphere, especially in cities, where the 
large consumption of coal and coal-gas 
charges the atmosphere with sulfur and 
sulfur compounds. Of all the sugges- 
tions that have been made, none appear 
to have given satisfactory results as 
a varnish of collodion — a solution of 
gun-cotton in a mixture of alcohol and 
ether. All other varnishes appear to 
impart a yellowish tinge to the silver 
or plated wares, but collodion varnish 
is quite colorless. The articles should 
be carefully brushed with the varnish 
with an elastic brush, making sure that 
the entire surface is covered. The film 
of collodion will protect the under- 
lying metal surface for a long time. 
SILVERING OF GLASS. (Making 
of Mirrors.) 

The former process for making mir- 
rors is by means of an amalgam of 
mercury. The following is the process 
■said to be in use bv mirror manufac- 
turers some years ago : 

A sheet of pure tin-foil, slightly 
larger than the glass plate to be sil- 
vered, is spread evenly on a perfectly 
plane stone table having a raised edge, 
and is well cleaned from all dust and 
impurity. This tin-foil must be free 
from the slightest flaw or crack. The 
tin is next covered uniformly to the 
depth of Y% of an inch with clean mer- 
cury, preference being given by some 
to that containing a small proportion 
of tin from a previous operation. The 
glass plate, freed from all dust or 
grease, and repolished if necessary, is 
then carefully slid over the mercury. 
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experience to exclude all air bubbles, 
and even the best workmen are not 
every time successful. If there is a 
single bubble or scratch the operation 
has to be repeated and the tin-foil is 
lost. When this step has been satis- 
factorily accomplished the remainder 
is comparatively easy. The glass nlate 
is loaded with heavy weights to Dress 
out the excess of mercury, which is 
collected and used again. After 24 
hours the mirror is lifted from the table 
and placed on edge against a wall, where 
it is left to drain well for several weeks. 
At the present time it is customary 
to make mirrors by causing a deposi- 
tion of metallic silver on the glass. The 
latter is first made chemically clean by 
washing or scrubbing with an alkaline 
liquid, then rinsing with distilled water. 
Am- spot or stain, even a momentary 
touch of a person's finger, is liable to 
interfere with the uniformity of the de- 
position of the silver and be the cause 
of an imperfect mirror. After the glass 
has been cleaned and drained it is to 
be laid down flat and over it floated a 
solution of the silver salt, usually the 
nitrate with some ammonia added. 
When the glass is completely wetted, a 
reducing substance in aqueous solution 
is added. Various reducing agents are 
used, such as Rochelle salt, glucose, for- 
maldehyde, etc. 

I. Edel's process : 
Solution A. 

Silver nitrate av.oz. 1 

Distilled water. 

Ammonia water, each ..... sufficient 

Dissolve the silver salt in 8 fluid- 
ounces of distilled water and add am- 
monia water gradually until the brown 
precipitate that is thrown down at first 
is just dissolved, being careful not to 
add too much ammonia. To make sure 
that too much ammonia has not been 
used, drop into the liquid a crystal of 
silver nitrate and shake; if the solution 
becomes turbid, no excess of ammonia 
has been used, and if it does not, more 
silver must be added till it does be- 



come turbid. . Then filter the liquid 
through a double paper filter, returning 
the first portion of the filtrate to the 
filter until the liquid runs through clear, 
and add enough distilled water through 
the filter to make the filtrate measure 
16 fluidounces. Put this in a clean bot- 
tle, cork well, and keep in a cool, dark 
place over night. 
Solution B. 

Rochelle salt, chemically 

pure . .... dr. 2 

Silver nitrate gr. 10 

Distilled water, to make., fl.oz. 16 
Dissolve the salt in 10 fluidounces of 
water, and heat the solution to boiling 
in a porcelain dish. Then add 10 grains 
of silver nitrate, stir with a glass rod, 
and boil the liquid gently for 10 or 15 
minutes or until it becomes of a gray 
color. Filter this paper until clear and 
add enough distilled water through the 
filter to make 16 fluidounces of liauid. 
Put this into a clean bottle, cork well, 
and place away for 5 or 6 hours. 

When the preparation is wanted for 
use, mix 

Solution A .' fl.oz. 1 

Solution B fl.oz. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 4 

Immediately pour this mixture over the 
glass, which has previously been cleaned 
as described above, and leveled on some 
firm support. Then allow to stand un- 
til the solution has deposited its silver, 
about one hour being required. Then 
decant the excess of liquid, rinse off 
with clear water, and stand the glass on 
edge to dry. Lastly apply a protective 
coating of asphaltum varnish, using a 
soft brush to avoid scratching the sil- 
ver. 

SILVERWARE, To Clean. 

See under Polishing Powders and 
Silv«r Polish. The following useful 
points may also be noted here in re- 
gard to cleaning silverware : 

Make a thin paste of prepared chalk 
and sodium hyposulfite, in equal parts, 
rubbed up in distilled water. Apply this 
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a soft brush. Rinse in clear water and 
dry in sawdust. 

Ink Stains. 

Silver articles in domestic use, and 
especially silver or plated inkstands, fre- 
quently become badly stained with ink. 
These stains cannot be removed by or- 
dinary processes, but readily yield to 
a paste of chlorinted lime and water. 
Javelle water, when at hand, may be 
used instead. 

Egg Stains. 
These are easily and quickly removed 
from silver by rubbing with common 
salt. A pinch taken between the thumb 
and finger and rubbed on the spot with 
the end of the finger will usually re- 
move the darkest egg stain. 

To Clean Silver Ornaments. 

Make a strong solution of soft soap 
and water, and in this boil the articles 
for a few minutes — 5 will usually be 
enough. Take out, pour the soap solu- 
tion into a basin, and as soon as the 
liquid has cooled down sufficiently to 
be borne by the hand, with a soft brush 
scrub the articles with it. Rinse in 
boilinq water and place on a porous 
substance (a bit of tiling, a brick, or 
unglazed earthenware) to dry. Fin- 
ally, give a light rubbing with a cham- 
ois. Articles thus treated look as bright 
as new. 

To Frost Polished Silver. 

Articles of polished silver may be 
frosted by putting them into a bath of 
nitric acid diluted with an equal volume 
of distilled water, and letting remain 
for few minutes. A better effect may 
be given by dipping the article frequent- 
ly into the bath until the requisite de- 
gree of frosting has been attained. Then 
rinse and place for a few moments in a 
strong bath of potassium cyanid, remove 
and rinse. The fingers must not be al- 
lowed to touch the article during either 
process. It should be held with wooden 
forceps or clamps. 



SLATING PAINT FOB BLACK- 
BOARDS. 

See Blackboard Slating. 
SNOW IMITATION for Christmas. 

Ordinary cotton is too dangerous to 
use for Christmas decorations. The 
best substance for this purpose is pure 
white "mineral wool," i. e., asbestos. If 
this is not available or if it be too ex- 
pensive, ordinary cotton rendered in- 
combustible by treatment with a fire- 
proofing solution may be used. See un- 
der Fireproofing Fabrics, etc. 

A more highly decorative effect will 
be obtained if the cotton is strewed 
with what is known as "diamond dust." 
See under heading Diamond Dust. 

SOAP BUBBLE LIQUID. 

I. 

Castile soap av.oz. l / 2 

Glvcerin fl.oz. 4 

Water fl.oz. 6^ 

Dissolve the soap in the water and 
add the glycerin. The latter makes the 
bubbles tenacious or more permanent. 
The same effect may be obtained by the 
use of gum arabic. 

Bubbles blown with this solution, if 
cautiously deposited on a soft woolen 
cloth, will retain their shape for sev- 
eral hours, and if covered with a glass 
shade to prevent evaporation will some- 
times keep for 3 or 4 days. 

II. The following is also recom- 
mended : 

Castile soap, powder av.oz. 2 

Mucilage of acacia fl.dr. 2 

Glycerin fl.oz. 4. 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

Dissolve the soap in a portion of the 
water, add the other ingredients, and 
strain. Use about an ounce to a pint 
of water. 

SOAP, ARSENICAL. 
I. 
Arsenous acid, fine powder.gr. 320 

Potassium carbonate gr. 120 

Castile soap gr. 320 

Lime gr. 40 

Camphor gr. 10 

Water sufficient 



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Heat the acid and potassium carbon- 
ate with one fluidounce of water in a 
porcelain capsule, until the acid is com- 
pletely dissolved. Then add the soap, 
in thin shavings, and after this has been 
thoroughly incorporated, add the lime 
and camphor previously reduced to 
powder. 

Keep the product in well-closed ves- 
sels. 

This soap is primarily intended for 
use by taxidermists. 

II. This is Toellner's formula : 

Salicylic acid av.oz. I 

Borax, fine powder av.oz. y 2 

Naphthalin, fine powder. . .av.oz. Yz 
Arsenous acid, fine powder. av.oz. 5 

Soap, fine powder av.oz. 5 

Water fl.oz. 10 

SOAP, BENZIN. 

See Benzin Jelly. 
SOAPS, CLEANING. 

See under the headings Cleaning 
Soap; Benzin Jelly; Carpet Cleaners; 
and Soap, Ox-Gall. 
SOAP, OX-GALL. 

This has been highly recommended 
for its detergent properties. It is said 
to remove stains of all kinds from fab- 
rics. 



Extract of quillaja .av.oz. 1 

Borax, powder av.oz. 1 

Ox-gall, fresh fl.oz. 4 

Common or castile soap, 
powder av.oz. 15 

Triturate together the borax, extract 
and ox-gall, dissolving as much of the 
borax as possible. Then add the soap, 
beat the whole to a uniform consist- 
ence, and cut into cakes of the desired 
size. 

If no extract of quillaja be at hand, 
soap bark in shreds may be exhausted 
by boiling with water, straining, and 
evaporating the liquid on a water-bath. 
One hundred parts of bark yield about 
20 of extract. — D. 

It has been suggested to add to this 
1 ounce of glycerin and about 2 drams 
of oil of sassafras. 



II. 

Oleic acid av.oz. 1 

Borax av.oz. 2 

Ox-gall, fresh av.oz. 5 

Tallow or common soap. . .av.oz. 20 
Triturate the borax with the ox-gall ; 
then thoroughly incorporate with it the 
soap, previously reduced to powder, ^and 
lastly incorporate the oleic acid. 
SOAP, PETROLEUM. 

I. Emery's formula : 

Petroleum av.oz. 5 

White wax av.oz. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 6 

Marseilles soap av.oz. 10 

Mix the petroleum, wax and alcohol 
in a flask and heat until they are com- 
pletely dissolved, then add the soap, and 
dissolve again. Remove the flask from 
the source of heat, shake until the con- 
tents assume a creamy appearance, and 
then pour into molds. 

The alcohol is not absolutely neces- 
sary; it merely aids in dissolving the 
wax and soap. The product contains 
approximately 25% of petroleum. 

II. Hager's formula : 

Petroleum av.oz. 6 l / 2 

Domestic soap, dried av.oz. 4^ 

Japan wax av.oz. 2 

Solution of caustic soda, 

sp.gr. 1.33, av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 4^/2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 12 

Oil of citronella fl.dr. 3 

Cut up the soap and wax to fine shav- 
ings, mix with the water, alcohol, and 
solution of soda, and heat together until 
the wax is saponified and a translucent 
mixture is obtained. With this incorop- 
ate the petroleum and oil of citronella. 
The solution of caustic soda may be 
made from 1 part of dry sodium hy- 
drate dissolved in 2 parts of water. 

SOAP, POLISHING. 

See "Soaps" under Silver Polish. 

SOAP, SILVER. 

See under Silver Polishes. 

SOAP, STEARIN. 

Stearjic acid av.oz. 2 ' j 

Sodium carbonate, crystal ... gr. 560 

Water fl.oz. 8 

Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Sodium chlorid fl.dr. 4 



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Dissolve 540 grains of the crystallized 
sodium carbonate in 6 fluidounces of 
water; transfer this solution to a water- 
bath and gradually add the stearic acid 
with constant agitation ; then add the 
alcohol; cover the vessel, and allow it 
to remain upon the bath for 6 hours to 
separate the soap ; add the sodium 
chlorid and the remainder of the so- 
dium carbonate, dissolved in the re- 
mainder of the water; transfer the 
whole to a strainer, and when cold Dress 
out the remainder of the moisture. — D. 
SOAP, Whale Oil. 

This may be prepared like the soft 
soap of the U. S. P., substituting crude 
fish oil for linseed oil. 
SOLUTION, Non-Freezing. 

This is said to make a preparation of 
this kind: 

Pearlash ay.lb. 5 

Glycerin pints 3 

Water, to make gal. ] 

Mix and dissolve. 

SOOT FROM STOVEPIPES, To Re- 
move. 
See under headings Chimney Cleaners 
and Stovepipes, To free from Soot. 
SPONGES, Bleaching of. 

See Bleached Sponges. 
SPONGES, USED, To Clean. 

Different methods have been recom- 
mended for cleaning mushy, sticky or 
slimy sponges, such as have been in use 
around a soda fountain and which are 
not made clean by a simple washing 
with soap and water. 
I. 

Table salt av.oz. 8 

Ammonium carbonate av.oz. 4 

Water, hot gal. 1 

Dissolve the salts in the water and 
soak the sponges in this solution for an 
hour or two, then rinse them in clean 
water, squeeze them out, and let them 
dry. 

II. Wash the sponges in warm water, 
each gallon of which contains half an 
ounce of solution of soda, then rinse 
them in clear water, and transfer to 
bromin water, allowing them to remain 



until they become white. Again wash 
in clear water, transfer to the water 
containing the solution of soda, and 
wash once more in clear water to re- 
move all traces of bromin. Then squeeze 
as dry as possible and dry by exposure 
to the sun if possible. 

STAINS FROM FABRICS, Removal 
of. 

Various cleansing preparations are 
mentioned under the headings Ammo- 
nia, Household; Benzin Jelly; Cleansing 
Preparations, Carpet Cleansers; Glove 
Cleaners ; Mildew Spots, To Remove ; 
and Soap, Ox-Gall. 

Before applying any of the cleansers 
mentioned in this work to colored goods 
an experiment should be made, either 
with a sample of the goods or on some 
portion which will not be seen, to de- 
termine whether directions given for 
treating the spot will not affect the 
color. 

The tables given herein will be useful 
to determine in just about what manner 
fabrics must be cleaned. 

Whenever a cleansing liquid is men- 
tioned, it may be any of the prepara- 
tions mentioned under Cleansing Li- 
quids, Cleansing Creams, Benzin Jelly, 
or similar article. 

The Spot is of Unknown Origin. 

White Goods. — Dissolve some soao in 
lukewarm water and add 2 dessert- 
spoonfuls of "cleansing liquid" and 
dampen the spot with a sponge soaked 
in this' solution; finally wash out in 
clear water. 

Colored Woolens. — Dissolve a "cleans- 
ing pencil" in a bottle of the solution 
and wash out the spot in the liquid; 
then rinse in clear water, and dry in the 
air. See Cleansing Pencil. 

Silk, Satin and Similar Delicate Fab- 
rics. — Add to the above solution the 
yolks of two eggs, and spread this on 
the spot. Then wash in lukewarm wa- 
ter ; rinse in cold water, and dry by a 
gentle heat. To press out use an iron 
that is warm only — not hot. 






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Milk, Soup and Small Grease Spots 
Generally. 

White Goods. — Wash with the warm 
solution of a "cleansing pencil" in wa- 
ter. See Cleansing Pencil. 

Colored Cotton or Woolen Goods. — 
Dampen with a cleansing liquid or 
cream ; remove the excess of the solu- 
tion by means of blotting paper, and 
wash with a solution of a "cleansing 
pencil." 

Silk, Satin, Etc. — Dampen by means 
of a sponge soaked in cleansing liquid, 
removing any excess by means of blot- 
ting paper. 

Grease, Paint, Varnish, Etc. 

White or Colored Woolens or Cotton 
Goods. — Moisten several times with a 
cleansing liquid, lay a piece of blotting 
paper over the spot and press this with 
a hot iron. Then wash the whole of 
the fabric in hot soap suds. 

Silk, Satin and Delicate Fabrics. — Rub 
up some "white bole" or talcum to a 
thin dough with a cleansing liquid, and 
spread over the spot. When thoroughly 
dry brush off and wipe with dry bread 
crumbs. 

When the Spots are Old. — First moist- 
en with chloroform and then proceed 
as above. 

Stearin, Wax, Etc. 

First remove as much as possible with 
a knife ; then lay a damp towel under 
the spot and put several thicknesses of 
blotting paper over it and press out 
with a hot iron. If any stain remains 
after this, treat as directed under but- 
ter, grease, etc. 

Resin, Tar, Axle Grease, Etc. 

White Goods. — Wet with good oil of 
turpentine, wring out, cover with blot- 
ting paper, and go over with a hot iron. 
Then wash in warm soap suds. 

Colored Cotton or Woolen Goods. — 
Moisten the spot, apply butter, soap 
thoroughly, allow to stand for a few 
minutes, and then wash with oil of tur- 
pentine and hot water alternately. If 
this does not help, spread over the spot 

74 



the yolk of an egg previously mixed 
with oil of turpentine; cover with blot- 
ting paper and press with a hot iron. 
Then scratch off the residue and wash 
thoroughly. As a final resort, wash out 
in water slightly acidulated with hydro- 
chloric acid. 

Silk, Satin, Etc. — Drench with chloro- 
form, and, when this has evaporated, 
apply white bole or talcum; cover with 
blotting paper, and press with hot iron. 
If this does not help, mix some yolk of 
egg with chloroform and proceed as 
above, removing the residue by wiping 
off with bread crumbs. 

Vinegar, Acid, Wines, Fruit, Etc. 

White Goods. — Wash out with clear 
water to which a little "cleansing liquid" 
has been added. 

Colored Goods, Whether of Cotton, 
Wool or Silk. — Moisten with a cleans- 
ing liquid, allow to evaporate, and then 
rinse in clear water. 

Acids. 

Fresh spots may be removed by put- 
ting on a drop of a cleansing liquid; 
old spots cannot be remedied. 

COLORED Fruit Stains from 
Peaches, Red Wine, Cherries, 
Strawberries, etc. 

White Goods. — Dip in Javelle water 
or solution of chlorinated soda, and im- 
mediately that the stain has disappeared 
wash thoroughly in clear water. 

Colored Cotton or Woolen Goods. — 
Wash with hot soap suds, to which a 
smaller or larger quantity of Javelle 
water or solution of chlorinated soda, 
has been added (as the fabric is more 
or less delicate) ; rinse in water to 
which a little cleansing liquid has been 
added; finally, wash in, a large quan- 
tity of clear water. 

Silk, Satin, Etc. — Follew directions as 
above, save to use very dilute solutions. 
Grass Stains. 

White Goods. — Wash out with boiling 
water. 

Colored Goods, Whether of Cotton, 
Wool or Silk. — Moisten the spot with a 



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very dilute solution of tin chlorid, and 
then wash thoroughly in a plentiful sup- 
ply of clear water. 

STAINS from Tannin, Green Nuts, 
etc. 

Treat with very dilute Javelle water, 
or solution of chlorinated soda. 

Coffee or Chocolate Stains. 
Cover the spot with yolk of egg di- 
luted with a cleansing liquid; wash out 
in warm water, and iron, while still 
moist, on the wrong side of the cloth. 

Aniline Ink Stains. 

White Goods. — Wash with alcohol to 
which a little acetic acid has been add- 
ed, and then bleach with Javelle water 
or solution of chlorinated soda. 

Colored Goods, Whether Cotton, Wool 
or Silk. — If the color admits of it, fol- 
low the directions for white goods. If 
the dye is too delicate for this, wasl. 
out with strong alcohol alone, as noth- 
ing else will prove of benefit. 

See also Ink Erasives; Silver Nitrate 
Stains, To Remove ; and Rust Stain Re- 
movers. 

STAINS FROM THE HANDS, To 
Remove. 

When the hands have been stained by 
strong alkaline solutions, they should be 
washed in some dilute acid, nitric, ox- 
alic, or acetic (i to ioo of water). If 
soap without water is then immediately 
applied, fatty acids are deposited in the 
skin, which thus becomes less liable to 
crack. The effects of the lime solu- 
tions and also of strong ammonia may 
be prevented in the same way. After 
using mineral acids the hands should 
be washed with water and rubbed while 
wet with a piece of soap. If the acid 
is strong or has affected a large sur- 
face, the hands should be bathed, after 
washing, in a weak solution of soda (i 
to ioo). Strong sulfuric acid is first to 
be washed off as far as possible with 
plenty of water, after which soap should 
be employed as previously directed. If 
water is used abundantly there is no 
danger of too much heat being evolved. 



When the acid has caused severe burns, 
the affected parts may be covered with 
a paste composed of magnesia, magne- 
sium carbonate, or sodium bicarbonate 
with a little water. Nitric acid is re- 
moved by the same process. Burns by 
this acid, especially when treated with 
alkaline agents, are apt to leave behind 
a yellowness of the affected integument. 
Nitric acid destroys the epidermis so 
quickly that it can scarcely ever be re- 
stored to a normal condition, and this 
is true also of the fumes of nitric acid, 
nitromuriatic acid, bromin and chlorin. 
Iodin stains should be treated with a 
solution of sodium hyposulfite (i to 10 
of water). When the hands have been 
exposed for a long time to the action 
of carbolic acid, wash them first with 
alcohol, which may be used several 
times over for this purpose, and then 
with soap, after which, without being 
first dried, they may be rubbed with 
wool-fat. After working with subli- 
mate solutions it is best to bathe the 
hands for some time in a solution of 
common salt (i to 50 of water), fol- 
lowed by soap and wool-fat. 

Potassium permanganate stains may 
be removed by rubbing with a solution 
of oxalic acid, then washing in water, 
slightly acidulated with sulfuric acid. 

Potassium bichromate stains may be 
removed by treating them with a strong 
solution of sodium hyposulfite, slightly 
acidulated with sulfuric acid. The same 
effect may be obtained by touching with 
sulfurous acid and then washing in rain 
or distilled water. 

See also Walnut Stains, To Remove. 
STAINS FOR WOOD. 

By wood stains are understood solu- 
tions of dyes, etc., used for coloring 
wood. They are fixed on the wood 
either direct or through the medium of 
some mordant. In many cases the 
color is only developed in the grain 
after the mordant is applied; sometimes 
the mordant merely changes the tone of 
the color. 

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not only by the mordant but also by the 
natural constituents of the wood, as 
tannin for instance. Consequently differ- 
ent woods sometimes give entirely dif- 
ferent results with a certain stain. All 
the stains here given have been tried 
with oak, cherry, white beech, red 
beech, maple, ash, birch, linden, poplar, 
fir and pine. Practical utility can best 
be served by designating the mordants 
and color solutions with letters and fig- 
ures respectively and combining them in 
a tabular form under the colors. 

A more definite nomenclature of the 
colors is impracticable because of the 
variations of color and tone produced 
on the different woods. Moreover the 
age of the wood to be stained and other 
circumstances enter into the matter of 
color. 

Mordants. 

(a) Iron acetate solution. 

The following consists of solutions of 
the substance and quantity named in ioo 
parts of water: (b) 2 parts of potas- 
sium bichromate; (c) 1 part of copper 
sulfate and 1 part of potassium chlorate ; 
(d) 1 part of barium chlorid; (e) 1 
part of calcium chlorid; (/) 2 parts' of 
magnesium sulfate; (g) 2 J / 2 parts of 
^manganese sulfate; (h) 3 parts of 
chrome alum; (f) 1 part of iron chlorid; 
(k) 2 parts of iron sulfate; (/) 2 parts 
of copper sulfate; (m) 2 parts of tin 
chlorid; (w) 3 parts of alum. 
Coloring Solutions. 

1. Dissolve 20 parts of logwood ex- 
tract in 80 of water. 

2. Dissolve 10 parts of logwood ex- 
tract in 90 parts of water. 

3. Dissolve 20 parts of aniline chlorid 
in 80 parts of alcohol. 

4. Rub 10 parts of Cassel brown with 
30 parts of 10% ammonia water, put in 
a bottle and allow to stand corked for 
24 hours. Then add 50 parts of water 
and 10 parts of alcohol. Allow the mix- 
ture to stand for several days and then 
filter. 



5. Boil 5 parts of caustic potassa 
and 10 parts of Cassel brown with 50 
parts of water for about half an hour, 
cool, add sufficient water to bring up to 
90 parts by weight, and then add 10 
parts of alcohol. 

6. Triturate carefully 5 parts of ali- 
zarin with 100 parts of water and add 
sufficient ammonia water to make solu- 
tion smell strongly of ammonia. 

7. Mix 1 part of alkannin, 10 parts 
of alcoholic extract of red saunders, 10 
parts of dragon's blood and 180 parts of 
alcohol, and filter. 

8. Dissolve 5 parts of alcoholic ex- 
tract of red saunders and 10 parts of 
aloes in 85 parts of alcohol and 2 parts 
of 15% soda solution (sp.gr. 1.17). 

9. Dissolve 1 part of gallic acid in 
100 parts of water. 

10. Dissolve 1 part of water-soluble 
nigrosin in 140 parts of water. 

Before applying a stain, the wood 
should be smoothed by sandpapering. 
After applying the stain the wood should 
be polished so as to "bring out" the 
stain. 

Other formulas are mentioned below. 
See also the somewhat similar prepara- 
tions under the heading Varnish Stains. 

Some years ago a patent was issued 
to a German firm for making wood 
stains from coal-tar dyes dissolved in 
benzole, oil of turpentine, and similar 
solvents. These stains, unlike water and 
spirit stains, do not raise the grain of 
the wood, so that the usual subsequent 
process of smoothing is entirely obvi- 
ated, and any desired shade of color 
may be obtained by one or two applica- 
tions. 

Black or Ebony Stain. 

Use No. IV in the above table, or one 

of the following: 

I. 

Solution A. 

Sodium or potassium 

chlorate av.oz. 1 

Copper chlorid av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 15 

Mix and dissolve. 



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Solution B. 

Aniline chlorid av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Water '. . . .fl.oz. 15 

Mix and dissolve. 

The dry wood is painted three times 
with the above solutions, applying them 
alternately; before each application the 
wood is well dried; finally, it is rubbed 
with linseed oil or a mixture of tur- 
pentine and wax, and polished. The 
color is not affected by acids or alkalies. 

If aniline chlorid be not at hand, use 
instead 2 av. ounces of aniline oil, 3 
av. ounces of hydrochloric acid, and 15 
rluidounces of water. 

This is similar to the procedure men- 
tioned under Table Tops, To Make 
Acid-Proof, which see. 

Cherry Stain. 

Light-colored woods may be stained 
in imitation of cherry by the use of 
these solutions. 

III. 

Annatto av.oz. 4 

Caustic potassa av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 48 

Boil until the annatto is dissolved. 

IV. 

Logwood chips av.oz. 8 

Caustic potassa av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Boil until the color is extracted, add- 
ing more water from time to time, to 
make up for the loss by evaporation. 

The stain is to be "fixed" by washing 
the wood, after its application, with 
alum water. 

Mahogany Stain. 
V. 

Madder av.oz. 2 

Logwood chips av.oz. x / 2 

Water fl.oz. 32 

Boil together, then strain. 
This is to be applied to wood while 
hot and mordanted with an aqueous so- 
lution of potassium carbonate, 1 dram 
to the pint. 

VI. 

Alkanet av.oz. y 2 

Aloes av.oz. 1 

Dragon's blood av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 



Reduce the drugs to coarse powder; 
mix with the alcohol, set the whole in a 
warm place for 3 or 4 days, agitate oc- 
casionally, and filter. Before applying, 
mordant with dilute nitric acid. 

VII. This is said to be used by 
French workmen : Make the wood per- 
fectly smooth, then apply dilute nitric 
acid, rubbing well into the fiber, and 
allow to dry. Then macerate i l / 2 av.oz. 
of dragon's blood with 16 fluidounces of 
alcohol for several days, agitating occa- 
sionally, filter, and to the filtrate add l / 2 
av. ounce of sodium carbonate. Paint 
the mixture on the mordanted wood 
several times until the desired color is 
obtained. If the color becomes dimmed, 
linseed oil is to be rubbed into the wood. 

Oakwood Stain. 

VIII. First apply to the wood a 15%! 
solution of soda and allow to dry. Then 
make a strong solution of catechu in 
water, about 1 in 3, by boiling with wa- 
ter, to a pint of liquid add l / 2 ounce of 
iron-free alum, and apply this liquid, 
preferably hot, to the prepared wood. 
Finally, when dry, mordant the wood 
with a 5% solution of potassium bichro- 
mate. 



IX. 



Purple Stain. 



Logwood chips av.oz. 8 

Potassium carbonate av.oz. 2 

Indigo, powder av.oz. 1 

Water fl.oz. 48 

Boil the logwood with the water till 
well exhausted, adding water from time 
to time to restore that lost by evapora- 
tion, strain, and to the liquid add the 
other ingredients. 

Walnut Stain. 
X. 

Potassium permanganate, .av.oz. l / 2 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Apply twice in succession, and after 
an interval of 5 minutes wash with clear 
water. 

A strong hot decoction of green wal- 
nut shells may also be applied, followed, 
when partially dry. with a concentrated 
solution of potassium bichromate. 



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STAMPING INKS. 

See Inks, Stamping. 
STAMPING PREPARATIONS. 

These are employed for stamping em- 
broideries, etc. Powders of various col- 
ors are rendered adhesive by admixture 
with gum resins, such as resin, copal, 
damar or sandarac. The substances 
should be made into the most impalpa- 
ble power by trituration and sifting. 

The method employed for stamping 
is to perforate paper according to the 
pattern desired, then placing this upon 
the fabric, sprinkling or rubbing the 
powder into the perforations (carefully 
removing the pattern), placing a piece 
of unperforated paper on the cloth, and 
carefully passing a hot iron over the 
whole. The iron melts the resin and 
leaves the design imprinted on the mate- 
rial. 

I. Mix equal parts powdered resin 
and a pigment — ultramarine or Prussian 
Mue for blue; zinc oxid or flake white 
tor white ; chrome yellow for yellow ; 
burnt or raw umber, burnt or raw sien- 
na. Vandyke brown, etc., for brown ; 
ivory black for black, etc. 
II. 

Resin, 

Damar resin, 

Copal resin, 

Sandarac, 

Pigment, each, equal parts. 

Reduce each to very fine powder, and 
mix well. 

III. For stamping fabrics liable to be 
injured by heat, it is suggested to mix 
the above powders with enough alcohol 
and using this with a brush like a sten- 
cil ink. It is said that a tinted starch 
paste is also used for this purpose. 

STARCH OR LAUNDRY GLOSS. 

(Starch Polish or Polishing 
Starch.) 

Many women impart a suitable polish 
to the laundry by adding either borax 
or paraffin to the starch, but in many 
cases other prepared compounds are 
used, such as those mentioned here. 
These may be in the form of cake, pow- 
der or liquid. 



Cake Form. 

I. Instead of plain paraffin, the fol- 
lowing may be used: 

Stearin, pure av.oz. 4 . 

Paraffin av.oz. 6 

M^elt together, pour into molds to so- 
lidify, and then cut into cakes weighing 
about Y\ ounce each. 

In using, make a starch paste, say 
from one pound of starch, add one of 
these pieces and leave in the mass dur- 
ing a few minutes' boiling. When us- 
ing unboiled starch paste, a small quan- 
tity of a hot solution of starch contain- 
ing the gloss is applied to a rag and the 
latter gently rubbed over the fabric just 
before ironing. 
II. 

Stearic acid (stearin) av.oz. 16 

Absolute alcohol fl.oz. 1 

Melt the acid, add the alcohol, and 
form into broad rectangular blocks, 
which may be wrapped in tin-foil and 
parchment paper. 

In using, starch the goods in the us- 
ual manner, pass the hot iron over the 
stearin block, and iron rapidly in the 
usual manner ; a brilliant polish will be 
produced. The irons must be well 
cleaned when the ironing is completed 
as the acid will eventually rust the metal 
of the irons. — D. 

Powders. 
III. 

Borax av.oz. 4 

Gum arabic av.oz. 1 

Use both in powder and mix well. 

IV. 

Spermaceti, powdered av.oz. 2 

Gum arabic, powder av.oz. 2 

Borax, powder av.oz. 3 

A tablespoonful of this mixture is to 
be added to about 1 pint of boiled starch 
while this is being prepared. 

Spermaceti is readily reduced to pow- 
der by trituration in a mortar, while 
keeping it moistened with a few drops 
of alcohol. 
V. 

Spermaceti, powder av.oz. 2 

Gum arabic. powder av.oz. 2 

Borax, powder av.oz. 3 



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White resin, powder dr. 2 

Prepare and use like the preceding. 

VI. 

Soap, powder av.oz. 1 

Talcum, powder av.oz. 3 

Apply this mixture to the right side 
of the starched article by means of a 
flannel rag and then iron in the usual 
way. 

Liquids. 
VII. 

Spermaceti av.oz. 1^4 

Acacia av.oz. 1 

Borax av.oz. 1 

Glycerin fl.oz. 2^ 

Distilled water fl.oz. 15 

Heat together with constant stirring 
until complete solution is achieved. Let 
cool, and fill into suitable bottles, which 
must be well stoppered. 

Directions: Take -i ounce of good 
starch, and add just enough cold water 
to make a paste, carefully rubbing with 
a spoon until all lumps are broken down. 
To 1 pint of boiling water add 5 table- 
spoonfuls of this liquid, pour the whole 
over the starch paste, and boil for not 
less than half an hour. 

These proportions are intended for 
collars, cuffs, and fine shirt-bosoms. 
For other articles less of the liquid is 
required. 

STORAGE BATTERIES, To Make. 

See Batteries, Storage. 

STORM GLASS SOLUTION. 

See Barometer Glass, Solution for. 
STOVE POLISH OR BLACKING. 

I. Plumbago made into a thin paste 
with solution of sodium silicate or wa- 
ter glass. 

This makes an excellent stove polish 
and should be brushed thoroughly. 

II. Reduce graphite to an impalpable 
powder by grinding in a mill with wa- 
ter, and then dry. 

Use this with water first, then allow 
to dry and polish with a brush. 

This is the base of nearly all commer- 
cial stove polishes. 



III. 

Bone black 
Plumbago 
Copperas . 
Water 



.av.oz. 8 
.av.oz. 8 
.av.oz. 2 

sufficient 



Dissolve the copperas in the smallest 
possible amount of water, strain the so- 
lution through cotton, and incorporate 
the previously mixed and sifted pow- 
ders. 

The copperas makes the polish more 
lasting. This paste should be put up in 
tin boxes. 
IV. 

Graphite av.oz. 10 

Soot or lampblack av.oz. 2 

Copperas av.oz. 4 

Glycerin, water, each sufficient 

Prepare like the preceding, using a 
mixture of 1 part of alcohol and 2 parts 
of glycerin as the solvent. 

The so-called Ceylon graphite is con- 
sidered the best. Of the soots, so-called 
American gas black is the best for the 
purpose, while if bone black be used 
this should be of the best quality and be 
deprived of calcium phosphate by treat- 
ment with hydrochloric acid. 

V. 

Bayberry wax av.oz. 1 

Mineral oil fl.oz. 13 

Plumbago, fine powder. .. .av.oz. 25 

Oil of lavender fl.dr. 1 

Melt the wax, add the mineral oil, 
thoroughly incorporate the plumbago, 
and finally incorporate the oil of laven- 
der. 

This is said to be used in France for 
polishing fine heating apparatus. 

VI. This is said to make an excellent 
liquid stove polish. 

Graphite, fine powder av.oz. 4 

Lampblack av.oz. J4 

Rosin av.oz. 1 

Oil of turpentine or gaso- 
line fl.oz. 32 

Mix thoroughly. 

This mixture should be kept well 

shaken while in use, and must not be 

; applied when there is a fire or light 

' nearby. On this account it cannot be. 

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STOVEPIPE ENAMEL. 

I. 

Asohaltum av.oz. 8 

Linseed oil, boiled av.oz. 4 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 16 

Melt the asphaltum in an iron pot, 
add the linseed oil, and bring to a boil. 
Allow to cool sufficiently and then in- 
corporate the oil of turpentine. 
IT. 

Shellac av.oz. 6 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 2 

Sandarac av.oz. 1 

Aniline black dr. 3 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 3 

Wood alcohol fl.oz. 54 

Mix and dissolve by agitation, then 
decant the clear liquid. 

This will stand a higher heat than 
asphaltum and is therefore suitable for 
stove pipes, steam radiator, and similar 
articles. 
STOVEPIPES, To Free from Soot 

Stovepipes may best be cleared of 
soot by frequently (every few days) 
throwing strips or pieces of zinc on the 
hot fire and opening the draught in the 
chimney. 

See also Chimney Cleaners. 
STRAW HAT CLEANERS. 

These are now usually put up in the 
form of powder contained in little en- 
velopes. This powder is frequently ox- 
alic or tartaric acid; the latter is to be 
preferred on account of its non-poison- 
ous character. One dram is to be put 
up in each package. Other powdery 
mixtures for the same purpose are the 
following : 

Powders. 
I. 

Sodium bisulfite av.oz. 5 

Tartaric acid av.oz. 1 

Borax av.oz. y 2 

Mix and put up in packages of half 
an ounce each. The directions for use 
are to moisten a small quantity of the 
powder with water and apply this with 
a wetted tooth brush to the hat. 

II. Potassium oxalate, or a mixture 
of equal parts of potassium bitartrate 
and oxalic acid may be used for this 
purpose. 



III. Sodium perborate is also an ex- 
cellent hat bleach and cleaner. In us- 
ing, add about a teaspoonful to 2 fluid- 
ounces of warm water, spongtf the hat 
with this liquid, rubbing in thoroughly, 
then wipe off with a sponge that has 
been dipped in the solution and then 
squeezed out. Then apply a weak solu- 
tion of oxalic or tartaric acid, which is 
to be allowed to remain for a short 
time when it is to be washed off and 
the hat allowed to dry. 

Liquids. 
See the preparation mentioned under 
the heading Panama Hats, To Clean, or 
use the following : 

IV. The simplest method is to brush 
well with dilute ammonia water or 
weak solution of potassa, then a liberal 
application of hydrogen peroxid. This 
is easier to use and is said to be more 
satisfactory than bleaching with sulfur. 

V. Sodium dioxid (or peroxid) may 
also be used as a hat bleach, first wash- 
ing with a solution in warm water, then 
wiping repeatedly with the same solu- 
tion to which more and more oxalic 
acid has been added until the liquid is 
decidedly acid. The alkaline solution 
will make the straw yellow but as acid 
is added to the liquid the light color 
will be restored. Finally, rinse the hat 
with clear water, and dry it. 

STRAW HAT VARNISH. 

If a simple waterproof application is 
desired, apply one of these varnishes, 
but if a color or dye is wanted, add 
some aniline dye, sufficient to give the 
desired tint. For white straw hats, 
which are to remain uncolored, white 
shellac should be used in these for- 
mulas. 
I. 

Shellac av.oz. 4 

Sandarac av.oz. V/2 

Venice turpentine av.oz. y 2 

Castor oil fl.dr. 1 

Alcohol or wood alcohol. . .fl.oz. 16 
Mix and dissolve by agitation. 
II. 

Shellac av.oz. 5 

Rosin av.oz. 1 



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Venice turpentine av.oz. i 

Castor oil fl.dr. I 

Alcohol or wood alcohol. . .fl.oz. ij 
Mix and dissolve by agitatior 

SULFUR STRIPS. 

These are made by cutting thick paper 
into strips and passing through melted 
sulfur. Cloth strips may be substituted 
for paper. The temperature must not 
be too high and care must be taken not 
to allow the sulfur to ignite. If the 
first coat is not thick enough, the strips 
may be dipped a second time. 

SWEEPING COMPOUNDS. 

According to a patent issued in 1905, 
this is composed of sawdust, silicious 
material, rosin, oil, and tar. Another 
patent calls for catechu, 1 part, mineral 
oil, 8 parts, sawdust, 16 parts, bran, ^2 
parts, sand, 48 parts, and water con- 
taining a small amount of nitrobenzene, 
32 parts. 

This is offered as a good formula : 

Paraffin wax av.oz. 1 

Paraffin oil pints 2 

Salt av.oz. 4 

Sea sand lb. 4 

Sawdust lb. 5 

Oil of eucalyptus fl.oz. 1 

Melt the wax, add the paraffin oil. in- 
corporate the sand, salt, and sawdust, 
and finally add the oil of eucalyptus. 

SYRINGES, HYPODERMIC, To 

Clean. 

See under heading Hypodermic 
Syringes. 

TABLE TOPS, To Make Acid-Proof. 

Table and counter tops, such as the 
tops of laboratory tables and prescrip- 
tion counters, may be rendered acid- 
proof by the following treatment: 

Scrape off the old paint and varnish 
and scrub thoroughly, then brush on a 
solution composed of 

Iron sulfate av.oz. 1 

Copper sulfate av.oz. 1 

Potassium permanganate .av.oz. 2 

Water, to make fl.oz. 24 

When the first coat is dry, apply an- 
other coat, and when this is dry, apply 
in the same manner two coats of this 
liquid : 



Anilin fl.oz. 2 

Hydrochloric acid fl.oz. 3 

Water, to make fl.oz. 17 

Or use 2Yz ounces of anilin hydro- 
chlorid in enough water to make 17 
fluidounces. 

Finally, when the table top is dry, ap- 
ply a thin coating of raw linseed oil. 

The wood assumes an ebony black 
color, which may be objectionable. The 
table top may also be rendered acid- 
proof by first cleaning and scrubbing it, 
allowing it to dry, and then rubbing in 
melted paraffin, or the paraffin may be 
dissolved in gasoline and several coats 
of this solution may be applied with a 
brush. 

The first mentioned preparation is 
similar to that mentioned under Xo. 1 
ebony stain under Stains for Wood. 
This latter will also render table tops 
acid-proof. 

TABLEAU LIGHTS. 

See Fires. Colored. 
TAR STAINS, Removal of. 

See under Stains from Fabrics, Re- 
moval of. 

TATTOO MARKS, To Remove. 

These are said to be removed by the 
following plan : Wash the part thor- 
oughly with diluted acetic acid, half an 
hour after which apply the following: 

Caustic potash gr. 4 

Water fl.oz. 1 

After the lapse of another half hour 
use 

Diluted hvdrochloric acid. . .fl.dr. 1 

Water ...fl.oz. 1 

This should be repeated daily. Strong- 
er solutions may be applied, if neces- 
sary, if they can be borne by the pa- 
tient. 
TELEPHONE SOLUTION. 

The formula used by the Department 
of Public Charities (New York) to 
prepare a solution for scrubbing the 
mouth-pieces of telephones is as fol- 
lows : 

Thymol m. 15 

Oil of pinus sylvestris m. 15 

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Alcohol fl.dr. 2 

Tincture of green soap fl.dr. 4 

Water, to make fl.oz. 16 

In the city hospitals of New York the 

mouth-pieces are "scrubbed" with the 

above solution once a week. 

TIN CONTAINERS, To Stick Labels 
on. 

See Paste to Stick Labels on Tin. 
TIN PLATING. 

See Plating with Gold, Silver, Tin, 
etc. 

TONING SOLUTIONS for Photog- 
raphy. 

I. 

Gold chlorid gr. 2 

Sodium acetate dr. 1 

Distilled water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. Let stand for 1 or 

2 days before using. 

The following are combined toning 

and fixing solutions : 

II. 

Gold chlorid gr. 8 

Ammonium chlorid gr. 15 

Silver chlorid gr. 50 

Sodium acetate dr. 2 

Ammonium sulfocyanid dr. 4 

Sodium hyposulfite oz. 4 

Distilled water fl.oz. 20 

Dissolve the gold and ammonium 
chlorids in 4 fluidounces of Water and 
the sodium acetate and hyposulfite and 
ammonium sulfocyanid in the remainder 
of the water, mix the two solutions, and 
finally add the silver chlorid. 

III. 

Gold chlorid gr. 2 

Lead nitrate dr. 2 

Lead acetate dr. 2 

Citric acid dr. 2 

Ammonium sulfocyanid oz. 1 

Sodium hyposulfite oz. 8 

• Distilled water, hot '.fl.oz. 32 

Dissolve the solids, except the gold 
chlorid, in the water, filter the liquid 
until clear, then add the gold chlorid. 

TOOTH CEMENTS. 

See under heading Cements. 
TRACING PAPER. 
See Paper, Tracing. 



TYPEWRITER RIBBONS. 

See under heading Ink for Type- 
writer Ribbons. 
VARNISHES. 

These, like lacquers, are resinous so- 
lutions intended as protective applica- 
tions to metals, wood, etc. 

See also the Lacquers. 

Amber Varnish. 

I. 

Amber av.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 9 

Linseed oil varnish fl.oz. 6 

Melt the amber in a closed vessel (out 

of contact with the air) over a naked 

flame, allow to cool somewhat, dissolve 

in the oil, and finally add the varnish. 

D. 

II. 

Amber av.oz. 6 

Linseed oil, clarified fl.oz. 16 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 32 

Heat the amber, add the linseed oil, 

boil until it "strings" well, allow to cool 

somewhat, then incorporate the oil of 

turpentine. 

When required to dry and harden 

quickly, driers may be added during the 

boiling. 

Anatomical Varnish. 
III. 

Mastic av.oz. 3 

Sandarac av.oz. 8 

Camphor dr. 2 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 34 

Alcohol fl.oz. 28 

Mix and dissolve. 

This is used for dry anatomical speci- 
mens. — H. 

Aromatic Varnish. 
IV. This is suitable for fan boxes, 
handkerchief cases, glove boxes, etc. : 

Storax dr. 1 

Peru balsam dr. 1 

Tolu balsam dr. 1 

Extract of licorice dr. 1 

Aloes dr. 2 

Myrrh dr. 2 

Gum olebanum av.oz. l / 2 

Mastic av.oz. 2 

Benzoin av.oz. 3 

Tincture of cinnamon fl.dr. 4 

Alcohol fl.oz. 32 



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Reduce the solids to coarse powder, 
mix all the ingredients, macerate for 7 
days, agitating frequently, and then fil- 
ter. 

Asphalt Varnish. 
V. 

Asphaltum av.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine sufficient 

Melt the asphaltum over a direct 
flame, allow to cool, reduce to coarse 
powder, and dissolve in enough oil to 
make a total weight of 20 av. ounces. 

The asphalt may also be dissolved in 
oil of turpentine without the preliminary 
fusion but the product will make a 
sticky coating. — D. 

See also the similar "black varnish." 

Black Varnish. 

Linseed oil varnish fl.oz. 10 

Burnt umber av.oz. 2 

Asphaltum, powder av.oz. 4 

Oil of turpentine sufficient 

Heat the first three ingredients until 
the asphaltum is dissolved, then remove 
from the fire and add oil of turpentine 
until the liquid is of proper consist- 
ency. — H. 

See also the similar preparation under 
the head Bicycle Paint ; also the similar 
"asphaltum varnish." 

Bookbinders' Varnish. 
VII. 

Shellac av.oz. 4 

Benzoin av.oz. i l / 2 

Sandarac av.oz. 1 

Mastic av.oz. 1 

Oil of lavender fl.dr. 2 

Absolute alcohol fl.oz. 24 

Mix, macerate for some time, agitat- 
ing occasionally ; decant the clear liquid, 
and filter.— H. 
VIII. 

Shellac av.oz. 4' 

Benzoin av.oz. 2 

Mastic av.oz. 1 

Venice turpentine dr. 3 

Alcohol fl.dr. 20 

Macerate a few days, agitating occa- 
sionally, and filter. — H. 

Celluloid Varnish. 
IX. 

Pyroxylin (soluble gun cot- 
ton) dr. 2 



Ether fl.oz. 5 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Camphor dr. 1 

Pour the ether over the pyroxylin, 
add the alcohol and finally add the cam- 
phor, and dissolve by agitation. 

This varnish may be colored by the 
addition of anilines. It is particularly 
adapted for covering paper labels. — D. 

A mixture of amyl acetate and wood 
alcohol may be used as the solvent. 

Or dissolve 2 parts of celluloid in 20 
parts of acetone without heat, agitating 
frequently, then add 78 parts of amyl 
acetate, and set aside to clarify. 

This is similar to Banana Oil, which 
see. 



X. 



Varnish for Chocolate Candy. 



Sumatra benzoin av.oz. 1 

Shellac av.oz. 1 

Vanillin gr. 6 

-Alcohol fl.oz. 14^ 

Dissolve the first three ingredients in 
the alcohol ; filter, and pass enough al- 
cohol through the filter to make the fil- 
trate measure 16 fluidounces. — D. 

Colorless Varnish. 

XL Any of the colorless varnishes 
mentioned here may be used, such as 
celluloid varnish. The following is 
known as Luning's varnish : 

Shellac, white av.oz. 2 l / 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Animal charcoal, well burnt 

and recently heated av.oz. 5 

Dissolve the shellac in the alcohol by 
agitation, boil for a few minutes with 
the charcoal, and then filter. 

This is useful for drawings and all 
kinds of fine work. 

XII. 

Sandarac av.oz. 2 

Chloroform fl.dr. 4 

Oil of lavender fl.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 10 

Mix and dissolve by agitation. Allow 

to stand until clear. 

XIII. 

Dammar av.oz. 3 

Acetone fl.oz. 14 

Prepare like the preceding. 



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Copal Varnish. 
XIV. 

Copal resin . ". av.oz. 16 

Linseed oil fl.oz. 12 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 12 

Melt the copal; add the linseed oil, 
and when nearly cool add the oil of tur- 
pentine. 

XV. 

Co^>al resin av.oz. 13 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 15 

Linseed oil varnish fl.oz. 10 

Melt the copal slowly, out of contact 
with the air, over a naked flame; then 
pour into a flat dish, allow to cool, and 
dissolve in the oil by the aid of a gentle 
heat; finally add the varnish. — D. 

Dammar Varnish. 
XVI. 

Dammar resin av.oz. 8 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 13 

Melt the resin carefully over the di- 
rect flame; allow to cool, reduce to 
coarse powder, and dissolve in the oil. 

This varnish may be prepared by dis- 
solving the resin without the prelimi- 
nary fusion, but the product will always 
be sticky. — D. 

French Varnish. 

XVII. This is a name applied to col- 
ored spirit varnishes made from 1 part 
of bleached or orange shellac dissolved 
in 5 parts of alcohol. Wood or dena- 
tured alcohol may be used instead of 
alcohol. Allow the liquid to stand and 
decant the clear portion. 

To make red varnish, use 1 part of 
eosin to 49 parts of Lleached shellac so- 
lution. For blue, use 1 part of aniline 
blue to 24 parts of bleached shellac so- 
lution. For yellow, use 1 part of gam- 
boge to 24 of the solution or 1 part of 
aniline yellow (alcohol-soluble) to 49 
parts of the solution. For golden yel- 
low, use 2 parts of p-amboge and 1 part 
of dragon's blood to 47 parts of orange 
shellac solution. The gamboge and 
dragon's blood should first be reduced 
to coarse powder and shaken with some 
alcohol before adding to the shellac so- 
lution. For green, use 1 part of aniline 



green to 49 parts of orange shellac solu- 
tion. 

Furniture Varnish. 
XVIII. 

Shellac av.oz. 16 

Resin av.oz. 1 

Alcohol fl.oz. 48 

Venice turpentine av.oz. 3 

Talc, powder av.oz. 2 

Warm the shellac and resin; add the 
alcohol, and finally, the turpentine and 
talc. Shake vigorously for several min- 
utes and stand in a cool place. After 8 
days filter through a filter which has 
been previously wetted with alcohol. — D. 

Grecian Varnish. 
XIX. 

Balsam of fir av.oz. 6 

Oil of turpentine fl.oz. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 4 

Mix and dissolve. 

Green Varnish for Metal. 

XX. Dissolve 10 parts of sandarac 
and 3 of mastic in 20 parts of a 30% 
solution of soda, dilute with 100 parts 
of cold water, and then add a solution 
of 10 parts of pure ferrous sulfate and 
8 of copper acetate in 200 parts of wa- 
ter. Allow the precipitate to subside, 
collect it, wash with cold water, and 
dry it. Then reduce to powder and dis- 
solve in oil of turpentine, thin solution 
of rosin, or copal varnish. 

Label Varnish. 
XXI. 

Sandarac av.oz. 3 

Mastic av.oz. $4 

Venice turpentine dr. 2 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Macerate with repeated stirring until 
solution is effected, and then filter. 

Paper labels are first sized with di- 
luted mucilage, then dried, and finally 
coated with this varnish. If the labels 
have been written with water-soluble 
inks or color, they are first coated with 
two coats of collodion, and then var- 
nished. — D. 
XXII. 

Shellac, bleached av.oz. 5 l / 2 

Balsam of copaiba av.oz. x / 2 

Venice turpentine gr. 100 

Alcohol fl.oz. 16 

Prepare and use like the preceding. 

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XXIII. 

Sandarac av.oz. i 

Mastic av.oz. 2 

Camphor av.oz. y 2 

Alcohol fl-oz. 5 

Oil of turpentine, rectified, .fl.oz. 2 
Mix, macerate for several days, agi- 
tate occasionally until dissolved, then 
allow to stand, and decant the clear 
liquid. 

Violin Varnish. 
XXIV. This is said to make a hard 
and durable varnish for musical instru- 
ments : 

Sandarac av.oz. 1 

Shellac av.oz. y 2 

Mastic av.oz. J / 

Venice turpentine av.oz. y 2 

Elemi av.oz. Y A 

Alcohol fl-oz. 14 

Mix and dissolve by agitation. The 
mixture is to be colored light red with 
cochineal or darker with dragon's blood. 
VARNISH .REMOVERS. 

See Paint and Varnish Removers. 
VARNISH STAINS, Removal of. 

See Stains from Fabrics, Removal of. 
WALL-PAPER CLEANER. 
The following are used : 
I. Mix together one pound each of 
rye flour and white flour into a dough, 
which is partially cooked and the crust 
removed. To this 1 av. ounce of com- 
mon salt and y 2 av. ounce of powdered 
naphthalin are added, and finally 1 
av. ounce of corn meal and 1 dram of 
Venetian red or burnt umber. The com- 
position is formed into a mass of the 
proper size, to be grasped by the hand, 
and in use it should drawn in one di- 
rection over the surface to be cleaned. 

II. 

Pumice stone, powder av.oz. 4 

Wheat flour av.oz. 24 

Water sufficient 

Mix the flour and pumice with water 
to make a stiff dough. Roll this into a 
round wad 2 or 3 inches in diameter 
and cut into 6-inch lengths. Enclose 
each one of these into a tightly-fitting 
muslin bag and close the ends by sew- 
ing. Then drop these into a pot of 



water in active ebullition and let boil 
for Y\ of an hour to an hour. Then re- 
move the rolls, allow to cool for about 
12 hours, and take off the wrapping as 
well as the outer harder portion of the 
rolls. The softer interior part is used 
for cleaning purposes. 
SOAP POWDERS. 

See under Washing Preparations. 
WASHING PREPARATIONS. 

The washing preparations mentioned 
in this connection are such as are rec- 
ommended and used for washing clothes. 
These may be in the form of powder 
or liquid. 

Washing" Fluids. 

I. Oil of turpentine added, in the 
proportion of about 1 fluidounce to a 
boilerful of water, will assist in cleans- 
ing, bleaching and disinfecting clothes. 
The oil should be added to the water 
used for boiling. Kerosene is also good 
but oil of turpentine is to be preferred. 
This useful property of oil of turpen- 
tine is taken advantage of in some of 
these washing fluids. 

II. The most common washing prep- 
aration in use by housewives is a mix- 
ture of 1 ounce of powdered borax, 1 
ounce of salt of tartar, 2 ounces of am- 
monium carbonate, and a 1 -pound can 
of concentrated lye or potash, the whole 
to be dissolved in 2 gallons of water. 
Very frequently the borax is omitted. 
A cupful of this solution is to be used 
to a boilerful of water. 

Washing Powders. 
Washing powders, usually sold to the 
consumer as soap powders, may be de- 
scribed in a general way as mixtures of 
powdered soap, with about its own 
weight, more or less, of sodium carbon- 
ate. Some special brands are also made, 
which in addition contain other deter- 
gent agents, such as ammonium car- 
bonate, sal ammoniac or borax, while 
still others are found, to which filling, 
in the form of talc, silex, etc., has been 
added. The soap itself may have been 
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cold, half-boiled, or boiled, settled, or 
boiled down — and the stock used may 
have been any fat, or mixture of fats, 
according to the grade of washing pow- 
der to be made. Here are some typical 
formulas : 
I. Borax Soap Powder: 

Curd (hard) soap, powder. av.oz. 10 

Soda ash av.oz. 6 

Sodium silicate av.oz. 4 

Borax av.oz. 2 

Each ingredient is thoroughly dried, 
and all mixed together by sifting. 

II. 

Sodium carbonate av.oz. 12 

Soap, powder av.oz. 2 

Borax, powder av.oz. 2 

III. According to Jolle's anaylsis, an- 
other washing powder was found to 
contain water, 23.37, sodium carbonate, 
68.5, sodium sulfate, 1.04, sodium chlor- 
id, 0.89, iron oxid, etc., 0.47. It is there- 
fore a mixture of commercial sal soda 
and sodium hyposulfite. 

WATCHMAKER'S OIL. 

The following formulas are offered : 
I. 

Paraffin oil fl.oz. 1 

Sweet almond oil fl.oz. 10 

— H. 

II. 

Olive oil, best fl.oz. 16 

Tannic acid gr. 160 

Talcum, purified av.oz. 1 

Table salt av.oz. 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Introduce the oil into a vessel of the 
capacity of 1 quart-, add the tannic acid 
dissolved in 3^ fluidounces of water, 
and agitate thoroughly until emulsified. 
Set the mixture aside for 8 days, agi- 
tating frequently and thoroughly; then 
add the talcum, shake well, and next in- 
corporate the remainder of the water. 
Allow to stand for 24 hours, decant the 
lower aqueous layer, and wash the oil 
repeatedly with fresh water until the 
washings no longer give a reaction with 
solution of iron chlorid. Now pour the 
oil into an evaporating dish, add ^fhe 
salt (which must have previously been 
well dried and rubbed to fine powder), 



stir the whole frequently during 24 
hours,.- and filter through paper. 

This oil should be introduced into 
amber bottles of a capacity not greater 
than 1 fluidounce, which should be well 
closed and preserved in a cool place. — D. 
WATER FOR MARINE AQUARIA. 

See under Sea Salt, Artificial. 
WATERPROOFING CLOTH. 

I. Immerse the cloth in a solution of 
water glass (made by mixing solution 
of sodium silicate with an equal volume 
of water) and before quite dry, im- 
merse in a solution of alum and copper 
sulfate, each 1 part, in 10 parts water. 
Dry slowly in the air. 

II. Make a weak solution by dissolv- 
ing equal parts gutta percha and paraf- 
fin in benzol or carbon disulfid, in 
which the cloth is bathed. Care must 
of course be exercised in regard to fire 
during this operation, as well as while 
drying. A weak solution of wax in 
benzine is said to be used for the same 
purpose. Both should be used in suffi- 
ciently dilute solutions so that the inter- 
stices of the cloth will not be filled with 
the compound. 

III. Dissolve 1 part alum in 5 parts 
boiling water and make a similar solu- 
tion with lead acetate. Immerse the 
cloth first in the alum bath, and, after 
wringing slightly, in the solution of lead 
acetate ; a double decomposition takes 
place, the insoluble lead sulfate and 
basic acetate of aluminum being formed 
in the fibers of the cloth. This treat- 
ment renders the cloth perfectly water- 
proof, and to a certain extent fire-proof, 
while it does not render the cloth air 
tight, a particular advantage in the case 
of garments. 

Waterproofing Canvas. 

IV. Dissolve soft soap in hot water 
and add to it a solution of iron sulfate. 
An insoluble precipitate is thrown down 
which must be collected, washed, dried, 
and finally mixed with linseed oil, thus 
forming a paint, which may be applied 
in the usual manner. 



1184 



THE STANDARD FORMULARY 



India rubber, cut small. .. .av.oz. i 

Linseed oil, boiled fl.oz. 32 

Gold size fl.oz. 5 

Dissolve the rubber in half the oil by 

the aid of heat, then add the remainder 

of the oil and the gold size. 
Apply 2 or 3 coats, letting each one 

dry before applying another. Shake 

well before using. 

Waterproofing- Paper. 

VI. A patent has been granted in 
France for waterproofing paper by the 
following process : 

Olive oil, common parts 7 

Rapeseed oil parts 7 

Linseed oil parts 7 

Yellow beeswax parts 2 

Oil of turpentine parts 2 

Dissolve the wax in the oil of turpen- 
tine and add the other oils. 

Apply this with a flat brush to either 
one or both sides of the paper. 

VII. A waterproofing preparation for 
paper cartons and receptacles, patented 
in the United States in 1905, is com- 
posed of paraffin wax, 8 parts, paraffin 
oil, 1 part, Brazilian wax, 3 parts, talc, 
6 parts, asbestos, 2 parts, "asbestine," 4' 
parts, powdered chalk, 1 part, beeswax, 
1 part, bayberry wax, 1 part, petrolatum 
oil, 1 part, ceresin wax, 1 part, and 
white wax, 1 part. 

Waterproofing Shoes. 
See under heading Shoes. Water- 
proofing for. 

WAX FOR FLOORS. 

See Floor Wax in Powder and Floor 
Wax or Polish, Liquid. 
WAXED PAPER. 

See Paper, Waxed. 

WEDGEWOOD MORTARS, To Re- 
pair. 

Pieces of a wedgewood may be united 
by melting together equal parts of gutta 
percha and shellac and applying this, 
melted, to the edges of the broken parts 
before uniting them. The pieces of the 
mortar ought to be warmed before ap- 
plying the cement. 



WEED KILLERS. 

To destroy weeds and grass growing 
in walks and similar places, sprinkle a 
solution of 1 pound of arsenate of soda 
in a gallon of water along the path. 
The commercial arsenate is cheap and is 
said to form the basis of most of the 
weed killers of the market. 
WHALE OIL SOAP. 

See Soap, Whale Oil. 
WHITEWASH, To Prepare. 

See Kalsomine. 
WICKERSHEIMER'S FLUID. 

See under Embalming Fluids. 

WINDOWS, FROSTING AND 
STEAMING OF, To Prevent. 

Frosting of windows is best prevented 
by some system whereby cold air is 
caused to circulate near the glass. When 
the construction of the window does 
not permit openings to be made at its 
top and bottom into the outer air, holes 
should be bored through the floor of 
the window. Under these holes a box 
should be built with openings into the 
cellar. In the box should be placed an 
electric fan so set as to create a current 
of cold air along the window glass 
when in action. 

Frosting and steaming may to some 
extent be prevented with the following 
mixture applied to the glass : 

Soft soap av.lb. 2 

Glycerin av.lb. 1 

Oil of turpentine sufficient 

Melt the soft soap in the glycerin 
with the aid of a gentle heat, and add 
enough oil of turpentine to give the 
mixture the consistency of a heavy 
syrup. 

This should be applied to the entire 
inner surface of the glass by using 
cloths saturated with it. A thin film 
should be left on the glass, and rubbed 
off and renewed as needed. 

Another plan is to apply diluted alco- 
hol containing 5 or 10% of glycerin. 
This will prevent steaming and subse- 
quent frosting of show windows. 



DOMESTIC UTILITIES. 



1181 



WINDOW POLISHES. 

I. 

Prepared chalk 
White bole . . . 
Jeweler's rouge 

Water 

Alcohol 



.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
.av.oz. 
..fl.oz. 
..fl.oz. 



Make into a smooth paste and intro- 
duce into a wide-mouth bottle. 

Moisten a cloth with alcohol, place 
upon the window glass a quantity of the 
paste of about the size of a bean, and 
rub the latter about on the glass with 
the cloth until dry and the powder is 
removed. — D. 

II. 






Prepared chalk 

Vienna chalk 

Tripoli, fine 

Castile soap 

Water 


av.oz. 

av.oz. 

av.oz. 

av.oz. 

fl.oz. 


4 
3 
2 
2 

3 



Dissolve the soap in the water by the 
aid of heat, adding a little more water 



if necessary, then incorporate the pow- 
ders, make a homogeneous mass, and 
form into cakes. 

When using, apply this composition 
on a moistened cloth, then rub off with 
another cloth until clean and dry. 
WOOD STAINS. 

See Stains for Wood. 
WOOD FLOORS, Polishing of. 

See Floor Wax or Polish, Liquid. 
ZINC, COLORING. 

Clean the zinc by washing with dilute 
sulfuric acid, i to 12, followed by water 
and scrubbing with a wire brush. Then 
apply this solution : 

Copper chlorid dr. 2 

Copper nitrate dr. 2 

Ammonium chlorid dr. 2 

Water fl.oz. 16 

Mix and dissolve. 

Brush this solution on the zinc and 
allow it to dry. 



INDEX 



Abbott's Saline Laxative, 661. 
A. B. C. Headache Powders, 661 
A. B. C. Liniment, 224 
Abernethy's Pills, 290, 661 
Abernethy's Remedies, 11 
Abfuehrendes Brause Pulver, 325 
Abican, 661 
Abrastol, 679 
Abrin (Jequiritin), 661 
Absinthium, Tincture of, 510 
Absorbent Flannel, 186 
Abstracts, 11 
Acacia Extract, 900 

— Mixture of, 239 

— Mucilage of, 247 

— Powder Comp., 315 

— Syrup of, 400 
Acacing, 661 
Acamulsia, 661 

A. C E. Mixture, 239 

Acet-Theocin-Sodium, 662 

Acetal (Ethylidenediethylether), 661 

Acetanilid Comp., 661 

Dr. Bower's, 661 

— Dentifrice, 1014 

— Elixir of, 53 

— Phenylacetanide, 661 

— . Powder Ammoniated, 315 

— Powder, Comp., 315 

— ■ Cantharidal Vesicant, 661 

— Acid, Dilute, 11 
Solution, 340 

— Perfume, 917 

Aceto-Salicylate of Antipyrin, 831 
Acetoamidomethyl-Salicylic Acid, 683 
Acetocaustin, 662 
Acetone-Bromoform, 691 
Acetone-Chloroform, 705 

Aceton Collodion, 742 
Acetous Emetic Tincture, 460 
Acetophenone, 769 
Acetophenone-phenetidin, 791 
Acetophyrin, 662 
Acetozone (Benzozone), 662 
Acetyl-phenylhydrozin, 766 
Acetylated Methylene-Diguaicol, 735 
Acetylmethylparamidophenol, 796 
Acetylsalicylic Acid, 679 
Acid Acetic, Dilute, 11 

— Bath Salt, 1018 

— Carbolic, No. 33, 12 

— — Camphorated, 12 
Iodized, 12 

— — Liquefied, 11 

— Gargle, 590 

— Hydrobromic, Dilute, 12 

— Hydrochloric, Dilute, 12 



— Hydrocyanic, Inhalation of, 211 
Scheele's, 13 

— Hydrofluoric, Dilute, 13 

— Hydrophosphorous," 13 
Dilute, 14 

— Iron Tonic, 511 

— Nitric, Dilute, 14 

— Nitrohydrochloric, 15 
Dilute, 15 

— Nitromuriatic, 15 
Dilute, 15 

— Phosphoric, Dilute, 15 
— ■ Prussic, 12 

— ■ Sulfuric, Aromatic, 15 

— Sulfurous, 15 

Acidol (Betaine Hydrochlorid), 662 
Aconite Chloroform, 32 

— Collodion, 33 

— Comp. Pills, 290 

— Extract of, 128 

— ■ Fleming's Tincture of, 453 

— Fluidextract of, 128 

— Leaf, Tincture of, 453 

— — Leaves, Extract of, 128 

— Liniment, 224 

— Ointment of, 259 

— Plaster, 304 

— Root, Tincture of, 453 

— Tincture of, 452 

— ■ and Chloroform Liniment, 224 
Aconitine Liniment Comp, 224 

— Ointment, 259 

— Oleate, 227 
Acorn Water, 526 
Acoustic Oils, 572 
Actina, 662 
Actinomycosis, 620 

Actol (Silver Lactate), 663 

Addison's Granules of Arsenate of 

Gold, 663 
Adeps Lanae, 543 
Adhesives, 1033 
Adhesive Plaster, 304, 312 
Adhesive and Strengthening Plaster, 312 
Adhoesol, 663 
Adiantum, Syrup of, 424 
Adipatum, 663 
Adipogen, 663 
Adjuvant Elixir, 53 

Administering Medicines to Cattle. 619 
Adnephrin Emollient, 663 

— Oil Spray, 663 
— • Solution, 663 
Adonidin, 663 

Adonis, Fluidextract of, 128 
Adorin, 663 
Adrenalin, 664 



1188 



INDEX. 



— Chlorid Solution, 664 

Adrin (Epinephrin Hydrate), 664 

yEschulus Cones, 664 

Agaric, Tincture of, 453 

— ■ Agaricinic, Agaricic or Laricic Acid, 

664 
Agathin ( Salicylaldehydemethyl-phenyl- 

hydrazine, 664 
Ague Bitters, Tincture of, 498 
Ague Cures, 5545 
Agurin (Theobromine-Sodium- Acetate, 

664 
Airol, Airform, Airogen (Bismuth 

Oxyiodogallate) (Bismuth Iodosub- 

gallate), 665 
— ■ Paste, 665 
Aiken's Tonic Pills, 665 
Aitken's Pills, 303 

— Syrup, 429 
Ajacol-Thanatol, 753 

Akaralgia (G. E. Sodium Salicylate 

Comp.), 665 
Alabaster Cement, 1058 
Alain's Pomade for the Hair, 665 
Alantol, 759 
Alapurin, 665 

Albargin (Gelatose-Silver), 665 
Albert's Remedy, 665 
Albespeyre's Vesicatory, 665 
Alboferin, 666 
Albolene, 666 
Albuminate of Iron Solution, 340 

Syrup of, 400 

Alcarnose, 666 

Alcohol, 16 

— ■ Ammoniated, 381 • 

— Denatured, 1033 

Alcoholic Extract of Cod Liver Oil, 745 

— Eye Wash, 387 
Alcoolats, 17 
Alcoolatures, 17 
Alcooles, 17 
Aldol, 666 

Alembroth Gauge, 188 
Aletris Comp. Elixir, 54, 666 

— Cordial, 666 
— ■ Elixir of, 54 

— Farinosa, Tincture of, 504 

— Fluidextract of, 181 

— Liquid Extract of, 181 
Aleuronate, 666 
Algidine, 666 
Alhambra Cream, 1023 

— Syrup, 1023 
Alisma Extract, 900 
Alizarni links, 1104 
Alkacetamid, 666 

Alkaline Antiseptic Solution, 344 

— Bath Salt, 1018 

— - Elixir of Rhubarb Comp. with Pan- 
creatin, 667 

— Infusion of Rhubarb, 499 
—Lotion or Wash, 232 



— Ointment, 259 

— ■ — Camphorated, 259 
— ■ Pancreatin Cordial, 666 

— Powder, 666 

— Tincture of Guaiac, 478 
Alka-Phosphites, 666 
Alkalithia, 666 

Alkarhein (Alkaline Elixir of Rhubarb 
Comp. with Pancreatin), 667 

Alkathymol, 667 

Allingham's Ointment for Hemorrhoids, 
667 

Alloys, 1033 

Allylsulfocarbamide, 861 

Allvlthiourea, 861 

Allyl Tribromid (Tribromhydrin), 667 

Almond Chocolate, 1023 

— Bitter, Spirit of, 381 

— Bitter Water, 526 

— Cold Cream, 936 

— Comp, Emulsion of, 111 

— Cream, 936, 946 
— ■ Emulsion of, 110 

— Meal, 956 

— Mixture, 110 

— Oil, Emulsion of, 110 

— Paste, 957 

— Powder Comp., 316 

— Syrup of, 400 
— . Tablets, 955 

— Toilet Cream, 946 . 
Alodonna Pills, 667 
Aloes, Acid, Elixir of, 54 

> Compound, Decoction of, 46 

Pills, 291 

Tincture of, 91, 454 

— . Crocata, Tincture of, 96 

— Extract of, 128 

— Fluidextract of, 128 

— Glycerite of, 196 

— Pills, 290 

— Purified, 17 

— ■ Tincture of, 453 

— Wine of, 533 

— and Asafetida, 290 

Canella Powder, 316 

Iron Pills, 291 

Mastic Pills, 291 

— — Myrrh, Fluidextract of, 128 
— — • — Tincture of, 454 

— — > Soda Solution, 340 
Aloetic Pow^-r, 316 

Aloin, Belladonna and Strychnine 
Comp., Elixir of, 54 

— and Strychnine, Elixir of. 54 

— ■ Strychnine and Belladonna, Elixir of, 

54 
Alpha-Eucaine, 667 
Alphanaphthol, 667 
Alphazol, 667 

Alphol (Alphanaphthol Salicylate), 667 
Alphozone, 667 
Alsol, 667 



INDEX. 



1189 



Alstonia Constricta, Fluidextract of, 129 


— Plaster, 304 


— ■ Scholaris, Fluidextract, 148 


— with Mercury Plaster, 304 


Alterative Bath Salt, 1018 


Ammoniacal Ointment, 259 


— ■ Compound, 129 


Ammoniated Alcohol, 381 


— Elixir, 74, 81 


— Copper, 39 


— Species, 379 


— Iron, 212 


— Tonic, 739 


— Mercury Ointment, 260 


Syrup, 670 


— Perfume, 927 


Althaea Ointment, 267 


Ammonio-Chlorid of Iron, 212 


— ■ Svrup of, 401 


— Ferric Tartrate, 212 


— Species, 380 


— Sulfate of Copper, 39 


Althaeol Cerate, 667 


— Tartrate of Iron, 212 


Altschaden Wasser, 234 


Ammonium Acetate, Concentrated Solu- 


Alum, Burnt, 18 


tion of, 342 


— Exsiccated or Dried, 18 


Solution, 341 


— Gargle, 590 


and Morphine, Solution of, 342 


— ■ Glycerite of, 196 


— 'and Morphine Valerianates, Elixir of, 


— Porous, 18 


57 


— Poultice, 313 


— ■ Benzoate, Solution of, 342 


— Powder Compound, 316, 670 


— Bromid, Elixir of, 54 


— ■ Suppositories, Urethral, 396 


— Chlorid, Mixture of, 239 


Aluminated Copper, 39 


— — 'Troches of, 515 


Aluminum Acetate Gauge, 188 


Lotion, 232 


— ■ — Ointment, 259 


— ■ — and Licorice, Elixir of, 55 


— — Solution, 340 


— ■ — with Tartar Emetic, Mixture of, 


— Acetico-Tartrate Solution, 341 


239 


— « Borotannate, 715 


— Citrate, Solution of, 342 


— Boro-tartrate, 687 


— —Stronger, Solution of, 343 


— Naphtholsulfonate, 670 


— Iodid, Liniment, 225 


— Salicylate, 670, 840 


— Oleate, Liquid, 277 


— and Sodium Acetate Solution, 34 L 


— Quinine and Strychnine Valerianates, 


— ■ Tannate, 670 


Elixir of, 57 


Alumnol (Aluminum Naphtholsulfon- 


— - Succinate, Solution of, 343 


ate), 670 


— Sulfichthyolate, 770 


Alunol, 670 


— • Valerinate, Elixir of, 55 


Alvatunder, 670 


— — and Chloral Hydrate, Elixir of, 55 


Alypin, 670 


— ■ — • Cinchonidine and Iron Pyrophos- 


— Nitrate, 670 


phate, Elixir of, 55 


Amandine, 948, 957 


— — .and Iron, Elixir of, 56 


Amber Oil Liniment, Comp., 224 


— ■ — with Cinchonidine, Elixir of, 55 


— Varnish, 1179 


— • and Quinine, Elixir of, 56 


Ambergris Extract, 900 


— ■ Iron Pyrophosphate and Qui- 


— Tincture of, 454 


nine, Elixir of, 55 


Ameisen Oil, 251 


— • Quinine and Strychnine, 


Amenoretts, 670 


Elixir of, 56 


Armenian Cement, 1057 


— ■ — ' and Strychnine; Elixir of, 56 


— Hellebore, Fluidextract of, 182 


■ — Iron Pyrophosphate, Quinine 


— Ivy, Tincture of, 454 


and Strychnine, Elixir of, 56 


— Spikenard, Fluidextract of, 179 


— ■ — Iron Pyrophosphate and 


Amido-Acetphenetidin Hydrochlorid, 822 


Strychnine, Elixir of, 56 


Aminoform, 670 


— with Iron and Quinine, Elixir of, 56 


Aminol, 670 


— 'Valerianate with Iron, Quinine and 


Amolin Deodorant Powder, 670 


Strychnine, Elixir of, 56 


Ammonol, 670 


and Quinine, Elixir of, 57 


Ammonia, Household, 1033 


— ■ — with Strychnine, Elixir of, 57 


— Liniment, 225 


— > — ■ with Sumbul, Elixir of. 57 


Camphorated, 225 


Amylene Chloral, 670. 721 


— ■ — 'Compound, 225 


Amylene Hydrate, 671 


— Anisated, Solution of, 342 


Amylocarbol, 671 


— Aromatic, Spirit of, 381 


Amyloform, 671 


— Spirit of, 381 


Amyrol, 671 


Ammoniac, Emulsion of. Ill 


Analan, 671 


— Mixture of, 111 


Analgen. 671, 832 



1190 



INDEX. 



Analgesine, 071, 673 


Anti-Constipation Pills, Carson's, 292 


Analeptic Pills, 671 


Antidiabetin, 669 


Analeptine Cordial, 671 


Antidiphtherikon, 672 


Anasalpin, 671 


Antidiphtherin-Klebs, 672 


Anasarcin, 671 


Antidipsole, 672 


Anaspaline, 671 


Antidol, 672 


Anatomical Varnish, 1179 


Antidolor, "Cits," 672 


Anazyme, 671 


Antidotes to Poisons, 1034 


Anemia in Sheep, 636 


Antidyspeptic Conserve, 37 


Anderson's Pills, 292 


Anti-Dyspeptic Elixir, 672 


.— Powder, 319 


— Pills, 291 


Anderson's Scots' Pills (Grana Angeli- 


Antidiphtheritic Mixture, 239 


ca), 671 


Anti-emetic Drops, 50 


Andrews' Tonic-Hematic Pills, 6Q8 


Ami-Fat, 672 


Anemic Pills, 668 


Antifebrin, 672 


Anemonin, 668 


Anti-Fermentine, 672 


Anemopsis, Fluidextract of, 185 


Anti-Fermentive No. 3, 672 


Anesthesia by Infiltration, Solution for 


Antifungin, 672 


(Schleich's), 343 


Anti-Grippe Pills, 292 


Anesthesin, 668 


Antihysteric, Tincture or Drops, 455 


— Paraphenol Sulfonate, 852 


Antikamnia, 672 


Anestheto Obtundent, 668 


Anti-Kink Hair Pomade, 982 


Anesthol, 668 


Antikol (Anti-Calor) 


Anesthyl (Chloryl), 668 


Antilupia Tablets, 673 


Angel Food, 1023 


Antimonial Ointment, 260 


Angelica Comp., Spirit of, 382 


— Powder, 316 


— Root, Fluidextract of, 129 


Antimony Chlorid, Solution of, 344 


Angier's Petroleum Emulsion, 668 


— Pills, Comp., 292 


Angioneurosin, 668 


— Sulfid, Purified, 18 


Angostura Phosphate, 1023 


— Wine of, 533 


Anhydrosine, 668 


Antinervin (Salbromalid), 673 


Anhydroorthosulfamidobenzoic Acid, 837 


Antineuralgic Pills, 292 


Anilipyrin, 668 


Antinonin, 673 


Animal Charcoal, 29 


Antinosin (Tetraiodaphenolphtalein) ,673 


Anise, Elixir of, 57 


Anti-Pathic Powders, 673 


— Powder, Comp., 324 


Antiperiodic Pills, 293 


— Spirit of, 382 


Antiperiodic Tincture, 455 


— Water, 523 


Antiphlogistine, 673 


Aniseed Cordial, 57 


Anti-Phthisis Solution, 673 


Anisic Aldehyde, 888 


Anti-Phymin (Cock's Anti-Bacilli Com- 


Anisotheobromine, 669 


pound), 673 


Annidalin, 669 


Antiplug, 673 


Anodyne Pomade, 224 


Antipyonin, 673 


Anodynin, 673 


Antipyrine (Phenylaimethylpyrazol - 


Anozol, 669 


Phenazone - Analgesine - Parodyne - 


Antacrid, Tincture, 454 


Phenylone - Sedatine - Methozin - 


Antalgic Saline, 669 


Anodynin), 673 


Antemesine, 669 


— Effervescent Salt, 331 


Ant Exterminators, 1033 


— Iodid, 775 


Anthemis, Extract of, 141 


— Mandelate, 867 


Anthrarobin, 669 


— Salicylate, 673, 839 


Anthrasol (Odorless Coal Tar), 669 


Antipyrine ferric Chlorid, 740 


Antiansemia, 669 


Antirheumatic Cotton, 41 


Antiarthritin, 669 


Antirheumatin, 673, 743 


Anti-asthmatic Elixir, 58 


Antisapron, 674 


Antibilious Phvsic, Fluidextract, 178 


Antischlerasin, 674 


— Pills, 294 


Antisepo, 674 


Antibrule, 669 


Antisepsin (Asepsin-Bromanilid), 674 


Anti-Canker Pills, 292 


Antiseptic Cologne, 914 


Anti-Catarrhal Pills, Andrew's, 292 


— Comp. Pills, 674 


Powder, 316, 337 


■ Powder, 674 


Anticongestus, 669 


— Crede (Silver Citrate), 674 


Anticongestus Comp., 669 


— Gargle (Dr. Curtis), 67 



INDEX. 



1191 



— Liquid, 674 

— Pills, 674 

— Powder, Soluble, 316 

— Solution, Alkaline, 344 
-Lister's, 344 

— — Seller's, 345 
Thiersch's, 345 

— — Volkman's, 345 

— Sphenoids, 674 

— Spray (Antisepo), 674 

— Tablets, 444 

— Tooth Powder, 1004 

— Vaginal Suppositories, 728 
Antiseptin, 675 
Antiseptol, 675. 
Antisudorin, 675 

Antispasmin (Narceine-Sodium and 

Sodium Salicylate), 675 
Antispasmodic Tincture, 488 
Antistreptococcin, 675 
Antitetanic Dusting Powder, 675 
Antithermoline, 675 
Antithyroidin, 675 
Antitoxin, 675 
Antitussin, 675 
Ants, Oil of, 251 
Anytin, 676 
Anytots, 676 
Apallagin, 676 
Apergals, 676 
Apetol, 676 
Aphrodine, 676 
Aphrodisiac Elixir, 676 

— Pills, 825 

Apic Graveolentis Co., Elixir of, 67 
Apiol, 676 
Apioline, 676 
Apioloids, 676 

Apis Mellifica, Tincture of, 457 
Aplopappus, Fluidextract of, 151 
Apocodeine Hydrochlorid, 171 
Apolysin ( Monoparaphenetidin-Citric 

Acid), 676 
Appetite, Loss of, 598 

in Cattle, 621 

in Dogs and Cats, 647 

in Swine, 642 

Apples, Ferrated, Extract of, 129 
Applications for Blackheads, 967 

— for Tan, 970 

— for Sunburn, 970 

Apocynum Carrabinum, Fluidextract of, 

137 
Apomorphine Hydrochlorid, Syrup of, 

401 

— Methyl-Bromid, 736 
Apoplectic Spirit, 382 
Apostle Salve, 263 

Aqua Phagedoenica Nigra, 232 

— Naphae, 531 

— Regia, 15 

— Vulneraria Spirituosa or Vinosa, 18 

— Vulneraria Thedeni, 18 



Aquamiel, 677 
Aquarium Cement, 1036 

— Water, 1036 

Aqueous Extract of Opium, 168 
Arabian Balsam, 677 
Arabin, 677 
Arbor Vitae, Elixir of, 58 

Tincture of, 455, 506 

Arecoline, 677 
Argentum-Crede, 677, 709 
Argentamine ( Ethylenediamine-Silver- 

Phosphate Solution), 677 
Argonin (Silver-Casein), 677 
Argyrol ( Silver- Vietllin), 677 
Arhovin, 677 
Ariom, 1023 
Aristochin (Diquinine Carbonic Ester- 

Carbonyl Quinine), 677 
Aristol (Dithymol-Diodid), 678 
Aristobol, 678 
Aristoquin, 677 

Arm-Pit Powder and Paste, 1020 
Armenian Pills, 678 
Armoracia, Tincture of, 480 
Arnica Flowers, Fluidextract of, 129 
-Tincture of, 456 

— Glycerite of, 196 

— Infused, Oil of, 251 

— Jelly, 953 

— Liniment, 225 

— Plaster, 305 

— Root, Extract of, 129 

Fluidextract of, 129 

Tincture of, 455 

— Salve, 586 

— Tooth Paste, 1009 

Arnicated Glycerol of Cantharides, 989 
Arnold's (Seth) Anti-Bilious Pills, 678 
Arnold's (Seth) Cough Killer, 678 
Arolax (Aromatic Laxative), 678. 
Aromatic Elixir, 58 

— — of Blackbeny, 63 
of Eucalyptus, 76 

Peptonate of Iron and Manganese, 

787 . 

— Fluidextract, 129 

— Laxative, 678 

— Liquid Pepsin, 370 

— Ointment, 272 

— Pepsin, 289 
-Plaster, 305 

— Powder, 316 

— Species, 379 

— Spirit, 382 

— Sulfuric Acid, 15 

— Syrup, 402 

— Tincture, 456 

— Tooth Powder, 1005 

— Vapor for Sick Room, 919 

— Varnish. 1179 

— Water, 526 

— Waters, 890 



1192 



INDEX. 



Concentrated, 526 

— Wine, 533 

of Opium, 493 

Arophene, 678 
Arosia, 1023 
Arquebusade, 18 

— White, 18 

Arrhenal (Disodium Methylarsenate), 

678 
Arsenated Hemol, 679 
Arsenauro (Solution of Bromids of 

Gold and Arsenic: Barclay), 678 
Arsenhemol (Arsenated Hemol), 679 
Arsenic, Antidote, 214 

— Chlorid Solution of, 346 

— Elixir of, 58 

— Paste, Dentists', 1036 

— Pills, 293 

— and Quinine, Elixir of, 58 
Strychnine, Elixir of, 58 

— Valangin's Solution of, 345 

— and Gold Bromid, Solution of, 346 

Gold Iodide, Solution of, 346 

Iron Chlorid, Elixir of, 58, 68 

and Mercury Chlorids, Elixir of, 

58 

Quinine, Elixir of, 58 

Arsenic and Mercury Iodides, Elixir of, 

58 
Arsenical Caustic, 27 

— Powder, Come's, 316 
Arsenous Acid, Solution of, 346 

— Oxid, Solution of, 345 

— and Mercuric Iodides, Solution of, 346 
Arsycodile (Sodium Cacodylate), 679 
Artemisia, Tincture of, 489 
Arthrosia Pills, 679 

Artificial Balsam of Mecca, 18 

— Musk, 887 

— Oil of Cassia, 888 

Jasmine, 889 

Lemon, 889 

— Sulfur Baths, 1017 
Artol, 679 
Artoline, 679 

Asafetida Emulsion of, 111 

— Comp. Pills, 293, 297 
Tincture of, 457 

— Ethereal Fluidextract of, 129 

— Mixture of, 111 

— Pills, 293 

— Plaster, 305 

— Suppositories, 396 

— Syrup of, 402 

— Tincture of, 456 

Asaphol. (Calcium Betanaphtholalpham- 

onosulfonate-Abrastol), 679 
Asclepias, Fluidextract of, 172 

— Tuberosa, Tincture of, 496 
Asepsin, 747 

Asepsin, 679 

Aseptic or Aseptinis Acid, 679 



Aseptin, 679 
Aseptine Powder, 679 
Aseptol, 679 
Aseptolin-Edson, 679 
Asiatic Pills, 293 

— Tincture, 457 
Asparagus, Tincture of, 457 
Asphalt Varnish, 1180 
Aspidium, Oleoresin, 282 
Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid), 679 
Asthma in Canaries, 656 
Asthma Paper, 284 

Astringent and Antiseptic Comp, 680 

— Bitters, 21 

— Lotion, 232 

— Ointment, 260 

— Poultice, 315 

— and Escharotic Mixture, 378 

— Wash, 971 

Athenstaedt's Comp. Tr. Iron, 680 
Atoxyl. (Metaarsenic Anilid), 680 
Atrabilin, 680 " 
Atrophine, Glvcerite of, 196 

— Oleate, 277 

— Ointment, 260 

— Sulfate, Solution of, 346 

— Suppositories, 396 

Aubergier's Paste of Lactucarium, 680 

— Syrup, 680 
Aubepine, 888 
Augen Stein, 39 

Aurantiorum Comp. Elixir of, 92 
Aurcol, 996 

Auritone, 680 

Aurous Bromid, 751 

Australian Fever Bark, Fluidextract of, 

129 
Autenrieth's Ointment, 260 
Authrapurpurin Diacetate, 829 
Arena Sativa, Tincture of, 457 
Axle Greases, 1036 
Ayer's (J. C.) Cherrv Pectoral, 680 

— Hair Vigor, 680 

— Malaria and Ague Cure, 680 

— Pills, 680 

— Sarsaparilla, 681 
Azalea Extract, 900 
Azoa (Rat Virus), 681 

BABY POWDERS, 963 

Baits for Animals, 1036 

Baldness, for, 986 

Ball Bluing, 1036 

Ballroom Floor Powder, 1036 

Balm of Gilead, Factitious, 18 

— Parturient, 19 

— Spirit of, 385 
Balsam, Commander's, 19 

— Fioravanti, 19 

— Friar's, 19 

— Locatelli, 19 

— Malta, 19 



INDEX. 



1193 



— Metz's, 19 


— Cologne, 914 


— Muskat, 20 


— Preparations, 101X3 


— Nncistoe, 20 


— Powder, 1016 


— Nutmeg, 20 


— Soap Paste, 1017 


— of Life, 245 


— Tablets, 1016 


Honey, 19 _ 


Bathing Salts, 1018 


Mecca', Artificial, 18 


Batteries, Dry, 1038 


Sulfur, 20 


Battery Fluids, 1037 


Turpentine, 20 


Battley's Sedative (Battley's Solution 


— Persian, 19 


of Opium), 682 


— Riga, Factitious, 20 


Battley's Sedative Liquid, 369 


— St. Victor's, 19 


— Solution of Opium, 682 


— Swedish, 19 


Baume Analgesique, Bengue's, 682 


— Traumatic, 19 


— ■ de Fioravanti, 19 


— Turlington's, 19 


Vie, 46 


— Universal, 20 


— Tranquille, 256 


— Vervain's, 19 


Baume's Scale, 1039 


— Wade's, 19 


Baunscheidt, Oil, 251, 682 


— Wound, 19 


Bayberry, Comp., Ointment, 260 


Balsamum Tranfiullans, 256 


— Plaster, 305 


Balsamic Fumigation, 1102 


— Powder, Comp., 317 


— Tincture, 458 


— Syrup of, 402 


Bamboo Brier, Fluid Extract of, 129 


Bay Rum, 916 > 


Bana-Diastase, 681 


Beach's Diaphoretic Powder, 319 


Banana Liquid, 1036 


Bearberry, Infusion of, 210 


— Oil, 1036 


Beard, Preparation for, 973 


Bandages, 21 


Bear's Grease, 982 


Bandoline, 982 


Bearsfoot, Fluidextract of, 130 


Baptisia Comp., Pills of, 303 


— Ointment, 260 


— Ointment, 275 


Bechol, 682 


— Tincture of, 510 


Becker's Eye Balsam, 682 


Barberry, Fluid extract of, 130 


Beckwith's Hog Cholera Remedy, 6C2 


Barber's Itch, 547 


Bedbug Exterminators, 1039 


Barclay & Harvey's Antibilious Pills, 


Bedeguar, Tincture of, 478 


681 


Beecham's Pills, 682 


Barium Theobromine and Sodium Sali- 


Beef and Cinchona, Elixir of, 59 


cylate, 681 


'Iron, Elixir of 59 


Barley, Decoction of, 46 


Wine of, 533 


— Water, 46 


Wine, 533 


Barne, Pulver, 322 


— Cinchona and Iron, Elixir of, 59 


Barometer Glass Solution, 1036 


Iron and Strychnine, Elixir of, 59 


— Paper, 1037 


— Coca and Iron, Elixir of, 59 


Barosma, Tincture of, 461 


— Elixir of, 59 


Barrall's Antiasthmatic Cigarettes, 681 


— Iron and Coca, Wine of, 535 


Barr's Dental Anesthetic, 681 


— Iron and Malt, Elixir of, 59 


Barry's Tricopherous, 681 


Bee (Honey) Tincture of, 457 


Bartholow's Elixir Gentian with Tinc- 


— Wine and Iron, 533 


ture Chlorid of Iron, 681 


— Wine of, 533 


Barutin (Barium Theobromine and So- 


Bejean's Gout Specific, 682 


dium Salicylate), 681 


Belladonna, Alcoholic, Extract of, 130 


Basham's Mixture, 355 


— ■ Chloroform, 32 


Basic Bismuth Dithiosalicylate, 861 


— Collodion, 34 


Basicin, 681 


— Comp., Plaster, 305 


— Oil, 681 


— Extract of, 130 


Basilicon Ointment, 29 


— Glycerite of, 196 


Basof, 681 


— Green Extract of. 130 


Bassorin Paste, 681 


— Infused Oil of, 252 


Batavia Empyreumatic Oil, 256 


— Leaves, Extract of, 130 


Bateman's Lotion, 682 


Tincture of, 456 


— Pectoral Drops, 495 


— Liniment, 225 


Bates' Salve, 681 


— Ointment, 260 


Bath Bags, 1017 


— Plaster, 305 



1194 



INDEX. 



Fluid, 34 

— Root, Extract of, 130 
Fluidextract of, 131 

— Suppositories, 396 

— Tincture of, 458 

Belloc's Charcoal Lozenges, 682 

Bell's Syrup of Codeine, 682 

Benesol, 682 

Bengal Lights, 1040 

Benzacetin ( Acetoamidomethvlsalicvlic 

Acid), 683 
Benzaldehvde, 888 
Benzalgen, 832 

Benzanilid (Phenylbenzamid), 683 
Benzartol, 683 
Benzin Jelly, 1040 

— Petroleum, Purified, 21 

— Disguising Odor of, 1041 

— Purifying, 1041 

— Non-inflammable, 1042 
Benzoaric Acid, 746 
Benzoated Cerate, 27 

— Gauze, 188 
Benzoglycine, 683 

Benzoic Acid, Troches of, 514 

— Aldehyde, 888 

Benzoin and Glycerin Lotion, 950 

— Comp., Fluidextract of, 131 
Tincture of, 458 

— Concentrated Tincture of, 459 

— Fluidextract of, 131 

— Lotion, 950 

— Tincture of, 458 
Benzoinated Cold Cream, 936 

— Collodion. 34 
Benzoinol, 683 
Benzolvpseudotropeine, Hydrochlorid, 

865 
Benzonaphthol (Betanaphthol Benzoate) 

683 
Benzosalin, 683 
Benzosol (Benzoyl - Guaiacol - Guaiacol 

Benzoate), 683 
Benzoyl-Guaiacol, 683 
Benzoyl Peroxid, 683 
Benzozone, 662, 683 
Benzylmorphine Hydrochlorid, 820 
Berberine and Iron, Elixir of, 60 

— Elixir of, 60 

Berberis, Fluidextract of, 131 
Bergamiol, 888 
Bernhigungs Pulver. 320 
Berthe's Syrup of Codeine, 683 
Beska or Bitre Draaber, 50 
Bestucheff's Nervine Tincture, 483 
Beta-Eucaine, 683 
Betaine Hydrochlorid, 662 
Betanaphthol, 683 

— Benzoate, 683 

— Bismuth, 683 

— Salicylate, 683 

Bethroot, Fluidextract of, 132 



Betol (Naphthalol, Naphtosalol, Sali- 
napthol, Betanauhthol Salicylate). 
683 

Betton's British Oil, 690 

Betul-Ol, 684 

Bevan's Cholera Mixture, 241 

Bicycle Chain Lubricant, 1042 

— Enamel, 1042 

— Oil, Illuminating, 1042 
Lubricating, 1042 

— Paint, 1043 

— Tire Cement, 1043, 1056 
Billets of Cocaine, 804 
Bimbo Flip, 1023 
Biodal, 684 
Bioferrin, 684 
Bioforin, 684 
Biogen, 684 
Bioplasm, 684 

Birch Tar, Tincture of, 459 
Bird Lime, Artificial, 1042 

— Seed, Mixed, 656 
Birds, Care of, 655 

— Eye, Fluidextract of, 128 

— Insectivorous, Food for, 656 
Bismal (Bismuth Methylenedigallate). 

684 
Bismon (Colloidal Bismuth Oxid), 684 
Bismopepsin Tablets, 684 
Bismutan, 684 
Bismuth Agaricinate. 685 

— and Ammonium Citrate, Solution of, 

347 

— — Cinchona, Elixir of, 60 

Tydrastia, 685 

Iron, Elixir of, 61 

Pancreatin, Elixir of, 61 

Pepsin, Elixir of, 62 

Quinine, Elixir of, 62 

Strychnine, Elixir of, 62 

— Beef, Cinchona and Iron, Elixir of, 

60 

— Betanaphthol, 685 

— Beta-Naphthol Comp., 685 

— Carbolate, 822 

— Cinchona and Iron, Elixir of, 59 
Pepsin, Elixir of, 61 

Iron and Pepsin, 60 

Pepsin and Strychnine, Elixir 

of, 61 

— Cinnamate, 685 

— Cinnamate, 762 

— Comp., Mixture of, 239 

— Comp., Powder, 337 

— Comp., Troches of, 515 

— Elixir of, 60 

— Formic-Iodid, 685 
Ointment, 685 

— Glvcerite of, 196 

— Hair Dyes, 993 

— Iodosubgallate, 665 

— Iron and Pepsin, Elixir of, £ 1 



INDEX. 



1195 



and Quinine, Elixir of, 61 

Pepsin and Quinine, Elixir of, 61 

and Strychnine, Elixir of, 61 

— Methylenedigallate, 684 

— Nux Vomica and Pepsin, Elixir of, 

61 

— Oxid, Hydrated, 21 

— Oxyiodogallate, 665 

— Oxyiodomethyl-Gallate, 774 

— Oxyiodopyrogallate, 685 

— Oxyiodotannate, 685, 769 

— Pancreatin and Pepsin, Elixir of, 62 

— Pepsin and Quinine, Elixir of, 62 

Wafer Ash, Elixir of, 62 

Strychnine, Elixir of, 62 

— Phosphate, 685 

— Powder, Comp., 317 

— Proteinate, 685 

— Pyrogallate, 685, 758 

— Salicylate, 685 

— Solution of, 346 

— Subgallate, 685 

— Subiodid or Oxyiodid, 685 
Bismuthal, 685 
Bismuthal or Bismutol, 685 
Bismutose (Bismuth Proteinate), 685 
Bisol (Bismuth Phosphate), 686 
Bisque Syrup, 1023 

Bites, Treatment for, 587 
Bitter Almond Water, 526 
Diluted, 527 

— Apple, Tincture of, 470 

— Drops, 50 

— Elixir, 62 

— Metallic Pills, 300 

— Species, 379 

— Stomachic Drops, 52, 459 

— Tincture, 459 

— Wine, 92 
Bitters, 547 

— Astringent, 22 

— Restorative and Relaxing, 21 

— Spice, 22 

Ladies, 22 

Bittersweet, Extract of, 132 

— Fluidextract of, 132 
Blackberry Aromatic, Syrup of, 402 

— Balsam, 569 

— Brandy, 39 

— Compound, Elixir of, 63 

— Cordial, 39, 569 

— Elixir of, 62 

— Root Bark, Comp., Fluidextract of, 

132 

— — Fluidextract of, 132 

Syrup of, 402 

Blackboard Paint, 1043 
Blackburn's Casca Royal Pills, 686 
Black Caustic, 27 

— Cohosh Comp., Elixir of, 63 

Fluidextract of, 133 

Pills, 293 



Syrup of, 402 

Tincture of, 460 

— Draught, 209 

— Drop, 522 

— Enamel, 1043 

— Eyes, For, 549 

— Haw, Comp., Elixir of, 63 
Elixir of, 63 

Fluidextract of, 133 

— Inks, 1105 

— Liniment, 226 

— Lotion, 232 

— Mercurial Lotion, 232 

— Powder, 317 

— Root, Tincture of, 473 

— Sulfur, 391 

— Varnish, 1180 

— Wash, 232 
Blacking for Shoes, 1044 

— for Stoves, 1044 
Bladder-Wrack, Extract of, 133 
Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills, 686 
Blancard's Pills, 299, 686 
Blancoline (Al. Paraffin Pur.), 686 
Blandine Comp., 686 

Blatta Insect Powder, 686 
Bland's Compound, 686 

— Pills, 298 
Bleached Shellac, 1045 
— ■ Sponges, 1044 
Bleaching Feathers, 1044 

— Ivory, 1044 

— of Oils, 1045 
Blei Esseg, 364 

— Wasser, 364 
Blennostasine, 686 

Blenol (Solution Bismuth and Hydras- 

tia), 686 
Blessed Thistle, Extract of, 133 
Blind Staggers, 590 
Blistering Cerate, 28 

— Collodion, 34 

— Liquid, 232 

— Paper, 284 

— Plaster, 28 
Blisters, 590 

— for, 608 

Cattle, 621 

Blizzardine, 1023 

Blood, Dried, Defibrinated, 2 

— Purifiers, 549 

Bloodroot, Comp., Acetated Tincture of, 
460 

Mixture of, 239 

Tincture of, 460 

— Fluidextract of, 133 

— Syrup of, 402 

— Tincture of, 460 

— Vinegar of, 522 
Blucaloids, 686 

Blue Cohosh Comp., Tincture of. 461 
— ■ — Tincture of, 460 



1196 



INDEX. 



— Inks, 1107 

— Mass, 237 

— Ointment, 261 

— Pencils for Veins, 962 

— Pill, 237 

— Printing Paper, 1045 
Bluing, Ball, 1047 

— of Copper, 1047 

Gum Barrels, 1047 

Blush of Roses, 686 
Blutan, 687 
Blutreinigung Thee, 381 

Boerhave's Anti-Asthmatic Elixir, 687 

Boiler Compounds, 1047 

Boils, Treatment for, 550 

Bolds, Fluidextract of, 134 

Boletus Laricis, Tincture of, 453 

Boneset, Fluidextract of, 134 

Bonjean's Elixir de Sante, 687 

Bonnie Belle Cream, 1023 

Bookbinder's Varnish, 1180 

Boonekamp's Bitters, 687 

Boracetanile, 687 

Boral (Aluminum Boro-tartrate), 687 

Boralid, 687 

Boraline, 687 

Borated Cotton, 41 

— Gauze, 189 

— Talcum Toilet Powder, 964 
Borax Gargle, 186 

— Glycerite of, 197 

— Honey of, 203 

— Lotion, 233 

with Morphine, 233 

Borcherdt's Malt Extract with Yerba 
Santa Comp., 687 

'Bordeaux Mixture, 1090 

Bordet's Hair Tonic, 687 

Borhaver's Vegetable Stomach Pre- 
servative, 687 

Boric Acid, Glycerite of, 197 

— and Tanuric Acids, Glycerite of, 197 

— Ointment, 261 
Borine, 687 

Borneol Isovalerianate, 688 

Bornyral (Borneol Isovalerianate), 688 

Boro-Chloretone, 688 

Boro-Fluorine, 688 

Boroformol, 688 

Boroformalin (Boroformol), 688 

Boroglyceride, 23 

Boraglycerin, 23 

— Cold Cream, 936 

— Glycerite of, 197 
Borol, 688 

Borolyptol (Formolyptol), 688 
Boromenthol, 688 
Boro-Naphthol Soap, 688 
Borophenol, 688 
Borosal, 688 
Boro-Salicylate, 688 
Borosalyl, 688 



"Boss" (Prescription 49), 688 

Botot's Eau Dentifrice (Eau de Bo- 
tot), 689 

Bottle Capping Mixtures, 1048 

Bottles, Cleaning Greasy, 1049 

Bougies, 23 

Boules de Mars (Boules de Nancy), 
689 

Boules de Nancy, 689 

Bourdalle's Ethyl-Methyl Chlorid Mix- 
ture, 689 

Boulton's Solution, 253 

Bovinine, 689 

Bovista, Tincture of, 497 

Bowels, Inflammation of in Cattle, 621 

Boyveau-Laffecteur Root, 689 

Bracelin Remedy for Diphtheria, 689 

Bradycrotine, 689 

Brain, Inflammation of, in Dogs and 
Cats, 647 

Branding Ink, 1113 

Brandreth's Pills, 689 

Brandsanal, 689 

Brandt's Swiss Pills, 690 

Brandy, Blackberry, 39 

— Mixture of, 239 

— Proof, 23 
Brassicon, 690 
Brass Plating, 1050 

— Polishes for, 1050 
Brayera, Fluidextract of, 156 

— Infusion of, 207 
Brayerin, 780 

Brazil Wood, Test Solution of, 347 

Bread Poultices, 313 

Breast Tea, 380 

Breath Perfumes, 1015 

Briant's Sirop Antiphlogestique, 690 

Brick Walls, Removing Efflorescence. 

1051 
Brilliantines, 996 
Brinkerhoff's Ulcer Specific, 690 
British Oil, 252 

British Oil (Betton's British Oil), 690 
Brodie's Liniment, 231 
Bromalin (Bromethylformin), 690 
Bromamid (Tribromanilin Hydrobro- 

mid, 690 
Bromanodyne, 690 
Brom-Eigon, 690 
Bromelia, 889 
Brom- Ethyl, 732 
Bromethylformin, 690 
Brometone (Acetone-Bromoform), 691 
Bromidine, 691 
Bromid of Ammonium, Elixir of, 63 

Caffene, Elixir of, 63 

Calcium, Elixir of, 63 

Gold and Arsenic, Solution of, 347 

Lithium, Elixir of, 63 

— ■ Potassium, Elixir of, 63 

Sodium and Supulin, Elixir of, 64 



INDEX. 



1197 



■ Sodium, Elixir of, 64 
Bromides. Syrup of, 403 
Bromid of Zinc, Elixir of, 64 
Bromine-Iodine Compound, 691 
Brominol, 691 
Bromin, Solution of, 347 
Bromipin, 691 
Brom-Lecithin, 691 
Bromo-Calteine, 691 
Bromochinal (Bromoquinol Quinine Di- 

bromsalicylate), 691 
Bromocoll, 692 
Bromodine, 692 
Bromoform, 692 
. Bronchial Anodyne, 692 
Bromo-Hemol (Hemol Bromid), 692 
Bromol (Tribromphenol-Bromphenol), 

692 
Bromolein, 692 
Bromo-Mangan (Liquor Ferri-Man- 

gani Bromopeptonate "Dieterich"), 

693 
Bromophtharin, 693 
Bromoquinol, 693 
Bromoquinol, 691 
Bromotan (Methvlene Bromtannin 

Urea), 693 
Bromphenol, 692 
Brom-Protylin, 693 
Bromural, 693 
Bronchiline, 693 
Bronchitis in Cattle, 621 
Bronchoids, 693 
Bronchol, 693 
Bron's Injection, 693 
Bronson's Ointment, 985 
Bronze Paints, 1051 
Bronzing Gun Barrels, 1052 
Broom, Compound, -Decoction of, 46 

— Fluidextract of, 134 

— Infusion of, 204 

— Juice of, 218 
Brotanilid, 693 
Brown Arquebusade, 18 

— Cerate, 27 

— Drops, 50 

Browning Gun Barrels, 1052 
Brown Ink, 1107 

— Mixture, 564 

— Ointment, 261 

— Plaster, 310 
Brown's Hair Dye, 693 

Brown's Male Fern Vermifuge, 693 

Bruises, For, 549 

Brust Pulver, 321 

Brust Thee, 380 

Brunswick Cooler, 1024 

Bryst, The, 380 

Bryony, Fluidextract of, 134 

— Tincture of, 461 

Sucher and Jumper and Potassium Ace- 
tate, Elixir of, 134 



Comp., Elixir of, 64 

Pareira Comp., Elixir of, 65 

Fluidextract of, 134 

Potassium Acetate, Elixir of, 65 

— Comp., Elixir of, 64 
Fluidextract of, 134 

— Elixir of, 64 

— Fluidextract of, 134 

— Infusion of, 204 

— Juniper and Potassium Acetate, 

Elixir of, 64 

Uva Ursi and Potassium Acetate, 

Elixir of, 64 

— Pareira and Uva Ursi, Fluidextract 

of, 134 

— Tincture of, 461 
Buckbean, Extract of, 134 
Buckingham's Whisker Dye, 693 
Buckhorn Berries, Syrup of, 403 

— Bitterless, Fluidextract of, 135 

— Elixir of, 65 

— Extract of, 135 

— Fluidextract, 135 

— Palatable, Fluidextract of, 135 

— Syrup of, 403 

— Tincture of, 461 
Budding Wax, 1096 

Buffalo Moths, to Exterminate, 1053 

Bugeand's Tonic — Nutritive Wine, 694 

Bulkley's Solution of Tar, 377 

Bullrich's Salt, 694 

Bull's Blood Syrup, 694 

Bumsted's Gleet Cure, 694 

Bunion Cures, 554 — 

Burdock, Fluidextract of, 135 

— - Seed Compound, 694 

Burgundy Pitch Plaster, 306, 311 

Burin — Dubuisson's Lozenges of Lac- 
tate of Soda and Magnesia with Pep- 
sin, 694 

Burin's Pills of Iron and Manganese 
Carbonate, 694 

Burnett's Disinfecting Fluid, 378 

— Cocaine, 694 
Burnishing Ink, 1160 
Burn Ointment, 261 

Bursa Pastoris, Tincture of, 502 
Burns and Scalds, 551 

in Cattle, 622 

Burnt Alum, 18 

Burnt Sponge, Artificial, 389 

Burow's Solution, 340 

Bust Developers, 943 

Butipyrine, 694 

Butler's Elixir of Brandy, 694 

Butterfly Weed, Tincture of, 496 

Buttermilk Tablets, 781 

Butternut Bark, Extract of. 136 

Fluidextract of, 136 

Butter of Antimony, 344 
Butvl-Chloral Hydrate (Croton Chloral 
Hydrate), 695 



1198 



INDEX. 



Elixir of. 74 


— Chlorid, Solution of, 348 


Syrup of, 403 


— Chlorhydrophosphate, Svrup of, 403 


Rutyromel, 694 


— Esoloate, 696 


Bvni Extractum, 160 


— Glycerophosphate, 696 


Bynin, 694 


— Glycerophosphate, Syrup of, 403 


— Amara, 694 


— Guaiacol-Sulfonate, 754 


— Emulsion, 694 


— Hypophosphites, Elixir of, 65 


Ryno-Hemoglobin, 695 


— Typophosphite, Syrup of, 412 


Bvno-Hvpophosphites, 695 


— Ichthyol, 696 


Bynol, 695 


— Iodid, Elixir of, 65 


Byrolin, 695 


Syrup of, 404 




— Lactophosphate, Cinchona and Iron, 


CACAO, TINCTURE OF, 461. 


66 


Cachet Hemo-Calx, 695 


Elixir of, 66 


Cachous, 1015 


Syrup of, 404, 422 


Cacodyle Bengue Pills, 695 


with Iron, Syrup of, 405 


Cacodvlic Acid (Dimethylarsenic Acid), 


— Manganese and Potassium Hypophos- 


695 


phites, 412 


Cactus Grandiflorus, Extract of, 136 


— Monorioclobehenate, 837 


Fluidextract of, 136 


r- Oxysulfuret Solution of 348 


Tincture of, 462 


— Peroxid, 751 


Cade, Oil of, Factitious, 252 


— Phosphate, Elixir of, 66 


Cafetonique, 695 


Syrup of, 405 


Caffeine, Citrated, 23 


— Sulfichthvolate, 771 


— Elixir of, 65 


— Sulfid, 24 


— Hydrobromide, Effervescent Salt. 331 


Trituration of, 512 


— Sodio-Benzoate, 23 


— and Iron Hypophosphites, Syrup of, 


— Sodio-Benzoate, 695 


412 


— Sodio Cinnamate, 695 


Sodium Hypophosphites with Tar, 


— Sodiocinnamate, 762 


66 


— Sodio-Salicylate, 23, 695 


Syrup of, 412 


— Sulfocarbolate (or Sulfophenate), 


with Cinchona, Elixir of, 66 


695 


— — with Malt, Elixir of, 66 


Caffeo-Bromide Compound, 695 


Calder's Saponaceous Dentifrice, 696 


Caffeotanilid, 695 


Calendula Ceratie, 28 


Caffeotanilid Compound, 695 


— Cream, 947 


Cajuput Comp., Mixture of, 239 


— Fluidextract of, 136 


— Liniment, Comp., 220 


— Fluidextract of Nonalcoholic, 137 


— Spirit of, 383 


— Jelly, 953 


Calabar Bean, Extract of, 136 


— Juice of, 218 


Tincture of, 462 


-Oil, 252 


Calamine Cerate, 27 


— Tincture of, 467 


— Ointment, 261 


— Toilet Cream, 947 


Calcalith, 696 


Calisava Cordial, 696 


Calamus Confection, 37 


— Elixir of, 66, 69 


— Extract of, 136 


— Fluidextract of, 142 


— Fluidextract of, 136 


— Tincture of, 467 


— Tincture of, 462 


Calolactose, 696 


Calcanro (Solution of Bromid of Gold, 


Calomel Ointment, 262 


Arsenic and Calcium), 695 


— and Jalap Powder, 317 


Calcarated Extract of Malt, 163 


Calomelol, 696 


Calcaria Acetica, Hahnemann Solution 


— Ointment, 697 


of, 347 


Calox, 696 


Calcidin, 696 


Camellia, Fluidextract of, 181 


Calcimine, to Prepare, 1054 


Camphacol, 697 


Calcium Acetate, Solution of 347 


Campho Ichthyol Ointment, 697 


— Betanaphtholalphamonosulfonate, €79 


Camphoid. 697 


— Bromid, Elixir of, 65 


Campho-Phenique, 697 


— Bromid, with Iodids Comp., Elixir 


Powder, 697 


of, 81 


Camphor Ball, 955 


— Carbonate Compound with Colchi- 


— Carbolized, 24 


cine, 696 


— Cerate, 28 



INDEX. 



1199 



— Chloral. 24 

— Cold Cream, 93d 

— Comp. Pills, 293 
Tincture of, 492 

— Cream, 24, 94 

— Drops, 50, 384 

— Embrocation, 226 

— Ices, 954 

— Julep, 24 

— Liniment, 226 

— Liniment Ammoniated, 226 

— Liniment, Comp., 226 

— Mixture, Acid or Hopes, 239 

Aromatic or Parrish's, 240 

Comp., 240 

— Monobromated, Emulsion of, 120 

— Ointment, 262 

— Phenate, 697 

— Powder, Comp., 317 

— Saturated, Tincture of, 463 

— Spirit of, 383 

— Tincture of, 462 

— Toilet Cream, 947 

— Water, 527 

— and Menthol, 24 
Camphorated Carbolic Acid, 12 

-Chalk, 1007 
--Chloral, 24, 30 
--Chloroform, 32 
--Cold Cream, 936 
--Menthol, 24 
--Naphthol, 802 
--Phenol, 12, 822 

— Phenol-Petrogen, 697 

— Tincture of Soap, 229 

— Tooth Powder, 1005 

— Tooth Paste, 1010 

— Wine, 535 
Camphoric Acid, 697 
Camphoroxol, 697 
Camphossil, 697 

Canada Pitch Plaster, 306 

— Snake-Root, Comp., Syrup of, 405 
Canadian Hemp, Fluidextract of, 137 
Canary Bird Food, 656 

Cancer, Local Treatment for, 552 
—Plaster, 306 

— Powder Esmarch's, 317 
Cancroin, 698 

Cande's Lait Antephelique, 698 
Candied Sweet Flag, 37 
Canker of the Ear, in Dogs and Cats, 
647 

— Sore Mouth, 552 
Cannabin Tablets, 698 
Cannabine Tannate, 698 

Cannabis Indica, Alcoholic or Resinous 
Extract, 137 

Cigarettes, 698 

Extract of, 137 

Fluidextract of, 137 

Resin of, 327 



Tincture of, 463 

Canquoin's Paste, 286 
Cantelope Sunder, 1031 
Coutaridal Collodion, 34 
Cantharides Cerate, 28 

— Liniment, 226 

— Oil, 252 

— Ointment, 262 

— Ointment, Veterinary, 262 

— Paper, 284 

Cantharides Plaster, 28, 306 
Calisaya Cordial, 696 

— Plaster, Veterinary, 306 
-Perpetual, 306 

— Tincture of, 463 

— Vinegar of, 522 

— Collodion, 34 
Capillin, 698 
Caprenalin, 698 
Capsella, Tincture of, 502 
Capsicum Comp., Plaster, 306 
Capsic-Digest Tablets, 698 
Capsicol, 698 

Capsicum, Fluidextract of, 137 
Capsicum Liniment Comp., 227 

— Ointment, 262 

— Oleoresin, 281 
Ointment, 270 

— Poultice, 313 

— Plaster, 306 

— Stronger, Tincture of, 464 
— ■ Tincture of, 463 

— Troches of, 515 

— and Lobelia, Troches of, 515 

— and Myrrh, Tincture of, 464 
Capsolin, 698 

Capsules, Gelatin, Sealing of, 24 
Captol, 698 
Caramel Syrup, 1024 
Caraway, Spirit of, 383 

— Water, 527 

Carbonate of Ethyl and Phenyl, 736 

Carbenzol, 699 

Carbolate of Iodin Inhalant, 699 

— of Sodium, Solution of, 348 
Carbolated Catgut Ligatures, 26 

— Chloral, 30 

— Cotton, 42 

— Jute, 220 

— Protective Oiled Silk, 337 

— Salicylic Collodion, 34 

— Tooth Powder, 1005 
Carbolic Acid, No. 33, 12 

Camphorated, 12 

Glycerite of, 197 

Liquefied, 11 

Iodized, 12 

Solution of/348 

Suppositories, 397 

Troches of, 515 

— Gargle, 590 

— Mouth Wash, 1014 



1200 



INDEX. 



— Paste, 286 

— Salve, 586 

— Smoke Ball, 699 
Carbolicum, Glycerincum, 197 
Carbolineum Avenarius, 699 
Carbolized Camphor, 12, 24 

— Gauze, 189 

— Oil, 252 

— Paper, 1054 

— Water, 527 
Carbonyl Quinine, 677 
Carbo-Peptine Wafers, 699 
Carbon Paper, 1054 
Carbuncles, Treatment for, 550 
Cardamon, Tincture of, 464 

— Comp., Fluidextract of, 138 

Spirit of, 383 

Tincture of, 464 

Carduus Benedictus, Extract of, 133 
— ■ Marianus, Tincture of, 489 
Caripeptic Liquid, 699 

— Powder, 699 

— Tablets, 699 
Carl-Aperient, 699 
Carlsbad Salt, Artificial, 328 

— Salt Effervescent, Artificial, 331 
Carmelite Spirit, 385 
Carminative Mixture, 240 

— Mixtures, 571 

— Oil, 252 

— Pills, 293 

— Tincture, 465, 511 

— Water, 527 
Carmine, Solution of, 348 
Carnation Flip, 1024 

— Float, 1024 
Carnogen, 700 
Carnolin, 700 
Carnos, 700 
Caroid, 700 

Carpet Beetles, to Exterminate, 1054 

— Cleaners, 1054 
Carrageen, 195 

Carriage Top Dressing, 1054 
Carriere's Compound Syrup of Enealvp- 

tol, 700 
Carron Oil, 227 
Carrot Poultice, 313 
Carter's Solution, 348 
Carson's Anti-Constipation Pills, 292 
Carvacrol, 700 
Carvacrol Iodid, 773 
Cascanata, 700 
Cascara Aromatic. 138 
Syrup of, 405 

— Carminative, 700 

— Carthartic Pills, Hinckle's, 294, 700 

— Comp, Pills, Robin's, 700 

— — (Sydenham), 700 
Tonic Laxative, 700 

— Cordial, 700 

— Evacuant, 700 



— Laxative Tablets, 701 

— Peptonoids, 701 

— Potent, Fluid, 701 

— Sagrada Comp., Elixir of, 67 
— - — Elixir of, 66 

Fluidextract of, 138 

Fluidextract Water-Miscible, 141 

Syrup of, 405 

Tincture of, 465 

Wine of, 535 

Aromatic, Fluidextract of, 138 

Bitterless or Tasteless, Fluidex- 
tract of, 140 

— Tonic Laxative Globules, 701 
Cascarenna. 701 

Cascarets, 701 

Cascarilla, Extract of, 141 

• — .Infusion of, 205 

— Tincture of, 465 
Cascarin, 701 

Cascarin Comp., Tablets, 701 
Cascarine-Leprince, 701 
Cascaroids, 701 
Cascaroma, 701 
Case-Aromatic, 701 
Casein Cement, 1056 

— Ointment, 262 

Casey's Cholera Mixture, 241 
Cassia Compound, 701 

— Fistula Pulp, 325 

— Oil of, Artificial, 888 
Cassia Water, 529 

Cassie or Acacia Sachet, 920 

Castanea, Fluidextract of, 141 

Castillon's Elixir, 67 

Castor, Ammoniated, Tincture of, 465 

Castoroids, 702 

Castor Oil Hair Pomade, 981 

Mixture, 240 

Palatable Emulsion of, 112 

— Hebaic, Tincture of, 466 

— Tincture of, 465 

— Water, 527 
Catalgine, 702 
Catalpa, Oil of, 889 
Catalysin, 702 
Catani's Specific, 702 
Catarrh in Horses, 600 

— Pills, 294 

— Remedies for, 553 

for Dogs and Cats, 648 

— Snuff, 337 

Cathartic Elixir, Comp., 67 

— Pills, Comp., 294 
Cataplasms, 25, 313 
Cataplasm of Kaolin. 25 
Catawba Frappe, 1024 
Caterpillar Lime, 1055 
Catechu, Troches of, 515 

— Comp., Fluidextract of, 141 
Infusion of, 205 

Tincture of, 466 



INDEX. 



1201 



— Powder, Com., 316 
Catgut, Alcohol, 26 

— Ligatures, 25 

Carbolated, 26 

Chromicized, 26 

Formaldehyde, 27 

Mercuric Chlorid, 27 

Oil Juniper, 27 

Cathartics, 558 

— Veterinary, 601 
Catholicons, 702 
Catnip Poultice, 314 
Cat Remedies, 646 
Cattle Medicines, 619 
Caulophyllin, Comp. Pills, 702 
Caulophyllum, Fluidextract of, 133 

— Tincture of, 460 

Caustic, Arsenical, Ratier's, 27 

— Black, Valpearis, 27 

— Filhos\ 27 

— Vienna, 27 

— Soda, Solution of, 373 
Cauvin's Pills, 702 

Cayenne Pepper, Tincture of, 463 

Cayeaux Nipple Ointment, 702 

Cazenave's Lotion, 234 

"C. C." Cough Mixture, 567 

Cealgie, 702 

'Ceanothus Comp., Syrup of, 405 

Cearin, 27 

Celandine, Tincture of, 466 

Celastrus, Fluidextract of, 151 

Celery, Caffein and the Bromides, 702 

— Comp., Elixir of, 67 

— Cordial, 702 

— Fluidextract of, 141 

— and Guarana, Elixir of, 67 
Celoidin, 702 

Cellotropin, 702 
Celulin, 702 
Cellulo, 702 
Celluloid Cement, 1056 

— Ink for Writing on, 1119 

— Varnish, 1180 
Cements of All Kinds, 1055 
Cephalopin, 702 

Ceralin (Koempel), 703 

Cerasorum, Elixir of, 67 

Cerate, 29 

Cerates (Alphabetically arranged), 27, 

30 
Ceratum Aeruginis, 28 

— Tiglium, 28 

— Viride, 28 

Cereus Grandiflorous, Fluidextract of, 
136 

— Grandiflorous, Tincture of, 461 
Cerevisine, 703 

Cerolin, 703 
Cetiacol, 703, 813 
Cetraria, Decoration of. 46 

— Gelatin, 195 



Chable's Sirop Astringent, 703 
Chair-Leather Polish, 1059 
Chalk Mixture, 240 

— Troches of, 516 

— with Opium Powder, 318 

— Powder, Aromatic, 317 

Comp., 318 

Chalybeate, Pills, 298, 703 

— Wine, 538 

Chambard's Purgative Tea, 703 
Chamois Skin, to Clean, 1059 
Chamomilla Comp., 703 
Chamomile, Extract of, 141 

— Infusion of, 205 

— Infused, Oil of, 253 

— ■ Comp., Tincture of, 466 

— Roman, Fluidextract of, 141 

— Water, 527 

— ■ — Concentrated, 528 
Channing's Solution, 368 
Chapman's Mixture, 243 
Chapoteaut's Morrhuol, 703 

— Phospho-Glycerate of Lime, 703 
Charcoal, Animal, Purified, 29 

— Poultice, 314 

— Powder, Comp., 318 

— Tooth Powder, 1005 

— (Wood) Trituration of, 465 
Chartae, 284 

Chaulmugra Ointment, 263 
Chelidonium, Tincture of, 465 
Cheltenham Salt, 703 
Chemical Food, 428, 703 

— Garden, 1060 
Cherries, Elixir of, 67 

— Syrup of, 406 

Cherry Blossom Extract, 900 

— Egg Bounce, 1024 

— Laurel Water, 528 

— Water, 528 

Chestnut, Fluidextract of, 141 
Chevalier's Life for the Hair, 703 
Chian Turpentine, Emulsion of, 112 
Chichester Mixed Treatment Pills, 703 
Chicken Cholera, 655 
Children's Cough Cure, 567 
Chiniaphila, Fluidextract of, 172 
Chinaphthol, 832 
China Tincture, 467 
Chinese Ink, 1114 

— Punch, 1024 
Chinoformin, 703 
Chinoidin, Tincture of, 466 
Chinol, 704 

Chinoline, 704 
Chinopyrin, 704 
Chinosol, 704 

— Mouth Wash, 1014 
Chinotroptn, 704 
Chiodrastis, 704 
Chirata Compound, 704 

— Elixir of, 68 



1202 



INDEX. 



— Fluidextract of, 142 
— ■ Tincture of, 466 

— Infusion of, 205 
Chloraethoform, 704 
Chlora-Kaline, 704 
Chloralamid, 704 

— Elixir, 704 
Chloral-Ammonium, 704 
Chloral-Antipyrine, 769 
Chloralbacid, 704 
Chloral Caffeine, 704 
— . Camphorated, 30 

— Carbolated, 30 
Chloralformamide, 704 

Chloral Hydrate Suppositories, 397 

and Ammonium Valerianate, Elixir 

of, 68 

Elixir of, 68 

Chloralia, 704 
Chloralimid, 705 
Chloral Mentholated, 30 
Chloralose, 705 
Chloral Phenol, 24 

— Svrup of, 406 
Chloralum, 705 
Chloral-Urethane, 868 

— with Camphor, 24 

— and Bromjd Comp., Mixture, 240 
Chloralamid, Elixir of, 68 

Chlorate of Potassium, Glycerin Solu- 
tion of, 200 
Chlorbutanol, 705 
Chloretone, 705 

— Inhalant, 705 
Chloric Ether, 383 

Chlorids of Iron and Arsenic, Elixir of, 

68 
Arsenic and Mercury, Elixir of, 

68 
Chlorin Gargle, 590 

— Inhalation of, 210 

— Poultice, 314 

— Solution of, 348 

— Water, 528 < 

Chlorinated Lime, Solution of, 348 

— Potassa, Solution of, 349 

— Soda, Solution of, 349 

— Tincture of Iron, 483 
Chlor-Lactated Pepsin Powder, 705 
Chlorobrom, 705 

Chlorodyne, 30, 241 

— Cough Cure, 566 
Chloroform Anodyne, 241 

— Camphorated, 32 

— Comp., Elixir of, 68 

— Elixir of, 68 

— Emulsion of, 112 

— Glycerite of, 198 

— Liniment, 227 

— Mixture of, 112 

— of Aconite, 32 

— of Beladonna. 32 



— Oils, 253 

— i Paregoric, 68 

— Spirit of, 383 

— Water, 529 

— and Cannabis Indica Comp., Mix- 

ture, 241 
Chlorol, 705 
Chlorolin, 706 
Chloro-Phenique, 706 
Chlorophenol, 706 
Chlorsalol, 706 
Chloryl, 668, 706 
Chocolate Candy Varnish, 1180 

— Frappe, 1024 

— Nectar, 1024 

— Punch, 1024 
Cholelysin, 706 
Cholera Drops, 50 

— Mixtures, 241, 243 

— Pills, 293 

— Remedies, 563 
Chologestin, 706 

Chondrus Comp., Syrup of, 416 

— Gelatin, 195 

— Jelly, 195 

Christadoro's Hair Dye, 706 
Christensen's Cholera Mixture, 241 
Chroatol, 706 

Chromicized Catgut Ligatures, 26 
Chromic Acid, Solution of, 349 
Chromosot, 706 
Chrysarobin, 706 

— Cellodion, 34 

— Ointment, 263 

Comp., 263 

Chrysarobin, Triacetate, 737, 785 

— Oxidized, 706 
Church Incense, 930 
Churchill's Syrup, 706 
Cicutine Hydrobromid, 711 
Cigarettes/ Cubeb, 32 
Cimicifuga, Elixir of, 63 

— Extract of, 132 

— Syrup of, 402 

— Tincture of, 460 

— Comp., Tincture of, 460 
Cina, Tincture of, 510 
Cinchona, Aromatic, Wine of, 535 

— Detannated, Elixir of, 70 

— Tincture of, 467 

— Elixir of, 69 

— Extract of, 142 

— Ferrated, Tincture of, 468 

— Fluidextract of, 142 

— Gentian and Iron Chlorid, Elixir of, 
• 71 

Malate, Elixir of, 71 

— Infusion of, 205 

— Iron and Pepsin, Elixir of, 72 

Phosphorous. Elixir of. 72 

Strychnine, Elixir of, 72 

— Pepsin and Strychnine, Elixir of, 72 



tNDEtf. 



1203 



— Syrup of, 406 

— Tincture of, 467 

— Wine of, 535 

— Comp., Elixir of, 70 

Fluidextract of, 143 

Tincture of, 467 

— and Coca Wine of, 536 

Elixir of, 536 

Hypophosphites, Elixir of, 71 

Iron, Elixir of, 72 

"Protoxid," 72 

Pepsin, Elixir of, 72 

Strychnine, Elixir of, 72 

— Cinchonia Mixture, 707 
Cinchonidine, Elixir of, 72 

— Iron and Strychnine, Elixir of, 73 

— and Iron Elixir of, 73 
Cincho-Quinine 707 
Cineraria Maritina 707 
Cinnamic Acid, 707 

— Addelhyde 888 
Cinnamon, spirit of, 383 

— Syrup of, 406 

— Tincture of, 469 

— Comp., Tincture of, 469 

— Drops, 50 

— Powder, Comp., 318 

— Water, 529 
Cinnamylic Acid 707 
Cinnamylmeta cresol 762 
Citarin 707 

Citon Tablets 707 

Citral 887 

Citrate of Iron, 213 

Quinine and Strychnine, 217 

and Quinine Soluble, 217 

and Strychnine 217 

Citrated Caffeine, 23 

Effervescent Salt, 331 

Citric Acid, Syrup of, 406 

Citrine Ointment, 268 

Citro-Iodid of Iron, Syrup of, 419 

Citronellol 888 

Citrophen. 707 

Citrosandalene 707 

Citrozen 707 

Citrurea 707 

Claret Glace 1025 

— Kondike 1025 
Clarified Honey, 203 
Clarifying Powder, 318 
Clarke's Blood Mixture 707 
Clare 1025 

Clavin 707 

Claxton's Gout and Rheumatic Oil, 708 

Clay Ointment, 263 

Clay's Doctor, Emulsion, 112 

Cleaning Copper Drain Boards 1060 

— Greasy Bottles 1060 
Cleaning Preparations 1060 
Cleary's Asthma Powder, 708 
Clemens' Solution, 371 

76 



Clerambourg's Grains de vie, 708 
Clermont's Syrup of Arseniate of Iron, 

708 
Clifford's Shampoo Compound 708 
Chri's Lecethine 708 
Chinton's Cascara Active 708 
Claflin's Mistura Phosphor Co., 707 
Cloftlin Emulsion 708 
Close's Cholera Mixture, 241 
Cloth Cleaning Compounds 1062 
Clove Pink Extract 900 

Sachet 920 

Clover (Japan) Extract 900 

— White, Tincture of, 469 
Cloves, Infusion of, 205 
Club Moss, Tincture of, 488 
Clysters, 123 

Coal Tar, Solution of, 349 

Coating Pills, 294 

Cobb's Pills 708 

Coca Aromatic Wine of, 536 

— Caffeine 708 

Cocadrenine' Suppositories, 708 
Coca, Elixir of, 73 

— Fluidextract of, 143 

— Glycerite Suppositories 708 
— ■ Tincture of, 469 

— Comp., Elixir of, 73 

— and Guarana, Elixir of, 73 

— and Phosphorous, Elixir of, 73 

— with Beef, Wine of, 536 
Cocaine Carbolate 708 

— Formate 708 

— Ointment, 263 

— Oleate, 278 

— Phenate 708 
Cocapyrin 709 
Coccia Pills 709 

Cocculus Indicus Ointment, 263 

Tincture of, 469 

Cochia Pills, 295 
Cochineal Color, 36 

— Mixture, 243 

— Tincture of, 469 
Cocillana, Syrup of, 406 
Cockroach Destroyers 1062 
Cock's Anti-Bacilli Compound, 673 

— Anti-Phymin 709 

Cocoa Butter Cold Cream 937 

— Camphor Ice 954 

— Emollient 955 

— or Cacas Milk 949 
Cocoaine 709 

Cocoanut Oil Hair Dressing 979 

Pomade 981 

Codal 834 

Coddington's Asthma Powder 709 

Codeine Brommethylate 734 

— Cough Sedative 709 

— Elixir of, 73 

— Syrup of, 407 

— and Terpin Hydrate, Elixir of, 73 



1204 



NDEX. 



Codliver Glycerine 709 

— Oil, Aromatized or Palatable, 253 
Emulsion of, 113 

Extract of, 143 

Phosphatic, Emulsion of, 119 

Phospharized Emulsion of, 119 

Stronger, Emulsion of, 119 

Wine of, 536 

with Coca Emulsion of, 116 

with Cresote and Hypophosphites, 

Emulsion of, 116 

with Hypophosphites, Emulsion 

of, 117 

of Calcuim, Emulsion of, 117 

Calcium, Sodium and Potas- 
sium, Emulsion of, 117 

with Lactophosphate of Calcium, 

Emulsion of, 117 

with Phosphate of Calcium, Emul- 
sion of, 118 

with Phosphates of Calcium and 

Sodium, Emulsion of, 118 

with Phosphate of Sodium, Emul- 
sion of, 119 

with Phosphorus, 254 

with Quinine, 254 

with Wild Cherry, Emulsion of, 

119 

Coe's Dyspepsia Cure 709 

Coffee, Green, Fluidextract of, 143 

— Maltrose 1025 

— Roasted, Fluidextract of, 144 

— Syrup of, 407 

— Tincture of, 470 
Coirre's Solution, 709 
Colalin, 709 

— Laxative, 709 
Colchi-Sal, 709 

Colchicine Salicylate Capsules, Trochet, 
709 

— Salicylate Comp. Tablets, 709 
Colchicum, Vinegar of, 522 

— Wine of, 536 

— Comp. Tincture of, 470 

— Com, Extract of., 144 

— Root, Extract of, 144 

— Root, Fluidextract of, 144 
Wine of, 536 

— Seed, Fluidextract of, 144 

Tincture of, 470 

Wine of, 537 

Colcothar, 1130 

Cold Cream, 272 

— Creams, 931 

Containing Petrolatum, 933 

Containing Wool-Fat, 934 

Greaseless or Non-Greasy, 934 

with Animal Oil, 932 

with Mineral Oil, 933 

with Vegetable Oil, 932 

without Water, 934 

Cold-in-the-Head, Remedies for, 553 



Coley's Mixture, 709 
Colic in Cattle, 622 

Sheep, 636 

Swine, 643 

— Oil, 252 

— Remedies, 601 
Collaform, 709 
Collargol, 709 

— Ointment, 710 

Collas' Capsules of Iron, 710 

Collaurin, 710 

College Ice, 1031 

Collin's Disinfecting Powder 710 

Collodion, 33 

Collodions (alphabetically arranged), 

oo, oo 

Collodion Cotton, 325 

— with Cantharides, 34 
Colloidal Bismuts Oxid, 684 

— Calomel, 696 

— Gold, 710 

— Mercurv, 769 

— Silver, 709 
Collosin, 742 
Colloxylin, 325 
Colocynth, Extract of, 144 

— Tincture of, 470 

— Comp., Extract of, 144 
Pills, 295 

— Pulp, 325 

— Seed, Tincture of, 470 

— and Henbane Pills, 296 

Podophyllum Pills, 296 

Colorless Fluid Extract of Hydrastic, 

352 
Colsaloids, 710 
Colsathyl, 711 
Col-Solules, 710 
Cologne Water, 912 

with Musk, 913 

Coloring Electric Light Globes, 1062 

Metals, 1062 

Colorless Hydrastis, 710 

— Varnish, 1180 

Colors for Hair Oils and Pomatums, 
980 

Perfumery, 892 

Columbo, Extract of, 145 

— Fluidextract of, 145 

— Infusion of, 205 

— Tincture of, 470 
Comedones, 967 

Comfrey Comp., Wine of, 537 
Commander's Balsam, 19, 458 
Common Strengthening Plaster, 306 
Complexion Powders, 958 

— Tablets, 960 

Composing of Perfumes, 893 
Composition Powder, 318 
Compound Almond Milk, 111 

— Alum Powder, 711 

— Camphor Cerate, 954 



INDEX. 



1205 



— Calomel Pills, 292 

— Cathartic Pills, 294 

— Diachylon Plaster, 309 

— Elixir of Guarana, 67 

— Elixir of Orange, 540 

Peptonate of Iron, Manganese 

and Quinine with Arsenic, 761 

Potassium Bromid, 240 

Turkey Corn, 74 

Viburnum Opulus, 74 

— Glycerin Cream, 954 

— Iron Pills, 292 

— Liniment of Turpentine, 231 

— Lithia Tablets, 711 

— Powder of Antimony, 316 

Bayberry, 318 

Bismuth, 337 

Ipecac, 321 

and Opium, 319 

— Sage Gargle, 590 

— Solution of Thymod, 344 
Spirit of Lavender, 487 

— White Pine Pectoral, 711 

— Wine of Cocoa, 876 
Concentrated Liniment, 228 

— Paregoric, 170 

— Solutions, 349 
Concentrations, 36 
Concrete Oils, 886 
Condition Powders, 602 
Condurango, Liquid or Fluidextract, 

145 
Tincture of, 471 

— Wine of, 537 
Condy's Fluid, 373 

Disinfectant, 711 

Cones, Homeopathic, 37 
Coney Fizz, 1025 
Confections, 37, 39 
Confection of Almond, 316 
Conicine, 711 

Coniine Hydrobromide, 711 

— Inhalation of, 210 
Conium, Fluidextract of, 145 

— Infused, Oil of, 254 

— Juice of, 218 

— Ointment, 263 

— Solution of, 350 

— Tincture of, 471 
Conklin's Salve, 711 
Conserve of Hollyhock, 37 
Conserves, 39 

Constipation Cures for Horses, 603 

— in Sheep, 636 

— Remedies for Cattle, 623 

— Remedies for Dogs and Cats, 648 

— Remedy for Birds, 656 
Consuelo Face Powder, 959 
Consumption in Cats, 648 
Controdolin, 711 
Convallamarin, 711 
Convallarin, 711 



Convallaria Flowers, Fuildextract of, 

159 
Convallaria, Tincture of, 471 
Convoloulin, 843 
Cook's Electro-Magnetic Ointment, 711 

— Pills, 296 
Cooling Lotion, 233 

— Powder, 319 

— Wash, 233 

Cooper's Consumptive Syrup, 405 
Copaiba, Mass of, 235 

— Pills, 296 

— Comp., Mixture, 243 

— Comp., Pills, 296 

— Tincture of, 471 
Copal Varnish, 1181 
Copeland's Cosmetic Water, 936 
Copper, Aluminated, 39 

— Ammoniated, 39 

— Acetate, Tincture of, 471 

— Bluing of, 1062 

— Browning of, 1062 

— Citrate, 715 

— Drain Boards, to Clean, 1063 

— Hair Dyes, 993 

— Mixture, 243 

— Nucleide, 715 
— ■ Nucleinate, 715 

— Plating, 1063 

— Polishes, 1063 

— Subacetate Cerate, 28 

Ointment, 263 

Coptis, Fluidextract of, 153 
Copying Pads, 1063 

— Paper, 1063 
Coral Ink, 1108 
Corassa Compound, 711 
Cordial Analptine, 712 

— Blackberry, 39 

— Exalginique, 712 

— Pas-Carnate, 712 
Cordials, 39 

Cook's Impervious and Acid Proof, 1063 
Corn, Collodion, 35 

— Cures, 563 

— Meal Poultice, 314 

— Silk, Fluidextract of, 146 
— ■ Smut, Tintcure of, 471 
Cornus, Fluidextract of, 148 
Cornutine Citrate, 712 
Cornitol, 712 

Corpula, 712 
Corrective Mixture, 712 
Corrigens, Elixir of, 107 

— Syrupus 442 

Corrosive Sublimate Catgut. 27 

Cotton, 43 

Gauze, 192 

Jute, 220 

Cortexalin, 712 

Corydalis, Fluidextract of, 181 

--Tincture of, 472 



1206 



INDEX. 




Comp. Tincture of, 472 

— Comp. Elixir of, 74 

Syrup of, 407 

Coryfin, 712 
Cosaprin, 712 
Cosmetic Jellies, 952 

— Pomades, 955 
Cosmetics, 930 
Cosmetique, 997 
Cosmi's Powder, 316 

— Bouquet Extract, 900 
Cotarmine Hydrochlorid, 712 

— Hydrochlorid, 852 

— Phthalate, 712 

Coto, Fluidextract of, 146 

— Saccharated Extract of, 146 

— Tincture of, 472 
Cotton, Absorbent, 39 

— Alembrath, 41 

— Root Bark, Fluidextract of, 146 
Cottons, 39, 45 

Cotton's Tonic, 511 

Couch Grass, Extract of, 146 

Fluidextract of, 146 

Liquid Extract of, 147 

Tincture of, 472 

Cough Drops, 239 

Coudray's Eau de Quinine, 712 

Cough Powder, 319 

— Tablets, 713 
Coughs in Horses, 604 

— Remedies for, 564 
Counterfeit Coin Detector, 1063 
Court Plaster, 307 
Cowhage, Tincture of, 472 
Crab-Apple Flower Extract, 900 
Cram's Fluid Lightning, 713 
Cramp Bark Comp., Elixir of, 74 
Fluidextract of, 147 

Tincture of, 509 

Vionans Tincture of, 472 

Comp., Tincture of, 472 

Cramp Drops, 50 
Cranberry Poultice, 314 
Cranesbill, Fluidextract of, 152 

— Infusion of, 207 
Crategine, 888 

Crayons, for Writing on Glass, 1063 

Crealbin, 713 

Cream, Camphor, 24 

Creams Containing Almond, 948 

Cream Cordial, 1025 

— of Cod Liver Oil, 713 

— Pineapple, 1025 

Creek Indian Remedy, 129 
Creme Celeste. 272 

— DeLa Violettes, 939 

— de- Swift, 1025 

— Duchesse, 939 

— Marquise, 939 
Cremoline, 713 
Creoferrate Elixir, 713 



Creolin, 713 

— Gauze, 190 
Creosal, 713, 857 
Creosin, 713 
Creosotal, 713 
Cresote Capsules, 713 

— Carbonate, 713 

— Inhalation of, 210 

— Iodid, 713 

— Iodid, 714 

— Mixture, 243 

— Mixture Comp., 713 

— Ointment, 263 

— Oleate, 713 

— Phosphate, 713 

— Phosphite, 714, 824 

— Pills, 296 

— Salicylate, 714 

— Tannate, 714, 857 

— Valerianate, 714, 729 
Creosotide, 714 
Creosotonic, 714 
Creo-Terpin Comp., 714 
Crescent Sherbet, 1025 
Cresalol, 714 
Cresolene Capsules, 714 
Cresol, Comp., Solution of, 1350 

— Iodid, 714 

— Salicylate, 714 

— Salol, 714 

— Water, 529 
Crespigny's Pills, 291 
Crethol, 714 

Creuse's Tincture of Iron, 484 
Crockery Cement, 1056 
Crocus Martes, 1063 
Crotalus, Solution of, 350 
Croton Bug Exterminators, 1063 
Croton-Chloral Hydrate, 695, 714 

Elixir of, 74 

and Quinine, Elixir of, 74 

Syrup of, 407 

— Oil Cerate, 28 

Collodion, 34 

Liniment, 227 

Comp., 227 

Trituration, 512 

Troches of, 516 

Croup Remedies, 568 
Crude Malate of Iron, 129 
Crurin, 714 
Cryogenine, 714 
Crvostase, 715 

Crysol, 715 

Crystal Hair Pomades, 981 

Crystallose, 715 

Cubanade, 1025 

Cubeb, Fluidextract of, 147 

— Oleoresin, 281 

— Syrup of, 407 

— Tincture of, 473 

— Troches of, 516 



INDEX. 



1207 



— Cigarettes, 32 
Cucumber Cold Cream, 937 

— Cream, 937 

— Juice, 939 

— Milk, 949 

— Ointment, 939 

— Pomade, 939 

— Toilet Cream, 947 
Cudbear, Tincture of, 473 

— Comp., Tincture of, 473 
Culture Fluids, 45 

— Medium, 45 

Culver's Root Extract of, 147 

Root Fluid Extract of, 147 

Tincture of, '473 

— — Comp., Pills, 300 

Powder, 319 

Cumarin, 887 

Cupid's Kiss Extract, 901 

Cuperated Hemol, 715 

Cupricitrol, 715 

Cuprohemol, 715 

Cuprol, 715 

Cuprum Acetate, Solution of, 350 

Curacao Cordial, 74 

— Elixir of, 74 

— Spirit of, 383 
Curare Tincture of, 473 
Curaril, 715 
Curarine, 715 

Curacuma, Tincture of, 507 
Curd Soap, 338 
Currant Jelly, 286 

— Paste, 286 

Curwin's Hog Powder, 715 
Cusparia, Infection of, 205 
Cusso, Fluidextract of, 156 

— Infusion of, 207 
Cutal, 715 
Cuticle Cream, 943 
Cutting of Glass, 1064 
Cyclamen, Tincture of, 473 
Cydonium, Mucillage of, 249 
Cypri-Bromides, 715 
Cypridol, 716 

Cypripedium, Fluidextract of, 157 
Powder Comp., 319 
Cystitisin Horses, 590 
Cystopurin, 716 

Daffy's Elixir, 501, 716 
Dalby's Carminative, 240 

Elixir, 716 

Dallman's Tamarinden Essenz, 716 
Damholid, 716 
Dammar Varnish, 1181 
Damiana, Elixir of, 74 

— Iron and Phosphorus, Elixir of, 75 

— Fluidextract of, 147 

Nux Vomica and Phosphorus, 

Elixir of, 74 

— Nux Vomica and Phosphate Elixir 

of, 75 



— Phosphones and Strychnine, Elixir of, 

74 
Dance-Hall Powder, 1064 
Dandelion Comp. Pills, 196 

— Elixir of, 74 

— Extract of, 147 

— Fluidextract of, 148 

— Juice of, 218 
Dandruff Remedies, 983 

Daniel's Concentrated Tinct. Passiflora 

— Pineapple Phosphates, 716 
Darley's Prophylactic Fluid, 716 
Darpin, 717 

Darwin's Liniment, 717 
Davy's Urinal Cakes, 717 
Davis Cough Mixture, 567 
Day's Kidney Pad, 717 
Decoctions, 46-48 
Decoction Lignorum, 379 

— Sarsae Composition, 47 
Deer Suet, 391 
Defibrinated Dried Blood, 22 
Dehant's Purgative Pills, 717 
Dehorning of Cattle, 623 \ 
Delbarre's Sirup de Dentition, 717 
Denarcotized Opium, 282 
Denatured Alcohol, 1064 

— Olive Oil, 1064 
Dental Antiseptic, 1065 
Dentalone, 717 
Dental Cement, 1056 

— Surprise, 717 

Dentists' Amalgam Fillings, 1065 

— Arsenic Paste, 1065 

— Molding Wax, 1065 
Deodorant Solution, 379 
Deodorized Opium, 282 
Depilatories, 1000 
Derby Liniment, 717 
Deret's Bi-Iodized Elixir, 717 
Dericin, 717 

Derival, 717 

Dermamol Ointment, 717 
Dermasapol, 717 
Dermatin, 717 
Dermatol, 718 
Dermatologic Pastes, 286 
Dermogen, 718 
Deshler's Salve, 29, 718 
Detergal, 718 _ 

Dethan's Bastilles of Potassium Chlor- 
ate, 718 
Developers for Photographs, 1065 
Dewberry Root, Co., Elixir of, 75 
Dewees' Carminative, 245 

— Tincture of Guaiac, 478, 718 
Dextrin, Mucilage of, 248 

— Syrup of, 408 
Dextrinated Paste, 287 
Dextroform, 718 
Dextro-Quinine, 718 
Dextro-Saccharin, 718 



1208 



INDEX. 



Diabetes in Sheep, 637 
Diabetin, 718 

Diacetyl-Morphine, 718, 762 
Diethylsulfondiethyl-methane, 858 
Diacetyltannin, 856 
Diachylon Plaster, 308 
Diacodii, Syrupus, 430 
Dialysed Iron, Solution of, 357 
Diamon Cement, 1057 

— Dust, 1066 

— Ink, 1114 
Diaphtherin, 718 
Diarrhea in Cattle, 623 

— in Sheep, 637 

— in Swine, 643 

— Mixtures, 241-243 

— Remedies, 569 
—Remedy for Birds, 656 

— Remedies for Dogs and Cats, 648 

— Remedies for Horses, 604 
Diastase, 718 

— and Pancreatin, Essence of, 123 
Diastasic Essence of Pancreatin, 123 
Diastin, 719 

Diazyme Essence, 719 

Glycerole, 719 

Dibromethane, 733 

Dibromogallic Acid, 746 

Dick's Wonder Salve, 719 

Dickson's Improved Anaesthetic, 719 

Didyminum Salicylate, 719, 723 

Diethvlenediamine, 825 

Diethylmalonylurea, 873 

Diethylbarbituric Acid, 719 

Diethylsufondimethylmethane, 853 

Difluordiphemyl, 719 

Digalen, 719 

Digestive Comp., Elixir of, 75 

— Hypophosphites, 719 

— Pills, 719 

— Powder, 319 
Digitalin Comp. Elixir, 719 
Digitalis, Ethereal, Tincture of, 474 
Extract of, 148 

Fluidextract of, 148 

— Infusion of, 206 

— Juice of, 218 

— Tincture of, 473 
Tincture, Fat-Free, 474 
Digestol, 719 
Digitoxin, 270 
Diguaeacdolmethylene, 754 
Di-Iodo-Hydroxy-Propane, 776 
Diiodoform, 720 
Di-Isobutyl-Cresol Iodid, 737 
Dill Water, 529 

Dilute Acetic Acid, 11 

— Hydrobronic Acid, 12 

— Hydrochloric Acid, 12 

— Hydrocyanic Acid, 12 

— Hydrofluoric Acid, 13 

— Hypophosphorous Acid, 14 



i 

f — Muriatic Acid, 12 

— Nitric Acid, 14 

— Phosphoric Acid, 15 
Dimethylarsenic Acid, 695 
Dimethylcarbinol Chloroform, 796 
Dimethylpiperazine Tartrate, 789 
Dimethylxanthine, 859 

Dinner Pills, 291, 296 
Dioviburnia, 720 
Dionin, 720 

Dioscorea, Troches of, 520 
Diosmal, 720 
Dioxogen, 720 
Diphthericide, 720 
Diphtheritic Powder, 720 
Dips, Sheep, 639 
Dipsomania Tablets, 720 
Diquinine Carbonic Ester, 677 
Discs, 49 

Disinfectants, 1066 
Disinfecting Solid, 717 

— Spray for Sick Rooms, 919 
Disks, Homeopathic, 50 
Disodium Methylarsenate, 678 
Dispnon Tablets, 720 

Distilled Extract of Witchhazel, 184 

— Water, 529 

Dita, Fluidextract of, 148 
Dithymol-Diiodid, 678 
Diurazin, 720 
Diuretic Comp., 210 

— Elixir, 75 

— Pills, 302 

— Species, 379 

— Wine, Trousseau's, 537 
Dixon's Pills, 721 

Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, 721 

— Dinner Pills, 721 
Dobell's Solution, 373 
Dodd's Kidney Pills, 721 
Dog Grass, Tincture of, 472 
Dog Medicines, 646 
Dogwood, Fluidextract of, 148 
Dolomol, 721 

Doloran Tablets, 721 
Dolichos, Tincture of, 472 
Domestic Preparations, 545 

— Utilities, 1033 
Donovan's Solution, 346 
Dormiol, 721 
Dorsenia, 722 

Doses for Cattle, 619 

— Rules for, 1072 
Douche, Nasal, 50 
Dover's Powder, 321 

— Powder, Camphorated, 319 

— Powder, Syrup of, 416 

— Tincture, 482 
Dow's Phvsic, 290 

— White Liquid Physic. 722 
Drain Boards, to Clean, 1063, 1072 
Draining Ink, 1114 






INDEX. 



1209 



Dried Alum, 18 

Driers for Paints, 1072 

Driffield Oils, 722 

Dr. Klopper's Wheat Albumin, 748 

Drops, 50 

Drunkenness, Unger's Cure for, 868 

Dry Scalp, Ointment, 991 

— Shampoo, 976 
Duboisine Sulfate, 722 
Duffey's Cathartic Elixir, 722 
Diuretic Elxir, 848 
Dulcamara, Extract of, 132 
Dulcin, 722 

Diuretin, 721 

Diuretic Oil Capsules, 721 

Diurol, 721 

Dunbar's Hay-Fever Serum, 826 

— Serum, 722 

Dunlap's Cholera Mixture, 242 

Duo Peptonate, 722 

Duotal, 722 

Duothal, 722 

Duotonal, 722 

Dupuytren's Hair Pomade, 722 

— Pills, 722 
Duran, 722 
Dusal, 722 
Dusart's Syrup, 722 
Dusting Powder, 319, 963 
Dutch Drops, 256 

Dyche's Compound Capsules of Guaia- 
col, 723 

Pills of Potassium Iodid, 723 

Dyeing of Leather, 1075 

— with Tube Paints, 1076 
Dyes, Domestic, 1073 

— for Easter Eggs, 1072 
Dymal, 723 
Dynamyne, 723 
Dysentery in Cattle, 624 
Dysentery Remedies, 569, 605 

— Syrup, 408 
Dysmenorrhoea Drops, 51 

— Mixture, 454 

Dyspepsia Fermentative Tablets, 723 

— in Horses, 605 

— Remedies, 571 
Dyspepsyn, 723 
Dyspeptic Powder, 321 
Dzondi's Spirit, 381 

Earache Remedies, 572 
Ear Medicines, 572 
Easton's Syrup, 429 
Easy Physic, 723 
Eau Anatherine, 1014 

— Celeste, 1091 
-de Botot, 689 
-de Botol, 1014 
-de Bretfeld, 915 

— de Cologne, 912 
-de Fees, 723 



— de Mellissede Carmes, 385 
—de Quinine, 988 

— Figaro, 723 

— Sedative de Raspail, 532 

— Vegetal, 916 

Ebert's Cholera Mixture, 242 

Echafolta, 723 

Echinacea Compound, 737 

Eching Copper, Liquid, 1078 

Echino, 723 

Echitone, 723 

Echthol, 724 

Eczema Colloid, 878 

— Remedies, 573 

— Remedies for Cattle, 625 

— Remedies for Dogs and Cats, 649 
Eczemacide, 724 

Eczemarol, 724 
Eczemol, 724 
Edison's Polyform, 724 
Eel Oil, Factitious, 254 
Effervescent Powders, 320 

— Powder with Magnesiax, 320 

— Powder, Comp., 325 

— Salts, 53, 329 
Egeriol, 724 
Egg-a-la-Mode, 1025 

— Cocoa, 1025 

— Colors, 1076 

— Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil, 724 

— Soda, 1026 

Eggs of Pharaoh's Serpents, 1076 

— Oil of, 254 
Egmol, 724 

Egyptian Eye Salve, 724 

— Lotus Extract, 901 

— Salve, 263 
Eibisch Soft, 401 
Eigons, 724 
Eikonogen, 724 
Eisen Zucker, 215 
Eka-Iodoform, 724 
Ektogan, 724 
Elaeossachara, 259 
Elactic Collodion, 35 

— Glue, 1096 

Elaterin Powder Comp., 320 
— ■ Trituration of, 512 
Elchina, 724 
Elder-Berry Syrup or Juice, 219 

— Flower Extract, 901 
Water, 529 

— Juice of, 219 

— Wine of, 537 
Elecampane Camphor, 759 

— Extract of, 148 

Electric Headache Cures, 725 

— Light Globes, to Color, 1072 
Electrozone, 725 

I Electuaries, 53 
Electuary of Theriac, 38 
Elepizone, 725 



1210 



INDEX. 



Elixirs, 53, 108 




— Viburnum and Hydrastic Comp., 728 


Elixir Amenorrhea, 727 




— Viburnum Prunifolium Comp., 747 


— Anti-Dyspeptic, 725 




— Vigorans, 728 


— Aphrodisiac, 725 




— of Vitriol, 15 


— Bromides Comp., 725 




Elks' Delight, 1026 


— Cascanata, 725 




Ellagic Acid, 746 


— Chloro-Calcium, 725 




Elliman's Royal Embrocation, 728 


— Chloralamid, 725 




Elm, Musilage of, 248 


— Chlor-Lactated Pepsin, 725 




— Poultice, 314 


— Creoferrate, 725 




Elytrones, 728 


— Digitalin Comp., 725 




Embalming Fluids, 1072 


— Diphthero Comp., 725 




Emetis Pills, 297 


— Enpnein, 725 




Emoleo, 728 


— Galega-Vera, 725 




Emol, 728 


— Guaiacol Comp., 863 




Emmenagogue Powder, 317 


Comp., 725 




— Elixir, 76 


— Halogens Comp., 725 




Emetic Powder, 322 


— of Heroin and Terpin Hydrate, 


726 


— Tincture, 460 


— Heroterpine, 726 




Emollient Creams, 939 


— Iodide and Bromide Calcium Comp., 


— Ointment, 272 


726 




— Poultice, 314 


— lodo, 726 




— Species, 380 


— lodo Bromide of Calcium Comp., 


Emollientine, 728 


726 




Emplastrum Calefaciens, 313 


— Lactopeptine, 726 




— Cantharides, 28 


— Lactenzyme, 726 




— Corussae, 309 


— Lactopeptine with Gentian 


and 


— Fuscum, 310 


Chloride of Iron, 726 




— Fuscum Molle, 27 


— Lactopeptine with Phosphate of '. 


ron, 


— Odontalgicum or Cephalicum, 311 


Quinia and Strychnine, 726 




— Vesicans, 28 


— Laxative Comp., 726 




Empyreumatic Oil of Juniper, 252 


— Maltopepsine, 726 




Empyroform, 728 


— Nutrans, 726 




Emulgates, 728 


— Palmetto Comp., 726 




Emulgen, 729 


— Pancreo-Digestin, 726 




Emulsifiers, 108 


— Pancreo-Digestin, Gentian and Chlor- 


Emulsio Lini Comp., 786 


id Iron, 726 




— Oleosa, 110 


— Pancro- Pepsin, 726 




Emulsion Oil Lini Comp., 784 


— Pepdilactic, 727 




— Terebinthina Canadensis Comp., 742 


— Pepsin and Thymol Comp., 725, r 


'27 


Emulsions, 108-123 


— Peptenzyme, 727 




Emulsol, 729 


— Peptopancreatine Comp., 727 




Enamel Ink, 1114 


— Piscidia Comp., 727 




Enameled Letters, To Fasten, 1078 


— Pinus Comp., 727 




Endermol, 729 


— Purgans, 67 




Endometritis Tablets, 729 


Aromatic, 727 




Endorsing Ink, 1114 


— Purgative, 727 




Enebaer Thee, 280 


— Proprietatis, 454 




Enemas, 123 


— Proprietatis Paracelsi, 54 




Enesol, 729 


— Rhei Kalinatus, 727 




Euonymaus, Elixir of, 106 


— Salicylic Comp., 727 




— Tincture of, 509 


— Saw Palmetto and Santal Comp., 


727 


— Extract of, 182 


— Senecin and Viburnin, 727 




Eno's Fruit Salt, 729 


— Serenoas Comp., 721 




Enterol, 729 


— Six Bromides, 727 




Enteronol, 729 


Iodides, 727 




Entozois Powder, Fluidextract, 171 


— Three Chlorides, 727 




Enzymol, 729 


— Three Chlorides, 761 




Eosin Ink, 1108 


— Tonicum, 727 




Eosote, 729 


— Traumatic, 19 




Ephredine Hydrochlorid, 729 


— Uroformin Comp., 728 




Epicarin, 729 


— Viburnum Comp., 870 




Epidermin, 730 



INDEX. 



1211 



Epigaeae Comp., Infusion of, 210 


Ethereal Extracts, 280 


Epilepsy Remedies, 573 


— Extract of Capsicum, 281 


for Dogs and Cats, 650 


— Lotion, Comp., 233 


Epinephrin, 730 


— Oil, 254 


— Hydrate, 664 


— Tinctures, 474 


Epiosin, 730 


Etheroles, 125 


Epirenan, 730 


Ethyl Bromid, 732 


Epizooty Remedies, 606, 611 


— Carbamate, 732, 869 


Erasmus Wilson's Hair Lotion, 989 


— Chlorid, 732 


Ergaloids, 730 


— Guaiacol, 753 


Ergo Apiol, 730 


— Iodid, 732 


Ergone, 730 


— Morphine Hydrochlorid, 720 


Ergot Ammoniated, Tincture of, 474 


Hydrochlorid, 732 


— Aseptic, 730 


— Narceine Hydrochlorid, 802 


— Extract of, 148 


— Salicylate, 733 


— Fluidextract of, 150 


— Urethane, 869 


— Infusion of, 206 


Ethylene Bromid, 733 


— Tincture of, 474 


— Ethenyl-Diamine, 790 


— Wine of, 537 


— Ether of Guaiacol, 754 


Ergotole, 730 


Ethylenediamine, 733 


Ergotin, 148, 730 


— Mercury Sulfate, 733 


Ergotin-Styptic, 730 


— Silver- Phosphate Solution, 677 


Ericin, 796 


— Trikresol, 733 


Eriodictyon, Elixir of, 107 


— Silver Phosphate, 733 


— Fluidextract of, 185 


Ethylglycolic Ester of Menthol, 712 


Ermutin, 730 


Ethylidenediethylether, 661 


Erosau, 731 


Eubiol, 733 


Erpiol, 731 


Eucaine, 733 


Erweichende Kraenter, 380 


— Lactate, 733 


Erythroxylon, Elixir of, 73 


Eucaloids, 733 


— Tincture of, 469 


Eucalyptene Hydrochlorid, 734 


Erythrol, 731 


Eucalypteol, 734 


— Nitrate, 731 


Eucalyptol, 734 


— Tetranitrate, 731 


— Gauze, 190 


Erythrophleine Hydrochlorid, 731 


Eucalyptus and Honey Comp., 734 


Escotal, 731 


— Comp., Elixir of, 76 


Esencia de Calisaya, 731 


Mixture, 243 


-de Coca, 731 


Comp., Syrup of, 408 


Eserine, 731 


— Elixir of, 76 


— Oil, 731 


— Fluidextract of, 151 


— Pilocarpine, 731 


— Gauze, 190 


Eskay's Neuro Phosphates, 732 


— Gum, Fluidextract of, 173 


Eskey's Mercuricide Ointment, 732 


Troches of, 516 


Esmarch's Caustic Powder, 317 


— Syrup of, 408 


Espic Cigarettes, 732 


— Tincture of, 474 


Esprits, 123 


Eucamul, 734 


Essences, 123-124, 381, 897 


Eucasin, 734 


Essence Bouquet Extract, 901 


Euchinin, 736 


Sachet, 920 


Eucodeine, 734 


Pepsine, 732 


Eucol, 734 


Smoke, 732 


Eucresyl, 734 


Vera Diastase, 732 


Eudermol, 734 


Essentia Dulcis, 51 


Eudoxin, 734 


Essential Oils, 883 


Euformol, 734 


Ester Dermasau, 732 


Eugallol, 734 


Esterhazy Bouquet Extract, 901 


Eugmol, 735, 887 


Etching Glass, Tin and Zinc, 1078 


Euquform, 735 


— Iron and Steel, 1078 


Eukinase, 735 


Ether, Camphorated, Spirit of, 384 


Eulyptol, 735 


— Comp., Spirit of, 384 


Eumenol, 735 


— Spirit of, 384 


Eumetra, 735 


— Syrup of, 408 


Eumydrin, 735 



1212 



INDEX. 



Eunatrol, 736 


Farcy, Remedies for, 606 


Eupatorium, Fluidextract of, 134 


Fashion Bouquet Extract, 901 


Eupeptic Hypophosphites, 736 


Fat, Soap, 338 


Euphorbia Pilulifera, Tincture of, 474 


— Wool, 185 


Euphorbium, Compound Oil of, 251 


Fats, 185 


Euphorin, 736 


Father Kneipp's Hair Tonic, 990 


Euporphin, 736 


Fatty Face Powder, 959 


Euphthalmine Hydrochlorid, 736 


Favorite, 1026 


Eupnein Elixir, 736 


Fayard's Paper, 738 


Eupyrine, 736 


Feathers, Bleaching, 1079 


Euquinine, 736 


Febrile Laxative Tablets, 738 


Eureka Dental Anesthetic, 736 


Febrisol, 738 


Euresol, 736 


— Liquid, 738 


— Soap, 737 


Feet, Preparations for, 574 


Eurobin, 737 


Fehling's Solution, 350 


Europhene, 737 


Fehr's Compound Talcum Powder, 739 


Eusemin, 737 


Fel Bovis, 283 


Eusocopol, 737 


Felon Oil, 255 


Eusoma, 737 


Female Disorders, Remedies for, 574 


Euthymol, 737 


Fennel Comp., Tincture of, 475 


— Tablets, 737 


— Water, 530 


Euzone, 737 


Fenner's Guaiac Mixture, 454 


Evaporating Lotion, 233 


Fellows' Compound Syrup of Hypo- 


Evening Primrose Extract, 901 


phosphites, 739 


Exalgin, 737 


Feralboid, 739 


Exarysis Tablets, 738 


Fercao, 739 


Exhaustion Tablets, 738 


Fermang, 739 


Exodin, 738 


Fermine Tablets, 739 


Exodyne, 737 


Ferrated Aloetic Pills, 291 


Expectorant Mixture, 243 


— Cotton, 44 


Exsiccated Alum, 18 


— Elixir of Cinchona, 72 


Extract Jamaica Ginger, 570 


Wild Cherry, 88 


— of Cantharides Cerate, 28 


Gentian, 78 


Leeches, 738 


— Extract of Apples, Tincture of, 475 


■ Red Bone Marrow, 738 


of Malt, 165 


Suprarenal Capsule, 738 


Malt with Cod Liver Oil, 163 


Extracti Olei Lenthracis, 785 


— Gelsemium Comp., 739 


Extraction of Flower Odors, 882 


— Gelsemium Compound, 739 


Extracts, Ethereal, 282 


Ferratin, 739 


— Liquid, 159 


Ferratogen, 739 


— Solid and Fluid, 125-185 


Ferratose, 739 


Eye Brow Pencils, 999 


Ferric Chlorid, Syrup of, 418 


Eye, Inflammation of, in Cattle, 626 


Tincture of, 483 


in Dogs and Cats, 650 


— Hydrate, 214 


in Horses, 606 


With Magnesia, 214 


in Sheep,637 


— Hypophosphite, 214 


of, in Swine, 643 


Ferrichthol, 739 


— Medicines, 573 


Ferric Ichthyol, 739 




Ferrier's Snuff, 337 


Face and Skin Preparations, 930 


Ferrinoids, 739 


— Bleaches, 962 


Ferrinol, 740 


— Toilet Creams, 943 


Ferripyrine, 740 


— Powders, 958 


Ferro-Mangan Dieterich, 740 


Fading Inks, 1115 


Ferro Manganese Peptonate, 740 


False Bittersweet, Fluidextract of, 151 


Ferro-Iodized Cod Liver Oil, 254 


— Damiana, Fluidextract of, 151 


Ferro-Salicylate, 740 


— Helleboro, Fluidextract of, 128 


Ferro-Somatose, 741 


Fagacid, 738 


Ferrocolin, 740 


Family Drops, Yellow, 51 


Ferrol, 740 


— Salves, 586 


Ferroleum, 740 


Fancy Lemonade, 1026 


Ferrous Carbonate Pills, 298 


Fantasma Nog, 1026 


Saccharated, 213 



INDEX. 



1213 



— Chlorid, Solution of, 356 


Flower Extract, 907 


Syrup of, 418 


— Food, 1087 


— Iodide, Saccharated, 215 


— Coloring of, 1087 


— Syrup of, 418 


— Odors Extraction, 882 


Ferrophosphated Elixir of Gentian, 78 


Flowers of Erin, 902 


Ferropyrine, 740 


Ireland Extract, 902 


Ferrostyptixi, 741 


— — Seville Extract, 902 


Ferruginous Pills, 298 # 


Fluid Belladonna Plaster, 34 


Ferrum Acetate, Solution of, 350 


— Culture, 45 


— Sanguine's, 741 


Fluidextracts, 186 


Fersan, 741 


Fluid Hydrastis, 743 


Fertilizers, 1079 


—Lightning, 581, 743 


Festoform, 741 


— Magnesia, 365 


Fetrone, 741 


— Nutrient, 45 


Fever Medicines for Cattle, '626 


— Transfusion, 512 


for Horses, 606 


Fluoroformol, 743 


— Tree, Tincture of, 474 


Fluoroform Water, 743 


Fibrolysin, 741 


Fluorol, 743 


Field Flowers Sachet, 921 


Fluoryl, 743 


Fikulax, 741 


Fluorrheumin, 743 


Filhos' Caustic, 27 


Fly Exterminators, 1087 


Filmaron Oil, 742 


— Lime, 1087 


Filmogen, 742 


— Paper, 1087 


Filter Paper, Toughened, 1079 


— Pastilles, 1088 


Finger-Nail Cosmetics, 1021 


— Pencils, 1088 


Fir, Inhalation of, 211 


— Powders, 1088 


Fire Extinguishers, 1082 


— Preventives, 1089 


Fireproofiinsr Fabrics, Wood, Paper, 


Foin Coupe, 887 


etc., 1083 


Foot Lotion, 1020 


Fires, Colored, 1080 


— Powders, 1019 


Fireworks Papers, 1082 


— Preparation, 1019 


Firolyptol, 742 


— Preparations, 1016 


Firwein, 742 


— Rot, Remedies for, 626 


Fitch's Kidney and Liver Cooler, 742 


in Sheep, 637 


Fitchmul, 742 


Foote's Formula, 985 


Fits in Dogs and Cats, 650 


Forbe's Emulsion of Oil of Turpentine, 


Fixing Bath, 1084 


122 


Flagg's Relief, 742 


For "Cold Sores," 972 


Flaunders' Diffusible Tonic, 742 


Forget-Me-Not Extract, 902 


Flannel, Canton, Absorbent, 186 


Formacoll, 743 


Flash Light Powders, 1084 


Formalbumin, 743 


Flavoring No. 29, Elixir of, 76 


Formaldehyde, 743 


— No. 508, Elixir of, 76 


— Acetamide, 744 


Flavorone, 742 


— Casein, 743 


Flaxseed, Infusion of, 207 


— Mouth Wash, 1014 ' 


— Poultice, 314 


Formalin, 743 


Flea Exterminators, 1084 


— Gelatin, 743, 749 


— Powder, 650 


Formane, 743 


Fleming's Tincture of Aconite, 453 


Formamine, 743 


Fleur de Lys Extract, 902 


— Compound Tablets, 743 


Flexible Collodion, 35 


Formamint, 743 


Flies, Treatment for, 607 


Formasal, 744 


Flint's Saline and Chalybeate Tonic, 742 


Formaseptol, 744 


Flon's Lenitive Syrup, 742 


Formatone, 744 


Floor Polish, 1086 


Formenthol, 744 


— Wax, 1085 


Formetto Capsules, 744 


— Oils, 1085 


Formidine, 744 


Flora China, 742 


Formin, 744, 838 


Floral Jewel Extract, 902 


Form in e, 744 


Floricin, 742 


Formicine, 744 


Florida Water, 915 


Formochlorol, 744 


— Lotus Extract, 902 


Formol, 743 



1214 



INDEX. 



Formolid, 744 

Formolyptol, 688 

For Red Hands, 972 

Fortoine, 745 

Fosgate's Anodyne Cordial, 745 

Fossilin, 745 

Fothergill's Antidyspeptic Pills, 293 

— Cough Mixture, 567 
Founder in Cattle, 626 
Founder in Swine, 643 

— Remedies for, 607 

Four Chlorids, Elixir of, 68 
Fournier's Wine of Creosote, 745 
Fowler's Solution, 372 
Foxglove, Tincture of, 473 
Fox Lungs, Syrup of, 408 
Fructose, 718 

Franck's Grains de Sante, 745 
Frangipanni (Roman) Extract, 902 

— Extract, 902 

— Sachet, 921 _ 
Frangula, Elixir of, 65 

— Extract of, 135 

— Fluidextract of, 135 

— Tincture of, 461 
Franzoser Salbe, 261 
Freckle Removers, 968 
Freezing Mixtures, 1089 
Freligh's Remedy, 745 

— Tonic, 745 
French Mixture, 353 

— Varnish, 1181 

Fresh Drugs, Tincture of, 475 

— Herbs, Tincture of, 475 
Frey's Vermifuge, 745 
Friar's Balsam, 19, 458 
Fringe Tree Alterative, 745 
Frosted Coffee, 1026 

— Chocolate, 1026 
Frosting Windows, 10£9 
Frostwort. Fluidextract of, 151 
Frozen Cream, 1026 

Fruit Stains, to Remove, 1090 

— Cream, 1031 

— Lemonade, 1026 

— Malt, 1026 

— Nectar, 1026 

— Shrub, 1027 

Fruneau's Antiasthmatic Paper, 745 
Fuchs-Lunger Saft, 408 
Fucus. Vericulosus, Fluidextract of, 133 
Fuller's Earth Nursery Powder, 966 
Fumigating Essence or Tinctures, 930 

— Paper, 930 

— Pastilles, 928 

— Powder or Species, 929 

— Preparations, 928 
Fungicides for Plants, 1090 
Furniture Polishes, 1093 

— Varnish, 1181 
Furs, Preserving, 1092 
Furunculin, 745 



Gadberry's Mixture, 246 
Gadberry's Mixture, 745 
Gaduol, 745 
Gaiacophosphal, 746 
Galangal, Fluidextract of, 151 
Galbanum Comp. Pills, 297 

— Plaster, 307 

— Plaster Comp., 307 

— Plaster, Red, 307 
Gallonol, 746 

Gallic Acid Anilide, 746 

Glycerite of, 198 

Ointment, 265 

Galliein, 746 

Gallinol, 746 

Gallobromol, 746 

Gallogen, 746 

Gall Ointment, 270 

Galls, Aromatic, Elixir of, 76 

— in Horses, 608 

— Tincture of, 490 

Gambir Comp., Tincture of, 475 

— Troches of, 516 
Gamboge Comp. Pills, 297 
Capes in Pheasants, 657 
Garantose, 746 

Gardner's Syrup of Hydriodic Acid, 746 

Hypophosphite of Ammonium, 

746 
fare's Lecithine, 746 
Gargles, 575, 590 
Gargle. Borax, Mackenzie's, 186 
Garlic, Svrup of, 409 

Artificial, 409 

Garus, Elixir, 76 

Gas Burner Cement, 1057 

Gasoline Jelly, 1094 

Gasterin, 746 

Gasterine, 746 

Gaulsalol Capsules, 747 

Gaultherine, 747 

Gauzes, 186-194 

Gav's Diarrhea Tablet, 569 

G. D. D. Liniment, 227 

Gelanthum, 194, 747 

Gelasepsin, 747 

Gelatina Lichenia Islandica, 195 

Gelantinized Benzin, 1040 

Gelatins, 195 

— Medicated, Unna's, 195 
Gelatol 747 

Gelatole Emulsion of Zinc Oxid, 196 

Gelatose-Silver, 665, 747 

Gelbe Quicksilber Salbe, 268 

Gelin's Granules of Arseniate of Gold, 

747 
Gelis & Conute's Dragees of Lactate of 

Iron, 747 
Gelone, 747 
Gelseminine. 747 
Gelsemium, Fluidextract of. 151 

— - Tincture of, 475 



INDEX. 



1215 



Genitone, 747 


Glonoin, 748 


Gentiana Quinquefolia Fluidextract of. 


— Pills, 297 


152 


— Spirit of, 385 


Gentian and Iron Phosphate, Elixir of, 


— Tincture of, 477 


78 


Glossy Inks, 1108 


Pyrophosphate, Elixir of, 78 


Glove Cleaners, 1094 


Phosphorus, Elixir of, 78 


— Perfume, 925 


— — Tinct. Iron Chlorid, Elixir of, 78 


Glucose, Syrup of, 409 


— Cinchona and Iron Malate, Elixir of, 


Glue, Bookbinders, 1095 


77 


— Liquid, 1095 


— Comp., Elixir of, 77 


— Marine, 1096 


Fluidextract of, 152 


— Stick, 1096 


Infusion of, 206 


— Waterproof, 1096 


— — Stronger Infusion of, 206 


— Zinc, 196 


Tincture of, 476 


Gluside, 748 


— Elixir of, 77 


— Elixir of, 99 


— Extract of, 151 


Glutannol, 748 _ 


— Ferrated, Elixir of, 78 


Gluten Suppositories, 749 


— Fluidextract of, 151 


Glutiform, 748 


— Glycerinated, Elixir of, 78 


Glutol, 749 


— Mixture, Alkaline, 243 


Gluton, 749 


— Tincture of, 476 


Glycamyl, 201 


Geranium Comp., Infusion of, 207 


Glycerates, 196 


— Fluidextract of, 152 


Glycerin and Honev Jelly, 953 


— Water, 915 


— Balsam, 939 


Gerdal, 748 


— Cold Cream, 937 


German Bird Paste, 656 


— Camphor Ice, 954 


— Cathartic Salt, 748 


— Emollient, 749 


Germicidal Discs, 748 


— Honey, 953 


Germicide Solutions, 351 


— Jelly, 952 


Geronil, 887 


— Lotion, 232, 951 


Geoline, 747 - 


— Ointment, 201 


George's Pectoral Paste, 747 


— Salicylate, 751 


Geosote, 748 


— Suppositories, 397^ 


G. E. Solium Salicylate Comp., 665 


Glycerinated Gelatin^ 394 


Gessner's Lotion, 985 


— Zinc Gelatin, 195 


— Ointment, 985 


Glycerinum Pepticum, 749 


Gewuergnafte Kraeuter, 379 


Glycerite of Boric Acid, 23 


Gilbert's Syrup, 425 


Styrolene, 749 


Gicht Watte, 41 


Glycerites, 196-202 


Giles' Iodide of Ammonia Liniment, 748 


Glycerogelatins, 202 


Gilt Edge Butter Compound, 748 


Glycerole Heroin Comp., 749 


Ginger Bouquet, 1027 


— of Celery Compound, 749 


— Fluidextract of, 152 


— ■ — 'Glycerophosphates Comp., 751 


— Oleoresin, 281 


Lecithin, 749 


— Soluble, Essence of, 123 


Lecithine, 749 


Tincture-of, 123 


— Pepsin and Wafer Ash, 749 


— Solution of, 123 


— -Jerbine Compound, 750 


— Syrup of, 409 


Glyceroles, 196 


— Tincture of, 476 


Glycerophosphates, 750 


— Troches of, 516 


— Comp., 750 


— Wine Toddy, 1027 


Syrup of, 409 


Girard Laxative Pills, 748 


— Elixir of, 78 


—Uterine Tonic, 748 


— • Syrup, 750 


Glacialin, 748 


Glycerophosphoids. 750 


Gladness, Oil of, 255 


Glyceryl Borate, 23 


Glanders, Remedies for, 608 


Glyceritum Ichthyolis Comp.. 1 70 


Glass Labels, Cement for, 1057 


Glyceryl Borate, Glycerite of. 197 


Glassware Cement, 1057 


Glyco-Chlorides, 750 


Gleet, Remedies for, 575 


Glyco-Gelatin Pastilles, 288 


Glidin, 748 


Glycogen, 750 


Globules, Homeopathic, 196 


Glycomorrhum, 751 



1216 



INDEX. 



Glycones, 751 
Glyconin, 751 
Glycosal, 751 
Glyco-Thymoline, 751 
Glycotin Comp., 751 
Glycotone Comp., Capsules, 751 
Glyco-Vitae, 751 

Glycyrrhigin, Ammoniated, Syrup of, 
409 

— Aromatis, Elixir of, 78 

— Elixir of, 78 
Glvkaolin, 751 
Glvmol, 751 
Glyphocal, 751 
Gynecol Ointment, 756 
Gvnocardia Ointment, 263 
Gnat Oil, 609 

Goddard's Cosmetic Lotion, 963 

Godfrey's Cordial, 246, 751 

Gold and Arsenic Bromids, Solution 

of, 351 
Iodid, Solution of, 351 

— Drops, 51 

— Ink, 1108 

— Monobromid, 751 

— Tarnished, to Restore, 1096 

— Tropfen or Tinktur, 51 
Golden Buck,_ 1027 

— Hair Coloring, 996 

— Rod, Tincture of, 477 

— Seal and Aconite Lotion, 233 

Comp., Infusion of, 207 

Lotion, 233 

Tincture of, 477 

Wine of, 537 

Extract of, 152 

Fluidextract of, 152 

Fluidextract of, Colorless, 153 

Fluidextract of Equeous or Non- 
Alcoholic, 152 

Glvcerite of, 198 

Powder, Comp., 320 

— Tincture, 51, 477 
Goldthread, Fluidextract of, 153 
Goldware, To Clean, 1096 
Gondrat's Ointment, 259 
Gonorrhea Remedies, 575 
Gonosan, 751 

Good Samaritan Oil, 751 

Goodell's Pills, 303 

Goose Oil, 254 

Gorite, 751 

Goss' Anticonstipation Pills, 292 

— Improved Laxative Pills, 752 
Gossypium Purificatum, 39 
Goudrogenin, 752 

Goulard's Cerates, 28 

— Extract, 364 

— Lotion, 364 

Gourand's Oriental Cream, 752 
Gout Remedies, 577, 585 
Goutline, 752 
Gowland's Cosmetic Lotion, 963 



Grafting Wax, 1096 

Grains de Sante, 745 

Graminin, 752 

Grana Angelica, 671 

Granatum, Decoction of, 47 

Granola, 1027 

Granulas, 202 

Granulated Opium, 282 

Granville's Counter-irritant Lotion, 225 

Grape-Ade, 1027 

— Cooler, 1027 

— Cup, 1027 

— Egg Phosphate, 1027 

— Glace, 1027 

— Lemonade, 1027 

— Orange, 1027 

— Sherbet, 1027 
Grapiol, 752 
Gray Oil, 255 

— Ointment, 261 

— Powder, 238 

Gray's Specific Pills, 752 
Grease Eradicators, 1097 

— Paints, 962 

— Proof Boxes, 1097 

— Remedies for 609 
Greases, 203 

Greasy Bottles, to Clean, 1097 
Grecian Varnish, 1181 
Green Cerate, 28 

— Hellebore, Fluidextract of, 182 
Tincture of, 508 

— Inks, 1108 

— ■ Mountain Kidnev Cure, 752 

Oil, 752 

Salve, 752 

— Oil, 255 

— Ointment, 265 

— Salve, 305 

— Soap, 338 

Comp. Tincture of, 477 

-Tincture of, 230, 477 

— Tinctures, 475 

— Varnish for Metal, 1181 

— Wonder Oil, 225 

Greenhow's Cholera Mixture, 242, 752 
Gregory's Powder, 324 
Grenades, Fire, 1097 
Griffith's Compound Mixture of Guaiac, 
etc., 753 

— Guaiac Mixture, 454 

— Pills, 299 

Grillon's Tamar Indien, 753 
Grimault's Matico Injection, 753 

— Paullinia Powders, 753 

— Syrup of Bark and Iron, 753 
Geindelia. Elixir of, 79 

— Aromatic, Elixir of, 79 

— Fluidextract Alkaline, 153 

— Fluidextract of, 153 
Gripes, Medicines for, 609 
Grippe, Remedies for, 553 
Griserin, 753 



INDEX. 



1217 



Groen 01 je, 256 

Gross's Hair Lotion, 989 

Ground Glass, Imitation, 1097 

Guaiac, Ammoniated, Tincture of, 477 

— Aromatic, Tincture of, 478 

— Cornp., Tincture of, 478 

— Elixir of, 79 

— Fluidextract of, 153 

— Gargle, 590 

— Glycerite of, 198 

— Resin, Troches of, 516 

— Syrup of, 410 

— Tincture of, 477 
Guacamphol, 753 
Guaethol, 753 
Guaiacetin, 753 
Guaiacol, 753 

— Albuminate, 753 

— Albuminate, 763 

— Benzoate, 683 

— Camphorate, 753 

— Carbonate, 722 

— Carbonate, 753 

— Carbonate Comp., 753 

— Cinnamate, 753 

— Ethylene, 754 

— Co. Elixir, 753 
Guaiacolghycerylester, 754 
Guaiacoline, 754 
Guaiacol Phosphal, 754 

— Phosphate, 746 

— Phosphite, 754 

— Piperidin, 754 

— Salicylate, 754 

— Salol, 754 

— Somatose, 754 

— Valerianate, 748, 754 
Guaiacyl, 754 
Guaiaform, 754 
Guaialin, 754 
Guaiamar, 754 
Guaiaperol, 755 
Guaiaquin, 755 
Guaiasanol, 755 
Guaisotol, 755 
Guaiatonic, 755 
Guajasanol, 755 
Guano, Artificial, 1097 
Guarana, Elixir of, 79 

— Fluidextract of, 154 
Guatannol, 755 
Guatanuin, 755 
Guayarsin, 755 

Guilliermond's Sirop Iodotannique, 755 
Guindre's Sal Aperiens, 755 
Gum, Arabic Mucilage of, 247 
Gummi Pflaster, 309 
Gummosus, Syrup, 400 
Gun Barrels, 1097 

— Powder, 320 

— Power White, 320 
Gunther's Sedative Pills, 755 
Gurmin, 755 



Guttae, 50 

— ad Menstrua Tarmentosa, 51 
Gutta Jesuitarum, 52 

— Percha Cement, 1057 

Purified, 1097 

Solution of, 351 

Haarlem Balsam, 256 

— Oil, 256, 756 

Haas' Hog Cholera Remedy, 756 
Hseman, 756 
Hsemo-Cardiacin, 756 

— Mangan, 757 

— Neuralin, 757 
Haemoform, 756 
Haemoglobin, 757 
Haemoglobogen, 757 
Haemol, 756 
Haemolin, 757 
Haemoantitoxin, 756 
Hsematogen, 756 
Hsemoferrum, 756 
Hsemol, 760 
Hsemostyptic, 757 
Hsemostatin, 757 
Hsemostasin, 757 
Haematoprotagon, 757 
Hagan's Magnolia Balm, 757 
Hagee's Cordial of the Extract of Cod 
Liver Oil Comp., 757 

Hagenia, Infusion of, 207 
Hager's Catarrh Pills, 294 
Haggard's Stool Promoter, 757 
Hahnemann's Soluble Mercury, 238 
Hair-Color Restorers, 990 

— Curling Liquid, 983 

— Drying Powders, 978 

— Dye in Ointment Form, 996 

— Dyes, 991 

— Gloss, 991 

— Loss of, for, 986 

— Oils, 978 

— Pomades, 980 

— Pomatums, 980 

— ■ Preparations for, 973 

— Removers, 1000 

— Tonics, 987 

— Tonic Containing Oil, 988 

Containing Resorcin, 988 

Hall's Hair Renewer, 757 
Haller's Acid Mixture, 246 
Hall's Solution of Strychnine, 376 
Halogens Compound Elixir, 758 
Hamamelis Ointment, 275 

— Tincture of, 510 
Hamburg Plaster, 758 
Hamlins' Cholera Mixture, 242 
Hammond's Tonic, 511 
Hampton's Vital Restorer, 758 
Hand Cleaners, 963 

— Grenades, 1082 
Hankerchief Extracts. 894. POO 
Hands, To Remove Stains from, 1098 



1218 



INDEX. 



Hand Whiteners, 963 
Hard Soap, 338 
Hardy's Ointment, 758 
Hare's Elixir, 58 
Harlan's Tooth Paste, 1010 
Harness Blacking, 1008 

— Dressing, 1008 

— Makers' Wax, 100R 

— Oil, 1098 

— Varnish, 1098 
Harntreibender Thee, 379 
Harney's Cholera Mixture, 242 
Hartman's Crimson Salt, 758 
Hartshorne's Cough Mixture, 567 
Harvest Queen Extract, 903 
Haskell's Enteritis Tablets, 758 
Hasty Pudding, 1028 

Hat^ to Clean, 1098 
Hawthorn Blossom Extract. 903 
Hayden's Uric Solvent, 758 

— Viburnum Compound, 758 
Hayes, Acid Hypophosphites, 758 
Hay Fever Remedies, 577 
Hazeline, 757 

Headache Cologne, 914 

— Remedies, 577 
Headine, 758 
Healing Ointment, 265 

— Salve, 586 
Health, Elixir of, 501 

— Salt, 334, 853 

Heart- Strengthening Drops, 51 

— Stroke, 588 
Heave Medicines, 609 
Heavenly Twins, 1028 
Hebra's Arsenic Pills, 293 

— Cosmetic Liniment, 973 

— Itch Ointment, 273 

— Oriental Cosmetic Water, 962 
Hecto-Pepsin, 758 
Hectograph Pads, 1099 

— Inks, 1111 

— Sheets, 1100 
Hedeoma, Tincture of, 495 
Hedonal, 758 

Heel Ball, 1099 

Heels, for Cracked, 610 

Heft Pflaster, 312 

Helcosol, 758 

Helenin, 759 

Helenii, Extractum, 148 

Helfin, 759 

Helgotan Bromate, 759 

Helianthemum, Fluidextract of, 151 

Helianthus Comp., Syrup of, 410 

— Svrup of. 410 
Heliotrope, 925 

— Extract, 903 

— (White) Extract. 903 

— Sachet, 921 
Heliotropin, 888 

Hellebore Comp., Wine of, 537 

— Green, Tincture of, 508 



Helinbold's Extract Buchu, 759 

Helmitol, 759 

Helonias Comp., Elixir of, 79 

— Cordial, 79 

— Elixir of, 79 
Helonia Tablets, 759 
Helomias Cordial, 759 
Helthin, 759 
Hemapeptone, 759 

Hematic Hypophosphites, 759 
Hematothyroidine, 760 
Hematoxylin, 760 
Hematysin, 760 
Hemec Tablets, 760 
Hemicranin, 760 
Hemidesmus, Svrup of, 410 
Heminal, 760 
Hemisine, 760_ 
Hemlock, Fluidextract of, 145 

— Juice of, 218 

— Ointment, 263 

— Plaster, 306 

— Poultice, 314 

— > Spruce, Extract of, 154 
— ■ — Tincture of, 478 

— Tincture of, 471 
Hemoboloids, 759 
Hemoglobin, 760 
Hemogallol, 760 
Hemol, 760 

— Arsenated, 760 

— Bromid, 692 

— Cuprated, 760 

— Iodized^ 760 
Hemonervine, 760 
Hemoquinine, 761 
Hemorrhoidic Pills, 761 
Hemostatin, 761 
Hemostatic Cotton, 44 
Henbane, Extract of, 154 

— Fluidextract of, 154 

— Green, Extract of, 154 

— Infused, Oil of, 256 

— Tincture of, 478 

— Comp., Oil of, 256 

— Juice of, 219 

— Comp., Pills, 297 
Henna Hair Dve, 995 
Henry's Carbolic Salve, 761 

— Cosmetic, 761 

— Magnesia, 761 

— Three Chlorides, 761 

— Tri-Iodides, 761 
Hensel's Tonic, 511 

— Tonicum, 761 
Hepar Sulfur, 24 

— Sulfuris, 313 
Heparon, 761 
Hepatosmene, 761 
Herculine, 1028 
Hermophenyl, 761 
Heroids, 761 
Heroin, 762 



INDEX. 



1219 



Heroin Hydrochloric!, 762 


— Balsam of, 19 


Heroline, 762 


— of Hoarhound and Tar, 566 


Heromal, 762 


Honeymoon Extract, 903 


Herophosphites, 762 


Honeysuckle Extract, 903 


Heroterpine, Elixir, 762 


Honey Water, 915 


Herpicide, 762 


Honthin, 765 


Hesperis Extract, 903 


Hoofs, Preparations for, 610 


Herpetic Wash, 233 


Hooper's Female Pills, 765 


Herzstaerkungs Troffen, 51 


— Pills, 297 


Hetocresol, 762 


Hop Bitters, 765 


Hetoform, 762 


Hope's Camphor Mixture, 239 


Hetol, 762 


Hopogan, 765 


— Caffeine. 762 


Hops, Elixir of, 79 


Hetralin, 763 


— Fluidextract of, 154 


Hexamethylenamine, 763 


— Infusion of, 207 


Hexamethylenetetramine, 763 


— Tincture of, 480 


Hexamethylenamine Methvlenecitrate, 


Horehound Comoound, Fluidextract of, 


759 


155 


— Methvlenecitrate, 763 


— Compound Syrup of, 411 


Hexenschuss Pflaster, 309 


Horlick's Infant's Food, 765 


H. H. H. Medicine, 756 


Horn, to Color Black, 1101 


Hienfong Essence, 763 


Horner's Rheumatic Lightning, 765 


Hiera Picra, 316 


Horse Medicines, 597 


Hinckle's Comp., Cascara Pills, 294 


Horseradish Comp., Spirit of, 384 


Hippol, 763 


Syrup of, 411 


Hips, Tincture of. 478 


— Tincture of, 480 


Hirudin, 763 


Horsford's Acid Phosphate, 765 


Histogenol, 763 


Hostelley's Wine of Cod Liver Oil, 766 


Histosan, 763 


Hot Drops, 52, 462 


Hitt's Headache Powder, 764 


Hoven, Remedies for, 627 


Hive Syrup, 437 


Howe's Damiana Tablets, 766 


Hives, Remedies for, 578 


— Kidney Tablets, 766 


Hjerne's Testament Drops, 91 


Hoyt's Hiawatha Hair Restorative, 766 


Hjertestyrkende Draaber, 51 


Hudson's Honey of Elm, 766 


H.—M.—C, 764 


Huiles Philocome, 978 


Hobb's Kerosene Liniment, 764 


Hufeland's Infant Powder, 320 


Hoffmann's Anodyne, 384 


Huckleberrey Juice, 219 


Hoffmann's. Balsam of Life, 245 


Hufeland's Nerve Tea, 766 


— Drops, 52, 384 


Humanized Milk Powder, 322 


— Drops, Red, 52 


Hummerfelds Cosmetic Water, 973 


— Stomach Elixir, 92 


Hungarian Mustache Pomade, 998 


Hog Cholera Remedies, 644 


— Mustache Wax, 998 


Hog's Bread, Tincture of, 473 


Hungary Water, 915 


Hokey-Pokey Glace, 1028 


Hunn's^ Drops, 239 


Hollyhock Confection, 37 


with Chloroform, 766 


Holodin, 764 


Hunter's Red Drops, 52, 766 


Holloway's Ointment, 764 


Hunter's (John) Tooth Powder, 1005 


— Pills, 764 


Husband's Magnesia, 766 


Holman's Liver Pad, 764 


Huxley's Menthol and Wintergreen 


Holocaine Hydrachlorid, 764 


Cream 766 


Holy Bitter, 316 


Hyacinth Extract, 904 


Holzinol, 765 


Hydracerin, 767 


Holz Thee, 381 


Hydracetin, 766 


Homatropine Hydrobromate, 765 


Hydrocine, 768 


Homeopathic Medications, 237 


Hydrocyanate of Iron, 768 


— Powders, 320 


Hydragogin, 766 


— Solution, 352 


Hydragogue Tincture. 537 


— Tinctures, 478 


Hydrangea, Fluidextract of, 155 


— Triturations, 513 


Hyararg-Iodo-Nucleoid, 767 


Hommel's Haematozen, 765 


Hydrary-Nueleoid, 767 


Honey, 203 


Hydrara:vrin, 767 


— and Almond Cream, 948 


Hydrargyrol, 767 


Tolu, 566 


Hydrargyne, 767 



77 



1220 



INDEX. 



Hydrastin, 204 


— of Iron and Quinine, 80 


Hydrastine, 767 


Elixir of, 83 


— Hydrochlorid, 767 


Quinine and Strychnine, 


Hydrastis and Calisaya Tonic, 767 


Elixir of, 81 


— Colorless Solution of, 352 


Sodium, Elixir of, 81 


— Extract of, 152 


— Solution of, 353 


— Glycerite of, 198 


— With Malt Elixir of, 81 


— Powder Comp., 320 


Iron, Elixir of, 80 


— Tincture of, 477 


Iron Syrup of, 414 


Hydrastoids, 767 


Tar, Elixir of, 81 


Hydrate of Iron, 214 


— Solutions, 769 


With Magnesia, 214 


— Syrup of, 411 


Hvdrated Bismuth Oxid, 21 


Hypophospholoid, 769 


— Oil, 768 


Hvpophosphorous Acid, 113 


Hydriodic Acid Solution of, 352 


Dilute, 14 


Syrup of, 411 


Hvrgol, 768 


— Ether, 732 


Hysterol, 769 


— Ether, 767 




— Acid, Dilute, 12 


Iatrevin, 769 


— Ether, 732, 767 


Ibit, 769 


Hydrochinone, 767 


Ice Cream Sandwiches, 1028 


Hydrochloric Acid, Dilute, 12 


Shake, 1028 


Hvdrocvanic Acid, Dilute, 12 


Iceland Moss, Gelatin, 195 


Inhalation of, 211 


Decoction of, 46 


Solution of, 353 


Jellv, 195 


Ointment, 265 


Ichthalbin, 770 


Hydrogol, 768 


Ichthanimon, 770 


Hydrographic Paper, 1101 


Ichthargan, 770 


Hydroleine, 768 


Ichtermol, 770 


Hvdronal, 768 


Ichthyol, 770 


Hydromel, 204 


— Albrimante, 770 


Hvdroquinone, 767 


— Calcium, 771 


Hydrosol, 768 


— Cotton, 42 


Hvdroxvlamine Hvdrochlorid, 768 


— Deodorization and Disguising Taste 


Hydrozen, 768 


of, 204 


Hygrometer Paper, 1037 


— Formaldehyde, 770 


Hvmosa, 768 


— Ointment, 265 


Hyos-Sco-Phine, 768 


Comp. or Salicvlated, 265 


Hyoscine Hydrobromate, 768 


— Paste, Unnas, 287 


— Morphine and Cactin Comp., 768 


— ■ Piperazine, 771 


Hyoscyamine, 768 


— Salicyl, 771 


Hyoscyamus, Extract of, 154 


— Sodium, 771 


— Fluidextract of, 154 


Ichtholdine, 770 


— Tincture of, 478 


Ichtholferrin, 770 


Hyper-Samphire, 768 


Ichthyolodin, 771 


Hypodermic Injections, 204, 211 


Ichthyolum Anstriacum, 771 


Hyperici, Tincture of, 504 


Ichthvalum Ointment, 770 


Hyperphosphine, 766 


Ichthyomenthol, 771 


Hypnal, 769 


Idiaton, 771 


Hypno-Bromic Compound, 769 


Idlewild, 1028 


Hypnoacetin, 769 


Ignatia, Tincture of, 480 


Hypnone, 769 


Immerwaehrendes Spanischflieger 


Hypnopyrine, 769 


Pflaster, 306 


Hypo-Quinidol Pills, 766 


Imperatrice Extract, 903 


Hypodermic Syringes, to Clean, 1101 


Imperial Pills, 298 


Hypophosphites Comp., Elixir of, 80 


Improved Vegetable Cathartic Pills, 294 


■ Solution of, 353 


Incense, 1102 


Svrup of, 412 


Indelible Inks, 1112 


Wine of, 538 


Independence Tonic, 1028 


— Elixir of, 80 


Indestructible Ink, 1115 


— Glycerite of, 198 


India Ink, 1115 


— Hayes' Acid, 769 


Indian Hemp, Tincture of, 463 


Hypophosphite of Iron, 214 


— Meal Poultice, 314 



INDEX. 



1221 



Indigestion in Cattle, 627 
Horses, 611 

— Remedies, 571 

Indian Sarsaparilla, Syrup of, 410 
Indoform, 771 

Infant's Diarrhea Mixture, 570 
Infant Powder, 320 

— Powders, 963 

— Sedative Alkaline, 771 
Influenza Remedies for Horses, 611 
Influenzine, 772 

Infused Oils, 256 

Infusions, 204 

Infusion of Roses, Acid, 208 

Ingestol, 772 

Inghurin, 772 

Inhalations, 210, 211 

Injectio Amylopsini, 772 

— Trypsini, 772 
Injections, 123, 211 
Injection Hirsch, 772 

Injection of Ergot, Hypodermic, 212 

Inks, 1102 

Ink Erasing Pencil, 1123 

— Erasives, 1122 

— for Blue Paper, 1111 

Celluloid, 1119 

Silver Prints, 1111 

— Powders, 1120 

— Stains, to Remove, 1123 
Insect Bites and Stings, 627 

— Destroyers, 112^ 

— Powders, 1124 

Insects, Attacks of, on Sheep, 638 

— in Books, to Prevent, 1125 

— in Drugs, 1125 
Insecticides for Plants, 1125 
Intensifying Solutions, 1128 
Intestin, 772 

Inula Camphor, 759 

Invisible Inks, 1115 

Iodalbacid, 772 

Iodalbin, 772 

Iodalgine, 772 

Iodalia, 772 

Iodamyl, 772 

Iodan, 772 

Iodantipyrin, 775 

Iodferratose, 772 

Iodia, 772 

Iodic Acid, 773 

Iodid of Iron, Saccharated, 215 

Potassium, Elixir of, 81 

Starch, 390 

Sulfur, 391 

Iodin, Carbolized, Solution of, 353 

— Caustic, Lugol's Solution of, 353 
Solution of, 353 

— Churchill's Tincture of, 481 

— Comp., Glycerite of, 198 

Solution of, 353 

Tincture of, 481 

— Decolorized, Tincture of, 481 



— Ethereal, Inhalation of, 211 

— Ethereal, Tincture of, 482 

— Eugmol, 773 

— Glycerole of, 198 

— Inhalation of, 211 

— Liniment, 227 

— Mild Solution of, Lugol's, 354 

— Ointment, 265 
Comp., 265 

— Pills, 298 

— Rubefacient, Solution of, Lugol's, 

354 

— Solution, Magendie's, 354 

— Tincture of, 481 
Iodinol, 773 
Iodipin, 773 

Iodized Carbolic Acid, 12 

— Collodion, 35 

— Cotton, 42 

— Emulsion, 773 

— Hemol, 774 

— Oil, 257 

— Phenol, 12 

— Sesame Oil, 773 

— Starch, 773 
Iodlecithin, 773 
Iodoamisol, 773 

Iodo-Bromid of Calcium Comp., Elixir 
of, 81 

— Eigon, 773 

— Eigon Wine, 774 
■ Sodium, 774 

— Eugenol, 774 

— Hemol, 774 

— Mangan, 774 

— Mildine, 775 

— Nucleoid, 775 
Iodochloroxyquinolin, 873 
Iodocol, 773 

Iodocrol, 773 
Iodofan, 774 
Iodoform, 482 

— Albuminate, 774 

■ — Aromatic or Deodorized, 212 

— Collodion, 35 

— Cotton, 42 

— Gauze, 190 

— Glycerogelatin of, 202 

— Jute, 220 

— Ointment, 265 

— Powder Comp., 321 

— Removing Odor of, 1129 

— Suppositories, 398 

— Suppositories, Urethral, 398 
Iodoformal, 774 
Iodoformin, 774 
Iodoformogen, 774 
Iodogallicin, 774 
Iodoglobin, 774 

Iodol, 774 

— Collodion, 35 

— Cotton, 43 

— Gauze, 192 



1222 



INDEX. 



Iodophene, 775 

Iodo-Phenique Syrup of, 415 

Iodophenochloral, 775 

Idophenol, Syrup of, 415 

Iodopyrin, 775 

Iodose, 775 

Iodosol, 775 

Iodosyl, 775 

Iodotannated Syrup, 415 

Iothion, 776 

Iodothyrine, 775 

Iodozen, 775 

Iodvloform, 776 

Ionarol, 888 

Ionone, 888 

Ipecac, Acetic, Syrup of, 416 

— and Morphine, Troches of, 517 
Opium, Syrup of, 416 

Opium Powder, 321 

Tincture of, 482 

Squill, Pills, 298 

■ — Fluidextract of, 155 

— Liniment of, 227 

— Ointment of, 266 

— Svrup of, 415 

— Tincture of, 482 

— Troches of, 516 

— Vinegar of, 522 

— Wine of, 538 
Iridir, 212 

Iris, Extract of, 133 

■ — Tincture of, 461 

Irish Moss Comp., Syrup of, 416 

Gelatin, 195 

Irisol, 776 

Iron Acetate, Etheral, Tincture of, 483 

■ Howe's, Solution of, 354 

■ Solution of, 354 

. Tincture of, 482 

— Albuminate, Elixir of, 81 

— Albuminate, Solution, 340, 354 
Syrup of, 416 

— Albumose, 741 

— and Ammonium Acetate, Solution of, 

355 

Citrate, Solution of, 356 

Phosphate, Syrup of, 416 

Valerianate, Elixir of, 82 

Arsenic, Bitter, Elixir of. 82 

Manganese Iodid, Syrup of, 420 

Maganese Saccharate, Solution of, 

359 

Potassium Tartrate, Wine of, 539 

Quinine Citrate, Effervescent Salt, 

332 

Citrate, Elixir of. 87 

Solution of. 362 

Wine of, 539 

Comn. Pills., 302 

Todids. Syrup of. 421 

Sodium Albuminate. Svrup of. 416 

Wild Cherry, Elixir of, 88 

— Arsenate. Syrup of. 417 



— Arsenic and Mercury, Chlorids, Elixir 

of, 68 
Strvchnine, Elixir of, 82 

— Bitter, Wine of, 539 

— Bromid, Syrup of, 417 

— Bromid, With Quinine, Syrup of, 418 
and Strvchnine, Syrup of, 418 

— Carbonate, Mass of, 236 
Pills, 298 

Saccharated, 213 

— Cement for. 1057 

— Chlorid (Ferrous) Syrup of, 418 
Glycerite of, 198 

Solution of, 365 

Suppositories, Urethral, 398 

Ethereal, Tincture of, 483 

Toluenated, Tincture of, 484 

With Menthol, Tincture of, 

44 

— Citrate, Effervescent Salt, 332 
Wine of, 539 

With Magnesia, Effervescent Sal + . 

332 

— Citro-Chlorid, Tincture of. 484 

— Compounds. 212-217 

— Comp., Pills, 299 
Tincture of, 484 

— Crude Malate of, 129 

— (Ferric) Chloral, Tincture of, 483 

— Ferrocyanid Pills, 299 

— (Ferrous) Carbonate Trituration, 513 

— Gargle, 590 

— Glycerophosphate, 776 

— Hair Dyes, 994 

— Hypophosphite, Elixir of, 83 
Solution of, 357 

Svrup of, 414, 418 

— Ichthyol, 770 

— Iodid (Ferrous) Syrup of, 418 

— Iodid Pills, 299 
Solution of, 359 

Tasteless, Syrup of, 419 

— Jelloids, 776 

— Lactate, Elixir of, 83 

— Lactophosphate, Svrup of, 419 

— Nitrate Solution of, 359 

— Oxychlorid, Solution of, 360 

— Paranucleinate, 864 

— Pepsin and Quinine, Elixir of. 83 

— Peptonate Elixir, 83 
Solution of, 360 

With Maganese, Solution of, 361 

— Phosphate. Cinchonidine and Strych- 

nine, Elixir of, 84 

Comp., Svrup of, 421 

Effervescent Salt, 332 

Elixir of. 84 

— — (Ferrous) Syrup of. 421 

Quinine and Strvchnine. 84 

Solution of. 362 

— Pills. 298 

— Plaster, 307 

— Promated, Tincture of. 484 



INDEX. 



1223 



— Protochlorid, Syrup of, 421 

— Protoxide, Solution of, 362 

— Pyrophosphate and Quinine, Elixir 

of, 86 

— Pyrophosphate and Strychnine, Elixir 

of, 86 

Effervescent Salt, 333 

Quinine and Strychnine, Elixir of, 

86 

Solution of, 362 

Syrup of, 421 

— Quinine and Arsenic, Elixir of, 87 

Strychnine, Elixir of, 87 

Phosphates, Elixir of, 87 

Phosphates, Syrup of, 421 

— Reduced Troches of, 517 

— Salicylate, Elixir of, 88 

Comp., Elixir of, 88 

Solution of, 363, 373 

— (Soluble) Oxid, Syrup of, 420 

— Somatose, 741 

— Subsulf ate, Solution of, 363 

— Succinate, 776 

— Sulfate, Solution of, 363 

— Sulfichlhyolate, 739 

— Superphosphate, Syrup of, 421 

— Sweet, Wine of, 539 

— Tonol, 776 

— Troches of, 517 

— Tropon, 776 

— Valerianate, Elixir of, 88 

— Vanadinate, 776 

— Wine of, 538 
Isarol, 776 

Isinglass Plaster, 307 
Isoform Powder, 776 
Isonaphthol, 777 
Isophypostigmine,. 777 
Isopral, 777 

Itch, Barber's, 547 

— in Sheep, 638 

— Remedies for, 578 
Itching, in Cattle, 627 
Itrol Crede, 777 
Ivory, Bleaching, 1129 

— Coloring, 1129 

— To Color Black, 1101 
Ixora Extract, 904 
Izal, Medical, 777 

Jaborandi, Elixir of, 89 

— Fluidextract of, 155 

— Tincture of, 485 
Jacob's Powder, 316 
Jackson's Pectoral Syrup, 427 
Jalap Com., Tincture of, 485 

— Extract of, 156 

— Fluidextract of, 156 

— Pills, 300 

— Powder, Comp., 321 

— Resin of, 327 

— Soap, 339 

— Tincture of, 485 



Jamaica Dogwood, Tincture of, 485 

Fluidextract of, 156 

Extract, 570 

James' Powder, 316 
Janaer Tropfen, 91 
Janeway's Pills, 300, 777 
Japans, 1129 
Jasmine Extract, 904 
Jasmin, Oil of, Artificial, 889 
Jaundice in Cattle, 628 

Horses, 611 

Javelle Water, 347, 1130 

Jecorin, 777 

Jecorol, 777 

Jequiritin, 661 

Jequiritol, 778 

Jesson's Dental Anaesthetic, 778 

Jesuit's Drops, 19, 52, 458 

Jewelers' Roup-e, 1130 

Jew's Beer, 541 

Jewsbury & Brown's Oriental Tooth 

Paste, 778 
Jockey Club Extract, 904 

Sachet, 921 

Joret & Homolle's Apiol Capsules, 778 

Joy, Oil of, 257 

Judkins' Ointment, 778 

Juglans, Extract of, 136 

Jim Crow Corn Salve, 778 

Juices, 218, 219 

Juniper and Potassium Acetate Elixir 

of, 89 

— Berry, Syrup or Juice, 219 

— Comp., Spirit of, 383 

— Fluidextract of, 156 

— Juice, 219 

— Species, 380 
lutes, 219 

Jute, Carbolated, 220 

— Iodoform, 220 

— Mercuric Chloride, 220 

— Salicylated, 220 

Kadiol, 778 

Kahama Urethral Bougies, 778 

Kaiser Piller, 298, 778 

Kalendol, 778 

Kali-Caffeine, 778 

Kali Lange, 370 

Kalydor, 778 

Kampfer Draaber, 50, 384 

Kanel Draaber, 50 

Kaolin Paste, 25, 287 

Karmeliter Keist, 385 

Kasagra, 778 

Kastanol, 779 

Kasucolum, 779 

Katharol, 779 

Kava Kava Fluidextract of, 156 

Keating's Cough Lozenges, 779 

Keimol, 779 

Kelene, 779 

Kentish's Liniment or Ointment, 231 



1224 



INDEX. 



Kelly's Collodion Paint, 34 

Kenyon's Antiseptic Powder Comp., 779 

Kephalgine, 779 

Kephalopin, 779 

Kepler Solution, 779 

Kern's Insect Annihilator, 779 

Kerosene, Disguising Odor, 1130 

— Liniment, 580 
Kestin, 779 

Kew Garden Flowers Extract, 904 
Kickapoo Indian Oil, 779 
Kidney Remedies, 578 
Kinder Balsam, 526 

— Pulver, 320, 324 
Kinewin, 779 

King's Dandelion and Quinine Bilious 
and Liver Pills, 779 

— Entozoic Powder, 324 

— Expectorant Tincture, 488 

— Royal Gometeur, 780 

Kins Comp., Tincture of, 486 

— Glycerite of, 199 

— Powder, Comp., 321 

— Tincture of, 485 

Kinsel's Tasteless Cod-Liver Oil Com- 
pound, 779 

Kiss.ingen, Effervescent Salt, Artificial, 
333 

— Salt, Artificial, 334 
Kiss-Me-Quick, Extract, 904 
Kjoelende Pulver, 319 
Klaproth's Tincture of Iron, 483 
Klyne's Nerve Restorer, 780 
Kneipp's Pills, 302 

— Remedies, 220 

Knife Handles, to Fasten, 1130 

Knight's Pills, 780 

Koelrenter's Tincture of Rhubarb, 500 

Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea, 780 

Koerner, 202 

Kola Celery Tonic, 1028 

— Digestive Tablets, 780 

— Elixir of, 87 

— Extract of, 156 

— Fluidextract of, 156 

— Koloid, 780 

— Liquid Extract of, 156 
Kalasaya, 1028 

Kola Stearns, 780 

— Syrup, 1028 

— Wine of, 539 
Kolaton, 780 

Kondon's Catarrh Jelly, 780 

Koepulin, 780 

Koryl, 780 

Kouesein, 780 

Konsso, Infusion of, 207 

— Fluidextract of, 156 
Krameria, Extract of, 173 

— Infusion of, 208 

— Tincture of, 498- 

— Troches of, 518 
Krampf Pulver, 320 



Kresamine, 780 
Kreso, 780 
Kronessens, 91 
Kryofin, 780 
Kugloids, 781 
Kumysgen, 781 
Kurella's Powder, 321 
Kurin, 781 

Labarraque's Solution, 349 
Label Ink, 1116 

— Varnish, 1130, 1181 
Labels on Tin, to Stick, 1144 
Lac Ammoniac, 111 

— Asafetida, 111 

— Bismo, 781 

— Bismuthi Cum Pepsino, 781 
— - Magnesii Hvdrati, 791 

Lac Sulfur, 391 

Lacquers, 1130 

Lactagol, 781 

Lactate of Iron, Elixir of, 83 

Lactated Pepsin, 781 

— Pepsin, Elixir of, 94 
Lactenzyme Elixir, 781 

— Powder, 78 
Lactocresol, 781 
Lactol, 781 
Lactonaphthol, 781 
Lactone, 781 
Lactopeptine, 781 
Lactophenin, 781 
Lactoserve, 781 
Lacto-Somatose, 782 
Lactucarium, Fluidextract of, 157 

— Opiated, Syrup of, 422 

— SyruD of, 422 

— Tincture of, 486 
Lactylphenetidin, 781 
Ladies' Choice, 1029 

— Slipper, Fluidextract of, 157 
Powder, Comp., 321 

— Spice Bitters, 22 

Lady Hesketh's Dinner Pills, 291 

Lady Webster's Dinner Pills, 291 

Lafayette Cologne, 914 

Laird's Bloom of Youth, 782 

Lait Virginal, 950 

La-Kama, 782 

Lamaroux's Pectoral Syrup, 782 

Lamellae, 49 

Laminitis, Remedies for, 607 

Laminoids, 782 

Lamotte's Golden Drops, 483 

Lancaster Black Drop, 522 

Lanesin, 782 

Langell's Asthma Remedy, 782 

Lanichol, 782 

Lanolin Cold Cream, 937 

— Cream, 937 

— Hair Lotion, 989 

— Jellv, 953 

— Milk, 949 



INDEX. 



1225 



— Paste or Cream, 956 

— Pomade, 956 
Lanum, 782 
Lapactic _ Pills, 782 
Lapis Divinus, 39 
Lard, 221 

— Anhydrons or Dehydrated, 222 

— Benzoinated, 222 
Lards, Factitions, 223 
Largin, 782 
Laroche's Quina, 782 

Laroze's Syrup of Orange Peel, 782 
Lartigues's Gout Pills, 783 
Laryngitis in Dogs and Cats, 650 

— in Horses, 612 
Lassar's Paste, 287 

— Red Sulfur Ointment, 274 
Laudanum, 491 

Laundry Bluing, 1131 

— Gloss, 1131, 1175 

— Inks, 1112 
Lavender Ammonia, 1019 

— Comp., Fluidextract of, 157 
Spirit of, 487 

Tincture of, 487 

— Drops, 487 

— Extract, 904 

— Lotion, 1019 

— Sachet, 922 . 

— Smelling Salts, 928 

— Spirit of, 385 

— Water, 915 

Laville's Anti-Gout Liquor, 783 

— Preventive Pills, 783 
Lavoline, 783 
Lavoris, 783 

Lawn Fertilizer, 1131 
Laxagrada, 783 
Laxan, 783 
Laxatina, 783 
Laxative Cordial, 783 

— Cordial, 833 

— Elixir, 67 

— Pills, 300 
Comp., 300 

— Post Partum, Pills, Barker's, 300 

— Species, 380 
Laxatol, 783 

Lead Acetate Ointment, 266 

— and Opium, Injection of, 212 
Lotion or Wash, 233 

— Carbonate Ointment, 266 

— i — Ointment Camphorated, 266 
Plaster, 309 

— Hair Dyes, 994 

— Iodid Ointment, 266 
Plaster, 309 

— Ointment, 266 
Comp., 266 

— Oleate, 277 

— Paste, Unnas, 287 

— Plaster, 308 
Comp., 309 



— Subacetate Cerate, 28 

— — Glycerite of, 199 

— — Liniment of, 227 

Ointment, 266 

Solution of, 364 

— Suppositories, Comp., 399 

— Tannate Ointment, 266 
Paste or Pultiform, 223 

— Water, 364 
Leather Blacking, 1131 

— Cement, 1057 

— Cleaning Paste, 1131 

— Dressing, 1132 

— Dyeing, 1132 

— Polish, 1132 

— Varnish, 1132 

Lebel's Scordium Pills, 783 
Leben's Essenz, 91 
Lebeuf's Coal Tar, 783 
Lecin, 783 
Lecithin, 783 

— Glycerole, 784 

— Solution, 784 
Lecithine Clin, 784 

— Gare's, 784 
Lecithmedullin, 784 
Lecitogen, 784 
Lecithol, 784 

Leeches, Keeping of, 1132 
Lehrer's Croup Powder, 784 
Leinol, 784 

Lemke's Electric Liniment, 784 
Lemon Cold Cream, 93 

— Cream, 938 

— Juice, Artificial, 219 

— Oil of, Artificial, 889 

— Peel, Tincture of, 487 

— Spirit of, 385 

— Syrup of, 422 
Lenicet, 784 
Lenigallol, 784 
Lenirobin, 785 
Lenitive Electuary, 38 
Leptandra Comp, Pills, 300 

— Extract of, 147 

— Powder, Comp., 321 

— Tincture of, 473 

— Fluidextract of, 147 
Lentin, 785 
Leontin, 785 
Lepine, 785 

Lepine's Granules Hydrocotyle Asiatica. 
785 

— Syrup Hydrocotyle Asiatica, 785 
Leprine, 785 

Leprotine, 7.85 

Lera's Solution Pyrophos, Iron and 

Soda, 785 
Letalbin, 785 
Lencogon Tablets, 785 
Levulose, 785 
Levurargyre, 785 
Lianthral, 785 



1226 



IXDEX. 



Libradol, 785 

Library Paste, 1133 

Lice, Application for, 579 

— Exterminators for Dogs and Cats, 

650 

— on Cattle, 628 

Poultry, 655 

Licorice, Elixir of, 87 

— Extract of, 158 

— Fluidextract of, 159 

— Glycerite of, 199 

— Syrup of, 422 

— Aromatic, Elixir of, 90 
Syrup of, 423 

— Comp., Elixir of, 90 
Tincture of, 517 

— Extract, Solution of, 364 • 

— Powder Comp., 321 

— and Opium, Troches of, 517 

Opium, Wine of, 539 

Yerba Santa, Syrup of, 423 

Ammonium Chlorid Comp., Elixir 

of, 87 
Life, Elixir of, 91 

— Essence of, Augsberg, 123 
Ligature, Mercuric Chlorid, 27 
Ligatures, 224 

— Catgut, 25 

— Formaldehyde, 27 

— Oil Juniper, 27 

— Silk, 336-337 

Lightning Iodin Liniment, 580 
Lignol, 785 

Lilac Extract (Lilac Blossom-White 
Lilac), 904 

— Water, 916 
Lilacine, 888 
Lilionese, 973 
Lily, 926 

— (Gold) Extract, 905 

— Water, 973 

— (White) Extract, 905 

— of-the- Valley Extract, 905 
Tincture of, 471 

Flowers, Fluidextract of, 159 

Root, Fluidextract of, 159 

— Oil, 257 

Lime Juice and Glycerin, 991 

Pepsin, 219 

Fizz, 1029 

— Liniment of, 227 

— Slip, 1029 

— Syrup of, 423 

— Water, 530 
Linalool, 888 
Linalyl Acetate, 888 

Lincoln's Hop and Celery Nerve Tab- 
lets, 786 
Linctus, 224 
Linden, Tincture of, 487 

— Water, 530 
Liniments, 224-231, 580 

— for Horses, 612 



Linogen, 786 

Linoleum, to Clean, 1133 

Linonine, 786 

Linseed, Infusion of, 207 

— Mucilage of, 249 

— To Keep Insects from, 1133 

— Comp., Infusion of, 207 

— Oil, Emulsion of Dr. Thompson's, 

120 
Mixture, 245 

— Poultice, 314 
Lip Glue, 1096 

— Pomades, 966 

— Salves, 966 
Liviodol, 786 
Lipobromol, 786 

Liquefied Carbolic Acid, 11 

— Sodium Phosphate, 376 
Liquid Bismuth, 346 

— Butter of Antimony, 344 

— Cathartic, 786 

— Cosmetics, 960 

— Dentifrices, 1011 

— Extracts, 159, 232 

— Face Paints, 960 
Febrisol, 786 

— Glycerin Soap, 975 

— Hsemoferrum, 786 

— Hypophosphites Lime and Soda, 786 

— Lactopeptine, 786 

— Opodeldoc, 229, 389 

— Oxyhemoglobin, 756 

— Pepsin, 369 

— Peptonoids, 786 

— Peptonoids with Cascara, 786 

— Peptonoids with Coca, 786 

— Peptonoids with Creosote, 786 

— Petrolatum, 257 

Compound, Emulsion of, 120 

— Soaps, 973 

— Somatose, 787 

— Taka-Diastase, 787 

— Tar Soap, 975 
Liquidsmber, Svrup of, 424 
Liquids, 983 

Liquiritiae, Succus or Extractum, 158 
Liquocide, 787 
Liquor Ambrosia, 787 

— Antisepticus, 344 
Volkmann's, 787 

— Aromaticus, 787 

— Diastos, 787 

— Eucalyptus Comp., 862 

— Ferri et Mangani Peptonatus, 722 

— Ferro et Mangano Peptonatus, 739 

— Ferri-Mangan, 787 

— Ferri-Mangan Comp., 787 

— Ferri-Mangani Bromopeptonati 

"Dieterich", 693 

— Ferrisenic, 761 

— Ferro-Mangan Aromaticus, 787 

— Brompeptonati, 787 

Iodopeptonati, 774 



INDEX. 



1227 



Peptonati, Dieterich, 787 


— Fluidextract of, 160 


— Hypophosphitum, 786 


London Paste, 287 


— Lappae Comp., 787 


Long Life, Elixir of, 91 


— Poncreaticus, 787 


Species, 380 


— Sedans, 787 


Loomis' Cholera Mixture, 242 


— Sedans with Cascara, 787 


Loretin, 789 


— Strychnial, 377 


Losophan, 789 


— Thyroidei, 377 


Lotis Alba, 234 


— Tritici, 788 


— Ammoniacalis Camphorata, 532 


— Uterans, 787 


— Cinchonse Comp., 789 


Liquores, 340 


— Flava, 234 


Liquozone, 788 


— Pancreatis, 789 


Listerine, 788 


Lotion for Sweaty Hands, 971 


Lister's Antiseptic Solution, 344 


Lotions, 232-234, 984 


— Carbolic Paste, 286 


Laxalotio, 789 


Litharge Plaster, 308 


Lozenges, 234, 514 


Lithiated Hydrangea Comp., 788 


Lubraseptic, 789 


— Sorghum Comp., 788 


Lubricant, Surgeons, 234 


Lithium Arrhenal, 788 


Lubricants, 1133 


— Bromid, Elixir of, 91 


Lubri-Chondrin, 789 


— Carbonate, Effervescent Salt, 333 


Lucilline, 789 


— Citrate, Effervescent Salt, 332 


Lugol's Solution, 353 


Elixir of, 91 


Lumbago Plaster, 309 


— Ichthyol, 788 


Luminous Paint, 1133 


— Salicylate, Elixir of, 91 


Lumpy Jaw, Remedies for, 628 


— Tonol, 786 


Luperine, 789 


Lithona, 788 


Lupulin, Elixir of, 91 


Litholine, 788 


— Extract of, 160 


Lithograph Ink, 1115 


— Fluidextract of, 160 


Lithos, 788 


— Aleoresin, 281 


Lithyol, 788 


— and Sodium Bromid, Elixir of, 91 


Litmus, Test Solution of, 365 


Lurline Extract, 905 


— Paper, 284 


Lutein, 789 


Liver of Sulfur, 313 


Lycetol, 789 


— Medicines, 58] 


Lycopodium, Tincture of, 488 


— Patches for, 971 


Lygosine, 790 


Liniodendron Extract, 905 


— Quinine, 790 


Lloyd's Hydrastis, 788 


Lymphoids, 790 


— Leontin, 788 


Lymph-Orchitic Fluid Compound, 790 


— Urethral Injection, 212 


Lyptol, 790 


Lobelia, Ethereal, Tincture of, 488 


Lypan, 790 


— Fluidextract of, 160 


Lyjargine, 790 


— Syrup of, 424 


Lysidine, 790 


— Tincture of, 487 


Lysoform, 790 


— Vinegar of, 522 


Lysol, 790 


— Comp., Fluidextract of, 160 


Lysulfol, 790 


— Comp., Lotion, 233 


Lytrol, 791 


— Comp., Pills, 300 




— Comp., Tincture of, 488 


Mabel Bouquet, 906 


— Poultice, 314 


Mac Alister's Cough Mixture, 791 


— Powder, Comp., 322 


Macassar Oil, 979 


— and Capsicum, Tincture of, 488 


MacKenzie's Gargle, 186 


Locock's Hair Lotion, 989 


Mage's Emulsion, 791 


— Pulmonic Wafers, 789 


Magen Tropfen, 52, 459 


Locust Blossom Extract, 905 


Magendie's Tincture of Iodin, 482 


Loeffelkraut Spiritus, 389 


Strychnine, 505 


Loeffler's Solution, 484 


Magnesia and Asafetida Mixture, 245 


With Menthol, 484 


Rhubard Powder, 322, 324 


Lofotal, 788 


— Magina, 238 


Lofotin, 789 


— Troches of, 517 


Logan's Plaster, 309 


Magnesiathol, 791 


Logwood, Decoction of, 46 


Magnesium Borocitrate, Solution of, 365 


— Extract of, 160 


— Borocitrate Tincture of, 488 



1228 



INDEX. 



— Bromid, Solution of, 365 

— Carbonate, Solution of, 365 

— Chlorid, Solution of, 366 

— Citrate, Effervescent Salt, 333 

— Citrate Solution of, 366 

— Dioxid, 791 

— Lights, 1133 

— Perhydrol, 791 

— Sulfate, Effervescent Salt, 333 
Effervescent Solution of, 366 

— Tartrate, 235 
Magnesium Tonol, 791 
Magnetic Balm, 798 
Maidenhair, Syrup of, 424 
Mairan Butter, 266 
Maizavena, 791 

Maizine, 791 

Maizo-Lithium, 791 

Malakin, 791 

Malarin, 791 

Malate of Iron, Crude, 129 

Tincture of, 475 

Male Fern, Oleoresin, 282 

Malix, 791 

Mallin, 792 

Malt and Iron, Elixir of, 91 

— Fluidextract of, 161 

— With Alteratives, Extract of, 162 

— Extract of, 160 
With Beef, 162 

With Beef, Wine and Iron, 162 

With Cascara Sagrada, 162 

With Cod Liver Oil, 162 

and Hypophosphites, 162 

and Hypophosphites of 

Calcium, 163 

and Iodid of Iron, 163 

and Iron, 163 

and Iron and Quinine 

Citrate, 163 

and Pancreatin, 163 

Pancreatin and Pepsin, 

164 

and Pepsin, 164 

With Cod Liver Oil and Phos- 
phorus, 164 

With Gentian and Iron Chlorid, 

164 

with Heroin and Hypophosphites, 

762 

With Hypophosphites, 164 

With Hypophosphites of Cal- 
cium, 164 

and Hops, 164 

and Iron, 165 

W r ith Iron Iodid, 165 

and Quinine Citrate, 165 

Quinine and Strychnine 

Citrate, 165 

With Lime, 164 

With Pancreatized Cod Liver 

Oil, 163 
With Pancreatin, 165 



and Pepsin, 165 

With Phosphate of Iron and 

Quinii-e, 165 
of Iron, Quinine and 

Strychnine, 165 
With Syrup Phosphate Comp., 

166 

With Wine of Coca, 166 

of Pepsin, 166 

With Yerba Santa, 166 

Malta Balsam, 19 

Malted Emulsion With Cod Liver Oil, 

162 
Maltine, 791 

— Combinations, 791 
Malto-Fer, 792 

— Jerbine, 792 
Maltobeef, 792 
Maltole, 792 
Maltopepsin, 792 
Maltopepsine Elixir, 792 

With Glycerophosphates, 792 

Maltosikat, 792 
Maltzyme, 792 

— Compounds, 792 

Manaca and Salicylates, Elixir of, 92 

— Fluidextract of, 166 
Mandel Saft, 400 
Mandelklei, 956 
Mandrake Compound, 793 

— Extract of, 166 

— Powder Comp., 322 

— Tincture of, 489 

Manganese Glucosate Solution of, 366 

— Hair Dyes, 994 

— Hypophosphite, Syrup of, 414 

— Iodid Syrup of, 424 

— Phosphate, Syrup of, 425 

— (Saccharated) Oxid, Syrup of, 425 

— Tonol, 493 
Manganauro, 793 
Mange in Cattle, 628 
Swine, 645 

— Remedies 

for Dogs and Cats, 651 

for Sheep, 638 

Mangifera, Fluidextract of, 166 
Manhattan Cream, 1029 
Manicure Cosmetics, 1021 

— Preparation, 1016 
Manifold Paper, 1133 
Maukalan, 793 
Manna, Syrup of, 425 
Manola, 793 
Manufacturers, 879 
Marble Busts, to Clean, 1133 

— Cement, 1058 
Marechale Sachet, 922 
Maretin, 793 

Marie Stuart Extract, 905 

Marienbad Pills, 793 

Marigold Flowers, Tincture of, 462 

— Fluidextract of, 136 



INDEX. 



1229 



Marjoram Ointment, 266 
Markasol, 793 
Marking Inks, 1112 
Marmorekin, 793 
Marrol, 793 
Marrow, 235 

— Hair Pomades, 982 
Marshall's Catarrh Snuff, 793 

— or Hudson's Dentifrice, 1005 

— Pills, 793 
Marshmallow Ointment, 267 

— Species, 380 
Marsitriol, 793 

Mary Thistle, Tincture of, 489 
Massage Creams Fatty, 942 
Rolling, 940 

— Emollient, 942 
Masses, 235-237 

Mastic Comp., Spirit of, 385 
Material Salve, — 
Mathematics, 1133 
Matico, Elixir of, 92 

— Fluidextract of, 166 

— Comp., Elixir of, 92 
Matricaria Comp., Tincture of, 466 
Matterer's Cod Liver Oil Tablets, 777 
May-Aople, Fluidextract of, 166 

Tincture of, 489 

— Bells Extract, 906 

— Blossom Extract, 906 

— Fern Extract, 906 
Mayer's Ointment, 266 

McArthur's Syrup Hypophosphites 

Comp., 793 
McClure's La Grippe Tablets, 794 
McDougall's Disinfecting Powder, 794 
McMunn's Elixir of Opium, 794 
Meadow Queen Extract, 906 
Meatox, 794 
Mecca Compound, 794 
Medicamentum, 256, 794 
Medicated Gelatins, 195 

— Lint, 232 

— Waters, 526 

Medications, Homeopathic, 237 
Medicinal Soap, 339 
Medieora, 794 

Medulla, 235 

Medullary Glyceride, 794 

Medulline, 794 

Melachol, 794 

Mel AEgyptiacum, 231 

— Depuratum, 203 
Melieform, 794 
Melissa, Spirit of, 385 

— Comp., Spirit of 385 
Mellita, 203 

I Mel Maroba, 794 

— Rosae, 203 

Menispermum, Fluidextract of, 185 
Mentha Piperita, Tincture of, 495 
Mentho Eucalyptol, 794 
| Menthol Liniment, 228 



— Lotion, 951 

— Pencils, 289 

— Plaster, 309 

— Smelling Salts, 928 

— Snuff, 337 

— Tablet, 955 

— Tooth Cream, 1010 
Mentholated Chloral, 30 

— Cold Cream, 938 

— Lanolin Cream, 956 

— Toilet Cream, 947 
Menthoxol, 794 
Menthyseptic, 794 
Mentone, 794 

Menyanthus, Fluidextract of, 135 
Mercatone, 794 
Mercauro, 794 
Mercolint, 795 
Mercuralin Eye Salves, 75 
Mercuramalgam, 795 
Mercuran, 794 
Mercur-Iodo-Hemol, 795 
Mercuriol, 795 
Mercuriol Balsam, 268 

— Embrocine, 795 

— Hair Dyes, 994 

— Lotion, 234 

— Ointment, 267 
Milder, 261 

— Plaster, 310 

— Suppositories, 399 

Mercuric and Ammonium Chlorid, So- 
lution of, 367 

— Chlorid Cotton, 43 

Gauze, 192 

Tincture of, 489 

— Iodide, Red, Ointment, 268 
Syrup of, 425 

— Nitrate, Ointment of, 268 
Ointment, 268 

Ointment, Diluted, 268 

Solution of, 367 

— Oleate Ointment, 268 

— Oxid Ointment, 269 
Red, Ointment, 268 

— Sodium Phenyldisulfonate, 761 
Mercuricide Ointment, 795 
Mercuro-Zinc Cyanid Gauze, 193 
Mercurocreme, 795 
Mercurods, 795 

Mercurol, 795 

Mercurovanillin, 795 

Mercury Albuminate, Solution of, 367 

— Ammonio-Chlorid Ointment, 267 

— and Potassium Iodid, Solution of, 

368 

— Anilinate, 795 

— Chlorid, Solution of, 367 

— Cyanid, 796 

— Glycolate, 796 

— Ichthyolate, 770 

— Liniment of, 227 

— Mass of, 237 



1230 



INDEX. 



— Ointment, Comp., 267 

— Oleate of, 278 

— Oxycyanid, 796 

— Paraphenylsulfonate, 767 

— Peptonate, Solution of, 367 

— Pill, 237 

— Salicvl-Arsenate, 729 

— Salicylate, 796 

— Soluble, Hahnemann's, 238 

— Stains, To Remove from Silver, 1134 

— Succinimide, 796 

— Tannate, 796 

— Thymolacetate, 796 

— With Chalk, 238 

— With Magnesia, 238 
Merrell's Vaginal Discs, 796 
Mesotan, 796 
Metaarsenic Anilid, 680 
Metaiodoorthooxygenoline-Sulfonic 

Acid, 789 
Metal Coloring, 1134 

— Polishes, 1134 

— Stamp Ink, 1117 
Metallic Pills, 300 

— Trees. 1134 
Metaphenvlenediamine Hvdrochlorid, 

796 
Methacetin, 796 
Methaform. 796 
Methozin, 673 
Methozin, 797 

Methoxv-Acetphenetidin, 780 
Methsohiles, 797 
Methyl Acetylsalicylate, 797 

— Anthranilate, 888 

— Benzoate, 889 

— Bichlorid, 797 

— Gallate, 746 

— Pyrocatechin, 753 

— Rhodin, 797 
Methvlacetanilid, 737 
Methylal, 797 

Methylatropine Nitrate, 735 
Methvlditannin, 857 
Methylene Bichlorid, 797 

— Blue, 797 

Compound, 797 

— Bromtannin Urea, 693 

— Creosote, 826 

— Dicotoin, 745 

— Disalicylic Acid, 744 

— Hippuric Acid, 763 
Methvloids, 797 
Metral Disks, 797 
Metrogrycerin, 797 
Metrowine, 798 

Metteaner's Laxative Aperient, 340 
Metz's Balsam, 19 
Mevian Ointment, 266 
Mezereon, Extract of, 166 

— Fluidextract of, 166 

— Ointment. 269 

Mialhe's Elixir of Pepsin, 798 



— Tooth Powder, 1005 

Mica in Stoves, to Clean, 1134 

Mice Exterminators, 1134 

Microcidin, 798 

Mignonette, 925 

Migraine Pencils, 289 

Migrainin, 798 

Migrophene, 798 

Mikado Bouquet Extract, 906 

Mildew, to Remove, 1134 

Milk Fever, 629 

in Cattle, 630 

in Swine, 645 

— for Diministed, 628 

— of Almond, 110 

— of Ammoniac, 111 

Asanfetida. Ill 

Bismuth, 798 

Cucumbers, 949 

Megnesia, 238, 798 

Roses, 950 

Sulfur, 391 

— Powder, Humanized, 322 

— Red or Blue, Remedies for, 628 

— Sugar Rennet, 817 
Millefleurs Extract, 906 

— Sachet, 922 

Miller's Phosphorized Elixir Gentian, 
798 

— Universal Balm, 798 

Mill's Pulmonic Syrup Comp., 798 

Minerograph Ink, 1116 

Mineral Glycerin, 750 

Mint, Tincture of, 504 

Miraculous Plaster, 310 

Mirinol, 798 

Mirrors, Frosting, 1135 

— Making, 1166 

Miscellaneous Cosmetic Preparations, 

973 
Mischolin, 798 
Mistura Corrigens, 798 

— Quinqui Iodidorum, 798 

— Smilacis Compositus, 139 

— Vulneraria Acida, 18 
Mitchella Comp., Elixir of, 79 

— Comp., Syrup of, 425 
Mixed Treatment Pills, 300 
Mixtures, 239-247 
Mixture Creosote Comp., 799 

— Glyconin Comp., 799 

— Hvdrastis Comp., 799 

— of Five Iodids, 798 

— Phosphorus Comp., 799 
Modeling Wax, Dental, 1135 
Moder Draaber, 52 
Molasses Poultice, 314 

Mold in Cellars, to Prevent, 1135 
Molds for Taking Impressions, 1135 
Moles, to Remove, 582 
Mollin, 247, 799 
Mollisin, 799 
Mollosin, 799 



INDEX. 



1231 



Momberger's Powder, 319 


— Elastic, 1139 


Monobenzoyl-Arbutin, 702 


— Pencil, 1139 


Monobromated Camphor, Emulsion of, 


— Stick, 1139 


120 


Mucogene, 800 


Monobromphenol, Ortho-, 799 


Mucuma, Tincture of, 472 


Monochlorphenol, Ortho-, 799 


Mueller's Fluid, 1139 


Monochlorethane, 732 


Muguet, 888 


Monoparaphenetidin-Citric Acid, 676 


Mugwort Root, Tincture of, 489 


Monotal, 799 


Muiracithin, 800 


Monsel's Solution, 363 


Mullein, Fluidextract of, 166 


Monte Carlo Extract, 906 


Mulls, Plaster and Salve, 249 


Morgan's Quincoca, 799 


Mure's Syrup Bromid Potash, 800 


— Cabalol, 799 


Muriatic Acid, Diluted, 12 


— Tissue Food, 799 


Ointment, 265 


— Vaginal Wafers, 799 


Muscarine Nitrate, 800 


Mormon Bishop Pills, 799 


Musculine, 800 


Morphine Acetate, Solution of, 368 


Musculon, 800 


— and Ipecac, Troches of, 517 


Musk, Artificial, 887 


— Citrate, Solution of, 368 


— Extract, 906 


— Comp., Syrup of, 426 


— Root, Elixir of, 104 


— Hypodermic Injection, 212 


Extract of, 180 


— Hydrochlorid, Solution of, 368 


Tincture of, 505 


— Meconate, Solution of, 368 


— Sachet, 922 


— Oleate, 279 


— Tincture of, 489 


— Powder, Comp., 322 


Muskat Balsam, 20 


— Stearate, 390 


Mustache Dyes, 991 


— Sulfate, Solution of, 369 


— Preparation for, 973 


— —Syrup of, 426 


— Varnish, 998 


— Suppositories, 399 


Mustard Comp., Liniment of, 228 


— Tartrate, Solution of, 369 


— Liniment, 580 


— Troches of, 517 


— Liniment of, 228 


— Valerianate, Elixir of, 92 ' 


— Paper, 284 


Morrholine, Ferrated, 799 


— Poultice, 314 


Morrhumalt, 800 ~ 


— Spirit of, 385 


Morrhuol, 799 


— (White) Tincture of, 490 


— Creosote, 799 


Mutter Bakam, 526 


Morrison's Pills, 799 


— Salbe, 27, 261 


Mortars, Mending, 1058 


— Spiritus, 385 


Morumalt, 800 


— Tropfen, 52 


— Preparations, 800 


Mycodermine, 801 


Mosquito Exterminators, 1135 


Mydrol, 801 


— Oil, 613, 630 


Mydrine, 801 


Moth Destroyers, 1136 


Myelocene, 801 


Moth Patches for, 971 


Myronin, 801 


— Removers, 968 


Myrrh Comp. Lotion, 234 


Mother's Cordial, 425 


Tincture of, 490 


Mother Drops, 52 


— Pills, 300 


Mother's Joy, 800 


— Gargle, 590 


Mother Plaster, 310 


— Poultice, 315 


Mother's Salve, 261 


— Tincture of, 490 


Mother Tinctures, 489 


— Tooth Powder, 1005 


Motherwort Compound, 800 


Myrrholin, 801 


Mott's Liniment, 228 


Myrtol, 801 


Mouches de Milan, 800 




Mounting Paste, 1137 


Naftalan, 801 


Mourning Inks, 1108 


Naiad Queen Extract, 907 


Mousseline Extract, 906 


Nail Bleach and Wash, 1021 


Moussette's Neuralgia Pills, 800 


— Cleaning Liquid, 1021 


Mouth Glue, 1096 


— Ointment, 1021 


— Preparations, 1002 


— Polish, 1021 


— Washes, 1013 


— Varnish or Enamel, 1022 


for Infants, 1015 . 


Nalicin, 801 * 


Mucilages, 247-249, 1137 


Napeline, 801 



1232 INDEX. 


Na-Phoskol, 801 


Neurosin, 804 


Naphthalene, 801 


Neurosine, 804 


Naphthalin, 801 


Neutralizing Cordial, 433 


— Gauze, 193 


— Elixir, 99 


— Iodoform, 321 


— Extract, Fluid, 174 


Naphthalol, 683 


New Mown Hay Sachet, 922 


Napthocresol, 801 


Extract, 907 


Naphthoformin, 801 


Naphthalin Paper, 1140 


Naphthol, Alpha, 802 


Nickel Plating, 1140 


— Beta, 802 


Nicolicin, 804 


— Camphor, 802 


Nichol's Elixir Peruvian Bark with 


— Paste, Lassnar's, 287 


Protoxide of Iron, 804 


Naphthoxol, 802 


— Tasteless Cod-Livsr Oil, 804 


Naphtosalol, 683 


Nicotine Salicylate, 734 


Narcenie Hydrochlorid, 802 


Night-Blooming Cereus Extract, 907 


— Sodium, 802 


Nigridine, 804 


— Sodium and Sodium Salicylate, 675 


Niobe, Oil of, 889 


Narcissus, Oil of, 889 


Nipples, for Fissured, 583 


Narcoform, 802 


Nirvanin, 804 


Narcotile, 802 


Nitri Dulcis, Spiritus, 386 


Narcotine, 802 


Nitric Acid, Diluted, 14 


Narcvl, 802 


— — Ointment, 269 


Nargol, 802 


Nitrogenized Iron, 805 


Narsol, 802, 854 


Nitroglvcerin Comp., Elixir of, 92 


Natroline, 802 


— Pills, 297 


Neapolitan Ointment, 261 


— Spirit of, 385 


Neat's Bronchiline, 802 


— Tablets, 444 


Nectriamin, 802 


Nitro-Glycerin, Tincture of, 477 


Neisser's Oil, 803 


Nitrohydrochloric Acid, 15 


Nenndorf Sulfur Soap, 803 


Dilute, 15 


Neodermin, 803 


Nitromuriatic Acid, 15 


Neoferrum, 803 


Dilute, 15 


Neoside, 803 


Nitrous Ether, Spirit of, 386 


Nepenthe, 803 


Nizin, 805 


Nephritic Pills, 803 


Nizolysol, 805 


— Powder, 323 


Non-Freezing Solution, 1170 


Nephritin, 803 


Normal Salt Solution, 373 


Ner- Vigor, 750 


— Tinctures, 490 


— Syrup, 803 


Normalin, 805 


— Tablets, 803 


Norton's Chamomile Pills, 805 


Nerf Dropfar, 384 


Norwich Urethral Crayons, 805 


Nerve and Bone Liniment, 580 


Nosophen, 805 


Nervitone, 803 


Novargan, 805 


Nervocidine, 803 


Novaspirin, 805 


Nervol, 803 


Novocaine, 806 


Nervous Debility, Remedies for, 582 


— Base, 806 


Nerve Drops, 52, 384 


— Nitrate, 806 


— Ointment, 269 


Noury's Iodinated Wine, 805 


— Powder, 321, 323 


Xovozon, 806 


Nettle Root, Fluidextract of, 167 


Noxinol, 806 


Neufaline, 803 


Nucleo-Peptonate, 806 


Neuralgia, Liniment, 580 


— Ferri-Mangan, 806 


— Mixtures, 583 


Nuclein, 806 


— Pills, 292 


— Capsules, 806 


Neuro-Lecithin, 804 


— Solution, 806 


Neuraline, 803 


Nucleogen, 806 


Neurilla, 803 


Number Six, 464 


Neurobion, 803 


Nuremburg Plaster, 310 


Neurocaine, 804 


Nursery Powders, 963 


Neurodin, 804 


Nutgall and Opium Ointment, 270 


Neuroguaiacol, 804 


— Copying Inks, 1103 


Neuronal, 804 


— Ointment, 270 


Neuronidia, 804 


— Tincture of, 490 



INDEX. 



1233 



Nutmeg Balsam, 20 


Oleo Balsamic Mixture, 245 


— Cerate, 29 


Oleo Cocta, 256 


— Spirit, 387 


Oleo-Maltose, 808 


— Tincture of, 491 


Oleo-Stearate of Zinc, 728 


Nu-Tone, 807 


Oleocreosote, 808 


Nutrient Fluids, 45 


Oleates, 276, 280 


— Gelatin, 1140 


Oleoresins, 280-282 


Nutritive, 807 _ 


Oleoresin of Capsicum Ointment, 270 


— Hypophosphites, 807 


Oleossacharates, 259 


Nutrolactis, 807 


Oleoze Comp., 808 


Nutromulsion, 807 


Oliophen, 808 


Nutrose, 807 


Olive Oil, Denatured, 1140 


Nutryl, 807 


Oliviers Biscuits Depuratif 808 


Tincture of, 491 


01 Paraffin. Pur., 686 


Nux Vomica and Phosphorus, Elixir of, 


Omorol, 808 


92 


Onion, Syrup of, 426 


Extract of, 167 


Oophoin, 808 


Fluidextract of, 167 


Ophthalmic Ointment, 270 


Water, 531 


Opiated Powder of Ipecac, 321, 416 




— Syrup, 426 


Oakum, Medicated, 251 


Ophthalmic Spirit, 387 


Oat, Tincture of, 457 


Opium, Acetated Tincture of, 492 


Oats, Tincture of, 491 


— ■ Ammoniated Tincture of, 492 


Oidtmann's Purgative, 807 


— and Camphor Pills, 301 


Oil and Quinine Hair Tonic, 988 


Lead Pills, 301 


Oil, Cod Liver, Iodide, 254 


— Benzoated, Tincture of, 492 


With Iron, 253 


— Camphorated, Tincture of, 492 


— Emulsion, 110 


— Comp., Solution of, 369 


— of Catalpa, 889 


Tincture of, 493 


Narcissus, 889 


— Confection of, 38 


Ylang Ylang, 889 


— Crocated, Tincture of, 493 


— Triturates, 865 


— Deodorized, 282 


Oiled Paper, 1140 


Tincture of, 493 


Oil Cloth, To Furbish, 1140 


— Extract of, 168 


— Sugars, 259 


< Scale, 169 


— Sulfurated, 20 


■ for Smoking, 169 


Oils, 251-259 


— Fluidextract of, Camphorated, 170 


— Bleaching, 1140 


Deodorized, 171 


— Concrete, 886 


— Granulated, 282 


— Essential, 883 


— Liquid Extract of, 170 


— Liniment of, 228 


— Muriated, Tincture of, 494 


— Comp. Liniment of, 228 


— Pills, 301 


Mixture of, 245 


— Plaster, 311 


— Camphorated, Mixture of, 245 


— Powdered, 283 


— Terpeneless, 886 


— Powder, Comp., 323 


— of Muguet, 888 


— Sedative, Solution of, 369 


— of Niobe, 889 


— Tincture of, 491 


Oily Bottles, to Clean, 1140 


— Troches, 518 


Ointments, 259, 276, 586 


— Vinegar of, 522 


Ointment, Brown, 27 


— Wine of, 540 


— for Birds, 657 


Opnal, 808 


Cosmetic Gloves, 958 


Opodeldoc, Liquid, 229, 389 


— — Dry Scalp and Hair, 991 


Opoponax Sachet, 923 


Ointments, Veterinary, 613 


Opotherapeutics, 808 


Obtundo, 807 


Orange Blossom, 907 


Ocean Spray Extract, 907 


— Chocolate, _ 1029 


Ochsenkreuz Pflaster, 307 


— Comp., Elixir of, 92 


Odda, 807 


— Flower Skin Food, 943 


Odontodol, 807 


— Spirit of, 387 


Odorless Coal Tar, 669 


— Svrup of, 426 


Oeillet, 888 


— Tincture of, 494 


Oel Seife, 338 


— Ferrone, 1029 


Olans, 808 


— Ink, 1109 



1234 



INDEX. 



— Mint, 1029 
Orangeine, 809 

Orange Peel, Comp., Infusion of, 207 
Infusion of, 207 

— Comp., Spirit of, 388 
Wine of, 92 

Wine of, 540 

— Elixir of, 92 

— Flowers, Syrup of, 427 

— Flower Water, 531 

— Peel, Bitter, Fluidextract of, 171 

Bitter, Tincture of, 494 

(Sweet) Tincture of, 494 

— Wine of, 540 

Detannated, 540 

Orchidin, 809 
Orchidol, 888 
Orchipin, 809 
Orexoids, 809 
Orgeat Rum, 917 

— Syrup, 400 

Oregon Grape, Fluidextract of, 131 

Oresol, 809 

Orexine Hydrochloric!, 809 

— Tannate, 809 
Oriental Cologne, 914 

— Cream, 809 

— Fizz, 1029 

— Sachet, 923 
Origanum, Oil of, 257 
Orphol, 809 
Orthoform-New, 809 
Orthoform-New Hydrochlorid, 809 
Orthoiodoanisol, 773 

Osgood's Cholagogue, 810 

Osier, Fluidextract of, 153 

Osmic Acid, 810 

Osmium Tetroxide, 810 

Osmosum, 810 

Ossalin, 810 

Ouabain, 810 

Ovadin, 810 

Ovagal, 810 

Ovaraden, 810 

Ovariin, 810 

Ovarine, 810 

Ovaritone, 810 

Ovaron, 810 

Over the Waves, 1029 

Ovo-Maltine, 810 

Ovoferrin, 810 

Oxalin, 811 

Oxaphor, 810 

Ox-Gall, Glycerite of, 199 

Purified and Inspossated, 283 

Tablets, Comp., 811 

Oxid of Iron, Soluble or Saccharated, 

215 
Oxidizing Silver, 1140 
Oxone, 811 
Oxvchlorine, 811 

— Dressing. 702 

— Dusting Powder. 811 



Oxycroceum Plaster, 307 

Oxycymol, 700 

Oxydasin, 811 

Oxydendron, Compound, 811 

Oxygen Aquae, 811 

, — Compound, 811 

— Talcum Powder, 965 
Oxygenated Cold Cream, 038 

— tooth Powder, 1005 
Oxymel, Simple, 283 

— Simple Squill, 283 
Oxymethvlated Antifebrim, 796 
Oxvnol, 811 

Oxyntin, 81 1_ 

Oxyphenacetine Salicylate, 811 

Oxyquinaseptol, 718 

Oxysparteine Hydrochlorid, 811 

Ozogen, 812 

Ozolax, 812 

Ozolyptol, 812 

Ozomorn, 812 

Ozomulsion, 812 

Ozomin, 1140 

Ozonized Water, 531, 812 

Ozotone, 812 

Pads, 812 

Pagenstecher's Ointment, 270 
Pager's Compound Syrup of Hvpophos- 
phites, 813 

— Plain Hvpophosphites, 813 
Pain Expefler, 813 

— Relief, 581 

Paine's Celery Compound, 813 
Paint, Black, Glossy, 1140 

— Bronze, 1140 

— Emanuel, 1140 

— Luminous, 1141 

— to Mix, 1140 

— Removers, 1142 
Palmetol Pills, 813 
Palmettine Hvpophosphites, 813 
Palmetto Cordial, 813 

— Suppositories, 813 

— Tonic, 813 
Palmiacol, 813 
Palmo-Santal, 813 
Palmothal, 813 
Palpebrine. 813 

Panama Hat?, to Clean, 1142 
Pan-American Lemonade, 1029 
Panase, 813 
Pancreas, Elixir of, 93 
Pancreatic Powder Comp., 323 

— Solution, 369 

Pancreatin and Bismuth, Elixir of, 93 

— Bismuth and Pepsin, Elixir of, 93 

— Elixir of, 93 

— Pepsin Comp., 814 

— Potassium and Rhubarb. Elixir of. 

93 

— Wine of, 540 
Pancreatokinase, 814 






INDEX. 



1235 



Pancreo-Bismuth, 814 


Parrish's Camphor Mixture, 240 


Pancreo-Digestin, 814 


Parsley Comp., Infusion of, 207 


Pancreopepsine, 814 


— Root, Fluidextract of, 171 


Pancrobilin, 814 


— Tincture of, 494 


— Pills, 814 


Parson's Local Anesthetic, 816 


Pancro-Pepsin, 814 


Parturient Balm, 19 


Elixir, 814 


Paruchlorsalol, 815 


Liquid, 814 


Pas-Avena, 816 


Panjecorine, 814 


Paskola, 816 


Pankreon, 814 


Passiflora, Tincture of, 494 


Panopepton, 814 


Passion Flower, Tincture of, 494 


Pan-Peptic Elixir, 814 


Pasta Alumini Silicatis Comp., 751 


Tablets, 814 


Pasta-Mack, 816 


Pantanberge's Solution, 817 


Pastes, 286, 1137 


Panzyme, 815 


Paste for Cosmetic Gloves, 958 


Papain, Elixir of, 93 


— -—Photographs, 1144 


Papavans, 815 


— in Powder Form, 1144 


Papers, 284 


— Library, 1143 


Paper, Carbon, 1142 


Pasteurine, 816 


— Carbonized, 1142 


— Anti-Constipation Tablets, 816 


— Ceresin, 1143 


Pastilles, 514 


— Hydrographic, 1143 


— Glyco-Gelatin, 288 


— Impermeable, 1143 


Pastor Kneipp's Remedies, 220 


— Oiled, 1143 


Patchouhy Extract, 907 


— Paraffined, 1143 


— Sachet, 923 


— Parchment, 1143 


Patch's Exarysis Tablets, 817 


— Razor, 1143 


— Leucogon Tablets, 817 


— Resin, 1143 


Patterson's Pastilles, 817 


— Tracing, 1143 


— Powder, 817 


— Waxed, 1143 


Pava Pepin Comp., 817 


Papilland's Antimony Granules, 815 


Paves's Styptic Collodion, 35 


Papier Fayard, 815 


Peach Blossom Extract, 907 


Paraacetanisidin, 796 


Peacock's Bromides, 817 


Paracetphenetidine, 821 


Pearl d'Orient Extract, 907 


Paradioxybenzene, 767 


Pearson's Solution, 374 


Paraf-Javal, 847 


Peau D'Espagne, 924 


Paraffins, 285 


Extract, 907 


Paraffin Cerate, 29 


— —Sachet, 923 


— Oil, 257 


Pectoral Comp., Syrup of, 427 


and Hypophosphites, Emulsion of, 


— Drops, 52, 495 


120 


— Elixir, 97 


— Ointment, 270 


— Powder, 321 


Paraganglin, 815 


— Species, 380 


Parahemoglobulin, 760 


— Syrup, 427 


Paraldehyde, 815 


— Tincture, 495 


— Elixir of, 93, 816 


Pectorin, 817 


Para-Lysol, 816 


Pediculin, 817 


Paranephrin, 816 


Pegnin, 817 


Paraphenetidine Citrate, 707 


Pelagin, 817 


Paraplast, 816 


Peleg White's Salve, 817 


Pararegulin, 816 


Pelletierine Tannate, 817 


Paratoloid, 816, 866 


Pellets, Homeopathic, 289 


Paraxin, 816 


Pellitorv, Tincture of, 495 


Parchment Paper for Bottles, 1143 


Pellotine Hydrochlorid, 817 


Paregoric, 492 


Pemzed, 817 


— Concentrated, 170 


Pencils, Cocaine, 289 


— Elixir, 492 


— Colored, 1145 


Pareira, Fluidextract of, 171 


— for Writing on Glass, 1145 


— Tincture of, 494 


— Iodoform, 289 


Parisol, 816 


— Paste, 287, 289 


Parmese Violet, 910 


— Salicylic Acid, 289 


Parodyne, 673 


Penne Suppositories. 818 


Paroform, 815 


Penne's Liquor Antiseptique, 818 



1236 



INDEX. 



Pennyroyal, Tincture of, 495 


Perfumery, Colors for, 892 


— Water, 531 


Perfumes and Toilet Articles, 881 


Penoform, 818 


— Displaying of, 896 


Pental, 818 


— For Cold Cream, 938 


Pepdilactine, 818 


Hair Oil and Pomades, 980 


Pepdilactic Elixir, 818 


— Preservation of, 895 


Pepper, Confection of, 38 


— Synthetic, 887 


— Ointment, 270 


Perghityl, 819 


— Oleorisin, 282 


Perhydrol, 819 


Peppermint, Spirit of, 388 


Peritonitis in Horses, 613 


— Syrup of, 427 


Peronine, 820 


— Tincture of, 495 


Perosmic Acid, 810 


— Troches of, 518 _ 


Peroxid Cold Cream, 938 


— Water, 531 


— Lotion, 951 


Pepsin and Bismuth Effervescent Salt, 


— Tooth Cream, 1010 


334 


Peroxoles, 820 


— Iron, Elixir of, 95 


Perry's Moth and Freckle Lotion, 820 


Ptelea, Elixir of, 95 


Persian Balsam, 19, 458 


Strychnine, Elixir of, 95 


— Ink, 1116 


Wafer Ash, 818 


Persionis, Tincture of, 473 


Elixir of, 95 


Persodine, 820 


— Aromatic, 289 


Personne's Iodized Oil, 820 


— Comp., Elixir of, 94 


Peru Balsam, Syrup of, 427 


Glycerite of, 200 


Peruvian Bark, Tincture of, 467 


Solution of, 370 


Perugen, 820 


— Cordial, 818 


Peruol, 820 


— Effervescent Salt, 334 


Peruscabin, 820 


— Elixir of, 94 


Pestle Hundles, Cement for, 1058, 1145 


— Essence of, 124 


Peter's Peptic Essence Comp., 820 


— Glycerite of, 199 


Petro-Coco, 820 


— Phosphate, 1029 


Petrogen, 820 


— Powder, Comp., 323 


Petrol, 820 


— Saccharated, 289 


Petrol Oil, 820 


— Solution of, 369 


Petrolan, 820 


Aromatic, 370 


Petrolatum, 290 


— Wine of, 540 


— Camphor Ice, 955 


Peoso-Ptelea, 818 


— Oil, 257 


Pepsol, 818 


— ■ Saponated, Solid, 290 


Peptenzyme, 818 


Petrole-Alba, 821 


— Elixir of, 818 


Comp., 821 


Peptic Digestant, 821 


Petrolene, 821 


Pepto-Brom-Eigon, 818 


Petroleum Benzin, Purified, 21 


Pepto Fer du Dr. Jaillet, 818 


— Compound Emulsion, 821 


Pepto-Iodo-Eigon, 819 


Pills, 821 


Pepto Mangan, Gude, 819 


— Emulsion of, 121 


Peptonate of Iron, Elixir of, 83 


— Soap, 1145 


Peptonic Pills, 819 


— With Hvpophosphites, Emulsion of, 


Peptonized Glycerophosphates, 819 


120 


Peptonizing Powder, 323 


Petroselinum, Tincture of, 494 


Peptopancreatine Compound Elixir, 819 


Petrosulfol, 771, 821 


Powder, 819 


Petrox, 821 


Pepule Lecibrin, 819 


Piperonal, 888 


— Pancro Hepatic, 819 


Phagacytin, 821 


Perborate of Sodium, 819 


Phalon's Vitalia, 821 


Perchlorid of Iron, Solution of, 356 


Phantom Bouquet, 1029 


Tincture of, 483 


Pharaoh's Serpents, 1145 


Percoll, 819 


Pharvngine, 821 


Percutilan, 819 


Phaselin, 821 


Perdynamin, 819 


Phenacetine, 821 


Perfume Lozenges, 925 


— Urethane, 860 


Perfumed Waters, 912 


— with Caffeine, Effervescent Salt, 334 


— Ammonia Water, 1018 


Phenaceto-Caffeine, 821 


— Sea Salt, 1057 


Phenalin, 821 



INDEX. 



1237 



Phenanmine, 821 




— Comp. Elixir of, 95 


Phenamine, 822 




Tincture of, 495 


Phenatol, 821 




— Elixir of, 95 


Phenazone, 673 




— Emulsion of, 121 


Phenetidin, 821 




— Iron, Quinine and Strychnine, Elixir 


Phenetidin Aceto-Salicylate, 


822 


of, 95 


Phenocoll Hvdrochlorid, 82S 


- 


— Quinine and Strychnine, Elixir of, 96 


Phenol-Bismuth, 822 




— Mixture Comp., 824 


— Camphor, 12, 24, 822 




— Pastes, 1146 


— Salicylate, 839 




— Pills, 301 


— Glycerite of, 197 




— Solution of, 370 


— Iodatum, 12 




— Spirit of, 388 


— Ointment, 262 




— Tincture of, 495 


— Sulforicinate, 822 




Phosphotal, 824 


— Suppositories, 397 




Phosote, 823 


— Troches of, 515 




Phosphate, 823 


Phenolid, 822 




Photo-Library Paste, 1143 


Phenolphthalein, 822 




Phthisocan, 824 


— Paper, 285 




Phthisopyrin, 824 


— Solution of, 370 




Phylatacca, Tincture of, 495 


Phenosal, 822 




Physic, White Liquid, 290 


Phenosalyl, 822 




Physostigma, Extract of, 136 


Phenthol, 822 




Physostigmine, 731, 824 


Phenyl Salicylate, 840 




Physol, 824 


— Urethane, 736 




Phytoline, 824 


Phenylacetamide, 661 




Piano Covers, Rubber, to Clean, 1147 


Phenylacetic Acid, 822 




Piano Polish, 1147 


Phenylbenzamid, 683 




Picric Acid, 824 


Phenylone, 673 




Picratol, 824 


Phenyldimethvlpyrazol, 673 




Picrol, 824 


Phenyo-Caffeine, 822 




Pictures, to Transfer, 1147 


Phesin, 823 




Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, 824 


Phonozyme, 823 




Pierian Spring Syrup, 1029 


Phorxal, 823 




Pierlot's Liquid Valerianate of Ammo- 


Phos. Tincture Cinchona Comp., 823 


nia, 824 


Phosphates Comp., Syrup of, 


248 


Pierre's Eau Dentifrice, 825 


— of Iron, Elixir of, 84 




Pil. Aphro., 825 


Quinine and Strychnine, Gly- 


— Caulophyllen Comp., 748 


cerite of, 200 




— Hypo-Quinidol, 825 


and Strychnine, 


Syrup of, 


— Orientalis, 825 


429 




— Palmetol, 825 


Soluble, 215 




Pile Remedies, 584 


— with Quinine and Strychnine Comp., 


Pill Coating, 294 


Syrup of, 430 # 




Pills, 290-304 


Phosphatic Emulsion, 119 




Pilocarpine Hair Tonic, 989 


of Cod Liver Oil, 823 




Pilocarpus, Elixir of, 89 


— Mixture, 119 




— Fluidextract of, 155 


Phospherrin, 823 




— Tincture of, 485 


Phospho-Albumen, 823 




Pilulae Imperiales, 778 


— Caffein Comp., 823 




Pimento Water, 531 


— Glycerate of Lime, 823 




Pimpinella, Tincture of, 496 


— Lecithin, 823 




Pine and Lanoline Ointment, 271 


— • Muriate of Quinine Comp. 


823 


— and Somnos Cordial, 825 


— Neurine, 824 




Pineapple Ale, 1030 


Phosphorated Cod Liver Oil, 


254 


— Bonbon, 1030 


— Emulsion, 121 




— Frappe, 1030 


— Oil, 257 




— Lemonade, 1030 


Phosphoric Acid, Dilute, 15 




— Paulette, 1030 


— Elixir, 824 




— Punch, 1030 


— Water, 531 




— Snow, 1030 


Phosphorized Cerebro-Spinant, 745 


Pineoline, 825 - 


Phosphorus and Strychnine, 


Elixir of, 


Pink-Ade, 1030 


96 




— Tea, Hot, 1030 



1238 



INDEX. 



Pinkeye Remedies, 611 


— Ointment of, 271 


Pinkroot and Senna, Fluidextract of, 


— Tincture of, 497 


171 


— Root, Fluidextract of, 172 


— Powder, Comp., 324 


Poultice, 315 


Pinus Alba Compound, 825 


Polish for Shoes, 1151 


— Canadensis, Fluidextract of, 154 


Stoves, 1150 


— Comp., Fluidextract of, 183 


Polishing Cloths, 1150 


— Sylvestrio, Tincture of, 501 


— Liquids, 1150 


Piperazine, 825 


— Paste, 1150 


— Monomethvlarsinate, 825 


— Powders, 1150 


Piperoid, 281 


— Starch, 1175 


Piperazine Quinate, 845 


Pollantin, 826 


— Water, 825 # 


Polvform, 826 


Piperidin-Guaiacolate, 825 


Polyformin, 826 


Pipsissewa, Fluidextract of, 172 


Polymnia, Fluidextract of, 130 


Piscidia, Fluidextract of, 156 


— Ointment, 260 


— Tincture of, 485 


Pomated Tincture of Iron, 475 


Piscin, 825 


Pomegranate, Fluidextract of, 172 


Pistachio Meal, 957 


— Root Bark, Decoction of, 47 


Pistoia Gout Powder, 825 


Pomeranzen Elixir, 92 


Pitch for Boats, 1147 


Pommade Hongroise, 998 


— Plaster, 311 


Ponca Compound, 826 


Cantharidal, 311 


Pond's Extract, 826 


Pittvlene, 826 


Pope's Cure for Neuralgia, 827 


Pixine, 826 


— Sodium Salicylate Comp., 827 


Plant Food, 1147 


Papium, 827 


— Insect Exterminator, 1147 


Poppy, Syrup of, 430 


Plantain, Tincture of, 496 


— Tincture of, 497 


Plantago, Tincture of, 496 


Porcelain Cement, 1058 


Plant's Asthma Cigarettes. 826 


— Letters, to Fasten, 1058 


Plasma, 201 


Porous Alum, 18 


— Nasal Tablets, 445 


Potassio-Cuoric Tartrate, Solution of, 


Plasmon, 826 


350 


Plasters, 304-313 


— Ferric Tartrate, 216 


Plaster Mulls, 826 


Potassium, Acetate and Bromid, Solu^ 


— of Paris Bandages, 20 


tion of, 371 


Formulas, 1147 


and Juniper, Elixir of, 96 


Plasticum. 826 


Elixir of, 96 


Plating with Gold, Silver, etc., 1148 


Solution of, 371 


Plais' Fit Powders, 826 


— Arsenite, Elixir of 


Pleurisy Root, Fluidextract of, 172 


— — Fowler's Solution, 372 


Powder Comp., 324 


— Boro-Tartrate, 445 


Tincture of. 496 


— Bromid, Effervescent Salt, 335 


Pneumin, 826 


Glycerite of, 200 


Pneumonia in Cats, 652 


Solution of, 372 


Podophvllin. 328 


with Caffeine, Effervescent Salt, 


— Comp., Pills, 301 


335 


— Powder Comp., 324 


— Carbonate, Solution of, 372 


— Tincture of, 496 


— Chlorate, Glycerite of, 200 


— Trituration of, 513 


— — Suppositories, Comp., 399 


— Troches of, 518 


Tooth Powders, 1006 


Podophyllum, Belladona and Capsicum 


Troches of, 518 


Pills, 302 


— Citrate Effervescent Salt, 335 


— Fluidextract of, 166 


Solution of, 372 


— Resin of, 328 


— Cyanide Ointment, 271 


— Tincture of, 489 


— Dichromate, Solution of, 373 


Poehl's Physiologic Salt, 826 


— Iodid Comp., Elixir of, 81 


Poison Ivy, Tincture of, 496 


— —Ointment, 271 


— Nut, Tincture of, 492 


Elixir of, 81 


Poisoning of Horses, 613 


Suppositories, 399 


Poke, Comp. Pills, 302 


— Nitrate Paper, 285 


— Compound, Syrup of, 430 


— Oxyquinolin Sulfate, 704 


Tincture of, 497 


— Permanganate, Solution of, 373 



INDEX. 



1239 



— Sulfuret Ointment, 271 

— Sozoidol 827 

— Tonol, 828 
Potato Poultice, 315 
Potio Riveri, 313, 375 
Pot Pourris, 926 
Potsdam Balsam, 827 
Poudre de Vicomtesse, 965 
Poultices, 313-315 ^ 
Poultice, Thompsonian, 313 
Poultry Medicines, 654 

— Powders, 654 
Poustaltic Pills, 819 
Powder for Artificial Teeth, 1007 
Powdered Extracts, 172 

— Opium, 283 . 
Powders, 315, 325, 982 
Powders, 982 

Powell's Aniseed Balsam, 827 
P. P. P., 812 
Prsevalidin, 827 
Precipitated Sulfur, 391 
Prepared Suet, 391 
Prescription 49, 688, 827 
Preservation of Perfumes. 895 
Price's Canning- Compound, 827 
Prickley Ash Bark, Fluidextract of, 172 
Berries, Tincture of, 497 

— Elder, Tincture of, 497 
Prima Purificans, 827 
Primrose Extract, 908 
Prince's Drops, 52 

' — Pine, Fluidextract of, 172 
Prinsen's Ackta Draaber, 52 
Probilin Pills, 827 
Proferrin, 827 

— Comp. Tablets, 827 
Proof Brandy, 23 
Proponal, 827 

Proprietary and Synthetic Preparations, 

659 
Proprietatis, Elixir, 96 
Propylamine, 827 
Prostaden, 827 
Protalbin Silver, 828 
Protan, 828 

— Compound Tablets, 828 
Protargal, 828 

tProtogen, 828 
Protonuclein, 828 
Protosal, 828 
Protozone, 829 
Protylin, 829 
Prune Pulp, 325 
Prunicine Tannate, 829 
Prunicodeine, 829 
Pruni-Heroin, 829 

— Pepto, 829 

Prunier's Hyperphosphine, 829 
Prussic Acid, 12 
Pseudohyoscyamine, 829 
Ptelea, Elixir of, 106 
-Wine of, 541 



Puff Ball, Tincture of, 497 
Pulmonary Balsam, 411 
Pulmonic Elixir, 97 
Pulsa Flora, 829 
Pulsatilla, Tincture of, 497 
Pulvis Digestivus, 323 

— Diphtheriticus, 720 
Pulvola, 829 

Pumpkin Seed, Emulsion of, 121 

Fluidextract of, 173 

Oil of, 257 

Puncture Cement, 1058 
Purgatin, 829 
Purgative Granules, 829 
Purgatol, 829 
Purgerine, 830 
Purified Aloes, 17 

— Antimony Sulfied, 18 

— Benzin, 21 
-Cotton, 39 

— Talc, 445 
Purifiers, Blood, 549 
Puroform, 830 
Purple Ink, 1109 
Putty, Glaziers', 1151 
Putz Pomades, 1151 

— Tablets, 1151 
Putzel's Elixir, 82 
Pyohemol, 830 
Pvoktanin, 830 
Pyoluene, 830 
Pyramidon, 830 

— Salicylate, 830 
Pyran, 831 
Pyrantin, 831 
Pyrenol, 831 

Pyrethrum, Tincture of, 495 
Pyridine, 830 

— Tannate^ 831' 
Pyrocatechinmonoethylether, 753 
Pyrodin, 831 

Pyrodine, 766 

Pyrodol, 831 

Pyroferrine, 831 

Pyrofistine, 831 

Pyrogallic Acid Ointment Comp., 271 

Pyrogallol-Bismuth, 831 

— Hair Dye, 995 

— Monoacetate, 734 

— Triacetate, 784 
Pyroglycerin, 831 

Pyrophosphate of Iron, Soluble, 216 
Pyrosal, 831 

Pyrotechnic Papers, 1152 
Pyroxylin, 325 
Pyrozone, 831 

Quadruplex Pills, 302 
Quaker Black Drops, 522 
Quartonol Tablets, 831 
Quassia, Extract of, 173 
— . Fluidextract of. 173 

— Infusion of, 208 



1240 



INDEX. 



— Tincture of, 498 

— Water, 531 
Quatuor Pills, 302 
Quebracho, Extract of, 173 

— Fluidextract of, 173 

Queen's Root, Fluidextract of, 179 

Tincture of, 504 

Quesneville's Cream of Bismuth, 832 

Quickine, 832 * 

Quillajar, Fluidextract of, 178 

— Tincture of, 503 

— Tooth Washes, 1012 
Quina Laroche, 832 
Quinalven, 832 
Quinaphthol, 832 

Quince Seed. Mucilage of, 249 
Quincoca, 832 
Quinic Acid, 832 
Quinidine. 832 

— Svrup of. 431 
Quinilid Tablets, 832 

Quinine, Ammoniated, Tincture of, 498 

— and Phosphates, Comp., Elixir of, 97 

— and Cinchona Hair Tonics, 988 

Strychnine. Elixir of, 98 

Valerianates, Elixir of, 98 

— Betanaphthol Sulfonate, 832 

— Bisulfate, Elixir of, 97 

— Comp. Pills, 302 
Tincture of, 498 

— Dibromsalicvlate, 691 

— Elixir of, 69, 90 

— Ethyl-Carbonate, 736 

— Flower, Fluidextract of, 173 

— Formate, 832 

— Hydrochlorsulfate, 832 

— Lygosinate, 832 

— O'leate. 279 

— Phospho-Muriate, Comp., Syrup of, 

— Powder, Comp., 324 

— Salicylic Ether, 840 

— Sulfate Pills, 302 

With Strychnine, Glycerite of, 200 

— Tincture of, 498 

— Tonol, 832 

— Tooth Powder, 1006 

— Valerianate, Elixir cf, 98 
and Strychnine, Elixir of, 98 

— Wine, 541 
Quinoline, 833 

— Bismuth Sulfocyanid, 714 

— Monohvpochlorid, 704 
Quinolio, "833 
Quinonin, 833 
Quinopyrin, 833 
Quinquinia, 833 

Quittor, Remedies for 613 

Rachitol. 833 

Radal, 833 

Radam's Microbe Killer, 833 

RadclifTe's Elixir, 833 

Rademacher's Cholera Mixtures, 242 



— Preparations, 326 
Radium Fluid, 833 
Rainworm Oil, Artificial, 258 

— Spirit, 388 

Ransom's Hive Svrup and Tolu, 833 
Raspberry Royal, 1031 

— Svruo of, 431 
Raspho,' 1031 

Rat Catcher's Oil, 1152 

— Exterminators, 1152 

— Scents, 1152 

— Virus, 681 

Ratiers' Arsenical Caustic, 27 
Razor Paper, 1153 

— Pastes, 1152 

— Strop Pastes, 1152 
Raymond's Disinfectant, 833 
Redbird's, Food for, 656 
Red Clover Compound, 833 

■ Tincture of. 498 

Comp., Syrup of, 432 

— Drops, Hunter's, 52 

— Gum, Fluidextract of, 173 
Troches, 516 

— Inks, 1109 

— Lotion, 234 

— Poppy, Syrup of, 432 

— Powder, 325 

— Precipitate Ointment, 268 

— Root Comp., Svrup of, 432 

— Wash, 234 

Reduced Hemoglobin, 760 

Reducing Solution for Photography, 

1153 
Reference List, 879 
Refrigerant Ointment, 272 
Regenwurm Geist, 388 

— Oel, 258 

Regnault's Pate Pectorale, 833 

Regulin, 834 

Remedies for Acne, 969 

Pimples, 969 

Renaden, 834 
Renaglandin, 834 
Renastvptin, 834 
Renatone, 834 
Renoform, 834 
Renol, 834 
Resaldol, 834 
Resin Ointment, 29, 271 

— Paper, 1153 

— Plaster, 312 

Comp.. 312 

Resinol, 834 
Resins, 327-328 

— Bleaching. 1153 
Resmoids, 328 
Resolventes Species, 379 
Resorbin, 834 
Resorcin Cotton. 44 

— Gargle, 591 

— Gauze, 194 

— Mcnacetate, 736 






INDEX. 



1241 



— Ointment, Comp., 271 

— Paste, Mild, 287 
Resorcinol, 834 
Respirazone, 834 
Restorative Syrup or Cordial, 432 

— Wine Bitters, 53.7 

— and Relaxing Bitters, 21 
Retinol, 834 
Retort Cement, 1059 
Reuter Salbe, 261 
Rhatanv, Extract of, 173 
Rhatany, Glycerite of, 200 

— Infusion of, 208 

— Syrup of, 432 

— Tincture of, 498 

— Troches of, 518 

Rhatanv and Cocaine, Troches of, 518 
Rhei-Drastis, 834 
Rheumacilate, 834 
Rheumagen, 835 
Rheumatic Drops, 464 

— Elixir of, 64 

— Liniment, 229 
Rheumatin, 835 
Rheumatism in Cattle, 630 
Dogs and Cats, 652 

— Remedies, 585 

for Sheep, 638 

Rheumon, 835 

Rhinol, 835 

Rhodalline, 861 

Rhodinol, 888 

Rhomnal, 835 

Rhubarb, Aqueous, Tincture of, 499 

— Aromatic, Fluidextract of, 174 

Syrup of, 433 

Tincture of, 99 

Tincture of, 499 

— Comp., Fluidextract of, 174 

Pills, 302 

Tincture of, 499 

— Drops, 52 

— Elixir of, 98 

— Extract of, 174 

— Fluidextract of, 174 

— Infusion of, 208 

— Magnesia and Senna, Elixir of, 99 

— Pills, 302 

— Powder, Comp., 324 

— Spiced, Syrup of, 433 

— Sweet, Tincture of, 500 

— Svrup of, 432 

t— Tincture of, 498 
— Vinous, Tincture of, 500 

— Wine of, 541 

— Wuerzburger Pills, 302 

— and Gentian, Tincture of, 500 _ 

— and Magnesium Acetate, Elixir of, 

99 

— and Magnesia Powder, Anisated, 324 

— and Potassa, Troches of, 519 

— and Potassium Comp., Elixir of, 99 
Fluidextract of, 174 



Syrup of, 433 

With Pancreatin, Elixir of, 99 

Senna, Elixir of, 99 

Fluidextract of, 174 

Tincture of, 500 

Rhus Aromatica, Fluidextract of, 174 
Tincture of, 506 

— Glabra, Fluidextract of, 174 

— Toxicodendron, Tincture of, 496 
Ricin, 835 

Ricinol Grape, 835 
Rickets in Colts, 614 

Dogs and Cats, 652 

Swine, 646 

Calves, 631 

Ricord's Capsules of Copaiba and Tar, 

835 
Ricqle's Alcool de Menthe, 835 
Riga Balsam, Factitious, 20 
Ringbone Cures, 614 
Ringoline, 835 
Ringworm Applications, 585 

— in Cattle, 631 

Horses, 614 

Ripans Tabules, 835 
Roach Exterminators, 1153 
Robach's Bitters, 835 

Robbert's Camphor Tar Ointment, 835 
Roberts-Hawley Lymph Comp., 790 
Robin's Pill Cascara Comp., 835 

— Powder of Glycerophosphates, 835 
Robinson's Elixir Paraldehyde, 835 
— ■ Hypophosphites, 835 

— Phosphoric Elixir, 836 
Roboline, 836 
Roborat, 836 

Rache's Embrocation, 836 
Rodagen, 836 

Roge's Purgative Powder, 836 
Rondelatia, Extract, 908 

— Sachet, 923 
Ronozol, Salts, 836 
Root Beer Cream, 1031 
Root Beer, Hot, 1031 
Rose, 926 

— Cold Cream, 938 

— Comp., Infusion of, 208 _ 

— Confection of, 38 

— d'Amour Extract, 908 

— Fluidextract of, 175 

— Geranium Extract, 908 

— Honey of, 203 
With Borax, 204 

— Inspissated, Extract of, 175 

— (Moss) Extract, 908 

— (Musk) Extract, 908 

— Sachet, 923 

— Syrup of, 434 

— (Tea) Extract. 908 

— Tooth Powder, 1006 

— (Turkish) Extract, 908 

— Waters, 531 
Ointment, 272 



1242 



INDEX. 



— (White) Extract, 908 


— Hepatica, 837 


— (Yellow) Extract, 908 


— Lister, 837 


Rosemary Ointment, Comp., 272 


— Lithia Tablets, 837 


Rosen's Broest Droppar, 539 


— Marinum, 1156 


Roseol, 888 


— ■ Phvsiologicum, 837 


Roseter's Hair Regenerator, 836 


— Prunelle, 837 


Rosinol, 834 


— Volatile, Spirit of, 381 


Rosin Cerate, 29 


Salacetol, 839 


Rosin Cerate, Compound, 29 


Salactol, 838 


Rotterine, 836 


Salalgin, 838 


Roup Remedy, 655 


Salamid, 838 


Rouges, 961 


Salaperient, 838 


Rubber Cement, 1059 


Salazolon^ 839 


— Goods, to Preserve, 1154 


Salbromalid, 673 


— Piano Covers, to Clean, 1154 


Salenal, 838 


— Stamp Ink, 1117 


Salene, 838 


Rubidium Bromid, 836 


Salep, Mucilage of, 249 


— Iodid, 836 


Salibromin, 838 


Rubini's Camphor, 463 


Saliciform, 838 


— Cholera Mixture, 242 


Salicyl-Paraphenetidin, 791 


Rubus, Syrup of, 402 


Salicvlaldehydemethylphenylhvdrazine, 


Rue Oil, 258 


664 


• — Anemone, Fluidextract of, 175 


Salicylated Collodion, Compound, 35 


Rufus's Pills, 836 


— Cotton, 44 


Rumex Comp., Syrup of, 434, 441 


— Gauze, 194 


Runyons Label Paste, 1138 _ 


— Jute, 220 


Ruschenberger's Cholera Mixtures, 242 


— Cold Cream, 938 


Russell Emulsion, 837 


— Suet, 391 


Russian Cholera Mixture, 242 


— Tooth Paste, 1010 


Rust Stain Removers. 1154 


— Tooth Powder, 1006 




Salicylate of Iron, Elixir of, 88 


Sabalol, 837 


Salicvlbromanilid, 838 


— Balsam, 837 


Salicylamide, 838 


— Spray, 837 


Salicylic Acid, Elixir of, 100 


— Tablets, 837 


Emulsion of, 121 


Sabbatia Elliotti, Fluidextract of, 173 


Glycerite of, 200 


Saccharated Extracts, 177 


Glvcerogelatin of, 202 


— Ferrous Iodide, 215 


Pencils, 289 


— Oxid of Iron, Syrup of, 420 


Salicvlos. 838 


— Pepsin, 289 


Salicvlous Alcohol, 839 


— Solution of Lime, 423 


Salifebrin. 838 


Saccharin, 837 


Saliformin, 838 


— Elixir of, 99 


Saligenin, 839 


— Solution of, 373 


Salinaphtol, 683 


— Syrup of, 434 


Saline Wash, 233 


Sachet Powders, 919 


Saliodin, 839 


Sacrum, Elixir, 91 


Salipvrine, 839 


Safety Paint, 1155 


Salit, 839 


Saffron, Tincture of, 500 


Salitannol, 839 


Saffronized Tincture of Opium, 493 


Salithvmol, 839 


Sage, Infusion of, 208 


Salitonia, 839 


— Comp., Infusion of, 208 


Salocoll, 839 


— Hair Tonic, 989 


Salocreol, 839 


— Oil, 258 


Salol, 840 


Sajodin, 837 


— Elixir of, 100 


Sal Alembroth, 328 


— Mouth Wash, 1014 


Cotton, 41 


— Tooth Powder, 1006 


Gauze, 188 


Salomon's Balm of Gilead, 840 


— Aperiens, 837 


Salophen, 840 


— Carolinum Factitium, 328 


Saloquinine, 840 


— Codeia, 837 


— Salicvlate, 840 


— Eliminant, 837 


Salosantal, 840 


— Ethyl, 837 


Salt of Lemon, Artificial, 1155 



INDEX. 



1243 



— Rheum Remedies, 573 

— Solution, Normal, 373 

— Vichv, Artificial, 335 
Salts, Effervescent, 329 
Salubrin, 840 
Salumin, 840 

Salutis, Elixir of, 501 

Salves, 586 

Salve Mulls, 336 

Salvitae, 840 

Samaritan Punch, 1031 

Sanatogen, 841 

Sancodol, 841 

Sandal-Etto, 841 

Sand Mandelklei, 956 

Sanded Almond Meal, 956 

Sanford's Extract of Jamaica Ginger, 

841 
Sangostol, 841 
Sangrenal Preparations, 841 
Sanguestine, 841 

Sanguestine Chlorid Solution, 841 
Sanguinaria, Syrup of, 402 

— Tincture of, 460 
Sanguinal, 841 
Sanguinol, 841 

Sanguis Bovinus Inspissatus, 22 

Sanitaris Metal Disks, 841 

Sanitas, 841 

Sanmetto, 841 

San-Methyl, 841 

Sanoform, 841 

Sanolin-Bahr, 842 

Sanose, 842 

Sanosin, 842 

Santal-Grape, 842 

— Midy, 842 

— Ostind, 842 
Santalets, 842 

Santalol Formaldehyde, 842 
Santaloids, 842 
Santheose, 842 
Santolin Capsules, 842 
Santonica, Tincture of, 510 
Santonin and Podophyllin, Trituration 
of, 514 

— Comp., Troches of, 519 

— Troches of, 519 
Santyl, 842 

San Urina Cordial, 842 
Saparaform, 842 
Sapo Animalis, 338 

— Unguinosis, 799 
Sapocarbol, 842 
Sapodermin, 843 
Sapolan, 843 

Saponaceous Tooth Washes, 1011 

— Tooth Powder, 1007 
Saponis Viridis, Tincture of, 477 
Sapophthalum, 843 

Sapozol, 843 

Saprol, 843 

Saratoga Ointment, 843 



Sarsaparilla Comp., Decoction of, 47 

Fluidextract of, 176 

Stronger Decoction of, 48 

Syrup of, 434 

Weaker, Decoction of, 48 

— Decoction of, 47 

— Extract of, 175 

— Fluidextract of, 175 

— Syrup of, 434 

Sassafras and Opium Mixture, 246 

— Lotion, 234 

— Pith, Mucilage of, 249 
Saturated Tinctures, 500 
Saturatio, 375 

Satyria, 843 

Savaresses' Capsules, 843 
Savin, Tincture of, 501 
Savine Cerate, 29 

— Fluidextract of, 176 
Savonal, 843 

Saw Palmetto Comp., Elixir, 100 

Saxin, 843 

Scab, Sheep, Treatment for, 639 

Scabies Remedies, 612 

Scabiol, 843 

Scale Pans, to Clean, 1155 

Scalp Preparations for, 973 

Scammonin, 843 

Scammon's Cholera Mixture, 242 

Scammony Comp. Pills, 302 

Pills of, 303 

— Powder Comp., 324 

— Resin of, 328 
Scarlet Ink, 1108, 1110 
Scented Paraffin Cakes, 955 
Scents for Attracting Animals, 1155 
Schafhirt's Tapeworm Remedy, 594 
Scheele's Hydrocyanic Acid, 13 
Schistiol, 843 

Schleich's Solution, 343 
Schlotterbeck's Compound Mixture of 

Glyconin, 843 
Hydrastis, 843 

— Syrup Mangan Comp., 843 

Phospho-Cloride Iron, 843 

Schmier Seife, 338 
Schneeberger Snuff, 337 
Schreyer's Toothache Pellets, 843 
Schroer's Hair Dye, 843 

Schiiltze's Blood-Purifying Powder, 844 
Scofulous Syrup, 441 
Scoparius, Fluidextract of, 134 

— Infusion of, 204 
Scopola, Extract of, 176 

— Fluidextract of, 176 
Scopolamine Hydrobromid, 844 
Scopomorphine, 844 

Scotch Pine, Tincture of, 501 
Scot's Pills, 292 
Scott's Emulsion, 844 • 
Scratches, Remedies for, 614 
Screw Worm, Remedies for, 614 
Scudder's Alterative, 407, 472 



1244 



INDEX. 



Scullcap, Fluidextract of, 176 
Scurvy Grass, Spirit of, 389 

— in Sheep, 641 
Sea Bath Salt, 1018 

— Breeze, 907 

— Foam Liquid, 976 

— Salt, Artificial, 1156 

— Water, Artificial, 1156 
Sealing Waxes, 1156 
Sear Cloth Plaster, 306 
Secacornin, 844 
Secretive Oil, 255 
Sedalole Syrup, 844 
Sedative, 673 

— Compound Tablets, 844 

— Granules, 844 

— Water, 532 

Seidlitz Powder Comp., 325 
Seifen Geist, 389 
Seigel's Curative Syrup, 844 
Seiler's Antiseptic Solution, 345 

— Solution, 373 

— Tablets, 844 

Senecin and Viburnin Tablets, 844 
Senckenberg's Migraine Pastilles, 844 
Senega, Fluidextract of, 176 

— Infusion of, 208 

— Syrup of, 435 

— Tincture of, 501 

Senna and Jalap, Fluidextract of, 178 

— Rhubarb, Fluidextract of, 178 

— Aromatic, Fluidextract of, 177 
Syrup of, 435 

— Compound, Confection of, 39 
Elixir of, 101 

Fluidextract of, 178 

Infusion of, 209 

Syrup of, 435 

Tincture of, 501 

— Confection of, 38 

— Elixir of, 100 

— Fluidextract of, 177 

— Infusion of, 208 

— Pods, Fluidextract of, 177 
Liquid Extract of, 177 

— Syrup of, 435 

— With Manna, Syrup of, 435 
Sennine, 844 

Sepdelin, 844 

Sepia, Trituration of, 514 

Serosine, 844 

Serpentaria Comp., Tincture of, 502 

— Fluidextract of, 178 

— Infusion of, 209 

— Tincture of, 501 
Serum Paste, 844 

Sesquichlorid of Iron, Tincture of, 483 
Seven Barks, 844 

Fluidextract of, 155 

Sevetol, 845 

Sewing Machine Oil, 1157 
Sextonol Tablets, 845 
Shading Pen Ink, 1116 



Shaker Digestive Cordial, 845 

— Extract of Roots, 845 
Shampoo Cream, 977 

— Jelly, 977 

— Liquids, 975 

— Paste, 977 

— Powders, 977 
Shaving Creams, 999 

— Pastes, 999 

— Powders, 999 

— Preparations, 999 
Shazada Extract, 908 
Sheep Dips, 639 

— Laurel, Tincture of, 502 

— Medicines, 636 
Shellac, Bleaching, 1158 

— Solution, 1157 

Shepherd's Purse, Tincture of. 502 
Shiloh's Consumption Cure, 845 
Shoe Blacking, Liquid, 1158 

— Blacking, Paste, 1158 

— Dressing, Tan, 1159 
White, 1160 

— Finishers' Ink, 1116 

— Grease, 1160 

— Polishes, Patent Leather, 1161 
Shoes, Tan. Blacking of, 1161 
Shoe Varnish, Patent Leather, 1161 
Shoes, Waterproofing, 1161 - 
Shoemaker's Remedy, 985 

— Wax, 1161 
Shoulder, for Lame, 614 

— Lameness in Cattle, 631 
Show Card Ink, 1116 

— Globe Colors, 1162 
Sic, 845 

Siccatives, 1072 
Sicco, 845 

Siccols, 834 

Sick-Room Perfume, 918 

Sidonal, 834 

— New, 846 
Silberol, 846 
Silica, 336 

Silicate Cement, 1059 

Silk Ligature, Carbolated, 337 

Iodoform, 337 

Mercuric Chlorid, 337 

Silk Protection, Carbolated, 337 
Silver-Casein, 677 

— Citrate, 674 

— Drops or Balsam, 256 

— Fluorid, 856 

— Hair Dyes, 992 

— Ichthyol, 770 

— Ink, 1110 

— Lactate, 663 

— Nitrate, Glycerite of. 201 
Solution of, 373 

Stains, to Remove, llfl^ 

Suppositories, 399 

— Nucleide. 802 

— Oxidizing of, 1165 



INDEX. 



1245 



— Picrate, 824 


Soda and Spearmint, Mixture of, 246 


— Plating, 1165 


— Comp. Lotion, 234 


— Polish, 1165 


— Mint, 246 


— Protalbin, 782 


— Mixture of, 246 


— to Prevent Tarnishing, 1166 


— Powder, 325 


— Vietllin, 677 


— Solution of, 373 


Silvering of Glass, 1166 


— With Lime, 340 


Silverware, to Clean, 1167 


Soda Water Preparations, 1023 


Simple Cerate, 29 


Sodio-Phos. Comp., 846 


— Elixir, 101 


Sodium Acetylsulfanilate, 712 


— Emulsion, 110 


— Acid Oleate, 736 


— Syrup, 436 


— Anhydromethylene Citrate, 707 


Sim's Elixir of Calisaya, 70 


— Arsenate, Exsiccated, 340 


Sinews, for Strained, 614 


Pearson's Solution of, 374 


Singleton's Eye Remedy, 846 


Solution of, 374 


— Ointment, 846 


— Betanaphtholate, 846 


Sirolin, 846 


— Bicarbonate, Troches of, 519 


Sirsol, 846 


— Boro Benzoate, 340 


Six Bromides, Elixir of, 64 


— Borate, Solution of, 374 


— Iodids, Elixir of, 81 


— Borosalicylate, 846 


Skin Creams Non Greasy, 943 


— Cocodylate, 679, 846 


— Food, 942 


— Carbonate Exsiccated, 340 


— Preparations, 930 


— Carbolate, Solution of, 379 


— Whiteners, 962 


— Chlorid, Solution of, 375 


Skunk Cabbage, Tincture of, 502 


— Cinianate, 762, 846 


—Oil, 258 


— Citrate, Solution of, 375 


Slagvatten, 382 


— Hypophosphites, Syrup of, 415 


Slippery Elm, Mucilage of, 248 


— Phosphate Comp., Solution of, 376 


Poultice, 314 


Effervescent Salt, 335 


Smart Weed, Tincture of, 502 


Exsiccated, 340 


Smelling Salts, 927 


— Citro Tartrate Effervescent Salt, 335 


Smith's Solution of Bromin, 347 


Solution of, 375 


Snow Fairy Extract, 908 


— Duodosalicylate, 846 


— Imitation, 1168 


— ■ Glycerophosphate, 846 


— Top, 1031 


— Lygosinate, 790 


Snuff, Catarrh, 337 


— ■ Pyrocatechin-Monacetate, 753 


— Menthol, 337 


— Salicylate Comp., Elixir of, 103 


— Schneeberger, 337 


Elixir of, 103 


Snyder's All-Food Emulsion, 846 


Solution of, 376 


Soaps, 338, 339 


— Santoninate, Troches of, 419 


Soap, Arsenical, 1168 


— Stearate, Solution of, 376 


— Benzin, 1169 


Suppositories, 396 


— Bubble Liquid, 1168 


— Sulfate, Effervescent Salt, 336 


— Camphorated, Spirit of, 389 


Exsiccated, 340 


— Castile, White, 338 


— — Glycerite of, 201 


— Cleaning, 1169 


Soft Soap, 338 


— Comp., Liniment of, 230 


Liniment of, 230 


Pills, 302 


Sohn's Wine Hypophosphites Comp., 847 


— (Green) Tincture of, 503 


— Wine Hypophosphites Comp., 728 


— Liniment, 229 


Solid or Dry Perfumes, 919 


— Oxgall, 1169 


Solidified Capaiba, 235 


— Petroleum, 1169 


— Gasoline, 1094 


— Polishing, 1169 


— Glycerin, 953 


— Silver, 1169 


Soluble Calomel, 696 


— Solution of, 373 


— Gun Cotton, 325 


— Spirit of, 389 


— Saccharated Iron, Syrup of, 420 


— Stearin, 1169 


— Silver, 709 


— Whale Oil, 1170 


— Tartar, 445 


Soap Perfumes, 919 


— Theocin, 859 


Soap Plaster, 312 


Solutions, 340-379 


Soap Powders, 1182 


Solution Anti-Phthisis. 847 


Soap Bark, Fluidextract of, 178 


— Bismuth and Hydrastia, 847 


——Tincture of. 503 


and Hydrastia, 686 



1246 



INDEX. 



— Iodo-Bromide of Calcium Comp., 837 

— Lactate of Strontium, 847 

— Non Freezing, 1170 

— of Bromids of Gold and Arsenic, Bar- 

clay, 678 

and Calcium, 695 

and Manganese, 793 

Burdock, Comp., 847 

Chloro-Phosphide of Arsenic, 847 

Ferrous Malate, 847 

Gold, Arsenic and Mercury, 794 

— of Ginger, 123 

— of Hvpophosphites, 847 

Comp., 847 

Lecithin, 847 

Lime, 530 

Pentaformates, 744 

Solutol, 847 
Solvasol, 847 

— Lithium, 847 
Solvent Mixture, 239 
Solved, 847 
Solurol, 847 
Solykrin Pills, 847 
Somatose, 847 

Sommerbrodt's Creosote Capsules, 848 

Somnal, 848 

Somnin, 848 

Somnoform, 848 

Somnone, 848 

Somnos, 848 

Somnus Sedatus, 848 

Sow Bread, Tincture of, 473 

Soot, to Remove from Stovepipes, 1170 

— (Wood) Ointment. 273 
Soothing Ointment, 271 

— Remedies, 587 
Sophol, 848 
Sorbefacin, 848 

Soreness of the Feet of Dogs or Cats, 

652 
Soson, 848 

Southern Cattle Fever, 631 
Sownweed Compound, 848 
Sozal, 848 
Sozoiodol, 848 
Spanish Fly, Tincture of, 463 

— Leather, 924 
Sparteine Sulfate, 849 
Spasmotin, 849 
Spavin Cures, 615 

— Foot, Remedies for, 615 
Spearmint Water, 532 
Species, 579-381 

Specific Medicines, 849 
Spearmint, Spirit of, 389 

— Tincture of, 504 
Specific Tinctures, 475 
Spencer's Chloramine Pastilles, 849 
Spermaceti Cerate, 29 

— Emulsion of, 121 

— Ointment, 273 
Spermine-Krieger, 849 



— Poehl, 850 
Spermin-Marpman, 849 
Sphacelotoxin, 849 
Sphygmogenin, 850 
Spice- Bitters, 22 

— Plaster, 305 

— Poultice, 315 

Spider Web, Tincture of, 503 
Spigelia Powder Comp., 324 
Spike, Oil of, 258 
Spikenard Comp., Svrup of, 436 

— Fluidextract of, 179 
Spinatica, 850 
Spino-Ferrinum, 850 
Spinol, 850 

Spirits, 381, 389, 898 
Spirit of Almond, 898 

Ambrette, 898 

Bergamot, 898 

Cedarwood, 898 

Cinnamon, 898 

Clove, 898 

Hyacinth, 898 

Lavender, 898 

Lemon, 898 

Lemon Grass, 898 

Lilac, 898 

Linaloe, 898 

Mindererus, 34 

Mycia, 916 

Neroli, 898 

Nutmeg, 898 

Orange, 898 

Orris, 898 

Patchouly, 898 

Pimento, 898 

Rose, 898 

Compound, 898 

Geranium, 898 

Sandol, 899 

Vetivert, 899 

Ylang-Ylang, 899 

— Gums, 998 
Spiritus Balsamicus, 19 
Spiroform, 850 
Spirosal, 850 

Spleen Mixture, 246 
Splenetic Mixture, 246 
Sponges, Antiseptic, 389 
Sponge, Burnt, Artificial, 389 

— Carbolized, 390 

— Tent, 390 

— Tincture of, 503 
Sponges, to Clean, 1170 
Spring Flowers Extract, 909 
Squanvine Comp., Elixir of, 79 
Square Meal, 1031 

Squibbs Alum Powder Comp., 316 

— Cholera Mixture, 242 

— Podophyllum or Laxative Pills, 302 

— Solution of Opium, 369 
Squill, Acetic Fluidextract, 179 

— and Senega, Fluidextract of, 179 



INDEX. 



24' 



— Comp. Pills, 303 
Syrup of, 437 

— Extract of, 179 

— Fluidextract of, 179 

— Oxymel of 283 

— Syrup of, 436 

— Tincture of, 503 

— Vinegar of, 522 

(St. Germain Tea, 380 
St. Ignatius' Bean, Extract of, 155 
St. John Long's Liniment, 231 
St. Johnswort Oil, 258 
— Tincture of, 504 
St. Victor's Balsam, 19 
St. Yoes Ophthalmi Ointment, 270 
Staffords Boro-Flourin, 850 
Staggers, Remedies for, 615 
Stagnin, 850 
Stains for Wood, 1172 

— to Remove from Fabrics, 1170 

the Hands, 1172 

Stamping Inks, 1117, 1175 
Staphisagria, Fluidextract of, 179 
Staphisagria, Tincture of, 504 
Starch Gloss, 1175 

— Glvcerite of, 201 

— Iodid, Svrup of, 437 

— Iodized, 390 

— Mucilage of, 249 
Stargrass, Elixir of, 54 

— Fluidextract, 181 

— Tincture of, 504 
Startin's Mixture, 246 

fStavesacre, Fluidextract of, 179 
— Ointment, 273 

— Tincture of, 504 
Steagine, 850 

Stearate of Morphine, 390 

— of Zinc, 90 

— Comp., 850 

Stearns' Wine, 850 
Steatins, 390 

Stechkoerner Tinktur, 409 
Steel Drops, 483 

— Wine, 538 
Stencil Ink, 1114 
Stephanotis Extract, 909 
Sterculia, Fluidextract of, 156 
Steresol, 850 

Stick Mustache Pomade, 997 

— Pomatum, 997 

— Salve, 586 
Sticking Plaster, 312 

Stigmata Maydis, Fluidextract of, 140 
Stillingia Comp., Elixir of, 103 

Fluidextract of, 1179 

— Liniment of, 230 

Syrup of, 438 

Troches of, 519 

— Fluidextract of, 179 

— Syrup of, 437 

— Tincture of, 504 
Stilus Mentholi, 289 



Stimulant Poultice, 314 
Stimulating Liniment, 230 
Stings and Bites, 587 
Stoke's Expectorant, 243 

— Liniment, 231 

Stolen Kisses Extract, 909 

Stomach Catarrh in Dogs and Cats, 653 

Horses, 616 

— Drops, 52, 459 

— Inflammation of, in Cattle, 631 
Stomachic Elixir, 92 

— Tincture, 459 
Stomalix, 851 
Stomatol, 851 
Stomosan, 851 
Stone, Oil of, 252, 258 
Stonebraker's Liniment, 851 

— Pain Killer, 851 
Stoneware Cement, 1059 
Storage Batteries, 1176 
Storax, Liquid, Purified, 390 

— Prepared, 390 
Stovaine, 851 
Stovepipe Enamel, 1177 
Stove Polish, 1176 
Stramonium Comp., Ointment, 273 

— Extract of, 180 

— Fluidextract of, 180 

— Infused, Oil of, 258 

— Ointment, 273 

— Poultice, 315 

— Seed, Extract of, 180 

— Seed, Fluidextract of, 180 

— Seed, Tincture of, 504 

— Tincture of, 504 
Strangles, Remedies for, 616 
Strawberrv Cold Cream, 938 

— Cream, "938 ' 
Puff, 1031 

— Lotion, 951 

Straw Hat Cleaners, 1177 

Varnish, 1177 

Strengthening Plaster, 307, 312 

— Syrup, 438 
Streptocol, 851 
Strophanthin, 851 
Strophantus, Extract of, 180 

— Fluidextract of, 180 

— Lactate, Solution of, 376 
— 'Tincture of, 504 

Strontium Bromide, Solution of, 376 
Strychnine Acetate, Solution of, 376 

— Comp, Tincture of, 505 
— 'Extractum, 167 

— Hvdrochlorid, 377 

— Nitrate, Solution of, 377 

— Ointment, 273 

— Oleate, 279 

— Valerianate, Elixir of, 104 

— Solution of, 376 

— Tincture of, 505 
Strzvzowski's Mixture, 851 
Stypticin, 852 



1248 



INDEX. 



Styptic Balsam, 232 


Sulphoguaiacin, 853 


— Collodion, 35 


Sulphonal, 853 


— Cotton, 44 


Sulphonethylmethane, 864, 853 


— Powder, 325 


Sulphonmethane, 853 


Styptol, 852 


Sulphydrol, 853 


Styracol, 852 


Sultana Cold Cream, 938 


Styrax, Syrup of, 438 


Sulzburger Fluss Tinktur, 853 


Stuart's Calcium Wafers, 851 


Sumach, Fluidextract of, 174 


— Dyspepsia Tablets, 851 


— Tincture of, 506 


Subcutin, 852 


Sumbul and Ammonium Valerianate, 


Subeston, 852 


Elixir of, 104 


Sublamine, 852 


— Elixir of, 104 


Sublimated Catgut, 27 


— Comp., Elixir of, 104 


— Cotton, 43 


— Extract of, 180 


— Gauze, 192 


— Pills, 303 


— Jute, 220 


— Tincture of, 505 


— Silk Ligature, 337 


Sun Cholera Mixture, 242 


Succus Alterans, 852 


Sundhed's Salt, 334, 853 


Sucramine, 852 


Sunflower Comp., Syrup of, 438 


Sucrol, 722, 852 


— Syrup of, 438 


Sudorific Tincture, 502 


Sunstroke, 588 


Suet, Prepared, 391 


— in Horses, 617 


— Salicylated, 391 


Suppositories, 392-400 


Sugared Calamus, 37 
Sulfanilic Acid, 852 


Suprarenal Liquid, 853 
Suprarenalin, 853 


Sulfate of Iron, Dried or Exsiccated, 217 


Suprarenin, 854 


Sulfogen, 853 


— Borate, 854 


Sulfogenol, 853 


Surgeon's Antiseptic Oil. R^& 


Sulfophenate, 695 


— Lubricant, 234 


Sulfosalicvlic Acid, 852 


— Soap, 338 


Sulfosot, 852 


Surgical Soap, 338 


Sulphur and Cream of Tartar Powder, 


Svapnia, 854 


325 


Swedish Balsam, 19, 458 


— Balsam of, 20 


— Bitters, 91 


— Bath Salt, 1018 


— Blood Purifying Tea, 379 


— Black, 391 


— Cholera Mixture, 242 


— Compound Tablets, 853 


Sweeping Compounds, 1178 


Lotion, 234 


Sweet Brier Extract, 909 


— Confection of, 39 


Sachet, 924 


— Depuratum, 392 


— Clover, 1031 


— Hepar, 24 


— Flag, Extract of, 136 


— Hypochlorite Ointment, 274 


Fluidextract of, 136 


— Iodid, 391 


— i — Tincture of, 462 


Ointment, 274 


— Gum, Syrup of, 438 


— Lotum, 392 


— Hawthorne Extract, 909 


— Ointment, 273 


— Pea Extract, 909 


— Ointment, Alkaline, 273 


— Spirit of Nitre, 386 


— Ointment Comp., 273 


— Sumach, Fluidextract of, 174 


— Ointment, Red, Lassar's, 274 


— Sumach, Tincture of, 506 


— Precipitated, 391 


— Vernalia > Extract, 909 


— Spirit of, 505 


Swine Medicines, 642 


— Strips, 1178 


Sydenham's Laudanum, 493 


— Tincture of, 505 


Sycose, 854 


— Troches, 519 


Sympathetic Inks, 1115 


— Washed, 392 


Symphorol, 854 


Sulfurated Lime, Solution of, 377 


Synthetic Hair Dyes, 995 


— Oil, 20 


— Perfumes, 887 


— Potassa, 313 


— Preparations, 659 


Sulfuric, Acid, Aromatic, 15 


Syphilis Remedies, 589 


Mixture, 246 


Syrocolin, 854 


Ointment, 274 


Svrquin, 854 


Sulfurous Acid, 15 


Syrups, 400-444 


Sulphaniniol, 853 


Syrup Antiepischesis, 854 



INDEX. 



1249 



— Cannabis Comp., 854 


Tanphenyform, 857 


— Cocillana Comp., 855 


Tan Shoe Dressing, 1159 


— Codeine Comp., 855 -^ 


Tan Shoes, to Blacken, 1161 


Phosphate Comp., 855 


Tansy, Comp., Tincture of, 506 


— Iron Chloride, Weld, 855 


Tape Worm Remedies, 589, 594 


— Lactopeptine with Phosphates, 855 


Tar, Alkaline Solution of, 377 


— Laxatans, 855 


— Compound, Elixir of, 104 


— Manganum Comp., 855 


— Glycerite of, 201 


— of Acid Glycerophosphates, 854 


— Infusion of, 210 


the Mineral and Alkaloid Hypo- 


— Mixture, 247 


phosphites, 769 


— Oil, Mixture, 247 


— Phospho-Chloride Iron, 855 


— Ointment, 274 


— Phytolacca Comp., 855 


Comp., 274 


— Pinus Alba Comp., 855 


— Plaster Comp., 313 


— Potassium Hypophosphite, 855 


— Shampoo Liquid, 976 


— Pulmonic Compound, 855 


— Stains, to Remove, 1178 


— Roborans, 855 


— Syrup of, 436 


— Sanguinaria Comp., 855 


— Water, 210, 532 


— Seven Hypophosphites, 855 


— Wine of, 541 


— Six Hypophosphites, 856 


Taraxacum Comp., Elixir of, 104 


Syrupus Domesticus, 403 


— Extract of, 147 




— Laxative Mixture, 247 


Tableau Lights, 1133 


Tartar Emetic Ointment, 260 


Table Tops, to Make Acid Proof, 1178 


Tartarlithine, 857 


Tablet or Frozen Perfume, 926 


Tartar Soluble, 445 


Tablets, 514 


Tartrate of Iron and Potassium, 216 


— Antiseptic, 444 


Tasteless, Liquid Extract of Cascara 


— of (Artificial) Vichy Salt with Lith- 


Sagrada, 140 


ium, Effervescing, 445 


— Quinine, 742 


— Plasma, Nasal, 445 


— Tincture of Chlorid of Iron, 484 


Tabsoids, 856 


Tattoo Marks, to Remove, 1178 


Tabsules, 856 


Taylor's Lotion, 234 


Tachiool, 856 


Tea, Fluidextract of, 181 


Taka-Diastase, 856 


Tebecin, 858 


Talc, Purified, 445 


Teething Necklaces, 858 


Tallow, 391 


— Remedies, 587 


Tallows, 445 


Telephone Solution, 1178 


Tamar Indien, 856 


Tenaline, 858 


Tamarind, Extract of, 181 


Terebene, 858 


— Pulp, Purified, 325 


Teremorrhu, 858 


Tamarinds, Essence of, 124 


Terpeneless Oils, 886 


— Syrup of, 438 


Terp-Heroin, 858 


Tannal, 856 


Terpin Hydrate, Elixir of, 105 


Tannalbin, 856 


and Codeine, Extract of, 105 


Tannalborin, 856 


and Heroin, Elixir of, 105 


Tannated Collodion, 35 


Terpineol, 888 


Tannic Acid, Glycerite of, 202 


Terpinoids, 858 


Ointment, 274 


Terrol, 858 


Suppositories, 399 


Testaden, 858 


Troches, 520 


Testine, 858 


Tannigen, 856 


Teston, 858 


Tannin Collodion, 35 


Tetraethylammonium Hydroxid, 858 


— Gargle, 590 


Tetraiodoethylene, 720 


— Gauze, 194 


Tetraiodophenolphtalein, 673 


— Milk Albumose, 782 

— Suppositories, Urethral, 400 


Tetraiodphenolphtalein-Bismuth, 734 
Tetranitrin, 731 


Tannisol, 857 


Tetranitrol, 731 


Tannobromine, 857 


Tetriodophyrrol, 774 


Tannoform, 857 


Tetronal, 858 


Tannone, 857 


Tetter, in Cattle, 632 


Tannopine, 857 


Texas Fever, 632 


Tannothymol, 857 


Thalictrum Anemonoides Fluidextr:u\ 


Tanosol, 857 


of 175 



1250 



INDEX. 



Thalline Sulfate, 858 


— Tincture of, 455, 506 


Theatrical Cold Cream, 938 


Thymacetin, 861 


Thebracum, Tincture of, 491 


Thymenthol, 861 


Theegenische, 379 


Thymidol, 861 


Thee Kraenter, 379 


Thyminic Acid, 861 


Theine, 859 


— Tablets, 861 


Theobroma Cold Cream, 937 


Thymiodide, 861 


— Tincture of, 461 


Thymoform, 862 


Theobromine, 859 


Thymol Carbonate, 862 


— and Lithium Benzoate, 859 


— Cotton, 45 


— and Lithium Benzoate, 870 


— Dry, 450 


Salicylate, 870 


— Gauze, 194 


— Sodium Acetate, 664, 359 


— Iodid, 450 


Citrate, 859 


— Mouth Wash, 1015 


Salicylate, 721, 859 


— Ointment, 274 


Theocin, 859 


— Salicylate, 839 


— Sodium Salicylate, 859 


— Tooth Paste, 1010 


Acetate, 859 


Powder, 1007 


Theolactine, 859 


— ■ Trichloracetate, 861 


Theonacet, 859 


— Water, 532 


Theophyllin, 859 


Thymoloform, 862 


Thephorin, 859 


Thymolyptol, 862 


Therapogen, 859 


Thymoxol, 862 


Theriac, 38 


Thymotal, 862 


Thermiol, 860 


Thymoxal, 862 


Thermodin, 860 


Thyptol, 862 


Thermofuge, 860 


Thyraden, 862 


Thermol, 860 


Thyroid Solution, 377 


— Salicylate Comp., 860 


Thyroiodin, 775, 862 


Thial, 860 


Thyroidinase, 862 


Thiderol, 860 


Thyro-Iodose, 862 


Thielemann's Cholera Mixture, 242 


Thyreoidectin, 862 


Thiersch's Antiseptic Solution, 345 


Tick Fever, 632 


Thieucalyptol, 860 


— Powder, 650 


Thigenol, 860 


Tiglium Collodion, 34 


Thilanin, 860 


Tilia, Tincture of, 487 


Thiocol, 860 


Tilly Drops, 256 


Thiodine Suppositories, 860 


Tincture Aromatica Acida, 15 


Thioform, 861 


— of Ambergris, 899 


Thiol, 861 


Ambretta, 899 


Thiolan, 861 


Artificial Civet, 899 


Thioresorcin, 861 


Artificial Musk, 899 


Thiosinamine, 861 


Civet, 899 


Thomas' Eye Water, 861 


Musk, 899 


Thomsonian Remedies and Prepara- 


Orris, Stronger, 899 


tions, 445 


Weaker, 899 


Thompson's Solution of Phosphorus, 


— ■ — Siam Benzoin, 899 


370 


Storax, 899 


Thomson's Salve, 265 


Tolu, 899 


Thoroughpin, Remedies for, 617 


Tonka, 899 


Thoroughwort, Fluidextract of, 134 


Vanilla, 899 


Thousand Flowers, 906 


— Passiflora, 862 


Three Bromids, Elixir of, 64 


— Purgans, 485 


— Chlorides, 861 


— Senna Comp., 716 


■ Elixir of, 68 


Tinctures, 450, 899 


— Phosphates, Elixir of, 87 


Tire Cement, 1059 


— Valerianates,' Elixir of, 105 


Tisanes, 511 


Throat Affection, For, 589 


Tissue Flood, 862 


— Inflammation of, in Cattle, 633 


Tittman's Purgative Pills, 862 


Thrush in Calves, 633 


Tobacco Antidote, 591 


Sheep, 641 


— Extract of, 181 


— Running, Remedies for, 618 


— Ointment, 274 


Thuja Occidentalis, Elixir of, 58 


— Tincture of, 506 



INDEX. 



1251 



— Water, 532 

Tobias' Derby Condition Powder, 862 

— Venetian Ointment, 862 

Horse Liniment, 862 

Toilet Aromatic Vinegars, 917 

— Articles, 881 

— Creams, 943 

Containing Irish Moss. 946 

Linseed, 945 

Quince Seed, 945 

Tragacanth, 944 

— Jellies, 952 

— Lotions, 950 

— Milks, 949 

— Oatmeal, 957 

— Pomades, 955 

— Powder, 963 

— Waters, 912 

Tolu, Ethereal Tincture of, 506 

— Fluidextract of, 181 

— Soluble, Fluidextract of, 181 
Tincture of, 506 

— Syrup of, 439 

— Tincture of, 506 

— Water, 532 
Toluol, 863 
Toluene, 863 
Tolyantipyrine, 863 
Tolypyrine, 863 

— Salicylate, 863 
Tolysal, 863 
Tongaline, 863 

— Tablets, 863 

Tonic Aphrodisiac Tablets, 863 

— Bath Salt, 1018 

— Beef, 863 

— Compound Mixture, 247 

— Hypophosphites, 863 

— Medicine for Birds, 656 
for Dogs and Cats, 653 

— Nervine Tablets, 863 

— Pills, 303 

— Phosphates, 863 

— Shampoo Liquid, 976 
Tonics, 511, 591 
Toning Solutions, 1179 
Tono Sumbul, 863 
Tonols, 863 

— and Mouth Preparations, 1002 

— Cements, 1179 

— Creams and Pastes, 1007 

— Paste Flavors, 1008 

— Pastes, 1007 

— Powders, 1002 

— Soaps, 1010 

— Washes, 1011 
Toothache Remedies, 591 
Toril, 863 

Townsend's Pills, 303 
Toxicodendri, Tincture of, 496 
Tracing Paper, 1179 
Tragacanth, Glycerite of, 202 

— Mucilage of, 249 

79 



— Powder Comp., 325 

Trailing Arbutus Comp., Infusion of. 
210 

Extract, 909 

Transfusion Fluids, 512 
Transparent Pomades, 981 
Traumatic Balsam, 19 

— Elixir, 19 

— Elixir, 458 
Traumaticin, 357, 863 
Trecarnol, 888 
Traumatol, 863 
Trefle Extract, 909 
Trefol, 888 
Triacol, 863 
Triberane, 863 

Tribromanilin Hydrobromid, 690 
Tribromhydrin, 667 
Tribromphenol, 692 
Tribromphenol-Bismuth, 877 
Trichloracetic Acid, 864 

-Tri-Chloramido-Ethylic Alcohol, 704 
Trichlor-Isoproyl Alcohol, 777 
Trichophytin, 864 
Tricresote, 823 
Tri-Ferment Comp., 864 
Triferrin, 864 
Triferrol, 864 

Trifolin Fibrini, Extract of, 134 
Trifolium Comp., Syrup of, 439 

— Pratense, Tincture of, 498 

— Repeus, Tincture of, 469 
Trigemin, 864 
Tri-Iodo-Cresol, 789 
Triiodometacresylic Acid, 789 
Trikresol, 864 
Trikresolamine, 780, 864 
Trillium, Fluidextract of, 132 
Trinitrin, 385, 864 

— Tablets, 444 
Trinitrophenol, 824 
Trional, 864 
Triosine, 864 
Triotonol, 864 
Trioxymethylene, 865 
Tripartol, 865 
Triphenin, 865 

Triple Bromide, Elixir of, 64 

— Phosphates, Elixir of, 87 

— Valerianates, Elixir of, 105 
Triplex Pills, 303 

Tritica, 865 

Triticum, Extract of, 146 

— Tincture of, 472 
Tritipalm, 865 
Tritols, 865 
Triturations, 512 
Troches, 514 

Tropacocaine Hydrochlorid, 86b 

Trophonine, 865 

Tropon, 865 

Trousseau's Diuretic Wine, 537 

Trousseau's Diuretic Wine. 865 



1252 



INDEX. 



Trumatol, 714 
Trygase, 865 
Trvpsin, 865 

— Glycerole, 866 
Trypsogen, 866 
Tuberculin, 866 
Tuberculocidin, 866 
Tuberose Extract, 910 
Tubocurorine, 715 
Tuklin, 866 

Tulase, 866 

Tully's Powder, 322 

Tumenol Oil, 867 

— Paste, 866 

— Powder, 867 

— Sulfonic Acid, 867 

— Venale, 866 
Tumenole Ammonium, 866 
Turck's Compound Emulsion, 867 
Turicin, 867 

Turkey Corn, Compound Elixir of, 74 

Syrup of, 407 

Fluidextract of, 181 

Tincture of, 472 

Turkish Punch, 1031 
--Sherbet, 1031 
Turlington's Balsam, 19, 458 
Turmeric Paper, 285 
Turnera, Elixir of, 74 

— Fluidextract of, 147 

— Tincture of, 507 
Turner's Cerate, 27, 261 
Turpentine Anodyne Solution, 378 

— Balsam of, 20 

— Confection of, 39 

— Liniment, 231 
Acid, 231 

— Ointment, 275 

— Oil, Emulsion of, 121 

Stronger, Emulsion of, 122 

Tincture of. 507 

— Rectified, Oil of, 258 

— Venice, Factitious, 520 

— and Acetic Acid, Liniment of, 231 
Turunda, 232 

Tussiculin, 867 

Tussol, 867 

Tutti Frutti, 1032 

Tutulin, 867 

Twigg's Hair Restorer, 990 

Two Chlorids, Elixir of, 68 

Tyalid, 867 

Tympanitio in Cattle, 633 

Sheep, 641 

Tyndale's Compound Syrup of Euca- 
lyptus, 867 
Typewriter Ink, 1118 

— Ribbons, 1179 

Tyree's Antiseptic Powder, 867 

Tyree's Buchu and Hyoscyamus Comp., 

867 
Tyree's Hypophosphatite Powder 

Comp., 867 



Udder, Inflammation of, 634 

Ulmarine, 867 

Ulvptol, 735, 868 

Unada. 868 

Unger's Cure for Drunkenness, 868 

Ungrol, 868 

Unguenta Extensa, 390 

Unquentine, 868 

— Cones, 868 

— Crayons, 868 

— Pessaries, 868 
Unquentum Crede, 868 

— Betulae Comp., 868 

— Cerussae, 266 

— Crede, 710 

— Egyptiacum, 231 

— Fuscum, 27, 261 

— or Linimentum ad Decubitun Auten- 

riethic, 223 
L'nicorn Root, Elixir of, 54 

— — Fluidextract of, 181 
Universal Balsam, 20 

— Plaster, 310 

Unna's Spiritus Capillorium, 985 

Uraline, 868 

Uralium, 868 

L'ranium Nitrate, 868 

Urasol. 869 

Urea, 869 

Urethane, 869 

Urethral Injection, 212 

Urgosan, 869 

Uriscol, 869 

Uric Solvent, Havden's, 869 

Uriform, 869 

Urinarv Disease in Horses, 618 

Urine, Bloody, in Cattle, 634 

in Sheep, 641 

— Retention of, in Sheep. 641 
L T riseptin, 869 

Uritone, 869 
L'rocitral, 869 
Urocol, 869 
Uroformin, 869 

— Comp. Elixir, 869 
Urol, 869 
Urolvsin, 869 
Uropherin-B. 870 
L>opherin-S, 870 
Uropurgol, 870 
Uropurin, 870 
Urosine. 870 
L'rotropine, 870 
Urotropin Quinate, 704 

— Quinate. 870 

— Salicylate, 838 

— Tannate, 870 
Ursin, 870 

Urtica, Fluidextract of, 167 

L'riptamine, 870 

Ustadine. 870 

Ustilago Maidis. Tincture of, 471 

Uterine Tonic Sedative, 870 



INDEX. 



1253 



Sedative, 728 


Veratrone, 872 


Utero-Tonic Cordial, 747 


Veratrum Fluidextract of, 182 


Uterol, 870 


— Tincture of, 508 


Uterotonic Compound, 870 


— Viride, Fluidextract of, 182 


Utonia, 870 


Ointment, 265 


Utros, 870 


Tincture of, 508 


Uva Ursi, Extract of, 182 


Verbascum, Fluidextract of, 166 


Fluidextract of, 182 


Verbena Extract, 910 


Infusion of, 210 


— Fluidextract of, 182 




— Sachet, 924 


Vaginal Pessaries of Solidified Glycerin, 


— Water, 916 


794 


Verdigris Liniment, 231 


— Wafers, 871 


Vereform Antiseptic, 872 


Vaginoids, 871 


Vermifuge Oil, 245 


Vagipos, 871 


Vermifuges, 593 


Valangin's Arsenic Solution, 345 


Vermifugin, 872 


Valerian, Ammoniated, Tincture of, 508 


Vermin Destroyers, 595 


— Comp., Infusion of, 210 


Veroform Germicide, 872 


Pills of, 303 


Veronal, 873 


— Ethereal Tincture of, 508 


Veronica Extract, 910 


— Fluidextract of, 182 


Vervain's Balsam, 19 


— Tincture of, 507 


Vervain, Fluidextract of, 182 


— Volatile Tincture of, 508 


Vesicating Collodion, 34 


Valerianate of Iron, Elixir of, 88 


— Paper, 284 


Quinine and Zinc, Elixir of, 105 


Vesipyrin, 873 


Zinc, Elixir of, 106 


Vestosol, 873 


Validol, 871 


Veterinary Preparations, 597 


— Camphorated, 871 


Vial's Capsules of Oil of Juniper, 873 


Vallet's Moss, 236 


Viburnal, 873 


Vanilla, Essence or Extract of, 508 


Viburnum Comp., Pills of, 303 


Valofen, 871 


Tincture of, 509 


Valyle, 871 


— Opulus, Comp., Elixir of, 74 


Vanadium Ink, 1110 


Fluidextract of, 147 


Vanier's Iodized Syrup Quinine, 871 


— Prunif, Elixir of, 63 


Vanilla Puff, 1032 


Fluidextract of, 133 


— Tincture of, 508 


Vibutero, 873 


Vanillin, 887 


Vichy, Effervescent Salt, Artificial, 336 


— Comp., Essence of, 508 


— Salt, Artificial, 335 


Van Srvieten's Solution, 367 


— Salt with Lithium, Effervescing Tab- 


Van's Mexican Hair Restorative, 871 


lets, 445 


Vapors, 210-211 


— with Lithium, Effervescent Salt, Arti- 


Varalettes, 871 


ficial, 336 


Varnishes, 1179 


Vienna Caustic, 27 


Varnish Removers, 1142 


— Draught, 209 


Varnishes, Skin or Dermatic, 520 


— Paste, 287 


Vanishing Inks, 1115 


Viferral, 873 


Vaseline Emulsion, 871 


Villate's Solution, 378 


Vasenol, 872 


Villosa Compound, 873 


Vasogen, 872 


Vindone, 873 


Vasopolentum, 872 


Vinegars, 522 


Vegetable Cathartic Pills, 294 


Vinegar, White Wine Imitation, 523 


— Powder, 318 


Vinette, 873 


Veilchen Sirup, 439 


Vin Nourry Iodotane, 873 


Velpeau's Black Caustic, 27 


Vinopyrim, 873 


— Cholera Mixture, 243 


Vinum Amarum, 792 


Venice Turpentine, Factitious, 520 


Vinum Malti et Cinchonae Ferratum, 


Veracolate, 872 


792 


Vera Diastase, 872 


Vioform, 873 


Essence, 872 


— Gauze, 873 


Veratrine, Glycerite of, 202 


Viola Cream, 873 


— Ointment, 275 


Violade. 1032 


— Oleate, 280 


Violet, 926 


Veratrol, 872 


— Ammonia, 1019 



1254 



INDEX. 



-de Parme Extract, 910 

— Extract, 910 

— Inks, 1110 

— Lotion, 1019 

— (Forest) Extract, 910 

— (Imperial) Extract, 910 

— (Mountain) Extract, 910 

— Mouth Wash, 1015 

— (Riviera) Extract, 910 

— (Russian) Extract, 910 ■ 

— Sachet, 924 

— Smelling Salts, 928 

— (Spring) Extract, 911 

— (Swiss Alpine) Extract, 911 

— Syrup, 439 

— Talcum Powder, 965 

— (Tampa) Extract, 911 

— Toilet Cream, 947 

— Toilet Powder, 965 

— Tooth Powder, 1007 

— Water, 916 

— Witch Hazel, 917 

— (Wood) Extract, 911 
Violin Varnish, 1182 

Virginia Creeper, Tincture of, ^454 

— Snake Root, Fluidextract of, 178 
Infusion of, 209 

Tincture of, 501 

— Prune, Syrup of, 441 

Tincture of, 510 

Virilin, 874 

Virol, 874 

Viscerale Hoffmanni, Elixir, 92 

Viscin, 874 

Viscolan, 874 

Viskolein, 874 

Vitalic Hypophosphites, 874 

Vitelli, Glvcerite of, 202 

Vitose, 874 

Vitriol, Elixir of, 15 

Vleminck's Solution or Lotion, 377 

Volatile Liniment, 225 

— Oils, Emulsion of, 122 

— Salts, 336 

— Tincture. 509 
Volesan, 874 

Volkman's Antiseptic Liquid, 345 
Voseptol, 874 
Vulneral, 874 
Vulnoplast, 874 

Wade's Balsam, 19, 458 
Wafer Ash, Elixir of, 106 

Wine of, 541 

Wahoo, Elixir of, 106 

— Extract of, 182 

— Fluidextract of, 182 

— Tincture of, 509 

"W-A" Intestinal Antiseptic, 874 
Wall-Paper Cleaner, 1182 
Walnut Hair Oil and Dye, 995 
Wampole's Antiseptic Solution, 744 

— Antiseptic Solution, 874 



— Preparation of Cascara Bark, 874 

— Preparation of Extract of Cod Liver, 

874- 
Warburg's' Pills, 293, 303 

— Tincture, 455, 510 

Ward's Essence for Headache, 875 

— Paste, 287 

Warner's Gout Cordial, 500 

Warming Plaster, 311 

Warren's Antidiphtheritic Mixture, 239 

— Inhalation, 211 

— Styptic, 232 

Wart Eradicators, 595, 972 
Washed Sulfur, 392 
Washes, 523 
Washing Fluids, 1182 

— Powders, 1182 
Watchmakers' Oil, 1183 
Water, 523 

— Pepper, Tincture of, 502 
Waterbury's Cod Liver Oil Compound, 

875 
Waterhouse Uterine Wafers, 875 
Waterproof Cement, 1059 
Waterproofing Cloth, 1183 

— Paper, 1184 
Waters, Aromatic, 890 

— Medicated, 526 

Watt's Anti-Rheumatic Pills, 875 
Wax, Emulsion of, 123 

— Ointment, 275 

— Paste, 287 

— Yellow, Filtered, 532 
Waxham's Tonic Pills, 875 
Wayne's Aphrodisiac Tablets, 875 
Weber's Alpine Tea, 875 
Wedell's Tincture, 511 

Weeks' Anti-Constipation Pills, 875 
Wedgewood Mortars, to Repair, 1184 
Weed Killers, 1184 
Weinmann's Dental Anaesthetic, 875 
Weisse Mutterkramptropfen, 52 

— Quicksilver Salbe, 260 
Weisser Syrup. 436 

Weld's Syrup of Iron Chlorid, 875 
West End Extract, 911 
Westphal's Auxiliator, 875 
Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer, 875 

— Tissue Phosphates, 875 
Whisker Dyes, 991 
White Arquebusade, 18 

— Ash, Wine of, 542 

— Glycerin, 951 

— Hellebore Ointment, 265 

— Ink, 1110 

— Lead Plaster, 309 

— Liniment, 231 

— Liquid Physic, 290 
—Lotion, 234 

— Mother Drops, 385 

— Oak. Fluidextract of, 182 

— Oil Stock Liniment, 612 

— Oils, 231, 259 



INDEX. 



1255 



— Pine Comp, Elixir of, 106 

Fluidextract of, 183 

Syrup of, 440 

Cough Syrup, 441 

— Pond Lily Extract, 905 

— Precipitate Ointment, 260 

— Rose Cologne, 914 
White's Eye Water, 876 

— Salve, 876 

Whitehead's Spirit of Mustard, 876 

White Wash, 234 

Whitewash, 1184 

White Wine, Stronger, 542 

Vinegar, Imitation, 523 

Whooping Cough Remedies, 568 
Wickersheimer's Preservative Fluid, 876 
Widow McPhelan Extract, 911 
Wiener Frank, 209 
Wiesel's Vin Kollerina Comp, 876 
Wild Cherry and Morrhualine Cordial, 
876 

Comp., Syrup of, 441 

Comp. Syrup, 566 

Detannated, Fluidextract of, 184 

Elixir of, 106 

Ferrated Wine of, 542 

Fluidextract of, 183 

for Syrup, Fluidextract of, 184 

Infusion of, 210 

Syrup of, 441 

Syrup, 1032 

Tincture of, 510 

Wine of, 542 

— Flowers Sachet, 924 

— Indigo Comp, Pills of, 303 
Ointment, 275 

Poultice, 315 

Tincture of, 510 

— Olive Extract, 911 

— Pine, Inhalation of, 211 

— Yam, Troches of, 520 
Wilkinson's Ointment, 273 
William's Aphroditic Lymph, 876 

— Flour Paste, 1138 
Wilson's Ointment, 275 
Winchell's Paste, 1059 
Wind Pulver, 320 

— Wasser, 526 
Window Polishes, 1185 

Windows, to Prevent Frosting and 

Steaming, 1184 
Wines, 532, 542 
Wine Bitters, 537 

— Oil of, 254 

— of Cod Liver Oil Comp, 876 
Extract with Cherry and 

Hypophosphites, 876 
Extract with Peptonate of 

Iron, 876 

Hypophosphites Comp, 876 

Mitchella Comp, 876 

Senecio Comp, 876 

Wintergreen, Spirit of, 389 



Wismol, 876 

Wistar's Cough Lozenges, 877 

Witch Hazel Cold Cream, 938 

— Distilled Extract of, 184 

— Jelly, 953 

— Lotion, 951 

— Ointment, 275 

— Salve, 586 

— Tincture of, 510 

— Toilet Cream, 947 

Wither's Antizymotic Solution, 877 

Wlinsi's Paper, 877 

Woman's Friend, 22 

Womb, Inflammation of, in Sheep, 642 

Wood Floors, Polishing, 1185 

— Species, 381 

— Stains, 1185 

— Stains, 1172 

— Wool, 542 

Sublimated, 542 

Wood's Cough Mixture, 567 

— Red Tonic, 512 
Woodbine Extract, 911 
Woodbridge, Treatment of Typhoid 

Fever, 877 
Wool Fat, 543 

Ointment, 275 

Worden's Nasal and Throat Spray 

Geolinum Antisepticum, 877 
Worm Medicines, 596 

— —for Dogs and Cats, 653 
Swine, 646 

— Mixture, 247 

— in Horses, 618 

— Remedies for Cattle, 635 
Wofmseed Mixture, 247 

— Tincture of, 510 

Wormwood Comp, Tincture of, 510 

— Tincture of, 510 
Wounds on Cattle, 635 
Wright's Condensed Smoke, 877 
Wrinkle Cream, 971 

— Lotion, 971 
Wund Balsam, 19 

— Wasser, 18 
Wunder Kronesseus, 91 

Wyeth's Effervescing Headache, 877 

Xanol, 877 

Xaxa, 877 

Xeroform, 877 

Xylene-Dimethylbenzene, 878 

Xylol, 878 

Yabarra Chocolate, 1032 

Yale's Hair Tonic, 878 

Yara, 889 

Yeast Poultice. 315 

Yellow Dock Comp, S} r rup of, 441 

■ Fluidextract of, 185 

— Jessamine, Tincture of, 475 

— Lotion, 234 

— Mercuric Oxid Ointment, 269 

— Ointment, 267 



125G 



IXDEX. 



— Parilla, Fluidextract of, 185 




— Dermatol Paste, 288 


— Pills, 292 




— Gelatin, 195 


— Wash, 234 




— Gelatole, 196 


— Wax, 532 




— Glvcerogelatin Ferin, 202 
"Soft, 202 


Yerba Mausa, Fluidextract of, 185 


— Glue, 196 


Yerba Santa and Licorice, Syrup 


> of, 443 


— Iodid, Svrup of, 414 


Concentrated, Syrup c 


f, 444 


— Jelly, 195 


Aromatic, Elixir of, 107 




— Oil Paste, 288 


Aromatic, Fluidextract of, 


185 


— Ointment, 276 


Syrup of, 442 




— Ointment Comp., 275 


Comp., Elixir of, 107 




Mild, 275 


Cough Mixture, 566 




— Oleate, 280 


Elixir of, 107 




Ointment, 276 


Fluidextract of, 185 




— Oleo Stearate of, 280 


Licorice and Chocolate 


Comp., 


— Oxid Ointment, 276 


Syrup of, 443 




Ointment Comp., 276 


Syrup of, 441 




— Paste, Lassair, 287 


Ylang Ylang, 889 




Soft, Unna's, 288 


Extract. 911 




— Perhydrol, 878 


Oil of, 889 




— Permanganate, 878 


-Sachet, 924 




— Stearate, 390 


Yohimbine, 878 




Ointment, 276 


Yolk of Egg, Glycerite of, 202 




— Sulfate Comp., Urethral Supposi- 
tories, 400 


Zaza's Toilet Cream, 878 




Ointment, 276 


Ze-An, 878 




— Sulf ocarbolate, 878 


— Forminated, 878 




Gauge, 194 


— Lithiated, 878 




— Sulfur Paste, 288 


Ze-Aseptine, 878 




Zinol, 878 


Zedoary, Bitter Tincture of, 510 




Zittmann's Weaker or Milder Decoction 


— Comp., Tincture of, 511 




48 


Zeltchen, 514 




— Decoction, 48 


Zemacol, 878 




Zollickoffer's Mixture, 247 


Zepp's Dandruff Cure, 878 




Zoll's Pink Paste, 288 


Zinc Acetate Pills, 304 




Zomol, 879 


— and Aluminum Comp., Solution of, 


Zoa-Phora Remedies, 879 


378 




Zoolak, 879 


— and Iron Comp., Solution of, 


379 


Zucker Sirup, 436 


— Carbonate Cerate, 27 




Zumo-Anana, 879 


— Carbonate Ointment, 261 




Zymin, 879 


— Chlorjd, Solution of, 378 




Zymocide, 879 


— Coloring, 1185 




Zvmoidin, 878 


— Comp., Lotion, 234 




Zymphene, 879 






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